'If I'm separating these four Neutral-Class Skills according to what's crucially-important to my immediate situation and what's not, then Recovery is first on that list of importance followed by Nimble-Feet while Identify and Monster-Tamer are tied at the third place equally.' On the way towards the construction site Aaron was deep in his thoughts to the degree where he didn't even hear the greetings from his neighbors.
"Fuck it then, procrastination wouldn't help and if there's regret then I'll just regret it until the tears run dry. But I'll own my mistakes and learn from them." He said while adding one Neutral-Class Skill Point each to unlock both the Recovery and Nimble-Feet Skill.
Recovery Uses MP to recover HP over a period of 30 Seconds.
Usable only once every Minute. Recovery Level 1 Mana Points Cost 60 Health Points Recovered 40 Cooldown 1 Minute Proficiency Points 0/100
'Not so bad really! It's already better than buying Apples from the Store Menu albeit they taste really good though.' Aaron thought before checking the details on the next Skill.
Nimble-Feet Uses MP to provide a short burst of Speed.
Usable only once every 2 Minutes. Nimble-Feet Level 1 Mana Points Cost 15 Duration 12 Seconds Speed Boost +15 Cooldown 2 Minutes Proficiency Points 0/100
'The term "Speed" on this Nimble-Feet Skill is so vague, is it Movement-Speed or Attack and Reaction-Speed?' He found it confusing then shrugged it off while thinking : 'Meh. I better check and see for myself how it feels and what it gives.' Afterwards he activated the Nimble-Feet Skill.
"Whoa!" Aaron was surprised by the dense layer of cloud-like air which coated his legs all the way up to his calves after activating that Neutral-Class Skill.
"I'll be damned... it really does encompass all. But unfortunately the boost isn't enough elevate the grade from Above-Average to Rare, I wonder how much more it'd take for me achieve that." He gawked once he saw the three Speed-related Stats receive +15 points and become [Above-Average+16] plus some different percentage afterwards.
After shuffling his feet and bouncing a few times of the ground, Aaron bolted towards his destination at maximum speed.
"What!" Pio gawked once he witnessed how fast the kid has become, let's not forget that the last time he saw the boy run was when Lucas and the gang tried to ambush them.
"When did he become that fast?" Lucas on the other hand was terribly confused because he did witness his young master Ron undergo old man Sid's trial and knows to a degree the limits and capabilities of this kid.
"Beats me," Pio quickly shrugged his shock before continuing to say : "But we better keep up before we lose sight of his back." To him, his young master Ron is omnipotent and indistinguishable from everybody else.
All he's got to do as his follower is to try and keep up with the kid, otherwise he'd be left behind if he doesn't.
This time Lucas couldn't argue with the reasoning of his partner.
Both men ran after their young master but for the first few seconds they couldn't keep up at all.
"Young master Ron."
"Welcome back boss."
"Can I get you anything to drink?"
"Quickly bring young master Ron a chair and arrange him a table of refreshments."
Aaron looked around him at the smiling faces of the people working at the construction site who greeted him excitedly before throwing instructions or orders to their colleagues, "What's going on?" He asked while looking towards the two men behind him who were slightly out of breath after a short run.
'These two really need to get in shape, tomorrow morning we're starting to exercise for real.' He thought while checking the work on his house, the foundations for the basement are almost about to begin.
Pio smirked because he's aware that his young master Ron isn't the type to like attention but somehow attracts it anyway, "These people are just happy because they're getting proper meals, working perfect hours, and receiving enough rest. They're just grateful for your generosity young master Ron."
Aaron nodded before looking around for Mr Smith because he wanted to give him a surprise in the form of five huge metal eggs but the giant was nowhere in sight.
Still there to the side was huge stacks of finished bricks plus another stack of long iron skewers which means he's been busy at work to help him prepare enough for old man Vogen to use when needed.
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'That dude is so diligent, he deserves that surprise indeed.' Aaron thought before looking towards the trio which is coming towards him.
Cassandra, Tylus, and Vogen looked exhausted despite it being less than thirty minutes after dark.
Not to mention that old man vogen is supposed to have been the one who's going to substitute Cassandra who's been here on the construction site supervising everything since early in the morning!
"Is something wrong?" Aaron asked.
"Nothing that would require your intervention, just the issue of mixing and pouring the concrete into the foundations." Old man Vogen waved it off as nothing while wiping sweat from his forehead in his sleeve.
Cassandra nodded before adding : "It's just nerves since it's a technique that we're attempting for the first time, brother Tylus was also busy all day with his men."
Tylus released a breath before saying : "Yeah! That was some tough work, had to double check the measurements and placement of every group of iron skewers within the wooden mold at the basement foundation while confirming the sturdiness of each link tying them together. I had my people dismantle some parts more than once until it was up to standards."
Aaron finally had a vague idea of what these guys have been through while he was busy collecting materials and having some fun with Sera, "Maybe it's because they're not used to this method yet, cut them some slack and try to be patient since rushing them might lead to mistakes and we don't want any of that nonsense. Just keep your eyes peeled and correct their wrongs, let them learn and do better afterwards."
Afterwards he walked towards the clearing where his garden and pool are going to be located before saying : "Stay back for a bit."
Looking around and confirming that no one is within range of the stuff he's going to bring out from his Inventory Space, Aaron retrieved the five shells from the family of Centipedes.
*Bang* *Crash*
Only now did he notice how heavy these stone shells are, the ground beneath them sunk down be almost a meter and everyone around the construction site could feel it shaking beneath their feet!
"Whoa!"
"What's that?"
"Oh man, these rocks are huge. I bet we could build an entire street worth of stone buildings with all these rocks."
"Where did young master Ron get his hands on that much rocks anyway? There's no mountains nearby our Village at all."
"More like how could he move that much in the first place."
"You better keep your mouth shut and stop stuffing your nose in young master Ron's business or you can find yourself somewhere else to sleep tonight."
"Ah! I'm sorry honey, it was wrong of me. Please don't kick me out"
*Humph*
While the people in the construction site and his neighbors were stunned by the presence of the five stone shells, Aaron looked towards Cassandra and old man Vogen and said : "These five shells once belonged to a family of Poisonous Stone-Centipedes, use whatever you need guys." Afterwards he walked towards his cabin while adding : "You better go rest Cassandra, you look exhausted."
The middle-aged woman nodded before patting old man Vogen on the shoulder then she walked away.
When he was about to pass old man Vogen Aaron stopped and retrieved the last Apple from his Inventory and handed it to him while saying : "Eat it and have somebody take these three eggs to Betty and ask her to prepare them and cook something special for you two, also don't forget to send a portion to Cassandra to eat before she goes to bed." Afterwards he gave Pio and Lucas one egg each then left them to do whatever they want with them.
"Don't take anything that young master Ron gives you lightly, I bet these eggs are so special like yesterday's cake." Pio reminded the two men and walked away with his prize in his hand after taking the three eggs from Tylus, he didn't mind delivering them to Betty since he's going back home anyway.
Old man Vogen ate the Apple and shivered from excitement while licking his lips before going back to supervise his men, Tylus was slightly envious of his colleague in the beginning before shaking these feelings away once he looked forward to the food Betty is going to make for them soon.
Aaron on the other hand pushed the door of his cabin open and nodded once he saw the bed inside it next to the window, the new clean mattress on top of it seemed like it's calling his Soul to come lie on it.
Despite how tempting it was to just lie and close his eyes to rest, the kid opened the window just a crack and sat on bed to watch the people work on pouring the concrete on the prepared foundations while activating his Defensive-Skills over and over until midnight before deciding to call it quits.
Aaron nodded in satisfaction once he saw the Proficiency Points on the Mana Armor Skill already over the halfway point while the Magic Guard Skill was lagging by seven points in comparison at exactly 45 Proficiency Points!
'I guess I wouldn't be getting any more night visitors in my sleep, I'm so lonely~ I have nobody~ to take care of me~'
Less than a minute after he covered himself with the blanket Sera gave him, the kid was in dreamland battling giants, conquering kingdoms, and snatching the hearts of beauties.
Unaware that once the sound of the Singing Fairy disappeared, someone watching the construction site from the shadows ran towards the house of Chief Peter and whispered a few words in his son Sen's ear.
A few minutes later the man himself and his father the Chief arrived to the construction site to inspect the work, but their eyes were practically glued to the small mountain on the background which is comprised of the five stone shells almost all the time.
After a quick tour the father and son left but they didn't forget to leave a few encouraging words to the people working at the construction site before they go.
Still they kept frowning whenever some of the novel and new terms were mentioned by the workers like concrete, pool, and pipes system!
"Father. We really need these stone shells to fortify our walls, with them we can cover all of the western-walls which is the side that gets struck the hardest by the Beast-Waves." Finally Sen voiced his thoughts once they entered the study.
Peter nodded seriously before sighing while feeling completely helpless in this situation where they passively need to go grovel to the kid and beg whenever they need his help, "I know. But you've experienced what it feels like to negotiate with the brat!"
Sen nodded in return and started to walk in circles while saying : "Dealing with him frightened me because I could sense how he's able to stay one step ahead of me all the time during our negotiations."
"And what are we going to offer him this time exactly? We don't have sufficient funds to arm ourselves! We also gave him a share of the spoils already plus the privilege of taking his first pick a few times before us." Peter leaned his head backwards and stared at the ceiling.
"That's it! Since he's so buddy-buddy with the merchant, why not include him into our deal with Arturo?" Sen said then waited for his father to decide.
Peter drummed the desk with his fingers for a while and Sen just watched patiently because his old man seemed like he's sinking into deep thoughts, clearly weighing the pros and cons of letting the kid into their business.
Finally Peter sighed and rolled his eyes because they really don't have any other choice on this matter, it's either make this deal with the little devil or take their chances with the Beast-Wave.
If not this one then the next or the one that follows and the ones that come after them all until the day they fall prey to the monsters.
"To hell with it then. Make the deal." Peter uttered helplessly while thinking : 'I'm getting old for this, I better use this opportunity to soften the blow for Roger while bringing the kid close to Sen's camp even if it's for show.'