I stepped out of the hut and immediately got to work.
Using my “Crafting Ability,” I generated a stone wall. It’s a wall made by stacking stones.
The great thing about the “Crafting Ability” is that it handles the entire process of stacking the stones. When generating, you can decide the scale, and the number of “stone blocks” consumed will vary accordingly.
I surrounded not just the hut, but also an area where we could move around freely. Since the back of the hut is a cliff, there was no need for a wall there, and I left one spot open for us to enter and exit.
I placed a separate “wooden fence” there. It’s a single-sided gate that can be locked by inserting a wooden board into the fence and post.
I needed to embed these posts, but since I could generate a “stone shovel,” the work wasn’t too difficult.
The handle is made of wood, while the spoon-shaped part extending from it is made of stone.
“Is that it?”
When the work is done, Chiyu claps her hands and says, “Oh!”
“Good job, Sousuke. This should be able to stop intruders.”
“The hut and stone wall go into the Inventory, so they don’t go to waste if you move.”
Since the fence is now connected to the ground, it needs to be pulled out to be stored. Depending on the situation, it might be okay to leave it as is.
By the way, when you store generated items, they don’t immediately break down but are instead labeled as “hut,” “stone wall,” and so on. You can also choose to break them down, and the materials used will return, making for a great system.
However, there’s an exception: if the generated item is damaged, the materials won’t be returned.
When there were three items that rotted or burned out of the one hundred “normal wood” used for synthesis. Only ninety-seven “normal wood” would be restored, and three would be lost.
In the course of conducting this experiment, I discovered a convenient use for the “Inventory”…
“Sure enough, Sosuke, or rather, Sosso.”
“Don’t abbreviate it.”
“Anyway, here’s the basic healing.”
It wasn’t a great exhaustion, but the white light helped it fade away.
“Sure enough, Chiyu, or rather, Sosuchi.”
Chiyu remained silent for a few seconds before speaking.
“I’d rather you didn’t abbreviate it.”
“Right?”
Well, as long as you feel grateful, I guess it’s okay if “thank you” becomes “thanks.” Still, it’s nice to hear polite words.
By the way, Chiyu, don’t you get tired using your abilities? Like, are there any usage limits?
At first, it’s common to struggle with things like running out of MP or hitting usage limits.
So far, I’m fine. Thanks for worrying.
No, as long as you’re fine, that’s all that matters. It’s great that my childhood friend is a cheat and can help me out.
You just keep saying the same thing back to me, okay? Are you okay, Sousuke?
This is amazing. I’m really okay.
I’m using it to the point where I’m worried, but there’s no fatigue from using the ability itself.
Afterwards, I got a bit scared thinking about what would happen if I found out that abilities were designed to borrow years from your lifespan.
Well, there’s no point in worrying about it anyway.
“I have something I really want to make.”
“What is it?”
My childhood friend looked at me seriously, as if about to tell me something important.
“A bath.”
“Oh, right…”
I had completely forgotten about it.
If it were just me, I could just take a quick shower or wipe myself down with a wet cloth, or even go without for a day.
But I couldn’t let Chiyu do that.
That’s all well and good, but I have abilities now.
“Difficult?”
“No, I can’t make a bath like the one at home, but I should be able to make something like a drum bath.”
“Oh…!”
She seems really happy, her eyes are sparkling. I don’t have a drum, but I have stones and my ‘Crafting Ability’.
I’ll make a base and set a stone cylinder on top of it. Don’t forget to put a round wooden board inside. Without it, your feet will get too hot and you’ll die.
I’ll fill it with water using the placement function, and then I just need to start a fire.
Once again, I summoned the large stone pavement and the fire starter, and while glancing at Chiyu’s impressive bread dough, I got the seed fire and started boiling the water.
“Chiyu, can you keep an eye on the water while it boils?”
I set firewood near the bath and asked her.
“Leave it to me.”
I entrusted the bath watch to Chiyu, who gave me a thumbs-up, and since I was there, I also started a fire for the evening meal.
I placed a log chair I generated nearby and sat down as I focused on my ‘Crafting Ability.’ The number of recipes had increased significantly. It was more than I would have expected just from my imagination. So my exploration was worthwhile, I guess.
But there was only one item I was after.
This time, I want to make soap.
Among the various plants I collected, there was a recipe for ‘oil’. Probably plant oil.
But, the plants I collected have a note saying they are ‘not suitable for consumption’. Not all oils are edible, so there’s nothing to be done about it. The path to frying food is still far off.
But still, it’s a relief to have even a small amount.
After that, all I need to do is add ‘ash’, ‘water’, and ‘lime’ to complete the soap recipe. The ‘lime’ is made from ‘shells’.
By the way, this ‘Crafting Ability’ can quickly generate items that require heat, such as pottery.
But on the other hand, it doesn’t automatically roast the mushrooms or boil the water for me.
Is it because cooking mushrooms falls under the category of ‘cooking,’ and boiling water isn’t considered ‘crafting’? I wonder where the line is drawn between what is and isn’t considered a craft. I’d like to explore that further in the future.
Anyway, the soap is now complete.
One more thing. I took off my uniform and undershirt, storing them in my Inventory.
I formed them into a face towel and placed them within reach. While their absorbency isn’t as good as a real towel, they should still be able to wipe my body.
I also put my uniform and undershirt in the Inventory, leaving them in their original form and placing them here.
“And what do you think?”
Even though I had been sweating profusely and exploring the forest all day, I somehow ended up as clean as if I had just taken a shower.
That’s right. The dirt was registered as a small amount of ‘soil’ material in my Inventory, and the sweat was removed as an ‘excess substance,’ resulting in a completely clean outfit.
It’s similar to how seawater only produces ‘salt’ and ‘water,’ and ‘brine’ doesn’t form. I take in or generate materials, but my Craft abilities don’t recognize certain things.
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.
“Alright, I’m coming.”
I stood up, wondering how my childhood friend would react to soap and this washing method.
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