The run through the swamp and forest was uneventful, the only issue was that I had to slow down so I could regain some of my energy. I could already feel my training plan development ability wanting a steady stream of energy so it could recalculate my training plan with the latest improvements I have gained.
Not wanting to be wasteful I decided to wait until this evening when I was going to level up my adventurer class. The new stat points and possible skills and abilities meant that I would have to re-invest a significant portion of my energy almost immediately.
I made it back to the village two hours before my lesson. There were already perimeter markers where the military complex was going to be built but most of the focus was on the apartment buildings. Two buildings had foundations built out and the third one was already half finished which was fast but with so many people completely understandable.
There was an incredible need for housing, but other buildings were also necessary. We needed more workshops and other resource processing structures. As I understand we also have people with abilities that make them good at digging tunnels currently working on expanding our underground food storage.
When I was able to eat proper food again it almost brought tears to my eyes. One thing that I’ve never been able to get used to is rations. Now when you’re hungry enough you will eat almost anything, but you won't enjoy it much.
This made me remember that I should check on the job posts that I made but that could wait until tomorrow. After eating 5 portions I want to give my lesson.
Everyone was present and it seems that they had all worked diligently over the past two weeks. This lesson was just a continuation as I instructed everyone to start cycling their energy. This was harder than I expected but slowly they all learned how to start moving the energy inside them. At the end, I explained a few basic movement patterns to use for different activities.
During the lesson, we also had an unexpected visitor. A certain person who is really good at hiding watched the lesson for almost the entire time. At first, I wondered why he was doing this, but it seems that he was getting a free lesson. I honestly didn’t mind although I assume his energy control is a lot better than anyone else here with the possible exception of me.
After that, I need to attend a meeting where everyone informs what their departments accomplished last week and the next week's plans. Apparently, they had set this up last week, so this was the second meeting of this type. It was overall pretty standard, but I was amazed at how efficient our workforce seems to be. This just might be the beginning excitement so it might not last, but I hope that it did.
The goblin delegation had left and a lot more trade was set up. We were selling purpose-made tools and weapons while we got tar and a few other stuff in return. Everyone seemed a lot more relaxed when they spoke of goblins so I feel we might be able to keep a friendly relationship.
The news I hated the most was bad and good at the same time. We were currently escorting seven large caravans with a lot more people. Which meant a lot more food and housing needed but on the other hand it meant more soldiers and more people working various jobs.
It seems that it was a constant battle of gaining new people and then working until you can house and feed them and then you start the cycle all over again. We just have to be efficient enough to not run into an overpopulation problem.
The meeting wasn't long, only about two hours, so I had plenty of time to get a good meal and set up in my office to level up my adventurer class. The first thing to happen was that my soul skill tiered up and give me an ability. Soul resistance was the ability that I was given and after the last fight, I was quite happy to see it. Perhaps I would be able to more easily fight the last boss in the swamp dungeon.
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The next moment I felt the air around me freeze and a system window popped up in front of me that I was unable to look away from. What worried me the most was that the screen wasn’t blue but red.
Soul resistance is determined to have no effect.
Please stand by while a proper examination is being conducted.
Holy fucking shit what the hell is this. Why wouldn't it have any effect? Why the hell is it coloured red? If this goes badly my life in this world will be over. I would be marked as red, and everyone will be trying to kill me. I waited for what seemed like hours but probably wasn't longer than a minute. Finally, another box appeared in front of me.
Determine current sapiens large portion of memory came from a skill Memories from the void.
Unable to continue without further energy investment waiting for energy transfer.
I could feel how energy starting to float into my surroundings but mostly my body and mind. They were taking in more energy than they should be able to handle. There wasn't any pain just slight discomfort, and this continued for a few more minutes before the flow of energy stopped and then it started to slowly disappear. Looking outside I could see that only this room was frozen in time as the sun slowly set. Eventually, another notification came through.
Investigation concluded.
The entity known as Rich Dirt was pulled from the void. It was previously thought that void destroyed most of his memories and soul by slowly eroding them from the contact with void.
Previously theorized that a person with a strong mind and soul can resist those effects better. Confirmed.
The Entity Rich Dirt is determined to survive the void with intact memories and soul. The strongest resistance to void than any other recorded entity observed.
Ability soul resistance removed.
Replacement or upgrade cannot be determined. Souls’ resistance surpasses systems' current capabilities.
Copying and incorporating Rich Dirt’s soul resistance.
Congratulations you have earned an achievement: Surpassed the system.
You gained 250 free points and will receive additional points whenever the next tier of energy access is gained.
The last box was blue. The sweat that was rolling down my back finally didn't feel so cold. My body was finally able to move, and I breathed out loud trying to calm myself down. I tried to think about what had happened but my brain didn’t want to dive into it. There was only one experience that someone talked about that might fit what I’m currently feeling.
It was a soldier who was fighting in some sort of a Chinese city. Then the emergency siren started to activate, and everyone looked up. The soldier instantly knew that the nuclear missile was about to hit the city.
All they could do was watch, waiting for their judgement but when the missile hit nothing happened. Turned out that whoever constructed it made a mistake and the bomb never went off. I believe I now knew what that person felt. The power that held me down was so overwhelming and could end me in a moment.
I could feel my mental resistance traits try to calm me down and bring me back to a normal mental state. I activated a few of my abilities that might help and went into my mind palace to help me feel normal again. My adrenaline was so high, and my heart was beating so fast that I didn’t believe I was still conscious. I wonder what my blood pressure might currently be. That random thought actually helped me calm down a bit and I could finally see that I was regaining some resemblance of control.
It took well past midnight before I exited my mind palace. I felt a lot better but still not back to where I used to be. Getting back to a normal mindset might take weeks, months or even years if I didn’t have any traits or abilities to help. Currently, I think a few days should help me calm down completely. Let’s hope that this never happens again but I dreaded what I had to do next. I need to continue and finish up levelling my adventurer class.
It took me a long time to feel comfortable enough to think about opening my adventure class again. I went for a run and met Goose for a few moments before he went back to the wolves to scout for them. His contact helped me more, so I returned to my office and continued.