Black Hearted Mage
Chapter 53 Fire Maple City 3
As soon as Caesar's stall was set up, it immediately attracted the attention of the tax collectors, who were like the sharp-sniffing "hounds" of Fire Maple City. The nearest tax collector had already rushed over. When he saw the shining magic emblem on Caesar's chest, he stopped in his tracks, scraped the stone slab with the sole of his boot, and then turned and walked away.
Looking at this scene, Caesars's mouth curled up slightly, and he was secretly proud in his heart: "It seems that this magic badge is really useful!"
He took out a thick and soft animal hide cushion from his storage ring and sat down slowly. His buttocks were still a little sore.
As time went on, the square gradually filled with people, and many noticed Caesar's impressive stall. Other stalls only displayed a few herbs, a few rusty weapons, or a few ores, animal skins, and other miscellaneous items. Caesar's stall, however, was filled with piles and piles of gold coins.
A mercenary, about forty years old, stopped in front of Kaisas's stall. He wasn't interested in the magic items, but in the magic steel sword that held the hide. He asked cautiously, "Master Mage, how much is this magic steel sword?"
"This longsword is engraved with sharp magic patterns. It's a fine weapon. Over 50% magic steel was used during forging, so it won't rust. Fixed price: 300 gold coins. I won't accept bargaining!"
A hint of disappointment appeared on Caesar's face. He had thought that the other party would be interested in other things, but he didn't expect that he was interested in the magic steel weapon used to press animal skins.
This price was actually quite affordable. For Kaisas, 300 gold coins could only buy him about 30 low-level magic crystals, and only 8 or 9 mid-level magic crystals. If it were high-level magic crystals, it would only be 4 or 5.
The mercenary did not hesitate at all. He took out a bulging animal skin purse from his arms, carefully counted the gold coins inside, and handed it to Caesar without hesitation, and took away the magic steel sword.
The mercenary knew that while this magic steel sword wasn't brand new, it didn't have any flaws and could be used as a brand new magic pattern weapon. However, a truly brand new weapon would be much more expensive, even at the blacksmith's shop, it would cost five or six hundred gold coins.
Kaisas continued to tidy up his stall, taking out another magic steel weapon and placing it on the edge of the hide to prevent it from being blown away by the wind. Then, he took out a large pile of various weapons and armor from his space ring, most of which came from the warehouse in the crater. Since he was setting up a stall today, he might as well sell them all at once.
After completing these preparations, Caesars breathed a sigh of relief and settled back onto his comfortable animal hide cushion. He took out a low-level magic crystal and began to slowly absorb the magic power within. For the past eight days, he had been constantly exhausted, with no opportunity to meditate or replenish his magic power. Now that he finally had some free time, he couldn't wait to recover some of his magic power.
At this time, a young man came. He just asked the prices and left in a hurry without buying anything.
Not long after, several more people came to Caesar's stall. They looked like a team of mercenaries, and they were selecting weapons and armor.
"Master Mage, do you sell Paladin weapons and armor here?"
Several mercenaries were a little surprised. There were cross-shaped emblems on several sets of armor, and several magic steel weapons also had the symbol of the Church of Saint Laurent.
"I'm not from the Saint Roland Empire, and selling Paladin weapons and armor doesn't violate the laws of the Roland Empire. These things are cheap. If you're worried about the Saint Roland Church, you can ask the blacksmith to remove the mark on them!"
After hearing Caesar's instructions, these mercenaries were not stupid and asked about the prices of weapons and armor.
"How much is the long sword?"
"How much gold is the armor?"
"Weapons are two hundred gold coins, and armor is five hundred gold coins. I'm talking about weapons and armor with the church's mark. Weapons without the mark are all three hundred gold coins, and armor is eight hundred gold coins!"
After Caesars finished speaking, the mercenaries all took out their gold coins. They thought it was too cheap. They only needed to spend a few gold coins to have the blacksmith help remove the mark of the Church of Saint Laurent. This was simply pie in the sky.
"Damn it, move aside, move aside!"
Suddenly, an anxious cry was heard. A fat man desperately squeezed through several mercenaries and arrived in front of Kaisas's stall, panting.
He wore an extremely luxurious silk robe, intricately embroidered with patterns. The buttons were made of some rare shell, emitting a faint luster. Several jewel-encrusted rings gleamed on his plump fingers. At that moment, his gaze was fixed on the several storage rings in front of Caesars, a greedy glint in his eyes.
"Master Mage, are these storage rings?" the fat man asked, panting. His voice trembled a little, and he was obviously very excited.
"A genuine storage ring, 70,000 gold coins each!" Caesars replied calmly.
"Only 70,000 gold coins!"
The chubby man's eyes widened in disbelief. He had thought the storage ring would be slightly cheaper than the one at the Magic Guild, but he hadn't expected it to be 20,000 to 30,000 gold coins cheaper.
"If I buy more, can I get a discount?"
“Not even a single gold coin discount!”
Caesars knew that this fat man might be a wealthy businessman, but he didn't even dare to use bronze buttons on his robes. On the Roland Continent, wealth does not equal status and position, and this fat man is well aware of the rules of the nobility.
“Then I’ll buy two!”
The fat man was very generous and didn't hesitate at all, spending 140,000 gold coins. Caesars put away the box full of gold coins and gestured for the fat man to choose a storage ring.
"Master Mage, my business isn't far away. It's the Di Xing Long Business across the square. You can come visit when you have time!"
The middle-aged fat man happily held the storage ring and pointed a fat finger at the opposite side of the square. The distance was a bit far, and the square was bustling with people coming and going, so Caesars couldn't see clearly at all.
"I'll go when I'm free!"
"I will certainly be waiting for the Master's visit!"
The fat man seemed to have something to say, but he seemed to have a lot of concerns. Finally, he squeezed out with sweat all over his forehead.
Kaisas stared at the mercenaries with sharp eyes. Their behavior was not always upright. Some of them appeared to be honest mercenaries, but in fact they were doing some unethical things behind the scenes, such as cheating, stealing, or taking advantage of the situation.
At this moment, a thin, middle-aged mercenary caught Caesar's attention. The mercenary wore worn, heavily frayed leather armor. He was carefully examining a storage ring.
Normally, if a person knew they couldn't buy an item, they wouldn't keep staring at it. But this person kept observing the storage ring, and this abnormal behavior immediately alerted Caesars.
As expected, under Caesar's gaze, the mercenary realized that his actions had been discovered. He quickly put down the ring in his hand, turned around, and prepared to leave.
However, Caesars did not let him escape easily. He shouted, "Stop! Leave my storage ring to me, or you will die!" His voice was like thunder, full of majesty and power.
Caesars suddenly stood up, holding the dragon bloodwood staff in his hand. A powerful wave of magic appeared on his body, and the magic shield and magic armor appeared at the same time. The people around the stall retreated, fearing that they would be affected by the magic.
The skinny mercenary turned around and looked at Caesar in surprise.
"Master Mage, I put your storage ring back!"
"Boy, my storage ring has been marked with magic. If you don't give me my things, I will have to take your life!"
On the wand held by Caesar, magical light flashed one after another, and the magic patterns on the wand were activated. It could shoot out shadow arrows at any time, and it could shoot out six shadow arrows at a time.
The thin mercenary felt cold sweat on his forehead. This old magician was not to be trifled with. Not only was he powerful, but he also had the nerve to kill him in the Imperial City Square.
"Master Mage, I just took the wrong ring. I really took the wrong ring!"
The thin mercenary, whose body was shaking constantly, placed the storage ring in front of Caesars.
"Get out! If you do it again, I'll kill you!"
The thin mercenary fled in fear. Caesars put away his staff and sat back on the animal skin cushion. Fortunately, he was careful just now, otherwise he would have lost 70,000 gold coins.
The bright red staff, like a blood diamond, was just seen by many people, especially the few people standing in front of the windows upstairs in the Magic Guild.
"It's a dragon bloodwood staff. It's made from the heart of a dragon blood tree that's at least a thousand years old. It's brightly colored and transparent, just like a fire crystal!"
"This staff should belong to the Magic Guild. How can it be held by someone else?"
While the two magicians were discussing, the great magician Cairns came over.
"Shut up, you two idiots! The guy's a magician from the North Tower. If you dare to steal his staff, expect a war between the Magic Guild and the North Tower. You two idiots, don't use your brains! If he was afraid someone would steal his staff, he wouldn't have even taken it out. Open your eyes and look at what he's selling at his stall. It's all human lives!"
Keynes had a dishonorable handle in Roman's hands, so he didn't dare to touch the dragon blood wood staff. He also suspected that the old magician who set up the stall was a test of the North Tower.
Brian and Black were brothers, both junior great magicians. They had noticed the stall filled with various items and believed what Keynes said—they could only obtain these items through killing.
Just then, another group of people arrived in the square. In front were a group of young magic apprentices, followed by two magicians. The magic badges they wore were very unique, something Caesars had never seen before.
"Make way, everyone! Teacher, come over here quickly! This stall sells magic items, and the prices are much cheaper than at the Magic Guild!"
It turned out that the young man who only asked the price but didn't buy was the leader of the group just now. In the crowd, there was a girl who seemed familiar to Caesar, but he didn't ask, after all, he was presenting himself as an old magician.
"Staves, wands, and magical accessories all look great. Let me appraise them first, and then you can decide whether to buy them!"
A gray-haired magician squatted down in front of Caesar's stall, picked up a protective bracelet and examined it carefully.
"This is a protective bracelet, a very good item. It can activate an intermediate magic shield, but a high-level magic crystal can only maintain the magic shield ten times. It costs a bit of gold coins, so only those who have gold coins can buy it!"
The old magician narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at his student, because he was the only one who knew the price of these items.
"This protective bracelet costs 20,000 gold coins, and the stall owner doesn't accept any form of bargaining!" The young man who asked the price said in a firm tone.
At this time, a young man in gorgeous clothes stepped forward and said without hesitation: "I'll buy it! I'm not short of gold coins. Here are 20,000 gold coins, and the other 100 gold coins are for you as a reward for asking for information!" He took out the gold coins very generously and handed 100 gold coins to the young man who asked the price.
Caesars finally understood why this guy just asked a price and left in a hurry. It turned out that he could get gold coins by providing information.
In less than an hour, almost all the staffs, magic wands, and various magical accessories were sold out. Even three storage rings were bought. Kaisas secretly sighed, the people of Fire Maple City are really wealthy. Just a few teenagers easily took out 200,000 or 300,000 gold coins.
Caesars looked up at the sky and saw that the sun was setting, so he decided to pack up his stall. He had a feeling that someone was secretly watching him today, and he guessed it might be someone from the magic guild.
He decided not to buy the magic crystals for the time being and began to walk towards the opposite side of the square, first to visit the fat man's Earth Dragon Trading Company, and then return to the Cavill family.
When Caesars reached the other side of the square, he spotted a few old acquaintances, members of the mercenary group setting up stalls. Their stalls were overflowing with goods: animal skins, herbs, ores, weapons, and anything else that could be sold.
Caesars did not go up to say hello, nor could he go to say hello, so he walked straight to the Dixinglong Trading Company which had three shops.
The plump man was standing at the door of the trading company, looking around. When he saw Caesars coming, his mouth stretched to the back of his ears, and his face was full of flattering smiles.
"Master Mage, please come in. Someone, serve some good tea and some exquisite snacks!"
With just one simple sentence from the fat man, Caesars knew that this guy must be very smart, and the tea and snacks he prepared for the guests must be divided into several grades.
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