Chapter 71

Reports of typos in past stories keep coming in...

I don’t know if someone is rereading them or if there are new readers, but thank you.

I’m sorry for being a klutz.

Good morning from room 0304 of building 5. Today is July 13th, the day of the seminar. I’m Herman. The content of this report might be about the slime. I made various slimes, but the ones that seem most useful are the ones I made on July 7th. ...I made a lot of other slimes, but most of them were inferior versions.

When I mixed tomatoes, it turned into tomato juice, and when I mixed onions, it produced a powder that made tears uncontrollable. I tried many things. I tested attribute materials and magic stones, but I also tried mixing things that I thought wouldn’t be mixed, which I bought from the store. The first day went well, but the other days didn’t. After making various slimes, I learned that slimes with similar properties can merge. I think this is more in the domain of the Life Creation faction.

So, I want to report on the existence of a slime that will delight alcohol lovers. I managed to make various types of alcohol. Even fruits can now be turned into alcohol. ...The Fast Life Grass slime is the star here. When you mix the Fast Life Grass slime with a fruit slime that can turn into a liquid, it becomes alcohol. It’s mysterious, but I don’t know why. I decided to leave the "why" to the Life Creation faction. ...Serena has arrived, and it’s time.

"It’s time. Let’s start this month’s Abundance Meeting. I have no particular report this month. Those who have reports, please proceed."

"Then, I’ll start. It’s about the tool Herman made. I haven’t asked what to name it. What should we call it?"

"That one? I decided to call it a distiller. ...I did write a report, but I don’t really intend to make it public."

"No, it might be bad if you don’t. It’s better to present it as a tool for extracting scents rather than alcohol. ...Today, I washed my hair with a hair wash liquid mixed with rosemary essential oil. How does it smell?"

"Probably, the men will feel the same as me. I don’t know. Shouldn’t this be something the beast people should judge?"

"From a beast person’s perspective, it does smell like rosemary. This level of scent, which doesn’t completely hide the human smell, seems fine."

"Agreed. This level of scent is not a problem."

"Rosemary does have a nice scent."

"Right, what about the other women? ...Don’t you think this will become a trend?"

"I didn’t expect Melanie to mix rosemary into her hair wash liquid so quickly, but I think this will definitely become a trend. If you can have such a scent, you’ll attract attention at tea parties."

"I agree. The women already know about the hair wash liquid. ...They’ve been trying to figure out the ingredients. I revealed it at a tea party about 15 days ago, and I think it’s already known that it came from the Abundance Meeting. ...If it’s known that it has a rosemary scent, it might blend in, but it’s only a matter of time before more people start searching for it."

"You guys are too quick! It’s only been about two months! Damn, did I underestimate the former noblewomen? We should produce it without hesitation. If it spreads like this, it’s bound to be known that it’s being made in the Almond Baron’s territory."

"I don’t feel bad, but I’m sorry?"

"Since it will be known sooner or later, it’s fine, isn’t it?"

"To be honest, it’s Gabriele’s fault that the Abundance Meeting is known as the source. She showed off her long, shining golden hair. We’ve also received inquiries from people other than our tea party guests."

"Once you wash your hair with it, you can’t stop. I think it’s inevitable."

"Right. It’s inevitable. Beautiful things are good. Hehe."

"Serena is also mixing essential oils into her hair wash liquid. It can be described as a forest scent."

"Probably, she’s mixing Fast Life Grass and a few other flowers. It smells like a meadow."

"Right. I worked hard this time."

"Serena, too... Well, what’s done is done. As long as the alchemy item’s method doesn’t leak, we can maintain a certain level of monopoly. ...It might last for three years. We plan to spread it to the commoners, so it’s fine. But if it spreads this much, it’s bound to be known that it’s being made in the Almond Baron’s territory."

"Then, the distiller should be made public, right?"

"Right. I think we can buy some time by presenting it as something from the Abundance Meeting. If we include the method for making rosemary essential oil, it will take time for them to reach the hair wash liquid. ...Essential oils are oils, and applying them directly to hair felt good. ...The scent is a bit strong, and it’s hard to secure the quantity, but it didn’t become a hair wash liquid, so it seems to be a different characteristic from the Yugarhi seed oil."

"Beast people might have sore noses for a while. Ordinary hair wash liquids have no scent, which is good."

"Actually, it didn’t become a hair wash liquid. That’s more surprising to me."

I thought it would work because it’s oil, but it didn’t. ...Why? It’s the same plant-derived oil. Well, it’s good that it’s not easily monopolized.

"Alright, then, is it agreed that the distiller Herman made will be made public? I’ll add my name as a nominal contributor, but is that okay, Herman?"

"Yes, I understand."

"Alright, then, is there anyone else with a report?"

"Then, I’ll go. Related to the distiller. Herman said that if you distill alcohol, you can make firewater, so I tried it. The result was that I made firewater. I don’t know if it’s the same, but it caught fire. The taste is decent. I tried various types of alcohol, and the taste was different for each one, so I don’t know which one is the same as the border lord’s. Well, if I bring it to the capital, it will only go to the royal family, so it won’t come back here, so the taste doesn’t matter. Anyway, I made firewater. That’s all."

"Indeed, I also tried it. I made firewater the same way. Furthermore, if you distill the firewater again, it becomes even stronger. There’s a limit, but the more you distill, the stronger it gets. ...But the taste and flavor disappear."

"Making firewater from firewater! I didn’t try that. I’ll start today. More alcohol is a good thing."

"Will alcohol lovers start making similar things to secret techniques if the distiller is made public? Will the border lord interfere?"

"I think it’s inevitable if he interferes. But only alchemists can make this, and if someone tries to do it on a large scale, we’ll put a stop to it. We’ll insist that this is for refining essential oils. ...The border lord can’t say anything. If he does, it will prove that this method is correct."

"Right, if it’s kept secret, they can’t do anything. If they speak up, it might backfire."

"Exactly. It wasn’t intentional. Other things were being made, and it just so happened that firewater could be made. Besides, there’s not much use for it. Women will use it more, and there are fewer alcohol lovers among them. They’ll be more interested in refining essential oils. ...Just in case, I added my name. If harm comes to Herman, it means his lifespan is up."

"Right. Herman isn’t a long-lived species, so he can escape. Besides, banning this would make all the noblewomen enemies. The border lord won’t do something foolish."

"Right. This essential oil will definitely become popular among noblewomen. The border lord doesn’t have the power to ban something that’s already popular. No one can stop it, even the royal family."

"Making all the noblewomen enemies is too scary. Once it’s made public, requests will come from everywhere."

"Right. Only alchemists can make the distiller, but anyone can use it. It might create jobs for making essential oils."

"Probably, a distiller can be made with copper. It doesn’t have to be made of glass."

"If it can be made with copper, then blacksmiths. If the requests become too much, I’ll tell them it can be made with copper."

"No, it’s better to change the report to say it’s made of copper from the start. If we say it can also be made of glass, fewer requests will come to alchemists. We can’t just make distillers all the time."

"Then, should I rewrite the report?"

"I’ll rewrite it. Can you give me the report? I’ll add some camouflage."

"Understood. --- Here’s the report."

The report is out of my hands now. The border lord can’t bite because we have allies. ...We can’t make all the noblewomen enemies. ...Besides, they can only make essential oils, so it should be fine. I know how to make the firewater distiller, and it’s made of copper. I think it’s a bit troublesome for blacksmiths to make thin tubes, but I hope they can manage.

"Is this fine for the distiller? ...Is there anyone else with something to say?"

"Ah, related to alcohol, I’ll go. I made a slime that can make alcohol."

"Slime that makes alcohol? What’s that?"

"Slime, like the one in the toilet, right? I think it’s a creation of the Life Creation faction."

"Ah, the one in the toilet is called slime. It’s a stupid name, but what was the first person thinking?"

"I don’t know. ...But slime is in the domain of the Life Creation faction, right? It was a strange thing, different from the Iron Welcome faction. How did it start making alcohol?"

"I don’t know why, but it became alcohol. Here’s the report."

"Is it just one type? The way it’s written suggests multiple creations."

"That’s right. If you mix the slime of what you want to turn into alcohol with the Fast Life Grass slime, it should become alcohol."

"Did you make multiple slimes and mix them? ...Does the Life Creation faction know about this? I don’t have many acquaintances in the Life Creation faction."

"Does anyone have acquaintances in the Life Creation faction?"

"I do. We’re on good terms, but not too close because of the tea party incident."

"I know the same as Melanie. We’re tea party friends."

"I know someone. We occasionally go to the demon realm together."

"I know the same person as Laura. We’re companions in the demon realm."

"Hmm, it’s better to go with the person Laura and Kelly mentioned. Melanie and Eleonora aren’t that close."

"Right. If there are others, it’s better to go with them."

"Understood. ...Who is this person from the Life Creation faction?"

"Her name is Alison. She’s in the Life Creation Seminar. She’s a young elf, not a noble."

"Understood. Can you contact her? Invite her to the next Abundance Meeting. Please also tell her to inform the seminar leader. We’ll discuss this again then."

"Hey, Bruce. It’s fine to make it, right? If we can make various types of alcohol, I’ll make it. We can even make a brewery without complaints."

"Sure, but wait with the brewery. I don’t know if it’s okay to use the Life Creation faction’s techniques without permission. The Dawn faction doesn’t have such rules, but the Life Creation faction might. We need to confirm if it’s okay to make and publish the method."

"Alright, we’ll just make it for ourselves. Theo, help me. Let’s discuss what kind of alcohol to make."

"I’m all for it. Herman, I want to know what you used to make the alcohol first."

"Understood. I used barley and—"

The talk about the alcohol-making slime seems to be getting bigger. I didn’t expect it to be in the domain of the Life Creation faction and not know how to handle it. Well, a guest will come next time, so I’ll try to make something else by then. Something other than alcohol. ...Should I make the seasoning public? I need to decide that too. I need to prepare a report. I planned to spread the slime I made, so I’ll think about other things too. Well, the next Abundance Meeting will be busy.

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