Lonco bought Magic Scrolls worth 10 million points of energy strength, which could be enhanced through the injection of Thunder and Lightning Energy, increasing the might of the Thundercloud.
The Magic Scrolls sold by Noland Lee previously were all of 100 million Thunder and Lightning Energy.
In this exchange, there was a huge difference of 90 million energy points, which meant that Noland Lee would earn a lot fewer gold coins.
Upon closer consideration, Lonco's actions were probing the cost of Noland Lee using Wild Magic.
A Magic Scroll of 10 million Thunder and Lightning Energy is one price.
One of 100 million points is another price.
After factoring out the influence of the varying amounts of Thunder and Lightning Energy on the cost, the remaining part of the cost which does not change with the amount of energy is the price Noland Lee must pay when he casts Wild Magic.
This was equivalent to figuring out some of the details of the "Thundercloud Technique."
