137 - - The Neighbor

Today we are planning to get together for the acquisition of the clan house, but only Ochazuke and Peter have arrived yet. Ochazuke has been working on improving his level of [architecture] all day long. He sold off some of the casino's prizes to make some money, and left it to Sil to raise the level endlessly.

However, he did not stay in the casino for a long time because there is a weekly limit to the amount of time he can stay in the casino. Ochazuke tries to stay as much as possible during everyone's log-in time. I think that the limit is unavoidable because too much immersion in this world can interfere with the real world in various ways. I have never bothered with the restrictions because they are almost irrelevant to working people anyway.

Ochazuke has been working hard to raise the level of [Architecture], but now that he has collected the materials for each clan house, he can't wait to ask the residents for <<>.

Ochazuke has decided to open a small store and is currently looking for land. Since he is not a producer, he is planning to make money by selling materials and by selling <> during the construction rush that is expected to come in the near future. Since there are many production jobs for equipment or consumables used in battle, such as blacksmithing and sewing, they are planning to start selling them ahead of time and hoping that the demand for them will be concentrated.

Currently, the number of gentile stores is increasing and there are many applicants, and the construction to expand the plot to the southwest seems to be going well. When the construction is completed, it will be opened to the gentiles as a new commercial area. Among those involved in the construction are exiles who were protected during the slum clearance, and are now living in communal houses facing the western wall built by the temple, the lords and the commercial guilds. Once the commercial zone for gentiles takes off, they expect to be in demand as store employees.

......The guild leader, Moss, was troubled by the fact that many of the exiles are children, but he believes his fears are unfounded. I can't imagine a gentile (player) hiring an adult male in his prime, but I wonder if I am being poisoned.

I also want to play around with the glassworks. But first, I need to sell off the materials I won't use.

I could have made it in time if I had rushed to Trinh's store in the evening, but Lapidus and Noel were happy to see me, so it's all good. As it turns out, I don't even have to pass by High Priest Kyle.

I heard that parties have been going to the fifth level of the labyrinth recently, and there is no problem to sell off the materials up to that level, since the labyrinth materials are still expensive, including those on the way, and I would like to sell them off quickly before the price goes down. The problem is the materials after that.

I can sell Seedle See Dorn's <<>, <<> to Princess Kikuhime, since she should be warm in her pockets. The < of Seedle See Dorn goes to Peter. <<>...... is not very good, because it is not a straight sword, but a western style dagger, and no one in the clan uses it. Peter and Leo are the only ones who can use it. ...... ask Leo, I believe he sometimes uses something that is not a dagger. < into a weapon for me.

I guess the and of salamanders, the of a black, poison-spitting dragon, and the <> of Far Farshi are for clothes or light armor. I heard that <> of salamander will have an additional fire effect if it is thrown into the furnace during the production process, I should give it to Ruba.

<><>.

What is the difference between a cage and a small hand? A kote is essentially the part of the human body from the wrist to the elbow?　Oh, the instep part is missing. I think kendo kote has a part of the instep, but is that how it is divided here? Well, okay.

<> has STR up, and has a damage compensation when bare-handed or knuckles are equipped. Yes, I don't use it to the fullest. <, but it is not for me. As for the way to use it, maybe I can use it as a material for production and rewrite its ability?　It would be better to give it to Shin.

<<> has an unparalleled defense for a pommel, and an additional effect of strong poison on melee attacks. I am an evasion type, so <> or > is more attractive for me to equip. Looking at Peter, I think that poison is also good.

I'll take the materials for the three orcs in the tenth level of the labyrinth to my neighbor (Elias). Zodiac is at the top of the list. Well, Ochazuke has always been good at what he does, and he and Karma, with whom he often hangs out during the day, have been talking about it in a good way in other games.

All the members of the clan are the type of people who like to go to new places and are not afraid to go back to the dead. Even Kikuhime, who is a fan of her own character, is a bit of a strategy player in general, but it is a situation that I did not expect. Is it because Leo's wish to go through the forest at the beginning was heard, and as a result, all of them got the spirits with the overall recovery effect in the early stage of the project? It's like Leo, though he often gets me in a pinch.

I get off the wagon with such thoughts in my mind. We go to the next door neighbor via the temple without masks. We are less than ten meters from the door and yet we have to take this detour. I didn't think of going out the front of the closed store, but I finished producing for sale until I finished consuming the materials, and when I was about to leave the liquor store, I received an educational instruction from Cal. I don't know what it is, but there are a lot of suspicious gentiles around the general store and around the liquor store. Is it because of what happened in the arena?　It was a bit troublesome, but not all bad since the amount of attribute stones for purchase had jumped up.

When I opened the door of Elias's store [Atelier], it was full of customers today.

Or rather, the Flame King, Gilweitzer, and Krull were there, being praised and questioned. Elias seemed to be doing maintenance work on his equipment, ignoring the customers.

"Good evening, Elias. I'm here to sell some materials.

Avoiding the three very popular people surrounding him, he calls out to Elias behind the counter. There was nothing in the list of the counter's automatic purchase function that matched what I wanted to sell, but there was a sentence in the description that said "Boss drop equipment and labyrinth materials are available for separate consultation.

"Hello, it's been a while. You are more than welcome."

He glanced at the crowd of people surrounding the Flame Kings and was invited to the third floor to avoid the noise. From below, I could tell that the second floor was a store, but I wondered if the third floor was also a store, but it was not a store but a personal space that only those with permission were allowed to enter. The room is a mixture of Chinese and Western styles, a chinoiserie, if you will.

"It was in that state before I logged in, I couldn't kick them out because they were all my customers and I was getting a little tired of them purposely retreating to the back when there was nothing there.

He poured tea from a white pot. I see a set of Chinese tea sets on a tea table, but I wonder if his preference is for black tea.

"Hmm, my friend made it for me. But even though I have the tea sets, I don't have the tea.

I see, Fast (here) is a western culture for the name of the country.

Elias explains, perhaps noticing that I was looking at him. It is true that there is no Chinese tea except jasmine tea. I think the jasmine tea was a brownish tea with a floral flavor added to black tea. Is it more of a flavored black tea?

"If there is black tea, then there are tea trees, so I have a feeling we can make tea.

"Oh, really?"

"It's the difference in the degree of fermentation, isn't it? I am not familiar with Chinese tea, but I have heard that the black tea Red Premium was made from the Japanese tea "benifuki". It is said that the black tea was fermented in the shipping to import Chinese tea and became black tea, so it is probably the same tea tree. The difference in taste may be due to the variety of the tree and the climate.

I'll have to look into it."

"But if the people of the fire are here, are there enough drops in the labyrinth now?"

"They are here for equipment maintenance. Any number of labyrinth drops are welcome. My friends have asked me to buy them when I have a chance, so I'll even buy materials I don't use if you sell them to me.

Hmm?　That girl?　Which one?　I am a little bit hesitant, but I tell Elias that he can feel free to play anything he doesn't want, and I arrange the materials I want to sell in the buy/sell window. As usual, I leave the price to Elias, as it is a hassle to put it on the list.

I wondered if it was because I had not logged in yet that Daichi, Haruna, and the other holy priest were not here, but I guessed that they were at different stores if they were doing maintenance on their equipment. Oh, that reminds me... Koreto.

"By the way, do you have to process non-transferable weapons by yourself?"

"Hm--, No, it is possible to make a request for production without transferring the ownership like you did with the small hand of power. After it is processed, it will be treated as a separate item and can be transferred.

Elias replies with a price, keeping his eyes on the window.

"I don't know if this is what it looks like. I've priced the first item I saw a little higher than the others, but I don't know what the demand is for it, so I'm sorry if I've priced it too low.

"No problem, thank you."

I have been slacking on my market research and don't know what I'm talking about. However, since items in the labyrinth are rarely sold on consignment, and are often sold directly to the producers, I have to negotiate with several sellers to do my research. Then there is the bulletin board.

"So ......"

"Sorry, sis."

I was about to ask Elias to process the << when Gilweitzer and the others came in.

"Sister?"

"Oh, Homura?"

"I didn't know you knew each other."

Good evening.

"Good evening."

At any rate, I return the greeting.

"You can call me Elias over here."

"Oh, I'm sorry."

When you came in, you looked like Gilweitzer. Or maybe they were sisters. And I don't want to know the real gender, but the gender of the character. Please tell me if the flat chest is just flat or not.

Are we interrupting?

No, I've just finished my business.

He looks at the exchange between Elias and Gilweitzer and answers the Flame King's confirmation.

"There was a fox evolution stone as a prize for second place in the arena.

"Oh, you're going to pay me a tribute?"

"Don't be absurd, you'll lose your points!"

"You're a celebrity now, aren't you?"

"You're a bit of a pain in the ass!"

"And you can't get rid of Elias's customers in Elias's store, can you?"

The Flame King still has a fine wrinkle between his eyebrows. Over here, the three of us are conversing while watching the exchange between Gilweitzer and Elias. Elias is also trying to be a fox, and it certainly looks good on him.

"Well, it can't be helped. I'll just put up with it and think of it as a tax on my fame.

"I can't help it!"

The Flame King says with a sigh.

I'm sorry, that tax is overdue.