Chapter 42 [Animals Talking]

After returning to the medicine garden with the broken “Beast Language Ring”, Gao De devoted himself to his new “job”.

Repair the “Beast Language Ring”, mix potions, and practice guidance and meditation.

This is Gaode’s top priority right now.

The thirteenth day of the month of Spring Buds.

All 5 green spider sacs were consumed again, in exchange for 5 sets of high-quality primary spider poison potions.

The quantity of goods this time was barely enough, so Goder directly took the 5 sets of newly formulated primary spider poison potions to Phil’s Potion Shop for delivery.

The two parties have been cooperating for many years and the transaction model has been fixed.

So this transaction went very smoothly without any setbacks.

The only difference was that this time, Gaode exchanged the receipt for payment on the spot: 10 glittering Sean gold coins.

It is worth complaining that the price of green spider sacs, which are the main ingredient of primary spider venom potion, has increased by 20% due to the sharp increase in sales of primary spider venom potion.

However, the purchase price of the primary spider venom potion given by Phil’s Potion Shop remained unchanged, still 2 gold per set.

However, these are prices agreed upon in advance. It is a favor for others to raise the price for you, and it is also normal not to raise the price.

With some resentment, Gode did not have to go far this time. He directly spent a lot of money at Phil’s Potion Shop, spending 9 gold coins and buying 15 green spider sacs in one go, enough for half a month.

He was afraid that if this continued, the price of green spider sacs would continue to rise.

The sixteenth day of the month of Spring Buds.

It was also the eighth day since I received the “Beast Language Ring”.

“All right!”

Looking at the “Beast Language Ring” on the table with the green embroidery removed and the runes delicate and complete, Gao De smiled with satisfaction.

He concentrated his mental energy on his body and did a final check.

The next moment, a stream of information from the ring fed back into his mind:

Wearing the ring will have a slight sobering effect.

The first-level spell [Speak with Animals] can be cast once a day without cost.

[Speak with Animals] (Divination, 1st level)
You can ask the animal questions and receive answers, but the spell does not make the animal friendlier or more cooperative.

Moreover, cunning and alert animals may give vague and brief answers, and if the animals are not very intelligent, they may also say stupid things.

If the animal is friendly to you, it may help you or even be at your disposal.

The information flow feedback indicates that the magic of the “Beast Language Ring” has been restored, and it also means that Gaode has successfully repaired the broken “Beast Language Ring”.

The task was completed two days ahead of schedule.

In fact, Gaode was a little curious about how the spell [Talk to Animals] described “asking questions to animals and getting answers”, and how to get answers.

It’s impossible that animals can suddenly speak, right?

It’s a bit scary to think about it, it shouldn’t be possible…

Now that the “Beast Language Ring” has been repaired, Gao De temporarily ended his “retreat”, tidied himself up a bit, and went out.

When he came to the commercial district again, he clearly felt that the flow of people had increased a lot compared to before.

Obviously, the impact of the increase in wild beasts and underground creatures outside the city on Hogan City is still continuing to ferment.

At least for now it seems to have a positive effect, promoting the economic prosperity of Hogan City to a certain extent.

Goder shook his head, not wanting to think about these things that had little to do with him, and went straight to Pierre’s Grocery Store.

“Sure, you can repair a first-level magic item in less than ten days.” The old man has always been smart. Seeing that Gode had not come for eight days but came today, he guessed that the “Beast Language Ring” must have been repaired.

“Take a look.” Gode handed the “Beast Language Ring” to Pierre with a smile.

Pierre first drank a sip of tea, then put down the cup in his hand and took the “Beast Language Ring”.

Gao De felt a little jealous.

You should know that even the lowest quality tea costs 2 coppers for a pot, but looking at the color of the tea in the cup, it is obviously of good quality.

This old man is really rich!

Here, Pierre had finished the inspection and nodded with satisfaction. He stroked the damaged and corroded parts of the “Beast Language Ring” and exclaimed, “Your craftsmanship is really good. You can repair this level of damage to such a perfect state.”

Gaode grinned. This was repaired with magic, how could it not be perfect!
After putting away the “Beast Ring”, Pierre reached into his pocket, took out his purse, counted out 8 gold coins, and pushed them to Gode.

Gao De was slightly stunned, “What is this?” The client would not pay the repair fee in advance before seeing that the “Beast Language Ring” was successfully repaired.

That is the client, not a sucker.

“I will close the shop in the next two days and leave for Bremen. Before I leave, I will deliver the ‘Beast Ring’ to the client. I will advance the repair fee to you so that you don’t have to make an extra trip.” Pierre explained.

“How long will it take?” asked Gao De.

“It’s nearly 200 kilometers from here to Bremen. The round trip will take about ten days. Add the time for handling affairs, and it will take about half a month. Don’t waste this time.” Pierre reminded.

Thanks to the existence of wizards who can use their extraordinary powers to cast spells and participate in the country’s “infrastructure”, the road conditions in the Principality of Sean are actually quite good.

In addition, Pierre had sufficient funds, so he would definitely rent a horse when traveling long distances.

So even though Pierre is quite old, he can still complete the 400-kilometer journey in about ten days.

“Go safely and return safely.” said Gao De.

After leaving the grocery store, Gaode, who had a “huge sum of money” in his pocket, thought for a moment and went to the “Pea and Lamb” market, where he spent 2 silver and 2 copper to buy four pounds of meat.

Today’s extra meal!

As time went by, Gao De’s life was plain yet fulfilling: making medicine, selling medicine, and practicing.

And on the third day after the “Beast Language Ring” was repaired, that was the nineteenth day of the Spring Bud Month.

Gao De, who had just materialized a six-petal lotus not long ago, had another small breakthrough in meditation and successfully materialized the seventh petal.

This speed even shocked Gao De himself.

You should know that practicing meditation is inherently more difficult than guiding method. As a result, guiding method has not had a small breakthrough so far, but meditation has broken through two levels.

Only one step away from the eight-petal lotus of a second-class apprentice.

Gao De’s magic power has long met the requirements of a second-class apprentice: to release five tricks in one breath.

It’s just that the progress of his predecessor’s meditation technique was lagging behind, so he has always remained at the level of a first-class apprentice.

He is now trying to fill the hole left by his predecessor.

Of course, this is not a situation unique to Gaode. For 99% of mages, it is a common situation that the progress of guiding practice is higher than that of meditation.

The reason is not only that meditation practice is more difficult than guidance method, but also that the things that can assist in meditation practice are extremely rare.

Every five days, Goder would personally deliver five newly prepared sets of primary spider venom potions to Phil’s Potion Shop and charge 10 gold coins.

As money gradually increased, there were more and more “extra meals” in the medicine garden.

This is because Gaode found that his body was extremely weak due to malnutrition.

Besides, he already had a lot of free time in the morning.

Therefore, Gaode developed a strict physical training plan for himself, including both aerobic and anaerobic exercises, in order to enhance his physical fitness.

Although he has the “Wind Spirit and Moon Shadow” by his side, unless there are too many surprises, he will definitely come to the fore in the future and master powerful supernatural powers.

But Gaode does not look down on the improvement that exercise can bring to himself.

He is well aware of the fact that only what you get can be considered yours.

People who have high aspirations often have a life as fragile as paper.

We’ll talk about the rest later.

Even if I can fly and hide underground with the power of magic in the future, that is something in the future and out of reach.

Improving physical fitness through exercise is the most practical thing to do now.

Being down-to-earth is the hard truth, and being too ambitious is not a good thing.

There is a saying that goes “three parts training and seven parts diet”.

The importance of eating is beyond doubt, and protein supplementation is necessary.

Moreover, his age is the growth period, which is the golden period for growth. How can he not eat meat?
Gaode doesn’t want to become a “third-level disabled person”.

With the combination of exercise and “snacks”, it is visibly that Gaode’s body is getting stronger day by day.

The price is that the previous budgeted minimum expenditure of 4 silver per day has risen to 5 silver per day.

Moreover, Gaode’s appetite is getting better and better, and his demand for meat is also increasing.

It is conceivable that the daily expenses of the medicine garden will rise again in the near future.

(End of this chapter)