Gift

Kerry quickly found Boss Big Head again and stated his needs, "Boss, I want to buy a Secret Manual that's easy to understand for beginner mages."

Boss Big Head's product list seemed to be stored entirely in his mind, and he rattled off a long list for Kerry without missing a beat.

Kerry excluded the very expensive items; from the mid-to-low-end range, he removed the difficult ones, as Emma wouldn't have a learning machine to help her. Since Kerry didn't know what type of magic Emma excelled at, he also removed all elemental magic manuals.

Ultimately, Kerry settled on a book called "Introductory Magic Skill: Reserved Magic Chapter," which cost only 58 Points.

This little trick involved mages releasing their preferred minor spells in advance and reserving them on a magic gem or a staff.

Spells could be reserved for up to 12 hours and then instantly cast within that timeframe.

The limitation was that it only applied to minor spells below level 3, and it required a medium like a magic gem or staff.

However, overall, it was a very practical technique. Mages could only cast low-level spells instantly after reaching level 5. With this skill, Emma would be much safer.

Since he was buying this magic skill, he might as well buy some gems. The gems that could store low-level magic at the Dimensional Exchange were quite cheap anyway.

Gems with good quality cost around 100 Points, while the less desirable ones were practically sold by the pound.

At a gem stall, Kerry spent 500 Points at wholesale prices and bought a small bag of magic gems. There were some oddly shaped ones and some beautiful ones. He picked out the largest and best-looking one to give to Emma as a gift later.

With the Secret Manual and the gems, he figured he was set. Kerry had basically finished his tasks. Seeing that it was almost 11 o'clock and the market was about to close, Kerry, who was about to leave, suddenly had his attention drawn by crackling sounds from a nearby stall.

It was a miscellaneous goods stall. The owner had a square face and mainly sold various adventuring items, such as unbreakable hoes and spatial tents that defied their size. There were also water bottles that automatically collected moisture from the air, and temperature-regulating clothes, among other things.

The crackling sound was coming from an electric baton that resembled a flashlight.

The stall owner was tidying up his stall, apparently planning to close early. Since most of the items weren't large, the owner displayed most of his goods as physical objects. He accidentally bumped the electric baton, causing it to crackle.

"How much for this electric baton?" Kerry thought. Emma was so beautiful; it would be good for her to carry a wolf-repelling stunner. Mages were vulnerable in close combat, so this could complement their abilities.

The stall owner, surprised to have a customer so close to closing time, enthusiastically began his sales pitch.

"Wolf-repelling Stunner." That was its name. It looked like a flashlight, but could items sold at the Dimensional Exchange be ordinary? Although its name and appearance were the same as the wolf-repelling stunners from his previous life, the ones sold here were far more high-tech.

This stunner utilized array-based energy storage and release. After using up its power, the internal array would automatically absorb ions from the air. Under good environmental conditions, it could fully recharge in just one day. Even in poor conditions, it wouldn't take longer than a month.

When discharging electricity, due to the weapon restrictions of the Exchange, it would automatically adjust the voltage based on the target's physique. It wouldn't kill anyone, but as long as the target's physique didn't exceed the energy limit, it could definitely stun them for two to three seconds.

"What a great item!" Kerry thought. If Emma used this, she wouldn't have to worry about teaching perverts a lesson and accidentally killing someone when she walked the streets in the future.

After all, most mage spells had astonishing destructive power. If an ordinary person tried to be a creep or harass a young lady, they could easily be turned into a eunuch.

The item wasn't expensive either, costing only 5 Points. In Kerry's transaction history, only the Nanobots were cheaper.

"Customer, is there anything else you're interested in? How about these tents? They only take up 1 square meter of floor space but have 1,000 square meters of interior space – truly essential for home and travel. The second one is half price. And there's the fully automatic shower head. It has a built-in 10 cubic meter water tank. Just hang it up anywhere, and you can use it. If it gets enough sun, it can even automatically adjust the water temperature. And the micro-nuclear electric vehicle! One battery change allows it to run fully loaded for a year, and they offer a lifetime half-price trade-in for old batteries. For city tours or grocery shopping, you'll never have to worry about pushing an empty cart home again..."

Perhaps due to a lack of business, the owner, having finally caught a customer, enthusiastically promoted all sorts of small items to Kerry. The key was that the items on his stall were genuinely not expensive.

By the time Kerry returned to the real world, he had bought two tents, four automatic shower heads, and a four-wheel-drive micro-nuclear electric vehicle in a sand dune model.

However, these were just incidental purchases. Kerry had previously had an idea to buy some walkie-talkies for his subordinates so he could be informed of matters within his territory immediately. He had indeed found suitable ones at this miscellaneous goods stall.

The "Super Hand-Crank Walkie-Talkie." You just had to shake it before use, and it could generally complete a one-to-two-minute call.

If you shook it for five minutes, you could talk for two hours, with a usage radius of up to 100 kilometers. It was waterproof, shockproof, and leak-proof.

Although its style and name were old-fashioned, it was still an incredible piece of black technology.

Kerry bought 100 of them at once. He could distribute them to his subordinates in large numbers. If he wanted to do something, he could just call them directly. They were simple to use; just dial the number. If it was too much trouble or for longer distances, he could always arrange for a switchboard operator position.

This time, Kerry had gone on a major shopping spree. Although they were all cheap items, the total cost of everything combined didn't exceed 1,000 Points.

Carrying his many bags, Kerry returned to his room and piled everything on the floor. Only then did he feel that his bedroom seemed particularly spacious today. Alas, why did he forget to ask if there were any black technology beds? Unfortunately, the market had already closed. He would have to wait until the first of next month, 20 days later, for it to open again (Junior members get two opening days per month).

Kerry realized that if he wanted to spend the night in his castle today, he would have to set up a tent in his own room. Coincidentally, the new tent he bought came with a matching camp bed.

Meanwhile, Emma, sitting in the dining room, was very nervous. It was already past noon, and the castle's owner hadn't come for lunch yet. Ever since she was called away by the puppet that morning, she hadn't seen Kerry at all.

Kerry was always very punctual for meals. Coupled with the fact that everyone in the castle seemed strange today, Emma was 80% sure that everyone was hiding something from her.

Could it be that Kerry had already contacted the pursuers from Faglan? These servants were looking at her as if they were preventing her from escaping.

Thinking of this, Emma couldn't help but quietly pull out her magic wand, which was a little longer than a large calligraphy brush, with a small plum blossom at the tip.

This was a terrible situation. She hadn't been able to find Teacher Gandalf all morning. Could the teacher have already met with foul play?

Just as Emma was lost in her anxious thoughts, Kerry finally arrived late, and lunch began.