Earthling in Uncharted Dimensions

Chapter 78: An & the Antelope

[Lee, can I ask you something?]

'Sure!'

[Why are you trying to look like a meteor?!]

'....'

Lee was lightening up the air around him as he flew like an arrow. Half an hour had passed after the 12 midday notification popped up. Lee was startled to see a staggering spike in Essence production. This was unexpected from four carriages carrying Dretrils.

'D, can you explain why I got 7900 Essence from four carriages of Dretril beasts?'

[Dretrils are greed-invoking beasts for cultivators. They are born and nurtured in Qi abundant areas, but begin to roam as soon as it matures. If you can have a Dretril as your companion, your cultivation would be amplified to a certain extent. There are incidents where the cultivator explodes from an immense quantity of Qi when cultivating near the beast.

And most importantly, they are not tiny insects. They are long and elegant creatures. As far as I am concerned, don't bring them out in the near future. They can contribute a lot of Essence.]

Lee glimpsed at the Map and saw that they are only half an hour flight away from the village. Hence, he decided to touch down. The faint chillness of the wind was refreshing as it brushed on his face. Lee sat on the grassy ground and leaned backward. He closed his eyes as he laid down on his side.

'D, open outfit. My clothings are all ruined.'

The Shop opened up and the Outfit section came to the view. Lee busily scanned through the outfits. Since there were no filtering options, Lee had to handpick them. But even after a long time, Lee couldn't find what he was looking for.

[Tell me what you are looking for.]

'A denim blue colour jeans, an off-white tee shirt and a trunk.'

[I almost thought that you would not remember about your little brother.]

'Oh really?! Silly me.'

Lee passed a sarcastic comment as D brought the aforementioned objects for 490 Essence. Lee took off his pants and his brother was out of the prison after a long time. D appreciated the happiness of the dangling thing between his legs. Though there is no one in the vicinity, the sense of shame and nakedness crept up Lee. So, he immediately wore the trunk, jeans and the tee. The jeans were more related to deep blue than denim blue. Lee took the tee in his hand, but hesitated to wear it. He glanced at the Map and asked D-

'Any water bodies nearby?!'

[There is a small stream running about 365 metres east to you.]

D took a second delay to answer, but the information was accurate. Lee stored the tee in his ring and walked in the direction of the stream.

3 minutes later, Lee reached the stream. It was 3 metres wide and a metre shallow stream. As he scanned around, he saw a Black Spotted Antelope. It was drinking water about 20 to 22 metres away. The stream had trees lined on its sides and it's plentiful shade gave the lonely antelope to sleep peacefully. The burning twin stars m could not reach its heat to the ground through the foliage. Before it closed its eyes, it caught a glance of Lee. As it did not sense any killing intent, the antelope rested down and took a nap.

Lee took off his outfits and stored them in his ring. His footwear was long lost while surviving the Cold Nyx Silver beast's needles.

Lee slowly inserted his body into the stream with minimal sound. Surprisingly, the antelope heard it and raised its head. It's beautiful ears were erect. As it saw Lee sinking in the water, it slowly rose up and walked towards Lee. Each step was made with immense hesitation and a lot of thinking. Lee saw it shyly approaching and did not scare it with sudden movements. As Lee sank his body completely in the water, the herbivore was quite surprised because Lee did not breathe for an entire minute. But as the timer neared the one minute limit, Lee raised his face over the water surface and gasped. He did not sink his face henceforth.

The antelope sat near the stream as Lee soaked himself in water. He rubbed his body and his limbs with his arms. After ample cleaning, Lee slowly rose from the water. The animal opened his eyes for a second and closed to again continue its nap.

'Maybe I am naturally beautiful.'

[The antelope is not scared as it deem your existence non-threatening.]

The cold water running through the stream gave great relief to Lee. The coolness spread over his body like a blanket. Lee did not have any means to dry himself, so he laid on the grass 3 metres apart from the antelope. Maybe it was the pent-up tiredness coupled by the cold water, or it could be the refreshing atmosphere and the silent shade, because Lee found it hard to not fall asleep. His consciousness slipped into slumber.

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*yawn*

Lee raised his upper torso with his elbow supporting it from the ground. Lee glanced around with his languid eyes. The antelope had left. He felt like losing a golden opportunity. But he stood up and wore his garments at a steady pace. After standing tall and running his fingers through the material, he brought out the 143 people inside the EsGen storage.

*clueless glancing*

All 142 were in a confused state. Last time they blacked out, they were outside the trade center. Now, they are in an unknown jungle. Many peered at Lee for a description of where they were.

"We are 8 kilometres away from the Eturt village. It's almost noon, so it is good to eat something."

Lee gave a brief description about the jungle as they sat on the grass ground. Lee conveyed what happened at the city of Alls in detail. He did not forget to mention a part of his 'mysterious' ability as he trusted them.

The fight against Illians made An pout. She stared at Lee with a cold gaze. Lee felt it penetrating him, so he winked at her amidst his description. She was caught off-guard as she blushed and took her sight away from him. It was then the Black Spotted Antelope came there again.

The antelope came back to check whether the human is doing good. But a crowd of people welcomed it. An was sitting on the ground cross-legged as she saw the antelope. The antelope was strangely attracted to her beauty. As a female, the antelope slowly strided towards An. As it neared her, it sat near her with its head on her lap. Lee was confused by its behaviour.

[You are not even a threat, while your wife is its favourite!]

Lee did not take the comment into consideration and explained the path, as he brought out 150 bottles of Horned-Mow milk and Honey Bread. The humans were not a fan of honey-sweet bread, but goblins loved it. Though there were only 3 orcs, 9 elves and 2 dwarves, they alone consumed many times what humans ate. The dwarves neared him every 4 minutes to have a few more bread. The milk filled the air with fragrance.

*burp*

The elves jolted up at dwarves' loud burp. Lee was visibly amused to see them lying on the grass like all others. Filling their tummies resulted in exhaustion and drowsiness.

Lee stood leaning to a tree as An held his hand. She was so close to Lee and a little farther from the rest, that their conversation was only audible to them.

"I remember you wanting to say something. What was that?"

An stared at his face with confusion as she recollected what her question was about. At the moment of remembrance, she blushed and pinched his cheek.

"That is a very private request. I will tell you what it is when time comes."

Saying this, An walked towards the sleeping antelope. She took it in her arms and it rubbed her head at An's chin. Its hornless furry head gave a smooth sensation.

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2 P.M.

13480 Essence harvested.

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[Do not tame it.]

'Why? I need to increase my Taming skill.'

[How the hell are you forgetting things so quickly?! I told you that you need to tame an appropriately strong beast, not some harmless fawn.]

'Then...are there any such beasts appropriate for me in the vicinity?'

[Not in the vicinity, but in your EsGen storage.]

'Wait, Dretril? You yourself said that those beasts are aggressive.'

[And are compatible with you, who is much faster than an Immortal Grandmaster realm cultivator.]

'Let us resume this conversation later! We need to move now.'

Lee moved away from the tree and walked towards the hobgoblins sitting with their females. Upon seeing him approaching, they stood up.

"We can walk from here. Please let everyone know that we will depart in half an hour. They will have enough time to get rid of their drowsiness."

Lee talked politely. It has been his behaviour since childhood. Lee rarely becomes angry and disrespectful. And he is a beast when at it.

The five hobgoblin warriors separated as three groups and moved towards the crowd. They conveyed the message to those who were awake and almost awake. To those who were in deep slumber, they slightly shook them and conveyed the message in their ears. Many jumped up as they came to know the information.

Half an hour went by.

Lee was having a discussion with D about removing Necginhawa from the armours. He was ready to spend the Essence, but D reprovee his decision.

[Listen to me, Lee. You don't have to use Essence. It will wear on its own in a few years.]

Before Lee was able to sound his opinion, a hobgoblin spoke as he neared him.

"Saviour, we are ready to depart."

He couldn't hold back his laughter as he patted the hobgoblin's shoulder.

"My name is Lee. You can call me by my name."

The hobgoblin nodded with a smile. He went back to the crowd and shared the information that their saviour's name was Lee.

"Okay everyone! Let's move."

Lee shouted as all turned their heads at him and sprang up on their feet. Lee scanned their faces and finally glanced at An. She in her beautiful robe walked slowly towards him with the antelope next to her.

Lee turned around and walked while signalling to follow him. The crowd departed from there and moved towards the village. As a human village, neither Lee nor the crowd had any idea how they would receive them. With one eye on the Map and one scanning the surroundings, Lee summoned his status screen.

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Name: Lee

Age: 20

Title: Grim-reaper, Soul Liberator

Fame: 3768

Essence: 86369 (2 P.M.)

Money: 7416 Gold, 2396 Silver, 86 Copper

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Love: An

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Health: 320

Strength: 320

Vitality: 320

Agility: 320

Defense: 320

Endurance: 320

Sense: 320

Intelligence: 320

Resolve: 325

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Immunity:-

Greater Poison Immunity (1887/1000000)

Medium Lightning Immunity (6601/10000)

Medium Air Immunity (4136/10000)

Lesser Sedative Immunity (35/100)

Medium Fire Immunity (2407/10000)

Medium Water Immunity (1067/10000)

Medium Ice Immunity (1791/10000)

Medium Rock Immunity (756/10000)

Affinity:-

Greater Poison Affinity (12081/1000000)

Greater Lightning Affinity (15034/1000000)

Medium Fire Affinity (0/10000)

Medium Water Affinity (0/10000)

Medium Ice Affinity (0/10000)

Greater Rock Affinity (11975/1000000)

Greater Metal Affinity (11974/1000000)

Medium Sand Affinity (286/10000)

Greater Nature Affinity (11984/1000000)

Medium Air Affinity (1165/10000)

Greater Sound Affinity (12371/1000000)

Greater Dark Affinity (11998/1000000)

Medium Light Affinity (0/10000)

Medium Death Affinity (286/10000)

Medium Gravity Affinity (1004/10000)

Medium Space Affinity (1004/10000)

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Mastery:-

Absolute Blade Mastery

Absolute Nunchuck Mastery

Medium Bow Mastery (997/10000)

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Cultivation: Peak stage Core Formation realm

Qi: 0/1100

Mana: 0

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Skills:-

View

Foresight

EsGen & EsConv

Flight - F (4/5)

Home Planning

Spotless

Information Transfer

Taming - O (-/-)

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INVENTORY:-

QUESTS:-

MAP:-

SHOP:-

ALTER:-

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