Chapter 308 - Iron Granny
Chapter 308: Iron Granny
The deep-blue lake water slowly covered his ankles. He could see the water ripples shifting around his legs, yet he didn’t feel anything wet on his feet. Actually, he felt lighter as if he were stepping on something afloat.
When looking through the water surface, he could notice the weeds moving at the bottom of the lake. However, he couldn’t see his feet. The surface of the lake was like a mirror that separated the two worlds.
When he was fully submerged, he reopened his eyes and found himself standing at the foot of a giant mountain.
A door that led to nothingness stood behind his back, while a path upward laid in front.
He held up his name card again and injected some mana into a small hole in the middle of the card, where a red beam was unleashed from the hole and moved toward the sky.
Vice told him that the red beam was a signal to summon the “Iron Fortress”.
Vice didn’t tell him what was an Iron Fortress or where exactly could he find the ethereal laboratory. “You’ll see” was the only thing Vice said in the end.
Inside the inner pocket that she was pointing at, Toby was sound asleep with his legs sticking upward in an awkward manner.
“Understood, Granny,” Angor chuckled.
“Okay, we’re here. Feel free to call me if you need to come or leave this place again,” Iron Granny said. She then walked upstairs. “I’ll not see you off this time. The other lab closest to yours is a hundred kilometers away, so don’t worry about attracting curious folks with your omens.”
With her last “friendly reminder”, Iron Granny disappeared into the second floor.
Angor scratched his head in embarrassment. Iron Granny, who lived in this quiet place, also heard about his alchemy omen, which meant he created a really big fuss out there.
What Iron Granny just said reassured him. If nothing went wrong, the next space storage he was going to craft would be another mid-tier item. Letting it known by too many people would be really troublesome.
An alchemy omen did not necessarily suggest the work of a master alchemist. However, it was still uncommon, considering how Brute Cavern only witnessed such omens two or three times each year. If he brought a different omen every other day with his competent alchemy attempts, people would soon consider it a very serious matter.
In his mind, Angor thanked Vice again for granting him such a safe place to do his job.
Even if someone would wander near his lab, they wouldn’t actually enter his territory, which was one of the most important rules inside The Tributary.
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The “Lab #13” building was a composite, castle-like structure with three levels and about ten meters high. Like the Iron Fortress, the lab was also built with iron.
The interior of the lab also showed great craftsmanship just like the distinctive design of the outside.
All three levels above the ground were designed for daily activities. Angor took a small tour and found all the basic furniture he might need. The basement was turned into a lab room—a large lab room, which was divided into several dozen different sections for different purposes. He even found some weaving and tailoring tools.
The alchemy section alone was ten times bigger than his basement back at the villa, and it had more advanced tools. Angor picked up an engraving pen that sped up enchantment work and couldn’t help admiring it for a long time.
He cast a Dust Removal. Once it was done and before he woke Toby up, he checked all the magical devices in the lab to make sure there were no traps or fishy tricks.
Toby released all the materials stored inside Snowy Feather onto the floor, and Angor carried them to the material section. This section came with a number of greenhouses and gardens. There were also devices that transferred sunlight from the outside as well as culture chambers for the observation of live specimens. The tools almost covered the needs for the use of all possible materials. To Angor, this alone was worth the trip.