"Thank you for the advice, soldier, I also hate the dirty and sloppy look, it's not a fun experience." With a flick of Lothar's thumb, a silver coin fell into the soldier's hand.

Although the trading activities between mages are at least in gold coins, in the world of ordinary people, a silver coin is already a rich reward for the soldier to eat comfortably and then find a girl to live happily for a night.

The soldier held the lovely silver coin in his hand, and his attitude became more courteous.

"If you want to stay, you can choose 'warm as home', which is a century-old hotel, and the environmental services are good. The only pity is that that kind of service is not provided. So if you're looking for fun, I recommend going for 'Pink Radiance'......"

"If you're going shopping, because Far Summer City is at the foot of the Helm Mountains, there are a lot of magical plants that grow in the cold zone. In the vicinity of the snow-capped mountains, many chambers of commerce have established their own plantations. With its unique geographical advantages, the prices of various magic potions and raw materials in Far Summer City are at least one percent cheaper than those in other places. ”

"But you have to pay attention...... "The soldier leaned over to Lothar and lowered his voice, "those merchants in the Jingliu District have unclean purchase channels, and many smuggling and stolen goods have been related to them this year. And there are a lot of fakes. Although the White Tower will be close and they will not be too arrogant, but you are a guest from out of town, so it is best not to go. ”

The soldier was very familiar with Yuanxia City, and talked for more than ten minutes, giving Lothar a preliminary understanding of the city.

Because it is located at the foot of the Helm Mountains, the average annual temperature in the city is 5 to 10 degrees cooler than in the Jianwan Fort area, which is just across the mountain. The winters are harsh and long, and the summers are extremely short, and it is seen as a city far from the summer.

Hence the name of the city.

The Winterhold family, who rule here, has been in this land for twelve generations, two thousand three hundred years.

Now this old aristocratic family with a deep heritage has just ushered in its thirteenth head of the family. The young Ares Dongsburg took up the scepter of his ancestors and ruled the territory hundreds of kilometers in the snow-white castle at the foot of the Helm Mountains.

Well, whether the Winterhold family is prosperous or declining has little to do with Lothar.

But the second in line to the family, Anatasius Winterburg, the younger brother of the head of the family, Ares Wintercastle, has a great deal to do with Lothar.

He is the force behind the Moon Scepter family, and he is also the mastermind behind the vain attempt to obtain the legendary orb from Lothar.

This Mr. Anatasius is said to be a more gifted mage than his brother, Ares, the head of the House of Winterhold. Now only 30 years old, he has already reached the level of the six rings.

With such strength and talent, even in the entire Moonrise Kingdom, it is rare. He had even been qualified to join the White Tower of Truth long ago. It's just that Anatasius has higher ambitions and has his own plans, so he refuses the invitation of the White Tower of Truth.

This incident was very famous in the Moonrise Kingdom back then, and even alarmed His Majesty the King and personally came forward to request.

But Anatasius remained unmoved.

Now Anatasius has been practicing in the mage tower deep in the Helm Snow Mountain for nearly five years, in order to perceive the power of the stars, impact the seventh ring, and become a star mage.

For Lothar, this is a good thing.

If Anatasius had acted in person, instead of sending lackeys like the Moon Staff family, his life and the legendary orb would not have been saved.

But now Lothar is not worried about Anatasius.

Because he knew that the cultivation of the power of the stars in the Mage Tower had to take a five-year cycle. This is determined by the trajectory of the stars, and is not subject to the will of mortals.

When Anatasius entered the Mage's Tower, it was in June 516 of the Blood Staff calendar. In other words, he will not be able to leave the Mage Tower until June of this year.

And at that time, the undead scourge has already begun, and the entire continent will be plunged into chaos.

It was not difficult for Lothar to avoid Anatasius.

Now, on the contrary, it is Anatasius's lackeys, the Moonstaff family, that is a little more tricky.

The other party is like a maggot on the tarsal bone, and he can't shake it off.

In the battle with the mercenary Yves, although Lothar was lucky to win, she used up the last two Spirit Fruits, and her arm was also injured.

For the time being, only the Scroll of Everything can play a role in fighting a three-ring mage as powerful as Lexie. But this is far from enough to counter Rexi.

For the current Lothar, every minute wasted is a great crime.

According to the soldier's suggestion, he rented a large suite in the "Warm Home" inn, washed and rested, and after filling his stomach, he immediately went to the streets, preparing to buy the spiritual power potion used to assist the promotion of the first ring mage.

The first magic shop Lothar chose was called the "Snow Mountain Treasure House", which was the largest and most famous shop in the Far Summer City, specializing in all kinds of magical plant materials.

But Lothar, who was full of hope, got a disappointing answer here.

"I'm sorry, sir, but it just so happened that the last Tier 1 Spiritual Power Potion in stock in the store was sold yesterday."

"What about the next batch of first-level spiritual power potions?"

"Sir, the first snow berries of the year will not be harvested until three weeks away."

There are many kinds of first-level spiritual power potions that can assist trainee mages in condensing the ring of law. Each psychic potion can instantly increase mental power, but it has its own advantages and disadvantages. In the various magic shops in Far Summer City, the main thing that is sold is the potion "Snowy Gift".

Its main raw material is snow berries.

"It's not just our 'Snow Mountain Treasure House', but the other shops in the city no longer have ready-made spiritual power potions for sale. Everyone is waiting for the snow berries to be harvested. ”

Since she couldn't buy ready-made ones, Lothar had no choice but to buy magic materials and prepare them herself.

He had six formulas for first-level spiritual power potions in his head. Lothar made a list of the required materials and handed them to the clerk, "I need the magic materials on this." ”

The clerk took the list, went through it carefully, and then took out the inventory list and checked it with each other.

After a long moment, he shook his head at Lothar: "Very unfortunate, sir. All the materials you need are sold out in the store. ”

"There are sixty-eight materials in total, and forty-three of them are very common magic materials, and they are all sold out?"

The clerk smiled apologetically.

A cloud of doubt welled up in Lothar's mind.

He didn't stop any longer and moved on to the next store.

"I'm sorry, we can't accommodate your request. Just yesterday afternoon, a big customer came and bought half of the stock in the warehouse. The materials you need, too. ”

The second shop, Lothar, is in almost the same situation as the first.

The third store, the fourth store, the fifth store, all the same.

Even after seeing Lothar enter the door, the owner of some small shops immediately turned cold, threw down the sentence: "Closed today", and kicked him out.

It's definitely not normal to visit most of the magic shops in Far Summer City and find nothing.

After a long day's delay, Lothar returned to the inn with an ugly face.

For the first time since coming into this world, he felt a deep sense of frustration.

It's like starting a great journey with great ambitions, only to get stuck in the mire as soon as you take a step.

After a hasty dinner, Lothar took out the books she had bought from the East Star Sea Trading Company and began to read.

Although I didn't buy spiritual power potions today, the knowledge and power contained in the books in my hands were real and could be grasped.

Because of the physical fitness of the bronze rank, the injury on Lothar's arm healed quickly.

He had long since recovered from his last battle with Yves and was in good spirits and read until late at night.

Seeing that the clock pointed to three o'clock in the morning, Lothar prepared to turn off the lights and rest.

He had just fallen asleep, and his eyelids had not yet closed, when he suddenly heard a commotion outside.

Then, a pungent stench wafted in from the window.

Lothar lifted the curtains and found a cloud of green smoke that was inconspicuous in the darkness of the night, gradually enveloping the entire hotel.

"Stinky Cloud ......"

Lothar immediately recognized the spell that had caused a disturbance in the hotel, and he got a hint of +1 spell recognition skill, but at this time, where could he care about such a thing, he quickly packed up his clothes and ran out of the hotel.

Even if it's not within the range of the Stinky Cloud Technique, the stench is enough to make people sit still. If you're surrounded by that green smoke, you're going to be so uncomfortable that you're going to spit out bile.

Only the physical strength above the silver level can endure that terrible stench.

Attacked by the Stinky Cloud Technique of unknown origin, the entire innkeeper was frozen on the street for the night. Some of them were unbearable, so they just checked out and left.

Early the next morning, the innkeeper found Lothar with a bitter face.

"Dear Mr. Mage, could you please leave? My hotel is only a small business, and I can't afford to lose money from such an accident. ”

"Boss, someone asked you to kick me out?"

"This ......"

Looking at the embarrassed look of the other party, Lothar already understood.

He nodded, packed his bags, and left the inn.

Obviously, Lothar had been targeted from the moment she entered Far Summer City.

He couldn't buy the mental power potion he desperately needed, and he couldn't even rest peacefully for the night.

"Far Summer City is the territory of the Winterhold family. Because the White Tower will be imminent, they may not dare to kill me under the nose of the White Tower of Truth. But with the connections and resources in my hands, I can't eat or sleep well in the city, and I can't buy anything, but it's not difficult to do. ”

"It's a real honor to be so targeted by a duke and nobleman."

Lothar did not immediately look for another place to stay. Because he knew that even if he stayed in other hotels, he would still face annoying harassment.

He had to find a place where he could rest and study in peace, without being infiltrated by the forces of the Winterhold family.