[center][img]https://i.imgur.com/QCgTnAH.png[/img][/center] [hr][@Zeroth][@SilverPaw][@Duthguy][@Searat] Though somewhat annoyed that the Skeleblins had failed to carry out his orders, actually being able to see a full display of everything under his control, as well as a co-ordinate map of the entire cave was an incredible boon. Perhaps the most interesting of all was the [color=purple]Dungeon_Stats[/color], showing not only the progress of the dungeon to level 2 and how it may be further progressed, but that a hidden boss resided within the cave. Jason had little doubt that the hidden boss was Undine, the animated sword that had popped up on the initial menu when first accessing the Dungeon interface. Quickly rolling out of his tunnel to catch the three Skeleblins before they could wander off, Jason issued them new orders once again, [color=darkred]"[color=purple]Skeleblin_003[/color]! Your new designation is Leonidas! Now, Leonidas, Gawain, Y'tahl-- I have a task for you three, somewhere near coordinate [b]H-10[/b], there should be a large, flat, rock covering three goblin corpses. Near this rock, should be a club, and two spears. Gawain, you equip the club, Y'tahl, you equip the [Badly-Made Stone Spear], and Leonidas, you equip the other spear. Once that is done, return here to me. In the event that you cannot find any of the items, return here to me. Now go! There isn't much time!"[/color] hopefully, this time the three skeleblins would be able to execute the order. At this point, it didn't seem like there was much time left to prepare for the meeting with Crispy, and his two status conditions had yet to end. Frustrated with the lack of progression, Jason summoned his skill window, [color=darkred]"Display Skills and Level Progress."[/color] [quote=System:Jason] Physical Damage Resistance I (1.0) Warcry I (1.85) Stone Shot II (2.5) Rock Spire II (2.05) Tremor Sense II (2.375) Soil Manipulation I (1.15) Telepathy II (2.65) Material Analysis I (1.2) Magic Analysis I (1.55) Monster Analysis I (1.45) Mental Resistance I (1.4) Charisma I (1.15) Focus I (1.25) Limited Shapeshift I (1.15) Mind Wave I (1.05) Spell Chant I (1.05) Earth Affinity (0.6) Faster (0.4) Wave Shock (0.1) Swift Swimmer (0.1) Aqua Sphere (0.7) Alert (0.1) Smash (0.5) Cleave (0.3) Blood Drain (0.6) Taboo (0.4) Muffle (0.1) Crafting (0.3) Magic Resistance (0.4) Agriculture (0.3) Plant Analysis (0.3) Acid Spit (0.5) Bounce (0.2) Fire Resistance (0.4) Fortify (0.2) Sensory Resistance (0.3) Mana Orb (0.5) Shield (0.5) Alchemy (0.4) Meditate (0.5) Air Read (0.2) Keen Sight (0.2) Point Strike (0.2) Doze (0.1) Blunt Resistance (0.5) Rabid Fit (0.1) Pierce Resistance (0.1) Lesser Cleanse (0.2) Dextrous (0.2) [/quote] Thankfully, he had managed to get Meditate up to the half way point so far, meaning that it wouldn't take long for him to complete it's development. In that moment, Jason was struck with an idea, maybe, just maybe, by trying to exhaust his stamina before attempting to meditate, he could more effectively grind the skill! Honestly, it was worth a shot. First he lightly bounced his body up, and down, building up more springy power with each small bounce; not enough to make him leave the ground, but enough that it just approached that point. As Jason's bounces reached the point of leaving the ground, he used [b][Limited Shapeshift I][/b] to compress himself like a spring as he landed on the ground, before launching himself back up as hard as he could, letting a small [b][Warcry I][/b] as he did so. After five big bounces like this, Jason took it a step further; this time, he compressed himself as much as he could-- and proceeded to compress himself more. He pushed [b][Limited Shapeshift I][/b] so hard that it hurt, and then used that energy to bounce into the air again letting out a full [b][Warcry I][/b] with his strained effort. Though it wasn't enough to fully exhaust him, this was as far as Jason was going to take it; as he was beginning to run short for time. Letting himself bounce to a stop, Jason settled himself, and began to meditate, resting in both body and mind as he waited for his companions to finish getting their breakfast. [hider=Inventory][list] [*]Staff (Goblin torch) [*]Source Crystal (not charged) [/list][/hider] [hider=Action Summary][list] [*]Ponders Stuff [*]Sends the Skelebros three on a quest (again) [*]Calls skill list and level progress [*]Tries to grind Warcry, Bounce, and Limited Shapeshift simultaneously [*]Meditates [/list][/hider]