Walking back from the shrine, it has already been morning since opening her eyes in the shrine, Zeki proceeds along the path set out by the map.

According to her teacher, Serkzyl, she is to tread a different path from whence she came and thus, understanding the concept of it, although barely, Zeki walks west from the shrine downward from the side.

Entering the woods, and somewhat surprising Zeki, upon a few paces, gentle breezing light flows through the trees.

A green light, twisting and curving, giving an occupied space-like shape to the verdure surroundings.

Walking southeast from the woods, the green light, dancing through the spaces, sparkle before sounds from the forest can be heard.

Birds chirping, leaves rustling and a roar from where the lake is.

After some time, Zeki exits the forest and arrives at her lodging. Entering through the door, she notices a pot, a glass bottle of juice and a note on the table.

Taking the note into her hand, "Zeki, your teacher will be out for a while and will return later tonight. You must be starving, therefore, I took the liberty of preparing a nutritional meal for you. Once you have dined, proceed to the shed where you will find an axe. The wood, too, is inside the shed. Retrieve the items, carry with you 20 logs in the bag, make it 4 trips, inside the forest are tree stumps, take it to the first stump you see on the path leading to the east and begin chopping. Chop those logs into 4 pieces each. Regards, your considerate teacher, Serkzyl.

Ps. Have it done before dusk, I am bringing Arctic Bull over for supper."

Shaking her head and thinking that the teacher she has is a busy person, "Perhaps he buys it from one of the empires, the Arctic bull is registered as a 1st class Frost Beast requiring at least half a guild led by an Emperor ranked warrior to hunt."

After eating, Zeki makes her way to the shed, west from where she is retrieving the axe and five logs which she carries with her in a bag.

Entering the forest, proceeding east, she comes across the first tree stump on the right of the path.

Placing down the bag and removing the five logs, Zeki puts the 2kg log on the stump, raises the axe above it and swings down.

She proceeds doing this 4 times and 5 times that in total. Feeling somewhat tired, Zeki takes a deep breath, however, green light flowing through the forest rushes towards her as she then inhales it, suddenly feeling renewed vigour.

[Origin System: Prayer Link Notification

Abstinence + 1

Battle Strength + 2

Cultivation Speed + 3

Defiant Nature + 4

Origin System : End of notification]

Taking the chopped wood back to the shed, Zeki retrieves the next batch, until all the wood has been chopped before returning to her room where she enjoys a glass of juice, freshens up, changes into an orange robe and views her status.

[ Abstinence: 14

Battle Strength: 19

Cultivation Speed: 24

Defiant Nature: 29]

Blinking, the screen disappears, however, at that time a loud booming sound comes from outside. Rushing out the door, Zeki sees her teacher standing next to a 20 something metre tall and 30m long snow white Arctic Bull, but it is alive.

Serkzyl: "Zeki, come over here to teacher, let me introduce you"

Mooooo!

Slowly edging forward, Zeki stands next to her teacher.

Serkzyl: "Watch this, carefully-"

Jumping up, Serkzyl extends his hand and reaches his palm to the side of the bull, where he then gives a gentle push.

Boom

The Arctic Bull falls over to the side and from it's body, green light rushes out towards the forest before, off in the distance-

Moooooo!

Serkzyl: "Well then, I'll be taking this with me."

The short, dark-skinned Serkzyl retrieves the body of the bull onto his shoulders and proceeds to the workshop next to the shed.

Serkzyl: "Oh, and Zeki, it is going to be winter soon, the Bull fur will be good for you."

Zeki : "Yes, teacher", thinking to herself, winter?, what winter?, we are currently in the middle of Spring, you know?

However, after a couple of mooos from the forest, an icy wind breezes by, causing Zeki to shiver.

That night they ate Arctic Bull, but not all of it, Serkzyl has some kind of storage for it.

Her teacher then went on to explain that she would be chopping wood everyday. And to do so on different stumps as the days proceed, until new moon, which is when Zeki will receive a cultivation technique from her Path of Silence when coming into contact with water.

After having eaten, Zeki offers to help clean up but Serkzyl declines and says that she should rather rest as tomorrow will be a busy day for her.