Gallo was not only unmoved, but also a little impatient.
What he wanted to buy was obviously not this kind of magic doll.
The "soul" that the store kept talking about was nonsense in his opinion.
These golems are just good-looking and look more like humans. They can't weave straw knots, knit sweaters, cook, or beat their enemies into little pies with one punch.
Compared to my own little donkey, the gap between these monsters is huge!
However, there was something in this store that caught Gallo's attention.
That's a bunch of books on the shelf.
There are also technical books such as "Basic Theory of Golems", "Care and Maintenance of Golems", "Guide to Controlling Golems" and so on.
In this era, people's thoughts and concepts are not so open, and technical books are not so easy to buy, just like priests and mages will not put books on divine arts and magic on their shelves.
The magic puppet is originally a relatively niche and unpopular subject, and the knowledge related to it is naturally very rare.
So Gallo pointed to the books and asked:
"Are these books for sale?"
The young shopkeeper was slightly startled, and then said awkwardly:
"Strictly speaking, these books are not for sale...they are gifts, equivalent to the instructions for the puppets."
"Then I just want to buy these books, is that okay?"
Gallo asked again.
The young man showed a troubled expression and said hesitantly:
"Guest, this is against the rules..."
He asked again:
"Guest, you don't want to learn how to make golems by yourself through these books, do you?"
"Then please forgive me, this is impossible. The devil is a very profound and complex subject. What can be recorded in books is only very rare. Your idea may be a bit fanciful..."
Gallo quickly waved his hand and explained:
"No, no, no, I just plan to study the golem."
Of course, he also agrees that golems are a complex subject, and he doesn't expect to learn anything by reading books.
All his purpose was to study some of the principles and apply them to his own enchantment. He never thought about making a magic doll himself. There was no need for that. Amiya was enough.
After listening to Gallo's statement, the young shopkeeper seemed to have chosen to believe it, and then sighed:
"Are you planning to study it? Are you a mage?"
In an unpopular subject like golems, apart from the golem masters who make golems, generally only mages are interested in it.
But then he looked at Gallo's robes, which were clearly dressed like a priest...
Why would people with rigid thinking like priests be interested in golems? Aren't they supposed to be very resistant to golems?
A considerable number of sects believe that the golem is unclean and evil, and even consider it to be some kind of blasphemous folly, and are quite resistant to it.
Although large sects such as Shenguang Sect do not have such a statement, they are somewhat influenced by it and are not very interested in demon dolls.
So the shop owner subconsciously thought that Gallo was a mage, but judging from his dress and temperament, he looked more like a priest?
At this time, Gallo's face was already very ugly, he was in an extremely unhappy mood, and even wanted to beat someone up.
You actually said I'm a mage?
Do you know that besides cultists, the thing I hate most is mages?
Believe it or not, I will let you be reborn as a mage?
If it weren't for the fact that these books were really hard to find, Gallo would have cursed and slammed the door.
He finally suppressed the anger in his heart and asked again:
"Do you sell these books?"
The shop owner also noticed the change in Gallo's expression, and was wondering in his heart, how did he provoke this guy?
But he did not intend to give in, and continued to adhere to his principles:
"I'm sorry, guest, these books are really just gifts."
"If you really want it, consider purchasing a beautiful young lady..."
Gallo took a deep breath and asked:
"How much does the cheapest golem here cost?"
After buying relevant theoretical books, of course he also needs a golem for experimentation. He can't do surgery on Amiya, right?
In fact, the main purpose of his trip was to buy golems, but after seeing those books, he put the cart before the horse.
As for the golems in this store, you can tell by their appearance that they are indeed exquisite. Even if they are not good at all on the inside, the prices are definitely not cheap.
When Gallo was still on Earth, he had heard of stories about people eating dirt every month just to buy beautiful dolls.
Seeing that Gallo didn't intend to force himself, the young shopkeeper breathed a sigh of relief and quickly introduced:
"The girls in our store are all equally excellent and loyal, so the price difference is not big, they are all around one thousand gold..."
The price made Gallo's eyes widen.
A doll sells for 1,000 gold?
Do you know how much my head is worth?
It’s only 2,000 gold...
I don’t know how many living people I can buy for 1,000 gold!
The price is outrageous!
Gallo felt really angry and funny in his heart. Even though he was mentally prepared for the other lion to open his mouth, he didn't expect it to be so exaggerated and excessive!
He didn't know what kind of person could afford such a luxurious toy.
Not to mention a poor and lower-middle peasant like Old John, let’s just talk about him, as the technical backbone of a weapons store, with a salary several times that of his peers, only 50 gold a month.
And this income is already higher than 80% of the residents of the Innocence City.
It's no wonder that this store is opened in such a remote corner, because it sells to ordinary people.
Even if Gallo was still rich now, he would not spend such a large amount of money on an experimental product.
Unless he can find a way to include the price of the golem in the cost budget and let Mrs. Carola foot the bill.
But this is obviously immoral and he cannot do this.
The young shopkeeper observed Gallo's reaction and probably guessed what he was thinking.
But he didn't say much, and he didn't retort, mocking Gallo for his poverty and stinginess.
In fact, most people who come to the store will have almost the same expression after hearing the price.
Some will repeatedly bargain with him, trying to get a cheaper price, and even pester him for a long time.
Some would in turn yell and slam the door and leave.
For someone like Gallo, it's pretty good.
However, from the shop owner's point of view, his golem must maintain this painfully high price.
In this way, buyers will cherish them and will not treat them as mere tools to vent their sexual desires, throw them away after playing with them, or abuse them with violence.
What he bought was a devil girl with a soul, not the crude tools outside!
So he patiently explained to Gallo that these puppets were of excellent workmanship and had an extremely long production cycle, and that he had put his own efforts into them...
However, what he emphasized most was the ridiculous 'soul theory'. He insisted that his golem had a soul, so he could sell it for such a price.
Of course Gallo wouldn't believe this nonsense.
He even had the urge to kill people and buy goods.
But the shop owner's sales pitch successfully convinced Misseran...
"Gallo, I think what he said makes sense. These puppets are really exquisite and worth the money..."
Miseran gently tugged on Gallo's sleeve and whispered in his ear.
Gallo was speechless about this...
You prodigal little bitch, why are you so easy to deceive?
The shopkeeper, striking while the iron was hot, continued:
"Guest, please believe me, what you spend this thousand gold on is not just a simple girl..."
"What you choose is a taste, an attitude towards life, and true nobility and elegance!"
"What you bought is a true soul, a beautiful soul, and a loyal soul!"
Gallo couldn't bear it anymore, grabbed him by the collar and asked:
"You get a soul with every mouthful, but do you know what a real soul is?"
"Come, let me show you what a real devil is!"
Gallo said angrily, directly picked up this guy and forced him into the carriage.
The young shopkeeper was immediately frightened.
He originally thought that this young man was easy to get along with and didn't talk so much nonsense, but he didn't expect that the other person would come directly to him...
"Let me go! You are kidnapping!"
Gallo didn't even bother to tie him up or shut this guy's mouth.
He just recalled the feeling of being a Skull Crusher, and then glared at this guy.
The young shopkeeper suddenly fell silent and could not utter a single word.
He felt a sharp, substantial murderous intention in Gallo's body.
That is the killing intent that has been truly experienced in hundreds of battles, tempered from the mountains of corpses and seas of blood...
He had seen this kind of temperament in the guards around his father, and he had also seen how neatly they killed people.
He believed without hesitation that this guest could crush himself into powder with just one thought...
If you dare to resist, you will definitely die, and you will die miserably...
Could this guy be the kind of perverted murderer in the book who makes puppets out of living people?
An idea suddenly popped into the young shopkeeper's mind.
I'm dead now...
If I had known earlier, I would not have run away from home...
He was thinking all kinds of things in his mind until the carriage stopped, Gallo wrenched him out and threw him in front of a big black mule.
Is this some kind of perverted hobby?
This murderer wants to kill me and feed me to his mules?
Gallo did not speak, but waved his hand to remove the disguise magic on Amiya, allowing her to reveal her original appearance.
He is tall and strong, but he is dressed in a very funny blue and white color scheme and wears a funny white apron around his waist.
"RX-78-GP03D?"
The young man recognized Amiya's model at a glance, which showed that he did have a deep understanding of the golem.
"But isn't this the highest-end model for military use? It is known as the most powerful war weapon and has the title of 'Black Death'..."