Chapter 131: Settling in
“Like… It’s not bad… but could you try again… maybe making the edges a little straighter this time?” Percy asked after Nesha handed him the misshapen slab of stone.
Over the past week, they’d split up their tasks, with him focusing on repairing the decrepit hut into something liveable. He wasn’t a carpenter, but he could lift a lot of weight, so patching the ceiling with a few planks hadn’t taken him too long. Whether the roof was properly sealed remained to be seen – they’d only know once it rained.
As for Nesha, he had asked her to build him his stone forge. The idea was that she could get some practice using her space mana, learning how to shape it and cut things with it, while also getting him the equipment he needed for his new venture. Though the results weren’t exactly ideal…
“Why? Isn’t this good enough?” she frowned. “It’s the best I’ve managed all week.”
“Well, I’d rather the charcoal stays inside the forge.” Percy replied, pointing at the gap between the poorly-attached stones. “I haven’t even finished fixing the house. I don’t want to see it burn down just yet…”
Nesha exhaled in defeat before manifesting some more of her mana, trying again on another piece. It was the last one she hadn’t ruined, so they’d have to go fetch some more if she messed up again.
Of course, both of them knew a space affinity could be used for a lot more than merely slicing things apart. Heck, Metatron’s Decree was the perfect case study of the heights one could reach with it. While Nesha was as far from a titaness as one could be, learning to form some smaller portals or crafting spatial amulets wasn’t out of the question.
‘When I do manage to get into the Vault again, I should try bringing back the runes for it.’ he decided.
Percy had grown to love his magical trinket. The sheer convenience of carrying a crate’s worth of items on him at all times was something he wouldn’t give up for the world. Though he did lament its relatively limited capacity. According to Nesha, it was already close to the maximum any enchanters on Remior could craft. Perhaps, the very best ones might be able to make slightly larger amulets, but only the Great Houses had access to those people.