Chapter 3: The First Hunt
Now that my weapon was done and I had a clearer picture on how nature magic worked, I decided to use it again to make myself a nice settlement.
The day was coming to an end, so I didn't really have time to build a shack or anything like it. I didn't even know if the nights in this forest were cold or not, but I wasn't going to stay out in the open and find out.
I decided to use nature magic to carve a small opening for me at the bottom of the great redwood tree. I managed to move some of the giant roots away, then made a pocket cave right at the base of the trunk.
After that, I gathered some sticks and rocks, placed them in a circle close to the entrance of my pocket cave, and then lit them up with fire magic.
"This is actually quite nice..." I muttered as I enjoyed the peace of the forest at night and slowly fell asleep while watching the fire crackling.
The next day, I ended up carving even more space inside my tree cave. Not only that, but I had managed to use earth and nature magic to create a chair and a small table.
What started as a small pocket cave inside a tree was now a small room inside a tree. So, that was an upgrade.
Now, it was time to search for something to eat. With all my excitement on my first day, I had completely forgotten to look for anything that was edible.
I took "Phelena's Tutorial" with me and found a spell called "Search." It seemed to be a pretty high-level spell, saying it required the caster to have at least 5000 MP to be able to cast.
The explanation was strange, but it told me to focus my magical energy on all of my senses and then transmit the information to my brain.
Honestly, if I hadn't felt the magical power coursing through my body before, this would have all sounded crazy to me. But I still did as the book said.