Chapter 134: Runecrafting
“Percy… are you sure you don’t want to go out for a walk or something?” Gabe suggested, pinching his nose. “You haven’t left my place even once since you got here…”
It had already been a couple of weeks since Percy arrived at the Vault. By now, his host’s peculiar odour permeated the humble room, the thick stench of sweat and spoilt eggs causing its owner to gag every few minutes.
“So much for hospitality…” Percy rolled his eyes. “You know my time here is limited, right? I need to make the most of it.”
The monkey hadn’t been too injured when he found it, his fused mana being more than potent enough to patch the Orange beast’s soul for a while. If he really wanted, he could probably remain here for several months. That said, he couldn’t accomplish too much in this body so, in the end, Percy had decided to not stretch his stay for too long.
Unable to start a challenge or do much else by himself, he relied on Gabe’s generosity to dip his toes into magiscript. The stingy jellyfish had initially been hesitant to buy him food or reading material, though he had come around after some pleading.
Fortunately, Percy had no interest in cleansing the monkey’s core. That meant he didn’t need much sizian meat to get by, thanks to his smaller frame. Gabe also saved some money on the magiscript books by lending him the ones he had already purchased for himself. Of course, he’d still needed to pay a few credits for a written version, as he personally had the material narrated to him due to his blindness.
‘Everything I’ve read so far doesn’t sound too different from what we have on Remior.’ Percy noted, diving back into his book.
At least, the translation device conveniently worked on the text too, making his life easier. Still, he put some effort into learning the Vault’s language, as he knew it would help him moving forward.
Strictly speaking, Percy hadn’t delved into magiscript proper just yet, as the field was too advanced for a beginner. Magiscript involved the combination of multiple runes into complex enchantments that could achieve a lot more than their individual components. What Percy was currently learning about was merely runecrafting – the formation of single runes, each of which could achieve a very specific, simple, effect. However, even this lesser branch was plenty useful for him. Plus, it was the foundation for everything else.