World of Alvarra: Rise of the Vampire Lord

Chapter 112 Setting things up

"Are you sure this is all you need?" Amie asked, handing over several maps of the surrounding flora and fauna, as well as the territories of nearby monsters and monster-kin.

"Yes, thank you." Van then took the offered maps, giving them a quick once over before stuffing them under his armpit. "I want to have an idea of what's around me and what I should watch out for. Not to mention what resources I can gather."

"I just hope you're going to use this information to keep out of trouble and not get into it," Lyn said with worry.

"Don't worry, I'll be careful, promise..." he said, trying to soothe Lyn's worry. "I just want to make sure I know what I'm getting into is all. More importantly... how long will it take for you two to return with the potential buyers?"

"It will be a while. Maybe three to four days as we set things up. We also may not be able to return, well... maybe I will, but Lyn will probably have to get back on the front lines." Amie said, clearly unhappy about that.

Van shared the sentiment and looked over at Lyn with something similar to puppy dog eyes filled with worry. Amie did something the same and Lyn was forced to contend with two sets of eyes filled with worry.

"I'll be fine! Really! If anything I'm going to be better off than I was before! Just look how much stronger I've become!" she then flexed a little, showing her nonexistent muscle as her body was too slender for it.

"Still... be careful..." Van said, moving forward with a hug and giving Lyn a gentle kiss. "You to Amie," he said after pulling away and looking in her direction.

"What? No kiss for me?" Amie teased.

"You can have as many indirect kisses with me as you want through Lyn." Van smiled, teasing her back. But he also gave her a hug and a kiss anyway. "Take care of Lyn for me."

"Don't worry, I'll keep an eye on her," she said with a smile.

"Hey! I can take care of myself! Thank you very much!" Lyn playfully pouted.

After that, they said their final goodbyes. Both sides were happy that they left on a good note, but still unable to fully suppress the worry that plagued their hearts as they parted. But determined to go forward anyway and hope for the best as they followed through with the task they set themselves.

After that Van did the very important task of helping repair the fort. Something that took the whole day. Also, something that was a lot easier than he first thought it was going to be. Because of his new larger mana pool, the rate of his mana recovery, and the fact that he had such an easier time manipulating the mana. Had made repairing the damages far easier than he expected it would.

If anything, the thing holding them back was the lack of hands to help rebuild and remake the damaged tents and other parts of the fort that his magic couldn't do on its own. He could help create the tools and the resources, such as helping refine the stone and lumber into proper planks and bricks. But he couldn't put it all together, that required architectural knowledge that he simply did not possess, nor did he possess the finesse for it, he simply wasn't there yet, though he was close.

But at least the fort was half repaired, which was better than nothing. So feeling like he did the best he could for that day, he left to turn in early and make preparations for his plans tomorrow.

The next morning he and Gwen made their way to take stock of their leftover mana cores. Which was a far cry from how much they had before. Thankfully, Sela came back with several more chests filled with cores and other treasures, as well as arms and armor.

Sela said they needed to still make a few more trips to get the last of all the goodies left in the cavern, as they were in the process of transferring all the resources of their old base into this new one. Which will take a while because that also included food, clothing, beds, and much more.