Stagnant Water of Apocalypse

Chapter 20: A doctor will be needed

"Finished!!" I threw the shovel on my hand aside and plopped down to the ground. After a long and gruelling 12 hours of constant shovelling the basement was finally completed. And since the ground had also been covered and flattened with mortar, it was now possible to turn it into a storage. Though, the problem about dampness was still not fixed yet.

"I should only store canned food here..." If I were to store foods other than the canned ones, I feel like molds would immediately grow on them in just a single day.

"But it's good enough." Building another warehouse alone was already a great achievement. It would certainly be better if I could find a way to get rid of the dampness altogether, but I should be satisfied with this as there's currently no possible way to do it. Dehumidifiers and other drying machines need a lot of power to run so it's a no no.

"Dampness isn't so bad, moreover..." I'm not that disappointed because I managed to find this black glass-like material. It's called Emeras, and it had similar properties to obsidian. The only difference was that this one was much sturdier than obsidian. It was a quite popular material among the users because it was very sturdy and sharp compared to other materials within the same grade. However, we, stagnant waters, didn't like it very much as it wasn't good enough for our level.

"If I touch it with my bare hand, it will instantly cut my hand." Even a slight touch of this Emeras would be dangerous. I had seen too many people carrying it around and got into a bleeding state.

"If it is processed properly, it will be useful." With the amount I just excavated, I could roughly make about ten spear blades. Anyway, it's better than nothing.

I put on three layers of gloves before moving the emeras chunks into the warehouse. While doing so, two layers of gloves protecting my hands were cut off. It was an absolute proof that it was not an exaggeration to say Emeras could easily cut through things, even the tough hide of monsters.

"Stay here for the time being." I said as I opened the portal to return to my house with Dingo in tow. I really want to wash up as my whole body is covered with dirt thanks to the work of creating the basement.

However, before I could even take my clothes off, a text message arrived.

"Oh! The net gun." The most expensive weapon I've ever ordered finally arrived. Even when I called it a 'weapon', it wasn't that lethal. However, it was the best item for me as I would have to fight many enemies at once in the future. With the net gun I could restrain one or two enemies, keeping them away from the fight.

"Still, I can't use it on orcs..."

Werewolves, as well as other medium-sized or larger monsters are practically immune to nets as they would be able to easily tear through it with their strength.

When I received the parcel, it was much larger than I expected.

I promptly return to the forest and test it.

Clack~!!

The net launched from the gun and wrapped around the bushes neatly.

The result was satisfactory. I also had to clean the net up, but it wasn't that difficult as it was all written in the manual. All I needed to do was gather the net, put it inside the capsule and it was done. However, before I put the net away, I pulled the net with my hand at my full power to test its durability. Unfortunately, or fortunately, the net didn't rip. As things stand, small monsters would have a hard time getting out of this net even if they had a crude weapon.

"It's enough." I was satisfied with the performance of the net gun. After this one test shot, I now had 299 shots left. When I first ordered it, I thought 300 shots was quite a lot, but now I felt strangely disappointed.