When Sean learned that Murin Tristan had a promising career future and might even reach the grand - master level in a special occupation, he started to look at him in a different light. Now that he had the opportunity to curry favor, he naturally couldn't wish for more. He quickly said, "Of course, Mr. Rodi. You can stay as long as you like. Don't be so polite." Although the Consumers' Guild didn't allow shops to sell things to people without occupation badges, rules were rules. Just like some hotels in Shangjing City that would rent rooms to guests without ID cards. After learning that Murin Tristan would soon pass the pharmacist certification, Sean didn't care too much about the rules.
Lisa and Lorna, who had been looking forward to it, clapped their hands and said, "Great!" They were very happy to be able to spend more time with this humorous and interesting young man.
Sean provided breakfast for free. Murin Tristan was penniless at the moment. Even his clothes were from Sean. He couldn't even pay for the food.
After breakfast, Murin Tristan had nothing to do. He wanted to ask Morian for some advice. Unfortunately, the old guy must have gone to bed too late yesterday and was still sound asleep, snoring loudly. Murin Tristan didn't want to disturb him. Since the store opened, Lisa and Lorna had to be busy all day and didn't have time to accompany him. So he had to go back to his room and play with the Jiba Beast.
It was not until noon, when Murin Tristan was so bored that he was about to count the hairs on his body to pass the time, that Morian finally got up slowly. He even had to have breakfast and lunch together, which took a lot of time.
However, the old guy was really well - informed. No matter what Murin Tristan asked, he could answer fluently without thinking. This also allowed Murin Tristan to learn a lot of the most basic things about the Divine Wind Continent, such as the social overview, organizational structure, currency conversion, time and years, climate and seasons, main languages, communication taboos, common spells, and so on.
The Blue Moon Empire where Murin Tristan lived was located in the central region of the Divine Wind Continent. It had a vast territory and was one of the powerful countries on the continent. The human race was the main body, and the number of other ethnic groups was relatively small. There were occasional minor frictions among the countries, but they generally coexisted peacefully. The main reasons were that resources were not scarce, and they had a common enemy - magic beasts.
The emperor was the highest ruler, but he didn't have absolute authority. He couldn't just randomly confiscate people's property and exterminate their families. His role was actually more like a general organizer of social institutions. However, the various guilds had the most direct and far - reaching influence on the entire society.
The decrees issued by the guilds were as effective and enforceable as the basic laws of countries on Earth. The whole population had to abide by them. For example, the occupation - badge - based consumption system of the Consumers' Guild was one of the most commonly used decrees. Those who violated it would receive certain punishments, which were directly carried out by the guild. In serious cases, the guild would report to the imperial military institutions for handling.
Just like on Earth, currency was the most commonly used tool for commodity exchange. It was uniformly standardized across the continent: 1 crystal coin = 10 gold coins = 100 silver coins = 500 copper coins. In terms of consumption, about five crystal coins could allow a family of three to live comfortably for a month. However, the raw materials for making crystal coins were scarce, and they were less circulated in the market. They were mostly used by the royal family, noble families, or other high - level figures. Ordinary people generally used gold and silver coins for transactions.
Time: 1 Divine Wind year = 18 Divine Wind months, 1 Divine Wind month = 30 Divine Wind days. The length of a day was similar to that on Earth, so 1 Divine Wind year was equivalent to one and a half years on Earth. There were no distinct seasons, but the climate was greatly affected by the region. The climate in most areas was mild and comfortable. However, in some special regions, such as the Flying Dragon Desert in the territory of the Mecca Empire, it was dry and hot all year round. The Frozen River where the Snowman Tribe lived was covered in snow and bitterly cold all year round, which were special cases.
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The childhood of people on the continent was relatively short, usually nine Divine Wind years old, which was equivalent to thirteen - and - a - half years old on Earth. There were slight differences depending on the race, but not many. After the age of nine Divine Wind years old, people were considered adults. Their bodies were fully developed, and they had to take a physical fitness test and apply for an occupation badge.
The common language on the entire continent was Divine Wind Language, which was the language that Murin Tristan learned without a teacher. Each ethnic group also had its own language, and the language of the same ethnic group could vary slightly due to different regions.
Taboos were things that needed special attention when traveling on the continent. For example, most orcs were relatively ugly, so they had some sense of inferiority. When addressing them, it was best to add a title, such as Warrior Percy. This could greatly satisfy their vanity. The people of the Yasha Tribe were fierce and belligerent, and they believed in the God of War, Patadora. In front of Yashas, one must never show any disrespect for their god, otherwise, it would trigger a duel, and so on. In short, there were quite a few taboos, which gave Murin Tristan a headache. He could only secretly decide to talk less in the future to avoid getting into trouble.
Common spells mainly referred to the use of magic tools, pet - taming ceremonies, etc. There were quite a number of them, and they were rather tongue - twisters to recite. Murin Tristan could only select some of the more widely used and important ones, write them down in a notebook, and recite them repeatedly until he knew them by heart.
During the day, Murin Tristan asked Morian about things related to the Divine Wind Continent. At night, he played and joked with Lisa and Lorna. As they got closer, Murin Tristan, a young man, was filled with romantic thoughts when staying in the same room with the two women. He couldn't help but take some liberties with them occasionally. Lisa and Lorna didn't mind too much and let him take advantage. However, Murin Tristan never dared to go too far. At most, he would pretend to touch or hug them casually and then stop in time.
Such days were quite enjoyable. The feeling of loneliness and helplessness when he first came to this foreign world gradually faded away. In a blink of an eye, several days passed. Murin Tristan was no longer as unfamiliar with the Divine Wind Continent as he was at the beginning.
However, it was not a long - term solution to live off Sean. Although Murin Tristan had a thick skin, he still felt a little embarrassed. He had also found out clearly about the career paths for pharmacists. There were two options. One was to work for the specialized stores of the Imperial Pharmacists' Guild, receiving a monthly salary from the guild. The income was relatively stable, which was a bit like state - owned enterprises on Earth. It was enough if one just wanted a stable and worry - free life. The second option was to open one's own pharmacy to sell medicines. If one advanced to a relatively high level, there would surely be many customers, and one could earn more money.
Murin Tristan planned to work for the guild for the time being. To open a store, he had no funds, no experience, and his level was too low. No matter how talented he was, it would be useless without time to study.
However, before entering the city, for the sake of safety, Murin Tristan decided to test himself first to see if his pharmacist talent was really as high as Morian said. He always felt that this ability that came out of nowhere was a bit illusory. Maybe it was because he came from a different world with a different physique, and there were some problems during the test. If so, it would be embarrassing when he went to apply for the occupation certification.
According to Morian, people with pharmacist talent could naturally identify the lowest - level restoration grass materials and refine them into pills. Murin Tristan wanted to conduct an experiment on this. If he could successfully refine restoration pills, it would prove that Morian's test was correct, and then he could go to the city to handle the formalities with peace of mind.
Refining pills required a medicine cauldron. Generally, after obtaining a pharmacist badge, the Pharmacists' Guild would give one for free. But since Murin Tristan hadn't gone through the formalities yet, he had to buy one himself. He borrowed money from Lisa. Since he was already living and eating at Sean's place, he really felt too embarrassed to borrow money from Sean again.
After getting everything ready, the next morning, Murin Tristan blatantly had breakfast at Sean's bar. After that, he was going to the wilderness to gather herbs. He had been on the continent for many days and knew that the relationships between people were generally indifferent. People usually didn't meddle in others' affairs. Occupation badges were not worn on clothes, so others didn't know that Murin Tristan hadn't obtained one yet.
Lorna served Murin Tristan a rich breakfast, including nutritious Mengmeng Beast milk tea, sweet and delicious wheat rolls, and crispy and smooth Huanli. Although they couldn't be too intimate in public, they couldn't help but exchange flirtatious glances.
"Boss, what do you have?"
While Murin Tristan was burying his head and devouring the food, an extremely charming female voice made his whole body go numb. The half - eaten wheat roll in his mouth fell into the milk tea.