One Sneeze Destroys A Magical Civilization

Chapter 36 Headaches and Variety of Currencies

After eating and drinking enough, Zuo Si got up and said goodbye immediately, and moved into the most luxurious room of the "Happy Time" hotel.

Of course, this "luxury" should be marked with a quotation mark.

Because in his opinion, the room he was in was at best an upper-middle level, but it was much cleaner than those ordinary rooms.

The most important thing is that this room is not like the Great Mage Tower in the Floating City, which has the function of automatically adjusting the temperature.

In addition, Calimport is located in the south of Faerun Continent, which has a typical tropical desert climate.

It's daytime right now, the sun outside is very harsh, and the ambient temperature is estimated to be at least 35-6 degrees, and the room is as hot as a steamer.

Zuo Si carried many magic items and scrolls, but there was nothing to adjust the temperature of the surrounding environment or improve the endurance of the body.

And because there may be deadly mutant viruses and bacteria hidden in his body, he must not suffer from heat stroke, let alone get sick.

Otherwise, Calimport, the most prosperous and densely populated city in Faerun, will become a purgatory in a week or two.

"Damn it! This is going to be a real mess. Looks like I'll have to check out the local market for something to cool off."

Zuo Si wiped the sweat from her forehead and neck, not daring to lie down and sleep.

When I was eating outdoors on the second floor just now, there was a sea breeze blowing, and there was an ice bucket I got from somewhere to cool down, but I didn't feel how hot it was.

But now as soon as he entered the house, he was sweating profusely.

Well, now there is one more reason not to stay in Calimport.

In desperation, Zuo Si could only go downstairs and ask the boss about the location of the market selling magic items, and then set off with the soldiers.

As for the leopard, he was left to take care of Hallett.

Although the leader of the Thieves Guild has promised, he will never let this pirate captain run away.

But he didn't trust each other.

In other words, after nearly two years of living in the towers of the floating city, Zuo Si has found it difficult to trust anyone easily.

Because believing in someone's promise when you meet for the first time often requires taking unimaginable risks.

He is not qualified now, nor can he afford such a high risk.

In this way, with curiosity and anticipation about the magic item market in Faerun, the two quickly passed through the majestic arena and the place where slaves were traded, and came to a round arched building.

Unlike the hustle and bustle of other places, it looks very quiet here.

Whether it is the merchants selling things at the stalls or the customers who come to choose and buy, they are all talking to each other in very small voices.

Some of them are wearing robes and hoods, obviously have a high level of arcane spellcasting, basically either mages or warlocks.

As for those who carry lutes or trumpet harps with them, they should be the legendary bards.

In addition, there will be a small number of people dressed as adventurers who are also picking and choosing.

Zuo Si was not in a hurry to pick out the things he was interested in, but went around the market first.

By eavesdropping on the prices mentioned in conversations between other customers and merchants, it is possible to know which magic items are more valuable in Calimport and which ones are slightly cheaper.

First of all, due to the relatively large number of spellcasters, the price of magic scrolls below the third ring is often very cheap.

[Missile Wand], [Sleep Wand], [Spider Web Wand], [Mage Armor Wand] and other consumable supplies are also quite sufficient.

Second, enchanted rings, amulets, armor, weapons, cloaks, belts, boots, etc. that anyone can use are more popular and more expensive than scrolls and wands that can only be used by spellcasters.

Last but not least.

All the goods here are not clearly priced, but to test the buyer's eyesight and understanding of magic items.

If you are a novice who doesn't know anything, it is entirely possible to be brutally slaughtered by the shopkeeper.

"How much money do we have at hand?" Zuo Si lowered his voice and asked the soldiers beside him.

The latter, who was carrying a heavy bag, replied without thinking: "About 7,000 gold coins.

Half of them are [Bikanta] issued by Calimshan, and the other half are [Dante] issued by Amn.

In addition, we have more than 8,000 silver and gold coins, basically all of Amn's [Centaurs].

As for the silver coins, they are quite messy, including Amn’s [Talaan], Calimshan’s [Decash], Waterdeep’s [Small], and Sembia’s [Raven], and they are all there. More than 36,000 pieces.

If the goods looted from unknown places on the pirate ship are really valuable as Bernard said, after selling them all, there will be an extra 15,000 to 20,000 gold coins.

But this time when I came out, I only brought gold coins, and the rest were stored in Epke's Thieves Guild.

According to him, when we buy something, as long as we show the receipt he issued, it can be used directly as money. "

There is no doubt that the money was collected on the pirate ship of "Blood Hand" Hallett.

It is unknown who their original owners were.

The only thing that is certain is that every gold or silver coin here must be covered with the blood of merchants and sailors.

No wonder the pirates in the Nelanthir Islands are so rampant, no matter how many times they are wiped out, there will always be fresh blood to join them.

The rate of return in this industry is simply too high.

Not much!

As long as one successful robbery, you can get a huge wealth that ordinary people can't even imagine in a lifetime.

Of course, the stakes are equally staggeringly high.

Excluding the established big pirates like Hallett, the average small pirate usually only has a dozen or twenty people, and they drive a small sloop.

If you are not careful, you may be sunk by a storm, or you may be killed by a large merchant ship with a large number of people.

It is simply a true portrayal of "death is always with me like the wind".

Zuo Si doesn't care about the life of the pirates, let alone where the money was robbed, and how many people were killed during the robbery...

The real headache for him is how to convert between so many types of currencies?

According to the previous conversation with the businessman Bernard, Zuo Si already roughly knows that one gold coin can usually be exchanged for two silver and gold coins, twenty silver coins, and two hundred copper coins.

In addition, there is a more advanced platinum coin, one of which can be exchanged for five gold coins.

However, the number of platinum coins minted is very small, and they are often treasured by nobles and wealthy businessmen, and generally rarely appear in transactions.

However, almost all countries, city-states, and even influential organizations on the continent of Faerun will issue currency within the sphere of influence they control.

There are often very large fluctuations in size, weight, and precious metal content.

This determines that the actual value of the same currency issued in different regions is not consistent with the purchasing power after leaving the place of issuance.

Coupled with the two precious metals, gold and platinum, due to the chaos caused by the descending of the gods in the "Year of Turbulence (1358DR)", the value of silver has declined to a certain extent, while the value of silver is slowly rising.

Even the most astute businessman can usually only discern the difference in the value of the currency of the regions he passes through among the few trade routes he often travels.

At this moment, Zuo Si misses the exchange and electronic payment system of the Earth Bank very much.

Just when he lowered his head and silently calculated in his heart, a female shopkeeper with a black veil on his face suddenly said, "Young man, have you been dazzled by the dazzling array of magic items here? If not If you mind, can you tell me what you want to buy, maybe I can recommend some for you."

moment!

Zuo Si raised her head and saw a pair of shocking eyes...

(end of this chapter)