Chapter 4: A Great Idea
Nate and Westcut had been on the road for some time when they finally came to a stop.
“Westcut, are those horses?”
"Well, sir, I believe so. That would make sense. The gods would have taken the humans but not the other animals of this world.”
"West, you just gave me a great idea.”
Westcut gave Nate a look like a mom, knowing her kid was going to do something stupid. Nate walked up to the horse, and to Westcut’s surprise, Nate started petting the creature.
“So that was your plan the whole time, to tame the horse.”
“I mean, the horse has been tamed already, it was just a matter of approaching it the right way.”
"Well, sir, that was very smart, but what do we do now?”
“We ride,” said Nate, giving a cowboy pose.
After a full day of fighting and horseback riding, Nate finally made it home. Nate didn’t say anything; he just walked into his house and breathed a sigh of relief.
"West, if you don’t mind, I need sleep. I don’t know if you sleep, so I guess make yourself at home. Just please don’t come into my room.”
“Yes sir.”
Nate walked up the stairs to his room, looking at the pictures of his wife and him. Nate believed that his wife was out of his league. She had beautiful brown eyes like a baby deer, black hair, and a touch of red and olive skin. Then you have Nate who has brown hair, blue eyes, and pale skin. Nate loves Ash, and thinking of her not even being on earth right now scares him. Nate made it to his room, where he finally let down his guard and cried. He couldn't believe what happened in that short period of time, and all he could do was cry.
“My love, I promise I will be stronger, so when you are back, I can protect you from this world,” said Nate with tears in his eyes. He would cry a little more before finally climbing into his bed and falling asleep with his wife’s pillow in his arms.
Nate would awaken with a new wave of emotions but mostly a newfound desire for power, so he got out of bed to work out. Nate didn’t need to work out when he was non-magical, but now he feels if he is to become the strongest, he must start working on his body. He would start with something basic: push-ups, pull-ups, sit-ups, and a 50-mile run.
As soon as Nate got back to his home and went inside, Westcut was there waiting for him.
“Good morning, my lord. I have made breakfast for you, and as soon as you are done, we can talk about a game plan about how we will make you the strongest?”
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“Thank you, West. I will eat after a short shower, and West, why are you calling me Lord now?”
"Well, my lord, you have land now, so your title should match what you have.”
“That makes sense to me.”
After Nate had his shower and breakfast, he would find Westcut in the living room, making a map.
"Wow, West, were you a map maker when you were alive?”
"No, I don’t know what this person’s job was when I took over the body, just the most basic information about this world and what I knew before.”
“Hold on, you’re not Westcut?” asked Nate.
"No, I am not. I kind of forgot to tell you that, and I liked the name, so I didn’t correct you when saying it..but I can tell you Westcut is happy. He joined his wife in the afterlife.”
"Ok, so my next question is, how were you able to do this map so well?”
“I don’t sleep, so I have been going around the city, putting together a map of the area, and then I will be putting together monster zones so that we can get a good start on taking more land and leveling you up.”
"Wow, West, you have been doing an amazing job.”
“I try, sir.”
“So, what’s the first step?”
“I found a zone of mutated bugs that is the closest monster zone to us, and after we take care of that, we can go to the surrounding farmland and collect cattle for the start of your future kingdom.”
“That’s smart, I didn't think about food. Maybe tomorrow we can start on farm land, but how are we going to get all the cattle from a to b?”
"Well, I was thinking when you go out to fight, I will try to get this train working,” said Westcut, pointing out the train tracks he made on the map. “The tracks are not far from here; I found the train itself on the tracks, and the tracks are really close to most of the cattle.”
"Ok then, we have a plan. I will get ready to head to the monster zone,” said Nate.
Nate was just in shorts and a shirt, so he would go to his room where he had his armor, cloak, and sword on the floor. He put on his armor and cloak, then grabbed his sword. It was just like last time when energy surged through his body, but not as intense as last time. He would then start his way to the monster zone.
“Time to do some pest control,” said Nate.
When he arrived at the zone, not much was happening. He was in a forested area trying to find some monster bugs, but nothing was around. Then he saw a giant spider nest; and the biggest spider he had ever seen, about the size of a dog. Nate didn’t move, not out of fear, but to see what the spider would do. It didn’t notice him, but he noticed it.
System message
Level 3 spider.
Nate took a second to prepare and then went for the kill, and in a flash, the spider was dead.
"Wow, that was easy.”
As soon as the words left his mouth, he heard a noise like a fork scraping a plate and turned to see the mother of what he just killed.
System message
Level 6 spider.