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Never touch Eldmia Egga - Episode 182

Magic tools never have an infinite lifespan. Such a thing was only possible with an ancient artifact made of magical power..

Mana eventually becomes weaker over time and as it is used more frequently. It was a natural result of the depletion of charged mana or the aging of the spell. Of course, if you were a wizard, you could restore it to a similar state as before if you knew how to manage it, but it was a far cry for those who were unfamiliar with magic..

The Seneran Librarian got a hint for business from there. A hint that even product maintenance and repairs can lead to profit..

High-level magic tools can only be repaired by high-level wizards. Therefore, it was common for the cost of obtaining and repairing it to be a burden. If it is a useful item in battle, it can be used as a secret weapon, but it was natural that using such an item in the daily chores of an adventure was an absurd luxury..

So the Seneran library director lowered the standards significantly..

We created everyday items that were considered the exclusive property of wizards, but were not that important, to adventurer specifications, designed them so that they could be used even if mana could not be used, and then created a mana cartridge to replace mana. I modified things with simpler structures so that they could be replaced with the magic stones that would become overflowing after a few experiments..

It was an incomprehensible move for wizards who always pursue the top. Not only would I make something worse than what I have now, but I would also make money from it. Most wizards laughed at her actions..

Some crazy wizard would spend money on embers and light that can be completed with just one spell. What kind of crazy adventurer would indulge in such strange luxury?.

It was a valid opinion in some ways, but they greatly underestimated the comforts they were enjoying..

The luminescent lantern, which uses a mana cartridge and magic stone that cannot be torn or broken like an oil bag or bottle, secures a smaller light source than a regular oil lantern, but lasts longer and there is no need to worry about the flame spreading or being extinguished by the wind..

Even if a different cartridge of the same standard was used, the light source disappeared, but a slight amount of heat was generated, allowing it to be used as a stove. It was nothing compared to a campfire, but it provided plenty of warmth inside a blanket or small tent, and you didn't have to worry about the fire spreading..

When you remove the lid and press one of the buttons inside, the ignition tool is made of wood and burns up in 10 seconds instead of creating a spark within 10 seconds. Even though it is a consumable that takes 10 seconds to activate, it boasts a price of 6 copper coins, so no one will buy it. It was an item that wizards used to swear by, but now it has become one of the most loved items, to the point where adventurers with a bit of money carry around five of them..

All things were like that. A rock that, when unpacked and placed in water, generates enough heat to boil just one cup and then burns down. A stone that simply glows when struck. A blanket that only has good waterproofing ability. Even if it is damaged or lost during use, the price and reasonable performance are enough to buy it again..

There is no need to feel sorry for the wizards in the library, and for street wizards, most wizards who saw Seneran sitting on a cushion with insignificant items that he could make on his own readily admitted their ignorance and gave her the gold. nicknamed the wizard of.

So people started to forget. To be precise, it was close to being forgotten because of the money he earned without hesitation with his outstanding skills..

Why did she suddenly start making money, and why did she set up a library in Dwarven Earth to study what she had before?.

When was the Seneran Magic Library built?.

A lot of time has passed since then, but few people are interested in what she does for a living, as she is now hard to see..

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The staff at the Seneran Magic Library had a little secret. A very small secret that makes them serve their guests faithfully. It was a performance bonus that existed separately from salary..

The conditions are simple. Selling a lot, selling at a high price, selling expensive items, selling bad inventory without lying. It didn't matter whether the price was raised or lowered because it wasn't a lie. Because Seneran Magic Library’s products only had recommended prices..

In fact, the fourth and final condition was truly rare to find in the Seneran Magic Library, so most of the performance bonuses came first. It wasn't even that hard to achieve. Most of the people who come to the Seneran Magic Library are people who have no connection to magic, and the employees are either wizards who are in need of money or cadets from the academy's magic department..

One of them was Nelby, who came in with confidence and established himself as an excellent employee under the condition that his side income depended on how passionate and sincere he was..

She looked at the tall man and elf who had just entered the store and made a quick decision..

'The elf seems to have learned magic, but seeing as he treats humans so kindly, it's likely he's young..'

Elves who come out with only longing and no knowledge of the world easily get along with other races, but as they grow older, they learn to keep a distance. In the end, there were people who eventually achieved liberation and lived close to humans for a long time, but they were not as active as the elves you see now..

"Even my sister is amazed?"

"Because I don’t often come to places like the capital. Aren’t adventures mostly found in the outskirts?."

It was a pretty neat outfit, so I wondered if it was an adventurer, but it turned out to be an adventurer. Elves, who were young, adventurous, and rarely set foot in the human capital, were easier customers than expected. Curiosity alone was enough to stimulate their interest, and there were many items in the Seneran Magic Library that looked nothing special if you looked at them like tricks from street magicians, but were interesting to see how they were made..

Nelby quickly listed popular adventurer items in his head and this time turned his gaze towards the man..

'On the other hand, the men... Wow..'

He didn't look that old. At best, I'd say eighteen to twenty at most.?

Although his eyes were a little menacing, his attitude toward elves dripped with courtesy and affection, and the clothes he wore were not much different from those of adventurers, but were very neat. But there was something else that truly caught her eye..

As soon as he felt the heating of the magic library, he took off his coat and looked at Nelby's body with selfish eyes without realizing it..

'It's mom...'

Contrary to his tall stature and thin face, I felt that his coat was unusually loose, but when I saw those broad shoulders, I was convinced. If you look at her forearms alone, they seem to be as large as her thighs, but her waist below her lats is so tight that compared to the rest of her muscles, she feels like she's wearing a corset. Even though it was by no means a thin top, the outline of his abs that was visible every time he walked was enough to steal the attention of not only Nel B but also other women..

'Not some barbarian warrior...'

There were many people who were worthy of being called muscle pigs, with bigger muscles than men. Leading a body like that and causing confusion with loud voices and rude behavior was more common than expected..

Is it because that was the case? The contrast between her gentlemanly behavior and explosive muscles made Nelby feel like he was going crazy. When I looked at her again, even her sharp eyes looked good-looking. Yes, at that level, there is a possibility that you can go with an elf next to you. What if her face is a little lacking, the rest is above average.

Conviction came quickly, but it took a while for Nelby to come to his senses..

"This lantern is not very efficient at burning magic stones. If you look at similar products, is this common at this price??"

"It's a good product, but on the other hand, it's too good for my use. I think there are some products with just average performance. Could you please look into them??"

"You didn't enchant the fabric, but you already used magic to make it, right? I want to buy two of these tents...huh? Buy just one? Since it's winter anyway, it's just cold outside? is it? Still, thinking about next year..."

"By then, the sun may already have warmed up. It's not cheap to buy in advance.?"

"Is that also true?...?"

Regardless of the interest he showed at first, the elf filtered out unnecessary items with a calm smile on his face, and the man had keen eyes that understood the product even before explaining it and clearly recognized the pros and cons..

'I can't even feel mana, so what's so sharp??'

Despite his size, the man's eyes for inspecting things were so good that I thought he might have dwarven blood flowing through him..

At first, I took it easy and called the price of cheap items a little higher and the price of expensive items slightly lower, trying to lead the way with the mentality of 'if the price is similar, pay a little more to get a better product', but then I picked up an item that was just in the middle of the products I had seen before and asked for the price. Because of this, I ended up selling it for less than the original price..

Only then did Nelby admit that he had misjudged his guest's abilities this time. However, in that short period of time, he only bought two items in that form, and Nelby had to shed tears of blood inside..

She might not have been able to sleep at night if the man hadn't shown interest in the music box, which was treated as one of the malicious inventory..

"...Isn’t this a music box? I don't think it has anything to do with travel supplies.."

"This product is a music box made by a dwarven craftsman. It's not a travel item, it just has a slightly unusual function.."

"It's a unique feature.?"

"It was created for the purpose of training mana management. When you open the box, music plays once, and then mana flows directly into the devices inside to make the user move. Most of the accessories are made of special metal and do not allow mana to pass through. Among them, it is a tool that aims to play at the same speed as the original music by injecting an appropriate amount of mana only into the cogs through which mana passes.."

Due to the evaluation that it was unclear whether it would really be effective in such a difficult topic, even the one product had not been sold for several years, but Nelby did not bother to add such regrets..

"how much is this?"

"It's one Ethisel gold coin.."

Nelby didn't bother to lie about the price. If he did that to bad stock, it would only increase the chances that it wouldn't sell..

However, even after hearing that it was only one gold coin, the man bought the music box without any hesitation, and even the elf next to him just tilted his head and did not do anything to stop him, giving Nelby a perfect opportunity to make up for the mistakes he had made..

Of course, if she had not been captivated by her appearance and had been manipulative from the beginning, she might have been pulled out to the bone and dragged into an extreme situation where she had to call Seneran, the owner of the library, but there was no way Nelby would have known that fact..