Buying Books

The burly middle-aged coachman prepared the carriage. Raymond changed his mind.

He chose a burly guard. Raymond did not go to Hai Wentian's city lord's castle but had the carriage take him to Canton Harbor's commercial district.

From the ancient castle to the commercial district, Raymond looked at the bustle around him, and his depressed mood improved.

The guard Mai Gao, riding a tall horse and wearing the specially made leather armor of the city lord's mansion, was full of muscles and looked vigorous and powerful. Mai Gao, who was only in his early twenties, had a full beard that made his face look ferocious.

As the carriage entered the commercial district, the shopping people's faces were full of warmth and joy. It seemed that Canton Harbor's security was good.

After entering the commercial district, the spacious and luxurious carriage could no longer move forward. Raymond left the coachman outside and entered the commercial district with the guard Mai Gao. Raymond asked Mai Gao, "Do you know where there are shops specializing in selling books?"

"Master, there is only one bookstore in the entire Canton Harbor, at the very end of Commercial Street," Mai Gao replied concisely.

Although Mai Gao, who looked like a rough man, did not say much, he isolated the surrounding crowd three feet away from Raymond and was very dedicated.

Following Mai Gao through the crowd, Raymond was soon led to an antique bookstore.

The gray-uniformed clerk standing at the door led Raymond into the store. Through a glass separating the inside and outside, Raymond could see more than ten rows of large bookshelves in the store, full of neatly arranged books.

The whole store was filled with an ink-like aroma, but there was also a faint fishy smell.

With his hands on his chest behind Raymond, the impatient Mai Gao shouted, "Call your boss over! You little guy can only waste my master's time!"

Mai Gao's hoarse shout made an old man stumble out from inside the store. After seeing Mai Gao's uniform, a trace of fear appeared on the old man's face.

"Honorable Sir, welcome to the little shop. What type of books do you need?" The old man quickly put on a smile and enthusiastically greeted Raymond, "The little shop is the largest book retailer on the entire west coast. You can find any book here!"

Frowning, Raymond pointed to the bookshelves in the back hall and asked, "What languages do the books in the store have?"

The old man was stunned, not expecting Raymond to ask such a question, and was at a loss. "Languages? Most of the books in this store are printed in Common Tongue. What type of book are you looking for? History? Biography? Or what?"

Seeing that the old man did not react, Raymond dipped his finger in the water glass and wrote the strange characters on the cover of his book on the table with water.

Pointing to the characters, Raymond patiently asked, "Do you have any books printed in this text in your store?"

The old man bent down and suddenly realized after a long time. "Honorable Sir, this text is Ancient Tollys! This store has a few such books!"

Overjoyed, the old man summoned the attendant standing by. Soon after the old man's soft instruction, the little attendant brought several thick books to Raymond.

Exquisite printing, thick and heavy books could be used as bricks. The text inside was exactly the same as what Raymond had written.

Rubbing his palms, the old man immediately understood Raymond's meaning after seeing the gold coins casually thrown on the table by Raymond. He introduced very quickly.

"Honorable Sir, in addition to such Ancient Tollys books, the little shop also collects Andis, Spartan, Common Tongue, Matanan, and even two that are said to be handwritten in the ancient wizard language!"

The old man's introduction made Raymond secretly relieved. Narrowing his eyes, Raymond tapped the table with his finger and stated his request: "Bring me the thickest three kinds of books in your store with different languages."

The overjoyed old man didn't say a word of nonsense and rushed into the store with the little attendant. Soon, thick books were brought before Raymond.

Seeing the last two men carrying the Andis book before him, Raymond was dumbfounded.

The half-meter-high book covered in dust on the cover made Mai Gao, standing behind Raymond, very surprised.

The two handwritten books carefully preserved in boxes made Raymond smile.

In total, Raymond wanted two sets of seven kinds of books, except for the thickest one and the two thin handwritten books carefully preserved in boxes.

Before leaving the store, Raymond ordered the store owner to do something for him, which was to find people who could recite these texts to apply for jobs at the ancient castle.

The strange request made the old bookstore owner scratch his head, but Raymond's generous remuneration immediately stunned the old man.

One gold coin per day, just to recite the contents of these books for Raymond in the ancient castle where he lived.

Raymond's only requirement was that these hired people who knew the text could not speak unclearly.

Of course, if beautiful young women could apply, Raymond promised extra rewards.

Leaving the recruitment task to the old bookstore owner, half a carriage of books followed Raymond back to the ancient castle.

With the help of the chip, a total of nine languages and scripts of books were quickly stored in the chip.

These large books that had not been sold for years had a musty smell in the paper, and even a few lone copies were made of animal skins, so after recording all the books, the room was filled with a faint stench, which was very unpleasant.

Unprepared for this, Raymond had to temporarily abandon the master bedroom on the top floor of the ancient castle and move to the next room.

In the following days, the influx of applicants made the ancient castle noisy.

Many people could identify and clearly recite Common Tongue and Spartan, while fewer people could master other texts.

Therefore, the selection of Common Tongue and Spartan became a beauty pageant. Two young and beautiful girls who were studying in Canton Harbor successfully stood out and became Raymond's employees.

Only an elderly scholar could barely meet the requirements for the Ancient Tollys often used by wizards.

The remaining languages had no one to identify, let alone recite fluently.

After getting the needed people, Raymond lay in his lounge chair every day and listened to these people recite everything in the books before him.

History, biographies of celebrities, stories made up by wandering poets, and even some romantic notes circulated in the palace...