The last time Roning went to Muma City to purchase goods, he visited the Silva Magic Chamber of Commerce. At that time, he made an appointment with their sales representative Hook, asking them to come to Shanlin Town to pick up and deliver the goods in early October.

Luo Ning didn't expect Hook to be so punctual. He said he would arrive in Shanlin Town on the first day of October.

It was just that because Roning was leading the team out to war, outsiders were not allowed to enter Shanlin Castle without the lord's permission, so Hook and his companions lived in the house temporarily arranged by Chahar for the past two days.

"Hahaha, dear Baron Ronin, long time no see!"

Hook, who was brought into the castle by Chahar, walked up enthusiastically with open arms wanting to hug him. He was really tired from traveling and not sleeping well recently. Fortunately, the customer finally went home today, and he was very happy.

Roning gave him a brief hug and said, "I'm very sorry, Hook. There is still a lot of construction work to be done in Shanlin Town. You and your companions have had a hard time these past two days."

As he spoke, he glanced at the two knights behind Hook. If his guess was correct, they should be professional knights affiliated with the Silva Magic Chamber of Commerce, and their strength should be quite strong.

"To be honest, Earl Wiggins is a little confused to let you live in such a run-down town."

Hook didn't say anything polite. The environment he lived in for the past two days was indeed not good.

"I heard that you defeated three barbarian tribes in a row during this expedition. With your strength, you should have a better town, or even a big city, instead of condescending to stay in this place."

Luo Ning smiled slightly, "Shanlin Town is a good place. Although it is a little run-down now, it still belongs to the territory of the Wushan Family. This is what I should do to make up for the mistakes I made before."

"I admire your broad-mindedness!"

Hook bowed and returned to the topic.

"Sir, as agreed with me last time, I brought enough spell ink and monster leather. How much do you need this time?"

Ronin only bought materials for one month last time. Now he and Elrond have used up all those materials. If they want to make spell scrolls, they can only buy them again.

"Let's not talk about this for now."

Ronin glanced at Elrond beside him, and the latter understood and quickly took out the prepared spell scroll and placed it on the long table next to Hook.

"These are the spell scrolls we made this month. There are 18 healing spells and 4 wind blade spells. Please count them."

In so many productions, Elrond failed 7 times in total. Although Ronin only failed once, he only made 5 in total. If he had made more, there would definitely be failures.

Hook walked over in surprise and took his men to check it. When he found that it was correct, he showed a satisfied smile.

"Mr. Elrond's abilities are amazing!"

Hook exclaimed: "You can make 22 spell scrolls in one month. Your success rate is amazing!"

He didn't know that the Wind Blade spell scroll was from Ronin, and thought that Elrond was a dual-element magician.

Faced with such praise, Elrond felt a little guilty.

He made it 25 times in total and failed 7 times, with a failure rate of 28%, which is quite high.

However, he has now been promoted to a senior magician, so the failure rate should be much lower if he makes healing spell scrolls.

"Sir, we have already counted the spell scrolls. According to the price we agreed on before, we will pay you 367 gold coins and 2 silver coins in one lump sum if we take them away."

The 367 gold coins are just the gross profit, but even after deducting the cost of 270 gold coins, Ronin still made a net profit of 97 gold coins.

This amount of money may not sound like a large amount, but it is enough for Roning to pay nearly three months' salary.

Although he really wanted to pocket all the more than 300 gold coins, he still needed to purchase supplies from Hook if he wanted to continue making spell scrolls.

The other party came to Shanlin Town in person, probably to sell more things.

Hook smiled and said, "This time I brought you hundreds of bottles of Level 2 spell ink and dozens of Level 2 monster leathers that you bought last time. If you think it's not enough, I can ask Knight Colter to go back to the Horse Herder City to pick it up for you."

Ronin looked at the knight the other party pointed at, and Colter saluted Ronin as a knight, "I am willing to serve you at any time!"

It can be seen that Hook was very well prepared this time, but Roning couldn't eat so much.

Apart from anything else, just one hundred bottles of level two magic beasts would cost 600 gold coins, and his savings plus the 367 gold coins he just sold was only 530 gold coins.

"The supply you brought this time is sufficient, far exceeding my needs."

Luo Ning did some calculations before reporting his needs this time.

"You can keep 55 bottles of Level 2 spell ink and 11 pieces of Level 2 beast leather. Excluding the spell scrolls I sold today, I still need to pay you 127 gold and 8 silver."

This is the amount he has prepared for the next three months.

He spread his hands and couldn't help but smile: "Look, not only did I not make any money this time, I also paid out hundreds of gold coins. Hook, your Silva Magic Energy Chamber of Commerce's ability to make money is really enviable."

"Hahaha, Lord Baron, this is for the sake of pursuing greater profits. The rewards you will get in the future will be far more than this!"

Hook looked helpless and exhausted. "We at the Silva Magic Chamber of Commerce are only running errands for you and people like Elrond Mage to earn some hard-earned money. Sir, please don't joke around."

After some negotiations, Roning had only 35 gold left in his pocket, and after paying this month's salary, he had less than 20 gold left.

There is not enough money.

Roning felt a little sad. Unless he sold the newly made spell scrolls next month, he would not be able to pay next month's salaries.

After all, after conquering the three tribes this time, he had nine more extraordinary people under his command, and also a mid-level magician with a very high monthly salary.

After discussing business matters, the atmosphere in the living room became more harmonious.

Hook began to brag about Ronin's achievements in conquering the savage tribe, while Ronin humbly asked the other party about his thoughts on Shanlin Town in the past two days.

Through the conversation, the three people's main feelings are nothing more than two points - the mountain road is difficult to travel, and Shanlin Town does not provide decent accommodation conditions for the caravan.

Especially the latter, when they went to other towns, there were hotels. Regardless of the environment, it was at least more comfortable than the low and damp wooden houses in the mountain town.

This also gave Roning some inspiration. He had to do some face-saving projects. At least the caravan had to have decent accommodation in Shanlin Town. Perhaps he needed to build a hotel for visiting guests.

As night fell, the long-lost bustle of life could be heard in the castle of Shanlin Town.

Today's dinner is to celebrate the victory of this expedition, and it also welcomes the visit of Hook and his two companions. This is a good start.

However, precisely because of the visit of outsiders, the news of Roning's conquest of the barbarian tribe is likely to spread.

He must make plans early and put the trip to Wushanbao on the agenda as soon as possible.

(End of this chapter)