Chapter 8 (1/2)

When Randidly awoke, he realized that he honestly had no idea how long he was asleep and awake for, so there was no way of knowing how much time had passed. He believed it had been 4 or 5 days, but it was hard to know for sure.

But then he turned his attention to the notifications. Farming had risen to 13. Plant Breeding had risen to 5.

Expectantly, Randidly threw those points into the Wandering Survivor Path.

Congratulations! You have earned +1 to Stat(s).

Congratulations! You have earned +1 to Perception and Reaction.

Congratulations! You have earned +2 to Health.

Congratulations! You have earned +2 to Mana.

Congratulations! You have earned +2 to Stamina.

Although not receiving a skill was somewhat of a letdown, the extra stats also helped. The extra stat he put into Intelligence, committing entirely to his new grinding plan.

The morning proceeded as usual, with physical exertion, interspaced with Iron Skin and Mana Bolt. Even though it had reached the point that Mana Bolt could be cast every 15 minutes, Randidly could tell that he was reaching the limit of what could be really grinded out here. Mana Bolt only increased 1 Lvl. Iron Skin increased two, but that too was slowing. Running and Physical Fitness didn’t go up, but Sprint went up by 1.

What was disappointing was that getting Mana Bolt to 10 didn’t unlock a path for it. But Randidly supposed that it hadn’t worked that way with farming either. Focusing on the now, he threw his 4 PP into the Wandering Survivor.

Congratulations! You have earned +1 to Stat(s).

Congratulations! You have earned +1 to Perception and Reaction.

Congratulations! You have earned +2 to Health.

Congratulations! You have earned +2 to Mana.

The nice surprise that Randidly did receive was that his Equip also leveled up while he was applying PP, giving him enough to get the +2 Stamina boost from the Wandering Survivor Path again. The stat point, again, went into intelligence.

Next, Randidly proceeded outside to start his new type of afternoon grinding: having rocks thrown at him by the monkeys. Although the rocks could do about 50-60 damage, Randidly believed that the combination of an improved Mana Shield and Iron Skin, he could shrug off most of the damage.

Randidly also noticed that there were no longer patrols of frogs in the opposite direction, which made him feel better. That fat frog was welcome to the berries. He was growing plenty of his own, or would be soon.