Chapter 588: Raccoon
Titania showed up about three minutes after Iona and I were done with our inspection. She snapped her fingers, and all the sawdust, tracked mud, and general mess that was the aftermath of a construction site vanished. Nails and other such useful items slid across the floor and whizzed through the air until they were neatly stacked and arranged. We were in the middle of giving her an enthusiastic tour - earnestly explaining why the trapdoor was a great idea, and plans for including a lever - when my ears perked up. A set of sounds, ones not normal and therefore brought to my attention.
I occasionally regretted my super senses, but not right now.
“Goblins near Nix’s farm.” I told Iona. She swore, grabbed Rockfoe, and bolted out the door.
Bless her for taking the quarter of a second to make sure she didn’t slam the door. I debated leaving it all to Iona, and decided to back her up. Never knew when an unusual skill would perfectly counter her, and excellent hearing didn’t translate to hearing levels.
[*ding!* Would you like to upgrade [Long-Range Identify] to [Earnest Eavesdropper]?]
Earnest Eavesdropper: Who said sight was the best way to check someone’s level? Instead of needing visual contact, use auditory contact! Increased range per level.
Well, that was an easy no. I was too used to using sight, and I was able to see incredible distances. There was significant overlap between when I’d be able to use the two senses, but… I just didn’t want to. Good to know I had the option easily available, and a random part of me wanted to drop a bunch of general skills, get [Identify] variants for every sense, then merge them together.
Like I had 6-7 spare general skill slots.
I headed over to Nix’s farm, where Iona had already subdued the goblins. They were all tied up - Iona had repurposed their weapons and bent them with her bare hands - and was frowning as she tapped her foot, looking at them.