Chapter 107: Chapter 107: The Deal
In Luoya Town, the rows of houses are almost all set up as shops for people, so you can find an empty house if you want to sell anything.
The houses here are definitely sufficient because there are too few Wizard Apprentices.
Even though this is an annual market, most of the surrounding Wizard Apprentices come to participate, but the numbers are still small.
Herag walked all the way, and counted a bit; there are only about thirty people.
The number might increase a bit later, but it’s unlikely to suddenly surge, ending up with only dozens of people.
"No wonder Calis could tell at a glance that I’m a newcomer. The number of idle Wizard Apprentices is still too few. Most people have likely crossed paths before, making it easy to spot who’s new."
Herag continued strolling down the street, noticing that some shops already had Wizard Apprentices settled in, while others were putting up small blackboards with what they were selling and seeking to buy.
"There seems to be a lot of bartering here, with very little Gold Coin trading, and I haven’t seen any Magic Stone trading yet."
He observed several shops, mostly selling Magic Potion Materials, Casting Materials, and finished Magic Potions, and some were selling Spell Model Books.
Sales are generally priced in Gold Coins or through exchanges with items of the same level.
For instance, the shop next door has written on the small blackboard: "Selling Withered Demon Vine, 80 Gold Coins per piece, preferably exchanged for White Dew Grass."
For these Wizard Apprentices, making money here is secondary; the most important thing is acquiring cultivation resources.
These people are not part of a Wizard Organization and have no stable channels to obtain cultivation resources.
It’s easy for them to earn money in the ordinary world, but the toughest part is getting various Magic Potion Materials and Casting Materials.
Places with abundant resources are almost all under the control of Wizard Organizations, and scattered resources are hard to find and acquire.
A place like Valley Town has abundant resources, and if these people knew about it, they’d probably risk the danger and venture in.
Herag took a round but did not discover anyone selling Moonstone Grass, guessing the person hasn’t arrived yet.
He’s not interested in the current shop items, as they’re nearly all things he already has. Larry prepared too richly with that batch of basic Magic Potion Materials for him, with a lot of variety.
Seeing it was late, Herag found an empty house and moved in.
He shut the door and started taking out the food and water prepared as dinner.
No need to worry here about someone suddenly breaking in and attacking him; no Wizard Apprentice in Luoya Town dared act recklessly.
Two days later, the market officially began, and the number of people in Luoya Town reached over sixty.
Herag stayed in his room these two days, practicing at ease, suspending the analysis work of the Stone Slab during this time, as he must always maintain the best state without any Magic Power loss.
Luoya Town was now bustling, and on the street appeared two or three figures in black robes, reportedly the management personnel of Luoya Town, responsible for maintaining order.
Herag sensed and found they were all Third Class Wizard Apprentices, with very strong Magic Power auras.
"Seems they’re likely from some Wizard Organization, probably Dream Island." Herag guessed inwardly.
With these people around, transactions on-site were orderly, and no need to worry about someone getting greedy and forcibly rushing in even if displaying some treasures in hand.
"Moonstone Grass! It’s actually Moonstone Grass!"
"This is High-tier Magic Potion Materials; how did he come by it?"
"This thing is good but useless to me; general Magic Potion Refining doesn’t use this stuff."
"Exactly, if I had such Magic Potion skills, why would I be struggling outside? I’d have entered some Wizard Organization for work long ago."
...
Herag noticed quite a few people crowding and discussing in front of a shop ahead.
Upon hearing the word Moonstone Grass, he immediately rushed over, discovering it was a man with a white mask selling Moonstone Grass.
The masked man held a delicate wooden box, opened it, revealing red silk as the base, with two silver transparent leaves resting on it.
"Shenlan, detect if this is Moonstone Grass."
"After inspection, confirmed to be Moonstone Grass."
Herag, to be cautious, let Shenlan verify its authenticity.
Moonstone Grass generally grows underwater and must be in a location illuminated by moonlight.
Before picking, Moonstone Grass is green, looking unremarkable like aquatic plants.
Without the relevant knowledge, even when seen, people won’t recognize it, let alone relate that plant looking like watergrass to High-level Magic Potion Materials.
After showing the Moonstone Grass to the crowd, the masked man said, "I have two portions of Moonstone Grass; I need Casting Materials from the Necromancy or Curse Element in exchange."
"Can’t use Gold Coins for swapping? Those two categories of Casting Materials are hard to get," someone asked.
The masked man shook his head: "No, I don’t lack Gold Coins."
"I see there probably aren’t any Wizard Apprentices specializing in Necromancy or Curse Element here; trading your Moonstone Grass would be quite difficult." That person seemed very interested in Moonstone Grass, continuing to persuade.
What he said was also true; both Necromancy and Curse Element require extensive knowledge learning, which is a high threshold for idle Wizard Apprentices, making specialization in these fields rare.
Without being specialists in these two directions, they generally wouldn’t carry corresponding Casting Materials.
After all, Necromancy and Curse Element Casting Materials are generally quite dark, who would keep such things for no reason?
The masked man’s attitude was firm: "If I can’t trade for the Casting Materials I want, the trade for these two portions of Moonstone Grass will cease, and I’ll reconsider later."
Herag glanced around and moved through the crowd.
He took out the Resentful Doll: "I do have a good Casting Material here, but trading it for just these two Casting Materials would be a big loss for me."
"It’s actually a Resentful Doll!"
"Where did he get such high-level Casting Materials?"
...
The crowd’s gaze instantly focused on Herag, his hand holding the Resentful Doll attracting much attention.
For Curse Element Wizards, a Resentful Doll is a treasure, using it for general Level 0 Curse Spells is quite wasteful.
Of course, it’s not impossible to use it; the effect would definitely be excellent, just too wasteful.
The masked man was instantly moved seeing the Resentful Doll, but now his two portions of Moonstone Grass were suddenly not qualified.
He quickly took out a thick book: "This is the Spell Model of Level 0 Spell ’Ice Cone Technique,’ I’ll add this for the trade, how about it?"
Herag smiled: "How could that be possible? A Resentful Doll can serve as Casting Materials for Level 1 Curse Spells, just this small Ice Cone Technique book is still lacking. if you can’t provide something more valuable, I’m afraid this trade is unfeasible."
He deliberately displayed a stance of not caring much about Moonstone Grass, feign to retract his Resentful Doll.