"Looks like today is my lucky day."

Zuo Si unceremoniously motioned to the soldier to pack the two spell books with his bags, along with the books he had bought before.

It is not difficult to see from the expression on his face that there is no surprise at all.

The reason why he was able to pick out two books worth more than 5,000 gold from the many spell books had nothing to do with luck at all.

The woman was obviously quite interested in this, and asked curiously, "How did you judge the value of those two spell books?"

Tell me! I can give you a Holy Grail worth 850 gold for free.

It can make three cups of holy water per day with the effect of [Heal Minor Injuries]. ”

Hearing that there was a bargain to be taken advantage of, Zuo Si immediately replied with a happy smile: "It's actually very simple." The first spell book, tattered and damaged even at the edge of the page, must have experienced a fierce battle before its original owner was killed.

On the torn edges around the book, I found many marks of burn and strong acid.

Whoever can destroy a spell book with protective magic like this must be quite powerful.

This also means that the master of the spell book who is his opponent will definitely not be too bad. ”

"I see! It seems that you have a keen sense of observation and a strong level of logical reasoning. The woman nodded slightly.

However, Zuo Si did not become complacent because of the other party's praise, but continued to explain to himself: "As for the second book, although the pages of the book are inlaid with too many inferior gems worth less than 10 gold coins, the first impression gives people an arrogant and vulgar impression.

But in fact, anyone who has studied the magic of spell summoning in depth will notice that all these gems are arranged in a very strange and regular way.

In other words, the cover of the second book is actually a small circle that is used to enhance summoning spells.

So I concluded that its original owner must have been a very high-level spell master. ”

"Wonderful! With so much attention to detail and a wealth of knowledge, you're really out of the ordinary. This chalice is now yours. ”

The woman made good on her promise and placed a glittering golden cup set with four round clear crystals on the counter.

Judging by the blurred emblem on the cup, it must have been the work of a priest.

Normally, something like this, which involves the blessings of the gods, should be placed in the temple for worshippers to admire and use, and should never be sold casually.

The reason why it appeared on the market was that its original owner, like the original owner of those spell books, had already been killed.

His valuables were looted by the killer or other bandits, and then found in the magical goods shop in Port Carlin several times.

Zuo Si even felt that more than one-third or even more of all the magic items sold in this building were "stolen goods" of unknown origin.

But what does it matter?

Anyway, he's just here to buy what he needs.

After putting away the Holy Grail, Zuo Si picked up a book from another bookshelf that introduced the main towns, specialties, and customs of the west coast of the Faeron Continent, an adventure book with illustrations and a detailed description of the common monsters and weaknesses in the wild.

Finally, I bought a magic map with zoom in and out.

It is said that the map records many hidden paths, underground entrances, and caves that are unknown.

The two copies of the former together are only 460 gold coins.

The latter costs up to 8,000 ...... for a map alone

Yes!

On the continent of Faerun, the price of the map is so outrageous.

Some cities or organizations are so extreme that they prohibit anyone from drawing maps of their sphere of influence in order to defend themselves against foreign invasions.

As a result, mapping often requires a high level of professional skill and memory, as well as the risk of execution if caught.

Prices are inevitably high.

Even the scribbled map of the Sea of Swords and the Bay of Swords, such as the one in the hand of the merchant Bernard, cost almost a few hundred gold coins when it was purchased.

In the end, Zuo Si only took back 2,893 [Dante] gold coins issued by Amm from the woman.

When he walked out of the dazzling spell shop and returned to the noisy street, he couldn't help but sigh slightly: "I spent more than 30,000 gold coins just to buy two popular science books, a large magic map, and some basic books necessary to learn the magic knowledge of this world. Magic...... It's really expensive. ”

"Master, where are we going now? Do you want to go straight back to the hotel? The soldier asked, carrying a much lighter bag.

"Well, let's go back. It just so happened that I was also a little tired and wanted to get a good night's sleep. ”

With that, the two of them returned to their lodgings one after the other along the way they had come.

With the [Frozen Pearl] continuously cooling the environment, the room that was originally as stuffy as a steamer quickly became comfortable and pleasant.

Zuo Si took a shower, lay on the soft big bed and looked through the books he bought for a while, and after a while, he closed his eyes and fell asleep.

……

At the same time, the headquarters of the Thieves' Guild was three blocks away from the inn.

Epke was sitting in his place, listening carefully to his thieves' reports.

It took a full minute for him to touch the double chin of Q Bomb and ask, "You mean, Lord Soth took his servant to the largest spell shop in Port Carlin. And bought a whole bunch of books while also selling a fun magic item? ”

The thief with short brown and black hair hurriedly nodded: "Yes! I saw them piling up countless gold coins on the counter while trading, and it made me feel like I wanted to do it. ”

"Don't be stupid! The owner of that magic shop is not something we can afford to mess with. Epke immediately reprimanded sternly.

But soon, the bald fat man set his eyes on the middle-aged mage standing on his right hand side: "Kulang! Tell me, what do you think of this Lord Soth? ”

The middle-aged mage, whose hair was already clearly moving towards the Mediterranean trend, thought for a few minutes before shaking his head with a wry smile: "I'm sorry, chief.

It's hard for me to make an accurate judgment until I see him in person.

But from him, he can easily transform a large number of low-level undead, and can also exercise a certain degree of control, and his cast level should not be lower than level thirteen.

Maybe there are also priests who have part-time jobs with some evil gods, and have the ability to [rebuke the undead].

As for age, it is indeed possible that a new body has been invaded using the five-ring necromantic magic [Demon Soul Pot], as your merchant friend deduced.

However, it cannot be ruled out that some changes are the result of magic.

In short, this is an absolutely dangerous figure.

His strength should be far above mine. ”

"What do you think...... Can we hire him in the guild war that is about to break out? Epke asked in a tone of uncertainty that was not very clear.

"Hire a powerful necromancer?

So what price are you going to pay?

You must know that he spent more than 30,000 gold coins in one time today.

With such a spend, the ordinary price could not satisfy his appetite. ”

The middle-aged mage, known as Kurang, was clearly unfazed by his leader's brain-opening thoughts.

He didn't think that a powerful mage with real strength would easily accept someone else's employment.

If he hadn't realized that his potential had been exhausted and that it was impossible for him to continue further on the path of magic, he would not have "fallen into the company of a group of filthy and lowly thieves".

"How do you know if you don't try? I think that Sosge should be quite talkative. ”

Epke clearly didn't give up, but planned to find an opportunity to test it.

As for the cost......

As long as you can win the Guild War and expand your territory, you can pay for it with money, magic items, and slaves looted from your enemies.