Chapter 6
As I already finished mapping the whole [Island of Unexplored Treasure], today, I pass the collection of rocks in the tunnel I made, as for almost years here, I couldn't find anything more than a 2 inches tall minerals. So with that, I only took my breakfast, tend the farm, took a bath, then directly headed to the island.
The {Goblin's} nest is worth investigating for, as they burrow themselves underneath, we could expect some places where those minerals can be find, also hoping that we could find much more.
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Cutting down almost 3 hours of my work time, I arrived early in the island much before. The {Bear} that was once guarding the place where I once docking, was now gone, which is very concerning, but I still stern my boat to the side, and went north.
Arriving, I then park my long boat, grab my gears, and headed towards the nest. Carefully transversing the area, I then arrived to the once nest of those {Goblins}.
The dead bodies of those monster was long gone, it seems those {Swallowing Nights} took them as their meal. {Goblins} in this world, if it wasn't changed like in the past, aren't value, as many couldn't find any usage to them. Their clothes stink, their weapons are garbage, few aren't, and most of all, they are weak. Though some necromancy class, and other people took them as a guinea pigs, they hardly worth the catch, so I didn't take ay of them.
The island has only monsters, so we can't expect anything good in their nest. The foul odor in the cave was also gone, so I can safely explore this abandoned nest.
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Whoooeee~
As the wind whistle in the nest, I then went back to the area where those guys used as a meeting place. The place was small, so I was able to map all the passageway less than an hour. The nest has 3 pathways, one of them is leading to the meeting area, the other is leading to the place where they stored their essentials, and the other was the still an ongoing digging area.
The passage to the meeting area has 13 meters long, 9 meters to the 2nd one, and 16 meters to the 3rd one. The meeting area is spacious, no throne seat, no hidden doors, and the nest is ceal for any hidden space.
With that collected, I then went to the digging area, and started mining. The storage area was packed of [Lapis Volans], [Lapis Celeritatis], and [*Luxite]. [Luxite] is a mineral that gives light, but like torches, they don't last long. The bigger the [Luxite], the longer it last, and lighter the color, the stronger the light it emits.
[Lapis Volans] and [Lapis Celeritatis] has a size of 7 to 10 inches also, which is a good find. And by the way, you can combine each mineral, that are the same, to get a much better quality. To get an equivalent quality of 4 inches long [Lapis Volans], you needed 20 2 inches long one, while you needed 40 4 inches long ones, to get a 8 inches long [Lapis Volans] quality.
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1 inch [2 meters] [A young orc]
10 1 inches > (1) 2~3 inches [4~6 meters] [1 adult orc]
20 2 inches > (1) 4~6 inches [8~12 meters] [5 adult orcs]
40 4 inches > (1) 8~9 inches [16~18 meters] [9 adult orcs]
80 8 inches > (1) 10~11 inches [20~22 meters] [13 adult orcs]
100 10 inches > (1) 12~14 inches [24~28 meters] [20 adult orcs]
120 12 inches > (1) 15~19 inches [30~38 meters] [26 adult orcs]
150 15 inches > (1) 20 inches [40 meters] [31 adult orcs]
200 20 inches > (1) 21~29 inches [42~58 meters] [39 adult orcs]
250 30 inches > (1) 31~39 inches [62~78 meters] [47 adult orcs]
300 40 inches > (1) 41~48 inches [82~98 meters] [53 adult orcs]
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350 49 inches > (1) 50 inches [100 meters] [60 adult orcs]
(the height is measured above the lowest island below)
(if stored, they last for 2 years, if use, each one only last for 1 month)
(they last for many years in the underground, untouched)
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Having this much is really lucky, as the 20 inches long ones I have in my long boat, are weakening. After finding this much, I place them all inside the bag, went back to the boat, then went back to the cave. Holding my trusty pick-axe, with the torch on my left, I then made my way to the digging area.
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(Author's POV)
Stangkk!
"Huff... Huff.... Huff.... Huff...."
Thud
As the sound of his butt landing on the ground, with his pick-axe laid beside. His body was exhausted, his breathing is ragged, and his throat is dry.
3 and a half hours of mining, he was able to collect much, much more than the island he reside gives. A bountiful harvest you might say. A very bountiful one indeed.
3 18 inches, and 2 21 inches long [Lapis Volans], while 5 light colored [Lapis Celeritatis], and some few 14 inches below, and dark colored one. Which such harvest, he could travel much more farther, and much more faster than before.
Taking those dug ones, he then went out of the cave.
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Rustle Rustle Rustle
Hnnrghh! Sniff Sniff Hnghhh!
As tall as an adult man, body as hard as a pure iron, claws as sharp as the most renowned sword, and fangs as deadly as the sharpest blade.
Seeing the familiar boat unfront, he then looked behind it, and made its way inside the forest, tracking down whoever owned it.
Hrrnghhh!
And finish off the once meal it let go
Rustle Rustle Rustle
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(Shin's POV)
Gulp
Puahh~
Filling up my parched throat as I sat down, I then laid my back to the cave's wall, and gaze at the view before me. Scenery that was stunning as the sun's ray passes, with the tree's leaves dancing on the winds breeze
"Fantasy world is really out of this world"
Though I wanted to rest for a couple more here, but I need to transport the minerals I have excavated, I really did wish I could have some storing skill or item, but alas, I didn't have any. I really am quite jealous about those MC getting some op, or reliable skills when they got summoned, or reincarnated.
Sigh
Standing up wuite dejected, I then grab the full stacked sack, and headed back to the boat
Rustle Rustle Rustle
"!?"
Hnghhhrrrr!!!
(Author's POV)
Facing each other once again, Shin was left astound as the monster he was trying to be careful about, was now standing in front of him.
He could have ran and leave the sack behind, then get it after he lost the cashing monster, but the cycle won't end. The {Bear} will still be here in this island, freely roaming, while he still try his best to avoid it.
Looking behind him, the gaze at the monster upfront, he then place the sack to his left, slowly step back, and
Swoosh
Run
Hrnghhhh!!
The {Bear} then roared and chase him inside the cave. With seemingly dim passageway, the {Bear} merely trusted its nose and ear to track Shin inside.
Tap Tap Tap Tap
Hnng Hnghh Nghnn
Running as fast a he could towards the digging area
Dnghh!
The {Bear's} giant body then slam to the narrow passage of the cave
Hnghhh!!
Halting its pursuit. Hearing its loud roar, Shin then stopped his track, and looked back, and saw the {Bear} stuck. Seeing it trying to squeeze its body in, Shin then moved forward with haste.
Coming back to the digging area, he then grab his pick-axe, and went back.
Hnghh! Hrgnnghhh!
Still trying to make his way in, the {Bear} growled and roared in displease. Shin then tightly hold his pick-axe and
Swoosh
Pang!
Hnghhh!
And swung it towards the {Bear's} head. The place is narrow, so he hold his weapon at the top and bottom, and then swing it at a short strike, hitting the monster at its defenseless face.
Pang! Tnagh! Pangh!
He strikes, and strikes, and strikes again, making the monster agitate and furious. Roaring in fury, it then tried to make its huge body fit to the narrow space, slamming it down to the wall of the cave. Shin didn't back down, and still continue his strike, delivering blow after blow, and each one is heavier than the first.
Hrghh- pang!
And finally landed a heavy blow from below, piercing its jaws towards its nose. The monster could only stagger in pain, with its body stuck, it could only shake its head, which Shin then hurriedly took his pick-axe back. He then swiftly strike again, nailing another powerful strike from the left of its jaw.
Pinning the head of the {Bear's} face to the wall. He then quickly took back his pick-axe, and strike once again, and again, and again
Thud
Until the monster fell down to the ground, breathless and motionless, with its jaw hanging, and face wrecked. Call it luck or fate, as the battle that should been an easy win for the monster, became a one sided bullying.
"Haah.... Hah.... Haah.... Hahh.... Hah...."
Roughly breathing, he lean himself to the cave's wall, and slowly sat down to the ground, gazing at the dead body of a [Silver Tier] monster. And grin for the victory he achieved, until
".....?"
His body suddenly glow a faint hue of golden light, perplexed to the situation, he could only stare to what is happening in front of him. The light then suddenly dissappear, vanish into nothing, and
Ping
[You have gained a skill [Pierce Strike]
(Shin's POV)
"...."
Shocked to what is happening before me, I could only stare at the white screen in front of me, with a word that is unknown, yet wasn't.
"... A skill?"
I asked, puzzled
"We have a... skill? How.....? Why.....? What?"
(Author's POV)
He asked himself, questioning himself, trying to remember everything, patching everything, not knowing that 200 years ago, skills emerged like a growing weed. It was during the time when the 1st summoned hero, was called out.
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*Lux means light in latin
Also for additional information, ite refers to stones, or rocks, while ine means partaining to nature, or made of.