Chapter 36

Days pa.s.sed and so went my life . In the morning, I went to the blacksmith's workshop and created ingots and in the afternoon, I trained in the art of stealth for couple of hours . After that I would go watch the fishes . I couldn't figure out how these fishes were able to do this . Other weird thing was that not all fishes could actually achieve this .

From the school of fishes only about 10% could actually achieve that . I thought 'Well, it would be pointless if all could do it anyway . The predator would just choose from all of them that way but if only 10% can do it, they can survive' .

In the evenings I would usually read the Great Scriptures of Evil Medic . With every pa.s.sing day I learned more recipes and those that really caught my eye, I would try to remember harder . Of course, I wanted to remember the whole book but if I remembered the more useful ones first then if needed I could use them or at least gather necessary materials used in creating that recipe .

Nick would visit sometimes when I was at my house and check on my progres . He was a bit shocked when I told him that I managed to combine the art of stealth or rather all my previous training . He said "It took me over 5 months to figure out how to do it, yet you achieved it so fast . Now what is left is the 'Avoid the light' part" .

He then asked "How are you doing on that front?" . I said to him "I have some ideas in my head and when I'm ready I will test them out but no major improvements in that part" . Nick didn't seem to be disappointed, rather he was glad I didn't actually complete the training . He would be too shocked and probably killed himself on the spot if the merging of the art of stealth took him more than 5 months .

After the week of work I got my payout which was whole 70 coppers . Not a lot but it was my first money in a very long time . I didn't spend it and just left it aside . I would probably need money in the future, so I started to save . I didn't need to spend money anyway, I received food and shelter for free as they said, it was just a deal for me to stay and work .

I also managed to save enough leftovers to create one dagger . I used the time when Grond was not around and smelted the dagger but then I realised something . I was doing the same thing as I did last time . 'Why not improve the dagger?' I thought to myself .

I also managed to save enough leftovers to create one dagger . I used the time when Grond was not around and smelted the dagger but then I realised something . I was doing the same thing as I did last time . 'Why not improve the dagger?' I thought to myself .

In the past I had no choice but to do something fast, now I could take my time and create something really useful . I needed a mould . I decided, I would create a mould that suited my needs . I wanted to create a dagger out of wood and then convert it to mould with the use of clay . It wasn't that hard to create a mould actually, you needed to make an imprint of whatever you wanted the mould to produce, in the soft clay . Then you just baked it and the mould was ready . It was one time use mold but creating 5 moulds wouldn't be a problem and just to be safe, I wanted to create 10 moulds . I would always have an original wooden craving, so that wouldn't be a problem either, even if I wanted to produce 100 moulds .

After my work, I went out to do some training and collect some good wood that I can use for carving . I had this old style dagger on me and because I already created it, I would use it to carve the wood to the shape of a dagger that really suited me .

I knew that logs of wood don't just grow around . It had to be produced and so I went to a place where there were too many of them . At the woodcutter's lodge, I took one log of hardwood and went back to my house . I wondered 'What type of dagger would suit me?' . I didn't know the answer to this question . I decided to just go for it with what the heart dictates . Nick said that this would be the most suitable dagger for me, so I gave it a try .

It was actually very hard to create such detailed carving . I was no sculptor and although I had experience working with the wood, this was still very difficult . I sc.r.a.ped away the wood and the time went by . I was lost in my thoughts, thinking about the fishes and how can I imitate that or at least learn how the fishes can achieve this .

It was actually very hard to create such detailed carving . I was no sculptor and although I had experience working with the wood, this was still very difficult . I sc.r.a.ped away the wood and the time went by . I was lost in my thoughts, thinking about the fishes and how can I imitate that or at least learn how the fishes can achieve this .

I tried to figure out why but how could I ever confirm my theory if I just looked . I had to catch such fish and study it . Maybe this would bring me some results . The problem was, I had to catch the one with such abilities . As I said before, there were about 10% of fishes able to achieve this "avoid the light" thing . I could use a net which would be faster but how would I distinguish between them . When they were out of the water, I never noticed anything and I ate loads of fishes in the past .

I would have to catch a lot and study them in details, maybe even keep notes of each fish . This would be very time consuming but if I managed to learn something, the time I spent doing it would be trivial . I wanted to find out if the fishes with this ability have different scales or are naturally different from other fishes of the same kind .

As I thought like this for some time, I forgot that I was carving the dagger . When I realised that, the dagger was already wasted . It looked all weird and irregular . I lost my concentration and the result was a fail . I threw the failed dagger to the side and something wasn't right . This dagger, was perfect . I never threw anything that was so well balanced and intricate . I remembered what Nick told me . If I could create the dagger by heart then wouldn't that be it? My thought ran off somewhere else while I was carving, yet in my subconscious I managed to create this shape . I picked up the dagger from the floor and played around with it . It was perfect . It was as if the dagger was part of my body .

I thought to myself 'Sometimes, you can receive something from nothing and sometimes you can work whole life to achieve nothing . I think this shall be the shape of my dagger!' . The dagger I would create was curved down at the tip and towards the middle the curve would return up until it met the handle of the dagger, creating something like a wave effect . The blade would be long and and thin while the handle was a bit more thick . There would be a small blade at the end of the handle that was curved downwards, towards my hand . It could act as a normal dagger but it could also act as a throwing dagger . This dagger was perfect for close combat as well as for the hidden weapons art .

As I thought like this for some time, I forgot that I was carving the dagger . When I realised that, the dagger was already wasted . It looked all weird and irregular . I lost my concentration and the result was a fail . I threw the failed dagger to the side and something wasn't right . This dagger, was perfect . I never threw anything that was so well balanced and intricate . I remembered what Nick told me . If I could create the dagger by heart then wouldn't that be it? My thought ran off somewhere else while I was carving, yet in my subconscious I managed to create this shape . I picked up the dagger from the floor and played around with it . It was perfect . It was as if the dagger was part of my body .

I thought to myself 'Sometimes, you can receive something from nothing and sometimes you can work whole life to achieve nothing . I think this shall be the shape of my dagger!' . The dagger I would create was curved down at the tip and towards the middle the curve would return up until it met the handle of the dagger, creating something like a wave effect . The blade would be long and and thin while the handle was a bit more thick . There would be a small blade at the end of the handle that was curved downwards, towards my hand . It could act as a normal dagger but it could also act as a throwing dagger . This dagger was perfect for close combat as well as for the hidden weapons art .

I was very excited by this new design . It kind of reminded me of my training in the art of stealth as well as the knowledge from the art of medicine . It combined both worlds . The blade was like a herb, growing a main leaf and a side leaf . It also reminded me of my training I did with poles and the behaviour training . It would be perfectly balanced but it could change on the whim . It would be slick and quiet like the art of stealth itself and deadly like the art of medicine .

I wanted to go to the blacksmith's workshop immediately and start working on the moulds, but I restrained myself . I would have to do it when I go back to work the next day .

Days pa.s.sed and so went my life . In the morning, I went to the blacksmiths workshop and created ingots and in the afternoon, I trained in the art of stealth for couple of hours . After that I would go watch the fishes . I couldnt figure out how these fishes were able to do this . Other weird thing was that not all fishes could actually achieve this . From the school of fishes only about 10% could actually achieve that . I thought Well, it would be pointless if all could do it anyway . The predator would just choose from all of them that way but if only 10% can do it, they can survive . In the evenings I would usually read the Great Scriptures of Evil Medic . With every pa.s.sing day I learned more recipes and those that really caught my eye, I would try to remember harder . Of course, I wanted to remember the whole book but if I remembered the more useful ones first then if needed I could use them or at least gather necessary materials used in creating that recipe . Nick would visit sometimes when I was at my house and check on my progres . He was a bit shocked when I told him that I managed to combine the art of stealth or rather all my previous training . He said It took me over 5 months to figure out how to do it, yet you achieved it so fast . Now what is left is the Avoid the light part . He then asked How are you doing on that front? . I said to him I have some ideas in my head and when Im ready I will test them out but no major improvements in that part . Nick didnt seem to be disappointed, rather he was glad I didnt actually complete the training . He would be too shocked and probably killed himself on the spot if the merging of the art of stealth took him more than 5 months . After the week of work I got my payout which was whole 70 coppers . Not a lot but it was my first money in a very long time . I didnt spend it and just left it aside . I would probably need money in the future, so I started to save . I didnt need to spend money anyway, I received food and shelter for free as they said, it was just a deal for me to stay and work . I also managed to save enough leftovers to create one dagger . I used the time when Grond was not around and smelted the dagger but then I realised something . I was doing the same thing as I did last time . Why not improve the dagger? I thought to myself . In the past I had no choice but to do something fast, now I could take my time and create something really useful . I needed a mould . I decided, I would create a mould that suited my needs . I wanted to create a dagger out of wood and then convert it to mould with the use of clay . It wasnt that hard to create a mould actually, you needed to make an imprint of whatever you wanted the mould to produce, in the soft clay . Then you just baked it and the mould was ready . It was one time use mold but creating 5 moulds wouldnt be a problem and just to be safe, I wanted to create 10 moulds . I would always have an original wooden craving, so that wouldnt be a problem either, even if I wanted to produce 100 moulds . After my work, I went out to do some training and collect some good wood that I can use for carving . I had this old style dagger on me and because I already created it, I would use it to carve the wood to the shape of a dagger that really suited me . I knew that logs of wood dont just grow around . It had to be produced and so I went to a place where there were too many of them . At the woodcutters lodge, I took one log of hardwood and went back to my house . I wondered What type of dagger would suit me? . I didnt know the answer to this question . I decided to just go for it with what the heart dictates . Nick said that this would be the most suitable dagger for me, so I gave it a try . It was actually very hard to create such detailed carving . I was no sculptor and although I had experience working with the wood, this was still very difficult . I sc.r.a.ped away the wood and the time went by . I was lost in my thoughts, thinking about the fishes and how can I imitate that or at least learn how the fishes can achieve this . I tried to figure out why but how could I ever confirm my theory if I just looked . I had to catch such fish and study it . Maybe this would bring me some results . The problem was, I had to catch the one with such abilities . As I said before, there were about 10% of fishes able to achieve this avoid the light thing . I could use a net which would be faster but how would I distinguish between them . When they were out of the water, I never noticed anything and I ate loads of fishes in the past . I would have to catch a lot and study them in details, maybe even keep notes of each fish . This would be very time consuming but if I managed to learn something, the time I spent doing it would be trivial . I wanted to find out if the fishes with this ability have different scales or are naturally different from other fishes of the same kind . As I thought like this for some time, I forgot that I was carving the dagger . When I realised that, the dagger was already wasted . It looked all weird and irregular . I lost my concentration and the result was a fail . I threw the failed dagger to the side and something wasnt right . This dagger, was perfect . I never threw anything that was so well balanced and intricate . I remembered what Nick told me . If I could create the dagger by heart then wouldnt that be it? My thought ran off somewhere else while I was carving, yet in my subconscious I managed to create this shape . I picked up the dagger from the floor and played around with it . It was perfect . It was as if the dagger was part of my body . I thought to myself Sometimes, you can receive something from nothing and sometimes you can work whole life to achieve nothing . I think this shall be the shape of my dagger! . The dagger I would create was curved down at the tip and towards the middle the curve would return up until it met the handle of the dagger, creating something like a wave effect . The blade would be long and and thin while the handle was a bit more thick . There would be a small blade at the end of the handle that was curved downwards, towards my hand . It could act as a normal dagger but it could also act as a throwing dagger . This dagger was perfect for close combat as well as for the hidden weapons art . I was very excited by this new design . It kind of reminded me of my training in the art of stealth as well as the knowledge from the art of medicine . It combined both worlds . The blade was like a herb, growing a main leaf and a side leaf . It also reminded me of my training I did with poles and the behaviour training . It would be perfectly balanced but it could change on the whim . It would be slick and quiet like the art of stealth itself and deadly like the art of medicine . I wanted to go to the blacksmiths workshop immediately and start working on the moulds, but I restrained myself . I would have to do it when I go back to work the next day .