So this wasn't how i was expecting my day to go. Some weird dude whit a smooth looking top-hat on his head came up to me and asked if i wanted a free home. At the time i was actually looking for a house so i said yes. Aaaand now I'm here in a small one room house out in the middle of a pine forest. The last thing i remember is that top-hat guy giving me the creepiest crescent moon smile ever and now I'm here.
The first thing i do is try to exit the house as i want too get a better look at my surroundings. AHHHHHHHHH that... That was very painful. Like really painful definitely not doing that again. If i had to describe it would be like eating a Carolina reaper but whit your entire body while also having to sneeze. Right cant go outside don't panic! This is fine i mean hey at least i have a good excuse to stay inside now! The house may be on fire but at least I'm warm right? ha ha ha.... Welp no use fuzzing about it now that's just how it is at least this house has a bed and a table and two chairs.
I look around the house familiarizing my self whit what seems to be my new permanent home. They do say home is where the heart is so unless someone carved my heart out and threw it outside I think I'll be fine hopefully. Oh, would you look at that there's a book on the table at least I have some entertainment before i starve! Yay! But seriously how do i get food? Do i eat the book? There isn't even a kitchen here! Just the table set and the bed. That Top-hat Guy must be a scammer! I didn't pay him anything though. Anyway i can't think of a solution so I'm just gonna escape reality and read this book!
Pine Manor
Written by Top-hat Guy
What..... you're telling me that this book is written by Top-hat Guy... Wait a minute how does he know that i refer to him as Top-hat Guy in my head? Are you reading my mind? Or is that just what he really is called hope not that's a really uncreative name. Also Pine Manor this isn't a manor its a shack! Get it right. Anyway I'm gonna open the book now see what its about. I didn't see it before but now that I'm holding this book feels special somehow. Its a weird feeling but i think this book belongs to me or something like that. Anyway I'm opening the book now.
Well hello there! I'm sure you head must be in a total jumble. But fret not for i wrote this book for you too help and guide you in your future endeavors.
Manor status:
MP 10/10
MPR 2 a day
Health 2000/2000
Residents 0/2
Uhmmm okay then, first page is a little weird reminds me a bit of a video game but worse. I guess MP means magic power and MPR could mean magic power regen or something maybe. but two a day? Seems kind of slow well whatever guess ill starve! Ha ha ha not funny? Anyway the health thing i get. and i get the residents thing too but 0/2 do i not count? This book is mean! Then again it did call this shack a manor so i guess who ever wrote this is a bit daft. How do i know that this book is connected to this shack? Convenient assumptions! No plot holes here! Anyway to the next page!!!!!
Good that you've made it this far. I'm so proud! Oh, and spend carefully~
Pet menu
Dark bird 5 MP
Dark rat 5 MP
Paper fox 10 MP
Scare cat 10 MP
Locked
Locked
huh don't know what i was expecting but, it wasn't a "Pet shop" this Top-hat Guy has a weird writing style. Or maybe I've just truly gone insane guess I'll find out once i awaken in the mental hospital. Anyway i have no idea what to do whit this. I mean the name's sound cool but its not like i can just yell out SCARE CAT! And have one appear out of nowhere meow........ What...... Did i just-..... All right there's a cat sitting in front of me on the table now. I take those thoughts back i can indeed just go SCARE CAT! And have one appear in front of me. Didn't work the second time though. oh! I get it I'm out of that MP stuff. hey that's pretty cool it even says MP 0/10 in the book. Anyway what do i even do whit this cat? Right now its just staring at me.
Maybe, now hear me out i know this is got to sound bad but maybe.... its dinner.... Wait no come back! Noooo dinner ran away. That's unfair. wait a minute why can the cat leave when i can't? THAT'S EVEN MORE UNFAIR. I sit down in one of the chair's contemplating my life decisions. This wasn't part of the plan how could that cat just run away like that i didn't even get to pet it. Ugh whatever I'm just gonna see what's on the 3rd page all ready.
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I see a red door and i want it painted black~
Upgrades menu
More max MP 5 black stone
West expansion 100 MP
East expansion 100 MP
North expansion 100 MP
South expansion 100 MP
Downwards expansion 200 MP
Upwards expansion 300 MP
is that poetry? this manor's door isn't even red! Whatever not important. other than the self explanatory expansions. I'm finding my self wondering what black stone is does this book have an encyclopedia? Maybe. I'm still sad about the dinne- i mean the cat leaving me behind though. Wonder if it'll come back. Not very likely i did consider eating it after all. Does that make me a bad person? Eh who cares i cant leave this place anyway I'm already in jail. meow. Huh? What was that. oh! din- i mean cats back! Is that bread in your mouth? give it NOW. The cat dropped the bread in front of me. and then promptly sat down and started staring at me again. I promptly snatched the bread up inspecting it. Say where did you even get this? you know what forget that I'm gonna eat it first. I proceeded to scarf it down like i was starving not that i was actually starving it just felt appropriate. Hmm tastes like bread but worse. meow. Yeah yeah i get it beggars cant be chooser's thanks by the way. meow. I see you found it in a small village located east of here huh. Wait a minute why can i under stand you. meow. Yes it is weird that i can understand you. Its even weirder that you can understand me i mean i haven't even said a word yet!!! I've just been thinking.
meow. Well its not technically a bad thing its just odd but also really useful now that a think about it. meow. You want another order? Hmmm how about you just stay here for now while i figure things out. Oh, have any clue what Black stone is? meow. No? Oh well. I suddenly felt a very strong compulsion to go pet the cat so that's exactly what i did. And i just did that for like a solid 10 minutes it was actually very calming knowing i had a companion. And thus my new cat was upgraded from dinner to companion isn't that great? Right you should a have name hmmm how's about Harley? meow. Great! glad you like it Harley. meow. My name? Its Jack Lamont. meow. I smiled down at Harley giving her some extra pet's behind the ears. How do i know she's female? Easy its all in the meow.
MP 3/10
huh how'd i get 3 MP it's not even been an day yet. Wait was it the bread? that's the only thing i can really think of that would make some semblance of sense. Interesting. Harley get some more food something other than bread i want to test something! meow. As Harley left out the still open door i decided to close the thing. Which had completely slipped my mind after i tried to leave. I sat back down in my new favorite chair. the chair closest to the door had now officially been designated as the guest chair in other words the LESSER chair. I looked back down in my book.
Cue the evil smile~
Manor status:
MP 3/10
MPR 1 a day
Health 2000/2000
Residents 1/2
Looks like my MPR went down by 1 and my residents went up by 1 was it because i made Harley? Most likely, ill probably get some answer's once Harley get's back. Also the top text changed. It went from shabby explanation too ominous confusion! Anyway I'm gonna try the bed now see if its any good. I lay down in the bed. The best way i can describe it is like laying on a spring mattress but just a little bit worse. meow. Oh hey you're back nice! Just drop your findings on the table ill be up in just a minute. meow. Can't you see? I'm testing the bed. wait how'd you get in? the door's closed meow. Impressive you even closed it again. meow. what it feels like? A little bit like a cheap spring mattress,
meow. Eh cant be bothered explaining it. meow. Sounds like a you problem. Anyway lets see what you got us. I stood up from the bed and went over to the table. An apple, sound's fun down it goes! MP 5/10 oh neat! It worked, lets see i think i want a birb how did i do the thing again? meow. Right thanks Harley Dark bird. Hey! look at you, you look so cool! caw. yeah! whit your black feathers and beady white eyes. how's that not cool? meow. Yes Harley you also look very cool. meow. Anyway- meow. Anyway- meow. Anyway seems like birdy here doesn't count as a resident. and I'm not sure why meow No it is not because he isn't as cool as you Harley its proba- meow. Harley are you jealous? meow. Yes you are meow. Look just because Harvey is here too now doesn't mean i think any less of you got that? meow. Good anyway birdy's name is Harvey now get along you two.
caw. Glad you like the name Residents 2/2 interesting guess i have to name you before you count as a resident. Man i really am thinking at animals right now aren't i. Well beats being lonely i guess. I sat down in my chair pondering my next move. Harvey caw! You're in charge of information gathering. basically you my eye's i want you to fly around as far and as wide as you can while still being able to come back to me about every 2 to 3 hours. Oh an if you locate any Black stone or something that looks like it. Be sure to report it. caw! That the spirit! see ya later Harvey. Harley you're in charge of recourses. That primarily means food and water oh and if you can manage it get some paper from that village to the east you found. meow!. Well i guess this gets me out of the red for now and one step closer to WORLD DOMINATION HAHAHAH. Not really, does sound fun though. Maybe later for now I'm going to lay on my new bed and rest.