Master Of None

Chapter 2803: 2803. Dangerous Plants and Monsters

Studying the acid ant that had wandered near him, Walker found that its yellow color would match the dried grasses all around the tangle vine trees they lived in. However, its thin legs were ideal for dashing around and avoiding larger predators. It also must make them more mobile in the tangled mess that was their home.

As the smaller scouts like the one he was watching came near where the camp was being set up, they would rush away. A few other ants had approached but they hadnʼt attempted to even spit acid at them in any way. It seemed that they understood the larger threat that their camp would become if they bothered them.

Meanwhile, another group of scouts had already reported back on a few acid ants carrying away the remnants of what had to be a separate colony living in another small grouping of tangle vine trees. It seemed that the expedition had arrived just as a war between small colonies had finished.

The small holes where rodent monsters had been thought to live were also figured out.

ʼSand field mouse

After being forced from their home due to the changing terrain, some of the dashing field mice species managed to make it from the sandy fields they lived and get in to a different territory. As they lost some of their wind affinity, they became primarily earth affinity mice able to dig through sandy soil more easily. While some have remained in the rocky areas others have lived only in sand.

They forage for any food they can find…ʼ

The worry that previsions would be eaten in to was justified once one of these sand field mice were caught. No one had any arguments about having to go back on to the flying ships to eat.

Where time would be taken was building the teleportation formation. It required care and slow work to make sure it was perfect. The distance people would be teleported with magic might not be further than the Sigil continent, but it was still important to make sure every single detail was done properly. Especially with the new formation being more refined.

This left Walker to be able to scout along the area and see what he could learn. The others were also enjoying this as long as they had taken the small mapping orbs with them. Shockingly, Alice had gone off with Remey and Su.

There was an interest in herbs for Remey but Su and Alice had seen some of the plants gathered by the first scouting groups heading out. They had noticed that some were similar to fibrous herbs that could be used as makeshift bandages and wanted to find more to see if Remey could identify them as being useful.

It seemed that Su and Alice had gotten in to a long conversation about survival healing. Su had started it by giving advice to some of the guards and scouts who were less experienced. This brought Alice in to the conversation and new theories.

To be fair, Walker actually found it as a brilliant idea as well since he believed that any survival based knowledge and skills would greatly help everyone. If the worst case happened while guards or adventurers were out scouting or protecting their camp, they would be able to adapt to it and survive.

This was why when he went off on his own for a little walk closer to where trees got thicker and they were not all the tangle vine trees, he kept an eye out for plants.

This didnʼt mean he found a good one though.

ʼHowling bloom

This is a strange species of flower known for the fact that when it blooms the pollen attracts the howling baboons known to become extremely violent when hungry. These flours have absolutely no use other than to be used by certain meat eating birds to be dropped in to the howling baboon nests…ʼ

This flower was quick to be burned in to ashes when Walker saw it. He wanted nothing to do with an extremely violent monster that was attracted by a single flower. Not to mention whatever flying monster was smart enough to sue them to draw that monster nearby and fight to its death just so it would become food. It was a strange and annoying potential fight to be in.

This just showed him how the environment here had developed due to the monsters always being in competition without anything intelligent to hunt them for prey and their body parts. This made Walker wonder what it would be like if there was more to it.

For example, his mind lingered on what it would be like if there was a competition like this between races because they could not see the error of their ways. Would there still be starvation to extreme levels along with the death of many people? Would things have even gotten worse if all the races now were just less intelligent?

ʼStrangling vine worm

This is actually a monster that covers itself in the fallen bark from trees. It is extremely strong but must rely on the earth affinity to see and sense movement. When it can, it will find a sleeping monster and wrap itself around parts of their body or neck to strangle and break that limb off. It will then slowly eat that limb or body as it rots.

While this monster is known for rarely being caught in the act, it will be hunted by various small lizard monsters due to the nutrients it gathers while eating decaying monster parts. This allows for dark affinity monsters to get a denser nutrition…ʼ

This was another plant that proved to be a hiding monster, something unique again and also very dangerous that now he would need to warn everyone about. Especially those who camped in tents alone. Just proof that staying in pairs would be the best idea for the current standing of this trip.

He also spotted some white flower petals falling from what seemed to be an oak tree. He was surprised that even the oak trees would be different yet so similar here on another continent.

ʼParasitic petal

This is a small single leaf plant that anchors in to other trees and bushes. It looks like white flower petals but actually feeds on the sap of that plant. This allows it to steal the water mana it needs to be able to easily grow and then fly off in the wind to another location where there are healthier trees…ʼ

He was sighing with every strange pant he tried to use his appraisal skill on. He found that the environment here was becoming more and more deadly due to the fact that every monster was always in battle with one another.

This was survival of the fittest and there was always proof around the corner that this would be the case. Especially for just the plants and smaller monsters.

Yet, he did find that it was a good thing there were so many of them. If this was the case then the environment was healthy. It meant that with care and clear rules there would be enough materials to keep every race growing together in their homes for a long time. It also meant that it would be easier to regulate and create a sustainable ecosystem here.

His idea of inhabiting this continent with a few cities was falling apart. Instead, Walker was considering that he would be able to try and make this continent less touched by the races. People could come here to adventure slowly and develop as he had thought, but instead of making any larger and established villages, he could push for it to remain a temporary resting place for those adventurers.

This would allow for there to be a more natural form of growth rather than changing a lot.

Although he would need better experts than himself to worry about this potential. He had to see what everyone thought in terms of leadership in Genesis and also those with natural mana perception skills. They might have better thoughts about how to do all this than he had.

Otherwise, Walker was able to get most of the fields they had landed in mapped out again along with seeing the edges of the more forested area. He also sensed that there was dense water mana ahead so he had taken to the sky to test out his theory.

When he did this though, he realized he wasnʼt sensing a stream or a lake.

He was sensing a massive river three maybe for time the size of any river on the Sigil continent or anywhere near Genesis. So large that it would take several ships to even near crossing it halfway in just length.

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