Chapter 48: The Foundations of the Occult (Revised)
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The inflated wealth made Roddy very happy, and he was even more grateful to Mr. Issad.
This kind and righteous gentleman will surely be rewarded.
Roddy thought to himself as he touched the four notes and two gold pounds in his pocket, and soon came to the only bank in the lower city, the Central Bank of Kanerda.
After exchanging four banknotes for twenty gold pounds under the operation of a young female teller, he went to the commercial center of Heiliu Street in the lower city, that is, the market where he had met the strange fortune teller before, and this time he planned to buy himself a suit, gentleman's suit, and then buy some ingredients to cook a long-lost meal that belonged to the foodie empire.
After comparing the foot traffic of several tailor shops, Roddy chose a store called Angelo because of its low footfall.
It's not that Roddy has any unique buying skills, it's just that he feels uncomfortable with too many people because of his habits, and he doesn't want to wait for other customers in the fitting room when he chooses a set.
"Welcome, dear sir, I'm Angelo, the tailor, is there anything I can do for you?"
Roddy compared the name of the store, and it seemed that this middle-aged man in a suit and leather shoes with a slightly bulging belly should be the owner.
"Well. I need to buy a suit, a full set!"
Luo Di touched the money in his pocket, and replied boldly, and after answering, he also looked at the furnishings in the store, which was relatively clean, but there were not many types of clothing products, and one of them attracted Luo Di's interest.
"Sacrificial clothes..."
Roddy stepped forward blankly, and just as he was about to stretch out his hand, he suddenly came to his senses, and then his expression was a little unnatural.
Fragments of memories popped up in my mind about buying a new, more beautiful sacrificial dress for Dai.
It seems that the original owner was so concerned about this that it affected me.
Roddy sighed when he realized his involuntary behavior just now, turned to look at Angelo, and said:
"This sacrificial costume looks a little different. ”
"Dear sir, I have to say that your vision is really very tasteful, this is my own design and tailoring of the ceremonial garment, for the clergy of St. Mary's Church, but..."
"But what?" Roddy blurted out subconsciously.
"But it's just a sample, it's not for everyone, and it's not cheap...," Angelo continued, somewhat crampedly.
"Because it's unique, it's my brainchild! But the clergy don't want to spend too much money on it..."
"Is there anything wrong with a tailor with a certified tailor certificate that I bid ten gold pounds for a one-of-a-kind piece!?"
Roddy gasped, resisted the thought of turning around and asked tentatively:
"How much does a full suit cost?"
"Ten gold pounds. Angelo replied without hesitation.
"....", Roddy looked at Angelo wordlessly, he knew that a full suit was very expensive, so usually only gentlemen with a stable salary and a strong focus on quality would buy it, but in Downtown, a suit usually only costs four or five gold pounds.
"Need something more expensive?"
"No, the cheapest. Roddy smiled and said categorically, and was ready If this guy fools himself with a high price again, then he has to thank Bu Min, turn around and leave!
I look young, but I don't look stupid.
Angelo and Roddy looked at each other and were quickly defeated, a young man with a unique temperament.
"Well, just four gold pounds, if you want, I'll be able to provide it right now!"
Roddy nodded in satisfaction, and finally chose a suit that was biased towards the dress design, thinking about what party he might attend in the future.
After paying four gold pounds, Roddy turned around and wanted to leave, but there seemed to be a hurdle in his heart that made him extremely uncomfortable, and finally had to sigh and look at the sacrificial robe.
"Is it really unique?"
Angelo keenly smelled the smell of money, and once again enthusiastically introduced this uniquely designed and unique sacrificial garment.
"Ten gold pounds is too expensive and beyond my means, and if it were a hardware pound, I think I would not hesitate to take it home. ”
Roddy looked Angelo straight in the eye, sincere and mysteriously persuasive.
"Sir.." Angelo seemed a little difficult, "It's just a sample, which means it needs to be tailor-made, which is very physically and energetic, especially after the passage of the Huimin Bill... Anyway if you're going to buy, seven gold pounds, including made-to-measure!"
"I promise it will make your sweetheart happy! Every clergyman should have a unique and expensive sacrificial garment!"
You are to bathe in the pig pen, you are to burn the pillar of fire, and the doctrine of the Church of Order and Law is to be industrious and thrifty, not to be extravagant and wasteful, and not to be overly materially wealthy.
And Dai wasn't my sweetheart.
"Okay, deal. ”
Angelo didn't expect that Roddy didn't continue to lower the price, and rubbed the back of his hand excitedly.
"So, may I ask you, generous sir, can you provide a size now?"
Without thinking, Roddy replied:
"Height 161, bust 79, waist 51, hip 84..."
Wait, why do I know so clearly, Roddy covered his mouth with his left hand, his mind was slightly confused, and then he realized that the data came from the memories of the original owner.
"Yes sir, you need to pay a deposit of three gold pounds first, take it a week later, and pay the remaining four gold pounds. ”
Roddy nodded, paid three gold pounds, picked up the bag of the suit and left Angelo's tailor's shop, his mind still a little muddy until now.
Rubbing his temples vigorously, he took a deep breath to calm his mood and thoughts, and returned home, it was also time for dinner, and Roddy felt hungry and realized that he had forgotten to buy ingredients.
So, even if he had money, he still needed to eat leftover bread and tea.
"Hey...."
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With hot tea in hand and hard bread in his hand, Roddy went to the basement again, and after accepting Captain Bob's proposal, he decided not to enter the time boundary for the time being, and the exploration could be left to the saber-toothed tiger anyway.
He now needs to know some basic occultism in order to prepare for the upcoming Extraordinaire promotion.
While sipping hot tea, he opened "Basic Occultism", and the first page made Roddy's eyes light up.
It is not a pure text like the traditional "Physiognomy and Classification of the Extraordinary", but a form of expression that is mainly based on pictures and supplemented by words, and most importantly, the annotation corresponding to the diagram on the first page is "The Creation Myth of the Seven Days".
At the same time, Roddy also perceives that the script is not a common continental language, but a language similar to Gudesa, but somewhat different.
He found that he didn't know the characters, but fortunately it was not only accompanied by figurative pictures, but also had translations of lingua franca on the top of each font, and there were phonetic interspersions, which was very friendly to newcomers.
Roddy couldn't help but think of Catherine, her recommendation was really suitable for her.