"Was this the Lainer World?
It was far more prosperous than I expected. That old saying really was true: seeing is believing."
A month later, Carniel, who had used his complimentary ticket to visit the Lainer World, stood on the observation deck outside the teleportation magic array and gazed into the distance, murmuring to himself with a touch of inexplicable emotion.
"Sir, are you from Atrelin?"
Just then, a young man with yellowish-brown skin approached and greeted him in halting Seris.
"That's right. Can I help you?"
Carniel turned around.
"Would you like a guide? I charge just two silver coins. Very cheap."
The young Lainer tentatively offered his services.
"Oh?" Carniel gave it some thought. As a newcomer, he really did need a guide, so he nodded in agreement. "Two silver coins a day? That is quite cheap."
The young man froze for a moment, then hastily said, "That's for a month..."
Only then did Carniel remember that prices in the Lainer World were indeed far lower than in Atrelin. Hiring fees, daily necessities, and ordinary materials were all outrageously cheap.
That amounted to two hundred copper coins, or four thousand leirs in the Lainer World's local currency.
Of course, all this applied only to things unrelated to magic. For spellcasting services or magical materials, such an enormous disparity was out of the question.
After a while, Carniel settled the arrangements with the young guide, then left the observation deck to find somewhere to stay in the city.
At a property agency in the city, a well-dressed middle-aged man came to the door to welcome him warmly.
"May I ask you to provide your mage identity certificate?"
"Well, I'm still only an apprentice..."
Carniel took out his mage badge, feeling somewhat sheepish.
"That's quite all right. You'll soon be