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āThank you.ā
Galboa said that solving problems gives you experience and makes solving the next one even easier. The opposite is true, too: run away, and youāll be weaker the next time. For some reason, the most valuable lessons people can learn are the ones that hurt the most. Painā¦ Hey, thereās an idea!
āWe have the dogs, too,ā I say with a smile. Father realizes what I mean.
āThat we do.ā
Meditation: +1
Mana restoration speed: +2%
ā ā ā
Oh, and meditation.
You got a debuff: Vow of silence
Effect: You canāt speak or use the internal chat.
Duration: 6 days, 23 hours, 59 minutes, 59 secondsā¦ 58ā¦ 57ā¦
ā ā ā
Father reads the description of the debuff and simply grins. So, he really can read my effect panel.
Then, he comes at me with a horrific combination of blows. The finishing touch is held back at the last moment, but I can tell the difference in everything. What I know about hand-to-hand combat is how to win or defend myself without killing anyone. What father knows is the art of killing. Itās the same ability, just different ways of using it.
Rachelā¦ She comes by twice a day and teases me, telling me that I have put down roots. I like listening to her chatter on about life in the city. I like how she laughs as father tosses me around like a windmill. In the morning, while weāre fishing, she swims in the lake with the guys. Itās nice to know that sheās nearby. Her red, disheveled hair is down to her shoulder blades, and the dress she bought at the fair looks great on her. Sheās so beautiful.
Real life is nothing but a series of fights. The collectors tell me Iām disrespecting them by ignoring them when they talk to me.
āWhat, tiny, you couldnāt stop blathering and kissing ass over at the space port, but talking with us is too much? What ifāā
A punch to the Adamās apple stops that nonsense. The psychologist kept her word; they know I was over in the space port and that I can talk. Iām going to have to cooperate or double down.
The whole week, as soon as I pull myself out of the capsule, I have company looking to āchat.ā And every time, the sound system goes off with a significant delay. Vaalsie is purposely ignoring the whole thing. My body is slowly turning into one big bruise, but I always hit back in reply. Now, my attackers walk around with polished faces, and by the end of the week, theyāre leaving me alone. All I have to deal with is two more weeks of extended studies.
Five days with your family means a lot to an orphan. In the morning, father goes off to fish, while mama and I walk him out. Thereās just a little more than two more days left until astral anchor is lifted. Mama taught me how to cook and sew, and it turns out that sewing with enchanted thread gives the clothes a better bonus. You can make regular clothes more durable that way, too.
Mama watches me cook, correcting me when I make mistakes. When father comes home, we train the dogs or make traps for wild beasts. Then, in the evening, we sit around the fire, and he shows me his carpentry skills.
āSagie, look. This is a wolf call. It howls when you blow into it, calling the wolves to the hunt. Craftsmen all have a skill, something that makes the items they produce even better. If you got one of these from a master carpenter, youād be able to summon everything living within five hundred meters of where you are. Masters are better at working with the material. More effective, really. This material is low quality, so this call is only good for one use.ā
I look at the tool in his hand with surprise. Father stares into the fire thoughtfully, and then he takes a drink of the thick berry juice in his cup before continuing.
āThereās always a balance between how durable something is and how many times you can use it. To make the right sound, you need to have a lot of stamina, too. Blowing into the wolf call makes it lose half its durability. Of course, that makes sense. What else would you expect from normal wood? Itās a wolf call made out of yew wood. Masters use better-quality materials, and they can even fortify them with magic. They try not to do that though, since you canāt enchant the material once you do.ā
Father tells and shows me so much. It turns out that ice takes years to melt on the sun, bones bend, and wood can become stone. He uses a large bone to show me. After washing a special solution off it, he straightens it out, cuts off the end, and makes a stool leg. Out of bone!
āWhen it dries, it will become hard enough that you can carve something into the surface.ā
The craftsman skill gives you big bonuses. To compare, I carved wooden knives, my 1-2 damage against my fatherās 20-25. That doesnāt even take into account the +4 bonuses for strength and stamina.
āHere, take this knife. Itāll remind you of your first time working with wood.ā
Wooden knife
Knife carved out of a block of yew wood by a skilled master.
Physical damage: 20-25
Durability: 400/400
Strength: +4
Stamina: +4
I donāt have a class, not to mention another level. The knife could as well be legendary! It looks great in my hand, something like a short, one-handed sword. On the other hand, Iām not a warrior, so I donāt get any additional damage for my fighting skills. I do more with my fists.
Itās the final day of my punishment, and weāre
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