Wizard: Starting from Escaping Another World to Pioneering

"The Firebird Scrolls you've been making have been selling like hotcakes lately! Lots of apprentices have been asking when the next batch will arrive!!!"

"And all the healing potions you made are sold out!!!"

"The number of customers in the store has decreased significantly since you left."

Tom hugged Matthew tightly, recounting the bleakness of his days at the grocery store.

"..." Matthew scratched his head.

Tom looked expectant, his voice brimming with hope, "By the way, how many [Firebird Scrolls] and [Healing Potions] have you prepared this time?"

Matthew shoved Tom, who had buried his head in his chest, away, and then took out more than ten [Firebird Spell Scrolls] from his spatial bracelet, keeping only two scrolls for later use.

Since he obtained the crafting recipe for the [Lightfall Scroll], the [Firebird Scroll] has become largely useless to him.

The Lightfall Scroll is far more powerful than the Firebird Scroll, but it is also more expensive to make, requiring two precious materials.

One is the seed of a sunflower, which is the fruit of the sunflower; only one seed is produced every ten years.

Another material is light-reflecting sand, which forms only in special veins exposed to direct midday sunlight, and its yield is extremely low.

Therefore, Matthew needs to invest a lot of magic stones to purchase materials and practice in the early stages of making the [Lightfall Scroll].

Fortunately, he had obtained over a thousand magic stone fragments from Dolan and Mold.

Adding to the deal with Todd just now, and the magic stones he got from selling this batch of [Firebird Spell Scrolls], his net worth has now skyrocketed, and he can still afford this investment.

Tom frowned as he took the [Firebird Spell Scroll], his face showing disappointment. "Is that all? Where are the [Healing Potions]? Hand over your entire stock!!!"

Matthew shook his head; after trading with Milo, he didn't have many healing potions left.

"Next time, definitely next time!"

He ignored Tom's continued, "I want to buy some golden tree seeds."

"Golden Tree Seeds? What do you need these for?" Tom looked somewhat surprised, as this was a material that was usually only purchased by intermediate apprentices.

"Don't worry about that, just tell me if you have it or not."

Yes, yes, yes.

"I want one hundred."

Tom couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "So many???"

Matthew ignored the other person's reaction and continued, "Do you have any more Light and Shadow Sand?"

Perhaps realizing he had been a bit out of line, Tom raised his voice a few decibels.

"Hmm? This thing isn't cheap. How much do you want?"

Matthew pondered for a moment and asked, "How many do you have?"

Tom's tone was tinged with displeasure. "Why are you asking this? Are you worried that I don't have enough stock?"

You're underestimating the Smith family.

I'm not bragging, but my general store is definitely the best in the trading area...

Matthew waved his hand to interrupt, and asked again, "Just tell me how many you have?"

"Around 500 grams, why?" Tom asked with pride.

Matthew remained expressionless and casually said, "Um... I'll take them all."

"Okay, okay, you've done it all... huh???" Tom was stunned, somewhat unable to believe what the other person was saying.

"Wait... what did you just say...?"

Matthew didn't even blink, repeating his previous words, "I said I want them all."

"W-what? You want them all?" Tom's mind went blank for a moment, and he even choked on his breath.

You should know that this amount of light and shadow sand is his shop's annual inventory, and his apprentices usually buy it by the gram.

But Matthew actually bought 500 grams at once?!

"You...you're not kidding, are you?" Tom still looked incredulous.

Matthew didn't say much. His expression was calm. "Name your price."

"Are you serious?!"

Tom was instantly overjoyed, and his face lit up.

"Let me calculate it for you..."

A few minutes later.

Matthew took the bag of light and shadow sand, weighed it in his hand, shook his head and sighed, "It's a pity that this amount is too small."

Tom stood there stunned. After this scene, Matthew gained another identity in his mind, in addition to "pharmacology genius" and "scroll manufacturing genius"—"dog tycoon"!

Next, Matthew purchased some other materials for making scrolls at the general store, as well as some magical plants for crafting healing potions.

Tom rubbed his hands together and asked enthusiastically, "Is there anything else you need?"

"That's all," Matthew shook his head and prepared to leave.

"Don't rush off yet. Besides items, I have many other things to sell, such as intelligence, divination, identity forgery..." Tom wanted to pull Matthew aside and give him a more detailed introduction.

"Huh?" Matthew stopped and turned around.

"You actually sell intelligence here?"

He was somewhat surprised; he hadn't expected the Smith family's business scope to be so extensive. It seemed he had indeed underestimated them before.

Seeing that the other party had taken an interest, Tom immediately broke into a shrewd smile. He patted his chest and said, "Of course, I'm not bragging, our Smith family..."

Seeing that the other party was about to "lose his temper" again, Matthew immediately interrupted, "I do need to gather information, but I need to make sure you don't leak the information I'm gathering."

"Of course, we're professionals in this area," Tom said, rummaging through the drawer and quickly pulling out a contract.

"If there are no problems, sign your name here. If the information you need is not found, the magic stones will be refunded in full!"

Matthew took the contract and examined it carefully, so he was very slow.

Tom, standing to the side, didn't urge them on, but waited quietly.

The terms of the contract were very rigorous, leaving no loopholes. After confirming that everything was correct, Matthew signed his name on it.

Moments later, the contract spontaneously combusted without fire, officially taking effect.

Tom accepted the magic stones from the other party and asked with a smile, "So what information do you need to find out?"

"I'm gathering intelligence on the Harrison family of the Seven Empire..."

Matthew was naturally looking into the family Mold belonged to, as he wanted to obtain information about their family's bloodline.

Therefore, before taking action, it is necessary to find out the details of the other party's family and then make a long-term plan.

After Matthew finished explaining, Tom didn't ask about his purpose, but patted his chest and assured him, "No problem, it's within the control of the Tide School of the Seven Empire."

Gathering intelligence on the Harrison family isn't difficult, it just takes some time!

"The sooner the better!"

Matthew still had many things to do, so he didn't plan to stay any longer. After giving his instructions, he prepared to leave.

He ignored Tom's "enthusiastic" attempts to persuade him to stay and quickly walked out of the grocery store.

"Welcome to visit again next time~~~"