Six of them, Su Han included, began browsing the magic staffs within the shop. The shopkeeper continuously explained the various staffs Su Han and his companions were looking at. However, only Chu Shi among the six could understand the Elvish language.
Su Han and Chu Shi acted as translators, explaining the diverse attributes and prices of the magic staffs.
"The shopkeeper says this magic staff can boost wind magic. The price is three hundred seventy-four thousand six hundred ninety-eight Elven coins."
"The shopkeeper says this magic staff can enhance fire magic. The price is four hundred eight thousand seven hundred ninety-nine Elven coins."
"The shopkeeper says this magic staff can enhance water magic, and the price is one million seven hundred eighty-nine thousand six hundred seventy-one Elven coins."
The magic staffs in this shop were all priced above three hundred thousand Elven coins. Su Han and the other five found it impossible to calculate.
"These prices are all calculated in the hundreds of thousands of Elven coins. Could it be that the purchasing power of Elven coins in this world is very low?" Su Han asked.
Chu Shi replied, "We can't jump to that conclusion. We need to investigate to understand the purchasing power of these Elven coins."
The magic staff shopkeeper, seeing the six humans browsing for so long, finally couldn't help but ask, "By the way, have you found any magic staffs you like? (Elvish)"
"The shopkeeper is asking if we've found any magic staffs we like," Chu Shi translated.
Su Han said, "Of course, we've liked many. But unfortunately, we don't have any Elven coins. Let's leave here and see if we can earn some Elven coins outside."
And so, Su Han and the other five left the shop.
The shop returned to its original quiet state.
Outside, Su Han commented, "I think the purchasing power of the Elven coins here is definitely not low. We were in the shop for so long, and no other customers entered. This proves that the prices of those magic staffs are genuinely high."
"I have an idea! To truly know if it's high, we can ask about the surrounding prices," Ye Fan suggested.
"Number 1 already knows that. Look, Number 1 is already over there inquiring," Xiao Yan pointed. Chu Shi was busy asking about the prices of goods at various stalls.
After inquiring at many stalls, Chu Shi returned and said, "I've roughly estimated the purchasing power of the Elven coins. The purchasing power here for a staple food, a starch-containing powder, is about six Elven coins per kilogram. Converting this to the 'shi jin' commonly used in our Long Country, it's one Elven coin per jin. This is similar to the price of flour purchased with our Long Country yuan. The prices of other items are also similar. You can consider the Elven coin to be equivalent to the Long Country yuan."
"Equivalent to the Long Country yuan. If that's the case, then the price of fruits from the Tree of Life is really high. The prices of those magic staffs are also very high," Xiao Yan remarked.
Su Han pondered, "Think about it, not many of the surrounding Elves are carrying those magic staffs. Of course, they are expensive. However, that fruit stall just displayed those high-priced fruits like that. Aren't they afraid of them being stolen?"
"Perhaps no Elves would steal those fruits!" Ye Fan replied.
"Right, what do we do next?" Xiao Yan asked.
Su Han said, "Next, we're going to earn some money. Number 1, do we have any items with us that we can sell?"
"Number 0, we still have some!" Chu Shi replied.
"Number 1, go and inquire how we can set up a stall like them," Su Han instructed.
Chu Shi nodded.
After inquiring, they quickly learned that there was a place for setting up temporary stalls. However, Elves setting up stalls there needed to pay twenty percent of their income. For outsiders setting up stalls, it required a thirty percent income payment.
Su Han and his group had no choice but to accept the terms. They went directly to the temporary stall area, chose a spot, and began setting up their stall.
As humans, Su Han and his group immediately attracted a large number of Elves.
They approached Su Han's stall and looked at the goods displayed.
"What is this item? What is the price? (Elvish)"
"This is a lighter. It can start a fire without magic. The price is sixty thousand Elven coins! (Elvish)"
Chu Shi explained, while also demonstrating the lighter's usage to the surrounding Elves.
"Oh! It really lit a fire. Do you have any mages here? Can they sense if this lighter has any magic? (Elvish)"
"Yes, I am a mage. I can sense that this lighter has no magic power at all. (Elvish)"
"However, at sixty thousand Elven coins, this price is a bit expensive! (Elvish)"
...
At this moment, Su Han and his group's stall was a makeshift setup on the ground. Since these were temporary stalls, there were naturally no tables to display items.
At the stall were only Su Han, Chu Shi, Zhou Xiaoyue, and Zi Han.
Ye Fan and Xiao Yan had gone out of the city to retrieve some items. Su Han intended to sell some items from the airplane, so Ye Fan and Xiao Yan became the porters to transport those items.
On the ground in front of Su Han were several items displayed.
Lighters, thermos flasks, metal daggers, Feng You Jing (a type of medicinal oil), and Hua Lu Shui (a fragrant body lotion).
Among these items, each one was priced at over ten thousand Elven coins.
After displaying them for about ten minutes, not a single item had been sold.
Su Han was not in a hurry, as the onlookers were mostly ordinary Elves. Su Han was waiting for the genuine Elves who could afford to buy them.
Finally, after another ten minutes of waiting, an Elf woman whose attire was noticeably more extravagant than the other Elves approached.
The passing Elves looked at the woman and exclaimed in surprise,
"Aishawenisa. She's actually here too? (Elvish)"
"As the City Lord's daughter, she's actually come here? (Elvish)"
"..."
Chu Shi translated, "This Elf is the City Lord's daughter, Aishawenisa."
"So it's the City Lord's daughter! In that case, let's double the price!"
Aishawenisa asked, "Humans, what are these things you have displayed here for sale? (Elvish)"
"This is a lighter, capable of generating flame without magic. The price is 120,000 Elven coins (Elvish)," Chu Shi replied.
"What? Wasn't the price sixty thousand Elven coins just now? Now it's become 120,000 Elven coins? (Elvish)" a passerby Elf exclaimed.
"Yes, it was sixty thousand before, and now it's one hundred twenty thousand. Isn't that normal? From now on, every fifteen minutes, the prices of our goods will double. (Elvish)" Chu Shi said as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
Aishawenisa said, "Interesting. You dare to increase the prices in front of me. Tell me the prices of the other items. I want to see what kind of goods you have! (Elvish)"