Chapter 491 - Chapter 437 What's the Real Reward for the Request?
"Ugh, it looks so delicious."
We were planning to meet up after the live stream, so I'd probably make something new then. "If we had rice, we could end this with a zosui."
[Datron] "
[Piyure] "Gah!"
[Hien] "Noodles are fine too! Let's make noodles!"
[Sameura] "Udon! U-DO-N!"
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Oh, udon! And I can make pasta too! I should make noodles once and then use the [Mass Production] art so I can always have them ready. "Thank you. I made pizza, but I still haven't made pasta…"
"Seafood pasta?"
"Right. Vongole Bianco with Chromnaria, maybe? It would be good if I had chili peppers… are there any on the mainland?" When I asked, it seemed red chili peppers were common. I wonder if I can find them here too? I feel like I might find them around where the Floss Cotton was, so I'll have to go look again. If not, I'll just make a request. Finally, for dessert, agar-agar jelly made from Ogonori (Tengusa). This was something the Selkies helped me gather. I tried making Rumorella (bayberry) and Grapeful flavored jellies using Sky Sugar. "Mmm, delicious. How about it, Sweee?"
"~~~♪"
[Garisonne] "The Queen has given her approval~"
[Rofie] "Whole greenberries would be good too."
[Datron] "
[Akumon] "Tokoroten! Let's eat it with Blue Syrup."
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Ah, I might want jellies with whole fruit in them too. Maybe I should have added cut Rumorella, not just the juice? Well, next time. No, I'll make it when Mion comes later.
"Shou-kun. It's about time for the guild requests."
"Okay. Um, preparations are complete, so I'll be submitting requests at the Necropolis branch office. I've prepared not only the piano request we discussed before, but several others, which I'll explain now." I had already sent the request forms over, so I pulled out my draft notes. Speaking of which, I'm almost out of paper, so I need to ask Argenta-san.
"First, the 'Masterpiece Score Collection' procurement request we discussed before. I have volume 2, so please get the others. I've set it as one volume per request."
"But you don't know how many others there are, do you?"
"That's right. Volume 1 is definitely available, but I feel like there are volumes 3, 4, and 5. For the requests, I've prepared for volumes 1 and 3-10."
[Pesante] "Volume 1 is everywhere on the mainland."
[Ance] "Volume 3 is in the Empire, 4 in the Republic, 5 in the Kingdom."
[Spiritozo] "I recently found volume 8 being sold in the Demon Kingdom!"
[Energico] "Actually, I don't have volume 2, please copy it for me."
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Combining the comments, volumes 1, 3, 4, 5, and 8 were obtainable. Volume 2 was the one I had, and 6 and 7 were unknown. "Shou-kun. Can you ask the dragons to prepare volume 2?"
"Yeah, I'll ask. I have no intention of monopolizing it, so if it's not available, maybe I'll copy it? For this, I'll consider it separately from requests and rewards." The comment section seemed pleased, which was good. If I actually have to copy it… Mion might be better at it than me, but either way, I need to contact Argenta-san or Azure-san.
"Please state the rewards for fulfilling the requests."
"Oh, right. Um, for each request, the reward is one medium barrel of the island's Grapeful Wine. Oh, if alcohol isn't allowed, then the equivalent amount of Dried Grapeful."
[Rossan] "Wait? Seriously?"
[Fritee] "Isn't that reward huge?"
[Choccol] "It's here!"
[Molt] "There's gonna be a riot!?"
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"Um, I'd be happy if you just drank and ate them normally, but…" Is it true that wine tastes better when aged? But I planned to make Grapeful Wine a regular reward in the future, so I wanted to avoid reselling. I also planned to use it for trade with crops and fruits that couldn't be found on the island, after exploring the entire island. I told them to save detailed questions for later and explained the next request.
"Next is the 'Procurement of [Purple Steel Ore]'. I'm asking for five wooden boxes, and the reward is one [Mithril Ingot]. Um…" I took out a finished ingot from my inventory to show the size. It was roughly the same size as a beginner's dagger, so I should easily be able to make 10 or more accessories with it. Again, there was talk that the reward was too generous, but I argued that since Purple Steel Ore wasn't available here, its value couldn't be directly compared.
"You want it in ore form, right?"
"Yes. I want to refine it in our [Ancient Magic Furnace], so please keep it as ore." Continuing, "Next is the 'Procurement of [Raw Crystal Ore]'. I need one box. I want to make something… Oh, this one." "Woof~" When I showed them the [Wooden Statue of Lupi] from my inventory, the comments flowed by incredibly fast… I couldn't read them. "Um, this is a Lupi in progress, and I want to make one for Sweee too, but wood makes it difficult to recreate her wings, so I want crystal."
"You're going to make Sweee-chan's wings out of crystal."
"Yes. I originally planned to make them out of wood, but I heard crystal isn't that rare an ore, so I wanted to try it out." "~~~♪" Natto apparently could mine a fair amount, so one box wouldn't be considered hoarding, I figured. "And, the reward is to make the same thing as this Wooden Lupi carving, so that's the deal, but…"
[Mii] "Wooden Lupi-chan!"
[Shakeena] "Operations, please sell this in real life~"
[Diash] "Isn't this the real reward?"
[Aiei] "The bidding war begins…"
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I still have to talk about the piano repair and the transfer magic circle, but is this going to be okay…?