94 Chapter 94 - All Grown Up (1/2)

Gren rushed back when he realized that Letta was still waiting for him.Shenzi led the way back to the fort but the sun started to set when they finally arrived.Annie was waiting by the hole that they currently used as the front entrance.The actual front gate was on the other side of the fort--completely covered with thick vines and unable to be opened.

Annie had her palm on her face and was staring up at the sky.”Don't say it.I can tell what you're going to say by what you're hauling and the fact that you have a silly grin on your face.Just don't say it and I get to pretend that Ahk did it all.”Mimi ended up telling Annie about everything so she knew that Gren wouldn't be so happy if he only found the eggs; he wouldn't get those points without killing things.Jessica would kill her if she found out that Gren helped kill a lesser dragon.Four eggs was a good haul since each one could be sold for a fortune.Annie looked back towards Gren's haul and noticed something else with the eggs.”Wait, is that a girl?”

”Yeah, we found her near the eggs after I... Ahk killed the dragon.”Gren nearly spilled the beans.She only had to tell Jessica about his actions if there was no doubt that he did it.Jessica was able to tell when they were lying somehow and she didn't even need Mimi's ability.

”But you're the one that finished it off.”Why didn't Shenzi read the atmosphere?”Ahk just weakened it so that it couldn't hurt you.”

”I see, so it was COMPLETELY HARMLESS when Gren finished it.Jessica will be okay with it then.”Annie wanted to make sure that Shenzi picked up on what she was saying before moving on to the important topic.”So, how did you just find a naked girl?”

”She was in a temple that the dragon used as a nest.There was treasure all around her so it didn't feel right leaving her behind.”Annie didn't know what to say about his explanation.”She might look dead but she's actually in a deep sleep that's induced by the crystal.”

”Okay.”Annie decided that her time would be better spent making sure that everything was ready for their departure in the morning.Gren's actions were rarely ever explainable; usually you would leave a mysterious person in crystal alone unless you were a trader and planned on selling them.She looked cute so she'd probably sell for a good price as a work of art but she was still a child--or at least looked like one--so the buyer would have to be a weirdo.”Before you go in.You forgot to tell Jasmine that you were leaving so she seems a bit angry.”

Gren forgot because he didn't see her.He didn't even know what she was doing when he woke up.It wasn't entirely his fault... but she wasn't going to recognize that.It would be best to just admit that he was in the wrong.”I'll go check on Letta before I meet up with Jasmine.”He could already imagine her hugging him and not letting go until the morning.

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Letta was in the infirmary; Sachi and the older woman were in with her, caring for her.Gren came in just as they were feeding Letta and felt that he was stupid.They had crushed up fruits and vegetables into a paste before mixing it in to water so that it would slide down her throat.His purpose for going hunting wasn't necessary, in the end, but the results were great so he wasn't going to complain.

Gren found out where Jasmine was and went to go meet with her.She was currently setting up the stable to be used for the larger mercenaries.”There's my beautiful dragon wife.”Gren greeted her from the doorway to get her attention.

”Gren!”He was glad that he was wearing his armor because she gave him a bear hug.”I was worried about you.Annie said that you went hunting but you never asked me to go with you.”She relaxed her grip on him but pulled him in to one of the stalls.”I wanted to go with you.”

”Sorry, Jazz, you know that I care about you but I just get distracted easily.It's my fault that you were so lonely.To make it up to you, I won't leave your side until we're ready to go.How does that sound?”Gren had no reason to leave her side since he was currently unlocking the Metalloids research project.He needed five hours for it to finish.The Simple Mechanics research project would take twenty five hours, according to the AI, since there were blueprints involved.

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Gren and Jasmine didn't separate until the morning when Gren needed to store everything away.There was a bunch of equipment and supplies from the bandits that he added to his pocket dimension, including ancient-looking weapons and armor that were behind a locked door to the arsenal.The next twenty five hours would leave him without his system so he decided to have everybody wear backpacks filled with the next two days of their supplies.He'd take advantage of the fact that they needed an entire day to walk through the forest to reach the destroyed village of Gigget.

The women and children that they were bringing back with them were separated into two groups.The innocent ones and those that joined the men in commiting atrocities.With Mimi's ability, they couldn't hide their wrongdoings.There were more of them than Gren had expected, nearly half of the women had helped the men harm others.

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When they reached Fort Togo, Annie handed the criminals over to the guards.Gren had been preoccupied so he let her deal with everything.The system was finished with the Simple Mechanics research and he could now build firearms but he didn't have any clue about where to begin.The only time he used a gun outside of acting was at a range and that was so that he could learn about the revolver that his character used.

None of the weapons even looked familiar to him.There was no M16 or AK-47 and there were no attachments.If it was a gun from Earth he might have been able to figure things out by using his limited knowledge but these just looked generic.{Are these the only blueprints available?}

<Blueprints from specific worlds can be purchased as long as they are in the system>

{How much would it cost to purchase the blueprints for Earth?I mean the planet that I was from.}

rror: Planet not in system>

<Sending request to Administrator>

<Request accepted>

<World designated as Tommy-1>

<A complete collection of blueprints from Tommy-1 costs one research point>

That would still leave him with seventy research points.He had gained many from that fight with the dragon.There was no reason not to go through with it.After buying it, Gren needed to wait another hour.

The mission was reported as being completed so Gren paid the mercenaries.Only five mercenaries not in the FMC decided to go back with them; Cammie, Dill, Zell, Rory, and Nina.The others went to Sekaton or stayed to do missions in Fort Togo.There were people talking about the Duke returning to Adierton so mercenaries wouldn't find as much work there anymore.