He bought a bottle of scorpiondrake venom and some potions that he didn't need from the casters that accompanied him. He went to a shop that Henry recommended and sold them all.
"Oh! The venom of a mid-rank major monster? "asked an appraiser with a mustache as he examined the venom with a silver needle.
"It's of high quality. I'll take it for 100 gold moores!" The appraiser gave a high evaluation of the venom. The purity and toxicity of the venom were rare.
"At least 200 gold moores," said Locke. 100 gold moores was too little. He felt that scorpiondrake venom was worth more than that, even though it was only produced by a low-rank major monster.
However, it had good parents. Locke didn't believe that the venom of a scorpiondrake's offspring would be weak.
"Hmm... Alright. " The appraiser didn't take long to agree to Locke's counteroffer. Apart from the high quality of the venom, he also got a promise that Locke would deliver the goods every two weeks. In the long run, he would earn more.
Two hundred gold moores of scorpiondrake venom and three hundred gold moores of potions were all Locke's gains for the day.
Of course, not all of the money from selling the potions was Locke's. He could still get about a hundred gold moores from the difference.
He couldn't tell how strong the casters that accompanied Angelina were, but they were all experienced pharmacists and metallurgists.
The three hundred gold moores he earned in one afternoon gave Locke some confidence back.
When he returned to the mansion, he gave Suzanne and Lia fifty gold moores each.
Suzanne and Lia had already started their classes. They were in the same school as Kristin, Radiant France.
Radiant France was one of the top academies in Princeton and was famous for only accepting female students. Apart from that, it was also one of the few academies that taught impetus and magic.
The academy would test students to see if they had the potential to practice impetus and magic in their second semester.
This semester, they would mainly teach basic knowledge and noble etiquette.
The reason why Locke's savings had shrunk so quickly was because a large part of it had been used to pay for Lia and Suzanne's tuition fees.
Fortunately, the tuition fee was for a year. For the next year, Locke only had to pay for their living expenses.
On Tuesday, he walked through the entrance of the academy's library with Angelina's advice in mind.
Angelina was currently doing an important experiment with her tutor, so she couldn't leave for the time being. Otherwise, she would've gone to the library with him.
Angelina knew more about the Sanctum and the Hall of Knights than he did.
"A large part of the reason why Shalor's national magus didn't make a move was because of the Sanctum's rules." Angelina told him something he'd never heard of before.
"What are the rules of the Sanctum?" Locke asked curiously.
"Whether it's the Sanctum or the Hall of Knights, they've both set a rule that only official powerhouses are allowed to fight among the common people. If not, with their destructive power, it would not be difficult for them to annihilate an entire army. "
"An entire army …" Locke only knew that a high-rank Knecht could take on an entire cavalry platoon on his own, but that was still within the realm of normal. How could a Ritter take on a regiment of tens of thousands of soldiers?
In search of answers, Locke went to the library's book management office.
Under the guidance of a staff member, Locke walked to the innermost floor of the library's third floor.
This was the highest level of access the library gave to ordinary students. Locke was not allowed to go up to the fourth and fifth floor.
Even so, the library covered an area the size of a small playground. Locke didn't know how many years it would take for him to finish reading just one floor.
Locke strolled through the sea of books.
Ever since school started, the library had always had a high flow of people. However, that was only in terms of the total number of people. There might only be one or two people in a large area of the library.
Locke couldn't see a single person in the corner that he was currently at. The nearest student to him was also five bookshelves away.
The cross-sectional area of a bookshelf was two metres.
After rummaging around, Locke took out a dark book from the bookshelf.
The paper looked like it was hundreds of years old. The footers on both sides of the book were thin, probably because it had been frequently flipped.
The words in the book didn't seem to be in Aomarian, but there wasn't much difference between the two. There were many similar words and fonts, so Locke could barely understand them.
The first article in the book attracted Locke's attention when he flipped open the book titled 'Olympiad Mathematics Journal'.
It was an article about casters.
"As we all know, casters are a group of eccentric and powerful people. However, they're still human. They don't have superhuman abilities, but they do have extraordinary knowledge.
"There's no accurate classification of casters of the same level. There's only one factor that affects their strength, and that's knowledge.
"The more knowledgeable a caster is, the stronger they are, the more knowledgeable they are.
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"Actually, 'caster' is a general term for elemental users. Next, I'll introduce a few mainstream elemental users. I hope they'll be helpful to the readers.
"Wizards are the ancestors of all elemental users and the earliest casters. It's said that wizards were human tribal priests in ancient times. They accidentally discovered the use of magic because they worshipped the so-called gods. Interestingly, wizards are now the most enthusiastic about hunting down the gods of the various planes. Wizards are full of curiosity about the various abilities of the gods. Wizards are indeed a group of people with the most eccentric personalities among casters because they specialize in occultism. Many casting conditions in occultism are seen as eccentric practices by outsiders. It's undeniable that wizards are powerful. Currently, the most powerful people in our world are a level-6 wizard, a level-6 astrologer, and a level-7 arcanist. The respected Mr Douglas is also a wizard.
"Elementalists are currently the most widely used profession. Fire elementalists and thunder elementalists have extraordinary combat power. Water elementalists and light elementalists have extraordinary healing abilities. Dark elementalists' sneak attacks are the nightmares of the strong in the other planes. Earth elementalists' defensive abilities are unstoppable. I've only introduced the six most mainstream elementalists. There are also metal elementalists, nature elementalists, and evocation elementalists. If you're interested, you can study them on your own.
"Warlocks are the most cohesive group of elemental users. Most of them are families. Currently, the three most famous warlock families in our world are the Dragon Bloodline Warlock Family, the Munich Owl Family, and the Black Cross Viper Family. Warlocks are a group of people who pursue the power of their bloodline. The way they become stronger is to trace the origin of their bloodline. Generally, the stronger the bloodline, the stronger they are. The Warlock profession was also the easiest to enter, moreover, as long as you could fuse with a powerful bloodline and give birth to a child, then your descendants would also possess the power of this bloodline. Currently, this is one of the main topics that the Olympian Mathematics Association is researching.
"Arcanist is currently the most mainstream profession in the elemental world. It was created by the strongest person in the plane, Mr Douglas. Currently, almost all elemental users call themselves arcanists when they explore the truth. The arcanist's level doesn't represent the level of their strength, but the amount of knowledge they have. A level-2 elemental user may have a level-3 Olympian Mathematics level. Of course, he may only have a level-1 Olympian Mathematics level. Some people who pursue power will look down on Olympian Mathematics. These are all ignorant people. Even the strong are just a group of people with well-developed limbs. During the Doomsday War in this plane, Mr. Douglas, who was only a Level-6 wizard, was able to cast a powerful level-7 spell, 'Black Hole of Annihilation', when he was besieged by six masters of the same level. It was because of Mr. Douglas' rich knowledge that he was worthy of being a famous sage in the nearby planes. It was also that year that we started using the Arcane Calendar. "
"Other than that, elemental users include astrologers, summoners, and so on. So, magicians are just a general term for elemental users. If you meet a wizard one day, please do not provoke him because he can make you wish you were dead with just a strand of your hair. If you meet an elementalist one day, please do not provoke him because he can summon a blizzard with a wave of his hand. If you meet a warlock one day, please do not provoke him because he can transform into a prehistoric beast and eat you up. If you meet a summoner one day... If you are lucky enough to meet an arcanist one day, then don't worry. Arcanists are reasonable and wise scholars. At most, they will take a little bit of your flesh to study, although the process will be a little painful.
"Your dear Bond Jean, level-3 arcanist, elementalist, Aria of Flames.
"Written on the 4th of April, Year 876 of the Olympian Mathematics Calendar."
Locke noticed that the lower right corner of the page indicated that the casters with titles were level-3 great magi, such as the 'Aria of Flames'.
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