Chapter 28

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

“No, it’s not for sale.”

Sell it? Sell his ass. Lin Suo didn’t even know the formula. Could the power of synthesis be replaced?

It was too difficult!

The main reason he sold it so brazenly and was unafraid of others coveting it was due to the flaws of the Enlightenment Reagent.

It was only useful for beginner Magi apprentices, and its value was not as great as imagined. The profit was less than one-tenth of this small black market’s total earnings.

Therefore, working with Marian was the best choice.

She could also help him get rid of the self-taught wizards with evil intentions.

After receiving 20 magic stones and 50 pounds of orichalcum as payment, Lin Suo casually put the magic stones in his pocket while the orichalcum was put into his handbag.

Then, he left and started browsing in the wide sewer.

There were a lot of materials here, and almost all of the people here were Magi. Everyone chatted and listened to the deeds of powerful people in the outside world. It was very enlightening.

It could be considered his second source of information other than the tavern.

When he walked past a stall, Lin Suo suddenly stopped in his tracks.

“How much is this stomach?”

The stall owner immediately introduced, “This is the stomach of a Swamp-swallowing Frog from the Fiend Salt Marsh. It was a big guy that was not easy to kill, took me a lot of effort.”

“What’s the use of this stomach?”

“Storage. Look at the bags on the backs of those Magi. Many of them are made from the stomachs of Swamp-swallowing Frogs. They have a certain spatial property, though they don’t reduce weight. For example, this stomach should be able to hold about a foot of objects. Any more and it will burst. It’s best that the items don’t weigh more than 200 pounds.”

“Understood. Do you accept the Enlightenment Reagent?”

The stall owner’s eyes lit up. In the recent black markets, Enlightenment Reagents had almost become a must-buy cultivation resource for beginner Magi apprentices.

It was a hard currency.

“Yes!”

Seeing that the stall owner had agreed so readily, Lin Suo made another request.

“Sure, but you have to tell me the habits and weaknesses of the Swamp-swallowing Frog.”

“You want to hunt them yourself?”

“Indeed.”

The stall owner thought for a moment and decided that there was nothing to hide. After all, the Fiend Salt Marsh was a place that self-taught wizards in Korster often went to.

They would usually get the fiend materials here.

Since many knew about it, there was no need to hide.

“It’s like this…”

The transaction was completed, and Lin Suo was very satisfied. After shopping around, he bought the leg of a giant horned black goat and the corpse of a three-eyed octopus, mainly as food.

These creatures were different from monsters and fiends.

Monsters possessed intelligence and spirituality and could cast spells.

Fiends were all strange creatures with mysterious origins. Legend had it they appeared 300 years ago when the celestial bodies met.

Even at the current age, the fiends from the other world had yet to be exterminated.

As for the three-eyed octopus and the giant horned black goat, they were mutated from native creatures and had the characteristics of ordinary wild beasts, so they were also called magic beasts.

Their bodies were infected by magic energy, and some parts could be used to make potions.

For example, the giant horn could be ground into powder.

Lin Suo did not buy these parts since he was only buying the creatures for food.

Excluding those parts, they were very cheap.

After walking around for a while, Lin Suo left the black market. As expected, two more self-taught wizards were following him.

Lin Suo could not care less.

As soon as he left the entrance of the sewer, those guys who tried to cross the line were stopped by Udil the Violent Bear’s men.

Lin Suo made a few turns in the city for a while before going to retrieve the 50,000 gold he had earned this month and returning to the bookstore through the back door.

He was in a good mood, humming a tune while preparing dinner.

Cucumber salad, fungus salad, boiled meat slices, fried pork ribs, steamed sea fish, crab meat porridge, sea emperor pot, grilled eel, and others.

The dishes occupied a large table.

Fortunately, Koster was a developed commercial port. Spices and condiments from all over the continent could be bought here.

In addition to Lin Suo’s culinary skills, he could mix the most suitable seasonings.

Doing this, once, twice, or even thrice a day could also be considered to add some spice to life, making it full of flavor.

The only pity was that the staple food here was wheat, and most of the rice was wild rice that tasted ordinary. As a native of the Chinese Dynasty, Lin Suo got himself an entire piece of land for his own use in agriculture.

It shouldn’t be a big problem to get some high-grade rice and plant them.

He would do this when he was free.

There was also the matter of the title.

Lin Suo secretly decided that after buying some spells, he would start saving up. A bookstore was not enough to get into contact with the Dandong nobles. The “aptitude” was not enough.

Therefore, he needed to develop other industries as support.

Time always flew by when he thought about things.

In the meantime, he ate his fill like wolves and tigers, thinking that he would make mutton hotpot and grilled octopus tentacles for dinner.

At night, when he was cooking, a familiar “ding ling ling” sound rang out.

Before Lin Suo saw who it was, he heard the other party’s voice that was crisp like a yellow oriole chirping.

“Rhein? Rhein?”

Helpless, Lin Suo put away the lamb leg and octopus at lightning speed. He then took out some fruits and started cutting them.

The small kitchen on the first floor was not big.

After a short while, half of a beautiful blonde head with two big eyes appeared at the doorway. Her eyes were filled with joy.

“Rhein! Are you having a vegetarian feast again? Is there a share for me?”

“Yes.”

In the blink of an eye, in the sofa area on the first floor.

The table was laid with vegetarian dishes. Lin Suo sat at the table and was not in the mood to eat, so he took the initiative to chat.

“Lia, what’s the matter today?”

“Oh, It’s Grandpa Antlers. He said that he found some clues in the ruins that he excavated earlier and asked if you want to go with him…”

Hearing this, Lin Suo lowered his head and pondered.

He still felt that he did not have a strong background. Since he did not lack anything, it would be better for him to lay low before he became an official Magi.

In the future, when he had enough experience and strength, it was not too late to seek more benefits then.

Now that the other party was of a higher status, if he took the initiative to go over, he would inevitably be thought of as someone who wanted to cling to him.

There were factions in the Nature Association, and the people of Dandong were more sensitive too. So it was better to give up first.

With the magic cube, he would be able to make a name for himself sooner or later. The legendary opportunity was not that important to him.

He didn’t have any bottlenecks during breakthroughs, and he had nothing to ask for.

The most suitable path for him was to walk step by step, following the way he liked.

Hence, he rejected the invitation.

Valia was his only friend, so she more or less understood him. Seeing this, she did not say much and ate to her heart’s content.

Recently, she had been sending him fruits every day.

There might be something between the two of them, but it was still too early to talk about any romantic feelings.

At least, Lin Suo did not have such feelings yet. The feud between the Language of Nature family and the people of Dandon was nothing to Valia, but the family behind her was most likely concerned.

Now, Guild Master Antlers was in the middle, acting as a contact.

Once the matter of the Luna Royal Family’s remnant scriptures was over, his relationship with the Language of Nature family would probably end there.

Then, he could try to communicate with the family behind Antlers·Faner.

Of course, these things would have to wait until he had status and broke through to become a stage one Magi. Only then would he not be in the grasp of others.

After sending the elf girl away, Lin Suo sat for a while before locking up.

He walked into the kitchen and took out the two sets of ingredients he had bought during the day. He frowned.

“They are transcendent materials, after all. Why don’t I try synthesizing it…”

In the laboratory 100 meters below, Lin Suo learned from previous experience and prepared to add another material, the Enlightening Flower, to see if the power of synthesis could really create life.

“Synthesize!”

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