Pirate Leg is Cool, Not Dying is Much More Cooler.
"There you go…I have changed your bandaged..don't worry about anything and just stay and rest well…
"Eh?!…I want it to..
Today was the fourth day of my stay in Minako and Maria Boat House. The whole time, I have always played the same role, a still unconscious patient, I never opened my eyes no matter what happened whenever they were near me or in the home. Mostly because I wanted to learn everything about this place as much as I can by eavesdropping on their conversations, also I wanted to make sure that I am fully recovered before speaking with them.
I learned so much useful information from them, one of them is, the place where I'm now is called the Milk Town, a G Grade town and also a Shame Town, which the populations of it were mainly female. The quality of life here was rough, stricken with poverty and weak security. 2 days ago, Maria who worked as a Janitor in a group got attacked by 2 levels 1 Sardine Fish, of the 10 janitors 2 were dead meanwhile the other 8 including Maria was injured with various cut, but not fatal. Maria said that it took 5 Level, 2 Town guard, to kill the 2 Sardine. From that alone, I know the strength of the town's guard and the normal people in BlueWall. All normal people are mostly only level 0, and by just being a Level 1 person one can already apply to become a Town Guard.
Those who are Level 3 and above can already be a Town Guard Captain, and the level 15 and above they can live like a celebrity and even lived at the Anchors. Milk Town certainly has several levels 10 and above person, which are all living in the Anchors and becoming part of the city defensive strength. They said the strength between a level 2 and level 1 was so vast that, even 5 of level one warriors can barely contend with a level 2 warrior. I already know the classifications of warriors in BlueWall, one is called Warriors meaning all the job like, Swordsman, Spearman, Archer anything that connected to physical strength was called Warrior, other classifications were Wizards, those who used magic in battle, Warrior and Wizard both of them were on the same importance and sought after, both were on the same standing.
Another type of classification but, the town doesn't put very much importance was the Crafter, in this category, blacksmith, shipbuilder, craftsmen, and merchant were lump together. Although needed, the Town won't go at any length to pursue them, because there is no shortage of them anywhere in BlueWall, it's a profession that any level 0 person can do. Meaning only strength talks, it was as simple as that. Also from what I heard, Milk Town wasn't completely safe nowadays, recently the town wall was attacked by pirates, causing a lot of Town Guards to lose their lives. Also, the Dungeons underneath the Town has already experienced several outbreaks, sending quite a numbers of sea Monster to flocked into the town.
This actually wasn't because the Town Guards and the Town Center were slacking, but because they simply don't have enough soldiers to mobilize, the handful of elite Level 5 and above had to defend against the Pirate, the Dungeons below was simply too many to deal with. In the end, the only thing that they can depend on was to attract a contracted Warrior to deal with the dungeon's problems. That alone cost the Town Center a lot of Crystal, all the Warriors simply wanted to avoid coming here, after all, it was a G-graded town and also a Shame town. Even if the Town Center offered the Male Warrior to sleep with any woman they want, still the Male Warrior will decline. Because Milk Town only has Ugly woman on it. It was sad, but this is the reality of this cruel world.
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After checking my body functions as I sat on the wooden bed that I have been laying for 4 days, I inspect every wound on my body, after all, I am still buck naked so it was easier to see. Suddenly it dawned on me to check on the Hammerhead shark. I opened my [Inventory] and selected the carcass to be brought out.
As the Hammerhead Shark comes out and lands on the floor of the room, it made a loud sound and the entire floorboard started to creak as if it was going to give up soon. Instantly I touched the Hammerhead Shark and smelled it, it hasn't rotten yet or even damaged. It smells and looks very fresh as if I just killed it a few seconds ago. After confirming I stored it back into my [Inventory], this time I pulled out my Smart Phone, the solar charger, my utility bag, and a log of wood that I have previously used which was perfect for me to make a prosthetic leg.
"If I want to repay them…the first thing that I need to do is walk…wait..can I just crafted it using my [Crafting] menu?..ouh~ it can~…hmm..pirate leg or normal prosthetic leg?…let's go with normal ones…the pirate one, if I chose surely, will get me in trouble here…".
As I put the small cut log and my Utility knife inside the [Crafting] Tab, a new recipe comes out, since the log was only 1 meter long, the recipe that comes out was only appropriate for the length of the woods, so there's a wooden ball, wooden bowl, spoon, etc, but at the very bottom was 4 type prosthetic wooden limbs, legs and arms, left and right, it also has a design for pirate legs it was the typical cone and straight leg, as for the normal leg it resembled a normal leg with a joint. I chose the normal one, although I was tempted to choose the pirates one, I don't Wanna ended up dead as I walk out of this Boat House. The Crafting process took only 3 minutes, after it was done, I used all the bandages that wrapped all over my body and wrapped them on my stump left leg.
The wooden leg was easy for me to fit in, it just has a nice hollowed space for me to fit my stump snugly, after that to secure it perfectly I tied the prosthetic limbs tightly to my leg to secure it and prevented it from easily slipped away.
"This feels very weird…Thankfully I didn't lose my knee..if not it probably going to be even harder for me to get used to…".
After the wooden leg was set in, slowly I get up from the bed and gently move around the room with a baby step. It felt weird and off, which is hard to get used to, but what can I do, shit happens, whether I like it or not, I have to get used to this quickly. It took me 30 minutes, to walk back and forth inside the small interior of the Boat House, to get used to the wooden limb. Eventually, I got the hang of it, my stride was a little bit funny but, in time I will get used to it.
"Living for 20 years..in a small place like this…with only this much of things…
My heart stings a little bit as I get the full view of everything around me. The Boat House was tiny the whole inside of it was only 10 meters long and 5 meters wide, which then divided into 2 section, bedroom which was I'm at which only have 2 bed, and the other sections was the living room/kitchen, in it was a simple small iron cauldron to hold the fire and a small iron pot for cooking everything in it. The utensils were just 2 old wooden bowls, 2 wooden spoons, and 2 wooden cups. The only spices they have were just a small amount of salt that was kept in a small wooden cup with the lid is just a small piece of cloths. No Table, just 2 small stools, and next to the fire cauldron was a small pile of reclaimed wood. There are no other places to put the firewood, but there the other side of the room was lined up with buckets and a wooden basin filled with rainwater.
As I rummaged through Maria and Minako's belongings that they keep underneath their beds. Both of them only have one piece of clothing per person, Maria only has her yellowed white nightgown, and Minako only has her burgundy-colored wool shirt and her skirt that is filled with sewed patches. Despite all that, both of them kept their belonging cleaned, which was something that I personally know about both of them. I sat down on the Minako bed which I have been using for almost 5 days now, and my eyes swept all over the poor, and dilapidated Boat House, the creaking floorboard, the wooden bed, the tattered curtains. This sight made me felt new, arousing my new goals.
I Switched on my phone and thankfully it turned on, with no problem. I looked at the screen, there is no line coverage, the battery was on 89% which was the same after I last used it before I died. I got nothing in my phone that I can use, except for the few games, I do save a few Audiobook, but the only informational book was First aid 101 and that is it. At this point, my phone only served as my memento and probably a tool to pass time. I opened the camera app and used the front camera to looked at myself.
"..Well, I still look like myself before..black eyes..brown hair…a little bit tanned…and my ears are a little bit pointy?…oh not too much, thank god!…still, now that I am a half-elf, I look a little bit good than before slightly upgraded than average…but not too much that I become like a girl…Still I like it…..hmmm..so this is the ladder scar….from the forehead down to my right cheek..it's…4 inches long?!…I guess that explains why my head exploded like a watermelon…enough about that…let's just get dressed now..it's getting a little bit breezy down there…owh~ hello brother..looks like you got upgraded now..oh..1..2…3…oh! 13….that's…new.....Let's Get dressed..".
I like my new look actually, though most of it stayed the same, some have changed, I got a cool scar on my face now. And also look a little bit good looking than before, just a little, but I still retained a tinge of my Asian+White looks before. As for my entire body it was filled with scars, which already scab, which added an even more manly look to my now slightly muscular toned body. I am about 189cm tall and I do have a large build, not fat but pure lean muscle, that does not too bulge up, I accumulate my build by working hard labor, my beer belly has gone now and replaced by slightly tone abs. Which I am quite happy with, I last see my stomach this flat was when I'm in high school.
The day was already setting, as I was sitting alone in the Boathouse stern deck, gazing at the vast sea, appreciating the sunsets alone. The Boathouse suddenly rocked, someone was on the bow deck, but the sound afterward concerned me, it sounded like someone falling on the floor. I didn't immediately jump on it, instead, I peeked to the side and saw 5 women, all having almost the same body type of a curvy body, wearing old brownish leather armor, carrying wooden spears with iron tips. I saw another person who I known, and grew fond of these few days, it was Minako, she was wearing the same clothes when she left for work, a purple knitted neck turtle shirt that tightly hugging her sensuous body and a long loose black skirt that has seen the test of time as there multiple visible signed of stitches all over the place. Minako fell on the floor, and she looked desperate.
"Please…Miss Bonnie..give me sometime…I promised, I will pay the loan…please..". (Minako)
Despite her messy looks and skinned knees, Minako was quick to get up from the floor and beg Miss Bonnie, in front of her, pleading on her knees and her 2 hands rubbing together.
"Minako..you know, I got my hands tied right?…Sigh~…we know each other for over 10 years now…I hate seeing you like this…the Town Center ordered me to collect your loan interest now…I at least have to return with 10 lower grade crystal…if not, I am sorry my friend...I have to cut your anchor rope…".
Miss Bonnie looked at Minako with a complicated look, it seems she and Minako have known each other for a long time. It seems like Minako was having a bad time right now. Seeing her so desperate, I can't bear it. I get inside the bedroom and opened my [Inventory] and took all the 10 lower grade Crystal out.