Luck only comes to those who are prepared--Z.C.
" Croissants, young wheat bread, almond cake, pinecone cake…"
" Look at this! The slaves that have traveled thousands of nautical miles are from the Seamount Tribe, which has just ended its war. They have all the legal documents."
"Look, there's someone acting over there."
"Aiyo, which heartless little bastard hit my waist?"
"Don't block the way, make way, make way!"
"Customer, one silver coin, what can one silver coin do? Don't waste your energy!"
The bustling west side of the city was the center of trade in Hubble County, and the truly wealthy people mainly gathered in the south side of the city, which was adjacent to the learning area. Although there was no law to differentiate between people of different ranks, under normal circumstances, everyone still abided by the rules that represented their status and wealth.
The shops in the south of the city were mostly visited by well-dressed gentlemen and gorgeously dressed ladies. There were also high-level professionals, but at least the consumption there was not something that ordinary people could afford.
Unlike the wealthy district, the Trade Square and the surrounding shops had always adhered to the business value of customers. From a copper pancake to a medium-sized multi-masted ship with thousands of gold coins, it was completely dependent on the customer's spending power and needs.
Brand looked at the crowded street and carefully cast an Air Force Field on himself. This spell, which did not change matter or guide magic power, was mainly used to gather some magic particles around the target of the spell, and the caster would be able to sense it immediately if it was touched.
There was once an elderly Advanced Mage who didn't have any protective measures. As a result, his magic staff was stolen from his hand when he was walking through the crowd in the Trade Area. These bad guys in the west of the city only had money in their eyes. They were so bold. Although the lost item was later found and the thief was hanged, it was enough to remind his peers that they had to be careful at all times.
After walking for about half an hourglass, Brand, who was slightly tired, stopped at a shop called York's Magic Material Firm. This shop wasn't too big. Although there weren't many rare items, the items were still quite good and cheap. It was a frequent customer of his.
"Customer, what can I do for you?”，The waiter at the counter welcomed him warmly.
This young man looked to be around 16 or 17 years old, and he was a little restrained in front of Brand, who was wearing a magic robe. Normally, the mages would not personally come to the trading firm to purchase these raw materials that had not been refined. Usually, they would let their assistants, disciples, or even servants do it on their behalf. The moment the young Intermediate Mage appeared, the little shop assistant felt a little nervous.
"Yes, I'm just looking around. Is the shop owner here?”
He didn't expect the mage to be so friendly, so he quickly replied,"" Sir, I'm really sorry. Mr. York will only be back after three to five days of purchasing goods."
Brand, who had no intention of buying anything, casually found a chair and sat down. The quick-witted waiter immediately brought out the tea set that Mr. York used to serve guests and poured a cup of mint tea for the mage.
"Well, that…"
"My lord, my name is David."
"David, have you seen anything new recently?”Brand chatted with Dave.
" Yes, yes. Please wait a moment, my lord." Dave, who had never met any big shots before, blushed in fear of offending the mage.
Brand took a few sips of mint tea and watched Dave climb down the ladder. He put the bags of junk on the coffee table as if he was presenting a treasure. Star Vine Leaf, Tidal Conch, Mountain Rock Salt, Duke's Silver, Phantom Spider Silk, and a thumb-sized grayish-brown Fire Copper. Overjoyed, Brand's mood improved after confirming that all of the items were genuine. Although the Fire Copper was a little bad, it should be fine as a magic thread.
Just as Brand held the thumb-sized piece of fire copper in his palm and tried to test its purity by pouring magic power into it, the unremarkable piece of fire copper seemed to emit a faint light, and then completely disintegrated the weak magic power that was poured into it. Seeing this, Brand used his fingernails to scratch the surface of the piece of fire copper without batting an eyelid. It actually felt a little soft, and the scratch became fainter and fainter until it disappeared.
He had encountered a treasure! Recalling the information that he had translated and the unfinished work of Teacher Andal, he was almost 90% sure that this was a piece of mercury adamantine that had formed naturally over an unknown period of time. It was even rarer than Mithril.
Calm down! Calm down! Brand pretended to browse through the scattered goods on the coffee table slowly and said,""This Fire Copper…"
" Sir, the owner of this fire copper said that the quality is poor. If you want all these items, you can treat them as gifts." The shop assistant seemed to be well-versed in business.
Brandt nodded and asked the waiter to weigh the items on the table one by one. It was a total of five gold and thirty-two silver coins, and the copper coins at the back were directly erased.
Carefully stuffing everything on the table into his dimensional pocket, Brand took out a silver coin from his pocket and threw it to Dave.
"This is your reward…"
The shop assistant took it in embarrassment and respectfully sent Brand out of the door.
It was getting late. Remembering that he still had to visit Javier's house at dinner time, Brand planned to go to the main road and call for a carriage.
"Hit ~ Stealing at such a young age!"
"Bastard, I feed you well every day, and you actually steal things!"
"Hit her…"
The crowd in front of him made Brand feel a little depressed, but he could only force his way through the crowd. Fortunately, the people around them were not blind. When they saw a mage in a red robe walking over, a group of people pushed him away, causing the crowd behind him to shout even louder.
A little girl in slightly loose clothes knelt on the ground. She had been whipped on the face. The whip mark extended from the left cheek to her eyebrows, and her eyelids were a little black and blue. The mage's heart was slightly moved. Even though Brand had adapted to this world almost instantly by relying on his soul connection, he still had the thoughts of Rodin in his heart. Such a poor child, who was so cruel to beat him?
"Damn it, I told you to hide! What's the use of having your face torn? No one wants you even if you sell it to a brothel…"
The slave trading company's workers were so furious that they could almost expect their wages to be deducted by the owner for half a month when they returned. The whip in their hands was even more unrestrained as they whipped the little girl.
"Enough!" Brand finally couldn't help but shout. When the servant who had just made an expression of wanting to eat someone saw that it was a mage who spoke, he rationally put away his fierce face and replied respectfully," Milord, this lowly slave deserves a beating. You don't know how much effort our Shang Xingyun put in to bring these slaves from Mount Hai back and take good care of them every day. This lowly slave actually took advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention and rushed into the bakery next door to steal something."
"How much?" Brand had already calmed down. As a mage, he still had the most basic mental cultivation.
"I mean, how much is this child?”，Brand waited for a long time without any reply, and he could not help but feel a little unhappy.
The slightly absent-minded servant of the trading firm replied in surprise,"Sir…you're not really going to take it, are you? Our Rolla Trading Company has all kinds of women. Look at this little slave's face. It's not suitable, right? With your status, even the princesses of those barbarian tribes can buy it."
"Don't make me say the same thing a third time!”Brand was indeed a little angry. What nonsense was this? Did I look like someone who liked to play with young girls?
" Three…three gold coins, or you can give me two gold coins." Seeing that the mage seemed to be angry, the handyman from Lola Trading Company hurriedly took out the little girl's slave document and handed it to Brand with both hands.
Holding his breath, he threw three gold coins to the other party and the slave document to the little girl on the ground. Brand turned around and wanted to leave. The little girl, on the other hand, mustered up the courage to stand up with great difficulty and held onto the corner of her mage robe. Her other hand, which was covered in dirt, was still holding onto the stolen half piece of bread.
"You want to leave with me?" Brand looked at the little girl with interest. He thought for a moment and said,"Alright, a weak orphan. Leaving you here alone might be harming you."
He picked up the slave document from the ground. On it was written," Seamount Tribe No. 317, eight years old, female, Miya." Brand bent down and took out a copper coin for the little girl." Be good and give her the money for the bread. It was wrong to forget to pay just now."
The bakery worker who had chased over with the trading firm's handyman took a copper coin uneasily. Brand extended his hand and continued to say to the little girl, Bread doesn't taste good. Let's go, I'll bring you to eat."
Tears flowed out of Mia's remaining eyes. She threw away the half piece of bread in her left hand and held Brand's robe with both hands as she followed the mage to the main road.
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