Half-elf Notebook

Brinluo District, Honeysuckle Street District.

After paying a few gros to the time-keeping carriage driver, Aixia took Ina into a simple, large building with brown and white as the main colors.

As soon as Ina stepped through the door, the sounds of hawking and noise came into her ears. The unprecedented scene made her stand there in a daze for a full second.

Two rows of storefronts, like street shops, are spread out on both sides of the spacious building, extending to the end of the field of vision.

In the center is a square with space deliberately left out, like a ballroom.

It is like a small market, with clear paths between the stalls, selling all kinds of goods, fresh fruits, accessories, weapons and armor, as well as some household items.

There are even simple three-dimensional signs with black wood and white characters, offering services such as hiring servants, porters, and house decoration and repair consulting services. It can be said that everything you need is available.

Ina's eyes moved upward along the atrium, passed the metal guardrail beside the third-floor corridor, and saw the dome of the building.

During the day, most of the building's light comes from there, a pointed arched glass ceiling supported by steel bars and approximately the same size as the square below.

Unlike large churches, the stained glass windows that form intricate patterns have no color at all, but are simply transparent and simple. Laid on top, they give people a sense of craftsmanship that does not belong to this era.

Ina stared at it in a daze until Aixia pulled at the corner of her clothes a few times, and then she came to her senses.

Follow the straight upward stairs and go up to the second floor.

The flow of people on the upper floors is just as great as that on the lower floors - many families take advantage of the rare holiday to come out and hang out.

In the cold winter, department stores, opera houses, and various exhibition halls with warm indoor environments are obviously the few good choices.

"Anything you want to see?"

Aixia's lively voice, like the sound of a piano, interrupted Ina's gaze.

Then she immediately added:

"Weapon shops and hunting equipment shops are not allowed! And magic shops are not allowed either!"

For the first two, Aixia felt like she was facing a formidable enemy.

The latter's expression became a little strange, and there was even a hint of fear and resentment in her eyes.

In the past few days, she has been studying magic under the private tutor hired by her old father, and there is probably no hope of ending it in the short term.

Ina's gaze then fell on the weapons shop on the edge of the second floor.

The shop windows displayed arquebuses, flintlock rifles and crossbows with clearly marked prices.

These weapons, which are expressly prohibited in city regulations, can be sold and purchased, but they cannot be carried in the city.

The signboard clearly states various taxes such as public security maintenance fee, dangerous weapons possession tax, luxury goods tax, etc., so the selling price is very high.

A matchlock rifle costs twenty-two gold coins after tax!

In comparison, the full body armor on the stand next to it, which is quite expensive in small cities, is unexpectedly cheap - the price tag of eleven gold coins and seven silver coins cannot be said to be cheap, but it is definitely low enough.

"Don't worry, I haven't made up my mind yet."

Ina said frankly.

She has always been pragmatic and frugal.

Finally, Aixia stopped in front of an elegant clothing store called "Starry Night and Ball".

The store is the size of four to six normal shops and is the largest clothing store on the second floor. Its style tends to be classical Gothic.

"Starry Night and Ballroom is one of the most famous clothing stores. It has branches in almost every major city in the kingdom."

As Aixia pushed the door open and walked in, she began to introduce herself.

"Will the Berleman Chamber of Commerce invest, or buy it outright?"

Ina was already numb, so she skipped the surprise part and started the introduction directly.

"Unfortunately, it is not."

Aisia stuck out her tongue, denying the half-elf girl's guess.

"I really hope that my father can buy a portion of the operating shares of Starry Night and Ballroom, so that I can save a lot of money when I come here to buy clothes and customize them. However, clothing accessories and fabric raw materials are not the main business direction of the Berleman Chamber of Commerce."

At this moment, a female clerk quickly came up to the two of them.

"Welcome to Starry Night and Ball Costumes, how can I help you?"

Shop assistants are expected to behave in a standard and polite manner and may have received some training, which often means they require higher pay.

"We're going to look at some dresses and coats first."

Aixia turned her head and looked at Ina:

"Sister Ina, do you need anything?"

"Let's take a look first, let's take a look first..." Ina waved her hands quickly.

The clerk led the two to an area where rows of luxurious women's dresses were displayed.

Aixia came to the shelf separated by wooden cabinets with great interest, and looked at the design of the clothes skillfully, checking the cutting and sewing parts, and comparing them from time to time.

Ina, who had nothing to do, did the same thing.

After all, it's a bit embarrassing to stand there like a wooden stake... Who doesn't know how to choose clothes?

However, she stayed away from the dress area and moved instead to where the coats and jackets were hung.

Ina rolled up the corner of a dark coat, rubbed it with her fingertips, and felt the touch of the material.

I have to admit that its texture is exceptionally good. Even though it is not fur, it looks relatively thin, but it has good warmth retention, which must be due to the carefully designed interlayer.

Looking at the coat itself, its design still adheres to the simple style of an over-the-knee coat, with brown as the main color, while adding some elements of aristocratic clothing that she had only seen in books.

“This is pretty solid stuff.”

Ina subconsciously made an evaluation in her mind, and then, following the procedure, she looked up and looked at the price marked on the nameplate on the top of the clothes.

"Nine gold coins and fifteen silver coins."

"Why don't you go and rob it!?"

Fortunately, Ina finally held back.

I don't know whether the decoration is made of gold or the cuff is made of gold.

She silently put down the sleeve in her hand, as if what was on it was no longer cloth but gold thread, and she was afraid of accidentally rubbing something off it.

This one is worth almost twenty sets of well-made women's work skirts.

If it is a complete set of decent clothes, buy it.

I'm afraid that even if I skinned and sold the third-level monster that nearly killed me, it wouldn't be enough to pay...

Ina was calm as she looked at the clothes next to the brown coat and their nameplates.

"Five gold coins and thirteen silver coins"

"Three gold coins and twenty silver coins"

"Eight gold coins and five silver coins"

Even considerately wiped off the back of the gro for the customer.

Ina withdrew her gaze, turned and left, her movements slow but firm.

She admitted that just now she had the thought of buying a set of good quality clothes - which was a bit beyond her means.

She returned to the dress section where the clerk and Asia were.

Because she had not been away for long, the blonde girl was still strolling in the gorgeous sea of ​​dresses, choosing her favorite dress.

The female clerk was sorting and checking the two rows of clothes for sale while waiting for further instructions from the customer.

——But there are some differences.

For example, next to Aixia, there was a woman of similar age, with blonde hair and purple eyes, between 15 and 18 years old, shopping with her.

They seemed to be having a good conversation.

They obviously noticed Ina approaching.

"Ah, sister Ina, you're back."

It was Aixia who spoke first:

"How is it? Do you like any of the clothes? By the way!"

She turned her head and introduced the girl next to her:

"This is Miss Ina Wester whom I mentioned, an excellent half-elf magician."

"This is Miss Christine Norman, the only daughter of Earl Norman, and our future classmate."