After exchanging a few pleasantries, Kei explained his purpose.
Upon hearing this, Mu Zhuo smiled and said, "How could I dare disregard the orders given by the master? I've collected quite a few things; I'll take you to see them now."
He then shouted loudly towards the center of the tavern, "Ota, stop drinking and come over here!"
The beastman named Ota had already drunk his opponent under the table and was enjoying the cheers and flattery of those around him.
Hearing Mu Zhuo's voice, he wiped his mouth and strode over.
Upon reaching him, Ota's gaze lingered on Su Nan for a moment, his pupils seeming to shrink, before he looked at Mu Zhuo and grinned, "Boss, what is it?"
"Time to get to work." Mu Zhuo pointed to the backyard, then smiled at Kei and Su Nan, "Please come with me, both of you."
The Firefox Merchant Guild's carriages and goods were all stored in the backyard, guarded by more than a dozen fully armed men.
Judging from their uniform attire and weapons, they were probably not mercenaries but rather private soldiers trained by the Fire Fox Merchant Guild itself.
Su Nan's eyes flickered slightly.
These days, merchant guilds with the resources to train private armies were all large guilds.
It seemed the Fire Fox Merchant Guild had considerable resources.
At Mu Zhuo's command, Ota carried a heavy wooden crate from one of the carriages and placed it on the ground with a thud.
Inside were more than ten thick books and five small boxes.
"These are what the lord requested," Mu Zhuo said with a smile.
To his surprise, Ke Yi simply nodded without making any move.
Instead, Su Nan walked to the crate, squatted down, and began examining its contents.
There were fourteen books in total, four of which were duplicates of those Su Nan already owned.
This was unavoidable.
Ordinary people couldn't understand the text in wizarding books, so it was impossible to expect them to select books carefully during collection; duplication was inevitable.
The remaining eight books were all types that couldn't trigger skills.
However, Su Nan wasn't disappointed.
Although they couldn't trigger skills, the more new knowledge, the better.
After all, for wizards, knowledge represented power.
Moreover, with his player status, he could fully grasp the knowledge within a book once he reached 100% completion.
This alone gave him
a significant advantage over other wizard apprentices. However, one book did pique Su Nan's interest:
The Extraction and Modification of the Grimm Chameleon's Abilities!
From the preface, the book described how to extract the bloodline containing color-changing abilities from a lizard called the Grimm Chameleon, then fuse it into the human body for modification, thus granting the user the 'invisibility ability' to adapt to the environment like a chameleon.
"A rather interesting experiment,"
Su Nan thought, putting down the book and deciding to read it properly later. He then opened the five small wooden boxes one by one.
Three of the boxes contained scrolls made of parchment.
The moment he opened the boxes, Su Nan sensed the energy particle fluctuations emanating from the scrolls.
Clearly, all three scrolls were spell scrolls.
Furthermore, they all recorded first-level spells: [Freezing Ray], [Hidden Mist], and [Level One Summon Monster].
"Good stuff!"
A hint of joy flashed in Su Nan's eyes.
His current mental strength wasn't enough to learn first-level spells, but using first-level spell scrolls was no problem.
Spell scrolls only required a small amount of mental strength to activate, and any wizard apprentice could use them.
Of course, if one's own strength was insufficient, using spell scrolls of too high a level could easily result in accidental injury from the energy fluctuations they caused.
However, first-level spell scrolls didn't have this problem.
These three spell scrolls could definitely play a significant role in battle!
After a moment of delight, Su Nan continued to look at the remaining two wooden boxes.
The wooden box was filled with parchment scrolls, but instead of spells, they contained other things.
To Su Nan's surprise, the first scroll contained the recipe for an active potion.
"Mind Tree sap essence, Nether Python bone powder, Thousand Soul Grass, and Demon Sound Flower are all rare and precious materials."
Su Nan thought to himself, grimacing.
In the current Starlight Continent, collecting these materials would be extremely difficult. It would
require an unknown amount of manpower and resources.
Even if he wanted to synthesize a suitable substitute using a magic cube, it would require numerous experiments.
In comparison, synthesizing an active potion using a lesser active potion was much easier.
The second scroll contained a technique called Energy Runes.
Su Nan remembered this technique.
Energy runes were a branch of enchanting, which involved manipulating energy particles to condense a rune with elemental properties, attaching it to oneself or other items to add corresponding elemental effects.
For example, attaching a lightning rune to a weapon would temporarily grant it lightning damage and a paralysis effect.
Adding a whirlwind rune to one's body makes them lighter, greatly enhancing agility and flexibility.
Simply put, energy runes are a technique that can temporarily transform ordinary items into magical items or temporarily grant oneself buffs.
Because energy runes consume very little mental energy, once mastered, they can unleash considerable combat power when combined with melee attacks, making them highly practical in battle. " To
Put it bluntly, it's an advanced technique for manipulating energy particles. It demands extremely high levels of energy particle manipulation ability from the user, which is why it requires at least a level three wizard apprentice to use."
However, Su Nan clearly remembered that in his previous life, a player had researched a special method that allowed level one and level two wizard apprentices to use energy runes.
If he used this method, perhaps he could master energy runes ahead of time.
"I'll try it out when I get back!"
Su Nan made up his mind, closed the wooden box, put it back in the trunk, and slowly stood up.
Mu Zhuo then realized that it was actually Su Nan who wanted to collect these items, so he smiled and said, "These things are to your liking, Lord Su Nan, are
Don't they?" "Not bad."
Su Nan nodded slightly, his expression revealing nothing, but he was actually quite satisfied.
Leaving aside the books and spell scrolls, the energy runes alone gave him a feeling of considerable gain.
Ke Yi, noticing his brother's satisfaction, beckoned two soldiers to carry the items back to the inner fortress. He and Su Nan then bid farewell to Mu Zhuo and left.
Watching Ke Yi and Su Nan walk away, Mu Zhuo wore a thoughtful expression.
Books and other items related to wizards were all good collectibles.
Many nobles had a hobby of collecting such items.
But as far as he knew, the Ke brothers' situation didn't seem very good; logically, they shouldn't have any interest in collecting.
After all, these items were quite valuable; a few dozen gold coins were enough to buy several sets of armor.
But if it wasn't for collecting, why would Su Nan collect these things?
After pondering for a while without finding a reason, Mu Zhuo shook his head and stopped worrying. Turning his head, he saw Ota staring intently in the direction Su Nan and the other man had left and asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"
Ota hesitated for a moment, then said, "That nobleman named Su Nan gives me a very dangerous feeling!"
Very dangerous?
Mu Zhuo's expression shifted.
Because of his beast-human bloodline, Ota possessed a beast-like intuition, able to vaguely sense whether someone posed a threat to him.
But Ota, as his chief guard, possessed the strength of a mid-level knight!
For him to feel such danger, the person must at least be a peak knight.
Although Su Nan didn't look weak at all, he certainly didn't look like a peak knight!
Mu Zhuo became increasingly confused.