Chapter 375 - 373: Tailoring Perfection

Chapter 375: Chapter 373: Tailoring Perfection

To make his Brocade Castle grander and more imposing, Duane dedicated the next few months to the art of "decoration."

He painted several massive canvases, depicting everything from majestic mountains and great rivers to colossal, awe-inspiring beasts, as well as a portrait of his own heroic figure, spear in hand, slaying a Secret Realm Black Bear.

Of course, since this was all in preparation for the wedding, in a world without cameras, he used his Perfection-level painting Skills to create wedding and reception portraits for the two of them.

In addition, Duane used clay from Red Earth City, combined with glazes, to fire golden tiles. He also carved auspicious clouds and divine dragons, symbols of power and good fortune, into the giant stone pillars.

Under his meticulous care, Brocade Castle became ever more majestic and noble.

「Late one night at the end of the sixth month.」

Duane was busy in the bedroom, but he wasn’t crafting Spell Scrolls or furiously writing some article.

Piled before him were various fabrics, scissors, silk threads, and fine needles.

Ever since successfully cultivating the Nebula Silkworms, Duane had begun to devote more time to tailoring, and now, his Skill Level in Basic Tailoring was also approaching Perfection.

TAP, TAP...

The sound of light footsteps approached. Natalia, wrapped in a nightgown, walked into the room just in time to see Duane using the Wind-Held spell to manipulate dozens of fine needles, making them dance in the air.

The two had been living together for a year, and their initial shyness had long since faded. However, when Natalia saw the garment Duane was about to complete, her cheeks still couldn’t help but flush a faint red.

She wrapped her arms around Duane’s neck, leaning in and pressing herself against him from behind. "What do you think people would say if they knew a Magic Master was using Magic to make such scandalous clothes?"

Duane felt the softness behind him. "I have no choice. Normal sewing techniques can’t make them seamless, and you can’t hide the stitches."

As he manipulated the needles and thread, which continued to shuttle back and forth, he added helplessly, "And besides, these are stockings. What’s so scandalous about them?"

Natalia begged to differ. She stood up, walked to the side, and untied her nightgown, revealing the semi-transparent underwear beneath. "Then what about these?"

To be honest, none of the clothing designs Duane had drawn for the Time Closet back at the Silent Shore were as scandalous as what she was wearing now.

’Then again, she didn’t really mind. As long as Duane liked it, so did she.’

"AHEM..."

Duane coughed twice to cover his embarrassment. "A couple needs a little romance, right?"

As he spoke, he finished the final stitch, and a pair of soft stockings landed in his hands.

"Here you go, my dear. Try them on for me."

Natalia took them and examined them from all angles, praising, "Worthy of a Magic Master’s creation. These stockings are so light and silky, and there’s not a single trace of a seam!"

"It’s a shame they can’t be mass-produced. Otherwise, they’d be considered an expensive and rare commodity!"

She knew there was definitely a huge market for them.

After all, the decadent and corrupt Nobility would surely love for their female companions to wear these.

Natalia flashed a smile at Duane. In her eyes, sometimes Duane could be quite decadent and corrupt himself.

"Wait here."

She took the stockings and walked toward the bed.

Duane chuckled, and while he waited, he opened his attribute panel.

[Congratulations, your Basic Tailoring Skill Level has reached Perfection.]

[Attribute Points +0.5]

[Your Perfection Level Basic Tailoring has granted you an Enlightenment. You have obtained the crafting patterns for the Magic Pocket and Magic Flying Carpet. Attribute Points +2.]

Duane’s spirits soared when he saw the last line. Just from their names, he knew these two items were extraordinary.

Without a doubt, the Magic Pocket was a type of storage container.

Although its volume was small, storage containers were exceedingly rare in this world. Only people from the Holy Radiance Court had a few, which was why they weren’t surprised by Duane’s own storage ability.

As for the Magic Flying Carpet, it was also easy to understand. A Mage could channel Magic Power into the carpet and use it to carry people soaring through the sky.

Even though a Magic Flying Carpet could only carry three to five people at most, flight was an extremely rare ability.

Even though Duane was now a Magic Master and an Ascension-level Warrior, the sky was still a realm beyond his reach.

He’d heard from Louis that there might be Wind Attribute Magic that allowed people to fly, but none currently existed on the Shadow Mist Continent. Perhaps the Holy Radiance Court would have some information about it.

’If I had a Magic Flying Carpet, I could drop Fel Energy Bombs from the sky. Sieges would become much easier.’

As Duane thought this, he quickly checked their crafting methods.

Materials Required: Exquisite Magic Pattern Cloth, Void Essence

Crafting Method: Use Exquisite Magic Pattern Cloth to weave a Magic Pattern Pocket. Use Epic Level Extraction to extract from a Void Crystal, Ethereal Amber, or Phase Jade to obtain Void Essence. Use the Saint Mage Level spell "Void Space" to fuse with the Void Essence to form a "Space Seed," and then use an Epic Level Enchantment Spell to fuse the Space Seed with the pocket.

Duane frowned. A Saint Mage was the Level after Grand Mage, equivalent to a Warrior’s Extraordinary Level. He currently only planned to raise his Mage strength to Level 9.

The cost to advance from a Level 9 Grand Mage to a Saint Mage was sixty attribute points. He could use those same points to raise his Warrior strength to Flying Level.

Moreover, besides being temporarily unable to master the Void Space spell, he had never even heard of materials like Void Crystal, Ethereal Amber, or Phase Jade. He also had yet to acquire an Epic Level Enchantment Spell.

’As expected, the requirements for crafting spatial storage items are incredibly strict.’

He couldn’t help but look at the materials required to make the Magic Flying Carpet: Magic Pattern Cloth, High-Level Magic Crystal Powder.

Crafting Method: Use Magic Pattern Cloth to create a Magic Pattern blanket. Use High-Level Enchantment to combine the "Soaring Technique" spell with High-Level Magic Crystal Powder and enchant the Magic Pattern blanket to obtain a Magic Flying Carpet.

Duane couldn’t help but reveal a look of pleasant surprise.

He had just been yearning for Flying Magic, and he never expected to find it recorded in the Magic Flying Carpet’s recipe. This was a truly unexpected bonus.

"The Soaring Technique is a Level 8 Magic! I can master it with my current strength!"

He suppressed the urge to try and learn it immediately and carefully read the crafting method instead.

Magic Pattern Cloth was woven from the silk of Nebula Silkworms and Magic Energy Wool. He already had the former, and as for the latter, there were Demon-Horned Goats in the Heavenly Mountain Range whose wool he could take.

However, he still lacked two spells: High-Level Enchantment and High-Level Extraction, which was needed to obtain High-Level Magic Crystal Powder.

But he had a way to get them—he just needed to raise his Skill Level in Middle Level Enchantment and Middle Level Extraction to Perfection.

So, all things considered, he could definitely craft a Magic Flying Carpet in the near future.

As he was lost in thought, a pair of long, slender legs entered his line of sight.

His gaze was instantly captivated by the beautiful sight before him.

Natalia’s figure was already tall and well-proportioned. Now, her slender legs were wrapped in white stockings, making her skin seem as smooth and lustrous as jade, her curves elegant and fluid. The light, translucent material of the stockings shimmered with a soft glow under the light of the Magic Energy Lamp, making her legs all the more alluring.

To top it off, Natalia had taken off her nightgown, wearing only her underwear and the stockings.

Even though they had been living together for a year, the sight still made Duane’s heart skip a beat.

Natalia lightly stood on her tiptoes and spun around in place. The stockings fit perfectly, neither too tight nor too loose, like a second skin.

She tilted her head slightly, a smile on her lips, her eyes filled with a hint of mischief and pride. "How do I look?"

Duane swallowed hard, his gaze burning. "...Perfect!"

Natalia stepped forward and wrapped her arms around his neck. "Then what are you waiting for?"

Duane laughed heartily. "You’re getting naughtier and naughtier!"