“She is a plant after all, my liege.”
“Eclesith give off so much static electricity.”
“Hee hee hee!”
“Hey, stay away from me!”
Ms. Fairellen’s character crackles like lightning, which only seems to intensify due to the rain. I never knew the weather influenced her like that. I wonder what would happen if you dunked her in water?
“Shouldn’t you wait for the rest of nature’s special effects engine to kick in before you start doing your pop dance routine?”
“The thunderstorm will probably hit just before the summoning tomorrow.”
“We’re just rehearsing for that.”
“I see. It’s important to prepare, I guess.”
“The storm during the camping event was too intense to have any fun.”
“But enough of that. C’mon, let’s go patrol.”
“Okaaay.”
I predict we’ll be too busy stopping the summoning to have any fun tomorrow either. Well, perhaps it’s possible if the thunderstorm hits us well before the summoning.
“Shall we get a move on?” I suggest.
“Let’s do it!”
An unusual party of me, Mr. Skelly, and Ms. Trine will head to the church for deciphering. Mr. Alf and Mr. Ame will take on patrolling the town.
“Did anything eventful happen to the four of you last night?” I remember to ask them.
“Nope, not at all,” Mr. Alf tells me.
“We lost our Light user once you went to bed, Princess, so I spooked a few players. But that’s about it,” Mr. Skelly adds.
“Yeah, whenever this idiot scared someone, he’d go sprinting up to them to make it even worse.”
“It was a blast!”
Mr. Skelly did what now? I pity the rest of the players. That sounds like a ghost story students would tell at school.
Our group splits up in front of the church. Farewell, Mr. Alf and Mr. Ame. The three of us sit down and chat while we decipher the document. I think I’ll also work on Alchemy, since I can do that while sitting too. Crafting outside in the rain would just result in mind-numbing item quality—mind-numbing in the bad way, of course.
“How high is your Alchemist skill right now, Princess?” Mr. Skelly asks me.
“It’ll be maxed soon, so I’m wondering when I’ll hit the third tier. The revival medicine recipe gives me quite a lot of EXP due to how difficult it is to make.”
“I haven’t leveled up mine at all. My necromancy skills do boost it a little, though,” he replies.
“Dark Ritual gives EXP to Alchemist?”
“Uh-huh. I can’t use potions, and my weapon works with Carpentry, so Alchemy ends up mostly ignored. Maybe it would be faster to take my raw timber to Primura.”
“I also have a producer work on my ores for me. It just requires too many materials to do them myself. I believe that, for lumber, you now receive less wood than before, correct?”
“It hurts to have that one extra leftover piece, yeah.”
“Yes, I understand. Yet you have to go through the process or you won’t level your skills. I have a much easier time making revival medicine. Do you produce anything, Ms. Trine?”
“Nope, nothing! I can’t drink potions and can only make special equipment,” she tells me.
“Now that you mention it, has equipment been developed specifically for spirit body races yet?” I ask her.
“No. That’s why we can’t make real equipment, even though we can eat food with Enchant now. I bet the equipment needs some sort of unique material.”
“I suppose spirit bodies need their equipment to meld with their bodies, after all,” I reply.
“Uh-huh. When you use Spirit Body Transformation, all your equipment automatically drops on the ground.”
Spirit body races unlock Half Spirit Body, Spirit Body Transformation, and Physical Body Transformation when they hit level 30.
Spirit Body Transformation means you can’t interact with physical things anymore, but it also grants you Total Physical Immunity. You can no longer view these players with your eyes like normal either. The downside is that incoming magic attacks retain their normal damage, and that all equipment will be forcefully removed unless it’s a special variety. The skill doesn’t change anything relating to Light Magic or Holy Magic.
Physical Body Transformation boosts all stats relating to the body and grants you the ability to use most equipment, but physical damage reductions are removed. Again, Light Magic and Holy Magic remain unchanged.
Alchemist has reached level 60. You have gained 2 skill points.
By reaching the maximum level of Alchemist, you have unlocked Alchemy Master.
“Oh, I leveled up. I’ll take the third-tier skill right now.”
“Good work!” Mr. Skelly congratulates me.
Title: Alchemist has been upgraded into Title: Third-Rate Alchemist.
Title: Third-Rate Alchemist has been upgraded into Title: Second-Rate Alchemist.
Title: Second-Rate Alchemist has been upgraded into Title: First-Rate Alchemist.
Title: First-Rate Alchemist has been upgraded into Title: Supreme Alchemist.
Alchemy Master
Nature’s Creations
Crafting requires the same amount of materials as other production skills.
“Supreme Alchemist”
This title is granted to veteran alchemists who have mastered their craft to produce S-rank items.
MP used in production is reduced. Production difficulty is lowered. Grants a quality bonus to alchemized items.
“Oh! My required materials to craft have been standardized. So I finally reach that point now that I have the third-tier skill?”
“So that is a perk you get? Sounds like all the downsides of Alchemy are gone for you now. Not that I’m gonna start using it,” says Mr. Skelly.
“Me neither!” Ms. Trine chimes in.
“The benefits of Alchemy might actually surprise you. That said, it’s still easiest to simply make jerky with Cooking,” I explain.
“I hear that jerky is a great money generator, right? But chefs have to fight enemies too, or else they’ll run out of gold just buying ingredients for their food,” says Mr. Skelly.
“I’m able to hunt the main ingredients I use in my cooking. That makes it a much cheaper process. I have to purchase any seafood, but I’d still prefer to focus on Alchemy over Cooking now.”
“I know some people have Cooking up to a higher level than you, but does anyone in this game beat you at Alchemy? There might be players who sell ingredients for Alchemy too, though that sounds like a nightmare to me,” he replies.
“Right now, you need an Alchemy teacher, or else you can only craft C-grade items or below. I wonder if that restriction will ever change. Perhaps the improved Alchemy circle I gave to my teacher will help somehow.”
“That’s what you’ve been working on?”
“Yes, I made it with the Book of Eibon and Ancient Languages. Oh, that’s right, it’s the Book of the Elder Keys now, so perhaps I can improve the circle even more? I think I’ll take a look, since I have nothing else to do.”
Let’s see. I bet I can upgrade my Magical Energy Circle. I probably should have kept a copy of the one I gave to my teacher. I’ll have to go and see her once the event is over.
I think I’ll improve my Magical Energy Circle until it’s time for bed.
“It looks so cool!” says Ms. Trine.
“It’s like something from an anime,” Mr. Skelly replies.
Yes, I see how the magic circle floating in the air resembles an anime. I flick away the words written in the circle and use my magical energy to add new ones to the empty space. It turns out to be quite the challenge.