Although he had decided to return to the village, Mark and Caterpie did not actually head back until three days later.
After all, there was much to take care of.
First was the shade covering for the Kakuna settlement, which took Mark an entire day.
It was midsummer, and more and more Kakuna would evolve in the coming days. By late summer, their numbers would surge from several hundred to around three thousand, and then, in early autumn, they would evolve into Butterfree together and fly to the Sea of Flowers in Yunrui Province.
So, the shaded area had to be as large as possible, leaving room for the Kakuna that would evolve next.
Aside from the Kakuna, efforts to stabilize the Caterpie Group also had to continue. The Caterpie still were not used to the Bug King being away.
By Mark's original estimate, it would have taken several more days, perhaps even over ten days. But with Butterfree helping, three days had made it more or less sufficient.
Even if Caterpie, the Bug King, left the territory for three to five days, the Caterpie within the territory could keep things running normally.
Mark estimated that if the Caterpie became even more accustomed to living independently, that time could be extended further.
Maintaining stability for a month might be an exaggeration, but ten-plus days should be possible.
Besides that, during those three days, Mark and Caterpie had also found time to practice that Nature Dance related to Clear Stream Forest.
As they practiced the dance, both his Clear Stream Power and Caterpie's Self-Regeneration improved.
The improvements were not great, but over time, they would still amount to considerable growth.
Worth mentioning was that practicing this Nature Dance could also raise the Experience Bar, and by no small amount.
Although Mark