Chapter 101: Top-tier Lei Mojing

Reception hall.

"One Copper Sol?"

After hearing this answer, even Rosa, on her world-weary face, showed a trace of surprise, but it was quickly restrained.

Tea leaves at one Gold Sol per pack can only be occasionally enjoyed by big nobles.

But one Copper Sol... the income of Twilight City commoners working hard for a month is at least seven or eight Copper Sols, which means that even ordinary commoners can afford such wonderful tea leaves if they grit their teeth.

"Selling it so low, can you really make money?" Rosa questioned.

"In fact, Countess, although I am a merchant, I have always had a dream, which is to hope that everyone can afford high-quality tea leaves. This is also why I can cultivate Twilight Tea..."

"Tell the truth!"

Eukus's righteous speech about *I have a dream* was interrupted by Rosa impatiently before he could finish.

Believing that a Kelai merchant has such a compassionate ideal, she might as well believe that her husband could climb out of the grave.

"Ahem, actually, it is for promotion. You know that I need a lot of prestige to advance to a Chamber of Commerce Lord, and if I can make every commoner in Twilight City and even the Southern Region drink delicious tea, then my name will definitely be mentioned in the mouths of these grateful commoners."

Eukus scratched the back of his head awkwardly. He bent down, wanting to kiss Rosa's shoe tip to show submission, but was avoided by the old woman with disgust.

*Tap, tap, tap. *

Rosa tapped the armrest of the table and fell into deep thought.

A merchant scattering money for promotion... although rare, there are indeed some precedents. After all, no matter what, the promotion of rank is indeed the most important thing, even Kelai people will temporarily put down their greed for money for this.

Looking at it this way, agreeing to Eukus establishing a chamber of commerce in Twilight City is indeed a good thing that kills two birds with one stone. First, it increases tax revenue, and second, it can allow the commoners in the city to enjoy high-quality tea leaves, which is also a good deed.

It's just, will it really go so smoothly?

"Eukus, now put all the tea leaves in your carry-on bag on the table." Rosa ordered.

Hearing this, the merchant immediately took out dozens of tea bags from his carry-on bag in a panic and placed them respectfully on the table.

Subsequently, almost all the pharmacists with a bit of reputation in Twilight City were conscripted by Rosa to Red Fox Castle.

From morning to dusk, for a whole day, they used various protection abilities to test these tea leaves, and the final conclusion was—these tea leaves are completely harmless, and long-term consumption is even beneficial to the body.

After hearing this conclusion, although Rosa still had no expression, her heart had already inclined to the side of agreement on the balance in her heart.

"If you can ensure that the tea leaves sold have the quality of today's tea leaves, I can allow you to establish a chamber of commerce in Twilight City." Rosa said lightly.

"Thank you, great and benevolent Count Masha. I swear by the great Creator, I guarantee that the quality of the tea leaves I sell will only get higher day by day!"

Eukus was overjoyed. He knelt on one knee and humbly lowered his head almost to the carpet.

Even for Kelai people who have always been disrespectful to the Seven Gods, the oath made to the Creator has a very strong binding force within the clan.

Therefore, after hearing this oath, Rosa's cold expression eased a lot.

"Countess, I saw the notice you posted when I entered the city. This is a meeting gift I give you."

Eukus raised his hand and drew a circle in the air. A white light flashed, and he reached his hand into the white light and fumbled.

This is the ability of the Wealthy Merchant protection—Commodity Library: You can carry a space to store items with you, and the storage space will expand as the rank advances.

There is a rumor that the Kelai sage traveling merchant Franken, the commodity library he carries with him, the internal storage space is even large enough to hold a small town!

After fumbling for a moment, Eukus took out a blue-purple crystal wrapped in cotton cloth, about the size of two fists, from the white light.

The surface of this crystal flickered with electric light intertwined with deep blue and deep purple, as if countless tiny lightnings were wandering inside it.

This is an extremely rare thunder magic crystal, and its quality is so high that it is even much higher than the fire magic crystal she gifted to His Highness earlier.

The moment she saw it, Rosa's knowledge as the Lord of the Southern Region had already reached the answer.

"You are willing to gift such a treasure to me?" Rosa's expression was surprised.

She had not received treasures more precious than this, but as the saying goes, rarity is precious, and it was indeed the first time a Kelai person had gifted a gift of this level.

You must know that even conservatively estimated, this thunder magic crystal, if placed in any large auction, would be auctioned for a high price of at least twenty Gold Sols, that is, one Gold Dragon coin, by those who want to manufacture thunder-attribute magic weapons.

"You are the great Lord of the Southern Region. I will live by your will from now on. Your favor is my dew, your anger is my thunder. Please accept my gift and grant a poor merchant your protection!"

Eukus knelt on the carpet, his hoarse voice filled with begging at this moment.

His heart was actually bleeding—that thunder magic crystal was something he accidentally killed and looted from a fellow traveling merchant, and he had been keeping it carefully, preparing to find a suitable craftsman to make it into a magic weapon and then sell it for a sky-high price to make a big profit.

But in order to win the favor of Rosa, the Lord of the Southern Region, so that the subsequent establishment of the chamber of commerce could go smoothly, he could only endure the heart-wrenching pain of losing money.

"It seems that you are indeed a different Kelai person." A hint of approval added to Rosa's gaze toward Eukus.

Subsequently, she clapped her hands, and the maid took away the thunder magic crystal he was holding in Eukus's reluctant gaze.

"Eukus, I agree to your request to establish a chamber of commerce in Twilight City. I hope you can follow your oath, and you can now follow my maid to see my butler and let him give you twenty Gold Sols as a return for you offering this thunder magic crystal."

Rosa smiled slightly.

"Ah, great Count, how generous you are! Please, you must allow me to kiss your shoe tip!"

Eukus, who had regained his money, was ecstatic, but was quickly ordered by Rosa to be taken out of the room by the attendants.

The castle at dusk, the towering spires pierced the sky, and the stone walls were dyed a warm amber color by the setting sun.

Dining room.

After enjoying the sumptuous dinner together, Rosa had the maid present the thunder magic crystal sent by Eukus to Xia Mingyu.

"Your Highness, you are blessed by the gods. I had just ordered someone to post a notice, and a merchant offered this high-quality thunder magic crystal for you." Rosa said softly.

This female lord, who was majestic and dignified in front of Eukus earlier, was now so gentle in her attitude that she was like a kind old grandmother next door.

"This is really... thank you so much!"

Xia Mingyu stared blankly at the blue-purple crystal in front of him. He could sense the huge amount of pure magic power contained in it.

Today he spent a whole day in the library of Red Fox Castle, in which there was a book *Classification of Magic Crystal Layers*, which detailed the grading of magic crystals.

Dust Level: Surface has cracks, many impurities, cannot be absorbed, cannot manufacture magic tools, only used for charging.

Flawless Level: Surface is smooth, can manufacture low-level magic tools and magic weapons, magic medicine ingredients, and charging, can be absorbed but not recommended to absorb magic power, will affect potential.

Firefly Level: Internal light patterns flow, can be used to absorb magic power, can also manufacture high-level magic weapons, essential ingredients for some high-level magic medicines, and various other uses...

Dragon Crystal Level: Extremely rare and precious, with countless uses, often only gestated in the bodies of extremely powerful named magical beasts, such as dragons that are named magical beasts from birth, and only generated in the natural environment under special circumstances.

And the thunder magic crystal in front of him was a top-tier product among Firefly Level magic crystals.

Xia Mingyu even suspected that if he could fully absorb this magic crystal, he might be able to break through the Morning Star Rank in one fell swoop and advance to a formal magician.

However, the only pity was that he had just finished absorbing the fire magic crystal. In order not to affect his potential, it was best to wait a few days before absorbing this thunder magic crystal.

"Being able to help you, Your Highness, is the supreme honor of this old woman."

Rosa clapped her hands, and a maid placed a cup of hot tea on the dining table in front of Xia Mingyu.

"Your Highness, this is the Twilight Tea that the merchant is preparing to sell in the city. Its taste is indeed not weaker than Twilight Tea, and it has been verified by many pharmacists that long-term consumption is even beneficial to the body."

Xia Mingyu picked up the teacup and took a light sip.

Bitterness, sweetness, fragrance... various flavors bloomed on the tip of his tongue. He inexplicably recalled the memory of him and his best friend climbing the mountain together to watch the sunrise in the summer after the college entrance examination.

"It is indeed a very good tea, and it even makes people recall beautiful memories." Xia Mingyu sighed.

As expected of a fantasy world, there is actually such an incredible tea.

"The most magical thing is not this. Your Highness, do you know how much a pack of this Twilight Tea costs?"

"How much?" Xia Mingyu picked up the teacup and took another sip.

"One Copper Sol."

"So little!" Xia Mingyu's expression froze, and the tea in his hand almost spilled out.

After coming to this world for so long, he also gradually had a clear understanding of the prices here.

First of all, the consumption gap between nobles and commoners is huge, and if we only talk about commoners, a basket full of red fruits can probably sell for an acquisition price of ten Copper Sols.

This means that at one Copper Sol per tea bag, even the farmers in Fruit Basket Village can afford to buy tea leaves to taste if they grit their teeth, not to mention the free people in Twilight City, a prosperous city-state.

"That merchant, not making money, is he really so kind?" Xia Mingyu couldn't help but doubt.

After all, the first merchant he came into contact with after coming to this world was Mills, and the other party's greed really left a deep impression on him, and he even wanted to sell him!

"He should be doing this in order to advance to a Chamber of Commerce Lord. This is not without precedent. In the past, the great merchant Franken once had the behavior of scattering his family wealth just for promotion." Rosa explained.

"So that's how it is." Xia Mingyu suddenly realized.

Only the promotion of rank can make a merchant as greedy as a jackal willing to be generous.

After all, the leap in life level is undoubtedly more tempting than money.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 102 =====