In the latest transaction, in addition to the twelve scrolls mentioned before, Shado also needs to purchase another 2-ring magic scroll. In contrast, in addition to a mithril ink pen, the store also gives away two bottles of special
Red graphite water used to make magic scrolls.
At this point, not only the windfall that Xia Duo had just obtained was wiped out, but also the dozens of gold coins he had on him.
After walking out of the store, the cold wind blew up, and Xia Duo smiled to himself. When he looked back inside the store, he saw that the steward was already busy with his own business.
Sure enough, as long as people have money, especially when they get unexpected wealth, they will always be unable to control their desire to buy. This transaction is not a loss or not, at least most of the things are what he needs urgently at the moment.
This one, I also have to go to other stores.
After leaving the secret shop, Sha Duo and Ava found a hotel where they could eat and had a hearty meal. After settling down, Sha Duo went to Ava's room and placed two magic scrolls and two alchemy bottles.
On the table.
"Aiwa, thank you today."
"No." Ava pushed these things over again, "You have already paid!"
"Um?"
Xia Duo blinked and stared at Ava, as if wanting to see exactly when he had paid.
"When I came back, I told you that you owed me 50 gold coins."
Aiwa's words made Xia Duo stunned. Ai Wa did say such things before, but Xia Duo only thought that he was referring to the consumption of magic scrolls. Now he directly sent the scrolls over, and also included a copy.
I thought of Ava but stopped accepting it.
This is definitely not a matter of gold coins or other rewards.
Xia Duo felt something was wrong and wanted to settle the matter directly by giving him 50 gold coins, but he no longer had 50 gold coins on his body, which made people crazy.
Recalling that Aiwa had always obeyed his orders during the mission, Sha Duo felt that Aiwa should have something to ask of him, but he couldn't figure out what he, a mage apprentice, should be worth worrying about.
He asked tentatively, "Is there anything you need me to do?"
"No, no need."
Ava's avoidance of talking made Sha Duo full of doubts, but Ava didn't want to say it, and he couldn't force him to say it. His questioning might anger Ava, and the gain would outweigh the loss.
Many thoughts passed in his mind. Xia Duo put away the scrolls and alchemy bottles on the table and said to Ava, "I will collect the gold coins as soon as possible, but no matter what, thank you. Apart from today, there are also
for your help during the mission."
"This is what I should do, we are teammates."
Aiwa's words made Xia Duo feel a little embarrassed. Apart from anything else, if Aiwa hadn't reminded him of the undead attack on the village outside the Green Pearl Forest, he might have been cold by now.
Maybe Ava is really a good person as Gibb said, and he himself may be too suspicious.
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Returning to his room, Xia Duo began to count the items he brought with him. He usually didn't pay much attention to them, but he was really shocked when he specifically counted them.
Food bags, water bags, spell notes, ink bottles, quill pens, scroll boxes, hand crossbows, daggers, venom bottles, as well as scattered gold coins, silver coins, paper, pajamas, and slippers.
Together they weigh almost ten pounds.
Now there are some more alchemy bottles. Although they have not reached Xia Duo's limit, they give people a psychologically bloated and complicated feeling. Xia Duo once again thought of the dimensional bag that was once placed in front of him.
It would be great if he could have a portable space, so that he could travel lightly at any time and take out whatever he wanted at any time.
But when he saw Pikachu's pajamas and slippers coming from Earth, Shado's heart instantly calmed down. These were the only signs that he was an Earthling.
Xia Duo solemnly packed away her pajamas and slippers, then packed up other things and put them away with her.
At this time, Xia Duo paid attention to the two account books that he took out from Old Neil's storage room. The covers had turned dark, and Xia Duo opened one of them casually.
The page he turned to recorded a series of strange symbols. Behind each symbol was a Nese language number, ranging from 5 to 800.
The most common numbers are numbers between 100 and 200.
There are also numbers in front of the symbols, but these numbers are easy to identify and are abbreviated numbers for the date.
Xia Duo flipped through a few more pages, and found that every page was almost the same, with a combination of symbols and numbers. Such records made Xia Duo immediately think that this should be a black account.
Otherwise, how many people will keep accounts in normal operations! This is not on earth. Failure to keep accounts is equivalent to tax evasion. Tax collection here has nothing to do with accounts. It only depends on the tax officer’s evaluation and how much you pay.
How much do you have to pay?
Generally speaking, only large-scale operations need to keep accounts for the purpose of summary, but Old Neil's Hotel is obviously not that large.
Basically, in Xia Duo's eyes, having a ledger means having a black account.
Looking at another account book, it is similar to the previous one, but the symbols in this one are very regular, almost every 10 lines are repeated, and there are a few symbols that appear very frequently.
Turning to the last page, there is a piece of parchment only as big as a palm. On it is the explanation of the symbols corresponding to the Nese language. Xia Duo is not proficient in the Nese language, but he can still find that these Nese language should be a
Personal name.
He quickly opened the previous book to the end, and sure enough, there was a similar piece of parchment with not only names on it, but also words such as gems, crystals, gold, and silver.
This made Xia Duo even more convinced that these were two black ledgers.
In this way, the number behind the symbol should be the amount. Looking at the turnover of tens, hundreds, and the highest close to 800, Xia Duo felt for the first time that he had underestimated the man who ran the hotel.
Fortunately, I have ended him with my own hands, otherwise, I don’t know how much trouble there would be!
After putting the two black books and the magic notes together and putting them on his body, Xia Duo slept with his clothes on.
The nights in Savile are getting colder and colder, and the blankets provided by the hotel cannot block the coldness at all, and are not even as warm as sleeping when performing tasks outside.
The only thing that was better than being outside was probably that there was no cold wind blowing outside from time to time. Xia Duo didn't sleep well that night. In addition to the cold, he was also wary of being in a strange environment.
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The next day, Xia Duo woke up early with a disappointed look on his face. He had not dreamed last night. To be more precise, he had not experienced the magical dream the day before yesterday again.
This shattered his illusion of improving his strength in a short period of time. Fortunately, Xia Duo did not place all his hopes on this illusory dream.
Magic is something he can really control. From scratch, from beginner to proficient, there are traces to follow, and there is even a lot of experience from the past to learn from.
Is there any reason not to take this as the main target?