Chapter 198
Étienne guided us to a warehouse-like space to trade the bigger pieces of loot.
I saw a few individuals working on stuff in a few forges. I may have binged a few shows about smithing back on Earth, but that didn’t give me any insight on what was being created. There was a lot of hammering of glowing orange stuff, the smell of a lot of things burning and sweat, and the murmur of uninterrupted conversation.
We stopped at the opposite side of the warehouse, near a large pile of boxes and crates. Next to them was a big, white bowl on the ground.
Étienne stood next to it and gestured at me. "Let’s go with the Luminous Caps first, shall we?"
I nodded and extended a hand over the bowl, then dropped ten plants.
Just like in Mountroad with the ores and hides, the plants shrunk to the size of a pebble when they entered the bowl.
It’s good to see consistency, I commented in my head and squinted at the bowl. I wonder what would happen if I put my hand in it... I thought and, well, did it. I lowered my arm into the bowl.
Étienne’s hand moved incredibly fast for a man who said his back was in no condition to bow. He grabbed my wrist and tried pulling it away.
Alas, the required strength to force my hand was higher than what he possessed.
I looked at him and arched an eyebrow.
He closed his eyes and sighed, then released me. "Apologies, Your Excellency. I momentarily forgot you are a Halve."
Bonte slapped my shoulder. "Don’t do that. It’ll crush your hand."