" I can't make the decision because your animal skin is too expensive," the waiter said." Please wait a moment. The owner will come to discuss it with you personally soon."”
I nodded helplessly. I could only wait by the counter and look at the goods in the shop in boredom. Although many of the items here look very beautiful, I'm not interested in them at all. Fortunately, not long after, a graceful young woman walked over. I didn't expect such a large equipment store to be managed by a woman. She carefully looked at the beast hide, especially the two pieces of magical beast of the seventh rank. She flipped through them again and again before saying to me,"Sorry to have kept you waiting. I'm the owner here. You can call me Mrs. William. Please follow me to the VIP room to discuss in detail. I'll definitely give you a reasonable price.”
I nodded and followed Mrs. William to the VIP room. It was actually a small living room. Under the illumination of a classic and exquisite magic lamp, the small room appeared bright and warm. I secretly praised it. It was indeed much easier to discuss the price in such an environment than in the hall. Just as I sat down, a maid brought tea over. Coincidentally, I had flown for half a day and was very thirsty. I took a sip and actually smelled good. Even though I didn't know how to drink tea, I knew that it was a rare good tea.
After seeing me drink the tea, Madam William had an expression of admiration. She smiled and introduced,""This is Heavenly Fragrance Tea from the Spirit Forest. It can be said to be very rare among humans.”
"Fairy Forest?" I asked in surprise. Isn't that where the elves live? Could it be that someone could enter and leave the Elf Forest freely?”
The shopkeeper smiled and said," It seems that you rarely walk around the continent. Otherwise, you would know that although the Elf Forest is not open to humans, the elves no longer stay in the Elf Forest. Ever since the Holy See, the Elven Empress, and the Beast Emperor reached an agreement 500 years ago, the elves and orcs have been able to live freely on the continent. It's just that it's rare.”
I was so depressed that I almost fainted. All this time, I had been influenced by the information that Chief Kalay had given me. I had always thought that the elves and beastmen were still incompatible with the humans. I didn't expect that this was already a thing of the past. When I thought about how the information I had now was at least from 500 years ago, I found it difficult to believe the authenticity of this information. It seemed that I needed to re-understand this world. However, I was actually wrong. All this while, my understanding of the elves was limited to the part I learned from soul magic. The reason why I didn't know about the current situation of the elves was because I never mentioned it to Chief Caleb.
At this time, Madam William had already estimated the price and said,""Esteemed customer, because the hides of magical beasts of the seventh rank are quite rare, and the two pieces you have are very complete, I intend to purchase them at a price of ten thousand gold coins each. In the most recent auction, the price of a magical beast skin of the seventh rank was 15,000 gold coins. However, if it was an auction, there would be a lot of other fees, so the price would be higher. I plan to purchase the hides of Intermediate Magical Beasts at an average price of 100 gold coins per piece. I wonder if you are satisfied with this price?”
I nodded my head in satisfaction. I thought about how the other beast furs were useless in my ring, and no one would see me taking them out now. Moreover, I saw that the price she offered was quite good, so I said,"The price you offered is very fair. It's even higher than what I expected. Since that's the case, I'll sell the rest of the beast skin to you as well. However, I hope that you can promise me one condition. That is, don't tell anyone about me selling you so many animal skins.”
After seeing that she agreed, I opened my interspatial ring. A white light flashed and a large number of beast skins continuously appeared, directly landing on the coffee table. I took out all the beast skins in the ring, except for those of magical beasts of the ninth rank. A magical beast of the eighth rank already had the power of a grand swordmaster. If I were to bring out a magical beast of the ninth rank, it would be equivalent to a human sword saint. That would very likely expose my power, and it would have a very unfavorable effect on my future plans to snatch the dragon crystal. Although I believe that I have enough strength to take back the dragon crystal, it's better to be careful. Moreover, I still look like I'm only 15 or 16 years old. If there was such a young Sword Saint, I believe the entire continent would be famous! Although I had asked the shop owner to help me hide it, I knew that someone would find out about what happened today sooner or later. One must know that there were more than ten pieces of Grade 7 and Grade 8 beast skins in there. If they appeared all at once, anyone would be suspicious.
After a long daze, Madam William immediately began to flip through the animal skins excitedly. I watched her count the animal skins in boredom while enjoying the refreshments. In the five years I was on Dragon Island, I had never eaten anything other than roasted meat and fruits.
Just as I was about to fall asleep after eating and drinking my fill, the female stall owner finally finished counting. She said excitedly to me,"There are a total of six grade 8 beast skins, each of which costs 100,000 gold coins. Adding the others, the total is 680,000 gold coins. Would you like to use the amethyst card or the purple coins? If it's purple coins, you'll have to wait a little longer. I need time to exchange for it.”
I thought the purple gold card should be like a bank card."Use the amethyst card. There are 650,000 gold coins in the card. However, I don't have a Purple Crystal Card yet. I don't know where to get one. In addition, he took out 10,000 gold coins and 200 purple crystal coins.”
" As long as you have a blank amethyst card," the female stall owner replied." You just need to drip your blood on it to make it recognize you as its master. I have it here, so I only need a drop of your blood." As long as he inserted a little battle energy, he could check the balance in the card.”
She immediately took out two cards and handed one to me. I took it and dripped some blood on it according to the position she pointed at. She also pointed out to me to write my name on a specific position so that I could avoid making a mistake during the transaction. Then, she put the two amethyst cards together. This way, I could transfer the money. It was really more convenient than a portable computer.
After the transfer was completed, she gave an order to the maid beside her. Soon, the maid brought two small bags over. She took the two bags and handed them to me along with the Purple Crystal Card."Esteemed guest, this is the amethyst card and gold coins you wanted. Please check them to avoid any mistakes.”
I stood up and took the two bags. Without even looking at them, I put them into my interspatial ring. Then, I picked up the amethyst card and injected some true qi into it. A number immediately appeared on the card. I looked at it carefully and confirmed that it was 650,000. I nodded at the shop owner. Just as he was about to say goodbye to her, she took out a card and said,"This is the VIP card of our William family. As long as you hold this card, you can enjoy VIP treatment in any of our family's businesses. The pattern on it is our family's symbol. Oh, sorry, because this batch of animal skins is too important to the development of our equipment store, I actually forgot to ask for the name of the honored guest.”
I calmly said my name and looked at the card. There was a soaring eagle drawn on it. I suddenly remembered that the old man's carriage had a similar symbol. Could that old man also be a member of the William family? I wondered.
Under Mrs. William's insistence, she sent me out of the shop. With over 600,000 gold in my hands, my mood was vastly different from when I first entered. Although I had always viewed money lightly, I wouldn't belittle myself. It was enough for me to experience the trouble of not having money once.
As I walked down the street, the excitement I felt after receiving the money quickly disappeared. Remembering my purpose for entering this city, I stopped a passerby to ask for directions. However, this swordsman was clearly very impatient to be stopped on the street and asked for directions. He directly said," If you want to know how to get to the Oss Empire, why don't you just go to the Thieves 'Union and buy a map of the continent?" I chased after my companions in front of me, so I had no choice but to go to the Thieves' Union again.
After paying 120 gold coins from the Thieves 'Union, I obtained a map of the continent and also found out why this small city was so lively. It turned out that most of the people here were mercenaries. The Mercenary Guild was probably the largest guild in the entire continent. As a mercenary, he could accept all kinds of missions from the Mercenary Guild and also issue missions in the guild. Mercenaries who completed the mission would receive gold coins, honor, and even the title of nobility. Of course, the Mercenary Association had a very strict ranking system. It was not only the mercenary's rank, but also the rank of the mission. Only mercenaries who met the requirements could accept the mission. (From high to low, they are S, A, B, C, D, E)
The reason why so many mercenaries had come to this city was because the city lord had issued a mission to protect the city in the guild. This was an A-rank large-scale mission. Like Dragon Island, the harbor here would be attacked by the tide every few years. Along with the tide, there were also many magical beasts coming to the shore from the deep sea nearby. For many years, the intensity of the Magical Beasts 'attacks was not very high, so the residents of the small city were already used to the Magical Beasts' attacks twice a year. Moreover, they would occasionally probe the surrounding sea to estimate the intensity of the Magical Beasts 'attacks. Every time they dealt with a Magical Beast, the Magical Crystals and Magical Beast skins they obtained were enough to make the residents of the city go wild. However, recently, a powerful undersea Magical Beast had suddenly appeared in the nearby waters with a large group of mid and high-level Magical Beasts. This was a disaster for the residents of the city who were used to fighting against a large number of low-level Magical Beasts, a small number of mid-level Magical Beasts, and a few high-level Magical Beasts. The City Lord knew that if these magical beasts attacked the city with the tide, the city's strength would definitely not be able to resist. That was why he spent a lot of money to publish this mission in the Mercenary Guild. This mission not only allowed them to kill magical beasts to obtain magical crystals, but they could also obtain additional gold coins and rich mercenary points. Therefore, many mercenaries came to the small city one after another.
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" I can't make the decision because your animal skin is too expensive," the waiter said." Please wait a moment. The owner will come to discuss it with you personally soon."”
I nodded helplessly. I could only wait by the counter and look at the goods in the shop in boredom. Although many of the items here look very beautiful, I'm not interested in them at all. Fortunately, not long after, a graceful young woman walked over. I didn't expect such a large equipment store to be managed by a woman. She carefully looked at the beast hide, especially the two pieces of magical beast of the seventh rank. She flipped through them again and again before saying to me,"Sorry to have kept you waiting. I'm the owner here. You can call me Mrs. William. Please follow me to the VIP room to discuss in detail. I'll definitely give you a reasonable price.”
I nodded and followed Mrs. William to the VIP room. It was actually a small living room. Under the illumination of a classic and exquisite magic lamp, the small room appeared bright and warm. I secretly praised it. It was indeed much easier to discuss the price in such an environment than in the hall. Just as I sat down, a maid brought tea over. Coincidentally, I had flown for half a day and was very thirsty. I took a sip and actually smelled good. Even though I didn't know how to drink tea, I knew that it was a rare good tea.
After seeing me drink the tea, Madam William had an expression of admiration. She smiled and introduced,""This is Heavenly Fragrance Tea from the Spirit Forest. It can be said to be very rare among humans.”
"Fairy Forest?" I asked in surprise. Isn't that where the elves live? Could it be that someone could enter and leave the Elf Forest freely?”
The shopkeeper smiled and said," It seems that you rarely walk around the continent. Otherwise, you would know that although the Elf Forest is not open to humans, the elves no longer stay in the Elf Forest. Ever since the Holy See, the Elven Empress, and the Beast Emperor reached an agreement 500 years ago, the elves and orcs have been able to live freely on the continent. It's just that it's rare.”
I was so depressed that I almost fainted. All this time, I had been influenced by the information that Chief Kalay had given me. I had always thought that the elves and beastmen were still incompatible with the humans. I didn't expect that this was already a thing of the past. When I thought about how the information I had now was at least from 500 years ago, I found it difficult to believe the authenticity of this information. It seemed that I needed to re-understand this world. However, I was actually wrong. All this while, my understanding of the elves was limited to the part I learned from soul magic. The reason why I didn't know about the current situation of the elves was because I never mentioned it to Chief Caleb.
At this time, Madam William had already estimated the price and said,""Esteemed customer, because the hides of magical beasts of the seventh rank are quite rare, and the two pieces you have are very complete, I intend to purchase them at a price of ten thousand gold coins each. In the most recent auction, the price of a magical beast skin of the seventh rank was 15,000 gold coins. However, if it was an auction, there would be a lot of other fees, so the price would be higher. I plan to purchase the hides of Intermediate Magical Beasts at an average price of 100 gold coins per piece. I wonder if you are satisfied with this price?”
I nodded my head in satisfaction. I thought about how the other beast furs were useless in my ring, and no one would see me taking them out now. Moreover, I saw that the price she offered was quite good, so I said,"The price you offered is very fair. It's even higher than what I expected. Since that's the case, I'll sell the rest of the beast skin to you as well. However, I hope that you can promise me one condition. That is, don't tell anyone about me selling you so many animal skins.”
After seeing that she agreed, I opened my interspatial ring. A white light flashed and a large number of beast skins continuously appeared, directly landing on the coffee table. I took out all the beast skins in the ring, except for those of magical beasts of the ninth rank. A magical beast of the eighth rank already had the power of a grand swordmaster. If I were to bring out a magical beast of the ninth rank, it would be equivalent to a human sword saint. That would very likely expose my power, and it would have a very unfavorable effect on my future plans to snatch the dragon crystal. Although I believe that I have enough strength to take back the dragon crystal, it's better to be careful. Moreover, I still look like I'm only 15 or 16 years old. If there was such a young Sword Saint, I believe the entire continent would be famous! Although I had asked the shop owner to help me hide it, I knew that someone would find out about what happened today sooner or later. One must know that there were more than ten pieces of Grade 7 and Grade 8 beast skins in there. If they appeared all at once, anyone would be suspicious.
After a long daze, Madam William immediately began to flip through the animal skins excitedly. I watched her count the animal skins in boredom while enjoying the refreshments. In the five years I was on Dragon Island, I had never eaten anything other than roasted meat and fruits.
Just as I was about to fall asleep after eating and drinking my fill, the female stall owner finally finished counting. She said excitedly to me,"There are a total of six grade 8 beast skins, each of which costs 100,000 gold coins. Adding the others, the total is 680,000 gold coins. Would you like to use the amethyst card or the purple coins? If it's purple coins, you'll have to wait a little longer. I need time to exchange for it.”
I thought the purple gold card should be like a bank card."Use the amethyst card. There are 650,000 gold coins in the card. However, I don't have a Purple Crystal Card yet. I don't know where to get one. In addition, he took out 10,000 gold coins and 200 purple crystal coins.”
" As long as you have a blank amethyst card," the female stall owner replied." You just need to drip your blood on it to make it recognize you as its master. I have it here, so I only need a drop of your blood." As long as he inserted a little battle energy, he could check the balance in the card.”
She immediately took out two cards and handed one to me. I took it and dripped some blood on it according to the position she pointed at. She also pointed out to me to write my name on a specific position so that I could avoid making a mistake during the transaction. Then, she put the two amethyst cards together. This way, I could transfer the money. It was really more convenient than a portable computer.
After the transfer was completed, she gave an order to the maid beside her. Soon, the maid brought two small bags over. She took the two bags and handed them to me along with the Purple Crystal Card."Esteemed guest, this is the amethyst card and gold coins you wanted. Please check them to avoid any mistakes.”
I stood up and took the two bags. Without even looking at them, I put them into my interspatial ring. Then, I picked up the amethyst card and injected some true qi into it. A number immediately appeared on the card. I looked at it carefully and confirmed that it was 650,000. I nodded at the shop owner. Just as he was about to say goodbye to her, she took out a card and said,"This is the VIP card of our William family. As long as you hold this card, you can enjoy VIP treatment in any of our family's businesses. The pattern on it is our family's symbol. Oh, sorry, because this batch of animal skins is too important to the development of our equipment store, I actually forgot to ask for the name of the honored guest.”
I calmly said my name and looked at the card. There was a soaring eagle drawn on it. I suddenly remembered that the old man's carriage had a similar symbol. Could that old man also be a member of the William family? I wondered.
Under Mrs. William's insistence, she sent me out of the shop. With over 600,000 gold in my hands, my mood was vastly different from when I first entered. Although I had always viewed money lightly, I wouldn't belittle myself. It was enough for me to experience the trouble of not having money once.
As I walked down the street, the excitement I felt after receiving the money quickly disappeared. Remembering my purpose for entering this city, I stopped a passerby to ask for directions. However, this swordsman was clearly very impatient to be stopped on the street and asked for directions. He directly said," If you want to know how to get to the Oss Empire, why don't you just go to the Thieves 'Union and buy a map of the continent?" I chased after my companions in front of me, so I had no choice but to go to the Thieves' Union again.
After paying 120 gold coins from the Thieves 'Union, I obtained a map of the continent and also found out why this small city was so lively. It turned out that most of the people here were mercenaries. The Mercenary Guild was probably the largest guild in the entire continent. As a mercenary, he could accept all kinds of missions from the Mercenary Guild and also issue missions in the guild. Mercenaries who completed the mission would receive gold coins, honor, and even the title of nobility. Of course, the Mercenary Association had a very strict ranking system. It was not only the mercenary's rank, but also the rank of the mission. Only mercenaries who met the requirements could accept the mission. (From high to low, they are S, A, B, C, D, E)
The reason why so many mercenaries had come to this city was because the city lord had issued a mission to protect the city in the guild. This was an A-rank large-scale mission. Like Dragon Island, the harbor here would be attacked by the tide every few years. Along with the tide, there were also many magical beasts coming to the shore from the deep sea nearby. For many years, the intensity of the Magical Beasts 'attacks was not very high, so the residents of the small city were already used to the Magical Beasts' attacks twice a year. Moreover, they would occasionally probe the surrounding sea to estimate the intensity of the Magical Beasts 'attacks. Every time they dealt with a Magical Beast, the Magical Crystals and Magical Beast skins they obtained were enough to make the residents of the city go wild. However, recently, a powerful undersea Magical Beast had suddenly appeared in the nearby waters with a large group of mid and high-level Magical Beasts. This was a disaster for the residents of the city who were used to fighting against a large number of low-level Magical Beasts, a small number of mid-level Magical Beasts, and a few high-level Magical Beasts. The City Lord knew that if these magical beasts attacked the city with the tide, the city's strength would definitely not be able to resist. That was why he spent a lot of money to publish this mission in the Mercenary Guild. This mission not only allowed them to kill magical beasts to obtain magical crystals, but they could also obtain additional gold coins and rich mercenary points. Therefore, many mercenaries came to the small city one after another.
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