The nameless hill in Newly Town, having undergone a rapid first phase of renovations, was now in the midst of a much larger second phase.
The workers weren't wielding pickaxes. Instead, under the direction of alchemy apprentices, they splashed bottle after bottle of bubbling "Stone-to-Mud" potions onto the rock faces.
Under the potion's effects, the hard rock rapidly softened into malleable earth.
Another team of artisans, like sculptors, then used massive molds to form the earth into orderly rooms and corridors. Immediately after, a "Mud-to-Stone" potion was sprinkled over them, giving the new walls a hardness comparable to granite.
Master Valerius followed Velin through the corridor born of Magic and labor. Finally, Velin stopped before a heavy iron door.
"...Velin, forgive my bluntness, but is this 'interesting experiment' of yours just to show me these... dung-ball enthusiasts?"
