Ugggh, I’m sleepy. I’m getting pretty dangerously drowsy here. Camping out without even a simple home is really starting to get to me. I thought I’d be able to stick with it, but at this rate I’m going to be in serious trouble if I can’t find a way to get a decent night’s rest.
Really, though, if it was that easy to just get a good night’s sleep, I wouldn’t be forcing myself forward to the point of exhaustion like this. Although it does look like the Earth Dragon isn’t going to chase me here, this place is still swarming with other strong monsters. A simple home is probably not enough protection.
On the other hand, making a proper home is completely out of the question! I am absolutely not going to settle down here. I need to get out of here as quickly as I can. Taking a ton of time to make a more durable home is a huge mistake.
So, the only option I really have is making a simple home, although I don’t know how effective it’s going to be against the monsters that lurk around here… and so on and so on.
What should I dooo? I think, as I shake my sleepy head. Even if I’m just making a simple home, can’t I make it better by doing things a little differently? Like, I don’t want to build it just anywhere; I need to find a place where it’ll be less likely to be found. Easier said than done, though: the rocks here are really craggy, so there’s not really any places to hide among them. Ugh.
Wait, hang on. Do I really have to hide? All I really need is a home that other monsters won’t mess with, right? If that’s the case, I’ve got a great idea.
Immediately, I start to move. My destination? The top of these tall, tall cavern walls: the ceiling.
Whoooaaaa. So hiiiiigh. I’m scaaaaared. Can I really sleep up here? Well, I don’t see any monsters around here that could either fly or climb the walls to get me. Oh, well, there’s the snail-bugs, but that doesn’t matter. I haven’t seen any wasps flying around in this wide-open cavern, so if I make a simple home in the corner between the wall and the ceiling, I should be able to sleep safely in there.
All right then, shall we start building? Whoa, I’m seriously high up. I’ve got to be about a hundred meters off the ground… how many stories is that? If I fall from here, I’m definitely dead. Well, I guess I can fasten a lifeline so that I won’t fall far if I slip, but working with zero safety gear other than that is pretty terrifying. [Fear Resistance], work harder please!
<Proficiency has reached the required level. Skill [Fear Resistance – LV 5] has become [Fear Resistance – LV 6]>
I’m sorry! I didn’t mean it. There was no need for that perfectly-timed rebuttal. Man, you startled me!
S… so anyway, I’ve finished the basic frame. It’s pretty simple, just some basic sticky webbing stretched between the wall and the ceiling. I think that next I’m going to hang up some kind of hammock-like web to sleep in.
Hmmm. Although, wouldn’t I then be completely exposed? If something had a long-ranged attack like that Earth Dragon’s breath weapon, I’d be helpless against it. So, how should I hide this… I wonder if I could surround it with loose rocks?
I descend from the ceiling, and find a rock. Hmmm. This one’s pretty big. How can I make this work? Can I chop it up with my silk? I wrap a thread around the rock, and activate Severing Thread. Pull! Hmm, it cut in a little bit, but this isn’t going to work. Maybe if I run it back and forth like a saw…? Oh! It’s working, little by little.
<Proficiency has reached the required level. Skill [Poison Resistance LV2] has become [Poison Resistance LV3]>
“Proficiency requirements met. Your skill, [Severing Thread (LV 3)] has been raised to level 4.”
The skill level went up partway through, so my work got a little more efficient. Alright! The rock slices are complete. Now, if I can get these attached to the outside of my nest, I’ll have some camouflage!
I firmly attach threads to each of the rocks, then ascend the hundred meters up to where my nest is. Right, now all that’s left is to start pulling on these threads! Yyyaaaargh! H… heavy! Rggggggh! Ugh, maybe if I use my body weight… And… pull!!
“Proficiency requirements met. Your skill, [Strength (LV 2)] has been raised to level 3.”
At some point my Strength skill leveled up. It leveled up, but man this is still heavy! I’m burning through all of my stamina! This… is… hard!!
“Proficiency requirements met. You have gained the skill [Alacrity (LV 1)].”
“Proficiency requirements met. You have gained the skill [Endurance (LV 1)].”
I picked up some skills! It’s not like I have time to figure out what they do, though! Now… PULL!!
Hah, hah, haaaaaaah. I finally have them all up. Whoa, now that I look, I actually burned through all of my Overeating stockpile and cut into my actual stamina. Maaan, this was way too hard.
Hmm? That’s weird, I thought this was supposed to be a quick-and-easy way to get some sleep… why did I put so much effort into this? Hmmm… no matter how I think about it, this is my own defeat. Yyyyep.
Alright, after all of that effort, it looks like the rocks I’ve got hung up around my nest are doing a great job of hiding me from view. Now all that’s left is making a bed… and… done!
Ahhhhh. Ab, so, lute, bliss. You just can’t beat the comfort of a nest! Now I can finally, finally get some sleep in safety and comfort.
Oh! Let’s check my new skills real quick before I sleep.
Alacrity: Increases the amount of instantaneous Stamina available.
Endurance: Increases the amount of long-term Stamina available.
Oh! The stamina versions of Strength! It looks like my stamina went up from 40 to 41. Stamina is super important, so this is absolutely delightful.
Alright, skills have been checked, and since I’m super exhausted from all that heavy labor, sleep time! After so long, I can finally, finally sleep soundly, so I’m going to rest to my heart’s content.
And, so, good night.
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