"The fruit of the flower stone grass, the young branches of belladonna, a small amount of refined silver, the teeth of a warg or winter wolf, two bottles of [Restoration] potion, a [Dispel Magic] scroll, a [Remove Curse] scroll, and finally, a complex magic ritual must be completed on a full moon night..."
Looking at the notebook he had just bought from the female businessman for 3,000 gold coins, Zuo Si immediately realized the ideas and methods used by the druid shapeshifters to control lycanthropy.
Unlike what was previously imagined, where they completely relied on natural forces to suppress the curse, they deceived the curse to achieve the goal of protecting themselves from animal erosion.
The forces of nature play only a small part in the whole process.
This means that even if Zuo Si is not a druid and does not master natural magic, he can achieve a similar effect through another method.
After all, he is a professional when it comes to magical rituals.
What's more, as a planeswalker, he is equivalent to an energy storage and converter, and can convert one attribute energy into another attribute by paying double the price.
The green energy that symbolizes forests and life is basically equivalent to the natural energy used by druids.
"How about it, are these 3,000 gold coins worth it?" Elsa said with a faint smile on her face.
Because this notebook only cost less than 500 gold coins when it was purchased, and it was easy to make five times the profit after the resale.
Zuo Si obviously knew that the other party had made a huge profit from the difference, but he still nodded with satisfaction: "It's really worth it. With this notebook, I can find a way to deal with the problem of werewolves going crazy on full moon nights, and I can rest assured to bring those little werewolves with me."
"Regarding the materials used in the magic ritual, do you need me to help you prepare them? Since we are about to become long-term partners, I will give you a 10% discount. I guarantee that it will be cheaper than the market price."
As she spoke, Elsa calmly took out all the materials needed for the magic ritual from the dimensional bag she carried with her, as well as some other magic items she purchased from customers, and placed them on the table one by one.
She had obviously anticipated that Zuo Si would need these, so she purchased a full set of spellcasting materials and potions from the Druid Transfiguration Master.
As for the scrolls, they were very considerately replaced with arcane scrolls instead of the divine scrolls used by druids.
In addition, a whole jar of oak seeds infused with natural energy to be used in magical rituals was also prepared.
If you fail the first time, there's even enough left to start over again.
Most importantly, the businesswoman's behavior reminded Zuo Si vaguely of the attentive and thoughtful service provided by the sales ladies when he bought a car or a house.
The ultimate goal of this kind of service is, without exception, to empty his wallet and preferably get a large loan from the bank.
"How much does a complete set of magic ritual equipment cost?" Zuo Si asked cautiously.
Elsa answered without hesitation: "50 gold coins for each piece of flower and stone grass fruit, 20 gold coins for specially processed refined silver, 100 gold coins for each piece of wolf teeth, 200 gold coins for winter wolf, 600 gold coins for two bottles of [Restoration] potion, 1,000 gold coins for a jar of oak seeds infused with natural energy, and 1,500 gold coins for the scrolls of [Dispel Magic] and [Remove Curse]. As for the young branches of belladonna, they are not worth much money to begin with, so I'll give them to you for free."
"So, a total of 3270 gold coins are needed?"
There is no doubt that this price not only ensures that the female businessman can make enough profit, but is also just within the acceptable range for Zuo Si.
After comprehensively considering the time and effort required to purchase these things in the market, Zuo Si reluctantly nodded and agreed.
"Okay, give me one at this price."
"No problem! Counting the 3,000 gold coins from before, you still have 48,330 gold coins left with me. In addition, I strongly recommend that you buy a dimensional bag to carry your things."
Elsa took the opportunity to start promoting her magic storage bag again.
She didn't know that Zuo Si's seemingly inconspicuous small shoulder bag was actually a magical item similar to a dimensional bag.
However, the internal space is too small, probably less than one cubic meter, and the weight limit is only more than 150 kilograms, so it really cannot carry too many things.
Otherwise, Zuo Si would have packed up and moved away all the sophisticated and expensive alchemical equipment in the floating city's tower and all the convenient tools in the workshop.
You can take out the designated items from your bag immediately with just a thought, without having to waste time opening it and searching for them one by one.
"What are the specifications of your dimensional bags and how much do they cost?"
After hesitating for a moment, Zuo Si decided to spend some money to buy one just in case.
After all, gold coins are meant to be spent.
As long as I can exchange them for useful knowledge, scrolls and magic items, it doesn't matter even if I spend all my money.
It has to be said that nearly two years of living in the tower of the floating city has completely changed his original concept of wealth.
Hearing that Zuo Si wanted to buy a dimensional bag, Aisha's eyes lit up immediately and she introduced it with great interest: "I have a total of four types of dimensional bags here. The most popular one has an internal space of about 0.8 cubic meters and a maximum load-bearing capacity of 110 kilograms. When fully filled, the bag weighs 6 kilograms. The price is also very cheap, only 2,500 gold coins."
"This one is too small and doesn't meet my requirements." Zuo Si shook his head in disappointment.
The reason is simple! This lowest-grade, cheapest dimensional bag has a lower carrying capacity than my shoulder bag.
Although it is really cheap, he would rather get a bigger one.
"You like big ones? No problem! The largest dimensional bag I have here has an internal space of 7 cubic meters and a maximum load-bearing capacity of 680 kilograms. When it is fully filled, the bag weighs only 27 kilograms. Even if you break into a dragon's lair, you can empty it in one go. Of course, the price is a little bit higher, requiring a full 10,000 gold coins."
While speaking, Elsa gave orders to the golem guarding the door.
The latter immediately went into the warehouse on the underground floor and retrieved a cloth bag that appeared to be 1.2 meters long and 0.6 meters wide.
Zuo Si took it in his hand and felt the internal space, then nodded with satisfaction: "Not bad! This is it."
The balance of 48,330 gold coins dropped by another 10,000 in an instant.
Facts once again prove that nothing related to magic is cheap.
However, considering that 7 cubic meters of space can hold a lot of things, Zuo Si feels that the money is well spent.
"Thank you for your patronage. This dimensional bag is now yours. In addition, I have a list of goods here. If you like anything, please let me know."
Seeing that she had sold another expensive product, Elsa's face showed joy that she couldn't hide.
The businesswoman felt like she was about to win today.
He made tens of thousands of gold coins just from Zuo Si alone.
If she could make such a profit every day, it wouldn't be long before she could realize her dream, join the Chamber of Commerce formed by the giants, and become a dimensional merchant who could travel between different worlds.
"I will."
Zuo Si glanced at the items and prices on the list, quickly stuffed them into his bag, and then stood up to say goodbye.
By now it was already completely dark.
If we don't get back to the hotel quickly, who knows what kind of weird things we'll encounter on the way back.
Just this afternoon he had overheard two drunks at the Happy Hour talking about some horrible story about some unfortunate fellow who had been drained of his blood in an alley last night.
(End of this chapter)