11 Reinforcing and expanding (2/2)
”You're like a dog now!”
He gave it a scratch with the rake for a while and then changed to scratcher stick. Galfus seemed to enjoy it quite a bit, moaning strange sounds and twitching from time to time.
”You like it, don't you?”
The five-foot-long stick kept on scratching the skin under the cast. There was no sign of the gigantic aggressive wolf at all.
”It's good right? Anyone who has ever had a cast would understand. Right? Haha.”
When Joonbum stopped moving, it even growled angrily, asking for more.
”Okay, it's about time. We'll do the rest when we get there.”
Galfus went to the basin for water as soon as Joonbum loosened its chains. It tried to put its head on the leg that had casts on it afterwards.
”It's coming!”
Galfus tensed at Joonbum's shouting. The swirling came and swept through, shifting the world. A strange feeling passed through Joonbum's body.
'Strange.'
Amount of tiredness he felt after shifting decreased every time he experienced it.
'I even feel lighter. Maybe because I lost some weight?'
He had already lost ten pounds in two weeks. His fat cheek had lost some of its chubbiness also.
”I did a lot of exercise, alright,” Joonbum said, looking at the bottom of the big tree. It was different. The tree where Joonbum had set up his camp before was now surrounded by a wooden fence with the height of about fifteen feet.
”Let's start a fire first.”
He brought the torch to the fireplace. Dry wood caught fire extremely well and the smell of smoke started to fill the area.
”Fire is the best.”
Its main purpose was for safety. It was hated by animals and monsters alike.
”The fire is up, and it's time to clean up some poop.”
Joonbum energetically got up, but he was let down by what he needed to do next.
”Who told me that the fantasy world was full of treasures and adventures? Here I am shoveling poop!”
Joonbum ranted while he came to the pile of feces Galfus created. There were a bunch of bugs ranging from a really small size to the size of a human head feasting upon it. Even the bugs were not something you would see in his world.
”Now that I'm used to it, it's not even surprising anymore.”
Joonbum commented at the sight of many bugs in front of him and scooped up the feces with dirt onto the cart.
”It stinks! But it works well, so what can I do?”
The reason why he was going through such a hassle was to use it to mark it as territory. It was necessary to keep his base camp safe.
'It's best to avoid any troubles than not handling it.'
Joonbum pushed the cart full of feces and spread around outside his fences. He had already explored the area multiple times, so he had no difficulty moving about.
”I should take care of some of these branches.”
A chainsaw roared as Joonbum started its motor. Galfus reacted immediately.
”Are you scared? Heh, it's sometimes not helpful to be too smart.”
Galfus seemed very intelligent for an animal. It easily figured out the power of chainsaw and was scared at the sight of it cutting down everything with ease.
Joonbum started to work his way against the branches. Various branches with various thicknesses were taken care off fairly quickly. The forest became noisy, drawing the attention from some the animals while scaring some away.
'Well, most are scared. At least that helps predators move together also.'
With the help of Galfus' feces and Joonbum's hard work, the forest became much safer for him than it was before. Yet he didn't let his guard down. He always carried his rifle on his back and a jungle knife on his waist. He also wore a helmet and the vest wherever he went. He was also protected by Galfus who originated from this very place.
”Timber!”
A big tree topped over and fell to the ground, making a loud thundering noise as it fell.
”It's endless! Should I stop about here?”
The area cleared a lot. With all the surrounding trees that had fallen, it provided a better view. But it wasn't over yet. Joonbum started cutting down the fallen tree branches off. When he managed to cut down all the branches, he then brought a thick rope to tie all the trees around and pushed them to the side.
*vroom*
An engine roared to life as Joonbum started the tractor. He tied the end of the rope that he just used to bundle the trees with to the tractor and started pulling them.
”Bringing the tractor here was the best move!”
The tractor was a major help to his work. Not only moving heavy items, but it was also extremely useful in leveling the ground and digging when needed. After he finished moving trees to where he wanted them to be, he wiped off the sweat and took out some cold water.
”Hah, this is good.”
He never knew how cold water after hard work tasted this good.
'I never moved much at my place.'
It was hard to even sweat unless he engaged in active exercise. Even on a really hot day, it was hard to find a place where there was no air-conditioning. This place was different. There were no signs of advanced technology. The only things he could use was the stuff he brought himself.
'It might be good if I can bring a generator in so I can use a fridge or an A/C…'