Chapter 17


    The real project


    /Revolution (Ping! System notification: Task: Construct a watchtower before the expiration of nine days.


    Rewards: Potential discovery. Penalty: Lose 1000 experience points.]


    “This is getting serious by the day.”


    At this point, Damien knew that procrastination wasn’t a thing anymore. He had to start the real project


    at once. If he was to construct a watchtower, he must start andplete the real project first.


    He walked briskly through the fence door towards the safehouse. He was returning from hunting three


    fat bunnies which they would eat that morning. He didn’t tell them yet that he had grains of rice. He had


    no idea why he felt like keeping it away. “Gather around.” He called at the girls. They did. Thest


    person to join the group was… Ayisha, not ire. “Since you’ve made up your mind to stay with me. It


    doesn’te without a price. You can’t get shelter and food for free. You must pay for it, one way or


    the other. This time around, what is needed is collective responsibility.”


    He wasn’t sure whether or not thedies understood what he was saying. He decided to speak in in


    words. “I’m about to start a project. As we see, this safehouse is too small for us. We could actually go


    to live in a cave or something, but there’s no guarantee of life and safety. Building something for


    ourselves would be the only chance at survival.”


    He realized that he was talking too much. “Lisa and Evelyn, the both of you should prepare one of


    these bunnies and dry the rest. Before we start starving, food should be ready.”


    He looked away from Lisa and Evelyn who were standing side by side. To the rest of the girls he said,


    “The rest,e with me. We have much to do today.” He paused for a short while.


    “Does any of you have any objections?”


    The girls didn’t say a thing but looked from one person to the other.


    “I’ll take that as a no.”


    He turned away from them,


    “Follow me.”


    The six girls followed him to where there were many nks and logs. He had cut them one of the few


    past days. He had been ready for it. He would had even been done with the construction if there were


    no cannibals or troublesome beauties.


    But he didn’t need to be reminded that having both the bevy ofdies and having to hunt down the


    cannibals both had advantages. While being with thedies reasonably was an answer to his lust,


    killing the cannibals earned him points and balls of red gold. He still had no idea how valuable the red


    gold would be. He wouldn’t know until he’d left this ce.


    Work started, and he started toy a foundation. Thedies worked tirelessly, putting aside their


    differences. While he nailed the nks together, creating a format which had longed live in his head,


    the girls supplied him the nks. Going to and fro to bring the needed. Damien was very impressed


    when he saw ire and Jada working together. The pair, working and chatting was way more efficient


    that the remaining pairs around there. He wished that they would continue to get along. He wished!


    They had worked for over two hours before the cooks brought the meal by. “Break time.”


    Lisa called at them. Damien made them stop and they all went to eat. Though the meat was finished


    withints and gloomy face because it was tasteless, the girls decided to get back to work.


    “I promise y’all a surprise at the end of the project. It’ll be a grand celebration.” They got back to work


    again. They did it more passionately and determinedly. It was very refreshing to see them cooperate.


    He hoped that it wouldst long. If it did, he wouldn’t have to worry about them anymore. He would


    think about exploring the ind to its end, staking an undaunted im to the cannibals, and then at the


    end of the quest, escape the Ind to figure out what really happened.


    But for that moment, all he could do was work. Worry about the present moment and leave the future to


    greet him with a smile.


    After three strenuous days of working and resting briefly at night, the project was beginning toe to


    life. There were ten portable sized rooms and big palor, three restrooms and arge kitchen. Those


    areas of the apartment were the obvious ones at that moment.


    Damien was sure to spare arge space at the back of the apartment for farming. It would be a great


    thing to have food next to him. He wouldn’t have to bother walking miles if he craved rice.


    He was distracted by one of the girls who dropped on her butts. The girls were beginning to look like


    ghosts. He felt pity for them. But also, he wanted them to have a sense of responsibility. He wanted


    them to sweat before enjoying a package, so that they would be able to cherish it.


    Some of their faces were pale. Some necks were getting thinner. But he had ns for them. If they


    were able toplete the project in two days’ time, before the following week, they would be back to


    their fresh and robust selves. He would see to that. He was actually surprised that none of thedies


    comined yet. A part of him felt like they were acting like a flock of sheeps led against their own wills,


    but which had no choice.


    “This is bullshit!!!”


    ire suddenly dropped a log in her hand, walking briskly towards Damien. In no time, the girls had


    gathered around.


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    “Are we your ve or something? Why do we get to do this shitty work when we can find a cave


    somewhere!!! Do you really n to live on this shitty Ind for the rest of your lives? Shouldn’t we be


    more concerned with getting the rescue team? Don’t tell me that you already feel home amongst flesh


    eating monsters, and a shady youth who suddenly jumped from being a sore loser to a genius.” She


    turned around, looking each of the girls in the eyes. “Let’s say that our phones are useless now. No


    signal, nothing!!! But are we going to give up on the real world and build a virtual one which wouldn’t


    last long? I can’t believe that ssy and powerful girls who turn the world upside down with their


    specialties are running errands here, lifting nks and shit.” “Look at yourselves. Don’t you feel pity for


    yourselves? Jada, you now look like a weightlifting turtle. Ill shaped!!! Much to speak on the rest of


    you.” She sighed. “I don’t think y’all understand me. What’s the point of talking?” She turned and made


    to leave. “Wait, I’lle with you.” Laurette started. In no time, the rest joined in. “I’m in too.”  a


    Damien’s jaw dropped when Ayisha spoke up. He had prepared himself for the worst, yet he didn’t


    expect this. He wasn’t really mad when Jada joined in, Jada was someone who would do anything to


    survive. He couldn’t me her. But Ayisha. “Since all of us agree to leave. We can’t leave Allison here.”


    Damien jumped off the edge of the erected pole he had been seated on all along the revolution speech.


    “Go in and carry her.”


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    He said, but with the squinted eyes and tough jaws, the girls could tell that he meant opposite.


    “That’s right.”


    He nodded slowly as he watched them leave one after the other, walking out of the premises.


    “I wish you luck in being rescued.”


    He called at them. He wanted to add,


    IF IT GOES WRONG, AND YOU THINK OF COMING BACK, THE PRICE OF LIVING WILL BE


    SQUARED


    But he refrained from it. Ayisha thest person closed the gate. She gazed at her. He gawked.