Roy's Purchasing Power

Roy put on the enchanted leather breastplate. As the patterns on the Magic Inscription Construct inside the breastplate gradually lit up, apart from a faint magical fluctuation, the breastplate appeared completely unmarked from the outside.

For Roy, ' Spirit Gathering ' only shows its specific effects after a large amount of mental energy has been consumed.

Mental energy is only consumed when casting divine spells.

Spirit Gathering can accelerate the recovery of mental energy, which is indeed very useful for a Priest, but it is a support-oriented Magic Inscription Construct.

In battle, this Magic Inscription Construct is practically useless.

Even so, Roy could still sense a subtle change. The Holy Light Sapling in his body had become slightly more active, and the five roots were absorbing the Divine Light much faster.

For a Priest, nothing is more important than Spirit Gathering.

"Yes, I can feel the spiritual energy gathering continuously."

Roy attempted to cast a divine spell, quietly savored the moment, and then looked up at the Magician Scarlett and spoke.

Magician Scarlett walked up to Roy, patted Roy on the shoulder and said, "That's good. If your magical capacity is enough to support two Magic Inscription Construct, remember to come find me again."

Roy asked with some curiosity, "Miss Scarlett, how can one increase their magical capacity?"

Scarlett frowned slightly, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "If you were a magician, I would suggest that you improve your magical capacity through meditation, but you are a Priest, so I don't know what good methods there are."

"Oh..." Roy replied.

He then asked the Magician Scarlett, "Miss Scarlett, do you know of Potion Shop nearby that buy Magic Herbs?"

Magician Scarlett stopped, put some bottles and jars back on the shelf, turned around, and smiled at Roy, saying:

"Of course, do you have Magic Herbs to sell? What are they?"

"A touch of Nightmare Vine".

Magician Scarlett, somewhat curious, walked from the materials shelf to the experimental table and said, "Oh, this kind of magical herb is very rare. May I take a look?"

Roy took the piece of Nightmare Vine from his Magic Pouch and handed it to the Magician Scarlett.

Scarlett took it in her hand, examined it carefully, then held it under her nose, closed her eyes, and smelled it. She praised, "The quality is quite good. Just smelling it like this is enough to help me sleep..."

Then came another comment. "The gatherers don't have any gathering knowledge at all. This kind of barbaric logging is just reckless."

She glanced at Roy, returned the section of Nightmare Vine to him, and explained, "Nightmare Vine of this quality, once dried and ground into powder, is a key magical ingredient in Wizard Oil. Currently, every 100 grams of dried powder can sell for about one Magic Crystal Stone. This section of Nightmare Vine should yield about 300 to 400 grams of powder. I suggest you find a potion shop and ask an apprentice to grind these sections of Nightmare Vine into powder before selling it. This will be much more valuable than selling the raw material directly. All you need to pay is the grinding fee."

Roy couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "You can do that?"

Magician Scarlett said with certainty, "Of course, Nightmare Vine is a hot-selling item here. Any Magic Shop would be willing to buy Nightmare Vine powder."

By attaching the Magic Inscription Construct to the magic leather armor, Hayeier had fulfilled his bet.

Klayr and Roy prepared to leave the Inscription Workshop.

Hayeier escorted Roy and Klayr to the entrance of the Inscription Workshop before turning and leaving.

The two left the Inscription Workshop; Klayr needed to rush back to the academy for class.

Roy also planned to wander around the main hall on the first floor of the Magic Guild. He intended to sell all the Nightmare Vine he had and then go to the Inscription Workshop to buy a few Magic Inscription Construct.

Jasper's death made Roy realize that if Abbott was the killer, then Abbott had gone completely insane.

Roy needs to make some preparations now, otherwise if Abbott secretly comes looking for him, Roy might not even be able to protect himself, let alone catch Abbott.

Although Abbott was a Novice Priest like himself, he was an elf who had lived for over a hundred years...

According to the Magician Scarlett, these Nightmare Vine are worth a lot of Magic Crystal Stone.

The two broke up at the Potion Shop...

Roy hadn't walked far from the Inscription Workshop when he saw a magic Potion Shop. The signboard at the entrance of this magic Potion Shop was even more inconspicuous. Roy pushed open the door and went inside, only to find a row of grinders on the counter at the entrance, with several shop assistants adding dried magic herbs into the grinders.

The room was filled with a strong smell of herbs...

Roy walked up to the counter and asked a Silver Moon Elf wearing overalls, "Do you offer herbal grinding services?"

The Silver Moon Elf put down the magic herb in her hand, raised her head, and, still smiling, said to Roy:

"Of course, what Magic Herbs would you like to grind?"

Roy took a section of Nightmare Vine from his Magic Pouch and handed it to the young Silver Moon Elf, saying, "This is it..."

The Silver Moon Elf took the Nightmare Vine, smelled it, cut off a small piece, carefully examined the cross-section of the vine, and then said:

"Oh, it's a small piece of Nightmare Vine, still a bit damp, very fresh. This needs to be dried before grinding. The cost is thirty Kole per 500 grams. Would you like us to process it?"

The thought of the 30 Kole processing fee for every 500 grams made Roy's expression a little unnatural.

He still had two large bundles in his Magic Pouch, estimated to weigh at least a hundred pounds. At that rate, the grinding cost alone would be three to four thousand Kole.

He simply cannot come up with that much money right now.

Unless you grind a little and sell it bit by bit...

"Can you make it any cheaper?" Roy asked after a moment's hesitation.

Unable to make the decision, the young Silver Moon Elf turned and went into the shop, calling out the shopkeeper. The Boss of the Potion Shop was wearing a magic robe and looked like a magician who was proficient in potion-making. He picked up the Nightmare Vine and glanced at it.

After considering for a moment, he said to Roy, "If you are willing to sell us half of the Nightmare Vine powder you grind, I can offer a 50% discount on the processing fee, and we will buy the powder at cost price, one Magic Crystal Stone for every 100 grams of Nightmare Vine powder."

Roy glanced at the Potion Shop Boss, and could only say that the Potion Shop Boss was willing to pay the market price of Nightmare Vine powder to buy half of the Nightmare Vine in Roy's possession.

"Cough cough, no problem."

Since he was going to sell these Nightmare Vine anyway, and the price offered by the Potion Shop Boss was reasonable, Roy agreed.

Roy reached into his Magic Pouch and pulled out both bundles of Nightmare Vine.

There wasn't enough room on the countertop for all the Nightmare Vine, so they had to be placed on the floor at our feet. The Nightmare Vine were still damp and filled with a strong fishy smell.

Roy shifted away somewhat in disgust, afraid that the damp stuff from the Nightmare Vine would get on his clothes...

The Silver Moon Elf in the shop were somewhat dumbfounded.

They had seen bundles of Nightmare Vine before, but they had never seen Nightmare Vine of this quality before, with the flower Nightmare Vine scattered all over the ground and seaweed even hanging from the vines.

The two large bundles of Nightmare Vine looked like two bundles of dry firewood.

The vines were still covered with tiny, dark purple buds, some of which had already bloomed but had withered on the vines.

The Potion Shop Boss's eyes widened. He quickly ran out from behind the counter, took a container from his Magic Pouch, squatted down, and frantically picked up the fallen flower buds. He then shouted at the Silver Moon Elf behind the counter:

"What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and pick the flower buds! Can't you all tell that this is a Nightmare Vine in full bloom?"

Several Silver Moon Elf who were grinding magic herbs hurriedly ran out from behind the counter and began to imitate the Potion Shop Boss, collecting flower buds from the Nightmare Vine...

"The pollen of Nightmare Vine is more valuable, but the drying and grinding process is more troublesome. This powder can be used to make Dreamless Hypnotic Potion. If you are willing to sell it to us, we can waive the processing fee for the powder!"

The Potion Shop Boss didn't lie to Roy at all, speaking frankly.

"If the price is right, of course there's no problem!"

"It's still the market price: eighty Magic Crystal Stone per hundred grams of pollen. If you're unsure about the market price of Nightmare Vine pollen, you can inquire at the service desk in the lobby on the first floor of the Magic Guild. The price I'm offering is quite fair..."

The Potion Shop Boss said sincerely.

"Can..."

When Roy came out of the Potion Shop, he looked back at the unassuming shop and was surprised to find that the owner was actually quite kind.

Roy suddenly found 327 Magic Crystal Stone in his purse, giving him the feeling of becoming rich overnight.

Thinking about it, this sea creature friend was really very generous, as the gifts he gave me on both occasions were quite valuable.

Even though he knew it was late and Roy's stomach was growling with hunger, Roy didn't plan to leave.

He returned to the Inscription Workshop...

The Silver Moon Elf waitress standing in front of the counter clearly recognized Roy and asked cautiously:

"How can I help you?"

Roy, with both hands on the counter, asked the waitress, "Is the Magician Scarlett still here?"

"Yes, I am," the elven waitress replied.

Judging from the possibility that something was wrong with the Magic Inscription Construct from noon, he stared at Roy with some tension.

"Could you please inform them for me? My name is Roy," Roy said.

"Of course, please wait a moment!"

After saying that, the elven waitress quickly waved towards the stairwell. The elven waitress there walked over and led Roy to the second-floor lounge area, where she served Roy fruit tea and fruit.

Not long after, the Magician Scarlett came out of the room.

Seeing Roy sitting at a square table in the corridor, eating fruit, he stopped and sat opposite Roy, asking somewhat speechlessly, "What do you want? Is there something wrong with that Magic Inscription Construct from noon?"

Roy quickly shook his head and said, "Miss Scarlett, I came here today to ask for your help. I'd like to buy a few more Magic Inscription Construct..."

Scarlett stared at Roy strangely and asked him, "How many do you want to buy?"

"Four... if we have enough money, five is fine too..."

Roy looked up and said, looking into her blue eyes.