The Novice Alchemist’s Store

"Well, I understand that associate baron Kirk is a bad lord. So, what's Erin's request? - I already have a prediction."

"Right, if we talk this far. Yes, it's the cause of Hell Flame Grizzly's frenzy investigation."

"I knew it -. Uh-huh..."

I know Mr. Erin in trouble looks pathetic, but whatever you think of this, it's not the alchemist's job, is it?

At least, it wasn't included in the work I learned at school, and my master didn't do that.

Even these village alchemists are required to act as doctors or even as little wisecracks.

I'd like to avoid a situation like a store for anything more...

Seeing my hesitation like that, Erin turns to Mr. Iris.

"How about Mr. Iris and the others?

"Uh-huh, I have a desire to cooperate..."

Mr. Iris clouds his words and turns his gaze to Mr. Kate.

Taking that gaze, Mr. Kate nodded and opened her mouth.

"Mr. Erin, a request is a reward, right?

"Yes, of course it is. Depending on the amount of time it takes to accomplish the request, we'd like to work hard to twist it out for a few minutes about twice the amount you usually earn."

Considering the possibility of staying in, the reward is reasonable.

But it might be a little cheap given the danger.

However, Mr. Iris and Mr. Andre's earnings are a lot of collectors in this village, so given the economic condition of this village, it would be a critical line around it.

"I just can't afford much, so it would help if you could come back within a week"

Mr. Iris nods deeply to Erin, who he adds seemingly sorry.

"Hmm. I suppose I could contract with that, but how's Kate?

"I don't mind either. However, I have a premise that if the manager can hire you, We're not the only ones without power. Hell Flame Grizzly got kicked out of the territory, didn't he? Which means you're in danger of encountering more than equal enemies."

"Right. One might be able to escape..."

Clouding the words, Mr. Iris roars in his arms.

"Erin, what is the manager's reward, thinking? Just so we're clear, I don't think the manager can move with the amount the village can pay."

Looking at Erin, I leak a bitter smile at Kate, who also glances at this one.

In fact, money isn't very attractive.

Cash in the village in the first place, most of what I paid for, and I somehow know how much I can afford.

If you're going to move me, it's more effective to move Lorea and cry down than to pile up money poorly.

Of course, if they did that, there would be a big lump between Erin and me.

"Yes, of course I've been thinking about that. To Sarasa, who takes care of the herbal field and it, so what?

"Herbal fields......?

The shadow village chief was not Dada, and that was an unexpected suggestion to me too.

Specifically, fields as large as the common farmers in this village have.

They make it next to this house, and they provide the fields with the caregivers as long as I'm in this village.

The herbal field in the backyard that has been vandalized thanks to Hell Flame Grizzly, because that hasn't fully resurrected yet either, is a sort of, thankful offer.

I haven't had much time to take care of the fields...

To me thinking, Mr. Erin felt a response, grinning and putting up two fingers.

"Just two points. Since the personnel provided do not have knowledge of medicinal herbs, I want Sarasa to teach me how to grow medicinal herbs, and 20% of the medicinal herbs that I have been able to do so, as a share of the people who have grown them. How about that?

Hmm.

I have a benefit too, but you've been thinking about ways that the village has a benefit too.

That's Erin.

To the extent possible in this village, well thought out.

Kate also looked a little surprised and raised her voice as she was impressed.

"... I see. You thought about it."

"Hmm? What's this all about?

"I mean, if the manager can teach you how to grow herbs, even if you provide fields and manpower, you can take it from me. We'll be able to increase the number of herbal fields on our own."

There are several reasons why herb cultivation by farmers is not common, but if we are to grow herbs native to the surrounding forests in this village, we can clear them up, at least with regard to climatic issues.

Of course, it's not as easy to cultivate herbs as it is to succeed so much, but even if it just solves one problem, it's pretty big.

On top of that, medicinal herbs are expensive by weight, so they are likely to form as an industry even if they are made in villages far from the place of consumption and transport costs are multiplied.

But the problem still remains.

"Erin, for once, a lot of medicinal herbs can't be stored for long without undergoing down-treatment, can they? I can't just handle it under the herb, either, because if there's no more alchemists in this village, it won't be an industry, will it?

"Yes, of course I'm thinking about that. We're not going to make it our main industry, and in that case, we're going to try to grow only sun-drenched herbs."

Uh-huh, is that good?

If you want to start with one field, it's easy to change policy depending on the situation, and even if you don't cultivate well, if it's about the salary of someone who takes care of you, I can afford it.

If I invest all at once and the industry in this village is destroyed or something, I'm not sleeping well either.

As far as I'm concerned, on the tip of the farmer's field, I think it's just enough to make a herbal corner.

To me, who is a little troubled, Erin speaks of another hope, as she gazes at my complexion.

"- If you're asking for a generous favor, it would be greatly appreciated if even amateurs could tell me about possible downprocessing."

"Yes......, right. It's not possible to say" even amateurs ", but it doesn't matter if you're not an alchemist. It presupposes serious learning."

"Thank you! So, you can get the job done!

"Mmm... will that happen?"

I roar and nod a little to Mr. Erin, who smiles and holds my hand.

I don't feel like I've been given a little ride, but I wonder if this is the area of cooperation with your neighborhood.

Because it's not like the city, and dating is important.

"But when it comes to departure, I think we're a little ahead of you, right? Iris and Andre will have recovered."

"Yes, of course I don't mind that. Best regards,"

Mr. Erin smiled and lowered his head deeply.

◇ ◇ ◇

morning five days after I got a job from Mr. Erin.

The six of us were going through the woods of the Great Tree Sea in my lead.

"Sarasa, is the direction good this way?

"Yes, no problem. Probably."

When it comes to investigating Hell Flame Grizzlies, we don't have the technology to track traces, and we've just looked for something like that in the first place, and it can't be left behind.

So there's no time or number of people to look extensively into human sea tactics.

So the means I took was gathering information.

Using the preparation period of Mr. Iris, I picked up a book about the Great Tree Sea in my master's legend, from which I determined where Hell Flame Grizzly seemed to live.

Originally, I knew a rough place to talk about collectors, etc., but if the place is just the place, and you step into the wrong and weird place, your life is in danger.

Behind the Great Tree Sea is a place like that.

Therefore, it is important to obtain all possible geography and information in advance of the investigation.

"How far have you guys been in?

"We're in a very shallow place - every day, I think I find myself back at the manager's, to the extent that I can."

"Right. That's pretty shallow, considering the time to do the sampling."

Right?

At least, do you feel like you're starting to live in my house, and there's no day you didn't come home, and you're walking from the edge of the woods to a few hours?

"We're a little deeper. Sometimes I stay overnight. See?"

That was Mr. Andre who asked for his consent, but Mr. Gill and Mr. Gray flatly deny it.

"Very occasionally. We're no different than Iris and the others."

"Andre, don't look good"

"What... isn't that good, even if you're dressed for a little while!

To Mr. Gill and Mr. Gray, Andre screams with a pound and a slap on the shoulder and a red face.

"Well, well. Because it's still different just because you have some experience. Again, veterans can count on their experience"

I don't have much experience, especially with camping in the woods, which I did in my school internship, too.

Against me for saying that, Mr. Andre scratches his head a little awkwardly.

"Ooh. But in fact, even if you're a veteran, you're a veteran at a lower level..."

Andre and the others are at the top of the village, but the material to be recovered is, when it comes to one pattern, one pattern.

You don't have enough absolute knowledge, just like you didn't get your hands on the ice tooth bat fangs.

But there are parts of it that I can't help.

One of Mr. Andre's older generations, if he was a collector when there was an alchemist in the village, he would have gone quite far behind the woods and collected a lot of materials, but without an alchemist, there would be restrictions on the materials he could sell.

It would be too risky to go to the back of a dangerous forest to pick up materials that we don't even know if we can sell.

"Because of this opportunity, I'll tell you what materials you can sell. If you're good, your income is about twice as strong, right?

"Oops, that would be appreciated. Do me a favor!

"Leave it to me!

I nodded and gave my thumbs up all the time to Mr. Andre, who laughed happily.