So yesterday, as I said, I found a seller in Xanadu for the 651 Stone Bricks and the 520 Mortar I need. Today.. well, I had to go back to Xanadu and get the remainder, and now the seller isn’t on.
The seller’s name is ‘Tyrtix’. Lives NE of Glasshollow, in a mine. Had to follow the coast, and go under a bridge named ‘Dwarven Rein Sea Entrance’. The entrance to the mine dwelling was hidden (the seller never told me). Got the goods in four crates. The seller asked if everything was good, and it looked good for me (though I failed to calculate and make sure the order was correct before I left).
Headed home. Wanted to make a BSB and name it “Redesign Project”, but I had to deal with Tulsi first. He had just got done building his shack (I did help as promised).
After I had made the large nails and the ribbon for the BSB, I found out Tulsi took the 25 planks I made for it. Was not happy with that, and told him to make 25 more. Had to wait for that.
Now with the planks, I made the BSB and threw all four crates into the thing. And… I’m 20 short on both. And now Tyrtix is offline, and I was forced to wait ’till tomorrow.
(A side-note, I’m now starting to work on my Meditation. Was starting to get tired of having to constantly get food into my char’s mouth, and this ‘Refresh’ he told me about sounds useful. Managed to get the skill to 15, last night)
So today, I manage to contact Tyrtix again. He’s going “uhh.. I’m pretty sure I did complete your order.” After telling him that I threw all four crates into a BSB and that’s the result(and also saying that I thoroughly checked all of the crates and that was it), he said that he’ll just make the 20 of both that I’ll need. Exactly what I wanted. Time to head back to Xanadu. This time, the wind is very light and it takes me much, much longer to get there. I told him this, and he said that’s fine.
Finally get to the bridge in Xan, and tell him I’m here….. only for him to be offline. Of course I’m pissed off. But I refuse to say that he robbed me. Probably had IRL things to do. Though I half-expected to see a crate on the shore that says “To Dragonhead” that included the 20 of both I needed. I did not. But I took this time to check out the guy’s underground deed. And it’s pretty cool. There’s also a back storage that he has (that looks like the top of my storage building, how I have everything thrown up there).
He even has this unique tapestry that I’ve never seen before. It brought pain to me, as it was a flying red dragon hatchling, under attack by arrows and a guy on a horse. Not the best way to remember what happened near this time last year.
Someone named ‘Yakyuk’ shows up, riding up the road from Glassharbor on horseback. Asked them if they know the seller, and they said yes (and also tells me that “he’s not a crook”. I told him that it’s not what I’m thinking, and they said that he should be back soon and then headed off on horseback, leaving me alone once again. So I waited what felt like another 30 minutes……
Some time later, a person named ‘Rauros’ shows up. Tells me “sorry about the wait, had connection issues”. I didn’t know who this was, so I asked if they knew Tyrtix. Turns out, this is him. I took this time to compliment on how good his deed looks. He says it’s not completed yet, and it’ll turn into a fully-fledged city.
He soon gave me the 20 Mortar and Bricks to properly complete the order. On top of that, he let me have that controversial tapestry as compensation. I tried to lie through my teeth and say that I greatly appreciate it (and accepted the gift). And it worked.
Before leaving the mine and heading back home, he’s telling me how useful these crate racks are and suggested that I should build one, highly recommending them (telling me they hold a lot). Also suggesting that I make a few of them. I asked him about this “coffin 2.0” thing (the ‘large storage unit’) that someone told me in CA HELP several months ago. He said it’s also worth building, and how you would never need another coffin.
Sounds very promising. Then I told him that it was a pleasure, and I need to get home before Sol sets (and unfortunately I couldn’t, with the wind still very light).
When I finally got home and loaded up the BSB with the remainder…I realized I had fucked up with my calculations. I got 5 over of what I needed for both. I should had asked for 15 of both, not 20. 😛
But no biggy. I could say the 5 of both, is extra compensation. Plus, I could put it to good use.