Colma's task was more complicated than Zheng Qing had anticipated.

For the next week, Zheng Qing and the others had to go back and forth between the school and the northern district of Beta Town to complete the witch's long parchment list - the reason why they chose to go back and forth was because on the third night of their stay in the northern district, Xiao Xiao calculated a small account, which made Zheng Qing realize that if he lived in a luxury hotel while doing odd jobs, not only would he not only not have a harvest in the end, but he would pay some expenses backwards.

This made the stingy captain of the Sin Hunting Team very distressed.

It wasn't until February 8, the day before the Lantern Festival, that Zheng Qing finally had time to go with a few companions in Beta Town to carry out pre-school shopping activities.

Of course, while completing Colma's mission, Zheng Qing and Xiao Xiao also assisted Xin Fatzi in his news investigation and constantly enriched his investigation report. It must be admitted that with the help of Gini Hut, Xin's investigation went very smoothly.

The fat man had no doubt that he would be able to get a golden quill with this report.

But Xiao Xiao has reservations about the report.

"It's cloudy in the school right now...... Do you still remember the group assault accident that occurred in the No. 1 hunting ground during the school hunting meeting last semester?" Walking on the street, Dr. Xiao Da recorded the scenery on both sides of the street and expressed his opinion: "Personally, I think that your report will never be outdated...... It's entirely possible to pick a less sensitive time slot before publishing. ”

"What yin wind? Where is the yin wind?" Zheng Qing just paid all his attention to a few passing centaurs, and only heard the individual words that Xiao Xiao said: "Is time very sensitive now?"

Xiao Xiao put away his notebook and glanced at Zheng Qing seriously to judge whether he was telling a joke.

"You are now the 'world' and should stand on a higher ground and observe the problem. He finally shook his head and explained: "The accident at the school hunt is not an occasional accident, but an explosion after the accumulation of contradictions to a certain extent, and a rehearsal for a larger conflict in the future...... Any soothsayer with even the slightest discernment can see it. We have to be ready. ”

"Since you can see everything, then the school must have a plan for a long time, don't worry. Fat Xin waved his hand indifferently.

Xiao Xiao sighed softly.

"That's what I'm worried about. He paused and looked around: "Wizards always believe too much in the power of magic, and students always believe too much in the power of school...... But the school, or the forces that the higher wizards fear, such as fate, such as cause and effect, are ignored by the blind followers at the bottom. Very sad. ”

"That kind of thing is not sad, everyone is the same, there is no comparison, and naturally there is no sadness. Speaking of this, Zheng Qing changed his words and glanced at Xin with a mockery: "The really sad thing is that the fat man has already prepared the golden beans, but after staying in the 'Yang-Pinel's Hotel' for three days, no one has come to knock on his door. ”

The so-called mermaid sister is naturally not a real mermaid, or a fish man, but another name for some ancient professional.

"Nonsense. The fat man glanced at the two companions proudly, his tone was full of disdain, and his expression was unfathomable, which made Zheng Qing laugh secretly.

The three of them are walking at the forest market at the port in the northern district of Beta Town, intending to prepare for the upcoming second semester of their freshman year.

Originally, such preparations were carried out in the pedestrian street in the eastern district of Beta Town, or in the twelve four seasons squares located around the world, but after a week's trip to the northern district, Zheng Qing and the others were surprised to find that the price of magic raw materials here was only about eighty percent of that in other areas.

Although there are restrictions such as uneven products and merchants not making small transactions, these restrictions are not a problem for those who own a small shop and have a big doctor in their company.

The only problem is that the amount of funds prepared by Zheng Qing and the others is too small, and they can only watch as bags of high-quality and inexpensive goods are swept away by peer institutions such as Thor Alchemy Company and Green Grocery Store.

"Isn't the Wumeng afraid of a monopoly after spending so much money?" Zheng Qing laboriously stuffed a few jars of rare fire dragon bone powder into a gray cloth bag, and muttered indignantly: "Monopoly can lead to market failure, and then cause vicious economic accidents...... For example, inflation! Just like the dollar and the soft girl coin do!"

"What is inflation?" Fat Xin was very interested in the new term that popped out of Zheng Qing's mouth: "Is the soft sister coin the name of your currency there?

"There are no hard guy coins, but we do have sand coins. Zheng Qing explained to the fat man seriously: "As for inflation, it is an economic phenomenon in which the amount of money circulating in the market exceeds the actual demand, resulting in currency depreciation and price increases...... To paraphrase the situation of the wizarding society, it means that there are too many jade coins on the market, and the dragon bone powder, which was originally worth one jade coin, can now be bought for two jade coins. ”

Xin Fat shrugged.

"It sounds complicated," he said in a blink of an eye, throwing the little curiosity he had just had on Java Island: "Professional matters should be left to professionals...... We just need to create value. ”

"It's a classic word, it's not like you said it. Zheng Qing's eyebrows were raised.

"He used a certain sentence on the wall of the head office of the Wizard United Bank," Xiao Xiao gave Zheng Qing the correct answer without surprise: "In fact, that sentence is also extended from 'there is a specialization in the art industry', and it is not a classic in the real sense. ”

"Wizard United Bank," Zheng Qing pinched his chin and muttered, "It feels like this name is familiar." ”

"It must be familiar!" This time, even Fat Xin couldn't help but complain: "This is the only wizard bank with a business license on Phuket Island...... Neither Gringotts in Europe nor Sam's Chase in the United States have been allowed to bank on the island!"

"Oh!" Zheng Qing smashed his fist into the palm of his hand, and suddenly said: "I don't blame me...... Isn't it an abbreviation on the outside of the bank, and doesn't everyone call it 'Cosmic Travel'?...... Then again, this bank sounds pretty good. ”

"Absolutely. Xiao Xiao's eyes swept around the quotations on different containers, and the quill in his hand quickly wrote in his notebook, and he could answer Zheng Qing's irrelevant question at the same time:

"From the North Sea to the Sahara, from the Amazon to the source of the Three Rivers, from the New World to the depths of the stars, wherever there are wizards, you can see the Wizards' United Bank...... In this bank, you can deposit gold coins, silver cakes, and copper, as well as shells, stones, and sticks, as well as potions, alchemy, and magic weapons. As long as it has value, it will be able to issue you a proper certificate of deposit. ”

"But the rates are different. Xin Fatzi looked at Zheng Qing, who was eager to try, and warned: "I remember that the O'Brien family stored the coffins of their sixteen ancestors in it for a thousand years, and for this family, they need to pay nearly 100 tons of blood as interest every year. And Japan's Abe family entrusts their treasury to them to take care of, but they can reap the interest of a dragon every year. ”

"What is the interest of a dragon?" Zheng Qing felt that he was a little unable to keep up with the rhythm of the topic.

"That's a lot...... As high a value as a dragon. With a look of contempt, the fat man waved his fat short arm, tried to pull his sideburns, and shouted, "Do you have no ability to understand at all?