The first order of business was to make some kind of clothing or cultivation mat. Cultivation required one to be in the lotus position and Matias was not willing to spend dozens of hours pantsless on the cold floor. The only material he has at the moment if the carcass of the rabbit. Fortunately the kitchen has a function that can disassemble the meat from a beast carcass and leave behind the skin and bones. This allows the kitchen to produce that quantity of steaks on demand until the meat runs out. After a nice meal of roasted bunny bear, Matias took the skin and using a sharp piece of rock cut out a rectangle from the center to fold over and use as a mat to sit on. In addition he took the remainder of the skin and tied it together to fashion it into a few makeshift loincloths.
Upgrading from a nudist to a cave man and significantly more comfortable, Matias prepared for a long session of cultivation. To open a second meridian needs at least 30 energy and to cultivate to F-4 requires 70 energy from F1, so he will need to cultivate 100 points of essence. At the prior rate of a point every half hour it will take 50 hours or cultivation. Alternating between cultivating and sleeping with some breaks to eat bunny bear, time passed quickly.
Cultivation:
- Rank: F-2
- Requirements for next rank:
- 0/30 Essence
Cultivation:
- Rank: F-3
- Requirements for next rank:
- 0/40 Essence
Cultivation:
- Rank: F-4
- Requirements for next rank:
- 0/50 Essence
After reaching F-4, all further absorption of energy in the dungeon had no effect. At this time Matias again chose to open a meridian. Thinking about his current situation he realized that his strength is the most lacking. He felt around in his body until he located a meridian that passed through the bones, and then poured his energy into that meridian. He felt as the impurities were forced out of the meridian and into the bones, greatly increasing the durability of the bones. In addition, the bone marrows started creating blood with much more vitality, and the muscles and tendons around the bones were strengthened as well.
* You have cleared a second meridian: Bone Cleansing Meridian
* Strength +3, Constitution +5
Cultivation:
- Rank: F-3
- Requirements for next rank:
- 10/40 Essence
One long day of cultivation later and he had topped his cultivation back off to F-4 and was as prepared as he was going to get. He quickly completed his to do list by using a strip of hide to tie the sharp rock to the end of a bunny bear femur to make a club. With all these preparations he will have to return to the dangerous zone of the real world to continue progressing. And this time he cannot use the trick of dropping heavy stones from trees.