"Buy them all?" Lor'themar Theron was surprised.
The number of black iron-level magic cores worth less than 1 gold coin in the market in Kapur Port is definitely not a small amount. It would cost a lot of gold coins to eat them all!
Sean thought for a while and put it another way: "It doesn't seem accurate to say everything. I don't know how many black iron-level magic cores are on the market... Let's do this! I'll give you 5,000 gold coins, and you can choose the one with the best value for money.
Buy back all the black iron-level magic cores until all 5,000 gold coins are spent."
"OK."
Lor'themar accepted Sean's order and walked out of the restaurant.
But when he walked to the slightly plain wooden door of the restaurant, Lor'themar turned back and asked:
"Sir, have you really never seen the female assassin outside the door? She is very beautiful, and she is an adult woman."
"Very beautiful? An adult woman?" Sean's eyes lit up, and then he coughed twice and pretended to be serious: "What about her compared to Talisa and Liadrin?"
(Liadrin and Thalyssra are Lor'themar's real and rumored girlfriends.)
"Um... different races cannot be discussed together." Lor'themar avoided this sensitive topic very lightly: "How about I ask her to come in?"
"Okay, then I'll meet her!" Sean nodded.
Beautiful mature women? It’s exciting just thinking about it.
...
Three minutes later, Sean saw this Silver-level female assassin in the study.
"Why is it you!" Sean held his chin helplessly, with a disappointed look on his face.
Sean knew the Silver-level female assassin in front of him. She joined the Black Hand Brotherhood more than a month ago, ambushed Matthew and Kate outside Riverbank Town, and was finally captured by Sean.
Sean did not kill her, but started an intelligence transaction with her. He sent her to Port Kapur more than a month ago. He didn't expect to see her again today.
"Lord Baron, you haven't seen me for so long, do you miss me?" The female assassin looked at Sean with tender eyes, and her words were full of provocation.
And she was only wearing a pair of leather shorts, exposing her white thighs. At this time, she was sitting on the seat opposite Sean with her legs crossed, her temptation was at its maximum.
Sean was unmoved at all, and said calmly: "I have been in Port Kapur for more than ten days, why did you come to see me today?"
To be honest, Sean has almost forgotten her as a person.
"Isn't it because of that damn typhoon..." the female assassin complained.
But before she finished complaining, Sean interrupted her: "Okay, I understand. Where is the information I want? We pay with one hand and deliver the goods with the other."
"The Baron is so ruthless!" the female assassin said quietly, and then took out a stack of parchment from her backpack: "The list you want is right here. I will give you 100 gold coins."
Sean took the parchment and looked at it. Many people's names were recorded on the parchment.
These people include pharmacists, carpenters, masons, college teachers, and housekeepers of minor nobles, with all kinds of occupations.
But they have two characteristics in common:
First, they are all ordinary people;
Second, IQ is very high.
This is the task that Sean gave to the female assassin before, to find some capable people with high IQs in Port Kapur.
After all, everyone has different talents. Some people are good at cultivation, while some ordinary people who have no talent for cultivation have high IQs.
If you want to develop technology, it is still difficult to rely only on the few followers you have. You must get the assistance of these smart aborigines.
...
"Where did you find these people?" Sean asked curiously.
The female assassin did not hide anything, and explained: "There is a Starfish Street in the southern district of Port Kapur. There is a national 'famous' alchemist association in it, and they are all members there."
"Alchemist Association?" Sean looked confused.
He had only heard of the "Alchemy Association" under the Magic Guild, but never heard of the "Alchemists Association".
"That's it..." the female assassin explained to Sean.
…
After listening to the female assassin's description, Sean had a general understanding of the "Alchemist Association".
"Alchemist Association" and "Alchemist Association" may seem to have similar names, but they are two completely different organizations. Just like Master Kong and Shuaifu Kang.
The "Alchemy Association" produces magic potions and manufactures magic equipment, and can be said to be the most respected group of magicians;
The "Alchemist Association" is different. They are a group of ordinary people who cannot make high-end magic potions, but they do not give up, so they create many strange items and equipment.
They have very high IQs, summarize rules through experiments, and already have some basic knowledge of chemistry and physics.
All in all, he is the kind of person Sean needs.
At the end of her words, the female assassin said: "I asked everyone in the association to take the 'test questions' you issued to test IQ, and they completely meet your standards."
Sean looked at the list and nodded: "Very good, thank you for your hard work!"
After taking out 100 gold coins from the [Dimensional Backpack] and placing it in front of the female assassin, Sean said: "You go back first, I will go to the so-called 'Alchemist Association' later."
...
...
July 2nd, sunny.
At ten o'clock in the morning, Sean's figure appeared outside the "Alchemist Association" introduced by the silver-level female assassin on Haixing Street in the South District.
This time Sean came here alone. Now Sean doesn't need protection from others. He is very safe when he moves alone.
First, Sean has the mid-level strength of Silver;
Second, he has the [Summon Ball Lightning] skill that allows him to teleport, and combined with [Holy Shield] and the newly learned [Portal], it is equivalent to the most unsolvable "Invincible Hearthstone" combination in "World of Warcraft".
As long as a sky-level assassin didn't forcefully assassinate him, Sean would have been able to run away.
But looking at the "Alchemist Association" in front of him, Sean was a little surprised, because what was sitting in front of him was not a real association, but a tavern.
"Warm Wind House" Tavern.
Sean pushed the door open and walked in. The smell of alcohol mixed with sweat hit his face, making Sean frown slightly.
The tavern waiter's eyes were sharp. When he saw Sean's aristocratic clothes, he hurriedly greeted him with a smile: "This aristocratic gentleman, what do you need?"
"noble?"
At this time, there were only a few guests drinking in the Warm Wind House Tavern (it was the morning after all), and when they heard the waiter's words, they all looked towards Sean.
Warm Wind House usually entertains adventurers and craftsmen, but this is the first time that nobles appear here.
Sean ignored the curious glances around him and threw a gold coin to the shop assistant: "Hello, I would like to ask if the 'Alchemist Association' is here?"
The bartender's eyes froze when he heard the name "Alchemist Association", but when he saw the gold coins in his hand, he began to hesitate again.
Sean noticed his hesitation, smiled and handed him another gold coin, and then took out a book from the [Dimensional Backpack]:
Chapter completed!