Chapter 2
(Author's POV)
Chirp Chirp Chirp Chirp Chirp
As the birds greeted the day with their morning songs, light then made way to the wooden window of the small house, shining its ray as its caress him.
".... Ngghnnnn...."
Chirp Chirp Chirp Chirp Chirp
Leaning over as he tried not be awake, but alas, the golden hue of the sun's ray didn't vanish from its path, illuminating him on his wake.
With the song of the morning call continues, Shin eyelids then open with a slight frown. Though displeased, he himself couldn't deny that even in this world, a 10 hour sleep seems to be a dream for him.
Yawning as he woke up, he then arranged his bed as he fold his blanket, place it atop of his pillow, and opened the room's window, making way of the shining ray to light his dimly room.
He then opened it and let the freshly morning breeze caress him, before he went out from his room, and prepare his breakfast.
The island where he lives in is a sole floating isle, distance from the other islands upon hundreds of miles. Islands are divided upon each other, with purpose on there own.
An island where any being could live, and some that doesn't. An island where treasures hids, while the others are merely empty husk. Some even have unknown mystery, while some carries an old tale, and some, some where merely a death end, for many explorers who dares to explore the unforeseen.
After a morning meal of boiled meat with vegetables, which is from his hunt yesterday, he then took a refreshing bath before he went over to his field, and started tending his crops. He plowed each of the lane's soil where his crops where planted, which is a 12 row field. Each row has 10 seeded plant, from Carrots, Cabbages, Squash, and Potatoes. He is now planting a new one in his field, which are Wheat, Onions, and Garlics.
After plowing, he then started watering them before harvesting those who are deem to be harvested. After taking some out and store them in the wooden boxes, he then ended his work by storing the harvested ones to the shed near his house.
After resting a while, he then take his shovel, which have a cluster of rust, and then went towards the back of his home, where a dug out tunnel was made.
Each island stores a variety of minerals and ores, jewels and gold, though some are literally just a junk of soil, soaring above the once ground.
The dug tunnel he made was already wide and deep, making way of even a 12 years old child to get in, standing as it walk without any hindrance. For days, weeks, months, and years of hard labor, he made his way deep below the ground, seeking for a certain treasure underneath.
After making his way from the back, he then took 2 empty sack and went inside the underground tunnel. The tunnel is being lit by some torches placed inside, seemingly giving some light to this dark underground.
The tunnel isn't narrow yet isn't that wide, though he can move around with ease, but if a fight broke out, his dead and trap.
...
Drip Drip Drip Drip
Shtnk Sthung Shtnk Sthung Shtnk Sthung
With the torches blaze dazzle in the dim, Shin's shovel move back and forth from the soil he digs, then towards the sack as he place, filling it with the dug ground. He then thrust his shovel before he carried the filled sack out, and thrown away the inside of his sack, below the floating isle.
He then went back again. 3 hours underneath, repeatedly digging below, throwing away the unused soil, he then went outside of the dug tunnel, carrying a sack full of rocks that he found below. He then went over to the shed, near the house, and place the filled sack to the paven ground.
Thud
"Haah... Haah... Haa..... Hah.... Haa"
And roughly breath as he laid his back to the wooden wall of the shed, trying to catch his breath as sweet drips. He place his old shovel near the loaded sack, before he went inside his home to take a drink, to squelch his thirsty throat.
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After such, he then went back to the shed to continue his work. He firstly took 1 or 2 rocks from the sack, and place it atop of a large rock, raise his old shovel above, and
Swoosh Crack
And shatter it. The rock splitter by the impact, shattered in pieces. Shin then gaze at the remains, only to see some scattered debris of the shattered rock. He then sigh and scoop away the crushed remains, and continue as he took another bunch of rocks from the loaded sack.
Swish Crack
Swoosh Crash
Swiish Bang
Swoosh Boom
...
After few times of shattering those rocks he took from the tunnel he dug, he could only find a few things he needed, a shiny mineral with just a 2 inches size, coated in a dark yet beautiful purple, a [Lapis Volans] (Latin word for flying stone). It's a commonly found type of mineral, that could be seen everywhere, and merely has one function, it could levitate anything it touches, even a deep rooted tree, or a big house, and some even theorize that the floating islands, floats because of these.
[Lapis Volans] could indeed make anything float, but the amount, quality, and size of it could determine how long, how high, and what weight could it carry. An inch size [Lapis Volans] could carry a young {Orc}, which weigh 170 pounds, while a 3 inches one could levitate an adult {Orc}, wtih a mass of 240 pounds, that are big as an adult hands.
5 inches size [Lapis Volans] could only make something float at 10 meters high, while a 10 inches one could reach upto 20 meters in length.
Another one he retrieve after crashing those rocks, was [Lapis Celeritatis] (Latin word for A stone of speed), a mineral stone that is commonly found everywhere. It helps any material or objects to move, either backward or forward, sideward or upward, but never downward. Colors also aids the quality of the mineral, the darker it is, the slower it moves, the lighter it is, the faster it moves.
After he have gained what he needed, he then stored them inside a wooden box, with the other bunch of those minerals inside. He then stood up and went to the side of the shed, where he stored all the weapons he have in hand, a spear, a short sword, and a wooden shield. He then took them out and place them near the old Grindstone, which he used to sharpen the blade of his weapons.
By placing each of his foot on the grindstone's pedal, he then place the spear's blade atop of the Grindstone, poured some water as he press the blade to the stone, and
Shhk... Shhkk..... Shhhhkkkk
And started pedaling, making the Grindstone rotate with each pedal he make, grinding the dull edge of the spear he holds.
Splash
He then poured another cup of water to the blade and Grindstone, while he continuesly pedal.
Krrrrrrrr..... Shhhhkkkkkkk..... Krrrrrrrr....
.....
(Shin's POV)
"...."
As I looked above the setting sun
"..... Maybe 10: 30 or 11..."
I spoke, as it wasn't yet at its highest peak, donating that noon is still far, but counting from all the work I have done so far, 1 hour in tending the field, 2 hours in mining/ digging, 1 hour and a half or so in grinding my weapons after crashing those dug rocks, which means 4 hours and more in total, so stating 11 isn't far off.
After I locked the door of my house, double check the bag I am carrying, which is made from an animal skin that was dried and cleaned, after peeling it off, I then went towards the small wooden flat form just up north of my home, a simple dock, where a wooden long boat was place.
As I sat near the main engine
"[Satus]"
I then spoke, like a code, a Helm then appeared in front of me. I then hold the Helm, place the wooden box, where the [Lapis Volans] and [Lapis Celeritatis] was stored, below the pillar where the Helm was attached. I then hold the Tiller to help me stern the boat while holding the Helm, though both functions the same in Earth, but in here, Tiller boost speed while sterning, while Helm just stern.
After that, my wooden long boat then moves. I build this one thanks to the educational and dedication of my parents, who thought me how a boat is made, how to maintain it, and how to ride it, which gives me more insight, especially my father was a Helmsman. Also back in the Earth, I study thermodynamics, which is a branch in physics, which is also why I added Helm and Heller in one boat, giving more speed and maneuver to my small ship.
Additionally, I added some improvision to my boat, rather than a curve front, I made it pointed like one on those ships, to heighten the speed as it could fight back against air resistance. A normal long boat here in this world, only runs for 20 km per hour, whereas mine runs for 53 km per hour, how do I know? Simple, I use a long thread with a measurement of 1 meter each, and tied it from the dock, then run my boat towards the nearest island that I could find along. The one I found took me 3 hours to dock in, which is 159 km in length, so 159 divide by 3 is 53 km.
Though I made it quite faster than normal, but I can't keep this thing up for that long, 3 hours to get there and 3 hours to get back, isn't something impressive, as night in this world isn't a peaceful one. The reason I needed to venture to this island is to get some resources, that the island I inhabit doesn't have, which are herbs, meats, mushrooms, and some other things that I may later on find.
The island is quite larger than the one I live, so exploring this one is worth it. That island is also inhabited by [Wild Boars], [Nero Rabbits], [Black Feathered Bird], and some [Horned Snake].
Monsters in this world is divided by 13 tiers, [Iron], [Copper], [Silver], [Gold], [Platinum], [Emerald], [Diamond], [Mythril], [Adamant], [Master], [Grandmaster], [Mythic], and [Phantasm]. Those monsters who inhabit the island is at [Iron Tier], so far, so they are quite easy to be handle, but not easy enough for me not to get hurt, or die.
As I know how to defend myself thanks to my mother who is an adventurer, I could protect myself, which is why I trained myself for 3 years in that lonely island, muscular training, cardiovascular endurance, flexibility, herb brewing, weapon sharpening and handling, and some physical fitness, before I then tried to venture outside of my island, and found this, [Island of Unexplored Treasure]
(Author's POV)
As his boat shorten the distance between him and the island
Awoooooo~
A loud howl then resound, alarming him on the new danger he never once saw
"..... *gulp* Fuck"
With anxiousness reverberating inside him, he still continuely approach the island as he steeled himself, and readied for anything that might happen.