Chapter 39
Xia Mo had never dealt with Andrew in his previous life, so naturally he had no idea that there was such a source of goods in Luwalu County.
As a businessman in the county, Andrew owns his own warehouse with a wide range of products. Xia Mo thinks that if he purchases goods in large quantities from him, he should get a discount on the price.
Hearing that she wanted to buy something, Andrew was stunned: “Young man, what do you want to buy?”
Xia Mo: "10 boxes of high-level blue medicine."
"Ten boxes?!" Andrew's eyes widened. Perhaps fearing she'd misunderstood, he asked again, "Do you know how many blue pills are in a box?"
Xia Mo remained calm. "I know. 50 bottles. 10 boxes means 500 bottles."
She used to buy blue medicine by the box at Wangcheng Commercial Bank and knew the specifications.
Seeing that she knew all this, Andrew's face was even more surprised. At the same time as he was surprised, a hint of vigilance quickly rose in his eyes. "Young man, it's not that I don't want to do business with you, but you bought so much at once. I'm afraid it's not enough for one person, right?"
It turned out that he was worried that she would become a middleman. Xia Mo heard the resentment in Andrew's heart and smiled faintly: "Mr. Andrew, you should have heard about the awakening of the dragon in Dragon Valley yesterday, right?"
Andrew didn't know why she suddenly brought up the dragon. Although he looked puzzled, he nodded politely, "I know."
Xia Mo: "The dragon was so massive that it took me and hundreds of adventurers seven full hours to defeat it. During the battle, countless adventurers died from the dragon's attacks due to exhaustion of magic. Mr. Andrew, if it weren't for their heroic fight, do you think Luwalu County, which is located next to the Dragon Valley, would be as peaceful as it is now? I'm afraid it would have been devoured by the hungry dragon long ago."
"The magic reserve is the backup food for each of our adventurers. Without it, we will be unable to move forward, not to mention protecting the mayor and the residents of the county. Don't you agree?"
"500 bottles may sound like a lot, but for adventurers like us who travel year-round, we consume an average of over 10 bottles a day. If we encounter a tough monster, using 20 or 30 bottles is reasonable. So, you see, 500 bottles will only last us 1-2 months, not much."
The dragon battle did make her famous, but it also exposed her current weakness - too little magic potion reserve.
She had been mentally prepared for this as early as when she chose her job. The skills of the star officials consumed more mana than the last, and as the character's level increased, the magic consumed each time a skill was released would also increase.
It can be said that a rising tide lifts all boats.
Before level 10, her magic reserves were enough to handle various tasks, but after level 10, especially after experiencing the demon army in the Nordland Forest and the dragon battle, Xia Mo knew that relying on more than 10 bottles of potions was not enough.
Before, because her wallet was not full, she was reluctant to spend so much money and could only buy a few bottles when she was short of money. But now that she has the funds, why should she be so stingy?
Andrew was speechless after hearing a series of well-reasoned rebuttals.
And at this moment, when he raised his head and saw the two dazzling titles of [Dragon Conqueror] and [Dragon Slayer] hanging above the head of the person in front of him, his pupils and mouth opened wide!
"You, you are the dragon-slaying warrior that's been rumored all over the county! Oh my God, I was so blind to question your character!"
Andrew regretted it and slapped his forehead. "I'm so sorry, I was rude just now. Warrior, come in with me. Just tell me what you want. I'll give you the best internal price!"
[Gain Andrew's Favorability +5]
Xia Mo raised his eyebrows and smiled slightly, "Okay, then I'll trouble you, Mr. Andrew."
Having said that, he quietly hid the title.
Andrew is not like the mayor, who is a current official. Even if the player hides his title, the incumbent can automatically recognize all the player's titles because of his official position.
But Andrew is not like that. He is just an ordinary businessman in Luwalu County without any official rank. Therefore, if players do not actively open their titles, he will not be visible.
Xia Mo just remembered it, so he operated while speaking and temporarily opened the title.
As expected, although these two titles did not bring her any attribute bonuses, they have been playing a role in establishing relationships with NPCs.
Following Andrew into the warehouse, Xia Mo still specified 10 boxes of high-level blue medicine.
The former didn't hesitate at all and immediately ordered someone to bring out the box. "Warrior, our Luwalu County Trading Company's high-grade blue medicine costs 10 silver coins per bottle. I'll give you a discount of 6 silver coins, so one box will be 300 silver coins, and 10 boxes will be 3,000 silver coins."
3000 silver is 30 gold. This price is lower than Xia Mo expected. She can accept it, so she nodded: "Okay."
"Well... warrior, the people of the county are grateful for your heroic fight. I, Andrew, am just a small businessman and don't have much to express in return. If you don't mind, please accept this gift from me."
As he was speaking, the warehouse NPC walked up to Xia Mo carrying an exquisite wooden box.
Xia Mo: "What is this?"
Andrew ordered his servants to open it.
Inside the box, a round and plump pearl lies on the green velvet cloth, giving off a sense of luxury.
"You adventurers need enough mana to carry around when you're out and about. I remember I had a magic-enhancing treasure in my warehouse. It's this pearl. You can embed it in your equipment slot to increase your mana."
Xia Mo was stunned for a moment.
What Andrew was talking about inlaying was actually what players called enchantment. It involved inlaying precious materials like crystals, gemstones, pearls, and other materials with various properties to increase the properties of weapons or equipment.
Just by listening to the introduction, you can tell that the finished enchantment product is expensive, so there are very few players who can enchant it at present. They basically just make do with the existing equipment and wait until the equipment quality is higher in the future before finding another way.
Xia Mo originally planned to start inlaying weapons after arriving in the royal city, but she didn't expect that Andrew would generously give her one first!
Xia Mo was very excited, but he still maintained his usual calmness on the surface: "Thank you, Mr. Andrew, I'm sorry for the expense."
Andrew waved his hands hurriedly, his face full of admiration and gratitude. "It's free, it's free! I have to thank you on behalf of the county residents! Without you, how could our Luwalu County be so peaceful?"
[Gain Andrew's Favorability +5]
[Gain Andrew's Favorability +5]
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As Andrew continued to praise, pop-up windows kept popping up in front of Xia Mo's eyes.
My goodness, do they think she is a deity who has come down to earth?
In the end, Xia Mo only paid 30 gold coins and successfully purchased 500 bottles of blue medicine and 1 expensive enchanted pearl.
After doing all this, she went to the place where dessert chef Ashaya used to set up her stall.
Ashaya's desserts are affordable, filling, and come with certain attribute bonuses. Xia Mo thought that since he was here this time, he might as well buy more and stockpile them in his backpack for emergency use.
But when I walked to the original stall, I found that it was empty.
Xia Mo spent a few copper coins and asked a few children passing by, and learned that Ashaya had left Luwalu County this morning.
If they leave at this time, they must be heading to the royal city.
Xia Mo smiled and thought to himself that’s fine.
Anyway, she will be going to the royal city soon, so I will take care of Ashaya's business then.
So I went back to the store where I bought bread last time and bought 50 loaves of bread at once, then left feeling satisfied.
Riding on the little black horse, Xia Mo prepared to complete Brett's forging task. After procrastinating for so long, she hoped Brett wouldn't scold her when she handed it in...
[Bright's mission: Make a [Copper Belt] and [Copper Wristband] that satisfies him (time limit: 72 hours, currently 18 hours remaining)]
[Making a Copper Belt: Requires 4 Copper Ingots, 10 Kodo Scale Armor, 1 meter of Tuotuo Straw Rope]
[Make a copper wristband: Requires 2 copper ingots and 2 Babule rat bones]
She hasn't collected all the copper ingots yet, and needs to purchase some Dahra crystals for synthesis.
Just when she was thinking of asking Fenghuo if he had any new crystals to sell to her recently, the other party sent her a message first.
[Fenghuo Xi Zhuhou: Boss, you said you needed 6 copper ingots before. The crystals I gave you last time weren't enough, so I dug up some more this time. Do you think it's enough? [Screenshot]]
Xia Mo glanced at it and said: [That’s enough, just mail it to me, I’ll pay for the postage]
In Protoss, item gifts and trades can only be completed when players are face to face. If they are not in the same place, items must be delivered by mail.
When the post office receives the order from the sender, it will immediately arrange for delivery to the post office (or post) closest to the recipient's location.
Upon hearing this, Fenghuo Xi Zhuhou quickly replied: [I'll pay for the postage!] He already owed the boss a lot of favors, and it was neither moral nor logical for him to ask for his help anymore.
Xia Mo understood Fenghuo's thoughts, so he didn't argue: [Okay]
The copper ingot issue was resolved, and as for the remaining three items, Xia Mo recalled them in his mind and quickly planned a route that would take the shortest time.
First go to the Kodo River Beach and collect the Kodo Scales, then teleport directly to the Babule Mine, and finally collect lumps of grass and weave them into grass ropes.
As soon as the route map appeared in his mind, Xia Mo immediately mounted his horse and ran out of Luwalu County.
However, at a guild headquarters unknown to her, all the core members were watching her performance in the level 10 dungeon.
"She has excellent maneuvers and quick reactions, which makes up for her inherent lack of agility."
Although she was one of the parties involved in the copy, when he watched from a God's perspective, the priest Ba Chi Chang Gao discovered that this female star official was even more powerful than he had previously thought.
Heiyu Qingtian sat at the other end of the rectangular desk, one hand on his lap and the other tapping lightly on the table.
"Well, let me ask you, if we bring all our own people this time, is it possible to clear the Dark Night Nest in a shorter time?"
"Black Domain, are you going to break the speed pass list?" The white-faced ghost sitting on the side heard the voice and blinked in surprise.
Black Domain turned his gaze. Though his face remained calm, a wave of emotion surged beneath his eyes. "This first kill wasn't achieved by us, but by her. I don't want the Black Domain Kingdom to be on a path where missions can't be completed without someone else. So, I hope you won't be lost in fleeting happiness. Instead, be fully alert and study carefully how we would have managed to get through if it were one of our own."
After he finished speaking, the office seemed to stop breathing.
After a while, the white-faced ghost scratched his head and broke the freezing silence: "Okay, I'll discuss it with everyone later. I'll definitely come up with a plan in an hour."
Hei Yu Qing Tian hummed softly: "Don't let me down this time."
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