223 Vol. 4 pt. 26 Patch 5.0: Building a Town and a Harem (2/2)

”Oi, you're not supposed to agree with me.”

”Oi, don't you steal my thing. Only I get to say 'oi.' Ya got that, you dog punk?”

”Oi, since when do you have a monopoly over the word 'oi?'”

”Oi oi, don't make me smack you with my hammer.”

”Oi oi oi, what's wrong, you don't have a valid reason so you have to threaten me with violence? That just proves you don't have a good defense.”

Tabitha takes her hammer off of her back.

”Alright, maybe your hammer does make a pretty strong defense,” Fenrir admits.

”The best defense is a good offense.”

”You're not wrong. Every fight I've been in has just been me trying to go on the attack the whole time.”

”Gotta kill them before they kill you.”

”Right. Anyways, log transporting. Can't we just… invent the wheel? You know, make some wagons?”

”Hmm. It wouldn't be hard for me to whip up some quick wagons for transportin', but we don't exactly have anythin' to pull them.”

”Rock and Shogun probably wouldn't mind, but they'd probably have to work together just for one wagon.”

”Actually… I've got an idea, dog boy.”

Another hour later, and with the help of everybody there, three wagons have been constructed with each one capable of transporting far more material than they would be able to by hand.

Also, they have all been designed in a way so that there is a handlebar sticking out in front of them for the group to walk behind and push on.

”Seriously?” Fenrir asks.

Three groups have been made for the wagons. Fenrir, Shogun, and Rock are all at one wagon. Rock and Shogun are holding the handlebar in their mouths, and this requires Fenrir to bend over in an uncomfortable position to properly hold and push on the handle. Oleander, Corwin, and Azalabulia make up the second group. Even when they're all pushing together, they're barely able to move the wagon. They will likely be the last group to reach their destination.

Then there is Tabitha and Cassiel making up the final group for the third wagon. Tabitha alone has the strength to push it back to The Shoebill, but she wants Cassiel's help to make it even faster. There's also the fact that she won't let a single member of the group get away with not helping.

”Now it'll just take half a day to take all the logs back!” Tabitha says. ”Better than two days, ain't it?”

Fenrir gulps and bites his tongue. He really does not want to deal with being in this uncomfortable position for half a day's worth of time, but he can't think of a better solution.

They're going to need to get some work animals.

He just hopes that back pain isn't realistically portrayed in this game, and that he won't inevitably develop back issues later on in life. Then again, he doesn't even know if avatars can age, nor does he believe that he'd still be playing this game long enough into the future that his character would age to that point.

”Wanna race?” Tabitha asks the other two groups.

Corwin, Oleander, and Azalabulia look the most miserable out of them all. Cassiel just looks worried because she has no idea how fast Tabitha plans on going, and Fenrir is the only one out of his group who isn't wagging his tail.

Rock and Shogun want to race.

”Oi, dog boy, perk up! Ya think this is bad, just wait until we've got to haul the rocks and metals! That'll be even heavier, and it'll be a longer trip,” Tabitha tells Fenrir.

”I'm going to go and get attached to a bunch more rocks and hope they turn into horses before that happens,” Fenrir says and gets his ankle nipped at by Rock.

Rock will be the only sentient rock around here!