Roder

Day 21:

< Lions usually stay awake at night and wait for zombies to spawn. They usually eat zombies for their survival. >

Leon started to rub his body against Nabil's, purring softly.

"I've missed you, Leon," Nabil said, smiling as he stroked the lion's mane.

Nearby, the other lions were feasting on the zombies they had killed.

Whfi nudged Leon away with his snout and began rubbing his face against Nabil's, eliciting a chuckle from Nabil.

Leon growled, anger building, and began forming an energy ball. Seeing this, Whfi stood up, a fireball forming in his mouth.

"Wait... Wait... wait... Stop! You guys are not enemies. This isn't a battle," Nabil shouted, holding up his hands.

< Animals can't understand human language, but because of Nabil's power, they can understand what he says. >

Both creatures paused and looked at Nabil.

"What's that for? Look, Leon, this is my friend Whfi, and Whfi, this is my friend Leon. So stop thinking about fighting," Nabil said firmly.

Leon approached Nabil and lay down on the ground, looking somewhat guilty.

"What happened? Are you angry because I'm late?" Nabil asked, concerned.

Leon shook his head, his eyes softening.

Nabil opened his inventory and took out a piece of meat, handing it to Leon. "I thought I'd never find you, but I found you at last. We know each others for only a day , but I feel a powerful connection with you. It feels like we've known each other for a long time."

Whfi looked sad and lowered his head.

"You too, Whfi. Technically, I've known both of you for only a day, but something inside tells me that I've known you for years. So, both of you are important to me," Nabil said, trying to reassure both of his companions.

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Day 22:

7:12 AM:

Leon was trying to climb onto Whfi's back, but his nails were hurting Whfi, and he couldn't manage to get up.

Nabil was chopping down trees with his sword beside the field. He cut down a few trees and managed to collect 31 logs.

"Alright, I guess I can make wooden stuff from this," Nabil said, putting the wood into his inventory. He walked back to the field and saw Leon still struggling to climb onto Whfi's back. The other lions were sleeping.

He looked at his system and saw the available craftable items:

< Craftable items:

- Wooden Sword

- Wooden Axe

- Wooden Pickaxe

- Wooden Hoe

- Boat Level 1

- Boat Level 2

...>

"A boat could help. I can tie a boat on top of Whfi's back and carry stuff and Leon there. Whfi is big; I don't think he'll feel it's heavy," Nabil said, thinking aloud.

< +2+2+2+2 - Points

+10 +10 +10 +10 Coins >

"I think I should make a pickaxe first, then mine some stone. After that's done, I can make stone items," Nabil decided, looking around and spotting a nearby stone mountain.

He reached Whfi and said, "Take me to the mountain."

As he started climbing onto Whfi, Leon looked upset.

"I'm not leaving. I'm just going to the mountain to get some stone. I'll be back in a few hours," Nabil reassured him, and Whfi began flying towards the mountain.

Nabil and Whfi landed at the stone mountain. Nabil crafted a wooden pickaxe and asked, "Can this wooden pickaxe mine stone?"

< Yes, it can, but it will take a lot of time. Try to find a stone and then mine it. Avoid mining the stone ground with a wooden pickaxe. >

"Ugh, it looks complicated. How am I supposed to know how much stone I need to make stone items?" Nabil wondered.

An energy ball hit the mountain's top, causing part of it to break off. Nabil looked back and saw Leon shooting energy balls to break the stone.

< Collect the stone pieces and drop them inside your inventory. It will calculate how much stone you need to create stone items. >

Nabil started collecting the stones. Leon and Whfi helped, stacking up the stones in one place. Nabil pressed the button on his system.

< Stone amount: 10 kg.

Craftable items:

- Stone Pickaxe

- Stone Axe

- Stone Set of Armor (Suggested and can be craftable by spending all stone)

- Stone Chain

- Stone Bow

+99 >

"Press to get all of the suggested items at once," the system prompted.

Nabil pressed it, and his inventory absorbed all the stone.

< Time remaining: 1 min 12 seconds >

Nabil asked Leon, "Did you follow us all the way?"

Leon roared softly and rubbed his face against Nabil.

Nabil looked around the field and saw that many trees had fallen. "What the...? Who did this?"

Leon pointed at himself.

"Wow, you did all this? I didn't ask you to do that, but thanks," Nabil said, surprised.

< Crafting completed >

All the crafted items dropped on the ground. Nabil picked up the pickaxe and put the rest into his inventory.

"I need a chain. With that, I can tie a boat on Whfi's back," Nabil said. He started mining stones, but Whfi bit a big stone, breaking it and dropping the pieces on the ground.

"Bro, you don't have to do that. I'm mining by myself. But still, thanks. Now I don't have to mine," Nabil said, pressing the button and collecting the stones. He opened the system, pressed the chain option, and created a 90-meter chain.

"Hey Whfi, is it okay if I tie your back with this chain and add a boat there?"

Whfi nodded in agreement.

"Great. Thanks for your agreement," Nabil said.

< Mixed item can be created >

"What's that?" Nabil asked.

< You can make a Rodar >

"What's that?" Nabil questioned.

< It's like the item you want to create by mixing the boat and chain to use it on the dragon's back. >

Nabil nodded. "Alright, let's do this."

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< It's like the item you want to create, mixing a boat and chain for use on a dragon's back. >

"Is it harmful for the dragon?"

< No, things like this are used on elephants' backs, and the dragon won't feel anything while it's on their back. >

"Great, make it," says Nabil.

< It will take 2000 coins to make, including materials. Press to confirm. >

Nabil pressed the system's confirm button.

< It will take 20 minutes to make. >

"Aghh...that's a long time," says Nabil and asks Whfi, "Are you really okay with this?"

Whfi nodded in acceptance.

"Great. Let's go to the plain field," Nabil says, and he starts to climb onto Whfi's back. Leon also starts climbing Whfi's back, and with Nabil's help, he finally manages to get up.

Whfi takes off and lands on the plain field.

Nabil climbs down, and Leon jumps from Whfi's back.

Nabil starts cutting the trees into pieces with his stone axe and from that, he makes 12 more 1-meter wood pieces.

After that, he makes 2 shields with wood and stone combined.

< Creation completed >

From his tattoo, a small object drops beside Whfi, and it suddenly becomes big, turning into a box wrapped with chains and having a ladder.

< Adjust it with your dragon. >

"How am I supposed to adjust this big thing?"

Whfi picks up the object and places it on his back. Nabil looks at it and sees that the chain is light. He then ties the chain securely.

Whfi feels happy seeing the rodar tied to his body.

< You can take it inside your inventory anytime. >

"So it's moveable?"

< Yes. >

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In the afternoon, Nabil sat on the rodar which is on Whfi's back. Leon said goodbye to the other lions, climbed up Whfi's body, and sat on the rodar. Nabil looked at the system map and said, "Now I will start game tasks."

**Task 1 - Find the continental dimension and beat the boss**

"Hmm, so I have to find the continental dimension, but where is it?"

< It can't be seen on the map, you have to find them. >

"Then how will I find them? At least I need to know the direction of the dimension."

< The dimensions are at the four edges of the continent. You must find the edges where the continent ends. >

"How will I find the edges?"

< If you find a barrier and you can't pass through it, you will know that it's the edge. The edges will open when you defeat the continental boss and get the enchanted stone. And for that, you have to find dimensions. >

"Hmm, understood. So I will go straight until I find an edge and then decide which side to go. And straight is east."

With that, Whfi takes off and starts flying east.

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At midnight, Nabil and Leon were sitting in the rodar, and Whfi was flying in the air.

"So the plan is, at night Whfi will fly, and in the daytime, when there is less possibility of attack, Whfi will sleep while Leon and I gather resources. At night, Leon and I will sleep. Even though I have to sleep less at night compared to Leon because I have to look around while Whfi is flying."

Leon and Whfi nodded.

With that, Nabil felt relieved and lay beside Leon while Whfi was flying.

**Day 22 -**

Nabil and Leon landed on the ground from Whfi's back.

"Great, we are now more than 12,000 kilometers away from our previous spot. Still, we are in the plain biome," says Nabil. They saw a small river beside them and started drinking water.

After drinking water, Whfi fell asleep.

"Great, now we have to do some grinding," says Nabil to Leon.

"It's a river lane and it's going toward the sea, but the water is not salty. It's drinkable so I think I can take water from this river with me. But I don't have a bucket, bottle, or glass to do that."

< Buckets can be crafted from stone or iron. >

"Yeah, but it's useless to carry a bucket. I won't be able to send the bucket with water into the inventory."

< It's possible, like the potions. >

"Oh, I forgot about those."

Nabil looked around and found a cave.

"Let's go there."

Reaching the cave, Nabil started to think, "I hope it's not another big monster's body."

Leon started shooting energy balls, breaking the stone.

Nabil collected them and made two stone buckets. After taking water, he sent it to his inventory.

"Great, now we can get inside the cave."

He wore his armor and entered with Leon. He was holding a glowing diamond sword in his right hand and a stone shield in his left hand. Upon entering, he saw some zombies, but he easily killed them, and Leon was eating them.

"At least I don't have to worry about Leon's food. But I am hungry," says Nabil and stops.

"Now what will I eat? I am hungry too," thinks Nabil.

He entered deeper into the cave, with Leon providing backup. After walking a few minutes, he found coal and started mining it.

"Finally found something that's helpful."

He collected the coal and sent it to his inventory. Continuing forward, he saw a lot of creatures inside. He got scared and turned back. Leon, out of curiosity, peeked, and a skeleton shot an arrow that hit Leon's eye.

Leon screamed in pain.