I stepped out of the hut and got to work right away.
Using my ‘Crafting Ability’ to generate stone walls.
The great thing about the ‘Crafting Ability’ is that it handles the entire process of stacking the stones.
The scale of the structure determines the amount of ‘Stone’ consumed.
I surrounded not just the hut, but also the area where we could move around.
Since the back of the hut was a cliff, I didn’t need to build a wall there, and I left one spot open for us to enter and exit.
There, I set up a ‘wooden fence’ that I generated separately.
It opens on one side, and can be locked by inserting a wooden board into the fence and post.
I needed to embed the posts, but since I could generate a ‘stone shovel,’ the work wasn’t too difficult.
The handle is made of wood, and the spoon-shaped part that extends from it is made of stone. “That’s all.”
When I finished working, Senyuu clapped her hands and said, “Oh.”
“Sure enough, Souchan. This should be able to block intruders.”
「The hut and the stone wall can be stored in the ‘Inventory’, so it doesn’t go to waste even if you move them.”
Since the fence became connected to the ground by being buried, you have to pull out the posts to store it.
Depending on the situation, it might be okay to just leave it there.
By the way, when you store generated items, they don’t break down immediately; they are displayed as ‘Hut’ or ‘Stone Wall’.
It’s also possible to break them down, and the materials are returned to you without turning into scraps or garbage.
However, there is an exception: if the generated item itself is damaged, that part will not be returned as material.
For example, if there were three items made from ‘Normal Wood × 100’ that had rotted or burned.
Only ‘Normal Wood × 97’ would be returned, and the rest would be lost.
During this experiment, I also discovered a convenient use for the ‘Inventory’…
“Sure enough, Sasukun, shortened to Sasusou.” “Don’t shorten it.” “So, Basic Healing.”
It wasn’t much of a strain, but thanks to the white light, it quickly disappeared.
“Sure enough, Senyuu, shortened to Sasuchyu.”
Chiyou was silent for a few seconds before speaking.
“I feel happier when you don’t abbreviate” “Yeah”
Well, as long as there’s gratitude, I think it’s okay if “Thank you” becomes “Azath” too.
Still, it’s nice to be spoken to politely.
“By the way, Chiyou, don’t you get tired using your ability? Like, usage limits and stuff?”
At first, these things usually come with problems like MP depletion or usage limits.
“I’m fine for now. Thanks for worrying.”
“Nah, I’m glad you’re okay. It’s great that my childhood friend is a cheat and can help me.”
“Just return the same line, okay? Are you okay, Souchan?”
“This is completely fine.”
I’m using it to the point of being worried, but there’s no fatigue from using the ability itself.
I get a little scared thinking that maybe it’ll turn out that abilities borrow from your lifespan later on.
Well, there’s no point in thinking about it anyway.
“I have something I really want you to make.” “What is it?”
My childhood friend looked at me as if she had something important to say. “A bath.” “Oh… right…” I had completely forgotten about it.
If it was just me, I could just take a quick shower or wipe myself with a wet cloth, or even go a day without bathing if necessary.
But I can’t let Chiyo do that.
If it was just that, I wouldn’t mind, but I have the ability now. “Is it difficult?”
“No, I can’t make a bathtub like the one we had at home, but I can make something like a drum bath.” “Wow…!”
She seems really happy, her eyes shining brightly.
I don’t have a drum, but I do have stones and the ‘Crafting Ability’.
I can make a base and set up a stone cylinder on top of it.
Don’t forget to set up a round wooden board inside.
Otherwise, your feet will burn and you’ll die.
I filled it with water using the setup function, and now it’s time to start a fire.
I summoned the large stone pavement and fire starter again, and while glancing at Senyuu’s impressive pan, I got the fire going. I started boiling the water.
“Senyuu, can you keep an eye on the water until it boils?”
I placed some firewood near the bath and asked her. “Leave it to me.”
My childhood friend gave me a thumbs up and took over watching the bath, so I also made a small campfire for dinner.
I set up a round wooden chair near the fire and sat down, focusing on my ‘Crafting Ability’. There are quite a few more recipes now.
It’s a lot more than I would expect to just have appeared in my head.
I guess the exploration was worthwhile, but I only had one item in mind. I wanted to make soap this time.
Among the various plants I collected, there was a recipe for ‘oil’. Probably plant oil.
But, perhaps due to the plants I collected, the description said it’s ‘not suitable for consumption’.
Not all oils are edible, so I suppose that’s to be expected. The road to tempura is still long.
But it’s still helpful to have even a small amount.
All that’s left is to add ‘ash,’ ‘water,’ and ‘lime’ to complete the recipe for soap.
The ‘lime’ is generated from ‘shells.’
By the way, this ‘Crafting Ability’ also generates things that require heating, such as pottery.
However, it doesn’t automatically roast mushrooms into cooked mushrooms or boil water.
Mushrooms fall under the category of ‘cooking,’ and boiling water isn’t considered ‘crafting,’ is that it?
Where exactly is the line between crafting and not?
I’d like to explore that further in the future. Anyway, the soap is complete.
One more thing. I took off my uniform and undershirt, and stored them in my Inventory.
I formed a face towel and placed it within reach.
Its absorbency is inferior to that of a towel, but it should be able to wipe my body.
I also stored my uniform and undershirt in my Inventory, and placed them as they were. “And how about now?”
Even though I sweated a lot and explored the forest all day, I look as if I’ve just been washed. That’s right.
The dirt was registered as a small amount of ‘soil’ material in the ‘Inventory’, while sweat and other excess substances were removed, resulting in a completely clean outfit.
Is this the same phenomenon where only ‘salt’ and ‘water’ are produced from seawater, with no ‘brine’ generated?
Even though I’ve absorbed or created them, there are things that my ‘Crafting Ability’ doesn’t recognize.
This is a washing method that takes advantage of that.
“Sou-kun, it’s getting warm.”
I heard my childhood friend’s voice from the bath. “Oh, I’m coming.”
As I stood up, I wondered how my childhood friend would react to the soap and this washing method.
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