Once the meal is over, I go out to the backyard; as I have permission to take the silora herbs from his garden, I start to cut as many as I can; I have to make the most of this opportunity.

At first, I wanted to take things easy, but with the information I just got, I felt the need to earn money and buy items that could help me survive; I am indeed immortal, but penalties are no joke, losing 25% of your total capital is not funny.

Money is power, so I have to farm herbs for the mission, although now that I think about it, I should see the market price of these herbs.

Thinking about that situation, I open the "αβΩ SYSTEM".

Look for lower priced Silora Herbs first.

The "αβΩ SYSTEM" gives me a quick result, and the price is the same; as such, it seems that I will not be able to take advantage of the "αβΩ SYSTEM".

I had planned to buy the herbs at a low price and then take advantage of the mission to make a profit, but you can't do that; wow, what a smart bitch.

With an already ruined plan, I continue to cut all the silora herbs I find around me; using the knife saves me the hassle of pulling them out since I don't want to ruin the soil of Eliot and Lisa's farm.

After 30 minutes of arduous searching, my back hurts a bit; being bent down for a long time is a pain, but at least I've got about 80 silora herbs from the surroundings, plus the other 10 I got on my way to the farm, gives me a total of 90.

Gosh, I thought I would get more, but my expectations were too high; sure, there are herbs around the farm, but I can't keep looking anymore, as Eliot is calling me.

Eliot: Marco, the work is not over yet; we have to make a trip to town to deliver the wheat, follow me, we will go in the truck. I'm coming.

I start to follow Eliot to the barn where his truck is parked, and on the way, I get another nine silora herbs, one more, and I will have another two copper ones.

When we get to his truck, Eliot approaches the engine's hood, which is raised; out of curiosity, I come and see that in the centre of the machine, there is an energy stone, and it is connected to some wires that go to the windmill in his barn.

It turns out that the van is powered by energy stones and uses the windmill as an electric power generator to recharge the rocks; how clever.

Eliot: Surprised? Yes, I wondered why you hadn't moved your truck to where we were working, and it turns out you were recharging the energy stone. Eliot: It can't be helped, energy stones are not easy to get, but they are instrumental, it was required to use mana to recharge them, but now with electricity, it is much easier to do it. Are they so expensive? Eliot: Depending on the size you want, keep in mind that the more significant and purer the energy stone, the more expensive it will be, as it will be able to store more energy for longer. But because my van is vast, I need to consume one fist-sized energy stone for a round trip to the farm. To avoid a lot of trouble, you use your windmill as an electric generator. Eliot: Exactly, well, get in the truck; these bales of wheat won't take themselves to town.

I climb into the passenger seat and ride with Eliot into town.

It took us about 10 minutes to get to town, and during that time, I asked Eliot if he had heard about the escaped wild boar on a farm.

It turns out that he had because he told me that the night it escaped, the Woolly Boar went to his barn, so Eliot went there to catch it, but it got scared and ran off into the woods.

In the end, it turns out that if I want to catch him, I have to go to the forest. Eliot: Are you planning to catch that boar? I was planning to, but now that he ran off into the forest, he may already be dead. Eliot: Not necessarily, Woolly Boars have a thick hide and are good at finding fruit and roots buried underground, so it's very likely that they're still there. Then it's worth a try; you know what food they like; I want to lure them into a trap. Eliot: Let me think. Mmmm, you could use sweet fruits as their scent might attract it to you, but be careful as you might end up drawing other monsters as well. I'll keep that in mind, Eliot.

As soon as he finished saying that, we arrived at our destination.

Eliot: Ok, we have arrived; time to get to work.

We arrived at the fruit and vegetable area of the village and started to bring down the bales of wheat; it turned out that many other farmers were selling their produce, and now I knew where to get the fruit.

But for now, let's concentrate on the work; I start lowering the straw bales together with Eliot; there are no boards here that I can use to make a kind of pallet to reduce the bales faster, so Eliot is throwing the bales from the truck, while I am downstairs catching them and placing them in order.

Surprisingly we finished in just 10 minutes; when he finished placing the last bale, Eliot arrived and hit my sword out of the blue.

Eliot: Good job, Marco! With this, you have earned your ten copper coins. Thank you, Eliot. Eliot: By the way, would you like to earn another ten coins? Since you increased the efficiency with that idea of yours to use the wagons, now I can bring in twice as much wheat. What do you say? For my sake, the extra money is great for me. Eliot: Hahahaha, then let's go back.

And this way, I get another ten copper coins; better for me to collect more wild herbs from his farm.

I get back in the truck, driving back to the farm. We talk about random and meaningless things on the way back, typical boy talk.

Once we arrive at the farm, we get back to work, Eliot continues to bind the wheat, and I continue to transport it, only this time I get to pick more wild herbs from the surrounding area.

After 3 hours of work and many trips back and forth, I managed to acquire a staggering 200 silora herbs; counting the others I collected earlier, it gives a total of 299; I'm upset I didn't get another one to close the 300, but I'm already in Eliot's truck, heading to town to unload all this wheat.

Once again, we did the same operation again, but we finished in 15 minutes because we were tired.

Eliot: Thank you, Marco; not only did you help me, but you also made me that wheelbarrow that saves me time transporting. You're welcome, Eliot; by the way, do you know where the inn in this town is? They told me it was on the east side of the food market, but I couldn't find it. Eliot: The inn? Yes, it's in the grocery square, but the building is different; the bottom part and the balcony are restaurants, and the back part is the inn; look for a building with a balcony with plants, and you'll know which one it is.

So the inn has the appearance of a restaurant, but the only one I saw with those features looked more like a fancy restaurant than an inn, looks like I'll have to go in and check it out.

Thanks, Eliot, you have helped me. Eliot: I'm the one who should say that; thanks for your help Marco, also. Let me give you some advice. In this world, some books allow you to learn acting skills. You can also learn passive skills from basic books, but this depends on your level of understanding, so keep that in mind. Thanks for the tip Eliot; I will try to get some books then. Eliot: That's all then, see you, Marco. See you later, Eliot. Say hello to Lisa for me.

And so I say goodbye to Eliot, well with this, I have completed the mission and got 20 copper for all that work, plus I got the silora herb.

While I was going to the guild to deliver the mission, I found another silora herb.

And with this, I can complete the 300 batches.

But when I picked up this herb, a notification took me by surprise.

[Congratulations, you have completed the Achievement - Rookie Herb Finder].

[You get the Title: Rookie Herb Seeker].

What, I just got a title for searching for herbs? Why didn't anyone tell me that there are also achievements and titles in this world? In any case, let's see what this does.

Status

A window opens, showing my current status.

[Name: Marco Diaz - Adventurer].

[HP: 300/300]

[MP:120/120]

[Stamina: 100/100]

[Strength: 6]

[Dexterity: 5]

[Agility: 7]

[Intelligence: 9]

[Profession: None]

[Active Skills: None]

[Passive Skills: None]

[Titles: Novice Herb Seeker]]

Indeed, a title has just been added to my status window.

I press the title to see what effects it brings.

[Title: Novice Herb Seeker]

[Description: You have collected 300 herbs of a single type in a single day. We don't know if you are trying too hard, have dementia, or need a psychologist, but we are still impressed.]

[Effect: When collecting herbs, they will show you a faint light.]

Well, I can't deny it; only a sick person would look for the same herb repeatedly; it's a tedious and repetitive activity, but what about this effect?

What do you mean by "show a faint light"? Does it mean that they will glow when I start collecting other herbs? If so, it's a pretty cool effect, as it will save me the chore of having to go to random places and find nothing.

Not bad for my first day, now I have to deliver these herbs and look for the inn to rest. Besides, I need a good bath after this long journey.

Let's go to the guild; my 60 copper coins are waiting for me!