Walking along the commercial street.
Mistblade held her tail in her arms to keep passing customers from stroking it. She asked, "Should you go get a certificate after all?"
Yu Xunge was troubled too. "But where would I take the test? Is there anywhere in town that offers certification? Does it cost money?"
Fat Goose said, "I heard only big cities have them. My... my father is an alchemist. The nearest Alchemist Guild is in Delano. It takes three days by carriage, or about half a month on foot."
Yu Xunge and Mistblade asked in unison, "Your father is an alchemist?!"
Over the past few days, whenever Yu Xunge brewed potions, both Mistblade and Fat Goose had asked to learn.
Yu Xunge had countless formulas and an abundance of knowledge in her mind.
Someone with limitless wealth could afford to be generous.
But not now.
She needed to maintain her uniqueness within this team, so she refused her two companions' requests to learn.
Yet Mistblade and Fat Goose refused to give up.
Or rather, the reason the three of them had come together was their shared desire to improve. Their personalities made it impossible for them to casually pass up an opportunity to learn.
Mistblade was willing to teach Yu Xunge an Incense Making formula she had just learned. The incense it produced could conceal one's scent.
That was extremely useful to someone like Yu Xunge, who lived in the wilderness, since it could prevent beasts from tracking her.
Fat Goose also named his price. Not only did he provide a professional cauldron for brewing potions, but he also gave Yu Xunge a spatial pouch that could hold four items. That was the kind of treasure one could never find in a trash can.
Even though the spatial pouch could