Chapter 481 - The Value Gap Between the Island and the Mainland
I couldn't quite grasp it myself, but Mion and Yata-sensei apparently tallied the suggestions roughly, and she was going to read them out.
"Alright, I'll list the most popular ideas in order."
"Thanks."
1st: Jade Goddess Statue (any material type)
2nd: Set of wooden statues of Lupi and Sweee
3rd: Island ingredient assortment, or a weapon or armor I made
…
Yata-sensei added, as comments were still flowing in, making it endless.
"Got it. Um, I'm sorry. For the Jade Goddess Statue… I don't want to offer it as a reward or trade it."
The viewers seemed to understand my words, and I felt relieved. Then,
"Aside from that, I understand that the weapons or armor would use Mithril, but aren't wooden statues of Lupi or island ingredients too cheap?"
When I expressed my honest thoughts,
[Relaxa] "It's a fan item, so it's fine!"
[Fel] "The ingredients are insane! LOL"
[Mii] "I want a wooden statue…"
[Wasanko] "Let's add some easy requests."
etcetc...
Apparently, among the ingredients, the Fairy Flower Honey collected by the Fairies, the Olive Oil pressed by the Selkies, and the Kohaku (wheat) cultivated by the Urisks were incredibly valuable.
I knew the bread from earlier was also good, but it still didn't feel like a fair trade.
"Then, for ingredients, how about a large quantity? And for the wooden statues of Lupi and Sweee, how about we add True and Pan's as well?"
"Yes! Oh, please don't resell them, okay?"
"Well, I think there will be unavoidable situations."
Weapons and armor, for example, would eventually be upgraded, and then the old ones would probably be sold.
"Are there no other requests for now?"
"I'm still thinking. There are things I'm looking for, like rice, I think it was Kohaku? I still want miso, soy sauce, and mirin. But there's still island exploration left, so it might be there."
"Once you know it's not on the island, then."
I thought I should share that understanding with the viewers.
However, when I brought that up, of course,
[Shakeena] "When are you going to that tower at the northern tip?"
[Umezun] "The northern part of the island, slowly but surely?"
[Yaar] "No need to rush, is there?"
[Magip] "How much unexplored territory is left?"
etcetc...
That kind of conversation was bound to happen, huh?
"For now, I'm thinking of exploring the northern part during the summer, but my equipment might be a bit weak."
The Ken-nata was what I wanted to improve the most, followed by my armor.
I didn't know what kind of small accessories would improve what, and I didn't really feel like I could make anything better than what I already had.
"Well, that's the situation, so I hope you can wait patiently."
"Right."
[Shuton] "Okay, okay."
[Choccol] "Preparation is super important, after all."
[Zafuu] "Heard Shou-kun is making a new weapon."
[Jazuu] "I have a feeling something amazing is going to come out again…"
etcetc...
There was also the question of how broad the 'Special Sword' category was, so I needed to research various things.
Oh, speaking of which,
"Are there any ores that are harder and heavier than regular iron?"
I asked the viewers, and it seemed there were quite a few, which was helpful.
And then, the name Purple Steel Ore, which I had read in the Alchemy book before, came up…
"You can't mine Purple Steel Ore on the island, can you?"
"Right. Maybe I should put out requests for such ores too."
Purple Steel Ore was apparently somewhat more common than Mithril.
It was harder than iron and about 1.2 times heavier. It was ideal.
"I wish I could raise my Alchemy skill a bit more, though."
[Natai] "Huh?"
[Ashleaf] "You got Alchemy?!"
[Teejun] "He's done it again!"
[Disol] "Details!"
etcetc...
…Huh?
"Shou-kun. Please explain."
"Ah, um, the prerequisites were Mining Lv5 and Blacksmithing Lv5, I think. And possession of alchemy-related books, I believe."
Apparently, there were plenty of people with the prerequisite skills, but they couldn't find the related books.
Could it be that the Basic Alchemy book I received is one that's only available after the Dragon Capital update?
"Hmm, I hope the books I have here can circulate among everyone on the mainland."
"I don't think there's only one copy, so why not ask if there are any extra copies?"
"I see."
[Sarko] "No, no, don't overdo it!"
[Rutaiba] "Put it in a quest reward!"
[Amatsunoyu] "Getting it for free feels wrong~ o(｀ω´ )o"
[Shidenkai] "How about trading for books we have here?"
etcetc...
Ah, trading books might be a good idea.
Music books, right? I wanted to collect the numbered series.
So, I brought up the idea of requesting the procurement of books from the mainland.
"Ah, it's almost time."
"Got it. Shall we end with a song?"
"Yes!"
As I took out my flute, Sweee and the others flocked around.
Raz and the Carbuncles lined up on the table. Their Ocher Nuts were all slightly different sizes, which seemed to create variations in their tones?
Lupi's group, Pan's group, Shal's group also gathered by species, making it feel like an orchestra…
[Ancient Children's Song
It was a new song, but guessing from the title, it should be slow-tempo.
All I could do was not make any mistakes…
………
……
…
"Good job, everyone."
"Yeah. Good work."
Perhaps because the song was slow, Mion, who sang it, was at her usual tension level.
Actually, after the song finished, Lupi and the others went straight into nap mode.
Well, there's no point waking them up, so I guess we can relax until it's time to log out.
"Oh, right. I have a question for Yata-sensei."
"We're going to do live streams during the training camp, right?"
Next Saturday was business as usual, but the following Wednesday would be during the training camp.
I had heard we could play games there, and I assumed we'd stream, but I just wanted to confirm.
"So there's an environment for streaming there as well."
Apparently, Bell-buchou's uncle owned a guesthouse, and it was quite well-equipped.
"That's amazing. It seems like it would cost a lot of money for a hobby…"
"Awesome…"
So, in those cases, they have them experience it virtually, I guess?
They recorded underwater scenes during good weather diving, imported them into software, and updated it, which made sense.
"Hmm, I might want to try that."
"Huh? In real life?"
"Well, just the shallow parts, maybe? When I see True and the others swimming, you know."
Speaking of which, how deep do the Selkies dive?
Probably about as deep as seals, I guess…
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