Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill: Volume 15 [Parts 1 to 7] by Ren Eguchi

Author:Ren Eguchi
Language: eng
Format: epub

【Philosopher’s Stone】

A legendary and almighty stone sought after by alchemists throughout the ages. Can be used as a medium to channel magic through iron, transforming it into mithril, orichalcum, or scarletite, depending on the quantity of magic used.

“Pffft!”

O-Oh, god, they weren’t kidding. It can seriously change iron into mithril, orichalcum, or scarletite... First things first, there’s something I definitely need to have clarified.

“So, I know mithril’s rare, but there’s a bit of it on the market, right?” I asked rhetorically. I’d found some out and about myself, which I’d had Sui use to make me a mithril sword and spear, and I’d seen high-ranking adventurers with mithril gear as well. “Well, what about orichalcum and scarletite? Do you see those around much?”

I’d never even heard those words get dropped in casual conversation before. Thankfully, Sigvard had an immediate answer.

“We know they used to be around ’cause they turn up in old records sometimes,” he said, “but these days? Not a chance. The means to refine and forge ’em were lost an age ago, and now they’re considered the stuff of legends. I have heard that a lotta master smiths—dwarves, every one of ’em—are still set on rediscovering those old techniques, though.”

I gulped. “S-So, hypothetically, if actual orichalcum or scarletite ended up making its way onto the market...?”

“Heads would roll before the day was done,” Sigvard said with a wince.

Yiiikes! Excuse me, Demiurge! Take it back, please! Actually, don’t give me crap like this in the first place! This is less a reward and more a weird, sadistic punishment! There’s no way in hell I could ever let this thing see the light of day, so into my Item Box’s eternal storage corner it goes!

Wait... Oh, no. The Philosopher’s Stone was clearly a first-class disaster of an item, and all of Ark’s members now knew all about it. I-I think it’s time to bite the bullet and ask for a favor.

“S-So, hey, guys? Do you think you could pretend you never saw this? No red stones came out of any treasure chests today! Never existed in the first place! Please, please just act like none of this ever happened, thanks!” I said as I bowed down so deeply, my forehead almost touched the sandy beach.

The faces of Ark’s members were almost as pallid as I assumed mine was.

“Ha ha! I didn’t see anything! Nope, not a thing!” Gaudino said.

“Ha ha ha, yup! I’ve never even heard of a Philosopher’s Stone!” Gideon agreed.

“A rock like that sounds like nothing but trouble, and I want no part of it! My lips are sealed!” Sigvard added.

“Nothing happened. I saw nothing,” Feodora said.

Gaudino, Gideon, Sigvard, Feodora... I’m sorry. I’m so, so sorry. You can blame Demiurge’s carelessness for this little tragedy.

Speaking of which, would you please think these things through a little more in the future, Demiuuurge?!

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