52 - The Shipping State Fagat

I wake up early and am sleepy.

I try to eat breakfast, but my mind is not working, so I drink tea while biting into a pickled red turnip. In the game there is a lot of black tea, so here it is green tea.

When I finish a cup of tea, I finally wake up, prepare a simple breakfast, finish eating, wash my face, and get ready for the day.

Well, it's going to be a long day.

I stop by the guild to collect the consignment sales and put them on display.

Come to think of it, the sake that I sell wholesale to the guild is three times the price of the consignment sales if it has a rating of 10, and the sake that I have sold wholesale to the guild is priced at a level where the consignment fee is not taken away.

I was going to avoid meat dishes that are likely to be covered, but now that I have the parts!　Dishes other than the usual loin or other parts of the loin are on display. A small amount of pre-cooked meat will also be on display.

And a lot of snacks, I dare not put a limit on the number of items you can buy.

Chemicals with a rating of 7 or 8 can be sold for the highest price at this rating, so it would be better to put a rating of 9 or 10 only when someone starts making something similar.

With this thought in mind, I put the item up for sale, slightly blackened with money-making. I'm afraid that I'll get complaints from people who deal with the same product if I offer a rating of 10 at this price.

I know that I can make money by packing <> and <>, <> and alcoholic beverages at 99, but I feel like selling some of the dishes I have made. I think that I can get more money if I sell them at a stall instead of on consignment.

I look at the accessories to see what kind of effects they have. I need to increase the level of alchemy to increase the number of items I can synthesize, but if I'm going to produce something, I want to make something I can sell.

I'm going to go poke at Fagat's sea serpent, and if I don't find any good equipment, I'll stop by the stall and buy something on consignment.

We arrive at Fagat, thinking that the cost of transportation will be quite painful.

It seems that the main deity here is the goddess Faru, judging from the arrangement of the statues. The temple is brightly lit by sunlight, but I buy a candle from a candle shop and put it at my feet. I offer a candle to Phal and freeze, thinking that there are not many candles near the statues of gods other than Phal.

There are many candles with names written on them.

A curse? Is it a curse?

After finishing the offering to each statue, I bought a candle ...... and returned to the place where I received the candle in exchange for an offering and found a sign.

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The temple is a place to collect offerings in every way possible.

Better to wear boomerang pants than candles.

I leave the temple, which is a bit of a horror story, thinking that Phar, the god of water, is also the god of love and hunting.

I heard that Misuzi, the double-sworded knight I trained with before coming to Fagat, was a dancer who dedicated sword dances to the temple until she was ten years old.

He used to disturb them by waving his twin swords.

They are slow and steady, disrupting our pace.

And acrobatic.

The basis of their movements is a circle.

They seem to be dancing, but if it is a dance, it is quite passionate.

So I asked Misuzi who came by during tea time after training, which had become a pattern, about it.

"I used to be a dancer for the sword dedication in the temple.

He said.

They used to perform a dance with twin swords in the temple to the god of war, Asha, the god of fire, every time they performed a Shinto ritual. His current problem is that the swords he wields have no weight and are not very decisive.

It is true that he is fast and skillful, but he does not feel the weight of a single blow to cut through bone, and when the time comes, he seems to be able to push with force by letting the sword cut through flesh and sever the bone.

There is only one more day of training left.

Remembering what had happened at the Fast, we headed for the Adventurers' Guild while eating and shopping. I need a map of where the Sea Serpent is said to haunt. Yes, the navaigai (shellfish) skewers are delicious.

Fagat is a shipping country, trading with Giaas and the neighboring Isle.

From Ziath you can get dwarven weapons and crafts, from the Isle magic stones and sometimes elven musical instruments of great elegance. The country borders on the north-northwest of the Isle and stretches long and narrow from east to west, like a long and narrow protrusion from the continent. It is located to the north of Zias, and when the weather is fine and the air is clear, the capital Faina can be seen on the other side of the sea.

When you arrive at the guild, you are asked where the Sea Serpent appears.

I was told that I was free to make copies of the documents in the archive. The receptionist, who welcomed me with the most over gestures I have ever seen, seemed to be the most unassuming and uninterested in doing his job.

I went to the reference room quietly, since I was dressed so generously that half of my breast was visible. I heard a conversation from the next receptionist that sounded like an order for a date instead of an order for an adventure. Oh, and don't worry, my chest is a man's chest. The female staff members were also dressed in swimsuits and jackets.

At any rate, I was not so interested in what I could see from the beginning.

The staff in charge of the reference room welcomed me with open arms and told me to look around freely, and gave me a piece of paper and a pen and started to take a nap. Is it okay to pay for the paper?

I really want to see Fast Al now.

I scavenge the places he tells me to go and copy a map from a book called . After copying the map, I look through the text to write down the information.

The main cities of the country are the capital Navai Grande, Dromil, Canal and Lakonos Island. In addition to the mainland, there are many islands of various sizes, including Lakonos.

The people are laid-back, perhaps because of the mild climate with little rainfall all year round.

The capital Navai Grande is famous for its shellfish cuisine.

The white-walled houses line the streets because the walls are painted with plaster made from lime from baked seashells.

It seems that shellfish is the staple food in this country.

That's a bit biased, isn't it?

There is one dungeon in Lakonos. Be careful of pirates in the waters near the dungeon.

Canal is the town of oranges and olives.

Sea serpents tend to herd in the cove near the village a little north of Dromil.

The village of Dalus, located at the northern end of the Narn Mountains, is a small village, but its pigs, called Dalus pigs, are hard to find but tasty.

<. I must go to Dalus village to get meat.

I found some information about elves and dwarves, though not about the country.

Elves are skilled in woodworking and leatherworking and do not like to leave their native forests. Dwarves are skilled in metal and gemstone work and have strong feelings for their people back home, but they travel around and put down roots as an apprentice. Elves and dwarves do not have a close relationship.

Thanks to the adventurers (players), both elves and dwarves can be seen in Gearth. No, dwarves are scarce.

Here in Navai Grande, there are a few dwarves who live and work mainly as lapidaries.

It seems that this is because gemstones are more available in Navai Grande than in Diaz. Even so, the climate of Fagat seems to be difficult for the dwarves to live in, and there are only a few of them.

That's why I'm currently learning lapidary.

I am visiting the workshop of Mr. Garganos, who is not very sociable, but has a first-rate skill, and who has not come out of the basement of his workshop because it is too hot.

Socializing?

I caught him with a bottle of sake, and he took a hit.

Garganos showed me his work, and his craftsmanship is superb.

He has a sturdy-looking body and stocky hands. His fingers produce delicate work. Chains that could be thinner than the hairs on Garganos' hands, the natural harmony of gems and metal.

Dwarves, are a very deep thing.

I was allowed to make ear cuffs and rings to be worn on the edge of the ear.

The ear cufflinks were recommended to me when I asked for "something that men, including craftsmen, can leave on and off, and something unique as an adventurer's accessory". I thought that if I had ten rings, there would be room in my equipment for something else.

In fact, I was later told that the rings must be worn on all fingers except the ring finger and thumb for them to be effective. I heard that the ring finger is a special finger for marriage, engagement, and rings with family crests to indicate the head of the family.

I don't know if there is any reason to take up the production of accessories for the production of amulets to prevent possession, so I'm going for small and easy-to-wear items.

"I'm sorry, the effect is minimal, but can you let me make it out of magic stone?"

If I'm going to make something, I'm the one who expects a [good at] correction.

"What?　If you don't mind if it's not very effective, you don't seem to want to use expensive materials."

"It's like a good luck charm."

"Oh, if it's a jinx, so be it."

The dwarf, who was happy with his fire wine, prepared two small magic stones, one silver and the other pale pale blue.

"A man I do business with left them behind when he left other stones for me, because they are beautiful in color, though they fail to grant. They're free, so do what you want with them."

"Thank you."

I looked at it and it had a rating of 2, which means "I feel a little better ......."

If it was made by a resident, it has a rating of 2, and he must be a person with batu skills. I have not met him yet, but he has the skill that even if his skill improves, or rather, the more his skill improves, the more he fails. A skill that Kikuhime mentioned in real life as being attached to Leo's cooking.

I am already embarrassed by the difference from Garganos in the process of working.

It is a trap that accessories require a sense of design and not only dexterity. Garganos gave me detailed instructions, even while he was drinking, such as to lay the piece at an angle and chisel it a little more, and I was making it while looking at an easy-looking piece as a sample.

"Well, it's quite a nice piece," he said.

"Thank you."

Garganos complimented me on my work, which was disastrous, but I was one step closer to my goal. No, it's wrong to compare my work with that of Garganos, who is an expert. Maybe.

Since I haven't done any fighting, I haven't been able to make any accessories yet, but I have been given a set of the minimum tools necessary to make them. Garganos gave me some of the tools that he had tried to use but had thrown away because they did not fit in his hands, and he found them easy to use.

He seemed to have enough money, so I offered him a barrel of sake when we parted. I was happy to have accomplished my goal and to be able to see his wonderful works of art.

It was a little too bright outside because of the darkness in the "cave" of Garganos.

The walls of this city are basically painted with white lime plaster obtained from shells, although this is not the case in the craftsmen's quarter. The reflection of the sun's rays stings my eyes.

I head out of town for Doromir for now.

Local specialties?　I bought some shellfish and olives without missing a beat.

I wonder if the olive oil that was also available in Dias was imported from this country, as it seems to be a better, less oxidized oil.

When I asked this question to the old man of the wholesale shop in the isle, he told me that ordinary residents usually keep olive oil in their item pouches, and that it is rare that there is no time lapse.

He told me that it is a gift that [Gentiles] have.

The ability that time does not elapse in the item pouch or the warehouse.

Ability to be pulled back to the temple just before death

Skills are easily manifested.

In return, sometimes the soul is pulled back to the original world, and the person may be out of action for a few days.

The inhabitants of this world seem to have the above perceptions of the player.

Also, when the number of demons increases, Gentiles who defeat them often appear, so they are recognized, and Gentiles who get rid of many demons seem to be good neighbors.

However, whether adventurers, including resident adventurers, are welcomed or not depends on each other's personal qualities, since adventurers have a negative image that they do not stay in one place, are not rooted in the local economy, do not listen to others, and are violent.

The killing of sea serpents is used as a way to build trust with the non-adventurer residents. One of the conditions to raise your adventurer rank to B is <50 sea serpents killed>, and you must complete either this request or 500 requests in the town (including villages).

By the way, when you reach rank B, your card will show <<<>. The condition must be either or .

In the meantime, it seems to be profitable to be an adventurer (player) or a carrier.

Running for Doromir.

The only enemy that stands in your way is Luba's <.

According to the guild, the enemies on the mainland of this country are not so strong, but those on the islands and in the sea seem to be troublesome. I thought it would be impossible if the sea serpent was a dragon, although there is a word of eagle, but it was a sea serpent demon, so I came here to challenge it.

The skill that came out of the battle was 【Jewelry】.

I want to get it right away, but I don't have enough skill points. If I can gather enough materials, I can make <<> by alchemy and make it into an accessory by acquiring 【Jewelry】.

I wonder what to do with the < (sacred artifact) given to me by Tasya. I don't have the courage to make it into an accessory.

But first, I need some skill points.

The climate is dry, and there are olive groves and wheat fields.

It's hot, but so far it's pleasantly hot. I'm thinking what if I have to kill a boss again to get into town for a bit. Then I think to myself that I can just go straight to the village.

No, let's rather go straight to the village off the road. Thank goodness you have a map, you turn off the road and start running along the shortest route. I want a cavalryman.

The good thing about my running method is that I don't have to worry about the difference in elevation because I have << levitation>> (I also use magic << levitation>> to level up). If I want to run, I can go on the roof in the city.

Ignoring the considerable difference in elevation, I came to a flat area where I could see a reddish color among the greenery. I turned off the road I had been running in a straight line and approached it.

I had thought that tomatoes are supposed to grow upwards like a tree on a pole, but here tomatoes are just crawling on the ground.

My image of a tomato field and the tomatoes in front of me are at war in my mind.

Long, bushy tomatoes like Italian tomatoes lie on the ground like bunches of grapes. Is this how tomato fields are done abroad, unlike in Japan?

"Don't you want to take it?"

As I stood still for a moment, he spoke to me.