Chapter 299 - Sensitive Nose

In the meantime, the first exploring team have made their way to the 8th and last Tunnel on the left side. Lucky enough for their legs, they didn't have to go down another staircase in order to reach the contents of this room. At first Osira thought that it is because there is enough space to keep it at the same leveled elevation, since the rooms before this one sink down.

Her theory felt even more plausible when they saw that this tunnel is shorter than most which admitably made it a tad confusing before they reached the room, this tunnel is only 10 meters long. And what followed next got them just a little bit shocked on the spot.

"Did the Snow Ignites really need this much Lumber?" Asked Ada, since she isn't much well informed about what Snow Ignites prefer.

They've walked in a room containing a lot of lumber, it was filled up to the ceiling with only a thin meter wide walk way in the middle of both these walls. If it wasn't for the strong metal poles holding the two sides up and stable, anyone could be victimized if one just coughed too loudly.

The room itself can be considered medium sized compared to the rest they've found, it fits in the mild category and can almost be considered large! This room is about 15 meters wide and 20 meters long, a bit inverted size-wise but it was likely built this way to manuver long pieces of lumber easier instead of having to spin it around 360°.

"I think they used it for tools mostly." Osira spoke with ease, now that they've cleared the Eric drama out, she can even look past the fact that Ada is an ill.u.s.tratio which neccesarily required a lot of effort considering the mass racial hate from both sides. Ada showed too much responsibility for a 14 year old, it is hard not to like her. "As for warmth, they don't need it."

"They don't?" Ada asked feeling puzzled, "Up here doesn't everyone need warmth?" She asked once more considering that she feels cold even though she has fur clothing over leather clothing and that here it is always winter without any season in discrimination.

Thanks to the fact that Ada is under informed, Osira felt like the smartest for once in this group of two. She instantly explained, "Oh not Snow Ignites, crazy enough they have a huge tolerance against cold weather." Osira raised her tone along with her arms up in the air to specify the severity of her words, to show that she is dead serious.

"That's how they are from birth? Or do they have some sort of magic that helps them?" It was important to ask such a question now, because people who managed to build a domain this big surely had some type of advantage that other domains or races don't have?

"As far as I know, they are like that since birth. Those crazy sons of..." Osira was about to curse but remembered how young Ada is. "Umm they can sleep in snow n.a.k.e.d if they wanted too, and they wouldn't loose any toes or die."

"By the God of Sources, even Cave Bears need their cave to survive the winter. Here it is always winter!" Suddenly, an idea or best described a picture of the Snow Ignites appeared in her mind. But now she had to ask, "They are not covered with fur are they?"

She never met one although the rumours spread wild where she used to live thanks to all that trouble the Snow Ignites caused to the ill.u.s.tratian Alliance. However, this means many descriptions went through her ear thanks to all the heavily rumoured conversations brought to her place of business.

"Oh they aren't covered in fur, but you can consider them as White Bears." The thought of White Bears being with fur, instantly made her think that she is confusing Ada. So she added, "They share most attributes except they are smarter and furless."

"The Snow Ignites or the White Bears?" Ada joked around this time, finding that this tribe hates the Snow Ignites she found it light to crack this joke but had a little bit of hesitation at first.

Good enough, Osira burst in laughter and became glad that she too hates Snow Ignites. Grabbing her by the shoulder from the side and giving her a light half hug she added. "You're a good kid."

"Um thanks!" Replied Ada as she carried a smile on her face, but found it interesting how short lasting Osira's laugh is. "What do we do now, do we carry the Lumber or?"

"Well this definetly will prove useful to keep us warm if not useful for tools but we don't have time to carry all this!" Osira was kind enough to explain instead of yelling at her for not knowing what to do, oddly such a reaction is common within the older generations. "We will go tell about this find to our mother, she will likely send someone to bring more wood so they can keep that fire going."

"I find your mother really smart by the way." Ada had the sudden urge to compliment once the Grand Leader's name was mentioned, unintentionally forgetting about the other topic they were talking about. But at least she kept a nice smile on her face signifying good will. "She has everything under control even though she is recovering."

"Thanks." Osira answered with a wide smile once she gave Ada a quick glance, but a question arose in her mind which she had an urge to ask. "Speaking of mothers, why isn't yours up here?"

"She went to go help Gaster Kingdom establish a Horse Stable, it is a business we have experience on and we were pretty much sick of living in Silver Kingdom." Well now she had a lot to say considering it is a topic she didn't talk about for the first time, so she is just recycling her past sentences.

"Oh right you love Horses." Osira remembered, and afterwards thought of the times she had to visit stables in order to borrow Horses. "How do you handle the smell? Horses poop a lot!"

"I can't handle it that's the problem!" Ada's eyes widened up to show the severity of her words, and with her tone cracking before she was about to say another joke. "But I used the dunk to hit the ill.u.s.tratian Guards!"

"Hahahahahahaha!" Osira stretched her laugh longer this time and it was louder as well, one would think that she is laughing to bad jokes from a man she fancies but no not at all. She was laughing from the top of her lungs at the fate of ill.u.s.tratios who might even have tasted it! "You're crazy, I love it."

"Um most people see me as smart but alright." Ada felt puzzled as she laughed along with her.

"Oh but speaking of smell we should get out of here, these rotten pieces of wood smell so bad!" Indirectly, she was referring to the fact that Ada has a bit of a sensitive nose. Osira saw countless facial reactions so far thanks to the smell primarily, she couldn't help smiling at that fact but she also doesn't want to torture her with this smell.

"Yes it reacks!" Ada finally expressed and had an extra sprint on her step while going out.

As they walked out, they noticed that the Stonemasons are progressing even better now thanks to the adjustments, feeling even safer now increased productivity. More men are now working on this project as well and Alcon surpisingly appears to be socializing a bit more with those workers. Not because he wants too, but because he wants the walls to be the definition of perfection.

If not just for the fact that he is responsible for the stability of these meter thick walls, he wouldn't sleep alright if he knew that the walls aren't built right or at least the way he wants them to be. It shows a great bond with the craft, it shows how dependable he is for such a case even though he isn't the most mentally stable. It is weird how loyalty and dedication is abnormally high for those who aren't considered stable.

Not to confuse this situation, he wasn't yelling at anyone or hitting them with a Hammer. No one is as skilled as him in Stonemasonry, so he wants to make sure that every step they take is done perfectly. After all, only a small piece of parchment can make a wall uneven.

He makes them scope the bricks, to know if they fit the criteria required to be a part of these walls. Afterwards he gives them a peek himself and let's the Workers build the wall. When not monitoring them, he places bricks himself too, especially when the rest are on a brake. But often he manages to do both monitor their work and build the wall himself too.

Her and Ada paid Alcon little attention, knowing that he has this situation under control. Her and Ada have other tasks to deal with after all, they need to inform Bittore Nardone of what they have found primarily and afterwards they have to go explore the right side.