Chapter 122: A Little Episode
of Change Those magic apprentices in silver robes were all walking around nervously, busy. Some hold thick and tall parchment files in their hands, and some even carry buckets to do cleaning work, the only difference is that they don't need to do their own work, even those cleaning tools, brooms or buckets, are magic props, as long as you chant the spell, you can automatically start the cleaning work, and these busy magic apprentices, only pay attention to control.
Walking into this hall, what made Du Wei feel the most different was... The headquarters of this magic union is not as majestic and mysterious as he imagined... On the contrary, it has a hint of worldliness!
Two wide passageways stretch out on either side, lined with quirky shops. It sells all kinds of strange magical materials, magic items, and even some special antiques and other things.
These shops are all places that magicians like, all of them are opened by magic unions, and magicians from all over the continent can purchase all kinds of magical materials they need here.
The currency used is not the gold coins or any currency commonly used in the empire on the continent.
But... Exchange!
The oldest exchange to barter!
This made Du Wei feel very curious and interesting.
Because this place is the last place in the whole continent where the custom of foreign goods is preserved. And in the branches of the Magicians' Guild all over the continent, there will also be shops of this magic material, but they can buy anything with the gold coins of the empire.
Only in the headquarters of the magic union in the imperial capital, in order to protect the tradition, it still retains the ancient traditions of magicians thousands of years ago, bartering.
Du Wei took a few steps casually. All the people around them, those magic apprentices in silver robes, saw Du Wei dressed in black from a distance, and they all quickly stopped their work, bent down from a distance, and respectfully took care of it. And the one or two magicians in gray robes who occasionally walked by, when they saw Du Wei, they were all surprised first. Then they also nodded, smiled kindly and made a respectful courtesy.
It seems that Clark is not lying, the status of this Bachelor of Magic is indeed transcendent, and magicians below the sixth level must be respectful to themselves.
Du Wei was not in a hurry to meet the chairman of the magic union anyway, in fact, he did not know how to meet the chairman. Anyway, there is nothing to be in a hurry, but there is a strong interest in these magic prop shops next to it.
These shops are not large, but in this tall and spacious hall, they are all sealed individual buildings. A room within a room is formed. The shops are built with a variety of strange materials. For example, the shop next to me is a large house made of a black stone that emits a strange smell, and there is actually a chimney on the top of the house, and black smoke is emitting from the chimney. When I got to the illusion like the sky created by magic above my head, it actually dispersed!
At the entrance of the store, on the table in the window, there are densely packed crystal balls of various textures. Apparently. This is a shop specializing in crystal balls for magicians. Du Wei glanced at it and thought that he didn't have a crystal ball of his own, so he couldn't help but be curious in his heart, so he walked in.
In the shop, there was an old man who was probably old enough to be Du Wei's grandfather, but he was still wearing a silver magic apprentice robe, and his long beard was almost dragged to his chest, and he saw Du Wei come in, although Du Wei was younger than him. But he still quickly bowed his head to Du Wei and saluted, and then in a dry voice, he respectfully said: "Your Excellency Sorcerer, what do you need?"
Du Wei's face was kind, and he was very polite to the old magic apprentice: "I need a crystal ball... Well.
"Oh, let me see..." The old apprentice's eyes were a little cloudy, but he still took out a form and handed it to Du Wei, his face was full of wrinkles like dried orange peel. But a smiley face was piled up: "I don't know what style you need?" Is it a magic test ball? Oh. A magician like you must be ready to take disciples, right? I have a good magic test ball here, which can clearly test the magic talent of children... Oh. There's also a probe ball, so if you're going on an adventure, buy one. As long as you inject a touch of magic, you can show anywhere in the surrounding area on the crystal ball... Of course, if you need something more advanced, I also have a magnetic black crystal ball here, which can show everything within a radius of ten miles, but the price of the exchange is also slightly more expensive..."
Du Wei's heart became more and more curious: "Is there anything else?"
"Of course!" The old apprentice looked proud: "I am the oldest crystal ball shop in the magic union here!" Did you know? The current president of the Magic Guild, Lord Yago Doug, when he was young, he bought his first crystal ball when he became a magician, from my shop! The person who sold him the crystal ball was my father! I have all the styles of crystal balls here... Don't know which one you need? Although
Du Wei's magic skills are not bad, after all, he has not systematically learned formal magic knowledge, and most of the understanding of these magic props is from those messy books, little by little, and the knowledge of these magic props such as crystal balls is really not much. After thinking for a while, he smiled bitterly and said, "This old gentleman, I have also just become a magician and am ready to buy my first crystal ball, so I don't know what I need?" Do you have any suggestions?
The old apprentice was stunned for a moment, looked at Du Wei's black robe, and opened his mouth: "Oh... Haven't you, a Master of Magic like you, used a crystal ball before?
Du Wei smiled: "I also just became a magician. The
old apprentice immediately realized that he was rude, the status of magic apprentice is the lowest level in the entire magic system, not to mention that the other party is a bachelor of magic wearing a black robe, even if it is a first-level magician, he must be polite to the other party. If you asked such a faux pas just now, you shouldn't have been.
But... As a Bachelor of Magic, he has only just become a magician... It's very strange.
"So..." the old apprentice hesitated. The smile on his face was even more polite: "May I ask you, which type of magic is your main cultivation?"
"Is there a difference?" Du Wei asked.
"Of course, if you are a major in fire magic, I have a fire magic enhancement auxiliary crystal ball here, which allows you to act as the best formation when arranging the fire magic array, as long as you have a ball in your hand, any slight fluctuation of the entire magic array cannot escape your eyes. If you are practicing water magic. I also have a water summoning ball, even if you are in the dry northwest wasteland, you can increase the amplitude of mana summoning, detect underground water aid, and thus extract water elements... Uh, let me think... Alas, old age, the brain is not very good. I almost forgot, I still have a few wind crystal balls here, but they can only be low-level prediction balls, which can predict cloud fluctuations in the sky and predict gales within a radius of a hundred miles. When you set up the wind magic array. You can use this crystal ball to find the wind around you and make a mobilization... Well, mobilizing ready-made winds is much more mana saving than creating whirlwinds with magic on your own. You're right?
Du Wei thought for a moment and said with a smile: "What if it's dark magic?" The
corner of the old apprentice's eyes jumped slightly, and there was a trace of fear in his eyes, he glanced Du Wei up and down, and sighed: "Alas... Dark magic... There are not many magicians who practice dark magic now. Let me think..."
After a while, his eyes suddenly lit up and he said with a smile: "I remembered that I have a dark magician here for things." But it's a decades-old antique, and no one has bought it here. This is an 'undead search ball', if you are a dark magician, when you want to collect undead to refine undead creatures, then this undead search ball can help you detect those ghosts that have not dispersed after death in the surrounding areas. "
Du Wei couldn't help but shake!
Collect dead ghosts that haven't dispersed? Refining necromancers?
So, the necromancer summoned by Mage Clark was also refined by himself?
Do so... Such an evil thing, could it be that the magic union is also permitted?
Saw Du Wei's face was different. The old apprentice quickly added, "Yet. I have to remind you that if you want to buy this crystal ball. You have to sign a contract with me first. "Contract
?"
"Of course!" The old apprentice's face became more and more puzzled... How could this little fellow, wearing the robes of a high-ranking Bachelor of Magic, seem to know nothing about these most basic things?
If it weren't for the fact that there was a magical position protection in the magic union, outsiders would not be able to impersonate at all... The old apprentice would probably really think that Du Wei was impersonating!
"Although it is legal for the magic union to refine dead creatures, there are many prohibitions and restrictions on cultivating this line of magic. For example, collecting the souls of creatures to refine necromancy creatures, although it is permitted, there are also several prohibitions. One of the most important is that it is only allowed to collect those ghosts that are dead and undispersed. Magicians are absolutely not allowed to kill innocent people with their own hands and refine their revenants! This is an absolute no-no! So, if you want to buy this crystal ball, you must sign a contract with me! Say a bad word... If you go out and do something against the rules with this crystal ball of mine, then this matter has absolutely nothing to do with me! Even if I am held accountable, it will not be held to me. The magic union has a rule that all dark magic items must sign a contract before they are purchased. So..."
After the old apprentice finished speaking, he secretly glanced at Du Wei.
No wonder Du Wei didn't understand this, after all, he didn't really learn the magic system system.
In the Magic Guild, dark magic has always been a very embarrassing and ambiguous existence.
In particular, there is a kind of magician, which is an absolutely evil existence strictly forbidden by the magic union, and once discovered, then even if it takes more effort, it must be eliminated!
Black Necromancer.
Although in dark magic, magicians can be allowed to use those dead souls to refine. But refining with living people is absolutely not allowed!
There are some evil dark magicians in history, in order to pursue powerful power, and give birth to evil thoughts, often for their own selfishness, with their own strong strength, kill ordinary people at will, and even some evil strong people in history will slaughter villages and towns at every turn, and even kill all the people in a city, and then refine all the people into dead creatures for their own drive!
So, the difference between the dark mage and the evil necromancer is between this line.
If you only occasionally capture one or two ghosts that do not disperse after death, the kind of revenants that are filled with resentment, but will endanger the world, and you capture them and refine them into your own necromancy creatures, then not only will you not blame them, but it is considered a good thing.
And slaughtering living beings and refining necromancers is evil.
Du Wei listened to the old apprentice's introduction and probably understood something in his heart. I was about to leave, but I don't know how, suddenly my heart moved, and the ghost made a god speak, "Then, I'll buy that dark crystal ball of yours here."
This is completely a thought that Du Wei moved at will in his heart, and he also faintly asked himself for a long time, if a thing is not bought and left, it is a little embarrassing.
Although he is not practicing any dark magic now, he is also interested in buying one and studying it.
The old apprentice immediately became happy, walked into the back of the store, and after half a day took out a box made of black inkstone, placed it heavily in front of Du Wei, and said with a smile: "This thing, I have been waiting for decades, I haven't sold it, since you like it, then I will sell it at a low price..."
After some haggling, Du Wei exchanged two high-grade orchid diamonds and one pound of magic crystals for arranging magic arrays for this crystal ball. Anyway, he has a lot of money now, and the things sent by the Rollin Plain Magic Union branch last time, he brought a lot of magic baggage around him. Although this crystal ball was exchanged for a very expensive value, Du Wei didn't care that it was sent by someone else after all.
The old apprentice was very happy, he casually picked up a bell behind the counter that was so rusty that he could not see its original color, shook it a few times, and a music with faint magic fluctuations floated out.
A moment later, a young man dressed in a silver magic apprentice robe ran in, holding a different six-star badge on his chest, with a slight sweat on his forehead, and came in with a smile: "Daddy Hans, are you calling me?"
"This... I sold a dark prop, this is a contract, you bring it back for the record. The old apprentice smiled.
This young apprentice was obviously a staff member in the magic union, glanced at Du Wei, quickly bent down to give a salute, carefully put away the contract signed by Du Wei, and left.
Du Wei was very curious about the system in this magic union, but he was embarrassed to ask more, and then left.
The black ink-clad crystal ball was also casually thrown into the magic baggage that he was carrying.
It seems that this is just a small episode in Du Wei's wandering...
But history, as is often the case. A small wave can often change the direction of the trend of the entire era...
A small dark crystal ball, faintly, seems to have a slight change in Du Wei's life, and this slight change, now, can not see any clue.