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Chapter 37 Equivalent Transactions
"Good evening," Li Ang said calmly to the crowd.
Upon seeing him, Kevin and Sylvia immediately stood up. Kevin even stepped forward excitedly, bowed, and said, "Mr. Su Guang, you've finally arrived."
After saying that, Kevin turned to the other wizarding apprentices and said, "Everyone, this is the formal wizard I mentioned to you, Mr. Suguang. Hello, Mr. Suguang. Besides me and Sylvia, this is Fabian, Stanley, and Reid."
Kevin pointed to the wizard apprentices one by one and introduced them to Li Ang.
"Mr. Su Guang".
After their names were called, the wizard apprentices stood up and nodded respectfully to Li Ang.
Li Ang responded calmly, and then, led by Kevin, sat down on a clean wooden stake that had been prepared for him in advance inside the cabin.
Kevin glanced at everyone, and seeing that they were all ready, he approached Li Ang and asked in a low voice, "Mr. Su Guang, may we begin?"
Li Ang nodded noncommittally.
The process of apprentice gatherings is relatively fixed.
First, everyone will share the knowledge they have gained over the past few months, the spellcasting materials they have prepared, and the problems they have encountered while learning magic.
Sylvia displayed her silver leaves and explained, "These silver leaves are a substitute for moonlight moss. Although they contain only about a third of the magic power of real moonlight moss, they are enough for basic calming potions."
As she spoke, the red-haired witch carefully took out a small cloth bag from her backpack, which contained about twenty leaves. "I intend to exchange twenty silver leaves for some [Earth Root Powder]. If I were to exchange them for magic crystal fragments, I could get one magic crystal fragment for every five leaves."
The tall, thin young man, named Fabian, casually opened a thick notebook and said in a low voice, "I've copied chapters seven through nine of 'Analysis of Basic Spell Models.' I borrowed the original from my teacher, and now I can provide a copy in exchange for helping me refine the spell model design for [Shield]. Similarly, if you're asking for magic crystal fragments, I need two."
The brown-haired boy, named Reed, brought three small bottles of pale blue liquid. "These are Apprentice Vision Potions, which can enhance magical perception for ten minutes."
Reed scratched his head, somewhat embarrassed, and added, "However, there might be some mild dizziness or other side effects..."
Others also provided materials such as blood oak and cat's eye grass.
From the transactions among the group, Li Ang learned that in the wizarding world, in addition to the principle of equivalent exchange, there is also a currency called magic crystal fragments.
Compared to the [Burning Fire] spell's casting material, [Earthfire Stone] powder, the amount of [Earthfire Stone] powder needed for one spell is approximately worth one Frank Kingdom silver coin, which is also roughly equivalent to one magic crystal fragment.
However, unlike the exchange rate of gold coins, silver coins, and silver coins to copper coins (1:10:100), the exchange rate of magic crystals and magic crystal fragments is 1:100.
In terms of value, one magic crystal is roughly equivalent to ten Frank Kingdom gold coins.
However, after seeing several apprentices take out black magic crystal fragments that exuded a magical aura, Li Ang had a new problem.
How exactly does the financial system in the Wizarding World work?
These magic crystal fragments appear to be issued by a monopolistic entity.
What is the name of this monopolistic department, and why is it able to issue currency that is recognized by all wizards?
Will seigniorage be levied during the issuance process? Is there a difference between the face value and intrinsic value of the magic crystal fragments?
Li Ang didn't intend to ask these questions directly here; his intuition told him that these wizard apprentices couldn't give him the answers.
While Li Ang was pondering how the financial system of the wizarding world worked, the other apprentices had already finished speaking, and everyone looked at Li Ang in unison.
Li Ang also snapped out of his daze, pulled a piece of parchment from his bag, and said, "I have recorded the complete casting process of the [Shield Spell] on this, including the hand gestures, incantations, and analysis of the magic model. I think it can meet the needs that someone just mentioned."
After explaining the information about the [Shield Spell], Li Ang stopped talking and waited for the others to reply.
In fact, he had prepared a considerable number of spell interpretations for this gathering, ranging from [Shield] to offensive spells such as [Fireball], [Freezing Ray], and [Thunder Slash]. Of course, considering the power and rarity of offensive spells, he wouldn't use them immediately.
Before he could finish speaking, Fabian's expression stiffened, and his breathing even became somewhat rapid.
He came to the gathering to improve his [Shield Spell], but he didn't expect to get it so easily.
but……
The interpretation of spell models varies from person to person; the interpretations given by apprentices and formal wizards are vastly different.
The former may be full of loopholes, or even lead him in the wrong direction, wasting his time and energy, and may even cause mental damage during the spellcasting process.
The latter, however, can be considered the "truth" of the apprenticeship stage.
Wizard apprentices can almost easily master the [Shield] spell by practicing in the direction of a qualified wizard.
With this thought in mind, Fabian cautiously asked, "Respected Mr. Su Guang, how can I obtain this parchment? What materials do you require?"
Fabian understood that if the other party was indeed a formal wizard, the "Analysis of Basic Spell Models" that he had just offered in exchange would hardly be attractive to him.
He can only use certain spellcasting materials or potion ingredients as bargaining chips because formal wizards either don't have the time or disdain to collect them themselves.
After a moment's thought, Li Ang said, "I've been helping my students optimize spell models related to magic tricks recently. I'm somewhat interested in the 'Basic Spell Model Analysis' you just mentioned, and I can use it for a trade."
"Oh, right." Fabian was pleasantly surprised, but a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes. "Let's begin the transaction."
Soon, Li Ang handed the parchment to Fabian and received the "Analysis of Basic Spell Models".
Since it's a copy, the cover of "Analysis of Basic Spell Models" doesn't look as high-class as the "0-Ring General Magic and Basic Potions" that Li Ang got from the mercenary Thomas a few days ago.
There was basically no magical aura in the book.
Chapters seven through nine introduce illusion magic, including a demonstration of the spellcasting model for the [Suggestion] spell, which is the one that Li Ang is most familiar with and uses most often.
Unlike the content shown in "General Magic and Basic Potions for 0 Rings", the author of "Analysis of Basic Spell Models" may have vaguely figured out that there is a mysterious spell model behind the [Suggestion] spell, and has optimized the [Suggestion] spell to a certain extent based on this spell model.
"The author of 'Analysis of Basic Spell Models' is quite impressive, being able to vaguely summarize a unified theory behind electromagnetic induction through experiments without understanding its fundamental principles."
"Fabian just copied what he said from his teacher. Has his teacher really researched magic to this extent?"
"Of course, there's also the possibility that his teacher obtained the book by chance."
"But in any case, the detailed supplements on the art of suggestion in the book were of great help to me."
Li Ang pondered to himself, unaware that Fabian, who was examining the parchment, was widening his eyes and muttering, "So this is how [Shield] can be cast. This spell model is so beautiful; it conserves mana, enhances spell power, and oh, it even reduces casting time!"
"Mr. Su Guang, please forgive my previous disrespect. I believe the transaction we just made did not meet the principle of equivalent exchange. I would like to offer you two more magic crystal fragments. Would that be acceptable?"