Ah, if Mister Udoka was here, things would go smoothly.
After all, he had already seen me use the storage magic, so I wouldnāt have to explain that to him.
And so I asked him a question.
āI have quite a lot of it. And I donāt know the exact amount⦠But Iāll have the slimes take it out, so if you could just make the calculations?ā
āAye. Thatās why Iām here.ā
Mister Udoka said as he showed me the request form.
There was a section where you wrote down the amount of firewood that had been brought in.
āSlimes. Go ahead.ā
I said, giving them the order.
āOkay!ā
They answered. And then the firewood started to come out of the slime.
As always, I was confused as to how it all fit in themā¦
It was with such thoughts that I watched the slimes fill up the area with a ridiculous amount of firewood.
āā¦Thisā¦when is this going to end?ā
āI donāt know. I had the slimes store it as soon as I chopped the wood.ā
āThis is only half of it!ā
The slime answered.
It seemed like they had already taken out a huge pile, but there was still more.
āThank you. Take out the rest then.ā
āOkay!ā
We watched the slimesā¦and in about 5 minutes, they were finished stacking the firewood.
Then the slime returned to my shoulder and declared:
āFinished!ā
āThanks.ā
I said and petted the slime. And then I told Mister Udoka that it was done.
āLooks like thatās it.ā
āā¦You did say there was a lot. But this is just insaneā¦ā
Udoka said as he stared at the pile.
What was just empty land a moment earlier was now filled with firewood.
ā¦As I had chopped and stored, chopped and stored, I hadnāt had a good grasp on how much there was. It really was a lot when you looked at it like thisā¦
And all of this firewood had been contained in a slime that was on my shoulder.
If the slime ever unleashed all of its contents by accident, I would die in an instant.
āI guess this might be too much for you to calculate by sight?ā
āā¦No. I can do it quite easily. Just wait a minute.ā
Mister Udoka said as he started to measure the height and width of the pile.
Then he did some calculations and replied.
āSo thatās 18,500 kg. And since the quality is so great, I would have liked to say there was moreā¦but I canāt lie on a guild contract, unfortunately. Though, you may be able to negotiate for a higher priceā¦what do you think?ā
āNo, Iād rather go cut more wood then waste time negotiating. ā¦Besides, Iām sure Iāll get a decent amount for 18,500 kg.ā
āI see. ā¦It seems like a waste. After all, this would be twice as effective as damp wood. Damp wood does little to raise the temperature when it is burning.ā
That different, huh?
I had never used it myself, so I didnāt know about the difference.
Well, it was true that a lot of energy would have to be used to evaporate the moisture in the food. So it would take longer for the temperature to rise.
As for the weight, he was just making a rough calculation, so it was probably not accurate. But this wasnāt like earth, where they had precise scales, so it was fine.
Thinking about such details was a waste of time.
As I thought about this, Mister Udoka filled in the form and signed it before passing it on to me.
In the rewards section, he had written: 555,000 cicols.
āTake this to collect your reward.ā
āā¦Iām getting 555,000 cicols just for cutting wood for a few hours? I almost feel badā¦ā
āThere isnāt even a tiny reason as to why you should feel bad. If anything, youāre not accepting enough. ā¦You are the savior of Rikardo. You should be proud.ā
Mister Udoka said as he returned to the guild.
ā¦I should hurry up and report it so I can go back and gather more firewood.
āIāve had it all calculated. ā¦So, can I collect my reward now?ā
I said as passed her the form.
The receptionist looked at it with wide eyes.
āEighteen thousandā¦!?ā
āYeah. Thanks to the slimes. They could carry all of it.ā
I said as I petted it.
The slimes had been very useful to me up until now, but on this occasion, it was pretty much all them and Ultra Combat Art.
I just swung the axe and let the skill do the rest. There was no easier job.
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