Synopsis

The chapter focuses on the building of a bathhouse powered by a hot water palace, utilizing tubeworm secretions for glue and their shells as pipes. It outlines the steps for construction and the resulting themed rooms. We then shift to a character, exhausted from construction work, getting a free pass to the bathhouse, finding the experience transformative. The bathhouse project is revealed to be a strategic move to recruit manpower for a larger excavation project, exploiting the mermen's need for muscle relaxation.