The hunters spotted an area for Marco's house. Marco proceeded to plan his house's dimensions, appearance, position, etc. Marshall approached him, and asked "So you wanna make a big house? Why? you're just a small kid."
"Hmm? Why not? It couldn't hurt to build a big house, besides I might bring home a lady friend." Marco smiled at him and said something that was not expected to come out of a kid's moth.
"...What the hell... a LADY friend?! Kid you're good, really good ya know that?" Marshall looked at him with an incredulous expression. He felt the Marco was really a different lifeform, but just chuckled, as he was entertained by the kid. "Haha... whatever kid do what you want, well let's go get materials for your house then."
Marshall and Marco went to the village, to buy supplementary materials for the house, like bricks, glasses, and hinges. They returned to home with the bought materials. The hunters immediately started building guided by Marco. He decided to build a large cabin, with a fireplace at the side. Inside the house was the master bedroom, 2 guest rooms, a storage room, a living room, and a bathroom. Hans, and Ali were responsible for the foundation, and walls as they controlled earth. Marshall provided tools to cut wood, and stone. Chris helped Marco in making lumber support, windows, and doors... as for furniture it was currently unnecessary.
When the sun set they were done. Outside, it as a notch better looking than the other houses, while on the inside was barren. For now, they only put a bed for the master's and a storage unit for the storage room, while the others were empty for the time being.
"Good work!" They all cheered and celebrated inside Marco's house. They ate, and drank whatever Han's cooked up, while discussing events of the day.
"Hmm, hey kid come to think of it you got a good body, you kept up with the boar right? Are you even human?" Chris thought about how Marco agilely kept with the flow of the battle, and finished off the boar in two hits.
"Maybe I'm just built different... made for fighting I guess?" Marco looked at Chris just shrugged it off while humble bragging.
"Oh to hell with you kid!" Chris just snorted, and continued to discuss about the breakfast hunt. "Oh yeah, forgot to mention it the magic knight stationed at the village wants to see us." Ali said bringing him all the attention
"Why?" Marshall was confused and curious about what Ali said.
"Hmm, when I was selling the carcass to Kelly, the Magic Knight was there and he saw the enormous body... so I think we piqued his interest." Ali explained while picking off his food.
Marshall just nodded, and continued their happy hour. A while later, they finished it up and went back to their respective homes.
'Sigh... Today was a productive day, I got to kill a magic boar that was stronger than normal, and built my own place... Well its gonna be more productive, I'm gonna have to complete an initial system for my breathing technique.'
Marco moved to the empty living room, and sat their in a meditative position. He then recalled his experience in using mana to strengthen himself during the battle.
'When controlling mana to move it takes a delay as it travels toward it's destination... that was an active attack I used... but improving and cultivating my body is different, it doesn't need for mana to strengthen it. Hmm... body refining or body cultivation comes to mind.'
Marco immediately recalled every material he read related to improving the body. With his theoretical, and practical knowledge of mana he begun deducing a body cultivation technique. With an enlightened soul of the Dao of reading he was capable of recalling everything the he read, multi-task the deduction of the body cultivation technique, and do his mana breathing exercise.
In a few hours he finished deducing, and already begun using it. The technique he deduced had his mana breathing exercise as the foundation. It circulated mana in his body to make it adapt to the nature of mana, this makes the body stronger and more compatible with mana.
But of course it is also dangerous, as mana is a volatile substance that can either kill or heal. Therefore adapting to, and harnessing mana is a tough, and dangerous journey.
So in order to implement safety, it will be done in steps. The first step is to refine the blood, and make it vigorous with mana. With the same principle as the breathing exercise, natural mana would enter the body through the respiratory system, then it enters the blood stream, then refine the blood. The second step would be to refine the heart, next would be bones, and after that would require more information.
Marco begun his first session of body cultivation, it lasted until the sun came up. When he opened his eyes a turbid breath, and the first thing he noticed was that, five senses, especially his hearing was improved. He could also control his body more precisely than before.
"Hehe...hahahahaha! I'm a fucking genius!" Marco laughed out load, sith his newfound strength, his smug aura alone could make a solar system. He then calmed down and thought about how much he actually improved, so he was itching for some action.
He then went outside his house, and immediately hears them snoring inside their houses. Which made Marco gasp at the improvement of his hearing.
'Woah... Haha! This is exciting, the feeling of improving is the only thing I need in life!' Marco clenched his fist and looked forward to the future. But since everyone is still asleep, and his hands are itchy, he decides to do a quick solo hunt for breakfast.