The next day I stayed inside accumulating more mana.

When the night started to fall I went to the crafting building which was in the center of the outpost and was one of the largest buildings.

I thought about what ring I needed to make. A second their ring was what I needed. So I looked around the warehouse of heartbeat carcasses I found a 200 year heartbeat crane feather.

With that, I put it in the chest and poured 1000 mana in while thinking about making a higher tiered ring. I waited until my thousand mana was gone. Then I checked the chest to see a white ring with a black feather on it. When I took it out I inspected it.

Mana Generation~the under of this ring generates mana twice as fast.

The ring had been a success and I still had a hundred mana left. Today had been a major success for me. I equipped the second teir ability ring.

I stopped by the shop on the way out of the crafting building to show off my ring. As soon as the shop clerk saw it he almost fainted. Its of the normal grade so it's not that special. But the fact remained that it literally doubled my mana generation. Now I had sunblock and double mana generation as my two rings. While feeling good about myself I went to the marketplace.

Most of what was being traded were berries and fruits you could get from the forest that were at least 10 year old.

I went from stall to stall looking at what they had for sale when a I saw the most beautiful girl Ive ever seen. With eyes like emerald, long flowing, black hair, and ivory white skin. I knew I had to talk to her.

I sped up my walking to catch up to her "Hello" I said to her.

She ignored me and kept walking I was right beside her so I tried to talk to her again. "Did you know I have a second teir ring?"

"Dont lie" she said.

"I do look" I pulled it out from inside my chest to show her.

Upon seeing the size she wouldn't take her eyes off of it.

"Im a crafter as well and nobody has succeeded at making a second teir ring that I know of. We can talk for a while." She said.

"What's your name?" I asked.

"Madison" She replied.

"Where do you live," I asked her

She told me and it was just down the street from where I lived.

"Can I walk you home?" I asked

"Why because I'm so pretty?" She asked.

"Yes, we should at the very least become friends" she tilted her head down a little bit while we were walking to her house. "If were being honest I have enough friends and Id normally reject anyone who asked me like this. But the fact that you have a second teir ring makes it so I will talk to you."

As we got closer to her house she got quiet. "Even if you're just using me I still want a relationship with you."

"Okay," She said as I stood outside of her house I watched until she vanished behind the door.

Then I went home happy to have found someone like her in the outpost.

I studied some more and then went to bed. The next day when I got up I went straight to the front lawn of her house.

I knew she would come out to do something and anywhere in the sun allowed me to accumulate mana. So just waiting in front of her house benefited me.

She didn't come out until after morning

"Hello madison" I greeted her. "How long have you been waiting?" She asked me. "Since morning and it was worth it to see such a uniquely beautiful woman." What if I was married?" she said while I began to walk with her.

"How do you craft," she asked me. I can save up mana with my ability. And then I pour it into the crafting chest and craft whatever I want. Normally it's much harder than that for other crafters. "Today's my day to craft a ring," she said.

I followed her to the crafting building. "Hello," Said the ability ring shop owner as we walked past. I returned the greeting me and him had a good relationship.

We arrived at the crafting chest. She picked out a hundred year old rabbits foot and put it in the chest. Then she pressed against the chest and inserted mana into it. I could tell she was getting tired. Then she quit. She was hot even when she was tired.

I walked over and lifted her up. "Are you okay?" I asked while making eye contact she said yes. From picking her up I could tell her body was that of a princess. SHe reached in and pulled out a ring that was white with a black inscription of a rabits food.

"I did it," she said the reason I was able to be a better crafter was I could store mana were as normal crafters had to generate it on the spot.

We went to the ability ring shop where it was appraised.

Escape ring~Double the speed of your escape for 5 seconds.

She traded it in for seacoins which she wanted.

I walked with her back to her home. She stopped me before we got off the road and said "Im sorry but you can't come over now maybe when I know you better you can.

"What are you doing tomorrow?" I asked

"Im going to the marketplace to get food." She said

"Can I wait outside for you tomorrow?" I asked

"Yes you can but don't expect me to wait if you're not here." she replied

With that, I went home and then to the cafeteria where I ate venison and berries.

The deer made your legs stronger. And kept me filled for the rest of the day until I collapsed into bed.