Chapter 52: Basic Mana Potion

Gao De was startled, realizing that he was still not cautious enough and too impulsive.

Not long ago, he bought a Knock spell scroll from Pierre to suppress the secret lock, and now he was showing such a "nouveau riche" attitude.

Anyone who makes the connection can think of the significance behind this.

Fortunately, Pierre was not a person with ulterior motives, and it is estimated that when he was solving the 【Secret Lock】, Pierre had already guessed some things.

But Gao De was still startled, and it served as a lesson for him.

In the future, he must never be so carried away.

"It's fine, it's fine," Gao De laughed it off and skipped the topic, arching his hands: "Then I look forward to your good news."

After agreeing on a specific time with Pierre, Gao De said goodbye and left.

The old man glanced at Gao De's retreating back and muttered in his heart: "This kid, I feel he's becoming more and more extraordinary."

Pierre agreed to his request, and even if he couldn't necessarily get it, Gao De was in a pretty good mood.

At the time, Yomu had brought a total of five spell formulas.

It was only because of limited financial resources that he could only choose the three most suitable for his situation at the time: 【Acid Splash】, 【Ray of Frost】, 【Resistance】.

He temporarily gave up on the remaining 【Blade Ward】 and 【Read Magic】.

The reason he turned back now and wanted to reconnect with Yomu to buy the remaining two spell formulas from him was first because he was much better off financially.

Secondly, he was indeed in extreme need of the two spell formulas he had given up on back then.

In order to obtain source, Gao De would sooner or later have to face subterranean creatures.

【Blade Ward】, which can protect against physical damage, became particularly important.

What's more, Gao De still remembered the incident where he was ambushed by three unemployed miners in the city last time.

Although it was only a minor injury at the time, and he forced them back with a spell, he still felt lingering fear when thinking back on it now.

As the saying goes, no matter how high your martial arts are, you're still afraid of a kitchen knife.

It's the same principle.

At least after mastering 【Blade Ward】, he wouldn't have to fear kitchen knives anymore.

As for 【Read Magic】, it was even more of a top priority for Gao De.

It could even be said that this was his primary goal.

Not to mention that as a mage, if one doesn't master the ability to interpret magical script, one will encounter many inconveniences in the days to come.

Just looking at the present, Gao De also had reasons why he had to master 【Read Magic】.

—He wanted to use 【Read Magic】 to interpret the magical script on the scroll of unknown purpose and origin in Master Seda's inheritance.

A scroll that looked extraordinarily precious from the outside, how could one not be curious about what was recorded on it? After leaving Pierre's grocery store, Gao De did not return directly to the medicinal garden. He thought about it and finally detoured to the Rose Potion Shop at the end of the street, furthest from the Phil Potion Shop.

There were three most famous potion shops in Hogen City: Phil Potion Shop, Ghostlight Potion Shop, and Rose Potion Shop.

All three potion shops wanted to be the sole monopoly and dominate the potion market in Hogen City, so the competition between them was extremely fierce, which could be described as incompatible like fire and water.

Coming to a potion shop, you either sell potions or buy potions.

Gao De's purpose was the latter.

Now holding a "huge sum" in his hand, Gao De had thoughts he didn't dare to have before.

He was prepared to extravagantly buy "Basic Mana Potion" to assist his own guidance method cultivation.

But he couldn't buy it at the Phil Potion Shop.

He had already aroused the suspicion of the clerk at the Phil Potion Shop, so buying something like Basic Mana Potion naturally had to be done at another potion shop to be safe.

The market price for "Basic Mana Potion" was 6 gold per set.

A First-Rank Mage Apprentice could consume a set of Basic Mana Potion in 6 days.

That is to say, if Gao De wanted to drink Basic Mana Potion continuously, the 50 gold left by Master Seda could only support his cultivation for 50 days. Although Gao De was usually a "miser," Gao De could still distinguish which was lighter and which was heavier when it came to realm versus money.

Besides, once his strength improved, making money would also become easier.

It was precisely for this reason.

Stepping into the gate of the Rose Potion Shop, Gao De scanned the shop, but did not see any Basic Mana Potion for sale.

However, he did not leave in disappointment.

The number of mages in a small city was still too small, so the potions sold in potion shops were mainly those that ordinary people could use.

Like Basic Mana Potion, a potion specifically for mages, the shop would not necessarily put it on display.

The clerk in the shop was very sharp; before Gao De could ask, a young male clerk had already taken the initiative to come over and ask: "Hello, guest, what do you need?"

He saw Gao De's gaze scanning the shelves as soon as he came in, clearly looking for the potion he needed with a clear goal.

This kind of guest basically doesn't need sales, and almost never leaves empty-handed.

But seeing Gao De scan the shop almost entirely without speaking, he guessed that Gao De must not have found what he wanted, so he hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.

"Do you have Basic Mana Potion for sale? I didn't see it."

"Naturally, it's just in the medicine cabinet. Wait a moment, I'll take it out for you." The clerk looked at Gao De with slight surprise.

Gao De was wearing brown linen clothes, which was typical attire for commoners.

And Basic Mana Potion was clearly a "luxury item," so he didn't expect Gao De's goal to be it.

Surprise aside, the clerk had already nimbly squatted down in front of the medicine cabinet next to the counter, then took out an exquisite box from the drawer and carefully placed it on the counter, opening it in front of Gao De.

Inside the box were three small bottles of potion, the liquid presenting a crystalline seawater blue.

"Guest, please take a look."

Gao De's heart stirred, and a faint light flashed in his eyes.

【Detect Magic】.

At this moment, in his eyes, a medium-brightness aura invisible to others was flickering on the potion bottle.

The quality was quite good.

After verifying the goods, Gao De was satisfied.

"How much for a set?" He asked for the price as usual.

"Guest, a set is only 6 gold and 10 silver. Our shop has clearly marked prices and does not haggle." The clerk smiled.

"Isn't the market price for Basic Mana Potion 6 gold per set?" Gao De's expression changed, and he could no longer remain calm.

"It's like this," the clerk explained patiently: "But recently, because of the frequent appearance of subterranean creatures outside the city, many outsiders have rushed to our Hogen City."

"You know, among these outsiders, a large part are mage apprentices, and they will also buy Basic Mana Potion to drink."

"If there were no such unexpected situation, the sales of Basic Mana Potion in our shop would have been very stable, and the number of sets sold each year would be about the same."

"So our stocking was also very restrained. Now that this has happened, the stocking obviously can't keep up, so we have to raise the price." The clerk spread his hands, taking it for granted.

"Not just us, if you go to the Phil Potion Shop or Ghostlight Potion Shop to ask, it's the same price."

Still the same sentence, the market determines the price.

"Alright," hearing this, Gao De could only accept his fate, gritted his teeth bitterly, and then said: "Give me two sets."

"Alright!" The clerk immediately squatted down enthusiastically and took another set of Basic Mana Potion from the medicine cabinet.

A business of over 10 gold coins was considered a big order in the shop.

Gao De carefully took out his money bag from his pocket, counted 13 gold coins, and paid the clerk.

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