At the Adventure Guild, I am here with Fie, requesting an assistant from an adventurer. My brother and sister are all busy today, so I wouldn't mind hiring an adventurer. I promised them that I wouldn't go out alone, so this is the best alternative.
"Hmm... May I recommend Oreforged to you?" [Alice]
"The messy bearded dwarf? The one who always argues with Elegast? Sure" [Diana]
"Alright. Just give me a moment" [Alice].
I went to the counter where Alice quickly served me. The adventurers all know me well, and some would even take my commission for free, but that's not good. All my families are adventurers, even Nar and Sas were adventurers before they became Special Knights of Amleth. I'm sure they wouldn't mind helping me for free, but they also need money for their daily lives.
Master Merlin asked me to bring her a special ore from a distant cave. She told me she wanted a stone imbued with mirage mana. That's what she wants, but I'm not sure what she wants it for. She said it's a secret project and the less people know about it the better. I'm not sure if I follow her thoughts of logic, but if it really helps them to get an advantage over the prince of the empire, then so be it. I'll trust her.
"Hey, little girl, not being naughty for once?" [Oreforged]
"What do you mean? I am always the nicest little girl." [Diana]
"Hah, interesting, yes. Nicest, I doubt it" [Oreforged].
"Boo... Anyway, I hope you can help me with my request, Mr. Oreforged" [Diana].
"Leave it to me. I'll protect you and help you get some nice mirage ore" [Oreforged].
With that, the two of us left quickly and headed for the cave. Master Merlin told me to preserve the purity of the ore, as well as the mirage mana it emits. To do this, Brokkr gave me a special tool to mine the ore and a special magic pouch to store it in. According to them, if I use any kind of spell or even store it in my item box magic, the purity will quickly deteriorate and it won't serve its purpose. I tell him what Master Merlin and Brokkr told me, and he seems to understand perfectly, so he insists that he will be the one to mine the ore. Sure! I'll leave it to the expert.
Dwarves are called people of earth, fire, and steel. They're usually people born with a high affinity for either fire or earth, or some even born with an affinity for steel magic, an advanced and more powerful version of earth magic. The dwarves' homeland, according to Oreforged, is a huge mountain that has been carved out to become a city and fortress. It's not as big as Mount Olympus Mons, but it's big enough to carve out an entire fortress. No matter how hard I imagined it, I still couldn't picture it in my mind. Well, I just have to visit it one day.
Since we're not in a hurry, Fie and I walk at a leisurely pace, but I don't like that, so I use a magic spell to speed up our pace a bit. Master Merlin herself told me to take my time, there's no need to rush because she and Brokkr have other things to prepare for. It makes me anxious, as I wanted this thing they are going to make to be finished as soon as possible, but I believe in them. Nothing good happens when you rush.
As we walk and walk until late evening, they come and greet us. It's quite a walk. According to Oreforged, if I didn't use my hasten spell, we'd only be halfway there and probably arrive tomorrow morning itself. That's quite a distance to walk... Well, the terrain here isn't exactly inviting, especially for a carriage.
"There's the guard post. Give me the permit and I'll talk to them" [Oreforged]
"Sure" [Diana].
Master Merlin already got the permission to mine from Auntie Amleth herself. Supposedly, it's something to do with the Ministry of... I'm not sure which ministry, and I'm sure Master Merlin didn't know which ministry to ask, so getting permission from Auntie Amleth herself should be enough.
"So the little girl is really going to enter... Well... I don't think you should"
"Don't bother. The little girl here is probably stronger than you. She's the little sister of Miss Saga and the heroes of Amleth, Hero Nar and Hero Sas" [Oreforged].
"She's what?"
"Hello, I'm Diana. Nice to meet you" [Diana].
Looks like I am not as popular as Khamisah, Nar and Sas. That's okay! I'll prove my worth soon, and one day my name shall be known to the world!
"Ready, kid?" [Oreforged]
"Sure! Let's go, go, go!" [Diana]