Fer entered through the stone door, having to make a small jump as the stone foundation was not level with the ground. He made a mental note to put in a ramp so he wouldn't have to jump every time he entered his house.
Since the shoebox was freshly built, there was nothing inside yet. It was dark inside, only slightly more visible than at night when everything was pitch black like ink.
Fer went to his inventory and began building everything necessary to start making real progress. He built three campfires to start cooking the raw meat he still had in his inventory and to shed some light in the darkness within the walls.
After waiting for them to be made, he placed the three campfires, putting 100 wood in each and dividing the raw meat into three portions, placing them in a row against the right wall. He also made three stone forges to reach the metal level as soon as possible.
He placed the three forges on the wall in front of the door on the left side, also in a row of three. He divided the metal into three portions, with 275 in two forges and 274 in one forge. This way, all the metal would be smelted evenly. He added 500 wood units to each forge to ensure the raw metal was properly melted into refined metal ingots.
He also made three mortars to start producing phosphorus, cement, narcotics, and gunpowder. What he wanted most right now was to tame his first dinosaur in flesh and bone. Fortunately, during all this time, Fer hadn't used a single narcoberry, so he had thousands of berries on hand. With the stack mod at his disposal, it would take an unknown amount of time for these black berries to disappear entirely, saving a lot of trouble.
He had about 48 spoiled meat on hand, enough to make 48 narcotics. This was very little for Fer, who, since he started playing, had the habit of being heavily armed in the game.
As the amount was insufficient, Fer decided to hunt some medium or small dinosaurs to obtain raw meat, which he could then turn into spoiled meat to make narcotics. With these narcotics, he could make tranquilizer arrows to knock out creatures large enough to be useful to him, such as the Pteranodon, which could help him soar through the skies at great heights.
But before going hunting, he first made about ten bolas to prevent his prey from escaping while being attacked. He also didn't forget to allocate his 11 points to his stats, and now that he was in a safe place with no threats around, he could think more calmly about his next moves.
His current stats are as follows:
NAME: FER
LEVEL: 20
EXPERIENCE: 4791.3/2100 +11
HEALTH: 500/500
ENERGY: 500/500
OXYGEN: 200/200
FOOD: 183/200
WATER: 177/200
WEIGHT: 0/100
MELEE DAMAGE: 200%
MOVEMENT SPEED: 300%
CRAFTING SPEED: 120%
FORTITUDE: 30.0
SLEEP: 0/200
Looking at his stats, Fer thought for a moment about what to increase. He added one point to food and one to water, raising them from 200 to 300 units, leaving him with 9 points remaining. He also added 2 points to energy, raising it from 500 to 700.
He still had 7 points left to allocate, so he added 3 points to his health, which was at 500 and now increased to 800 units. And since he was about to hunt dinosaurs, he simply added the remaining 4 points to melee damage, raising it from 200% to 400%.
His stats had increased due to leveling up a total of 11 levels, and with the mod that granted ten times more, his stats ended up as follows:
NAME: FER
LEVEL: 31
EXPERIENCE: 4791.3/4960
HEALTH: 500,7+/800
ENERGY: 623+/700
OXYGEN: 200/200
FOOD: 182/300
WATER: 176/300
WEIGHT: 0/100
MELEE DAMAGE: 400%
MOVEMENT SPEED: 300%
CRAFTING SPEED: 120%
FORTITUDE: 30.0
SLEEP: 0/200
When the points were added to his stats, the same unknown current coursed through every part of his body, from his head to the soles of his feet. The muscles throughout his body convulsed as if an electric current were literally hitting his muscles, making them more compact and durable. But this wasn't over yet; in the area where his stomach was, the current concentrated for a moment in his stomach, and when it disappeared, it left a sort of emptiness that felt like the hunger sensation.
On the other hand, he felt more energetic, as if his body held boundless energy. His entire body exuded a surprising vitality, especially considering that he hadn't shown much of it previously.
"Hmm, it seems that increasing the melee damage stat not only strengthens my attack power but also strengthens my muscles throughout my body. If my thoughts are correct, then the stat increase might not be so simple," Fer thought as he felt the changes in his body as the current passed through every part of it.
"If these are the effects of increasing melee damage, what would happen if I raised fortitude well beyond 30 points, or increased energy or health? What would change within me?"
Just thinking about these possibilities made Fer's nerves thrill with excitement at the prospect of an unknown effect, something that would enhance his personal strength.
From now on, he was no longer in the same league as other players. Even if they were level 100, it was very likely he could crush them with little effort, and in just a few more levels, he could possibly kill any player with a single slap.
The best part was that this wasn't his limit at all. When he activated the infinite levels mod, his true growth would begin. And that's without counting the mods he had at his disposal, along with the future mods.
When he was ready to leave and had everything set, he went out the door with his spear in hand. He still had about 20 spears left after killing that Sarcosuchus, and now, with melee damage at 400%, his hands itched to test his newfound strength after leveling up.