Clearing the Fog of War

Isaac would soon reach the unit limit line. At least the full capacity of one of his Barracks. His ability lets him have units available on ground and units in storage. Those in storage are meant to be transported and will not be counted for his current unit limit. While those that are available on ground need the buildings to function and are accounted for as limited units according to housing. 

The barracks, where a single one can house 20 units, is useful for this ordeal. Upgrades to the building and simply building more can fix this problem. His new focus upon building the second barrack was now to upgrade his buildings, namely the Training Facility to better equip his units and to better train them along with the Mine which can unlock different kinds of metal that can further progress his tech-tree. "With all this progress, We should be comfortable enough to attack the Murlok base in full-force in about a week."

In Isaac's first week after the bunker, the only units he lost were those that fought during the first night. With two barracks available, he produced 2 Murloks every 3 days and 2 Humans every week. 

The progress over just one week was astonishing especially compared to any of the local monster population. Despite this Isaac still has a bad feeling that things are going a bit too smoothly. "50 Stones for a rainy day, I should keep some of the excess stone and wood as well just in case something bad happens." 

"We can't afford a repeat of Day 1…" Paranoid or prepared? One wouldn't know until it actually happens. For someone who thought he would have allies going into the world, he was swiftly left behind. 

"If I die, then that's it. It's not a game where I can perfect my macros and micros… There's a tech-tree and I have units but I don't have the right to be arrogant. I'm not even a big fish in a small pond, I'm like an ant with no colony." Isaac was becoming increasingly aware of his existence, where he stood in the grand scheme of things. "Katak, bring me the swordsman and the spearman." 

Aside from Noctis and the Katak, Isaac has also decided to name his only surviving swordsman and spearman. The swordsman is Callum and the spearman is Lance. These three are part of his original group. "I'll be sending out a small expedition soon, one that's meant to go past the Murlok base and to see what's beyond it." 

"Two groups, Each bringing at least three Murloks with them. Now here's the thing, I need you to choose among yourselves to see who is fit for the role." Isaac saw his units, at least the original ones as reliable. Leaving the discussion to them would make for a better outcome, the main purpose of it is to ensure his base's safety. 

"I can ensure that the threats up north are either wiped out or at a docile state, Travis is a figure with enough ego not to listen to whatever Orion has in mind." While Isaac didn't fully blame them for leaving him, he also had enough of a read on the members of Orion's group to know what they're up to. "Meaning that I should scout the areas opposite of where they went." 

Katak the Archer and Lance the spearman would both be leading small groups as his faction's scouts. One was headed down the river while the other headed west, deeper into the forest. The swordsman along with Noctis would be staying at the main base guarding Isaac while the other soldiers will be used to gather resources like wood, stone and food.

Katak, due to his hunting knowledge and his trip with Noctis was tasked with the river while Lance would head west into the forest. A tab would be open for Isaac to observe the minimap, due to his system he can also guide them back to camp should they get lost which made the process seem smooth at a glance. 

The main purpose of this, aside from finding the threats of the forest, was the unlocking of regions in his mini-map. "The more aware we are of the surrounding landscape, the better informed I will be when we finally expand."

"Unit List!"

Basic Swordsman 2x

Basic Archer 3x 

Basic Spearman 2x

Murlok Militia 6x

Murlok Enchanter 3x

Murlok Berserker 4x

Current Number of Units: 20

With a few tweaks here and there the unit list tab now looked like this.

[Units at Base] 12

T1 Swordsman 2x

T1 Archer 2x

T1 Spearman 1x

T1 Murlok Militia 4x

T1 Murlok Enchanter 1x

T1 Murlok Berserker 2x

[Katak's Party]

T1 Archer (Katak)

Murlok Militia 1x

Murlok Enchanter 1x

Murlok Berserker 1x

[Lance's Party]

T1 Spearman (Lance)

Murlok Militia 1x

Murlok Enchanter 1x

Murlok Berserker 1x

Two screens would be opened at once, each one following a different party. "It's time to actually play this out, Let's see what the forest has to offer."