On the morning of the third day, Gear and Bone's doors remained tightly shut, yet voices could be heard inside.
In the reception room, Harold chatted idly with three unfamiliar faces before him, occasionally glancing toward the door.
Thomas waited at the shop entrance for that figure to arrive.
The moment he saw Lynn approaching, Thomas's eyes lit up, and he hurried forward to greet him.
Lynn gave a slight nod and followed Thomas inside.
Harold laughed heartily as he came to welcome him, while the others rose to their feet as well.
Harold stepped beside Lynn, lowered his voice, and spoke rapidly:
"Four had been invited, but one had something come up and left early."
With that, Harold guided Lynn to a seat, personally poured him tea, and swiftly introduced the others.
"This is the chief steward under Lord Saron of Soulbinding Bell Tower. He specializes in the stabilization of soul vessels."
"This is Old Kori of Arcane Constructs. His construct core overload issue has held him up for half a year."
"And this is Master Todd of Bonecraft Shop. He has never managed to solve the stress fractures caused by combining bone and metal."
Afterward, Harold introduced Lynn to the three men. Once they had exchanged greetings, they presented their respective problems.
Lynn swept his gaze over the items laid out before them.
A translucent soul casket, a palm-sized construct core, and a section of spliced bone blade.
Without any pleasantries, he raised a hand. "Let's begin."
The first item was a soul casket with energy leakage.
Lynn placed his fingertips on its surface. [Analysis] ran for three breaths. Then, pretending to study it for a while longer, he finally spoke.
"The frequencies of the inner soul-stabilizing runes and outer spatial compression array are misaligned. The seventh and