Is that a Wisp?
chapter-973

Eight months had passed since Krune and the group had arrived at the Secondary Landmass. Until now, they had never tried to go down. Instead, they had been working nonstop to first ease up their livelihood. Since their tickets had been destroyed, they had to spend a lot of time in this place.

Thus, instead of hurrying to obtain Godly Points, they first created a foothold for themselves to have a healthy living. After that, they began to work towards the future of harvesting Godly Points en masse.

Solare was already walking around in his baby steps, so they had to create a fence in the cave to ensure he wouldn't fall to his death. Moreover, in this time, they had created a rope bridge that connected a couple of caves to the top of the rock pillar.

On top of that, they had also created a similar rope bridge to another rock pillar that was almost 80 meters away. This was the thickest rock pillar in their surroundings, boasting a diameter of almost 40 meters.

This was the place they used for almost everything, from leisure activities to training. They had also erected a fence around it so that Solare could play around in the open space. As a growing child, he needed all the space to grow up healthy.

They hadn't figured out how his two passive abilities worked. But since he wasn't even two years old yet, they weren't in a hurry.

The rope bridges were strong and sturdy, allowing them to walk on it without any worries. Not only that, but the Seamstress had figured out another breakthrough with it, layering the rope bridge with a porous pipe of coral through which the ocean water flowed.

This ocean water seeped into the rope bridge, healing any wear and tear it had developed due to use. As the rope was taken from a living organism, the Rope Bush, this was possible. It was because the healing property of the ocean water was also able to keep dead meat fresh indefinitely.

Using this property, they ensured the rope bridge wouldn't ever snap. Once it had been created, life was a lot easier for Krune and the Seamstress. They were able to transport goods from one cave to another without wasting any time.

Naturally, this increased their work efficiency tremendously. Plus, when they hunted fishes in the ocean above, they didn't have to throw most of them away due to being incapable of carrying their bodies in the previous precarious situation of having to traverse using a single rope.

The Paddle was already fully stocked up on food and water. The pool with the Mutated Motor Fishes was in great shape. Since they were being fed the bone tree fruits, they were brimming with power. On top of that, one of them even seemed pregnant.

It was a piece of joyous news as they would soon get more Motor Fishes. Krune also went around in search for bigger caves around the walls, marking some for future use. He had been working on numerous projects, increasing the Rope Bush farm to produce more thread. As for the wood, he was using them to create more tools and weapons.

He was also planning to create a path to the ground. For that, he was working on two routes. The first was to bore his way through the largest rock pillar and reach the ground. The second was creating a staircase that spiraled around the largest rock pillar and reached the ground.

The problem with the latter was the sheer requirement of materials and the risk involved in getting down each time. Though, it also allowed them an avenue to attack the flying creatures. As for the former path, it was discrete and allowed them to reach the ground without alerting any creature.

Then again, creating it was even harder. After all, Krune had to bore through the tough rock pillar for a kilometer before reaching the ground. It wasn't something that he was able to achieve easily. Krune worked on the digging, having created the tools necessary for that.

As for the Seamstress, she was working on making more rope bridges to expand their range. Moreover, she was also hunting fishes for their needs. Using her passive abilities, Coral Wave and Heat Radiance, she was building a house on the top of the largest rock pillar that would allow them to have a comfortable life.

Having lived in the place for eight months now, they noted that the ocean waters had two dominant currents. The first was a warm current that caused the water to become warm. The size of the fish roaming near them was smaller during this time.

And there were fewer predator fishes. In this time, the place turned warmer, causing them to sweat buckets when they worked.

The second was a cold current that was too cold to bear. It was similar to what Krune had encountered at the start when one of his clones was still alive. At present, thanks to his Cold Blood, Krune would be almost fine in the cold currents.

Though, the same couldn't be said to the Seamstress and Solare. The whole area would turn colder during this time. On top of that, the fishes roaming in the waters near them would be the bigger, scarier ones. Krune had even witnessed a Sonic Radar three times during his stay in the Secondary Landmass.

When he noticed it in the waters, he didn't allow the Seamstress from ever setting foot in the waters until he was absolutely sure it had left the place. He knew just how powerful it was. It wasn't an opponent they could face. A single mistake would cause them to be shredded in its mouth. During such times, they couldn't hunt and had to bear the cold.

So, the Seamstress was building this house that allowed them to store enough food to last for six months and was also equipped with thermal insulation. To cool the interior, she could cause the coral walls to emit the heat she had stored in them.

And to cool it, Krune's Cold Blood came in handy. Months passed in such a fashion as Krune hammered a platform into the sides of the largest rock pillar, looking around to see that he was within a cloud.

The cloud was just water vapor that had condensed in the place, unmoving as it formed a layer. He then continued to add platforms around the largest rock pillar, soon peeking out of the cloud as he witnessed the place below, shuddering immediately.

The Seamstress also accompanied him, gazing at the world below in shock.

The place was warm and humid, with abundant sunlight that the cloud layer was emitting. It seemed that the cloud layer wasn't some water vapor that had condensed in the place, but also seemed to contain a mysterious substance in it that emitted light.

This caused the place within to thrive with life. As far as they could see, there was a dense overgrowth. Trees of all shapes and sizes existed in the place. Plus, the terrain wasn't flat. There were quite a few hills and valleys. Not only that, but there was a river that meandered from one end to another, seeming as if the rocks under it had a mysterious property to suck in the ocean water and send it out similarly at the end.

Because of this, a healthy world rich in life was created, too rich in fact that it birthed vicious monsters. Krune and the Seamstress broke into cold sweat as they looked at the face of a creature that was part insect and part monster, positioned only five meters away from them.

It seemed to have been perched on the rock pillar's walls. Though, it wasn't alone. Rather, there were hundreds, if not thousands of the same creature perched all over the rock pillar until the ground. Upon noticing the two, they flapped their wings, emitting a violent screech.

Krune and the Seamstress retreated immediately, running to the top of the largest rock pillar as they patted their chests, calming their thumping hearts. Upon noticing that the creatures didn't come above the layer of cloud, they heaved a sigh in relief.

The face of the creature was a mix between a frog and a butterfly. It had a flabby cheek with insect eyes. As for its body, it was long and aerodynamic, spanning two meters in length. Its wings were curled under a layer of armor, similar to a beetle.

And it had four limbs that looked like armored hands of a monkey, possessing sharp nails that held the sides of the rock pillar. All the rock pillars were covered by them. Krune saw that their wings only allowed them to fly for short durations. Though, their bursts of speed were insane.

He couldn't observe the rest in the short window. After reaching the top, Krune shook his head and got back to work. He intended to finish digging through the largest rock pillar. Even though it was hard work, he didn't mind. Besides, it was still training as he kept using his other abilities.

His Ocean Heart already seemed to have reached its natural limit, but his proficiency in using it was getting better and better. As for Neon Radiance and the others, he still had a bit more to go before he mastered them completely.

Krune also felt that his body was getting accustomed to using them like they were a natural part of him. As time passed, he, too, was evolving. After all, after discussing with the Seamstress, they began to capture fishes alive and stored them in a pool he had dug in one of the large caves.

He used those fishes to create Blood Essence Crystals. Even though the ones he produced were inferior to the ones created using the Monster Geckos, as the fishes used were tiny, they were still useful. Plus, the side effects weren't as strong either.

So, both he and the Seamstress consumed one daily while working, training their bodies as a result since they were using their passive abilities to work. Moreover, once the effects of the Blood Essence Crystal subsided, they quickly drank the Healing Extract, taking a short rest before continuing to work.

This way, their abilities continued to improve. And two years after they had arrived at the Secondary Landmass, Krune finally reached the ground.