I woke up while it was still dark,
guessing it was around 3-4 am. I got
out of the tent, tidied it up, took
out the portable stove, and heated
some water for coffee. Suddenly, I
heard the car door open and Tony got
out, looking like he just woke up.
"How was your sleep?" I asked him as
he sat down next to me.
"It was okay. I almost thought it was
all a dream, but when I woke up and
saw Fenris, I realized everything
really happened," he said, and I just
chuckled and shook my head.
"Want some coffee?" I asked Tony as I
poured the instant coffee into a mug,
waiting for the water to boil. He
just nodded. Before the water boiled,
Fenris and Luna woke up and sat
across from us, still looking sleepy.
So, I made coffee for Fenris and
chocolate drink for Luna.
"Drink this to wake you up, but be
careful, it's hot," I told Fenris and
Luna. I also brought out some bread.
After we finished our coffee, we
decided to leave.
...
We'd been traveling for about 6 hours,
and the sun was getting pretty high.
"Are you guys hungry?" I asked,
glancing at Fenris and Luna in the
rearview mirror. Luna nodded, looking
really hungry.
I took out four self-heating food packs
of Japanese Curry with white rice. You
just add water, and it heats and cooks
itself, so I chose this so we wouldn't
have to stop to eat, saving time. We
still had 600km to go before reaching
the next town, which was still part
of the Stormreach Kingdom.
Tony helped me figure out how to use
the self-heating food packs. The three
of them ate first, and after Tony
finished, we switched, and he drove
so I could eat.
I finished eating when I noticed three
wild boars in the distance, so I told
Tony to stop for a moment. I took out
my sniper rifle, aimed at the wild
boars, and with one shot each, they
fell. Tony drove closer to the boars.
"Are these wild boars or elephants?
Why are they so huge?!" Tony asked as
we got closer.
"The beasts here mostly look like the
animals on Earth, but if they're not
bigger, they have unique features," I
explained to Tony as I put the three
wild boars into my dimensional
storage.
We continued our journey, stopping to
hunt any beasts we encountered. After
8 hours of driving, we decided to stop
for the night since it was getting
dark. While they set up the sleeping
arrangements, I prepared dinner. I
decided to cook Sinigang na Baboy
(Filipino pork sour soup) since it's
quick. The meat was already clean and
cut, so I started boiling it with
aromatics. While the meat was
simmering, I chopped the vegetables
and cooked rice. After 45 minutes, it
was ready.
"Tony, Fenris, Luna, come eat!" I
called out to them. Just then, Tony got
out of the car, having changed into
one of the sets Mr. Rowan gave me.
Fenris also used a rune to clean him
up. After eating, Tony and I sat by
the bonfire, while Luna played on the
handheld console Tony brought.
"I can't believe I'm experiencing
something I used to only read about
or watch," Tony said, shaking his head
in disbelief.
"Me neither, but I'm just thinking,
based on what I remember, my parents
were wearing those two keys for the
hidden box. Does that mean they knew
about Eldorath?" I replied to Tony.
"Have you checked your parents'
belongings? Maybe they left a letter
for you," Tony asked.
"Yeah, when I moved into my parents'
old house, I organized and stored all
their belongings, but I didn't find
any letters or unusual items. If I
hadn't dreamed about the key pendant
that night, I probably wouldn't have
remembered it," I answered him.
"By the way, are you planning to tell
Roy, Enricho, and Michael about this
too?" he asked.
"It depends. Using my Appraisal skill,
I can see their loyalty level. If it's
85 and above, I might tell them. And
with Luna's Eyes of Truth skill, I can
see their true nature," I said.
"Eh? Appraisal skill? Did you use it
on me too? What's my loyalty level?
It's perfect, right?" Tony asked
jokingly.
"97%, so there's still a 3% chance
you'll betray me," I jokingly replied.
Based on the description, if someone's
loyalty is above 90%, they can
exchange their life for you. If it
reaches 99-100%, it means they can
sacrifice themselves without any
hesitation or do whatever you want,
even if you ask them to kill their own
family, as long as their loyalty to
you is higher than to that person.
"So, be careful, I might shoot you in
your sleep and take all your riches!
hahahaha, kidding aside, you know
them well, even though they can be
idiots, they're loyal and reliable,"
he said.
"Yeah, by the way, wanna change jobs?"
I asked him.
"Huh? Why?" he asked, looking
confused.
"Actually, I'm thinking of starting a
company now that I have some capital.
If you want, I'll fund it, and you can
manage it. I'll give you 20% of the
company shares."
"What kind of company?" he asked.
"Your expertise, investment ventures.
I'll fund it for startup, ₱2 billion
for liquid funds and ₱200 million for
startup expenses. You can solely
manage it and build your own team. I
won't interfere," I replied. He
became quiet and thought deeply.
"Haaah!" he sighed deeply, "Okay, sure,
but I don't need 20%. That's too much,
especially since you're providing all
the capital. Salary and CEO benefits
are enough for me, hahaha," he
replied.
"You idiot, it's like you might cry,
huh?! Hahaha, fine, fine. When we get
back, I'll resign and start working on
setting up the company. By the way,
what are you going to name the
company?" he said, chuckling and
joking.
"Arcane Nexus Capital," I said. After
a few more minutes of talking, we
decided to sleep. Before I went to
sleep, I checked my stats.
...
The next day, around 5 am, I started
preparing breakfast. I decided to make
rice porridge with chicken. While I
was getting the ingredients ready,
Tony got out of the car, but I noticed
he didn't look like he had a good
sleep.
"What happened to you, why do you look
so troubled so early in the morning?"
I asked him as he approached.
"Hmm, well, uh, what is it?" he
hesitated.
"What?" I asked again.
"My stomach hurts, I need to poop," he
answered, looking embarrassed.
"Hahahahaha, you just need to take a
dump? Why are you so shy about telling
me? Come on, let's go back to the house
for a bit so you can poop properly," I
said, laughing.
When we got back to Eldorath, I
immediately continued cooking. Fenris
and Luna also woke up, so after I
finished cooking, we ate. After
eating, I decided to check my status.
"Name: Henry Park"
"Age: 27"
"Race: High Human (40% bloodline)"
"Level 21"
"Experience: 3561/11,000"
"Health: 10,500/10,500"
"Strength: 43"
"Agility: 60"
"Intelligence: 58"
"Dexterity: 60"
"Durability: 40"
"Undistributed points: 5"
"Skills: Portal, Appraisal,
Dimensional storage (1,500 cubic
meters, upgradable), AutoTranslate,
Communication Device, Instant
Regeneration, Morph"
"Slaves: Fenris Grey (Demi-Human),
Luna Grey (Demi-Human)"
"Slaves Skills: Rune Master Engraver,
Scroll Master, Stealth, Gem Refiner,
Potion Refiner, Eyes of Truth"
"Life Bind: Anthony Chaves (Human),
Skill: N/A" But you can also share
your skill with him.