Chapter 10: Getting Out
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Chapter 10: Getting Out
The plan hed come up with wasnt really foolproof like the others, but it was the best he could cobble together so far. The ceiling was quite low, Sage had guessed this path had been clogged with rocks and mud from the cave in long ago which then let these flatworms in, yet it was still more than tall enough. Sending the Mantis ahead, Sage had her attach a line of silk to a rocky outcropping on the ceiling and then fly it back to the entrance, having the Mantis secure the other end to another rock to put the line at head height in the tunnel.
Taking hold of the spider silk, Sage used it as a guideline to help hold him above the mud. He ducked his upper body forward and nearly pressed it against the ceiling, his feet bracing on either wall for traction and to keep him out of the mud. Pulling the rope with his arms and shimmying up the steep mud tunnel. In the meanwhile he had the Mantis fly up ahead and continue the process, extending the web rope further and further down the tunnel. Hed already confirmed that the other end of the tunnel was safe by sending the Mantis up, but he didnt wish to send her further for fear of alerting anything that might live up there.
A scuffing sound echoed down the tunnel breaking the calm rhythm of Sages breathing as his foot slid down the wall and splashed into the mud. The sudden mistake causing him to tense up in worry. Calling the Mantis back quickly to spread webbing onto the spot hed splashed onto. Pulling up his foot and watching as a Bloodsucking Flatworm burst out from the mud and wriggled towards his leg. The Mantis saved the day, a glob of sticky silk splattered onto the mud and bound up the worm. Moving quickly away from the disturbed mud, Sage continued quickly down the path.
The only problem now was that his muddy boot was far too slippery and he had a much harder time keeping away from the mud. Making use of the Mantises web again he had her quickly weave a non-sticky cocoon around his boot, covering up the wet mud and leaving a sticky outer layer to give him some traction. Testing it out, he was pleased and had her cover his other boot as well. The progress in the tunnel went much faster with the bit of practice and the sticky boots to protect him. There was a couple more close calls, but the Bloodsucqing Flatworms werent actually all that fast so he was able to knock them away before they could wriggle across the web and bite his skin.
Success! Further than Ive ever gone!
It wasnt really a mystery what was here at the top of the chute, since hes sent the Mantis up and felt her visions of the area. Instead he walked around and started examining the area. In the meanwhile he set the Mantis to work securing the route. The thing that gave him the most trouble was foot traction so hed have the Mantis weave a shelf of webbing along the walls. Hed already grown used to this life of slow progress. Exploring just a little further and then making the path easy for himself in the future. Such a methodology was something hed learned in programming. Its the same methodology used for optimization. The most important thing was to get the program working! Once it did what you wanted it to do, then you analyze the performance and optimize the slowest performing parts. This chapter's initial release occurred on the n0vell--Bjjn site.
Sage had the Mantis put that ever so handy spider silk to use again. Webbing up the whole wall of rocks to keep it from slipping and sliding around, hed pull a few rocks out then have the Mantis web up the ones along the top edge so they couldnt slide around or fall down. Stacking up the rocks on the sides into a rough wall and then webbing those together too. It was slow going and the Mantis wasted a lot of webbing. It was a sort of brute force approach, since he had no clue about proper hole or mine digging techniques he just put webbing everywhere and forced the way through bit by bit.
The web tunnel was definitely not pretty starting out large enough to stand in and getting shorter and shorter as it went deeper. Each time they webbed up the ceiling it was harder to keep the tunnel as tall as before. When he finally broke through, the tunnel had extended nearly thirty feet and was only three feet tall. He could have spent more time making it larger and taller, but it was more than large enough to crawl through and Sage was more anxious to see the other side! He pulled out the last few rocks in order to enlarge the exit to the three foot height of the tunnel and then sent the Mantis in to web around the exit to keep the route from collapsing.
Sage climbed through after the Mantis and took a good look around, blinking a few times before he pushed the glow-torch into his pack. The light dimmed but he could still see! There was light here!
Light! Is it just a little crack or
Feeling trepidation in his heart, he sent the Mantis forward to check for danger. The tunnel took a sharp turn to the right and he saw light emanating around it. The Mantis took off and flew rapidly around the corner, stopping in front of a pool of water. There was a large crack on the ceiling and the source of the light, a small waterfall cascading into the cavern from that gap up above. Sage took a minute to check the pool for danger and then sent the Mantis up to investigate. It was the first time he saw the Red Jade carapace of the Fire Weaver Mantis in true sunlight. The office had been lit, but it was lit by spirit jades. The arrays gathering power and causing the jade to glow brightly, it gave the rooms a green hue which was quite relaxing but nothing like the pure light of sunshine.
The Fire Weaver Mantis seemed to glow with an inner light like clear warm red jade, buzzing up towards the exit and slashing its forelimbs across the weeds and bushes clogging up the area around the waterfall. Clearing the path and causing even more light to shine into the cavern.
Daylight! Im free! Finally Free!
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Chapter 10: Getting Out
The plan hed come up with wasnt really foolproof like the others, but it was the best he could cobble together so far. The ceiling was quite low, Sage had guessed this path had been clogged with rocks and mud from the cave in long ago which then let these flatworms in, yet it was still more than tall enough. Sending the Mantis ahead, Sage had her attach a line of silk to a rocky outcropping on the ceiling and then fly it back to the entrance, having the Mantis secure the other end to another rock to put the line at head height in the tunnel.
Taking hold of the spider silk, Sage used it as a guideline to help hold him above the mud. He ducked his upper body forward and nearly pressed it against the ceiling, his feet bracing on either wall for traction and to keep him out of the mud. Pulling the rope with his arms and shimmying up the steep mud tunnel. In the meanwhile he had the Mantis fly up ahead and continue the process, extending the web rope further and further down the tunnel. Hed already confirmed that the other end of the tunnel was safe by sending the Mantis up, but he didnt wish to send her further for fear of alerting anything that might live up there.
A scuffing sound echoed down the tunnel breaking the calm rhythm of Sages breathing as his foot slid down the wall and splashed into the mud. The sudden mistake causing him to tense up in worry. Calling the Mantis back quickly to spread webbing onto the spot hed splashed onto. Pulling up his foot and watching as a Bloodsucking Flatworm burst out from the mud and wriggled towards his leg. The Mantis saved the day, a glob of sticky silk splattered onto the mud and bound up the worm. Moving quickly away from the disturbed mud, Sage continued quickly down the path.
The only problem now was that his muddy boot was far too slippery and he had a much harder time keeping away from the mud. Making use of the Mantises web again he had her quickly weave a non-sticky cocoon around his boot, covering up the wet mud and leaving a sticky outer layer to give him some traction. Testing it out, he was pleased and had her cover his other boot as well. The progress in the tunnel went much faster with the bit of practice and the sticky boots to protect him. There was a couple more close calls, but the Bloodsucqing Flatworms werent actually all that fast so he was able to knock them away before they could wriggle across the web and bite his skin.
Success! Further than Ive ever gone!
It wasnt really a mystery what was here at the top of the chute, since hes sent the Mantis up and felt her visions of the area. Instead he walked around and started examining the area. In the meanwhile he set the Mantis to work securing the route. The thing that gave him the most trouble was foot traction so hed have the Mantis weave a shelf of webbing along the walls. Hed already grown used to this life of slow progress. Exploring just a little further and then making the path easy for himself in the future. Such a methodology was something hed learned in programming. Its the same methodology used for optimization. The most important thing was to get the program working! Once it did what you wanted it to do, then you analyze the performance and optimize the slowest performing parts. This chapter's initial release occurred on the n0vell--Bjjn site.
Sage had the Mantis put that ever so handy spider silk to use again. Webbing up the whole wall of rocks to keep it from slipping and sliding around, hed pull a few rocks out then have the Mantis web up the ones along the top edge so they couldnt slide around or fall down. Stacking up the rocks on the sides into a rough wall and then webbing those together too. It was slow going and the Mantis wasted a lot of webbing. It was a sort of brute force approach, since he had no clue about proper hole or mine digging techniques he just put webbing everywhere and forced the way through bit by bit.
The web tunnel was definitely not pretty starting out large enough to stand in and getting shorter and shorter as it went deeper. Each time they webbed up the ceiling it was harder to keep the tunnel as tall as before. When he finally broke through, the tunnel had extended nearly thirty feet and was only three feet tall. He could have spent more time making it larger and taller, but it was more than large enough to crawl through and Sage was more anxious to see the other side! He pulled out the last few rocks in order to enlarge the exit to the three foot height of the tunnel and then sent the Mantis in to web around the exit to keep the route from collapsing.
Sage climbed through after the Mantis and took a good look around, blinking a few times before he pushed the glow-torch into his pack. The light dimmed but he could still see! There was light here!
Light! Is it just a little crack or
Feeling trepidation in his heart, he sent the Mantis forward to check for danger. The tunnel took a sharp turn to the right and he saw light emanating around it. The Mantis took off and flew rapidly around the corner, stopping in front of a pool of water. There was a large crack on the ceiling and the source of the light, a small waterfall cascading into the cavern from that gap up above. Sage took a minute to check the pool for danger and then sent the Mantis up to investigate. It was the first time he saw the Red Jade carapace of the Fire Weaver Mantis in true sunlight. The office had been lit, but it was lit by spirit jades. The arrays gathering power and causing the jade to glow brightly, it gave the rooms a green hue which was quite relaxing but nothing like the pure light of sunshine.
The Fire Weaver Mantis seemed to glow with an inner light like clear warm red jade, buzzing up towards the exit and slashing its forelimbs across the weeds and bushes clogging up the area around the waterfall. Clearing the path and causing even more light to shine into the cavern.
Daylight! Im free! Finally Free!
Chapter 10: Getting OutThe plan hed come up with wasnt really foolproof like the others, but it was the best he could cobble together so far. The ceiling was quite low, Sage had guessed this path had been clogged with rocks and mud from the cave in long ago which then let these flatworms in, yet it was still more than tall enough. Sending the Mantis ahead, Sage had her attach a line of silk to a rocky outcropping on the ceiling and then fly it back to the entrance, having the Mantis secure the other end to another rock to put the line at head height in the tunnel. Taking hold of the spider silk, Sage used it as a guideline to help hold him above the mud. He ducked his upper body forward and nearly pressed it against the ceiling, his feet bracing on either wall for traction and to keep him out of the mud. Pulling the rope with his arms and shimmying up the steep mud tunnel. In the meanwhile he had the Mantis fly up ahead and continue the process, extending the web rope further and further down the tunnel. Hed already confirmed that the other end of the tunnel was safe by sending the Mantis up, but he didnt wish to send her further for fear of alerting anything that might live up there. A scuffing sound echoed down the tunnel breaking the calm rhythm of Sages breathing as his foot slid down the wall and splashed into the mud. The sudden mistake causing him to tense up in worry. Calling the Mantis back quickly to spread webbing onto the spot hed splashed onto. Pulling up his foot and watching as a Bloodsucking Flatworm burst out from the mud and wriggled towards his leg. The Mantis saved the day, a glob of sticky silk splattered onto the mud and bound up the worm. Moving quickly away from the disturbed mud, Sage continued quickly down the path. The only problem now was that his muddy boot was far too slippery and he had a much harder time keeping away from the mud. Making use of the Mantises web again he had her quickly weave a non-sticky cocoon around his boot, covering up the wet mud and leaving a sticky outer layer to give him some traction. Testing it out, he was pleased and had her cover his other boot as well. The progress in the tunnel went much faster with the bit of practice and the sticky boots to protect him. There was a couple more close calls, but the Bloodsucqing Flatworms werent actually all that fast so he was able to knock them away before they could wriggle across the web and bite his skin. Success! Further than Ive ever gone!It wasnt really a mystery what was here at the top of the chute, since hes sent the Mantis up and felt her visions of the area. Instead he walked around and started examining the area. In the meanwhile he set the Mantis to work securing the route. The thing that gave him the most trouble was foot traction so hed have the Mantis weave a shelf of webbing along the walls. Hed already grown used to this life of slow progress. Exploring just a little further and then making the path easy for himself in the future. Such a methodology was something hed learned in programming. Its the same methodology used for optimization. The most important thing was to get the program working! Once it did what you wanted it to do, then you analyze the performance and optimize the slowest performing parts. This chapter's initial release occurred on the n0vell--Bjjn site.Sage had the Mantis put that ever so handy spider silk to use again. Webbing up the whole wall of rocks to keep it from slipping and sliding around, hed pull a few rocks out then have the Mantis web up the ones along the top edge so they couldnt slide around or fall down. Stacking up the rocks on the sides into a rough wall and then webbing those together too. It was slow going and the Mantis wasted a lot of webbing. It was a sort of brute force approach, since he had no clue about proper hole or mine digging techniques he just put webbing everywhere and forced the way through bit by bit. The web tunnel was definitely not pretty starting out large enough to stand in and getting shorter and shorter as it went deeper. Each time they webbed up the ceiling it was harder to keep the tunnel as tall as before. When he finally broke through, the tunnel had extended nearly thirty feet and was only three feet tall. He could have spent more time making it larger and taller, but it was more than large enough to crawl through and Sage was more anxious to see the other side! He pulled out the last few rocks in order to enlarge the exit to the three foot height of the tunnel and then sent the Mantis in to web around the exit to keep the route from collapsing. Sage climbed through after the Mantis and took a good look around, blinking a few times before he pushed the glow-torch into his pack. The light dimmed but he could still see! There was light here!Light! Is it just a little crack orFeeling trepidation in his heart, he sent the Mantis forward to check for danger. The tunnel took a sharp turn to the right and he saw light emanating around it. The Mantis took off and flew rapidly around the corner, stopping in front of a pool of water. There was a large crack on the ceiling and the source of the light, a small waterfall cascading into the cavern from that gap up above. Sage took a minute to check the pool for danger and then sent the Mantis up to investigate. It was the first time he saw the Red Jade carapace of the Fire Weaver Mantis in true sunlight. The office had been lit, but it was lit by spirit jades. The arrays gathering power and causing the jade to glow brightly, it gave the rooms a green hue which was quite relaxing but nothing like the pure light of sunshine. The Fire Weaver Mantis seemed to glow with an inner light like clear warm red jade, buzzing up towards the exit and slashing its forelimbs across the weeds and bushes clogging up the area around the waterfall. Clearing the path and causing even more light to shine into the cavern. Daylight! Im free! Finally Free!
