The Novice Alchemist's Store

"Well. I wonder what I can make today?

Only a few rolls remain.

I can almost get to five volumes, but the master says, 'It's going to be hard around here'.

Even so, if you're seriously encouraging me to improve my skills, it sounds like I'm going to have financial problems ahead of my technical side.

In order to level up, you have to make the smelter Artifact and the smelter Potion, which you don't even have to sell.

If I can't afford it financially, I don't know, it's tight.

Speaking of how hard it is… for example, Potion, the smelting drug that Mr. Iris used when he was dying.

Actually, that, too, is Volume Four of All Alchemy.

But if I wanted to buy and collect the materials I would need to make, even when the money was roaring in the warehouse, it would cost me a level of hesitation.

Cash in hand now... Giri? Not enough?

If you fail, you are bankrupt, for trying impossible with this level of assets.

If you don't have a seller where you succeed, you're out of working capital and done.

There are a number of these smelter artifacts and smelter potions.

If it weren't for the assistance of my master, you wouldn't have been able to help me for a few years, absolutely.

But there are only a few luxury materials left that my master gave me apart like that.

From now on, I have to earn my own money and get luxury materials.

"Ma, I don't have a problem with four volumes anymore. I could have bought them all."

All you have to do is make one after another.

For today......

"Floating tent, shall we make it?

This, as its name suggests, is a tent for camp floating in the universe.

That's kind of awesome to hear, but it actually only floats about 10 cm from the ground, so it looks out-of-the-box plain.

But he is insulting.

Floating in the universe prevents ground irregularities, moisture, cold, insect penetration, and promises a comfortable sleep.

Whatever the day or two, it is definitely the coveted smelter Artifact for collectors who sometimes conduct long expeditions.

"How big... shall I make it for four or five?

If it's just for the purpose of making it, it's fine for one person, but that makes it really limited in use.

At least it should be big enough to be used when I go pick it up with Mr. Iris and the others.

... I don't know if I'll get a chance to go though.

"First, cut the leather..."

The first thing you need is to create a tent.

There is nothing special to do with this in itself, just stitch the cut out leather together and build a tent.

Just, what, this is pretty hard.

'Cause you sew leather, right?

Because I can strengthen my body by magic, I know it's still better than all the tanneries in the world, but it takes time to make it so.

Four or five people can stay in a size tent, so there's a wide range of stitches to be made.

If it's true, I'd like to ask a tannery, but I'm not in this village, so hey.

"There's no such thing as Artifact, a smelter that makes it easy to sew leather?

Continue to work for a few days while you speak of stupidity.

The tent exterior is complete.

If you describe the circuit on the floor part of this and overlay another piece of thick leather, the cumbersome work is largely complete -.

"What, but because of that, you just want to come up with another idea. I can't sell it anyway."

It's just me, or Mr. Iris, who uses it, and it's a waste to just float.

"The function of the environmental regulating cloth and... Shall we also include insect repellent? There's more..."

Naturally, the difficulty is greater than making it normally.

But that's not good - but it's going to be training, and it's going to be more user-friendly, so no problem.

Well, it's not all good because it consumes more magic, or Demon Crystal Stone, that's what it takes.

It is a luxury because I use it myself.

"... All right. Is this what it is?

Paste the leather to hide the circuit you wrote up a little harder, fold the tent compactly, and then put it into the alchemy kettle.

Pour in various materials, water, etc. and start heating.

"Guru Guru. I knew a big cauldron was a must when building a big one."

Regardless of the Alchemy Potion, which can also be made in small pots, many Alchemy Artifacts cannot be made without large alchemy kettles, such as tents and sheets, but large alchemy kettles are quite expensive.

You can't make Artifacts, a floating tent-like smelter, if you don't have all this, so an alchemist costs money, right?

Before I became an alchemist, I thought, 'As long as you qualify, you can make money easily!' What a big difference from the image.

Of course, it's just a narrow gate, and I'm more blessed than ordinary civilians.

"Well. Is this what it is?

Lower the alchemy kettle from the furnace and wash the removed tent with jab jab and water.

Dry this......

"Done and done! I should have. … move properly or check it out"

When I took charge of the folded tent and headed towards the store, Lorea looked confused at the counter in her spare time.

Customers aren't coming this time after lunch, are they?

Still, it's a little better because, compared to before, villagers other than collectors are visiting.

"Is that it? Are we done for today, Mr. Sarasa?

"When I say it's over, is it over? I thought I'd check what I made."

When I said that and showed what I was in charge of, Lorea stood up intrigued, too.

"What is it, that? May I see it?

"Yeah, I don't mind. I'll spread it out in the garden, let's go."

Get out of the store and the vestibule part.

If you spread the tent there and pass the magic, as designed, the tent floats off the ground fluttering.

"Wow! I floated... Don't you even need a stick to support this?

"Yeah. That's why it's easy to carry. Convenient, right?"

"Convenient! It's amazing!"

That said, a fairly large leather product.

Besides, I use sturdy leather, so it's pretty heavy, not easy enough to carry around with me.

"By the way, if you go inside, you'll see how good this is. Come on, come on."

"Yes, I'm sorry to bother you.... Ah, cool! Plus, it feels fluffy and good!

"Pfft. You can try sleeping, okay?

"... Wow, I'm very comfortable sleeping. This is more comfortable than sleeping in bed, isn't it? haha!

Llorea falls asleep as she is told, laughing joyfully as she rolls.

Yes, it's exactly as comfortable as floating in the universe, this tent.

I mean, you're floating in fact.

With the addition of air conditioning, you can definitely sleep comfortably.

"Mr. Sarasa, how much does this cost? You're selling it at the store?

"Depending on the size, I guess I'll have over 100,000 rare. So I don't know if it's for sale, this village."

It's something that villagers don't need, and collectors in this village, they don't buy the very expensive smelter Artifact.

To me, Lorea thought a little and shook her head.

"No, maybe we can sell it, right? Many collectors now have money thanks to Ice Tooth Bat Tooth. Besides, I don't think collectors know exactly what they have when they don't order the smelter Artifact. If you're exhibiting this here, aren't some people interested?

"... I see that makes sense"

Words are a little bad, but collectors don't learn.

I am not familiar with any smelter artifacts that exist, and few people are guided to devise or try to get the tools needed to increase work efficiency.

Therefore, it has been nearly six months since I set up a shop here, but none of the collectors have ever asked me, "Is there any such smelter artifact?"

I wonder if it's sad, it's almost zero when it comes to ordering the smelter Artifact, which is not arranged in stores, even though it puts out the 'I'll Accept Orders' sign.

I sometimes take orders from collectors from other towns in the form of 'I saw other collectors use them, that', but that number is only very small.

"Besides, I can sew this tent together, right? Me, I have a lot of free time even if I have a store number, so I think I can help if I can get my order in!

I hold both hands, and I turn my motivated eyes to Lorea......

"Um, I appreciate that, but it's tough, huh? Sewing leather is"

In my case, I use physical strengthening to sew at my discretion.

But that's impossible for a normal person, and it takes more than twice as long to drill a hole in the leather with an eye first, and then pass a needle through it.

It's a pretty tough task, and I'm a little sorry to make Lorea do it.

"No, as far as I'm concerned, it's usually more painful to get paid even though I'm free most of the time...... Instead, if there seems to be some other work you can do to help, say it, right?

"Really? As far as I'm concerned, I just want to thank you for making me dinner... ok. If there's anything you can ask for, please do."

"Yes, definitely. I'll keep an eye on the tents to make sure they don't get stolen."

"Yeah, but I'll put a security device on it, so you don't have to worry too much about that one."

If Lorea pays attention poorly, an upside-down thief could hurt her.

The tent also has an added night crawl repelling feature, so let's modify that a bit and make sure it activates if you try to take it out of the garden.

If you suck, it's life-threatening... but if you're dealing with thieves, it's nothing good, right?