Outpost

"Oh... By the Goddess, that was just what I needed, Kira. Two nights in a row too..."

Alessia rolled onto my chest and smiled down at me, the Dogkin giving me a quick kiss and making sure I was really awake before sitting up, her muscular body on display in the dark tent - both of us could see perfectly well inside these dim areas, after all - and making me lick my lips in appreciation as I ogled the back of the woman who had dominated me for a long time last night.

As a switch - someone who didn't mind being the 'leader' or the 'follower' in sex - it was nice to find someone who assuaged one of those two sides lusts, since the craving to lead or craving to relinquish control were two separate beasts that I needed to satisfy, and Alessia was doing quite well making me feel good as she took control of everything.

Not only was Alessia good in bed, but the golden haired Dogkin was also stronger then me by a good bit, and since she trusted me...

[Level 7 -> Level 9]

[Level 9: ??? / ???]

{Good luck getting stronger, Player~! The System isn't here to help you anymore... not as much as it used to, anyways~! Have fun... and entertain me.}

All of the warmth I felt from post copulation bliss dissipated as I heard the familiar, harrowing dual gendered voice ringing around in my ears, poking fun at me as it revoked some aspects of the System that were viewed as 'vital' to a good game.

[Stats :

STR : 6 ->7

CON : 4 -> 5 

DEX : 10

INT : 4

WIS : 4

CHA : 10]

The experience portion was now concealed from me, making it hard to know when I was going to level up, and now that I sat here and thought about it...

I hadn't seen any notification for receiving experience from those Goblins that I had killed either, or from the animals I had hunted...

Which meant I no longer had ANY idea on what I was receiving for experience, and if some of the things that I hadn't been able to verify that gave experience - harvesting materials and crafting were the main two that popped into my mind - still worked like they used to in the prequel.

That... was worrying, but at least I could still see my stats, still see the map - albeit a less detailed version - and still see my spells and inventory, which included the Falchion and its description, which meant that I was still able to view the requirements to wield certain items and how to use them... hopefully, anyways.

But, for now, while some of the System had been simplified, it was still clearly there and able to be used, though whether or not I should trust it was another thing altogether... as well as the question on how long it would remain accessible.

"Kira?"

Snapping me out of my thoughts, Alessia leaned over and waved her hand in front of my face, the Dogkin staring at me worriedly as she asked "Hey, this is the second time you've spaced out the morning after we've had sex... You're starting to make me worry that I have some effect on my partners now or something..."

I chuckled at that, shaking my head and guiding her hand towards my lips, kissing it as I muttered "Yesterday was... something else. I was just waking up is all, Alessia. Don't worry about me."

She stared at me closely for a few moments before looking down, raising a brow as she asked "Waking up... how?"

My cheeks darkened a little, before I moaned softly as Alessia pushed me down and resumed from where we left off last night, taking me for another ride and reminding me how lucky I was.

We only had time for one round this morning, so after we finished up and cleaned ourselves off, we geared ourselves up and walked outside, the sun beginning to peak over the horizon and illuminate the red forest in its pale gold rays, signaling the start of a new day in this new world of mine.

A new day that went much the same as the day before, the squad of soldiers being mustered up for breakfast and eating as quick as we could until Alessia rallied us for our work, wanting to finish the outpost today and use the remaining days to get a jump on clearing out the forest for the upcoming raid, as well as just to do some fighting before this stint was over.

The outpost's 'shell' was already constructed, the barricades and tents raised up nicely with some bonfire pits ready to be supplied with a steady stream of logs; to my untrained eye, this was an 'outpost' already, but Alessia and Trania had standards they wanted to adhere to.

Standards that involved back breaking labor as we began to construct another set of barricades, a trench, and cleared out more of the forest for materials as Alessia ordered us to construct a set of proper lodgings as well, pushing us hard.

Things that seemed excessive at first were made into reality as we put our all into building this outpost to their standards, with the other soldiers not complaining once even as they explained to me why this was happening; this wasn't to be a temporary outpost for just a single weeks use, maybe two...

No, it was going to be used for at least two months, perhaps three, and with the Young Master of Qingrad himself wanting to clean Yngrave Forest up, they were putting their all into this outpost, so that it could eventually become a proper, permanent outpost for future use.

The Goblins inside the forest were on the rise, and according to the Young Master, they were here to stay, meaning Qingrad needed this outpost for however long they could manage and afford to maintain it.

So I put myself to work alongside the soldiers, deciding that - at the very least - this was physical exercise of a higher quality then hunting currently, and it might just increase my Strength stat if the System still worked that way as well...

Besides... the memory of the spear sinking into that Goblin's flesh, making it squeal as its blood splattered to the ground... it was still fresh in my mind, and my stomach felt slightly queasy just at the thought of it.

The idea of heading off on my own..?

That sent shivers down my spine, and I felt my entire body stiffen in fear.