There is strength in numbers, not to mention that there is money to be made.
Thanks to the efforts of their companions, in less than two hours, the guild's collection of books stored deep in the warehouse had seen the light of day again, and were gradually moved out of the warehouse and temporarily piled up in the hall.
Noah looked at the piles of books and roughly counted them. There were about 300 books in total.
According to Makarov's previous introduction, most of these books were compiled by the previous generation of president himself.
This is a big project.
Picking up a book titled "Introduction to Magic", Noah quickly immersed himself in it.
There are many kinds of magic in this world.
An "element" that gathers a single magical attribute;
The "shaping" that gives magic a form;
"Receive" using the power of the dead;
The mysterious "space"
Various "lost magics" that have been passed down from ancient times but are gradually dying out due to their high requirements;
…
There are too many types of magic. Based on how the magic is activated, it can be roughly classified into two factions.
"Capability" and "possession".
Ability-based magic can be cast anytime and anywhere as long as the magician mobilizes his magic power. The strength of ability-based magic is directly linked to the quality and quantity of the magician's own magic power.
As long as the magic power is strong enough, even the most ordinary fireball can produce tons of damage.
On the other hand, holding magic requires the cooperation of corresponding magic props to be performed, and no matter how powerful the holding magician himself is, his strength will be limited by the carrying capacity of magic props.
The strength is limited by both magic power and magic items, which results in the possession-based magicians being generally weaker than the ability-based magicians.
Moreover, once the props that serve as the medium of magic are lost, the magician who holds the magic will almost lose his combat effectiveness.
Unless he had been secretly practicing physical skills, planning to have a passionate hand-to-hand combat with the enemy after losing his magic items.
Although the holding system is one point short, it is not without powerful magic.
"Celestial Spirit" magic is the ceiling of the possession system. Through the "Celestial Spirit Key" of the contract, the corresponding celestial spirit is summoned from the self-contained "Celestial Spirit World" to fight for you.
It is said that the star spirits of the "Zodiac" have strength comparable to that of S-class wizards. Unfortunately, the golden star spirit keys are in short supply, and it is extremely difficult to collect all 12 golden keys.
The levels of the Silver Star Spirits below the Golden Star Spirits vary. Some can fight with the Golden Star Spirits for hundreds of moves without being defeated, but some can only act cute.
In addition to magic items such as "Star Spirits" that require specific magic to use, there are also many general magic items.
Universal items only require magic power to activate, and although most of them have low abilities, there are also "war magic" that is powerful enough to destroy cities and even countries.
Noah did not expect to destroy a country, as the "Dragoon" on him could theoretically do that.
What Noah needs now is a universal magic item that can protect himself. Of course, if it can be a little bit stronger, Noah will not refuse it.
Looking at the uncle who came out with a bucket to change the water, "Senior Makao, do you know where I can buy some good magic props? My magic is not suitable for combat."
Makao scratched his head when asked by Noah. He was a fire magician who used "Purple Flame". Although he had some knowledge about magic props, he really didn't know where to buy magic props suitable for combat.
Most of the props sold in magic shops on the market are daily-use items. There are a few combat props, but they are quite weak.
"Kana, come here."
Not wanting to embarrass himself in front of the new juniors, Makao quickly found someone who could answer Noah's question, "Noah, Kana is a card wizard and the one with the best alcohol tolerance among the current permanent members of the guild."
In fact, even if Makao didn't say it, Noah knew how much Kana could drink.
Looking at the girl wandering out of the warehouse with a beer bottle in one hand and a rag in the other, Noah didn't know how she could work without procrastination in this state.
Hearing Makao muttering something in her ear, Kana suddenly grabbed the middle-aged man's collar with a look of grief and anger and shook him hard.
"Makao! How dare you mention magic items to me!"
"It was you and Wakaba who tricked me into this path of card magic!"
"Do you know how much those crappy cards cost? That's enough to buy me a few years' worth of alcohol!"
Faced with Kana who started to act crazy while drunk, Makao looked helpless. He and Wakaba did have some responsibility for this problem, but it was unlikely that they were responsible.
Kana joined the guild when she was still a child. Because she wanted to know in advance when someone would return, she learned the "card" magic that could be used for "divination" at the suggestion of Makao and Wakaba.
Of course, as the seniors of the guild, they were not making blind suggestions, because Kana did have a talent for "divination", and the quickest and easiest way to achieve "divination" was through "card" magic.
At that time, Makao also clearly explained to Kana the disadvantages of having a magician.
However, in order to know when "that person" would return, the young Kana learned card magic without hesitation and put in a lot of effort for it.
But until now, Makao still doesn't know who the "someone" Kana was talking about is, whether Kana has waited for him, and whether he is a member of the guild.
Every time Macao asked Kana, she would just give an evasive answer. Sometimes Macao even thought that the reason why Kana loved drinking so much was that she wanted to drown her sorrows in alcohol.
Letting go of Makao, Kana sat down cross-legged next to Noah in a familiar manner, not caring about Noah's scrutiny of her.
"Noah, do you really need magical items for battle?"
Noah nodded. From Cana's tone, she seemed to know where to get some good fighting items.
After getting the response, Kana put down the bottle, stared at Noah seriously, and then stretched out her hand, "Then give me the consulting fee first, 10,000 yuan, thank you."
"Are you awake, Miss Kana?"
Noah was speechless. She asked him for money before he even said anything. Did she think he was an innocent?
"Is 10,000 yuan still too much? 8,000… no, 5,000 will be fine." Kana still wanted to fight for it. After all, the newcomer in front of her looked like someone who was easy to fool.
The corners of Noah's mouth twitched slightly, but that's based on the premise that you have acting skills…
Through a team-up with Natsu to do a commission, Noah also realized that the income of other wizards except S-level wizards is not very high. A holding-type wizard like Cana who loves drinking may not be much better off than Natsu in terms of funds.
"Well, Kana."
"Take me to where I can buy combat gear. If I buy the right gear, I'll give you 5 percent commission for each one."
"make a deal!"
Looking at Kana who couldn't wait to agree, Noah felt that he had greatly underestimated the extent of her need for money.
The old father's last lesson was right: human nature is evil.
If I had known earlier I would have said one percent.