Chapter 217 002: Liars and Books
Luo Xi and Richard then walked onto the street.
The market was full of all kinds of goods, including all kinds of rare materials, weapons and equipment, alchemical props, books and scrolls, and even magical pets and slaves. Just as Richard said, many of them were things that Luo Xi had never seen before in the South Coast Alliance.
Richard's attention was quickly drawn to a stall selling magical pets, where there were several blood scorpions, magical creatures that were only found in the Death Desert.
"I'll go over there and take a look."
"Oh, ah, okay, just be careful."
"OK."
Seeing that he was so interested, Luo Xi didn't want to disturb him. He just said something to him and walked away.
"Young man, would you like to take a look at my books? They were just dug out from the ruins of the ancient city. They are all precious books left over from the Sigrama era. They are rare ancient mystical arts."
At this moment, a voice came from the street.
This was a sloppy witch who looked to be in her fifties or sixties. She had gray hair like withered straw and wore a gray cloak. It was unknown how long she had worn the cloak. It was tattered and covered with dirt. Her face and hair were also dirty.
At this moment, the old witch was forcing a smile at Luo Xi. She was missing a tooth and the stench from her mouth could be smelled from a long distance away.
Luo Xi didn't want to go over at first, as the strong smell on the other party made him uncomfortable. However, the items on the other party's stall did interest him. They were several books and scrolls, and judging from the patterns on the surface, they were indeed from Sigrama.
So he endured the stench, walked over, picked up one of the books and took a look.
"The emblem of the Tree of Wisdom. The material is also a rare red-grained paper. The craftsmanship of this kind of paper is no longer available. It seems to be from Sigrama."
After taking a quick look, Luo Xi quickly asked, "Can I open it and take a look?"
If it is a book from the Sigrama Dynasty, then it would be really worth collecting. Luo Xi is not a collector, but if there is really magical knowledge that he is interested in, then he doesn't mind spending some money here.
The old witch's face suddenly showed an enthusiastic smile, and she quickly said, "Of course, but before that you need to put down two medium magic stones."
This requirement will be imposed when trading knowledge-related magic items in some places, mainly to prevent some people from getting them for free.
Luo Xi understood this, so he took out two medium-sized magic stones and put them down, then picked up one of the books and opened it to read.
“It’s fake.”
However, when he saw the contents inside, Luo Xi was greatly disappointed.
Although the contents were protected by magic and Luo Xi couldn't see them all clearly, he could tell from the limited content that the ink used to write them was Dark Elf Ink, an ink that was only produced more than a thousand years ago and was widely used in copying magic books.
In other words, this book is from the Sigrama period, but the content inside was actually printed later. It is a complete fake.
Luo Xi then looked through the remaining books including the scroll, but they were all similar. The materials used to make these things were all from the Sigrama period, but the contents were written in black elf ink, and they were all fake.
"It turns out that you have to be careful when buying things at a flea market like this."
Luo Xi had heard before that in this disorderly market, one often encounters scammers. Today, he finally experienced it. It was also because he read a lot of books and had accumulated a wealth of knowledge. Otherwise, he would have suffered a great loss.
The old witch, who didn't know she had been exposed, smiled at Luo Xi with a flattering face and said, "How is it, distinguished guest? These are all treasures left over from the Sigrama period. If you miss them, you won't have another chance."
Luo Xi wanted to scold the liar, but after thinking about it, he decided not to cause trouble in such an unsafe place.
Just as he was about to answer, a voice suddenly sounded in Luo Xi's spiritual sea of consciousness.
"Luo Xi, buy the book with the blue cover!"
At the same time, the whistle that Luo Xi had been keeping in the inner pocket on his chest vibrated, and it was obviously Lina who was following him.
The old witch originally thought that this business was hopeless based on Luo Xi's expression, but suddenly she saw Luo Xi's expression change, as if he was very hesitant, so she hurriedly continued to sell it: "Dear guest, I am not talking nonsense, books like these are antiques, and they are worth a lot just for collection, not to mention that they also record the precious knowledge left over from the Sigrama Dynasty."
"You also know that in the wizarding world, knowledge is the most valuable. Don't you want to learn about the magic knowledge of that era?"
Luo Xi ignored the old witch's chattering, and casually picked out the book with a blue cover from the books, holding it in his hands and examining it carefully.
However, after looking at it for a long time, he still couldn't figure out what it was. This book was exactly the same as the other books on the stall. They were all fakes.
He couldn't help but ask in his heart: "Is there anything special about this?"
However, Lina's answer was very firm: "Don't worry about it, just buy it first and I'll explain it to you later. If you miss it, I guarantee you will regret it!"
All right!
Hearing Lina's confident words, Luo Xi stopped worrying and asked, "How do you sell these books?"
The old witch's smile became brighter and brighter. She said while rubbing her hands, "Ten high-quality magic stones for one copy."
Good guy, he really dared to speak! If Lina hadn't repeatedly told him, he really wanted to turn around and leave immediately without even looking back.
One high-grade magic stone is equivalent to 10,000 magic stones, and ten high-grade magic stones are equivalent to 100,000 magic stones. There are about a dozen books here. If you buy them all at this price, wouldn’t it cost hundreds of thousands of magic stones? If these are really books from the Sigrama period, then they are really worth the price, but this kind of fakes... If you really buy them, you will be cheated out of everything! "No wonder there are always conflicts here"
Luo Xi went to Lina to confirm again, and after getting a very firm answer from the other party, he started to bargain with the old witch.
After some bargaining, Luo Xi finally agreed to 30%, which was 7 high-grade magic stones per book. He took three books in a row from the stall, including the book with a blue cover.
(End of this chapter)
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