For the next few days, Daktronics would visit Waedmeier in the treatment room every day. Although Wedemeyer is still unconscious, his physical condition is improving day by day under Leah's careful treatment. Seeing this, Darko also relieved himself.

Phyllis and Darko are inseparable every day, and while Darko copies the magic scroll, Phyllis lies on the ground like a cat and pulls his leg hair. After the consumption when he escaped with Wendy before, Darko's scrolls on hand have been depleted, and it is time to practice the inscription technique and replenish some magic scrolls at the same time.

Darko has been able to complete the transcription of the magic array below level 4 with a high success rate, but the level 5 freezing technique is still easy to fail. During this time, he also tried to add the power of chaos to the inscriptions, and the result was that the magic scroll directly turned into a mass of violent factors, turning into dust in a huge explosion. After many experiments, Darko found that the power of the flounder bloodline could not be stored smoothly, at least not at least now, so the magic scroll could only copy normal ice magic.

Every day, when Darko arrives in the living room to copy the scrolls, he finds a dozen bottles of ground magic ink on a stump-shaped tabletop, and even if he had used all the ink the night before, it would be replenished the next morning. Darko knew that this was sharpened by Leah on time every day in order to match his practice.

At first, Darko thought that Leah was aiming at him and started the competition, but after a few days of getting along, he found that Leah was actually an elf who was very easy to get along with, and she didn't have too much elf arrogance in her, but she was very persistent. She treats Weedmire on time every day, and she's always been on time with magic ink, never out of luck.

On this day, Phyllis, Leah, and Darko were sipping coffee in the living room, and Phyllis asked Leah a little strangely, "Are you sure the announcement has been published? It's been a few days, why hasn't anyone come over to apply to join us?"

Liya blew on her coffee softly and said unhurriedly, "Don't worry, maybe there aren't so many master alchemists, there will always be a few more days." ”

"Master?" Darko asked a little strangely, "Could it be that the announcement you made asking to join our team requires a Master Auxiliary Professional?"

"Well, that's right. Liya looked reasonable, "The three of us are all masters, and if we want to win the championship, of course, we need a lineup of six people who are all masters." ”

Phyllis placed her coffee cup on the stump, "That's a good idea, but are you sure we can get the staff together before the deadline?"

"If you can't find it when the deadline is approaching, it's not too late to lower the standard." What's more, the orc warriors haven't bought it yet, and the team members are just a small thing in comparison. ”

"Hey, don't always talk about orc warriors! My posting mission has been completed, and he'll be here today. Speaking of this, Phyllis suddenly remembered something, she looked at the time, "Ah, the agreed trading time is coming, Daktros come with me!

Before Darko could figure out what was going on, he was pulled out of the tree castle by Phyllis, and Leah sighed softly with her coffee, "I hope there won't be any more errands." ”

St. Yale's City also has restrictions on spatial magic, but instead of being closed like the Adamantite Prison, it mainly interferes with spatial teleportation from the outside to the inside, so that people can only enter the city through the teleportation array at the city gate or in the central square. As a side effect of this interference, the teleportation within St. Yale's city has also become very disordered, so now Darko and Phyllis can only run away to the trading location.

The two of them walked through the streets and alleys, and because there were so many people in several commercial streets, it was half an hour before they arrived in front of a small three-story building in the middle of the city. It's a restaurant, and with Phyllis's shouting, the two of them run all the way upstairs, attracting the attention of many people.

Up to the third floor, Darko saw a sturdy orc warrior standing there. This orc warrior was not the kind he had seen in the Demon Beast Mountains, but his whole body was covered in dark green fur, and his physique was more muscular than that of ordinary orcs. Darko is already a relatively tall Terran, and this orc is even taller than him.

The orc warriors wore characteristic shackles on all four limbs, the same appearance as the one Darko wore in the Adamantite Prison, only twice as large, and the shackles on the ankles were connected with thick iron chains the size of a human head, to increase the load and prevent the slaves from escaping.

"Miss Talker, you're already ten minutes late, can't you be punctual? A lazy voice came, and Darko noticed that there was another man sitting next to the orc with his back to the staircase, boredly stirring mashed potatoes with a fork, and the difference in height was so great that Darko ignored it. The man didn't turn around, and said, "There are already four people who have asked about my orc warriors at this moment, and I am very impressed by the price they offered, if it weren't for the trial mission you issued, I would have wanted to sell it." ”

"Hey, man, two sirloin steaks, topped with black truffle sauce. Phyllis called to the waiter before she walked to the table, sat directly across from the man, and looked at the orc warrior next to her, "It's only been ten minutes, and I've already run over without seeing it!" Kostner! You don't look like a big orc! Are you sure it has the combat power of a great samurai?"

"It took me a month to catch this orc warrior alive, do you want to fight it?" The man tugged at the hair on the orc's face, but the orc didn't react, and when he looked closely, he found that the orc's eyes were confused, obviously fed some sanity-disturbing potion.

"Hey, Kevin!" Darko interjected only then, waving behind Phyllis and greeting Kevin.

"Huh, Darko!" Kevin jumped up and exclaimed in surprise, "You're not dead yet!"

Before Darko could react, he was already given a bear hug by Kevin, and he said helplessly, "Do I look like I could easily die? I didn't expect to meet you here." ”

The person in front of him was none other than the partner Darko had met in the Warcraft Mountains more than a year ago, Kevin Costner. If it weren't for Kevin's help, he would have died at the hands of VitK4. Although the two have not seen each other for more than a year, the friendship that they fought side by side at the beginning has always been deeply remembered.

Darko felt that after returning to the Amethiya plane, he seemed to be favored by fate, and met acquaintances one after another. First Wendy, Phyllis, and now Kevin, even the previously lost Weedermire was immediately found again. Good luck came so quickly that he was a little overwhelmed.

"It's been a year, and you've survived!I'm really starting to admire you!" Kevin slapped Dakko on the back heavily, only to pull his shoulder and look at him face to face, and saw that the crocodile ring he made was still on Darko's finger, "Yes, all limbs are still sound, it seems that your escape level must have improved by leaps and bounds." ”

"Hey, did I give you permission to touch my lich?" Phyllis glared at Kevin angrily, then turned back to Darko, "Darko, do you know him? How did you know him? Don't talk to him without my permission in the future, don't let him spoil you!"

Darko was still immersed in joy, happily telling about the Warcraft Mountain Range, when he told Phyllis about the escape before, he started after arriving at the Mercury plane, and did not talk about the Warcraft Mountain Range. Even after more than a year, he still remembers the details of that time, telling Phyllis little by little like telling a story. Hearing that Kevin had saved Darko under VitK4, Phyllis's face softened a little.

"Miss Talker, you should check your orc warrior quickly, and complete the contract, I have to find a place to talk with Darko!" Kevin shook his hand like a fly, seemingly impatient with Phyllis's light bulb.

"Hey, what are you talking about, it's up to me to talk to Darko or not!" Phyllis rushed straight at him, covering Kevin's eyes to prevent him from looking at Darko.

Kevin was helpless, he took a step back and said, "Darko, how did you endure such a master? Do you want me to lend you some money to help you redeem yourself?"

Darko looked at Phyllis in embarrassment, and then said to Kevin, "You can secretly watch me while my master is here." ”

After Darko said this, both of them laughed heartily. Phyllis had enough trouble, and felt that if she wanted to prevent Darko from being spoiled by Kevin, she still had to complete the deal early, so she checked the orcs on her own. After carefully examining the various parts of the orc and unleashing a few more probing spells, she nodded in satisfaction and took out the magic badge to stack it with Kevin's badge, and turned 1800 credits.

When Darko saw the amount of their transaction, he immediately opened his mouth wide, and it was 1800 all of a sudden, and it was credits, not gold coins. Darko also spent a year in the Academy of Magic, and had some preliminary judgment on the price, but was also shocked by the price of this orc.

"So expensive!" Darko blurted out.

Kevin sat back in his chair after the trade, looked at Darko and said, "Hey, this is the best thing, not the ones we killed in the Monster Mountain Range. Of the orcs we were facing at that time, only the orc chief had reached the standard of a warrior, and he was the one who was blasted by you with elemental martyrdom at that time. For the Alchemy Grand Prix, the orc warriors are about two levels stronger than the orc warriors, but with the difference in carrying capacity, there is a huge disparity in the strength of the two sides. Take the glyphs of your inscription as an example, the orc warrior can carry a large glyph and a small glyph, while the orc warrior can only carry a large glyph and make a judgment. ”

Darko nodded thoughtfully, he now understood the value of orc warriors, so he paid more attention to Adam who wanted to give Phyllis an orc warrior, and was willing to pay so much for Phyllis, which was enough for him to pay attention to, at least he himself couldn't come up with so much money now. Fortunately, there is nothing urgent need for money in front of Phyllis so far, otherwise Darko would not know what choice the owner would make. However, this made Dacko even more determined to make money, he wanted to make money.

Darko turned to Phyllis and asked, "What's the budget for our competition?"

"Counting the money for the purchase of orcs, other magic raw materials, etc., the total budget is six thousand credits. Phyllis said, glaring at Kevin again, "It's all to blame for his orc warriors selling too expensive!"

Even though Dakko was mentally prepared, he was still taken aback by this number. 6,000 credits is equivalent to 60,000 gold coins. And this kind of investment is just for the possibility of winning the championship, because only the first place will be rewarded, and the other places will lose money. It's clear that this is a rich man's game. Dakko finally understood the threshold of this game at this time, "It's too much of a gamble to win the championship with so much money." ”

Kevin shook his finger, " First of all, it is the temptation of prizes, there are countless alchemy props in the Alchemy Guild Collection Hall, and legendary-level equipment is not uncommon, maybe there will be holy weapons, which will inevitably find equipment or props that suit you; secondly, there is derivative value hidden in the game, which is the prestige created by the competition, there are many alchemy masters in history who are famous in the Grand Prix, and then naturally many people will invite you to customize the equipment; finally, the ratio of pay to expected income is quite normal, on the surface, hundreds of teams compete for the championship, in fact, there will be no more than ten teams that are really competitive for the championship。 Judging from this ratio, even if the six people who won the championship only got the legendary equipment, the value would be equivalent to 600,000 gold coins, considering that the legendary equipment is priceless and not marketable, the actual income is only high. With the cost of 60,000 gold coins to fight for a 1/10 chance of getting 600,000 gold coins, it is just a break-even, counting the fact that the collection hall will definitely be able to find equipment that suits you because of the large enough quantity, that is, it is earned. For the chattering ladels, losing is just a few months of pocket money for a heartache, and winning is a lot of money, and this speculation is enough to make people red. ”

Darko was stunned, and he asked stupidly, "But what if some alchemists have strong professional skills, but don't have money?"

"Obviously, this is a rich man's game, and the rules seem to be fair, but in fact, the poor are excluded from the beginning. Kevin smiled and added, "And an alchemist who is skilled enough will not be poor. This is a master's game, not a talent show to train newcomers, and rookie alchemists should think about how to make money before playing the game. ”

After Kevin's explanation, Darko finally understood the reason, and he immediately thought of the question of this orc warrior again, "Kevin, did you capture this orc warrior yourself? This is equivalent to the existence of the orc chieftain, at that time, we only had the share of running away, you are so powerful now?"

Although the orc chief was killed by Darko with an elemental martyrdom, he and Kevin might not have been able to win the battle without that powerful magic scroll combined. And it is far more difficult to capture alive than to kill, and the orc warrior in front of him was not too seriously injured, which means that Kevin caught it completely bloodlessly, and Kevin's current strength can be seen.

Kevin smiled proudly and was about to brag, but Phyllis next to him was already impatient, "Capturing slaves is not the same as fighting against the entire orc, who knows why this orc warrior was left alone and picked up by this kid." ”

The waiter served two plates of steaks, and Phyllis picked up her knife and fork and waved it, "Darko, this steak is delicious! Stop listening to this bastard's bragging, we'll go back and figure out how to arm the orc warriors when we're done." ”

Kevin looked at Darko with a smile, "It's time for me to leave too, now your ranking on the life spectrum is estimated to be much higher, and the safety can be guaranteed, so let's follow your master in the future." ”

Darko caught a glimpse of his ring made by Kevin, suddenly remembered something, leaned close to Phyllis's ear, and asked tentatively, "Master, Kevin is a very good jeweler, why don't you let him join us in the competition!" Judging from the conversation between Phyllis and Kevin, their relationship is not good, but Darko doesn't know what grievances they once had.

"Call that stinky boy to join our team?" Phyllis frowned at Darko, then rolled her eyes before shouting at Kevin, "Hey, good luck for you kid! Just pay me the original price of the Thunderhorn Python I robbed last time, and I'll give you a chance to join our team!"

Kevin looked at Phyllis helplessly, "Please, I beat half of the Thunderhorn Python last time, and then you ran over and grabbed the ...... with me."

"It's useless to talk less!" Phyllis twisted her head, spread her hands and said, "If you don't take out the money, we won't give you to join our team!"

"As if I was begging you. Kevin shook his head helplessly and looked at Darko again, "I'm sorry, I'm really not interested in this game, and there are a few trial tasks that I have already taken over and need to do it right away, so I don't have time to participate in your game." ”

Hearing Kevin say this, Darko also felt very pity, and was about to go forward to say goodbye to Kevin, when he suddenly heard a voice at the top of the stairs.

"Yo, isn't this my dear brother!"