Chapter 118: The Furnace
When the first rays of morning sunlight spilled into the room, Leon opened his eyes.
He’d slept well last night—deep, dreamless, and without so much as turning over. It was the kind of rest that left him feeling completely refreshed.
After getting out of bed and stretching a bit, Leon noticed something different about his body.
He guessed it was the reward from yesterday’s combat and mining level-ups—an improvement in his physical abilities. After a night of settling in, his body had fully absorbed the enhancements.
He washed up quickly, pulled a piece of bread from his System Backpack to quiet his stomach, and grabbed his watering can to tend to the crops.
Once he’d made his round, Leon didn’t rest as he usually would. Instead, after putting away the watering can, he practiced a set of tai chi. The increase in his strength had greatly boosted his stamina, and his body felt unusually energetic.
“Leon, your farm is much more beautiful than I imagined.”
Just as he finished his tai chi and adjusted his breathing, Leon noticed Clint standing at the edge of the field.
“Beautiful?” Leon blinked at the comment, then glanced around. Other than the section near his cabin that had been cleared for crops, most of the farm was still in its natural state. He had no idea what Clint saw as “beautiful.”