(Denzel's POV):
Around a month has passed since we entered the virtual world of Survivor's Path... We recently had a three on one duel against Seymour that featured me, Michael, and Robin. The three of us are practically powerful members but we still couldn't beat him properly. There's just a difficult issue when it comes to fighting such a powerful guy like him...
"Haaaaah...."
"Guess you had a hard time there Denz..." - Bella
We're currently in the snow biome surrounded by walls of crystal objects.
I sat down on a chair with an exasperated face. The time was currently nighttime but I'm here in the snow biome with Bella's friends.
May, Ashley and Lilith are within the area too with Bella. They're wearing winter clothing that could pretty much withstand the cold temperatures of the snow tundra. However, I have built crystallized walls by spending a huge chunk of my mana and turned it into permanent building blocks.
I had talked to Bella's group about the spar with Seymour that still failed after planning it out with the two of them. Michael got knocked out first which crippled our composition pretty much instantly.
Right now, I'm in a major project involving the creation of a very large palace in the snow biome that's completely owned by me.
Bella, Ashley, and Lilith have support classes that could practically be proven very useful. However, they didn't intentionally get themselves stuck here which applies to everyone here... But they felt really troubled about getting stuck in Survivor's Path so I took them in.
They are my old acquaintances that I didn't expect to meet in the game so I might as well take care of them. Besides, they used to look after me when I had some major issues in the past...
I have built a large broad area using nothing but ice magic which I turned into permanent building materials. Within such a huge space, the entire main room has been completed. A large spiral staircase is visible through transparent crystals which showcases a beautiful design. I didn't design the entire thing alone...
"That staircase really is well made huh?" - Bella
Bella looks up to the large spiral staircase in awe despite being the one giving me such an idea. I had most of my efforts done here and the main head of the designs of the walls, the floors, and the ceilings are thought up by Bella.
In all honesty, I'm just completely bored of what to do...
I went around and examined all rooms within the current floor I just finished after performing a huge overwork spree. I am in need of a long slumber after trying a lot harder in preparing the creation of the palace.
I entered the first room on the left which is a large kitchen hall. It contains a huge amount of cooking tools or ingredients that could allow me to maximize the skill in less than a month. The rarity of the ingredients are separated nicely along with a severe obsession of having all the things organized along with the equipment.
"Geez, I feel like there's a competition happening here."
It was a standard pressure I feel whenever I enter such a spacious kitchen with highly organized equipment.
I walked around in a single lap before entering a door that connects to the next room which is the dining hall.
As I opened the door, the first thing that got my attention is the spot where I'm sitting. Why does it look like a frozen throne...
Multiple crystal chairs are lined up pretty nicely and has a standard gap to the table, allowing enough room to take a seat and eat properly.
Multiple long crystal tables are spread out with nicely detailed designs and support that holds up the thing.
I swear, this will catch an extreme price but I'm in no need of money...
And again, the brains of detailing everything came from Bella herself.
I exit the room silently and moved on to the next room nearby.
A spacious hall with multiple beds prepared are spread out within the room. Four large crystal couches that aren't the slightest bit soft are laid out in the center of the room. A small, transparent crystalized table is placed in between all four couches and is emitting a nice light.
The beds laid out are for the female camp that I pretty much know for years, I technically sleep in a different room but it depends since I'll be working on constructing this place long term...
"The others will be coming back soon so I might as well..."
I fixed up the beddings on each bed before the female camp comes to the room. I then left after glancing at the crystal chandelier hanging from the roof.
I then moved to the next room which is a place where I initially rest up.
Large sofas are placed in various spots in the room, turning it into a perfect resting place as of the moment. The moderately spacious area completing the feel of a dim blue light and neat mood for resting. Perfect for a quick nap.
I laid my entire body in a couch and closed my eyes for a little bit.
Ah, it feels so comfy... Was it because I didn't sleep enough for the past few days? I did have enough rest before clashing against Seymour though... Well, it's probably because I got beaten up hard...
After keeping my eyes closed for a while, I ended up dozing off into the dreamland without even knowing. I then lost my consciousness and felt a nice feeling on my head during my sleep.
After a few hours passed, I woke up right next to a girl's face that had a pleasant hair color of sunrise. In front of me was Lilith's sleeping face that's very close to me for some reason.
Wh-?!!! Why did she sleep here?! I have zero information of what happened last night aside from a nice feeling on my head...
I slowly tried to squirm away from Lilith but I can suddenly feel something soft touching my arm.
Crap, she's clinging alright... What do I do now...
Lilith is somewhat clingy but... It doesn't particularly matter much since I have to take care of everyone anyway. Lilith just is a special case that needs more attention sometimes.
I tried to slowly push her back against the couch to detach her clinging body on my arm. After successfully removing her arms, I managed to break free without waking her up.
"Success..."
After covering her in a blanket to avoid the chances of her getting a cold, I then went out of the room without making any noise to start my day after a long sleep.
I moved to an underground junction where I had two extra rooms. One is for creating or upgrading weapons and tools and the other is for enchanting the weapons made.
I moved to the workshop first as to prepare my countermeasures on a spear type weapon this time.
I took out my Omnitelum and placed it on the workstation. I then brought out one of the schematics I stored it in my inventory. It had a drawing of a spear, I then took out some materials and a white orb for certain effects.
I started to create the spear and made the design similar to the Omnitelum, I used up some platinum ingots and some crystals and a single piece of diamond. I placed them over the furnace and waited for the ingots to melt slowly before taking them out for the main part of the work.
Quickly creating weapons isn't particularly great when it comes to fighting a war or so but... Seymour has given me a warning that there will be an upcoming boss monster that will invade each group of players. So we had the idea of grouping up in the castle tonight.
The platinum ingots have melted down which now allowed me to start up the process of creating the spear.
After a long early morning, I had finished creating the spear and practicing with it on the other underground junction which is the dojo. I then afterwards embedded the design so I can transform Omnitelum into a two meter spear.
"Alright... Let's try this..."
I equipped both gauntlets then clapped and joined them together.
"Transweapon tech! Jouster!"
I then followed a stance during the weapon's transformation. I then made a few moves as a test of balance.
"Alright, it's doing well... I should go to everyone now..."
I have moved to the dining hall where some food has been prepared.
"Oh, it's already lunch?"
"Denzel? I wonder where you went earlier? You just disappeared for a while..." - May
"Ah, my bad May. Where are the others?"
The only person in the dining room was May. I had a thought where the three are probably resting somewhere or having a nice warm shower.
"Ah, they're preparing for the temporary transfer towards Seymour's castle. We will be invaded by boss tier monsters later after all..." - May
"I see, how about you?"
"I just finished mine, there wasn't really much things to pack around except for potions." - May
I started eating lunch with May who is seemingly enjoying the dish prepared for her. When I took in what's on my plate, I instantly had an exquisite feeling of a nice French dish...
This is probably Bella's cooking... She utilizes her skills in French cuisine after all...
I enjoyed the dish to the fullest and somehow stopped on my habits of eating at a very fast paced.
After lunch, I sat down at the center of the main room and waited for everyone else to gather there. I initially had no reason to head to Seymour's castle for this but we might as well stay there for the time being...
As all four of them arrived, we went out of the palace and rode a magic carpet all the way to Seymour's castle.