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In the tavern with a sign that read "Hostes of Abundance", the half-elf girl and the human boy finally found a seat.
"You really know how to pick a place."
Aina was still wearing her guild uniform, but since it was already off-duty time, she relaxed her posture and looked around.
When she saw the busy figure of the cat girl in maid clothes, she looked at Su Ye with a meaningful look.
The latter saw a teasing tone in his eyes that said, "I didn't expect you to like this."
"I just come here often to buy food, so I'm familiar with it."
Su Ye shrugged and waved to a silver-haired maid passing by.
"Xi'er, give me two of today's recommended combos, plus two glasses of iced apple juice."
"Ah...it turns out that Su Ye is here!"
Hearing the guest's voice, the silver-haired maid came over in surprise and waved in a familiar manner.
"Why are there two today? Oh... I guess you invited 'female friends'."
For some reason, Xier put more effort into pronouncing the words "female friends".
But her face still had a very gentle and kind smile, which was really elusive.
Xier-Frois, the hostess and maid of the tavern "The Mistress of Plenty".
Because of her cute and pretty appearance and gentle and kind personality.
Even among the tavern maid group that includes elves and cat girls, she is extremely popular.
Although he was very curious about the half-elf sitting opposite Su Ye.
However, Xier still abided by the rules of a maid and did not waste time on such matters.
Soon, two steaming hot sets of food were served, exuding a delicious aroma.
"Another reason for choosing this place is that the interior of the store is cleaner and there are no noisy drunks."
Su Ye explained in a low voice, glancing at the sturdy figure sitting at the bar out of the corner of his eye.
The owner of this shop is a high-level adventurer with Lv5 strength, a female dwarf warrior known as the "little giant".
Although he has retired, his strength is enough to make any drunk who wants to act crazy think twice.
"Well, I didn't expect you to be so well prepared."
Aegina gently shook the apple juice in the wooden cup, suggesting something meaningful.
"You are so familiar with this place, do you often invite girls here?"
"Um……"
Su Ye pondered for a moment and replied with a subtle expression.
"It's better to say that I have extensive experience in raising small animals."
Aina:?
"Ahem, let's get down to business."
Su Ye coughed lightly and changed the subject.
"What are the results of the identification of the two bottles of potions?"
The identification of this world can only be achieved through special spells.
Unlike Su Ye, who can get all the information at a glance.
So by the time the appraisal institute came out with the results, Aina had already gone off work.
After all, Su Ye was bothering others because of his own affairs, so it was natural for him to treat him to dinner.
"They are all potions of very standard quality. There shouldn't be any problem selling them."
Aegina took out two bottles of potions that had been identified and placed them on the table.
"The market price of the healing potion is around 1000 faris."
"The magic potion can be sold for more than 8000 faris..."
"If a large clan is going to launch an expedition soon, maybe it can go up to 1 fari!"
"Ok?"
After hearing the price of the potion, Su Ye realized something.
"Why is the price of a life-saving healing potion so much lower than a magic potion?"
It would be fine if the difference was only two or three times.
But according to Aina, the market prices of the two differ by nearly 10 times!
"Isn't it normal that magic potions are more expensive than healing potions?"
Aina's tone was very matter-of-fact, as if this was a matter of course in Orario.
"The materials for making magic potions are rarer than those for healing potions. Only the underground masters below the middle level can produce them."
"Also, magic potions are essential for wizard-type adventurers."
"In the 'Expedition', if there is enough magic power, maybe the entire battle situation can be reversed."
"So the importance of magic potions is greater than that of healing potions."
"It seems that your alchemist friend didn't tell you these things."
“Ah… I see.”
Su Ye nodded as if he understood, but couldn't help muttering in his heart.
In his case, the prices of the two potions were reversed—
In the shop, Lesser Healing Potion costs 3 silver coins.
The price of the weak magic potion is only 1 silver coin!
"If I want to sell these potions, is there any way?"
Su Ye's question made Aina look embarrassed.
"Generally speaking, the clans that are able to make magic potions and spiritual medicines have already established their own reputation and business scope."
"If we don't have a storefront, we can only sell our products on the roadside like a potato ball vendor."
Su Ye shook his head decisively when he heard this.
"I don't have that much time."
"I have to prepare for the Molten Fire Festival in the next two days."
"Melting Fire Ceremony..."
Aina seemed to be thinking about something, as if she understood something.
"So you bought the iron ore for this purpose."
"Well, I want to gain the recognition of the goddess at the festival."
Although these iron ores have nothing to do with the equipment he will display at the festival.
But let Aegina think so for now.
"Is that so... Oh, there's really nothing I can do about you."
The half-elf girl sighed, as if she had made some kind of decision.
"Just focus on preparing for the Molten Fire Ceremony."
"I'll help you with the sales of potions and the purchase of iron ore."
Su Ye was delighted when he heard that, and was about to thank him when a white jade finger touched his lips.
"No need to thank me, since I am your adventure consultant."
Aina's pretty face was filled with a big smile, and a beautiful cherry color spread out, which was actually a bit charming.
"You owe me a favor now, remember to pay it back."
"That... is for sure."
Su Ye glanced at the wooden cup that had been drunk clean by Aina, feeling a little confused.
That's not right. There is no alcohol in this apple juice.
Could it be that Miss Aegina has a sensitive physique that would get drunk just by smelling alcohol?
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Chapter 17 Heading Towards a Land of Prosperity
Miss Aegina was very efficient and delivered the first batch of iron ore before noon the next day.
The funds for purchasing iron ore are paid from the sales of magic potions.
Su Ye provided 50 bottles of weak magic potions and healing potions in one breath.
The estimated profit from these potions is 60 faris, enough to buy a considerable amount of iron ore.
"After the Molten Fire Festival is over, I will make another appointment with Miss Aina to repay this favor."
Looking at the pile of iron ore piled on the open space, Su Ye thought silently.
Afterwards, he used his [Identification] ability on these iron ores that originated from the main world.
[You identified "Iron Ore" x330]
"It sure works!"
Seeing the prompt in front of him, Su Ye suddenly became energetic and his eyes lit up.
After being "identified", these iron ores turned into materials that can be synthesized!
It's no different from the iron ore mined in the Terraria world.
If I have to say something, it is that not all minerals have passed the appraisal.
Some iron ore of lower quality was also left behind and counted as debris.
But it’s not a big problem. Su Ye is already very satisfied with such a gain.
"This will finally solve the current ore shortage problem."
Three pieces of iron ore can be smelted into one iron ingot using a furnace.
Moreover, this process is completed instantly and does not take any time.
In the blink of an eye, 110 more iron ingots appeared in Su Ye's inventory.
This kind of speed is the efficiency that every blacksmith dreams of!
With these metal ingots, the first thing Su Ye needs to do is to fully arm himself.
[Iron Armor (White): Contains a helmet, a chest armor, and greaves, providing a total of 9 points of defense, 1 point of life regeneration, and 10% damage reduction]
It takes 60 iron ingots to craft a full set of iron armor.
After putting on this armor, more than half of the iron ingots in Su Ye's hand were instantly gone.
The remaining metal ingots were used to make an iron pickaxe, an iron axe, and a fishing rod.
[Enhanced Fishing Rod (White): Provides 15 points of fishing power]
This is the best fishing rod Su Ye can get at this stage.
Although the bonus provided is not much, it is barely enough.
Two iron tools are better than the copper pickaxes and axes on hand, and can slightly improve the collection efficiency.
As for weapons, since he had the iron sword brought from the main world, Su Ye made an iron bow as a means of long-range attack.
[Iron Bow (White): Causes 8 points of basic damage, which is superimposed with the arrow damage]
The characteristic of bow weapons is that they can use different types of arrows.
The result is the damage of the bow itself plus the damage of the arrow.