Chapter 106: It’s kind of fun pretending to be an inventor
I haven’t realized it before, but keeping the matter of the river from Natha was actually quite stressful. It weighed heavily on my conscience; I already felt like a liar due to my transmigration identity, so keeping any more secrets made me queasy.
Once that was out of my system, I felt terribly refreshed and light-hearted. I had to endure the embarrassment when the others came back and found me in Natha’s lap, but otherwise, I left the Lord Castle feeling better than ever.
And so, while my mind was still clear and refreshed, I finally decided to tackle the pseudo-modern failed products--the project I had been neglecting since I came back.
After a night of sweet rest cuddling with Natha--and Jade--which resulted in a peaceful, dreamless sleep, I took out the big ’treasure’ chest and put it in the middle of the rug in front of the suite’s fireplace after sending Natha off. I was going to do this in the library, but decided that it was best to examine these things in a place where not many people--or golems--roam around. With this arrangement, I also wouldn’t have to suffer the chilly air.
When the chest landed heavily on the rug, Jade flew closer and landed on my shoulder to take a peek into the big box curiously. The bird actually thought it was a box of snacks, recalling how I brought home a big basket of them when I got back from the castle that first time.
But looking at the obviously inedible things inside, the bird chirped disappointedly.
"It’s not like you grow from eating snacks, so why do you like them so much?" I flicked the bird’s head lightly. "You’re being influenced too much by Zia..."
Leaving this kid with the succubus for a few days seemed to make them rub on each other, how alarming. I shook my head and began to rummage through the box.
I had been wondering which one I would try to dissect first, but Heraz’s information about the elf being found gave me an obvious choice. I took out the two handguns and Jade chirped again, this time intrigued.
"They’re weird, huh?" I laughed and dragged a big book from one of the chairs, and put it open atop the rug. It was a book about the many weaponry used in the three realms; something like an encyclopedia, very useful. I opened the pages until it stopped at the section where it talked about cannons, complete with illustrations. "Here, you can look at this."
Jade jumped lightly off my shoulder and hovered down slowly to land above the big page. The bird landed right in front of the foremost illustration--a mana cannon that usually fitted in a city wall that had a magic tower inside it. Jade tilted its green head, which now had a hint of blue too, and tapped the picture with a tiny foot.