"Okay, Kami-sama. Please wait here for a moment, I'll go out to find some edible-looking fruits," I said as I slowly lowered the goddess from my back, and laid her on the ground gently.
"Uuh, I can't believe this body will start needing something like that. Even though I'm a goddess, how could this happen?"
"Don't complain too much, whether you're a goddess or not. You should at least get some exercise, your body is really very stiff."
"I don't want to hear that from someone who likes to shut himself in his room and do nothing but laze."
"N-Noisy, shut up! At least I have more stamina!"
Currently, we were in a cave located not far from where we were before. The people who told us this place were none other than the kind spirits.
They really are very helpful.
"I can't see you guys, but thank you for helping us," I thanked sincerely as I bowed my body to the invisible spirits.
A moment later, suddenly a strong wind blew as if caressing my face.
Could it be the spirits that answered my gratitude?
"They say, 'Your gratitude is too stale, human child. If you want to thank us, give us a proper offering, and you should kneel down if you want to thank us, don't you know any manners?' That's how it is," said the goddess who could hear their voices and explained it to me.
"…."
I guess I'll have to find a way to teach them a little lesson in real manners.
While I was thinking of the proper way to repay the spirits, I went out of the cave, and carefully surveyed the area around me.
I'm actually a little doubtful whether this is safe or not, but what can I do.
Thanks to that troublesome goddess, we were forced to spend the night in this place, so we needed at least a sufficient supply of food and water before continuing our journey.
Fortunately, inside the cave there is a small river we can drink from, so we just need to find some food supplies.
I wish there were some fruits we could eat here.
But, before leaving, there was one more thing I wanted to check, that was—
"Hmm, I thought it was something like this… [Status: Open]," I said out loud, and immediately a blue panel appeared before my eyes showing the contents of my current status.
It listed my name, my level, and the status of my current strength.
[Name: Shinomiya Riku]
[Levels: 1]
[Strength: 17]
[Intelligence: 27]
[Vitality: 13]
[Agility: 15]
[Dexterity: 24]
[Skills >>>]
[Inventory >>>]
"Uuh, I'm weaker than I thought. Well, it's similar to the game. But, first, let's check the strength I got from my bonus, it should be in the skill column."
According to the words of the goddess, in this world the only ones who have the power to see statuses like this freely are us heroes, as it usually requires special items to view them. This seems to be a separate gift they gave us.
I'm really grateful about that.
Now, let's see what kind of power I got.
I immediately pressed the skill column and there was only one skill listed, namely—
—[Skill: System Alchemist (lv.1/100)]
It was none other than the power I chose as a bonus when I was sent to this world.
I opened the skill and another different panel screen appeared.
There I was given three options.
[Ingredient Extract]
[Combine Ingredients]
[—???—]
I'm curious about that question mark part, but let's put that aside for now. I pressed [Combine Ingredients], and there were all kinds of items I could craft.
Starting from powders that can give various kinds of negative status to enemies, potions that increase strength, speed, and endurance, there are also potions that can heal wounds instantly, and so on.
However, what interested me more than this power was the creation of the philosopher's stone, after all the reason I had this power was because of that.
It is a stone that is said to turn many things into gold, and can even grant immortality. But, I'm only interested in the manufacture of gold alone.
I intend to get rich with this power.
"Hmm, how do I level up my skill so that my creation chance is one hundred percent?"
As I was thinking about that, I looked at the amount of materials I currently have.
[Medicine: 1,000]
[Mana: 100]
I also saw how many ingredients are needed to make one low grade [Heal Potion].
[Heal Potion: Small]
[Can recover minor injuries such as bruises, scratches, etc. But cannot restore body parts that have been lost or damaged (disabled)]
[Required ingredients: 100 Medicine]
[Start Mix]
Seems like it only takes 100 medicinal points to make 1 low grade [Heal Potion], so I want to try making one.
Of course, I don't need any complicated tools to make the potion, I just need to press the [Start Blend] button and it will be made instantly.
Since it's just a low grade [Heal Potion], my chance of success is one hundred percent. So it's impossible to get a flop.
[Congratulation! You have successfully made 1 [Heal Potion: Small]!]
After waiting for less than 5 seconds, it immediately finished, and my current potion was automatically stored in my [Inventory].
But, what intrigued me even more was,—
"As expected, my skill level went up by one. It seems that by making something, I gain experience to raise the level of this skill. It's just like the game."
But, to make many items from this skill, I need a lot of materials to do it too.
At that time, I saw a plant and pulled it out, then I opened the [Skill: System Alchemist] panel again and this time I used the [Extract Ingredients] feature. When I extract the plant I picked up, I get 16 medicinal points.
Looks like, depending on how rare the plant is, I'll get a lot of medicine points, and to get mana points. If I'm not mistaken, I need monster parts to get them, or items that have magical properties.
"Okay, I'm starting to understand how to use this power. Now, let's start looking for the food supplies we need, I'd better hurry before the sun sets."