The Novice Alchemist's Store

I've been kicking out a little troubled merchants for a while.

Ice tooth bat fangs, which temporarily presented the look of a bubble, had also reduced the number of people living in caves in addition to the fact that I had drastically lowered my buying price, which had restored a lot of calm.

Some of the collectors complained about it, but when I said 'to protect resources after next year', most of them honestly pulled back, so there's no major problem.

In the first place, most collectors had made quite a bit of money by then, so it is also significant that there was no problem with the nostalgia.

Rather, the village is boiling down to a bit of a good economy, as it spends the money it saves by then and does a little extravaganza.

"That said, I myself feel like I've worked a lot and done less."

It reminds me of what I've done in a while and how it turned out, and I shake my head, for Christ's sake, Lorea looks strange.

"Really? It didn't look that hard to me..."

"... that? Was I?

Even though I'm an alchemist, I've had a lot of trouble going to caves and hunting, going to South Strag and having all sorts of meetings and negotiating with merchants?

Mr. Iris and Mr. Kate are in tune with Lorea, against me for tilting her little neck.

"I'm not going to deny that the manager has worked hard, but don't feel like he's making enough money."

"I don't seem to have that much cash on hand, Mr. Store Manager, quite a creditor...... no, investor? You did, didn't you?

"For once, yes..."

The bulk of the money earned, in the form of co-financing with Mr. Leonora, was loaned to the alchemist by the merchant in Kundan, who used it to buy claims.

When it comes to instant gold buying, it seems to have pretty much bought it, but still, it's not a promising place to invest at the moment -.

"It's going to take a while to collect, isn't it? In the first place, he's not a very good business alchemist."

Originally, if you save money by ripening boring work into the tunnel with tricks, it's the alchemist who doesn't go into debt life.

Despite this, the alchemist in debt is the other person.

For once, with regard to the circumstances that led me to be in debt, Leonora said, 'Because due diligence is important! Looks like I investigated' em, and I'm hearing them too... they were pinkier from someone with circumstances that I had to sympathize with, to someone I had no choice but to sneer at.

With regard to the repayment plan, I'm totally at your disposal because Mr. Leonora took it, adding the whole thing.

"But, Mr. Sarasa, you've often lent money to someone like that?

"Mm-hmm, it's a foreclosure, so it's a little different than I lent it..."

For once, he said he would put in some tough audits quite often regarding 'the only person he can get stuck with,' so I guess that's okay, I guess.

The means were a little arrogant, but for once, it's the money I've earned so hard.

At least you have the strength to qualify as an alchemist, so if you don't even have to, you should be able to make a profit.

"Even if it burns, is there a problem because I got a lot of material this time? We're going to be able to focus on alchemy for a while, thank goodness."

Finally, a ton of ice tooth bat fangs, bought from Yorke Barr.

Of course, I couldn't use it all alone, so I asked him to exchange it with all kinds of materials in the master's handbook.

Thanks to this, the progress of the alchemy daiichi, which has been stalled for a while, began to go constantly, so that this alone is worth the hassle.

Yoku Bahr also dropped a lot of money, so if you look at the whole village, it's a plus.

"Is it one of them that Lord Store Manager is making right now? - What the hell is that?"

"This is the artifact of a smelter called a symphony box. It was Leonora who provided the material."

"Heh, how do you use it?

"Wait a minute, 'cause I can already do it.... All right, done"

That's what I put on the table, a palm-sized square cube.

At first glance, it's just a crate, but, of course, it can't be.

"Put your hands on this......" Testing, testing. Mr. Leonora, can you hear me?

'I can hear you. Success. Call me whenever you need me.'

Mr. Iris' eyes circle in the voice that suddenly rang out of the box.

Experimental success, right?

"'Yes, thank you. See you later'. -"

"This..., can we talk to a remote town?

"Yeah. I use a lot of magic, so it's difficult to use it for long distances and long periods of time."

To the intriguing Mr. Iris, I hand Pong the consonant I had.

"It's light, isn't it?

"Heh, with these little boxes... that's awesome. Sounds good to be more popular...?

"You're an awesome smelter, Artifact. It looks like a crate."

The consonant box crosses from Mr. Iris' hand to Mr. Kate and Lorea, observing as they all turn to twirl intriguingly.

"Because it's a little expensive. Five hundred thousand for the standard selling price."

"What!! Ha, ha!

Lorea, who just had a symphony box, trembles terribly at my words.

And a symphony box that spills with polories.

"Danger!"

It was Mr. Iris who moved quickly.

He held the consonant so that it slipped into the floor and prevented it from falling.

"Shh, excuse me!

"No, I'm fine. I managed not to drop it."

Iris stood up with a grin on Lorea, who crouched beside Mr. Iris as she panicked...

"... Ah, don't worry, it won't break as much as I normally dropped it, will it? Unless you're so unlucky."

"That means if you're unlucky, you'll break it, right? Mr. Store Manager, give me the expensive stuff like it's expensive. Because it surprises me."

"I see. Copy that."

I don't know how to do it, though.

It's just a little expensive, and if I was treating you freaked out, I wouldn't have been able to work part-time at my master's, and hey. On the contrary, it's dangerous.

"And finally, that's why it's a little hard for ordinary people to use."

Compared to the transfer team, it's a vastly energy-saving consonant, but if you're a normal person, you can't use it unless you consume the Demonic Crystal Stone, and even if you're somewhat magical, when the distance is about between town and town, it's a little harsh.

In other words, if you want to use a symphony box, you need either the cost of preparing a magic crystal stone, or the cost of having someone with a lot of magic.

If the operating costs are high in addition to the purchase costs, it would be advisable not to disseminate them.

What I made this time was that Leonora provided me with the material, and that I needed to make it in order to upgrade my level, and if it was me and Leonora, there was a lot I could ignore in terms of operating costs.

Mr. Leonora and I would like to maintain a system of cooperation in the future, and we are on a boat crossing.

I agreed to it in two replies when it was proposed.

"Do you still mean the smelter Artifact? - Sir, I need to talk to you about one thing, okay?

"Yeah, I don't mind. What is it?

As I smiled and nodded, she thought a little and opened her mouth, pushing Mr. Iris' back a little hesitant.

"Uhm...... We're done collecting ice tooth bats, aren't we? So is there anything good you can do to get it next time?

"We owe the manager, don't we? So I was wondering if you could let me know if you have an efficient collection or something that the store manager would like to get. I'm sorry I always depended on the manager."

"Is it an efficient object? That's right..."

I don't need the debt itself to be repaid in a hurry, but I also know how Iris and I feel about wanting to pay it back soon.

If you were in debt, you wouldn't be calm, I knew it.

"It's the Great Tree Sea, so naturally, some collections can pay off your debts in one go -"

To me, who told me to worry, Mr. Iris and Mr. Kate rush in the face visibly and pinch the words.

"Oh, and, of course, ask at a level where we can come home safely"

"Oh, yeah. If you get hurt again and you end up with more debt, you're going down."

"Of course, I understand. Based on the abilities of Mr. Iris..."

I can carry a lot of spite worms at once, and they tend to run out of stock, but is it a little wasteful to ask Mr. Iris and the others?

If it's nearby, that's the kind of material even Lorea can collect, and it's pretty hard to find a lot. I don't make as much money per hour.

Flaming stones are a material that will increase demand over the coming winter, and the buyout price is high, but since it is the habitat of Hell Flame Grizzly that can be collected in this neighborhood, it is a little risky to go there now that we don't even know what caused the frenzy the other day.

This is a bit too big of a gambling element because sometimes the fruits of Johue should be there, but you rarely find them instead of tens of thousands of rare in one, right?

That's bonus item material you'll find during other collections.

Then there's something else......

"Right, how about rotting fruit bee honey? It fits seasonally, and it will be a raw material for luxury honey, so you can buy it pretty high, right? We need to get ready, but if we find a big nest, we can make money all at once."

After considering a number of materials that came to mind and suggesting what seemed suitable for the current Iris ladies, Iris ladies tilted their necks in alignment.

"Rotten fruit bee? Kate, you know what?

"No. First ear. Mr. Store Manager, I'm sorry, can you tell me more?

"Yeah, I don't mind. Uh..."

A rotten bee is, as its name suggests, a bee that uses rotten fruit as its staple food.

It usually works well around the end of autumn, but in areas where ice tooth bats live, activity begins around summer.

Its aim is the fruit that the ice tooth bat has saved and let rot.

If it was meant to be, for ice tooth bats, rotting bees should be enemies for food, but rotting fruits that ice tooth bats don't eat.

Where they took it, it didn't hurt the ice tooth bat, on the contrary, it sometimes eliminates enemies entering the cave, making it a kind of symbiotic relationship.

And honey from rotten fruit bees that collect honey from ice tooth bat fruit is particularly rare and the buyout price is higher.

"By the way, near where the ice tooth bat cave is located, the rotting beehive often also seems to get bigger. You'll get plenty of food."

"I see...... hmm? Could it be that if we go into the Ice Tooth Bat Cave now, that bee will attack us?

I nod to Mr. Iris, who asks if you have noticed 'Eliminate the Enemy', which was in my explanation.

"You're in that danger. If you have the insect repellent smelter Artifact, I'm sure you'll be fine. Oh, when collecting honey from rotting bees, it's better to have a" bug bale ”instead of a" bug repellent. "

"Can't it be a normal insect repellent? That would be higher, wouldn't it?

"No.“ Insect repellent ”is an smelter" artifact "that creates an area where insects repel, but when their nests are being attacked, do you think they will escape to the point of" repellent "?

"... Indeed. Anything else you need?

"An antidote to bee poison would be a must, wouldn't it? If you do it badly, you'll die."

Kate turns a blind eye to me stressing that this is important.

"Are you going to die!? Are you such a dangerous bee?

"If anyone can collect it, you can't afford it."

"No... that's right. Should we invite Andre and the others as well...?

"I'll take care of that area. It depends on which part of the forest the nest is located, but you should invite it if you prioritize safety. If it's a priority to earn money, you shouldn't invite it..."

Even if the bees themselves are not so threatening, there are other demons in the forest.

If you chase a bee into the depths of the woods, the two of you alone are a little anxious.

But it's something they should think about around.

For once, you're a professional gatherer.

"Thank you, Store Manager. I'll think about what I'm gonna do."

"Yes, but be careful."