After counting the spoils of war, the in-game time had already reached the afternoon.
Rogel piloted the small boat back to Sea Serpent Island, continuing his skill learning for the day.
In the afternoon he learned Artisan Skills, and in the evening, Blacksmithing Skills.
Rogel did not return to Old Nelson's cabin but instead to a small house he had rented in town.
After all, staying at Old Nelson's place forever wasn't a viable long-term plan.
[Title: Rogel]
[Level: 5]
[Body: 10]
[Spirit: 10(+1)]
[Faith: 9]
[Tier: Extraordinary]
[Special Skills: Knowledge Comprehension Lv1, Fog Flash Lv2.]
[Life Skills: Fishing Lv6, Sailing Lv1, Mysticism Lv3, Cooking Lv1, Swimming Lv1...]
[Talent: Fishing Master, Hei's Soul, Mystic.]
After glancing at his attributes, Rogel nodded in satisfaction.
His strength had been steadily increasing.
In the Harmony Sea Area, he ought to have gained a measure of self-protection.
After dealing with today's matters, Rogel decided to take a rest.
Because exploring the cave consumed a lot of time, even though the whole day passed, only a day had passed in the game time.
But undoubtedly, the gains were plentiful.
Rogel controlled the game character to the bedside and lay down.
The screen slowly faded into darkness.
Just as Rogel was about to exit the game, the screen changed again.
A pale claw slashed through the blackness.
Then, a pair of pale sharp claws forcefully ripped open the black screen, from which a pallid skeletal monstrous face struggled out, making one's skin crawl.
Hiss!
The Horror Demon opened its bloodthirsty mouth, roaring at Rogel outside the screen with a terrifying aura crashing over him.
[The Horror Demon let out a wail!]
The negative effect of the Horror Demon's Sharp Claw had triggered.
Rogel realized.
Although it looked creepy, it didn't have any effect on him, just added an unskippable cutscene to the game.
Before long, the wail of the Horror Demon disappeared.
The sun rose, and the game returned to normal.
Rogel put down his phone, ate, washed up, and lay down quietly to sleep.
The next day, Rogel woke up early, feeling refreshed.
Honestly, if this was before, he would've slept till past ten o'clock.
But ever since the game character's physical attributes transferred to his body, not only did it enhance his physical functions, it also improved his sleep quality significantly.
After a simple breakfast, Rogel felt a bit bored, but didn't quite feel like writing.
So, he changed clothes and went out for a morning run.
The elderly men exercising downstairs saw Rogel, and couldn't help but murmur.
"Isn't that the young man from the third floor?"
"Up so early for a morning jog, did the sun rise from the west today?"
A nearby old man chuckled at the remark.
"That's quite normal, young folks are full of energy these days."
"They watch a motivational video in the morning, work out for a bit, and the next day they're lounging at home."
"Hahaha..."
The elder stretching joked.
Rogel, whose physical strength had improved, heard the two old men's words clearly.
He scratched his head awkwardly.
Because he had done just that before.
Run one day, rest for a year.
...
After finishing his morning exercises, Rogel returned home.
After checking today's date, Rogel took out his phone and sent a red packet to his mom.
"Why are you sending me money again? Do you have nowhere to spend your money?"
[Mom initiated a transfer to you]
Rogel was speechless.
"Mom, it's your birthday today."
His mom was silent for a moment before accepting the money.
She seemed to have forgotten her own birthday.
"You remember my birthday quite well."
"Do you remember what birthday gift mom likes the most?"
After collecting the money, his mom sent a query.
Rogel was a bit surprised when he heard this.
Before he could reply, his mom sent a long voice message, and when Rogel opened it, he could hear her frustrated tone.
"It's Sun!"
"If you send me a picture of a daughter-in-law, I'd happily give you a red packet in return, you know?"
"Don't mess around outside all the time, find a wife soon..."
Rogel wearily set his phone aside, feeling quite vexed.
His mom didn't worry about anything all day, just kept urging him to get married.
But in Rogel's view, since he hadn't met the right person yet, being single was the best choice.
After fobbing her off with a few words, Rogel quickly changed the topic.
Having children, why rush to have kids so they can help pay a mortgage?
Rolling his eyes, Rogel sat at his computer desk and began his day of writing updates.
After three or four hours, Rogel ruffled his hair in frustration.
Uh-oh, he had forgotten to resolve a plot point he set up earlier, now there was a problem.
He needed to think about how to patch it up to fool the readers...
By midday, Rogel finally found an excuse to cover up the plot hole and sighed in relief.
He then leaped onto his bed, picked up his phone, and eagerly opened the Mysterious Sea again.
After a night's rest, the game character's Life Value had fully recovered.
At this stage, Rogel had no other way to restore status except letting the game character rest.
[Meow～]
After feeding Big Orange, Rogel packed up and prepared to set out to explore the cave again.
But he hadn't left yet when there was a knock at the door.
Rogel opened the door and saw the familiar blue-haired figure.
[Lina? Is there something you need?]
Rogel looked at her puzzled.
At this time, Lina should be at her clinic, why would she suddenly come to find him?
[Rogel, can you help me with something?]
Lina looked around, checking for anyone nearby before speaking.
Seeing this, Rogel grew even more puzzled.
It seemed Lina had some secret she couldn't let others know?
Could it be she wanted to take my kidney?
Rogel fell into thought.
But he quickly snapped out of it.
What is there to be afraid of?
Lina is a kind girl, and also a doctor.
...She'd surely use anesthesia.
After a lot of wild imagining, Rogel nodded, indicating he was willing to help.
Lina was delighted upon hearing this, looking around before hastily grabbing Rogel's hand and sneakily heading towards the clinic.
Seeing this, Rogel coughed and quickly switched to True Perspective.
Let me clarify first, he had no intention of taking advantage.
Switching to True Perspective was only to observe more thoroughly, so he could better assist Lina.
But soon, he felt a bit disappointed.
Since the game character was small, while it looked like Lina was holding Rogel's hand, she was actually just holding his arm.
"Lina, what's going on? Why are we being so secretive?"
Along the way, Lina led Rogel through twists and turns to avoid the townspeople.
Seeing this, Rogel couldn't help but voice his questions.