26 Episode 25 Armor and Shotguns (1/2)

The next day, when I visited the guild with the problem of exterminating bandits, I saw the receptionist beckoning to me. It's a girl today. Cute.

Please show me your guild card.

”You must be Kaede. You have a nomination request and a reward for completing the request.

When you show your guild card, you'll be given three gold coins and a request board that looks like two request boards stacked with the writing side in the middle.

On the side you can see, it says, ”For the sake of confidentiality, please make sure no one is around before opening the package.

I wonder if it is safe to say that I am carrying a secret.

Thank you.

I put the board in the item box, thanked him, and left the guild. Shall I open it at the inn?

When I opened the package in the inn room, I found the contents of the request written on it.

Rank: E

Request: Defeat bandits

Reward: 50,000 Tel divided among the participants, and an additional 500 Tel for each person defeated.

Quantity: All bandits

Remarks: Gather at the guild one hour after the morning bell rings on the 15th, and show the request form to the receptionist. Operation will be decided depending on the number of people gathered.

The 15th day is tomorrow.

We can't just go around asking, ”We're going to kill bandits tomorrow, do you want to join us? We can't just go around asking people if they want to join us.

What will they do if they don't get the necessary number of people?

Perhaps they will change the day.

I looked at the guild card to see if the three gold coins were just for information, but there was no record of bandits killed on the guild card.

I wonder if this is some kind of guild-style cover-up.

The fact that it disappeared probably means that the reward has already been paid.

There is no way to confirm whether the amount of information is included, but the fact that a strike team has been formed may mean that it has been confirmed.

That's just a guess, though.

It's still a long day until tomorrow - or rather, there's still a whole day to go - so I went to check on the workshop, but they said it would take until the day after tomorrow to remove the magic power.

Next is the charcoal shop.

Hello, how's the coke?

Coke is that coal that can be used for refining. I did as you said and built a small facility, but all I got was a hole in the end of the coal.

Oh. A lot of holes means it's probably finished.

I think you should thin the ・・・・・・ area where the coke is placed to make it only at the edge.

The coke is the one full of holes. I think it burns at a higher temperature than charcoal when you light it.

”Oh, ・・・・・・, can I try to burn it?

Of course you can.

The charcoal maker scrapes off the coke and begins to build a fire.

Although he is a charcoal dealer, he mainly sells charcoal, not uses it.

With nothing else to do, I looked around and saw what looked like a coke-making device.

It even has some kind of device to move gas around and use it. It's very complete. I wonder if it was made by a dwarf.

It seems to be ready. It seems to be very fast, but in this world, there must be some kind of magic.

Hmmm... ・・・・・・ That's a lot of firepower for such a small amount, this could be a great fuel. This could be a great fuel, but it's not enough for refining.

Apparently, it is. Do we need to parallelize ・・・・・・ to get the quantity?

I think we can secure the quantity by making several identical ones. The problem is profitability. ・・・・・・

”It's a good fuel for heating, but it's too expensive at present. It's a good fuel for heating, but it's too expensive for refining, and it's better to use charcoal. If we could turn the whole coal into coke, which could be used for refining, it would be about the same as charcoal, but nowadays coal is retailed for home fuel, so it would be much cheaper to buy it directly from the miners.

I think it's possible if you reduce the thickness of the area where the coal is placed. I think we can do that by reducing the thickness of the area where the coal is placed, alternating the area where the thin coal is placed with the area where the flame is burned for heating.

That sounds like a good idea. I'll give it a try, but for now, I'll just make one, and if I can make it, I'll make another one.

”Yes, please do. How much money do you have left?

You haven't spent a single gold coin yet. That's a lot of money.

I see. Let me know when you need it.

I will. I think we're good for the time being.

He left the store. At this rate, it may not be difficult to put it to practical use.

I have nowhere else to go, so I'm going to have lunch and then go on an adventure.

It's another day of killing Red Wolves.

I've killed about 30 red wolves and gained one level.