Chapter 403 - Chapter 403: Chapter 395: Treat the Servants Well_1 (2/2)

He had exhausted all his Contractual Talismans to subdue two Shadow Fire Bees, leaving only about a dozen low-grade Contract Charms.

He deliberately entered the city to restock.

Black Tiger City was shrouded in an atmosphere of war, with many shops hanging “For Sale” signs.

Some stores had closed their doors altogether.

Before a war, merchants would usually turn their stores and goods into Silver Money to minimize losses.

As for those who ended up with these assets, if they couldn’t sell them off, they could only blame themselves.

He went straight to Bei Bing’s talisman shop.

“Bei Bing!”

Qin Niu walked in.

Inside the shop, there was only her, and he didn’t see her grandfather.

Bei Bing seemed very happy to see him.

“Hasn’t your grandfather come back yet?”

Qin Niu asked with concern.

“Mmm-hmm!”

She shook her head.

Then she wrote on a slate, “However, my grandfather sent me a letter saying that he’s run into a bit of trouble and will be coming back two or three months late. He told me to look after the shop well and to practice my talisman-making skills.”

As long as the old man was safe, that was what mattered.

“It’s not easy for you to look after the shop by yourself. If you need any help, feel free to send someone to drop me a note. You know my address.”

Qin Niu considered her a real friend.

He would definitely provide all the help he could if she needed assistance.

“I want to thank you for attending my wedding last time and for the generous gift. I’m sorry for any lack of hospitality on my part; please forgive me. If you visit my home in the future, I’ll make sure to treat you well.”

Qin Niu expressed his gratitude to her.

“Mm-hmm!”

She gestured with her hands, indicating that she would definitely visit when she had the time.

“I’ll buy twenty mid-grade Contractual Talismans and five Advanced Contractual Talismans.”

Qin Niu found it too troublesome to enter the city repeatedly, so he intended to buy a large batch of talismans at once.

If he had the opportunity to subdue that Demon Bird, he would definitely need to consume a large number of mid-grade and advanced talismans, so naturally, he wanted to be well-prepared.

After hearing his request, she showed a troubled expression.

Then she wrote on the slate, “There’s no problem with the mid-grade talismans, but we currently don’t have any advanced ones in stock.”

Making Advanced Contract Talismans required not only high-level materials but also a high level of symbolism expertise.

Bei Bing was currently only capable of making mid-grade Contractual Talismans.

Her grandfather had been away for a long time and had not returned, which led to a direct shortage of Advanced Contractual Talismans.

“Alright, then I’ll just buy the twenty mid-grade Contractual Talismans for now!”

Qin Niu took out two hundred taels of Silver Money.

But she insisted on only accepting a hundred and eighty taels, giving him a discount of ten percent.

“Thanks!”

Qin Niu accepted her kindness.

Her family’s living conditions should not be bad, as the cost of making talismans was relatively low, and what they earned was mainly from their expertise.

The selling price for a mid-grade Contractual Talisman was ten taels of Silver Money, which was equivalent to the total income of an ordinary farmer over three years. Even if the cost to make one talisman was four taels of Silver Money, considering a certain failure rate, she could still make about two taels of Silver Money from each one.

In the talisman-making industry, the primary cost is the failure rate.

Even if making a mid-grade Contractual Talisman only cost two taels of Silver Money, if it took making ten to succeed in one, the cost would shoot up to twenty taels of Silver Money. Selling one would mean a loss of ten taels of Silver Money.

The better the Talisman Maker’s expertise and the more experience they had, the more they would earn.

Conversely, if it was a novice Talisman Master, they might well run at a loss.

“Do you know where I can buy Advanced Contractual Talismans? Can you recommend a talisman shop that sells quality ones for me?”

Qin Niu sought advice from her, an industry insider.