Fer approached the dead dilophosaurus lying on the beach sand, lifted the stone pickaxe, and started striking the body lying in the sand.
+15 hide
+30 raw meat
+10 hide
+20 raw meat
Fer saw the items added to his inventory with joy on his face. Before, he hadn't had time to try the 5x multiplier from the collector mod, and now that he saw the collection efficiency, his excitement grew even more.
After calming down from the excitement, Fer thought about getting the second mod as soon as possible to avoid the burden of being over-encumbered. He could also unlock the x10 stats bonus, which he had been waiting for a long time.
But first, he would have to make the necessary preparations, like building enough wooden spike walls to create a perimeter around him, as well as gathering enough food and water to survive a day without taking action.
Time passed minute by minute. Fer had arrived on this island around 10 in the morning, and now with everything that had happened, it was already midnight. For Fer, this time passed in the blink of an eye.
The sky was completely clear, without a cloud in sight. As a result, the sun was unblocked, and its rays hit Fer's mostly naked body, standing in an open area. Fer looked at his interface, checking the blueprint for wooden spike walls to see the material requirements to craft a few.
Blueprints: Wooden Spike Walls
Materials required: 40 wood, 10 hide, 30 fiber.
Fer smirked at this; the materials weren't too much for him with his 5x gathering multiplier. He checked his materials and items in his inventory to see what he had gathered so far.
Wood 20, Fiber 110, Stone 13, Flint 37, Amarberry 18, Azulberry 20, Hide 25, Raw Meat 50, Narcoberry 16, Tintoberry 5, Mejoberry 3, Awesome Spyglass, Stone Pickaxe 2.
The items in his inventory were quite ordinary except for the spyglasses. He still lacked materials like wood and hide, and for more wooden spikes, he also needed more fiber. In general, he needed everything to make more wooden spikes.
Fer didn't stay still despite the high temperature. First, he would gather hide, the hardest material among the missing ones. Fer saw the group of dodos in the distance, where he had previously been.
Without hesitation, Fer used the zoom function on the spyglass to check the dodos' levels and stats.
It didn't take long to see the first dodo appear in view along with its information.
Name: Dodo Level 20
Health: 64/64
Fer saw this dodo's level and was pleased to know it was only level 20, quite low, but he didn't pay much attention to all its stats. He simply shifted his focus to the other nearby dodos, pointing the spyglass at them.
Name: Dodo Level 55
Health: 112/112
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Name: Dodo Level 80
Health: 144/144
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Name: Dodo Level 10
Health: 48/48
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Name: Dodo Level 200
Health: 304/304
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Fer summarized the levels of this dodo group: the lowest was level 10, and the highest was level 200. Even the level 200 dodo had nearly the same health as the level 50 dilophosaurus. The other dozen or so dodos ranged from level 15 to 60.
But Fer wasn't worried. Even if the level 200 dodo attacked, he could easily dodge it with his speed. Besides, the dodo's only attack was just a peck with its beak.
Fer naturally wasn't afraid of these dodos. After his battle with the dilophosaurus, his courage had grown to another level. If it had been before the fight, he wouldn't have dared to fight this group of dodos so easily. But now, having gone through a battle, he was no longer fearful or cautious. Instead, he felt a strange sense of adrenaline surging through his body.
Fer walked close enough to the level 10 dodo, the one farthest from the group, grazing on the ground.
With a quick move, he ran toward the dodo and swung his arm, wielding the stone pickaxe at the small dodo's head, which couldn't react to such speed.
-32
The dodo was knocked down without being able to do anything, and before it could make a move, Fer swung the stone pickaxe again, striking the dodo's body, causing it to screech in pain.
-16
The dodo fell dead after its health dropped to 0. The screech caused the other dodos to lift their heads and look in Fer's direction, seeing the dead dodo at his feet.
Fer noticed this and stood on guard with a smile on his face, feeling a bit excited. While waiting, Fer didn't forget to repair his nearly broken stone pickaxe, which only took 2.5 seconds to fix.
Unlike the game, dodos in real life don't flee when hit. It's quite the opposite. While dodos won't initiate an attack, if they are attacked by something they can fight back against, they will attack relentlessly until the enemy is dead.
These dodos weren't fast, and if Fer wanted to escape, he could just outrun them. But Fer wasn't going to do that. He came here to eliminate this dodo group and gather hide.
The group of dodos looked at the human in front of them with fury. The level 200 dodo let out a screech, an order for the group to attack the human who had killed one of their own.
The dodos obeyed the order and charged at Fer with bloodshot eyes.
"It's really different from the game; their behavior is the opposite of fleeing. However, they're just like chicks to me," Fer said aloud with a big grin.
He didn't back down as the dodos came at him. He charged directly at the nearest dodo, swinging the pickaxe at its head.
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The small battle only lasted two or three minutes. Fer used guerrilla tactics, retreating when his stamina was low, using his speed to escape the dodo's reach, and then returning when his stamina recovered.
With this strategy, Fer killed the entire group, including the level 200 dodo, which only took a few more hits to bring down.
In total, he gathered around 250 hide and 400 raw meat after harvesting the dodos' bodies with the stone pickaxe. Although 250 hide and 400 meat seemed like a lot, it wasn't much because dodos were small compared to larger dinosaurs. A dodo's height ranged from 60 to 90 centimeters, whereas a triceratops measured about 4 to 5 meters tall and 8 meters long. The dodo was simply a small prize.
After harvesting all the bodies, Fer had to discard most of the raw meat due to weight limitations. With all his items, his current weight was around 20 to 30 units. Even though it seemed like he didn't have much weight left in his inventory, it was necessary since he now had to gather enough materials for wooden spikes.
He already had enough hide to make 30 wooden spikes, so he didn't need to make too many. He had more than enough hide for a while, so he no longer had to worry about it.
Now that he had solved the hide issue, Fer looked around to see if there was anything that could threaten him. Finding nothing in sight, he got to work.
First, he collected the necessary fiber for the wooden spikes, as fiber didn't weigh much. Along the way, he also gathered enough berries to satisfy his hunger while he stayed still.
+30 fiber
+5 tintoberries
+10 azulberries
+3 narcoberries
+7 stimberries
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+553 fiber
+330 azulberries
+228 stimberries
+413 mejoberries
+453 amarberries
Fer spent almost half an hour moving back and forth, collecting fiber and berries from the plants on the ground. He was thankful he didn't use energy to gather the plants; the only energy his body spent was in moving around. He had to eat some berries from time to time to manage his hunger, and with the sea only a few meters away, he didn't have to worry about water. The sea wasn't salty for him, so he didn't need to worry about that either.
After finishing the fiber collection, his current weight was almost 40 units. Seeing this, Fer went to a palm tree and started hitting it until it fell and disappeared, leaving the materials in his inventory.
+40 wood
+130 thatch
When the palm tree fell and the materials went directly into his inventory, Fer realized the power of the 5x gathering multiplier. Before, he would have needed to cut down 4 or 5 palm trees to get this amount. Quietly, this reduced the effort he had to put in significantly.
However, his weight also increased dramatically in the blink of an eye. Now, he had 65 units of weight, so to lighten his load, Fer immediately discarded all the thatch in his inventory, leaving him with only 62 units of weight.
Fer chopped down another palm tree and already felt the weight pressing down on him. He promptly discarded the thatch again and crafted two wooden spikes, which was all he could make with the wood he had gathered.
The experience bar numbers increased with the crafting of the two wooden spikes, but since Fer couldn't level up at the moment, he didn't pay much attention to it