The Dungeon Inn - English

B02C06 - Expansion

One evening Paul told me that the floor was finished and we could inspect the construction site. I told him that we would do it after breakfast the next morning. Later I called the crystal and tried to explain to it, that I wanted to expand upwards and that it should only take possession of the floor. The expansion was necessary so that I could enter the area, because the core still did not allow me to leave the dungeon. The fact that I limited myself to only one part of the room was a precautionary measure. Mages could see the flow of mana in the walls, at least that was the case with Sarah. So if I did not want a mage to be able to see from a distance that the house was part of a dungeon, the walls could not be part of the dungeon. The floor, on the other hand, was not visible from the outside and therefore had to be safe. To be on the safe side, I also told the core that the upper floor of the ground floor was not relevant, the foundation would be enough for me. I didn't have much hope that he would stick to it, but if it worked, the floorboards would cover the mana flow and only a very attentive magician would discover it when entering.

The next morning, I exited the hole upwards, excited. I usually always expanded the dungeon close by and kept the details quite simple. It was the first time I expanded it from a distance and it was also the first time in the open air and no longer underground. But it seemed to have worked. The invisible wall that had held me back until then had disappeared. A large plain opened up before my eyes. Small hills could be seen here and there and the hole we came from was in one of the many small valleys in between. To the west, you could see a wagon driving towards Watch City, which would surely return in the next few days with new building materials. A group of adventurers accompanied him and ensured a safe journey.

"Creak."

The wooden floorboards made themselves noticeable as my foot sought support on them.

"Tada! This is the current state that you can see. The posts that protrude from the ground give you a good idea of ​​what the room structure on the ground floor will be like.

We are currently in the room that gives you access to the cave. As agreed, you will not be able to be seen from the outside and because this will take up some space, we will set it up as a small warehouse. This means that you can store things that you use frequently up here and don't have to go down the corridor first.

When we then leave the room, you can imagine a long counter here. To your left there will then be an entrance, which means you can go into the room there. Opposite of us is the entrance door. This allows adventurers to immediately bring up their request and then leave the house again.

If we now go to the right, you have the post that marks the beginning of the kitchen. I took the liberty of using the space that we gain from the normally larger warehouse not only to provide more space for tables for guests, but also to give you a larger kitchen."

"That's excellent. I can already see how the current visitors need a lot of space for cooking. A large kitchen is definitely very welcome."

"The restriction of the view was a bit more challenging than I thought. A bare door will be difficult for communication and handing over the dishes. Another idea was to let fabric hang from the ceiling so that when you step behind it you can see into the kitchen, but that was too complicated for us. We are currently planning to make a wall with a gap with a sliding board on the kitchen side that can be closed. So if there is a need for communication, you can simply push the board to the side from the counter and call into the kitchen, and of course the other way around too. Then when you have finished the dishes, you can pull the board all the way to the side and put it in the gap in the wall. That way the waiter can take it at any time and doesn't have to check occasionally whether something is ready."

"Sounds like a good solution, I hadn't thought of that."

"Thanks. The kitchen would go up to here, which means that the counter then goes off to the right at a right angle and then ends with an entrance. Opposite the kitchen we would build the stairs to the second floor, so you can always see from the counter who is going up or down. The entire remaining area in front of you would then be available for the guests. Is this all OK for you?"

"I have no objections. I think it will be good."

"Think about it a little more. We can still make adjustments and remember that you will have to live with it for the next few years."

We discussed what the rest of the design should be and agreed, among other things, that the door to the kitchen and the windows in it should be coverable, and we left open whether it would be fabric or another material to restrict the view. Paul wanted to talk to the craftsmen about this again and then decide.

I took a deep breath to enjoy the air one last time before I went back into the cave. I would have liked to stay outside longer, but I had been living in the cave for so long that the sun was getting to me. A nap would be nice now, but I had to hurry to Hilda for my lessons. On the way to her, I turned to Sarah.

"Did you see if the dungeon had only taken possession of the floor?"

"The floor was filled with mana. As far as I could see, the posts were not part of it."

"So it probably worked. The walls weren't up yet, so we can't be sure until they're finished. It's a shame he didn't take the foundation, but you can't have everything."