Opening his presents.

John entered his kingdom, ready to see what all he gathered tonight would bring to this place. Sylvia wasn't waiting for him and checking outside he didn't saw her near the fountain where she usually dwelled.

On a hunch he went down to his bedroom where he left her hours ago. He found her there, spread on the bed and lost in bliss. From the living mattress dozens of long, finger sized tendrils were wrapped around her body. Five or six of them were moving inside of her pussy while others were constricting around her tits, playing with her nipples that were flowing with sap. He had heard her moan before coming inside of the room, but assumed that she was playing with herself.

"Sylvia! Are you OK?" he asked, afraid that she had been prisoner of the bed all this time.

Sylvia opened her golden eyes and looked up. As soon as she saw him she raised on a sitting position and the tendrils retreated into the mattress.

"My King! This bed is a wonder. It does exactly what you want it to do. All you have to do is lay on it and focus on what you want. Did you succeed in your mission? Did you get something useful for the kingdom?" she asked.

"The mission was a success and as far as gains.... You can tell me...." he told her. He got the leather bag out and spilled the 72 gold coin on the mattress. He also added the numerous gadgets and got the three orbs out, making them float above his left hand.

" You truly are a King. You came back with wealth and power. I know your prowess on the battlefield, but also know how to drive a hard bargain if you manage to get all of this." she congratulated him.

"Try, this !" he replied, pushing a small metal disk with runes and a few crystals on it. "Put it on your skin."

Sylvia obeyed and suddenly there wasn't a dryad in front of him but a nice looking hippie girl with green hair, a tie dyed t-shirt and burlap pants.

John picked his phone out and took a picture. He showed it to her and seeing her amazed look, set the phone in mirror mode so she could look at herself.

"It is a Veil Charm, it allows someone to appear as a member of the dominant species of the place they are in, wearing the proper clothes and looking like they would if they were part of this species." he explained.

"Cool!!! That means I can go out in your world with you some times? I'm so happy. What does this one do?" she asked, picking up a brass monocle.

"It let's you see someone's aura. The color and size of it has a meaning if you know that kind of stuff. This one chills beer. Someone had a silver stirrer enchanted to cool beer to optimal temperature when dipped in it. It only works with beer, no other liquid. That one is awesome though. " he said, picking up a wide collar with slits on the sides.

"It looks weird. What can you do with it?" she asked.

"It is called the Undine's Gift, if you lock it around your neck you can then breathe underwater like if you had gills. This stupid crystal on a stick is just a glorified flash light. This one makes you smell nothing, it is used against guard dogs I think. Those 5 rings boost one attribute by a minuscule amount and sadly while I can wear many rings only two can be active at the same time. I might try to combine them or scrap them, I'm not sure yet. We'll look at those other gadgets later and see what kind of valuables I have to get the vault. But now I want to see what those three are going to do to the kingdom. " he said showing her the three orbs. She removed the charm from her skin and followed him to the main room.

There laid the Hearthstone, sitting on its short pillar, with three orbs floating above it. John approached it and let the three he had with him join the others. He hadn't the mastery of these elements, learning to use them for spells would take time and training. The description said that using essences for many things destroyed them. Binding them to his kingdom didn't. Of course removing them would probably have cataclysmic effects on it, but it remained a possibility.

John got blinded suddenly, a large number of notifications had opened in front of him.

Kingdom update : added elements.
Earth, Water, Wind.

Kingdom element acquired : Stoneridge Mountains. (earth)
Your kingdom now contains a small chain of mountains. Some resource spot: minerals, may appear. The castle is now on a small hill.

Kingdom element acquired : Azure Lake. (water)
Your kingdom now contains a large body of fresh water. Don't let its blue water fool you, it is very deep.

Kingdom element acquired : Flying Islands. (wind)
A small number of pieces of land are now levitating above your kingdom, making them favorite nesting places for flying creatures.

Synergy unlocked: you have more than four elements linked to your kingdom. They can now combine themselves to create new kingdom elements.

Kingdom element acquired : Water cycle. (water+earth +wind)
Your kingdom now possess a real weather, with clouds, rain and underground water.

Kingdom element acquired : Underworld Altar. (darkness + earth )
This Altar is situated in the Shadow Maze and will change place each day. Meditating in front of him will unlock some special powers.

Kingdom element acquired : Altar of Tempest (lightning +wind+water)
This Altar is situated on a moving flying island. Meditating in front of him will unlock some special powers.

Kingdom element acquired : Coral Altar (life+water+darkness)
You can find this Altar deep at the bottom of the Azure Lake. Meditating in front of him will unlock some special powers.

Kingdom element acquired : Sylvian Forest. (earth+water+life)
The Forest around the Fountain of Life has grown and spread. The glade is at its heart and controls the growth of the place. Some resource spots: wood, may appear.

John opened his map from the interface and could barely recognize what he was seeing. At the horizon behind the Lighting stones stood a chain of mountain peaks, a number of small streams were flowing down to gather in a big lake. He could see flying islands over the regular landscape and the forest on the map looked more like the one he found Sylvia in, than the one she made herself.

"Master... My King... The forest! I can hear the trees. It's so beautiful." said Sylvia. John looked and saw that there was a last pop-up he didn't check.

Kingdom element updated : To each according to his own. (life)
New species:
Mountain goats (Stoneridge Mountains)
Eels (Azure lake)
Blimp Toad (Flying Island)
Snails (Water cycle)
Fox (Sylvian Forest)
???? (Underworld Altar)
???? (Altar of Tempest)
???? (Coral Altar)

The night was falling on his little kingdom, now looking a lot more like a real (if fantasy) place than a lazy job on a map editor.

"We will explore a little when the day rises again. For now let's go count our wealth, I have a few items to get assessed and I am curious of how much they're worth."