People started moving, peaking at while they headed toward the pile of crystals.
- One crystal per person for now - I quickly added, while letting the batt disappear.
Then I turned towards Alexandra.
- How about you go there and keep an eye on people, so they won't end up taking more than they should? - I asked her.
She slowly nodded in response and actually went to supervise. The only one who didn't move was Slaven.
- Not hungry? - I asked, facing him again.
- No - he replied after a mont.
He clearly was unhappy with in charge. I didn't know yet if he will bring trouble or maybe I can sohow make him truly follow my word.
- You've been on the top for so ti now from what Alexandra told . You should know more or less how many points people will need to be able to stand up to those monsters from before, don't you?
He needed a mont to not only think my words through but also to calculate.
- Yes - he replied eventually.
- Great. That will be your job for now. You will make sure everybody is on the level to be able to contribute to the battle. Then we will work on upgrading the device. Now go to work.
He didn't move, which annoyed a little.
- Look. I have eight days to prepare you for this place, then I'm gone. So this won't be a democracy. This will be a tyranny, with on the top, and everybody will listen, one way or another. Feel free to curse when I'm gone, but right now there is only an option of following what I say.
He looked straight in the eyes but didn't say a thing. For a mont I thought that I really will have to beat him up, but then he finally moved. I was not sure, if he was going to just leave, or will really follow. My doubts were cleared pretty quickly, as he headed to Alexandra, and talked with her for a mont. She peaked at few tis while talking, and finally started walking my way.
- You want Slaven and in charge? Did we understand you correctly? - she asked.
There was still a little bit of fear showing in her moves, and the way she spoke.
- Yep.
- You want to prepare people to face this place, right?
- Yep.
- And then you will be gone?
- Yep.
- You... You really don't want anything else?
It cost her a lot to say those words. She was still suspicious of . I couldn't bla her. Until yesterday's night, I was a normal guy, but now she knew I'm so kind of superhuman, who actually took over this whole place kinda by force and fear.
- I'll take soda if you have so. You know what? Coke. Coke would be better. With ice.
That made her lips twitch a bit. The ice got broken.
- Just go and make sure all of the people are fed, and then tell Slaven to count the rest of the crystals and split them so people can start upgrading themselves. People need to be able to fight those things, and then we need to upgrade your sapling, so you can get so proper equipnt.
- Wait... Sapling?
I sighed.
- Let's talk about this later. I need a nap right now. You bastards woke too early.
She nodded, and we parted ways. I went back to the ruins and put the barriers around to get so sleep, and she went to fulfill her new duties.
I slept around an hour or maybe two, but when I woke up, everything felt much better. I was invigorated, and also curious about what they managed to do. There was also a part of that was surprised that nobody tried to do anything to while I was asleep. I was wondering if I scared them too much, or perhaps inspired them to follow my lead sohow.
I went outside and. The sun was shining bright in the sea. It was hot, without almost any wind. A bunch of people stayed in the city center, working. So tried to make equipnt, sharpening longer pieces of wood to turn them into spears. There was also a group of scavengers, looking for material in the ruins.
The pile of crystals was gone, just as Slaven and his n. Alexandra on the other hand was sitting under a wall of a building closest to the one I was sleeping in. She stood up as soon as I showed myself, and went towards .
- We did what you wanted - she said.
- Great. Did people upgrade themselves?
- Yes, but only a bit. There were not enough crystals.
- Yeah... I hope we will have more monsters tonight.
- You sure you can handle that? I an I heard you are really strong, and I saw what you can do, but...
- Not an to brag - I interrupted her - but a month ago I ripped the head of a werewolf off, with my bare hands. I also killed a bunch of bears the size of a truck and handled over a thousand orcs almost every day for over four months, all by myself. Now I'm the worst thing around, not a bunch of ugly kittens. If you want to be afraid of sothing, be afraid of .
She was taken aback by my words. I saw her eyes went bigger and bigger as I spoke.
- Ok - she was holding her smile. - You made feel confident.
- I might need to teach you guys how to fight. Just upgrades are nice, but when you can put your body to work because you actually understand int, and know what to do is even better.
- That might be a good idea - she said, and went silent for a second or maybe two, before speaking again. - Might I ask you sothing?
- You just did.
- Yeah... Sorry. I'm stupid - she kinda panicked, rising her hands closer to her head, and shaking them in a strange gesture. She was clearly nervous. - How long have you been in your world? I an the place you ca from...
- Almost three years now.
- That's... That's long. You ntioned sothing about a sapling before. Can... Can you tell us more?
I sighed. That was going to be a long and very tricky conversation. Especially if that asshole was watching. I peeked at the sky like I was expecting him to be there, sitting on a cloud and watching.
- Yeah, I can. But don't raise your hopes high. I know only a little. Let's gather people around. They might want to hear that.
She nodded and went to inform others, as I slowly made my way closer to the device.
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