Chapter 58: Soul channels
‘I can’t believe she couldn’t even wait a week.’
Carving that sign for the drowsy girl hadn’t taken him longer than ten minutes. It wasn’t a big deal for him, but it had only proven just how lazy she was, having not bothered to do it herself after so many months.
In any case, Percy had considered it a great investment of his time. The sheer satisfaction he’d draw by not having to look at that abomination every day would pay dividends for a while.
Or so he’d thought. One could only imagine his shock upon seeing his work desecrated with a new patch the very next morning.
‘At least I got some useful information out of it.’
Apparently not one who liked owing people, the girl had called him over the following night, giving him a free tip to thank him for the donation. She’d informed Percy of a location on the northwestern side of the Fungal Spire to be wary of. On a map of the second level, she’d circled a couple dozen mushrooms, telling him to avoid wandering there by mistake.
In terms of elevation, those platforms were much higher than the rest of the second level, bringing them closer to the third. Consequently, Starry Soldiers were known to roam those mushrooms, making them extremely dangerous for an Orange core like Percy. However, they were considered part of the second level on paper, because they could only be accessed from below. Their closest neighbours on the third level were too far away, making it impractical to build bridges between them.
“Good to know.” he’d grinned at the time.
The girl – Nesha – had only told him out of concern for his safety, but Percy had heard something entirely different from what she’d intended. He could hunt Starry Soldiers on the second level!