After eating and drinking, Zuo Si immediately got up to say goodbye and stayed in the most luxurious room of the "Happy Hour" hotel.

Of course, this "luxury" has to be put in quotation marks.

Because in his opinion, the room he was in was only above average at best, but much cleaner than those ordinary rooms.

On top of that, this room is not like the Floating City Grand Mage Tower, which has the function of automatically adjusting the temperature.

In addition, Port Carlin is located in the south of the continent of Faerun, which is a typical tropical desert climate.

It was daytime, the sun outside was very scorching, and it was estimated that the ambient temperature was at least thirty-five or six degrees, and the room was as hot as a steamer.

Zuo Si carried a lot of magic items and scrolls, but he didn't regulate the temperature of his surroundings or improve his body's endurance.

And because there may be deadly mutated viruses and bacteria hidden in his body, he must not suffer from heat stroke, let alone get sick.

Otherwise, Port Carlin, the most prosperous and densely populated city in Faerun, will become a living purgatory in a week or two.

"Damn! Now it's a real problem. Looks like I'm going to have to visit the local market and buy something to cool off. ”

Zuo Si wiped a handful of sweat from his forehead and neck, and didn't dare to lie down and sleep at all.

When I was eating outdoors on the second floor just now, there was a sea breeze blowing, and there was an ice bucket next to me that I didn't know where to get it to cool down, and I didn't feel how hot it was.

But now as soon as I entered the house, I immediately sweated like rain.

Well, now there's one more reason not to stay in Port Carlin.

In desperation, Zuo Si could only go downstairs and ask the boss about the location of the market where magic items were sold, and then set off with the soldiers.

As for the leopard, he was left behind to look after Harlet.

Although the leader of the Thieves' Guild has promised that he will never let this pirate captain run away.

But he didn't trust the other side.

In other words, after nearly two years of living in the tower of the Floating City, it is difficult for Zuo Si to trust anyone easily.

Because trusting a promise made by someone at the first meeting often requires taking more risks than you could have imagined.

He is not qualified and cannot afford such a high risk now.

In this way, with curiosity and anticipation of the magic goods market in the Faren Continent, the two quickly passed through the majestic arena and the place dedicated to buying and selling slaves, and came to the door of a round-arched building.

Unlike the hustle and bustle of other places, this place seems very quiet.

Whether it is the merchants selling things at the stalls or the customers who come to pick and choose to buy, they all use very small voices to talk to each other.

Some of them wore robes and hoods, and obviously had a high level of arcane spellcasting, and were basically either mages or warlocks.

Those who carry a lute or a trumpet harp with them are probably the legendary bards.

In addition to this, there will be a small number of adventurers dressed as people who are also picking and choosing.

Zuo Si was not in a hurry to pick what he was interested in, but first walked around the market.

By eavesdropping on the prices mentioned by other customers in conversations with merchants, we can get a glimpse of which magical items are more valuable and which are slightly cheaper in Port Carlin.

First of all, due to the relatively large number of spellcasters, the price of magic scrolls below the three rings here is often very cheap.

Consumables such as [Missile Rod], [Sleep Rod], [Cobweb Wand], and [Mage Armor Wand] are also well supplied.

Secondly, equipment such as magic rings, amulets, armor, weapons, cloaks, belts, boots, etc., which can be used by anyone, are more popular and more expensive than scrolls and wands that can only be used by the caster.

Finally, and most importantly.

All the goods here are not clearly priced, but to test the buyer's eyesight and knowledge of magical items.

If you are a novice who doesn't know anything, it is entirely possible that you will be slaughtered by the shopkeeper.

"How much money do we have at our disposal right now?" Zuo Si lowered his voice and asked the soldier who was following him.

The latter, carrying a heavy bag, replied without thinking: "About 7,000 gold coins."

Half of them are [Bikenta] issued by Kalinshan, and half are [Dante] issued by Am.

In addition, we have more than 8,000 silver and gold coins, basically all of which are Am's [Centaur].

As for the silver coins, they are more chaotic, including Am's [Taran], Carlinshan's [Decath], Waterdeep's [Fragments], and Sambia's [Raven], adding up to more than 36,000 pieces.

If the goods looted from unknown places on the pirate ship were really worth as Bernard said, they could sell them all for an extra 15,000 to 20,000 gold coins.

But this time, I only brought gold with me, and the rest was deposited in the thieves' guild in Epuk.

According to him, when we buy something, we only need to show the bill issued by him, and we can use it directly as money. ”

There is no doubt that the money was scavenged on the pirate ship of the "Bloody Hand" Harlett.

It is not known who their original owners were.

The only thing that is certain is that every gold or silver coin must have been stained with the blood of merchants and sailors.

It's no wonder that pirates in the Nälancer Islands are so rampant, no matter how many times they are cleared, there is always fresh blood to join them.

It's really that the return rate of this industry is too high.

No more!

It only takes one successful robbery to obtain a huge wealth that civilians dare not imagine in their lifetime.

Of course, the stakes are just as high as they are staggering.

Excluding the already established pirates like Harlett, the average small pirate usually has only a dozen or twenty men and sails a dhow.

If you are not careful, you may be sunk in a storm, or you may be killed by a large merchant ship with a large number of people.

It is simply a true portrayal of "death is like the wind, always with me".

Zuo Si didn't care about the life of the pirates, let alone where the money was looted from, and how many people were killed in the process of robbery......

What really troubled him was how to convert between so many types of currencies.

According to his previous conversations with merchant Bernard, Zuo Si already knew that one gold coin could usually be exchanged for two silver and gold coins, twenty silver coins, and two hundred copper coins.

In addition to this, there is a more advanced platinum coin, one that can be exchanged for five gold coins.

However, platinum coins were minted in very small quantities and were often treasured by nobles and wealthy merchants, and were rarely traded.

However, because almost all the countries, city-states, and even more influential organizations on the continent of Faeron will issue currency within the sphere of influence they control.

Its size, weight, and precious metal content often fluctuate very much.

This determines that the actual value and purchasing power of the same currency issued in different regions after leaving the place of issuance are not consistent.

In addition, gold and platinum, two precious metals, have experienced a certain decline in value due to the chaos caused by the gods descending from the gods in the "Year of Turmoil (1358DR)", while the value of silver is slowly rising.

Even the most astute merchant can often only discern the difference in the value of the currency in the regions he passes along the few trade routes he often travels.

At this moment, Zuo Si misses the exchange and electronic payment system of the Earth Bank very much.

Just as he lowered his head and silently made an estimate in his heart, a female shopkeeper with a black veil on his face next to him suddenly spoke: "Young man, have you been dazzled by the dazzling array of magical items here?" If you don't mind, can you tell us what you want to buy, and I might be able to recommend some for you. ”

Moment!

Zuo Si raised his head and saw a pair of eyes that made people feel thrilled......