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The notification screen in front of Amelia immediately appeared in front of Zen. She shared the screen before even reading it. As they were reading their jaws were dropping open as if their jaws gained tens of pounds instantaneously.

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Notification

You have been engulfed and tested by the Dragon Spirit. Who found, no evil intentions and saw that you spared a life of a stronger opponent.

Thus the spirit has permitted both Zen and Amelia, to use this Dragon Spirit Essence Water. Only one pool has been found on this world as of now.

Dragon Spirit Essence Water Effect:

300% Regeneration Rate,

200% in leveling your skills,

150% in raising your stats,

Dulls pain too nearly non-existent.

* While under the effect of this water, you cannot die, however your health might drop to 1 depending on an attack, and at such low health you will be unconscious. *

**** This liquid cannot be separated or removed by any means. One must come to the pool in order to drink the liquid. You should make a better habitat for this pool, in order that a spirit can come and further bless this source and preside over it. This liquid can be moved by the spirit that presides over it, however it can be moved only one time and only when a deemed worthy place is created. ****

The Spirit has also blessed you with a small gift. For finding this Dragon Spirit Essence Water and providing a guardian for this water in a form of a natural Lvl 100 Bear. (The bear will come under the Dragon Spirit Essence Waters control in the next 40 hours, making it officially a guardian of this pool. Until then it will attack anyone within range. Once it has come under the pools control it will recognize the ones permitted by the guardian and not attack, however only them.)

So the Dragon Spirit King has blessed you with the following gifts.

Skills:

Passive Underwater Breathing Lvl 1, Novice

Active Arial Regeneration Lvl 1, Novice

Stats:

Unlocked a Special Hidden Stat. DRG

+5 Stat points in each category.

****There is a Cap on how much this pool can help you. ****

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We did not move from our spots for nearly an hour reading and rereading the information.

Amelia turned to Zen and kissed him on his cheek while hugging him tightly. It was so uncomfortable that Zen was red and could not even push her away. As soon, as Amelia realized what she did, she also turned red, perhaps redder then the rocks that were now glowing around us in a bright red color.

Amelia: If you ever tell anyone about what happened here or this pool. I will kill you until you are Lvl 1 and your stats are at -20. You hear me?

Zen: Mhhhm. did you say that I can lose all that?

Amelia: If you didn’t know that then yes you are able to loose experience and stats. Luckily you won’t loose the skill proficiency. Do you understand what I am saying? Not a word about what I did or this pool. EVER!!!!!!

Zen: Yes I agree.

Amelia: Well it seems our work is cut out for us. Let us work using these bonuses in order to raise our skills and stats. At the time we leave we will lay in this water since when you log out your body remains in the server just unconscious. If we lay in the water is should also raise our underwater breathing while we are logged out.

Zen: I agree we should take advantage of this. Plus I want to mine this and make a nice cave here. Perhaps even engrave this entire place. However before that I will work on my endurance and stats. I think if I use the cave wall as a boxing bag then perhaps ill be able to level my strength up so that I may be able to use the pickax I have to its full potential.

Amelia: I was meaning to ask you about that cape of yours and that pickax which seems to not have broken yet.

So I told her part of my story where it was an inheritance item. She too had on although not on that scale and rarity. In honesty I came to like her, since she seemed like a real girl without the pretend stuff. Even her appearance was the same as in real life or at least she told me that.

She went out side to gather and work on her alchemy while I stayed inside and used my fist to punch at the wall. The first hit hurt, then after it did not. I will call this liquid as Miracle water for now. Thus we both continued to train.

I found it boring after a day of just punching to continue punching. Thus I alternated between jumping from tree to tree, to running never venturing to far since there were more bears around. Even when the bears ran after us we would hide away in our cave that only we could barely fit. I would bring rabbits to the bear that was still hostile to us. As long as we brought it food it stopped trying to kill us.

Three days later when we woke up. I saw the bear was now able to walk on water and did not attack Amelia or me. I then though it was time to clear the entrance. Drinking some of the water I went out side and wanted to see what would happened to the tree with my punches now. I mainly punched the wall, but I wanted to see if I improved even a little.

I started to punch it and could now see small fist size imprinted on the tree. It shattered the bark and imprinted my fists on the stem. I then went to a point and started to punch in the same spot over and over. Getting faster and faster. The tree seemed more suitable to practice on rather then the wall that showed no progress for my eyes.

Amelia logged back in and continued her scavenger hunt for herbs and potion mixing. Perhaps even poison and other things now. I didn’t mind and continued to refine my attack.

After 3 more days of training with my hands, I could now either punch a whole with the full length of my arm or using my finger tips to cut branches of off trees. Hence I concluded my training on the tree and used a Karate chop that could now cut the 1-meter in diameter-sized tree. Leaving a mark as if a sword had cut it, well it was still being perfected and wasn’t as smooth as a sword cut. However the outcome was the same.

I then cut up the tree blocking the cave and put it in a pile near the entrance. It didn’t take long to clear out the mined rock that was in the way and 3 hours later the cave was perfectly clean almost as if I swept it out. The bear even helped once it could come out side and using its paws it to swept the debris out of its new home. Looking at it I noticed that nothing could be used to close the cave if something were to happen.

I looked around and noticed the stump that was still there and I haven’t destroyed it yet. It was around 2 meters tall and 1½ meter in diameter. I thought it was perfect to be used as a rollaway door for now. I even trimmed the bark of off it so that it would roll even if Amelia pushed it.

I ate apples most of the time since there were plenty of apple trees nearby. Amelia from time to time even prepared Rabbit stew that she was experimenting on. So I too ate that knowing that the worst that can happen is I falling unconscious.

I was set on mining again to make a better entrance to this wonderful cave of ours and started to use my pickax not only to make the shape of the cave look better but also trim some rough parts.

It was much easier to do so now. I wanted to make the entrance out of this stone in particular since it was so though and at that I wanted the stone blocks to be about 1 meter.

It took me two days to make my first 1x1 meter stone block. As soon as I completed my first block, I had a sort of a better feeling on how to cut them out and this time around it only took me 1 day to make the next one.

With another two days I had 4 blocks that were 1x1 meters. After that was done I made a note to my self that they would be the columns of the door. I then decided to carve out a 1x1x3 meters block that would be the base and top of the door. This took me roughly 4 days to complete just one of these blocks and I still had to make one more. All the while the cave was getting longer and wider. The reason being it took a lot of room in order to work around a certain area in order to carve out a rock of this size.

Well pretty much 2 weeks have passed and I finished earlier then expected in carving them. However moving them was though for me. Until the bear who, seemed to read my intentions helped me out and we were able to move them outside. I had dug in 1 meter deep to make the foundation stronger for the blocks by putting one of the longer blocks at the base of the cave. Meanwhile the bear still helped me to push those blocks in to place.

It even helped me lift and stack all of them. It had a tall reach when it stood on both of its legs. So it was easy to put the final long block on the two square columns. The entrance was done except the door. I was wondering what would be the perfect door only to see that the bear went in the cave and drank some of the water. When it came out it spat the water out in a stream to cover the blocks.

I then saw that some of the liquid from the pool, which floated up and in a stream, covered the entrance. The next thing I saw was that the doorway that was still without a door began to turn red and even redder. All of a sudden the color changed and now it was a dark purple color. I did not dare walk through just yet and once it was done whatever it was doing the water again went back in to the pool.

I then saw the columns were now all infused as if they were one. There was also a purplish membrane in place of the door. As I tried walking in, it would just let me through. So I tried and experiment and took a branch and tossed it at the membrane. The branch bounced, I then took a big rock and threw it at the membrane, the rock broke and bounced off. I went even further and brought a boulder that I too threw at the membrane and the same effect happened.

Guess it was a shield of some sort. So I again tried to pass it by walking through it and it was if it was water. It gave me no resistance. That is when Amelia came running and yelling what did I do?

Zen: What do you mean what I did. Can you see the doorway?

Amelia: I can see that. However cant you see the Progression screen that just popped up automatically? Perhaps you should turn your notification screen back up, especially for quests.

Zen: Let me try to enable it only for quests.

I was able to. It seems I can turn off specific notifications through the settings screen.

I then said out loud. “Open last notification.”

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Notification!!! You and your party have received a new quest.

Through your actions, of building an entrance, to a place where a Spirit Water Source is located, you have accepted a quest to build a place of sanctuary for the Spirit Water. Depending on the type of accommodations/ living space including beauty you provide for the location of a Spirit Water Source. It will be evaluated and the appropriate Spirit of appropriate Level will claim it as its home.

This Dragon Spirit Essence Water, which is the Spirit Water Source, that you have provided a small cave with an access doorway cannot sustain a spirit just yet. Upon completion of this quest will a spirit be able to reside in this cave.

Cave:

Entrance Durability 100,000/100,000

General Cave Completion: 1%

Beauty: 0%

Protection: 10% (The material used to make the entrance is one of the strongest especially after the blessing of the Dragon Spirit Essence Water and it has A Lvl. 100 Bear Guarding who will respawn after 10 hours if it dies.)

Completion of Quest is base on the following.

For a spirit to reside in this cave it must meet at least 15% in all of the categories of the Cave Status info. You may look at this info, if you have this quest by touching the doorway with your hand and saying Status of Cave. Upon completion you can further work on this place to make the percentage go up higher which will enable you to get a better reward.

Rewards:

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Amelia: You better get to work. Since I am busy.

Zen: As if you could even make a dent in the wall.

Amelia: You want to fight is that it?

Zen: O no, no, no, I know I cant die since I am under that effect and I don’t want to wait to wake up to get to work you see.

Amelia: Excuses, Excuses.

I didn’t complain, since it helped me with upping my stats, and so I went back in there and mined the entrance to be more oval shape and symmetrical. Once that was done, I picked what seemed like the middle and continued to make a tunnel no wider then 1½-meter wide and 2 meters tall. I was aiming towards the center of the mountain. As it turns out I was going in a straight line ever since the entrance. Call it luck or chance that it turned out to be like so. However I like what looked like a simplistic design.

The tunnel that branched out from the oval cave was now 10 meters further in, in to the mountain. When I hit another obstacle. It seemed to be a different type of ore. When I called Amelia to take a look, she came to the wall.

Amelia: I don’t know what you’re talking about. I can’t see anything in this dark tunnel and I can’t tell the walls apart either. Perhaps you picked a skill up that you don’t know anything about.

Zen: Then perhaps I need a new method of mining.

Amelia: Hmmm. You know perhaps you can enchant your weapon somehow. Try channeling some sort of feeling or if your good at it. Channel manna in to it. Perhaps that will do it.

Zen: Oh like some sort of Sword enchanter except for a mining tool.

Amelia: Yea something like that.

Zen: By the way what do you mean you can’t see anything? I can almost see everything as if it were bright as day.

Amelia: No wonder your eyes shine as if you’re an owl or something.

Zen: Really they shine?

Amelia: Yup totally. That is a nice skill you picked up.

She was standing in front of me and when she turned to head back she seemed to trip on the pick I left near the wall that sent her crashing in to me and we both fell since it was so sudden. However there was a small problem. My hand they were at…. Um… Ya… The next thing that followed were her punches that seemed like a mosquito crashed in to me. I didn’t say anything and just got up quickly while being punched.

Amelia: You pervert. You set this up didn’t you?

Zen: No.oo..o

Amelia: I will get you back for this and remember if you dare speak a word of this to anyone. You will regret meeting me.

I had a chill go down my body.

Zen: I am sorry that was totally an accident.

Amelia: I will show you an accident.

She then tried picking my pickax up, however the sheer weight of the pickax was enough so that she could not even budge it.

Amelia: What wrong with this pickax?

Zen: It seems that you wont be able to use it since it STR requirement are of the charts. I can use it since they are waved because it’s an inheritance Item.

Amelia: Your parents were probably the first testers and monsters at that.

I didn’t tell her what happened to them, yet so I thought I should at least mention it.

Zen: I received two Items as inheritance by the way.

Amelia: Are you saying that they’re both?

Zen: Yea dead. I don’t even know, if I have relatives.

Amelia: I am sorry I did know it was to this degree.

Zen: It’s all right I am over that. I don’t know what happened to my younger sister. I do remember that I had a sister or was it a brother? It was too long ago and I don’t remember perhaps even both a younger sister and brother.

Amelia: I am sorry.

Zen: It’s all right. Who knows perhaps they too play this game.

Amelia: OOOOOOOHHHHHHHH I know.

Zen: What? What? What?

Amelia: If you have siblings that play this game. You can see on your friend list. All siblings are matched by DNA they share and Brainwave Signatures, thus when you connect to this world it puts them automatically on your list in the family section. However there is a negative side to that. They can hide their Signatures if they chose to and if you’re too far away they can’t talk to you. It won’t show their name and location unless they accept you as family and you accept them as family, in the family tab.

Zen: Really can I access that window now too?

Amelia: Yep, its not confined to the Lvl. 20 rule or the ring status rule. Just say Friends list or Family List.

Zen: Family List

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Family Members List

Awaiting approval for family member:

In game name: Darius Real world name:…[email protected]@@@@.... (name not visible till you accept) Do you accept request?

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Zen: Yes

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Family Members List

In game name: Darius Real world name: Daniel Tuck (Brother) **online**

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I had open eyes and starring, until I receive a hit on my head.

Amelia: You have been staring for the past 30 minutes. Your face tells me you found something.

Zen: It would seem I have a brother that plays this game.

Amelia: Well try to contact him. See if it works?

Zen: How do I contact him?

Press on the name and say something like hello brother or something.

Zen: Right.

I pressed on the name and said Hello.

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Notification!!! You are out of range.

We are sorry. You need to be within 1,000 thousand miles in game distance to be able to communicate.

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Zen: It says I am out of range.

Amelia: I knew it. I just hopped he would be closer. I hate those friends of mine, who tricked a renowned mage to teleport me to a secluded area. Were it would take me years to get out from. At first it was a joke however it no longer is funny.

Zen: Perhaps it’s for the best. I don’t need to rush and plus I started playing this game so that I can build a place that I can call my own. Thus I will make these 5 mountains that surround this place my own for the time being.

Amelia: I do like the peace and quiet. Not to mention the vast amount of xp and the bonuses I get from that water.

I then place both of my hand on her shoulders and said to her. “Thank you for helping me, find my family, who I always dreamed of meeting one day and now t might not just be a dream, but a reality.” I then gave her a hug. I could feel that she turn red, however she did not push me aside and instead hugged me back.

Zen: Thank You

Amelia: Your welcome. Shall we get back to making and breaking stuff?

Zen: Absolutely.

I then started to mine again, however this time I tried to push what seemed like all of my focus to the tip of the pickax and struck the wall.

6 hours later of trying and playing around with different inner feelings. I saw the tip start to slightly shine on the pickax. When I struck with all my might it chipped away a little piece. My manna bar was going back and forth so fast I thought it glitched. I then remember the insane regeneration rate. So it must be that I was using manna so fast for this method of mining that it was barely enough to continue including the effect of the Miracle Water that I started calling it for short.

Only after another day was I able to mine 6 inches in, still keeping the diameter and height of the cave roughly the same.

To be honest I would only log out in order to eat and attend to the crops we had. I even slept in that pool of water.

After 13 days of mining I was mining at a decent rate when I struck my pick and light pierced through the hole. Which was made by the pickax. Even though I could see perfectly well in the dark already. I could still distinguish if it was lighter or darker. At first I though I perhaps made a tunnel through the mountain completely.

I forgot to mention this earlier but while mining the guardian bear was helping me out by bulldozing the ore/ rocks I mined in to the oval shaped cavern next to the pool. I told him that I wanted to sort it and see if the material I mined out could be used for blacksmithing.

Instead of making the hole any bigger I peeked through it and there I saw an unbelievable sight. It seemed to be like a large creature lying in the center.

“HUMAN I AM HAPPY THAT SOMEONE WAS FINNALY ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THIS PLACE. COME NOW BREAK THAT WALL AND COME IN. I WANT TO TALK TO YOU. I PROMISE I WONT KILL YOU OR YOUR COMPANION. I HAVE BEEN WARE OF YOUR PRESENCE THE ENTIRE TIME YOU AND YOUR COMPANION CAME HERE. RELATIVLY THE SAME TIME PERIOD MIGHT I ADD.”

I was trembling from fear and at the same time it was not really me but my virtual reality character or was it perhaps because of the small earthquake that was happening as the beast of some sort talked.

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