Could it be that he is attracted by his young body and beauty?

If this is the case, then Daisy would definitely be more than happy to be the mistress of this mature and handsome middle-aged man.

But the problem is that she has hinted it several times, but the other party just laughed it off and was not moved at all.

This completely unequal relationship made her feel very uneasy.

After all, the value that mages believe in is that if you want to get anything, you must give something.

When a person continues to give you benefits without asking for compensation, it often means that the price you have to pay in the end may be very huge.

What's more, Dumbledore's identity and origins are too mysterious.

So much so that no one knew who he really was, why he only started learning arcane magic at this age, and why he could have his own independent room in the mage tower, as well as access to the most advanced library and borrow books at will.

Permissions.

Especially the last one, only those legendary spellcasters called "masters" can obtain it.

But the other party is obviously not a legendary caster, otherwise there would be no need to take basic courses with other apprentices.

But what Daisy didn't know was that the reason why Dumbledore gave her the books was because he was used to being the principal at Hogwarts, and he was used to providing all the help he could to those smart and hard-working apprentices.

As for beauty...

Sorry, I don't like women at all.

Looking at the young girl's anxious expression, Dumbledore couldn't help but smile and shook his head: "You don't have to be so polite, Miss Daisy.

I believe that with your intelligence and hard work, you will be able to go far on the road of magic.

You have enough talent, and I just don't want it to go to waste.

Come on, your future will be bright."

"Thank you. I swear I will never forget this kindness."

Daisy was obviously inspired by these words.

Because her starting point is too low, she can't buy all kinds of expensive materials to do experiments like children from rich families, and borrow and copy spells that require money to learn, so she has always had a very low self-esteem in her heart.

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Even when eating, I can only eat the meals provided for free, and I never dare to touch the delicacies that require payment.

In the process of learning magic, rich and poor apprentices are like people from two different worlds.

Although there is no difference between them in terms of status and level.

But at the same intelligence level, a wealthy apprentice will always learn faster and have a higher spellcasting level than a poor apprentice.

The latter often need to put in more than ten times or even dozens of times of effort to barely catch up with the former.

"Don't put too much pressure on yourself. The most taboo in learning magic is to rush for success. Come on, let's go have some breakfast together. I'll treat you."

Dumbledore took Daisy into the cafeteria and ordered a lot of expensive high-end cakes, biscuits, bread and steaks.

As a person who hates sweets, he began to eat sweets with a vengeance after regaining his youth. Even if he didn't eat, he would stuff two pieces of candy or various flavors of fresh milk cakes into his mouth.

After filling their stomachs, the two went to the place where classes were held and joined other apprentices, waiting for the consciousness of the tower to arrive in the form of phantoms to impart new magical knowledge.

By the time the morning classes were over, it was already close to eleven o'clock.

Since learning magic will cause the brain to consume energy at a faster rate, groups of apprentices flocked to the cafeteria as soon as get out of class was over, intending to satisfy their hungry appetites with sumptuous meals.

But today, Dumbledore did not go with him. Instead, he left the Wizard's Tower alone and headed to the administrative district of Ascatella.

When passing the market along the way, he didn't forget to stop in and take a look around, selecting merchants from all over the world who gathered here to sell all kinds of strange products.

Not only the continent of Faerûn, but also the merchants from the Karatu continent in the far east, the indigenous chiefs of the Maztec continent, and the caravans from the outer plane and other material planes on magic ships are also prosperous here.

attracted by the market.

Even demons, devils, mind flayers, beholders, Githyanki, and dragons can rent shops and stalls for business as long as they abide by law and order.

The currencies used in the exchange range from precious metals to souls.

Some merchants who like to play the long game even allow customers to pay in installments or sell their souls and body ownership rights after death.

When he first came to this place, Dumbledore was completely stunned by the sight of demons dancing around.

Especially some extremely evil materials and magic items, he suddenly felt that the murderous "Voldemort" Tom Riddle was just a harmless little white rabbit in front of these creatures that truly exuded evil from their bones.

The painful effects brought about by the Cruciatus Curse are simply not on the same level as the torture of souls by necromancers, demons and devils.

Moreover, using too much of the Cruciatus Curse can cause the target to go crazy.

But torturing the soul has no such side effects and can keep the other person awake all the time.

However, after experiencing the initial shock, Dumbledore quickly adapted to the market environment and would come to buy things he was interested in every once in a while.

Although he could get whatever he wanted from the warehouse of the mage tower at will, he did not use this privilege frequently. Instead, he tried his best to be self-reliant, relying on his alchemical talents to prepare potions and make magic items.

make money.

After all, debts owed must always be repaid.

His strong self-esteem made the old man unwilling to accept too much charity.

In a short time, Dumbledore spent all his budget of several thousand gold coins and reluctantly left this huge market full of surprises and frights.

It's not that he doesn't want to continue shopping, but that he has spent all the money he brought.

As a top wizard who didn't have a strong desire for wealth before, he has never been so impatient to get more money as he is now.

Because everything involving magic in Faerûn is extremely expensive.

Without enough financial support, even conducting some decent experiments and magic research is a luxury.

"Alas - it seems I have to seriously consider that person's proposal."

Standing at the door of the market and looking at the huge transactions of other high-level mages and plane merchants, which often cost tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of gold coins, Dumbledore sighed slightly and tasted the taste of poverty for the first time.

If you want to get rich quickly in this city, the best way is to cooperate with powerful chambers of commerce and families.

You must know that Amn was originally the most prosperous country in Faerûn, with the output and categories of various commodities ranking first in the entire continent.

Now it is growing explosively, like a terrifying giant beast that is destroying the basic handicraft industries in the surrounding areas and even further away, completely smashing and destroying them, and then transforming them into cheap raw material production areas and dumping markets through trade treaties.

No force in the entire Faerûn continent can resist a dimensionality reduction attack of this magnitude.

Fortunately, most countries and city-states are still in primitive agricultural and feudal societies, and neither the upper-class rulers nor the people at the bottom realize what this means.

They are even grateful that various previously expensive goods are becoming cheaper and cheaper, and at the same time, orders for large amounts of raw materials are increasing the wealth at their disposal.

Some vested interest groups that have made huge profits from it continue to preach how advanced and developed the West Coast Empire is, how fair and just the judicial system is, how high the moral standards of the people are, and how efficient and clean the bureaucracy is.

A beacon of light that lights up the entire civilized world, an ideal country in the minds of thinkers and philosophers.

Even the trade alliance, a tool used to expand the influence of the goddess of wealth and indirectly control the economies of other countries and regions, is also touted as a great initiative that can benefit everyone.

But anyone with a little knowledge of modern economics understands that this accumulation and growth of wealth is seriously unequal.

Although on the surface, due to the increase in productivity, everyone's life is moving in a good direction.

But in fact, instead of narrowing, the gap between rich and poor is widening at an unprecedented speed.

Before the establishment of the West Coast Empire, an Amn merchant or noble family with a fortune of one million gold coins was considered to be at the top.

Even the top three richest people are unlikely to have assets exceeding five million gold coins.

But now?

They may have been forced to surrender most of their land rights, but they became more powerful than ever in the commercial arena.

The funds are so strong that they can even provide loans to a country for several years, and then earn high profits through the other party's mortgaged tax rights, mining rights, etc.

From production to transportation to sales, businessmen have gradually formed a model of competition and alliance in which you have me and I have you.

Of course, they did this not because they did not want to monopolize to earn higher profits, but because they were really frightened by Zuo Si's "Tweening Order" and had to reduce their shareholding ratio in a single chamber of commerce as much as possible and cast a wide net.

cross-shareholding strategy.

In this way, although he lost absolute control, he also avoided being targeted because of his family's huge wealth and influence.

In addition, just because large families cannot own much land within the West Coast Empire does not mean that they cannot own it abroad.

For example, the southern part of Sembia, which has been economically colonized by Amn, as well as the large tracts of reclaimed wasteland in the North, as well as neighboring countries such as Valley, Tumis, and Cormyr, can all acquire large buildings one after another by spending money.

Manors and castles continue to enjoy the privileges of feudal noble lords outside.

In Dumbledore's opinion, these people are actually very similar to pure-blood families in the wizarding world.

The only difference is that they have not developed the bad habit of arrogance. Instead, they usually behave in a humble and low-key manner.

However, Dumbledore obviously didn't know that the reason why he was treated like this was inseparable from his identity.

Otherwise, with Bernard's current identity and status, how could he come forward in person for a mere profit of a few thousand gold coins.

Yes.

The person who made the deal with Dumbledore was none other than Bernard, who decisively made the first round of angel investment in Zuo Si back then.

As a big businessman who has witnessed and participated in all this, he is already one of the most powerful and status nobles in the entire Ascatra and even the West Coast Empire. His property is already so huge that it is difficult to accurately calculate, because every moment
To be continued...