Sumanno drank his ale and tried to maintain his appearance. He could tell that Salin was not an ordinary person. He had been in this information business for a few years. Not many people were as calm as Salin when they heard about Alchemy City's expenses.
Most people would immediately ask him how they could live in Alchemy City with less money. Only a few would ask for tips on doing missions in Alchemy City. These two kinds of information could bring him a lot of money.
Not only was Salin calm, but the colorful robed female Sorcerer was the same. The female warrior and servant didn't care at all. What Sumanno didn't understand was that the white-robed Sorcerer didn't react either.
Actually, Salin and Rex didn't care about such a huge expense because they had enough items to exchange. Sicca could just leave. She wasn't a Sorcerer and wouldn't feel any pain if she left. Neris was Salin's contracted creature. Wherever Salin was, she would go. As for Daniel, he was so poor that he had nothing. He was extremely poor anyway, so he didn't have any worries about living.
Since Rex wanted to use him, he had to take care of his expenses.
He was different from other Sorcerers. After he blasphemed the God of Light, he followed Salin and Rex wholeheartedly.
Daniel learned magic because he wanted to be a Sorcerer. It didn't matter what he could achieve in the future. He worked hard because he liked magic. He had no other interest.
Freedom was the most important thing to many Sorcerers, but to Daniel, it was meaningless. If Salin could keep providing him with training materials, he wouldn't mind helping Salin.
Sumanno couldn't guess where these five came from. He asked, "Master Salin, are you planning to …"
"Don't worry about money. I'll pay you how much you charge people." Salin didn't look at Sumanno's expression. He looked at the people four seats away.
The tavern wasn't big. Salin could clearly see their expressions, but he couldn't hear what they were saying. The seats in the tavern were separated by glass. At first, Salin thought it was for decoration to install magic lights. Only now did he realize that the glass had the ability to soundproof.
There were four Sorcerers on the seats there. Three of them wore white robes, and the other was a gray one. All four of them looked to be in their thirties. If they were not in Alchemy City, they would have been considered decent talents.
Salin saw them arguing, but couldn't hear what they were arguing about.
"Sir Salin."
"Hmm?"
"They are considering whether to hire a swordsman," Sumanno said.
"How did you know?" Surry, you're strange. Even your own senses can't penetrate the glass. Sumano, an Advanced Apprentice, naturally wouldn't have a stronger spiritual force.
"This kind of thing is common in Alchemy City. The missions they take on are a little risky. It would be much safer if they hired a few swordsmen by their side. I think they are dealing with magical beasts on land."
"Who are those hired swordsmen?"
"There's a swordsman camp in the east of the city. It's from Alchemy City, and they specialize in this kind of business."
"There's a swordsman camp in Alchemy City too?" Salin asked in surprise.
"There are four, and all of them are fully staffed."
"Why haven't I heard of it before?" Rex interrupted from the side. She did not place any spies in Alchemy City. The problem was that it was impossible for Holy Rock City to be unaware of the existence of the four swordsman battalions.
"It's something that happened in recent years. Alchemy City originally only had one swordsman camp to serve the sorcerers of Alchemy City. Outsiders don't know of their existence. Later, the sorcerers issued more and more missions, and swordsmen started taking them. Swordsmen were looked down upon, so they all gathered in the east of the city. The sorcerers only sent someone to manage and reorganize the swordsmen. In reality, they controlled the price of hiring these swordsmen. "
"This should be good for the swordsmen too."
"Of course. Once you become a citizen of Alchemy City, your food and accommodation will be much cheaper. Also, you won't be abandoned after completing your missions."
Salin didn't ask any more questions. Alchemy City's operations were very strict. If they were really attacked by any army, four battalions of swordsmen would be enough to defend the city. If the price of hiring these swordsmen was lower than driving the construct puppets, Salin would also want to hire a few.
The gray-robed sorcerer among the quarreling four inadvertently glanced over and met Salin's gaze. He ignored his companion's words and stood up, walking to where Salin and the others were sitting.
"Mr. Sorcerer!" The gray-robed sorcerer called from afar. Salin stood up. The gray-robed sorcerer walked in front of Salin and said, "Mr. Sorcerer, may I ask if we can form a contract team?"
"Contract team?" Salin frowned. This gray-robed sorcerer didn't care about etiquette and asked such a strange question.
"You don't know about the Alchemy Tower's new mission? It's a level-seven mission. " The gray-robed sorcerer said to himself, "Someone found a dragon on the Green Islands. The Alchemy Tower has confirmed the news."
Salin shook his head and directly rejected the gray-robed sorcerer's invitation.
A mission to hunt a dragon? He wouldn't consider it no matter what. A dying dragon almost killed him. Taking the initiative to hunt a dragon with unknown conditions was obviously a problem with his intelligence.
"Mr. Sorcerer, the people from the Alchemy Tower will also be dispatched."
Salin still shook his head. The gray-robed sorcerer looked at Salin with disappointment and contempt in his heart.
Watching the gray-robed sorcerer leave, Salin's mind quickly began to think. Something was wrong. Although he didn't know where the Green Islands were, there hadn't been any traces of dragons in the entire Myers Continent for many years.
Two years ago, a green dragon appeared in the Gaoshan Commandery. A few days ago, an injured Tiago appeared near the Red Copper Castle. Now, a dragon appeared on the island. Could it be that the Dragon Plane was reopened?
"Sorcerer Salin, are you not interested in this?" Sumano couldn't understand why Salin directly rejected the other party's invitation. For a sorcerer, the dragon's body was a treasure. Anything could be made into a good equipment.
Especially the dragon's skin, the back could be used to make armor, while the belly was the best material to make scrolls.
Scrolls made from dragon skin could withstand the power of forbidden spells.
"I'll buy a house and settle down first. The mission is not urgent. Dragons aren't that easy to kill," Salin replied with a smile. Even if he wanted to find someone to cooperate with, he wouldn't choose the gray-robed sorcerer. A sorcerer who was blinded by benefits was not as helpful as a beginner swordsman.
Salin didn't even need to think to understand why the gray-robed sorcerer argued with his companions. It must be because the three white-robed sorcerers didn't want to take the mission. This was understandable. When Salin was below Level-3, he would run as far as he could when he heard about dragons. After advancing to Level-4, his confidence started to grow.
If he hadn't met Tiago and learned about the strength of dragons, Salin might have been interested in this mission.
"Alright then." Sumano wasn't disappointed. Salin wanted to buy a house, and he could get some commission. This amount was fixed, and it would be paid by Alchemy City.
Daniel naturally wouldn't consider the problem of dragons. Rex knew how powerful dragons were, so he wouldn't force Salin to take on the mission. Facing these indifferent people, Sumano could only drink mouthfuls of ale and wait for Salin to ask him to do something.
"Sumano, you have money on you, right?"
Salin's words scared Sumano. Could it be that these people didn't have money? God, if I misjudged, wouldn't I go bankrupt?
"Don't misunderstand." Rex saw Sumano's animated expression and quickly comforted this old apprentice. She took out a stack of bank notes and said to Sumano, "These are 20,000 gold coins worth of bank notes. How much discount do you want?"
Sumano's eyes were sharp. He saw that the top bank note was written in the Tanggulas Empire's language. He knew that these bank notes didn't belong to Qin Yin. However, he was used to trading, so he immediately replied, "18,000 gold coins."
"Apart from this meal, how long can I hire you for?"
"Half a year."
"Alright, then these gold coins are yours. You have to be on call for half a year, "Rex said generously. These bank notes didn't belong to her. They were found in the Black Deacon's dimensional equipment.
Rex estimated that he wouldn't be able to go to the Tanggulas Empire to withdraw this money for many years. In Qin Yin, the Tanggulas Empire's bank discount rate was too high. No one would be willing to accept such a large sum. To Rex, going to a foreign place and hiring a local for a long period of time was a very familiar tactic.
Sumano knew a lot of details about Alchemy City. After hiring him for half a year, she and Salin basically understood Alchemy City. As for Sumano's price, Rex couldn't be bothered to bargain.
"Sicar, are you full?" Salin saw Sicar wipe his mouth with his sleeve.
Sicar nodded. Salin said, "Sumano, take the money and bring us to the Alchemy Tower."
Sumano was overjoyed. He thought that Salin and the others would dump him after this meal. He didn't expect them to pay him half a year's commission. An advanced apprentice like him wasn't actually worth so much. Most people would hire him for a week. Six days was enough to understand Alchemy City.
What he didn't know was that Rex had a group of mages in Kushui Prefecture. The daily supply of magic cores cost a lot of money. Even though he was just an apprentice, if he was in Kushui Prefecture, he would still get a few gold coins for magic cores every day.
Sumano checked the bank notes one by one and put them in his pocket. He called the waiter over and paid. He had his way of exchanging the bank notes. The discount would be slightly lower than in Alchemy City. He saved more than 100 gold coins in the process.
"Mage Salin, if you have enough money, you can actually consider buying a house in the Alchemy Tower."
"What do you mean?"
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