The Witch's Wandering Alchemist's Diary

As for the goose, Limera chose a type called the feather-collecting goose. The meat is of poor quality, and its egg production is only average. Its only use is its long feathers, as it's specifically bred for collecting feathers.

Moreover, goose down is plentiful and can be used to make down jackets.

One goose, three gold coins.

Lou Le bought one male and five females, and fifteen gold coins.

As for the duck, I bought a type called the White-billed Duck. The meat is very tender, it has a lot of down, looks fluffy, and lays a lot of eggs.

The only downside is that it eats a lot and poops a lot too.

This is a bit cheaper, one gold coin for each duck.

Lou Le bought six and paid six gold coins.

The poultry alone cost nearly a hundred gold coins.

Lou Le was heartbroken, but she had no choice but to spend the money.

As for fish, there are no live fish for sale here. Lou Le can only wait and make a plan later; perhaps he can catch some fish in the wild and release them into the lake.

In short, all the poultry, bedding, and other daily necessities have been purchased.

Lou Le was heartbroken, having spent about three or four hundred gold coins.

They pulled these things home and put them in the carriage.

After that, we need to go buy food.

Chickens, ducks, geese, and the like all need to be raised for a period of time before they can lay eggs.

It would be very difficult to leave the city without food supplies.

At the tavern, I bought three large barrels of wine. The wine was quite good, with a slightly sweet and sour taste, and the price was relatively cheap.

Then I bought six large bags of refined dark bread, each one rock hard enough to be used as a brick.

As for plates, knives, forks, chopsticks, and the like.

You can just make wooden plates; you can leave that to Limera.

As for shoes, Lou Le also bought several pairs. He bought three pairs for himself and two pairs for Limeira.

After finally finishing everything, Lou Le only had a little over five hundred gold coins left in his pocket.

Damn, the flowers are blooming so fast.

Lou Le complained as he harnessed the bony horse to the carriage.

"Finally, we're leaving this place."

As she spoke, she sat on the crossbar in front of the carriage and urged the bone horse to pull the carriage out of the courtyard.

The wheels creaked and groaned on the stone road. It was already dusk, and there were very few pedestrians around.

Limela locked the door before sitting down next to Lou Le.

Bone pulled the carriage out of Ghostwood Town, but not in the direction of Ghostwood Forest, but in the completely opposite direction.

I didn't run into anyone, and there was no farewell ceremony.

That's just how etiquette is in this world; it's hard to see someone off.

Because if the farewell is too painful, it feels like the last time we'll see each other.

It's considered unlucky, so nobody goes to see them off.

Just like everyday life, I look forward to seeing you one more time on an ordinary morning.

Only then will people start talking about going on long trips.

Once the carriage had left the area of ​​Ghostwood Town, all that could be seen around it was forest.

Forests always carry a primal feel, like solidified green. Perhaps it's because the land occupied by humans in this world is only around towns, while the rest is covered by forests.

The road was no wider than two horse-drawn carriages, and it was a dirt road. Fortunately, it hadn't rained recently, otherwise it would have been muddy and impassable.

Occasionally, a breeze will blow by, bringing with it the scent of humus and fallen leaves.

Lou Le rested his head on Limera's soft thighs, stretching out his arms to look at the map in his hand.

"We're going to a place called Graystone City now, and it'll take us almost two months to get there."

Lou Le sighed and looked at the map.

The map was rudimentary; cities were represented by squares, while forests were marked by continuous, spring-like characters indicating their boundaries.

As for the road, it's just a winding line. Some lakes and rivers will be marked, while others won't.

There are seven or eight towns around Graystone City, and Darkwood Town is one of them.

Lou Le looked at the curved line on the map and couldn't help but sigh.

The journey took far too long.

However, skeletal horses have more stamina than regular horses, which should shorten the time somewhat.

Thinking this, Lou Le looked at Limera and asked, "Have you been to Graystone City?"

"No, Miss Lou Le."

Limera shook her head.

Limella, sitting on the front of the frame, dangled her feet, swinging her legs.

It feels like a lot of fun.

Lou Le tossed the map into the space gem of the spellbook and asked, "Do you know roughly how much alchemical potions cost?"

"What's wrong, Miss Lou Le?"

Limela was somewhat puzzled.

"I think I might have sold my medicine too cheaply?"

She muttered to herself.

"What you're charging should be a processing fee, right?"

Limera blinked and said, "It shouldn't be the selling price."

Lou Le paused for a moment; "What are you talking about, the subcontracting fee?"

Limera said, "Alchemists collect the ingredients for the potion and then return the potion. Depending on the quantity of the potion, the client will pay the alchemist a commission."

"If the goal is simply to sell medicine, the price of the medicine will be determined based on the local shortage of medicine, the cost of the raw materials, the cost of the bottle, the processing fee, and the additional profit you want to earn."

"For example, healing potions can be more expensive in areas with many adventurers and nobles. Although Life Leaf is effective even when applied externally without being made into a potion, it only treats external injuries."

"The therapeutic medicine sells better and can be more expensive in places where there are many large animals and where blunt force trauma is common."

As Limela spoke carefully, Lou Le suddenly slapped his forehead.

"Oh no, I sold the medicine too cheaply. I should have been able to sell it for a higher price."

Lou Le complained like this.

Limera was somewhat puzzled: "But Miss Lou Le, didn't you receive a processing fee? That mage shouldn't have made you suffer any losses, right?"

Lou Le just sighed and didn't mention that he had sold many healing potions to adventurers for one gold coin and one silver coin.

Gradually, dusk disappeared, turning into a dark night.

"Alright, let's go in."

Lou Le said this to Limeira, then pushed open the carriage door and entered the carriage.

Limela followed behind.

For safety, Lou Le stopped the bone horse.

Once inside the carriage, I will feed all the wood cores to the Magic Tree.

Even if attacked at night, the magic tree would have enough power to restore the carriage, giving Lou Le time to react.

As for why not just have the Vermilion Bird encircle the chariot directly.

Because Lou Le was worried that he might make a mistake while asleep, causing the surrounding woods to catch fire.

Besides, nobody knows what's in the woods.

After all, not all the monsters inside are kobolds.