Chapter 1418 (2/2)

Congratulations! Your Skill Spriggit’s Tinkering (R) has grown to Level 173!

Congratulations! Your Skill Engineering Savvy (R) has grown to Level 193!

Of course, once Randidly started working on the Kharon Academy, he quickly was drawn more deeply into the intricate layout of the entire complex. Randidly’s emerald eyes began to sparkle as he realized that some aspects that he had originally left out from the plans, such as the garden maze, a sprawling library, and a stadium might as well be added back into the Academy due to the increased size.

They always say to aim high… Randidly pointedly didn’t think about how much all these fixtures were going to cost in raw materials alone.

Congratulations! Your Skill Engineering Savvy (R) has grown to Level 197!

Congratulations! Your Skill Absolute Grasp of Yggdrasil (T) has grown to Level 293!

The rustling of papers around Randidly intensified. He cleanly manipulated the root arms to sift through the dozens of plans. Gradually, a clearer picture of what the Kharon Academy was going to become emerged from the chaotic mess of papers. And while Randidly saw the shape-changing, he started thinking generally about the teaching philosophy.

The distinctions for the various specializations are the real problem… having a more Class-centric organization would make things too segmented. Plus I want to make the Kharon Academy rather unique anyway. So perhaps rather than choosing what you want to study… you chose what you don’t want to study.

Randidly chuckled and wrapped his knuckles against the table. No, that doesn’t make any sense. But on the other hand…

The oppressive images of Kaan Swacc came to Randidly’s mind. His eyes began to glow as the beginnings of an idea formed in his mind. What if instead of taking classes to build up strengths, they are framed as a way of countering weaknesses…?

Randidly’s thoughts began to race. His root arms set down the pencils and he began to pace around the central table in his planning hut. Considering the layers of his underground labyrinth, there should be an equivalent number of weaknesses in Kharon Academy. And once you selected the weakness you wanted to address, the teachers could offer their own solutions to deal with those weaknesses.

In Randidly’s mind, it was also a better way to prepare the children for the realities of the world. In the grand scheme of the Nexus, they were weak. Only by constantly working to address those weaknesses would survival be possible.

As Randidly began to settle on weaknesses in his mind, his hands moved to the design of the labyrinth. With better themes, the plans were changed once more. The root arms dragged over piles of papers that had been taken to the ‘done’ pile, reopening their design.

Congratulations! Your Skill Spriggit’s Tinkering (R) has grown to Level 199!

Congratulations! Your Skill Engineering Savvy (R) has grown to Level 205!

Eventually, Randidly was pulled from the heady intoxication of finalizing his plans by Grim Intuition. Someone was coming up to his island. A more focused look revealed the figures of Mareen and Ed Dugg standing on a floating platform.

Abruptly, Randidly realized why they were here; the construction of his home was scheduled to begin today. Rubbing the back of his head, Randidly organized his papers as best he could, made some notes so he wouldn’t lose his train of thought later when he returned to the task, and then walked out of the hut to meet them at the edge of the island.

When he arrived, Mareen smiled. “Mr. Ghosthound, good day. Did you have any chance to work on the plans for your house this week?”

Randidly kept his face stoic. “Unfortunately not.”

“Honestly, that’s for the best,” Ed Dugg grinned and produced a sheaf of papers that were covered in detailed drawings of a rather sprawling home. “Hehehe, I’ll tell you something that I learned after years of working in the construction industry; the first time you build a home, you vastly underestimate the number of water pipes you will need in a building… so I took the liberty of drawing up a preliminary plan…”

Randidly barely even glanced at the papers. His eyes were focused on Ed. Mareen asked if the plans were alright and Randidly nodded and told her to begin work as soon as possible. Then he turned to Ed. “And Mr. Dugg… considering your experience in the field, I’d like to ask for your advice on an unrelated project…”