I, the wizard, the foolish Buddha.

Chapter 252 Naga
(The chapter number was wrong and I can't change it. But when I looked at it just now, the number of chapters is exactly right! I checked carefully and found that the number of chapters on a previous day was the same. So that's it, there is no missing chapter, this is actually chapter 250)
Roland had always felt that the money in the East was very cheap, but that was because he had been spending money in the wizarding world, and the things he bought were things that many wizards regarded as heirlooms.

In the past, he and Catherine would spend a thousand or eight hundred magic stones every time they went shopping. This made him have no idea of ​​the wealth in his hands. He also did not realize that he was actually a powerful baron from a large family.

Now in this store opened by a southerner, he finally discovered how much value the money in his hands had.

He picked out a lot of nice clothes and bought a lot for Catherine, but it didn't cost much.

Roland felt that he didn't spend much money, but the owner and the staff were terrified.

The owner always thought it was a mistake to follow his friend's advice and open such a luxury consumer store here.

This port is indeed a very good commercial gathering place, and many nobles and even wizards come here. But who would come to the store to buy such high-end clothing if they were truly wealthy?

In other words, who among the nobles would buy things in the store? They all have their own tailors. They would even have tailors come to their homes to make custom items.

But a few days ago, several big customers came here. Among them was a noble gentleman wearing sunglasses and covering himself up tightly to avoid the sun. He spent more than 70 gold pounds alone.

At that time, the nobleman simply grabbed a handful of gold coins and threw them on the table, then turned and left.

Those are gold coins!

Today, this gentleman was even more extravagant than those big customers. He spent more than 3,600 pounds!

That’s more than 3,600 gold pounds!

How much income does a manor lord earn from his territory in a year?

People say that wizards in the north know alchemy and can turn stones into gold. The shop owner originally thought it was just an exaggeration, but now he finds that it seems to be true.

Under Catherine's expectant gaze, many Blood Lords helped Roland change his clothes on the spot.

This is an outfit that Catherine chose for Roland.

A high-collared white shirt, a white tie (soft and a bit like a silk scarf or neck scarf), a black vest with a dark embroidered pattern, a black swallowtail jacket, breeches and fine leather boots.

Looking at himself in the mirror, Roland couldn't help but think of the costume of Fitzwilliam Darcy, the protagonist in Pride and Prejudice.

Women's perspectives are sometimes quite similar. Like Catherine, several of the Blood-Bleeding Female Lords looked at the tall and straight Roland with shining eyes.

One of the ladies even secretly bit her fingers.

Apparently, in their minds, an elegant gentleman should dress like 'Fitzwilliam Darcy'. Of course, they don't know about "Pride and Prejudice", but this is a popular style among the upper class.

Roland was so tall and straight that the ladies' eyes lit up with stars. The shop owner complimented him, saying, "Sir, you have a better figure than many Templar Knights."

Compared to this kind of clothing, Roland prefers the knight's uniform with a long row of buttons.

This kind of knight costume, after riding on Foxfire, with a decorative sword and a practical musket, is what a Paladin should be!
Roland's suit cost over four hundred gold pounds, half of which was for the boots, made of Warcraft leather. The clothing was made of a material so fine it was considered golden wool and silver silk, something impossible to buy anywhere else.

These four hundred pounds were equivalent to the annual income of a church pastor. They were a true luxury for the nobility.

Even if many nobles could afford it, they would only wear it once when attending a grand banquet.

But if you are a wealthy businessman, earl, paladin, ordinary abbot, bishop, it is very nice to wear such decent clothes on a daily basis.

Roland bought all kinds of clothes, for spring, summer, autumn and winter, fur, wool and cotton.

Knights, priests, mercenaries, pirates, nobles and magicians (wizards). There are no magic items here, but wizards in the south usually wear this kind of clothes.

Unlike the people in the East Territory, they wear robes all day long and carry rare items with them, as if they are ready to fight with others at any second.

Among the clothes Roland bought, the better ones cost a few hundred pounds, the mid-range ones cost a few dozen pounds, and there were also many common clothes that cost only a dozen shillings. Many of the cheap items were not sold in this store, so the staff had to run around the block to get everything Roland wanted.

Roland also picked some for Catherine and the ladies with dried blood.

Although these are cheap Muggle clothes, wizards in southern families also wear them. And they look very beautiful and decent.

These services are of a different kind of beauty compared to the "Baroque" services, and the ladies really like them.

Especially those sunglasses. To be honest, they are a bit dazzling to the Miss Kuxue.

Young Master Roland had a lot of silver dollars, so the Misses Kuxue were able to get some benefits by following Miss Catherine.

Roland spent a total of more than 3,600 pounds, most of which was spent on his purchases and the rest on the ladies'.

When Roland converted the money into magic stones, he didn't really think much of it. After all, it was only a little over 150 magic stones.

But when he converted it into silver dollars, he was stunned for a long time.

Over 3,600 gold pounds, worth over 15,000 silver dollars, was the annual income of an earl in the secular world of the Eastern Territory.

King Alfonso of the Amer Kingdom was very rich, and he would feel a little distressed when he spent such a sum of money.

But in the south, a slightly wealthy gentleman's annual income is 100-400 gold pounds!

Of course, the richest people in the East aren't the kings, but the tower masters of the university factions. These are the real kings.

But the average income of people in the South is much higher than that in the East, dozens or even hundreds of times higher.

In the South, many 'Muggles' are richer than wizards!
Catherine said that there will be a war between the East and the South in the future. How to fight it?
Even if the Thousand-Eyed King got the eyes of the Yellow Fern Lord, this lion would probably be torn to pieces by the wolves in the south.

There are also lions in the south. Although they may not be as strong as him, there are many of them.

If the Thousand-Eyed King loses in the future, everyone will be raised like sheep by a certain god.

When paying, Roland took out two medium-grade magic stones.

Looking at the dazzling magic gem the size of a pigeon egg, the shop owner stood there in a daze for a long time.

Roland asked, "Don't you recognize this kind of money?"

The shop owner said, "I recognize you, sir. It's just that the shop is a little hard to find."

The shopkeeper seemed to have noticed Roland's interest in the South, so he explained, "This is a holy stone, something priests often use in churches. Oh, in your area, you call priests 'official wizards' and pastors 'apprentice wizards.'"

As for the magic in their hands, you call it 'white magic'.

The 'magic' you have is what they call 'black magic'."

After listening to it, Roland suddenly realized that many churches in the south were actually magic churches.

The rigid rules and ridiculous laws in the White Chess Council originated from the South.

In the South, any magic that can kill people is called black magic.

In the eyes of wizards in the East, Roland's "Ignition Spell" is a harmless magic or a self-defense magic.

But in the South, this kind of magic that can make a person spit fire from all seven orifices inside and out is a standard black magic.

Magic like 'chain lightning', which is a highly destructive magic, is considered to be the most evil black magic in the South.

Roland couldn't help but ask a question that all Eastern Territory wizards often asked: "So how do the people over there usually protect themselves?"

The shopkeeper said with a strange look on his face, "Sir, the South is very peaceful and prosperous. Everyone knows some magic and uses it frequently in daily life. But no one would use black magic in public."

Roland understood that in the eyes of southerners, northerners were extremely barbaric and brutal.

After all, the North is a continent ruled by demons. Even the white wizards, the whitest group in the North, are corrupted white wizards who defected from the South.

Not to mention that this group of fallen white wizards study black magic, what is even more evil is that they use the power of God, but they are a group of unbelievers!
They are thieves and thieves!
Should have been burned at the stake by the Inquisition.

The shop owner continued, "If you're talking about how to punish evil in the South, officials in departments like the Inquisition are allowed to use unusual means."

Roland understood that Southerners were not incapable of fighting; on the contrary, they were very good at it. It was just that they had a special organization for violence.

Roland was very curious about how those Judgment Knights and Priests used white magic to kill people.

He couldn't help but think of the magic of 'Squeaky'. In the south, this kind of sacred thing is a standard 'holy song', a standard white magic.

Of course, Roland's squeaking is just a little different from the normal hymn.

Roland asked the store to give him some southern gold pounds and silver pennies, and then told them not to give him any more change.

Some of these gold pounds and silver pennies were paper money, some were paper money, and some were gold and silver dollars from the South.

Gold coins are all large-denomination gold pounds, and one gold coin is 5 gold pounds.

Silver coins came in denominations of 4 shillings, 3 shillings, 2 shillings, and 1/2 shillings. The shopkeeper told Roland that Twilight's gold and silver dollars were widely circulated in the south and were highly favored by merchants. Therefore, there was no need to exchange much southern currency.

In normal daily life, sixpence is enough to spend for a day. If you go out by car or do some shopping, a few silver shillings are enough.

However, if you want to communicate with the priests, you will need gold pounds.

Ordinary people are not allowed to collect the holy stone; only members of the church can use it.

Roland secretly took note of these things. He thought to himself, "It seems that after going south, I really need to find a way to get into the church, otherwise I won't even have a place to spend my money."
When the shop owner heard that Roland wanted to buy a piano, he personally accompanied Roland.

The shop owner was a bit stingy. His youngest son had been clamoring to learn piano some time ago, so he bought a second-hand one for 50 pounds.

So, this piano is quite expensive.

Violins are cheap, you can buy a pretty good new one for 4-5 pounds.

Roland asked Catherine to help him choose. Catherine was quite picky, but considering that Roland was a beginner, she picked one that was more suitable for him.

The harbor was a place dedicated to selling luxury goods for northern wizards. This piano was incredibly expensive, worth 7500 gold pounds, which was over magic stones. It was almost as expensive as a low-grade rare item.

In addition, Catherine picked out musical instruments for Roland, such as violins, cellos, and even a small but extremely expensive harp.

There are a wide variety of musical instruments, which are perfect for Roland to learn music.

Each of these instruments was excellent, noble and elegant, but Roland fell in love with a keyless clarinet.

The shopkeeper was slightly surprised and said, "Sir, strictly speaking, it's a 'flute.' It's not played vertically, but horizontally. It was a common instrument in ancient times (the Middle Ages). It was made by my master. The original material was a phoenix tree that was struck by lightning."

My master, Sir Braden, is an alchemist proficient in music. When he was looking for alchemical materials, he witnessed the Phoenix Tree being struck by lightning and heard the sound of the lightning and the tree. Inspired by this, he alchemized the tree into a recorder.

He had originally intended to create a strange object, but failed. The umbrella was left hanging in the shop. You know, wizards in the East love strange things. Perhaps someone would like this.

It is worth mentioning that it is as pure as a girl.

My master is an excellent businessman, but also a bit of a germaphobe. He knows that many gentlemen in the East might be like him and would not like an instrument that has been played by someone else.

So, he has always used magic to test its sound, and no one has ever touched it with their lips."

Roland nodded and said, "I want it."

The shop owner said, "Sir, the flute has a very wide range of musical tones and an exceptionally beautiful timbre. A single flute can often produce the tones of many instruments. However, it is extremely difficult to acquire and is not suitable for beginners. I will give you a set of instruments suitable for beginners."

The owner had someone bring in a set of keyless recorders—of varying lengths.

They come from the same tree, but the material of these recorders is obviously inferior to that of the flute and seems to be made of scraps.

These recorders are very cheap, the cheapest being only a few shillings. They are very suitable for beginners and many children start their musical instrument with recorders.

The owner also gave Roland some sheet music to help him learn.

Afterwards, Roland took out a total of six "pigeon eggs" (medium-grade magic stones) and a small bag of gold dollars to complete the transaction of these musical instruments.

The most expensive one is not the piano, but the little harp!
Looking at the bill, Roland was stunned for a long time. He never thought that a small harp that could be played in the hand would be more expensive than a piano.

In his mind, the harp was a standard bard's instrument. While it was true, there were cheaper harps available. However, its price ceiling was extremely high, and it was considered a divine instrument. It was truly an aristocratic instrument.

In the cathedrals of the Southern Church, there are very few that use the piano to play hymns, but the harp is the standard equipment of the top choirs. The next higher-end one is the organ.

After buying this thing, everyone went out. At this time, it was already drizzling outside.

Catherine snatched the recorder from Roland's hand and blew it with her lips, but she found that the recorder had a slight noise and creaked.

Although the sound was very difficult to detect, she still noticed it.

No wonder they gave it to Roland as a bonus; the whole thing didn't cost much.

The flute also made some noise and creaked.

Catherine blew the flute and the recorders one by one with her mouth, and then returned these flutes, whose first performance she had taken away, to Roland with a look of disgust.

She thought Roland would be very angry, but Roland smiled and said, "Thank you, Miss Catherine. I will tell the nuns not to clean these flutes for three months."

Catherine felt a chill run down her spine. She wanted to get the flutes back, but her chance was gone.

Compared to the flute that only a bard would like, Catherine preferred the piano.

Rumor has it that this piano was obtained by a 'Three-Headed Snake' fleet under the 'Hydra' Southeast Ocean Trading Group while doing business in the south. The piano came from the hands of the lord of a certain island.

Judging from many of the actions of the Hydra Group, they are complete pirates, human traffickers, and complete dark wizards.

But in the south, they are a formal church department.

Their leader, the 'Hydra', was the child of the sea god and a human. He was called 'Hydra', a true 'demigod' and an important leader in the Church.

As they left, Catherine whispered to Roland, "Hydra is a Star (a third-level wizard), a despicable and shameless wizard with no moral integrity. He's not a child of God at all, but the child of a siren and a human. He's a true wizard, a member of the siren clan."

But he knelt at the feet of the church, so he was canonized as the Son of God.

All the myths about Sidra were fabricated by the church, so people all believed that he was the child of God and man.

Among the veteran wizards in our Eastern Territory, this guy's strength can only be described as average.

But he controls the sea power, and the sirens are subject to him.

So in this ocean, no star can be his match.

He has many three-headed snakes under his command, and their fleets are all composed of wizards led by second-level wizards. It is very large. If the Eastern Territory wants to cross the ocean to the south on a large scale, it must pass the level of the nine-headed snake Hydra.

The church's attitude towards Sidra is very special, and the leaders of the upper church exclude him.

The Thousand-Eyed King has always wanted to win him over. But he is extremely loyal to the Church. Perhaps his father has other plans."

Catherine shook her head. She felt that Sidra might not submit to the Thousand-Eyed King. However, her father, the Thousand-Eyed King, had never told Catherine much about how to go south.

Roland thought to himself, "Isn't the child of a sea monster and a human half a demon cultivator?"
At this time, Roland and his companions were approaching the port, and they suddenly saw a large group of people on the road.

Everyone went over to join in the fun and take a look.

At first, everyone thought it was a semi-open-air singing performance because there was a beautiful but slightly weird girl singing on the stage.

The sound was so sacred and ethereal, like a call from the depths of the ocean, that it completely mesmerized the onlookers.

It's just that the girl's outfit and headdress are a bit too strange. It's a very sleek, somewhat revealing tights, and her hair and headdress are like fans. Wait?!
It seems like tiny pearls are sliding down from the corners of this girl's eyes?

Roland blinked in sudden realization and realized that the girl was not wearing any slippery and revealing tights at all!
Those are scales! They are scales!
Beautiful and delicate scales grew on her chest and waist, revealing her smooth belly.

The fan on the head is not a headdress, it is a fin! A fin with horns!

The horns are the fan bones and the fins are the fan blades.

She was not wearing any clothes, she was holding her chest and singing with tears in her eyes. Her tears fell from the corners of her eyes, slowly condensing into tiny pearls as they fell.

A slave trader was holding a small silver plate and picking up the pearls from her chin, and then showing them to everyone.

He shouted, "Beautiful face, very strong and healthy body, firm breasts, low-level wizard apprentice, virgin, and no slave brand yet - starting bid 120 magic stones!"

When they heard that the bidding would start with magic stones, many gentlemen sighed secretly and stayed away.

But some people who were covered very tightly raised their hands with great interest - no wonder these slave traders wanted to hold the auction in the semi-open air, there were many escaped wizards here!
Many wizards were unwilling to show up at the auction and wandered around the streets waiting for the ship to depart.

Therefore, this group of slave traders bid directly in front of this port, targeting a specific customer group.

After all, wizards like strange servants and like to mate with strange things.

Catherine said, "Naga is a tribe of sea witches. Those guys should be from Black Sails. It seems they had a fight with the three-headed snakes a while ago and captured a lot of prisoners."

Naga, Sea Witch. A word flashed through Roland's mind - the Naga clan.

Secular mercenaries have a very beautiful name for this legendary creature: mermaid. But in fact, mermaids are different from naga, they are close relatives.

However, many of the behaviors between the two are very similar. Mermaids also like to use singing to attract people and then eat them alive.

Relatively speaking, the Nagas are more civilized.

(End of this chapter)