“Me? Why?” Romari asked with disbelief.

Eugene responded with a frown. “Because we don’t have anyone else capable of purifying mana stones. Besides, you don’t like wandering around anyway, right? Well, if you’d like, I can take you all over Brantia.”

“Come to think of it, I think purifying mana stones will be a very rewarding job for me. If you will leave it to me, I won’t disappoint you, Sir Eugene,” Romari answered with an immediate change of attitude.

Eugene nodded. “That’s a good choice. I’ve spoken to Markus and the merchant guild leader of the city, so you can get started tomorrow.”

“Yes. Uh… by the way, how much work will I have?” Romari asked.

“For now, 40 or 50 a day,” Eugene answered.

“Oh, I see,” Romari said. She was doing her best to maintain a grim expression, even though she felt delighted.

“It will depend on the condition of the mana stones being brought in, but you will need to ensure that at least 30% of them are refined into high-rank mana stones,” Eugene added.

“I understand,” Romari answered. She was confident that it was still less than half a day’s work. As such, she would be able to spend the rest of her time elsewhere.

‘I-I’ll finally be guaranteed some time to research and to take a break.’

She felt like tearing up. It appeared heaven hadn’t abandoned her, after all. Finally, she would see the light at the end of the tunnel…

However, Eugene’s following words shattered her hopes and dreams. “The number of mana stones will likely increase twofold or threefold in about a month.”

“What? W-why would that…” Romari muttered with disbelie...