Chapter Ninety-Eight: Purchasing Property (I)
Sumano drank the ale, trying to keep her appearance groomed. He could see that Saleen was not small. He has been in the business of leading the way to sell news for several years, and when ordinary people hear about the expenses of Alchemy City, few people are so calm as Salin.
Most people will immediately ask him for advice on how to live in Alchemy City for less money, and a few will ask for tips on doing Alchemy City quests. Both of these materials can bring him a lot of income.
Not only was Salin as calm as usual, but so was the female mage in the colorful robes, the female warrior and the maid were all indifferent, and what Sumano didn't understand the most was that the white-robed mage didn't react either.
In fact, Salin and Rex don't care about such huge expenses because they have enough items on them to redeem. She's not a big deal to leave, she's not a magician, and she won't feel heart-wrenching pain when she leaves. Nellis is Sarin's contract creature, and she follows Sareen wherever she is. As for Daniel, he was already so poor that he had nothing, and he was in abject poverty anyway, and he didn't have any worries about life.
Since Rex wants to use him, he has to take care of his expenses.
Unlike other magicians, he followed Salin and Rex with all his heart after he had blasphemed the Lord of Radiance.
Daniel studied magic entirely because of his yearning for the profession of magician, and it didn't matter what he achieved in the future, his efforts were only because he liked magic, and he had no interest in anything else.
The word freedom, which is the most important thing for many mages, also seems meaningless to Daniel. If Salin could always provide him with the materials for his cultivation, he wouldn't mind helping Salin keep going.
Su Mano couldn't guess the origin of these five people, and asked tentatively: "Lord Salin, are you planning to ......?"
"You don't have to worry about money, I will pay you how much you usually charge others. Salin didn't look at Sumano's expression, he looked at the people who were separated by four seats.
The tavern was small, and Saleen could clearly see the expressions of the four men, but he couldn't hear what they were saying. There is a glass partition between the seats in this tavern. At first, Salin thought it was decoration, so that he could install the magic lamp. Only now did he discover that the glass had the magical ability to insulate sound.
There were four mages in the seats over there, three of them wearing white robes, and the other was a gray-robed mage. The four of them all looked to be around thirty years old, and if it weren't for the Alchemy City, these four people would be considered good talents.
Saleen saw them arguing and couldn't hear what they were arguing about.
"Lord Salin. ”
"Huh?"
"They're looking at whether to hire a swordsman. Sumano said beside him.
"How do you know?" Surrey, you are strange, your own perception can't penetrate the glass, Sumano, a high-level apprentice, naturally doesn't have stronger mental power.
"This kind of thing is common in Alchemy City, and the task they take on will be a bit risky, if they hire a few swordsmen by their side, it will be much safer, it should be to deal with the demonic beasts on land. ”
"What is the origin of those hired swordsmen?"
"There is a swordsman battalion in the east of the city, which is from the Alchemy City, and it specializes in this business. ”
"There is also a swordsman battalion in Alchemy City?" Salin asked in surprise.
"There are four, and all of them are full. ”
"How come I've never heard of it?" Rex interjected on the side, she didn't arrange any eyeliner in Alchemy City, the problem is, the existence of the four swordsman battalions, it is impossible that Holy Rock City does not know.
"It's been a few years ago. Originally, there was only one swordsman battalion in Alchemy City, which served the mages of Alchemy City, and people outside didn't know about their existence, but later the mages issued more and more tasks, and there began to be swordsmen receiving these, and the swordsmen were looked down upon, and they all gathered in the east of the city to live. The mages simply sent the people in charge to reorganize the swordsmen, and actually controlled the employment price of these swordsmen. ”
"It's good for the swordsmen, too. ”
"Of course, if you become a person in Alchemy City, food and accommodation will be much cheaper in the future, and it is impossible to be abandoned after completing the task. ”
Salin didn't ask anything more, Alchemy City is very tightly operated, and it really encountered the attack of some army, and there were four battalions of swordsmen, which was enough to defend the city. If these swordsmen are less expensive to hire than the drive build golems, Saleen wants to hire a few as well.
The gray-robed mage of the four arguing over there inadvertently crossed his gaze and collided with Salin's. Ignoring his companion's words, he stood up and walked to the seats of Saleen and the others.
"Mr. Mage!" the gray-robed mage spoke from afar, Salin stood up, and the gray-robed mage came to Salin and said, "Mr. Mage, may I ask, can we form a contract team?"
"Contract team?" Salin frowned, this gray-robed mage was a little disrespectful of etiquette, and came up to ask inexplicable words.
"You don't know about the new mission of the Alchemy Tower? But what about the seventh-level mission. The gray-robed mage said to himself: "Someone in the Green Islands has found a dragon, and the Alchemy Pagoda has confirmed the news. ”
Salin shook his head and directly rejected the invitation of the gray-robed mage.
The task of hunting dragons? A dragon that was about to die almost killed himself, and took the initiative to hunt a dragon whose situation was unknown, obviously because of his mental problems.
"Mr. Mage, the people of the Alchemy Tower will also be dispatched. ”
Salin still shook his head, and the gray-robed mage looked at Salin in disappointment, with disdain in his heart.
Seeing the gray-robed mage leave, Salin quickly thought about it in his heart. Something is wrong, although he doesn't know where the Green Islands are, but the entire Myers continent has not seen a trace of a dragon for many years.
Two years ago, a green dragon appeared in Alpine County, a few days ago there was a wounded Thiago near the Red Copper Castle, and now there is a dragon on the island, is the dragon plane reopened?
"Master Salin, are you not interested in this?" Su Manno saw that Salin directly rejected the other party's invitation, and was a little incomprehensible. For magicians, dragon recovery is a treasure, and you can make good equipment with anything.
In particular, the dragon skin on the back can be used to make armor, and the dragon skin on the abdomen is the best material for making scrolls.
A scroll made of dragon skin that can withstand the power of forbidden spells.
"I'll buy a house first and settle down, the task is not in a hurry, dragons are not so easy to kill. Salin replied with a smile. Even if he found someone to work with, he wouldn't choose that gray-robed mage. A mage who is carried away by interests is not as helpful as a junior swordsman.
Saleen didn't have to think about it now to understand why the gray-robed mage was arguing with his companions, it must be that the three white-robed mages didn't want to take on this task. This is understandable, when Salin was below the third level, when he heard that there was a dragon, he would run as far as he could. It was only after the promotion to the fourth level that the confidence began to swell.
If it weren't for meeting Thiago and learning about the dragon's strength, Saleen might have been really interested in this mission.
"Oh well. "Sumano is not disappointed, Saleen wants to buy a house, and he can get a little commission from it. This number is fixed, and it is from the alchemy city.
Daniel naturally didn't think about any dragons, Rex knew how powerful dragons were, and he wouldn't force Saleen to take on the mission. In the face of these indifferent people, Sumano could only drink the ale in sip, hoping that Saleen would need him to do something.
"Sumano, do you have any money with you?"
Salin's words frightened Sumano for a while, could it be that these people have no money? God, if he looks away, won't he be bankrupt?
"Don't get me wrong. Rex looked at Sumano's vivid expression and hurriedly comforted the old apprentice. She took out a stack of deposit tickets and said to Su Mano: "This is a deposit ticket of 20,000 gold coins, how much discount do you want?"
Su Mano's eyes were sharp, and he saw that the top deposit ticket was written in Tanggulas Imperial characters, and he knew that these deposit tickets were not Qin Yin's, but he was used to making exchange transactions, and immediately replied: "Eighteen thousand gold coins." ”
"How long can I hire you other than this meal?"
"Half a year. ”
"Okay, then the gold coins are yours. Within half a year, you have to be on call. Rex said generously that these tickets were not hers, but were found from the Black Butler's space equipment.
Rex estimated that it would be impossible for him to go to the Tangulas Empire to withdraw the money for many years, and in Qin Yin, the discount rate of the Tangulas Imperial Bank's deposit notes was too high, and basically no one would be willing to accept such a large amount. For Rex, getting to an unfamiliar place and hiring a local for a long time is a familiar means.
Su Manno knew a lot of details about Alchemy City, and after half a year of employment, she and Salin basically knew about Alchemy City. As for Sumano's price, Rex didn't bother to bargain.
"Schika, are you full?" said Saleen as Schika began to wipe his mouth with his sleeve.
Sika nodded, and Salin said, "Sumano, put away the money and take us to the Alchemy Tower." ”
Su Manno was overjoyed, he originally thought that Salin and the others were going to dump him after eating this meal, but he didn't expect to pay half a year's commission directly. This high-level apprentice is actually not worth so much, and ordinary people will hire a week, and six days is enough to understand Alchemy City.
He didn't know that Rex had a group of mages in Bitterwater County, and the daily supply of magic cores was a lot of money. Even though he was only an apprentice, if he was in Kushui County, he would also be subsidized by a few gold coin magic cores every day.
Sumano checked the deposit slips one by one, put them in his pocket, and then called the waiter and paid the cash. He has a way to exchange the deposit ticket, and the discount will be slightly lower than that of Alchemy City, and he will save more than a hundred gold coins in the middle.
"Master Salin, if you have enough money, you can actually consider buying a house directly in the Alchemy Tower. ”
"What do you mean?"
"The nine floors below the Alchemy Tower are trading places, and above the nine floors are residences. The highest floor overlooks the entire city from above. Sumano described the majesty of the Alchemy Pagoda and was fascinated. It's a pity that he has never climbed to the top of the alchemy pagoda, it costs a lot of money, he is reluctant now, and when he feels that his life is coming to an end, he will definitely go up to see it once, and take a good look at this city where all his youth has been consumed.
(To be continued)