bookandnovel Chapter 16: A Pictorial Guide to Various Introductory Materials
Chapter 16: A Pictorial Guide to Various Introductory Materials
Leo carefully put away the magic stone, and Chris and Jasmine's admiring voices could be heard from the side.
"Leo, you're amazing! This is a wizard, and he actually compensated you with magic stones."
"I was so scared I couldn't speak."
Leo shrugged and said, "I don't think you need to worry too much about each other's wizarding status. We might become wizards in the future too."
Chris said, "You Pros people are so bold. Even if he offered me compensation, I wouldn't dare take it. He just lightly touched the wall next to me, and a handprint appeared. If he had pressed it on me, I'm afraid I would have died on the spot."
When Leo heard Chris say this, he nodded slightly.
The power whose principles are unknown can indeed be frightening.
Because Ryan easily killed the Pros, Leo adopted a very humble attitude when facing Ryan.
However, after clearly understanding Ryan's methods...
Leo felt that now that he had encountered Ryan, unless Ryan could reveal other unknown methods, Leo was not as wary of Ryan as he had been at the beginning.
As Sally said, knowledge is important to wizards.
"Let's go quickly."
Jasmine looked around nervously, urging, "If these wizards come back and cause trouble for us, we won't be able to handle it."
Jasmine was holding a map.
This is the map Sally gave them to find the shops she recommended.
Following the map, Leo and his friends arrived at a shop with a sign that read "Woodpecker Hut".
Jasmine looked at the map, confirmed it was correct, and said, "This is it."
Welcome!
Inside the shop, the person behind the counter is a girl with pointed ears.
This girl is extremely beautiful; among all the girls Leo has ever seen, she is among the most beautiful.
"I was wondering where I might encounter other demi-humans, but I never expected to see an elf here." Leo looked at the elf and examined it carefully. He found that the elf's spiritual energy was very high, two to three times higher than his own, and perhaps on par with a wizard who had condensed a spiritual seed.
However, Leo did not sense the unique wizarding aura emanating from the elves.
"Shop owner, hello," Chris stammered.
Leo looked at Chris, somewhat speechless. He was so captivated by the beautiful woman that he couldn't move.
The elf smiled and said, "I'm not the shopkeeper, just an ordinary salesperson. May I ask what the wizards need?"
"I...I...I..." Chris was so stunned by the elf that he could barely speak.
Jasmine then frantically flipped through the notes she had remembered.
She tends to forget things when she's nervous, so she made a cheat sheet.
In her panic, the cheat sheet fell to the ground.
The elf kept smiling.
Leo reluctantly took over, saying, "Miss, we would like to buy fish mint and black-tailed crane feathers."
"OK."
When the elf's gaze fell upon the silver badge worn by Leo, she offered a professional smile mixed with humility as she said, "Three great wizards, you've purchased these two items, the fish mint for an introduction to potions, and the black-tailed crane feather for an introduction to divination, right?"
Leo nodded and said, "That's right."
"Every year, the young wizards who arrive on the wizarding ship purchase these introductory materials for their subjects. To make it easier for you to make these purchases, we have specifically optimized the process."
The elf pointed to a shelf nearby and said, "We've put the things on that shelf; find them yourselves. This is only for beginners like you."
Leo frowned and asked, "Go find it ourselves? Does that mean we need to find the 'right' thing?"
"Yes, this is also a kind of introductory test from your mentors," the elf said with a smile. "Of course, sometimes luck also plays a role."
Leo then grabbed Chris and led him toward the shelves.
Chris kept turning back to look at the elf.
The elf noticed this, smiled, and reached out to Chris, waving.
Upon seeing this, Chris immediately exclaimed with delight, "Leo, she's smiling at me! She's smiling at me!"
"Okay, stop being so infatuated, let's hurry up and finish shopping and go home."
Jasmine picked up the cheat sheet that had fallen on the ground and hurriedly followed Leo to the shelf.
On the shelves are various introductory materials for studying wizardry.
Leo and Chris focused their attention on the introductory potions shelf, while Jasmine looked toward the prophetic school shelf.
As Leo stood in front of the shelf, the prompts from the encyclopedia kept flashing through his mind.
Fish Herb
Quality: Inferior
Function: Used to refine potions that restore mental energy; it itself has a slight effect on restoring mental energy.
Cost: 10 Refinement Points
Superior Encyclopedia: Basic Potions
"Consumes 10 Refinement Points."
Fish Herb
Quality: Normal
Function: Used to refine potions that restore mental energy; it itself has a slight effect on restoring mental energy.
Cost: 50 Refinement Points
Superior Encyclopedia: Basic Potions
Fishtail grass
Quality: Inferior
Function: It looks similar to fish mint and is used as an ingredient in the brewing of vitality potions.
Cost: 10 Refinement Points
Superior Encyclopedia: Basic Potions
On the shelf next to the Potions beginner's herb section, there was a fishtail grass that looked and smelled a bit strange.
Leo identified it using clues from the encyclopedia.
Leo glanced at the other materials on the shelf, and a notification for their inclusion also came through.
The feathers of the black-tailed crane
Quality: Inferior
Function: An item that can reveal the unknown destiny.
Cost: 10 Refinement Points
Superior Illustrated Guide: Basic Prophecy
The feathers of the white-tailed crane
Quality: Inferior
Effect: Resembling the feathers of the black-tailed crane, it brings bad luck.
Cost: 10 Refinement Points
Superior Illustrated Guide: Basic Prophecy
...
Leo has compiled a variety of inferior quality encyclopedias, which point to introductory materials for various wizarding schools.
What's strange is that, in addition to the differences in quality, some very similar fake materials were mixed in with the materials on these shelves.
However, these fake documents are rare. Unless you are very unlucky and cannot tell the difference, the chances of getting fake documents will be greatly reduced.
There were also two rules written on the shelf.
Each type of introductory material has different quality levels.
Based on quality, materials are divided into four grades: inferior, ordinary, superior, and perfect.
Customers who select high-quality materials will receive a 50% discount.
"The customer who selects the perfect material will receive it for free."
Chris stood in front of the shelf, glancing at the elf every now and then.
He said, "Leo, I didn't expect there to be such a difficulty in making a choice. However, I feel that finding the perfect quality herbs is just a matter of luck. Let's just pick one that looks good."
As Chris spoke, he reached out and eagerly took out a bundle of fish herbs from among them.
"I'll choose this one."