The Mints Of Wrath (A Rags To Riches Challenge)

[Minty]

Day 5 & 6




The day started with Minty finally getting a bike, cutting down travelling time considerably, but wiping out his money, for he also had to get:-




A terranium to keep that shrew in! It was escaping too many times, he appeared to be fond of it, so decided to go for it. But any other creatures found were put up for adoption pronto, and any bugs sold for science.

Shrew food is a §11 hit per day




After the usual gardening and shower at the barbers, it was time to visit the local nectary for the first time.




Aside from it being another garden to raid, there was also some exploring to do. But first the garden took an afternoon & evening to clear.

Those monster fruits on the trees are Pomelos, by the by.




Heard a lot of frogs, but only saw chameleons, a persistent raccoon - & an Agama Lizard for selling later.




Why is it men always seem to fall for shrews that cost them a fortune in money?




The following day, Minty hit the garden again, clearing some weeds, planting the best of the snaffle from the Nectary & giving the garden its first fertiliser spread (good old garlic!).

Going all out on the gardening in the first few days (at home & at the science block & nectary) meant he'd skilled up enough to be planting some decent §8 to §10 crops by day six.




The real task of the day was getting Minty to check out the nectary properly. Had a hunch that there was more to the cellers than appeared.




The wall plaque, the torch and the cave space with the lamp & sand yielded nothing of note.




A room with a Nectar Makers however had an interesting blank wall where logically a picture ought to have been.




Get in!




Has to be one of the torches on the wall to get through.




This was the only drink Minty was going to be getting all night in the nectary




Swimming through the tunnel to the other side (eventually) netted a nice little box of treasures.




Some Flame Fruits and a new one for planting once skilled up, Life Fruits.




Plus five piles of ancient coins under the obligatory secret room corner rockpile.




Poor Minty now found that he could not swim back out to go home. He had to put his hands into one trigger hole after another (the second only appearing after the first) in order to get the stairway to get out (which at first I did not see with the walls half down). Not pleasant.




Both times he ended up with a handful of creepy crawlies for his pains
(you'd have thought someone so fond of gardening would be less
squeamish!), but also some shinies.




The stairway upwards took Minty to a hilltop with a spectacular view of Plunder Island, a telescope and it appears some excavating sites. However, as he was nearly completely exhausted by this time (it was 2.30am), it was far more fortunate there was a convenient tent to ease his discontent.




After all, tomorrow is another day!