Down in the well
I wake up after who knows how long, feeling better physically, but now I am hungry and very thirsty. If it weren't for the pain, I would think it was all a nightmare and that I'm still in the hospital. Thinking about what happened, maybe it would be better if this had been just a nightmare.
However, wishing won't change anything. I need to concentrate on surviving. I guess a source of food and water will be the top priority. But first I want to better analyze this... State!
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- Name: Klein.
- Race: Black Lion
- Title: None
- Class: None
- Level: 0
- Hp: 35/140
- MP: 50/50
- Strength: 20
- Agility: 20
- Resistance: 22
- Intelligence: 18
- Physical: 18
- Charm: 18
- Unspent points: 0
- Missions: (4)
- Skills: (3)
- Crafts: (0)
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I only have thirty-five life points, I didn't heal much by sleeping, could it be because I'm hungry and thirsty? Even so, this healing rate is too slow; it will take me days to heal completely.
Well, we have strength, agility and stamina as physical stats, and intelligence, wisdom and charm as mental stats. It really is like a role-playing game! Ah, yes, let's take a look here.... Race!
- Race: Black lion
- Abilities: Higher starting stats, Darkvision, No skill limit, Eligible for advanced classes.
Well, so I can see, but if I'm eligible for advanced classes, why don't I have a class? Select class? Choose class? Class? Why doesn't anything work? Well, I guess I can't have a class for some reason.
Let's see what those missions were... Missions!
√ Missions:
- Survive the pit.
- Objective: survive and find a way to escape the pit.
- Reward: 10 stat points.
√ Kill goblins.
- Objective: kill goblins 1/20
- Reward: 5 STAT points.
Do you accept? Y/N
√ Kill goblin shaman.
- Objective: Kill goblin shaman 0/1
I carefully skin and gut the rat. Then I try to make a small fire with the broken furniture; it takes me a long time to get the fire going. Once the fire is lit, I try to roast the meat over the flames.
⟨⟨-DING-⟩⟩.
- Congratulations, you've acquired the skill of cooking!
√ Cooking
√ Level 1
- Intelligence +1
- You can cook basic foods.
I'm too hungry to be patient and end up eating the rat meat when it's still half cooked. It's not very tasty, but it's food and I have no intention of starving. Well, I've taken care of the food and water for now. This hidden room will be my base of operations while I explore, so I suppose I should try to make some improvements.
For starters, I'm not too happy about having to lick the wall to collect water; I need some kind of bowl or pitcher. I stand up and start looking around, trying to think of what I can use, when my eyes pass over the collapsed area of the hallway. I notice one of the bricks sticking out, look at the corner where the water is coming in and decide to try to make a basin to catch the water.
I step out into the hallway and start using my claws to dig into the dirt looking for the bricks from the original wall.
⟨⟨-DING-⟩⟩⟩
- Congratulations, you have acquired the Mining crafting skill!
√ Mining
√ Level 1
- Strength +1
- You can try to mine normal ore.
I really don't think digging in loose dirt counts as mining! But it's not like I'm complaining; I need all the perks and skill points I can get! I keep digging in the dirt looking for bricks, but I dig a little too far in one direction and cause a small cave-in that causes more dirt to fall through the broken wall.
After things settle down, I notice something strange in the new soil. Lifting it up, I discover that it is a lump of clay. I immediately start sifting through the soil looking for more. Once I have a decent amount of bricks and a good pile of clay, I bring everything into the room. Then I start building a wall around the corner using the bricks and clay instead of mortar.
⟨⟨-DING-⟩⟩.
- Congratulations, you have acquired the masonry craft skill!
√ Masonry
√ Level 1
- Stats +1 End +1
- Able to build simple structures using brick or stone.
'How strong and sturdy this is, how cool!'
Once I finish building the wall, I line the inside of the new wall, the floor inside and the old wall to the level of the new wall with clay. I make a square basin of clay to catch the water.
⟨⟨-DING-⟩⟩⟩
- Congratulations, the Masonry skill has advanced to level 2!
√ Masonry
√ Level 2
- Strength +2 End +2.
- Able to build simple structures using brick or stone.
Well, that helps, and once it's filled I'll have a better way to drink water, which is important. With that done, I go back to the collapse and start expanding the opening so I can get through more easily, since I'm going to be out exploring quite often.
⟨⟨-DING-⟩⟩⟩
- Congratulations, the Mining skill has advanced to level 2!
√ Mining
√ Level 2
- Strength +2 End +1
- You can try to mine normal ore.