If he wanted to, he could have slowly perfected the Golden Paper method from scratch.
But doing so would have consumed too much time, and the cost-effectiveness was even worse than simply selling Zeroth Rank witchcraft.
After all, if it was on the offensive and defensive side and someone was willing to pay for exclusive rights, bookstores backed by Schools would generally not refuse.
Basically, there were no worries about sales channels, and there wasn't a need to spend effort on customizing witchcraft like breaking limits to adjust effects.
Thus, although he had joined the Darren Committee for some time, he was still in a state of not having opened for business.
Riding in a carriage, it wasn't long before he arrived at Copper Rose Street.
Because he had previously visited for investigation, this time Colin went straight to the first bookshop that he had already chosen.
This bookshop was of a medium size, located at a reasonable distance from the second shop he had selected.
Colin carefully disguised himself and prepared the enhanced witchcraft—Water Arrow Skill from the breaking limit of Water Jet Skill, and entered the shop.
Half an hour later, Colin walked out of the bookstore with a smile on his face.
On average, with three uses of Golden Paper Limit Breaking in a week and a total expenditure of two hundred and twenty-two Magic Stones, he had ultimately exchanged it for a full fifteen thousand Magic Stones!
What a tremendous profit!
He was not in a hurry to sell the other newly enhanced Zeroth Rank Upper witchcraft, which he named Air Cone, created from the breaking limit of Air Bomb.
First, Colin took a carriage and left Copper Rose Street.
It was foreseeable that the trade of witchcraft would certainly become his primary means of earning Magic Stones in the future—a long-term financial pathway requiring careful management and attention to detail.
He planned to first visit Darren's Commission and then come back in a different disguise to sell the second Air Cone witchcraft.
Arriving at the headquarters of Darren's Commission, it was still that Magic Pharmacy.
The old woman was still half-sitting on a recliner, her shriveled face filled with creases.
If it wasn't for the slight trembling of the chair under her movements, she would almost pass for a dead person.
Ignoring what the old woman was doing specifically, Colin directly walked towards the wall in a corner and, familiar with the place, entered the commission hall.
There were not too many wizards in the hall, but it was slightly better than the first time he visited in the morning.
Even so, the atmosphere was still bleak.
Each wizard wore a disguise and usually would not easily speak with others.
Accustomed to the environment, Colin walked on his own to an idle crystal column and began checking the commissions.
After a simple selection, the densely populated commissions on the light screen in front of him dissipated significantly, leaving only about a dozen.
These were the witchcraft commissions for purchase and customization posted in the last three days; since his last visit here was three days ago, checking these was enough.
Since there were not many commissions, Colin quickly browsed through them.
A moment later, his gaze landed on the third last commission, and a hint of joy slowly emerged in his heart.
It was a commission for customizing witchcraft.
[Difficulty: Second Rank Lower.]
[Description: Assistive witchcraft to enhance the energy strength of elemental summonings and improve control over them.]
[Reward: Two hundred and fifty thousand Magic Stones.]
[Brief requirement (click to expand).]
[Note: Please retrieve more detailed requirements from the counter after accepting the commission.]
After checking the brief requirements, Colin took out his badge and without hesitation, accepted the task.
This was the most suitable customized witchcraft commission he had encountered in days!
He knew that his strongest witchcraft currently was Summon Fire Element.
His expertise just happened to be in the knowledge regarding Elemental Creatures and control over summonings.
Although he hadn't yet looked at the specific detailed requirements, as long as they weren't too outrageous, Colin was confident that he could complete this commission within a month!
"Good day, as this is your first time accepting a commission, how should I address you?"
The counter in the hall had a new attendant wizard, a long-haired Witch.
She was currently asking Colin.
"A codename will do, mainly needed for registration," she added.
Colin pondered for a moment, inexplicably thought of Shelley's codename—"Ice Princess," then hesitated a moment before saying, "Call me Forest Spirit."
In this world, the name sounded a bit like "forest" from his previous life, and when broken down, "forest" consists of "wood."
It was quite a good name, Colin smiled inwardly, but then felt a twinge of melancholy.
'Unfortunately, in this world, there probably won't be another person who can discern the connection between the two…'
"Very well, Forest Spirit, your name has been registered.
You will also need to pay a deposit of twenty thousand. If you give up the commission within a month, the deposit will be fully refunded to you. If between one to six months, it will decrementally deduct 10% to 50% of the fees as compensation."
"Okay."
Colin, who had already learned of the procedures from Shelley, wasn't surprised and handed twenty thousand Magic Stones to the Witch, also signing a simple confidentiality contract.
The Magic Stones he had just received hadn't even warmed up before they were spent again. Sighing, Colin took the crystal that recorded the detailed content of the commission and quickly went back to Copper Rose Street to sell the Air Cone witchcraft.
The Air Cone, slightly less powerful than the Water Arrow Skill, ultimately sold for twelve thousand Magic Stones.
That is to say, after deducting the deposit, he only had seven thousand Magic Stones on hand.
It was fortunate that he was still in a savings enhancement phase and didn't need to spend a large amount of Magic Stones quickly.
If he waited until the two Upper First Rank Disguise Witchcraft and the Hodgia Meditation Method reached their limits, the Magic Stones required would certainly not be a small amount!
But it seemed that that day was not far off… as Colin looked at the Golden Paper with over half of its progress completed, he couldn't help but feel anticipation.