Free Web NovelChapter 69: Chapter 69: Looking Forward to Meeting, On-site Guidance
Seeing the Attributes of the Dwarf Necklace, Faye Yardley picked it up, ready to put it around her own neck. But a system prompt informed her that a person could only equip one necklace.
You could, of course, wear it, but the necklace’s effects would be nullified.
Damn!
’What a stingy system.’
As for the Dwarf Belt, she couldn’t even buckle it around her slim waist!
How utterly ridiculous.
’Looks like I’ll have to wait for the second wave of arrivals with children and sell it to their parents.’
After complaining to herself, Faye Yardley continued to sort through her things.
When she saw the fragments, she took the ones from her storage and found that the Dungeon 1 Fragment and Dungeon 5 Fragment she had just obtained today could be combined with the ones she had saved to synthesize two Invitation Cards.
She had already gotten a Dungeon 1 Invitation Card before, so there was nothing special about synthesizing another one.
Faye Yardley put away the Dungeon 1 Invitation Card and picked up the Dungeon 5 Invitation Card to examine it closely.
Just like the number 1 card, the number 5 Invitation Card was also marked for a single person. But on the other side, the riot of colors was dizzying. Still, she could make out the background as an amusement park. In the very center of the image, a clown sat on a carousel horse, its smile splitting its face from ear to ear. Its pentagram-shaped eyes seemed to stare straight into one’s soul through the card, and at its feet lay broken, bloody limbs.
The images on the Dungeon Invitation Cards actually contained information about the Dungeon, and seeing this picture made Faye Yardley’s heart pound with dread.
Her intuition told her this was not something she could handle right now.
’I’ll put it in storage. I’ll open this Dungeon later, when I’m stronger.’
’For now, just killing zombies is good enough.’
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The key she got from the Little Green Dwarf this time was identical to the one she’d fished up with the special fishing rod, and the system prompt was also the same: [Key: It can help you open a certain place.]
That was as good as saying nothing at all. The system had truly mastered the art of being uselessly verbose.
As for the electricity-related items, Faye Yardley gestured in front of the Wooden House model the system displayed, and then installed them smoothly.
"Doesn’t it need a switch?"
Willow Yardley had entered at some point. "It’s voice-activated, big sis."
The two lights were installed in the living room and on the balcony. They worked as soon as they were up, and just like the bathroom, their energy source was a mystery.
Seeing the damaged Dwarf clothing, Willow Yardley said directly, "Let me handle these three pieces of clothing."
"You know how to mend clothes?"
Willow Yardley: "I’m afraid you’ve forgotten, big sis. I’m the housekeeper type. I know a little bit about all these things."
In the time it took to eat a meal, Faye Yardley saw a brand-new piece of clothing. It looked a bit looser than the original, had an Attribute of Constitution +2, but was still something she couldn’t wear.
"Willow, your craftsmanship is amazing."
’If this is what she calls ’knowing a little bit,’ then what does that make me? Completely useless?’
She called her brother, also sending him the Dwarf Necklace and today’s share of wood.
He picked up after a moment. From the video feed, it was clear he had just finished a battle and returned to his raft.
"Bro, are you done with the fifth wave?"
"Yeah. How are things on your end?"
Faye Yardley explained her situation, mentioned that she’d hired Eamon, and also shared the tip that if you capture and restrain a monster that has entered a weakened state, no more monsters will spawn around the raft.
"That’s very useful information. I’ll use it to win some people over."
"Good luck, bro. It’s not good for the number of survivors in a region to drop too low." Faye Yardley had already posted a reminder in the regional channel with Bonnie Callahan after they talked; she didn’t care how many people saw it.
"Yeah. I had good luck today and got something strange. You can have it."
An Invitation Card from Islander 98. What a coincidence, she had one too.
"Bro, you can keep this. I have one too. We’ll be able to meet on the island then!"
"My little sister is really something else. Is there anything you *don’t* have?"
"Hehe, what can I say? It’s because I’m so adorable."
They chatted for a bit longer before hanging up.
Faye Yardley began to look forward to the 25th.
She didn’t care how many Invitation Cards Islander 98 had sent out. As long as she and her brother both had one, that’s all that mattered.
Even though they could video call once a day, it was still very different from meeting in person.
So much had happened every single day that she’d almost forgotten it had only been three days since she received her first Invitation Card.
She had originally planned to enter Dungeon 1 again after her call with her brother, but now she felt there was no rush.
Improving her strength was the most important thing.
She could totally invite Gavin Donovan over for in-person instruction.
That way, he could better point out and correct anything she was doing wrong.
’Supplies... at this stage, very few people have more than me. I have what others have, and I have what others don’t. What’s the rush?’
’Improving my strength is the top priority.’
「Fifteen minutes later.」
"Boss, everyone’s breathing rhythm is slightly different, so you’ll have to slowly adjust the breathing method I taught you to match your own rhythm..."
"I’ll use Silver Needles to help you adjust the acupoints your breath passes through. Feel it for yourself."
"Boss, you can try to pause for a moment when your breath passes through the Danzhong acupoint."
The experience of video instruction and in-person guidance was completely different.
As the one-hour Invitation Card was about to expire, Faye Yardley quickly used another one.
Then she received a system prompt: [It has been detected that the guest you invited is already on your raft. With the guest’s consent, their stay can be extended by half an hour, for a total of 90 minutes.]
"Huh, so stacking Invitation Cards can extend the time limit."
"That’s great, Boss. This way, I don’t have to rush my teaching and can be more detailed."
Faye Yardley: "Willow, make some extra good food. See if we have any of that energy-rich Snake Meat left, and cook it if we do. Also, give a dried fish to the Bronze Cat. Donovan, one more hour of training, then we eat."
Energy-rich Snake Meat. That sounded like good stuff. Gavin Donovan grinned. "Thanks, Boss. In that case, Boss, let’s continue with the next set of movements."
Training really was physically draining.
Besides correcting minor mistakes she made with the breathing method, Gavin Donovan focused more on guiding her movements.
Things that looked decent enough on video were actually different when seen in person.
This was mainly because everyone’s height, weight, and arm length were different, so the center of gravity for the same move would vary.
After two hours of training, coordinating her movements with the breathing method, Faye Yardley genuinely felt more exhausted than when she killed monsters.
But the rewards were also immense.
Today was just for instruction and correction; they hadn’t started any sparring yet.
According to Gavin Donovan, the fundamentals needed to be solid. If she learned them incorrectly from the start, it would not only be difficult to correct later, but it would also be even harder to make significant progress.
At the end of this training session, Faye Yardley heard a system prompt: [Constitution +1].
Her eyes lit up, and she said happily, "Donovan, thank you. You have to eat a lot later."
