Witch, Fireball and Steam Evil God

Chapter 22: Lao Sen Magic Scroll Shop

One person, one book, one gas lamp, one night, one miracle.

Ethan seemed to have returned to the days of reading late into the night in his previous life. When he finished reading the whole book, his eyes were already starting to feel sore. This book was very professional and basically all overview text, with very few actual cases. What's more, it talked about a field that was completely unfamiliar to him. If he was distracted for a moment, his thinking would not be able to keep up, and he would have to go back a few pages to read it again.

There is no harm without comparison.

He couldn't help but admire the anonymous author who wrote "Fireball and Ice Arrow Magic", who was able to summarize the profound elemental energy into a level that even laymen who had never been exposed to magic could understand.

But fortunately, Ethan came from a rote learning education and was once a leader in this field. Looking at the learning trends in the empire, he believed that no one knew how to study better than him.

Anyone else would have given up long ago, but Ethan was different. He wouldn't go to bed until he finished the book.

This is the calmness of a strong person who dares to leave his winter vacation homework until the last three days.

Finally, his hard work paid off. When he closed the book, a new skill appeared in the proficiency column.

『Elemental Cartography (Basic): Proficiency: 1/45』

Ethan spread out the energy-storing parchment on the table and arranged it neatly. Then he supported his face with his left hand and covered his tired and swollen eyes. Although he finally learned the craft of element mapping, he still had to say that the craftsmen hired by the Juneflower Publishing House in the imperial capital could not speak human language and had almost no ability to summarize. They could make a simple problem infinitely complicated and eventually make it so that non-professionals could not understand it.

It is no wonder that people nowadays generally believe that it is impossible to learn a craft without becoming an apprentice yourself.

The teaching level is really poor.

In the Sixth Era, Year 171, the scholar Ethan from Ximu Town made the above criticisms to the Imperial Capital regarding the current educational environment.

In fact, elemental cartography is far from as profound as described in books. It essentially tests the cartographer's control over his own magic power. To put it simply, it is to use magic power to draw an ice arrow on the energy parchment, and a magic scroll is completed.

This is not difficult at all.

Ethan can not only draw an ice arrow on the energy parchment, but also change its shape and mimic it into other forms.

It was hard for him to imagine how these so-called master craftsmen could connect such a simple principle with meditation, spirit, perception and other unrelated things.

If Mr. Anonymous had written this book, he would have mastered the craft hours ago.

He could feel that Mr. Anonymous was an educator with advanced ideas, and if possible, he would like to meet him in person.

Fortunately, it is not too late now. If everything goes well, he can make twenty copies of the Ice Arrow Magic Scroll before dawn, and then go to Hearth Bay to sell them all, thus completing the first batch of orders for the Lao Sen Magic Scroll Shop.

On the basis of the Frost Arrow, he had to make full use of the characteristics of the Level 2 proficiency to draw some works that were unique to the style of the Old Forest Magic Scroll Shop. How about combining three Frost Arrow scrolls into a powerful Frost Arrow? By the way, the hailstorm used to bury Miss Becky and the seven old housekeepers could also be included in the production rules.

He had also thought of a strategic partner. There was a magic scroll shop on the No. 50 merchant ship near the port of Fireplace Bay. The cost of a scroll was 1.5 silver antelopes, and he priced it at gold lions. After all, it was an elementary spell, so the price could not be too high. What mattered was a steady stream of income over the long term.

This way, the cost of setting up a stall on a merchant ship can be saved.

The first batch of magic scrolls yielded 30 gold lions, minus the 4 gold lions and 50 silver antelopes I still owed Ivy...

I made back the money I spent on the books with just one sale!

Ethan felt encouraged. Business related to the occult was indeed one of the fastest ways to make money. He could see that the door to wealth was opening to him.

In this regard, the owner of the "Magic Master Magic Scroll Shop", who has seven years of experience in selling magic scrolls, made the following comment:

"Why the hell didn't you go grab it?"

When Ethan came to the old man with twenty Frost Arrow Scrolls and explained his purpose, the old man was so shocked that the cigarette in his mouth fell to the ground. "One Frost Arrow Scroll is sold for 1 Gold Lion and 50 Silver Antelopes. Are you crazy?"

This unexpected scene made Ethan a little confused. He subconsciously looked at the dazzling array of magic scrolls on the shelves in the store. "But, this is the Frost Arrow Scroll." The old man was too lazy to explain. "The Basic Elemental Transmutation Scroll is on the third row of shelves. Take a look for yourself."

Ethan trotted over in two steps.

A striking sign next to the shelf reads "Primary elemental energy-shaping spell, drawn by a master, a masterpiece, unit price 60 silver antelopes."

A bolt of lightning flashed through Ethan's brain. This sudden blow made his hands and feet cold. As a rookie who opened a store for the first time, he realized that he paid a heavy price for his youth. He just heard that magic scrolls could make money, so he threw himself into this business and neglected market research!

This was his mistake.

but……

Why don't you just send it?
He wanted to repay the owner of the magic scroll shop in his heart. You know, a piece of energy-storing parchment costs 50 silver antelopes.

He couldn't help but take a closer look at the sign again.

It’s really a gift.

Buy 10, get 1 free.

When I returned to the counter, the boss had already hung up the "No Fight" sign, and there was an extra line of words on the notice board next to the counter: "Primary elemental energy-shaping spells are not recycled."

"But my Frost Arrow Scroll is designed so that using three copies at the same time will bring about a small surprise. It will be more effective when used on rainy days or in places with water."

"I don't care about your stuff. All the scrolls on the shelf were drawn by teachers in the academy. They are textbook-level magic scrolls that can't be sold at all!"

The boss waved his hand impatiently. "The era of elemental shapers is long gone. Can't I buy a gun with this money? What do you want this one-time magic scroll for? If you really want to make money with magic scrolls, go learn some skills that no one else can do."

The last road was also blocked, and it seemed that even the minimum living allowance for 10 silver antelopes could not be obtained.

But Ethan didn't understand.

Guns and gunpowder are good, but elemental energy spells are not as bad as the boss says, right?
He had seen the power of the ice arrows, which were not much less powerful than modern anti-material sniper rifles and were far beyond the reach of firearms of this era. The only problem was that the magic scroll was disposable and he had to buy a new one after using it up.

But if you use a gun, doesn’t it also consume bullets?

Ethan walked out of the magic scroll shop in a trance. In his original idea, he should have 30 gold lions in his pocket instead of the Frost Arrow Magic Scroll that he had not sold even one copy.

Could it be that Lao Sen’s magic scroll shop is going to sink before it even officially sets sail?

He thought about how he had spent all his savings yesterday and was still in debt of 4.5 lions. Thinking carefully, this seemed to be a all-in in a sense.

A sea breeze blew towards me, bringing with it the salty smell of the sea.

so cold.

"Mr. Elemental Shaper, please stay."

Suddenly someone called Ethan and ran out from the magic scroll shop. The voice seemed familiar. Although he was wearing a ball mask, the glow of the same color as the golden lion made him recognizable at a glance.

It's a pure love gentleman.

The nobleman put his hand on his shoulder. "I heard you say that there would be a little surprise in the three Frost Arrows. Can you explain it to me in detail?"

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