When I finally get there, I only spot ohing out of the ordinary. There seems to have been a camp set up close to the entrance, where they had a campfire at one point. Although it seems to have been out for a while, as there isn't any residual heat. I carefully scout the nearby area, and again I spot nothing. Ohing I do notice though is that it is very hot out. I'm a little fused by this, sidering there was an abundance of snow only a few weeks ago. I spend so much time down in the cave though, that I really don't know how normal or abnormal this heat is.
I'm fairly fident that the goblins have left, having checked the nearby area and found no evidence of them. I'm stuck with a new problem now though. I'm certain they spotted me, but I didn't notice them returning at any point. Have they fled? Will they e babsp; There are a lot of unknowns. Ohing I have going for me now though, is that I'm much strohan I used to be. Maybe it's time to fully cim the whole cave for myself. Holy, it's not a bad idea, I'm actually te to get down into my ste room now, so g the whole space would allow me to make use of the whole cavern, and at some point I could open my way back down to the ste area t everything out. Plus I could make stairs and a railing so I won't have to stumble on my and down when I go outside.
The cave entrance is fairly rge, it's a little over twice my height, and about three times as wide as it is tall. Closing it off will end up being quite the long task. I suppose just closing it off isn't quite enough either, I should actually make the space useful. Since I need water now, I could modify the area to collect water. As I think through the logistics of everything, I'm going to be busy for a while. That said, I just o close the cave for now. I think that maybe the best thing to do is go down a little ways back from the entrance, ahat area off with a vertical wall, and then deal with any other additions ter.
I make my way bato the cave to where the light has started to dim from the entrance, but not by much, and mark the floor. Then I head down to my room a my supplies for stru, namely, the hangi for makiical walls, and bring it back up befetting to work building a wall to close off the cave.
Six whole days to plete the wall. It took much lohan I initially thought. The main issue was that I had gotteo using crystals to recharge my mana, but this close to the surface I 't use crystals to recharge my mana. Thankfully the natural rate that my mana refreshes is much higher he surfabsp; I'm also fident that my sleep cycle is currently synced up with the sor cyow, since I've been w where I see daylight the whole time. The first few days I was getting up a few hours before sunrise, but now I'm getting to the entrance just as the suns rise, and I head back down just as the su.
The wall I've got set up is pretty sturdy and thibsp; It's not much to look at, just a pin surface made from the same rock as the surroundings. I hollowed out some of the space behind where the wall was built to get the extra stone I needed, so now it's a little more spaciht behind than it was before. Although you'd be hard pressed to tell, given how it is now pitch bbsp; I 't even bring the crystals up here to light up the area, so for now it'll just be dark.
I thi I'll ftten the area before the wall, then I'll attempt to build a proper stairway down to the cavern. To make that stairwell proper, I'll o figure out some way t fire along to light the way as well. Oh shoot, I almost fot. I o also make some gaps he top of the wall for air to get through. I don't want to pletely staghe airflow down there, so building some grates he top, and maybe he sides should allow both air, and some light through. I should do that before I actually go down to sleep again. Which means I'll be w by moonlight for a little of the time tonight...
Well, it took fifteen whole days to finish the front floor fttening and the stairwell. The good news is that now that I have a stairwell with a railing, it's easy for me to go up to the entrand back down to the cavern. I've also set up a small ft area behind the wall as well where I've stashed extra buckets full of water. It rained a few times while I worked, but it was all mild rain, which was a nipliment to the hot weather.
I have yet to see any hint of the gobliurning, but just in case, I'm takira precautions. I'm fairly certain my internal clock has ged from when I was an imp, and that my days are longer now than they were before. As a result, I'm not really sure when the goblins will be babsp; Just in case, I think I'll make a spare spear and shield, and keep o in my room, and one up by the wall.
Betweeing a good piece of wood, and making the buckler and spear, I spent four days toiling away. Of course, I also gathered extra wood as well in that time, which robably part of why it took me as long as it did. I've gained a couple of levels, and as always, I mark all the info down on tablets for analyzing ter.
When I wake up, I spend the m at a little bit more of a rexed pabsp; I eat my m food and rex by my fire for a little bit. There is always something I could be w on, but I think it's important when you finish a lot of work to just sit and rex for a little while. Plus, I don't really have anything that I'm currently w on, so having the time to just think is nibsp;
After sitting for thirty minutes, I decide I should probably at least be doing stone separations while I rex. I've do so much that at this point it's almost therapeutic to do. Obviously, the light stone is also a nice bonus from the work.
I finished a bucket of stone separations after a few hours, and decide that I should go che the wall for a bit. I also do more stone separations up there as well if I want to.
As I make my to the wall, I hear hat I wish I wasn't hearing. It sounds like rock hitting robsp; As I get closer to the wall, I slow my pad quietly sneak up to the wall. I'm quite gd I left a spare spear and buckler up here now. I make my way to a grate on the far side to peer out the cave entrance.
Oher side of the wall are five goblins, including the familiar leader goblin that I've seen a few times now. Two of the goblins are hitting rocks against the wall while the oblins are watg. The goblin leader also appears to be either perplexed or frustrated based on his expression.
I move back from the grate for a bit, and just listen. I hear repeated chipping, and then, after a few minutes, I hear a small tapping of pebbles. I peek back out, just in time to see the goblin leader say something to the two goblins who aren't hitting the wall, and for them to join in on the rock bashing. I wish I uood their nguage right now, but I pretty much guess what he said.
Despite how thick the wall is, I have a feeling that if they're determined enough, it won't st through the evening. Which means I'll have to take matters into my own hands here. I line myself up against the wall near where the goblins are chipping, and use a five foot teise. Through it, I just barely make out where two of the goblins are standing.
I unleash ah spike from beh where I detected one of the goblins. Just as soon as I do, I hear a visceral sound of bones and flesh being torn, and the panicked yells of goblins. I make my way over towards the grate, and peek out again. I only see foblins, and they've backed up from the wall somewhat.
I have just enough mao unseal an area as a door, so I grab my spear and buckler, and begin unsealing the door. As I press the door open with my shoulder, I ready myself. With spear and buckler poised to attack, I step out. The goblins notice me almost immediately, as I notice the split asunder body of the goblin hit by earth spike not far away from myself. One of the goblins charges me as soon as it sees me. I get into a low stance, and pull my spear back to stab forward.
Before I though, a fireball flies out from the back lines. I pull my shield up to protect myself, but never feel the fireball hit, oblin for that matter. After a sed, I start to lower my shield and I see a charred goblin ying a few feet from me. I move my gaze upwards towards the oblins, but what I see there astounds me even more.
The leader goblin is prostrating itself on the ground, while holding the remaining two goblin's heads down as well. This was... ued.