Alex had to spend a few hundred points to create a few aquatic adaptations such as his amphibious lungs that could breath under water and on land equally easily. in addition to that he modified he eyes to see underwater and in dark areas like it was day on land. besides that alex didn't need to change anything since he was actually very well suited already to watery condition thanks to his thick claws and long tail. alex always got a few chuckles from those working the port when he leapt off the docks into the water below.
Today was no exception as he casually slipped off the end of the dock and into the water head first with a "splash". underwater was like a whole different world as there was an abundance of fish both large and small along with colorful seaweeds and the occasional stray coral. most of the reef that was here had been cleared out by the first fleet when they arrived. as a result alex needed to dive much further away from the town in order to find clams for pearls or the unique crystals he occasionally finds.
Contrary to what most people in alex's old world thought this world did still have sharks that hunted areas. the only real difference was the monsters that hunt those sharks also existed such as the gulper that alex made a point to avoid. that monster was big enough to swallow a truck comfortably and liked to hide under the sand and ambush large fish such as the sharks. there were things you could see around the monster in order to avoid the beast such as the large circular ripples in the sand from the monsters breath shifting the sand away. alex's preferred prey down here however was the giant clams that both gave him a huge amount of points and had basketball sized pearls.
Today was a good day for alex in his hunting as he found two giant clams and even badly wounded hammerhead that he finished off and ate. he earned close to three hundred and fifty points as well as a pearl the size of a grapefruit and another the size of a basket ball. the swim back was stressful for alex since today a new creature had shown up at his reef , a baby legiacris that thought it was fun to electrocute alex.
The reason it was stressful for alex though was because a baby like that was rarely far from the mother and he knew that the mother would just as likely eat him as ignore him. the hunters in town scared off the baby that had been following alex when they noticed it and he made sure to thank them with a light pat with his front claw. they just waved it off and laughed as they went back to watching the sea for dangerous encroaching monsters. alex got three whole gastrone tunas the size of him for bringing back the pearls.
After finishing off those fish alex earned close to a thousand points putting him at eleven thousand five hundred and six points. if he dumped all of those points into his size he could grow to half the size of a great jagras but he knew that the wings only get more expensive the large he got from experience. alex had a new home in an old row boat that had been torn apart and rebuilt with local lumber into a sort of wooden cave that was literally stuffed with soft furs and cloth.
During the two weeks that he had been in this world the hunters and researchers had all looked all over for any sign of another member of his race but quickly figured out that he was likely the only one of his kind. this had led to him being even more cherished by the town which had made them pamper him a lot. this wasn't to say alex didn't earn his way as he was a very effective rat deterrent and even was known to keep the raphinos in line. even the fleet commander who was a very no nonsense type person adored alex for how fierce but calm alex was.
It took another two weeks for alex to finish collecting the points needed to get his wings and he even got the choice to choose what they looked like. alex kept his water activities in mind when creating his wings so he chose a pair that folded tightly onto his back to maintain his swim speed. they were long and thin dragon wings that had an extra joint near his shoulder to fold flat against his back. when he saved the change the intense itch returned and he needed to grit his teeth not to roll around on his back to scratch the itch.