The Creators: From Night City

There is no need to type a draft for Havicko, just reply directly.

"Of course, sir, but we only accept gold and sterling silver, and we only charge by actual weight."

"what price?"

These are the basics of banking, and Harveyko blurted out the same thing: "Today's real-time exchange rate is 274 crowns per ounce of gold and 28 crowns per ounce of silver, sir."

"Due to the recent war between Nilfgaard and the northern kingdoms, the prices of precious metals have generally risen."

Jiang Bing nodded.

Gold in troubled times, antiques (artworks, luxury goods) in prosperous times, this principle applies basically everywhere.

Jiang Bing reached into the metal wire woven bag he brought from Night City and pulled out five trapezoidal gold bars that gleamed bright yellow in the sunlight. He piled them on the table and then stuffed the still bulging bag back under his cloak.

This was taken from the safe of "No-Brain" Christopher Miller. A total of 2.4KG was stolen at that time, but it was never used. Now it was brought here by Jiang Bingquan.

Jiang Bing extended his hand to signal the other party that the exchange could begin.

Harvey first used a magic instrument similar to a mirror to test the purity of the gold. These five gold bars were purified and refined using modern technology, so the purity was naturally impeccable.

After verifying the quality, he carefully placed the gold on the magic scale to weigh it and get the specific weight.

"That's 34.84 ounces, sir."

It’s basically the same as what Jiang Bing calculated.

"According to today's exchange rate, the total is 10642 crowns and 16 copper coins, sir. Would you like to exchange all of it?"

This is considered a huge sum of millions in Novigrad and even in the northern countries, but Jiang Bing is completely unconcerned about it.

The amount of money Geralt earned from hunting demons, which was not enough to sharpen his sword, was just a drop in the bucket for Jiang Bing, a trader.

"Change it."

Havic was obviously very happy to have made a big deal.

"Could I exchange the money for a magic bill? Or could I open an account for you and keep it in our bank?"

More than 10,000 mixed metal coins including copper and silver weigh more than 200 kilograms. Even if someone could carry it, few people would show off in the city with a box of coins.

Thus, magic bills similar to checks came into being.

This bill of exchange, guaranteed and issued by the Vivaldi Bank, a dwarf bank spread across the northern and southern countries, is a thin piece of parchment. With a little magic, it allows the holder to exchange it for a corresponding amount of currency, making it very convenient in large-scale money transactions.

But Jiang Bing chose to take out all of them.

Chapter 151 Knowledge Trading

It's not that he doesn't trust these banks. After all, there is plenty of money in the vault. If he really doesn't pay back his debts, he can withdraw it at any time. It's just that his next plan will require Jiang Bing to spend a lot of money soon, so it's a bit inconvenient to deposit it in the bank.

Jiang Bing originally thought that the bank staff would have to work until dark to complete the transaction for more than 10,000 crowns, but he didn't expect that the lecherous poet and the president's wife had already completed the transaction easily before coming down from upstairs.

Tens of thousands sounds like a lot, but they are neatly stacked in a container, which is a square box, plus a purse containing 642 kronor and 16 copper coins.

这种约35*35*35厘米大小的的正方形箱子正好可以容纳一万枚克朗，从铸币厂出厂时就是如此包装（每枚克朗大小约29*3.1mm）。

To be on the safe side, Harvey was ready to send someone to escort Jiang Bing, the important client, for a distance, but he waved his hand to refuse.

Jiang Bing waited until the promiscuous poet came down from upstairs alone with a happy face, then he casually picked up the wooden box weighing about 200 pounds in his arms and went forward to meet him.

Under Harveyko's astonished gaze, the duo, who had gained both wealth and beauty, walked out of the bank.

The security-related questions that Havicko originally wanted to raise were kept in his heart.

There is no need to worry about the safety of a person who can hold more than 10,000 crowns as if they are nothing. Instead, you might as well worry about the personal safety of his opponent.

Dandelion does have an extremely wide network of contacts in Novigrad. With his versatile personality, he can get along well anywhere.

Although most of them are based on his lower body connections, this does not prevent him from introducing Jiang Bing to the most scarce business channels at present.

In this free city with a seaport, many warehouses, four water mills, many slaughterhouses and sawmills, a huge shoe factory, a mint, eight banks, and nineteen pawnshops, in addition to all the industries you can imagine: a guillotine, a gallows, thirty-five taverns, a theater, a zoo, a market and twelve brothels, it seems that there is no corner that the lower body of a promiscuous poet cannot reach.

This even includes sorceresses who are considered taboo in Novigrad.

The Rotten Forest is also located in the southeast of the city, a slum on the edge of the city.

Although equally poor, it is currently an exclusive "paradise" for non-humans and magic users, where they are protected by the Beggar King, one of the four major underworld bosses.

In this sanctuary, elves, dwarves, sorceresses, and wizards live together.

This is the only place in the city where people on the margins of society (inhuman races, warlocks) can live safely without being hunted by the Eternal Flame Witch Hunters.

Of course, here, dirt, mess, and violent conflicts are as common as feces on street corners.

A whole day had passed since I returned from the bank. It was now nightfall and it was already completely dark.

Jiang Bing refused the solicitation of a streetwalker wearing high socks and a tube top, exposing her thighs and chest, and walked straight to the destination mentioned by Dandelion under the flickering light of the street lights (torches).

This is an ordinary house with a wooden door and iron lock on the stone steps. It is ordinary and no different from other houses in the eyes of ordinary people.

But in the eyes of the 'craftsman', this door is very unusual.

It's glowing.

A trace amount of chaos magic is attached to it.

If Geralt were here, he would definitely say: My badge is vibrating, there must be a sorceress nearby.

Fortunately, Jiang Bing can see it by himself without the help of any external objects.

There was a knock on the door, and soon the observation hole on the door was opened, and a pair of eyes peeked out.

"Who?"

There was a coldness and defensiveness in his voice.

Jiang Bing held a hoopoe feather in his hand and showed it to the other party.

"Dandelion introduced me here. He said they sell some special little groceries."

The other party hesitated for a while, then opened the door and let Jiang Bing in.

The owner of the house was a beautiful woman with big breasts and a plump butt. Even the coarse cloth clothes could not completely hide her beauty.

Shaped by the influence of chaos magic, there is basically no ugly sorceress.

The other person swayed his body, walked to the wooden table in the house, and put down the oil lamp in his hand.

"Wait here for a moment."

Under Jiang Bing's confused gaze, she walked up the wooden ladder. Not long after, she handed a glass bottle full of medicine to Jiang Bing.

"That's all I have. Go back and tell that pervert that things are tense lately. I haven't left the city for a long time, and the raw materials for making the magic aphrodisiac are scarce. These are all I have."

Good guy!

Jiang Bing frowned and put the medicine on the table beside him.

"I'm not here to buy anything for him. I want to buy something else from you."

"What is that?" The other party became alert.

"Knowledge. Or rather, all books related to magic."

The woman looked suspicious, waving her hands while staring at Jiang Bing carefully.

In Jiang Bing's vision, the chaotic magic power began to flow slightly, and a small amount of magic power circulated and gathered in the other party's eyes.

This made the other person's eyes shine brightly in Jiang Bing's field of vision, as if they were equipped with laser lights.

A feeling of being spied on came over him, and the 'craftsman' could not help but be on guard, subconsciously projecting a few attacking thoughts along the spying path.

"Humph"

The sorceress groaned, took two steps back, and tears flowed uncontrollably from her eyes.

"It's unethical to pry into other people's privacy."

The other person rubbed his slightly red eyes, looked at Jiang Bing deeply again, bit his lip, as if he had made up his mind, and motioned him to follow.

It can be seen that the Eternal Fire 'Witch Hunter''s hunting has put the sorceress in a very embarrassing situation.

The second floor is not very big and does not have any warm and comfortable luxurious beds or fireplaces.

In the cold, damp and narrow space, there was no dressing table, carpet, silk bedding or incense.

The crudely crafted table was cluttered with bottles and jars needed for alchemy, while a wooden barrel on the side was filled with coarse bread, dried meat and non-perishable fruits.

The sorceress didn't even tell Jiang Bing her name, but just found a book from under the bed and handed it to Jiang Bing.

Basic Exploration of Chaos Magic

"This book is written by Hen Gedimides and should satisfy your requirements."

"As for the other books," the sorceress smiled bitterly. "Anything related to magic is taboo here. My original collection was burned along with my residence by those wild dogs. There are no more here."

"how much is it?"

"Give it as you see fit. This thing is not worth much now."

Jiang Bing threw a full bag to the other party. The heavy weight made the other party stagger and barely stand firm.

Chapter 152 From the future

You should know that the sorceress's body has been transformed by chaos magic for many years, and her physical fitness is slightly stronger than that of a normal adult man.

“Knowledge is always valuable. Only the ignorant are blinded by their own blindness and cannot see the future.”

The sorceress brought the purse to the table, opened it, and the bag full of bright yellow crowns almost blinded her.

"That's too much. These are worth thousands of crowns."

The sorceress knew her own limitations and knew that this book was not worth the price even on ordinary days.

"Of course, 1500 kronor is not enough for just this book." Jiang Bing pointed at the other party and then at his own head.

"I also want the knowledge in your head. You can use this money to rent a better house and change to a better environment so that you can live a less miserable life."

“Also, buy some paper and pen and write down the knowledge in your head.”

"You can also use it to help your friends, classmates, and teachers. Through them, you can gather knowledge and expand your channels. I want all the knowledge you have collected related to Chaos Magic."

The disappearance of books does not mean the disappearance of knowledge. People are always the main body, and books were originally written by people.

The sorceress pondered for a moment, then asked her own question: "Aren't you afraid that I'll take the money and run away?"

Jiang Bing was not really afraid. Not to mention that 1500 kronor was just a small amount of money for him, even if he really ran away, Jiang Bing was confident that he could successfully collect the debt.

So he said nothing.

The other party looked at Jiang Bing's silence and nodded in silence as well.

"A reasonable deal."

"I will give you knowledge of corresponding value."

Alcohol makes cowards brave, and money makes heroes strong. With a considerable amount of money, the sorceress's life on the run will be much easier.

To some extent, money is more omnipotent than magic. Poverty is the main reason why she lives such a miserable life. Otherwise, she would not have gone against the wind and prepared a magic aphrodisiac for Dandelion in such an environment.

The two agreed to meet again on another day, and Jiang Bing left with the book. Before leaving, he gave the bottle of magic aphrodisiac to the poet as a token of his gratitude for his introduction.

When Jiang Bing returned to the Vanilla Inn, Dandelion was not in the inn.

He could only find a place in the hall and plan his next move.

In order to complete a Green Grass Trial, you need to prepare a lot of things.

First of all, there are receptors. Fortunately, they grow everywhere in the wild and forests, whether voluntary or not, and are easy to obtain.

Secondly, the potion required for the mutation. The relevant formula and refining method are all recorded in detail in "The Demon Hunter Principles". Try a few times and you will succeed. As for the potion ingredients, Master Dandelion went out this time to act as a broker for Jiang Bing and contact the source of the goods.

Finally, there is the supporting warlock. Jiang Bing is ready to go into battle himself. He previously asked someone to buy books related to chaos magic for this purpose.

Combined with the modern equipment stored in the 'warehouse', it should be possible to complete the replacement.

Anyway, it is not necessary to succeed in one go. Jiang Bing has plenty of time and money. Looking at the current state of the world, the "raw materials" should also be abundant.

Finally, there is the venue, which can be divided into two parts.

Part 1: The laboratory required for the grass experiment.

In order to prevent the noise generated by the experiment from affecting the neighbors, and for the sake of safety and secrecy, Jiang Bing planned to imitate Base No. 6 and directly open an independent laboratory in the barren mountains and wilderness near Novigrad.