Chapter 253 Part 3
I was starting to get into the rhythm of stabbing the Lesser Dragon, and at some point the pitfall disappeared.
What happened to the Lesser Dragon then?
It was tied up and lying on the ground.
It was roughly trying to breathe using its mouth, but that didn’t go so well for it.
That was because Shishiku was biting into its neck.
Hey!
Is the Lesser Dragon that delicious?
Did Shishiku always have a habit of eating weird things?
Well, in any case…
Even after defeating such a formidable enemy, there weren’t any info screens.
That was something that didn’t make much sense for me.
Well, that was fine I suppose.
I won, so that was all that mattered.
For some reason, there were about two parties watching me from the sidelines by the end of it, but that was fine too.
I guess it would be good to let them have a shot too.
The time was 10:30 am.
It was time to take a break from those battles.
There were other parties waiting to challenge the General Bikara and the Dragon Puppy too, so I would have to wait a bit between each battle too.
Even if I wanted to continue fighting the same enemies over and over again, it would take a lot longer than it was worth.
There was, of course, the prospect of flying over to the Wind Spirit Village, but I still had a lot of time before I had to do that.
Besides, it wasn’t like I could fly in a cave anyway.
I guess it would be good to start by leaving the cave.
Yep, that was a good idea.
After some winding, I left the cave.
Oh! I hadn’t felt the sun on my skin in a while…
The sun didn’t feel yellow either, which was a very good sign for me.
It was a good time to change up my Summon Monster team.
I recalled Volff, Shishiku, Ninetails, and Fang, leaving only Taihaku.
I summoned Helix, Obsidian, Heather, and Couturier.
Well then.
It was time to do some flying!
While moving in the air, I was trying as much as possible to avoid any and all confrontations.
But from time to time, I tried fighting some Float Eyes as well.
I was aiming for more Crystal Balls.
I didn’t have any stock of those on me, and they were starting to become quite a rare item.
I had sold off all of the Crystal Balls I had saved up to that point, leaving just one for myself, so it would be good to replenish my supply.
Even if I couldn’t use them myself, it would be worth getting them for the sole purpose of selling them.
Because of all the time I spent hunting, I arrived a bit late to the Wind Spirit Village.
The time was 12:10 pm.
I lost a lot of time to my greed.
It was quite embarrassing.
「Hello again!」
「Welcome back to mine abode!」
「Hello, it seems like it’s quite busy right now, if I’m not mistaken?」
「By the way, that’s a bit of a weird to say it, don’t you think?」
That remark was directed at Mio.
Adele was there to point it out.
Wait, what?
Oh, that’s right.
I put in the request for the equipment at the same time as Adele, so it was no surprise that I would meet her again as she was taking her equipment.
「Hello, I got some food for you as well.」
Irina brought me a plate of food. It was lunchtime, after all.
Wait, what?
I looked around me and found only Yuka’s stall serving customers.
There were only two cooks behind the stall.
Is it really okay for you to attend to me like this?
It looks like they might need some helping hands…
「I’ll start from the gemstones, okay? Oh, you can keep eating if you want, that’s fine!」
Fiona, Saki, and Margrid sat around the table I was sitting at, and we started a conversation.
Oh dear…
For some reason, I have had quite a lot of opportunities to have dinner with women these past few days.
It was all still in the game world though.
「I made a list of everything we’ve made for you, so I’m sending it over now, alright? There were a lot of different pieces of equipment, so it was a bit difficult to wrap my head around them all.」
「Does this include everything else up to now?」
「Yep. The data can be sorted by who bought it, the cost at which you bought it, the types of gemstones, and even the name of the player who made it.」
「Huh…」
Well, archiving everything like this was a pretty good idea.
It was quite amazing, flipping through all of the data.
It was actually amazing in quite an ugly way…
It was a very long list.
Have some self-control, me…
Even with a list, I still couldn’t quite wrap my head around all the data.
Yeah, it would be better to just see and touch it for myself…
【Material】Tsavorite+ Grade C Rarity 3 Weight 0+
A green garnet stone. Slightly more valuable than a red garnet stone.
Highly transparent ones are popular for their effect on magic casting and tend to be expensive.
[Custom]
A water chestnut pattern is engraved on the pedestal.
【Material】Tsavorite+ Grade C+ Rarity 3 Weight 0+
A green garnet stone. Slightly more valuable than a red garnet stone.
Highly transparent ones are popular for their effect on magic casting and tend to be expensive.
[Custom]
A water chestnut pattern is engraved on the pedestal.
The first gemstones I checked were the Tsavorite stones.
There were five of them in all.
It made me wonder… What was the difference between the C and C+ grade gemstones.
「There’s a difference between the two, you know? Have you noticed?」
「What is the difference?」
「Hmm… The skill of the jeweller, the size, and the pedestal used definitely have their effects, but I’m not too sure which factors affect the Grade the most.」
「Oh…」
Well, I wasn’t particularly interested in how the different Grades came about.
But maybe it was something good for me to start paying attention to.
If I were going to use the same jewel for my necklaces, it would be better to insert the one with the higher Grade.
That was something to keep in mind.
【Material】Black Opal Grade B+ Rarity 5 Weight 0+
A silicate mineraloid. Black opals are an exceptionally rare type of opal stone.
Out of all the gemstones, it is the only kind containing water.
It has a dark ground colour, with a rainbow effect that comes from iridescence.
[Custom]
A windy desert pattern is engraved on the pedestal.
【Material】Fire Opal Grade A- Rarity 5 Weight 0+
A silicate mineraloid. A type of opal stone with farm, fiery colours.
Out of all the gemstones, it is the only kind containing water.
It has a fiery speckled, floaty colour play effect on a dark background.
[Custom]
A flame crest pattern is engraved on the pedestal.
【Material】Opal+ Grade C+ Rarity 4 Weight 0+
A silicate mineraloid. A normal opal.
Out of all the gemstones, it is the only kind containing water.
A glossy gem that shines various colours.
[Custom]
A ripple pattern is engraved on the pedestal.
One black opal and one fire opal…
There were seven ordinary opals, but their colours were all unique.
There were three yellows, two browns, one milky white, and one blue.
「About the opal… You can still combine it together with other gems, and it’ll strengthen the effect of the gem it’s paired with.」
「I see…」
「The Fire Opal will probably be best on your Mermaid. I recommend using the Black Opal on anyone besides yourself.」
「I see…」
It would be best to obediently receive the advice here.
And there were still more jewels to go through.
【Material】Topaz Grade B- Rarity 5 Weight 0+
A silicate mineral. Commonly known as a topaz. They exist in various colours.
It is a gem with a relatively high hardness.
Nevertheless, it must be handled with care as strong impact may cause cracks to form.
[Custom]
An arabesque pattern is engraved on the pedestal.
It looked like the last batch.
There were eight of them, too.
「I tried to polish them, but I failed and broke some of the gems in the process… I think you should be able to see that in the list as well?」
「Wow, does that happen?」
「Of course. Especially for low-quality stones. They tend to break quite easily.」
That sounded like a very important piece of information.
I took a look at the list and sure enough, some of the gemstones I gave to Margrid were labelled as “Destroyed”.
They were mostly Grade D or lower.
I guess these things happen, even with a jeweller as experienced as Margrid.
「Anyway, this is your main order. Although it’s just a usual necklace.」
「Thank you.」
【Equipment: Necklace】Silver Necklace Grade C+ Rarity 3
M・AP+5 Weight 1 Durability 120
A necklace made of linked silver ball chains. As sturdy as a normal silver chain.
It has a strengthening effect on magic casting.
Hmm…
It was certainly a normal necklace. A standard one, you could say.
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