Not to mention, according to the description, it could also reduce visibility from monsters to some degree. This meant people could buy it for camping outside the barriers.
That said, he didn’t want those flimsy tents either. It had to be decent-looking as well as sturdy. Even those inside the territory must have this quality.
The barrier did not block anything else other than monsters, as well as intelligent creatures who had been banned by Pang or him.
This meant that they would still be subject to nature even inside the barrier. There would still be rain, wind, and the like, and weak fabric would not do.
He also wanted it to be convenient for campers who’d use it far from the inn. That 20% lower visibility effect was a great selling point, and it’d be such a pity if it wasn’t sturdy in the first place.
In the end, using a stick on the soil, he ’drew’ two designs. He was a camper and wildlife enthusiast, so he knew a bit about this field.
For the semi-permanent structures that’d be located in the Inn, he used the bell tent design, which was sturdy enough considering the work to be done. It had a cone for a base with a single pole in the middle.
It was sturdy, and its circular base distributed the wind inside equally. It also looked better, which was just as important to Finn.
Aesthetics was not for vanity, but it was food for the soul!
For the framing, they would use a mix of wood and bones. For the portable tent, he used Medieval wedge tents, which were just an A-frame with two poles. What he wanted to design was to make them durable and easier to carry.
Of course, this wasn’t a priority because they didn’t have that many customers yet.
Another project that he got Ranran to work on was the camping beds or sleeping mats, which would be much easier to implement and sell for adventurers or mercenaries! The plan would be to stuff the comfortable fur with gugu bird feathers or whatever cotton-alternative they’d find in the future.
It should be comfortable, layered, and convenient. It was also relatively light to carry and would allow people to rest.
Although Ranran hadn’t made it yet, if she did well enough, such a simple mat could also have effects! If she used similar materials to the tent, perhaps there would also be monster-hiding effects.
Since there would be workshops soon, he reckoned there could be actual shops as well. For now, though, he’d do it manually. He’d probably designate a few shelves on the front desk area, displaying these things to sell.
That said...he sure was planning a lot for someone who barely had customers!
He was getting ahead of himself but on the plus side, it also meant planning and foresight!
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"Well, for now, shall we add signs?" he asked, looking at his hardworking staff members.
Building a road was too big of a project for the four of them, but they could at least provide signs. He had a master carpenter for goodness sake!
Finn had been thinking about how the customers could find the inn when it was literally in the middle of nowhere. There were not even makeshift trekking paths passing through the inn! Imagine a motel on earth but it was smack in a place with no highways? It was stupid!
He really should’ve tried looking for a proper trekking path when he established it, but he didn’t have enough time.
Not to mention, what would he do if there were no water source nearby? Even if he activated the utilities, if there was no water source within 100 meters, surface or underground, then he’d have to manually find one and bring it by the bucket!
In contrast to that situation, this was still better. At worst, he could just manually lure customers in, similar to how Leiah and the others ended up finding it.
So now, he decided to post relatively sturdy signs here and there. They knew where the makeshift trekking paths were, and there were a number of travellers passing by there every few days.
And so, the four of them started to gather wood to turn into wood planks, as well as some raw materials for things like varnish. High-quality varnish was something Tumble found about as he had awakened a skill similar to his [Ingredient Scan], except his was exclusive to wood-related products.
It was another tree called the Bramleash Tree, a plant with a gnarled trunk and covered with vines. It was a relatively common tree in the east, near the area of the bindergrains.
Its bark was fibrous and often used as tinder. Its extract was called Bramlac oil, a sticky black oil pressed from crushed bark and slow-boiled for hours.
The goblins, even without beast repellents, had gained quite a bit of confidence in their scouting work. They just wore sap-filled coats and the like. Although it wasn’t nearly as effective as legitimate beast-repellents, it was enough for the goblins who could match the limitations with their speed.
They also had to find a number because each tree could only produce so much per batch, but fortunately, they were able to find ample amounts of them in the area.
One of the things he found out about this place was that the regeneration rates of plants were quite a bit faster than he expected, which was further enhanced by the effects of the Gardens.
This was why even if the Gardens mentioned that it could increase growth speed by a certain percentage, it sure felt a helluva lot faster than that.
Heck, he could get a new batch of matis fruits and berries within a few days! Soon enough, he would have no lack of raw materials for his current spices and sauces!
Finn smiled. He might be in a dangerous place, but at least he would never lack the ingredients he needed!