I am currently in the process of rewriting Life in the Lab Part 1! Here is the first rewrite. Special shout out to Bouncyball2002 for helping me with the chapter. Enjoy!

Jeb grumbled as he walked back to his Builders Hut. A storm was flashing in the background as he walked to his house. Jeb had wanted to finish a project that he got from the Chief of the village. The Chief wanted Jeb to improve the southern walls. They were now made of sturdy iron instead of the weaker polished granite. It was almost done but Jeb still needed to finish a few meters of wall. As he entered the house he angrily threw his hammer onto a table in the far corner of his room. He then slammed the door shut. He then took off his leather jacket and dumped it on to the edge of his bed. It wasn't really a bed but more of a few blankets on a wooden slab but Jeb didn't acre. He crawled into is bed and continued grumbling.

"Stupid storm. Mumble, Mumble, Mumble. Cant let me finish those blasted iron walls. Mumble, Mumble, Mumble..." Jeb mumbled

=-=Meanwhile=-=

Chief Sarius was happily talking with his friends. They were enjoying a delicious dinner of roasted hog, chicken, exotic and rare fruits with the list continuing on! The whole 3 meter long table was totally covered in delicious foods. He had some guests to join in with him. They were the Chief's family, the head villager Alex, a few ambassadors from a nearby village and some of the richer villagers.

"Supercell! Take these offerings and protect us from harm tonight!"A monk prayed.

All the people also clenched their hands and chanted a prayer to help protect them. It worked. A shimmering field surrounded the village. The Chief and his guests heard cheers coming from the villagers. This would mean that there would be no goblin raid tonight. They were absolute pests.

=-=Flashback=-=

"They are here!" A villager yelled.

"Activate the cannons!" Alex the head villager ordered.

Chief Sarius stood in front of the Town Hall. The attackers were going for the loot!

"MORTAR!" Chief Sarius yelled, thrusting his arm towards the swarm of goblins.

A large thump came from the Mortar's barrel. The large shell whished through the air like a arrow. Suddenly cried filled the air. The goblins were hit and they were retreating! The Cannons took out any stragglers. Chief Sarius made sure that the goblins were well away from the village before allowing the villagers to get out of the Town Hall. He picked a handful of villagers to take some of the bags of the goblins. He then used one of the powers he gained by becoming a chief to collect some spare Elixir from the gravestones of the dead goblins. He then magically transported the Elixir into his storages.

"Chief there is a problem!" informed one of the villagers.

"What is it?" asked Chief Sarius

"Would you like to hear the bad news or the really bad news first?" asked the villager with concern in his voice.

"Give me the bad news first."

"You know that we had about 35,000 gold right?"

"Yeeees?"

"Now we have about 13,000,.

"What!"

"The really bad new is-"

"Are you sure I want to hear it?" Chief Sarius interrupted

"I think so," the villager guessed.

"What is it?"

"The Mortar shell that we launched,"

"What happened?"

"It hit the goblins, yes, but it also severely dented our most powerful cannon."

"But we can fix it right?"

"Yes but it will take a few days for it to be fixed..."

"Dang," Chief Sarius swore punching the Town Hall door in frustration, "Get Jeb on the job here. He's our best builder."

"On it!"

Chief Sarius sighed and looked at the spruce forest surrounding almost all of the village.

'Those darn creatures. They are so dead.' Chief Sarius thought, 'Time to join the war...'

=-=Current time=-=

Alex stood up and threw a hog tusk at a guest. He was drunk. Very drunk. He wobbled around and then lunged at Chief Sarius. Chief Sarius, who wasn't drunk, ducked, making Alex miss and smash into a wall. A loud crack resonated through the room and Alex fell limp on the floor. Chief Sarius dismissed the party.

"I think that it is time for all of us to go to bed,' Chief Sarius stated looking at Alex worriedly, "My servants can escort you to your rooms..."

Chief Sarius flung Alex over his shoulder and then dropped him off at the hospital wing of the Town Hall. Soon after Chief Sarius went back to his own room to catch up on some much needed sleep.

=-=Meanwhile=-=

"Oh yay the rain is gone!" Jeb cheered sarcastically

Jeb got his tools, put on his coat, rolled up his blueprints and left the Builders Hut. He soon arrived at the remaining expanse of wall he still needed to upgrade. Jeb went to the gold mines to check if they found any iron.

"Have you got any iron?" Jeb asked

"Yes we do gots iron!" yelled one of the miners back from the mine

"Could I have it?" Jeb tried to ask kindly.

"Go shove it up your hammer!" the miner said angrily. The attempt at kindness from Jeb was not working.

"I GOT A ASSIGNMENT FROM THE CHIEF! I HAVE TO BUILD WALLS TO PROECT YOUR SORRY HIDE YOU SON OF A SORRY EXCUSE OF A MUDDY HOG!" Jeb shouted with extreme rage.

"WELL SHOVE THE CHIEF UP YOUR HAMMAR AS WELL! ITS NICE AND COMFY IN THERE WITH YOUR BIG FAT FACE!"

"YOU JOKIN' ABOUT MY FACE!? YOU HAVE THE FACE OF A GOBLIN WHO HAS BEEN EATING YOUR SORRY EXCUSE OF A MOTHER!"

"HA THE JOKES ON YOU, YOU FAT HOG! YOU DONT EVEN HAVE A MOTHER!" the miner said at the top of his lungs.

What Jeb and the miner didn't notice was that basically the whole village was watching them.

"I BET YOU THAT YOUR MOTHER HAD THE FACE OF A GIANT!"

"YOUR DAD WAS A BLOB OF MINION SPIT!"

"AT LEAST MY DAD WAS DARK ELIXIR UNLIKE YOURS AS HE WAS A MUSHROOM!"

"HOG FACE"

"BARBARIAN POOP!"

"WALLBREAKER WITHOUT A BOMB!"

"BALLOON THAT IS SCARED OF HIEGHTS!"

Jeb and the miner continued throwing insults at each other.

"THAT'S ENOUGH!" Chief Sarius boomed.

Jeb and the miner were finally aware that the whole village was looking at them and now also at Chief Sarius.

"MINER! YOU GO BACK INTO THE MINES RIGHT NOW! NO EXCUSES! JEB! YOU COME WITH ME!" Chief Sarius said really angrily. You could almost see the smke coming out of his nose and ears.

Jeb followed Chief Sarius with his head bowed in shame. Chief Sarius turned to him and took a few deep breaths.

"Jeb. I am canceling the wall upgrading project," Chief Sarius said calmly.

Jeb feared the worst. He was going to be banished from the village.

"I need you to build a Laboratory."

Jeb was confused. "WHAT?"

"I have noticed recent failures with our raids. We need stronger troops. I have heard the with a Laboratory and an Alchemist you can even tame Goblins." Chief Sarius stated.

Jebs eyes widened. "G-Goblins?"

"Yes Goblins."

"Aren't we against Goblins?"

"Yes but wouldn't it be ironic that we attack Goblins with their own kind? That would persuade them not to attack us."

"Where?"

"On the top of that hill there." Chief Sarius said pointing to a small shallow hill on the outer reaches of the walls.

"What's my payment?" Jeb asked

"Your budget is 10,000 liters of elixir. Use it wisely as we want as high quality of a lab as possible. All clear?"

"As clear as a gem!" Jeb replied

"Get going."

Jeb looked at the hill. 'Dang it. I hate building stuff on hills. Plus I hate being nice."

=-=A few weeks later=-=

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Dear Wizard Academy,

We want a decent Alchemist. Our village name is Sariax. We will pay the needed price once the Alchemist comes.

Best regards,

Chief Sarius

I hope you enjoyed reading the rewrite of this chapter. I know it is not possible to review so please PM me and tell me what you thought of the rewrite. I will continue Life in the Lab Part 2 when I am fully satisfied with Part 1.

Tune in next time,

T.B.K.