Meditation rituals are a catalyst, assisting perception, and affinity with magic.
Annan learned to cast spells, mastered meditation, and sensed the magic vortex, but he still could not enter the meditative state like Michael without resorting to meditation rituals.
So he still needs the assistance of meditation rituals.
In order to speed up the magic vortex and grow from level 1 to level 2 warlock, Annan needs more and better magic materials.
Seven hundred gold coins solved Annan's urgent need for magic materials. He could even be extravagant and purchase high-grade magic materials or potions.
Then Annan was put off by the price on the label.
Seven hundred gold coins, a block's annual business tax, and the income earned by hundreds of families working hard for a whole year, can buy a precious magic ring.
If Annan was a commoner, he bought a house in Breeze City, fell in love with a girl, and then aged, there should be some left until the day he died. But he was a spell caster, and all the money could be spent in a blink of an eye, and then he would wonder "
What did I buy?".
Annan had no choice but to replenish some magic materials. At least for now, he still needs to pursue cost-effectiveness.
After purchasing nearly a month's worth of magic materials, and then purchasing the yarn wheels, spindles and parts needed for forty-nine Susan spinning machines, nearly two hundred kinners were lost.
This is because Annan was able to gain 20% off with his charm as a warlock.
The rest cannot be moved, Annan still needs money to stock up on cotton.
Andrew Luna cleared an area in the warehouse for Annan. Now the spinning factory on the first floor and the spinning wheel factory on the second floor don't seem so inconsistent.
As he became more proficient, Dole could assemble a spinning wheel every day, but it was still too slow. The wine lady and Annan themselves could not wait for fifty days before the price of cotton would increase.
Let Martin help... Annan doesn't want to ruin his own brand yet.
"Can you call your people to come over and help?"
"May I?!"
Dorai shouted in surprise that he had begun to miss his people.
"Of course you can, but it still costs 10 silver coins to assemble a spinning machine."
This is not a problem. A job with a weekly salary of 1 silver coin once made Annan very happy, let alone the poorer goblin tribe.
Michael's carriage happened to be parked downstairs, and Annan ran to him to borrow the carriage and teach Dolay how to drive the wizard's carriage.
"I want to buy some things to take back... my tribe will believe what I say!" The smart goblin wanted to return home in glory.
Annan thought for a moment that there was nothing to do for the time being, so the cotton purchase was completely left to Andrew Luna, who also joined the team. After asking where the market was, he took Dole to the market.
Dolay did not participate in the purchase of cotton. Cleverness and wisdom are not the same - Dolay is smart, but lacks the wisdom brought by experience. For it, it should be safe rather than taking risks.
"Food...clothes...tools..."
Annan put food last, first buying a batch of iron picks, axes, and hoes for Dorai, tools that could improve the current situation of the goblins, and then clothes. Goblins have a soft spot for leather armor, but new leather armor costs at least dozens of
Silver coins, Dorai muttered "too expensive, too expensive" and wanted to give up. But Annan knew where to find cheap leather armor - he heard it from the tavern.
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The Mage Tower carriage drove into the alley behind the mercenary hall. The place was filled with smoke and sewage, but it was crowded with people. Fresh animal carcasses, herbs stained with soil, unknown magic props, and blood-stained weapons and leather armors were placed there.
Selling on the roadside.
People who dream of discovering treasures and becoming rich overnight are choosing. Michael once sneered at this: "Who would sell good things in a shabby street?"
However, Dorai still muttered that it was expensive and chose a stall that sold tattered leather armor by the pound.
"are you sure?"
Annan asked if he wanted to buy these tattered Dorais.
"Many of my tribesmen don't even have clothes. These leather armors, after being mended, are just right for the tribesmen to wear."
Annan liked this kind of frugality, so he bought this pile of leather, which also weighed 56 pounds, at a price of 56 copper coins per pound.
Weapons are also sold by the pound, but Dorai is not interested in scrap metal. Although goblins are as short as dwarves, they are not good at forging. Even the incomplete second-hand weapons, the price is painful to Dorai, so he only bought a few incomplete ones.
The blade is a short sword that is a long sword for goblins.
Finally, they came to the grain store and filled the remaining space in the wagon.
After purchasing a carriage full of goods, Dorai still had 3 gold coins left. This shows how expensive spellcasters are, which makes Annan a bit superior - I spent more than ten gold coins to only have a small bag.
"I will bring my people back soon."
Dorai assured Annan and drove away in the white wizard's carriage like a house goblin.
Standing on the street and watching Dole leave, Annan was about to go back when he saw a dirty little boy standing on the roadside, staring at the bakery and sucking his fingers.
Annan returned to the tavern to get a pound of bread, approached the little boy and handed it to him, touched his head and turned back.
Those clear eyes stared blankly at the tavern. Soon, a girl in a maid outfit came to the boy's side holding a bag of black bread.
"Let's go back."
The little boy looked up and said, "Sister, I saw my brother."
The girl smiled gently: "My brother is not in Breeze City. He is making money elsewhere."
"Really! He also bought me bread!" The little boy raised the bread incoherently, "This is what he gave me!"
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Annan, who returned to the attic, was lying on the windowsill, staring at the little spider in the glass bottle, thinking about the spinning wheel:
Dorai and his tribe should come back the day after tomorrow, and within ten days it will be enough to complete the 50 spinning wheels requested by the Wine Lady. However, they need a place to start work and live.
Fortunately, Andrew Luna is a big landlord. I went to him to ask for the land. Andrew Luna said: "I can't use up the warehouse. How about setting aside half of it for those goblins? Just pay the normal market price for the rent."
In the afternoon of the same day, Annan received an invitation letter from the wine lady, inviting Annan to attend tomorrow's dinner party.
As soon as Annan was about to accept the appointment, Michael brought bad news: someone reported him to the Mage Tower for abusing the carriage, and he was deprived of the right to use the carriage.
"This seems to be some coincidence..." Michael murmured to himself.
Without the protection of the mage tower carriage, Annan's travel is no longer safe.
"Could it be that the wine lady is testing?"
"This is impossible! Well, we actually knew about the Reeves family in Pinglin Town, but we kept it a secret for you. If Ms. Wine wanted to do something, it wouldn't be now." Michael revealed part of the truth.
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"Can you attend the banquet with me?" Annan wanted to take Michael with him to protect himself.
"But she didn't give me an invitation." Michael spread his palms, "And I'm just an ordinary mage... How many gold coins do you have left?"
"It's all at Andrew Luna's. About five hundred guineas?"
"Okay, that's not enough. A magic ring engraved with the shield spell costs 1,500 gold."
