Lord: Marry the villain's daughter at the beginning?

The trade in the market was more developed than Lind had imagined. All he had to do was negotiate with the merchants selling materials and alchemical equipment and pay a deposit, and those merchants would deliver all the goods to Lind's territory.

Because they have the guarantors of the Champagne nobles, there is basically no need to worry about these merchants running away with the money, unless they don't want to stay in the North anymore.

This is somewhat ironic, because these nobles who run the Northern Market may have even stronger control over the North than the current Lars family.

As for the procurement of materials for making gunpowder and cement, it was much smoother than Lind had imagined. In his previous life, Lind had seen the witchcraft market in Africa. The materials there were all kinds of strange and varied, and there were also some materials that could really be used in the chemical industry.

The same is true for the markets in this world. In fact, because magic really exists, the trade in materials is even more developed.

For example, the nitrate, sulfur and charcoal needed to make gunpowder are actually very common alchemical materials, and it is not strange to purchase them in large quantities.

You can even make some requirements for these materials, such as having all the charcoal distilled before sending it to the territory.

This made Lind more curious about the alchemy of this world. To be honest, Lind wanted to bring those alchemists back more than the alchemical materials.

"Thank you for your patronage. The total is 247 silver leaf coins. I'll give you 240."

The shop owner was in her early thirties, wearing a magic robe that was loose in the sleeves but tight in the middle. She was holding a pipe inlaid with gold threads, and she looked quite charming.

The proprietress's tone was a little lazy, but her words were very polite.

Although Lind bought a large amount of materials, to be honest, it was not very expensive, about the same as Lena's weekly pocket money. Lind also paid the deposit very readily.

These materials include not only those needed to make gunpowder, but also a large number of chemical materials that Lind can recognize and some alchemical equipment. It is a bit like training for the alchemists in the territory.

Of course, the main reason why it is not expensive is that Lind did not buy those abstract materials. If they were those very abstract magic materials, the price would probably be several times higher.

For example, there was a pile of Slok powder made from bones of unknown animals, possibly human bones, internal organs that had been drained of blood, dried-up venomous snake specimens, dragon dung that looked very suspiciously like cow dung, etc.

"Sir, you want to hire an alchemist?"

The proprietress puffed out a cigarette and then looked at Lind.

"Yes. I heard that a qualified noble cannot be without a dedicated alchemist. Do you have any related business? I only require that it is best if he is proficient in both runes and magic circle systems."

Linde had already learned about this world's magic system from Reina. Although Reina's explanation was full of pronouns such as "this" and "that", Linde still understood it.

The most profitable magic is alchemy, and the one that has the greatest potential to directly increase productivity is the rune magic circle that can cast spells semi-automatically.

There are magic craftsmen in the territory who can use runes now, but Lind still needs to study systematically to understand what the runes in this world are.

Seeing Linde wave his hand to disperse the smoke in front of her, the proprietress also knew what to do and tapped the pipe gently to put out her pipe.

"Of course, we in the Shining Gold Merchant Alliance sell everything, including people."

After saying that, the proprietress took out a piece of information from her chest and handed it to Linde, which was still warm.

Ignoring the proprietress's four-dimensional chest, Lind took the information and examined it carefully.

The academic system of this world is very chaotic. In the field of alchemy alone, there are dozens of schools of different sizes, not to mention those schools that are hidden underground and cannot be seen by the public.

These alchemists are also professionals. Anyone who can use and mobilize magic power is called a professional, but each person’s profession is different.

Alchemists are also different from the alchemists of the Renaissance in previous lives. They cannot produce results by simply stirring the cauldron with materials. Instead, they must use a kind of alchemical magic to blend the materials.

It is worth mentioning that knights who focus on melee combat are also professionals and can use and mobilize magic power.

Hundreds of years ago, these magical powers were called fighting spirit by the knights. However, some scholars have discovered that the so-called fighting spirit is just another form of magic. This research has ended the eternal puzzle from ancient times to modern times: "Who is stronger, the knight or the wizard?" It turns out that the knight is just another form of melee wizard.

Although there is magic in this world, it is surprisingly materialistic in some aspects. For example, the human body is made up of water, protein, fat, carbohydrates, minerals, vitamins and other things, so the limit of physical strength is just that. There is no way to train your body to increase your fat and carbohydrates to the level of being able to withstand temperatures of thousands of degrees and break the sound barrier.

A wizard releases his condensed magic power to construct various spell models in order to cast various magics, while a knight uses magic power to cover himself with a permanent power armor in order to accomplish things that the human body cannot do.

As for those knights who only trained their bodies but not their brains, they have long been eliminated by history.

After searching for a while, Lind finally found the alchemist school that was closest to his requirements - the Rune Stigmata Alchemy Society, abbreviated as the Rune Stigmata.

This was formed by a group of alchemists who specialized in runes, and were later joined by mages who studied scrolls and monks who studied stigmata.

This group believes that different runes and pictures can bring different powers, and they pursue perfect rune arrangements and exquisite spell model construction.

"Are you interested in the Rune Stigma Alchemy Club?"

Although the proprietress was playing with her pipe, she also noticed that Lind's eyes were lingering on the document.

Before Linde could answer, the lady boss continued, "Although the Rune Stigma Society seems to be very suitable for your needs, I still want to remind you that in fact most alchemists have also studied runes. Some alchemists' rune level is even higher than that of the Rune Stigma Society."

Lin De understood what the boss lady meant, looked at the information in his hand in confusion and asked, "Is there any problem with this Fu Shenghui?"

"They've had some problems recently. The previous president just passed away, and the association went bankrupt because its research topics were too unorthodox. As a result, the association's research was not profitable enough. Most members left the association, leaving only a few alchemists of low level who were eager to take advantage of the association's legacy."

Generally speaking, as alchemy is the most profitable magic, alchemists usually have no worries about food and drink. Even though alchemy is also very expensive, as long as they can get sponsorship from the nobles, their income will immediately exceed that of other professionals of the same level.

What kind of topic could bankrupt an Alchemist Association and even cause most people to give up?

As if she saw the confusion in Lind's eyes, the proprietress explained, "They want ordinary people who can't sense magic to be able to use magic, so no nobles are willing to support them."

Linde almost spit out a mouthful of tea. Isn't this what a time traveler should do? Are the natives of the other world so advanced in their thinking?

"Did they succeed?"

"As far as I know, there has been absolutely no progress."

Seeing that Linde was interested, the proprietress began to introduce the Alchemist Association.

It is said that this association was founded by the old president in order to treat his daughter's illness, but after the old president's death, his family chose someone else to inherit the title, causing the association to lose its most important source of income and now it has fallen apart.

After all, which noble would be willing to allow civilians without any magical talent to use magic? Even nobles who also had no magical talent would not sponsor the Holy Talisman Society, because sponsoring would be tantamount to admitting that they were useless and could not use magic.

With this money, it would be better to have more children, or adopt two talented children from the huge aristocratic network.

Therefore, the Rune Stigma Alchemy Society not only did not receive any sponsorship, but also encountered obstacles everywhere and was even targeted.

Even the Money-focused organization like the Shining Gold Merchant Alliance did not want to recommend Rune Stigma Alchemy to customers because they felt it would be difficult to generate subsequent profits.

After listening to the introduction, Lind couldn't help but sigh, being one step ahead of the times makes one a genius, but being two steps ahead makes one a madman. Although the original intention of the Fu Sheng Society may not be considered advanced, the content of their research can be said to be too advanced in this era, so that no one understands it at all, and those who understand it will be hostile to them instead.

But it is precisely because of this that Linde became interested in this Alchemy Association.

"My territory just happens to need some people who can teach basic alchemy and rune knowledge, so this association is the right one for me."

After saying that, Lind directly took out three times the deposit, and the beautiful silver coins were pressed on the information of Fu Shenghui.

"The hiring price of the Fu Sheng Hui is quite cheap, and it doesn't require so many silver coins."

The proprietress pushed the silver coin back, but Lind stopped her with his hand.

"No, I'm not hiring them, I'm buying them."

The lady boss who heard this seemed to know that someone had taken the initiative to help clean up the company's negative assets. She immediately put on a business smile, took out a contract from her chest and said, "What a wise decision. The Rune Stigma Alchemy Society is indeed very suitable for teaching beginners. You have a keen eye. The talents you need will be sent to your territory in the near future."

After signing a contract that both parties were very satisfied with, Linde walked out of the Shuojin Merchant Alliance chain store with satisfaction.

As soon as he stepped out of the store, Linde saw Reina squatting at the door waiting for him without any aristocratic look.

"Did you finish talking about this, bro?"

Lind nodded, and seeing that Reina looked a little lost, out of concern for his sponsor, Lind asked, "What happened, Ms. Lars, you don't seem very happy."

"Nothing, I just feel that the market is not what I expected."

In his previous life, Linde had seen this expression on the face of a female colleague who went on a business trip to Paris. She was in the office and repeatedly told other teachers how smelly Paris was, and that there was more human excrement on the streets than dog excrement. As a result, everyone had to avoid her when they went to eat during that period.

There is a special term called Paris Syndrome to describe this phenomenon of house collapse.

It seems that this champagne market is different from what the young lady saw in the knight novels, which caused her dream to be shattered.

"Let's go. Don't you still have something to discuss with Jefferson? Let's go back quickly after we're done. I want to be gray-collared."

Reina adjusted her mood, then immediately sat up, brushed off the dust on her skirt, and put on her usual smile.