Chapter 62: Currency Exchange and the First Lesson (2-in-1)
"This is the money exchange!"
On the west side of Iyeta Harbour, Philip led Lynn into a glittering, lavishly decorated shop, the floor was paved with pure white marble, smooth like a mirror, and the walls hung with two mighty griffin heads, and the piercing eagle eyes stared at every guest who came in and out.
In the center of the hall is a large incandescent mushroom lamp, a strange self-emitting magical plant that usually only exists in the darkest caves, mingling with dirty, dangerous creatures such as rodents and ghouls, and usually costs between twelve and thirty magic coins.
"In addition to exchanging currency, you can also store your surplus coins here, and you can exchange them for magic gold in any city in the wizarding lands by presenting your voucher, but you will have to pay a certain amount of storage fee." Philip continued.
Isn't this the prototype of the bank? I already have the storage function of the bank, but not only is there no interest on depositing money here, but I also need to pay an additional fee...... In this regard, it is more similar to the money bank.
Lynn thought like this, and soon found that today's gold exchange office seemed to be particularly lively, and hundreds of people were crowded in the hall, as if they were arguing about something.
And these people he even knew, it was Lauder and his sailors.
"Take all your garbage away, there is no black ore here, and no copper coins are accepted!"
A middle-aged man in a gray robe with a bronze badge on his chest was very impatient and shouted at Lauder and the others, and when he saw Philip walking in, his face immediately changed his expression, put on a smile like a spring breeze, pushed away several sailors who were in the way, and greeted happily.
"Ah...... It's Professor Philip, it's a rare thing, why are you free to be here today? ”
"It's been a while, Albert, and it looks like you've got a good job after graduation." Philip smiled and introduced the two of them.
Albert, the ninth graduating student of the harbor of Ijeta, is a full-fledged wizard specializing in the science of elements and shaping.
"As for this one, this is the new Olympiad professor of Mathematics at Iyeta Academy, Lord Lynn!" Philip pointed at Lynn.
"Good morning, Professor Lynn, I heard from the sailors in the tavern last night that you led them to victory over the maelstrom known as the Eye of Death in the Sea of Mist, which must have been a very advanced magic." Albert boasted, not dismissive of Lynn just because she looked young.
The professors of Iyeta Academy are usually three-ring wizards with deep attainments in a certain field, and the younger they are, the higher their magical talent, and the more likely they are to become a noble wizard in the future.
"Good morning, Mr. Albert, I'm here to exchange some coins." Lynn said politely, and then took out twelve gold Secas, twenty-seven silver, and eleven bronze, which were all his possessions, which were scavenged from the two slain bishops of Harbor Town.
"Copper coins can't be exchanged, can they?" Lynn thought about what the other party had said before, and was about to take away the dozen or so copper plates.
"Ahem...... Of course, this is not the case, but the value of the copper coin will be more troublesome to convert. Albert shook his head in embarrassment, and without waiting for Lynn's action, he used the [Mage's Hand] to take the coins away, and handed them to the assistant on the side, asking the other party to take the corresponding magic gold coins.
Immediately afterwards, Albert complained and explained a few words, these copper coins from the Secas Empire, many of them are of different sizes, and even the copper content is inconsistent, obviously some imperial nobles secretly minted it themselves, and it is too troublesome to convert.
After more than ten seconds, the apprentice's assistant returned with a beautiful money bag in his hand.
"Please keep it, Professor Lynn." Albert smiled and put the money bag in Lynn's hand.
Lynn opened it and looked at it, his expression became a little surprised, because the amount in it was a lot, it was twelve gold, twenty-seven silver, and eleven bronze.
"Doesn't it mean that the exchange rate of currency is two to one?" Lynn held the money bag in her hand and asked puzzled.
"That's just the manual fee for recasting, and since you're a professor at the academy, it's not appropriate to charge that fee." Albert said with a little flattery.
Lynn didn't reply but picked up a magic gold coin and looked at it, it was much more delicate than the currency of the Sekas Empire, with a "gold" symbol engraved on the front and a unique mark of the Wizards' Council on the back, not only that, but he also vaguely felt a slight fluctuation in magic power.
It wasn't just a recast, and Lynn looked at Albert, who wasn't prepared to accept such a favor without a good reason.
"My son, Elok, is currently studying magic at the Iyeta Academy, so please take care of me if you can." Albert said embarrassedly.
"I see." Lynn nodded, and then took the money bag.
Since the other party works in a gold exchange office, there may be opportunities to deal with the other party again in the future, and sometimes accepting kindness is also to get closer.
"If Alok had chosen this course, I'd have paid attention to it, but first of all, my math Olympiad class is difficult." Lynn kindly reminded.
"It's okay, my son has never been afraid to do things that are difficult." Albert didn't care about Lynn's vigilance at all, and said confidently.
"That's good!" Lynn nodded reassuringly.
Seeing a few people talking, he seemed very happy, and Lauder, who was on the side, couldn't help it at this time, seized the opportunity, and asked. "Lord Albert, do you see if these copper coins in our hands are ......?"
"Then let's change it all!" Albert waved his hand helplessly, he naturally knew that Lauder and Lynn had crossed the sea together.
Now that Lynn is standing here, this bit of face still has to be given, but the related handling fee must not be less......
Under the effect of magic, more than 5,000 copper coins were quickly counted, and as for the copper content, they could only be measured by random sampling of a few pieces, according to the lowest calculation.
After about two or three minutes, Lauder got two thousand exchanged magic copper coins, and immediately distributed them.
The expressions of the sailors and shipwrights were about to cry, like migrant workers who had worked hard for a whole year to get their reduced wages, how pitiful they looked.
"Thank you, Lord Lynn, if we hadn't happened to meet here, many of the brethren in the [Boat Gang] would have starved and froze." Lauder said with emotion.
When he was in Harbor Town, he could be described as a person with a head and a face, but when he arrived in Harbor Town, his status plummeted, especially since most of the wealth he had accumulated over the years was thrown into the maelstrom, although he did not become poor, but it also cut off the possibility of his comfortable life.
The sailors of the [Boat Gang] were even worse, some of them only had a few dozen copper coins left on their bodies, and the exchange office did not exchange them, which was the reason why he insisted on blocking here to make Albert accommodating.
"Thank you, I don't have to, Mr. Albert just does what the rules do." Lynn shook her head, paused, and then asked. "Have you figured out what you're going to do in the future?"
The moon day is only a few days a year, and it is impossible for Lauder and the others to go back in a short time, and Helram probably won't let these people who know the wizarding land leave easily, and it is likely that they will have to stay here for the rest of their lives.
"I'm going to find some transportation and other work." Lauder hesitated, then looked at Lynn and asked tentatively again.
"Your Excellency Lynn, if there is anything that can be used for our people, please do not hesitate to give us orders."
"If you have the chance." Lynn did not agree or refuse, and after a simple reply, she walked out of the money exchange house with Philip.
Lauder looked down at the flame-shaped sigil engraved on the back of his right hand, and his mind was full of thoughts.
Previously, in the Sea of Mist, he wanted to remind Lynn to erase this magic mark that might endanger his life, but after experiencing the Maelstrom incident, the thoughts in Lauder's mind changed a hundred and eighty degrees.
Without the route from Harbour Town to the Wizarding Lands, the entire Ship Gang is of no value to the Grand Wizard Helram.
After losing a lot of treasure, Lauder knew very well that they urgently needed to find a new backer, otherwise the [Boat Gang] 300 people would all starve to death.
And Lynn is undoubtedly the best choice!
Although the contact has only been in contact for half a month, the ability, talent and means shown by the other party are enough to make Lauder feel frightened, not only easily found out of himself hiding in the shadows, but also destroyed half of the harbor town by himself!
Lauder had no doubt about the possibility of the other party becoming a great wizard or even a legendary wizard, and now is the time to make the most profits.
It is with this thought in mind that Lauder has always kept the flame mark on his right hand, and his past experience has taught him that sometimes life in the hands of others can achieve more benefits, and the other party will use it more assuredly.
However, what he didn't expect was that after Lynn arrived in the wizarding land, he actually joined Iyeta Academy directly and became a working professor, with all his reputation, status, and money, and there seemed to be no place where they could use their [Boat Gang].
Lauder was very helpless, it seemed that there was no point in forcing the more than 300 of them to get together, obviously they lacked a more suitable time to contact the Lord Lynn.
……
On the other side, Lynn, who had just parted ways with Philip and returned to the room, was thinking about how to earn more magic coins.
As a professor in the academy, the salary of five gold coins per month seems to be a lot, which is enough for a family of civilians to use for two or three years in the Sekas Empire, but it is a little difficult to make ends meet when it is spent on learning magic, especially the two subjects of alchemy and potions, which can only be described as spending money like running water.
Not to mention, he was also going to consider buying the [Source of Mana] on the black market, not to mention that he would need hundreds of magic gold coins, which was too little in comparison.
Recruiting more apprentices is one way out, and the more students in the Olympiad Maths subject, the more reason he has to apply for funding from Hurram.
And then secretly embezzle...... Phew, it should be said that it is a more rational use of those teaching funds.
After all, only by improving his strength as a professor can he teach better.
It's also a good idea to make some novelty gadgets to sell, but you'll have to find someone to do the work for you, otherwise you'll only lose time researching magic.
Those halflings might be a good choice.
Lynn thought to himself, yesterday's flight experiment over the city square was still fresh in his memory, using such rudimentary materials to make a steam plane, that girl named Delia was simply very talented in engineering, and it was very suitable for his requirements.
It shouldn't be difficult to recruit the other party as his apprentice and assistant, and although Delia has no magical talent, she has received a promise from Helram.
Isn't it so hard to fly into the sky without magic?
Lynn thought as she picked up her quill and wrote and drew on the papyrus, not so much to figure out which way to take to the skies, but to prepare for tomorrow's Olympiad lesson, which was the basis for maintaining his status as a professor, and it would not be easy to mess up the first class.
Things have to be done one by one.
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At eight o'clock the next morning, when Lynn, who had changed into a new uniform, came to the psionic academy again, the place had been cleaned up, and the signage had been replaced with the Olympiad Mathematics, and it was obvious that Philip had already reported his subject name.
More than a dozen goblins, only forty centimeters tall, were holding strips of cloth soaked in water, burying their heads in the wall and doing the final cleaning.
These goblins are not as beautiful as the elves in the fantasy works of the previous life, on the contrary, they are very ugly, with wings similar to bat wings on their backs, but they are a little similar to the little devils, and their IQ is only about five or six years old, and they can be guided by magic to follow some simple commands.
When Lynn approached, the little goblins hid behind the wall, sticking out their heads and secretly looking at him with those ruby eyes, making a whining sound, learning human language was still too difficult for their intelligence.
However, Lynn didn't have time to pay attention to these magical creatures, because as soon as he pushed open the door, dozens of pairs of eyes had already looked at each other, and there were more than two dozen wizard apprentices sitting in the very spacious classroom.
Since this is a new class and there is no grading measure, students of all ages are included, some even look older than him, and Jonny is among them.
Although the number of people who came to the class was small, Lynn was already satisfied, and he was even ready for the entire classroom to be empty today.
(PS: This time, the two chapters are combined into one hair, see if the look will be better...... I ask for anything for a new book. )