Napa seemed to have made up her mind, nodded and said: "Give me the magic crystal. Although I can't give you gold coins... but I really need this crystal now. If you are willing to give it to me, then I will definitely

How about repaying you in other ways?"

Ai Luo immediately shook his head and showed a very determined attitude: "Isn't your joke too big? I worked hard all night to get the magic crystal, and you are going to pass it by just one word? What are you doing again?

It’s not like I don’t know that I’m very short of money right now.”

Napa was also a little anxious. It raised its paw and scratched in mid-air, as if thinking of a convincing reason. After a long time, it held back a sentence: "It can restore a little bit of my strength! You can also

Have you seen my power? If I regain my power, your guild will also benefit, right?"

Ai Luo looked at Napa, then at the magic crystal in his palm. After struggling for a long time, he finally frowned and walked back to the counter with a sad face, placing the magic crystal in front of Napa.

"Okay, okay! You have said so. This magic crystal must be very important to you, right? Take it, take it! Just think of it as a good thing I did once!"

Napa immediately nodded at Ai Luo, and at the same time quickly opened her mouth, took the magic crystal in her mouth, closed her eyes and lay on the cushion, meditating.

Arrow yawned again, showing a very regretful look, and went upstairs. After giving some instructions to Brad and Buffy who were still cleaning the room, he went back to his room.

Close the door, take off your hat, and relax your hair.

Ai Luo slowly combed his hair in front of the mirror. After spending a whole night in the humid and dark forest, his hair was really uncomfortable.

Looking at himself in the mirror, Ai Luo swept away his frown, and a faint smile unconsciously appeared on his face.

Magic crystals are of course a good thing.

But good things need someone to bid for them before they can become good things.

Priceless treasures may seem noble, but from another perspective, they are actually no different from garbage.

If you were in Chaohai City, the capital of the Blue Bay Empire, you could certainly sell it for one or two gold coins.

But in this remote Pelican Town, who would pay a gold coin to buy this thing?

The existence value of commodities lies in exchange. If exchange cannot be carried out, then the existence value of commodities will only continue to depreciate. If it is accidentally damaged due to loss or fire, then this magic crystal will bring you a complete liability.

value.

Rather than letting it remain in your hands and unable to be exchanged, it is better to exchange it for something more useful.

For example...the cat's good impression, and his guilt towards himself.

These emotional investments may not seem to produce immediate economic benefits, but they may produce greater economic value in the long run.

After taking care of his hair, Ai Luo went to bed to catch up on his sleep.

It's just a pity that he still has a pity that the economics school of Lao Teng Shu College doesn't teach how to make a fortune. Now whether his theories can really bring economic value to him, he can only take it one step at a time.

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After a good morning's rest, Airl regained his energy, arranged his hair again, put on his hat and went downstairs.

First, I went to the gate and took a look... There was still no commission request on the task board.

"Hey, Ariel."

Aero turned around and saw Napa sitting on the cushion looking at him. Its appearance didn't seem to have changed. Could it be that the magic crystal had not changed at all?

However, Arrow's suspicion only lasted for a short time and was dispelled by the cat's words.

"...You don't have magic affinity. Judging from your physical fitness, you are not qualified to be a warrior."

Arrow knew that his investment was paying off.

At that moment, he spread his hands and said helplessly: "Don't you already know this?"

Napa tilted her head and looked at Airl, and then continued after a moment: "I saw you mixed the salt water potion by yourself yesterday. Where did you learn this kind of alchemy?"

Ai Luo: "The library of Lao Teng Shu School."

Napa: "The library is still open to economics students like you? Let you check alchemy books unconditionally?"

Ai Luo sat down on the bar chair and said with a smile: "Not only alchemy books, combat books, magic books, you can read them as long as you want to read them. The library is open to all students, and there are no banned books.

Zone or something like that.”

Napa: "No distinction? Open to all students? What if the students in the warrior department read books on magic all day long? If your students in the economics department keep reading these alchemy, magic, and combat books,

Why is your school divided into such detailed factions?"

Ai Luo raised his finger and drew a circle in the air, and said: "First of all, I am telling the truth. The library of Lao Teng Shu College does not put any obstacles in the way of student factions. Not only the library, but also the Department of Economics

If students in the magic department are willing to audit courses in the magic department, or if students in the magic department want to become a melee mage and learn tactics, no one will hinder them at all. Just apply to audit, and the application is only for filing, and no one will hinder it.

"

"Secondly, if students from the Economics Department really have the talent to become warriors or magicians, they can just transfer to another department! Why do they have to stay in the Economics Department? Similarly, if you feel that you are more suitable for the other two departments, then transfer

Department. Lao Tengshu will not say that once you enter a certain department, you must stay in it. If you think you can do it, then transfer. If you feel that you are really not suitable for the other two departments and cannot catch up with their courses and studies.

, then just stay in your own faction."

"So, I can read some basic magic books. I am also good at basic alchemy such as salt water potions. But I have also read more advanced magic books and can't understand them at all. Plus I don't have magic skills.

And, I can be considered insulated from magic in this life."

Napa waited silently for Airl to finish speaking. After a moment of silence, she finally spoke——

"Then, do you want to study alchemy systematically?"

Ai Luo still maintained the most basic smile. He seemed to be smiling happily, but if you look closely, it seemed like a mechanical reaction. This made Napa somewhat unable to see what the girl was thinking.

.

"I don't think I need to repeat it again. You should know that I don't have magic affinity, right?"

Ai Luo had a smile on his face and said in a nonchalant manner.

Napa swayed her tail slightly and adjusted her position on the seat——

"I know this very well. From a general level, alchemy is a branch of magic theory. Only people with magic affinity are required to learn alchemy. The stronger the magic affinity, the more powerful alchemy can be used

Technique."

This is no different from what Airl knew.

To put it bluntly, magic is a talent. Some people are born with the ability to communicate with various elements in nature, thereby channeling their power for their own use. The ability to communicate with natural elements is called

Affinity for magic.

Alchemy, on the other hand, uses its own magical affinity to perceive the amount of magical elements in everything in the world, and combines these elements according to your own needs to form the result that the magician hopes to combine. This is why alchemy

Basically all the magicians are famous magicians.

However, Arrow didn't intend to rush to correct this topic with the cat. After all, if it could say this, there might be some reason for it.

"For an ordinary person like you who has no affinity with magic power, alchemy should be insulated from you. But...helping you is helping myself. I will teach you another kind of alchemy. This kind of alchemy

There is no need for magic affinity at all, just enough patience and perseverance. Of course, it may also take a lot of time for trial and error..."

At this point, Napa's voice suddenly softened. Aero knew that the cat finally understood the problem in his words.

Ai Luo breathed a sigh of relief, stood up from the bar chair, put one hand on his hip, and said: "It sounds like a really amazing alchemy. Then, if it is learned by a person with magic affinity, will it be better?

How about learning your alchemy?"

The cat thought for a while, then nodded in agreement: "It would be best if you have magic affinity. In any alchemy, the higher the magic affinity, the stronger the ability."

"Okay, how about I learn it later when I have time?"

Arrow looked at the cat's expression, watching it change from a confident face to a depressed one. He knew that he had guessed it right.

Napa's face should have clearly understood what's wrong with its alchemy, but it didn't seem to give up yet. It raised its head again and said, "Don't you want to give it a try? As long as you work hard enough, someone like you without magic power can

It’s not necessarily true that a person can become a ‘quasi-magician’! Moreover, the price of alchemy products is not cheap!”

Ai Luo stood up from the bar chair and walked towards the kitchen. Napa also floated up to follow.

Entering the kitchen, Ai Luo put on an apron, prepared the vegetables and meat he had bought before, and began to process the ingredients for dinner.

His movements were very fast and skillful. Although Napa had always known that this girl was very nimble in everything she did, this was the first time that she saw Airo cooking, and she saw a lot of ingredients quickly turn into

Had a delicious meal.

"What is your identity? You are so skilled in cooking, but you don't look like a rich lady who is qualified to study at Lao Teng Shu Academy."

Ai Luo had a smile on his lips, flicked the kitchen knife in his hand, and sliced ​​the meat into the pot: "Napa, if I am born to run slower than others, now you tell me, as long as I work hard and practice, I will be able to run well one day.

Faster than others. So do you think I really should keep practicing?"

Napa looked around and saw that there was no place for it to rest. After hesitating for a moment, it simply landed on Airl's hat and lay down: "Why not? Work hard, struggle, isn't this right?"

"Hahahaha, that's not right."

Picking up a pot of vegetables, Ai Luo began to thicken the soup and said with a smile: "I work hard to practice running, so why do I think that those who are already faster than me will not also work hard to practice running? Since I

If I can't outrun others, why can't I ride a horse, hitchhike, or take shortcuts to get to my destination before those who can run faster than me? Or put another way, why do I have to get to this destination? I can't do the opposite.

Are you running in the same direction? Who stipulates that there is always only one destination in life and does not allow other goals to exist? "

"It's just like I don't become a magician, but I can provide hotels and food for the magicians. Even if some magicians can create their own food and accommodation through magic, what about the physiological needs of their servants? What they need to live in

What about the house? Does the magic book need to be bound? Does the pen and ink need to be made? I can definitely reach the extreme in another aspect."
To be continued...