Thankfully, I don’t have to deal with that. I have a free decorator.


    I wonder if this means they would fix whatever I say I dislike. I could use a slightly larger storage room. However, I won’t be able to use such an expansion for months at the earliest.


    I’m not sure why the guild ordered this built. I’m having enough of a headache trying to plant a crop, let alone have the energy to keep some beasts alive… though Seris did see a beast that could be helpful for farming.


    I concede. The stable might be useful.


    I might as well use it.


    I can’t take it anymore.


    Madam Miren’s guild? So she’s a member? I’ve never heard of her before, and it certainly looks like I should have. She supposedly has rune crafters in her employ, which is mind-blowing if she is part of the guild.


    The arrogance a person must have to judge someone for something so ridiculous. It reminds me of those with a stick up their behind in the core guild. Torin is more of the same, just a different flavor. I liked him better when I thought he was just a naturally rude ass.


    The narrative has been taken without permission. Report any sightings.


    Oh, right. Tavia is one of those that Torin looks down on.


    someone.”


    Perhaps the real question should be about the Overseer. Things are not matching up about him. I didn’t think he was important since I had never saw him after the Selection in my first life, but the man has a little too much sway about how things are going to be too far down the hierarchy.


    That’s an issue I didn’t think about. Am I really capable of trying to pickaxe my newly built house to destruction? It is an issue that I hesitate to say I won’t. Still, I’m reasonably confident I will know the difference between the ground and brick walls.


    … I just have to ignore the Torin incident.


    This was a productive day. The place I sleep is no longer a hovel. I have Tavia as a roommate. And the best of all, I’ve finally stepped into the next [Tier] rank. I need to find the proper spell that will allow me to replace an irrigation system. It won’t be too hard since I just need a basic water spell without much damage potential. There should be no restrictions on—


    It’s waiting for me to give it approval. Another positive to add to this productive day.


    I might have found my disposal unit after all.


    It was a false alarm. I still have no convenient disposal unit. Hopefully, Miren will find some use for rubble.


    I can see this place filled with high-ranked tools… This will be a target of theft if I leave it unprotected. However, the rune inlays for theft defense will cost me a minimum of five guildmarks for the weakest kind. I’ll need income from a harvest to be able to afford—


    How did I not realize this? I can sell the tools that I upgrade for a nice profit. An Advanced-ranked tool will get me a few guildmarks at auction. Unfortunately, anything of a lower rank isn’t worth the effort. An Uncommon-ranked tool might fetch one or two silver at most.


    The rank only increases the durability of the equipment. The true value comes from the infused mana, which only becomes possible at the Advanced-rank.


    I won’t need the extra funds for security features anytime soon, so I don’t need to rush with this.


    slight doubt.


    [Guardian Scarecrow] isn’t attractive to me. The main issue is that I need to have a farm to protect for the reward to be worthwhile. I don’t see the point of picking a reward that might be useful after I succeed in farming. It could also protect my storage room if that is considered part of my farm, but there are alternatives that don’t involve me wasting a reward.


    [Blessing of the Time-Warped Seed]. The interface disappeared immediately afterward.


    I don’t feel much for this reward either. It only helps to grow a crop faster, not that it will grow in the first place. [Blessing of the Time-Warped Seed] is more of a money-maker than a farming tool. Still, that’s better than picking [Guardian Scarecrow]. The money I earn from the accelerated crop growth will allow me to buy the rune inlays to protect the farm if necessary.


    The little beast might try something tonight… I’m ready if it does.