Chapter 26 - Various Drops
The third and fourth traps were empty. But in the fifth one...
"Whoa, a goblin's hanging."
A goblin, its legs caught and hoisted, hung limply, seemingly unconscious. The monster's graphic is rather poppy, which is good, but if this were real, I'd be disgusted.
"Ah, are you feeling sick at all?"
"No. It's just a game."
Girls might be stronger about this kind of thing, I guess. Anyway, let's quickly finish it off.
[Dagger skill level has increased!]
"Ah..."
It feels a bit strange to level up a skill with something like this, but I guess it's fine for what it is.
"Aren't you going to dismantle it?"
"Oh, right. And what will I get?"
I cut the vine to lower it and then dismantled it...
[Magic Stone (Tiny)]
"What's a Magic Stone?"
"In towns, it's an item that adventurer guilds and mage guilds will exchange for money."
"Shou-kun, you really don't look at any sites, do you~?"
No, I don't. I'm afraid of spoilers.
"Shou-kun, you don't look at strategy sites or anything?"
"No, not at all. Well, if I don't understand something, I'll ask, so please help me out."
"Yes. Leave it to me."
Mion doesn't play, but she watches, I guess? When I decided to play alone, I thought I'd ask Nat if I didn't understand something.
"So, are Magic Stones useful as they are?"
"Currently, no use other than converting them to money has been found."
"Then, I'll just hold onto them for now. No one can steal them on this island anyway."
It's amazing that nothing I've left in the tent has disappeared. Is it because it's considered my home? I wonder if things left outside would disappear...
"Woof-woof!"
"Hm? What's wrong?"
Lupi was nudging the base of a tree with her front paw... There seemed to be something there?
I squatted down and parted the grass...
"Whoa! A hammer!?"
"It was just lying there?"
"Yeah, 'lying there' or maybe the goblin dropped it."
Come to think of it, I hadn't properly checked that settlement. I need to investigate it more thoroughly before executing the plan.
"Humanoid monsters that gather in groups sometimes drop weapons and armor~, so it's good to check your spoils carefully~."
"There might be something else they dropped."
"True. Lupi, is there anything else lying around?"
When I asked, she happily darted into some distant grass.
"Woof~."
"Oh, a knife... but it's battered. Hmm..."
Um, it's a [Chipped Knife]. I wonder if it can be used if I sharpen it? I don't even know if whetstones are items that can be found.
"Instead of fixing it, how about using it for Stonemasonry as is?"
"Ah, I see. I've got a hammer now, so I can think of it as a chisel."
I don't plan on making anything complicated right now, but it won't hurt to have it.
Um, is there anything else lying around?
"Woof!"
"Okay. Then, shall we move on?"
"Yes."
.........
......
...
"Hmm, I think I'll head back for now. What time is it, around 9 PM?"
"It is."
I checked the remaining 7 traps and found two Bicobits and one goblin.
Rabbit meat and fur, and one tiny goblin Magic Stone, not a huge haul. Maybe getting the hammer was just too lucky.
More than that, I was happier about my character level increasing, and the skill levels of [Presence Detection], [Presence Concealment], and [Trap Setting/Disarming] going up.
All BP went into stats again. This time, 3 into DEX, 2 each into STR, INT, and VIT, 1 into AGI, and LUK was skipped as usual. By the way, apparently increasing STR doesn't make you super muscular.
"Lupi, let's go home!"
"Woof~."
"I'm starting to wonder if this is really an MMO~..."
Yata-sensei sounded exasperated, but I'll ignore her. I don't have to answer, after all.
As for character levels and skill levels, I want to raise them enough to enjoy a relaxed slow life alone on this island, but I don't intend to push myself beyond that.
On the way back, I leisurely gathered Papu Fruit and other things. Come to think of it, aside from First Aid, Alchemy allows for stockpiling medicine...
"Are you putting away your luggage and setting traps again?"
"No, the time is a bit awkward, so I thought I'd try Alchemy. I can make Heal Potions, right?"
"Yes. But do you have the ingredients?"
"In Bell-san's kingdom~, Heal Potions are made from a wild plant called Coputi~."
Ah, so the vegetation is different to begin with. This Uninhabited Island is at the same latitude as the starting nations for regular play, though...
"Then, I guess I just have to try. ...How do you do it?"
"Apparently, you boil Coputi to extract Heal Potions. There seems to be a player quite dedicated to Alchemy."
"Heh, that kind of dedicated play sounds interesting."
If I hadn't been able to do an Uninhabited Island playthrough, I was thinking of focusing on production, so I'm somewhat interested in that.
Well, in-game social interaction is out of the question now.
"I'm home~."
"Woof!"
Back in the tent, I dumped out the spoils and then organized them.
"Damn. There's so much stuff, my sleeping space is getting smaller..."
"Will it disappear if you leave it outside?"
"Ah, might as well try."
I placed some haphazardly made wooden plates and a stone cutting board outside, next to the makeshift stove.
No one could steal them, but it's also near a Safe Zone, so there's a possibility they might disappear at some point.
"I'll keep only Lupi's favorite."
"Woof!"
It's a bit embarrassing, but I'll keep only the lunch plate I made for Lupi to eat from easily.
"It looks like something made in elementary school art class, doesn't it..."
"Couldn't skill assist make it look nicer~?"
"If it's not a common item like a regular plate, does skill assist not work?"
"Well, I'll just blame it on the driftwood being distorted to begin with..."
The western forest had conifers, so it would be great if I could chop wood there. But then I'd probably need a saw, or wish I had a plane.
...Hm?
"Why did the goblin have a hammer?"
"Now that you mention it, that's true. Does that mean someone used to live there in the past?"
"Ah, I see. So an 'Uninhabited Island' doesn't necessarily mean it's always been uninhabited."
But I seem to remember getting the title [First Lander] when I successfully started on the Uninhabited Island.
Does that mean 'first player'? Well, if not, an NPC would just take the title randomly...