Chapter 42: [Animal Friendship]

After returning to the herb garden with the damaged "Beast-Speech Ring," Gao De devoted himself to his new "work."

Repairing the "Beast-Speech Ring," formulating magic potions, cultivating guidance techniques and meditation methods.

These are Gao De's top priorities.

Spring Bud Month, the thirteenth day.

5 portions of green spider sacs were all consumed, in exchange for 5 sets of primary spider venom potions with good quality.

This time the quantity was barely enough, so Gao De went directly to Phil Magic Potion Shop to ship the goods with the 5 sets of primary spider venom potions he had just formulated.

Both sides had been cooperating for many years, and the transaction mode had been fixed.

So this transaction did not have any twists and turns and was very smooth.

The only difference was that this time Gao De exchanged the received delivery note for payment on the spot: 10 Saint Xi En gold coins shining with gold light.

What is worth complaining about is that as one of the main ingredients of primary spider venom potions, the price of green spider sacs has increased by 20% because of the soaring sales of primary spider venom potions.

And the purchase price of primary spider venom potions given by Phil Magic Potion Shop has not changed, still 2 gold per set.

However, these are prices discussed in advance; it is affection that people are willing to increase the price for you, and it is also very normal not to increase the price.

With a little resentment, Gao De didn't have to go far this time, directly spent 9 gold coins at Phil Magic Potion Shop, and bought 15 portions of green spider sacs in one breath, enough for half a month.

He was afraid that if it continued like this, the price of green spider sacs would rise again.

Spring Bud Month, the sixteenth day.

It was also the eighth day since receiving the "Beast-Speech Ring."

"Done!"

Looking at the "Beast-Speech Ring" with the green rust gone and the runes delicate and complete placed on the table, Gao De showed a satisfied smile.

He focused his mental power into the ring to make a final check.

The next moment, information flowed back from the ring into his mental intention:

Wearing the ring will gain a slight sobering effect.

Can cast the 1st-circle spell 【Animal Friendship】 once a day without consumption.

【Animal Friendship】 (Divination, 1st Circle) You can ask an animal questions and receive answers, but this spell cannot make the animal friendlier or more cooperative.

Moreover, cunning and alert animals may give vague and short answers; if the animal's intelligence is not high, it may also say stupid things.

If the animal is friendly to you, then it may help or even be dispatched by you.

There is information feedback, which means that the magic power of the "Beast-Speech Ring" has been restored, and it also represents that Gao De successfully repaired this damaged "Beast-Speech Ring."

Completed the task two days ahead of the agreed time.

Actually, Gao De was a little curious about how the "ask animals questions and get answers" described in the 【Animal Friendship】 spell was obtained.

It couldn't be that animals suddenly could speak, right?

Thinking about it, it was a bit scary, it shouldn't be very possible...

Since the "Beast-Speech Ring" had been repaired, Gao De temporarily ended his "retreat," tidied up a bit, and went out.

When he came to the commercial district again, he clearly felt that the flow of people had increased a lot compared to before.

Clearly, the impact of the increase in wild beasts and subterranean creatures outside the city on Hogen City was still fermenting.

At least it seems to be a positive effect at present, which to a certain extent promoted the economic prosperity of Hogen City.

Gao De shook his head, not wanting to think about these things that had little to do with him, and headed straight for Pierre Grocery Store.

"Not bad, 1st-circle magic item repair, you can get it done in less than ten days." The little old man is always shrewd; seeing that Gao De had not come for eight days, but visited today, he guessed that the "Beast-Speech Ring" must have been repaired.

"Take a look." Gao De smiled and handed the "Beast-Speech Ring" to Pierre.

Pierre first drank a sip of tea, then put down the cup in his hand, and took the "Beast-Speech Ring."

Gao De was a little jealous.

You know, even the most inferior tea, a pot costs 2 copper, and looking at the color of the tea in the cup, the quality is obviously not bad, it is good goods.

This little old man is really rich!

On this side, Pierre had finished checking, nodded with satisfaction, stroked the place where the "Beast-Speech Ring" was originally damaged and corroded, and sighed: "Your craftsmanship is really good; such a degree of damage can be repaired to such a perfect degree."

Gao De grinned; this was repaired with spells, how could it not be perfect! Putting away the "Beast-Speech Ring," Pierre took out a money bag from his pocket, counted 8 gold coins, and pushed them to Gao De.

Gao De was slightly stunned, "This is?" The client would not pay the repair fee in advance before seeing the "Beast-Speech Ring" repaired successfully.

That is the client, not a big head.

"I am going to close the shop in these two days and set off for Bremen City; before setting off, I will send the 'Beast-Speech Ring' to the client; I will pay you the repair fee in advance, so you don't have to run another trip when the time comes." Pierre explained.

"How long will you be gone?" Gao De asked.

"It is nearly two hundred kilometers from here to Bremen City, the round trip will take about ten days, plus the time to do things, it will take about half a month; you don't run empty during this time." Pierre reminded.

Due to the existence of mages, they can cast spells and other supernatural powers to participate in the country's "infrastructure," so the road conditions in Saint Xi En Principality are actually okay.

Coupled with Pierre's wealth, he will definitely rent a horse for long-distance travel.

So even if Pierre is quite old, the four-hundred-kilometer journey can be finished in about ten days.

"Go safely, return smoothly." Gao De said.

Leaving the grocery store, Gao De, who was carrying a "huge sum of money," thought for a while and headed to the "Pea and Lamb" market, spending 2 silver and 2 copper to buy four pounds of meat.

Extra food today!

Time passed day by day, and Gao De's days were plain and fulfilling: making medicine, selling medicine, cultivation.

And on the third day after repairing the "Beast-Speech Ring," which was the nineteenth day of the Spring Bud Month.

Gao De, who had just manifested a six-petaled lotus not long ago, actually had a small breakthrough in his meditation technique and successfully manifested the seventh petal.

This speed made Gao De himself jump.

You know, the cultivation of meditation techniques is more difficult than guidance methods, and the result is that the guidance method has not had a small breakthrough, but the meditation technique has broken through two levels in a row.

Only one step away from the eight-petaled lotus of a second-rank apprentice.

Gao De's mana had long satisfied the requirements of a second-rank apprentice: releasing five cantrips in one breath.

It's just that the progress of his predecessor's meditation technique was holding him back, so he had been staying at the first-rank apprentice level.

He is now working hard to fill the pit left by his predecessor.

Of course, this is not a situation unique to Gao De; for 99% of mages, the cultivation progress of guidance methods being higher than meditation techniques is a universal situation.

The reason, besides the difficulty of meditation technique cultivation being higher than guidance methods, is also because objects that can assist meditation technique cultivation are too rare and rare.

Every five days, Gao De would personally send the five sets of primary spider venom potions he had just formulated to Phil Magic Potion Shop and collect 10 gold coins.

As his hands gradually became more affluent, there were more and more times of "extra food" in the herb garden.

This is because Gao De found that his body was severely deficient due to malnutrition and was abnormally weak.

Coupled with the fact that his morning time was very free now.

So, Gao De formulated a strict physical training plan for himself, including aerobic and anaerobic exercises, to enhance his physique.

Although with the "Wind Spirit Moon Shadow" by his side, without too much accident, he will definitely get ahead in the future and master powerful supernatural power.

But Gao De would not look down on the improvement that exercise could bring him.

He knows a truth: only things in hand can be counted as his own.

People with high hearts often have lives as thin as paper.

Talk about future things later.

Even if he can rely on the power of spells to fly into the sky and escape the earth in the future, that is also a future thing, out of reach.

Strengthening the physique through exercise at the moment is the most practical.

Keeping feet on the ground is the hard truth; being ambitious is not allowed.

And there is a saying that three points of practice, seven points of eating.

The importance of eating is self-evident; protein must be supplemented.

And he is in the developmental period at this age, which is the golden period for growing height; how can he not eat meat? Gao De doesn't want to become a "third-level disabled person."

Under the combination of exercise and "extra food," it is visible to the naked eye that Gao De's body is becoming stronger day by day.

The price is that the expenditure of 4 silver per day originally budgeted has risen to 5 silver per day.

And Gao De's appetite is getting better and better, and his demand for eating meat is also increasing.

It is conceivable that the daily expenses of the herb garden will rise again in the near future.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 43 =====