After numerous battles on the way and dropping by villages between those fights, we finally managed to reach a village close to the mine.
Though we did encounter quite a few powerful monsters, we managed to come out ahead and quickly defeat them all thanks to Celes’ vanguard and Arleaf’s spells.
I’ve even gained four levels because of them.
Those four levels granted me a few powers too. The time needed to condense Mollifying Poison has been shortened and I’m now able to create normal Paralysis Poison without the “Weak” modifier.
I wonder exactly how strong those monsters we fought were.
By the way, it seems that the mine is recommended level for people with base jobs is 45 or higher.
Gee, that really is something…
That would mean you’d need to be even stronger if you wanna head deep into the mine. Sounds rough.
‘I have asked the lass about it and she said swamp thou hadst been visiting daily had a recommended level of 35.’
… maybe it’s easier than I thought then?
‘Consider abnormal status effects too. Surely, thou seest thy progress as well. The monsters in the area are but dense with quintessence.’
Oh, so this area isn’t dense with miasma but with quintessence?
‘Aye. Forget not the fact that thanks to the lass’ Poison Cooking, thou art able to gain much more experience. It is only natural to easily level up here.’
I see…
I might be pushing my limits here, but the monsters here aren’t that strong either.
“Let’s make haste.”
There’s a village before the mine, so I’m guessing it’s like a place for lodging.
Merchants likely come here to purchase ores from adventurers and so there’s constantly a bustle.
“We could have made our purchases here and then head home… but we ought to press on and level up.”
“Yes.”
Maybe we’d be more effective with better equipment, but since we’ve got Celes, it shouldn’t be a problem.
Not to mention, we have the weapons Wayne lent us too.
We hurry out of the village to challenge the dungeon in the mine.
Since this is a mine, I was wondering if we’re in a volcanic belt. This mountain is mostly covered with rock and barely are there any trees.
‘It is true that there are mines near volcanoes, but we are not in such an area.’
Well, guess not.
On our way up the hill, a seemingly unending number of ore-like monsters popped out.
There are the rock-type Wistaria Rocks and what could only be described as giants made of stone, the Boulder Rock Golems.
All of them were quickly dispatched by Celes and Arleaf, almost as if they were none of our business.
Just in case, I have my crossbow trained at the enemies, but they pretty much didn’t need me. It was nice and easy.
This EXP is totally awesome.
‘Thou art easily excitable.’
But Veno, you’re originally super high leveled so it might not seem like it’s much to you. To me, though, it really is awesome.
“Augh…”
An adventurer being carried on a stretcher comes into view.
“What happened to him?” Celes quietly walks up and asks.
“Ah, we were unlucky and got into a pocket of gas. Some managed to get away, but then there’re the ones who were hit bad…”
Gas poisoning, eh?
That’s rough. I mean, I probably don’t have to worry about it since I have Poison Absorption, but still…
Plus, Veno can probably sense it before it’s even a problem.
‘Aye.’
“Umm…”
Lemme check if I can’t help the guy.
“What is it? I’d like to rush this guy off to the village to get some help if I could. None of the magic we know could heal him.”
“We know a thing or two about healing magic. Would you mind if I took a look?”
“Not at all! Please do.”
The adventurers carrying the stretcher showed me their ally.
Veno taught me a bunch of things, so I’ll put my knowledge to good use.
From what I can see… the guy’s condition seems to be exactly as they claimed.
His breathing is shallow; perhaps a symptom?
I can tell this could be caused by volcanic gases, but this is just a regular rocky mountain, right?
Carbon dioxide poisoning would be odd. It’s probably some type of gas unique to this alternate world.
But since Veno taught me this before already…
“It’s Basiluta poisoning. Get him some fresh air and heal him with wind elemental restorative magic. If you want something more instant, have him take some Windkasse mixed with Bluelive Aqua. That should heal him quick.”
The poisoning is affecting his bronchial tubes, making it hard to breathe for him.
Veno was just showing me the dangers of volcanic gases in my vision, so it’s still fresh in my mind.
‘Aye, that is correct. Thou art a quick learner.’
Well, you know, whenever a peaceful moment comes, this annoying dragon always starts grumbling in my head.
I can’t help but to have learned a thing or two.
“Windkasse? Do we have any of that?”
“Is it this?”
Arleaf takes out some dried Windkasse and Bluelive Aqua from her pouch.
“Thank you.”
I take the herbs from Arleaf and compound the medicine as directed by Veno.
Meanwhile, Arleaf and the rest are just finishing up a conversation about taking their money.
I stick some of the medicine I made into the collapsed adventurer’s mouth.
The effects are immediate.
His face is quickly becoming less and less pale.
“Muu!”
“Yes, Muu-Muu, please lend me a hand. Aroma Heal.”
Arleaf uses Muu as a catalyst to cast Aroma Heal.
The adventurer begins to rapidly recover and regains his senses.
“Where…”
“It seems like he’s awake.”
“Wow! That’s amazing! I can’t believe how quickly you fixed him up!”
“Thank you!”
His buddies gather together and shower me with their thanks.
“I’ve performed some first-aid on him, but it would be best to bring him somewhere safe. Though it doesn’t seem like there are any other symptoms, there’s still an inherent danger to poisoning.”
The adventurers listened and nodded at what I said.
“Thank you. We’ll do as you say and bring him back to the village for some proper treatment.”
“Mm, and remember to get him some fresh air. It will help him naturally recover.”
“Gotcha! See you around!”
With that, we finished healing the adventurer.
“Hmpf… you truly live up to your reputation as a healer, Cohgray. Now then, let us continue. Do be careful to not succumb to the same fate as he.”
“Don’t worry, I’ll be aware.”
“You sure are knowledgeable, sir. Having someone like you around is extremely helpful.”
Hey, if you stroke my ego that much, I’ll start blushing.
Well, since it’s really Veno’s knowledge, I can’t be boasting. I quickly come back down to Earth.
I felt like I was useful though.
But still… there are some problems you can’t fix with antidote magic.
‘I can but say it depends on the circumstance. In his case, the poison was not of magic, but of minerals. It cannot be cured without a lengthy application of some mid-level magic. And if one had that much time, thou mayst as well concoct some medicine.’
I guess so.
Anyway, let’s save the banter for later and start trekking.
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