The Novice Alchemist’s Store

"Ha... I'll ask the three of you, then. Now all I need is some beans and a little salt, and some rusty nails and stuff that's easy to get, so I'll put it right in the making."

"Beans? Salt? I don't know... you use weird stuff, right? Kind of like cooking."

"Mm-hmm. Guidance, here's the deal, huh? Alchemy. Just disrespect me from the kitchen, it's not very different from the leaves and ore shards you usually use, is it?

"If you say so, I guess so..."

To my explanation, Lorea doesn't break the subtle look while I'm convinced.

I know it feels that way because it's a normal thing in the kitchen, but there are lots of ingredients for smelting drugs (potions) that can be eaten normally.

Or, whether it tastes good or not, most of the smelting drugs (potions) used for illness and injury can be taken, so you can't put in anything you can't eat.

"Look, even the honey from the rotten bees before this is an ingredient we use for alchemy, but we treat it non-toxic and eat it normally?

"" Ugh. "

You remind me of the ugliness of that time in my words that leaked with polarity, Mr. Iris and Mr. Kate, all together, face to face.

Speaking of which, that honey, I just bought it out and left it in the warehouse.

I don't think it's safe to sell just materials that have a lot of use.

"And, Lord Store Manager, when you can forget about that... I, for once, am the woman before my dowry..."

"Should I forget? That honey is delicious."

I don't rot, so I don't have any problems at all with forgetting it for a while, but I can't really forget it as it is.

Naturally, we have to decide whether we want to sell the rest or eat it ourselves, as we will take the portion to use as an ingredient for smelting.

I'm a little sorry about just the delicious stuff, but if Mr. Iris and the others don't like it, maybe it's better not to put it on our table and sell it.

"As for me, I thought I'd eat about half of it..."

"Well, when they say that... don't worry"

"Something that was so delicious. Hey, that honey. - After that, it was hell."

You remembered the flavor, it was Kate with a slightly grumpy look on her face, but that look soon sinks more than ever.

"Sa, Sarasa, is that honey, after all, expensive?

"Right. That's pretty expensive compared to regular honey. It's edible, but it's also used as an alchemy material."

Even honey was a luxury product, a high ridge flower out of my reach.

... Well, when I called you to my master, you were usually on the table.

It is also because of that that I know the taste.

"Using beeswax and honey from a rotten fruit bee, Maria made me a treat called Canulette, which was delicious, too. The surface is crisp, moist inside, sweet and..."

"Gokuri...... Is it that good?

"Yeah. Rotten bee honey tastes great as it is, but with a little alcohol in it, I think anyone who cares. But once baked, it flies better and tastes better."

Even with Maria's exceptional arms, I think it was only because she used rotten fruit bee honey that it tasted so good.

Honestly, I've never had such a delicious treat before in my life.

But naturally so is that.

Given the price of honey, that cannula is a super fancy treat.

If I were you now, it would still be a price I would never be able to afford back then.

I have that honey on hand now... do you have that recipe in the book I got?

Even though it's hard to make as much stuff as Maria's, if it's on it, why don't we make it once?

I also need a mould, so it's not ready to be made, but if you want to make your own mould, you need to order it from Mr. Jizzed, because there's a way.

"Uh, the manager?

Speaking properly about that, Lorea, Mr. Iris called out somewhat reluctantly.

"What is it, Mr. Iris?"

"That was a bitter memory, for sure, but I think we can get over it. Hey, Kate?

"Yeah, right. Instead, we should overwrite it with good memories and erase it. That's what I think. What do you think?

I mean, you want cannula.

He was two very understandable expressions, but immediately lowers his eyebrows like trouble.

"Oh, but if it seems financially strict..."

"No, that's okay. Fortunately, we can afford it financially now."

The cost of selling Salamander's materials remained sufficient to repay the Rozze family's debts, as well as in the form of royalties for the new building from Mr. Dilal.

I haven't repaid from Master Adelbert, and the alchemists who bought the claims on the Yoke Barr thing don't seem to be able to afford to repay them yet, but in the long run, so I can expect to earn money from them.

For a little while, there should be no problem adding color to your regular diet.

"Heh, I get it. Well, let's still keep about half of it for us to eat."

As soon as I said that, I also leaked a smile to the three of them who made their faces shine.

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"Well, let's start with making alchemy (homunculus)."

I had just decided on an approximate policy, and I was quick, getting ready.

The most time-consuming thing to make this time is still alchemy (homunculus).

Compared to resonant stones and floating tents that can be managed by piercing work, alchemy (homunculus) cannot be completed without ensuring culture time.

"For once, three days should be enough for the size to make this one, but..."

Just for the first time, a little anxious.

If it fails, it's just a lot of damage. In my purse.

"Just follow the procedure and you'll be fine, right?

Again, load the whole alchemy thoroughly and prepare the alchemy kettle.

This time, a one-handed pot-sized alchemy kettle is used.

Throw in multiple salamander scales, Hell Flame Grizzly eyeballs, large ice tooth bat fangs, and a little Demonic Crystal Stone and water for this.

If stirred for about a few minutes while instilling magic, the material that was initially chattering, corny and rolling gradually loses its shape and turns into a red, drooling liquid.

"No problem so far. Add more ingredients…"

Collect some of the ingredients that line the shelves, weigh them and go inside the pan.

Until they are all melted, stir thoroughly again, and add beans, salt, and rusty nail-sharpened objects brought from the kitchen as well.

At this point, it just looks like soup with beans, but the smell is subtle.

Never seems like a delicious color or smell.

"Simmer until the shape is completely gone," he said.

Normally, I just simmered the beans, and they don't disappear enough to simmer, but there's an alchemy kettle. It's not normal.

If you keep mixing with guts for a while, the liquid that was red and cloudy gradually changes to a clear color, and the shape of the beans disappears.

"When it all disappears, transfer it to a culture vessel and dilute it with well water"

The culture container is a cylindrical glass container, about 30 cm long and horizontal.

In it was filled a diluted and peachy liquid.

"And then I'm gonna put in this, my hair and three hairs, all the time"

If you drop it in paralysis, your hair will instantly dissolve away from shwagging.

It's obviously a liquid that looks dangerous, isn't it, this?

Of course, I'm handling it with gloves on, but I'm a little scared.

"Cover tight so you don't spill, and you can even magic at the end of the day!

Me putting my hand on the side of the container and pouring in the remaining magic.

According to Alchemy Daiichi, if you pour a lot of magic into it at this time, you will be able to raise a quality alchemy creature (Homunculus).

I was consuming magic during work as well, so this is an occasion where I should utilize my much wasted magic, although not complete!

If you pour gum and magic into it, the liquid will begin to emit light.

"Eh, we should pour it to the upper limit of this brightness of light, right?

Although it would be nice to have more, it seems that the ability to accept the magic poured depends on the material used, and its limits can be judged by the brightness of light.

In other words, if you pour magic into it and the luminosity stops increasing, that's the limit.

More than that, a waste of magic.

- What is it?

Something's getting brighter and brighter.

Are you sure you're okay with this?