Chapter 655 - Chapter 583: Equivalent Exchange Is Hard
Yes. It’s reached me here.
"Thank you."
I immediately checked after logging in, and it was a relief to see it had arrived safely.
Don’t worry, Geira will watch over things when I’m not around. Also, thanks for the alcohol! Looking forward to more!
"Ahaha…"
I thought it was awfully fast, but then I remembered the mention of alcohol.
Is this what you call an under-the-table offering? No, well, it’s within the scope of everyday thanks.
"Woof!"
"Yeah. We should get going soon. First, the Shals."
"Meow!" "Meow!" "Meow!"
With contact made, it was time to move to the port.
First, the Shal-chan and their companions split into two groups of five and four, respectively, and passed through the Transfer Magic Circle.
It’s great that travel to and from the port is instantaneous, thanks to the Transfer Magic Circles that have been left set up recently.
By the way, Mion is already over there with White Dragon Princess Althena-sama, El-san, and Emeraldia-san, while Kuro and the Ghillie Dhu are staying behind to guard the place.
"Did I forget anything?"
"Woof!"
And so, it was just Lupi, Leda, Roy, and me left.
When we quickly transferred, True was waiting for us.
"Kyu~♪"
"Yeah. Thanks for your help today too."
Still, I haven't really been able to prepare much food today.
That was partly because before I knew it, it was almost evening after Emeraldia-san taught me so many things on the Southern Island.
Even so, I feel like the number of sake barrels has increased again. I'm sure I sent a considerable number to Argenta-san and her companions, but it doesn't seem like the number has decreased at all.
Shou-kun. It’s almost time…
"Whoa, sorry. I'll hurry."
I left the Storage and ran to the front of the tavern.
Mion was already seated, with White Dragon Princess Althena-sama sitting on her lap.
"Sorry to keep you waiting."
"It's fine."
Only 3 minutes left!
We were just in time. Good thing we made it.
Next time, I'll have to get ready a bit earlier.
10 seconds… 5, 4…
"Everyone, welcome to Mion and Shou's Relaxed Showtime! This is Mion."
"And Shou."
"And Althena!"
"We look forward to working with you!"
[Bearmen] "Hime-sama is so cute~~~!"
[Bluesha] "The new call is fresh and nice. (´∇｀)"
[Daytron] "
[Father] "A word on the nation-building system!"
etcetc...
It was Mion's idea for White Dragon Princess Althena-sama to join the greeting.
I thought it would be perfectly fine even if it went a little wrong, but it seems like it perfectly captured the viewers' hearts.
There are also frequent questions about the nation-building system corrections, but I plan to address those later.
"What's on the schedule for today?"
"Uhm, a lot has happened, so I'm planning to make the Q&A session a bit longer, but first, I'd like to put out a request for something we need right away."
"Yes."
"And, regarding the Stained Glass we talked about in the last stream, I apologize for the complete lack of progress since then, but we don't seem to have enough glass in the first place, so I'm thinking of asking for more."
What we urgently need are discarded glass items.
I received the knowledge about mixing metal oxides for colored glass, but I haven't had a chance to try it in the Ancient Magic Furnace.
[Galeso] "I've been waiting!"
[Molt] "More Demon Kingdom players mean more glass too!"
[Zafoo] "I heard we can help with Stained Glass!"
[Yumi] "Melting glass in the Magic Furnace didn't work~"
etcetc...
"Huh, it didn't work? Oh, I'm so sorry…"
Someone tried out what I'd thought of and mentioned, but it seems it didn't work out.
However, a message, Incompatible materials detected, appeared first, so no materials were lost.
"That's good."
"Yeah. But maybe from now on, it might be better if I try things myself first."
[Yumi] "It's the opposite! We want more ideas!"
[Pincser] "As long as it doesn't cost a ton of money, it's totally fine!"
[Yusen] "Shou-kun is busy, so leave the verification to us! (munch munch)"
[Pure] "We're even fine with a verification request!"
etcetc...
Ah, I see. A verification request might be a good idea.
"Alright, then, let's officially put out a verification request? Or maybe a research request? For the method of making red glass, and for a small bottle of the finished product, please. I'll put out the request now."
"Shou-kun. We need to decide on the reward and how many people can claim it first."
"Oh, right."
The number of recipients depends on the reward.
And about the reward…
"Hmm, I guess ingots would still be best? Or just money. After all, we haven't used any of it, have we?"
"No."
But,
[Runade] "Alcohol, please! LOL"
[Linley] "A mini Wooden Statue of Lupi, please."
[Rassera] "Just a little Green Gold Ingot, please!"
[Nonnonno] "How about a cooking recipe?"
etcetc...
There wasn't much talk about money; instead, they seemed to be expecting something local from the island.
"I'm planning to offer alcohol later in exchange for seasonings, so maybe Green Gold Ingots would be better?"
"Should we make it the same size as the small bottles for exchange?"
As Mion said that, comments like "Too big!" and "Too much!" flooded in.
Indeed, those commanded a significant price, so the same size would be an issue…
"Uhm, half of that… no, half of that half… it would be about the size of a thumb, though."
"Is that okay?"
[Miko] "Even that is worth over 500,000!"
[Reaper] "Considering the mining output of Mithril and gold on the mainland, that's reasonable."
[Fel] "Plenty! LOL"
[Grand] "You can still make several accessories with it, so it's a great deal LOL."
etcetc...
Well, if they're convinced, then I guess it's fine.
Since we're at it, if I can add a small Wooden Statue of Lupi, I will.
"Shou-kun. Shouldn't we have dinner soon?"
"Oh, yeah. Let's have dinner."
"Dinnertime~!"