The black-armoured knight was caught off guard by the question but soon slipped into thought. An item that could contain living creatures was spatial equipnt without a doubt. However, those were most in-demand and hard to attain.
Since hes asking for it specifically, he must certainly be able to afford it, deduced the knight. Unfortunately, he had nothing of that sort on him. As he tried to recall if any of his comrades had sothing similar, the female knight from earlier had returned with a bottle of beer.
Moss, why dont you leave the stall to Howl and co drink with my brother? He demands your company! scread the female knight over a distance.
Oh. Laney, do you have the spoils from when we captured the summoner? He lifted his head to et her gaze.
Mm? You an the spatial pouch that belonged to the broke mid-rank Lehrling?
Locke almost choked at the comnt. This was the first ti he had heard anyone call a caster poor.
Yeah. The black-armoured knight pointed at Locke. Perhaps itd be of use to this friend here.
The female knight stopped in her tracks and stared Locke down intently, almost as if she was checking him out. Languidly, she brought out a yellow fabric pouch from her spatial ring and with a little shake, heaps of books, so miscellaneous materials and empty potion tubes ca tumbling out. The fabric spatial pouch was a piece of low-level spatial equipnt, mostly used by knights who wanted larger storage space but could not afford a ring; wealthy knights and casters wouldnt use one.
Locke wouldve settled for a spatial pouch or a cheap spatial ring at most if Angelina hadnt gifted him a spatial ring after he beca a mid-rank Knecht. It was no wonder the female knight called the mid-rank Lehrling poor. Everything that ca out from the pouch was useless to knights. Unless sold to casters, the spellbane knights would be stuck with the books and empty potion tubes for ages. The Hall of Knights did buy spoils that knights found useless but the prices werent ideal.
Can I take a look at that? Locke pointed at a small pocket that seed to be made of white major monster leather. It had fallen onto their stall earlier and he recalled the black-armoured knight ntioning that they looted this off a summoner. Generally, summoners could be categorized into those that were skilled at summoning elental major monsters; those that had a tendency to summon familiars from a foreign plane; and those that preferred to summon monsters of their local plane. If its original owner was the latter, Locke was in luck.
Go on, feel free to look around! The female knight waved casually, her other hand holding a mug of beer. She talked to the black-armoured man, occasionally sneaking glances at Locke in between sips. On a serious note, this was her first ti trading. Though she was a high-rank Knecht, her stronger brother and overprotective comrades always made sure that she received sufficient spoils after every mission. However, she had never once tried selling off her items. No one desired the summoners spatial pouch so they conveniently left it in Laneys care.
I want everything aside from that pile. Other than the small bunch of major monster feathers, Locke wanted the spatial pouch along with its books and empty potion tubes.
Cough! Cough! The female knight choked on her beer violently. Are you sure you want them? She was in absolute disbelief.
Thats right! From how she was awfully fixated by the sight of gold moores, Locke could tell that she was a plutomaniac.
Uh... The price... The female knight was incredibly hesitant to na a price. As a first-tir, she had no fra of reference to the market prices.
How about three high-rank crystal cores or four thousand gold moores? The black-armoured man suggested helpfully.
Okay, okay! Thats the price! The female knight confird excitedly. Four thousand gold moores was akin to two months of allowance from her brother.
Thats too expensive, Locke quickly rejected. The only thing Id find useful is the silver major monster pouch and it isnt worth that price. If he wasnt wrong, the pouch was specifically made to carry familiars around; but only if the familiar was bound to an owner.
The black-armoured knight did inspect the pouch so ti ago. He rembered noticing faint magic activity from it. While it was most certainly spatial equipnt, they failed to put anything inside, so he was surprised to learn that it was actually a magic tool to contain living beings. The knight knew much about spatial equipnt; there were a few specific pouches that could only be used by casters with trained ntal abilities, and the silver major monster leather pouch was one of them.
What will you offer for them then? offered the black-armoured man. The entire pile was complete trash to them yet theyd like to get the most out of it. It was better off sold to Locke than selling them to the Hall of Knights. Plus, having Locke make an offer could serve as a good reference point for when they needed to sell off sothing similar again.
Im willing to pay one crystal core at most, said Locke.
Alright. Crystal cores have a higher value than gold moores. What do you think? The black-armoured man asked the female knight.
Im good with that! Without hesitation, the female knight nodded. What about everything else? Didnt you ntion that you want them all? Her beautiful eyes stared at Locke hopefully; his purchase would allow her to go shopping for costics on lisa Street. That comrcial area was a fad trading spot geared towards noblewon, mainly visited by the countesses and margravines. The prices there were quite a stretch on a high-rank Knechts wallet.
Ill pay three hundred gold moores for the empty bottles, Locke said after so thought. He could bring these ho and see if Angelina would have any use for it. Even if she didnt desire it, he could pass it to Glace since she had gotten into potion-making recently.
What about the books? The offer placed for the empty bottles was reasonable as she had already appraised their worth prior. However, the number of books was disproportionately large.
Well Locke was in a dilemma. While these books did belong to a summoner, it wasnt all that useful for the Lehrlings at ho. He had initially planned to bring them ho and see if Angelina would be interested in them; she was a bookworm anyway. His hesitation had the female knight anxious. One crystal core and three hundred gold moores were worth a total of one thousand and six hundred gold moores, just enough for that luxurious costic set she had been eyeing for a while. However, she was looking to get a few pieces of jewellery too and she had no wish to tap into her allowance for that!
How about getting the books at ten gold moores per pound? A thought struck the female knight.
Ten gold moores per pound? After a long mont of silence, Locke finally gave in. Sure!
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