I decided to explore some more, finding interesting things such as tree carvings and scratches on trees. I explored for a while, not doing very much. Honestly, I was really looking for anything Jurassic Park-themed, but it just seemed like endless woods and jungle with the occasional dinosaur, mammal, or giant bug. I continued exploring and looking around. I did find a few things, like a few dinosaurs stalking me, but using my showgone, I created an illusion, and they scampered off.
After about 30 minutes, I suddenly found a campsite. It looked abandoned, but the campfire was still warm. I found a few things, like a pelt and some child-like drawings. It was interesting, so I decided to leave a trail to the site using spray paint from my survival kit. I spray-painted a few trees leading back to my home.
When I got back, I checked my pack and found a map I had bought this morning. It's like a game where the more you explore, the more it unlocks, so now I have a little trail to follow. I gathered some gear and decided to try and track where this human settlement is. I was trying to figure out some way to gain points to leave this place since, to be honest, living in the woods is quite uncomfortable. Even though I used to live completely alone for, I don't know, three or four years by myself, I lived in the city with easy access to food and countless grocery stores. Anyway, it was quite easy to live back then, but now I have to hunt and ration stuff, which is quite difficult. In my spare time, I read my survival guide, which tells me to mark the days. Well, I've missed out on two, so this will be day three. I just had to write down in my notebook: day three, I found a human settlement; day two, I transported here and found some miscellaneous stuff.
Anyway, I'm going to keep following the tracks and maybe they will lead me to something. But I will have to check tomorrow, while the tracks are still fresh. It took me around 15 minutes to get to the campsite without any detours. I used my tracking guide, which I've read about 90% of, to help me distinguish footprints and other signs. I kept on walking, and it seemed like the trail kept going and going, with random detours. It was like they were on a hunting trip, which would make sense. It was quite interesting, but I didn't want to be out after dark, so I decided to go back.
Meanwhile, from a caveman's perspective: I was on a hunting trip with the boys when these weird red markings started appearing on trees. It was quite weird, but anyway, everything's about the same. We did lose Jimmie, but that's really it.
Back to me: As I returned to my fort and got ready for bed, I suddenly heard some clicks and clacks outside. I wasn't really afraid since surviving on my own for multiple years in multiple dimensions has hardened me. I opened the door to see a large bird that looked like a dinosaur version of a woodpecker. I grabbed a broom and started smacking it off my fort as it squawked at me. Well, that was interesting. I went to bed again, wondering what's going to happen tomorrow and if I'm going to find out who those people are.
Then I remembered—did I forget to extinguish the fire outside? Sure enough, I did, and it had started a mini forest fire. I put out the fire near my fort, but not the one in the forest. OK, well, it's finally time to go to bed.
The next day, day four, I got up deciding to finish what I started yesterday. The same thing happened: some things were stalking me, so I used an illusion on them and they ran away. I marked my trail to avoid getting lost. I continued following my trail from yesterday and finally got to the campsite.
I went back on the trails, found a few more things than last time, but didn't feel like I was getting any closer. Towards the end of the trail, it just led to a river. Oh well, I explored for a while. I did find a new interesting dinosaur. I'm gonna name him Noname—the best dinosaur name. Anyway, Noname decided it was a great idea to follow me home.
I was going to be kind and generous and try to feed him some treats, but instead, he wanted to eat my fingers. So, I had to put him under an illusion to go swimming for the mouth. When I was done with that, the poor thing ran away.
When I was finally free, well, today was unsuccessful. Then, all of a sudden, I heard some rustling in the bushes, the same place where I had been going towards that one campsite. I turned to it when all of a sudden…