94: One thousand gold coins, magic potion

After a moment of emotion, Ron returned to his rented room.

Using the auxiliary knowledge from the Thief Breathing Technique, he changed the door lock.

He closed the door and drew the curtains.

Then, with a flip of his palm, an ancient god coin appeared in his hand.

Immediately after, Ron’s heart stirred.

He took out all the daily necessities he had bought in Hibo Town two days ago.

Previously, to deceive Gevas and also considering the high prices in Kula City, he had prepared everything from pots and pans to clothes and bedding.

After Ron had arranged the room, he ate lunch.

In the afternoon, he went to the bank in Kula City.

“Hello, sir, how may I help you?” the bank employee behind the counter asked Ron.

“Hello, my uncle deposited two anonymous safe deposit boxes here before. I’d like to open them now,” Ron lied without batting an eye, not minding at all that two dead people were benefiting him.

The teller’s expression became slightly serious upon hearing this.

“Excuse me, do you have the relevant credentials?”

Ron nodded, and the teller then led him out of the bank lobby and into the storage vault.

At this moment, Ron looked up and scanned the area, noting that it was heavily guarded.

Not only were there Knights conducting regular patrols, but a set of alchemical defense systems was also operating in secret, effectively preventing enemy intrusion.

“Hello, please provide the safe deposit box numbers, passwords, and identification items,” the staff member at the counter inquired.

Based on the system information, Ron stated both safe deposit box numbers and passwords.

Immediately after, he took out two items.

One was the sharp dagger he had found in Barto’s gold-hiding courtyard.

The other was the alchemical wolf tooth necklace Gevas wore around his neck.

These two items were the identification items for the safe deposit boxes. After careful verification by the teller, he finally nodded to the guard beside him.

Seeing this, the guard took two steps back, which made Ron feel a sense of relief.

There was no other way; these guards were all high-ranking Just Knights.

And they were armored and sword-wielding, with astonishing combat power.

If there was even a slight mistake during the transaction, they would immediately fulfill their duties and control the problematic customer on the spot.

“Hello, here are your safe deposit box keys,” the teller said, handing two keys to Ron.

Then, someone led Ron to the corresponding safe deposit boxes.

At this point, Ron first opened Barto’s anonymous safe deposit box.

Inside, apart from a few forged identification documents, there was only a money bag containing a hundred gold coins.

After putting away the money bag, Ron opened Gevas’s safe deposit box.

“Gold notes worth a total of three hundred gold coins, and… a box of alchemical materials?”

Ron was surprised to see that, besides a few gold notes, the safe deposit box also contained a boxed set of alchemical materials.

“Geomagnetic iron sand, glowing green copper blocks, cold-forged steel ingots… and even a small piece of mithril?”

Ron carefully identified the materials in the box and immediately realized, “Gevas collected these materials probably to have someone custom-make a set of Knight’s armor?”

Ron raised an eyebrow. These items were usually used to forge Knight’s swords or Knight’s armor.

Although they weren’t particularly rare or expensive, it wasn’t easy to gather all of them.

“Now, it’s all for me,” Ron said, a smile playing on his lips, as he put everything away and then left the bank.

However, he didn’t rush home next. Instead, he hailed a carriage and took a good tour around Kula City.

“Kura Guild… Kura Trading Company… Adventurers' Association… Knight School…”

Ron narrowed his eyes, memorizing the locations and directions of all the places he passed.

It wasn’t until evening, after Ron had become thoroughly familiar with the city, that he returned to his rented room to eat and rest.

“Currently, I have accumulated about a thousand gold coins.”

“If I were to return to Hibo Town, I could probably be a wealthy slave owner like Barto.”

“But I don’t want to be a miser; money that should be spent must be spent…”

Ron thought to himself, deciding to visit the Exchange again tomorrow to buy more herbs for concoction.

“Since I activated my Mental Energy, through my cultivation during this period, I have already become an Intermediate Magic Apprentice.”

“Next, if I can concoct some mana potions, I might quickly become a true Mage!”

Currently, Ron had reached the realm of an Apprentice Knight in his Dou Qi cultivation.

Next, no matter how hard he tried, even with the aid of nutrient paste or life potions, it would be difficult for him to break through to a Just Knight in a short period.

As for breakthroughs in minor realms, while they could enhance his strength, they couldn’t bring about a qualitative leap.

However, if he were to specialize in Mental Energy and become a true Mage next, he would gain the qualification to learn Tier 1 magic, which could broaden his means of dealing with enemies and his combat abilities.

And one of the shortcuts to quickly becoming a Mage was to consume mana potions.

The so-called mana potion was a type of magic potion that assisted Mages in their cultivation.

Its effect was almost similar to the nutrient potions consumed by Knights, except one enhanced vitality, and the other enhanced Mental Energy.

“Besides herbs, I also need to buy more energy stones and spiritual items…” Ron thought, jotting down the items he needed.

As time passed, it soon reached midnight.

At this time, the system intelligence updated on schedule.

“Ding! Today’s intelligence is as follows—”

“1. The house you are renting is relatively peaceful and safe because of its proximity to the Southwest Public Security Management Office. Theft and robbery are basically non-existent.”

“2. Knight School’s holiday ended, and it reopened today. Daniel was intercepted by Madoc’s subordinates on his way back to school and is now imprisoned in an underground dungeon.”

“3. Madoc, enraged by Mirar’s death, intends to sacrifice Daniel by draining all his blood to the family’s sacred artifact—the Holy Grail of Blood.”

“4. The Exchange holds underground auctions periodically, which only a very small number of people can attend. Participation is by invitation.”

“5. The bank’s storage warehouse contains over a thousand anonymous storage boxes, guarded by two Armed Knights.”

“6. Doctor Gavin, under the guise of free clinics, has been using commoners as test subjects for drug experiments and has already caused the deaths of over ten people.”

“7. The difficulties and precautions for concocting a weakened mana potion are—click to expand.”

“8. The herbal shop in Kula City’s Exchange will sell the following goods tomorrow—click to expand.”

“9. Among the Mages Association’s personnel on duty, there are no Mages skilled in reconnaissance.”

“10. Among the Mages Association’s personnel on duty, the highest combat power is the Three-Ring Mage Belos, who specializes in making magic scrolls.”