Amature Lost In The Woods Chest!

"Run!" He shouted. And his body blurred and appeared on his Island but before he drove it away, something burst out of the sand and hacked into his Island, stopping it from moving.

The two that were battling it out were petrified. The black cloth man knew what they were facing and he quickly escaped to his Island, but the same thing that happened to his colleagues happened to him.

"Why are you trying to run? I didn't do a thing!" The young pitiful girl said innocently. She was in stark contrast with the giant metallic spider legs she was standing in between.

Yes, the thing that burst out of the sand was the jointed leg of a Maze Metallic Spider. A terrifying creature that was mostly metals.

Both men kneeled and said, "We are sorry, your Highness. We have eyes but we didn't recognise Mount Tai!"

"We have a Soothing Vial and a Map of this place. We also have an Encyclopedia of every Island that you may ever want.." 

They were about to continue speaking when she said, " I don't want all that. I'm just browsing around but I have already taken the Mandatory Island I need!"

"What I want is Food! I haven't eaten for a very long time!"

Katcha

The trio looked at the source of the sound. Sam has dropped a big Chest at the edge of his Island with a Professional smile.

"Amateur Lost In the Wood Chest! A Priceless Chest that produces food, water, soap, towel, medicine and also cigarettes. All in different varieties. You only have to feed it fresh Wood and Leaves and you will have your stuff"

The young girl and the two black cloth men stared at him dumbfounded.

His smile increased and said, "Did I tell you, one can input his Design of Clothing and get them after a week. And yes, there are Perfume Sections and Beauty Make-up Sections too. If you are a fan of Toys, you can get them too with the Chest!"

Seeing her sparkling eyes, he made a fake frown and said. "The only downside is that it's heavy to carry around and one needs to provide simple fuel"

"How much!" The girl jumped to his Island and began checking the Amateur Lost In The Wood Chest!

"Well, should I say, it's a gift to you for saving me!" He said.

"Really!" She said with wonder.

"Yes!"

"Thank you. But... I can't carry it to my Island!" She said with a smile, expecting him to help.

Sam carries the Chest to her Island and the girl used her Telekinesis and began setting it. As for Sam, he looked at the black-clothed guys with a smile and jumped on their Island as if he owned the place.

He was going to rob them of their things!

Sam scoured the Island but he did not find a thing, even the bulges of the soil which he assumed were buried Chest were just stones.

But he didn't relent and came back to the two kneeling figures. And begin to inspect them. In no time, he came across a Small Chest, the size of a palm, on both of them, but it was close with a key.

Sam went back to his Island and gathered two bags of bread and dumped them in front of the men. And said out loud, "Now that you have bought this food with these baby Chests, how can I open them?"

"I hope they are the Soothing Mind Vial container!" He added. He was acting for the girl. At least to show he was a good person.

"You have more food!" The girl asked after she had just finished checking her Chest.

"Yes, I have two Chests similar but inferior!" He said with a kind smile

"You are really lucky!" She said.

"Do you need wood, I have a lot of them!"

"Okay!" 

Sam's good interaction with the girl forced the two men to behave themselves. Later, the girl and Sam learned about Black Mantra.

An organization of people that were trapped in the Second Trial. Merging with Islands was never easy, so they just spent their time there to raise their Mental Fortitude.

But a year ago someone came with a Special Chest that produces Small Chests of Soothing Mind Vial. It helped people easily merge with the Island. The side-effect was that it made people experience extreme hunger.

Then food became the problem. And that is why they move around to buy food from lucky passersby or rub them.

With a Guiding Angel by his side, Sam was able to select an Island to merge with. True to the Black Mantra Members' claims the Soothing Mind did help in merging but also caused extreme Fatigue and Hunger.

He calculated that he might need several days if not a week before he can merge with another Island.

And he became doubtful whether to use Soothing Mind or not again. But after hearing from one of the Black Mantra members that the Oldest Person in the Second Trial was someone that spent 9 years trying to merge with the Islands. 

Sam shut his mouth off and stopped complaining.

The man can only merge a single Island in a year before he waits for another year to try. He had suffered alone, but with his experience and knowledge he began to offer his services to people that passed, by showing them around and offering them advice, he amassed wealth and connections.

In one lucky encounter, he was able to establish connections with people in different parts of the Fog. And establish an organization, Black Mantra!

As they were moving to Black Mantra Headquarters, Sam asked the girl her name.

"Your Highness, what should we call you?".

"Ladi!" She said while she was reviewing the dress she made using Amateur Lost In The Wood Chest.

"They seem to know you. Right?"

"Nope! This is our first encounter!"

"But why…" he was about to ask more questions when one of the Balck Mantra explained.

Handful people were able to experience great hardship in their First Trial and in the last rating they obtained Island Dominance Skills.

The skills are Island Telekinesis, Island Omniscience-view, Island Control, and many others.

This skill can only be used within the Island but what made them have the qualifications to obtain them was the actual deal. 

The most assumed qualification was one to have two Cursed Chest and Tame at least one.

Sam was surprised to learn that there are Cursed Chests that bring calamity to the Islanders. And taming them is not easy as each Chest has different requirements to be tamed. And without knowing or finding out how to do it, then it is guaranteed death.

Imagine the capability of those Islanders that survive the ordeal of the Death Bringer Chest. 

In Black Mantra rules whenever you meet someone of that calibre, that person is Nobility and must be treated with the utmost respect.

Hearing that, Sam even hoped to have an encounter with Cursed Chests, but he shook his head, he is content with what he has.