"First, what we need is a comfortable place to live."
Alam ripped the first ticket. A simple house made of some wood and rocks. It was like a house that could barely be called a house. A house would be better made than the buildings around it. But no one complained.
Having a place to live was the first priority in survival. Hanif had emphasized this and eliminated several building options that could be built. As long as there was a place to survive and a roof that protected from the weather outside, then surviving in this wilderness would be easier.
When they checked the inside, it was just a room divided into 3 places separated by wooden walls. The largest room looked empty, next to it was a bathroom containing a basin full of clear water and a toilet. And there was a kitchen in the middle with a clay stove and some flammable charcoal.
"This is barely like a house. Is it possible that the level of my system is too low?" Alam saw a mattress made of straw and soft pillows.
"For now, this is enough. At least we can make this place a place to rest."
After checking all the rooms, the soldiers entered while carrying a box of Indomie, water and cooking utensils. Some also brought fruits collected by the soldiers around the forest but the fruits were placed in a separate place.
There were also some carcasses of poisonous and venomous snakes and animals found, but they were immediately thrown away.
The residence was finished, Alam and the others walked to one of the Outposts and chose a fairly large space. And for the second building, there was an interesting building that was included in the list that could be built by this ticket.
Alam tore his ticket and said softly. "Soldier Production Building."
A simple building with a tent in the middle. Around the tent, a fairly large and clean field of grass, and inside the tent there was an empty place filled with military files with blank paper.
The three of them checked and found nothing strange. But the system appeared to provide an explanation.
[Soldier Production Building Lv. 0
Description: A building that allows you to train soldiers with the human resources you find. Point out the type of soldier you want to train from the ranks of soldiers you have and the results obtained will be close to that soldier. If you do not have enough population, you can recruit soldiers by directly summoning. Please note, to use the second method, system points will be used and the soldier's service period will be according to the contract.
Number of soldiers that can be trained: 20
Number of soldiers that can be summoned: 2 names appear every week.]
"I can't believe that we will build a soldier production place first compared to a place that can produce resources." Miftah shook his head. "Moreover, who are we going to train when the population of this place is only the three of us and 10 soldiers?"
Alam shrugged his shoulders not knowing what to answer. Because the one who suggested the construction of this place was Hanif. As for Hanif, he saw 2 papers containing a list of names that appeared.
"Can you guys look at this for a moment? This is the reason why I asked Alam to build this place." Hanif handed the two sheets to them after reading them.
"Gerrald, Occupation: Hunter Guild Human rank B, work experience in this field 5 years. Required points 1 point. A Hunter who is very experienced and has explored various places in the human continent."
"Felyn Rosewood, Occupation: elf great forest ranger. Work experience in this field for 2 years. A young ranger who was just appointed. Doesn't have much experience but understands the forest very well. Required points 1 point."
Hanif pointed to the paper containing Fely Rosewood's data. His face showed a rare smile. "especially when getting an explanation that the person summoned by the system is so loyal, then we can make good use of this."
Hanif said some ideas to utilize local living creatures to understand this world better. After hearing the various explanations that were said, Miftah and Alam understood this important reason.
"That's really interesting. I never thought of this before." Alam nodded in understanding. His eyes read the paper containing Felyn's data and compared it with Gerrald's data.
Although Gerrald was a better choice, having Felyn Rosewood was even better. It was a jackpot that no one would have expected.
They were currently in the continent of elves and spirits. Without a guide, exploring the forest outside the territory would be extremely dangerous. The system that Alam currently had was limited to its territory. With the Ranger, the problem of food and drink would become easier.
With a unanimous decision, Alam picked up the pen on the table and signed the contract. As for points, it wasn't a big deal because after declaring a territory, Alam received 10 system points and would gradually gain points. As for the calculation, the system didn't tell them for sure because the value was very small and because the territory and population were almost non-existent, 1 point would be generated every ten years.
Even if it was that valuable, Alam didn't care. Because this was a matter of life and death. There was no point in hoarding points in the current situation.
[The summoning has been done. Felyn Rosewood will be recruited in an estimated 5 minutes.]
"Well, let's go see the last building. One person will guard this place and take anyone who comes from this place, understand?"
"Understood!" One soldier saluted and guarded the place. He held his rifle tightly and looked at the tent where the previous supreme commander was.
***
The great forest of the elves, the Rosewood clan.
A young female Ranger sat down while enjoying a red apple and looked north from the top of the tree she was sitting on. Because of the natural vegetation from the huge magical energy, the trees in this place grew very quickly. In just one year, if this forest was wiped out, a new forest could grow from the scattered seeds.
Felyn sat down with her friend and looked at the same north direction.
"Don't you think the commander is overreacting? I mean, I'm sure that the golden light incident last night did cause quite a stir, but to surround and decide to form an investigation team into the silent forest, that's really over the top." Felyn snorted in displeasure.
Her friend could only smile weakly. She could see why Felyn was acting this way.
The Silent Forest was a dangerous place not because of wild animals or strange monsters that inhabited it. In fact, the silent forest was rarely found wild creatures because of one important thing. The place really had a very thin magical energy capacity and was not suitable for many living creatures to live.
In addition, the silent forest was a place that should be avoided because it would interfere with magical operations. Using magical energy in the silent forest was quite difficult so that even basic spells required twice the effort than usual.
But because of last night's incident, the Elf elders were shocked and caused chaos. The golden light that emerged from the silent forest, emitted a light that was even brighter than sunlight but did not blind. The light only lasted for a few moments before disappearing.
After that incident, through the magic possessed by the Elves and talking to various trees near the silent forest, the trees only said one word.
'BATAVIA'
"What the hell is Batavia? We've never even heard of something like Batavia on this continent." Felyn continued to grumble non-stop.
"Enough... enough. It's better for us to just follow the commander's arrangement and join in exploring the silent forest. After all, it will be good for gaining experience and reducing the boredom of living in the forest. Something like this doesn't come twice."
"I understand. So, when are we going to set off? In 1 month. After 1 month, we will set off for the silent forest and explore the place."
"1 month…?! Seriously. What does the commander need to do to rest for that long? Why don't we set off right now?"
"Felyn, 1 month is still very fast. Why the rush." Her friend stood up and took the bow in her hand. "I will inform you when the time is right."
Felyn clicked her tongue as she watched her friend leave leisurely. "This is why I dislike the nature of these old-fashioned Elves. One month is fast? What nonsense are they saying?"
If it were not for the prohibition to approach the silent forest, she would have explored the place long ago. But because of the prohibition from the elders, she gave up her intention.
"I knew that they Elves lived with such a long lifespan. But to think they always waste their time, this nature is really annoying." Felyn finished the apple in her hand and slowly stood up on the tree branch.
As she sighed softly and was about to leave, a transparent screen with a golden color appeared in front of her.
[An invitation from the Lord of Batavia to you Felyn Rosewood.]
[If you agree to read this invitation say 'yes' and if you refuse, say 'no']