While his troops were eating, Rain browsed through the [Diary], which recorded the important events that had occurred in his life while he was in the Spirit Realm.
|| D I A R Y ||
[Spirit Calendar xxxx, Time 5:02:47] A stray Rakling found your territory and wreaked havoc in the tent.
[Spirit Calendar xxxx, Time 5:03:59] Chi successfully evolved into a Lightbringer.
[Spirit Calendar xxxx, Time 5:04:02] Chi successfully fend off the Rakling.
[Spirit Calendar xxxx, Time 7:47:24] Your spirit arrived in the Spirit Realm.
[Spirit Calendar xxxx, Time 8:00:17] You have successfully named your first troop.
|| E N D ||
Rain was startled by the logs. A Rakling? The name sounded pretty scary.
Good thing Chi finished her evolution on time. Any later, and Rain feared the worse for his troops.
Dread gnawed at Rain, reminding him again how dangerous it was for his territory to be so . . . undefended.
Come to think of it, how did Chi manage to fend off the beast with no weapons? She didn't have any sword or bow, and definitely had no offensive abilities.
There was no specific explanation in the [Diary], which wasn't very detailed. It didn't say that Chi killed it, so the Rakling was probably still around.
This is bad, right? Rain thought and quickly browsed the bestiary that the player association had compiled.
"Let's see . . . Raklings, Raklings . . .
R . . . R . . .
ah, here it is."
Rain shivered at the sight of the creature on his screen. It looked like a tyrannosaurus rex but the same height as humans. The only difference was that their arms were replaced by mandibles, and they didn't have eyes or ears. Their upper backs were protected by stone-hard armor, but their soft bellies were their weakness.
They hunted their prey through their amazing sense of smell, and though small, they could be dangerous in large numbers.
Thankfully, these predators didn't hunt in packs, but encountering two or three of them was common.
~Chii!~
Chi nodded confidently, indicating that she could tolerate the odor if it meant keeping the Raklings at bay.
"Then let's just use them when necessary," Rain decided. "Alright, Chi, let's catch some of those Raptors and harvest their tummies."
Chi responded enthusiastically.
Rain also directed his other troops to catch the Raptors if they could. They were excited, treating it like a game of tag with the Raptors.
Raptors weren't that dangerous. Their stingers contained poison, but it wasn't harmful — just an irritant, causing an itch.
They were like mosquitoes but easier to catch due to their palm-sized bodies. No one wanted to eat them or go near them because of their strong ammonia-like smell and the foul odor they emitted whenever their tummies burst.
The smell wasn't a problem for Rain and Chi since they badly needed those Raptors. They had no choice but to breathe through their mouths while the others fell to the ground, overcome by dizziness from the strong smell.
Instead of pushing them, Rain directed them to find something useful to build another tent, knowing he and Chi could handle the Raptors themselves.
At the end, Rain and Chi managed to catch five Raptors and began to gently harvest their tummies.
[OBTAINED: Raptor Sac x5]
"Oh, it worked!" Rain was ecstatic.
[OBTAINED: 1 mL Soul Elixir]
[OBTAINED: 20 EP]
"Only this much?" Rain complained. "Well, the Raptors didn't put up much of a fight, and all they did was run away."
Rain sighed. "Beggars can't be choosers. Alright, everyone, gather around."
Troops #2 to #5 all huddled around Rain, some even pushing each other. One look from Chi, though, and the rest lined up straight.
"Our agenda for today is to find shelter and defeat some weak beasts along the way to gather Soul Elixirs and Evolution Points. I'll be with you the whole day, so let's make it productive!"
~chii!~
~chiiirrp!~
Everyone jumped and responded enthusiastically.