Forest survival

Lee continues.

<Now for your training master, we have a 6-year deadline from the Universal system. Instead of wasting this opportunity, you will have to remain mortal until the 1st war which is after 3 years.>

Eric nods his head as going to war without any preparation will only cause his death. In those 3 years, he can train himself thoroughly.

<Your first training is all about survival. If you cannot even survive as a mortal for 3 years then you cannot become strong.>

Hearing that Eric become quite offended. In his eyes, as he once already become a warrior then surviving as a mortal will be quite easy. He puffs up his chest and said to Lee in a confident tone "you tell me what to do now as a mortal."

Lee responded in his mechanical voice.

<Master, your first task is to train your body and reach a village or city. You have to survive by doing whatever you can, till you reach a village.>

"How do I train my body? How I can regain my power?"

Eric said as he thinks 'I do know that legacy is designed to train people so let's see what my train will be like'

Answering Eric's doubt a blue screen appears in front of him. This looks different than the grey screen of the Universal system. This screen just has the same color as Lee.

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Task: Training Body and reach a village:

Description: You have to train your body for survival as a mortal. Survival in the forest alone is impossible for a mortal so you have to get out of the forest and find a village.

Daily Task:

1* Push-ups- (00/500).

2* Sit-ups- (00/500).

Main Task:

· Reach a village to finish the task.

Status = Incomplete.

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When Eric focuses on the push-up part a vision of Lee doing push-ups comes to him same with sit-ups. Staring the repeated vision of push-ups and sit-ups and then seeing the number next to them he gulps down. Lee's voice comes to his head.

<Master, as your mana core still has some mana, I suggest you start training as fast as possible. The remaining mana will help you train fast. Until you finish your main task their nothing more you can do. See you after you reach the village.>

Saying that Lee disappears. Eric stood there planning his next course of action. He calls Universal system to take a look.

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UNIVERSAL MESSAGE

Name: Eric Rustom

Power status: Mortal (regress)

Legacy: Max legacy (??rank)

War participation: regional level (Apprentice Soldier)- 1, --, --, -

Note: Due to the Warrior regressing to the mortal level, you must regain your power before the 2nd regional war.

Plenty: If you fail to regain Apprentice soldier level before the 2nd regional mortal war from today, you will be rejected to become a Warrior for your whole life.

Time left for the next war – 2 years 10 months.

Total time left for the next war - 5 years 10 months.

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Closing the message, Eric stands on his feat. He knows that to achieve max from these 3 years before he has to start training from today. He planned to stay in the cave for the first 3 months and train his body as much as he can. He starts looking around the cave. He needs to find a place where he can stay safe from other big animals and monsters present in the forest.

Just like that he becomes busy. He found a place near the cave. Because of the river, he did not need to search for water. He started hunting small animals near the cave. In case he encounters some large monster he rushes back to the cave as the cave entrance has a very small space through which one can come in. All other area is in the river.

His routine of training and hunting continued as time passed.

...

Currently, Eric is standing outside the gate of a village in the forest. He is crying from the happiness that he is finally able to see some people.

It's been 6 months since when he started his journey in the forest. At the start, he is full of confidence that he would easily survive but that confidence crumbles in like 2 days.

Remembering the last 6 months he is not able to hold back his tears. He was confident because as a warrior even though he chooses the mage path his body is still much stronger than mortal. As his core starts losing mana his body also returns to a weak malnourished form. His body is absorbing mana but that process is very slow.

He almost died on 2nd day of his journey. As days pass his training becomes harder. Doing training while staying alive in the forest is much hard. Survival in the forest on its own is already quite difficult he needed to stay alert for 24 hrs. He cannot even relax his mind even for an hr.

Things become more difficult as he starts moving to find a village. Although at that time he was stronger now compared to his previous self. He was doing a nonsense-hard physical workout plus finding his way out in the jungle. With no experience in traveling in the jungle, he tried to seek help from Lee again. But Lee refuses him saying that he had to do it himself as it is part of training.

In a lonely jungle with no one to talk to. Lee never responded to him again. His first-time experience of loneliness in the jungle almost made him crazy. But slowly one after another he starts overcoming one difficulty after another. He now understands what 'Survival intent' is.

He understands that survival is nothing to do with power or smartness. In the forest, he found that every creature has its own way to survive.

He found that some weak creatures live in the group so that they can distribute the work of security among themselves. This helps them to decrease the load from one. He also found that large power creatures live alone to survive. It's not like they cannot live together but if they live with each other they need to travel a large distance to hunt.

He saw that few creatures only come out at a specific time, Some ambush their prey, Some chase their prey until it gets tired, and Some even remain motionless at a pace and wait for someone to pass and then kill them in an instant. Eric starts seeing the forest differently.

He understands that a forest is a place of hunter and prey. Each has its way to protect itself and survival.

After 6 months of hardship, he finally understands how difficult survival is. It is not as simple as hiding and never coming out. Everyone has some need without that they cannot live. They need to come out of the hole to complete these needs. Now it depends on you if you come out as prey or as a hunter.

Standing in front of the village he checks the universal message first.

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UNIVERSAL MESSAGE

Name: Eric Rustom

Power status: Mortal

Legacy: Max legacy (??rank)

War partition: regional level (Apprentice Soldier)- 1, --, --, -

Note: Due to the Warrior regressing to the mortal level you have to regain your power before the 2nd regional war.

Plenty: If fail to regain Apprentice soldier level before the 2nd regional mortal war from today then will be rejected to become a Warrior for your whole life.

Time left for the next war – 2 years 4 months.

Total time left - 5 years 4 months

***

Seeing the message Eric thinks. 'So, power status only shows mortal now, maybe this is because all energy in my core has dispersed. My core is at its weakest moment but thanks fully last 6 months hell made me physically stronger.'

Eric now has a lean muscular build and his physical strength may be the highest a mortal can achieve. Compare to a Warrior it is still pitiful.

After organizing his thought, he enters the village. As the village is present between the forest not many people come here, and he has to tell some tragic fake story to finally be allowed to live in the village. Villagers give him an abandoned house.

Inside the house at the corner of the village which is temporary given to Eric. He lay down and sleep peacefully for an almost full day.

After full rest, Eric talks to Lee who finally appears in front of him.

"Hello Lee, how come you remember me again"

Say Eric sarcastically.

Ignoring Eric's remark Lee continues.

<Master, as you finish your first task you have to start working on preparations before becoming a warrior again.>

Hearing Lee talking about warriors he becomes serious again.

He opens his blue training status.

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Training Body and reach a village:

Description: You have to train your body for survival as a mortal. Survival in the forest alone is impossible for a mortal so you have to get out of the forest and find a village.

Daily Task:

1* Push-ups- (5000/5000).

2* Sit-ups- (5000/5000).

3* Run – (50/50 km).

Main Task:

· Reach a village to finish the task.

Status = Completed.

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