Liszt's sources for magic books had three channels. One was to purchase from the bookstore in Coral City every time the Fresh Flower Caravan came; another was to obtain magic books for internal exchange from Elkerson; and the last was to commission the caravan from Tulip Castle to buy books from abroad.
The reward for the task was very likely to be within one of these three channels.
Thinking this way, he felt somewhat indignant, as even without this task, the magic books would still end up in his hands. It felt like taking off one's pants to fart, an unnecessary act.
Nonetheless, a task that needed to be done had to be done.
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Coral City, a certain small town nearby.
At the decrepit hut in the forest, Elkerson True enveloped himself in a cloak, standing at the doorway of the hut. With a creak, the door opened, and an aged woman with dark green hair opened the door.
She, too, was wearing a magic cloak, but it was filthy and clearly hadn't been washed for a long time.
