The Crafter's Dominion: A Dungeon Core Novel (Dungeon Crafting Book 5) Jonathan Brooks (books that read to you txt) 📖

When that was complete, she used a variety of coarse files to clear away any burrs in the metal, as well gently rounding the edges to create a smooth texture that would be comfortable against the skin.  The next step was to buff the Silver metal itself, smoothing out any scratches and imperfections by holding it up against the buffing wheel.  After a little work to finish that, it was done.

In less than 3 minutes, Sandra had made a simple Silver ring.  Such a thing was inconceivable to her before this, but the Goblin was able to perform the tasks at unbelievable swiftness, and it was only limited by her thoughts.  Finally, a vessel that can keep up with the speed of my knowledge.

Looking at the ring on the stone worktable, polished to a gleam and perfectly smooth, she thought at first that it wasn’t as satisfying to do something that fast.  However, considering that she actually did do all of the steps involved in crafting the small piece of jewelry, Sandra still felt the same sense of accomplishment as if she had taken her time.

The ring was exactly what she wanted to create as a first try, but it wouldn’t really work well for the PEEs she had planned for it.  While it was big enough to place the enchantment on, there was no place for the Energy Orbs; Tiny Energy Orbs were small enough that they would fit on the band itself, though attaching them was something else entirely.  Setting “heads” or “claws” – otherwise known as the prongs that normally hold gemstones in place – wouldn’t necessarily work, as over time the Energy Orbs would fall out.  As the energy was spent from it, the Orb would shrink like a piece of ice left out in the sun.

Therefore, she had to use the same sort of method she used for all of the other items that continuously used the energy from an Orb and enclose it entirely onto the band.  She had already instructed one of her Shifters down below to bring in some Tiny Energy Orb pairings while she was working, and they were ready for her.  Taking a Tiny Holy and Tiny Spirit Energy set, she used the Goblin Crafter to cut out a rectangular strip of Silver and placed it in the forge for a moment, softening it up enough that she could shape it first with tools and then with the Goblin’s fingers to wrap the metal around the paired Orbs.  With some filing and buffing, she had a smooth, curved Silver pouch that contained the two Orbs and were ready to be attached to the ring.

By cheating again with her Mana, she flawlessly attached the pocket to the ring, completing the initial step in the process – later she would enchant it with a Rapid Healing PEE and it would be finished!  The only problem with it was that it was…ugly.  It looked like the ring had some sort of growth on one side, which would also make it heavy on that end, meaning that it could theoretically twist off and become loose.  She could always engrave it to add some decoration to improve its appearance, but that wouldn’t solve the main problem of it being lopsided.

Shrugging was an interesting experience with a Goblin, because its physiology didn’t seem accustomed to doing that, but she managed as she put the ring to the side as she started on something else.  An armband was next, which was essentially a flat piece of Silver that was bent to fit around an upper arm, leaving enough of a gap so that it could be flexed and secured in place.  Easier to create than the ring, with much more room to fit the Orbs, she was done with it in no time.  For this craft, however, she changed up her process of containing the Orb pair; this was done both for aesthetic and for practicality sakes.

Using a mold crafted from stone, she carved 5 very small holes into the mold that would allow just the smallest amount of Silver through.  Melting some Silver in a crucible made from Dragon Glass, she poured the liquid metal through the tiny holes, where they dropped down to fill up the long, thin crevices; when they cooled enough, she absorbed the stone and was left with 5 thin wires of Silver, which were fairly flexible.  Using the wires, she cut them into pieces, before forming them into a mesh-like net, which she then attached to an oval platform she melded into the armband.  The result was a “cage” of sorts to hold the Orbs, allowing them to be seen; this was important, especially if she ever made some Gold ones with the Energy Expansion PEE on it, as one would want to know if the Orbs were nearly out of energy.

Overall, the design made it more pleasing to the eye (on the armband, at least), though with it being soft Silver, it was vulnerable to damage.  It was the tradeoff for the great benefits they could impart, she supposed; the thought of trying to combine Silver and Steel together, such as having it inlaid on the bottom touching the skin came to mind, but her lessons when she was a Human came to mind.  She was always told that trying to mix the two so close to a particular enchantment would cause some issues, such as a massive decrease in their effectiveness, or them not working altogether.

Sandra still wanted to try it at some point, but there was so much more to do!  Using a sheet of thin Gold this time, she crafted a plain necklace out of different-sized, flat, circular plates attached together with Gold wires that she created in a similar manner as the Silver wires. A plate larger than the rest hung