novelODS Chapter 9 Traveling Chamber of Commerce
Chapter 9 Traveling Chamber of Commerce
After the meal, Lin Feng greeted Aunt Luo Lin and then slipped back to his room with four clover plants in his arms.
For some reason, Lin Feng felt that these beautiful grasses were no longer so afraid of him and Yajiji, and even their photosynthesis had become somewhat lax.
After thinking about it, Lin Feng decided to forget it. How much would a meal cost for the four little ones? A sunflower could satisfy their needs for a day, and the rest would be pure profit. One shouldn't be too greedy.
"Duck Gigi, keep an eye on those four, don't let them run around."
Duck Gigi straightened its back, saluted in response, and quacked, "Quack quack quack! (Mission accomplished!)"
Lin Feng glanced at the harmonious scene over there. Sunlight streamed through the window, and the powder on the sage created a Tyndall effect, scattering in beams onto the floor.
Like a sentinel, Duck Gigi patrolled back and forth beside the clover. The four clover plants were clearly no longer afraid at the beginning. They were huddled around a small flowerpot, leisurely photosynthesizing, occasionally making "babbling" sounds.
"This world is truly wonderful!"
There are no more unpleasant things from the past life, no more backstabbing and intrigue.
"I can't slack off in order to make this world a more wonderful place."
Lin Feng closed his eyes, secretly encouraging himself, and began to condense the second magic heart.
The second Magic Heart is easier than the first; the only difficulty lies in finding it.
Aside from the magic node in the heart, the locations of the other magic nodes vary from person to person, so there is no shortcut in this step; you can only search along the magic pathways.
His consciousness followed the magical pathways, searching one by one. After more than an hour, he finally found the magical node on his right shoulder.
Like the nodes of the heart, it is a small cavity that acts as a knot connecting a large number of magical pathways. Once the magical heart is successfully condensed, this large area of magical pathways will become extremely smooth and controllable.
Lin Feng controlled the injection of magic power, and as the magic runes took shape, the second magic heart gradually solidified.
The moment the Heart of Magic was fully formed, a blue heart shape was projected onto Lin Feng's right shoulder. The numerous magic pathways connected to it became more stable, and his physical attributes also improved significantly!
"Awesome!"
Lin Feng exhaled a breath of stale air and continued searching for the location of the third magic node within his body.
He had intended to condense all six Magic Hearts in one go, but he found that his current magic power was insufficient to support him in condensing the third Magic Heart.
He had no choice but to stop what he was doing and start flipping through the magic book. Teacher Louis had considered everything very thoroughly. In the last few pages of the Heart of Magic, it was recorded that after one could no longer condense the Heart of Magic, one could continue to refine magic and then use the Magic Wish Crystal to continue to improve it.
The Magic Wish Crystals in the game are all quest rewards; if you ask him to find them on his own, he'll be completely lost.
"Perhaps the magic academy has a way to obtain wish crystals?"
Lin Feng was looking forward to the start of school. He remembered that after the protagonist finished the Pokémon-catching task assigned by Lulu, he met Kelasia and her little sidekick Philt as soon as he was teleported to the airship. He wondered who he would meet when he enrolled in school.
Although he wasn't a lolicon, the new students at the magic academy were all around 13 or 14 years old. Moreover, in the world of the Kingdom of Locke, there were 16 months in a year, which meant that the new students were already adults. It was just that Locke didn't look old.
"Gagaga!"
Duck Gigi came running over, clutching its belly, and Lin Feng then realized it was already 5:30 in the afternoon.
On the windowsill, the clover plants leaned listlessly against the wall. They had been photosynthesizing all afternoon, producing a total of five sunflowers, and were making gurgling noises from exhaustion.
He rubbed Yajiji's head, stood up, and stretched.
"Let's go, Duck Gigi, I'll go buy you magic fruit! Oh, and cocoa fruit from the fairy grass too."
When DuckGigi heard about the magic fruit, he jumped up with joy.
"Gagaga!"
As the sun sets, the lights in the shopping street come on.
In Lorraine's cottage, where dinner had just ended, Aunt Lorraine was hunched over the table organizing the purchasing lists of some dock vendors. Next to the table was a framed photo of her, her husband, and Mushroom Ding.
Four succulents on the flower bed were sleepy, bubbling with snot, and soon fell asleep under the dim light, bubbling "zzz".
"Get some rest, Duck Gigi. I have to go learn alchemy tomorrow."
"Gagaga".
Lin Feng lay on his side on the bed. He felt that he was probably sick, otherwise why would he find even the lewd duck head of Yajiji pleasing to the eye?
……
Time flew by, and the dockworkers started calling out their numbers early in the morning.
"Gagaga!"
"Waaaah!"
Early in the morning, Duck Gigi started chasing the clover all over the house.
The grasshoppers ran past the kitchen in fright, with Duck Gigi following leisurely behind, occasionally poking their bottoms with his wings.
Aunt Lorraine came out carrying a pot of noodles. A smile played on her lips as she watched the elves run past her feet. The noisy atmosphere made her feel at home.
"Alright, alright, go wake up Xiaolin Feng and get ready for breakfast."
Duck Gigi stopped and hopped into Lin Feng's room, then used a sonic bomb on Lin Feng, who was fast asleep on the bed.
"Duck Gigi! Are you trying to get yourself killed?!"
A wonderful day begins with a beating up of Gigi the chubby duck.
After finishing breakfast, Lin Feng packed his things, putting all five sunflowers into his schoolbag. He said goodbye to Aunt Lorraine and headed to the Yuanxing Chamber of Commerce's headquarters.
The Faraway Merchant Guild's headquarters is located on the edge of West Street, with a flag bearing a clover emblem hanging at the entrance. The entire area around it is occupied by the Faraway Merchant Guild's properties!
Lin Feng was stopped by the guards as soon as he reached the main gate. "Stop, kid. What are you doing here?"
The guard stretched out his hand to block Lin Feng. His face was full of fierce features, and his big body exuded a strong sense of oppression.
Lin Feng was startled by the guard's fierce aura and said timidly, "I'm here to learn alchemy."
The guard thought about it carefully for a moment, "It seems like that happened. Let's go inside, but don't wander around."
Perhaps thinking that Lin Feng was just a child and wouldn't cause any real trouble even if he did, they let him in.
As soon as Lin Feng entered through the gate, he saw a white-haired lazy man and many guard dogs patrolling. A bald, fat man called out to him from the side.
"Hey, you over there, little Locke, you're the magic academy freshman Darnis was talking about, right?"
"Darnes? That's the merchant who bought alchemical materials yesterday, right?"
Lin Feng thought to himself, and quickly nodded in agreement, "Yes, it's me."
"Come with me."
The bald, fat man waved and led Lin Feng to a side room, where many laborers were carrying goods, and an elderly man with white hair in a suit was directing something.
"Pitz, hurry up and deliver the ore to Master Claire! Darkness, are you still going to do the cocoa fruit business today? Hurry up..."
The chamber of commerce was large, yet it operated in an orderly manner, and this old man had made indelible contributions to it. The bald, fat man walked up to the old man and said, "Uncle Yi Gu, I've brought the kid that Darnis mentioned."
"Okay, wait a moment..."
Igu gave the new instructions, waved his hand to let the magician leave, and then looked at Lin Feng to the side, scrutinizing him carefully.
He saw the arrogance in Lin Feng's eyes, and the hint of composure hidden beneath his panic. He chuckled and said, "Claire will try her best to teach you alchemy before you start school, but I need you to promise me one thing."
Before Lin Feng could speak, Igu continued, "Don't worry, I won't make things difficult for you. Next year, my friend's daughter, Alice, will also be a freshman at the magic academy, and I need you to take care of her for me."
Lin Feng had thought this "heartless" capitalist would offer some outrageous terms, but it turned out to be just helping to take care of a friend's daughter? Moreover, to be a friend of a "master" like him, he might be a "master" himself.
Why would someone so wealthy and powerful need the help of a "commoner"?
Igu saw Lin Feng's suspicion and said with a wry smile, "You should know something about this. Recently, there have been sightings of black wizards in the wild. My friend and I both think this is no coincidence."
"you mean……"
"Yes, there must be a mastermind behind this. Our ancestral records show that two hundred years ago, the young Griffin and King Arthur together stopped the mechanical elves' rebellion, and King Arthur also died in that rebellion."
According to historical records, this riot was caused by something that had been sealed away since ancient times.
While dealing with the incident of a caravan being attacked by black wizards, I discovered that the power wielded by these black wizards was very similar to the power of the mechanical spirits that had rioted in the records.
That's something even King Arthur and Griffin couldn't solve; it's probably extremely dangerous for the kingdom!
"So you think I can protect your...friend's daughter, Alice?"
"No, I don't think you can protect him."
Lin Feng was somewhat surprised and asked curiously, "Then why did you still ask me to take care of you?"
"If you and Alice encounter the Dark Wizard, there are two outcomes: either you win, you both emerge unharmed, and I gain an even deeper friendship with my friend."
Second, if you lose, you will run faster than her; if you live and she dies, you will repay this guilt to me in another form in the future.
My friend will arrange for a butler to stay by Alice's side so she can save her life if she encounters danger.
"If you're capable, you could also take this opportunity to get in touch with Alice and climb the social ladder by influencing her family. As the middleman, I think I could also profit from it. It's a win-win situation, don't you agree?" Lin Feng.
This was the first time Lin Feng had seriously looked at Locke in this world. Before this, he thought that Locke and his ilk were either purely good or purely evil.
That makes sense, though. Without some skill, how could one possibly establish even a small foothold in commerce in a country with a stable monarchy? They would probably have been devoured by greedy nobles long ago.
He extended his hand, looking at the chamber of commerce president with a somewhat subtle expression. "You've surprised me a bit, but it's a pleasure doing business with you."
"Of course, you are too."
Yi Gu gracefully extended her hand and gently shook hands with Lin Feng. The two of them smiled simultaneously.
He waved for Lin Feng to follow, "Let's go see Claire. That old man's alchemy skills have been getting worse and worse lately."