Chapter 40 Expensive Magic
“It seems that today is my lucky day.”
Zuo Si unceremoniously motioned to the soldiers to carry the two spell books in their bags, together with the books they bought before Put it together.
It is easy to see from the expression on his face that there is no surprise at all.
The reason why he was able to select two books worth more than 5,000 gold coins from many spell books had nothing to do with luck.
The woman was obviously very interested in this and asked very curiously: "How did you judge the value of those two spell books?
Tell me! I can give you a Holy Grail worth 850 gold coins for free.
It can produce three cups of holy water with the effect of [treating minor injuries] every day.”
Hearing that there was an advantage, Zuo Si immediately answered with a smile: “It’s actually very simple. The first spell book was so tattered that even the edges of the pages were damaged. The original owner must have gone through a fierce battle before he was killed.
I found many damaged edges around the book. Traces of burning and corrosion by strong acid
No matter who is able to destroy a spell book with protective magic like this, his magical power must be quite powerful.
This also means that the master of the spell book who is his opponent will definitely not be too bad. ”
“That’s it! It seems that you have keen observation skills and a strong level of logical reasoning. "The woman nodded slightly and praised.
However, Zuo Si did not feel complacent because of the other party's praise. Instead, he continued to explain: "As for the second book, although there are too many values inlaid on the pages. The first impression of low-quality gemstones under 10 gold coins gives people an impression of arrogance and vulgarity.
But in fact, as long as you study the conjuration-type summoning magic carefully and deeply, you will notice that all these gems are arranged in a very strange and regular way.
In other words, the cover of the second spell is actually a small magic circle used to strengthen summoning spells.
So I conclude that its original owner must be a very high-level magician specializing in conjuration. ”
“Wonderful! Being able to notice so many details and possessing a rich reserve of knowledge is truly extraordinary. This Holy Grail is now yours. ”
The woman fulfilled her promise straightforwardly and placed a sparkling golden cup inlaid with four round transparent crystals on the counter.
Judging from the blurred Holy Emblem on the cup, this The thing should be the work of a certain priest
Normally, things like this that involve the blessing of gods should be placed in the temple for believers to admire and use, and must not be sold casually.
The reason why it appears on the market is that most of its original owners, like the original owners of those spell books, have been killed.
The valuable items on his body were plundered by the murderer or other thieves, and then appeared in the magic item shop in Calimport several times.
Zuo Si even felt that more than one-third or more of all the magic items sold in this building may be "stolen items" of unknown origin.
But what does it matter?
Anyway, he just came to buy what he needed.
After putting away the Holy Grail, Zuo Si selected a book from another bookshelf that introduced the main towns, specialties and customs of the west coast of Faerun. Weakness adventure books.
Finally, I bought a magic map with zoom-in and zoom-out functions.
It is said that many unknown hidden paths, underground entrances and caves are recorded on the map.
The former two books together only cost 460 gold coins.
The price of the latter is as high as 8,000 for just one map...
Yes!
In the continent of Faerûn, the price of maps is so outrageous.
In order to resist foreign invasion, some cities or organizations even go so far as to prohibit anyone from drawing maps within their own sphere of influence.
Therefore, drawing maps often requires high professional skills and memory, and at the same time, you have to risk execution if you are caught.
It is inevitable that prices will remain high.
Even the scrawled map of Sword Sea and Sword Coast in the hands of businessman Bernard cost several hundred gold coins when purchased.
In the end, Zuo Si only got back 2893 [Dante] gold coins issued by Amn from the woman. When he walked out of the dazzling magic shop and returned to the noisy streets, he couldn't help but sigh slightly: "I just bought two popular science books, a large magic map, and some basic knowledge necessary to learn the magic knowledge of this world. I spent more than 30,000 gold coins on books. Magic... is really expensive."
"Master, where should we go back to the hotel to rest?" I asked with a lot of luggage.
"Well, let's go back. I happen to be a little tired and want to have a good sleep."
After that, the two of them returned to their residence along the way they came.
With [Frozen Pearl]'s continuous cooling of the environment, the room that was originally as stuffy as a steamer quickly became comfortable and pleasant.
Zuo Si took a bath, lay on the soft big bed and read the books he had just bought for a while. After a while, he closed his eyes and fell asleep.
……
At the same time, the Thieves Guild headquarters was three blocks away from the hotel.
Apke was sitting in his seat, listening carefully to the report of his thieves.
After a full minute, he touched Q Bomb's double chin and asked: "You mean, Lord Soth took his servant to the largest store in Calim Port Spell shop. And bought a lot of books and also sold an interesting magic item?"
The thief with short brown and black hair nodded quickly: "Yes! During the transaction, countless gold coins were piled on the counter, which made people feel the urge to take action."
"Don't be stupid! That magic shop stall owner, It's not something we can afford to offend," Epke immediately scolded him sternly.
But soon, the fat bald man turned his attention to the middle-aged mage standing on his right side: "Kulang! Tell me, what do you think of this Lord Soth?"
The hair volume is obvious The middle-aged mage who was developing towards the Mediterranean trend thought for a few minutes, and then shook his head with a wry smile: "I'm sorry, leader.
It's difficult for me to make an accurate judgment before seeing him in person.
But since he can easily transform a large number of low-level undead, and can also control it to a certain extent, his spellcasting level should not be lower than level 13.
Maybe he has a part-time job. Priests of certain evil gods have the ability to [rebuke undead creatures]
As for age, it is indeed possible that, as your businessman friend inferred, he used the five-ring necromantic magic [Magic Soul Pot] to occupy a new body.
But it cannot be ruled out that it is the result of some transformation magic.
In short, this is an absolutely dangerous person.
His strength should be far above mine. "
"Then do you think...can we hire him in the upcoming guild war? "Apke asked in an uncertain tone.
"Hire a powerful necromancer?
Then what price are you going to pay?
You must know that he spent more than 30,000 gold coins in one purchase today.
Such a waste of money. , the ordinary price cannot satisfy his appetite.”
The middle-aged mage known as Culang obviously didn’t care about his leader’s wild ideas.
He didn't think that a truly powerful mage would easily accept employment from others.
Had he not realized that his potential had been exhausted, he would not have been able to go further on the path of magic, and he would not have "fallen" to associate with a group of dirty and lowly thieves.
"How will you know if you don't try. I think Mr. Soth is quite easy to talk to."
Apke obviously did not give up, but planned to find an opportunity to test it out. .
As for the price...
As long as you can win the guild war and expand your territory, you can pay with the money plundered from the enemy, magic items and slaves.
(End of this chapter)