"What did you say? One hundred and five gold coins? This is naked blackmail! Yes, it is blackmail! I don't care who you are..."
"Okay! Baroque, shut up! Otherwise you will have to find a way to get a drink by yourself."
The furious roar of the dwarf carried a terrifying sound, and it was likely to lift off the roof of Morty's Treasure Shop, the largest magic items shop in Lissouli. Fortunately, Edward came up with a small threat.
, finally hit the only key point in his mind that was on the verge of going berserk.
Or maybe I shouldn't have let him enter the shop in the first place. The hunter rubbed his brows and cursed in his heart. Then he took the bag of gold coins from the cold-faced clerk as quickly as possible.
I dragged him out of the store with great effort.
After five days of adventure, thousands of miles and several incredible scenes, Edward really didn't want to get involved with any trouble, at least for a while.
Well, actually, the hunter's trip today was going smoothly until he entered this store.
After being separated from several half-elves, Edward finally enjoyed a rare peaceful time. Oh, it can't be considered peaceful. After all, in this era on this continent, carriages didn't even have rubber wheels, let alone shock absorbers.
Already...
The bumps along the way made his bones almost fall apart - but the dilapidated farm carriage with old horses was bumpy, but it was faster than expected. When the sun just passed the middle of the sky, Lisuli
The city is already in sight.
And entering the city is not as difficult as imagined.
I thought that such a large and medium-sized city would have stricter interrogations for refugees, but after stuffing two extra silver coins into the yawning guard, the two foreigners were all let through smoothly - after all, even the mercenaries
, and not many people are so luxurious as to have a space pocket. Naturally, the guard couldn't have imagined that the two guys in front of him, dressed in common clothes and carrying a bunch of sundries on their backs. They didn't even need to blackmail, but they could actually be armed.
A tycoon with a lot of teeth and a lot of money.
But the most ironic thing is that what these two rich people will face next is the embarrassment of being penniless.
The total value of their belongings was tens of thousands of gold, but the cash was very little. When they came out of Baiyang Town a few days ago, even Edward, who was accustomed to calculations, did not expect that this adventure would turn out to be...
It was so weird and unpredictable that he didn't even have a dime of cash with him, and the mage even promised a lot of reward for the adventure, but unfortunately he was teleported to this place more than a thousand miles away before he even paid it.
The territory has reached the limit.
Compared to him, the dwarf Baroque still has some wealth. However, after paying the five gold coins for medicine or wine and the two silver coins for the city entrance fee, there are only seven copper coins left.
Therefore, Edward had no choice but to go to this shop first and exchange the scroll he had just found for more than a hundred gold coins.
As the dwarves said, this is an absolutely loss-making business - Fireball is one of the most commonly used and practical spells in the third level. Even in such a city with a large number of mages, it can be exchanged for at least a few hundred gold coins.
But what else can you do? For a young guy who has just arrived in your country, in an unfamiliar place, if you want to make your first transaction without losing money, there are only three possibilities. The first is to have a big backend.
The second reason is that the strength is so great that it is so scary, and the third reason is that the luck is so great that it is so scary.
Unfortunately, Edward doesn't have anything big enough to scare him...or he will in a few years. So now, he must choose to accept this injustice.
Moreover, at least two-thirds of the discount was very unpleasant. Even if the scroll was just bought without capital, it still made Edward grin in pain. However, he counted the more than a hundred gold coins back and forth.
Now, he had to make an even more unpleasant choice - he chose an inn opposite the shop with many carriages parked, and asked for two medium-sized rooms for one gold coin a day.
More unpleasant? Yes, at least more unpleasant to the dwarves.
"I said, Edward, you are too prodigal, aren't you? It's just a sleep, a bed and a quilt. Why waste this kind of money... You are not one of those bullshit aristocrats who only spend two cents a day in a hotel.
, can’t we still sleep?” After entering the hotel room, the dwarf couldn’t help but complain about the hunter’s “luxury”, but after a few words, this guy showed his prototype: “
With that kind of money, I might as well buy a few bottles of good wine. And I..."
Edward couldn't help but shook his head - the character of dwarves, at best, they are straightforward people, straightforward; at worst, they are irritable, and their social structure is relatively simple, so it is naturally difficult to understand the so-called 'human feelings'.
Although the group of guys he just killed outside the city were just mercenaries, the power behind them was by no means too small. Even if they broke up midway, he couldn't guarantee that he would be targeted by someone. What's more, this
Public security in the world is very chaotic. The so-called city defense army is just a decoration to maintain the superficial order. It is also different from the urban management. For him,
It is not safe at all for such a floating population, and it is even more dangerous than gangsters. At least for gangsters, there is still the option of killing them. As long as they are quick and agile, there will be no big trouble, but if they are provoked
For a city defense force, it would be difficult to hide it. To openly oppose the ruling class, for a little person like him, it is as stupid as spitting at the sky.
The advantage of a larger hotel like this is that in order to maintain its reputation for making money, it has a relatively certain level of security. It can at least guarantee that you won’t take drugs while eating and won’t be stabbed while sleeping. Besides, he also
I really need a relatively quiet place to have a good rest, sort out my future plans, and...check my luggage.
Of course, thinking about it, Edward was not in the mood to explain all this to this guy now, so after thinking about it, he threw two gold coins to the waiter who led the way: "Two meals, and give this gentleman a bucket."
Ale. Minimum eight gallons."
…
After getting rid of the noisy dwarf and his own belly, Edward could finally do some things of his own in peace.
After concentrating a little and stirring up the vibration of the magic net, a lot of things poured out of the dimensional bag... Edward tugged at the corner of his mouth, then reached out and picked up the black gem that seemed to be the most valuable.
Although the color looked a little weird, the almost vertical reflection made Edward clear that this thing was a real diamond - a size as big as half a hand is already extremely expensive on earth, not to mention its appearance.
, has been carefully ground into a square shape with hundreds of cut surfaces. As long as you look carefully, you can see the crystal clear ink color. Even if the color is destined to not be as dazzling as other similar ones, it is enough.
Dazzling.
The value of such a diamond is very high, even in a world with various magical items and a large output of gems. Crystal minerals without exception have an affinity for magic.
Sex can be used as catalyst, storage, stimulation, etc. It is also the key to various magic circles. The purer and flawless the gem is, the greater its ability is. If there is a discerning mage, the value of this thing will be
Enough to replace a medium-sized village or town.
...and more.
Edward squinted his eyes and carefully observed the center of the crystal, which made the color darker. Through the lights in the room, he could notice that the black inside was not pure, but a slender one.
, obviously not a naturally formed texture, those tight or distant lines construct a set of wonderful patterns inside, exuding a faint darkness that seems to be absorbing light.
The hunter's heart couldn't help but move. The extremely precise carved patterns made people think of some kind of magic circle for the first time.
However, it is too monotonous. It is constructed of lines of different thicknesses and lengths, but that's all. There is no circle, no core runes...anything similar to the circle. But it is so attractive.
The more one observes...the more clearly the outlines of those fine lines become discernible, the thickness, length, angle...the simple line segments contain some mysterious attraction that almost captures the human soul.
in.
not good!
Edward was shocked!
There seemed to be some kind of power in that gem, really absorbing his soul! Yes, that terrible gravity came from the palm of his hand holding the gem, constantly pulling something away, bringing it with it.
Come on to that terrible feeling of fatigue!
His understanding of magic items made him clearly understand that this situation can often lead to terrible results - although magic items can allow ordinary people to have access to the convenience of that mysterious world, in the final analysis, they still belong to mages.
Theirs, what ordinary people can use, are just some low-level goods that have low requirements for controlling magic power and have imported most of their power. Fools who blindly try to cross this barrier without special training usually
You will only pay a heavy price.
The earth-shattering explosion and the violent energy that can destroy everything around are just the easier things to accept... It opens a passage to a forbidden realm, bringing demons or monsters from other worlds to the world and being imprisoned.
It is not impossible for a soul to turn into a ghost within a hundred miles.
If you think of the original owner of this thing, then no matter what taboo evil situation happens at this moment, it is not surprising!
The young man waved his palm anxiously, trying to throw away the gem, but then he found that his body was almost out of control... His best efforts only made his fingers twitch slightly a few times, not to mention stopping that kind of...
The terrifying energy movement makes it impossible to even throw away the stone!
The flow of his thoughts began to become heavy, and it became difficult to breathe. However, just when the young man was almost out of his mind, the crystal quietly left his hand and rolled around on the table like an ordinary stone. There was no trace of anything.
Something like an explosion or eruption happens...
But before the frightened Edward could breathe a sigh of relief, a voice rang in his ears!
"Is it you who woke me up?"
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Chapter 2 should be around 11 o'clock.
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