Chapter 87 Big Purchase
If you focus on making a certain magic item, you will inevitably put aside other things at hand for a while.
But Zuo Si was lucky. Not only was he not disturbed, but his work efficiency improved.
Both the production speed and the time consumed are almost half as much as before.
But the sorceress obviously didn’t know that the reason why Zuo Si became faster was due to the substantial increase in the creator’s level, which caused him to use the two abilities of [Refining] and [Shaping]. It is more convenient, and the effect and scope of influence are much stronger than before.
On the other hand, he had already read through almost all the books in the library, and there was no need to delay further.
I even took the time to copy several more useful second-level spells from the blank pages of the two spell books I had on hand.
For example, [Detection Thought], which can detect the surface thoughts of others;
Another example, [Wild Power], which can increase the target's strength, agility and physical attributes by 2 at the same time;< br>
Or it may be [visual connection] that can be observed through the eyes of other creatures.
In short, they are some unpopular spells that are not found in spell books, are relatively rare, and are rarely used by other spellcasters.
By studying and copying these spells, Zuo Si discovered a very troublesome problem.
That is the special ink used to copy spells and scrolls, and the price is too expensive.
According to the magic transcription of the first level, it needs to occupy one page of the spell book, the second level needs to occupy two pages, the third level three pages, and so on...
If it reaches the highest level of the ninth level, it will need to occupy an entire page. Nine pages.
The ink required to copy a page of a spell book costs almost 100 gold coins.
This means...
Just to copy all the first and second-level spells, you have to spend 60,000 to 70,000 in ink money alone!
If the scope is expanded to below the fifth ring road, then this number will expand to hundreds of thousands or even millions.
In addition, there is the cost of renting spell books from others to copy (approximately the spell level multiplied by 50 gold coins) and the cost of purchasing scrolls.
Anyway, if you want to learn magic in Faerûn, you must first prepare a large amount of money.
It gives people the feeling that no matter how much money you have, it will never be enough.
What's more, the more advanced the spells, the harder they are to get.
Magic scrolls and books with more than five rings are rarely sold publicly on the market.
If you want a higher level, you need to find another way.
Or carry out unknown secret transactions with red-robed mages who open concessions everywhere;
Or join some powerful spellcasting organizations;
Or become the disciple of a certain "arch mage" Disciple;
Or find and try to trade with the plane merchant who "lied you without negotiation";
Or become an adventurer, explore those ancient ruins, and find the books you need. , knowledge and scrolls.
This is why Zuo Si must leave Calimport and go to Candlekeep.
As the largest library on the west coast of Ferenc, the knowledge and spells recorded there may not be the most powerful, but they must be the most systematic and comprehensive.
Thinking of this, he smiled and shrugged his shoulders and responded: "Because I am about to leave Calim Port. Before leaving, I will use up all the materials you prepared."
"Leave? So soon?" Aisha was obviously stunned.
"Well. I plan to hide far away before the guild war starts. Oh, by the way, I have to buy a lot of things from you before I leave." As he said that, Zuo Si took out a card in advance Prepared list.
The sorceress took it and glanced at it twice. The corners of her mouth suddenly rose sharply, and she replied without hesitation: "No problem!
I will prepare everything on the list at the latest the day after tomorrow.< br>
Since my spellcasting level is LV13,
so the [Fireball Wand] and [Dispel Wand (three-ring "dispelling magic")] made by me are both priced at 29,250 gold coins. Wand of Invisibility] 19500, [Wand of Memory (fourth-level magic. Allows the mage to restore a spell that has been cast up to the third level)] 39000. In addition, I only have magic items like [Protection from Arrows] here. A [Shield of Reflection]
It can bounce back most attacks such as arrows, and it sells for 6,500 gold coins. "
"Okay, I want them all. "Zuo Si did not try to bargain.
Although the total value of these things has reached an astonishing more than 120,000 gold coins.
Especially the four wands, each one is so expensive that people think I have to vomit blood.
But for safety reasons, I still have to spend the money.
After all, things like [Fireball Wand] and [Disarm Wand] are more powerful the higher the caster level of the maker.
Take fireball as an example.
The same spell, if released by a LV5 arcane spellcaster, may be as powerful as a large Molotov cocktail.
But if it is released by a LV13 arcane caster, the power is almost like a napalm bomb with white phosphorus added.
The gap between the two is so big that they are like two completely different spells.
[Memory Wand] can break the spell slot restrictions of low-level mage and give the enemy a huge "surprise" in battle.
Anyway, gold coins are originally used for spending money.
Zuo Si will not hide mountains of gold and silver in his family treasury or lair like those misers and dragons, and he will not spend half a copper plate until his death.
"I like your cheerfulness."
Elsa could not hide the ecstasy in her heart. Not only was she smiling at the corners of her mouth, but her eyes were also smiling.
Before meeting Zuo Si, she had never imagined that she could make so much profit from one person.
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At the same time, in the slave market of Port Calim, businessman Bernard has just completed an agreement with the largest local merchant organization and slave trading group [Long Ding Chamber of Commerce] A huge deal.
80 strong male (anti-harmony) slaves, 70 healthy female (anti-harmony) slaves, and a thousand hard-working camels became the property of the caravan. .
Having learned from previous lessons, he specially hired a team of local mercenaries with good reputation as guards and managers, a total of more than a dozen people.
Looking at these ragged slaves who were full of confusion and fear about the future, Bernard pinched his nose and ordered the mercenary leader beside him: "Take them to take a bath, eat something, and have a good rest for two days, and more Buy some of the cheapest linen and felt for clothes, and get some leather for shoes. Otherwise, the terrible temperature difference between day and night in the Kalin Desert will kill a third of them."
"Understood! I'll make arrangements right away."
A man who looked about thirty years old nodded in agreement, and without saying a word, he began to greet his mercenaries to work.
Managing slaves is one of the professional skills that most adventurers and mercenaries in Calim Port must master.
Because almost half of their employers are wealthy merchants and nobles who own a large number of slaves.
Some guys are even willing to pay high prices to hire professionals just to catch an escaped slave and torture him alive to vent his anger.
Situations like this where caravans purchase slaves to use as labor are quite common in the Calishan area.
Just as the mercenaries were waving whips and wooden sticks, driving the dirty slaves to the well for washing, a head of the Long Ding Chamber of Commerce suddenly walked over from a distance, smiling. He said: "Bernard, my dear friend. Since you purchased a lot of goods from us this time, after discussion, we unanimously decided to give you a gift."
"A gift? "Bernard's eyes flashed with vigilance.
After all, he is a shrewd businessman himself and knows very well the businessman's thinking mode.
If a businessman wants to give you something, then this guy must want to make more money from you.
(End of this chapter)