I have a lot of possibilities to head for. Better wands, infusion enchanting, flying gear, enchanted bauble - a welter of choices. Finally I decide on the flying gear, the Thaumostatic Harness. This will let me explore and photograph some of the more rugged Highlands terrain, and can also protect me from falls (always an issue with these hidden ravines - one misstep and *splat*, time for a new world.

I do use 1 Salis Mundus to make a Primal Charm, though, because you need that to unlock research.  I also start roasting some wood for charcoal, which I can extract Potentia from, as the Thaumstatic harness uses Potentia as it flies.

I haven't researched the Thaumstatic Harness and don't even have the research option. I guess I need the Arcane Levitator (a very simple research) but that doesn't do it. Then I try Boots of the Traveller, and bam, there it is.



A moderately difficult research, but I've gotten the hang of the new research system.

Ironically, I don't actually need Salis Mundus for this one and could have made it some time ago.

The materials to make it are easy to get, but it needs a lot of Essentia, so I head upstairs to start extracting what I need.



While that's going, I collect more wood. I'd been trying to convert my yard to an Autumn woods feel but it feels kind of messy. So I decide to go back to an all-spruce yard. Now that I have an Axe of the Stream, it's no longer inconvenient to chop Spruce. (With a vanilla axe, the Autumn Woods trees are great because they never grow too high for an axe).

Of the two replacement Silverwood saplings, one has sprouted - but without nodes - and the other refuses to sprout. I hypothesize it's the snow blocking it and clear the snow.



I also place Stones of Warding in front of my doors so the monsters can't walk in when I open the doors. I have no idea why I didn't remember this sooner. I could have done this weeks ago.

Lastly, I need *9* pedestals for this infusion so I have to build and install four more, still on the spiral.



Finally everything's collected/crafted/extracted/built and i set it all up. It's a High Instability infusion, so I'm a little concerned, but I have plenty of extra Essentia for minor problem and a big candle room, so I rap my wand and off I go.



With 9 items and over a hundred Essentia, the infusion takes a LONG time. But, my precautions seem to have worked and I have no problems - and a Thaumstatic Harness!



A take a quick test flight to make sure it's all working. The sky's the limit now!