The private job appointment was scheduled for Thursday, which was today.
Lord Nolan and Mr. Mittens arrived via a sleek luxury hovercraft, and both the Earl and the Lynx had to do a double take after disembarking.
For there it was, in the middle of a relatively large clearing.
It was the look.
The look of utter poverty.
"..."
"..."
The building, if one could call it that, stood with all the grace of a collapsed tin case and the charm of an overworked warehouse.
Granted, for it to be a warehouse, it actually had to be big enough to fit things.
But how would that even be possible when this was barely a shack?
And if anything, the new and neat signboard that said "Dungeon Guardians Guild" highlighted the disparity even more.
Was it leaning?
Yes. Yes, it was.
To his horror, a hinge creaked, almost sending him back into the hovercraft to return to Planet Nolan.
But he had to steel himself because Mr. Mittens decided to walk forward.
"They said it was deliberate...okay," croaked the rightfully hesitant Earl.
To be fair, the guild members, even Luca, did want to fix up the building’s shell; it was just that they wanted to see what they’d need and ask for advice before committing.
While construction wouldn’t take much time, especially with pre-fabricated structures that only need to be installed, they had to prioritize the construction work inside the Pocket Dimension.
Especially not when their client was scheduled three days from today.
However, they have been fixing the Pocket Dimension’s interior as Ollie’s hair antenna had been getting signals of financial success.
He was sure it would be a hit but was afraid they wouldn’t have enough space to accommodate more than a handful of people per session.
Initially, the plan was to send the other pets to the sanctuary and return them when their time was up.
But after thinking of a different kind of membership, they ended up out there asking the Elders how pocket dimensions could be expanded.
Easy.
Just pass the spiritual energy threshold.
Now, what the threshold was, they wouldn’t know. But apparently, it was different for every pocket dimension, and for this one in particular, it was a whopping 30 energy crystals.
That was a lot. Way more than expected, considering the space required 64 energy crystals for the pylons.
But when the dimension expanded to at least six times of what they initially had, they realized that maybe that wasn’t so bad.
However, what was even more surprising was how the space expanded with the same garden theme and how their original daycare area now looked funny given how little space it occupied.
Clearly, this was a good thing, but it also spelled disaster as this was not social media-ready.
"Kyle, check the union members for anyone with beast-related specializations."
"Also, maybe we could borrow the Duchy’s groomers to ask about the beast grooming facilities needed," ordered Xavier, who realized they didn’t have much time.
Lastly, they were going to need a lot of hands for this.
And a lot of hands, they surely got.
For this time, even those on active guarding duty who initially had no idea about what was going on, had been mobilized.
But the transition and work assignment had been easy. For who wouldn’t volunteer when WCP was at stake?!
Especially after being given their very own compensation packages for missing out on the banquet.
You better believe someone would always be hauling wood.
And that was how nine days of Sanctuary and Space work led to the development of an upgraded Daycare.
The guild members were partly dead inside after working like crazy, but surprisingly, it was work they enjoyed.
And it was now work that better be appreciated by one Earl and his ginormous cat.
But first, they had to stop judging the admittedly dubious exterior and maybe the interior, too.
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