Trade II

"Green Gunpowder?" Gilan froze.

"That's right!" Spark Lady chuckled, a fervent gleam flashing through her light-brown eyes. "I'd been coveting the formula in Sabbatai's hands for a long time, but that old man clung to it like his life depended on it and never wanted to sell."

"Now that the formula is in your hands, of course I have to try again... Well? Name your price. As long as it isn't too outrageous, I'll buy it!"

Seeing Spark Lady acting so extravagantly wealthy, Gilan could not quite gauge her.

Was this woman not afraid that he would name an exorbitant price?

After some thought, Gilan decided to take advantage of this gathering and simply sell the Green Gunpowder formula.

He had already advanced to a Tier 4 Long-Lived One, and the resources he needed were enormous. It would be safer to exchange it for a sum of money and keep it on hand.

Besides, now that he had become the student of the legendary alchemist Paracelsus, alchemy would become a required course for him. A formula like Green Gunpowder would no longer be his only means of making money.

"Spark Lady, how about 5,000 Caesar?"

After thinking it over, Gilan tentatively named a price.

Yet the woman with the explosive twin braids was stunned. Then her smile collapsed, and she said dejectedly:

"That's too expensive... I can't afford it."

But Spark Lady quickly thought of something and hurriedly asked:

"5,000 Caesar is the price for an 'open-source contract,' right? I don't want open-source rights. It'll only be for my own use. Could Mr. Blood Owl give me a price for a 'closed-loop contract'?"

Open-source contract? Closed-loop contract?

Gilan was unfamiliar with both terms.

Paracelsus, beside him, fully took on the role of "teacher." With just a few concise sentences, he