Full-Time Wizard: Starting with Harvesting Wheat

"You three..." Seeing the woman leave, Roy shifted his focus back.

"Sir, what do you need us for this time? We'll do our best!" Bill was sweating profusely.

Roy struck a relaxed pose: "Look at you guys, why are you so tense, as if I'm some kind of mortal enemy?"

"Aren't we close comrades-in-arms?"

The three were deeply moved; the knight actually regarded them as comrades-in-arms!

"Besides, you haven't taken the payment I gave you last time." As he spoke, Roy took a small coin out of his bag and placed it face down on the table.

The three of them initially thought it was just a silver coin, until it shone with a golden light in the sunlight streaming through the window.

"Gold, gold coins!?"

No one expected that Roy would be so generous; he was only "arranging" a meeting with someone, and the reward was gold coins!

Bulma and Tru couldn't help but reveal their greedy expressions, plotting how to divide the money.

One gold coin is worth one hundred silver coins. Bill gets the lion's share, forty coins, and the two of them each get thirty coins. That shouldn't be too much, right?

Bill, however, was thinking that since he had taken on the mission, it wasn't unreasonable for him to receive eighty coins.

"Anyway, you can take it and divide it among yourselves. This should be enough as payment, right?"

"Enough! Enough!" Bill hurriedly picked up the gold coin. His first thought was to bite it to verify its authenticity, but then he remembered that Roy was right in front of him, and the knight wouldn't fool them with a fake gold coin, so he contentedly stuffed it into his pocket.

The other two stared intently at his pocket.

After settling the rewards from the last mission, Roy said, "Next, there's someone else you need to arrange to meet them. Don't worry, you'll be well paid."

The three exchanged greedy glances, their eyes conveying the following message:

What else is there to say? Let's do it!

"My lord, who are you inviting this time? And what's the method of the invitation... is it also open to any means?"

Roy gave a general description of the "suicide victim's" appearance, and only Bulma among the three said she recognized him.

"This time, I need you to properly arrange to meet him, instead of using the same... method as last time."

The three men looked grave, as if facing a formidable enemy.

Since we can't just kidnap someone, we need to gather information about that person, including their preferences and travel routes.

"Don't worry, sir, there's no one in town I, Bill, can't get to come!" Having made up his mind, Bill patted his chest and said confidently.

This time, Roy didn't set a time limit for the appointment, because he had inquired with the previous food delivery person and found out that Gray and his group came to Theresa every month or even every two months to get Uruk ivory. Therefore, considering Theresa's health condition, no matter how many orders there were, he would never exceed once a month.

It can be said that they are quite concerned about Teresa's health.

Unfortunately, the care was for the purpose of plunder.

……

While waiting for the three to meet the "suicide," Roy tested various metals and alloys he had brought back from the Phaethon prison in the room.

As expected, some of these metals showed compatibility with tin and bronze alloys.

"This metal is called... Chiskakin."

"Judging from the final lard snowflake test, Qiska gold is probably slightly more compatible with me than tin and bronze alloys, and its properties are also quite good."

The name "Chiskagin" comes from a weapon found in Phaethon's prison—a baton.

Since it can be used to make weapons that combine hardness and flexibility, it shows that Chiskagin's capabilities in all aspects are at least at a good level.

In addition, he was pleasantly surprised that the Dragon Tooth Steel Ingot was just as compatible as the Qiska Gold.

Moreover, in terms of metal strength, the Dragon Tooth steel ingot is undoubtedly superior.

"Once I get back, I can conduct a more precise compatibility test to determine which of the two metals is more suitable for me."

Roy no longer intends to search in Blackwater Territory; even if he did, it would be difficult to find materials superior to these two metals.

He planned to wrap things up here and head straight back to break through to the Wizard Apprentice level as soon as possible!

……

In the past few days, Roy and Eloi also met at the tavern.

During the conversation, Roy mentioned that he had rescued Theresa, but she seemed to have forgotten him because of the severe psychological trauma she suffered.

"Really?" Hearing that the other person had forgotten him, Eloi felt relieved. "I was just thinking about how to talk to her."

He silently closed his eyes.

"It seems that we don't need to now."

Is it out of guilt that you choose to run away?

Roy immediately noticed Eloi's conflicted feelings.

In fact, he really wanted to reconcile with Theresa.

"You should... go and apologize to her," Roy suddenly said.

Upon hearing this, Eloi abruptly raised his head.

"I know this might hurt you, but running away is shameful. Since you've hurt her, you have to make amends," Roy said seriously. "At the very least, apologize to her. Even if... she doesn't understand."

Eloi stared blankly as he pondered those words.

Suddenly, he raised his glass and drank it all in one gulp!

"You're right, sir! I'm so ashamed! I'm a coward!" After drinking, Eloi's face was flushed red, and he looked like a madman.

He slammed his hand on the table, making the wine glass jump, and his voice suddenly rose: "Even if she forgets me, I will talk to her again! Even if she can't remember the past, I will make her—recognize me again! Remember me again!"

The golden liquid of the malt liquor dripped continuously from his chin.

"Now I understand why I'm not interested in other women! Because I love her, I love her deeply!"

Inside the tavern, Eloi loudly proclaimed her vows of love.

Roy's toes dug into the ground. Although he had expected this, he was still extremely embarrassed by Eloi's shocking remarks in public.

Others also started discussing it.

"So Aloy was also a man heartbroken in love... I always thought he'd never been in a relationship because he was so quiet and reserved..."

"Heh." A customer picked up his glass and downed it in one gulp, his eyes filled with untold stories. "It's precisely because of his taciturn nature that you can see how deeply he was hurt by this relationship, and how intense his love was!"

"Indeed, the more silent a man is, the more intense his final outburst will be! He either erupts from his silence or perishes in it!"

Although Roy was present, they were infected by Eloi's emotions, and their words and actions became increasingly agitated.

"Go, Aloy, make that woman remember you again!" a patron cried. "I think I should go back too, and be with that woman again..."

"Brother, you have a story to tell too." The others looked at him with sorrow.

"When I was young, I also wronged a girl..." someone murmured, their eyes reddening. "If I had had your courage back then, I wouldn't be all alone now..."

"Aloy, here's a drink for you, let's run towards great love!" Even the tavern owner was infected by the sentiment.

"Thank you, boss! My love must be conveyed!" Eloi downed her drink in one gulp!

"Thank you all for your support! Thank you all for your encouragement!" he said enthusiastically in return for the encouragement from the other patrons.

Roy sat there, all alone, like an old man left behind.

I feel like I've wandered onto the wrong set.