Impractical Magic

I M Chapter 91

Sigh... back to the tunnels again...

Sure it was fun after a few days, but it gets dull once you get used to seeing the tunnels. To be honest being in this dark, cold place for too long is making me kind of depressed.

The adventurers guild rarely offered any quests out on the mountainside and most of those were already taken... it is probably because the dwarfs are prioritizing the mines and tunnels.

"Hah... I want to go out on the snow..." [Angelica]

"Do you remember the time when we hunted some rabbits for the village Angelica?" [Blake]

"Yeah, your dad cooks the best rabbit stew, Blake." [Angelica]

"Rabbit stew? Sis you're making me feel hungry." [Mooly]

"Heheh. Alright then! After this quest, we'll all eat at the fancy restaurant again, my treat of course." [Angelica]

"Yay!" [Mooly]

"Angelica..." [Maria]

"Yeah?" [Angelica]

"Speaking of rabbits is it alright if I ordered that?" [Maria]

"The black rabbit's foot?" [Angelica]

"Yep, that one." [Maria]

"You do know that you can order anything Maria." [Angelica]

"Thank you!" [Maria]

"Eh?" [Angelica]

All of a sudden Maria jumped into my arms and we nearly slipped and fell. She already had one of those when I got the pay for the commission from Russel, did it really taste good for her to want one again? It sure was pricey though, so I guess that's why she asked.

"Mmm? Maybe I should try it too." [Angelica]

"No! You absolutely musn't get one!" [Maria]

I smiled wryly at her. What's the big deal with that particular food? I'm getting more curious as to why she doesn't want me to eat it. I'll try asking the server about it later...

"By the way Angelica, why are you bringing those magic crystals?" [Blake]

"The guild receptionist told me that the tunnel for storing the livestock is somewhat dark, so I've bought these in order for us to see better." [Angelica]

"But isn't that the place where the animals slept?" [Irvine]

Finally! Cane boy spoke. Hey! Talk more! We need some dialog for you in this chapter!!

"Similar to my other inventions. I can change the intensity of the lighting by adjusting the crystal's output." [Angelica]

"Oh I see..." [Irvine]

Up till now, cane boy had little to no idea about my enchantments of magic crystals. Well, that's a given, he just recently joined so I understand. Maybe I should take some time to tell him all about it, despite being cocky sometimes, he's part of my party after all.

During our chatter, we managed to reach the farm area of the tunnel and have met with the owner. He seems like a nice guy and I don't feel anything sinister coming from him. Even though we have heard the incident about the adventurers for a long time, I use that as a reference to not simply put my trust in anyone. We mostly bring some food during long trips and cook them ourselves just to be safe. As a backup, Maria imbued some magic crystals for each of us which housed the lowest cure spell •Detoxify•

Aside from •Heal• I was also told that there was another category for Curing. Curing spells are mostly new to this world and some form of them are still in the experimental stage. I wish I could meet the person who discovered it and shake their hand, the future of curing spells is bright and very useful as it would be readily available than most potions which tend to be depleted or damaged without proper handling or in battle.

When we were just starting out as adventurers. The veterans told us that a few adventurers had perished when their antidote potions broke during a crucial time in battle and because of that, I almost always stuff some cotton into my waist bag with the potions and I cannot tell you how many times that single tip has saved our lives and also our pockets during our greenhorn days.

The farm tunnel was huge, much bigger than the nest of diggers. We set up camp at the tunnel with the animals to see if any anomaly would take place, as the reports say that most of the disappearances happen mostly at night...