Walking into the city of Teresa City, looking at the familiar and unfamiliar street scene around him, Sean's heart felt a little emotional.

More than two years ago, he left here as an ordinary person, because of some good luck, talent, and his unremitting efforts, Sean gradually grew from an ordinary person to a level 11 mage, and he was no longer the original prisoner who was slaughtered by others.

The large box he dragged contained more than 20,000 gold coins and even more precious Mithril coins, which were all the capital of Sean for a period of time in the future.

Before the reincarnation staff is completed, Sean will no longer be involved in the so-called aristocratic struggle, and it is extremely dangerous to not have enough strength to take care of other people's affairs, even if he is already a professional at the apprenticeship level, he is not very strong in this city.

……

Theresa City is growing faster than he could have imagined, and even on the surface, Sean can sense the city's prosperity.

The narrow road had been remodeled to be wide and flat, and horse-drawn carts full of goods drove on them, the wheels rattling.

Merchant, Guard, Servant......

Sean easily recognized their identities at a glance.

There are many smart people in the world, and the hidden business opportunities in Teresa City have been quickly discovered by everyone, and those hyena-like leaders of the Chamber of Commerce did not despise this obscure city, and simply sent a large number of people over.

But that's exactly what Sean wants, as his collection of materials and the sale of finished products will only go smoothly when business is prosperous, and if he lives in a city with no traffic, even if he has a lot of gold, he can't buy what he needs.

……

The next thing is simple.

When Sean lived in Teresa City with the Silver Eagle Legion temporarily, he knew many nobles in the city, and although he would not rush to join, he believed that he would be welcomed even if it was just some cooperation and trade.

It didn't take long for him to spend money on a small, quieter villa close to the city centre and surrounded by several bustling shopping streets, a short walk down alley if Sean wanted to buy or sell.

Because the current situation of Teresa City is a bit special, the housing prices in the city have been rising, and the prices of some of the same areas not only exceed the original Lane City, but even compare with Hogel City.

After confirming that the house was fine, Sean began to lay out various defenses little by little.

His value has not risen by a fraction of the time now, and it will be a bit of a trouble if someone hears the wind and sneaks here while he is away.

On top of that, Sean also had to make sure that he was safe at night, and since a trainee mage couldn't build a real mage tower, he would definitely not save money in this area in order to get a good night's sleep.

The mage tower where Lauren lived before was well defended, and even if he was dead, the apprentice-level mage and his soldiers did not dare to trespass, until Brent arrived with a few of his men who were also apprentices, and looted the place.

And if Lauren is still alive, even if Brent presses all his own family resources, it will be impossible to break through the defenses of the pseudo-mage tower, and although what Sean has to do is not as exaggerated as Lauren, it must also reach a level that can stop the apprentice-level professionals for a while.

……

Whether it's refining potions, strengthening staffs, crafting magic traps, arranging ritual magic, or building a defense system composed of runes and energy circuits, Sean needs a variety of materials as a foundation to do so.

In addition to this, he had to buy some things that he would later use for alchemy, including sets of tools and creatures to use for experiments, which he wrote down on a list to facilitate the purchase.

Carrying a staff in one hand and a box full of gold coins in the other, Sean carried twenty Mithril coins in his arms and came to the shops of several chambers of commerce with an inhuman expression.

Since the defenses of the house were not yet arranged, he could only carry these treasures with him for the time being, so as not to have any accidents.

Sean stood in the middle of the road, not too restrained by his apprentice-level soul pressure, so the pedestrians around him deliberately avoided him, but the owners of those shops found out that Sean was here to do business with their keen business instincts, so they took the initiative to walk out of the store.

……

In order to quell ill-intentioned customers and expand their influence, the shops under the Grand Chamber of Commerce are generally guarded by professionals, including the Bauhinia Chamber of Commerce, which is mainly based in the Wagner Kingdom.

Standing in the center of the street, Sean turned his head in astonishment, and he suddenly felt a spiritual power fluctuation that he had not seen for a long time but was very familiar with moving outward from the depths of a shop, and soon approached the door.

Under the ornate shop door and fluttering bauhinia banner on a white background, Sean saw Frick's crumpled face with a crumpled smile at a glance.

This guy also had a bag of gold coins and a ledger in his hand, and it seemed that he was still checking the accounts not long ago.

"Hey! Sean! Long time no see! ”

Seeing that Sean had spotted him, Fryk raised his hand to greet him.

"I didn't expect to meet here again, so come and sit in the store, right?"

His tone was unusually kind, and I don't know if it was because of Sean's professional level, the gold in the box, or both.

Of course, Sean judged according to this guy's personality that this may be mainly due to the gold coin, because when he felt the first moment Fryk appeared, he found that this guy didn't know when he also broke through to the apprentice level, and even his momentum was more restrained, and he was definitely not promoted in a short period of time.

After thinking about it for a while, Sean didn't refuse his invitation, it just so happened that he wasn't very familiar with the current Theresa City, and it didn't hurt to get along with this guy to understand the situation.

……

Sitting on the ornate upholstered chair, Sean picked up the teacup offered by the maid next to him, and with the faint light flashing, he gently took a sip of the tea in it, looking calm.

Frick circled around him a few times with a strange expression, and finally sat down across from Sean, slumping a little deflated in his chair.

"I said Sean, you guy's breakthrough speed is too fast, right? It's only been a little over a year, and you've gone from apprentice to apprentice, which is a bit scary. ”

"Oh? Didn't you also move up to the apprenticeship level? What's so strange about this. ”

Sean replied lightly, "It may be that it is easier to stimulate people's potential on the battlefield, which is a normal phenomenon." ”

"Normal...... What a normal undead! ”

The fat on Fryk's face twitched, "I've been accumulating a long time before, is it comparable to yours who has risen from level 8 to level 10?" ”

His voice was visibly agitated.

Since Sean has not been lifted from the previous hiding, Fryk can't get a clear result even if he scans it with mental power, but in his heart, Sean has just broken through, and it is absolutely impossible to be promoted again in a short period of time, so he subconsciously believes that Sean's level is level 10.

"Okay, let's not talk about that."

Sean waved his hand, "Let's discuss your affairs, you guy is obviously already at the apprenticeship level, why do you still come out to see the store, and it's in such a remote town." ”

"Remote? Theresa City is definitely not remote now. ”

Fryk glanced at Sean in surprise, "Lord Karl Marjery has identified this and several other cities as the focus of future trade, and since the former Belloc Province has been assigned to the Kingdom of Karis and the Kingdom of Connery, it is necessary to send apprentice-level professionals to guard it. ”

"As an honorable member of the Bauhinia Chamber of Commerce, I have an unshirkable responsibility when facing this kind of thing."

"In order for the banner of Bauhinia to continue to fly on this land, even if I sacrifice, it is not a big deal."

Fryk straightened his chest slightly, as if he was about to die heroically.

……

"Come on, stop pretending."

Sean rubbed his brows, "To put it bluntly, I saw that there was a profit to be made here, and I wanted to intervene." ”

Fryk's reserved expression instantly became a little tense, and he hurriedly picked up the teacup to hide his embarrassment, and then straightened his attitude with a few dry laughs.

"Anyway, you just understand, how about it, is there anything I need help with? Mr. War Hero. ”

His mental power kept circling around Sean's chest, and he didn't know if he wanted to count how many gold coins were inside.

"In order to open up new markets this time, our Bauhinia Chamber of Commerce not only has sufficient supplies, but even abundant funds."

"Whether you want to buy or sell, for the sake of our previous friendship, I can give you a little discount."

Fryk raised an eyebrow at Sean, holding out two fingers and rubbing them back and forth, looking like a profiteer.

"Well, I'm here to buy something."

Sean didn't continue to talk nonsense, but took out a folded piece of paper from his pocket, reached out and handed it over, and motioned for the other party to take a look at the contents.

"I need all of the above, and the number at the back is the number of copies purchased, if you have all here, it will save me from running to other stores."

After taking the paper, Frick quickly took it apart and carefully studied the dense Byronic language on it.

"Byron, my God, why do you mages like to write with this?"

Scratching his scalp, Frick swept through the Byronic words.

"But fortunately, I'm very knowledgeable, and this word is not too difficult for me, let me see ......"

"Materials, materials, materials...... Oh! Here are others, not bad, most should be in stock. ”

"Please wait a moment, I'll go to the back warehouse and check it out."

After greeting Sean, Fryk hurried towards the interior of the shop, and after he lifted a curtain and entered it, Sean's mental power could not continue to penetrate into it.

It seems that it is a ritual or other means that can block spiritual power, and the inside of that room should be more important, so such protective measures are taken.

……

After waiting outside for a while, Fryk still didn't come out.

However, Sean was not in a hurry, he looked at the goods in the store little by little, and seemed to study the internal structure of these things.

This is a storefront that specializes in the sale of otherworldly items, and none of the items on the shelves are ordinary, and they are surrounded by a looming curtain of light that seems to have come from a powerful ritual that envelops the entire store.

As Sean observed the flickering crystal ball, the curtain closed in the depths of the store opened again.

Fryk emerged from it with a beaming face, waving a piece of paper with Byronic writing in his hand and gesturing to Sean.

"We have a reserve of most of the materials here, even if there is a small part that we don't have, we can transport it from the rear or help you buy it."

"All the materials add up to a total of 15,372 gold coins, and you will only receive 15,300 gold coins for a fraction, and we will send you most of the basic materials directly, and the rest will arrive in half a month, what do you think?"

Frick was so happy that he even used honorifics, obviously very eager to make this big deal.

"Well, let me think about it."

Sean pretended to be confused and began to think about whether the deal was right or not.

The war between several countries has just ended, and now is the time for recuperation, and the policies given above are relatively relaxed, and even tariffs have been greatly reduced, which makes many businessmen laugh.

Most of the materials that Sean bought were the materials needed to strengthen the staff, and a small part was used to practice alchemy and set up the defense system of the house, if he bought it elsewhere, he estimated that the price should be about the same, in order to avoid trouble, in fact, he wanted to agree immediately.

But well......

"Okay, okay."

Furyk raised his hands, "Fifteen thousand gold coins, three hundred will also be exempted for you." ”

"This is the lowest price, my brother Sean, if it is lowered again, we will probably lose money."

……

"Okay, deal!"

Seeing that Frick was quite sincere, Sean didn't dwell too much, and nodded decisively.

With a wave of his hand, he opened the box beside him, and the rows of golden coins shone seductively brightly, and Sean randomly used his mana to point out five thousand and threw them on the table with a dull sound.

Fryk hurriedly took out a box and packed them up, and while he was loading them, he stared at the other 20,000 gold coins in Sean's box, and his eyes seemed to run out.

Although he had secretly checked it with his spiritual power before, he still had a shocking feeling when he saw it with his own eyes now.

"These 5,000 gold coins are a deposit, you ask people to move all the materials in stock to my house, and I will give you 5,000 gold coins when they are done."

"As for the last 5,000 gold coins, let's wait until everything is handed over. How about we can sign a contract? ”

Sean looked at Frick with an inquiring look, such a batch transaction should be given as much as he wanted, but he was too troublesome, so he chose this simple way.

Naturally, Frick would not object to Sean's proposal, so with the help of several spellcasters he invited, Sean quickly signed a contract with him.

With the protection of the magic contract, there is no need to worry about anything going wrong with this kind of trivial matter, and after the contract was signed, Sean directly led people to his home and briefly explained how various things should be placed.

Once the things arrived and the defenses were set up, Sean planned to concentrate on alchemy without leaving his home, until the staff of reincarnation had been upgraded.