Dreamweaver; Successor Of The Nightmare King

Episode 48: Camouflage!

EPISODE 48: XCALIBUR AOP 2! UNION OF THE WORLDS! THE SECOND SESSION! THEFEUDAL STATES ERA PART II: CAMOUFLAGE!

I had sliced down a few trees leaving aside those that bore fruit. The reason for this was to conserve our food supply. However, I knew that to rescue our people, Ciella and I would have to make it back to the mainland. The trees I had cut which were not fruit-bearing trees were used to construct a raft. Our people had left us ropes made out of durable woven threads with the techniques which we'd used to commence the process of Weaving Clothes. We used these ropes to bind the wood together. Fortunately, the island on which we had been marooned had a number of tar pits as well. We could extract the tar and use it in binding the wood and also to enforce flotation through its Water-Proof Characteristics. This would prevent water from seeping into our raft once we commenced our journey. Finally, we stacked up on food and began our journey to the mainland.

The island on which we had been marooned wasn't very far from the mainland. However, it wasn't such a short distance that we could easily swim across. We had a map of the trail through which our people had brought us to the island because the Game's System allowed us access to maps of places we had visited at least once and technically, even if we were offline, our Avatars were in a sense 'us'.

Keiran and Concordia didn't need a raft since they could surf utilizing Concordia's Kraken Andromeda Surf Mode. Saito and Ariel could fly with their Blaze abilities. Arlene and Mitsuki could utilize Mitsuki's Anti-Gravity abilities. They just had to be sure to ensure they conserved their MPs by carrying enough MP restoration foods along. Most of these food types fell into the Energy Producing and Vitamin categories.

We all knew what our first priority was. To make it back to our villages and take account of the resources at our disposal. These resources we could then factor into our various stratagems. It took us a total of about twelve hours to make it back to the mainland by raft, give or take, a few minutes. Ciella and I checked our maps and found the location of the Sky Gryphon Peristylium. It no longer looked like a Village but rather like a town on the verge of becoming a city. At least, that was how our map displayed its details.

"Before we head back to the Village, we should probably analyze our Peristylium with the Gemini System to ensure we don't walk into an ambush. In a sense, the System has tracking capabilities" I informed Ciella.

"The Gemini System Ver. Feudal States Era; when applied in combat, it can track all activity in areas you've previously visited including traffic data. It can also transform into a Statistical Analysis System to track adversary tendencies and habits. It is also capable of tracking all available resources in the said region assuming one has some form of affiliation with the region in question. Simply put, it is an efficient Spyglass that allows you to track adversaries from a distance while concealing your location. Pretty nifty huh? The perfect tool for a Sniper!" the Gemini System's info read.

"Whew Whew! Now I see why the Weaver Of Calamity is so obsessed with Weaponry" I said with a smirk.

"Don't you dare encourage that thought San!" Ciella scolded me.

"You should recall the Taurus System Ciella" I advised her.

"Congratulations on completing the Subsistence Farming Phase. The Fourth Level commences now. To protect the cattle, you must become the cattle! Who said all bullies are cowards?! A bull is never a coward, likewise, a coward can never be referred to as a bull! Time to hammer those swords into ploughshares! The Fourth Level commences now. Can you guess what it is?! Indeed, it is the Planting Schemes Phase!" Ciella recalled the Taurus System's info.

"No wise General plans a war without factoring in the adversary's resources and strategies" I explained to Ciella.

"The Taurus System Ver. Feudal States Era! After calculating the adversary's strengths and weaknesses, the Taurus System can simulate the best Stratagem to defeating the Adversary. Simply put, it is an Advanced Stratagem Simulation System. The perfect tool for scheming Generals in Villainous Glasses!" the Taurus System's info read.