The Witch's Wandering Alchemist's Diary

Three or four days later, the slave traders did indeed arrive.

This is a big deal for the town of Youmu.

Some families had been waiting for this day. Buying a slave was like buying a clever, large animal for the family.

Whether it's tilling the fields or doing odd jobs, it's all possible.

A cheap slave costs about a few silver coins. An expensive one costs about a gold coin.

The slave traders set up a large platform and tents in a square in the commercial district.

Those with some money were all preparing to go and see, and then buy a slave.

Of course, the most important slave was only brought along this time. The slave trader sent invitations to the sorcerer and nobles, inviting them to come and do good deeds.

Yes, that's right. When slave traders auctioned off slaves, they all used the pretext of begging others to have some compassion.

This would eliminate other people's resistance to slavery and also motivate them to buy slaves.

Lou Le had also received an invitation, but she wasn't in a hurry to go.

Because in Ghostwood Town, the other mages and nobles will not compete with Lou Le for this slave this time.

Dwight has done a lot of things; he's now focused solely on stockpiling mana potions and expanding his network.

Mana potions are a great gift for mages. Sometimes, you can't buy them even if you have money.

He contacted Baron Castor through Farin, instructing him not to compete for the slaves.

The plan is to get Master Loule to buy it, to prevent him from getting angry, and then leave beforehand.

Baron Castor, of course, did not object, after all, he was an alchemist! These past few days, he had been acquiring Life Leaves and then commissioning Lou Le to continuously refine healing potions as a strategic reserve.

In the past few days, Lou Le has spent all his time refining healing potions, except for learning the spell to summon the bone horse and twisting it in the Witch's Spring.

There were about a hundred bottles, and Baron Castor paid over a hundred gold coins.

Lou Le's wallet has gotten even fatter.

Of course, as the saying goes, "If the cook doesn't steal, the grain won't be harvested." An electrician may not understand electricity, but he must know the current price of copper.

As an alchemist, losses and damage are normal.

Moreover, Lou Le's damage was already much less than normal. That was enough to make Baron Nacasto extremely grateful.

Lou Le personally withheld nearly fifty bottles of the treatment medicine.

That's perfect for buying slaves.

Lou Le threw Mu Xin and the like into the carriage. Later, when the Magic Tree matures, it can be used by the Magic Tree.

"I mastered the Bone Horse spell that very night, and I should have successfully distorted it by now."

Lou Le looked at her Witch's Spring and saw a skull horse pattern on the crystal cluster.

[Summon Bone Horse - Magic Distortion Already Exposed]

First-circle spell

"Spells modified by special ring-reduction techniques are weaker and simpler. They have undergone a new transformation after being distorted by magical energy."

(Note: After the Bone Horse is summoned, it can gradually absorb nearby non-magical energy over time, gradually increasing its strength. If the Bone Horse dies, all its strength will reset to zero.)

(Note: Once the Bone Horse is summoned, it can be desummoned. After desummoning, the Bone Horse's strength will not start from zero, and using the spell again will resummon it.)

Lou Le summoned the skeletal horse at his doorstep.

As expected, the white, translucent bones were interconnected, with some kind of green flame serving as the intermediate layer.

The horse comes with a saddle and rope, and its height is 1.7 meters, which is the distance from the horse's shoulder to the ground.

It is over two meters long, but because it is all bones, it is somewhat thin.

Looking into the eye sockets, one can see a burning blue flame, the necromantic fire of the Bone Horse. When the spirit touches it, there is no response.

"It's a bit cold."

Lou Le touched the bone horse and found it to be cold.

"If you have the chance, see if there's any magic that can regulate the temperature around you."

Muttering to himself, Lou Le prepared to mount his horse.

But she soon discovered a problem: the horse was taller than her!

Moreover, there were no stirrups.

It's a bit difficult to climb higher.

She had no choice but to use the fire of the dead to command the skeletal horse to kneel down, and only then was she able to mount it with great difficulty.

After the horse stood up, Lou Le felt a chill on his buttocks.

Helplessly, he placed the hem of his cloak on the saddle, which was how he propelled the horse toward the commercial route.

She commissioned a top-pointed witch's hat with a sparkling pendant hanging from the end.

It looks very nice.

When the bony horse walked down the street, pedestrians panicked and scrambled to the side. Such a thing was truly terrifying.

It's really pushing these people's limits.

Lou Le didn't care about this; she simply walked all the way to the square in the commercial district.

It was very lively here, with many people watching.

The slave auction was being held on a platform. Every now and then, a man would bring a slave up to the platform and praise how good his slave's body was.

They also sell women's clothes, but they're all low-end items.

Lou Le watched as a burly woman was dragged onto the stage, while the slave trader shouted, "Everyone! Everyone! Come and see!"

"Look at those arms, hey! As thick as a cow's! Look at that waist, as wide as a pig's! She even had two sons! Sons!"

"You should buy her! Forget everything else, just look at her physique—she's equivalent to two weak men! Her strength is definitely more than enough! Plowing, carrying, tilling, cooking—she can do it all, she's a complete jack-of-all-trades!"

"Moreover, having given birth to two sons is an incredible feat. If you marry her and she has several more sons, that would be truly remarkable."

"My son could help pick up trash when he was two, weed the fields when he was three or four, cook when he was five or six and help take care of the children, and manage the vegetable garden around the house on his own when he was seven or eight. By the time he was ten, it was the perfect time for him to work in the fields. He was strong, fast, and a good helper."

"This is a gold mine!"

The slave trader had successfully piqued everyone's interest, and the atmosphere became somewhat frenzied.

Lou Le rode his horse to a tent, where the two guards were astonished to see his skeletal horse.

"Greetings, Venerable Master."

The guard shouted loudly, and a fat man rushed out of the tent.

He was wearing cloth clothes and leather shoes.

His outer robe was dyed with pigment, making him look like a wealthy merchant.

He didn't even look at Lou Le, but knelt on the ground and shouted, "Greetings, Master!"