Pioneering the Apocalyptic World - Chapter 45
Chapter 15: Rion’s 3 minutes making
We moved to a place where it was easier to work, and an impromptu alchemy class was held.
“The materials are easy to obtain and the procedure is not complicated to do.”
I took out the workbench and lined in it water, mortar and pestle, glass bottles, and plants that are ingredients for various types of potions.
Balm herb for LP potions, Lilac herb for MP potions, Deto herb for detoxification potions, and just like that I explained how to make them one by one.
By the way, medicinal herbs are ranked below the balm herb, and items that are only displayed as [grass] are from a different item type. Occasionally, they can change into plant seeds. Don’t think about the principles that it works in details, it’s all because the power of the Creator God.
“… All of them are things that can be harvested around here.”
“… Grandfather, this is growing behind the house, isn’t it…?”
Well, it’s only the beginner’s level potions that can be made with these materials. If you want to raise the rank of the potions, you need to devise new work processes or raise the rank of the base materials in addition to raising your skill level.
“Now then, let’s put the ingredients into the mortar first.”
I feel like I’m part of that cooking for a certain three minutes show*. When I thought about it, that music started playing in my head.
While riding at the rhythm of the music in my brain, I mashed the balm herb that I put in with a pestle and added water little by little. If you add too much water, it will become squishy, so it is important to check the quantity carefully.
“The most important is to put MP……To mash it while putting mana in it. But if you put too much it’ll overflow and become useless, and depending on the material, it may even break, so please be careful.”
While before you get used to do it, It’s better to put less mana in it. Although the quality will became a little lower than normal, it’s probably better than not being able to make it.
Seeing my work, Wiega-san murmured in admiration.
“Fumu, it’s flowing beautifully.”
“Ah, elves can easily see mana, right? In that case it will be a little easier.”
In addition, my magic skill level is still low, so I can’t see it properly.
The elves are good at magic in general because of their racial traits… How envious.
“Once the material has completely become a paste, this time you have to add mana to the water little by little and dissolve the paste in it.”
In the end, water is added again, so shouldn’t more water be added from the beginning? I thought so… but it doesn’t seem to work. I actually tried it, but it’s just ended worsening the quality.
Probably, the process of blending mana into the material is important.
In addition, this paste is a medicine for wounds, and although it can be used as it is, the effect is naturally lower than the LP potions. Maybe the quantity of mana that make the difference.
“Once you’ve added the paste to the ratio of 1 to 10 to the mana water, it’s over. Please put it in an appropriate container.”
And then I pour the finished liquid into a glass bottle.
I don’t know if it was a coincidence, but it took about 3 minutes to create it.
Even so, it was much shorter than they thought? Fricka blinked her eyes several times confused at it before asking me.
“… Is that all?”
“That’s it. By the way, all the other potions can be made in the same way.”
“Oh my……”
“I did it slowly for the sake of explanation, but once you get used to it, you can do it even faster. Like, you understand how to efficiently channel mana on it? ”
When I said that, Wiega-san said “This was your slow mode?” with a twitching face. Well, I think would be easier for elves to do it?
Well, in a miko’s case, it would only take a moment to make if the creation(making) skill was used.
For the future, let me explain what you need to do to raise the rank of the potions.
As I said earlier, the important things are the skill level and better materials.
In addition to that, there are variables, like using the same material but in better condition (high durability), raising the rank of the tools being used, and doing it carefully when adding mana (this part is hard to explain). Depending on the material, additional processes may be included, but those are still far away challenges for beginners.
Although the steps themselves are few, potion making is a difficult process to master .
I’ve said a lot so far, but I’m still just a hyuman, so maybe an elf can find a better way to do it, I said that and put a end at the conversation.
Also, as an aside, when I had Uru do it before, the pestle broke and the mortar was shattered.
Perhaps that trauma (?) remained, Uru with an expression like she would start to growl at any time on her face, quietly watched my work.
Wiega-san stopped writing at his memo and let out a sigh.
“Thank you very much. By the way, I should have asked you before the lesson, but… how would you like the reward? ”
“Huh? I don’t need it.”
It was completely out of my mind.
The two elves were stunned by my answer… And Wiega-san panicked and insisted.
“B-But, this is a Miko-sama’s important technique……Isn’t it?’
Huh, is the perception about it different between us? Well, if you think about the past miko’s evil deeds, I wonder if that could be possible…
“If I had to put it in another words, the act of making something would itself will became a source of power to God of Creation, so that itself would be the reward?”
This may be an other case when it comes to more important technology, but just this is by no means something that should be kept secret. It’s just that the miko who lived in this village in the past is the strange one.
In the first place, a miko’s job is to spread the power of creation around the world.
Of course, it also includes making things yourself, but a lot of it is to encourage the residents to make things by themselves.
You shouldn’t say ‘If you can’t pay the reward, I won’t make it!’ or ‘I can’t teach you!’.
“…There’s no benefit for the miko-sama yourself, right? Well, we don’t have much to offer, but some…”
“… I’ll just say it, but I don’t need status or a bride, okay?”
It’s troublesome to be put with that guy, I emphasized that without words.
He seemed to understand that, and nodded. However, he don’t seems to be convinced about the non-remuneration part.
Hmmm……Is there something I want?……When I was wondering about that, Uru nudged me and pointed at Fricka.
Eh, don’t tell me to ask her as the……It’s the wrong answer, isn’t it? Ah yeah, thanks to you I remembered about it.
“Fricka, if you don’t mind, I would like some of yours sacred flowers.”
“Sacred flower…? What kind of flower is it?”
“Huh? There was a lot of them blooming around the altar, right?”
It wasn’t a proper flower bed like the one around my altar, but it doesn’t have to be a proper flower bed. It is only necessary to take good care of it.
“So that’s what it was…”
“Did you spread holy water to protect it, without even knowing?”
“I thought the god of creation would be more pleased if there were many flowers blooming.”
……She wasnt doing it because she wanted the item called sacred flower, but was she doing it just for the sake of the Creator God?
As a priestess, that might be the most important quality.
Well, I’m doing it for the sake of the Creator God, too, right? But no matter what, my attention goes to their value as an material…!
…… Cough.
“Yeah, that’s the right thing to do. The Creator God will definitely be pleased. And by the way, It is very helpful to me too.”
“??”
As for me, I was just saying the most obvious thing.
But unexpectedly, she seems to have been affected by it.
Drops of tears were floating in her eyes.
“Hey, wait, did I say something weird!?”
“No… When I thought that what I was doing wasn’t in vain, and that it would benefit the not only the Creator God, but it also would benefit you as well, I just…”
Ah… It seems that the power of the creator god has weakened and she couldn’t work properly.
If you’re a priest, wouldn’t it make you even more anxious if you can’t see your own object of worship?
Furthermore, I am truly grateful that she didn’t get distorted while growing listening to the many misdeeds of the past miko.
I may not be a substitute for anything, but let me at least convey her my thanks.
With that thought in mind, I grabbed Fricka’s hand.
“It’s okay. Your faith will definitely become the power of the Creator God. So… Don’t be discouraged, I want you to continue.”
“…!”
Fricka was surprised to be held by her hand, after hesitated for a little.
She gently, put her forehead on my shoulder.
And whispered “…Yes” in a small voice.
*Translator note: It is a classic japanese TV show.
Translator note: Because of the meaning of grass (?) in japanese can vary between being: grass, weed, herb, etc, and depending on what kanji it’s together it can gain the adjectives: medicinal, poisonous, etc. All the names of the plants in this chapter(and probably the others too) can be changed in the future unless their nomenclature is specified in the RAWs.