Runemaster in the Last Days novel Chapter 118

"We’re here~." Amelia brought her three friends to pay a visit and Mrs. Jones was happy. They were all invited to eat together and the chef will cook food for them.

"You still have chef?" Sophia asked in surprise.

"Yes. Everyone is still here," Amelia replied and looked at Sophia. "Does your family not plan to employ your previous butler and cook?"

Having butler and chef were normal for the people of the rich circle. After all, they couldn’t take care of their household’s needs all the time and had to employ some people to help. There were also other reasons but most of them were that these people were usually pampered.

Since the Jones Family were still able to afford the salary of the chef and butler, they let these people stayed.

"There are only a few people who will stay and the rest had to be dismissed." Sophia shrugged. The Carson Family didn’t have unlimited supplies and had to prioritize everyone who came from the Carson Family.

Others could only be considered when they already have enough.

"I see." Amelia nodded.

Ruby and Riya said nothing. Ruby’s family definitely couldn’t employ anyone to take care of them. Even if things were difficult, they had to do things by themselves. On the other hand, Riya knew that her father and mother each had their own families and had employed people. Whether they would keep these people stay employed after the world changed or not was unknown, though.

They entered inside and Sophia sighed, marveling at how these structure could stand firm even when the earthquake happened.

"How did you construct your house before?"

"Ah? You have to ask my brother! I don’t know these things…."

As the two girls clamored, Riya also looked at the house’s structure. The last time she was here, she had no time to appreciate the house, but now she noticed some things that she hadn’t noticed before.

These materials…

They were all normal materials but infused with mana to increase the strength to a certain degree. While this method was a bit crude but it was effective for those who were not master builders and only had basic knowledge.

Riya nodded to herself and then sighed.

It was such a waste of mana.

This kind of infusion into the materials would not last long and had to be redone at most once a week. Otherwise, the mana completely dissipated and then there would be nothing left.

As a rune master, Riya had extensive knowledge over various materials that were suitable for mana. This was mainly because she had experimented a lot in the past to make sure that she would not make any mistake when making the formation.

Otherwise, it would be embarrassing.

And there were also special runes used to seal the mana inside, not letting it leaked out even for years. There were even some formation master who could seal the mana for decades or even centuries without leaking any of it.

Riya couldn’t reach that level yet, but she was working towards it.

Anyway, she would still practice making runes when it was possible while practicing and so on. She still hoped that she would live longer and reached the height that she previously couldn’t reach in that world.

"Alright, come and eat first," Mrs. Jones said in amusement.