Chapter 44: Return

Half a month means half a month.

After the last day of Spring Bud Month, entering Green Leaf Month, the city began to be full of green.

Gao De sent the five sets of primary spider venom potions to Phil Magic Potion Shop and purchased enough green spider sacs for half a month from Phil Magic Potion Shop again.

After doing all this, he went to Pierre Grocery Store on the way and was surprised to find that the shop door, which had been closed for half a month, was open today.

The familiar little old man was lying leisurely on the recliner, basking in the warm morning sun, how comfortable.

Gao De's face showed joy, and he leaned over.

"You kid, you wouldn't be staring outside my shop door every day, would you? I only came back yesterday, and it's only been half an hour since I opened today, and not a single customer has come, and you are here."

Pierre also discovered Gao De's arrival, twisted his body, and greeted him somewhat reluctantly.

"Coincidence, coincidence." Gao De was full of spell scrolls at this moment, and the feeling of gain and loss of being able to make a fortune immediately.

"Alright, I know what you are thinking," Pierre is a smart person and wouldn't hang people's appetite at this time.

He moved the recliner away and walked into the warehouse inside the shop; a moment later, he walked out.

Seeing Pierre come out of the warehouse, Gao De's eyes brightened immediately.

In the little old man's hand, he was holding a scroll! "I said you kid is lucky; the Knock spell is very rarely used, and the scroll master of the Emerald Alliance made a total of three Knock spell scrolls last year."

"Three scrolls, one was put on the shelves for sale, one was internally digested by the mages in the organization, and it just so happened that this one was left, and I got it."

Pierre took credit while handing the scroll to Gao De, "Check the goods."

Gao De took the spell scroll like a treasure and examined it carefully.

The texture of the spell scroll felt extremely tough and tight, and it had delicate fiber textures on it, giving people a natural and classical aesthetic, which should be made of finely processed animal skin.

The parchment should also be specially treated to ensure the long-term preservation of magical power.

On the edge of the scroll are runes and magic symbols drawn with dark ink.

These patterns are not just for decoration; they contain the key to unlocking the power of the spell.

The scroll itself is tightly rolled, and both ends are tied with ropes; it is a live knot, just pull it gently, and the scroll can be opened.

"It can be untied, it won't trigger the spell inside, don't worry." Pierre saw Gao De's eagerness to try and hesitation, and inserted a sentence.

Hearing this, Gao De immediately untied the live knot with peace of mind and opened the scroll.

What came into view were incantations written in strange fonts.

These characters seemed to have their own life, occasionally flashing with faint light, revealing the magic power contained in them.

Gao De didn't know the characters because they were magic characters.

Unless he mastered 【Read Magic】 or was proficient in this kind of magic characters, he couldn't understand them.

However, this does not affect his use of spell scrolls.

Using a spell scroll only requires opening the scroll, concentrating on the incantations on the scroll, and silently reciting the specific intention in the heart to release the spell power sealed in the spell scroll.

Of course, before using it, the user must first identify the spell and rank on the spell scroll.

In addition, it requires the user's mental power to reach the corresponding level, otherwise, it cannot control the spell power stimulated in the spell scroll.

And the requirement of spell scrolls for the user's mental power is 1 circle lower than the spell circle, at least a mage apprentice.

That is to say, mage apprentices can use 1st-circle spell scrolls, 1st-circle mages can use 2nd-circle spell scrolls, and so on... After examining for a while, Gao De tied the scroll again and smiled.

"You really helped me a lot."

"Just business," Pierre shrugged, casually: "It cost 7 gold to buy the scroll, and the meal money for the relationship is not counted as yours." He extended his right hand and handed it to Gao De with his palm facing up.

Gao De hurriedly turned out his pocket and counted 7 Saint Xi En gold coins and handed them to Pierre.

Pay money with one hand, deliver goods with the other.

After a period of hard work selling medicine, the deposit reached 21 gold; Gao De, who just felt that he had become more affluent recently, was beaten back to his original shape.

"Only 14 gold left in the account..."

"And I have to buy a batch of wormwood and snake-tooth grass seedlings in the herb garden in a few days."

"Otherwise, at the current consumption rate, the output of these two medicinal herbs in the herb garden will not keep up with the consumption rate by the end of the year."

"If it really reaches this situation, then the three main ingredients will have to be purchased from the pharmacy, and the production cost will rise from the current 20-25 silver back to 30 silver, and the profit of a set of potions will be 10 silver less; this profit is too meager."

"These herb seedlings must be bought, and they must not be delayed."

"It's just that buying seedlings is an expenditure, and in addition, I have to purchase fertilizer needed to cultivate seedlings, which is another expenditure..."

After such a calculation, Gao De once again made a sigh that is common in any world.

Living is not easy!

"Can only pray that Master Seda's legacy won't let me down."

Although Gao De has a certain degree of certainty in his heart that he can have a "big explosion," but what if? What if Master Seda is an old sinister person, playing some anti-routine.

The box that looks heavily protected actually has nothing, and the really valuable things are actually placed in the most conspicuous position, which is not impossible.

If it is really like this, besides scolding a few "old things," he seems to be unable to do anything.

He can't dig up people's corpses and whip them to vent his anger.

"The changes outside the city recently may not be as simple as imagined."

Seeing Gao De put away the spell scroll and prepare to leave, Pierre hesitated, but finally called Gao De and kindly reminded him, "You can hoard a little more food at ordinary times, so that you won't be unprepared when something bad really happens."

"Hmm?" Gao De was shocked in his heart, and hurriedly asked humbly and sincerely: "What does bad thing refer to?"

With his understanding of Pierre, he didn't think this little old man would shoot without a target and alarmist.

He would remind him like this, he must have discovered something.

"It's not easy to determine now, but the increase in the number of subterranean creatures is definitely for a reason; I also felt that it might be caused by the gathering of subterranean creatures due to the maturity of some high-rank magic plants."

"However, this time has lasted too long," speaking of this, Pierre's expression became a little dignified, "For such a long time, that magic plant should have matured long ago... I can't determine what is going on now, I have to look at the situation again."

"It's just that my intuition tells me that something bad has probably happened, but I don't know if it will affect us."

Pierre sighed and revealed a little bottom, "This time I went to Bremen City to arrange a retreat; if the situation is not good, I should run away to Bremen City."

"Hope things don't develop to that point; after all, people can run, but my shop can't run."

He is already old, if he really abandons the shop and leaves, it is estimated that he will not be able to find a new livelihood when he arrives in Bremen City, and can only eat his old capital.

This is a choice that will only be made in the worst case.

"So, if possible, you should also try to make some preparations." Pierre said as much.

"I understand, thank you for the reminder." Gao De nodded earnestly, and his mood felt a bit heavier.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 45 =====