Schedule (2)

Chapter 19: Schedule (2)

For instance, Jake's soldier form allows him to shoot forward and only change his angle diagonally. If he wants to shoot to the side, he must fix his footing and stance.

That takes time.

Conversely, his joker form is more versatile as he jumps around, but it still takes a lot after the soldier form to shoot arrows, and Jake has to make up for the weaker damage with speed.

That's when the advantages of the different angles come from the master form.

In this stance, Jake can move his upper body to the side much more easily, and his body already knows how to shoot arrows in this form, so he doesn't lose much strength and speed. The strongest virtue of this form is adaptation to every angle, which currently completes Jake's archery style.

If he were to practice that style from the start, it'd replace the soldier form and do the most damage, but Jake knew that all disadvantages would be shredded in the future as he developed himself.

For now, he was content with what he had come up with.

"Good work, Odin! I'll summon you in an hour for a meal," Jake said while scratching his puppy's ears. 

Odin forgot to reply back as he fell into the gratification his master had given him alongside the prospect of having raw flesh chewed by his teeth! He salivated more than usual, but Jake was now used to it.

Once his summon was gone, Jake went to prepare the meal. He'd already made wooden utensils for his comfort, meaning forks, plates, and stuff were waiting in his inventory to be used.

Jake went to the well not too far from the wooden cabin and pulled on the rope to get water. He could have asked Richard for help, but when Jake found out that he could get stats from such a simple thing, he didn't want to bother his friend unless necessary.

Any effort brought some stats, which was the advice Jake kept rigorously in the back of his head.

With the wooden bucket full of water in his hand, Jake went to prepare the bonfire. His survival three kit skill effortlessly helped him bring flames to the tutorial island. Jake took out the prepared slices of meat from his inventory and impaled them on the wooden sticks.

Those were for him and Richard.

Odin liked the raw flesh of his kin and refused cooked meals.

From afar, Richard stared at his friend and thought, 'Soon, it's time for our armorer lessons. Jake can already make wooden arrows himself and uses Steel Ax to carve them. This one item enabled him so much that I'm having second thoughts.'

The legendary skill, the quest, and the unique item were enough to propel Jake to the next level, even if he had only leveled up once in this short amount of time after his victory against the wolf boss.

In fact, Jake had challenged the wolf boss a few times now. He defeated him in a similar way all those times, but each following victory had a better score, meaning he defeated the wolf boss faster than before.

Jake was growing so much that Richard felt like only the dense forest and their trees and secrets could stop him from reaching the Unconquerable Mountain. Richard sighed as he didn't want to part so quickly, even if Jake had been here much longer than most players.

Only those crazy players that wanted to conquer the entire island and mountain were here longer than average time on the tutorial island, and those had been so peculiar that Richard could only be glad they were gone.

After Richard took a seat on the wooden log, Jake said, "I think I'll try making a bow today. "

The newbie helper nodded, his thoughts resurfacing, "About time. How about the bone arrowheads?"

Jake nodded, "I have a feeling I'll be able to make them feel right soon."

Richard fell into thoughts. He understood what Jake meant since a lot of crafting professionals often spoke about the feeling without being able to explain it.

It appeared Jake also had the soul of the crafter, which would help him significantly in the future.

Now that Richard has confirmed it, he should have given him a few quests to speed his growth and help him harness that right feeling to facilitate his craft.

Richard, however, didn't do that.

'I'm stupid for trying to stop the inevitable again… well, you can hate me later, Jake,' Richard decided. He was excited for the legendary quest because it meant Jake would stay longer on the tutorial island, but anything else that could bring him closer to the end didn't really sit well with Richard's heart.

At last, Odin returned to the world.

He pounced at the raw flesh after receiving a green light from his master, digging in as though it was his first-ever meal! Jake overlooked him while bitting on his cooked meal, enjoying this convenient pet.

Richard also wore a smile, which was a mask.

"Let's focus on the bow now, okay?" Jake asked, "One concept at a time."

"Yes, that's the best," Richard replied like a robot behind the mask of a smiling man, aware that he was hiding the face of someone who was using his friend's diligence—an excellent trait—for his selfishness.