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The Phoenix Aspect - Chapter 20

Published at 31st of January 2019 10:12:29 PM


Chapter 20

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There were also piles of beast skins, strange stones, and metals. In a corner, Jayde found a cauldron and furnace of some sort. Jayde was really curious about the old guy who used to live in the cave. Walking back to his skeleton, she looked at him carefully, then bowing down she paid her respects. It was thanks to him that she had gained so many things, and everything would come in handy, helping her to survive in this strange new world.

Straightening up, Jayde saw something glittering on the ground near his hands. Bending down she had a look closer, it seemed like some sort of ring. Intricately carved it had a beautiful amber stone, it was made out of some strange metal. Placing the ring on her thumb, she would ask Isha if he knew what the strange glyphs were that were carved into the ring.

Noticing a small satchel just to the side, Jayde picked it up and had a look inside, taking out one of leaf covered items, Jayde had a closer look. Her eyes widened in surprise, she knew what this was — it was Elven wafer bread.

The only reason why she knew about it, is that Za'thul liked to show off the one he had received years ago which he had received as a gift from some noble family from the Mid Realm, Elven wafer bread was a luxury ration only available in the Mid Realm, and it was quite rare there too. Only the most affluent clans could afford it. Jayde was not sure why it was called Elven wafer bread, as it was not made by Elves, but the story went that the recipe came from the Elves. Jayde wasn't quite sure if she believed that Elves even existed, her memories about Elves were all from legends and fairy tales.

Elven wafer bread was said to last forever, never to rot and always fresh, it was supposed to taste delicious and that one only needed to eat half a wafer a day, it was also supposed to be very beneficial to one health. Eagerly taking out the rest of the wafers, Jayde counted the leafy packages and she was happy to note that she had over thirty wafer pieces of bread. If what they said was true, then she had enough food for two months.

That was more than enough time for her to train this body so that she could hunt her own food.

Removing the leaf covering the Elven wafer bread, Jayde took a cautious bite.

Yummy!! They weren't lying about it being delicious, it had a sweet fruity taste. It tasted similar to Zirconina peaches that Jayde had once tasted when visiting Xi Corporation headquarters. Zirconina peaches were one of the most expensive luxury products available in the Federation and cost thousands of credits each.

Feeling quite pleased with her discovery, Jayde quickly ate half of the wafer and was surprised to find that she was feeling pleasantly full. Wrapping up the leftover wafer, she put it back in the satchel.

Walking to the desk, Jayde then had a look at all the books available. Opening one, she couldn't understand a word written. The previous Jayde had never been educated, so Jayde had no memory of learning to read or write.

"Looks like it another thing to add to the list to ask Isha", thought Jade.

Taking one the pots, Jayde gave it a good scrub with the cleaning soap she found. Then filling the pot with water from the deep pool, she placed the pot on the fire to boil. Once the water had boiled she removed it from the fire to cool down. At least now she had safe drinking water.

Standing up she looked around, she was really quite lucky, she had found a safe haven to live in for a while, she had food and water. Really not bad — not bad at all she thought to herself.

Finding a broom, she gave the cave a good clean, taking the bedding outside she dusted it, then made up a new bed for herself. Once the whole place had been cleaned, Jayde looked down at herself and found that she was filthy.

Pulling the wooden tub she had found closer to the pool, she used a bucket to fill the tub up with water, then putting one of the heating crystals into the water she waited for it to heat up. Once the water was hot enough she removed the crystal, undressed and jumped into the tub.

Leaning back against the tub, Jayde let out a deep sigh, she was mentally, physically and emotionally exhausted.

It had only been two days, but Jayde felt like she had lived a couple of lifetimes. She had been in a fight for her life, been shot multiple times, betrayed by her brother, died, resurrected in a strange body on a strange planet, it really felt like she was living one of those weird dramas that humans liked to watch.

Giving herself a good scrub, and washing her long hair, Jayde climbed out of the tub. Drying herself off she then put on one of the tunics that she found as well as a pair of trousers. Both were too large for her tiny frame, and she had to find some rope to tighten the pants.

After dragging the tub outside to empty it down the deep ravine Jayde returned to the cave, by this stage Jayde was too tired to even think, staggering to the newly made bed, she climbed in and instantly fell into a deep, dreamless sleep.

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