Chapter 213: Consultation with Serge-san and a Flash of Insight (2/4)
The next thing I took out wasn’t sothing I was hoping to sell, but a vase that the feudal lord gave as thanks.
From the attitude of the clerks who helped pack it and take custody of it, it seed to be really valuable.
I was planning on decorating the store with it, but before I proceeded with that, I want to know its actual value.
When I told Serge-san that and asked him about it…
“T-This is…” [Serge]
The mont Serge-san opened the box, his expression beca solemn, and he hurriedly took out a pair of white gloves from his chest, and then carefully unpacked the vase.
The unpacked vase gently placed onto his desk was tinged with blue and had a brightly colored image drawn onto it.
It looked fairly impressive as far as vases went, but…
“Mu…” [Serge]
“Is this vase really that amazing?” [Ryouma]
“This blue texture and this brightly colored decorative feature… This is most likely an artifact from an ancient ruins.” [Serge]
“Ancient Ruins? What is that?” [Ryouma]
“It refers to the ruins of an ancient civilization said to possess advanced technology. They are rarely found throughout the world, but I believe one was found in Fatma Territory a long ti ago.
So not only does this vase look expensive, its thod of production is no longer actually being passed down, and as such can no longer be made in this age. It is extrely rare to find jars like this retain its shape perfectly. Historically speaking, this is without a doubt a treasure. I’m not confident I could put a price on sothing like this. If you really need to know its value, you would need to request an expert’s help.” [Serge]
“But why would the lord of the Fatma Territory give sothing like this?” [Ryouma]
“I couldn’t possibly know that. But if he gave it to you as compensation for a job you did for him, then perhaps you simply did a work that necessitated that much compensation? Exactly what did you offer to Fatma’s lord?” [Serge]
But I didn’t tell him anything about those pearls or those shellfishes…
All I did was clean his hot spring for him and teach him how to prepare the poisonous fishes. When I told Serge-san that…
“I see. The Count of Fatma is known to be a gourt and is well connected with people of similar interests. He was probably itching for news of new cuisines and was confident enough to be able to make use of such knowledge well. That dish called Gyoza could be the start to a favorable economic flow, and if his territory were to benefit from that in the next few decades, then… Gifting you a vase like this makes perfect sense.” [Serge]
I see… But if this vase is so prized, then I should prepare a special protective case for it before putting it up on display.
“Alright then, next up are my sli products.” [Ryouma]
“Ah, new sli products. Those do indeed make one curious.” [Serge]
The first thing I brought out was the acidic sticky liquid I used in the hot springs.
I also lined up a spool of thread beside it.
Serge-san’s eyes were visibly taken in by the threads.
“This acidic sticky liquid is ford by mixing the sticky sli’s sticky liquid with the acid sli’s acid. One needs to take care when using it, but it can be used to do away with filth weak to acid. For example, it could be used to rid of the yellow tint in toilets.” [Ryouma]
“Normal households would likely want to buy that product too, but I think the biggest demand for it will co from the inns. The actual demand will likely depend on what you an by ‘taking care of when using it’. By the way, this thread is? It clearly looks different from the sticky sli’s thread.” [Serge]
As expected from Serge-san, he’s more interested in the thread rather than the acidic sticky liquid.
“This is a thread made by a sli that evolved just a few days ago along the way back from Fatma Territory.” [Ryouma]
“Ho ho, may I ask what kind of sli this is?” [Serge]
The sli that evolved was the sticky sli that ate nets. It evolved into Fiber Sli.
Based on the na, it seems that it wasn’t really the net it wanted to eat but the fiber that it was made from.
That sticky sli has always been particularly good at spitting out threads and was often tasked with making threads to sell wholesale to the Morgan Company. Perhaps that had sothing to do with it too. Upon evolving, it learned a new skill called ‘Fibrification’.
“With this Fibrification skill, the sli can take in a material into his body and dissolve it, then spit it back out as a thread-like material.” [Ryouma]
When I realized what this skill did, I was imdiately reminded of the Rayon from my previous life.
Rayon is a regenerated fiber made through a thod called Wet Spinning, where cellulose – the main component of plants – is dissolved in an alkaline chemical and spun in acid. Because it was made to imitate silk, it is also known as artificial silk.
The fiber sli didn’t use chemicals to realize its fibrification skill, but the process was similar to the production thod of Rayon.
As soon as I realized that, I gave the fiber sli cellulose. There was also sothing on my mind regarding the production of the acidic sticky liquid, so to test it, I handed it the fluff sli’s fluff to serve as the cellulose, and the result was a 100% sli-made thread, this thread.
“I call it Sli Rayon! I only have one fiber sli right now, so I can’t mass produce it yet, but the only ingredients needed to produce it is the fluff sli’s fluff, so if needed I could give them a fertilizer to increase production. The ingredients will probably never be an issue. What do you think?” [Ryouma]
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