Threads Of Destiny(Eastern Fantasy, Sequel to Forge of Destiny)

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[X] Her first meeting, attending to another auction with Xia Lin, as buyers this time

A casual search of the thread didn't answer this, so I will just ask. Do we have everything we would theoretically need for a new flute? I vaguely remember getting something for it from the old lady winter spirit that gave Xuan Shi the chicken. Did we ever make any further steps on that or are we just sort of hoping it appears fully formed from the aether? If not isn't the auction a really good option for trying to get this going before we go off to war with a weapon we form out of ice that doesn't provide any actual benefits?
Yeah, we've got all the raw mats we want. We've got the Ending firewood and the moonsilver and I feel like there was something else but I can't remember.

We've really just been waiting on yrs to give us the arc to get it made.
 
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[X] Her first meeting, attending to another auction with Xia Lin, as buyers this time

Observing lessons or going rich person gambling? The latter of course! The Cai didn't gave us a budget for a reason!
 
A casual search of the thread didn't answer this, so I will just ask. Do we have everything we would theoretically need for a new flute? I vaguely remember getting something for it from the old lady winter spirit that gave Xuan Shi the chicken. Did we ever make any further steps on that or are we just sort of hoping it appears fully formed from the aether? If not isn't the auction a really good option for trying to get this going before we go off to war with a weapon we form out of ice that doesn't provide any actual benefits?
Yeah, as Erebeal put it we do have materials to make a new flute out of (though I feel like there should be a 3rd material, but that's probably just me being really used to the Rule of 3 then anything specifically) we just need to get someone to actually make it for us.
…now that i think about it, its possible one of the later 'meetings' is actually going to be about that. Cause describing something as the 'first meeting' means there will be more 'meetings' after it. Or maybe they'd be related to the rat people whose name i currently don't remember, cause we are supposed to try and help with the situation involving them. Or perhaps they'd be other unrelated things? Tis hard to say

Watch us spend all the moneys at the auction only to follow it up with us being offered a financial opportunity we don't have the money for
That would be pretty funny, though it would…probably cause another instance of the whole 'trying to plan things to do later without any actual data to do so with' and 'theres no way of actually knowing what is going to come up again later, so we shouldn't assume anything' debate if it did happen.
 
[X] Her first meeting, attending to another auction with Xia Lin, as buyers this time

Not to buy anything, but to see what type of people bid for Liminal items or other stuff we would find interesting. A great way to find people that share interests.
 
That would be pretty funny, though it would…probably cause another instance of the whole 'trying to plan things to do later without any actual data to do so with' and 'theres no way of actually knowing what is going to come up again later, so we shouldn't assume anything' debate if it did happen.

True~ But at the same token when managing our money is a mechanic, I can't help but suspect things like that to come up. Not like we have some money wizard like Bao Qian around to ensure we always get what we want and have the moneys to make all the purchases without worrying about consequences.
 
I mean, mystery options are great if and when you are not already swamped with things to do.
 
I mean, mystery options are great if and when you are not already swamped with things to do.
Yeah, and we aren't 'swamped' with things to do right now so…i'm not really sure what your point is. The current options are to do one thing, or do a different thing, and if either of them do end up being some sort of long term thing…then we'd be gaining one either way?
True~ But at the same token when managing our money is a mechanic, I can't help but suspect things like that to come up. Not like we have some money wizard like Bao Qian around to ensure we always get what we want and have the moneys to make all the purchases without worrying about consequences.
That is a good point, and is something to consider. Some caution is definitely warranted regarding our finances.
 
Yeah, and we aren't 'swamped' with things to do right now so…i'm not really sure what your point is


We are though?

- Snowblossom construction
- Snowblossom temples and spiritual culture
- fief exploration
- Beavers' canned evil
- cave Crystal negotiations
- war with tribes
- war with ith
- kinda war with Sun and Bai
- meddling with Bai politics
- our own cultivation
- creating an Emerald Seas collective identity
- supporting the prince of high gardin
- supporting hanyi
- dates with boys
- helping Ren figure out how to kill her mom


Like, there a lot of stuff we are sorry if ignoring until it comes up again, but I really don't think we can say that we aren't swamped.
 
I mean, mystery options are great if and when you are not already swamped with things to do.
The thing there is that neither of the votes here are things on our main "docket". Tbh, I'm not sure that this isn't anything other than a brief decompression update before we get back to the major stuff like meetings with the ministry.
 
[X] Her first meeting, attending to another auction with Xia Lin, as buyers this time

Who knows what this will be? It might even be Gold Autumn School. :V
 
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[X] Her first meeting, attending to another auction with Xia Lin, as buyers this time

I'm just here to cause trouble.
 
We've got the Ending firewood and the moonsilver and I feel like there was something else but I can't remember.

Yeah, as Erebeal put it we do have materials to make a new flute out of (though I feel like there should be a 3rd material, but that's probably just me being really used to the Rule of 3 then anything specifically) we just need to get someone to actually make it for us.
Last time I brought this up, someone reminded me that there was also the shipment of Wood and Wind aligned lumber that Ruan Shen's family was sending us. Though while some of it can be used for instrument materials, I think that was more intended for Ling Nuan if she wants to make a new lute, and it's otherwise not quite high level enough for Ling Qi's flute purposes? The bulk of it is meant for shrine construction in the fief anyway.

Although to really make a properly powerful weapon talisman, do we not also need an appropriate spirit/beast core as well?
 
I think there were some vague ideas of using some of the Xiangmen Sap we got as a reward for a lacquer for the flute iirc.

And maybe the remaining spark from the crucible still within Qi some how?
 
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Although to really make a properly powerful weapon talisman, do we not also need an appropriate spirit/beast core as well?
Maybe? I don't think defensive talismans require that, but weapons are a different sort of thing so maybe they would? Probably wouldn't hurt things any, either way lol.
Ysrillar will hopefully provide us some details once we get to the point that we can actually make the new flute.
 
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