My Magic Age

The dinner was coming to an end, but I didn't hear Bud's quotation for these supplies, and I still felt unsure.

Although I roughly know the total price of these supplies, the prices here in the Imperial Capital are much higher than those in El City.

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I touched the money bag, and there was a clear crashing sound of gold coins inside. After some calculation in my mind, I realized that the gold coins in the money bag must be enough, so I lowered my head and wiped the grease stains from the corners of my mouth with a napkin, and asked him, "What about the price? How many gold coins do I need to pay for these supplies?"

I looked at Bud. I’m afraid Louis didn’t know much about this either. It would be better to ask Bud directly.

Bud glanced at Louis hesitantly.

Louis smiled heartily and said: "This amount of goods is nothing to the Mensa family. These goods can't even reach one-tenth of the loss of goods at the Imperial Capital Airport warehouse every year. I can calculate these materials In this case, there is no additional cost, so it can be completely free. ”

"This is absolutely not possible. This should be a formal transaction. And I have the ability to pay the fee. I think this will be a long-term transaction. I can't keep taking your things for free. These goods are not a small amount. "I declined Louis's offer to have the goods free of charge.

The entire table, men and women, looked at me in surprise.

They didn't seem to understand why I was unwilling to accept Louis' gift. They probably thought like this: Isn't this a piece of pie-in-the-sky luck?

Even Noah next to me secretly poked my arm and said to me in a low voice: "Jijia, are you stupid? Why don't you accept such a good thing? For Louis, this little material It’s just a drop in the bucket, he’s very wealthy, so just take it!”

I shook my head stubbornly.

Noah glared at me cryptically and continued to persuade: "You don't have family support like me. You are a civilian magician with no family background. You will have a lot of money in the future, and that piece symbolizes the title. The territory will not be brought to you To get any income, you completely need to start from scratch. Even if you have such a sum of money now, there are still many places where you need to use the money. Aren’t you motivated to become an inscription master? Don’t you know how talented an inscription master is? Burning money?"

The female assistant behind him also said with a "chichi" smile: "Fool, just accept it if I give it to you. To Louis, this small amount of supplies is nothing. We supply food to the Vashchi plane army every month." The transaction volume is at least hundreds of thousands of pounds!”

Louis sat in the master's seat, and he said to me with a gentle expression: "I know that as a newly promoted baron, you will own a barren territory, and there are some people under your jurisdiction on that territory. Maybe They're in trouble, I guess these things The capital is bought to them! It is my little support for your just-started business. This support will continue until you have a fertile land with rich products and your territory has some financial income. Support will be automatically terminated."

"I have the power of magic, I can support myself, and this involves the dignity of a magician. I don't want to be able to help but think that I am shorter than him when I see Noah in the future. We are friends and have mutual respect for each other." There should be an equal relationship between us. Compared with the friendship between us, I think the cost of those materials Money is nothing. Even if Noah didn't take me to the Emerald Bay Trading Company today, I would still go back to other companies to buy these supplies. "I didn't want to give up for five buckets of rice, so I said: "So, please follow this. The rules of the business are to calculate the value of those materials. Friends are friends, and business is business. "

Noah was slightly touched after hearing what I said. He didn’t expect that I would reject the gift from the Mensa family represented by Louis.

He sat quietly on the chair, his brows slightly raised, and he was lost in thought at this moment.

Bud has his eyes on Louis, a close confidant of Louis who will insist on carrying out Louis' will.

"Okay, I respect your decision. If you regret it, you can come to me at any time. My promise will always be effective." Louis said with appreciation in his eyes.

Then Louis said: "But out of the kindness of a friend, I will convert the goods according to the original price. You won't refuse, right?"

I smiled and said, "I accept your intention."

With a look of satisfaction on his face, Louis said to Bud: "Well, Bud, please help Jijia calculate how much he will pay us!"

"In compliance with your instructions, Baron Jijia needs to pay eleven gold coins for this transaction, plus fifty-one silver coins." Bard almost blurted out these data.

I often buy these supplies in El City. The orcs don't have any talent for growing crops. They are better at herding, hunting, fishing, and gathering. However, they like to eat wheat cakes and broth very much, so every season I would purchase some food from the trading house and open the portal to transport it to the underground cave. This part of the cost is usually paid from the income from the sale of herbs and magic copper metal mines, so there is no burden on me. .

Prices in El City are much cheaper than in the Imperial City. All these materials are calculated together and cost about twelve gold coins.

So I knew very well that Bard almost resold those supplies to me at the original price. It was a busy day and I had a very fulfilling life. Not only did I buy the supplies I needed, but I also got a precious piece of leather. I felt very happy.

On the contrary, it was Noah, the instigator, who kept complaining that I should accept the supplies Louis gave me.

I smiled but didn't explain.

…

Carrying the magic-sealed box containing royal squid leather with one hand, I walked out of the Emerald Bay Trading House with Noah. Louis took us to the gate with his female assistant and Bud.

Parked under the stone steps was a magic covered carriage plated with silver, and it was pulled by two sturdy black horses. This kind of war horse with rare dragon blood is the most commonly used horse by knights on the battlefield. It is one level better than the ancient Bolai horse in terms of endurance, sprinting and load-bearing. It is the most popular horse of the elite cavalry army of the empire. The horses they were riding on were all black scaly horses. The two scaly horses snorted restlessly in front of the carriage.

On the way out, Louis kept telling Noah and me to calm down and study hard at the Royal Academy of Magic. I didn’t expect that the majestic and mighty Knight Louis would have such a delicate side. It's a stream of warmth flowing into my heart.

Some exquisite refreshments were prepared on the folding wooden table in the luxurious carriage. Perhaps he was worried that we would not have enough for dinner, which showed the owner's attentiveness and thoughtfulness.

"Noah, Jijia!" Louis stood on the stone steps and shouted to us who had already gotten into the car.

Reaching out to push open the car window, Noah and I stuck our heads out.

The carriage that was about to start suddenly stopped. The two scaly horses were really well-trained, and the charioteer was also a seasoned and experienced veteran. The carriage and the whip in his hand were like an extension of his body.

"If you like, let Ella and Tasha go to the college to take care of your food and daily life!" After Lewis finished speaking, he took a deep look at the female assistant next to him.

The female assistant's face suddenly turned red at this moment. She seemed a little uneasy standing next to Louis. She didn't know whether her name was Ella or Tasha. Obviously, what Louis meant when he said this was... What Han meant was that he wanted to give this female assistant to me.

But how can I dare to accept such a gift? At present, I don’t even know how to deal with the personal maids around Ying Li and Qige. I never want to have other troubles besides this that will affect my reputation. That will be a lifetime thing. A noble should have noble moral character and conduct.

Before I could refuse, Noah shook his head like a rattle, and seemed to blame Louis in his tone: "Louis, we need to concentrate on learning magic at the Royal Academy of Magic. Don't make things worse!"

Louis did not expect that Noah would be the first to refuse. This was not like the Noah before. He looked at Noah in surprise.

Then that questioning look came to me again, and I immediately nodded my head like garlic, indicating that Noah and I had the same idea.

In fact, I was complaining secretly. My own affairs had not become clear yet, but I did not dare to cause any more trouble to myself.

At present, nothing is more important to me than awakening Sister Guoguo's soul sealed in her new body. I had a nightmare a few days ago, that is, Sister Guoguo's water elemental spirit suddenly awakened the primary wisdom. , the newly born consciousness directly swallowed up Sister Guoguo's soul fragments, and the last trace of Sister Guoguo in this world disappeared. That is what I am most worried about.

Secondly, I have to go to Tatton City in the Hierro plane to visit Catalina. The red-haired girl who is less courageous than a rabbit actually evaded the empire's decree that adult women aged 25 must get married for a promise to wait for me. , joined the military camp without hesitation and became a female warrior. Thinking of this, I felt an uncontrollable yearning in my heart.

There is also the matter of a large stall in Xinliu Valley. Now the orc village is at the bottleneck of its development period. At this moment, this small orc village in Xinliu Valley needs some fresh blood, because after all, they also need to reproduce and have new ones. When the orcs join in, I should look for the underground slave black market in the imperial capital. Behind the prosperity of every city, there are hidden signs of oppression and exploitation. I want to rescue the orc slaves who have been illegally hunted back.

…

The magic caravan was about to set off, and the neighing of horses outside the car woke me up from my reverie.

After walking out of El City, without Marvin to help me deal with the magic herbs and copper ore produced in Xinliu Valley, I have to personally deal with the materials stored in the warehouse. Now is a good time to establish a relationship with the Emerald Harbor Trading Company. A solid partnership.

Especially now that the magic herbs on the market have become so scarce, the price has almost tripled in a week. At this time, something happened to the Emerald Trading Company. An entire ship of low-level potions was looted by the Black Magic Hermitage. However, this batch of magic herbs was the main ingredient for making healing potions. Duke Mensa's Constructed Knights were there. The frontline urgently needs this batch of healing potions. If this matter goes wrong, it will have a great impact on Louis' reputation. It can be seen that Louis should be the first heir to the Mensa family.

I made the bold decision at this point that I wanted to collaborate with Louis on a deeper level.

I stuck my head out of the car window and shouted loudly: "Louis!"

Then I pushed open the car door and got out of the car.

The female assistant looked at me in surprise, thinking that I had changed my mind. There was a trace of uneasiness in her eyes. That look clearly told me what she was thinking: she would rather stay with Louis.

However, it was obvious that they all misunderstood. Under everyone's surprised eyes, I walked in front of Louis, facing him, and unfolded a scroll of magic parchment. Inside this scroll was a list of some primary magic herbs.

I said to Louis: "When I left El City, I brought a batch of magic herbs from El City. They have been stored in the warehouse next to the academy. I think you may need some low-level magic herbs now."

Louis squinted his eyes and looked at the list of materials. His eyes were as sharp as a knife. On his resolute face like a knife carving a stone, a trace of excitement finally appeared. His posture was no longer so calm and free and easy. He lowered his head slightly and looked carefully at the catalog on the parchment scroll. Then his eyes revealed an irrepressible joy.

He reached out and grabbed the parchment scroll tightly, and asked me excitedly: "Is this true? You can't lie to me. I don't have the mood to bear such a big joke."

"Of course it's true. After your carriages carry food to my place, you can take away all the herbs you need, so as to avoid the carriage running empty. But before that, you need to give me a shopping list, and I will prepare it in advance according to your needs!" I touched my nose and made up a reason casually, saying: "I didn't say it before because there is a buyer for these herbs and the price is being negotiated. But since you need these herbs, I can turn down the herbalist over there."

I didn't mention the magic herbs before because I was afraid of trouble. After all, those herbs are still stored in the underground caves of Xinliu Valley. It is necessary to let the orcs move into the rented temporary warehouse overnight at night.