In February, the weather in Thousand Sails City is still a little cold.

"Young Master Griffith, are you up?" A capable and hearty female voice sounded outside the door, and Griffith, who had just put on his apprentice mage robe, hurriedly replied, "Come in, Anna." ”

Anna was a stocky girl in her early twenties, with long flaxen-colored hair combed into two braids, and a red face with faint freckles, the standard village girl of the Kingdom of Brittany. The most striking thing is Anna's height, which is about 1.9 meters, which is more than half a head taller than Griffith. Thankfully, because of long-term exercise, Anna's figure is not bloated.

The steaming food was placed on the only table in the room, and after arranging her appearance in front of the waiting mirror, Griffith sat down contentedly, ready to enjoy her breakfast.

With a pan-fried veal steak, a boiled egg, two buns, and a large bowl of milk oatmeal, Griffith has a much bigger appetite than the average mage.

"Did the things I ordered from the Sturgeon Guild delivered?" asked Griffith casually.

"The people of the Chamber of Commerce came in the morning, and it was said that the ship had entered the port, but the tax officer found several patients in the bottom warehouse. Now the entire ship is quarantined by the city hall, and it will take at least a week to get the cargo back on board. Anna replied as she helped Griffith make the bed.

"Let Vicente rush. The contract says that the delivery will be made in early March, and if they fail to deliver on time, I have the right to demand compensation from them. "The Sturgeon Chamber of Commerce is only a medium-sized Chamber of Commerce in Thousand Sails City, and as a nobleman with a knighthood, Griffith is not afraid of offending the other party. If you can take the opportunity to claim a sum of compensation, it can be regarded as a windfall.

After Anna left, Griffith began his daily work after breakfast—transcribing the magic scroll.

All the utensils were neatly arranged on the table: the finest lamb parchment, a potion made from the king squid ink sac, and a magic pen worth a hundred gold dragons.

The Golden Dragon is the most common gold coin in the Titania continent, named after the dragon on the obverse, and similar to the standard silver coin known as the Silver Wolf. As for copper coins, because the value of the currency is too low, most of the goods circulating in the market are shoddy and indiscriminate, and some are not even round, so they are nicknamed copper horns by the folk.

This is a tradition left over from the Titanian Empire, which once unified the continent, and although the ancient empire has long since fallen apart, its royal monetary system has stubbornly been preserved. A golden dragon is equivalent to a commoner's income for a month. Each golden dragon can be exchanged for 20 silver wolves, or 400 copper horns, and one copper horn is enough to eat a poor meal that barely fills your stomach at the cheapest tavern in Thousand Sails City.

The value of a magic pen alone is equivalent to the total income of a commoner for eight years, which shows that the mage burns money, and it is a bottomless pit at all. Even if you are a nobleman with a fief, it is difficult to support a magician.

Morning is the time when thinking is the clearest.

Griffith closed the window, slowly clearing his mind, and then an intricate pattern slowly came to mind. The ink-stained nib moves slowly across the parchment, not a simple depiction, but rather a glimpse of Griffith's mental power seeping into the parchment through the nib and the ink.

After about half an hour, Griffith let out a long sigh of relief and looked at the parchment on the table with satisfaction.

Level 1 Magic Scroll - Magic Missile.

As the most commonly used level 1 magic, the price of the Magic Missile Scroll is very stable, and it remains at 10 golden dragons for many years. Excluding the cost of materials, Griffith can earn about 5 gold dragons for every successful one.

Opening the drawer and taking out a sandalwood scroll box from inside, Griffith carefully placed the magic missile scroll he had just finished in, then pulled the rope on the side of the table. The rope was tied to the bell downstairs, and it wasn't long before Anna walked in with a tray.

"Master Griffith, tea, please. ”

The steaming tea ran down his throat and into his stomach pouch, and Griffith closed his eyes in comfort. A soft and soothing warm current flowed through his body, and then slowly rushed to his brain, allowing Griffith's tired spirit to fully recover.

The world is full of active magical energy, and even animals and plants have various magical effects. For example, the tea that Griffith had just enjoyed could help restore his mental strength. This once surprised Griffith, who had just crossed into this world—yes, it was not he who now occupied Griffith's body, but a soul from Earth.

Three years have passed, and from the beginning of the cautious walking on thin ice, by now, Griffith has fully integrated into the world.

"By the way, how much tea is left at home?" Griffith, who opened his eyes again, asked Anna.

"About half a pound. Anna replied without thinking at all. As Griffith's only maid, Anna knows everything about Griffith's belongings.

"Well, it looks like I'm going to buy some back. Griffith touched the short stubble on his chin, which was his habitual action when thinking, "Look at what Vicente and Bailey need, I'll go to the mentor in the afternoon and replenish some supplies by the way." ”

Vicente and Bailey are both Griffith's servants, who turned out to be a wanderer in Thousand Sails City, who was taken in by Griffith two years ago and prepared to train into a future team.

As the second son of Baron Carolingian, Griffith was not eligible to inherit the title, so he was sent to the City of Thousand Sails at the age of 12 to study magic with Gerald, a level 6 magician in the city. Griffith, who first arrived in Thousand Sails City, showed excellent talent and became a level 1 magician in only half a year.

The so-called wood shows in the forest, and the wind will destroy it. I don't know if it was an accident or a murder, but in short, Griffith was swallowed by magic during a meditation, and his soul died, cheapening the traveler from Earth.

After drinking the tea, wait for Anna to leave again. Griffith began to copy the scroll again, this time, he was copying another level of magic, mage armor.

Twenty minutes later, Griffith's hand shook slightly, and the parchment cracked, and the loose ink stained the white parchment.

"It failed. Griffith sighed deeply and pulled the rope a little frustrated.

Copying magic scrolls has never been a 100% success rate. The average low-level mage has a success rate of about sixty percent, while Griffith, with his special talent, has a success rate of about eighty or ninety. This is also the reason why Griffith was able to make a profit by copying scrolls - the average low-level mage, the loss of materials that failed to copy was enough to wipe out most of the gains.

The rebrewed tea was served, and the torn parchment was taken away by Anna - after all, it was made of the finest lambskins, and even if it was scrap, it could be exchanged for a silver wolf or two in the hands of the merchant.

The defeat just now somewhat affected his confidence, and Griffither took a longer break, and then began to copy the third scroll of the day, the Enchanting Human. This time it was good luck, and it was a good time to close the pen half an hour later.

Putting the scroll away again, Griffith put it back in front of the mirror and walked out of the room. With Griffith's current mental power, copying three first-level magic scrolls a day is almost at the limit. Forcibly continuing to transcribe will not only cause mental damage, but also greatly reduce the success rate, which is completely more than worth the loss.

"Anna, I'm out of the house. ”

Leaving his rented compound, Griffith expertly navigated a few streets with few pedestrians to a tall tower that covered a large area.

"Welcome, Sir Griffith Caroling. The golem guarding the door greeted Griffith without emotion and let him go.

"Griffith, come to me. As soon as he stepped into the magic tower, a hoarse voice rang in Griffith's ears.

"Yes, Mentor. Through the teleportation array inside the tower, Griffith came to the top floor of the magic tower, knocked lightly, and then pushed the door in.

Gerald is a thin middle-aged man, with an ordinary face but sharp eyes, and the magic robe on his body is always so neat and meticulous.

"How are you mastered with Mirror Shadow?" asked Griffith without waiting for Griffith to say hello.

"It's a little bit closer, and the final construction of the magic model always falls short. Griffith looked down and replied a little ashamedly.

Mirror Shadow is the most commonly used second-level magic, and it is also the spell that Griffith chose to study in order to advance to a level 2 magician. He'd been studying the magic for almost two years, but he had never been able to master it. The failure to break through the bottleneck also made Griffith feel more and more pressure in front of Gerald's mentor.

The class level of a magician is very intuitive, and a few levels of magic mastered are several levels of magician. Levels 1-3 are beginner, 4-6 are intermediate, and 7-9 are advanced. Above level 9, there are extraordinary legendary mages.

Perhaps because of the sequelae of the crossing, Griffith stopped at the rank of a Level 1 magician, and his former genius aura has long become a laughing stock in the eyes of other apprentices.

"It seems that the effect of that spell backlash on you is still not erased. Gerald said with a little disappointment, "If you have the chance, you might as well go buy a bottle of Azure Potion." ”

The Azure Potion, formulated by Sisko, the master potion master of the Sorcery Alliance, is a special medicine for the treatment of soul wounds. Directly proportional to its efficacy, it is its high price. With a sky-high price of 10,000 gold dragons per bottle, not many people can afford it, even for magicians who are known for their good income.

Gerald knew that Griffith had made a lot of money copying scrolls, and he could still afford to save money for a few years, so he made such a suggestion. However, Griffith couldn't figure out whether his situation was right or not, and he couldn't make up his mind.

"The city guards are going to clear the goblin tribe of the Sharptooth Forest, and they ask me to send a mage to help. This task is up to you. Gerald waved his hand, and Griffith walked away playfully.

As a level 6 mage who is only one step away from being promoted to the highest rank, Gerald is not only the representative of the Sorcery Alliance in Thousand Sails City, but also one of the five members of the Thousand Sails City Council. Whenever the town hall needed mage support, Gerald was always the one to turn to.

Something as trivial as clearing out goblins naturally often falls on apprentices such as Griffith.

Leaving the seventh floor of the Magic Tower, Griffith came to the second floor.

"Dear little Griffith, I don't know what can serve you?" said a blue-skinned lamp god with a smile that was daunted in smoke.

"I need to borrow a few books and buy some magic materials. Griffith respectfully handed over a piece of paper. The lamp god in front of him, although he is only a magical creation, has a higher intelligence than ordinary people. Gerald's time is precious, and apprentices like Griffith spend most of their time dealing with the Lamp God more often.

"Advanced Potions was borrowed for three months, 10 golden dragons. ”

"The Refinement of 100 Nutrients" was borrowed for three months, 10 golden dragons. ”

"The Illustrated Book of Common Flora and Fauna of the Ilya Peninsula" was borrowed for three months, 5 golden dragons. ”

""The Fish-Man Study of the Stormy Ocean" was borrowed for three months, 8 golden dragons. ”

"Tea 10 pounds, 100 gold dragons. ”

"Incense 2 pounds, 30 gold dragons. ”

"Pepper 1 pound, 18 gold dragons. ”

"Cinnamon 1 pound, 16 golden dragons. ”

"Lilac 1 pound, 20 gold dragons. ”

"Mint 10 pounds, 120 gold dragons. ”

"A total of 337 golden dragons. Griffith, your account balance is 628 gold dragons, is it deducted directly from your account?"

"Okay. Griffith nodded, confirming the deal.

Although there are spatial treasures such as storage bags in this world, they are extremely rare and precious. In order to make it easier for the apprentices not to carry a large bag of gold dragons every time they trade, most of the transactions here are bookkeeping.

"The account balance is 291 gold dragons, and the books you borrowed and the materials you purchased will be delivered to your home before dark. "The god of lights, who has done a big business, humanized a happy expression.