Tang Zheng seemed to have spent too long flipping through the booklet.
The Magic Caster named Walla had already snapped out of it. An impatient look appeared on his face as he looked at Tang Zheng. "Have you made your choice yet?"
Hearing the question,
Tang Zheng finally looked away from the booklet and raised his head. "I've made my choice. I have one more question I'd like to ask."
"Go ahead."
Walla's expression softened slightly. He reached out, took the booklet, and spoke casually.
"I saw that there are two kinds of Magic Scrolls for 'Papermaking.' What's the difference?" Tang Zheng asked curiously.
As he flipped through the booklet, Tang Zheng discovered that Papermaking, a spell unique to the New World, had not only Zero-Tier Magic Scrolls but also First-Tier ones.
Since Zero-Tier Magic was unique to the New World, this was the first time Tang Zheng had seen the same spell assigned different tiers. He could not help but feel curious.
Could people in the New World really develop Household Magic all the way to the First-Tier?
After all!
In YGGDRASIL, the tiers of magic were fixed.
Whether you were level 100 or level 20, there was no difference when using First-Tier magic. Of course, its power changed based on the Magic Attack stat, but its nature remained the same.
There were some more unusual spells, such as the Third-Tier Fireball!
This spell could increase its power and attack range depending on how much mana the Magic Caster consumed!
But Third-Tier Magic was still Third-Tier Magic. That could not be changed.
Skills like Low Tier Magic Immunity possessed by Bone Lord and the other floor Guardians of the Great Tomb of Nazarick could completely negate Fireball.
Therefore,
In YGGDRASIL, one needed at least Eighth-Tier magic to hunt a level 100 Player.
"There isn't much difference."
"If I had to say, the paper produced by a First-Tier Papermaking Magic Scroll is whiter, finer, and better. It can be used for writing."
Walla spoke lazily, seemingly unwilling to discuss the matter further. At the same time, he looked over as if to say that it was time for Tang Zheng to buy something.
Upon hearing that,
A thought suddenly emerged in Tang Zheng's mind, one shocking even to himself.
He suppressed the thought in his heart.
After thinking briefly, Tang Zheng said, "Give me one Zero-Tier Papermaking Magic Scroll and one Warming Magic Scroll."
"Also, give me one First-Tier Odorless Magic Scroll and one First-Tier Magic Arrow Magic Scroll."
Hearing which Magic Scrolls Tang Zheng wanted to buy,
Walla finally nodded and got up, walking toward the back.
Behind the counter was a wall hung with several paintings. Walla walked straight into the wall.
Under Tang Zheng's gaze, Walla passed directly through the wall and disappeared.
"A magic barrier? I couldn't tell at all." Tang Zheng was somewhat astonished.
Not long after,
Walla returned, holding four Magic Scrolls in his hands.
"Two Zero-Tier Magic Scrolls cost two gold coins."
"The First-Tier Odorless Magic Scroll costs one gold coin and ten silver coins. The Magic Arrow Magic Scroll costs three gold coins and ten silver coins."
"Seven gold coins and seven silver coins in total."
Walla placed the Magic Scrolls before Tang Zheng.
Hiss!
Hearing the price, Tang Zheng's eyelids twitched. After a brief hesitation, he took eight gold coins from his pocket and placed them on the table.
They were both First-Tier Magic Scrolls, yet an offensive spell like Magic Arrow cost nearly three times as much as Odorless.
Walla gave Tang Zheng a somewhat surprised glance but said nothing. He collected the gold coins and gave him six silver coins in change.
Tang Zheng now had fourteen gold coins, seven silver coins, and four copper coins left. It was not much, but it should be enough to purchase supplies later.
After putting away the Magic Scrolls and coins, Tang Zheng turned and left.
He walked out of the Magic Caster's Guild.
With a thought, Tang Zheng stored all the Magic Scrolls on him in his Item Box, then quickened his pace as he returned to the inn where he was staying.
He needed to go back and test his earlier speculation.
The Sun had already set.
The sky had completely darkened. Although the streets and plazas had lit streetlamps, they were spaced far apart and only provided enough light to make out the road.
Perhaps because this was a border city, there were already few people on the streets at this hour.
Tap!
Tap!
Suddenly, a figure emerged from an alley not far ahead. The person played with a dagger in his hand and deliberately made his footsteps heavy.
Tang Zheng frowned and slowed his pace.
Because not only had someone appeared in front of him, another figure had appeared behind him as well.
"Little brother, how about buying us a drink?"
The figure in front stepped out of the shadows. He was a man holding a dagger, his face covered by a mask and his body dressed in black.
The figure behind him also stopped in the middle of the road, blocking Tang Zheng's retreat.
Tang Zheng glanced over from the corner of his eye.
Like Tang Zheng, the man wore a black robe over his clothes. Even his head was covered by the robe's hood, and in the darkness of night, Tang Zheng could not make out his appearance at all.
"Looks like I'm being robbed." Tang Zheng spoke while considering his options.
"No, no."
"We just want you to buy us a drink. And borrow a little money while you're at it." The dagger-wielding Thief spread his arms and shrugged.
The figure behind Tang Zheng did not speak, which instead made Tang Zheng feel even more danger from him.
"How did you know I had money?"
Tang Zheng narrowed his eyes, drew his shortsword under the cover of his black robe, and continued,
"Was it the Magic Caster's Guild? No!"
"There's no reason for people from the Magic Caster's Guild to do this. Besides, I only left a short while ago. With the pride of those people in the Magic Caster's Guild, even if they were short on money, they wouldn't set their sights on the little money I have."
"And I only arrived in E-Rantel today, so..."
By this point, Tang Zheng had already guessed something. He let out a cold laugh. "You've had your eyes on me since I entered the city, haven't you?"
If his guess was correct,
When Dossari, the captain of the Rock team, handed him that money pouch, these two had likely seen it.
They might even have been specifically watching outsiders entering and leaving E-Rantel, looking for lone targets to prey upon.
"Oh, what a smart kid."
"Then we won't waste words. Hand over all the Magic Scrolls you bought and your money, and we'll spare your life."
"Otherwise!"
The dagger-wielding Thief chuckled, his voice turning cold. "I wouldn't mind cutting off both legs of a black-haired bastard like you and selling you as a slave."
"I'm sure plenty of people would like a black-haired Divine System Magic Caster slave capable of casting Low Tier Heal."
Tang Zheng's expression changed abruptly upon hearing that.
Had information about him been leaked?
Other than the Rock team, the only people who knew he could use Healing Magic were Bareare and his granddaughter.
Yet neither side seemed to have any reason to sell him out.
Bareare and his granddaughter could be ruled out first. As for the Rock team, not only had he saved their captain's life, they had also been hoping for him to join them.
They should not have leaked information about him either.
Had they accidentally let it slip?
That seemed even less likely. The Rock team was a Silver Rank adventurer team, after all. They had professional standards. How could someone so easily extract information from them?
After thinking it over, the Rock team seemed to be the only possibility... Wait.
More precisely,
The people who knew he could use Healing Magic were not limited to those two groups. When he cast Healing Magic at the Adventurer's Guild in the Royal Capital, quite a few people had seen it!
What the dagger-wielding Thief had said earlier was not merely about taking his money. He wanted to turn Tang Zheng into a slave.
That style of conduct—
"Eight Fingers!"
Tang Zheng suddenly spat out two words.
The dagger-wielding Thief froze mid-motion.
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