Volume 1 - CH 10

~Volume 1: Life in a different world is tumultuous!?~

Chapter 10 [At the mining town, Part 2]

Raw: Volume 1 Chapter 10

Boosting my courage with the act of lunch and purchase, I hardened my will and knocked on the door of the mining guild.

[Excuse me]

[What? Who is this little girl?]

The mining guild was the complete opposite of the adventurer guild, with an unfriendly geezer serving as the receptionist who scowled at me the moment I entered.

I already felt my will crumbling but I had no choice then to persist on and continued [I was wondering if there is any request I could get from here?]

[If you want a quest, there is no reason for you to come to us is there. From the look of it, aren't you from that minor alchemist guild, little girl?]

That isn't the case though? More like, there is such a guild in this town. It’s the first time I heard of this.

After explaining that I am independent and once again asking if they could spare me a request, [It's impossible with that weak arm. Come back when you get stronger] was the taunt I got. I swear, he is so unapproachable.

With my alchemy, I could gather the material in one day if they would let me. If that happens, things such as a mining guild would be obsolete. Joining an organization just to get the request is something I refuse to do. I am a freelancer!

While all kind of thought were coming up, I had a flash of inspiration.

...That's right. It's not like I have to be a member forever.

If that's the case, I can just apply to join just for tomorrow only. [We don't normally accept day labor] while prefacing his reply, [since it's the request from a cute little girl like you, I will specially allow it. However, the membership fee will be 2000 Fol] he followed with an indecent smile. Eeh, there is a membership fee.

[It's ok if you don't want to pay, you know? The oh-so great alchemist are usually poor anyway] he said with a mocking tone. Gununu, I will be sure to recover my loss, making that pledge in my heart. Reluctantly paying the fee, based on the amount of money I have spent so far, my savings is near to nothing. There is no going back.

[Contract established. Well then, this is the request for today]

Declaring that, the geezer showed me the request slip. Hmm. The content of the request is the excavation of 5 trolley of eldonia ore which is privy to this town. Any excess can be kept by the fulfiller. Aside from that, the reward is 3000 Fol. That should be enough to cover the membership fee from earlier, and the condition is pretty good too.

[The location is here. You are to gather at the venue tomorrow morning. Don't be late]

Continuing on, I was passed a page of map. The excavation site is at the outskirt it seems. With the intention to compare it with the all-purpose map later however, from what I see, it isn't too far away.

[I understand. Well then, see you tomorrow]

Recognizing that there I will not get any new information, I kept the map in my pocket and started heading out. Which was then I remembered something and made an U-turn

[...By the way, please excuse me for asking but]

[Huh? What else do you need?]

Apparently, the geezer was caught off guard, and I witnessed him picking his nose. Excuse, me, what do you think you are doing in front of a lady.

[Is there any bathhouse in this town?]

[Bathhouse......do you mean the sauna? Go out, and it's the third building from here]

Pointing beyond the wall, the geezer explained lethargically. What I wanted was a bathhouse but a sauna is fine too. Let's get ready.

[Well, the sauna is usually used by the men. If you insist, how about I go with you?]

He exclaimed while making a disgusting laugh. Aah, is that what it is like for this town's sauna? Does it serve as a getaway for the miner?

The imagination of a bunch of burly half naked man packed together gave me the chills. Me being inside that? I can't even begin to imagine. Nope. Not happening.

I desperately tried to maintain a forced smile, repeated [Well then, see you tomorrow] and exited the mining guild.

Seems like it would be an early day tomorrow, I should make whatever preparation I need while I can.

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Relocating to the outskirts, I settled up the all-purpose tent as a resting place for good measure. There isn't any rent for it too, seems like I will be counting on it today too.

[Alright, it's time to get started]

Pulling myself together, I placed the cauldron on the ground and opened the recipe book. This time range is when I am at my best condition.

[Ermmm......If I recall, a pickaxe that will act on its own accord......I remember seeing something like that]

Mumbling that I browse through the recipe book. There it is. Fully Automated Pickaxe. The component are pickaxe and......fairy stone.

Previously at the forest of Meno, I acquired a sizeable amount of fairy stone. As for the pickaxe, I picked it up from the town's garbage collection point. Since it was once thrown away, there shouldn't be any complains.

Of course, they come with various defects such as a broken handle, rusted blade or some kind of deformation. It can't be used at the state it is in. However, what I have here is the ultimate cauldron. No matter how poor the quality of the material, it's an exceptional item that will craft the highest quality product from it.

[Without further ado, let's start mixing!]

Poi, I carelessly dropped the materials, good and bad into the cauldron, and was soon greeted with the sight of a completed pickaxe.

The appearance was a completely ordinary pickaxe but......is it really automated I wonder. Start digging!]

I tried giving it a command, and it really started excavating the ground. Ooo, as expected of fully automated. If I own multiple of this, I won't have to lift a single finger.

[That's enough, stop!] with that order, the pickaxe cease all activity. After that, I started mass production.

[Should I make bombs at the same time I wonder]

Modern mining as we know it are commonly conducted with explosive. In this world where bombs are treated as rare objects, however I will use them remorselessly.

[Transmutation in bulk! All material at once! Toryaa!]

Letting my voice out, I threw material into the cauldron one after another. Originally, alchemy is about checking each and every material before putting them into the cauldron, and then carefully mixing them, a process that takes a long time. However, this here is the ultimate cauldron. Even if a bunch of unrelated material are jumbled up, as long as you have the image of what you want to make in your mind, it will take shape.

And so, in the time limit possible, a total of 10 fully automated pickaxe and 20 bomb were prepared. That marks the end of today's work and I retreated into the all-purpose tent to get everything set for tomorrow.