62 Episode 61 Guilds and Drugs (2/2)

The usage was not so difficult.

All you have to do is build a fire, put the distillation target inside, and it will do its job.

It is said that a human being has to judge where to stop distilling.

Incidentally, there is no particular reason why it is made of mithril, but because it is cheap and strong.

It seems to me that mithril is about to take over the position that iron used to hold on Earth.

It's so eroded that it wouldn't be surprising if the age of mithril reinforced concrete came.

All right, I'll buy this.

I declare, and hand over a large gold coin.

”Thank you. 　I'll have to disassemble it to carry it. When will you take it out?

”Oh, I can carry it myself. 　I have an item box.

I don't think you can do this. 　Even though mithril is light, it's still a piece of metal.

No, I can do it. 　Do you mind if I try?

I don't care if it's yours now. ......

Permission granted.

I touch the distillation device and try to put it in the item box.

And sure enough, it works.

There you go.

”Is the ...... item box that useful?

Yes, they are. 　It's very convenient.

It can keep your lunch hot, or carry tons of iron ore easily.

Depending on the object, it can also be used in combat by simply dropping it from the sky.

I'll leave you to it. 　I have more business to attend to.

Oh, yeah, ......, you can come by if you need me again.

It was surprisingly easy to get it.

I'll be free for a whole day tomorrow.

Well, there are plenty of things to do, such as mass-producing the extraction fluid.

There's also the possibility that I'll consume a lot of it during the Brokens battle, and there's a ton of zunana grass in the item box.

It's enough for me to start working on it without waiting for the ship to be completed.

When I returned to Photoren, Mercia had already returned to the store.

We can start tomorrow. 　What about Mercia?

”It's not going to happen today or tomorrow, but it's going to happen this week. 　The effects have already been confirmed by the other side.

I see. 　I won't be here for a while, starting the day after tomorrow, so you'll have to handle all the pricing and negotiations.

All right. 　If you're ready to start tomorrow, does that mean you've already got the tools?

Yes. 　Do you have room at ......?

It's a manufacturing facility, right?　If so, the warehouse would be better.

Okay.

Then we put the distillation equipment in the warehouse and worked hard to produce the Zunana grass extract.

We couldn't increase the efficiency per hour, so we mobilized the clerks and worked day and night in shifts.

The next day at noon, when about five liters of extract had accumulated, a man who looked like a researcher came to the warehouse.

Perhaps he hadn't slept enough, but he had a big smile on his unhealthy face and was calling out for Mercia.

Who is this guy?

Before you can ask any questions, the man opens his mouth with a ghastly smile.

”Mr. Mercia!　That potion you brought with you is a horrible adulteration!　Please stop manufacturing it now, it's a waste of extract.

Who the hell are you?

Don't just show up out of nowhere and say whatever you want.

Mercia, who is this guy?

...... Mr. Dimec, researcher for the Chemists' Guild. 　By the way, what's a shoddy product?

A researcher.

Well, think of him as a dwarf with a penchant for blacksmithing.

Here. 　We made a potion from yesterday's extract, but it was nearly four times as effective in such a short time using the same amount of extract. 　The composition of that potion is that poor.

With that, Mr. Dimec took out the medicine.

Upon examination, it does indeed say that it restores about 350 HP.

I guess it's almost the same as the one we made, in that it'll save you if you're not dead.

Don't worry, we've only made the extract.

That's good to know. 　I'd rather you sell it to us than make something like that. 　I'll return it to you with double the effect.

You're taking half of it?

Anyway, I'm making this for use in Brokens.

If a professional can medicate you, there's no reason to refuse, so I'll ask.

I'm maple, the owner. 　I'm leaving for Brokens tomorrow morning, and I need as much medicine as I can make before then.

”Are you Kaede? 　Of course I can, it's going to revolutionize potionology. 　I'll show you how to find the best formula for this dimek, even if it takes two nights.

I was slightly pressured by the unusually high level of tension.

Perhaps this tension is due to the fact that I've already been here all night.

Shouldn't you take your medicine?

”Oh, yeah. 　I'll take care of it.

Like this, the potion production plan was set.

By the next morning, 150 potions (400 HP recovery per potion) were ready (I had to pay the processing fee in cash this time to secure the quantity).

Dimec collapsed as soon as I handed him the finished potion, but he seemed to be just sleeping, so I had the shopkeepers carry him away.

Now, it's time to go to the guild for the battle against Brokens.

Let's bring in a large amount of healing potions and show the demons how scary it is to be an adventurer who keeps fighting even after getting an arrow in the knee.