The Beginning of the Distant Hunt

The night passed, and dawn broke.

Linsey dragged the Fir Tree she had collected the day before and chose a flat spot next to the Glass Greenhouse as the foundation for building her Firewood Room.

Early this morning, before the sun had even risen, he went to the church and told Red Moon about his plan to stay in the cabin.

The Nun was very supportive of Linsey's idea.

They even offered words of encouragement, which speaks volumes about their attitude.

Therefore, Linsey is in a good mood as she prepares to start work.

"Call--"

Standing at the edge of the open space, Linsey rolled up her sleeves and took a deep breath.

He took out saws, chisels, planes... these woodworking tools from his bag, and then Resource Conversion them one by one.

Preparations are complete, construction will begin today! After saying goodbye to Qiao Er last night, Linsey must strengthen himself to prepare for any potential crises in town.

Other awakened beings want to do this.

The methods are nothing more than honing one's skills and striving to cultivate Essence.

For Linsey, this naturally means focusing on improving each Game Module.

He will postpone the time when he will ask an artist to try to launch the Rhythm Game.

The plan is to make full use of the two off-seasons in plant growth, and use the available materials to build the Firewood Room and cellar first.

This is most likely related to the upgrade of the Survival Building Module.

Not long after.

Strange creaking and groaning sounds came from next to the wooden house.

Some townspeople nearby heard the commotion and came to investigate, only to find that Linsey was fiddling with the Fir Tree.

They weren't too surprised.

There are quite a few Awakened in the town, so it's clear that this is the effect of the Awakened's special abilities.

Linsey was completely absorbed in her work.

Generally speaking, novice carpenters inevitably waste a lot of materials.

However, with the tools that have Resource Conversion, even a complete novice in woodworking like Linsey can achieve relatively good results when working with wood.

More than an hour passed.

He only wasted a little over one Fir Tree, yet he had already repaired the pillars and beams of the Firewood Room.

"My efficiency is definitely quite fast."

Linsey sighed and then opened her Attribute Panel.

The result was somewhat disappointing.

The experience points for strength and Constitution both increased slightly, but the woodworking skill that Linsey wanted did not appear.

"Was my job too easy?"

Linsey shook her head.

He had previously worked on a fence for a church, but without professional guidance, his craft relied heavily on a primitive approach.

Naturally, you won't acquire the corresponding skills.

But now that they've started building houses, it's impossible that they still can't input skills, right?

After stretching her wrists, Linsey continued working.

He recalled that mortise and tenon joints were effective in building wooden structures.

So I tried it based on my memory...

After wasting a piece of material, he decisively gave up.

Linsey knew nothing about this and could only make a few simple cuts in the wood to make it easier to join the two sets of wood together.

The remaining stabilization work was all done with nails.

This is how Linsey convinced herself:

"It's just a Firewood Room anyway, there's no need to make it too fancy!"

And so, another hour passed.

Linsey buried the pillars in the ground to secure them, and then erected the crossbeams from the top.

A spacious Firewood Room, two meters wide and three meters long, has already taken the initial shape.

Although the walls and roof were completely empty.

But seeing this simple box, Linsey still grinned contentedly:

"Yes, my cooking skills are pretty good."

He stood up, hands on his hips, and after enjoying the pure joy that came from labor, he turned and went back to the greenhouse next to him.

Linsey had already calculated the time.

Now is the time to help plants pollinate and hybridize.

If we delay any longer, given the growth rate of those Resource Conversion seeds, this work will become much more difficult.

Fifteen minutes later, Linsey returned outside.

After tending to the plants, he picked up his tools again and prepared to build the roof of the Firewood Room first.

As a result, Linsey glanced at his own Attribute Panel.

I noticed that the words "Carpentry (Beginner)" had appeared on it at some point.

"Ah?"

Linsey blinked; he felt he had grasped something crucial.

He immediately realized what was happening, grabbed his tools, and continued to split the Fir Tree to make planks.

After preparing several pieces, he took out his dagger and simply shaved out a few pieces of wood for comparison.

Through repeated attempts, he quickly gained a new understanding of his skills.

"Resource Conversion tools have simplified the process of processing timber, but because the difficulty of this work has been reduced, the level of experience gained has also been greatly reduced!"

"If I don't use these convenient Resource Conversion tools and rely solely on my personal abilities to work, the speed at which I gain experience will be much faster."

Having learned from her experience, Linsey looked somewhat relieved.

This aligns with the skill descriptions in the Experience Bar.

After all, it's a system that integrates and transforms player experiences, training, and skills.

If the process itself is simplified, then the corresponding Skill Experience Points gained will naturally be reduced.

Linsey accepted the fact and made a decision.

In the future, unless he is in a hurry or at a critical juncture, he will try to avoid using these convenient Resource Conversion tools.

Between faster growth and some temporary convenience.

He still knows how to make choices.

With that in mind, Linsey began to use his extraordinary physical abilities to craft the wooden planks and build the roof of the Firewood Room.

As a result, several planks of Fir Tree wood were wasted.

However, the speed at which experience is gained also increases.

Before noon, Linsey's woodworking skills broke through the beginner level and reached the master level.

At this stage, doing all kinds of work is no longer a problem.

He even finished building a roof that could shelter him from the wind and rain before lunchtime.

Linsey sat there, enjoying the gentle autumn breeze, feeling extremely relaxed and happy.

At that moment, he saw the road leading to the outside world on the south side of the town.

The Female Hunter Dan was fully prepared and gathered here with the other hunters.

Even another Awakened from the town who doesn't usually hunt joined the Distant Hunt, which shows how much people value this event.

However, it is unclear whether this is due to previous conflicts between the mother and son.

Linsey did not see Torch among the Distant Hunt party.

"The Distant Hunt is about to begin..."

Linsey murmured softly.

After a busy morning, he really didn't want to cook lunch.

I decided to be lazy and took out a Meat Biscuit, ate it with water from the rooftop, and that was my meal.

His gaze remained fixed on the departing hunters.

Linsey silently wished that the hunters would have a good catch and alleviate the town's food shortage.

After the Distant Hunt party had completely disappeared into the distant forest.

Linsey jumped down from the roof to prepare to tend to the crops that were nearing harvest.

Out of habit, he casually opened the Attribute Panel and took a look.

"Ah!"

Linsey immediately lit up with joy.

He originally only wanted to check the rate at which his carpentry experience was growing, but the construction of the Firewood Room went smoothly.

A new task has appeared on his Task Bar!

[Build Firewood Room and cellar]

Add new buildings to your cabin: a Firewood Room and a cellar.

[Mission Rewards: Survival Building Module upgrade, a small amount of attribute/ Skill Experience Points.]