"Status" 3 voices say clearly, cutting through the morning silence and a screen appears in front of each of the clones.
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Status:
Name: Tako
Species: Dragonkin/Tiefling/Human hybrid
Age: 12
Level: 4
Health: 255/255
Mana: 220/220
Bending: 75/75
Skills:
Species Form Shift lvl NA, Tracker Spores lvl. 1, Root Laying lvl. 1, Woodcarving lvl. 2, Bark Working lvl. 1, Knifework lvl. 3, Vine work lvl.1 Knotter lvl. 1, Cooking lvl. 7, Knife wielding lvl. 1, Skinning lvl. 2, Mana Manipulation lvl. 3, Magic Manipulation lvl. 3, Sword wielding lvl. 3, Attalacian Swordsmanship lvl. 2 Tracking lvl. 1, Piercing Stab lvl. 1, Earth Magic lvl. 3, Silent Casting lvl. 1, Earthbending lvl. 3, Energy Accumulation lvl. 2, Firebending lvl. 2, Airbending lvl. 1, Waterbending lvl. 1, Plant Manipulation Magic lvl. 1, Plantbending lvl. 1, Metalbending lvl. 1, Fire Magic lvl. 1, Air Magic lvl. 1, Water Magic lvl. 1, Light Magic lvl. 1, Shadow Magic lvl. 1, Darkness Magic lvl. 1, Poison Magic lvl. 1, Lightning Magic lvl. 1, Cloud Magic lvl. 1, Barrier Magic lvl. 1, Spatial Magic lvl. 1, Metal Magic lvl. 1, Mental Magic lvl. 1, Healing Magic lvl. 1,
Spells:
Dig lvl. 3, Earth Wall lvl. 2, Grow lvl. 2, Small Flame lvl. 1, Air Ball lvl. 1, Water Ball lvl. 1, Light Ball lvl. 1, Shadow Ball lvl. 1, Dark Ball lvl. 1, Poison Ball lvl. 1, Lightning Ball lvl. 1, Cloud Ball lvl. 1, Small Barrier lvl. 1, Gate lvl. 1, Storage lvl. 1, Gather Iron lvl. 2, Pleasant Dreams lvl. 1, Heal lvl. 1,
Passive Skills:
Anxiety lvl. 2, Cloning lvl. 1, Vision Master lvl. 1, Death Whisper lvl. 1, Photosynthesis lvl. 5, Plant Identification lvl. 4, Aromatic scent lvl. 1, Animal Identification lvl. 2, Heightened Hearing lvl. 3, Heightened smell lvl. 3, Mineral Identification lvl. 2, Stone Body lvl. 1, Earthen Strength lvl. 1, Blessing Identification lvl N/A
Blessings:
(all) Vore, Vore ability absorption, Languages of the Infinite Minor Blessing, Skill Creation, Spell Creation, (Temporary) Blessing of the Forest Sea
Strength: 33 --> 48
Toughness: 42 --> 51
Hardness: 0 --> 14
Speed: 32 --> 37
Agility: 22 --> 26
Endurance: 41 --> 51
Alertness: 45 --> 49
Dexterity: 15 --> 21
Flexibility: 10 --> 16
Perception: 40 --> 44
Intelligence: 28 --> 36
Wisdom: 26 --> 44
Defense: 34 --> 47
Willpower: 35 --> 42
Luck: 18 --> 23
Spirit: 15 --> 20
Force: 29 --> 33
Chakra: 0 --> 15
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Hiper takes charge being the voice for now, even though they all sound pretty much the same despite choosing different forms. Albeit the dragonkin sounds a little more gravelly, and the tiefling sounds a little more melodious, and the human a little flatter.
"Woooh! baby look at all those stats and skills! I know most of the skills are different kinds of magic but still it's an impressive increase. And a whole new category; Spells! and all those stats, sure 4 of each stat came from our level up, and we also gained a bunch from digestion but still. Makes me feel a sense of accomplishment you know?"
"Also look at that! Blessing Identification! According to the notifications we got it from something called a Holy light Crystal Geode. Huh, must've been something we ate." The clones stop for a moment to share a dumb chuckle. "But that aside if we read the details of the blessing of the forest sea its a boost to earning and increasing stats while in the forest sea. That and our other 2 previously hidden blessings explain a lot about how we gained so much so fast."
"It also looks like from eating all those rocks and stones we unlocked a hardness stat, and almost increased it as much as we did our chakra. I bet the only reason we didn't was because of a cap on a certain kind of rock. Stupid increase caps making it harder to become overpowered quickly."
"Now, dumb jokes and nonsensical complaints, present, accounted for and set aside." Another pause filled with stupid chuckling. "I think we covered the essential parts we needed to and It's time to Plan out our day. Personally," The clone flashes the same proud dumb grin the clones all share and often smile. "I think Tako should grab another 3 loads of rocks so we can build a drawbridge tower with a second floor room for a winch and a guard post and some stairs to make accessing the top of the wall much easier. After the rocks I vote that Tako gathers as much logs and vegetation as possible. Everything edible, medical, Poisonous, and useful. Even bring back whole bushes and lets transplant them in organized areas outside the moat."
"We'll Keep the area inside the wall for various facilities. Like our running track that we still need to pave and our blacksmith area that still needs a building. make that 6 runs to and from the rock field/designated quarry. But those runs and all the flying will be done manually. No gate, no cheesing it with storage, no using flight magic if we unlock a flight spell. I have plans for the magic today that will help us in the long run."
"Justine will spend the day carving a bunch of Big wooden spikes for and inside the moat each spaced about a foot and a half apart so its easy enough to squeeze through and clean the moat but hard enough for most things bigger than a horned rabbit to avoid impaling themselves on. that will be about 2400 wooden spikes so it will take a lot more than a day even with earthbending and the fact that they only take like 3 minutes to make."
"I will be using magic to Grow a drawbridge and winch and plenty of wood for wooden spikes. Eating plenty to rapidly Reaccumulate energy. Using bending to make chains for the drawbridge, more tools, and carve out an underground of the entire area inside the wall. I will also be using the excavated dirt that isn't compacted into a sturdy ground/ceiling, or pillars and walls to build various other buildings for our future use. A proper Kitchen, Various bunks for any potential friends, a bloodletting/butcher building, A smokehouse, A training dojo, a parkour area, A bathroom, A bathhouse, A well, A future library."
"Basically everything, I will also be using plantbending to organize all the roots inside of pillars and walls and give us a basement to the tree tower. I will use earthbending and spare compacted dirt to build us a second and third floor inside the tower as well, and build us a chimney. And in between using magic and bending I will use a shovel that will be the first tool I make to bury the big spikes while I accumulate energy. Speaking of, Tako make sure to gather plenty of items we already capped out on So that we don't miss out on potential information and stats while I am digesting the stuff as fuel."
"So is everyone clear on the plan?" The Tiefling asks with that stupid grin and lets the other two clones nod with the same stupid grin before they break and execute the plan for the day, probably the next 2 or 3 or even a week, that remains to be seen.
While Tako Flies off towards the rock field/quarry and Justine goes to the designated woodpile for the big pointy sticks. Hiper goes to an exposed patch of roots and uses their magic to grow a drawbridge. although it isn't your typical drawbridge since it is all one massive slab of wood 10 feet wide 12 feet long and 1 foot thick with two sturdy and thick loops at one end for the chains to connect to. The other end is curved so that it will swing and lower easily and has a hole with a pole 14 feet wide running through it. The pole is only connected in one spot so that it can be separated with a couple of easy cuts or some plantbending and allow the slab to move around it with ease.
Then they grow a 4 foot tall wooden winch with thick peg like handles on either side and a couple of thick points for the chains to connect. Designed for the center pull point to move as one, with moving parts connected in the same way the slab and pole are connected. Less than a minute of plantbending later the parts are disconnected and working as intended Then Hiper stores them with the storage spell and moves on to the blacksmith area after using magic to create a handle for a shovel and disconnects it with some quick plantbending.
In the blacksmith area Hiper first uses metalbending to make a shovelhead and secures it with a pin that they secure extra tight with a combination of plantbending and metalbending. Then they start metalbending the chains. Once 2 20 foot chains have been made Hiper stores them with the storage spell and goes inside the tree where they use gather iron before they start plantbending and earthbending to start the basement level while waiting for Tako to drop all the rocks off. But after using gather Iron Hiper realizes they have leftover mana so they grow some more straight roots for Justine to carve later. And from that point things proceed as planned, a lot of bending then eating and digging while accumulating energy.
About 2 hours and twenty minutes after they went separate ways to do their tasks Tako drops off the third dump of rocks, more than plenty to build a guard and drawbridge tower. And just a few minutes later Hiper finished a second set of energy accumulation.
So they get to work using earthbending to build a 20 foot wide 20 foot long and 25 foot tall tower with a 9 foot wide 11 foot tall tunnel and little staircases leading to the second floor and into the basement on either side hidden inside 1 foot thick walls. The second floor has an area with tone tables and bunks. There is also an area for the winch with little gaps for the chains and narrow windows. And there are stairs up to get on top of the tower the back area of which has a little pavilion with a firepit and a couple stone picnic tables.
It's not like this is actually built for a siege and frankly it's too small of a width to be a decent area for more than a couple dozen people. That doesn't mean that there won't be a lot of area vertically. In fact that's the plan, to turn the area above and below into a proper tree village tower of sorts. With hope that one day other people come live there. That's the dream, a fantasy tree village that is home to at least a few dozen of all kinds of folks and species.
Once the Tower is built Hiper goes through the tunnel and takes the Drawbridge out of their Spatial Storage Spell and lets it lay across the gap with the with the pole ends going into the wall. They use the grow spell to add a few inches to the end on the other side to make it rest comfortably and earthbending so it blends seamlessly into the ground when lowered to make it easier for carts and carriages.
Then they go up to the second floor and use earth and metal and plant bending to secure the winch completely as part of the tower then thy secure one end of each chain to the winch seamlessly and super securely by using bending then the feed the other end of the chains through the gaps and go back down to connect them to the drawbridge. A couple minutes of metalbending and plantbending and spare iron from one of the spheres later and the chain ends are basically a part of the bridge. One thing is for sure this drawbridge isn't going to break any time soon.
Finally They go back up and test the drawbridge. It's a little hard for one person for now, but this is a fantasy world, before long the drawbridge will be easy to lift. and after that these defenses will probably be insignificant compared to their strength. And on that note they decide to add a metal point cap to every big metal stick in case something strong falls in. It won't be that hard, after all they'll be constantly gathering iron while they dig out the basement area. And with that the drawbridge is complete.