Absolutely not to be burned at the stake

Although Shadow Town is remote, it does have some local specialties, among which Moonlight Grass, the most commonly used material in various spells, is one of Shadow Town's specialties.

Moongrass is found in many places, but the moongrass from Shadowtown is slightly more effective than that from other places. In addition, it is also produced in some other medicinal herbs and animal hides, so there are still quite a few merchants who come to Shadowtown to buy medicinal herbs every year.

Shadowtown also has several specialized material shops that buy and sell all kinds of leather goods and medicinal herbs. Li Wei had run errands for Hansen many times before, and this time he went to the material shop he frequented.

This building materials shop, named "Deer," is run by an old man from a mountain town.

This shop isn't the biggest, but the quality of its goods is consistently high.

Along the way, they encountered some townspeople who all respectfully greeted Li Wei: "Good morning, Father."

Li Wei simply smiled and nodded in response.

Before long, Li Wei arrived at the entrance of the shop called "Deer Materials Shop".

An old man sat leisurely on a chair at the shop entrance, squinting in the sun.

Recently, when it's not the time for outside businessmen to come, there's a large glass of ale on the small table next to the old man, which he occasionally picks up and takes a sip of.

At that moment, a shadow fell over his face, blocking out the warm sunlight.

The old man frowned slightly, a hint of displeasure appearing on his wrinkled face. He slowly opened his eyes, looking at the figure blocking his view. In the sunlight, he couldn't make out the person clearly. "Who is it?"

"Mr. Merlin."

The voice of the person who came was somewhat familiar, yet also seemed somewhat unfamiliar.

Old man Merlin sat up with some difficulty, squinting as he made out, "Little Li..."

"Well..."

Merlin noticed the black robes on Li Wei's body and realized what was happening. He quickly stood up, chuckled dryly, rubbed his forehead, and bowed, saying, "Father Li Wei."

Li Wei nodded slightly and said calmly, "I've come to buy some agarwood. Do you have any here?"

"Agarwood? Yes, we have it, and it's guaranteed to be top-quality." Old Man Merlin nodded repeatedly, then led Li Wei into the shop.

The shop was as usual, with various animal hides hanging on the walls and various medicinal herbs on the shelves. A faint fishy and pungent smell mingled with the aroma of the herbs. Li Wei frowned slightly; he was not quite used to these smells that the original owner was accustomed to.

While picking up the goods, he secretly glanced at Li Wei's Merlin, his expression slightly stiffening.

"This, this... is the finest agarwood in my shop, top-quality stuff from Haiwei City."

Old Man Merlin rummaged through the shelf and pulled out a sealed earthenware jar, smiling as he presented it to Li Wei.

Li Wei reached out and took the earthenware jar, casually weighing it in his hand: "How much?"

"One hundred grams of top-quality agarwood, eight crowns." Old Man Merlin chuckled.

"Eight crowns?" Li Wei was slightly surprised. Are these medicinal herbs really that expensive?

Old Man Merlin nodded with a smile: "Father Levi, you don't know... this agarwood is only produced in Haiwei City, and it's the best quality from Haiwei City; Haiwei City is nearly two thousand miles away from our Shadow Town, and the cost of transporting this little bit of agarwood here exceeds three crowns."

Li Wei nodded slightly, indicating that he understood.

Moreover, this old man Merlin has always been fair; otherwise, Hansen wouldn't have only bought goods from him.

Li Wei immediately took out his money bag, counted out eight crowns, and handed them to old man Merlin.

That old man Hansen didn't leave behind much money...

Fortunately, the townspeople had put a lot of money into the donation box on the last wedding day; otherwise, Li Wei would have had to carefully calculate how much he could afford to buy this little bit of agarwood.

After paying, Li Wei nodded and prepared to leave when Merlin's voice suddenly came from behind him: "Father Li Wei."

Li Wei slowly turned around and looked at old man Merlin: "Mr. Merlin, is there anything else?"

"Hmm..." Old Man Merlin pondered for a moment before saying, "Father Levi, I heard... Father Hansen has gone into seclusion for intensive training? And won't be out for a while?"

"Yes," Li Wei said slowly, glancing at the old man Merlin.

Old man Merlin chuckled, glanced around to make sure no one was outside, and then continued, "Well... I wonder if Father Hansen gave you any instructions?"

Seeing the searching look in Merlin's eyes, Li Wei simply gazed at Merlin quietly...

Seeing that Li Wei did not speak, old man Merlin remained silent for a while, and then laughed again: "Since the church is now under the supervision of Father Li Wei, then... my business with the church will naturally be taken over by Father Li Wei."

Li Wei smiled slightly.

Seeing this, Merlin glanced at Li Wei again, then chuckled softly, "One pint of holy water, one crown, twenty pints per transaction. Transactions are conducted every half month, and the delivery deadline for this one is tomorrow."

"Holy water? Hansen is selling holy water?"

Li Wei stared at Merlin expressionlessly, remained silent for a moment, and then said, "One and a half crowns and one pint."

Merlin's wrinkles twitched as he stared intently at Levi for a long while before saying, "This price is too high. Father Hansen's pricing is more reasonable."

"The quality of the goods is higher than before," Li Wei said.

Merlin paused, then glanced at Li Wei, noticing the certainty in his dark eyes. After a moment's thought, he frowned and said slowly, "I'll come and check the quality tomorrow."

"Okay," Li Wei said.

"Okay, I'll be there on time after dinner tomorrow." Seeing Li Wei nod, Merlin grinned, and the wrinkles on his face seemed to deepen even more.

As he walked toward the mosque, Li Wei was lost in thought.

Originally, he didn't want to agree, after all... selling holy water was definitely a taboo.

But... just now, 100 grams of agarwood cost him 8 crowns.

With the little money he has, even with donations from the townspeople, it's unlikely to be enough to support his future cultivation needs. And Hansen had just collected the eleventh tax two months ago.

Since Hansen has been selling, it shouldn't be a problem for him to continue selling as well; this way, it can also prevent old Merlin from becoming suspicious or having any other ideas.

But this Merlin isn't just a simple materials supplier; he dares to resell holy water...

However, this is indeed a good deal. No wonder... I had to add well water to the holy water jar every two weeks back then, so that's why...

This is a good business. Twenty pints at a time, which is about twenty bottles of mineral water, is sold once every two weeks. One pint is 1.5 crowns, so twenty pints is 30 crowns, which means you can earn 1.5 gold pounds at a time.

Selling twice a month would amount to three gold pounds...

That's a lot of money.

Keep in mind that just two gold pounds is almost enough to cover the food and living expenses of an average family of four for a year.

Merlin sat back down on the chair by the shop entrance, squinting as he watched Li Wei walk away. He picked up the ale beside him, took a slow sip, and his wrinkles twitched. "Father Li Wei? Tsk tsk... Interesting!"

Back at the church, Li Wei went straight to his study, prepared the moonflower and holy water, and with a thought, summoned the pale blue light screen.

Looking at the screen, which showed that his concentration had indeed dropped back to 12, Li Wei thought for a moment, then took out the half-full bottle of black coffee, tilted his head back, and gulped down two mouthfuls.

After downing two large gulps of black coffee, sure enough, my concentration started to return after a while.

About five minutes later, the focus became 12+3.

Li Wei dared not delay. He quickly placed the powdered medicine in his hand according to the dosage, mixed it with holy water, and then began to concentrate, reconstructing the spell model of "weak healing".

The first attempt failed again.

Watching the potion in his hand turn to ashes, Li Wei showed no sign of dejection; instead, his face lit up with joy.

Just now, he felt that he was only one step away from constructing the spell model.

Perhaps it's because you first get familiar with the material after practicing it ten or more times, and then the main thing is to focus on improving it.

This time, when Li Wei was constructing the spell model for the second time...

Everything felt smooth, and then, suppressing the joy in my heart, I recited the incantation: Parva cura, cito reparatur!

As the incantation was recited, the powder held in the palm of the right hand flashed with a faint light and instantly transformed into a shimmering starlight.

At the same time, within the void between the eyebrows, a tiny spell model instantly took shape and silently floated to the lower right of the holy emblem.

Li Wei's face lit up with joy, and he gently sprinkled the starlight onto his left arm.