It was a pity that the used bookstore was not open, but meeting Jiefeni allowed Lu Ning to chat with people again. The two formally introduced themselves to each other this time. Only then did Lu Ning know that Jiefeni came from Bell Tower Academy and the bell around her waist It is the logo of the college.
Guanwu and Firestone are both comprehensive colleges, offering courses covering many of the more well-known magic subjects, while Bell Tower Academy is more similar to a junior college. This college only has four magic subjects, namely divine magic, Taoist magic, and conjuration. and Magical Mechanics.
Jiefeni's character is also relatively plain on the surface but passionate on the inside. After learning that Lu Ning was just here for shopping, she immediately invited her to the tea room to have tea together.
The tea room in the commercial street naturally offers many types of tea drinks on the mainland. Lu Ning naturally ordered her favorite herb tea, and Jiefeni ordered a cup of ice tea. The two sat down in an elegant small room. Someone brought tea. They each took a sip before starting to talk.
"Has the bookstore not been open for a long time?" Lu Ning asked.
"I've been here two days ago, but the door wasn't open. I have a magic book that I really want to read. I remember the boss has it in his collection here."
General bookstores do not allow you to read the entire book, so it is not easy to find a copy that you can read. Lu Ning could tell from the almost no decorations on Jiefeni that she was at least relatively frugal in life, and in fact this was true.
People say that divine magic costs nothing because there is no need to buy expensive materials and expensive potions, let alone travel around to broaden one's horizons. Knowledge can be learned as long as there are books. For ordinary magical magicians, as long as they master two kinds of divine words, they can perform many necessary divine spells.
But there must be a gathering of elites here in Evarang, and Jefni is the "talented" one among the four types of people. Her talent for divine magic is astonishing, and she has now mastered four divine words. This is a level of knowledge that only many high-level divine magicians have. This level is still only an average talent in Evarang, and the competition pressure is quite high.
"Everyone is taking advantage of this opportunity to enrich themselves. Maybe after the exchange meeting, the students in each school will be upgraded by one level." Jefni sighed, "If the shop owner can't come tomorrow, I will just I can go to the bookstore and buy a copy.”
"Do you usually learn this way?"
"This will allow me to save some money. I am saving money for myself to buy a good holy bell." Jefni smiled slightly.
After visiting various high-end places these days, Lu Ning already has an idea of the price of many things. A good holy bell costs about five gold coins, which is enough to meet the standard of "good".
At this time, Lu Ning suddenly had some ideas.
"Have you ever thought about refining one yourself?"
"I know you are an alchemist, but you are not..."
Lu Ning took out the bottle of healing potion and smiled at her: "I just successfully refined it this morning. I haven't taken the exam yet, but I am definitely a junior alchemist and qualified to refine precious metals."
"Yes, really?" Jefni was a little overwhelmed, "But the alchemist... the cost..."
"I'm still learning. If you trust me, I won't charge you a lot of money." Lu Ning said immediately, "And a specialized alchemist can tailor it for you. For example, if you are willing to use some of your own In exchange for your blood, then the compatibility between the refined product and you must be very high."
Jiffany smiled politely, and it was obvious that she was a little moved, but she was still hesitant.
"It doesn't matter if you don't want to. I know you won't be particularly reassured. But according to good calculations, the finished product of the Holy Bell will cost at least five gold coins. Providing raw materials will cost far less. At most, you can rent an alchemy room. The price of the laboratory, the entry-level laboratory is only twenty copper coins per hour.”
"The temptation of the devil..." Jefni nodded, "No matter what I want to do, I can't get around money..."
"How about it?"
"If you can give me a list and let me know how much I can spend, I am willing to give it to you to try." Jiffany smiled bitterly, "I do have some savings, but it is worse than those from the nobility or royal family. Far."
"This is easy." Lu Ning was someone who had finished basic alchemy anyway and was also doing intermediate alchemy. The most basic alchemy formula was basically at his fingertips. He immediately asked the store for paper and pen, and quickly gave Jiefeni a list. Made a list.
When the facts were in front of her, Jefni became even more hesitant. Lu Ning couldn't help but feel sympathy for her when she looked at her. After all, money issues were something people like them thought about almost every day.
"I agreed."
Jiefeni finally agreed, and agreed with Lu Ning to send the materials to the predetermined alchemy laboratory tomorrow, and paid some alchemy fees in advance.
After that, she hurriedly contacted various stores to make purchases. Lu Ning had truly made his first pot of gold with his alchemy skills... Of course, he hadn't really earned it yet.
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The Garnet District has always called itself the oldest district among the twelve outer districts. Whether it represents the meaning of the birthstone of January or the glory of the five o'clock sun that first shines on this area when it rises, the Garnet District The residents attach great importance to status.
But despite this, they must also accept more and more external shocks. At least in the eyes of Garcia, who is resting today, it is not a bad thing that the Garnet District has been revitalized by the injection of new blood.
There is no commercial street here that is common in other areas. The Garnet District is full of hundreds of years old shops, hidden in the streets and alleys, almost indistinguishable from residential buildings except for a less conspicuous signboard. However, after visiting two stores, Garcia found that these people are proud but not arrogant. They all have the kind of restraint accumulated over the years and do not want to show off at all.
“The atmosphere is really satisfying.”
Garcia stepped into the third store, [Horai Island].
Four generations have been running this store since Toshihiko Toshihiko came to Evarang. Hui, who is now running the store, is in his prime. While inheriting the business of his ancestors, he is also steadily expanding the island of Horai. Influence in the Garnet District.
Adhering to the characteristics of the Oriental system, the main business of Horai Island is spells and talismans, including comprehensive services of exorcism, yin and yang, divination, and feng shui. In addition, it also operates businesses such as the purchase of ancient books and the appraisal of antiques. The store looks ordinary on the outside, but in fact there is a lot of space inside, with specific divisions for each type of business area.
In Evarang, where parchment paper is still popular, there are only a few places where you can buy high-quality rice paper, and this is one of them. Garcia walked on the lightly scented porch, turned a corner, and could see the layout of the store lobby.
"And if there is the only thing that Pengshan Huizheng needs to pay attention to..."
She quickly saw the person she was looking for and quickly walked towards a giant sand table.
"...Maybe this generation needs to recruit new members, hello Pengshan Yuanzi."
Garcia smiled and stretched out his hand to the girl with long black hair who was standing next to the sand table and thinking.
The girl raised her head slightly.
"Hello, I'm not a clerk here."
"I know, but are you the future owner of this store?" Garcia said.
Pengshan Yuanzi raised his hand to shake hers, then glanced at her and then looked away.
"I am not necessarily the future owner. My father is in his prime and is running a good business. It is still unclear whether he will have any brothers or sisters in the future."
"But...at such a young age, you already have such a reputation as a book writer." Garcia said.
"...it is natural to give up and give something, and to be famous for one's own abilities, just like the sun was born in the East China Sea." Pengshan Yuanzi's attitude was neither humble nor arrogant.
Garcia raised his eyebrows and nodded slightly.
"Please go indoors and take a nap." Pengshan Yuanzi raised his hand and saluted.
The two of them turned around and arrived at the quiet room next to the courtyard at the back of the store.
"There is a barrier here to isolate us from all possible explorations, so there is no harm in speaking out."
"Watanabe, do we need to be so tired when we talk?" Garcia-Shu Xingruo sat in the room and relaxed completely.
Pengshan Yuanzi began to make tea. She looked serious and was not as relaxed as Shu Xingruo.
"I thought you were used to the promotion battle. Well, how did you find me here?"
"It's just that your name hasn't been changed, it's just a surname." Garcia grinned, obviously trusting the person in front of him, "Why is the distribution center so relieved of you? Or is it specifically targeting you?"
"Even if I didn't change, it would be difficult to find me in the vast sea of people with just one name."
"That's why I made a careful judgment. The identity of Hengshan Yuanzi is more difficult than mine. The temperament of family background cannot be performed casually. Finally, just in case, didn't I come here today? "
"Don't hesitate to expose yourself?"
"As far as I can tell, there are probably no other tourists in the Garnet District except you."
"How can I see it?"
Garcia pondered for a moment and then said: "I searched the campus in the Amethyst District before and found no suspicious people. Later, I expanded the scope and used the little ghost to investigate the entire area, except for some Apart from the uneasy and well-intentioned thief, I only found one suspect."
"who?"
"His name is Yi Lair, and he is an apprentice of enchantment. This is not the key. The key is that he seems to have been involved in the suppression of the magic book in the Amethyst District a few days ago, and if you investigate carefully, you can find that it is related to other things. Relatedly, normally an apprentice from other places doesn’t have that many opportunities to participate in such important events, right? It’s like having a troublesome aura.”
"No, it is precisely because they can easily participate in these things that their identities are worthy of being replaced." Pengshan Yuanzi poured the tea that had been boiled twice from the pot and handed a cup to Garcia, "Such a person Maybe there’s more than one, and there happens to be one in the Amethyst District.”
"So he is a tourist?"
"The judgment is yours and has nothing to do with me. I am not prepared to report at this stage."
"I'm not prepared either...why? Your situation is actually very dangerous now."
"Justice." Pengshan Yuanzi's attitude was very calm. "The distribution center has given me an identity that is easier to expose. Under such whistleblowing rules, there is no doubt that I will be at a huge disadvantage. Correspondingly, I will have a huge advantage." Advantage. Compared to you, Mr. Garcia, your status and magical attainments are even better than mine. Even so, you have not suffered the risk of this name, which proves that my advantage does not lie in what I have. These statuses, but others.”
"You are as stable as ever."
"People need to be vigilant and at peace with themselves. It is better to sacrifice one risk to gain nine than to take one life to gain the fullest. Teacher Garcia, there is one thing you did not judge correctly."
"You mean...the number of people in this area?"
"Perhaps I am the only permanent resident, but people in Evarang are constantly changing. While Penglai House is still unique, people will inevitably come to visit, and you are one of them."
Garcia raised his head slightly: "Has someone already been here?"
"It seems that you don't dare to face your identity like you do. I am happy to avoid a lot of trouble. But based on this, we may be able to infer the real mystery of this distribution center arrangement."
When Pengshan Yuanzi said this, he raised his tea cup and stared at the rising tea mist, then put it down after a moment.
Garcia was not good at all kinds of divination, and did not understand the meaning of her move, but the previous words inspired her.
"Not by chance?"
"What the distribution center is best at is to break the inevitable into many accidents, which should not be underestimated." Pengshan Yuanzi said, "Among such a large number of people in Evarong, looking for tourists, even with your status and skills, you have no choice but to For one, it will be even harder to tell by the time it is released. So, if the task would be more reasonable, it would be to invest in a full social network, which would not only speed up the process, but even make the situation more interesting."
There was no trace of amusement in her eyes.
"Everyone here has several old acquaintances, so it's not that easy for everyone to hide." Garcia took a deep breath, "Well, in this way, many things will indeed become subtle. "
"You are not a hard-hearted person."
"Are you?" Garcia asked.
Pengshan Yuanzi was silent. She drank tea slowly, with no attitude in her expression.
"You are worried." Garcia sighed, "You... think too much. Sometimes you don't need to be so considerate of other people's feelings. We are not yet that strong."
"Now that you are in your position, you should worry about it. Garcia, don't you think that the position you and I are in now should be the pinnacle of the distribution center? According to what I heard a few days ago, everyone should be a tourist. There is a chance to participate, but the council itself did not directly take action, and all matters are carried out as usual. In other words, there should be no people in the internal area among the tourists."
"From the perspective of easy balance, it is true. But from the perspective of the overall strength distribution, if the high-level magician is the top of the tourists, then those secret missions will not be easy to complete." Garcia said.
"This is a sign that chaos will arise." Pengshan Yuanzi put down the cup. He had finished drinking the tea, and the tea fog had long since dispersed.
