The rules of the Bloodstained Lands are very simple, and they work. If your strength is above the baseline, then you can have the wealth and status to match. In fact, this rule is almost the same as not, it is not so much a rule, but rather the wisdom of survival.

For example, when two Gobi lions meet in the wild, they will most likely roar at each other, test each other's strength and bottom line, and then pass by and forage for food.

In most parts of the Bloodstained Lands, the rules prevail in the same way as in the World of Beasts, and the Blue Water Oasis is no exception.

Richard and Reilly talked for an hour with the old man who was looking at the grocery store and came to this conclusion.

This morning, Richard entered Oasis City again. When he saw the old man sitting in front of the grocery store with nothing to do, he asked someone to bring a stool from the Stitch bar next door and chatted with the old man.

There are dozens of large and small shops on this street, and many of the shopkeepers are like old grocers sitting in the doorways with nothing to do, and they don't see customers coming to their doors for a long time.

Under the old man's explanation, Richard and Reilly also learned that the shops on this street were just for show.

There is a force behind every store, and the size and type of store hints at the business done by the force behind it. For example, the Hides Shop represents Orc slaves, the Clothing Store represents Barbarian slaves, and shops that sell desert stone carvings often have a large number of Sandman slaves. At the same time, the bar offers not only intelligence and spirits, but also the mercenary business of various horse teams.

Actually, there was nothing wrong with Richard's approach of buying news at the bar. The problem is that he looks too young and beautiful on the outside, and he doesn't look like a native of the Bloodstained Lands. What's more, Richard took out too many gold coins, which provoked the bartender's greed, triggering a series of stories later. You know, Stitch's cavalry only needs a commission of fifty silver coins per day, and the captain is two gold coins. If there were fifty gold coins, Stitch wouldn't mind running again.

What intrigued Reilly was that the old man's grocery store in front of him was buying and selling all kinds of rare materials, including some forbidden items from the human kingdom. As the topic deepened, the old man's mouth popped up with heart-warming names such as maple amber, flying snake venom saliva, and raffite refined iron.

Richard pointed to the grocery store and said, "I would venture to ask, who is the owner of this store?"

The old man smiled and said, "These are all open secrets, and it's nothing to tell you. My grocery store belongs to Lord Enlek, the one commonly known as the Marquis of Strength. ”

According to the tradition of the Faro plane, if the word "strength" is added to the title of a nobleman, it means that he has a strength that is far beyond the average level of the current title, but for some reason he has not been able to obtain a higher title.

"Very attractive. Richard said with a smile.

The old man nodded and said, "That's true. I'm getting old, and I'm not as angry as I used to be, but now I want a few people to talk to me. ”

From yesterday to now, the old man has always been gentle towards Richard and Reilly, as if he really regarded them as good chat partners. He looked at the attendants who were sitting nearby, and continued, "You are young and good, and you have a strong guard. Only a fool like Stitch would raise a man with no eyes, thinking he could eat you. Now, Stitch pays the price for his stupidity, but it doesn't end so easily. ”

"We also know that this will make a lot of people unhappy, but the business that Richard brings can turn those friendly forces from unpleasant to pleasant. Reilly smiled and added, "Very pleasant!"

"Is it you, not you?" the old man keenly grasped the key words in Reilly's words, and he stared at Richard tightly.

"It's me, not my teacher, not my family. Richard said calmly.

Hearing this answer, the old man not only did not show a disappointed look, but became more interested: "For example?"

"First of all, I need a lot of materials. Other than that...... May I ask if the Marquis believes in a certain god?" Richard looked directly at the old man, showing the humility and intellectual curiosity of a noble young man.

"The Anlek family has the blood of legendary heroes, so the successive marquis believe in their ancestors. The old man replied.

Richard and Reilly looked at each other and nodded. Since it is ancestor worship, things are much easier.

"If Lord Marquis doesn't mind, I can sell a batch of low-level divine magic scrolls. This time, Richard lowered his voice and didn't let the fourth person hear their conversation.

A gleam flashed in the old man's eyes, and his expression became much more serious. He said solemnly, "Which one's magic is it? If you want to use the magic scroll, you must have a corresponding priest." ”

"These scrolls are from the god of courage, and anyone can use them, but at a great cost. For now, a few years of life may be lost. ”

The old man was silent for a long time before he said, "When death is imminent, any wise person will make the right choice, so it's not a problem. However, the fact that you have a tainted scroll of magic in your hand is what is truly surprising. Rest assured, neither the Marquis nor I will inquire into the origin of these scrolls, this is the rule. And, I'm sure no one wants to get involved in something that involves the gods. Finally, if you give this batch of scrolls to my shop to deal with, then Stitch's trouble can be solved with gold. ”

Richard made a decisive decision: "Tonight, I will visit you with a scroll." ”

After leaving the grocery store, Richard did not go back to the camp outside the city, but went to the luxury hotel where he had stayed the previous night.

In Blue Water Oasis, luxury hostels offer comfort and a safe, undisturbed environment. The merchant group behind this inn is called the Golden Radiant Battle Banner, and its power can rank among the top three in the entire Bloodstained Land. If Richard had been hiding here last night, Stitch wouldn't have dared to come looking for trouble.

After nightfall, Richard went to the grocery store again and handed the three magic scrolls to the old man who was watching the store.

After receiving the goods, the old man gave Richard a hundred gold coins as a deposit. He had to do some appraisal of the scroll before he could determine its value.

Richard looked at the gold coins and said with a little surprise, "Temple gold coins?"

The old man nodded and said, "These gold coins are all from the temple of the highland god of war. ”

After Richard left, the old man closed the door of the grocery store and began to study the construction of the three magic scrolls. After three hours, he let out a long breath, then took out a bottle and released several small dots of light from it.

Half an hour later, three mysterious men wrapped in cloaks walked into the grocery store and went straight to the back room.

These were three elderly men, and as soon as they sat down, they couldn't wait to pick up the magic scroll and study it carefully.

Sixty minutes later, one of them said to the old man at the grocery store, "Amman, where did you get these things?"

"A little guy named Richard, the guy who killed Stitch last night and hung his body outside the camp. Amman replied.

Another old man snorted and said coldly, "What an arrogant little guy!"

"Young people, with the support of their families and teachers, it is inevitable to be arrogant. The man from before made a round, and then said, "Clark, you used to be a priest of the Highland God of War, let's see if these magic scrolls are genuine." ”

Hearing this, the old man named Clark put down a scroll in his hand and said in a hoarse voice: "It is indeed a real magic scroll, and it can be used completely." However, there are some differences between them and the scrolls of the God of Courage in terms of details. ”

Clark pointed to the scroll he had just placed on the table and continued, "You see, this structure has never been seen in any of the gods of courage. In addition, nine of the seventeen divine inscriptions on the scroll were something I had never seen before. ”

The four old men looked at each other, their faces becoming more and more solemn. Amman said to Clark, "It seems that these things are indeed tainted scrolls, can you tell where the power that transformed them came from?"

"Just do a little bit of experimentation and you'll be able to confirm it. ”