31 Rune Technology Everywhere! (1/2)

Resisting the urge to just start experimenting right away, he was about to contact Catherine but she reached out to him first.

”Joshua, I know you're excited but it's already nighttime. We should establish a camp,” she told him.

Hearing this, he checked the clock. Indeed, it was close to midnight. He might be a spirit, but the rest of the group had to eat and sleep.

”I'm pretty sure this place has sleeping quarters. That woman was living here after all,” he answered.

”Good point, let's look for them.”

”Let's regroup at the staircase, I can't wait to show you what I found!”

A moment later, Joshua joined up with the rest of the party, still carrying the book and the sword. A quick glance at them showed they had been patched up by Catherine.

”My friends, I, Joshua Lockman, have made an amazing discovery!” he shouted in an overly dramatic tone while activating the flaming sword.

Everyone's eyes widened upon seeing the weapon. Considering Joshua was already able to make weapons like this himself, there had to be more to it.

”Is there a whole arsenal?” Catherine asked.

”Better, it's a whole factory! Look at this book! It's full of advanced rune designs! And there is equipment there to inscribe them both on items like this sword but also on the human body!”

”That's almost… too good to be true,” she replied.

”Well, it's not like we can use it just like that. Studying the whole thing will take some time. But for now, let's look for some lodgings for you guys.”

Catherine nodded smiling.

With two areas of the four having been searched, they split into two groups to investigate the remaining two. Joshua was followed by the twins while Catherine took the other path with Eric and Boris. That way, they could contact each other if needed.

Unlike the previous hallways, the one Catherine explored ended up leading to a path having about twenty doors, evenly divided between the walls. As she opened the first door on her right, a delicious fragrance tickled her nose. Unmistakably, it was a strong woman's scent, this was most likely the room Delila had adopted as her own. The room was fairly sober by design, there was a single person's bed, a closet, and a small table and chair. The table was empty and a quick look at the closet merely revealed some spare clothes for the Siren.

Meanwhile, Eric had opened the room in the opposite direction, it was a similar room, although unoccupied. Similarly, Boris had started to examine the doors further down the hall. They were all leading to unoccupied bedrooms.

Thinking of Joshua, that smell really bothered Catherine. It was best to get rid of it. There were enough rooms for everyone anyway, so they didn't need this one.

Eric was confused for a second and stepped into the room. The wonderful fragrance almost made him feel dizzy, so he took a step back. Since he was very familiar with mental attacks and he knew the previous tenant of the place was using them, he quickly understood the situation and burned both the bed and the clothes inside the closet. A few moments later, the wonderful perfume had been replaced with a thick burning smell. Satisfied, Catherine closed the door.

Most of the other doors were similar small rooms, only the last few were different. Boris seemed confused at their content so Catherine took a look. She understood his reaction, most rooms were adorned with unknown devices. Still, Joshua had showcased her a lot of machines of his homeworld so she could take a guess at their use. Furthermore, while she wasn't as well versed in runes as Joshua, she could consult Luna's database to recognize the symbols engraved on the machines.