Nathan took a small step back, but everything suddenly paused.
Validia lifted her hand from the ground.
"Oh, I forgot to sort all the sapoa logs you pulled out, hehehhe..." she chuckled softly.
"Eh..." Nathan could only sigh at her behavior,
but he didn’t blame her—Validia had contributed more to this forest clearing than he did anyway.
Validia sorted the logs.
Once finished, she knelt down again.
"Nathan, you’d better stand by the riverbank."
Nathan nodded, then jogged lightly toward the river—ending up behind Validia’s body.
The ground began to tremble again.
Strangely, only the part of the forest being cleared started shaking.
Crckk... A cracking sound.
Puff... Rocks and grasses were uprooted from the ground, levitating into the air before falling back down gently.
Nathan’s mouth hung open.
What the hell... If she had done this from the start, everything would’ve ended way faster, he muttered internally.
A system panel suddenly popped up right in front of Nathan’s face.
[Disposal Protocol Activated]
[Please remove all useless rocks and persistent grass from the cleared zone.]
[Target Location: The Dark Area.]
He knew that Dark Area. He’d seen it before, just outside the forest.
Unfortunately, the rocks and grass there looked difficult to collect—it was going to take a while.
"So now I’m being told to haul rocks and grass... like an unpaid janitor intern in a fantasy world," he muttered.
Validia turned her head slightly.
"What are we doing now?"
Nathan stared at the system panel, then looked back down at the ground.
"I need to gather the rocks and grass. Then dump them into the Dark Area."
Validia squinted—then gave a small smile.
Without waiting for a signal, she dropped to one knee.
Her right hand reached toward the ground—her movements slow but focused,
like an anime ninja character charging up a wind-element technique.
The air around her began to swirl.
The surrounding grass and pebbles started to lift off the ground, forming a spiral like a mini-sandstorm vortex.
Gradually, a solid orb of mixed grass and stone formed beneath her palm.
Validia lifted the orb slowly—
as if its weight was nothing compared to the cheerful strength of her heart.
"I’ll throw it," she said calmly.
Nathan could only stand behind her—frozen, speechless, mesmerized.
As if watching a female character who was way too OP,
yet had such a soft and naive heart that she didn’t realize she was more powerful than 99.99999% of all Isekai inhabitants.
"Damn... this girl could be a real problem if she mad at me," he muttered quietly.
The forest area designated to become the farm now looked clean.
The ground was flat, no sapoa logs scattered around, the stubborn grass had vanished,
and the tiny rocks that usually lodged themselves between his toes were now... somewhere else.
Validia clapped her hands together,
like someone who had just finished cleaning the kitchen.
Nathan glanced around.
The wind flowed more freely.
Even the sunlight had grown bold enough to pierce through the branches.
Velmora... where’s she gonna make her sleeping hole now?
His thoughts drifted to the shy snake monster who always sleep with a lot of flower around her.
He let out a soft sigh.
Then glanced back at Validia.
Before he could even hum a tune, another system panel popped up.
[Farm Project – Phase II Ready to Begin]
[Construction Materials Required:]
→ 20 Kralven Logs Detected
→ Cut each log into the following sizes:
- 20 Short Pieces (For Fencing)
- 16 Medium Pieces (For Support Beams)
- 12 Long Pieces (For Main Framework)
- 12 Mixed Pieces (For Accessories)
Now he wasn’t just cutting—he had to follow actual technical measurements?
Of course this can’t be rushed... now I’m being forced to become a part-time carpenter-architect.
Validia turned toward him again.
"What are we doing now?" she asked with a smile, strands of her dark hair draping softly over her beautiful horns.
Nathan pointed at the pile of Kralven logs.
"I’m going to cut those... to, uh... to build something."
"Build something?" Validia frowned. "A place for you to sleep?"
Nathan shook his head.
"No... more like... a place to keep animals."
"You wanna collect animals that have sticks like yours?"
Nathan inhaled deeply, then exhaled.
"Y... yeah. Something like that," he replied awkwardly.
Validia paused for a moment.
"I... still don’t get what you’re trying to build, but I’ll watch until it’s done. Should I help too?"
"No need. Let me do it. You’ve done more than enough, Validia. Hehe."
He smiled—trying not to offend the cheerful giantess.
He summoned his Imagery Axe.
Validia sat back down, crossing her legs as usual.
Her gaze was focused—like someone watching a stage performance she’d never seen before.
Nathan approached the first log.
He activated [Temporary Physical Enhancement] to lift and position it properly for chopping.
The first wooden piece split.
Validia tilted her head slightly, resting her chin on her hand.
"From here, you look really tiny."
Nathan didn’t respond.
He just kept chopping the wood, one piece at a time.
Validia gave a small smile.
"Come on, come on... little Nathan~"
Nathan snorted quietly.
Somehow, everything in this Tower always felt like a dream when i was catching a cold.
But at least... he had a cheerful giantess watching him.
And so, he kept working.
The air hung still—not a peace, but a hollow pause between strange commands.
The freshly cleared land looked like an empty webpage,
waiting to be filled with various quotes justifying moral deviation.
The wind passed by without purpose,
as if it had somewhere more important to be.
Even the sunlight seemed unsure—
uncertain whether to offer warmth,
or act as a spotlight for a fleeting viral moment before fading into obscurity.
Everything felt too natural to be real.
Nathan’s movements faded into the background, like a glitched character in a game whose player had walked away.
And... Boom... We made it to 100.
Not sure if that’s a flex or a symptom.