CHAPTER 12: ILLUSTRATION

"I want to talk with the two of you about the things I want to do... As I said a while ago I called it a bone engine. Originally this kind of thing was powered by some liquid called fuel but....."

While Calix is walking, they come to a halt near the Tree stump, and he put the paper, brush, and ink on the top of it.

Then a skeleton wearing tattered armor and torn chain mail came near them and put the wood log it was carrying to act as a temporary chair. After that, another two skeleton soldiers followed, and they were also carrying a log.

Furthermore, they're not the only skeleton soldier here. When you look in the birds-eye view, thousands of skeleton soldiers standing neatly and stoically side by side and forming a way towards the tree stump where Calix Vince and Melisa were at.

Melisa as lich has a power to make an lesser undead, and while ago she pick all the remains of elite humans in ruins to make them a walking skeleton and give them another purpose for their lord

different from the first born undead like Cynn, Sebastian, Vince and Melisa, the lesser undead cant have cognitive abilities and only move by instinct that the previous owner of the body's left. they don't have any direct connection to the dark hearth of Calix. they were only reliant on the mana that Melisa provide and remnant wills they have. by instances you cant turn the remains of dead person into undead if it didn't have any desire to live.

"Give me some time to make illustrations and blueprints."

then Calix proceeded in drawing the design and the parts of the bone engine while all the undead beings were like an impregnable wall surrounding him, utterly

After some time passed, Calix finally finished drawing all the parts of the bone engine.

"Here, look at this and tell me all the ideas you have in mind to enhance this thing."

While Melissa and Vince were fascinated to work of their master

They wanted to absorb the knowledge behind this design to their full extent, they were still struggling to process all this information all at once, and they took some time looking at the drawn image, especially for Vince.

It was just a beautiful art full of circles and random lines in Vince perspective, but for Melisa it is a compilation of thousand books packed in one sheet, and for the likes of her, it was a grater than the value of gem.

"It was unique and clever, my lord. and I believe there are no kinds of the technique applied like this, the simple rotation of this thing can initiate the more complex mechanism to produce a lot more Concentrated and Consistent force."

while looking at the drawn model of the bone engine. Melisa got a lot of new enlightenment to this knowledge that no one can ever stumble.

"..."

Vince Was so enchanted even though he didn't know what kind of thing was that because until now, he only got an idea that it was not just beautiful art but a unique one, based on the reaction of Melisa,

he became more skeptical about what was happening and why he was invited to this kind of meeting if they would only use a pure mind.

He was just a bruth that doesn't know a thing about those kinds of knowledge.

"What do you think can be added to improve this?"

Calix professionally asked Melisa, indicating that he acknowledged her expertise in her field.

" Hmm, my lord, can you give this humble servant of yours some time to digest all the information properly? My insignificant mind can't keep up to your mastery, oh my lord."

Then Melissa left Vince, still wondering what was happening. She took the paper all by herself and sat on the log to analyze it entirely.

Vince awkwardly scratched his head when Melissa left them while looking at Calix with a sorry expression.

"Hey Vince don't feel despondent, I have work for you later on, so just wait. After all, I didn't call you here out of nothing...just wait your turn will come"

Calix pats his shoulder with difficulty because of his hard to reach huge body.

"how can i give help to something complicated like that my liege?"

" of course in a project like this, intelligence is not enough we need the likes of you here, okay?"

" ... thank you my liege "

Vince really appreciated how he was comforted gently by his liege and it was a clear evident that they were serving a right man.

" hmm... I think we need to make some resting area Vince, it looks like she quite immerse in studying that"

while Calix is looking at Melisa. he could see himself to her when he was in working mode and typically it would take him an entire night to feel satisfied or accomplish, so he chooses to let her be this time

" yes .... I will make you a nipa hut instantly for you to comfortably sleep this entire night... wait for a little bit, my liege "

then Vince exited after he said that leaving Calix without reaction

** (nipa hut = a small house made of wood and dried grass)**

" can he really do that? did he forget that it was a middle of the night right now "

after Calix watch Vince disappearing, he walk near in the bonfire created by the lesser undeads and face his palms toward the fire to get a little bit warm while sitting comfortably in the wood log and processing again the things that happen to him.

"sigh... what kind of crazy journey will await for me? "

then he silently stare at the flickering bonfire: preparing his mental state to the upcoming unknown future

after roughly two or more hours Vince comeback full of dried grass strips hanging in his armor

" Ohhh, I'm glad you're not still a sleep, my liege... sorry for the wait.. let me guide you so that you can already rest properly "

" thank you for your effort Vince"

" It's my pleasure to serve you with all I got my liege "

" hmm.... lets go?"