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The wealthy and high-ranking wizards of the First University are the best customers in the minds of all the merchants in the wizarding world. The young and immature students in the school are the best choice to cultivate a loyal customer base.

However, the heavily guarded First University is not a good place to do business. Strict security protocols limit merchants' logistics, and high on-campus rents eat into merchants' profits.

But capital is fleeing from war and strife - and it is timid in nature. Far from the wizarding world of First University, peace is fragile. Any shrewd demon would waste some of his cannon fodder to break through the papier-mâché defenses of the little bazaars and plunder the bounty of the bazaars.

As a result, the merchants of the wizarding world chose a compromise under the dual threat of demons and profits.

They set up bazaars outside the defensive circle of the four faculties of the First University.

I have to say, this is indeed a good way.

Capable demons disdain to risk being enemies of First University to rob a few shops, and incapable demons will not test the scope of the First University's defense circle with their lives for a little gold.

As for the First University, it doesn't care that a few businessmen are under its wing. In fact, many of the school's old professors hope to use the school's power to shelter more weak wizards.

Over time, three of the fairs that merchants had begun outside the four colleges withered.

The high walls of the Nine Colleges restrict the access of students, and the abundance and variety of materials in the college dwarf the products of the merchants. The snubbing of the courtyard made the merchants gradually abandon the chicken rib market.

Atlas students are accustomed to a life of pure heart and few desires. For the colorful goods in the bazaar outside the college, they see it more as the grinding of heaven. When the merchants found that not only could they not sell a single copper product, but that they had broken the money because of the monks who came to collect donations from time to time, they decided to abandon the loss-making bazaar.

The bazaar outside the Academy was destroyed again and again in the brawls of the cadets, so much so that the mild-tempered, far-sighted merchants would no longer throw a copper at the land. The bazaar went bankrupt.

Only Alpha Academy, adhering to the idea of freedom, allowed the bazaar to slowly rise outside the castle moat.

As time slowly passed, the town grew to become the only commercial town affiliated with the First University.

Following Nicholas, the freshmen listened to the history of Beta Town briefly described by the ponytail veteran, felt the prosperity of the town, and praised it repeatedly.

"So who is under the jurisdiction of this town now?" Zheng Qing couldn't help but ask, "Do the merchants in the town still need to pay taxes, and are there any requirements for opening a shop in the town?"

"The town belongs to the school, and the school council manages the tax revenue. Although the school doesn't care about this little tax, the rules are the rules, and every merchant who opens a shop in the town needs to pay a jade coin to the school every year. As he spoke, Nicholas stopped in front of a trickster playing cards on the side of the road.

Zheng Qing lowered his head thoughtfully and stopped.

Scholarships for state-funded students are very limited, and according to Thomas, those bonuses are only enough for Zheng Qing to complete the required courses at school. If he wants to take two more elective courses, he will need to find a way to raise funds for the purchase of textbooks and experimental materials. Not to mention the retake fee that you have to pay if you fail the compulsory courses.

Being prepared has always been Zheng Qing's motto, and he will not make hasty plans until the end of the day.

Making money, which is still far away from other students, began to weigh heavily on his heart.

Listening to Nicholas's introduction, Zheng Qing was a little moved.

If you open a small shop in the town, you can solve your own troubles at the root.

Young people are always ambitious and impulsive.

He didn't think about the cost, efficiency and other business issues, he didn't think about what business to make money, he didn't even think about whether the principal of his store was sufficient, and whether he had time to run the store.

He just thinks that opening a small shop can make him worry-free.

And then it was just happily decided.

The sound of copper clanging interrupted his thoughts and reverie.

Zheng Qing raised his head.

Nicholas was throwing a handful of copper into the box in front of the trickster.

The trickster stood on a dark corner of the street, with a rusty tin box in front of him. If you don't look closely, it's hard to spot him. Wizards slithering their eyes from the corners, disdainful of lingering in the shadows for a second.

He wore an old brown robe with thick patches nailed to the corners and a pointed hat. His face was obscured by a long beard and messy hair, and Zheng Qing could only see a pair of focused but cloudy eyes on his face.

He focused on the playing cards in his hand.

The cards jumped briskly between his fingers, bringing out layers of ghosting. His fingertips flicked rapidly, snapping his fingers in a series of crisp snaps. With each snap of the fingers, a string of cards disappears, and with each snap of the fingers, another stack of cards pops out of the void.

The clear sound of the copper and the iron box colliding woke the trickster awake.

He raised his cloudy eyes, looked at the tall and thin figure in front of him, and put away all the playing cards:

"Merlin bless you, merciful young master. ”

The old magician awkwardly performed a wizard's greeting salute, his voice a little excited and uneasy. Then he clapped his hands together, and countless playing cards rushed out from all directions, piling up a gorgeous castle in front of Nicholas.

"This is what Alpha Castle looks like!" shouted a freshman excitedly.

The crisp snapping fingers rang endlessly.

The cards collapsed gorgeously, and then another building was quickly piled up.

"This is the Nine Schools!" another freshman shouted, "That's the Bishop's Building!

"The shadow wall of the vestibule!"

"There's a wall around it!"

The new students of the Nine Beings were excited, pointing to the buildings that had just been remembered a little.

"If his craftsmanship is still satisfactory to you, then you should show generosity accordingly. Nicholas reminded sullenly behind them.

The newlyweds woke up from a dream and donated generously.

The hat in front of the old trickster was soon filled with shiny copper.

It could be seen that the copper frightened the old man.

The crisp snapping of fingers came to an abrupt end, and the Nine Haves School collapsed with a bang.

"That's the value of your craft. Nicholas respectfully replied to the old trickster a wizarding salute, turned and left.

The other freshmen were a little overwhelmed.

Some of the freshmen also gave a clumsy salute to the old man, but more freshmen chased after Nicholas, who was walking away quickly.

Zheng Qing nodded kindly to the old man and left quickly.

Behind him, the old trickster covered his face and cried silently.

Not far away, there was a hurried and excited voice from the freshman counselor:

"The school didn't ask me to show you around the street. ”

"But I think you need to remember something before you study. ”

"You're a new man who doesn't know anything, so you still have respect for the craftsman. ”

"I want you to remember that respect. ”

"I hope you don't lose sight of that respect. ”

"The wizarding world isn't just made up of the hard experiments and powerful professors of the First University. ”

"There are also many weak wizards and simple tricks. ”

"For them, the copper is also very generous. ”