"Gah~~~~" As the brass-colored metal handle automatically turned downwards, the brown-red wooden door with four crystals Glass turned inward 90 degrees.
Landen was greeted by a wide semi-circular hall. There were four dark marble pillars on the black and white checkered floor, and the bookshelves on the fan-shaped walls extended from the ground to the roof.
"Old Mage Bookstore, it's really grand." Landen walked into the middle of the hall. There was a circle of hardcover books neatly stacked on the round table.
"<The Returner Gawain>?" Landen opened a book. Judging from the title, it was a biography of Legend.
I turned to the translucent title page and entered Battle Qi. The page turned from translucent to a colorful painting. A figure with gray hair and silver armor Knight raised a sword and looked into the distance.
After reading two more pages, they were all about Knight's travels and business operations with her friends.
Landen put the books back on the round table, which were all best-selling novels.
On precious Sunday morning, Landen had already visited several bookstores, but never saw the book he wanted: a book on magic knowledge.
Knight biography, Mage biography, lord biography, Knight and Elf, Mage and Mermaid, lord and Succubus, are all the same routine. After a few glances, I am not interested in reading anymore.
Landen couldn't find what he needed in several bookstores, so he went to the one that seemed to be the biggest and wanted to try his luck.
For Landen, what he needs to buy most now are Magic Fairy and books on magic knowledge. However, these two types of books are strictly monitored by the great nobles in the market circulation process. The total amount that Landen can buy for one Viscount is very limited.
The third place is various materials for casting spells and drawing magic arrays. The fourth place is Magic Beast Meat. There is no consumption limit for these. Finally, there are grains, clothing and building materials that have nothing to do with magic. These materials are priced according to Silver Coin and are bulk items.
For other things such as river ships, alchemy items, etc., just take them and buy them when you see them.
"Sir? What do you want to buy?" A Mana-Less ran over from the corner. This was the first time Landen saw Mana-Less's shopping guide in Mana-Wielder's Commercial Street.
"Books about magic are not biographies, but books that introduce magic knowledge." Looking at Mana-Less in front of them, Landen felt the other party's contempt.
"Sir, that kind of book is not easy to find, but you have come to us at the right time. Please come with me."
"What is this?" Following the shopping guide to a corner on the second floor, Landen saw a box of waste paper.
"Sir, you may not look at these old books, but they are very useful magic books."
Rust stains, water stains, insect infestations, creases, and curls. Landen looked at the "books" in this box and took out one. There were more than a dozen pages of parchment, each of which had been scrawled several times.
"How much does a copy like this cost?"
"These books have been continuously studied and summarized by several generations of demon Mage, and have condensed the wisdom of several generations. Each book only requires 20 Gold Coin"
"20 Gold Coin?" Landen's eyebrows were twisted together, and he couldn't help but think, "Barbarian, if he had a talent like you, he wouldn't come to the Dragon Kingdom to rob him."
"Sir," Mana-Less said, although he quoted the robbery price, he was still very flattering, "I see that you have a noble status, sir. I wonder where you are as a lord?"
"Gallop" Landen replied casually, and sifted through the "trash box" again, trying to find a relatively complete one.
"Oh, you are from the Eastern Kingdom?" The largest branch of the Benma family is an independent marquis on an island in the east of the empire. This marquis title has the right to run for the throne of the king of the Eastern Kingdom. When the shopping guide heard that Benma took it for granted that Lant came from there.
"No, Northwest, Gallop Plains" Landen reported his home address.
"Ah? Then, do you still need these books?" In the eyes of the clerk, there is no magic Mage on Gallop Plains, and there is no need for magic books at all.
"You are so lenient," Landen felt a little unhappy, and looked back at the clerk with a bit of anger in his eyes. "I, Viscount, can't even buy this book?
Who do you think you are here? Dare you ask me about my identity?"
"Of course not, sir, please wait a moment." The Mana-Less clerk, whose pores were popping with sweat, ran away quickly. Landen even heard a "pop" when he went downstairs.
After a while, a Mana-Wielder who looked to be only Mage Apprentice came over. This Apprentice looked very respectful but not panicked.
"Sir, I'm sorry to have our servants disturb you. Ours is the shop of Mr. Blue Dragon. It is also your request to ask the book buyers where they are. I was taking inventory in the back just now and I couldn't come out to pick you up immediately. Please forgive me."
"Don't you guys have a book with better quality here?" Landen held up a few pages of remaining paper and looked at Mage Apprentice.
"Sir, no more. Books in better condition will usually be given to the branch of the family." Mage Apprentice saw some ferocious faces of Landen. It was not the first time for him to receive a noble, but it was the first time he felt fear.
"But sir, I have a Imperial Capital version of the Magic Apprentice textbook here. The quality is slightly better than yours." With that, he took Landen down to the counter on the first floor and took out a book that seemed to have a slightly damaged cover.
"<Magic General Knowledge>... Sixth Edition" Landen After taking the book, he first saw the damaged cover and large water stains on the book
"Imperial Capital Education Bureau, God Emperor Printed in 1947" After opening the book, you will see the table of contents, chapters, and content similar to the textbook in your hometown, as well as drawings of Magic Plant and utensils.
The book has solid paper and fine printing. There is even a copyright page at the end, as well as the year and batch of printing. Only a very mature compilation and printing system can print such books in large quantities.
"How much"
"40 pieces Gold Coin"
After a few minutes of silence, Mage did not give in. Landen estimated that this was the most sincerity shown by the other party, so he could only happily pay the money and leave.
The price of 40 Gold Coin is enough to buy a small yard in a civilian area, or 1 or 2 days of food in the Landen territory.
Now I only bought an old textbook from decades ago. After Landen spent two months with Gallop Plains and looted countless tribes, I encountered a real bandit who didn't even give him a chance to bargain.
Royal Capital's Commercial Street is naturally more than twice as big as Bristle-Wolf City's market, and the categories are also quite rich.
For example, the shop selling Magic Beast Meat occupies half of the street. The shops sell according to the element attributes, such as Fire School, Ice School, Life School, here There are very few creatures in Earth School. It is said that the nobles feel that they are disgusting to eat, which makes Landen, who once regarded Steel-Bristle Pig and Mud-Flow Crocodile as the only sources of Magic Beast Meat, feel helpless.
The same goes for magic equipment. Except for Apprentice's equipment store, other stores are either based on occupation or attribute. There may be business overlap between different equipment stores, but they all have their own characteristics.
The Apprentice equipment store that Landen went to first contained mostly wooden swords and shields; Mage Apprentice also had specimen display frames for level 0 and low-level Magic Plant, as well as some simple magic props and materials. The quality of the materials varied, and the prices ranged from high to low, giving Landen the illusion that he was at a flea market.
Not only Apprentice supplies store, Landen walked into every Commercial Street store and looked at it one by one. While looking at it, I could only sigh that the magic products are indeed very expensive.
The cheapest alchemy items with 1 Magic Pattern cost at least 2 Gold Coin; with 2 Magic Pattern, at least 5 Gold Coin are required.
Knight weapons or equipment made of ordinary materials, usually starting from 50 Gold Coin, Landen worn before with Iron Armor piece Leather Armor can be sold here for 120 Gold Coin; pure Iron Armor costs 250 Gold Coin; if it is Magic Pattern Weapon and equipment, it is even more expensive.
At this moment, Landen really wants to use Space Ring to quietly trade Iron Armor between Bristle-Wolf City and Dragon Tooth City.
But in a magical world, breaking a promise will result in God's rejection. No matter how short of money Landen is, he can't engage in such small tricks.
Since Iron Armor is not very good at making money, Landen wants to try to let Wendy open a magic item workshop to first produce some relatively simple and rough magic equipment, and then continue to expand production.
Walking on the road of Commercial Street, Landen was thinking about a plan to sell Wendy's labor force in exchange for money. If Landen was Bob Viscount or his father Hark Baron, then this plan would be perfect.
But now Landen is the largest force in the entire Southern Gallop Plains. It is really shameful for Landen to rely on a few girls to feed and drink the entire territory of 4,000 people.
Everyone, double updates every day is too difficult. This week we will have single updates on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, and double updates at other times. Thank you for your continued support.