Two days later since E-Rantel Graveyard Incident.
Adventurer's Guild!
Inside Guildmaster's office.
Change of POV: Velzard
"We appraised their corpses and their base of operations under the Shrine and found evidences of multiple sacrifices and marks of countless rituals." Stated Pluton while standing up from his chair, beside him is Theo the Guildmaster of Magician Guild.
Both of their faces pale, there must have been something that truly shocked them...
"Not only that, but after detailed search around graveyard we found remains of multiple Adventurers that disappeared in last years and from the evidence.." Theo took one slow breath before continuing. "If it were not for your interference in their plans, they would have continued raising undead's before launching attack on civilians in E-Rantel, thankfully you managed to stop it before it even began. But those fools left too many of their works detailed and plans on how to proceed. " He couldn't help shaking his head at stupidity of Khajiit's group, who leaves their evils written down on paper these days?
Truly fools.
I'm just better.
"Essentially you defeated hundreds of undead, defeated two Skeletal Dragons and group of Magicians, this feat could have been accomplished by only full team of Platinum-Class Adventurers with highest skill and above. " Spoke Pluton before he opened one of multiple drawers on his desk pulled out green plate. " But considering you are solo Adventurer and did it alone, you accomplished Mithril-Class feat. Here you deserved it." Before pulling something out.
He said before handing me green plate with engraved 'Mithril-Class' now of course I can't read it yet.
I removed Platinum-Class plate around my neck before I put on Mithril-Class plate in place where Platinum-Class plate was.
"Give me Platinum-Class plate, it will be used for next batch of Platinum-Class Adventurer's in future hopefully." He requested before I handed him the plate which he immediately put inside the drawer before closing it.
What a shame, I would have liked to still have it..
"I welcome you formally into Mithril-Class." Pluton spoke before outstretching his hand for hand shake which I accepted.
Hours laters.
Bareare Pharmacy!
I'm standing in front of famous Bareare Pharmacy, you might be asking what I'm doing. Well, if I remember correctly, in canon Nfirea managed to create purple-like healing potion after analyzing red potion in anime. And then later managed to replicate Red Potion before Ainz and his forces moved their focus to Elf Country I think.
I want to make business deal with Nfirea and his grandmother, give them several Minor Healing Potions in exchange for permanent discount of Minor Healing Potions they manage to replicate and earned money from sold potion as tax for myself.
It's fair deal, no?
Sorry Ainz, but your Idea will be stolen by me and modified. It's too valuable of an opportunity to pass on.
I pushed doors leading to Pharmacy before stepping inside it, and I immediately noticed teenager that is putting types of different Potions on shelves while standing on chair.
Nfirea is a young boy with short, bowl-cut blonde hair that covers half of his face. He is dressed in ragged work clothes with apron, my march into their pharmacy alarmed him which caused him to wildly turn his head into direction.
"Bareare Pharm-" What he wanted to say was abruptly stopped the second he noticed my Mithril-Class plate and he gasped for a second before continuing. " Welcome to Bareare Pharmacy, what do you require Sir?"
I chuckled at that, Mithril-Class is highest class in E-Rantel right now.
I looked around.
There are countless shelves with many potions, from blue potions to even others i'm unfamiliar with, and there are even plants on those shelves too. Along with books I suppose are filled with knowledge regarding plans and maybe potions.
They must cost quite the amount.
I gave my full attention to Nfirea before speaking.
"Is Lizzie Bareare here?" I asked him while taking several more steps inside. Floor slightly creaking under my feet.
"Ah-ah, Grandma is here. B-but please wait for a s-second ?" He requested of me before walking away through another door, I did not pay attention what is inside it.
I still inspected shelves around the room before randomly picking up one of those blue potions.
I yet did not accept formal request from Adventurer's Guild but because of my contributions in clearing out Zurrernorn base in Shrine and taking down Khajiit who was executive of same organization, I got rewarded with Mithril-Class and 250 Gold Coins, which is equal reward for Orichalcum's low-level quest's.
Considering that Platinum-Class Team could take on those Skeletal Dragons, it's big reward for doing light exercise and I'm not disappointed with at all.
Adventurer's Job if you are high ranking one, that is from Mithril-Class till Adamantite-Class is most wealthy one if you do not die that is.
No pain = No gain truly.
But I was broken out of my thoughts by older woman's voice.
She is here.
I truly need to get that habit on not zoning out too much. And to keep my guard up too.
"Yacha, I heard from my Grandson that you need me for something?" Said older but short woman who appears to be in her sixties, she is wearing old and ragged brown clothes similar to those of Nfirea himself.
Pharmacist uniform then.
And following behind her is her dutiful grandson.
Change of POV: Lizzie Bareare
She has been pharmacist for decades already after her Adventurer's days.
She has meet countless number of people in her Pharmacy, from Cooper-Class Adventurer's till even Adamantite-Class Adventurer's. So meeting another Mithril-Class Adventurer is nothing new in her line of job.
She already meet dozens of them, most of them dead already though.
That's just how Adventurer's job is tough and hard. Not just anyone can be an Adventurer, not even if they possess the strength of Adamantite-Class, after all not everything is in muscles.
You need good head on your shoulders too.
"So who would you be?" I asked him as I crossed my arms over my chest and narrowed my eyes at him.
This fella.... Is dangerous...
This Adventurer appears to be wearing some type of uniform rather than armor, with helmet with design I have never seen before in my long life, And coat covering his body, making his body seem bulkier.
And on his hip is strapped his sword of unknown design for handle, something I have also never seen before.
Maybe family heirloom?
Everything about him screams wealthy, and his coat looks magnificent.
I think proper term that Kids these day may refer to his coat as would be 'cool'.
A deep masculine voice was heard from his helmet.
I narrowed my eyes once more.
"I'm Capitano, from Frost Knight one-man team for now. I have something that might interest you Mrs. Bareare ." I raised my right eyebrow at his remark before he took something out of his pocket before handing it to me which I cautiously took.
It's never enough wariness when dealing with higher ranked Adventurer's after all.
It appears to be vial with some kind of red potion. Beside color of potion itself, the vial itself looks to be of high quality of glass with extravagant design.
This caused confusion to form in my mind for a moment.
"Try to analyse it with your Magic, I trust in your capabilities to discern how much this potion is worthy."
I narrowed my eyes at his motionless figure before walking away to nearby desk and putting weird red potion on it.
And proceeding further with my magic.
If there is something I trust in this world, it would be Nfirea and my Magic.
"[Appraisal Detect Item], [Detect Enchant]." I outstretched my right arm before chanting the spells needed for proper Appraisal.
After required amount of information regarding the red potion entered my mind I couldn't help gasping out.
This is incredible! Simply incredible!
I must have it!
"Incredible! This potion is equal to 2nd Tier healing spell and true potion 'God's Blood' that has not been able to make till now! Where did you manage to find this treasure?" This is magnificent,
Just imagine fame and money someone could gain by mass producing this potion!
There are so many options to choose from.
I must have it by all means necessary !
" I found it in abandoned ruins followed along with several more. The reason why I brought this potion here is ..." He stopped for a moment before continuing, my eyes shined for this opportunity. " To start contract with you."
I furrowed my brows at him before picking up this True 'God's Blood' and giving it back to it's rightful owner for now.
For now is the key word.
"Nfirea, please continue working while I will talk with Sir Capitano in my laboratory."
"Okay Grandma!" Nfirea agreed without hesitation, he is best grandson one could ask for truly.
Change of POV: Velzard
Lizzie led me to her laboratory.
Ah, as much as you can expect from medieval age laboratory. It's full of different glasses and vials. A fascinating sight truly in this middle age.
Some of vials being full of different fluids and different colored fluids.
Magnificent if you really love science though.
And some of them being connected to each other thus merging both contents and leading them to bowls.
And there is fire pit which is heating water from the looks of it.
She lead me to a table with two chairs, one on each side of the table.
She sat on one before motioning me to do same on second chair. I sat before putting Minor Healing Potion on table, on middle of the table.
"So, what business so you want to deal with me? I suppose you won't just sell me this precious potion ?"
I thought for a second on how to connect my words correctly.
"I will give you 4 more of the potions." At my words, her eyes narrowed once again. Making me wonder if that's their natural position? " In turn you will crack formula for them and mass produce these potions. And I will get 10% earnings of these potions each month.
At my remark, her hands immediately grasped her chin as she though.
"Where did you find these potions? Considering you don't know how to make them by your sentence only leaves one option that you found them."
I smirked inside my helmet. " I found them in abandoned ruins far away from this land. Picked all potions there were."
Seeing this , I added more fuel on fire.
"In addition, you will have my protection or rather your grandson will have my protection and from time to time I'll guard him for free when he or you need to go to collect precious herbs for creating potions." Her eyes moved to lock onto mine.
"Me and grandson would be doing most of the work here to begin with ,5% would be more fitting."
Damn greedy woman!
"I have been Adventurer for less than a week." At that her eyes shone with disbelief. " People call me 'Super Rookie' and i'm only one in my team, it should not take me long to reach Adamantite-Class, it's just a matter of time."
"Ahh! I heard about you! Now when I look at your uniform you do look like description of that 'Water Knight' I have heard much about!"
"It's 'Frost Knight'. " I corrected her. " And that's everything I'm offering right now, take it or leave it."
Oh, I'm pretty certain she would accept, even if she does not, there are probably more Pharmacist who can do it too if given enough time, but it's just that she and her grandson are first options I have right now.
And best options too.
I'd rather trust them than any other, and taking two days in a month to guard Nfirea sometimes is also easy thing to do, considering it would be free and from Mithril-Class adventurer no less.
And giving 5 Minor Healing Potions will shorten my potions by 5 thus there are only 15 remaining. But I don't believe I would be using them anytime soon honestly, considering that only things that can harm me in this world would be True Dragon Lords, False Dragon Lord and God-kins. Everything else is not even scratching me.
"Business is not your deal, ha." Sighed Lizzie before outstretching her arm for hand shake. "I'll prepare contract in following days and I'll contact you, where do you live right now?"
I took her hand but gently shook it before releasing it, being mindful of my clawed gloves after all.
"I'm renting a room in Cooper Inn right now."
At my reply she raised her right eyebrow.
"Seriously? Shouldn't Mithril-Class and upper Class Adventurers rent in Shinning Gold Pavillion?"
I sighed at her question, this is already same question being asked dozens of times, day by day already.
I'm getting tired of it honestly.
"Indeed but I'm residing in Cooper Inn, I don't really care about showing off my wealth in such place. I'd rather save up money for my own house and for future family I might have."
She chuckled. " A smart brat Indeed, whatever lady gets her hands on you as her husband might as well be luckiest one out of them all! Hahahaha" She laughed,
I joined with chuckling
Chapter Word Count: 2445
READ FURTHER IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN SPOILERS!
SPOILERS!
CURRENT DRAFTS I HAVE WRITTEN ! EACH CHAPTER IS 2K-3K WORDS !
Chapter 10: Brain Unglaus and Bandits? Part 1
Chapter 11: Brain Unglaus and Bandits? Part 2
Chapter 12: Training [?] With Brain?
Chapter 13: Brain vs Clementine
Chapter 14: Defeating Goblin Coalition from West!
Chapter 15: The Cleaning be Like:
Chapter 16: Orichalcum-Class!
Chapter 17: Requesting Great-Swords!
Chapter 18: Signing Contract!
Chapter 19: Dealing with everything!
Chapter 20: The Frost Dragon vs Monster Tree!
Chapter 21: Carne POV!
Chapter 22: The Lover?
Chapter 23: Meeting with Dragon Lord?
Those are all chapters I have written till now. But...
I'm loosing motivation to write this fanfic honestly.
I have written about 55k words on it already and i'm just not excited anymore. I'll still continue posting one chapter per day like I mentioned in 'Warning'.
Story will end at Chapter 22.
I have warned you all to not waste your 'stones' at this fanfiction in 'WARNING!'
For more information read 'WARNING!'
And last but not least, quality of chapters starts dropping after this one, what do I mean?
Chapters will have more 'errors', spelling mistakes and etc since I did not 'beta read' them after writing.
After all what is the point of 'beta reading a dropped' story.