Chapter 2233 - 808: Josh’s Unnecessary Enthusiasm

Josh was very serious: "The sooner the materials arrive, the earlier we can start building!"

"You can already arrange people to lay the foundation now, why not do it?" Carpenter put down a thick album and asked with a smile, "This has nothing to do with materials; it’s just necessary for the Undead Tribe to first understand the local customs and practices.

Speaking of which, I’m still a bit puzzled why you insist on using this world’s basic metal ores?

Our teacher mentioned that if you want to construct the foundation and tower body of the Magic Tower using this world’s materials, you’d need multiple rounds of squeezing and forging, overfire extraction... Yet, the steel in the hands of the Undead Tribe is already a finished product, isn’t it?

No matter how we process our materials here, it seems we can’t achieve such purity, right?"

The Undead Tribe was quite straightforward, and everyone basically traded for those essential materials that must be obtained from them.

Lansendel chose to limit the required materials to 10 pieces per person per day.

Carpenter and Russell naturally went to observe them when those materials were freshly delivered to the ground floor storage... Hill mentioned that if they needed, they could buy those things from the Undead Tribe.

But, that was based on them first assisting Josh in completing the construction of Dawn Tower.

Carpenter thinks that the teacher’s requirement might also be related to Josh’s insistence on using the materials of this world for the foundation.

Some things can only be understood by seeing them with their own eyes and doing them with their own hands, to grasp those subtle differences.

Yet, officially, there must also be a proper reason.

She and Josh have been getting along fairly well lately... This Chosen of the Lord of Dawn, though somewhat stubborn and inflexible, has genuinely good character.

Moreover, he has great appreciation for art, and is warm and generous.

After seeing Carpenter’s daily art assignments, Josh generously gifted her with several thick volumes of ’Dawn’s Finest Collection’.

Inside are replicas of the most brilliant artworks by the artist followers of the Lord of Dawn... These replicas were created using Divine Power, and aside from lacking just a bit of divine essence, they are almost indistinguishable from the originals.

Especially those depicting various Temples of Dawn and Dawn Miracles, Carpenter truly feels she’s entering a new world with each page she views.

However, she can also understand why he is unpopular.

The card albums given to Carpenter are clearly precious, but Josh’s words were: "Look at the real good stuff!

Learning those scraps is a waste of effort; if you fill your head with garbage, how will you change it later?"

One good deed, when spoken by him, even the greatest merit becomes a negative number.

Doesn’t Carpenter know that what she’s learning to depict isn’t considered masterpieces?

When letting her start learning, Teacher Hill actually told her.

Yet Carpenter doesn’t possess the astounding talent that makes one realize where the good and ingenious aspects of a masterpiece lie.

Nor does she have the hand that crafts beautiful lines with one stroke.

Teacher Hill only assigned her this study after testing her several times, learning works that, while not quite gifted, achieve the level of nine out of ten talented individuals.

Those lines drawn through perseverance are her best learning subjects for building foundation.

To see at a glance how these art albums depict deeply sacred and mystical worlds is a skill Carpenter has honed over time.

Earlier, she couldn’t even differentiate between album paintings and oil paintings themselves.

Artistic talent isn’t something everyone can possess, but artistic temperament can be developed... Teacher’s words have always been Carpenter’s belief all the way.

Now, she can see somewhat more complex oil painting collections beyond the initial line-based works.

But she hasn’t yet viewed the best ones.

Teacher once said that though some paintings evoke different feelings each time they are viewed, it’s the initial direct encounter that offers the greatest shock to her artistic spirit.

Once she grasps something from such an encounter, her artistic level will certainly soar.

So even though she knows the Magic Tower has an Art Gallery, Carpenter holds back her eager emotions, planning to view it only after completing this most important work... List has already promised her that he will notify her at the most suitable time.

Carpenter understands the true meaning of that most suitable time: the time when the teacher decides to leave this world and return to his homeland.

Carpenter never thought to ask the teacher if he could take her along... The teacher isn’t even taking Russell, so naturally he wouldn’t take her.

But she will definitely seize the opportunity to gain his recognition before he departs.

Though she constantly complains about Russell’s crazy study attitude, Carpenter has never given up trying.

Her biggest difference with Russell is that Carpenter likes to complain, shed tears over her hardships.

Yet she completed such heavy study tasks without a bit of discount... The gap in ability is unavoidable, but she did what she needed to do.

So, even while disdained alongside for lacking talent... Josh, although he gave her precious gifts, has continuously nagged her, saying that if she doesn’t understand now, it’s fine, maybe in eighty to a hundred years she’ll manage.

Isn’t he ultimately implying that her current level isn’t sufficient?

But she doesn’t really want to become some kind of artistic master!

Carpenter knows very well that she will never be able to reach that stage... Even though she can now appreciate the beauty of art, her starting point is still functionally pragmatic.

Carpenter’s inner resolve has never wavered; everything she’s learned is to serve her illusion technique.

She couldn’t possibly mix up priorities and take a large amount of time meant for spell learning to go into art study.

Art is wonderful, but her future lies solely in the world of spells.

The clear-headed Carpenter naturally wouldn’t be dissatisfied because of Josh’s manner of speaking... The benefits are already in her hands, what’s a few idle words?

Josh isn’t malicious; he just talks too much.

But Carpenter also slightly understands why, even though Josh has saved so many lives, nobody wants to follow him.

That guy’s mouth is the biggest enemy of his own merits.

If your heart’s a bit narrow, not hating him already counts as being kind.

What’s more, Carpenter understands her world’s people very well... Being narrow-minded to the point where light can’t get through is the general characteristic.

Nobody takes a sly shot at Josh because they can’t beat him... It’s not even related to needing his protection for survival.

Because, there’s always going to be someone who thinks that things are long past and they aren’t people of any renown, and Dawn Tower may not necessarily hunt them down forever.

Oh, right, the reason the refugee camp can hide until now definitely hinges on Josh’s steadfast will and firm rejection of those with wavering minds... But there’s always going to be someone who thinks he’s overdoing it.

Of course, if Josh were flexible enough to easily dismiss these people’s thoughts, that’d be good... Yet judging by his attitude in communications with them, it’s a miracle he doesn’t make scornful remarks and schools them like their grandfather.

How many miracles like that are there!

Carpenter gently sighed, "Josh, what are you thinking about? I’m asking you something!"

That’s another one of Josh’s flaws... If he’s contemplating something, even if someone is talking to him nearby, Josh would zone out.

If you don’t know him well enough, many people have difficulty continuing to ask questions when sincerely inquiring but receiving no response.

And how many of the people saved by Josh have the chance to understand him?

Probably the initial period was enough to make these people give up.

Even for her, it was under List’s reminder that she noticed this trait of Josh... Moreover, he truly just didn’t hear, not that he didn’t want to reply.

Josh is a very passionate and sincere person, but alas, all his flaws are concentrated on social interactions.

Nonetheless, for a person who can’t properly express themselves, the more passionate they are, the more distressing it becomes.

Josh finally reacted, "In whichever world you construct a building, it’s best to use that world’s materials as the primary.

Otherwise, in the World Will’s perception, this building is akin to a flea on a person that needs to be cleaned off.

Though this world’s World Will is already close to none, it’s not entirely gone.

You don’t have to look at me like that; the difference between endless slumber and complete collapse is considerable.

The earth still offers a hope of survival for you all.

Otherwise, given the past messes humans created, when the World Will is completely gone, it’d surely take humanity along with it.

Asmodeus hasn’t wielded death blows, always leaving the world with a breath, and that’s because of this.

Where there’s still hope, even if the World Will is sluggish, there’s some reason to preserve human lives.

But if it loses all its claims to hope, dying with the entire planet is only natural."

"So, even our Magic Tower has to use materials from this world?" Russell stopped Carpenter from inquiring about what happened in the past, calmly asking Josh.

"Don’t you have a Main Tower?" Josh knows about this at least. "It’s mainly the Outer Tower; you can relax a bit inside.

But it’s best to include a little of local material everywhere."

Russell nodded, then nonchalantly said to Josh, "I think maybe it’s a fact that humans made a large mistake following the Goddess of the Silvermoon.

But there must have been some who, from the start, opposed that approach, right?

I don’t think the World Will left humans a chance out of pity.

He is the fairest.

He won’t punish innocent people for errors they haven’t committed."

Teacher Hill said some things that Russell always remembers clearly... In their world, it seems there’s no World Master to speak for the World Will.

So their World Will remains forever the most rational but also the slowest to react.