In the evening, a cool breeze blew in through the window.
Nolan, who had fallen asleep on the bed, suddenly opened his eyes and sat up.
Hoo~
"Was it a nightmare?"
Nolan raised his hand to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead, let out a breath, and murmured softly to himself.
He dreamt of the Bone King, standing right in front of him, his scarlet eyes staring coldly!
"Damn it!"
Nolan bared his teeth and cursed under his breath.
The Bone King was a Transmigrator, and Nolan was too. The Bone King was a Player, and Nolan was too!
"So, why should I be afraid of him!" Nolan took a deep breath, slapped his cheeks to clear his head, then got up from the bed and looked out the window.
The sky outside had already darkened.
Nolan walked to the guest room window, pushed it open, and the cool breeze rushed into the room, dispelling much of his agitated mood.
He hadn't expected to sleep until evening.
This small inn was a two-story European-style building, and his room was on the second floor. Through the window, he could see a small alley below and the neighboring street.
Outside the window, there were a few wooden railings connected and extending outwards, but they looked old and clearly not sturdy.
A thief with even a little skill could easily climb to the second floor by using the walls on either side of the alley.
Nolan observed for a moment, shook his head lightly, and closed the window again.
Such a small inn couldn't really guard against any thieves anyway.
Nolan washed his face to refresh himself before leaving the guest room.
On the street.
Compared to daytime, the crowd was noticeably thinner. Only teams of adventurers, armed with weapons, strolled leisurely along the street.
Nolan had already asked the innkeeper about the locations of various shops selling goods nearby.
He first headed to a clothing store.
The clothes Nolan was wearing had been on him for over 10 days and already had a sour smell. He also needed to prepare a few more outfits for his upcoming trip to the Great Tob Forest.
When he walked out of the store.
Nolan held a full package in his hand and wore a black robe that covered his entire body.
It cost him a total of three silver coins.
The most expensive item was the black robe he was wearing, priced at one silver and seven copper. The other clothes in the package were cheap, coarse linen garments, similar to what Nolan had been wearing before.
The reason for buying this better-quality black robe was because Nolan was going to the Mages' Guild next, and it would be inappropriate to go there to buy things dressed too shabbily.
Within the Kingdom, major cities all had branches of the Adventurers' Guild and the Mages' Guild.
However!
Unlike the Mages' Guild headquarters in the Royal Capital, the branches in other cities did not have many functions for training magic-system spellcasters.
Generally, when someone with talent for magic-system spellcasting appeared, the Mages' Guild branches in various cities would send them to the Royal Capital headquarters for training.
The reason for this situation, naturally, was a lack of funds!
The more traditional customs of the Re-Estize Kingdom meant that the high-ranking officials of the entire country did not pay much attention to the Mages' Guild, which resulted in the Mages' Guild receiving very little financial aid from the upper echelons.
Therefore!
The Mages' Guild branches in various cities became places specifically for crafting and selling magic items and magic scrolls.
The Mages' Guild here was a three-story building with an unremarkable exterior. If Nolan hadn't specifically asked a passerby, he probably wouldn't have guessed that this was a branch of the Mages' Guild.
Unlike the bustling Adventurers' Guild, it was quite deserted.
There were no guards at the entrance either.
But thinking about it, it made sense; probably no one dared to forcibly enter the Mages' Guild.
Nolan approached the dark brown wooden door, just about to raise his hand to push it.
Ding~
A light jingle of a bell came from the upper left side of the wooden door.
Nolan looked up and noticed a fist-sized bell hanging above the dark brown wooden door.
He could faintly see a faint red glow occasionally appearing on the bell.
Magic item?
This thought flashed through Nolan's mind.
Click!
The dark brown wooden door opened automatically.
So that's it.
A hint of realization flashed in Nolan's eyes. It was indeed convenient, but that bell magic item shouldn't have only such a simple function.
Thinking this.
Nolan stepped into the Mages' Guild, and a soft, bright light poured through the doorway, making the interior of the guild exceptionally bright.
Compared to the crude and simple Adventurers' Guild, the interior of the Mages' Guild was a world apart from its plain exterior.
The entire hall was predominantly red and black, with all the surrounding walls covered in red wooden panels, and only the area near the floor was painted black.
The hall didn't look very large, probably less than a hundred square meters.
From the outside, the building's area should be much larger; the interior was clearly separated by partitions.
Six hanging lamps were on each of the left and right walls, and a cylindrical chandelier hung from the ceiling, emitting a soft white light that illuminated the entire hall.
At this moment.
Perhaps due to the evening, there weren't many people inside the Mages' Guild.
Only two middle-aged men in robes were sitting at the counter. One was propping up his chin, dozing off, and didn't open his eyes at Nolan's arrival.
The other was younger.
When Nolan entered the Mages' Guild hall, he had already looked over.
"I'd like to buy some magic scrolls." Nolan walked forward and spoke softly.
Unlike expensive magic items, which often cost around 1000 gold coins, magic scrolls, being consumables and having relatively complete manufacturing processes, were not too expensive.
But precisely because they were consumables!
Therefore, even some slightly wealthy adventurers would not easily buy them.
"My name is Vala. What magic scrolls do you need?"
This younger mage named Vala looked Nolan up and down, his tone somewhat lazy.
Pure black hair was quite rare.
"Do you have a list? I'd like to choose." Nolan bowed slightly, speaking with a hint of embarrassment.
Bang!
As if he had expected it.
Vala casually pulled out a thin booklet from below and placed it on the table, then became somewhat distracted.
Faced with this attitude.
Nolan didn't mind; instead, he picked up the booklet on the table with a slight embarrassment and began to read it. He had forgotten that he actually couldn't read the language of this world.
The first thing that caught his eye was the introduction to zero-tier magic scrolls.
Nolan's initial embarrassment also eased; there were pictures, so even if he couldn't read the words, he could understand the scroll's function through the illustrations.
The number of zero-tier scrolls was even more than he had imagined.
Such as: ignition, everlasting light, cleaning, and other purely life-oriented magic scrolls with no offensive capabilities. These zero-tier spells were also dispensable for adventurers.
He heard someone from the "Stone" team mention that some merchant caravans or nobles would often carry some zero-tier magic scrolls when traveling to improve their travel quality.
Nolan searched for a bit and quickly found the zero-tier spell for "Papermaking" inside.
However, he didn't immediately speak up to buy it, but continued to flip through the contents of the booklet. Next came the first-tier spells.
The number suddenly decreased significantly, but both their practicality and effectiveness greatly improved!
"Repair (First-Tier)": Can repair damaged objects.
"Scentless (First-Tier)": Can remove one's own scent.
"Floating Board (First-Tier)": Can create a translucent floating board to carry items.
...…
"Magic Arrow (First-Tier)": Releases three magic arrows to attack.
Nolan looked at the information in the booklet. There were very few offensive magic scrolls, only three in total; most of the other scrolls were for auxiliary purposes.
Hmm?
Nolan turned to the last page and found that there was nothing left.
Are there no second-tier magic scrolls?
Nolan was briefly stunned. If he remembered correctly, with the scroll manufacturing technology mastered by the people of this other world, they should be capable of producing third-tier magic scrolls.
And within the Slane Theocracy, there even existed the incredibly precious manufacturing technology for fourth-tier magic scrolls!
Even for the Mages' Guild, a third-tier magic scroll should be a relatively valuable resource, but a second-tier scroll shouldn't be.
So.
Is it not that there aren't any, but rather that they aren't sold to the public?
Or perhaps ordinary buyers don't have the qualifications to purchase them.