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Chapter 302
🕑 Added 2024-11-30 02:00:06 +0000 UTCAnton arranged the twenty sculptures on his table. He lined them up neatly with the first one of each of the enchanted items activated so potential customers would know what kind of enchantment the items contained.
The good thing about his enchanted items was each one of them was different from the other. Anton did spend time purchasing different sculptures to enchant with and his main purpose in doing that was to bring a unique aesthetic to each of the items even though the enchantments were the same.
The glow of the Frozen Orb on top of the sculpture enchanted with the Frozen Orb air conditioner was an eye candy. The swirling light of the magic could also be used as a night light because of its glow and the coldness it brought to a room where it was placed was soft enough that the comfort it would bring to the owners was not harsh like the deep winter outside.
The same could be said with the magic lamps enchanted with the Fire Bolt and the soft glow that was emitting from the stove. The only thing that did not contain any light was the cup and he placed the line of cups in the center so it would not be noticeable that they didn’t light up.
When he activated the hoverboard to float beside his table, a lot of people finally began to notice his table.
The first group of people who went to his table was actually Anna and her friends. She was with four other girls and their ages looked like they ranged from late teens to mid-twenties.
“Brother, what are you doing?”
“I want to join in on the fun so I decided to sell some of the enchanted items that I made.”
Anna introduced him to her friends but was a bit surprised that his sister did not mention his magic rank to anyone. Another surprising thing was Anton’s sister was the one who introduced each of the items to her new friends and she was very detailed about it. She even included how many level-one spells it would take to recharge each of the items.
Anna’s friends were impressed with the enchanted items, especially with the hoverboard. Anton’s sister followed his idea of advertising the hoverboard as something that could be used as a lifesaver in case of an emergency in the middle of the ocean.
“How much are you selling them for?” Anna asked.
“I don’t know.”
Anton saw his sister rolling her eyes at him and the next thing she did was gather her friends to talk about something. He overheard them talking about the best price they could attach to each of the items and how much they were able to sell them before. Without consulting Anton, Anna told her friends that if they managed to sell any items to the price they agreed upon, they would receive a ten percent commission as long as the price was a third higher than its previous selling price.
Anton was just surprised that his sister knew the details of how much Nemina sold the items before. The only item that did not contain any price tag was the hoverboard and when Anna was about to ask him, she probably recognized the expression that he did not have any idea so she just sighed and continued discussing with her friends regarding what price they would sell the hoverboard for.
When the girls settled with the prices, Anton was flabbergasted at how much overpriced they were planning to sell each of the items. He decided to let the girls be and just sit behind the table. Admittedly, he was looking forward to haggling with the wizards in the hall but because Anna and her friends took over, he knew that he would remain a spectator.
After the girls talked, they began calling out to prospective customers and was surprised at how shameless they were acting. Anton gestured towards Anna and when his sister walked towards him, he immediately asked him about her group of friend’s situation.
“Don’t they have coins? Why are they willing to become salesladies for some meager coins?”
“Not all mages here are lucky to have your ability to repair items or create enchanted items. My friends came from well-to-do families that’s why they were able to become mages but they’re not swimming in coins. All of them want to earn extra pocket coins so they can afford to watch our movies. All of them want to watch the films more than once and it does accumulate so extra coins will really be helpful to them especially when I tell them that all of our movies are truly great.”
“Are you sharing some spoilers again?”
“No! I just give them a, what do you call them? Synopsys? Yes, synopsis of some of the movies I’ve seen, and let me tell you, they’re all beginning to become very excited so they’re all motivated to earn extra coins. I did let them borrow the books that you’ve written and they’re all in love with them.”
“I’m happy that you found friends here on the ship.”
“I’m happy as well since we do inspire each other. We’re currently competing on who will level up the best before the journey ends.”
“I noticed that you did not inform them that I’m an archmage.”
“I’m not sure how they will react. I don’t want to change our current friendship dynamics.”
After the siblings' talked, Anna returned to overseeing her minions in selling the enchanted items that Anton had created. He was both amused and impressed at the girls' salesmanship. Anna even called all of her friends to ride the hoverboard while she drove it to demonstrate its functionality.
After an hour, all of Anton’s items were sold and he earned a whopping three thousand gold coins. As promised, he gave the girls their ten percent commission and since they were his sister’s friends, he brought up the commission to a total of five hundred coins. Of course, he allowed the girls to divide the gold coins amongst themselves since he didn’t know who exactly sold each of the items. Anton’s personal coins climbed out to more or less four thousand gold coins.
Anton saw that the girls were overjoyed at the coins they received and he overheard them talking about having enough funds to watch the films every day. He wondered what stories Anna told her friends about him since not one of them looked at him more than necessary. They all treated him as Anna’s extension not worth bothering about and it just amused him.
While cleaning up the things he used to sell the items, Anton knew that most of the enchanted items purchased by mages would probably be dismantled to learn the secrets of his items. He did the same thing and it did not matter to him since he earned a lot of coins from the wizards.
Since the bazaar was still ongoing, Anton roamed around the hall inspecting all the items that were for sale. He even purchased enchanted items but most of them were cheap since they were items enchanted with small magic like a blanket that automatically expanded or folded itself the moment he touched a corner or a coat that changed color and repelled water to a minor extent. Anton also purchased a pair of leather boots that also changed color and size depending on the wearer and they repel dirt and mud.
Anton felt lucky that he found those magic items, and he decided to become a complete shopaholic. After storing his recent purchases in his inventory, he continued roaming around to shop some more.
