With a shout, magic power quickly gathered in the center of Benjamin's palm, forming a white magic missile the size of an egg. The magic missile whirled, flying at high speed along an arc towards the spider.
Boom –there was a crash, and the unlucky spider was blown to smithereens by the missile, along with the surrounding cobwebs.
"The power is acceptable, at least better than when I throw stones, but it's a bit slow."
Benjamin commented to himself, slightly nodding.
[You have killed the Shadowvenom Spider]
[You have obtained 0.1% of the Source of the World]
[You have obtained 5 Mystsu Currencies]
[You have obtained "Spider Venom Gland"].
[This is the first forest creature you have killed in this initial space. You can randomly obtain one of the creature's abilities].
[You have mastered the skill "Spider Silk"].
[This skill has been improved and can be used as a magical skill by contractors].
[You are the first contractor in this initial space to kill a forest creature. You have obtained "random reward".]
Spider Venom Gland.
Quality: white.
Category: Material.
Score: 2.
Description: It's basically dead if a bird eats it, but there shouldn't be any problems if a person eats it, well, there shouldn't be.
Price: 3 Mystsu Currency.
……
Spider Silk LV.1 (Active Skill).
Quality: White.
Effect: Creates a 5-metre-long piece of spider silk that can be extended or retracted. The spider silk is extremely sticky and tough. Costs 5 MP and has a cooldown of 1 minute.
Description: Derived from a Shadowvenom Spider that lives a simple life, this skill is of little use to contractors. Perhaps you could weave a web and play with it?
...
"I can actually be the first person to kill a forest creature? Haha! Have the others dug a hole and buried themselves?"
Benjamin laughed to himself, shaking his head.
"Stay calm, stay calm."
Benjamin repeated this to himself twice before taking a deep breath. When he saw an extra [Spider Silk] skill in the Active skill bar, his hand unconsciously tightened its grip on his chest.
"If this keeps up, I'm going to need some quick-acting heart pills."
Benjamin checked his storage space took out the wooden box representing [Random Rewards], and was torn between two options.
"Don't open it? I'm a bit reluctant because I might encounter something good. Open it? I'm afraid my heart won't be able to take it later."
Benjamin's brows were knitted together, his eyes full of hesitation. He recalled his experiences from entering the world until the present and finally made up his mind.
[You opened the [Random Reward]].
[You obtained the Genetically Fused Creature: Hairball Creature III].
The wooden box turned into a ball of light. When the light dispersed, Benjamin found that he was holding nothing in his hands. He was feeling strange, and then he noticed that his calf seemed to be being hugged by something. He slowly looked down, and in front of him appeared a creature the size of a basketball with fur all over it. The creature's body was almost a perfect sphere, and it was clinging to Benjamin's leg with its short limbs, while its two big, round, Katsuragi eyes gazed curiously around. When it noticed Benjamin looking at it, the creature let out a happy meow-like sound.
Genetically Fused Creature—Hairball Creature III.
Place of Origin: Genetic Laboratory, Domain of Extraordinary Monsters.
Race: Genetically Fused Creature.
HP: 100% (CON ×10)
MP: 40 (INT ×10)
STR: 4
AGI: 3
CON: 3
INT: 4
CHR: 10
LUK: 1
Talent 1: [Camouflage] Hairball creature III can change its fur color to blend in with its surroundings.
Taken from Royal Road, this narrative should be reported if found on Amazon.
Talent 2: [Genetic Compatibility] Hairball creature III has excellent genetic compatibility, but its weak constitution means it cannot withstand the side effects of genetic fusion.
Description: A by-product of research into combat-oriented Genetically Fused Creatures, it has no outstanding features apart from being cute. (Are you surprised? Surprised? Excited?)
Benjamin nearly fainted from the shock of this huge “surprise”. In a rage, he kicked the hairball creature hard, sending it flying. The hairball creature, like a small ball being kicked, arced through the air and slammed into a thick tree. However, the tiny hairball creature displayed amazing AGI, and before it hit the ground, it firmly grasped the tree trunk. Then, it slowly crawled to the ground, retracting its limbs one after the other, controlling its body in an inexplicable way, and bounced closer to Benjamin.
When it was about a meter away from Benjamin, it changed its movement again and rolled directly to Benjamin's feet. It shook off the mud and leaves on its body and once again clung tightly to Benjamin's shin. Benjamin, who had witnessed the whole process, had veins bulging on his forehead, and his anger was once again ignited. After many more “friendly interactions”between the man and the beast, Benjamin, who was sweating profusely, was finally moved by the persistence of the hairball creature. He reluctantly allowed the hairball creature to climb onto his shoulders and continue on their way, while he pondered whether to steam or braise the hairball creature when food became scarce.
This time, Benjamin intended to return to the waterhole and collect thicker branches and wider leaves along the way. The newly acquired skill [spider silk] gave Benjamin a brilliant idea.
...
Midday. The heat in the forest is at its peak. The beasts that live and roam this area gather around the waterhole to enjoy a moment of peace. At this time, they forget their roles as hunters and prey and are just a group of creatures exhausted from struggling to survive. This is the law of nature: there is movement, there is stillness, there is struggle, and there is harmony.
However, today is a little different from usual. The young animal drinking at the waterhole always looks up every now and then, and there in the sky is something it has never seen before. Benjamin is half-lying in his own hammock, with a soft hairball creature behind his head. He has a wild fruit in his mouth, is blissfully squinting his eyes, and is full of pride. “Safe and comfortable, I'm so damn clever!”
The hammock is the result of two hours of hard work. First, Benjamin fixed the frame with his own spider silk and sturdy branches and then hung it above the waterhole using vines that could be found everywhere in the trees. Finally, he filled in the gaps with the remaining branches collected leaves, and reinforced the structure with more spider silk. To make it easier to get in and out, Benjamin also made a crooked rope ladder out of vines. And so, a makeshift shelter appeared. Of course, things like climbing trees and collecting vines were all done by the hairball creature. After all, it seemed to be better at this. It definitely wasn't because Benjamin couldn't climb, haha!
"It wasn't too tiring, but it did take a lot of spider silk,”said Benjamin, who now had only 5 MP left. He threw away the core and pulled the hairball creature out from behind his head. ”You should have a name, hmm... since you're so fluffy, I'll call you Fluffy!"
Fluffy: "O_o?"
Ignoring Fluffy's confused expression, Benjamin continued to mutter to himself.
"Now that the problem of accommodation has been solved, and there is an abundant water supply, as for the problem of food..."
Having said this, Benjamin glanced at Fluffy. Fluffy, with his back, turned to Benjamin, didn't know what had happened, but he still inexplicably shivered.
"Let's get some sleep first, and then go out in the afternoon to find more wild fruit."
Benjamin thought that although there was no danger, he had been through a lot at Reincarnation Space and needed to relax. Besides, Benjamin no longer had to worry about whether unfamiliar food was poisonous because he could let Fluffy try it first.
[Time remaining: 5 days 18 hours]
[Number of contractors: 15]
Benjamin glanced at the system prompt and then lowered his head to continue with his work. After eating nothing but wild fruit all day yesterday, he was craving a change of pace. At the moment, he was crouched under a tree picking mushrooms while Fluffy kept watch. It wasn't anything particularly important, but in the process of Collection, he made an unexpected discovery.
[You obtained Black Corpse Mushroom.]
Black Corpse Mushroom.
Quality: White.
Category: Ingredient.
Effect: Corpse Poison.
Score: 4.
Description: A mushroom that grows on dead bodies. Just eat one and you can leave this wonderful world forever.
Price: 8 Mystsu Currencies.