Ultimate Porter ~The Weakest Man Aspires to be an Adventurer~ Chapter 4

The morning in the meadow was so clear that it was strange.
I can see the mountain’s shadow clearly rising from the distance.
Me and Patty aimed toward the Estela lake to collect some Silver Cliff Gra.s.s.
The Silver Cliff Gra.s.s was a material for crafting the Physical Reinforcement (x10) Potion.
The other materials can be collected while traveling, and this one only blooms at Estella lakeside.
If I used the Physical Reinforcement Potion then my status will be like this.

【HP】　80/80
【MP】　999999/999999 （Since it already exceeds the reinforcement limit, thus nothing have changed）
【Attack】　30
【Defense】　50
【Strength】 　40
【Intelligence】　1480 （Since it already exceeds the reinforcement limit, thus nothing have changed）
【Agility】　50

And with this, it’s possible to clear the cut line for the adventurer registration requirements.
Attack 30 just narrowly made it.
Although there’s a Physical Reinforcement (x20), I gave up as the necessary materials are found on the 7th floor of the underground dungeon.
Patty was swinging the sword that I’ve made delightfully.

[Is Ippei really coming with me? After escorting you to Nepia, I can go pick it up]

Although it was a nice offer, Silver Cliff Gra.s.s will be a material I’ll frequently use in the future.
I wanted to know the place and figure where they are growing.

[Although monsters aren’t often found on Estella lake’s vicinity, I don’t have any confidence that I can protect Ippei while in battle]

[I know. I have already prepared on my part]

I collected materials while walking and repeatly used refining.
A while ago, I finished making the Small s.h.i.+eld (Defense +7 Agility -1) and had equipped it.
My Defense rose a bit but my Agility dropped by 1.
I even considerably planned to keep the weigh down when I made this.
I may not be able to move if Agility becomes zero.
If possible, next time I have to make equipments that are not heavy.
A noon, we came across the herd of cows called Botruz Bison.
Having a group of seven, they’re carelessly eating the gra.s.s.
Botruz was the name of this country, and it seems that cows are endemic species living in this area.
Patty merrily took the bow from her back.

[Those calf is really delicious, but for our safety I’ll hunt them from here. Ippei will just get in the way so wait right here]

Expressing a ferocious smile, Patty went hunting.
When she said[I’ll hunt the males], My important part secretly froze up.
… But that felling… I didn’t disliked it.
Patty crouched down and left, while I sat down on the spot.
I decided that a firearms will be my basic weapons, but I don’t have the materials to make them.
Nevertheless, being weaponless give me some anxiety.
Therefore I intend to make a crossbow.
A small one with that was easy to manage would be nice.
Along the way, I found a well-deep tree. I already dismantled and dried it with Raw Material Refining.
I’ll make something called a consecutive crossbow.
It can do some rapid firing, but the power is be weak.
What I did for it’s structure was, it can be held by the left hand and the right hand can knocked the lever to shoot.
But when raising it’s power, the lever becomes heavier and aiming becomes difficult.
For the arrow, it can load up to 10 short iron bolts in the magazine of the main body.
This cannot be aim for sniping.
It’s a weapon designed for short distance use.

Appraisal

【Name/t.i.tle】

Consecutive Crossbow

【Type】

Crossbow

【Attack】

68

【Attribute】

None

【Description】 A rapid-fire type crossbow. Maximum effective range is 18 meters. It becomes possible to acquire the skill [Shooting].

Not bad at all.
In fact, it’s much stronger than the longsword Patty is using.
But there is no feeling for a one hit kill.
This will be likely be blocked by s.h.i.+elds, it might take several shots though.
In that case, let’s turn them into poison arrows.
I extracted the toxins from a Belladonaspoisonous gra.s.s I found a while ago and coated the arrows with it.

Appraisal

【Name/t.i.tle】

Consecutive Crossbow

【Type】

Crossbow

【Attack】

128

【Attribute】

None

【Description】 A rapid-fire type crossbow. Maximum effective range is 18 meters. It becomes possible to acquire the skill [Shooting].

Oh, isn’t this a good one.
I equipped this guy and I said Status Open!

【Attack】　3(+128)

Parenthesis indicates

the weapon’s ability 【Defense】　5（+7） 【Strength】　4 【Intelligence】　1480 【Agility】　5（-1）   【Magic】 【Skill】 Life Magic Max Lv.
Recovery Magic Max Lv. Cooking Max Lv.
Raw MaterialMaterial Refining Max Lv.
Medicinal Refining Max Lv.
Smithery Refining Max Lv.
Appraisal Max Lv.
Golem Creation Max Lv.
Tool Creation Max Lv.
Shooting Lv.0 （Hit Correction +0） 【Exp. Required Until Next Level】　0/100000

Oh! It properly influenced my Attack.
I also gained a skill.
Maybe practicing it will raise the skill level.
This is great.

[What are you making just now?]

Patty who finished hunting just came back.

[I made a weapon, but there are some problem with it’s power. But the offensive power rises if poison arrows are used! Should I try hunting with these?]

[Idiot! You can’t eat the meat if you use a poison arrow!]

That’s true now that she mentions it.

[The quickly help me dismantlement this. Good grief, I don’t know whether your amazing or just plain stupid]

Such cruel words, but i can’t talk back either.
It seems that I have to make some paralysis arrows for hunting.

I made lunch by grilling the Botruz Bison.
I roasted it after making the meat ferment with the Raw Material Refining skill.
I only seasoned it with some salt and some collected herbs but Patty was quite happy about it.
But when Patty noticed that I used the crossbow bolts instead of a grill skewer, Patty made a reluctant expression.
It’s fine. Because I haven’t coated it with any poison yet.
I tanned the pelt by using Raw Material Refining and turned it into a rucksack.
I was relieved that it can be used like a storage s.p.a.ce.
It’s a good thing, as my pocket was swelled out full of materials.

It was said that no monsters appears on Estella Lake, it became the really leisurely trip.
I discovered some wild grapes. Using the bison pelt, I made some leather bags and made some fruit juice. And since I also discovered some grown wild green onions, thus I harvested them. We enjoyed the trip leisurely.
We never got tired thanks to my recovery magic.

[You take the leather bag out from time to time, what are you doing?]

[Using my Refining skill, I’m making some wine. The fermentation progress changes by delicately loading it with mana]

[So that’s where it’s coming]

[Well I want to drink some good wine anyways]

[That said, I won’t let you drink while we’re traveling]

[What do you take adventurers for?]

[ Drinking is strict prohibited while camping]

[I understand. This will be used for cooking anyways]

[Un. I’m looking forward to it]

We we’re enjoying some casual conversations while heading toward Estella Lake.

~Author’s Note~
Next on Ultimate Porter
At the autumns’ suns.h.i.+ne, Ippei had arrived at Estella Lake. Will there be any Silver Cliff Gra.s.s there?!
There will.
Don’t you miss it!