45 - The Magic Stone

The magic circle is drawn by looking at a sample book and applying magic power with a special ink, also made by alchemy. The preparation of the ink is not particularly out of bounds, but is said to be available in general alchemy stores to varying degrees.

Christina tells me that there is a book in the library that describes how to make ink. I thought I would have a hard time finding the recipe, but it looks like I can get a variety of things.

I remember that Al from the Adventurers' Guild told me that magic is not popular in Geers. I guess you can get more information in a country that specializes in it.

Christina is a magician. effect, and I chose the magic circle with protection effect.

The reason for my choice is simple: I like the look of the magic circle. You have to buy a book of magic circle samples to memorize them. The sample book I was shown was a binder type, and an old man with ink-stained cuffs took off the clasps and set the pages I had chosen on the copying table. Sorry to interrupt your work.

Christina chose rubies and I chose crystals. They looked expensive!

No, I chose the crystal because it had a low rank among the materials in the line and I intend to do the alchemy myself. There were some crystals with higher ranks, but they were arranged separately. It was kind of them to arrange them by ranks. I'll have to get a mineral/metal analysis too.

It seems that the success rate of refining increases if the stones are aligned with each other, and the crystals, which are easy to transfer, are placed there so that the craftsmen can copy the magic circle and use it as a base before refining the main gemstone.

The manager is not too chatty, but the craftsmen's stories are very informative. I'll keep them in mind.

The craftsmen teach us how to write in silence.

Without aptitude, the finished work will be just a pattern with no effect, and with little INT, the work will not be effective because it will not last until the end of writing. Can't I make this into a stamp? It looks like it would be hard to engrave because of its fine details.

It's done.

Likewise.

"Well, both of you are very good at it."

It seems to work well as a magic circle.

"Then let's have the artisans refine it."

The manager smiles and graciously accepts Christina's magic circle and hands it to the artisan.

"Can I do mine myself?"

"Do you have alchemy?"

"Yes, I have."

"As you wish. You can use the alchemy table if you like.

The manager, whose gaze almost never moves from Christina. It seems that the most important thing for the manager right now is to make Christina's magic stone.

You're treating me like crap!

But still, it is a smelting stand.

It is a facility that did not exist in the production plant in Diaz. The distance between the alchemy tables is far apart, perhaps to prevent interference between magical powers. You can make alchemy anywhere by setting up a camp, but as in the case of cooking, the success rate and evaluation will be higher if you use expensive equipment.

I would like to have my own production facility someday. I realized that I forgot to read the explanation of the house, but I will read it slowly when I am alone.

Now, I have upgraded my equipment from a portable smelter to a smelter, but I can only smelt three items.

The alchemy table, which I activated by channeling magic power, has the same pattern as the alchemy circle.

One is a teardrop-shaped crystal the size of my finger, one is the magic circle of protection that I have just described, and the other one is a magic circle that I can use for some magic. The one that seems to be harmless and compatible is recovery.

By the way, the success rate of combining three pieces is 100%. The success rate of three pieces depends on the rank of the material and the magic to be cast.

Taking off the glove of skill, the success rate is 70% for two pieces and 60% for three pieces. I have a master ring on. I guess it's just a matter of level, but if magic is a requirement for alchemy, the result would be disastrous for a mage's dexterity.

No, if we make alchemy our main job and raise our level, will we be able to raise the necessary items in our status? It seems that the alchemist who is a sheaf via a sorcerer or from other production jobs via a sorcerer is the most capable.

On the other hand, the success rate of "casting a spell" seems to depend on INT and the level of the spell in question, and the longer the chanting time, the lower the success rate.

Now, when I try to select a magic, I am shocked at how low my magic level is.

The reality is that the level of magic is not over 20 except for darkness. If I had reached 20 in light, I would have been able to cast a magic that would have been a counterpart to that of darkness.

I have no choice but to cast the highest level magic .

Let's work hard in battle for the sake of production. The low level of magic does not lower the success rate, though.

The formation shines brightly, and when the light fades, there is a pale purple gem with a magic circle inside.

Where's the crystal!　It was supposed to be transparent!

When you pick it up and look at it closely, you realize that the crystal is transparent as it was, and the magic circle floating inside is purple, and the color of the crystal shines faintly, so that it looks light purple at a glance.

Amulet of blackbird crystal

Produced by. Lengard

Rating : 10 Rank . 4

Granted: Effect of mental protection.

Material Properties . None

It is calming to carry.

If you are cursed or attacked by a spirit, it will be replaced twice.

The same as the above.

The effect of a rating of 10 causes feathers to fly to the target

The person is known.

This is what I made.

I was able to appraise it and see if it is a tool or not. It's a trap that will break easily if I take it into battle. I wonder if there is a limit to the number of times it can be used if it's not a crystal. No, I think it would be better to make it a "curse resistance" or an individual resistance item instead of a protection item, so that it is always in effect. Also, it seems that the name of the item can be changed, though I don't have a sense of naming.

"I wonder if it worked out for both of us?"

Christina, who had been watching a craftsman smelting a magic circle she had drawn next to her, comes to her side.

"Yes, I've learned a lot thanks to you."

"Wouldn't you like to exchange stones with each other as a commemorative gift? Of course, if you are planning to use it, I don't think it's too much to ask."

"I thought crystals and rubies were worth more than each other."

I don't mind, since I don't plan to use it in battle.

"Oh, it's worth it that we made it together today. I've never been alone in the city and I've never been in a store with anyone other than my family before. Besides, I often see people around me at the school exchanging something with their friends and seem to be having a good time. ......"

I'm looking away and my ears are red.

I often receive gifts, but they are often inaudible .........

Are you a loner?　I wonder if it's called being on the high side.

"Don't tell anyone."

Laughing, she drops a newly created magic stone into Christina's hand so that the manager can't see it.

"Secret?"

I put the ruby in my hand with a dubious look on my face.

If I would stop smiling and being so impassive and show more of that smile, I'd make friends and lovers in no time. The reason I don't tell anyone is because it has Lengard's name written all over it.

No magic stone talk here.

Ruby of Magic

Produced by: Howell's Magical Stone Shop

Rating : 4 Rank . 3

Material properties: affinity with fire

Effects of magical enhancement

Gemstone usually used for wands and accessories.

The description is not very friendly. At least the maker's name should be Christina. I'll give it to the boy Julius to have it made into a wand.

Christina has gone silent.

"I'm leaving you now, manager."

With a blank look on her face, Christina turns on her heel and heads for the exit.

I don't know, did I offend you?　Was it that bad? The manager rushes to follow. I followed behind Christina for now.

Oh, you think she's using a false name, Homura?

No, it wasn't.

They tried to keep it a secret.

I wonder if he got the expressionless face of a nobleman when he tried to make it up to her.

I was taken into a coffee shop/lobby-like area on the ground floor of a large inn, separated from the rest of the room by individual partitions. It seems that the young lady did not confirm me by standing around.

"Why are you glowing ......?"

"Well?"

Maybe it's because it's rated 10.

Apparently, they saw the glow and thought it was related to the "secret" and took me out of the store.

"I've heard that if you put a spell on it, it can glow that color. ......, but you're a magician, so you can use magic. I'm surprised, may I have a look at it?"

"Please."

It glows when you put magic in it.

Christina's a connoisseur too. She seems to have a good eye for gems. I appraised it before I said no, I regret that.

"I've never seen crystals with this effect before. I've only heard rumors about it in the royal treasures. The limitation of the number of times it can be used is probably due to the strength of the stone. ...... will give it back to you."

No, it's rare. If it's a royal treasure with no limit on the number of times you can take it into battle, I don't know what it's made of.

Why?

It's out of proportion to my magic stone.

What's the use?

"It's what a nobleman would want. But I can't accept a rating of 10, that's out of line with the price."

That being said, if you are a nobleman who is not in the front line, it might be better to have a wide range of protection than to have pinpoint protection against curses. You never know where they might be jealous of you and harass you, and it seems that they have guards to protect you from anything physical. Unlike the demons we've confronted, humans are likely to change their hands if the curse doesn't work, and the next one is likely to be something from this side.

On the other hand, my device protects me from a wide range of invisible attacks, and I can know who attacked me. I'm sure the attackers are hired guns, though.

Well, the dragging of the nobles is just my imagination.

"It's worth it that we built it together today, isn't it?"

When I returned the words, he hesitated, but finally accepted them.

"I will take good care of it."

No, use it, will you?

"Is it this effect that you don't want me to know about?　Is it a name?"

"The name. That's the name we use to make things. I don't mind people criticizing the quality of my work, but it would be a little depressing if they knew it was me who made it."

"All right, I know Homura, but I have never met Mr. Lengard, is that correct?"

"Yes."

Thank you for talking so quickly. And he gave a "sir" to Lengard.

After that, he told me where the Mages' Guild was located, and I came to the library. After being told how to register, time was up and it seemed that it was time for Christina to return to the school.

Sign what looks like a certificate of completion of the assignment and return it with 500 shillings.

The certificate says that the assignment was submitted by Group A.

I was told that Group A was a group of children of a certain status, and that it was the idea of a boy of a higher status than the others. They were told that they were not to be escorted within sight, that they were not to identify themselves or their families, and that they were to treat tourists only with their own knowledge. I told him that it would be better to have at least two men in a group for safety measures, but he said that other groups have two men. When I complained about this to the guy who had put us in pairs, he stopped me gently.

"Oh, you don't mean 300 sil?"

"Food, jewelry store, inn, mage guild, library."

"I wasn't asked to show you the rest stop, and the guild was just passing by."

"The inn is the kind you can't get into without an introduction, a face-saving payment. The rest is just for giving me access to the magic books."

The magic books are in a separate building, frequented by students of the Academy of Law and Magic. Since some of them are of high status, they are not registered to use the library, but are granted permission to browse the books. Qualifications for students in this country, including those of the academy, depend on their status as a student, and those who are not students can be obtained through an introduction from the temple, the mages' guild, or a nobleman of some standing.

By the way, it is said that the majority of the students in the academic academies are city boys who have no aptitude for magic.

The law school has a short jacket and one-piece dress with a long hem, and the men wear a military-style uniform with a collar. The academy has a sailor-like uniform with a mini skirt and a blazer for the men.

"That's what you get just for belonging to the mages' guild."

"It seems like a hassle to be a member. I enjoyed being taken to places I wouldn't have been able to go alone today."

I spent a lot of money, but I should be able to get some rice!

Christina and I shook hands and parted ways.

Now, I would like to stay here and read until the museum closes, but I have to get some rice before it closes.

The location is almost diagonally opposite from here, from the Temple of the Earth. Carriages, carriages.

If you have time, you can go for a stroll, but the stores close when the sun goes down. I'm glad I took some anti-sickness medicine.

We get off at the temple of the earth and walk for a while.

Call the white!

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Wonderful fluff.

I arrived at a smaller store than I expected.

But when I showed them my letter of introduction, they showed me a large building next door. Apparently, their main business is wholesale, selling directly to restaurants, etc., and they have a small store next door to sell half of what they buy and a few of what they have.

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I went inside and showed him my letter of introduction.

"Oh, you're the one who brought his letter of introduction?"

"Yes, I want to share the rice."

Him?　So you are personally acquainted with the head chef, and not just restaurant-to-restaurant? I had thought that they were just friends with other big restaurants.

"That's a rare ingredient, but its use is limited here, so I don't sell it privately.

"So if you tell me where they are produced, I'll go and buy them myself, but that would be trolling for suppliers, wouldn't it?"

"They're rare because they're far from where they come from and because there's no demand for them around here. I don't mind telling you where they come from, there's more than one place."

"Oh!　I'm flattered, but won't the owner be offended if I tell him without permission?"

I am the owner.

Oh, no.

The owner of this big store is working with you?

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I answer White's question.

"The food looks pretty heavy, but you're packing and unloading, aren't you?

You can't tell the condition of the food from sitting on it."

I love this wholesaler. It makes me happy.

"Come along, I'll sell you what I have left over."

Judging from the rice served at the restaurant, it may be a little different from the rice we eat in the real world. No, the developers here seem to be very picky, so I'm sure they have some good rice ......!

If you can get rice, you can make sake. If you can make sake, you can make mirin and roasted sake. Even without soy sauce and miso, you will be able to enjoy Japanese food for a while without getting bored. I have already looked up koji on the net, and if I were asked to make it in the real world, I might fail, but the good thing about cooking here is that even if you do it properly, it will work.

But I'm not sure if making koji counts as cooking. I hope you can make koji that produces tasty koji. I almost skipped along.

"You look really happy."

I was so excited that I was double-barreled into the room.

We left the reception area where we were first ushered in, passed through the side of the office, and came to a warehouse/unloading area in the back of the building.

There was a flat floor from the road, and it looked like a marketplace with a lot of foodstuffs. Unlike a market, the shelves were lined up in rows.

The colorful produce arrived and was quickly loaded onto wagons and taken away.

I guess freshness is the name of the game in that area.

Yes.

The rice I met was in a jute bag with the hulls attached. It looked like it had just been threshed.

But was it lucky enough to make seed koji?　When I looked up koji, I believe I read that seed koji is made from the small blackish balls on the ears of rice.

"There are a lot of other ingredients here, you know?　Are you sure this is what you want?"

"Mm, this is fine."

I don't think the taste is that addictive.

Does this old man even taste all the ingredients he receives?

"It's a staple food because it's not peculiar. You want to try some?

"You look so happy, let me try some."

That's what happened.