Life in Another World With Narration

11 – Becoming an Adventurer

In the world I lived in, there was a thing called truffles that were considered high-quality food ingredients.

In popular usage, truffles are so rare and expensive that they are also called diamonds in the ground.

Because truffles grow underground, it is difficult to tell where they are with the naked eye, so special methods were used to collect them.

It uses well-trained dogs and pigs called truffle dogs or truffle hogs.

I checked with Pilston, the owner of Kubel Refinery, the prices of almost all potion ingredients from the land around here.

I actually looked at the medicinal herbs in the box one by one, and had Meruru choose a few medicinal herbs with high unit prices and memorize them.

“Meruru, what should we look for?”

“It’s Frea’s blessing, Asla root, and troll slime mushroom!”

I went out to the forest near Kubel and asked Meruru to review the medicinal ingredients I had found at the refinery.

“What about Asla root?”

“Meat skewers!”

“What about troll mucus mushrooms?”

“High-quality steak set meal!”

“Finally, what is Frea’s blessing?”

“Every day is a meat party!”

“Okay!”

I patted Meruru’s head, who answered brilliantly.

Meruru didn’t have a very good memory.

So, in order to clearly imprint the medicinal ingredients to be collected in one’s mind, the value of the medicinal ingredients was reduced to something to eat and remembered.

It also helps Meruru, who loves to eat, get motivated to gather.

The collection target was three of the medicinal herbs shown by Pilstone at the Kubel Refinery that had particularly high unit prices.

Asla roots cost 5 silver each.

Troll slime mushrooms cost 30~70 silver each depending on the quality.

Lastly, the medicinal herb called Frea’s Blessing, named after the goddess, costs a whopping 10 to 15 gold each.

Of course, Frea’s blessing was so rare that it had a high unit price, so there was little chance of actually finding it.

Still, since I was already using Meruru’s special skills, I thought it would be a good idea to aim for at least one big hit, so I set that as my goal.

Even if you can’t find Frea’s blessing anyway, if you can find the other two herbs, it will be enough money.

“Now, go! Meruru!”

I pointed to the forest and shouted.

At this moment, I become Meruru’s trainer.

Now, how much can you find?

Meruru, I only believe in you!

* * *

I’ve heard this from seniors who enjoy hiking.

You must leave the mountains and forests as soon as it starts to get dark.

Because it gets dark in an instant in the forest, it was dangerous to leisurely fish around.

Today, I wanted to see the possibilities of Meruru, so I withdrew a little early.

If you go too far and the sun goes down, the chances of encountering monsters increase.

I returned to the Kubel entrance and checked Meruru’s achievements today.

Asla has 8 roots.

Troll slime mushrooms and Frea’s blessing could not be dug up.

If you calculate according to the unit price provided by Pilstone, you will earn 5 silver or 40 silver each.

To be honest, for a first result, it wasn’t bad.

I think it’s because I haven’t gotten used to Merurudo work yet.

Even if you spend 30 silver for a room at an inn, wouldn’t you be able to buy two meat skewers with the remaining 10 silver?

At least it was much more stable than looking for a job that may or may not be available.

Although the amount is not much, I stopped by Kubel Refinery on my way back and immediately sold the Asla root I had collected today.

Pilston looked closely at the condition of the Asla root we brought, shook off the dirt, smelled it, and handed over the money without saying anything.

When I sold the medicine and actually received 40 silver, it was only then that I realized that this was money.

Maybe I can do this.

The dream of becoming an adventurer, which seemed so far away, suddenly felt like it was right before my eyes.

“Meruru, I’m hungry.”

As soon as I left the refinery, Meruru spoke to me with a slightly tired expression.

No problem, I’ll buy you lots of delicious food! Eat well and dig up more and more expensive medicine!

“You worked hard today, so let’s eat what you want!”

“Is this for real?! “Is it really okay to eat whatever you want?”

“20 Silver down.”

“Even if you say that, I don’t know what to order.”

Meruru looked at me, twitching her pickled radish eyebrows.

I found Meruru’s appearance unbearably cute because it looked like her belly button.

* * *

“Come on! Good! Meruru!”

“Meruru! “I’m going!”

Forest near Kubel.

I took Meruru with me again today, pointing her finger here and there and letting her search for her medicinal ingredients.

It has been a week since Meruru started using her medicinal materials as a source of income, and now Meruru has become completely accustomed to her work, and the number of medicinal materials coming to her has increased.

Most of the medicinal herbs collected were Asla roots, which cost 5 silver, which was the cheapest, but the income was still significant.

A few days ago, she was lucky enough to dig up troll slime mushrooms, and she was saving up some money.

『Yunoa, who started making money by taking advantage of Meruru’s special skills, was becoming addicted to the taste of the money she earned.

But he had forgotten that he was still a pathetic human being who couldn’t make money without Meruru.

He was just taking advantage of the innocent Meruru.』

While Meruru was diligently searching for medicinal herbs in the forest, the narration poured out accusations at me.

“Certainly, we can’t rely on this income forever.”

I did not accept the narration’s accusations as they were, but took them as a kind of warning.

In fact, it is safe to say that more than 90% of the ability to make money right now belongs to Meruru.

But I don’t think there will be any problem as long as you don’t forget your original intention of making money to become an adventurer.

Besides, it wasn’t that I wasn’t helping Meruru at all.

Meruru was somewhat lacking in her social communication skills.

So, I was in charge of all the work, such as selling her medicinal herbs, renting a room at an inn, or ordering meals.

Of course, compared to what Meruru does, it is only an extremely natural and trivial thing, but she was relying on me anyway.

I don’t know what will happen in the future, but for now, Meruru and I have a relationship of mutual cooperation and satisfaction.

“Yunoa! High-quality steak set menu! “I found it!”

Meruru smiled brightly and waved her hand at me.

If it’s a high-end steak set meal, it’s a troll mucous membrane mushroom.

It is a rare medicine that can be worth as much as 70 silver based on the highest quality product.

When I taught medicine by comparing it to food, Meruru called all her medicine by food names.

“Oh, it’s true. “It looks like it’s in good condition.”

“No matter how well you hide, if Meruru catches you, he will find you!”

“Good job. Good job.”

She stroked Meruru’s head, standing triumphantly with her hand on her waist.

Over the past week, the money I have collected this way has already amounted to 8 gold.

I never thought I could get so close to the 10 gold amount I set for becoming an adventurer so quickly.

I was able to rent a room at a decent inn every day, sleep, eat without starving, and still save this much.

In the past, I didn’t understand the elders who went to the mountains to dig up medicinal herbs or wild ginseng, but this is secretly addictive.

“Umm… ….”

“Huh? Meruru, what’s wrong?”

I asked Meruru as she was standing with her pickled radish eyebrows frowning, not trying to find the next medicine.

“Now there is nothing around here.”

“Has this place already been robbed?”

That’s right.

Actually, there was one problem with this herbal medicine collection.

Once you dig up medicinal herbs, you cannot dig them up again in the same spot.

It would be nice, like in a game, to be able to regenerate where you left off if you sleep for a night.

We had already gone around and dug up all the medicinal herbs near Kubel, so the seeds had dried up.

If I change my goal to a different herb, I don’t think I’ll be able to make a profit because the unit price is too cheap.

“Hmm.”

I thought for a moment.

There was clearly not enough money to close the herbal medicine business like this.

Until now, I was concerned that monsters would appear if I went too deep into the forest, so I tried to stay as close to Kubel as possible.

However, with the work radius limited, the gathering resources ran out faster than expected.

It may be a little risky, but there was only one choice.

“Meruru, shall we go a little further inside? “There must be a lot left over there that can be dug up.”

If we go just a little bit deeper into the forest, there will be medicinal herbs that we have not dug up yet.

If you feel a little dangerous, you can run away right away.

I took Meruru with me and moved into the depths of the forest.

* * *

“Waaa! There are a lot of them! “There are so many!”

Meruru shouted, running through the bushes on all sides of her, looking full of motivation.

Wherever her hand touched, two Asla roots came up.

I’ve already cut two troll mucus mushrooms, which were difficult to find in one day.

I’ve only gone a little deeper into the forest, but I can’t believe there’s so much to gather.

It seemed like I would have enough money to purchase adventurer equipment for one day.

“Shh Meruru, don’t shout too much. “Because I don’t know what will come out.”

I lightly warned Meruru, who was excited.

This is my first time entering the forest this deep, so I am cautious of my surroundings to see if there is anything dangerous.

I planned to run away without even looking back as soon as a monster came out.

“Yunoa! Yunoa!”

At that time, Meruru called me in a more excited voice than before.

“Meruru, I told you to be quiet.”

“Every day is a meat party!”

What are you talking about all of a sudden? Are you hungry? … I thought for a moment.

My eyes widened when I realized what Meruru’s words meant.

Meat party every day.

In other words, the blessing of Freah.

Isn’t this a medicinal herb that boasts an insane price of 10 to 15 gold each that has never been discovered before?

“What?! Really? “There is that?”

“It exists! “It feels like a meat party every day!”

Meruru ran over and over again, and she went into a thick bush.

“Hey! For a moment! “Go slowly!”

Belatedly, I also chased after Meruru, who was excited.

And after a while, I witnessed a strange sight.

“Woo-boo!”

Meruru was burying her face in a large lump of blue jelly.

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