The man placed some broad, dry leaves underneath the bark he used as a base. Then, he put the stick on the groove he carved into the base, before twisting it and creating friction between the two.
As he continued putting pressure on the stick, the brown sawdust began to fall, but no smoke appeared.
The man decided to apply even more pressure on the stick, hoping that would help make it smoke.
He wanted to hear a crackling sound, but before that, he had to listen to the uncomfortable rubbing sound of the word.
Eventually, he heard the crackling sound he wanted.
How long has he been twisting for? At last, white smoke started to come out faintly from the sawdust.
The man quickly separated the hot dust, which now formed a coal-like appearance. He immediately placed them in the fire starter, which consisted of the small mushrooms and receipt. He blew on it until finally, he had a fire.
However, despite being careful with it, the fire soon got extinguished.
“Damn it….”
What did he do wrong?
The man lost his motivation because of what happened, but he could not stay in that slump. He didn’t want to experience another completely dark night.
“Ha…”
He held his breath and started to move the bow again. It was still hot from earlier, so the process was much quicker now.
The man waited for a large enough amount of brown sawdust to gather, then collected it and wrapped it up again with a fire starter.
Although it is weak when wrapped with both hands, the warmth of a person’s palm is transferred.
Cautious, the man carefully blew on the fire.
He meticulously monitored the white smoke that began to rise.
And after a little more time, the red flames suddenly bloomed.
“Ha ha ha ha ha!”
The man placed the fire starter on the pile of wood he prepared, and finally, the message he was waiting for had arrived.
Start the tutorial.
2. Let’s make a fire.
― Make the most of your tools and make a fire.
→ Done!
Reward: A little experience
→ Would you like to receive your reward now? (Y / N) _
(Note) Rewards not received will be automatically deleted after seven days.
This was a ‘little’ experience?
He pressed ‘Y’ and waited to be revitalized, but nothing happened. There was no message saying he had leveled up.
“Tsk…”
Perhaps, the experience of fighting with monster rats boosted his previous reward.
Although the reward was minimal, he was relieved he didn’t have to go through another night of terrible darkness.
It was a strange sensation, feeling the warmth of the light while his back and feet were freezing.
He blankly stared at the burning flames as if he was possessed by something.
However, his staring was interrupted by a sudden message.
“….”
Was it another challenge? He thought.
He checked his phone’s battery power and realized that it didn’t decrease at all.
“Hmm… I’d rather have a full stomach than a full battery.”
As he grumbled and looked at the screen, he received a new task.
Start the tutorial.
3. Let’s make food.
― Let’s grill the rat meat. (0/5)
“… … .”
The man silently looked over the rat carcasses around him, roughly cut and scattered all over the place.
“Ugh… … .”
He quickly stood up, but suddenly felt a bit dizzy. It was probably due to the combination of stress and fatigue. He felt miserable.
“Damn it…”
The man murmured as he put a piece of rat meat on a skewer and started to roast it.
The thought of it being rat meat disgusted him, but the smell was appetizing.
“I’m going crazy.”
Soon, the man had five pieces of roasted meat. Again, he received a message.
Start the tutorial.
3. Let’s make food.
―Let’s grill the rat meat. (5/5)
→ Done!
Reward: A little experience
→ Would you like to receive your reward now? (Y / N) _
(Note) Rewards not received will be automatically deleted after seven days.
“Now…”
After pressing Y, the man opened his eyes and looked at the meat in his hand.
Rat meat…
It was more delicious than he expected.
He started to consume the rat meat that he normally wouldn’t even think of putting near his mouth.
Then, his body began to glow, and he received another message.
“Is this a level up?”
Congratulations!
Level up!
Reward: Random Card
→ Would you like to receive your reward now? (Y / N) _
(Note) Rewards not received will be automatically deleted after seven days.
He was right. It was a level up.
“Well…”
He pressed Y. He hoped to receive a cooler skill this time, cooler than Biting, at least.
Like before, a card started spinning from the screen, and the card that appeared after is different from the first card he received.
Congratulations!
Acquired the skill card ‘Fear Pack.’
: The skill card can be mounted on a card slot to use that ability.
→ Do you want to install the skill card in the card slot? (Y / N) _
[Click here for card details.]
“…”
He expected to receive a power-up but got another card instead.
“What the?”
The man was too tired to be angry, so he decided to just look at the card’s information.
[Card Information]
Name: Fear Pack
Level: 1Lv
EXP: 0
Rating: Common
Category: Skill
Growth: Atmospheric Chronicity (medium)
Properties: None
Effect: When an attack is successful, there is a 2% chance to inflict fear on the enemy.
Cost: 10
Seed: 2 slots
“Fuck…”
He accidentally said that out loud. The 2% success rate of the attack means that only one in fifty attacks would be successful.
Of course, those odds weren’t the worst, but that was all the card had to offer. Calling the card trash seemed to be fitting.
“Eugh… that’s right; my arm is still injured.”
Who knew that buying a lottery ticket once or twice a year would lead to such a terrible situation.
He thought that there was no harm in trying out his luck, yet here he was. He continued thinking as he ate.
And as soon as he filled his stomach, he felt drowsy.
Still, this was better than slowly dying below the cliff. He had a fire and something to eat, yet his heart still felt empty.
However, while the man was staring at his campfire, he got another alert.
“This is driving me crazy…”
He was just about to fall asleep, and now he needed to wake up again.
Start the tutorial.
4. Keep the bonfire.
―When it gets dark, the forest beast will try to attack you. The bonfire’s light is the only thing keeping them away. Keep it alive to stay safe. (Time remaining 07:28)
“…”
At first, the man was shocked. He looked out into the dark and saw multiple red and blue eyes staring at him from the forest.
“Oh, shit, why did it have to be like this…”
At first, he thought there were only rats, but as he looked more carefully, he saw that there were more.
On one side, three or four red-haired wolves were approaching, and next to them was a huge saber-toothed tiger.
The beasts were more durable than the rats he faced earlier.
The man tried to step back but stopped when he realized behind him was a cliff.
He realized that he would be attacked once the fire died out.
The fire is the only thing keeping him safe…
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