Chapter 80: The Magic Tool Shop

  "Have you heard? The leader and elder of the Wind Wolf gang were killed, and their treasury was looted. Also, the leaders of the other two major gangs in the city were killed, and their treasuries were also emptied." A young adventurer, dressed in a rough outfit, around twenty years old, spoke in hushed tones to several similarly dressed individuals while drinking strong liquor in the first-floor hall of the tavern where Little Streamer lived.

  Rough liquor is a very common and popular drink on the Bright Continent, although it doesn't taste great, but it's the strongest drink on the entire continent! It's very suitable for adventurers and mercenaries, and the price isn't expensive either, so it sells extremely well.

  As soon as the man beside him heard this, he immediately shook his head and said: "What's this? I knew it long ago. Moreover, I also know that early this morning, our city lord gathered all the troops and cleared out these three gangs at the first time. Now all three have completely disappeared! My cousin's friend is in the city guard, and he just finished clearing out the Feng Lang gang under the leadership of the city lord. He told my cousin when he came back, and I happened to be beside him." He smiled complacently as he looked at the envious eyes of others.

  Not just that one table, but nearly a dozen tables in the entire hall were discussing the same issue. Others who didn't know what was going on also pricked up their ears to listen secretly. This is what Xiaoliuxing and Xiaochuntian saw and heard when they woke up and went downstairs. Xiaoliuxing and Xiaochuntian listened for a while, but no one mentioned anyone's family having more money, it seemed they all knew the principle of not revealing wealth, so they exchanged a smile and left.

  Yesterday, Xiaochun played for a day and still didn't have enough fun, wanting to play some more. Moreover, Xiaoliuxing also didn't want to take her out in the first few days of the new year to run around with trees and herbs as companions.

  After wandering around the street for about half an hour, they suddenly arrived at the entrance of a store. This store was slightly different from other surrounding stores. Generally, ordinary store entrances were mostly standing with commoners' children, but this store's entrance was standing with a magician, a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy who had not yet shed his childish appearance, wearing a black, long-sleeved magic robe with three red flames on the chest, indicating that he was a third-level primary fire magic magician.

  Being a magician isn't a particularly valuable profession, but it hasn't fallen to the point of being a street performer either? Xiao Liuxing looked up and saw on the door of this shop four words that were constantly changing color and shining with light, made using magic - "Magic Tools".

  "Spring, let's go take a look at this store, there might be something fun inside," Little Flowing Star said with a stirring heart to Little Spring. Little Flowing Star now knew that the magic of the Bright Continent had undergone such a long period of stable development and had formed many systems, among which magical tools were one of them. This was an industry that combined magic, alchemy, and magical arrays, with many interesting and powerful things. Magic scrolls and space rings were two of the most famous ones.

  It's just that these things are quite expensive, so they haven't been widely circulated. Xiaoliu Xing called out to Xia Chun Tian wanting to buy a few magic scrolls to play with. This thing, as long as you open the scroll and throw it out, can release the sealed magic inside, it's really interesting.

  Little Spring held a small meteorite snack in one hand and a cup of special fruit juice that only she could drink, made by the little meteorite. After listening to the little meteorite's words, without thinking, she skipped towards the magic tool store. Fortunately, the juice was packed in a bottle with a lid, leaving only a small opening to drink from, otherwise it would have splashed out. "Young master, young lady, do you want to buy something? Do you need me to introduce you?"

  The two of them had just arrived at the entrance of the store and hadn't gone in yet, when the three-stage little magician who was originally standing there smiled and asked them. Actually, before this, the little magician had already noticed Xiaoliu Xing and Xiaochun Tian, and from the golden silkworm clothes that Xiaochun wore, he knew that these two children were definitely wealthy masters. He had already made up his mind in his heart.

  For this little magician's enthusiasm, Xia Chun Tian nodded in agreement while eating. As for Xiao Liu Xing, he didn't say anything either, after all they didn't know what magical tools were, so someone introducing them would be good too.

  The store wasn't big, only about a dozen square meters, and it was square-shaped. Besides an old man who seemed to be the boss, there was no one else inside. So when Xiaoliu Xing and Xiaochun Tian entered, they could see everything clearly at once. Inside the store, except for the wall facing the entrance, all three other walls had a display cabinet that was as long as the wall and about two meters high, which were tightly attached to the back wall. On both sides of the door, there were many things placed on the walls, while on the remaining wall's display cabinet, it was filled with rolls of various sizes and colors, at least no less than 300!

  The elderly man who looked like the boss was leaning against the door, lying in a rocking chair with his eyes closed. Perhaps hearing the voice of the little magician, he opened his eyes and stood up from the chair, also revealing an enchanting smile. "Do you two need to buy something?"

  The old man's question was directed at Xiaochun Tian. Because Xiaoliu Xing had always been expressionless, it was clear that he didn't want to talk. The old man naturally wouldn't touch his brow. At his age, this little thing could still be seen through.

  "Hmm, let me take a look at that one... that one... just that one." Little Spring didn't immediately respond to the old man's words. Instead, she scanned the entire store with her curious eyes. Then, pointing at something on the left display case near the entrance, she exclaimed. It was a small, purple crystal object in the shape of a six-petaled flower. Underneath the flower were three green leaves that complemented it beautifully. It perfectly matched Little Spring's love for beauty as a young girl.

  When Old Man Tian and the little magician heard Xiaochun Tian's words, their smiles grew even wider. Without needing to be told, the little magician excitedly said "Alright!" and then ran towards the location of the flower. The flower was displayed at a height level with Xiaochun Tian's eyes, which was over one meter high. For the young man who was over 1.6 meters tall, it wasn't a problem.

  "Miss, this is called the Flower of Music. It can play a lot of nice music." The old man smiled and said to Xiaochun Tian after receiving the object handed over by the magician: "Look here, put a recording stone in it, and then put a magic crystal or a magic core underneath, that's all." He pointed to the two empty spaces under the base of the flower as he spoke. "Let me try it for you first," he said, and with a flick of his hand, two yellow square crystals appeared. Then he put the two crystals into the empty spaces under the base. It was unclear what he pressed, but after the two crystals were inserted, the purple flower began to emit beautiful music.

  That flower was not only singing, but also spinning, and while spinning, it kept changing colors, the more dazzling the better. Xia Chun Tian's eyes were shining brightly. The food and juice in her hand were thrown directly into Xiao Liu Xing's hand, and then she snatched things from the old man's hand. Then she fondled them lovingly. As for Xia Chun Tian's impatient personality, the old man not only didn't get angry, but instead laughed with a "heh heh".

  "This item is our latest creation, you can't find it in any other store. It's only 50 gold coins, and we'll throw in three music records and three magic crystals. It's a great deal."

  The old man smiled and watched Xiaochun play with the flower, then said: "A low-grade magic crystal can be used continuously for more than 20 days. If you want to buy one, our store also has it, very cheap, 20 silver coins each." This thing is worth 50 gold coins! It's less than the annual income of an ordinary civilian for over a decade! No wonder there are so few customers here.

  He's indeed a businessman, Little Meteor and the two of them didn't say anything, but he said everything as if they had already bought it. As for his enthusiasm, Xiao Chun Tian didn't see it at all, her attention was completely absorbed by the things in her hand, and Little Meteor also ignored him, just staring at the magic scroll on the wall in the middle. He came here for this originally.

  "Master, you want to see the magic scrolls? Hehe, I have everything from 3rd level low-grade to 7th level high-grade, not boasting, my store is the most complete place in the entire city. And the price is fair, everyone in the city knows that. Moreover, look, we've also introduced the sealed magic for each magic scroll on the outside of the scroll." The old man who had grown cunning with age, of course, saw the gaze of Little Flowstar, and then began to introduce his store's magic scrolls to Little Flowstar non-stop. He even handed one over to Little Flowstar, letting him take a look himself.

  Little Meteor looked at the scroll in his hand, wondering what kind of magical beast's skin it was made of. Although it was rolled up, he could still see many lines and patterns on the skin, which should be a seal magic array. Little Meteor sensed it for a moment, and indeed there were some fluctuations of magical energy inside. Since coming to this world, Xiao Liu Xing had been in contact with magic and was already very familiar with the fluctuations of magical energy.

  "Price," Little Meteor said faintly to the old man, his first words since entering. The old man's eyes narrowed, and joyful light flashed wildly, knowing that Little Meteor was the kind of person who disliked unnecessary chatter. He didn't waste any words either, directly blurting out a string of prices: "The prices for earth, wind, fire, and water systems are the same. Three-stage magic scrolls cost 200 gold coins each, four-stage ones cost 300, five-stage ones cost 700, six-stage ones cost 1200, and seven-stage ones require 2000. Dark system scrolls are relatively rare; I only have three, four, and five-stage ones here. Each stage is 200 more expensive than the earth system, and they only contain attack magic, no healing or defense. We have all stages of light magic scrolls from three to seven. They're 300 more expensive than the same stage as the earth system! Young master, which one do you want?" He finished speaking in one breath, his energy not faltering for a moment.

  At least 200 gold coins, and it's just a low-level third-tier magic spell. No wonder people say that magic scrolls are for the rich, it's not an exaggeration at all. Little Meteor calculated silently in his heart, then said to the old man: "I'll take that Music Flower, and then bring me 20 blank Recording Stones. For earth, wind, fire, and water systems, I want two of each tier, one for attack and defense. Three of each tier for darkness. Two of each tier for light and healing, and one for attack. And for each type, take two more of the seventh tier."

  Every time Xiaoliu said a sentence, the old man and the young man's smile on their faces deepened, until Xiaoliu finished speaking, his eyes narrowed into a slit, and his mouth was about to reach his ears. "Big customer! Rich man!" The two secretly admired in their hearts. "Okay, young master, please wait, I'll go prepare for you."

  The old man didn't need the little magician to lift a finger this time, he took care of it himself. He also didn't bring up the matter of money at first, that would be too common. Moreover, what was most crucial was that Little Meteor said too much all at once, even someone who had been doing business for their whole life wouldn't have reacted in time to calculate the result, so he needed to secretly calculate it later on.

  The boss himself came out, and the speed was quite fast. In less than five minutes, the old man came back again, holding a pile of things in his hands. After coming over, he gently put them on the ground in front of Little Streamer. "Young master, these are what you wanted. Take a look," he said to Little Streamer with a flattering smile after putting down the things.

  The little meteor quickly scanned with his eyes, and the things were indeed as he had just said, except for what was in Xia Chun Tian's hand, everything else was not missing. He nodded, and then still asked the boss lightly: "How much is it all?" "The magic scroll is exactly 52,500 gold coins, and that music flower and those 20 recording stones are equivalent to me giving them to you." The little meteor asked quickly, and the old man answered quickly, as soon as he finished asking, he said the price. The music flower was only about 50 gold coins, and the 20 recording stones were also just a few dozen gold coins, compared to 500,000 gold coins, it was nothing, so he generously gave them away.

  Regarding the boss's generosity, Xiaoliu didn't say anything. He directly put the pile of things on the ground into his carefree ring and then took out a black card to hand over to the boss. It was a savings card that Lao Rui had helped him set up before, with tens of millions of gold coins stored inside. Now it seemed very convenient.

  For the storage ring and savings card of Little Meteor, neither the boss nor the little magician showed a surprised expression. In their hearts, for someone like Little Meteor who could buy more than 50,000 gold coins' worth of things in one go, it would be strange if he didn't have these items.

  Received the gold coin card handed over by the old man, Xiaoliuxing and Xiaochuntian left the magic prop store under the enthusiastic sendoff of the boss and the little magician, starting to stroll elsewhere.

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