The trip continued Miss Green chatting at breaks for us to discuss and chat. We had two days of travel and we learned more intimately than just teacher and student. I learned a bit about her how she was in her freaking nineties that still shocked me that I could have screamed 'What the Fuck?' every time I thought of it. She was almost what the Japanese would call a loli how petite her body was. She was a nice compact powerful woman and I wanted her on my side. I took a closer look at Miss Green She looked roughly in her thirties with her maturity. Her C cup breasts I estimate with her no taller than five feet three inches high her tanned skin. She looked good I wasn't sure what her button is but she is a woman that puts out confidence. It intrigued me.
We rode together enjoying each other's company with Miss Green keeping it professional and I reciprocated. Eventually, after two days with breaks to stretch, eat, and sleep we made it there. The mountains look vast. It was a vast range with a forest growing on it full of life. The carriage stopped what must have been a mile from it. I grabbed my bag and got out.
"Its been Fun Sally I hope to not hear you beg for help now go everyone else will take two weeks out there I do not want to see you for at least that length of time." She smiles at my retreating figure and I wave back with a simple peace symbol as I jog at a mediocre pace.
It took me no less than five minutes to reach the edge of the forest and I entered quickly. I will make a base camp first but it has to be deeper at least a day or two in. I reacted quickly and a Viper snapping at me. I had it by its head venom ready to pump into me. I looked at it identifying. It was a tree Viper small but deadly to those who are not paying attention and don't get an antidote quick. I smile at it tearing out its fangs and start harvesting it. Good meat and a lot of its parts are useable. My harvesting knife was quick putting lessons to work. I came out messy and I ruined a couple of things but the venom sack that wanted most intact. I stored it in a small pack to the side of my backpack and continued onward into the forest.
It was relaxing and lulled people into a false sense of security at the beauty around. I ran deeper into the mountains making sure to climb a tree while watching for predators to keep track of my position. I marked trees in a way that I could see with symbols to the next if I ever get lost. I had yet to find a water source but I had water for at least a day or two. I memorized landmarks that stood out or I found unique. As night fell I found a clearing and climbed a tree and cleared it of any preditors if any were there and the trees around. I came up with two snakes and a bundle of branches and other wood for a fire. I made a small pit as dusk started in and made a fire starting it with mana until it turned to keep on fire on its own.
I stopped some branches and made makeshift kebobs and roasted the snake meat on the fire. I watched and kept my senses open for any preditors. After finishing my meal with no interruptions I snuffed out the fire and climbed the tree using a rope to buckle myself to a strong limb so I wouldn't fall as I slept.
In the morning I awoke. I was under the limb of the tree held up by my rope. That was a good measure, I thought to myself. I want to make a shelter or a base soon so I can explore more. It was a priority I ran deeper making marks to the other marks along the way as I went deeper. I found a stream but with that came more preditors. Along with that though I know, the more big game would be nearby. I followed it up steam making more marks. I never stopped finding a Cave eventually not too far from the stream a bear occupied it. The first kill I had no idea how it would go. The bear noticed me and was pissed the bear was entirely black and fucking huge. It instantly went on the attack running at me. I jumped out of the cave the worst fighting spot for my style.
The bear chased and I had it chase me close to the river in a small opening in the trees. I had my bladed whip out and it separated from blade to whip as I triggered it. The bear came in fast and his large paw came at me. I then used my superior speed to doge deftly under it and used my whip to lash out as I slid under it. My bladed whip came up at an odd angle and wrapped skillfully around the bear's neck and my momentum pulled it tight and cut deeply. In a matter of seconds, I cut its throat and as I slid out from out my whip followed with me continuing to cut cartilage severing an artery as it went. I was behind the bear as it landed on its front paws struggling from my movements I saw a large amount of blood drop to the ground and it struggled and chased before it started to run. It slowly stopped running and fell dead.
It was intoxicating how such a strong creature can die to such skill I though. In a matter of seconds, I killed this beast with two simultaneous actions. I knew this was a bad start as It made me confident but that confidence was good. The bear was completely countered by my style I could dance around it all day harassing it.
I first went to check out the cave that was nearby to see if although remote was anything else in it. I found nothing in the end though just some basic cleaning and this can be a good back up. The base will take the rest of the day to prepare it. It will be a good shelter for the night though. I went back to the bear's body and took some stronger rope and supplies from my inventory for this game out. I used the rope and a sturdy tree to bring half a ton of meat if not more up stringing it for the work ahead. I put a large tub under it and cut the neck even farther letting blood spill into the tub.
I went and gather wood from dead trees using an ax to cut down a couple of trees. I went to check on it and the tub was almost full and plenty coming out. I pull out another tub it has more tools I planned on using making the most of my inventory. I then noticed something in my status.
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Name: Sally
Age: 11
Titles: Ex-Slave, Apprentice of Jack the Torturer, Martial Genius, Apprentice Wizard
Race: Beastkin - Phantom Snow Tiger
Level: 1
XP: 115/1000
System Points: 21800
Mana: 133/133
Strength: 25
Agility: 75
Vitality: 37
Toughness: 33
Charisma: 22
Intellect: 73
Wisdom: 74
Luck: 16
Points to Spend: 0
Shop - Items Available;
Inventory - 2 Slots Available;
Lotto - No spins;
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I had experience! I had no idea what was going to happen when I leveled but I wanted it to happen. With happiness I changed the tub and went to the stream before dumping the blood into the water. I brought back the tub and went back to work cutting trees turning it into firewood. I worked efficiently and completed six tall dead trees I found turning them into firewood I then put outside the cave. I had enough for four nights max I guessed. I went back to the bear and it was empty with another full tub below it I took the tub to the water dumping it and washing it out. I went back and started cutting. I started skinning the bear. With some work, I can make a good blanket for while I am out here.
I didn't make perfect cuts but I did a fantastic job in my opinion for a first-timer. I had a hide to work with now and the sun was starting to set. Animals will come soon if I don't finish up soon. I cut open the meat taking out the organs and put them in the tub. I cleaned up the rest and cut it into large chunks so I could move it to the cave. the cave wasn't the cleanest but magic!. I used a spell that all my survivalist teachers swore by. They told me to imagine water layering all the walls in mini whirlpools spinning and slowly moving out. I did exactly that putting my mana into the spell. It was exhausting keeping the spell up but I did it. The place wasn't spotless but it was at least ninety percent done. I brought the wood inside made a fire and took a table out from my inventory in the corner. I was cheating and I knew it but I then ran and grabbed the chunks bringing them in as the fire took off with good deadwood. The night officially was in full blast as I prepped the meat. I worked into the night and finished preparing the meat and worked on the hide tanning it putting formula I got from the leatherworking shop. I put all the steps in and messaged it before leaving it. If I did it right I will have a bed or blanket if not no hair off my back. I was just dead tired now. I put a bedroll down and slept again.
It must have been a couple of hours later my instincts woke me up and I was on my feet with my leather whip as a large wolf was sniffing making its way inside. It would be on top of me in seconds. I used my agility like I never had before and used it almost teleporting it must look like to the wolf. I unsheathed my claws as I head locked the wolf bringing it's up and locking its jaw and cut its throat with razor-sharp claws. I was so quick it was almost instant the wolf tried to howl. It desperately tried till its death to let others know of its death. I held its muzzle and it bled out I quickly with my exhausted mind used the air to drill into the ground where the blood was pooling. When the wolf stopped it struggle I quickly took out a tub with tools in it out of my inventory and put the corpse into it. I then took out a spade from that tub and dug a hole straining my muscles to clean the mess. I couldn't risk more wolves or a large fight. The fire went out while I was sleeping thanking my luck. I went out after my quick cleanup.
Around me there were howls and I climbed a nearby tree and watched the cave. Slowly as I watched nothing happened and dawn came. I was tired but I finished some set up in the cave and cleaned gutted the wolf worked on its pelt. I spent the day working gathering and now jerking bear meat and wolf meat. I did not want to stay another day but I was preparing this a place I could fall back to. I gathered an extra day or two of wood and my preparations were done when I set some traps. I left to travel further into the mountains slowly the forest sloped upwards as I marked trees to the cave. I hope I find some cliff cave or something better for my next sleeping place my mind tired I continued.