Kelai, a well-known trading continent, Xiao Keluer's description of it is very simple and crude.
"If you have money, you can buy everything you want here."
There was definitely some exaggeration, but it also indirectly allowed Lu Yu to understand the basic situation of the Kelai Continent.
Sera had obviously been to Kolai before. Without a map, she commanded Benlong to reach a large city-state with a dense population that could be felt from mid-air.
Just when Lu Yu was thinking about how Benlong should be able to interact with them and whether there was any good place for Benlong to rest temporarily, Sera had already ordered Benlong to land in an open field outside the city.
When Lu Yu was about to land, he noticed that there were many monsters with saddles around them. They were enjoying the food leisurely under the supervision of several tall orcs.
Although the half-orcs were surprised by the stupid dragon falling from the sky, they did not show any panic. They looked like they had seen too many big scenes.
Regarding the stupid dragon that suddenly fell from the sky and occupied a large area of the field, the steward quickly came to the stupid dragon. Looking at Sera, Lu Yu and others jumping off the dragon's back, all the wrinkles on his face were twisted.
When they reached the same height, their eyes were almost squinted, their waist was half-hunched, and their expression was extremely flattering.
"Dear guest, thank you for choosing us..."
Sierra stretched out her hand to interrupt the steward's verbose gesture, opened her mouth slightly, rolled her eyes, and suddenly thought of something, she stared at Lu Yu with interest.
"Translate to him. I don't want to listen to nonsense. After all, this is not the first time here. Let them prepare food of "upper" specification for Benlong. The portion should be sufficient. The money will be paid immediately after I exchange it. Of course, if he
If you don’t worry, you can wait until I bring the money before serving Benlong the food.”
Lu Yu thought something was strange, but he had learned the Kolay language in Mostana for so long just for this moment, so he didn't think much and quickly translated the content for Sera.
The steward still bowed his waist and lowered his head, as if not locking his eyes on their feet was not enough to show his humility... What?
Or is it that Collet is under great pressure from competition, and when a big customer comes, it has to quickly fawn over it?
The Cole language that Lu Yu had just learned worked well, and the steward immediately responded. He turned around and asked the orcs around him to give the stupid dragon organizers high-quality meat, without mentioning money at all.
Sera didn't bother to pay attention to the steward, and led Lu Yu past the pasture where the horses were obviously resting, and left straight away.
Lu Yu was shocked. From landing to leaving, Sera acted as if he treated this place as his own back garden. How could he be so happy?
"You seem to be familiar with this place." Lu Yu asked anyway.
Sera, who was holding the box, raised the corners of her mouth and said with a smile: "I have been here a few times to help the Theocracy."
"I don't think you need me to translate. Since you have been here so many times, it proves that you can also speak Kolay."
"I know a little bit." Sierra said very modestly, "I'm not as good at it as you are anyway, so you're more tired."
"Stop making trouble. If you know how to do it, don't torment me!" Lu Yu covered his forehead.
Sierra also felt that this level of teasing was enough, so she put on a serious expression: "Indeed, I can speak Kolay, and by the way, guess why the steward was so humble just now."
As a businessman, there is nothing wrong with wanting to keep customers, but Lu Yu could clearly feel fear in the steward's humility and flattery.
Lu Yu thought for a while: "Have you taught him a lesson?"
"Smart." Sierra snapped her fingers with a look of appreciation on her face.
"When I first came to Colai with the Bishop of the Theocracy, I didn't learn the Kolay language very well. In fact, I didn't need to learn it. For the trade of Colai, there are always professional people in the Church who are responsible for translation... But I always
I like to do things perfectly, after all, I may come to Kelai alone in the future, and it is convenient to buy anything here."
"I was only fifteen years old at the time, and because of my courage, I just wandered around alone. Finally, I ran out of the exchange meeting held outside the city without being discovered by the knights of the Theocracy, and wandered all the way here."
"Let me guess...you were interested in the mount here and wanted to buy it, but then you were cheated out of your money?" Lu Yu touched his chin and turned on the speculation mode.
Sierra shook her head.
Sigrid on the side immediately guessed: "Is it possible that you broke their things and they extorted money?"
Sierra continued to shake her head and said: "It's worse than you can guess. I didn't do anything. I was just passing by. Then someone came out and said that I injured their free-range mount. I told him in broken Kolay language."
I didn't do it to them, but they didn't listen at all."
"At first I thought it was a communication barrier, but when I saw them touching me, and the conversation even contained content about selling me, I understood... This was to capture a foreigner and trap him to death."
Lu Yu had seen people who killed people.
Lu Yu had barely seen someone killing rabbits.
Choose a divine choice who can be taken by the bishop of Theocracy to travel around, help him gain knowledge, and prepare for the future of Theocracy...
Good guy, you really hit the jackpot!
These people recognized that Sera was unfamiliar with her, and she looked cute and harmless to humans and animals, so they directly chose her as their target.
According to Serra, these people's original intention was to extort money, but after carefully examining her appearance, they decided to take the big shot and send her directly to the slave market in the port of Beaune.
After the auction there, most people will be put on the boat and set sail immediately, making it difficult to find them.
With Sera's appearance, it's no problem to get a special rating. They can also make a lot of money in the auction, which is much faster than extorting money.
In fact, even if he wanted to extort money, it would not be so miserable later.
After all, businessmen who come to Kolai will basically pay for teaching on some strange things, and everyone also needs Kolai as a trade window, so they just symbolically protest with the trade alliance of Kolai and let them take care of the matter regularly.
.
But selling Serra...
Sera's strength that year was also good, but after all, the powerful dragon could not overwhelm the local snake, and there were many people on the opponent's side. Therefore, although Sera escaped, she still suffered some injuries.
Therefore, what the knights and bishops of the Theocracy saw was a bloody rabbit with a large gash in its rabbit ears and a colorful coat hanging on its shoulders.
The Theocracy was furious.
Although this is Colai, the Theocracy is very far away, and the identity is of no use at all...
But they have money!
The Knights of the Theocracy razed the pasture, brought everyone involved in the matter to Serra, and then asked Serra to sell them as slaves at a price of one copper coin per person.
Faced with the fierce local gangsters who questioned the practices of the Theocracy, the money thrown out by the bishop drowned their feet.
When he came, he wanted to kill those who broke the rules alive, but when he left, he hooked up with the bishop and asked if he wanted to sell more...
"It's a bit outrageous..." Lu Yu said.
"Indeed, but these are the rules here. You can solve the problem if you have money. Rather, it is very pure here. Almost everyone acts according to their inner desires. Kolai has remained standing for so many years, maintaining the trade continent.
His name, absorbing money and desires from all over the world, is enough to explain a lot of things."
In fact, what Lu Yu said was outrageous was that the Theocracy could spend so much money... But it was obvious that Sera didn't mean that, so he could only nod along.
"Of course, there are no good guys or bad guys. I just want to tell you this story. Kolai's trade is reflected in various aspects. They are very sensitive to money, so don't take it lightly, lest they treat it as goods and sell it."
Hearing this, Lu Yu checked his backpack, and Sigrid also remembered something and rummaged through her bag.
The two looked at each other with uneasy expressions on their faces.
Along the way, due to storage problems, they did not accumulate any wealth at all. They were able to get good rewards several times, but because they could not carry them, they had no choice but to exchange them for equivalent items.
Even so, the limited space still cannot accommodate their desire for small money.
Lu Yu's head hurt when he thought about the materials that Lulu would need to refine the medicine soon.
Lu Yu looked at Sera beside him and asked tentatively: "Are the ingredients for Lulu's potion refining particularly expensive?"
"Well... you can't ask me, you have to ask her." Sierra said, "If she succeeds in one attempt, our wallet will be free. If she fails one after another, our wallet will be free as well."
This answer is really full of hope.
"Then...do you have money?" Lu Yu asked anyway.
Sierra immediately replied: "No, do you think I can pretend to go out with so much money?"
Saying that, Sierra flashed the box in her hand: "I don't want to be out of breath while carrying the box."
Lu Yu was convinced that he was so confident when he went out without any money.
The streets are bustling with people, and the shops on both sides of the road are full of customers. Even the street vendors are surrounded by a large number of people watching. In addition to shouts, there are also the sounds of bargaining, and money-related information is pouring in every moment.
into Lu Yu’s ears.
The goods for sale are all kinds of strange, from the bones of monsters, to the "essence parts" of various monsters that are said to be particularly nourishing, from an inconspicuous stone, to fist-sized jewelry that exudes dazzling light, everything is available on this street, it can be said.
It can be said to be a microcosm of the entire city of Boyne. The goods for sale are all kinds of strange, from the bones of monsters to the "essence parts" of various monsters that are said to be particularly nourishing, from an inconspicuous stone to the dazzling light.
Jewelry as big as a fist can be found on this street, which can be said to be a microcosm of the entire city of Beaune.
Sera led Lu Yu through the crowded crowd and arrived at a slightly deserted shop.
Relying on the Kolay language, Lu Yu recognized the text above.
"Potion."
"Do you still need to read the words? You can't see the big potion bottle on the sign at the door?" Sierra teased.
"I still need to consolidate my knowledge. You and Lulu are geniuses, but I am not." Lu Yu said.
Sierra was stunned for a moment: "A genius? It's really strange. In fact, few people say that I am a genius."
Seeing Sera moaning, the guest squeezed behind by Lu Yu yelled dissatisfied: "Do you want to prepare the potion? If not, please leave. I'm in a hurry."
"That's right, if you want to chat, just stand aside and don't block us!"
Sera didn't pay attention to these people, but slowly tapped the side of the box and placed the ejected potion in front of the pharmacist.
"I don't buy it, I sell it. If you can't identify it, please ask your best pharmacist to come out... By the way, give me another place. I don't like anyone to disturb me."
The disdain on the pharmacist's face suddenly disappeared after Sera opened the cork of the potion bottle a crack. He ran upstairs with a panic look on his face and followed a middle-aged woman down in a panic.
The woman first glanced at Sera and frowned slightly.
Lu Yu understood this expression.
Serra was too young, and the potion Serra took out was extraordinary.
"What potion?"
Sera didn't hide anything, and whispered in Lu Yu's ear: "I borrowed some semi-finished products refined by Lulu to play with at home, but forgot to return them to her. No, now I will use them in exchange for some money for her to use."
"Borrow...to play with?"
According to Lulu's description of Sera, these potions were most likely taken away by Sera without explanation, just like the communication circle statue. There was no way Lulu could ask Sera to "not borrow" them.
The female pharmacist respectfully invited Lu Yu and his party to the top floor, and personally poured tea for Lu Yu and the others.
"Can I ask how you obtained this potion?"
Sierra answered directly: "I picked it up."
The female pharmacist's words were all stuck in her throat by Sera's "picked up" sentence. She scratched her throat a few times before the embarrassment on her face eased. Her good professionalism allowed her to ask politely again.
The origin of the potion.
"Since the three of you can take out this bottle of potion, you should know that this is a potion that can increase fire magic in a short period of time. But what is strange to me is that this is completely different from the fire magic strengthening potion that I have come into contact with before.
It has obviously been improved..."
No one answered, and the room was silent again.
Embarrassment befell the female pharmacist again.
"We can buy that formula, please give us a price."
Sierra laughed and placed the box on the table, and the clicking sound began to echo.
The last time Lu Yu heard this sound, which sounded like a machine running, was when Serra led him and Orkus to grab books in the border town of Serel. At that time, she was very curious about what the sound was.
"I don't know the formula. The stuff belongs to my friend. I only sell this bottle. You pay the money and I deliver the goods. If I don't make this deal, I'll leave immediately."
"I'm warning you, don't try to interfere with me with inferior spiritual magic. You may not know it well. One of my friends' spiritual magic is much stronger than you. You guys are just trivial."
The female pharmacist hesitated for a moment and lowered her head: "I'm very sorry, I was abrupt at the moment. You are foreign guests, so you may not know very well. In Kelai, everything has a price. If you can tell me the formula of this bottle of potion,
We will definitely pay a price that satisfies you.”