Vol. 4 - Growth - Chapter 53
On his way to Hekrin's shop, Thomas stopped at Zella's Fashions and bought himself some fabric. He wanted to make some additional clothing as well as a jacket to wear over his armor. He still had the image of an old-fashioned cowboy in mind and it just felt 'right' to try to emulate it a bit more. He bought a lot of various cloth from the amiable older woman. Thin soft cloth, thick durable cloth and everything in between, including some stuffing. After spending a few hundred gold on all of the materials, he continued to Hekrin's shop.
Once he arrived at Hekrin's place he greeted the old dwarf before heading into the workshop to get some work done. He didn't want to spend too much more time making stuff like this. As much as he loved crafting and creating items for himself it would be better if he could set up a shop to create and sell items to people. Unfortunately, it was impossible for him to buy or rent a place even though he had the money. He simply didn't have the proper reputation with the Reykhoten Kingdom.
The simplest solution to that would be to get his hands on an U.L.T.R.A. from Hekrin's master. With that, he would have the freedom to move around while carrying a full workshop with him. He could go anywhere to get supplies and simply set his shop up outside of any place he was visiting. It sounded like a dream come true to him. He could hunt rare materials and make amazing equipment without being tied down to a single location. Adventure and crafting all because of a single building.
To get that building he would need to leave Ulvstad though, and probably soon. He had all of his offensive gear and a fair amount of ammunition for his Peace Maker. He also wanted to travel in the hopes of finding larger and purer mana crystals to actually be able to power the Magitech pistol he was still working on the plans for. All of this would be possible if he got his hands on his own U.L.T.R.A.
Thomas started to take out various rolls of cloth he'd just purchased and started to cut off sections. On those sections, he traced out various pieces of the pattern that would make up his new clothing. He was intending to make a whole new wardrobe out of somewhat tougher materials that would stand up to the rigors of travel.
The first article of clothing he worked on was the jacket. It was the only piece of clothing he didn't have a proper pattern for so it would take the most time for him to fumble through. He had experience with tailoring in various games but it had never once been his main profession so he wasn't all that great at it. Still, experience was experience and with just a few mistakes during the process, he eventually made a thick stylized duster coat. It wasn't an exact replica and had his own flair to it.
| System Notice: You have created a Normal grade Long Coat. Quality: Excellent. You have gained 179 Magitech Engineering experience. |