Chapter 317: The grind

Chapter 317: The grind

Nick was surprised by these two missions popping up but was more than happy to take them on. the first one was obviously going to take quite some time to fulfil since that amount of rings was no simple amount. To put it into perspective he could at the moment make twenty rings of protection before he needed to refill his energy stores. He could also only refill his energy stores three times a day. This meant that if he focused only on making those rings of protection he could make sixty of them per day.-

At that rate it would take him nearly twenty years to complete this mission which was clearly unacceptable to him. Thankfully he had a few options to increase his crafting ability dramatically to shorten that timeframe greatly. He could accept the mission taking two or even three years to complete at his current speed of crafting but twenty was too much. The options he had available to him at the moment was to figure out how to automate the crafting process for the rings so he could churn them out at a much faster pace , the ritual of breath , creating an energy reservoir and generally mastering his style of crafting even further.-Ñøv€l--ß1n hosted the premiere release of this chapter.

Leaving the realm Nick sighed as he found Dumbledore waiting for him in the workshop. The old man was admiring the astral hammer and anvil he had at the moment so he didn't notice Nick return to the real world. "What can I help you with professor?" Nick asked startling the man slightly. "These items here are simply fascinating my boy! Can you tell me where you got them from?" the old man asked curiously. "They came from myself of course , I based them off of a mysterious place I found before school last year." Nick said casually.-

Dumbledore looked enlightened after hearing this "Ah so that was what happened at that time , Nico and I were wondering where the craftsman who entered the astral realm vanished to." the old man said making leaving Nick dumbfounded. "You entered that place shortly after creating your crafting and enchanting method correct?" Dumbledore asked with smile after seeing Nicks expression. "I thought ..." Nick started before Dumbledore finished the statement "that the astral realm was something only you knew about? Sorry to say you are both wrong and right at the same time." he said with a sad sigh.-

"It's a legendary place that all true experts in the crafting community are aware of but has strict requirements to enter. You likely only managed to enter because you created something totally new and the realm acknowledged it. Judging from the time frame you entered I assume you didn't leave an imprint on the realm to return at will?" Dumbledore asked and Nick nodded in confirmation. "A pity but to be expected I suppose , Nico will be quite disheartened by the news. He was very much looking forward to meeting someone else with access to that place you know. If it's not too much trouble could I by chance purchase an item like these two from you? I believe they merit study." the old goat requested.