The alchemist Merily is a lively human maiden with brass-colored brown hair, amber eyes, and a seemingly unremarkable age. Although the life span of a professional will be more or less extended after stepping into the transcendent realm, so he will look younger than his peers, but the girl in front of him also looks a little too young, which makes Green a little worried about the other party's skill level.

When you are in the tavern, you should ask the tavernkeeper about her age.

You can't ask a woman's age, this kind of common sense Green still understands. Therefore, although he was a little uneasy in his heart, Green could only bite the bullet and say his commission and needs—I hope there will be no vain under the fame

When Green finished introducing her commission to the girl, the girl took the mushrooms Green had brought and performed an identification technique.

"The amount of these mushrooms is seriously exceeded, and if it is used as an ingredient, it is likely that all kinds of unpredictable situations will occur. However, if you take care of it, you may not be able to create a fantastic dish! Merily took the mushrooms brought by Green, and her expression looked a little excited.

"Are you willing to accept my commission?"

"When ......"

"Wait!" Before Melily could finish her words, Mephis, who was standing on the side, suddenly interrupted the girl, "Miss Mellyly." You're an alchemist, not a cook! ”

"Mephis, what are you talking about~ This is the work of an alchemist! It's an alchemist's commission! The girl smiled.

"What a statement without common sense. Do you think an ordinary chef would be able to fulfill this task? Green looked at Mephis with a foolish look, "Are you underestimating the work of an alchemist?" You help me find a cook who can fulfill this commission. ”

"Hmm......" The butler was speechless.

"So, Miss Merlily. This magic crystal will be used as a deposit. Green placed a magic crystal on the table, "If you can develop a valuable recipe for cooking or alchemy, then I will pay you an additional reward based on the value of the recipe." What do you think? ”

The girl picked up the crystal on the table and looked at it: "Yes." ”

"I live in the Oak Leaf tavern in the city, and you can come to me if you need anything. Then I'll be back in a week. ”

"Hmm......" The girl stared at the mushrooms on the table.

Seeing the girl's expression, Green paused slightly: "Is there any more problem?" ”

"These mushrooms are a little too old. I don't know what fresh mushrooms look like. ”

Green thought for a moment, "If it helps with R&D, I'll send a few fresh mushrooms over after a while." ”

"That would be the case." The girl smiled, "Although dried mushrooms are also delicious, if you want to talk about nutrition, it is really rich in fresh mushrooms." ”

Greene: "...... I would like to know more about its medicinal properties than about cooking. ”

"Ahaha~ Don't worry, there are so many mushrooms you sent, enough for me to conduct research experiments."

Feeling uneasy, Green left Merily's alchemy workshop. Green had a hunch that the alchemist lady would study the cuisine and not the medicinal properties of the Chaos Mushroom.

"Chaos mushroom cuisine? Even if the problem of magic poisoning is solved, it is difficult to sell food for a good price, right? Green touched his chin, "Hmm...... Sure enough, I still hope to discover the medicinal value of Chaos Mushrooms. ”

With mixed feelings, Green left the western district of the city, where Merily's alchemy workshop was located, and began to wander around the city of Izeta, intending to enjoy the scenery of the city at a leisurely pace.

Wandering around, Green came to the inner city wall. Standing outside the city walls, Green observed the thorn forest outside the city walls.

It was a forest of thorns around the city walls, and the land around the walls looked like a moat made of thorns, and there was a small ditch outside the thorn forest.

"This is the thorn that the tavern owner said?" Green stepped closer, wanting to take a closer look, when a patrol guard approached.

"Hey! What are you doing!? The guards in leather armor and spears glared at Green.

"I'm a tourist, and I've heard that there are a lot of thorns here, so I wanted to get a closer look." Green explained.

"Stay away! These thorns are dangerous. The guard yelled at Green angrily, "If you get caught, your life will be lost." ”

"Huh? So dangerous? Green stepped forward and quietly handed a small silver coin to the guard, "Can you tell me about the dangers of these thorns?" ”

Receiving the silver coin handed over by Green, the guard's face palened slightly: "Don't look at these thorns are quiet now, once they come into contact with flesh and blood, they will instantly pounce on them like a fishy beast and entangle their prey to death." See the bone inside? The guard pointed to a bone in the Thorn Forest, "That bone is the one of some unlucky guy who ran into the Thorn Forest." ”

Green looked at the thorn forest in front of him: "Is it really okay to get such a dangerous thing in the city?" ”

"There's some danger there. Do you see this ditch under your feet? The guard pointed to a small ditch around the Thorn Forest, "As long as you don't cross this ditch, you'll be fine." As for those fools who seek their own death, they deserve to die! ”

"I see."

After chatting with the guards for a while, Green left the inner walls and returned to the hotel after dinner at a restaurant in the city.

"Guest, wait a minute." The tavern owner stopped Green, who was about to go upstairs.

"What's the matter?" Grimm stopped curiously.

Tavernkeeper: "Tomorrow night will be a magical night." ”

Greene: "Hmm...... Yes. Any questions? ”

Tavernkeeper: "Are you going to stay at the tavern tomorrow night or are you going to go to the inner city?" ”

Green thought for a moment, "I'm going to go to the inner city. ”

"Hmm. Then it's fine. The tavernkeeper kept his mouth shut.

"By the way, can you ask? How much does it cost to evacuate in the inner city? ”

"Ten silver Carter coins. If you want to have a place to sleep in the inner city, you have to pay more. ”

Green raised his eyebrows: "The price is not cheap." ”

According to Green's experience during this time, ten silver Carter coins are almost equivalent to a thousand dollars. The price is comparable to those five-star hotels on the planet, but there is not even a bed, and you have to pay extra if you want to sleep...... It's a robbery!

"Yes." The tavernkeeper nodded, "Would you like to consider staying in the tavern?" The cellar of our tavern is sturdy and hidden, and has never been discovered by monsters. But even if the monster finds it, it's useless, the marble floor, the cellar door of fine iron, even if it's a dragon, don't want to destroy my cellar in a short time! ”

The tavern owner is very confident in his family's cellar.

"Hmm...... Forget it. Green shook his head, "I want to take this opportunity to go to the city walls and see how the city is defending against monsters." ”

Hearing Green's refusal, the tavernkeeper seemed a little disappointed.