Just became an evil god and was summoned by the saint.

Chapter 239 You think I bought it for personal use?

Celia left Emilia with a big smile on her face.

She reaped a great harvest. Although she split the money from the intelligence with Elena, not counting the money from selling the scrolls, her savings once again exceeded 100 gold coins.

With the scrolls Emilia had ordered, the deposit now exceeded 200 gold coins.

She needs a lot, covering both second and third tiers, mostly defensive spells, with a few buffs and attacks, but no healing spells because of the healing-preventing curse.

Because Celia doesn't have that many scrolls right now, and she needs them for her own use, she's agreed with Emilia to deliver them in batches, with a delivery timeframe of one week.

After reaching an agreement, they also had a sumptuous dinner at the Royal Mercenary Group's camp, allowing Celia and Elena to witness firsthand how the wicked nobles, even when serving as mercenaries, indulged in extravagant meals, consuming several mid-level magic crystals in a single sitting.

"Let's rest for the next few days. After I deliver the goods, we'll explore the sixth level. Things are a bit different above this level, so we can't be careless."

"I'm counting my gold coins," Celia said.

Elena nodded: "I also need to prepare for the puppet repair. We rushed too fast today, and the puppet was greatly damaged."

"Then let's continue in five days."

"it is good."

So the two of them paused their strategy and started working on making money and repairing the puppets.

Meanwhile, Pascal learned that Emilia had purchased scrolls from Celia. While Emilia was resting, Pascal stormed into her tent, exclaiming incredulously, "Emilia, are you crazy? Buying information about ruins is one thing, but why would you spend so much money to buy scrolls from the elves?"

Emilia said calmly, "If their scroll-making technology is good, then we'll buy from them. What's wrong with that?"

Pascal retorted angrily, "If you need any scrolls, you can just tell me. Why bother buying them from other races? Do you know the consequences if there's anything wrong with the scrolls?"

Emilia didn't answer, but instead asked, "Can you make a scroll for the third-tier spell [Earth Shield]?"

Pascal paused, but after a short while, he snorted, "Although I haven't done it before, I have done other third-tier scrolls with a certain success rate, so it's possible to make them."

Emilia nodded, then asked, "What are the chances of success?"

Pascal said confidently, "Using the feathers of the Sky Griffin as a paintbrush, and adding the Heart of Gold, Pure Magic Crystal Powder, and the blood of the Frost Goblin to the materials, the success rate can reach at least 5%."

Emilia nodded again: "Okay, go and make them for me, I need 5."

Pascal said, "No problem, you're my sister, I don't want your money, just the cost price, 15 gold coins per piece."

Emilia scoffed, "15 gold coins? No, no, no, 10 gold coins at most."

"Earth Shield is an extremely difficult type of spell to draw among third-tier spells, involving communication with the earth. 10 gold coins? I'll have to pay you 5 gold coins for materials!"

"That elf with the same name as the saintess, she sells Earth Shield scrolls for 10 gold coins each, right? Do you know the difference in effects caused by the difference in materials? It's not just the difference in power, but inferior materials can also cause the scroll to malfunction or have a low success rate. The scroll you get might even be a low-grade or high-grade one. You don't understand scrolls, I advise you to think twice."

Emilia smiled but didn't say anything.

Under normal circumstances, I would not buy it easily.

But if it was Her Highness the Holy Maiden's doing, why not buy it?

You think I bought it to use?
No, I bought it to collect.

Each scroll will bear the maker's signature or mark. Every scroll created by a sorcerer will have its own specially designed mark or signature incorporated into it, which is linked to the entire scroll. Any change to it will immediately trigger or invalidate the scroll.

This is not only to prevent counterfeiting and price gouging, but also as required by the Holy Court and the Empire to facilitate traceability for users and to make it easier for buyers to file complaints when problems arise with the scrolls.

After concluding that Celia might be that Celia, Emilia specifically investigated what major events Saint Celia had accomplished and was astonished. "Judging from what Miss Celia has done, the probability of her becoming Princess Celia in the future is extremely high. Collecting some of her works from her childhood will not only gain her friendship but also serve as an investment. If you need money later, you can auction off a piece and cash it out."

This is also one of Emilia's goals.

Perhaps this Celia is not a saint, but the "Celia" on the scroll could be.

Emilia then said, "The deposit has already been paid. After all, it was Miss Celia's doing, so it's fine to buy it."

"Do you think this Celia is the same Celia as that Celia? Even if that Celia were, her scroll-making skills would still be inferior to mine..."

As he spoke, Pascal suddenly froze.

He began to think.

He realized something was wrong.

Then he left.

Emilia simply smiled and watched Pascal leave without saying anything.

……

Time passed quietly.

The reputation of this site gradually spread.

Someone spread the rumor that this ruin was richer than other ruins, with mid-level magic crystals readily available, and more and more people came to the temporary camp.

The temporary camp gradually grew in size, forming layer upon layer of small towns around the pool, and the number of vendors increased.

Especially those selling armor.

These past few days, Celia has been engrossed in painting scrolls, while Elena has been repairing her magic puppets, and at the same time, she has done something else.

She made up her mind to spread the word to the elves she knew on the border of Ishtar that it was possible to make money here by relying on elven blessings.

Soon enough, many elf purification stalls were set up here, responsible for temporarily suppressing the curse for the adventuring mercenaries.

As more and more spirits arrived, the price of healing was driven down, gradually dropping to 5 silver coins, then to 4 silver coins, 3.5 silver coins...

Meanwhile, the temples in nearby towns learned of the curse that could not be cleansed by purification spells, and summoned the bishop of Southern City to investigate the nature of the curse and how to remove it.

In this situation, even if the elves wanted to unite to raise prices, they couldn't.

Because this thing lacks core competitiveness; any elf can make it.

The two elves summoned by Pascal did not lower their prices; instead, they stubbornly maintained their original prices.

Meanwhile, with Elena's help, they began looking for loopholes in the contract and then went to Pascal to ask for a "base salary".

With so many spirits already offering exorcism services outside, the two spirits were no longer cost-effective; keeping them would only cost money. In the end, Pascal broke off the contract with them, restoring their freedom.

Outside the ruins, a storm was brewing, while inside, news of the breakthrough of certain clues was emerging one after another.

Five days passed quietly.

　I'm experiencing writer's block... I need to take a break (referring to irregular update times, not a request for leave or reduced updates).

　　
　
(End of this chapter)