[You handed the Mithril Bow and Socketing Stone to the dwarf blacksmith. The sound of hammering rang out again. Crafting in progress, estimated completion in fifteen hours...]
Mu You had not expected adding a socket to a weapon to take fifteen whole hours, longer than making a bow...
In that case, there was no way he could keep waiting at the smithy. After leaving a Darkness Teleportation array nearby, he rode his donkey back to the Thatched Cottage to wait for breakfast.
In reality, Mu You sent all the magical creatures back into the space and built the Wicked Mother Bird a simple nest out of tree trunks.
By the time he finished, it was already eight in the morning.
Hearing movement downstairs, Mu You went down to find that Xiao Ya had arrived at the shop right on time.
"Huh? Boss, you've changed!"
He had not expected those to be the first words out of Xiao Ya's mouth when she saw him.
"Is it that obvious?"
Mu You was a little surprised. Had Xiao Ya become so familiar with him that she could spot the change in his mindset at a glance?
"Yeah, your dark circles are gone! You finally learned to get some proper sleep, boss. Good, good!" he then heard Xiao Ya say.
"Uh, that's what you meant..." Mu You felt rather awkward. He walked over to the mirror and took a look. Sure enough, the dark circles that had been growing worse lately had now vanished without a trace.
But how did that work?
Mu You found it strange. He had indeed gotten plenty of rest inside the Fool Barrier, but everything had been rewound in the end. His physical condition should have remained unchanged too.
Unable to figure it out for the moment,