140 5.29 The Karada Soap Is Ready For A Trial By Hiko Seijuro! (1/2)
We opened up our eyes and was greeted any all the soap production machines that stood majestically in front of us.
The bunsen burners were still lit up and water level in the oversized bowls had been reduced to half and all of them had been properly distilled and what was left were liquids of different hues of red, purple, light violet, light yellow and dark green.
I opened up the top layers of each cloth and stirred the contents above and let it spread out evenly instead of being clumped together. I took a jug of water and slowly poured it slowly on top of the contents in order to wet it and improves the distillation process.
I repeated the whole process for all the distillation glass bowls and covered the contents with the top layer of cloth that was previously used before.
As for each of the distillation glass bowl, I rubbed my hands together and dropped 2 psi energy spheres that would help to rejuvenate and refreshes for those who use our product.
As this would be turned into a kind of perfume, it would be best to ensure that the contents that were placed at the top of the distiller to be fully expended, which means after the steam had risen to the top, there won't be any changes in colour forming from the droplets that dripped from above.
Once this had been achieved, the distilled liquid collected in the glass bowl would be left to evaporate further until it reaches a stage where the liquid would be thick and dense with a concentrated scent of each individual that was left behind.
I sniffed at each content that was in the glass bowl and I was satisfied that the results turned out to be very positive. I had no experience of making perfume but extracting the essence from each flower and green tea is basically quite logical.
Next, both Hiko-sama and I went to the individual mixer and found that the contents had turned to be thick and almost look like butter. Since no essence had been used, all the colours inside the mixing bowl were uniform.
The revolution per minute for the mixer was set at 15 so I calculated that since it was 9 pm in our real world, it would be at least 9 more hours before the break of dawn and we will let the mixer run for the next 24 hours in the Realm of Mind. We set the timer to automatically stop by 5 am in the real world.
We went to the heavy print set machine and saw that we would need to run this through the mill first as the packaging was standard except for the stamp that we would need to use for each of the scent available.
”How many body soaps could we produce at this moment based on the size of a 3x3x3 inch block?”
”It's an estimated 1,500 of total pieces based on an average of 300 pieces per scent. There is no need to purchase any more flowers to make the essence as I estimated that I would need 300 to 500 millilitres of the essence for every 15 kilograms of unscented soap. Later I would be using 300 millilitres first to see how well it would dissolve and merge with the unscented soap.”
”Come, help me to let this heavy print set machine print the papers first. We would be staying here until this printer had completed printing 1,500 pieces of soap wrappings, you wouldn't mind do you? Feel free to look around, Sensei.”
I set the heavy print set machine and stacked the paper properly before initialising a test print. Once I have done a test print and the labelling was made right in the centre, I reset the counter and hit the print knob.
The heavy print set machine picked a paper through its feed roller, and after aligning the paper, a stamp labeller slowly descended and left the imprint on it, and then the extract roller picked the paper up and ejected it through a distribution tray that could hold several sheets of paper.
Since we are using a kind of onion skin type of paper, the total weight of the paper was not even 40 GSM. It was pretty sleepy to look at the heavy press set machine to do its work and it was monotonous and would lull anyone to doze off.
I set the heavy print set machine to run 1.05 PPM or pages per minute and by the time we come back here, everything would be set.
We went to the bunsen burners which was set to medium heat earlier and turned it down to very low heat instead. In this case, the Essense in the oversized glass bowl would slowly heat up and evaporate slowly thus preventing the liquid from drying up and charred in the process.
”Before we logged off from our meditative state, I am going to visualise a moulding block set that would be able to fit 10 blocks of a 3x3x3 inch. And I would visualise 150 such moulding sets and would appear behind us in the void space here. Are you ready, Sensei?”
”Just be careful, kid. I would not want to drag you out of here back into the real world.”
I smiled back and closed my eyes while I start to visualise the way the moulding set would be like and soon 1 was made, then 10, then another 50, and lastly it reached 150 pieces of moulding sets had been successfully visualised. I looked at the void space and found everything had been properly stacked.
I closed my eyes and gave a thumbs up to Hiko-sama and soon logged off from my meditative state. When I opened up my eyes, I was feeling a kind of woozy feeling like as if I had drunk a jar of yumeshu with Hiko-sama and everything seemed to start blacking out. I nudged Hiko-sama and I crawled to my tatami mat and flopped down in darkness.
God knows how long I blacked out. When I opened up my eyes, I found my head was squarely placed on top of the Takamura and there was an oil lantern lit at the far corner of the room.
I can smell incense and I raised my head and found Hiko-sama was sitting cross-legged and his head was resting on the back of the wall. An incense stick was placed on a burner and was burning near the end of the wooden stick.
”Sensei... How long was I'm out? And why are you not in your bedroom?”
”I think the timekeeper had called out his 3 am shout out. We still got 2 hours before entering the Realm of Mind. Take more rest then. I'd be here if you need anything, kid.”
”Sensei, can I trouble you for 2 cups of plain water?” I requested as I slowly raised my body using my elbows as I sat up with some difficulty. I was wondering how come my body felt so heavy this time and I never had a blackout before. Maybe I had overused the Realm of Mind?
”Here's the 2 cups of water. Drink up slowly, kid.” Hiko-sama handed me the cups and placed it down on the tatami mat before me. Somehow I guessed Hiko-sama had mellowed down a bit based on his feelings for other people and their misfortune.
I sat up, placed the 2 cups of water before me and I closed my eyes as I rubbed both of my palms together. When I opened my eyes, there were 2 psi energy spheres in the middle of both palms. I dropped one each and watched it dissipate before offering one to Hiko-sama.
”Sensei, here... I made an energised drink. Let me know the effects.” Hiko-sama reached for the cup and brought it up to his lips and sipped. His eyes went wide and he gulped the whole contents down.
I took mine and drank, and sure enough, I could feel swirling energy enters my mouth and down my oesophagus and into my third chakra points. I can feel the energy radiates through my whole body and course through all the primary and secondary chakra points. I had my eyes closed as I felt the energy radiates inside me.
I opened up my eyes and Hiko-sama was smiling broadly at me while he remarked, ”That plain water that you had energised, I can feel its energy spreading out from my stomach all the way to my arms and legs and head. It was like fire in my blood and I immediately felt full of energy and I don't think I could sleep now.”
”That's the way of me saying thank you and an appreciation of what you had done for me, Sensei. If anything happens to me, at least you have my ID and you need to take care of Izumi and Riko in my absence.”
”Ehh...Where are you going? Your project had not lifted off and yet you wanted to leave this world? I will pray to Buddha and make sure you have longevity in life and in health, kid! Don't you dare leave with a lot of unfinished business.”
”Don't forget you have some tasks to perform later. If the carpentry department or building permit department have some kind of simple blueprint for a house, just bring it along with you later ok? I still have Kami-sama house to complete today and to bring 10 hangers there.”
”No, I won't forget because I am not old are you. By the way, I think you lack Essense in your body. Do you want me to send a physician to look at you?”
”No need, Sensei. I may need to travel to the east or west side to visit the temple there. Do you know which temple that practises a martial art? We should go and visit there one day.”
”I think they do, but more to underground and not shown to the public.”
”Remember to exchange the 60 [Refined Iron] plates for 300 gold coins later from Kuro-san. Thank you, Sensei for all your kind assistance. I would not know how I would have survived if you had not found me back then.”
”Don't worry about the plates, I'd bring back the money for you soon after. You going back into the Realm of Mind soon?”
”Give me a few minutes while I do my stretching, my poor old bones in this body is already screaming out for replacements. Haa... Haa”
”OK, I come along with you to the Realm of Mind and make sure that you would be fine.”
”Thank you, Sensei... I really appreciate it.”
Soon after I stood up from my tatami mat, I shook my hands and legs like a dog that had just come out from a puddle. Then I made a pouring stance and relaxed my body as I closed my eyes and my leg was rooted to the ground.