Nytri whose been unconscious for a while suddenly wakes up, more like jolts up. "Yaagghhh!!" she had a sword ready. Clone1 stares at her and raises a brow, "Finally up, sleeping beauty."
Clone2 is tending to food by the fire, "You'd fit it fine if not for the drool."
Nytri wipes her mouth then looks around her, "Mind filling me in?"
Clone4 enters the cave, "I'll fill you in." Clone4 unsummoned herself and all her experiences are transferred to Nytri.
Nytri is surprised, "Dang. Sorry I left you guys like that." Nytri bows.
Clone3 chuckles, "Don't worry about it me. Besides you were pretty hurt and lost a lot of blood when we arrived here." Clone3 throws meat towards Nytri as she catches it and starts to dig in.
Nytri still couldn't understand something, "Why did they notice me only when I used my energy?"
Clone1 lies down, "Perhaps they were tracking our energy signature. We've known for a while that everyone has a unique wavelength their EP works on, they must have sensed it."
Nytri finished eating as she wipes her mouth, "But I didn't feel anything before that, I can detect tracking skills and runes. It's like they were waiting for me to use EP then pounce on me."
Clone2 yawns, "Maybe they have some sort of sensor that detects energy usage like how wolves detect smell."
Nytri nods, "Interesting, that actually makes sense. I'll have to keep that in mind for the future. But first, let's focus on surviving. From the experiences I gained, it seems we can use EP here without interference from the monsters."
Clone7 enters the cave, "Maybe we should hold off on that. There's something keeping the monsters away from us, we don't want to draw its attention."
Nytri shakes her head, "That doesn't matter. You guys have dug a hole here and nothing attacked us, this just mean whatever that's keeping the monsters away is not interested in us. If it was, we'd be dead by now." The clones nod in approval.
Nytri cracks her knuckles, "I'm going to unsummon you all and summon you again so you'll be in peak condition." Nytri unsummons her clones leaving her in the room, she waits for anything to happen. After 30seconds nothing came, she summons all 30 of her clones as they wait.
Clone18, "You're right, it seems we're not worth its attention." Nytri and the clones feels relieved.
Nytri stands at the center of the room as her clones circle her. "Alright guys, we didn't plan to come here but we're here either way. Survival is our top priority, followed by research. I'll divide us into 2 groups, survival group and research group. The research group will find new ways and means for us to grow stronger. The energy here feels so thick it's like I'm swimming. You guys should also learn more about this strange place for me so we know how to move and also expand our home." 10 clones split off from them as they get to a corner and get ready to dig another room downwards
Nytri takes a deep breath in and out, "The rest of you, you'll go bring resources. From what I saw from the memories, majority of the things here can swat me like a fly so avoid anything that looks like it'll bring trouble. The research team will make a storage room for us to store our gains, while you fill it up." The 20 clones nod then they run out of the hole, the research group starts to dig another room as they carry the excess dirt and ores in storage spaces.
Nytri cracks her neck then opens the storage space for the excess dirt and ores as she becomes a golem automata factory. "If these things detect us when we use EP outside, then I'll make an army here. A few 1000 golems and automata will do just fine." Nytri gets to work making them as she turns them into cards and keeps them in a storage space. The research team dig a straight path down which is like a fall but Nytri could just jump in and out. They expand a room to the left as the storage room, the right as sleeping quarters and below the sleeping quarters is a research lab.
Research Clone (RClone)2 continues to dig deeper as the others make rooms and other paths branching from the main drop path. The Research clones make a nest, garden, weapons and parts room, a break room and lastly a training room. They make each room to be big more than 50 meters depending on their needs. They finish up in hours then start to investigate this new place they've been sent to.
After Nytri finishs making the plan, the Survival Clones (SClones) team rush out of the hole and gather before it, all 20 of them. SClone1, "Alright everyone, Real me said to get resources and a map is also included in that. We already have supplies to last a month if the sun is moving correctly." She points to the sun which moves up and down rather than traveling across the sky. "We'll map the area as much as possible, we'll make tiny golems to spy for us as we learn our surroundings. Today, the tiny golems will be scattered as far as possible and covering all our blind spots. Real me has recovered so even if we die, she can summon us again then we get to work." The SClones respond, "Right."
They all scatter as 1 remains and starts making tiny camera like golems to spy the forest. They move quickly as some indeed do get attack but they manage to get a map of 30kilometers around the mountain. Nytri sits in the cave as 300 golems stand before her, "Impressive. A map this large will do wonderfully plus it shows everything that's happening around us." She looks at the 300 golems, "Alright, you guys are on guard and patrol. Patrol around the mountain and don't provoke whatever that's scaring the monsters away, don't even get close to it. Spread out from the forest and set up a defensive block, kill anything that comes close." The golems bow and leave the hole as they take up positions.
Nytri rests a bit then she goes on to make 200 automata, "You guys are smart so do what you can to help." The automata leave the hole as some go to decorate the hole and make it more livable. The ones that leave met up with the golems and start to patrol also.
Nytri focus back into the DATA LAKE at the map, "There seems to be other parts that I can see. Right, those who got left behind when I arrived. I didn't think they still be alive. I'll let them move closer to the 30-kilometer radius for now." She orders the golems beyond the 30 kilometers radius as they start to move closer and map the place.