Reincarnation of Audemars - Who Am I...?

Axe Medicated Oil

"What would your offer be, my fellow Blacksmith?" I asked in anticipation as I just earned myself my first unlocked profession and was kind of proud of myself. Who doesn't feel proud at this moment, right?

"Just come in anytime you feel free, kid. We would be paying you 20 credits for every piece of Level 2 Refined Iron that you could produce. I'm glad that we have met and given you a chance to prove your words." Blake explains as 20 credits don't seem too shabby indeed. I could kill 2 birds with an arrow and I won't mind the hard work.

The only thing is that I might as well upgrade myself gradually when in the Realm of Mind since in my previous life, the adventurers had collected a huge stockpile of iron ores and coal that were mined many months beforehand.

"Alright, I'd be off then. I would drop by time and time again then. See you around, Blake." I replied as I took my tunic that had been hung behind me as my perspiration had long dried off. The apprentices bade me farewell as Blake ushered me out from the Blacksmith store and right through the entrance.

I stepped out into the open and breathe in the cool evening air as it had been some time since I've been facing a furnace. It was like a hot damn sauna and it's one surefire way to get rid of all the toxins in the body. I walked gingerly back to the Great Hall with a sign over the edge of the building with a picture of the coloured shield on it.

Well, at least I've settled one thing at a time, there would be other opportunities as I go along. I knocked on the door as I entered the Great Hall and Prius was there to greet me.

"How was the thing? Phew... You sure reeked of sweat and hot furnace. It seems you made the first trip to the Blacksmith from the looks of things. Come, sit here with me and we could talk." Prius offered me a seat while Patricia who heard me enter quickly prepared some drinks for ourselves. She had done preparing dinner and brought them out as well.

"I had met Blake and was offered to a kind of apprenticeship there. I tried my hands at blacksmithing and he was kind enough to offer me to drop in anytime I wished."

"That's pretty kind of him. Blacksmithing is a closely guarded trade and only blacksmiths that belonged to a guild would be able to enter such places. How did you manage to do that?"

I took a swig of cold water that was served in a mug and Patricia handed Prius and me a bowl of gruel as she took one for herself and sat there, listening me spin another tale of bullshit. Hah hah hah.

"I would be going out right after dinner to do a bit more of exploring here. I heard there's a potion brewery, I wanted to see if I could find some sort of Herbalist pharmacy around here."

"Oh, there's a Herbalist pharmacy right across the potions brewery. Those two people had been at each other's throats for many years now. This is due to their differences in approach towards medicine but with a twist."

"The potion brewery has mainly 3 types of potions, one is to generate health, another is to generate mana while another is to generate both health and mana." Patricia continued.

"There are several other options but it depends on the requests of those wandering adventurers and its availability. As for the Herbalist pharmacist, he normally tends to the needs of the infirmary here and supplies them with medications and pills."

"It's meant for common illnesses. These locales are open for business throughout the day and night." Patricia explains as I scooped up the food and slowly ate and listened to her.

"Wow... A town that never sleeps. That's great I'd drop by after this to see what the Herbalist has to offer." I thought to myself as I finished the simple dinner and wanted to freshen up a bit right after this. Fortunately, a common bath is available in the house but I missed having those soaps and shampoo that was created back in my previous life.

(There are some actual recipes and step-by-step procedures on how to make hand soap, body shampoo, face wash, toothpaste and other beauty products in the 5th series or volume of Quantum Leap-Multiverse Transmigration novel. Have fun checking those out and happy trying.)

Right after dinner and refreshing myself, I rested in my room a bit and looked at my interface and it showed that I had added an unlocked a profession. Even at Blacksmith Level 2/10, there are another 8 more levels before I could further upgrade myself.

I changed into another set of fresh clothes and placed the 2 Pairs that were soiled into a laundry basket next to the wooden armoire. An offscreen crew or housekeeper entered and took these clothes away and placed them into a laundry bag to be sent to the laundrette.

"Not bad... Speedy service this time. At least I don't have to work as a housekeeper to earn credits like before. Hah hah hah." I laughed as I get ready to make a visit to the Herbalist Pharmacy that was located across its bickering neighbour, the Potion Brewery. I wonder why it's called a brewery since they are not brewing sake, grog or alcohol if any kind. Those potions must be potent and be taken with prescription I guess. Hah hah hah.

I walked out from the Great Hall and walked towards the marketplace. There I saw a sign that looked like a green coloured potion bottle. From the glass window, I could see a rather petite lady working with such fervour mixing all kinds of liquids from the glass tumblers and test tubes into a mixing bowl while a sudden puff of pink smoke mushroomed into the air.

"Uurrgghh... No wonder these two professions were at each other throats. I would imagine that an explosion would happen anytime. This is not just a portion brewery store, but alchemy. Haiyoo... I wouldn't dream of drinking what she was mixing right now in that bowl. It looked like it's going to blow up anytime."

I saw the alchemist was throwing her head back and raising her hands in the air as a peal of muffled long laughter could be heard coming out potion brewery. "Shit... This lady is crazier than I thought."

I walked across the cobbled stone courtyard and reached a store with a sign of a herb painted on the sign. 2 large flower beds adorned the left-hand side of the path while the right had a small kidney shaped pond with water lilies floating on them. A slight splash broke out on the surface and I could see a school of small colourful koi fish swimming in them.

I saw some familiar plants grown and maintained on the flower bed, and as I held my hands to touch it, I received an announcement immediately.

*Ding* Congratulations on discovering Chamomile Flower to heal wounds. Can be used to make tea.

Ding* Congratulations on discovering Echinacea Plant to cure colds, flu and infection.

Ding* Congratulations on discovering Feverfew Leaf to cure fevers.

Ding* Congratulations on discovering Garlic Plants to lower cholesterol and blood pressure. Can be used in cooking.

Ding* Congratulations on discovering Ginger Plants to cure nausea, motion sickness and bloatedness. Can be used in cooking.

Ding* Congratulations on discovering Gingko Leaf to cure asthma and bronchitis. The seed can be cooked and eaten to boost the brain's productivity.

Ding* Congratulations on discovering Ginseng Plant to improve vitality and quality of life.

Ding* Congratulations on discovering Goldenseal to treat diarrhoea, eye and skin irritation. May be used as an antiseptic in tincture form.

"Wow...! After I touched those plants, I received information on its uses too and I've got a 16% increase in my progress. Swell...!" I knocked twice on the wooden door and pushed it open. A small bell was dangling at the top and it gave a slight tinkle to alert the proprietor that someone has entered the store.

"Good evening, young man. How can I help you with?" a bespectacled man with the name Pointus looked up from behind the counter as he was poring over a large book, presumably about plants, herbs and spices.

Just then a muffled *BOOM* could be heard and the glass window of the herbalist pharmacy shook. I turned around in shock and I saw the petite lady from the potion brewery ran out and brushed her clothes that were stained with black soot after her experiment had gone awry.

"Haiyooo... Luckily I didn't go there in the first place or I would definitely be blown apart. Crazy fool... I wonder what she was concocting early. Is she trying to make a bomb or something?!?"

"Don't mind Joan, she is like that most of the time. Experimenting and blowing herself up numerous times. Don't follow her footsteps though even if she does make some good potions. Other than that, it seems every single weird concoction she makes would end up either as an explosion or a flare-up. Hah hah hah." Pointus explains as he closes his large book and places it aside as he cleared the clutter on his countertop.

"So, what can I do for you. I believe you are the one that had just woken up from your deep sleep. Really it is remarkable to see a young man like you to recover from your mortal wounds in just under a year. Most people would have died already."

"Hi Pointus, my name is Audemars and I was... Err... Studying botany for some time before and had some knowledge in the herbs. I would like to discover new herbs, if you may."

"Tsk... I don't accept apprentices at this moment and would never do for a long time. Nobody would want to learn about these herbs and all the people want to have is those ready-made ones in pill form. Why do you want to learn all this?"

Pointus asked as he felt somehow intimated that his trade might be taken over by me one day. Hah hah hah. These people's attitude never changes at all one bit, in this fantasy world or the real world. If one discovers that someone wants to learn their skills, it's as if their profession is at risk. Haiyaa... Why so liddat?

(liddat is slang for like that.)

"If you had learned botany before, tell me at least 5 of the plants out there in the yard," Pointus asked and he was surprised that I am able to narrate all 8 of them as mentioned in my announcements, complete with its form of uses.

"That's very good... Come tell me what is this and its uses." Pointus put me through a test and pushed a little vial in front of me. The moment u opened it up I could smell the strong eucalyptus scent and its uses.

*Ding* Congratulations on discovering eucalyptus medicated oil.

"This is an extract of eucalyptus and mixed with a tincture to make a kind of ointment that you could use to rub on those insect bites, cures headaches when rubbed at the temples as well as to run under the noses to get rid of nausea. It could also be used to run on tummies of babies to relieve bloatedness as well and... " My narration was stopped there and then by Pointus who looked at me with an astonished look and quickly took the vial back from my hands.

"Alright, stop right there. This is a product that has just being made by me and it is not out yet for production. How do you know so much about this?" he folded his arms and placed a hand under his chin and looked at me as if I'm some kind of alien species that could read minds and has a vast knowledge of the unknown.

"Oh, its an Axe Brand medicated oil that my grandmother used to give it to me if I'm having some runny nose or some bites from the mosquitoes to relieve the itchiness," I replied nonchalantly as I mentioned the brand as well. Hah hah hah. This would make Pointus drop his pants for sure... Hah hah hah.