My inventory is full of monster materials.

Lily's Cottage.

Cecily, her brows furrowed, held the squirrel "Juju" in her palm and began to scold it.

"How many times have I told you not to eat food from strangers? Look at you, if you keep eating like this you'll get fat and die sooner or later."

Still not satisfied, she flicked the squirrel "Juju's" round belly with her finger.

Duang~Duang~

"Um...excuse me, are you Ms. Valencia?"

Upon hearing someone approaching, Cecily hurriedly hid the squirrel behind her back, her expression instantly switching to a cold and aloof demeanor as she casually glanced at the black-haired, black-eyed boy in front of her.

"You were introduced by Felix? How's that young knight doing lately? Judging by the time, it's about time for his first promotion."

"That knight boy..."

Mark looked at the elf lady who was about the same age as him, and recalled the unique sense of time of the immortal race, so he respectfully put his hand on his chest and bowed.

"My name is Mark. Thanks for your concern, the captain has already obtained the job change badge, and I believe he will be completely transformed soon."

Cecily's face suddenly flushed slightly, and she hurriedly began to explain.

"What...what are you talking about? I wasn't concerned about him at all. You humans are so strange, isn't this how you usually chat?"

"..."

"This is indeed how we chat, but your reaction is really off."

Mark muttered a few words to himself.

But I'm not here today to exchange pleasantries with them.

Therefore, Mark did not respond, but instead took a small, light green pebble the size of a pea from his pouch and placed it on the counter.

"Ms. Valencia, do you recycle magic stones here?"

"Phew~"

Cecily felt a strange sense of relief.

Then she picked up a pebble and examined it closely.

Within two minutes, Cecily had made her judgment.

"Magic Stone, low quality, life attribute. This one is too small to be used for crafting equipment or accessories. It can only be used for enchanting and socketing. Its effect is to slightly increase 'life regeneration'."

"Hmm... Fixed price, 3 gold coins, that's the most I can offer."

Mark had anticipated this offer, and was even somewhat surprised.

After all, Felix had estimated it to be 1-3 gold coins, and now the other party has offered the highest price, which may be due to this relationship.

Mark readily agreed.

"make a deal."

Clang~

Three round gold coins were pushed in front of her, while Cecily casually tossed the Elementary Life Magic Stone into her robe pocket, as if it were just an ordinary stone.

With a good start, Mark pressed his advantage and took out another roll of runic animal hide from his pouch, placing it in front of the counter.

Cecilia's nose twitched slightly, and her face showed disgust.

"Did you steal this from the goblins?"

"Yes."

"No wonder, it stinks horribly. Huh?"

The moment Mark unfolded the rune beast skin, Cecily suddenly seemed to have discovered something interesting, and her expression instantly became serious.

"لِتَتَشَكَّلْدِرْعُٱلرُّوحِحَوْلِي! (Shield of the soul, protect me!)"

With a chant, Cecily was enveloped in a white glow, which contrasted sharply with her vibrant green eyes.

Cecily then took out a gold-rimmed magnifying glass and lay down on the animal hide to examine the blood-red runes on it.

Throughout the entire process, Mark deliberately slowed his breathing, not daring to disturb in the slightest, and simply observed quietly.

An hour passed quietly.

Mark started to feel a tingling sensation in the soles of his feet and couldn't help shaking his legs to relieve the symptoms.

In contrast, Cecily remained focused and dedicated, using a magnifying glass to examine the runes while simultaneously taking notes on a draft.

I waited a while longer.

Mark couldn't help but ask.

"Ms. Valencia, how did the test results go, Ms. Valencia?"

"what?"

So engrossed in her work that Cecily almost didn't realize what was happening, she then answered Mark's question with confidence.

"If I'm not mistaken, this is a scroll containing spell-based skills."

"Spell scrolls?"

"Yes. It's about imprinting all the knowledge of magic into your mind through mental imprinting."

"Can I use it?"

"Absolutely not."

At this moment, Cecily's expression turned serious, and her tone became more stern as she warned him.

"The animal hides contain knowledge from beyond the realm, and unless one possesses extraordinary 'willpower,' they will be tainted with a vile curse."

Upon hearing this answer, Mark broke out in a cold sweat; thankfully, he hadn't been impulsive.

However, he quickly raised another crucial question.

"So how much is this worth?"

Cecily tilted her head and pondered for a long time, then shook her head in reply.

"It depends on the spell's magical effect; currently, it should be 0-1 ring."

「按照魔法协会的定价，标準0环法术的技能捲轴价格为50-60金币，标準1环的是110-150金币。」

"What?!"

Mark's voice rose several octaves, and his eyes widened like saucers.

What followed was a nagging pang of conscience.

The "White Eagle" squad unexpectedly accepted a silver-level mission and fought tooth and nail to complete it, earning over 100 gold coins, but all of that was not worth a single rune beast hide.

However, rune beast hides are inherently unknown items, so the appraisal process inherently involves an element of gambling, and therefore, some fluctuation in the rewards is quite reasonable.

Mark had returned to normal and casually inquired during the conversation.

"Dear Ms. Valencia, when will the identification be completed?"

Cecily looked at the man in front of her with a strange expression, wondering why he had become so polite.

"It will probably take 2-3 months."

"Well..."

This put Mark in a bit of a predicament.

It's not that I don't trust them, after all, it was Captain Felix who introduced them.

Mark will be going on adventures with the team soon, so he'll definitely want to turn his wealth into power as quickly as possible.

So he asked tentatively.

"Can you go any faster? I can give you a 5% discount."

Cecily rolled her eyes at him.

"It won't be quick. Do you think deciphering unknown spells is an easy task? Especially since this is a non-standard spell."

"..."

After a brief silence.

Mark suddenly remembered the "wise frost goblin shaman's head," and a possibility flashed through his mind, so he humbly asked for advice.

"Could you tell me the details of this spell? Maybe I can help you."

"ha?"

Cecily almost laughed out of anger. A human who wasn't even a mage apprentice actually said he could help?

However, considering that the other party was the actual owner of the animal hide, Cecily decided to just give a few perfunctory replies.

"Great, the newly deciphered rune oil, stone pillar, sphere..."

Cecily rattled off several words, and Mark, who had been listening intently, gradually brightened up.

Hmph! Isn't this just a "surveillance eye"?

No one understands this spell better than him.

Mark nodded perfunctorily a few times, then began to seriously analyze the situation.

"You might not know this, but the leader of that camp was a goblin shaman who always held a dried-up eyeball in his hand..."

"So I guess it's not a 'sphere,' but an 'eyeball.'"

"eyeball!"

Cecily was struck dumb, and she abruptly lay down on the animal skin to examine it repeatedly.

Within minutes.

Cecily trembled again, her face filled with disbelief.

Then time seemed to pass for a very long time.

Cecily had to mechanically turn her head, her face flushing so much that it reached the tips of her ears.

"You're right, it really is an eyeball."

"whee."

Mark's face showed neither sadness nor joy, but he was secretly delighted.

Who says elves can't make a peace sign with both hands?