The Man Picked up by the Gods – Volu 3 Chapter 137: The Mystery of the Jewel (1/2)
← The Man Picked up by the Gods – Volu 3 Chapter 136: The Principle of Having Just One Luxurious Article (2/2)
The next day.
I visited the rchant guild at a ti that was a little late to be called morning.
“Welco. What may I do for you today?” [Receptionist]
“The guild master, Grisiera, contacted the other day…” [Ryouma]
I’ve been preparing since last night and have made several of the dicines from the list.
I was planning on speaking with the guild master while selling the dicine, but…
“If it isn’t Takebayashi-Sama. Welco to the rchant guild.” [Other Receptionist]
The staff mber I’ve dealt with many tis before ca out from the back of the receptionist desk and brought to the reception office.
It seems he already knows by face.
“Welco. You’re here to sell dicine, right?” [Grisiera]
As soon as we saw each other, the guild master guessed why I ca here.
“I see you know already.” [Ryouma]
“I requested for it, after all. So I’ve already prepared to et your demands. Also, I heard you went to the training of the adventurers guild. After you ca back and got my ssage, so ti has passed since then, so considering the ti it would have taken you to make dicine, it’s not too hard to infer. Still, I was actually expecting you to co either tomorrow or the day after.” [Grisiera]
As usual, her foresight is terrifyingly accurate.
But that isn’t all that I ca here for.
“There’s actually sothing else I’d like to talk to you about.” [Ryouma]
“Oh? Then best we settle our business with the dicine quickly then.” [Grisiera]
“Please. ‘Item Box’ ” [Ryouma]
I took out 50 vials of dicine that I’ve concocted.
“I made them with the ingredients I had on hand. I still had so grell frog ingredients left.” [Ryouma]
“Can you make the dicines as long as you have the ingredients?” [Grisiera]
“If it’s sothing I can make, yes.” [Ryouma]
The guild master snorted as she took one of the vials and used Identify on it.
“Was there a dicine on the list that you can’t make?” [Grisiera]
“There are so dicine that I’ve never made before, though I do know the concoction thod. I ca here today partly to confirm so things in regard to those.” [Ryouma]
“I see. From what I’ve seen, these dicines of yours all have the sa quality and there’s no problem with their effects either. No reason to be miserly then. I’ll get you the ingredients you need. Can you bring the other dicine then?” [Grisiera]
“I understand.” [Ryouma]
After saying that, she imdiately called for staff mbers to assess the quality of the dicine and take them into the guild storage. Not long later, she told them to prepare the paynt and the ingredients. When the staff mber left again, she spoke to .
“So? What is this other business you ca for?” [Grisiera]
“Plu Diamond.” [Ryouma]
As soon as I ntioned those words, her eyes beca sharp.
“Do you know about it?” [Ryouma]
“After being at this job for so long, yeah. You have one with you?” [Grisiera]
“An article belonging to my grandmother. She told to sell it whenever I’m in need.” [Ryouma]
I also told her that I was preparing a set of formal clothes.
“…And so, I was wondering if I could use it as an accessory, but I didn’t know its value and didn’t know whether it could be used or not.” [Ryouma]
“You get points for not bringing it to so place strange and talking to instead. Do you have it with you?” [Grisirea]
I took out a cloth from my Item Box.
Inside it was a plu diamond that had been divided into the size of a thumbnail.
I’d only split and modified its shape, so nothing should have been changed as far as the Identify results go. I expect it to still be a plu diamond…
When I revealed the contents of the cloth, the guild master looked at the diamond as if she were licking it, then she used Identify. Afterwards, she exhaled in astonishnt.
“Is it fake?” [Ryouma]
“It’s real. I can hardly believe that you have such a huge plu jewel with you. It has the transparency you’d expect from a plu. On top of that, it’s a diamond and is beautifully colorless… The cut is a bit disappointing, but it’s still a first-rate item.” [Grisiera]
Apparently, the ‘plu’ is a special word that signifies the grade of a jewel, and ans ‘special’ in an old language sowhere.
“In other words, this is a top quality product.” [Ryouma]
“Not top quality. ‘Special’. Understand? Jewels, you see, have extra things like grains of sands, fine scratches, and/or dents… Usually.” [Grisiera]
Ah…
Now that she ntions it, I rember now. In the process of a jewel becoming a jewel its components end up with inclusions or cavities. …But a jewel made with alchemy has no such thing.
“…How do you know that when you don’t even know about plu?” [Grisiera]
“I just rembered.” [Ryouma]
“Your knowledge is really imbalanced. Well, if you know that, then that makes this quick. This jewel has no inclusions. That is the condition required for a jewel to beco a plu. But such jewels haven’t appeared in present ti.” [Grisiera]
“Present ti?” [Ryouma]
“I don’t know if these jewels were always like this from the start or if the part of the jewels without inclusion had simply been cut out, but a long ti ago before an old hag like was born. A long long ti ago.
It is said that these jewels were either found in so historic ruins or passed down as a national treasure in so kingdom for a long ti. Either way, these jewels flowed into the market, and the nobles tried to acquire them all. Currently, most of these things are being treated as heirlooms.” [Grisiera]
If these things existed in the past, then there must’ve been a human alchemist who made them.
An otherworlder like … Maybe it’s the ‘Alchemy King’ I heard about from Gayn and the others. I’d like to investigate it if the opportunity shows itself.
Reviews
All reviews (0)