Chapter 854: Soft



Eisen stood in front of the massive sheets of fabric. He had produced them specifically for this, and now, it was time to properly make use of them. He was going to make some cushions and blankets using this fabric, but the main issue that he had to deal with until now was the thickness of the fabric.

After all, no matter how much area you gave to a sheet of cloth, its thickness was much, much harder to scale up.

That was why, instead of just using simple thread, Eisen scaled it all up into rope. For this, he made use of multiple sets of thread-spinners. The first set would take the base material, in this case different types of cotton and wool and turn them into regular threads. Then, those would be woven together to create a slightly thicker and more stable version.

Then, the next few layers of thread-spinners, each growing larger and larger of course, would take the former layer's threads and spin those together again. In the end, Eisen had thread the thickness of a finger that he could use further. From there, he had a setup that would turn that thick rope-like thread into actual fabric.

Of course, Eisen couldn't just create a massive loom; instead, he made use of a large amount of small, flying golems that worked together through a single programmed hivemind. He took inspiration from the things that he worked out in the giants' country to help him with the creation of the base stone pillar in the capital.

And with that, over the past few days, Eisen had created enough fabric to let him make everything that he needed to for Khan's home.

And with that, he quickly got started. First things first, he cut out the pieces for the cushions that would be placed right on top of the furniture. This was quite easy; these sheets of fabric would be attached straight to the wooden furniture through some nails, and then stuffed with proper cushioning material.

Now, as for that material, Eisen actually had to play around with that quite a bit to figure out how to get a proper filling ready. After all, under a giant's weight, most materials would just be squashed flat. That was one of the larger reasons why things like cushions weren't a thing in the giants' country. It just wasn't easy to make them usable at such a scale.

Possible, of course, but not easy by any means.

The method that Eisen ended up using was to decompress a certain mixture of crystals and gemstones. That block was then enchanted to practically want to return to its original shape, creating some springiness and softness that wasn't easy to get your hand on otherwise. As Eisen pushed the crystal cube together, he was quiet happy with the result already.

Then, on top of that was a layer for comfort. It would be a lot softer and relieve pressure so that Khan could sleep well at night. And then the last layer was there for some extra benefits for the heat regulation. The first two layers were quite simple; they were the same sort of relatively basic material as what Eisen had used for the pillows and other cushions.

Of course, they were fine-tuned to be specifically what Eisen needed them to be depending on what layer the crystals were part of, but Eisen put the most specific work into the topmost layer.

There, the enchantment would either warm up or cool down depending on what Khan felt like. Once more, this could be regulated through a simple dial that Eisen would place at the side of the mattress, hidden away by the mattress cover. And of course, that cover was also needed.

With the same fabric as before, Eisen created a simple large sheet, threading crystal threads through its edges that he specifically used alchemy and transmutation on to make them elastic, so that the mattress cover could be pulled over it easily without needing to worry about it slipping away randomly. Now that all of these things were ready, Eisen carried the mattress to Khan's new home.

Through the crystals that he used, the mattress itself was slightly translucent and cool to the touch, though that didn't really matter too much as it wasn't something that would end up being visible. Of course, unless Khan chose to forego all the fabric covers.

Once Eisen made his way back to the soon-to-be ready home, he put the mattress into place and quickly made the bed, putting the pillows into place and carefully tucking in the blankets at the side. Now, the last thing he had to do was prepare the other cushions and Khan could move in.

The old man took some nails and hammered the fabric on top of the wood surfaces of the armchair. This was the actual seat, the backrest, and the two armrests. He left them open just enough so that Eisen could push in the crystal faux-foam, before he closed everything up by tightly pulling on the fabric and hammering the last parts into place as well.

Similarly, Eisen attached covered to the seats of the other two chairs, and then took a step back.

Of course, it was still quite barren. This place needed some decoration, the smell of having someone live in it for a while, and the marks of someone having spent time here. Until then, this place was just cold and empty, but Eisen hoped that it was enough to make Khan feel welcome here in this city.

And with that, it was time for Eisen to go bring his old friend here to let him take a look.