Chapter 552: The Shadow Latent (1)
After dropping the old lady home, Sebas heads to his intended destination.
He came to a place with a continuous wall.
On the inside of the wall, three five-story towers are protruding. Since there are no taller buildings than those towers around, it looks extraordinarily tall.
Several slender buildings with two floors high surround the towers.
This is the headquarters of the Kingdom's Wizards' Guild. Since new magic is also being developed and training magic chanters are being trained here, a large area of land is needed. They barely receive aid from the state, but they can own such a large land, presumably because they are responsible for the production of magic props.
After walking for a short time, I saw a sturdy gate. The lattice-shaped door is wide open, and several armed guards can be seen in the watch station on the second floor.
Sebas walked through the door unstopped by the guards—only a glance at them.
Ahead, there is a wide staircase with a gentle slope, and a door that leads to a stately, ancient self-walled structure. Of course, this door is also open to welcome visitors.
Walking through the door, there is a small foyer with the hall in front of it. On the high ceiling, several crystal chandeliers are hung with magical lights.
On the right-hand side is the lobby and living room, where several sofas and other pieces of furniture are placed. Several magic chanters can be seen talking. There is a notice board on the left-hand side. Some of the people in robes who looked like chanters of magic powers, and those who looked like adventurers, looked intently at the parchment posted on it.
A counter was placed in the depths of the hall, and several young men and women sat at the back. Everyone wore a robe, and on their chests was embroidered with the badge that hung on their heads when they entered the building.
On the left and right sides of the counter stands a long, life-size skinny figure that looks like a marionette for sketching, without eyes and nose - ood Golem. It seems to be used as a garrison. Even if you don't have human guards on the outside, it's probably out of the vanity of the Wizards' Guild.
Sebas made a neat "knock" sound and walked to the counter.
The young man at the counter saw that it was Sebas, and only greeted him with his eyes. Sebas bowed his head slightly. Since Sebas frequented the city, the two got acquainted.
"Welcome to the Wizards' Guild, Mr. Sebas. What is the need?"
"Yes. I want to buy a magic scroll. Can you show me the usual list?"
"Okay."
The youth quickly placed a large book on the counter. Probably when he saw Sebas's figure, he secretly got ready.
The inside pages of the book are thin and snow-white high-grade paper, and the cover is mounted in leather, which is quite beautiful. And the text is also sewn with gold threads, I'm afraid this book alone is worth a lot of money.
Sebas pulled the book to his hand and turned the pages.
Unfortunately, Sebas couldn't read the text. No, it should be said that the existence of YGGDRASIL cannot decipher this kind of text. Even if language could be understood by the strange laws of this world, words were not.
However, Sebas's owner gave him a magic item that could solve this problem.
Sebas took the case from his bosom and opened it.
There was a pair of glasses inside. The thin frame is made of a metal like silver. And if you look closely, you can see that there are tiny words engraved on it—or patterns that resemble lines. The lenses are made of frosted crystal.
With glasses on, you can read words with the power of magic.
Sebas's hand, which was turning the page quickly but carefully, suddenly stopped. He looked away from the book and asked softly to a woman sitting behind the counter beside the young man:
"What's the matter?"
"Ah, no......"
The woman blushed and lowered her head.
"Just think you'...... The posture is beautiful."
"Thank you for the compliment."
Sebas smiled slightly, and the woman's face turned even redder.
Sebas, a white-haired gentleman, is an existence that will obsesse with him just by looking at it. Not only the facial features are upright, but the temperament exuded is even more eye-catching, walking on the street, ninety percent of women regardless of age, will look back at him more. The waitress sitting at the counter is understandable to see Sebas completely forgetful, and it is also the norm.
Sebas felt understandable, and then his gaze fell on the book again, and he stopped again on one of the pages, and asked the young man:
"Can you tell us more about this magic, the FloatingBoard?"
"Okay." The youth began the introduction fluently. "The 'Floating Board' is a first-order magic that can create translucent floating plates. The size and maximum load weight of the float are affected by the caster's mana, but if it is powered by a scroll, the maximum limit is one square meter and the load weight is fifty kilograms. The resulting float will follow the caster's back, up to five meters away. Since the float only follows behind the caster, it cannot be moved, etc., and if the caster turns 180 degrees, the float will slowly move behind the caster. Basically, it's magic for moving things, and you can sometimes see it at a civil engineering site."
"I see." Sebas nodded. "Then I'll buy this magic scroll."
"Okay."
The young man was not the slightest surprised that Sebas had chosen magic that did not sell very well. Because almost all of the magic scrolls that Sebas buys are very unpopular magic. Besides, being able to clear the remaining inventory is also a good thing for the Wizards' Guild.
"Is one scroll enough?"
"Yes, excuse me."
The young man gestured gently to the man sitting next to him.
The man who had been listening to the conversation between the two immediately stood up, opened the door on the wall behind the counter to the room, and stepped inside. Reels are also expensive commodities. Even if there are guards, it is not good to pile up on the counter with big stings.
After about five minutes, the man who had just left returned. He held a roll of parchment in his hand.
"Here's your scroll."
Sebas looked at the parchment placed on the counter. The rolled-up parchment paper is beautifully made, and just looking at the appearance follows the paper that can be bought everywhere. The name of the magic was written in black ink, and Sebas confirmed that it was the same as the name of the magic he was buying, and then took off the glasses.
"That's right. I bought it."
"Thank you for your patronage." The young man bowed his head politely. "This scroll is the first order of magic, and it will take you one gold coin and ten silver coins."
Potions of the same rank and only magically crafted are worth two gold coins, so this is relatively cheap. This is because, in general, scrolls can only be used by people who can use the magic of the same system. In other words, potions that can be used by anyone are more expensive, which is self-evident.