It felt like suddenly walking into an air-conditioned room on a hot summer day.
Every pore in my body seemed to be cheering.
The woman noticed the change in Zuo Si's expression and immediately reminded him with a smile, "Be careful, the effect of the [Frozen Pearl] is lasting, it's best not to keep it on your body for too long, otherwise you will definitely catch a cold.
Also, if you put it in a bucket.
Then in about an hour, the water surface will freeze.
After two or three hours, the entire bucket of water will freeze into ice."
"I understand, thank you. I will pay attention to it." Zuo Si nodded slightly.
As the creator, he saw through the magical principles and workings of the [Frozen Pearl] the moment he got it.
To put it simply, this thing is a cold water pearl blessed with freezing magic.
The spell level is so low that it is not even at the first level, at best it is just a zero-level trick.
But the creator was very innovative and did not make it a magic item for a one-time attack, but instead released it steadily and continuously to the surroundings.
In this way, the rate at which energy is consumed is perfectly balanced with the rate at which energy is drawn from the magic network.
If Zuo Si were to estimate the cost price, this thing would only be worth 150 to 200 gold coins at best, definitely not more.
If he could get enough magic scrolls and cold water pearls worth 10 gold coins, with his level of magic item making, he could make a dozen in a short time.
Unfortunately, Zuo Si does not have the ability to cast spells or copy scrolls now, so he can only reluctantly spend a high price to buy one to use as a makeshift.
After all, he couldn't afford to get sick.
"Is there anything else you want? Like this charm pendant, or that magic resistance necklace?" The woman began to promote other things on the stall.
She had apparently just seen how much gold coins were in the bag the soldier was carrying, and was eager to empty it all.
But unfortunately, Zuo Si was not interested in these low-level magic items at all. Instead, he turned his attention to the books on the shelves. After a brief observation, he began to say the titles of the books.
"Give me a copy of Elven Language and Writing - From Beginner to Mastery, a copy of Dragon Language Encyclopedia, a copy of Tricks You Should Master from Apprentice to Mage, a copy of Advanced Techniques for Arcane Spellcasters, a copy of On the Elimination of Materials for Spellcasting, a copy of An Introduction to Magic Webs, a copy of Required Courses for High-Level Mages, a copy of Guide to Spell Initiative, and a copy of Supermagic Techniques - Spell Delay."
"Elf Language and Writing - From Beginner to Mastery" 100 gold coins, "Dragon Language Encyclopedia" 500 gold coins, "From Apprentice to Mage, the Tricks You Should Master" 250 gold coins, "Advanced Techniques for Arcane Spellcasters" 2000 gold coins, "On the Elimination of Materials for Spellcasting" 1000 gold coins, "Introduction to Magic Web" 1300 gold coins, "Required Course for High-Level Mage" 5000 gold coins, "Guide to Spell Initiative" 750 gold coins, "Supermagic Technique - Spell Delay" 3000 gold coins."
Every time the woman took a book from the shelf, she would quote the price of the book.
Similarly, Zuo Si's heart also skipped a beat when he heard the price.
When the price of the last book was announced, he suddenly realized that it would cost him 13,900 gold coins just to buy these books!
What does knowledge is wealth mean?
That's it!
Moreover, in Faerun, where magical power is everywhere, knowledge is not only wealth, but also an extremely powerful force.
Just as Zuo Si was shocked by the incredible prices of magic books on the continent of Faerun, the soldier immediately lowered his voice and reminded him, "Master, I'm afraid even if we add up all the money we have, we're still a little short of that."
"It doesn't matter. Just take out all the money first. I'll find a way if it's not enough." Zuo Si sighed helplessly.
Since he used to live in the tower of the floating city, all his books were borrowed from the great necromancer Asta, without spending a penny.
Now that I suddenly have to pay for knowledge myself, I find that those books and notes that were readily available are actually so valuable outside.
Without saying a word, the soldier poured out all the remaining gold coins in his bag, a total of 6,326 coins.
Following that, he took out the deposit slip given to him by the leader of the Thieves Guild, Apke, which contained 8,214 silver and gold coins and a total of 36,395 silver coins of various colors.
Looking at these credentials and the gold coins piled on the table, the woman quickly calculated in her mind, and her two strange eyes suddenly flashed with an unconcealable smile: "8214 [Centaurs] cast by Am can be converted into 4107 gold coins.
As for silver coins, Sembia's [Raven] is worth slightly less in Calimport.
But seeing that you spend so much at one time, I won't be stingy and will just convert it into 1,820 gold coins.
That means you are still short of 1,647 gold coins."
"Can't you give me a discount?"
Zuo Si deliberately blinked his eyes, trying to avoid the remaining balance by acting cute.
Unfortunately, the woman didn't buy it at all. She shook her head and refused. "Sorry, no. The rule for buying and selling magic items is that there is no bargaining. Otherwise, you can try to eliminate one or two of these books."
"Oh, forget it. Please check how much this is worth."
Zuo Si took off the cylindrical translucent energy storage crystal fixed on his belt and gently placed it on the counter.
"What's this?!"
It was obviously the first time that the woman had seen such a strange thing. She immediately picked it up and tried to use magic to identify its purpose and value.
But before the spell could be cast, Zuo Si took the initiative to speak and deceived, "This is a powerful energy storage device.
Using unprecedented new technologies and advanced enchantments.
It can absorb and store all forms of lightning energy, and then release it like a magic wand.
However, it is different from ordinary lightning wands that can only release one lightning shot at a time.
It can drain all the energy in one go, causing incredible damage in a short period of time."
"Can I try it?" the woman asked without raising her head, staring at the cylindrical energy storage crystal.
"Of course, go ahead."
Zuo Si made a gesture of invitation, then pulled the soldiers back a few steps, leaving a relatively safe distance.
The woman who received a positive answer said nothing more and immediately began to mobilize the magical energy in her blood.
When the spell and gesture were completed, a dazzling electric light shot out from between the fingers and immediately sank into the interior of the cylindrical crystal.
Looking at the silver electric light flashing inside the cylindrical crystal, her eyes lit up and she couldn't help but exclaimed: "It really absorbed and stored it! What is the principle of this thing? What kind of materials, magic and technology does it use? How many magic lightning spells can it store at most?"
“The upper limit should be thirty lightning spells.
As for the principles, materials, magic and technology used, I'm sorry I can't tell you.
after all……
No knowledge is priceless.
Especially private knowledge that only I know.”
While saying this, Zuo Si couldn't help but slightly curl up the corners of his mouth, revealing a cunning smile like a little fox.
From the other party's reaction, it can be seen that this woman has been attracted by the cylindrical crystal storage device.
If I don't seize the opportunity to make a big profit at this moment, how can I justify the nearly 14,000 gold coins I spent at this stall today.
Even if you can't make a lot of money, at least you can make back the money.
He finally understood.
If you want to learn magic in this damn place called Faerun, you need to prepare an astronomical amount of wealth.
Otherwise I can’t even afford a few books.
Not to mention the high-level magic, legendary magic items, and even artifacts that cannot be measured by money.
(End of this chapter)