Chapter 40: Knowledge is Wealth

  Rover happily came to an agreement with the slave trader, Corin Vexar, and sold the Fire Shield Ring for 4,500 gold.

  Then Rove gave slave trader Korin Vex a surprise.

  Luo Wei said that although the Flame Shield Ring was his spoils of war, obtained at the risk of his life when he killed the Fire Mage, and should therefore belong to him alone... but if it hadn't been for Mr. Colenwil stabbing the Fire Mage with a sword and shattering its flame shadow substitute, would he have been able to kill the Fire Mage?

  So, the fire shield ring worth 4,500 gold coins will be divided equally between the two of you, five brothers, one half each!

  The slave trader tried to decline, but this time Rove was determined, and under the pressure of his necromancer identity, the slave trader Corwen had no choice but to accept Rove's gift with a grateful face.

  To be honest, slave trader Colenwil is now giving Rowan a high incense.

  The slaves trafficked by the slave traders and the contraband goods they carried, although quite valuable, did not belong to Kolrenwei, but rather were a private gift from Rovi, which is why they all ended up in Kolrenwei's own pocket.

  How many people can help but feel grateful when faced with a god of wealth who brings them riches?

  With a grateful heart, the slave trader Koronwi Koronwi erased the zeros from the total price of the spellcasting materials that Lovi had calculated earlier - if hundreds were also considered zeros.

  With a more pleasant mood, Luo Wei bought four sets of all the spellcasting materials on the list. As for the remaining 500 gold coins, Luo Wei specifically purchased the spellcasting materials for summoning the undead and corpse refining, as well as some spellcasting materials recommended by Kolonwi to release various curse spells.

  "Mr. Luo, the quantity of these spell materials is enough to fill a large backpack. I suggest you buy another strong Bayman slave as a porter for these spell materials. Don't worry, the slaves sold by Long and Beauty Trading Company are all carefully trained loyal servants... ah, those few slaves who failed in training escaped yesterday."

  A slave trader who was very clear about the goods he sold, finally remembered that he was actually a slave trader, so he enthusiastically recommended to Luo Wei, and even self-destructed his ugliness in order to sell.

  "No, I don't need any slaves." Rove shook his head, his gaze passing over the slave trader to settle on the half-collapsed house where Corpse lay. "There's no servant more loyal than a corpse," he said flatly.

  Luoyi certainly wouldn't buy any slaves, his next stop was an ancient battlefield relic.

  Yes, Rovi had made up his mind. He would not follow the slave caravan to Kandia in the mountains but instead go into the mountains to search for that ancient battlefield relic.

  Of course, before departure, Luo Wei will make all necessary preparations.

  "Mr. Colwyn, have you any books among the goods you are bringing with you? Any books will do - you know how they serve to while away tedious journeys."

  So, Luo Wei asked again quickly.

  "This is really not possible, the sales route for books is too small, people who can't read a few words can't afford to buy books and even if they do, they probably won't understand them. The aristocratic gentlemen and masters who truly know how to read wouldn't buy from someone of my lowly status. As you know, Mr. Lovi, knowledge is extremely valuable, so the books that carry it are just as valuable. Therefore, only the Ofa Library and the Church Union Library can sell books."

  The slave trader replied, "Of course," and quickly added, "But then again, in the esteemed Lord Nelson's household, even if there aren't any expensive original books, they should still have a few handwritten copies. After all, that is a lord with noble, kind, just, and various other virtues; it wouldn't do without a few books around the house."

  The slave trader says words like "noble" with a deliberately drawn-out tone, which is clearly not praise but irony.

  "Mr. Colenel, I'm not good at haggling, would you mind accompanying me to the Earl's house?"

  In order to gain knowledge of this other world, Luo Wei had already forgotten about his own actions in buying the manuscript, and whether or not it would be suspected of bullying an orphaned mother.

  According to the intelligence of slave trader Colonel Wellesley, due to the annihilation of the previous two years and Lord Nelson taking away most of his attendants yesterday, the current Lord Nelson's family can indeed be described as orphaned and widowed.

  But then again, this is also a case of "you reap what you sow". If Lord Nelson hadn't tried to join forces with the notorious Defias Brotherhood thieves, would he have ended up not only getting himself killed but also leaving behind his orphaned children and widow to be taken advantage of by Rollo?

  "My pleasure."

  The slave trader had no opinion, he was eager for Lovie to kill the three-ring fire mage, a wizard with an unknown background and roots, to destroy the Earl's family who almost killed him.

  So it's settled then.

  It really worked out, even Luo Wei didn't think it would be so easy.

  After learning the purpose of Lord Nelson's visit, the butler, who had apparently sensed that something was amiss, produced seven handwritten volumes and sold them to Rovin at a super-low price of one silver coin per volume.

  It's really super low price, as Kolonwe said -

  Even if it's a handwritten copy, on the market, hiring a scribe would cost at least ten silver coins per day in wages, and to finish copying a book would take three to five days.

  So the cost of copying, plus the cost of paper and so on, the price of a complete handwritten copy, at least half a gold coin - this is still a short story of 30,000 to 40,000 words. If you encounter a long novel with more than 10 million words, the price will be another considerable amount!

  To be honest, when Luo Wei heard the slaver's private explanation, he was maliciously thinking that if he were to take out those hundreds of millions of words from the internet in the earth world, would those copywriters collapse from copying? Would those who invested in copying books go bankrupt from copying?

  Of course, this evil idea is just a fleeting thought in Luo Wei's mind, shattered by the fact that he doesn't have this kind of American time now.

  We'll talk about it later... yeah, let's discuss future matters in the future.