Terronious

*Ding*

[Basic Arithmetic Function activated on 10 Planetary Worlds connected to Hosts (?¿?) Spark]

[Basic Arithmetic Function is utilising excess energy build up!]

[Planetary Worlds have fused into a single Planetary World!]

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*Ding*

[World Name: - ]

[World Grade: E]

[World Surface area: 1 billion km2]

[Population: <Unknown>]

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*Ding*

[(@$%&#) Divine Entity has been named by Host as Astakron!]

[Astakron is given Basic Administrative Authority over Pioneer Civilisation System!]

[(@$%&#) Sanctum has reduced in size due to necessary Planetary Bodies required to maintain size]

[(@$%&#) Sanctum has absorbed single Planetary Body into Hosts Soul and adapted with Pioneer Civilisation System Operations]

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*Ding*

[Astakron is currently going through a System Upgrade!]

[Astakron will be currently unavailable able until Host has…]

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"Urgh… there is so much to read…" Dante minimised the System Interface, yet another notification came blaring before his eyes.

"Huh… so that's what I need to do…" after quickly reading through the string of information. Dante understood what his next steps would be in the world now that he had returned back to earth after being forced out from the darkness.

Walking home, Dante went past the local convenience store near the bus stop where the bus home would arrive soon enough.

"How was the shift, Dante?"

"Fine, Mrs Yao…

Hows business?" Dante chose not to stop and chat at the counter for too long, after noticing Mrs Yao was peering in his direction a little too much.

Assuming it might have something to do with his temperament changing after all of the time he spent in the other world, Dante didn't feel like answering questions which would waste his time.

Mrs Yao also seemed to notice the slight difference in Dantes mood but chalked it up to him being busy at work or some kind of work incident that he wished to disregard after his shift.

Walking over to one of the drinks fridges, Dante retrieved a can of Coca-Cola, his favourite soft drink he'd long desired to taste since leaving Earth for Agearen.

After paying with his white savings bank card, which contained part of Dantes incoming from his shift work at the supermarket, he cracked open the can and started to chug down the fizzy drink as he waved goodbye to Mrs Yao.

"Ahh…

Damn… I missed this taste…" Dante exclaimed before taking a seat at the bus stop, only to notice he was the only person waiting.

Considering it was late at night, Dante remembered he was typically the only person boarding the bus around 10 o'clock at night.

As he waited for the bus to arrive shortly, Dante thought about the requirements set in place by the System so Astakron could complete his upgrade for the System Operations to begin working.

One of the basic conditions he needed to fulfill was a secure plot of land or building that would act as his 'base'.

Dante didn't completely understand the reasoning or function of the System just yet, but from what he could tell by the name alone, Pioneer Civilisation System, that it had something to do with either the planet in the darkness or something on earth.

However, that was the least of his concerns right now, as Dante wished to go home and see his parents once again.

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The bus ride home wasn't eventful, with Dante focused on slowly consuming the refreshing can of Coca-Cola.

Even the walk from the bus stop in his suburb wasn't anything special, other than the few dogs he met along the way that seemed to be friendly with Dante.

After patting a few 'good boys', Dante reached his home.

Standing outside the house for a moment, Dante felt indescribably joy to be home, yet there was a silent fear deep within his heart that his parents may not be here, or they may have forgotten him.

Taking out the spare key from inside his wallet, Dante unlocked the front door and entered through the door to the simple dwelling his parents had worked hard to create.

The first thing that Dante saw was the family portrait on the left side of the wall on the entrance hall, with his two parents and himself.

Standing behind his parents in the photo, Dante remembered the picture was taken by one of his fathers' friends who was a photographer.

As Dante focused on the family portrait, two people came around the corner, with smiles across their face.

"How was your shift honey?" asked Dantes mother, whose height seemed to be overshadowed by her hulking husband and son.

Her loving and caring nature had been sorely missed by Dante who raced into his mother's arms.

"Eh?

Hey dumbass!

Did you get my text?" his father on the other hand, was the same old childish adult who loved to annoy his son with dad jokes and his inability to text.

Dante couldn't care about his father's annoying habits and dragged him into the hug, as he tightly held onto his parents.

Not letting go for a while, both of Dantes parents became concerned something had happened to the son and pulled him away.

"Are you hurt son?!" yelled Dantes mother while checking for any signs on his body for injury.

"Katherine, does he look like someone could physically harm him.

It must be in the brain!" Dantes father started knocking on his son's head with his fist, before pulling on his ear and screaming bloody murder.

Even though Dante felt his ears ache from his father's screaming and embarrassed by his mother's invasive inspection of his body, Dante could only laugh and smile at their antics.

"I'm fine! Haha…

Just a long day at work." Dante said before his mother dragged him into the kitchen and piled dishes in front of his face.

His father, Jonathan, raced for the garage to grab his son a small surprise, coming back with a beer in his hand.

"John, he is too young for a beer."

"Oh please, we were already smoking weed by his age and snorting coke, he'll be fine."

"Dad!" Dante yelled before laughing at his parents squabbling with each other.

His father went off and grabbed another two beers, one for himself and his lovely wife, before they all sat around the dinner table.

"To your first beer!" Katherine said as the three clinked the beer bottles together.

"… That we know of…" John winked at his boy before focusing on the plate full of food as his wife gave him a scornful glare.

'I'm home…' Dante thought to himself as he dug into the plate of food and enjoyed the time with his parents.

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After enjoying their dinner, Dante asked his parents if they could sit down and have a family discussion as he informed them that he was quitting his job for now.

Neither of his parents had a problem with his plans to leave his job since they never wanted him to work in the first place.

His job at the supermarket only came to be because Dante wanted to pay for his own gaming console during his time in high school rather than asking his parents for it as a gift.

While he had accomplished this small goal for himself, Dante felt other than the steady work he received, mainly due to his broad muscular shoulders and defined body shape that stood tall at 6 feet, 7 inches, there was no point to keep the job, now that he had the System.

After explaining to his parents, he wished to quit, Jonathan asked his son what he wished to do instead.

Both of Dantes parents wished for their son to attend university, however they weren't sure he would continue further studying since Dante had never brought up the idea.

However, the answers they received to their questions weren't exactly what they expected of Dante, but nonetheless they were more than happy to help their son.

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"Are you positive about starting your own business?" Jonathan asked his dear son once more, as his face turned serious.

"Yeah, Dad…

I'm not exactly sure as to what I want to start selling yet, but I'm sure I want to do something alongside studying."

"So, you do want to go to uni?" asked Katherine, with her voice hinting a little joy at the news.

"Mm…

I'm not sure of the overall score I received for my year 12 studies, but I feel it should be enough for me to enter into engineering, or at the very least, a business degree."

Both Jonathan and Katherine were deeply ecstatic at the news that their boy would aim for higher knowledge, yet one thing bugged them both… that their son had no clue what he wanted to do to kickstart his business.

In this moment, Jonathan decided to give his son a kickstart with his business goals and told him to be ready early in the morning for a small father and son trip.

Katherine understood what her husband was planning and felt a little worried about the idea, yet Jonathan held her hand and reassured her that he would do his best to help if Dante ever felt overwhelmed.

The couple were somewhat well off compared to most families since Jonathan worked as an electrician, and operated his own business within the same field, while Katherine worked as a criminal lawyer for the government.

They lived in Adelaide, a major city of Australia, that was roughly 3 times smaller than the behemoth city of Sydney.

Their house was in the suburb of Rostrevor, with a single-story home on a large piece of land roughly 500 square metres.

The place was passed down to Jonathan by his parents who'd passed away many years ago and eventually became the home for his family in the end, which was ideal for the three members who lived in the spacious dwelling.

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Dante woke up bright and early in the morning since his internal body clock was still messed up from his time in Agearen.

Because there was always danger about, whether that was on the trails or hidden in the forests along the way, Dante had to learn quickly to adjust his sleeping pattern to both be alert and ready to move with minimal sleep.

His first night back home on Earth should have been an easy night, yet it was difficult to close his eyes as Dante felt the house wasn't safe enough to his standard.

Instinctively he tried to place a spell around the house that would both alert him of any intruders as well as keeping the place safe from any attacks, yet the System alerted him that since Magic didn't exist on Earth, he wouldn't be able to form any spells or incantations.

However, it did say that in the future it could be possible with the help of the System, so the bland functions it had right now wasn't all it could offer.

At most he could check to see the time and day, as everything else on the System Interface seemed to be locked and unavailable to be inspected.

Since it was the morning of 20th of January 2019, Dante felt refreshed and happy to be back to home with his family.

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After enjoying cereal and milk with toast that had strawberry jam spread across, Dante and his dad left the house bright and early, since Jonathan didn't want to be stuck in traffic.

Heading out of the suburbs, the father and son pair headed for the industrial farming zones set up on the outskirts of the city and its surrounding suburbs.

"Son… when your grandfather died, my father that is and not the grumpy old fart from your mother's side, he left me with a large piece of land…" Dante couldn't help but laugh in his heart seeing his father talk about his maternal grandfather.

The two all seemed very civil with one another when they came face to face, yet the second the other was out of earshot, the cursing and name calling would begin.

Dante listened to his father while containing the laughter, as the story moved onto the state of the land left behind by his fraternal grandfather.

"Your grandfather had made his money from farming, Dante, and he grew the business into a steady empire that was well known across the city and even interstate.

The only problem he came up against was me.

I never wished to enter the farming business and so after your grandfather couldn't continue managing the farm anymore, I decided to lease the land out to various people, but there was always trouble that would pop up."

Jonathan continued to talk about the problems he had with tenets that leased the land to times when the land was set ablaze by some stupid drunk teenagers.

After arriving at the plot of farm which was roughly an hour or so away from home, Dante noticed the property was fairly trashed with weeds and grass that came up his waist everywhere.

Seeing the horrific state of the farm, Dante felt like reconsidering starting a business, however his fathers smile instantly wiped that thought away.

Clear as day, Jonathans childish grin meant he was reminiscing about his childhood on the farm, which Dante didn't wish to interrupt.

After waiting for a short amount of time, Jonathan started to talk once again, though his voice choked up a couple of times, clearly evident the poor state of the farm was bothering him.

"Son…

My father had one request of me… one last request before he left this world…

If my child ever asked to start their own business… this is where our Thragen heir must start…" Jonathan had turned around mid-speech once tears formed in his eyes, afraid his son would see him at his worst.

Dante could tell his father was distraught for trying to get rid of the land where he grew up mostly helping his parents on the farm.

In that moment, Dante decided to honour his grandfather's memory and final wish.

"Thank you… dad…

I promise… I'll make granddad proud." Dante clear and powerful voice shook Jonathan to his core since he'd never heard his son speak in such a manner before.

Refusing to turn around, as more tears continued to fall down his face, Jonathan tried to clean up his face as best as he could with the ends of his sleeve.

"Alright… alright…

Do as you please…

I am going to work.

I'll send you some money so you can get a taxi home or call me when you're ready to leave.

There are some tools in the big shed and the electricity is running as is the water so you will be fine." Jonathan was about to jump into his van and leave but he raced over and gave Dante a big hug when his son turned around to stare at the shed.

"Thank you, my boy,…" Jonathan whispered before letting go and leaving in his van.

Seeing his father leave, Dante had already decided deep within his heart that he would revive this farm to his former glory no matter what.

But before he started, Dante checked the System Notification which had been going off constantly since he stepped foot onto the farmland.

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*Ding*

[Scanning for Foundation potential…]

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[Analysis Complete!]

[Attention Host!]

[Current Land Host is standing on can be selected as the Foundation for Pioneer Civilisation System]

[60 Acres of land with several freestanding structures in place]

[Water and Electricity is connected to farmland!]

[Property Evaluation: F-]

[Would Host like to continue with establishing Foundation?!]

[Accept?]

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Without waiting a moment longer, Dante clicked on the Accept button and waited for some miraculous changes to occur across the land, yet nothing happened other than a series of new notifications and the return of the annoying voice in his head.

'AAARRRRRGGGGHHHH!!!! WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO ME!?!?!' Astakron aggrieved voice screamed in pain, even to the point it affected Dantes mind.

"Shut up Astakron!!

You're giving me a headache!"

'And what about my pain!!

You piece of shit even gave me a new mortal name and made me this miserable, so deal with the consequences!!'

Dante had to listen to Astakron groan and complain endlessly.

Seeing that he wasn't going to shut up anytime soon, Dante checked with the System Interface to see what was going on.

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*Ding*

[Congratulations Host!!]

[For establishing your first Foundation Base, you've been awarded a Newbie Gift Pack!]

[Attention Host!!]

[Newbie Gift Pack cannot be accepted till Host Sanctum Realm World is named]

[Attention Host!!]

[Divine Entity Astakron has reformed into Divine System Spirit!]

[Divine System Spirit abilities will become apparent once Host has named Sanctum Realm World]

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"Hmm… how about… Terronious?"

'Ohh no…' Without knowing the true depth of horror that was about to be created by the name chosen by Dante, Astrakron tried his best to stop the System from accepting the name, Terronious, yet it failed.

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*Ding*

[World within the Sanctum Realm has been named Terronious!]

[Changes are being made accordingly…]

[Please wait for a moment…]

[…]

[Several abnormalities have been found in relation to name chosen for World within the Host Sanctum]

[Please wait while abnormalities are stabilised…]

[Done…]

[Basic Arithmetic Function has been incorporated partially into Sanctum Operational Abilities]

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*Ding*

[World Name: Terronious]

[World Grade: E]

[World Surface area: 1 billion km2]

[Population: <Unknown>]

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'… Why do I even try to stop this mortal…' Astakron noticed from his connection with the System that Dante wasn't concerned a whole lot about the System Notifications.

Astakron wasn't wrong since Dantes mind was preoccupied with the state of the farmland which was falling apart.

The glasshouses which were used to cultivate out of season or tender plants which could be affected by excessive heat and cold.

Dante saw some of the roofing glass was smashed and some of the sheets used on the side of the glasshouse structure appeared to be wore out.

Seeing the rough state of the dozen or so glasshouses, Dante went to check on the large shed which obviously contained most of the items he would need to work the farmland, yet after he entered the shed, Dante wanted to find the last person who leased the place and beat him to death.

On the interior walls of the shed, there was graffiti obviously left behind by the last people, calling Dantes father a cheapskate and his mother a whore.

The people had clearly smashed up the tables, benches, and tools, leaving a disastrous mess that wouldn't easily be cleaned up.

They'd even gone out of their way to bring over mounds of rubbish and faeces to be left in the shed and smirked against the walls.

Astakron noticed Dantes face had turned bright red after seeing all of the damage.

Dantes hands clearly showcased his level of fury as his fingers pierced his own palm, causing blood to slowly drip down his hand to hit the cold concrete of the shed.

'Hey…

Open up the Newbie Gift Pack…

Hopefully that might help you out in some way.' Astakron couldn't keep watching Dante in his miserable state and decided to intervene before the monstrous Hero did something that he would regret.

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*Ding*

[Opening Newbie Gift Pack…!]

[Gifts:

- Level 1 Skeleton Labourers (X 4)

o Can be given basic instructions to follow

o Can work endlessly without tiring

o Current level won't hide true appearance to the public

- Level 1 Tree of Beginnings Seedling (X 1)

o Once planted the tree can accelerate maturity of plants

o Can help manage and maintain land around tree

o Every 7 days the tree will produce its own fruit which can be consumed by Host or Workers for special abilities/skills/traits]

[Please enjoy your rewards Host!]

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"Hmm…" Dante summoned the System Interface and noticed there was a tab called 'Monster Labourers' which contained the four Skeleton Labourers.

Clicking on the 'Summon' button, Dante saw the Skeletons spawn out of thin air before his eyes.

They appeared to be all humanoid based, matching up with human skeletons to a tee.

Looking around the Skeleton Labourers, Dante noticed their eye sockets were a dim grey colour which similarly spread across the whole body of skeleton, with hints of white coming out.

Dante didn't think much of it, but Astakron freaked out after he noticed the types of skeletons that were spawned in the System Interface Monster Labourer Tab.

Though he remained quiet and said nothing to Dante, Astakrons mind was splitting apart because he knew of the fearful potential.

Thankfully his mind didn't dwell on the Skeletons too long before Dante drew his attention.

"Astakron… what's the point of Terronious?

Like I want to know what I'm supposed to do with the World."

Dante spoke with Astakron through his thoughts since Astrakron was connected with the System which didn't give it a body just yet.

Astakron was able to see what Dante could view, yet it wasn't enough freedom for the former divine being who'd been reduced into a Divine System Spirit.

'Urgh… *Sigh*

I've gone and checked out the world…

To be honest… its best if you go over yourself and have a look.'

Astakron explained to Dante that by closing off his other thoughts and then solely focusing on the name of the world, Terronious, should be enough to send himself over.

Following Astakrons instructions, Dante returned the Skeleton Labourers to the Monster Tab and then closed his mind off to focus on Terronious.

He didn't wait longer than a couple seconds before Dante found the scenery of the farmland disappeared and in exchange a wall made from wooden logs surrounded him.

The cloudy atmosphere made the area feel oppressive and hard to breath in, however none of the issues affect Dante at all, who instinctively understood what was affecting Terronious.

"… The scent of death lingers in the air…" Dante said, much to the surprise of Astakron who thought Dante would have a hard time trying to understand what was wrong with the world.

Yet he remembered right then that Dante was a Hero after all, who'd probably faced this kind of problem already on Agearen.

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'Your right…

This world… is the result of the other worlds that were in my possession, formally…' Astakron grunted, before continuing on with his explanation.

The pain of losing everything still bothered Astakron deeply, yet there was nothing that could be done now.

'Some of the worlds… had already been lost… with barely anyone left on some planets…

Only after you forced everything together that certain aspects of those worlds blew up their intensity while others completely disappeared.

More than anything… Terronious is affected by death…'

While listening to Astakron, Dante decided to look around the small campgrounds in which he was summoned.

There was a single tent made from wood and straw, which would roughly fit Dante alone, but he had no thoughts of staying in the poor shelter.

The only other item was a small wooden box that appeared to be rudimentary box with straw bonded to the sides to keep the shape steady and from crumbling apart.

Based off some basic estimations, the campground that was surrounded by the wooden log walls was roughly 3 by 4 metres.

Seeing that there was nothing else for him in the confines of the walls, Dante chose to leave through the wooden gate leading out of the campgrounds.

After he stepped out, Dante noticed that a dark fog surrounded the small campgrounds from all sides.

It couldn't be seen through because of the fogs density that Dante assumed could be literally grabbed a hold of.

'The fog will disappear… the more you explore…' Astakron spoke up, seeing that Dante appeared to be confused by the grey fog.

"… Does this fog cover the whole world…?"

'… Yes…'

Dante sighed, annoyed he was left alone to search the whole planet alone, however he remembered the Skeletons and quickly spawned them.

But what he saw spawned in front of himself made his mind boggle.

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*Ding*

[4 Skeleton Labourers have appeared on Terronious!]

[Basic Arithmetic Function has been activated!]

[4 Skeleton Labourers have been Multiplied by their own factor]

[16 Skeleton Labourers (Including the original 4) have been spawned!]

[Monster Labourer Tab has also increased number of slots to 16!]

[Maximum number of slots available in Monster Tab is 20]

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Dante unconsciously held his breath for a second, utterly stunned by the sight of 16 Skeleton Labourers who were easily 6 feet, 1 inch tall.

'You can use them to go out and explore but I wouldn't recommend it since their level is only 1.

However, I do recommend you head back into the campgrounds and summon your other gift.'

Entering back inside the confines of the wooden walls, with the tips of the logs sharpened into spikes, Dante brought out the last of his gifts from the System Interface before another series of notifications sounded off in his head.

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*Ding*

[1 Tree of Beginnings Seedling has appeared on Terronious!]

[Basic Arithmetic Function has been activated!]

[Tree of Beginnings Seedling has been multiplied by its own factor, rewarding the Host within another Seedling]

[Host can plant the Seedling to help maintain the land around itself, as well as clearing up the Grey Fog]

[Currently, the Tree of Beginning will be able to clear up 5 metres every 24 hours based on its level after planting]

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"Well, no point in wasting time…" Dante used one of the two seedlings and dug a small hole in the centre of the campground before placing the seed in which was roughly 2 inches tall.

Planting the seed, Dante thought about returning to Earth since there was nothing more for him to do on Terronious, yet he waited for a while before heading home after seeing the seed quickly sprouting into a small tree that came up to Dantes waist.

'The tree has started absorbing the Grey Fog, though it will be slow and steady.

Only way you could improve the pace would be planting the other seed on your farmland which is your Foundation Base.'

Packing away the Skeleton Labourers, who'd yet to do anything, Dante returned to Earth and appeared back inside of the shed on the farmland.

He was about to summon the Skeleton Labourers to start cleaning up the shed, yet the System interfered and let him know that only the original four could be spawned.

The other twelve were restricted to Terronious, which left Dante a little annoyed, but he couldn't do anything other than complain in his heart, so he left the four Skeletons to start clearing the mess inside of the shed.

Dante went outside and walked a short distance away from the shed and glasshouses to an open area of the farm and dug up a small hole before placing the other seed into the ground.

Immediately after the seed was covered with soil, the System sent another string of notifications to Dante.

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*Ding*

[Host has planted Tree of Beginnings within Foundation Base!]

[60 acres of the Foundation Base will be managed by the Tree of Beginnings]

[System has found another Tree of Beginnings on Terronious!]

[Host can synchronise both Trees of Beginnings for increased ability and functionality]

[Would Host like to accept the changes?]

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Dante was about to confirm the changes, yet he paused before he clicked on 'Accept' and asked Astakron to explain what was going on before he made an irreversible mistake.

'The Tree of Beginnings is a powerful divine item which will generate an energy into the atmosphere of Earth that would eventually affect the population to be granted abilities that no doubt would cause mayhem.

If you accept the changes, the extra energy would be sent over to the other Tree of Beginnings and would affect that space instead.

At the same time, the tree will be able to work faster on clearing the grey fog away.'

"Hmm… what do you think I should do Astakron?" Dante wasn't completely sure on what to do next, so he simply asked Astakron for his thoughts, not knowing it'd startled the person in question since he never expected kind behaviour from Dante.

'Umm…

I think if you accept the changes then both the farmland here on Earth and whatever you can establish on Terronious will work out better for you in the long run.

Honestly, this world is better off from being flooded by mythical energy which would cause greater problems on Earth.'

Dante found Astakrons thoughts to be rational and decided to 'Accept' the changes before watching the Tree of Beginning sprout from the ground to grow several metres tall.

He was about to jump on over to Terronious so he could see the progress of the other tree, yet he chose not to for now after returning to the shed and saw the Skeleton Labourers were actually repairing some of the broken equipment.

The tables which had broken legs and holes made from hammers had been put back together with the scrap materials found around the shed.

There were basic tools still available in the shed like a screwdriver, hammer, pliers, handsaw, and an axe which weren't destroyed by the last people to lease the farm but were buried deep in the mess.

While moving some of the rubbish out, the Skeleton Labourers found the tools and started to repair what could be fixed.

Dante, utterly stunned, watched the Skeleton Labourers continue with their work and within the hour the entire shed was cleaned up.

The walls still had the graffiti on them however the holes were patched up and the benches were secured tightly to the walls again, where Dante could work from if he chose to.

No harm was done to the outlets or the water taps, other than the basin being hammered in since it was made out of steel, so the Skeletons were able to knock it back into shape very quickly.

To Dantes surprise, the Skeletons could lift up fairly heavy materials and items with easy, even though they were only Level 1, but he knew if he wanted them to be able to do more, they needed to Level up somehow.

Before he sent them to work on cleaning up the glasshouses and repairing them to the best of their ability, Dante unsummoned all of the Skeleton Labourers and jumped over to Terronious.