Chapter 8: 7

[Ahhh, this is not good......]

 

I am the travelling alchemist Mei.

 

After saying farewell to the family, I have been walking at the highway for hours. It was already sunset.

 

I tried to hurry at the best of my ability but with the wet slippery terrain combined with the fact that I am not the fastest person you would see is a recipe for disaster. From the estimation of the all-purpose map, it doesn't seem possible to reach the next town within the day.

 

...Camping out. These two words emerged at the back of my mind. Even if it's a highway, when it gets dark there is a chance that demon beast will show up, isn't that dangerous?

 

...Thus, I have decided to prepare a place to sleep before the sun fully sets.

 

[Since I am already making it, I might as well make a comfortable glamping tent. Without further ado, recipe book, open!]

 

Opening the book at the side of the highway, I flipped through the pages in search of the recipe and there it was, the all-purpose tent.

 

[Humu humu, the material it requires is pretty simple. As long as I have sufficient amount of cloth, I can craft it]

 

With my free hand I reached for the bag of unlimited capacity, and pulled out the cloth-based material.

 

I brought out whatever I could but it did not reach the required quantity.

 

The bag of unlimited capacity is a cheat item that have an auto analysis and categorization function. Furthermore, it will answer to my wishes and let me bring out whatever I desire without searching.

 

In other words, there is no mistake that this is the total amount of cloth inside.

 

[...Come to think of it, cloth isn't a natural resource]

 

When I was gathering material on the way, it did feel like I didn't encounter much cloth material. On top of that, the little amount of cloth I have was used to make the rain protection item earlier. I am such an idiot!

 

[Mmm, I wonder if this will work out somehow......]

 

I went through the recipe book once more. Even if I want to collect material now it's already too late, and to disassemble the rain protection goods I have is too wasteful. In that case, I have to make cloth with other material.

 

[Not the method to craft waterproof or transparent cloth, but the most primitive form of cloth......there, there it is]

 

In no time, I managed to find the recipe. As expected of the legendary recipe book. From potion to the philosopher's stone, I would expect no less from the book that holds the knowledge to crafting every creation.

 

The name of the item to be created is 「Ordinary Cloth」. As much as I would like to know what is the benchmark for ordinary, I do not have the luxury to care about such matter. The necessary material is 「Thread」.

 

[Thread huh......]

 

Cloth is made by spinning and weaving thread. Yes, that much is obvious. However, how was thread made again. Silkworm? Do they even exist in this world I wonder.

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I was thinking about this while fishing for material in the bag. By the way, there wasn't any. This applies to cloth too but it seems that thread too is also in the minority side for material of the natural world.

 

[Muuu, the first thing that comes to mind if we are talking about thread is......]

 

Thump, as I closed the recipe book, I circulated my thought. There is one thing that qualify as the most famous 「Thread」 of nature. As I thought......it could only be it.

 

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[Uegh, disgusting......]

 

Afterwards, I entered the nearby forest to collect material from the spider nest in between trees.

 

[Aa, sorry for destroying your home. I am begging you, please do not resent me]

 

While apologizing for literally being a homewrecker, at the tip of the branch in my hand was a roll of spiderweb. In that state I kept it in the bag, wishing to avoid touching it with my bare hands.

 

In the span of 30 minutes of roleplaying as a spider hunter (objective = thread), I amassed a good amount. When I took it out from the bag, it already morphed into a beautiful thread. Not bad, it feels smooth too. If it's like this I wouldn't get creeped out from touching it.

 

[Ok, it's time for alchemy!]

 

Double confirming my gathered ingredients, I returned to the highway. Placing the alchemy cauldron on the ground, I inputted the freshly finished thread into the cauldron.

 

Not needing to do anything in particular, large amount of cloth was produced which was then placed into the cauldron again, and the end product, an admirable tent was complete.

 

...Hmm, I feel like several law of physics was broken but since it was made by the ultimate cauldron, there isn't any issue!

 

[Without further ado, let's enter. Pardon me......]

 

It was a tent I made so obviously there isn't anybody inside, however I made a greeting while entering out of habit.

 

[Ooooh, isn't this kind of amazing?]

 

The view in front of me was a space of about two studio apartments. In the center was a carpet, and on top of it a sofa and table. At the corner was a bed, and there was enough room for me to put the alchemy cauldron, which I would think was deliberately constructed.

 

[Not bad, not bad at all. To think that it would be this splendid, this was beyond my imagination]

 

I lowered my body and rested at the sofa. Yes, this is the perfect softness. At this rate, I will fall asleep without even going to the bed......

 

...Intruding on that thought was the grumbling of my stomach. That's right. Ever since I left town, I haven't had anything to eat.

 

Dinner......what should I do.

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