At the dining hall.
„Naomi, in the forest, to which we went, is the border to a different landlord, there is also a village. Be cautious to whom you tell your identity because if you aren't anymore in your land it could cause trouble."
"A village you say, alright I won't just tell anyone who I'm."
"You should know that magical beasts and animals look the same."
I nodded
"Before hunting an animal you should make sure it isn't a magical beast. With your magical talent it should be obvious, just concentrate on it and if something feels different than it is a magical best."
"Why didn't you say anything during the hunt about it and let me feel?"
"First like I said it won't be difficult for you second we didn't encounter a magical beast."
***
Next day in the morning.
-Here I'm in the forest trying to hunt something because I fear that I won't do it again if I let too much time pass. Anthony even gave me a pseudo spatial container. The basket can store more than a normal basket but nothing like a separate artefact, just a little more than normal. Sigh, first I need a way to find prey second, I need a way to get to it without being noticed. Maybe I can do something like a heat camera? Or the same only instead I see life force?
I'll just try to infuse my eyes first with fire mana later with light mana and of course I need to use world mana, because personal mana won't work on myself. –
I formed a fire and light rune.
-It makes it a lot easier to use world mana with a rune. So next infusing. –
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-It doesn't work. Sigh, what now? Maybe I could try and put it like a second skin around my eyes? It would probably suffice to put it before the iris. I'll just try that, hopefully it works. –
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-Yes, it does! I can see like I would be looking through a heat camera. Now about the light element. –
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-It does work. I can see how strong the life force of a living being is. I also can see if some parts of the body have problems or injuries. Nothing in detail but in these parts the life force isn't as strong as in other, so I just think that that indicates that there is something wrong. The problem about this is that it also highlights the plants. In principal everything that is alive. I think fire fusion is in this case better.
Now something about not being noticed, darkens fusion would be the best way. It conceals my presents and sounds I make. It'll but a strain on my focus and will power but I should somehow manage to keep both, heat vision and darkens fusion, going. –
I disperse the light rune and formed a darkness rune. After infusing my body with darkens mana and putting a fire circle in front of both of my irises. I dispersed the darkness and fire rune.
-Now let's look for prey. –
I looked around and spotted pretty quick some heat in form of a rabbit under the earth.
-Nice found a rabbit hole. There should be about 3 rabbits in there. If I flooded it with water magic, then they'll get out put I know neither the entrance nor the exit. How should I go about this?
I could capture/kill them with earth magic and then transport them up. It at least sounds doable. I'll just try it. Not that I can proof if it works or not, otherwise. –
Because I didn't use world mana, I didn't need a rune. After mixing my personal mana with the earth element I cage the rabbits in their hole and snapped their neck. Afterwards I transported them straight up.
-It is so much faster to collect an element without a rune, but I can't concentrate on world mana and collecting an element, sigh. No wonder Mr. Cacklemi said it was a 12 out of 10 to use world mana fast. Anyway, it worked. So now I need to look for my next prey. Oh, wait I first need to gut it. I probably could also do it at home but, I'll just do it now or I'll do it never. That was after all the reason to go hunting today, to keep being able to hunt and gut animals. Alright, in what did I get myself into? Sigh. –
I gutted the three rabbits and put them into my basked. Afterwards I started looking for new prey.
***
A few animals later.
-What should I do with them? I could give them to the cooks at home, I don't have a spatial artifact so I can't conservate them well. Hmmmmm, wait Anthony did say something about a village around here. Maybe I could sell them there? I already look like 7 but it's still quiet young to go hunting alone. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. If things go well, I could make some money. Zero what is the market price for the gam I hunted? –
[Scanning data…
fresh and gutted animals:
Rabbit: 3 copper
Blue bird: 2 copper
Deer: 1 silver]
-I'm lucky I got a change to have Zero scan the market prices. Some man had a list with them and went into my father's study I took that change and scanned it. I only saw what was on it by change. Luck must have been on my side.
I got off track, anyway I'll make my way to the village and try to sell my gam a little cheaper than market price, that could help that they'll buy it from a child that looks seven. Accumulation I'm grateful that you accelerate the growth of my body, but please don't turn me into a giantess. –
***
I found the village and am hiding now behind the last tree. After I pass this tree I'll be in plain sight.
-Ahhh I'm so nervous. What if they think I'm suspicious? Not that that would be wrong per se, but still! Sight I should just go there but, why don't I know a spell to change my appearance, something like that probably doesn't exist in this world. At least non for temporary use, I guess. It isn't like I know what spells exist in this world.
Enough distraction I need to go to the village! –
But I couldn't go I was to nervous. In the end I stared at the village from my hiding place for several minutes till.
"Who are you and why are you staring at my village?"
I jumped at the sudden voice.
"Ahh, oh my gosh you just scared me. About your question, I want to sell my gem in that village but am unsure if I would be seen as suspicious."
As I turned around, I saw a boy around 7 years looking at me suspiciously.
"It sure isn't common for a seven-year-old to go hunting and sell it afterwards but I guess they won't think of you as suspicious. Why are you here anyway?"
"Just passing by and heard that a village was here so I wanted to stop by."
-Did I just negate my sentence? I made it sound like it was common to stop by villages so why did I make it earlier sound like I didn't have the courage. After I enter this village, I'll be courageous. –
"Then let's go together I'll tell them that I know you, so they'll trust you easier."
"Thanks, but why would you do that?"
"Because you'll ow me on. I'll make sure you pay me back well." He smiled at me innocently.
-I'm not sure if it was lucky to meet him. –
With that we walked to the village and I was right, the villagers send me dubious looks but because of the boy that was with me I wasn't seen as a threat, or so I thought. Till a man probably the village chief came up to us.
"Tim who is that girl with you?"
"I met her in the forest."
"Why did you bring a stranger into our village?"
"She isn't a stranger, like I said I met her in the forest, and she said she wanted to sell her gam. We could need some extra gam."
"You know that we don't have enough spare money to buy gam, otherwise we could just get it form the market."
"I don't mean to put in, but I would sell it for less than the marked price."
"Young lady, you shouldn't just sell someone else's gam for less than intended."
-How rude, he doesn't think that I hunted it myself. –
"I hunted it myself and I intended it to be sold for less than the marked value."
The man went in front of me and positioned himself threatening.
-He probably didn't take it well to that I talked back. –
"Listen, little lady we don't need charity from nobility." He didn't back down and tried to intimidate me.
-Don't think that you can threaten me! –
"I won't give you charity, I'll sell it to you and the only reason why it's cheaper is because I'm still a child and I won't be trusted as much as an adult, it is intended to make up for that. –
My voice was steady and friendly, I also looked him in the eyes.
-You challenged my fighting spirit don't think I'll back out easily. –
"You are quite courageous for a little pipsqueak.!" He started laughing.
"Ok let me see what's in the basket of yours."
I put my basket down and opened the lid.
"Wow wow little lady how did you manage to get all that?"
"Trading secrete. Anyways I'll sell I to you at a price of 2 copper for a rabbit, 1 copper for a blue bird and 9 copper for the deer."
10 coppers are one silver and 10 silver are one gold coin.
He tried to grape one of my gams, but I immediately made his hand stop with wind magic.
"If you want to see something in particular you just have to say it." I smiled at him innocently.
-He probably disliked me stopping him from taking it out, but I can't let him do as he pleases, I need to stand my ground. –
"The deer."
"As you wish, sir." I took out the deer with air magic and presented it in front of him.
He grunted but inspected the deer.
-Huh, does he think that I'm boasting? He can't think that I would be able to hold up a deer without magic, right?
"It isn't done properly I'll give you 5 coppers."
I put the deer back into the basket and closed the lid. Afterwards I turned to the crowd.
"Anyone else interested in buying my gam?"
"Hey pipsqueak, I said I'll buy that deer for 5 copper!"
"And I told you I want 9 copper for it."
He tried to grab me at my collar, but I graciously evaded him, and he nearly fell to the floor.
-He's so slow. Even Anthony moves faster when we train. –
"You little, don't make a fool out of me!!!" His head turned red.
"By all means, I wouldn't dare to do that, but I won't bargain about the price."
He tried to grab me again a few more times, but to no avail. I evaded every attempt till he gave up.
"Damn nobles. I don't want your gam and get out of the village!"
I again addressed the crowd.
"Anyone interested in buying?" I looked around but it doesn't seem like anyone wanted to by anything, but as I was about to put my basked back up, I heard a woman say.
"Yes, I want something!"
I looked again, and then I saw a woman or more like a teenage girl pushing her way out of the crowd.