Wizard: Starting from Escaping Another World to Pioneering

Chapter 130 Lola's Shop

The scene in the grocery store was as familiar as ever.

Matthew looked around and found that Todd and Tom were both there.

Tom participated in the Wizarding Trials a while ago, so it's likely that Todd was running the general store.

"Matthew?!" Todd greeted him as he saw the door open.

Matthew's exploits during the trials had already spread throughout the entire school, so he naturally knew about them as well.

At that moment, Todd looked at Matthew with a complicated expression.

Back then, both of them were cannon fodder in the pioneering work of the Winter Realm, but now their strength and status are vastly different.

He was still a novice apprentice, while his opponent had not only advanced to a senior apprentice, but also defeated the top geniuses of various schools to win the trial championship.

It's not an exaggeration to say that they're worlds apart.

Todd was filled with endless emotions.

He knew that his old friend was about to go to the Spirit Tower to complete his ascension ceremony.

This means Matthew will become a full-fledged wizard!

That was someone he could only look up to, and he suddenly felt that the other party had become utterly unfamiliar.

Todd had a request in his heart, but he hesitated to speak it, unsure of how to begin.

Just then, Tom's voice broke through his thoughts.

"Oh, the school's number one genius has arrived?" Tom joked as always.

He was also a participant in the trial and had witnessed the terrifying power of Matthew's witchcraft.

You could say he was a witness to Matthew's victory.

However, he has always been easygoing, so his attitude toward Matthew has not changed much.

Tom came out from behind the counter and went to Matthew's side.

"Do you still have the same scroll you used to defeat the Ghost Mask last time?"

"Could you give me some?"

Matthew nodded and took out two scrolls of the Blood Mist Technique from his storage space.

"Only these two?"

"Yes, only these two."

In fact, Matthew's storage bracelet contained hundreds of Blood Mist Spell Scrolls.

However, he had to go to the Spirit Language Tower, which was a long journey.

He knew he might encounter various dangers on the road, so he could only take out two "Blood Mist Technique Scrolls" and keep the rest for his own self-defense.

Tom looked somewhat disappointed. "Alright!"

He fiddled with the scroll in his hand, and a suffocatingly terrifying, bloody aura emanated from it.

Tom said with some surprise, "This reel must be at least 1200 degrees."

"If I had gotten more cards when I participated in the trials, I probably could have ranked in the top five!"

Matthew disagreed with his statement, acknowledging that while 1200 degrees of damage was indeed powerful.

However, the top five in the trials were all monster apprentices, and the Blood Mist Scroll alone was not enough.

However, Matthew didn't say anything more. He turned to Tom and said, "By the way, I'd like to ask you to find some wyvern blood."

Tom knew Matthew was conducting some kind of research on dragons, so he wasn't surprised.

"Tell me, what kind of dragon blood do you want this time?"

"I want one of these three types of wyverns: Poison Sprout Wyvern, Bloodthorn Wyvern, or Dark Iron Wyvern."

"Or the blood of their derivative dragon beasts."

"Of course, if you can get me the blood of all three types of dragons, I can afford it."

Tom frowned upon hearing this and fell into deep thought.

"Poison Sprout Wyvern, Bloodthorn Wyvern, Dark Iron Wyvern —"

"As far as I know, none of these three types of dragons are commonly found in the Gold Coast region."

"But I can ask someone to help you look for it."

Matthew was not disappointed by Tom's words, because he also knew that these dragons were not common.

Besides, he's about to head to the Spirit Language Tower, so he won't be staying here for long.

This inquiry was merely a gamble, a chance to try my luck.

Then Tom's voice rang out again.

"By the way, I'll be going back to my family soon."

"I probably won't go back to the Tidal School again."

"Of course, the grocery store will not close down because of this; other members of my family will take over."

Matthew was somewhat surprised and couldn't help but ask, "Where are you going?"

Tom shook his head. "I don't know either."

"That's up to my family's arrangements."

"Perhaps they'll go to a more advanced college for further studies, or they might be assigned to manage other branches—"

At this point, Tom couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

Although wizards are known for their bloodshed and cruelty, he found one or two trustworthy friends within the Tide School.

Matthew was one of them.

"Just like that old saying from your hometown—"

"What kind of banquet was it again?"

Matthew smiled upon hearing this and said, "All good things must come to an end."

"Oh, yes, yes, that's exactly what I meant."

"Don't underestimate the Smith family; our family's general stores are all over the wizarding world."

"Maybe we'll meet again soon, and by then I might have become a full-fledged wizard."

Watching the other man speak so eloquently, Matthew couldn't help but ask, "Oh, so your Smith family's general stores have all opened in the Spirit Language Tower?"

Tom was a little embarrassed, and he coughed twice.

"Cough, cough cough————"

"Hmm—, this, this—"

"Not yet—but perhaps a branch of our Smith family business will open there soon."

"Oh! Right!" Tom suddenly remembered something and then said, "You can find a shop called Lola's Shop in the Spirit Tower."

"That was a business partner of our Smith family."

Tom took a piece of paper from the storage container.

He used his mind to control the quill pen, writing something rapidly in the air onto the letter paper.

He then put the written letter into an envelope.

Matthew took the envelope and examined it. The pale gold paper had ornate patterns printed along the edges, and there was an iris emblem at the opening on the back.

This is the coat of arms of the Smith family.

"Matthew, this is a letter of recommendation from my family."

"Take this letter to Laura's shop, and you'll get a discount on the items they sell."

"Also, Lola's shop has a very wide range of businesses."

"Alchemy, potions, astrology, intelligence, and more are all involved—"

Matthew listened quietly and realized that the scope of Lola's shop was not much different from that of the Smith family's general store.

He patted Tom on the shoulder. "Thank you."

After talking for a while, Matthew turned to look at Todd.

He noticed that the other person had been silent since the beginning, and seemed to want to say something but hesitated.

This seemed somewhat unusual compared to Todd's usual talkative nature.

Matthew couldn't help but ask, "Sweeney, what's wrong?"

This question interrupted the other person's absent-mindedness.