Chapter 9: Risky Trading
A mage has always had everything ready before it happens. Although it sounds like an old mother babbling and filling with all kinds of useless things, when it comes to life, this seemingly useless preparation becomes precious. It can even be said that there is no substitute.
Akon's goal is indeed the recorded Lost City, and there is nothing wrong with it, but even among all known ruins, the Lost City is still dangerous. Not because of anything else, but simply because it is a relic belonging to the Thracian dynasty.
Mental pollution, hallucinations, subspace disturbances, everything related to the mind will be distorted into strange ways to the maximum. The remnants of the Thracian dynasty will basically have this kind of psychologically abnormal atmosphere. As a dynasty that worships evil gods, even the aesthetic concept has been distorted under their rule. Many people went mad in the remnants of the Thracian dynasty and began to gradually deviate from the path of normal people. Among them are many former famous archmages and great knights. Akon felt that his knowledge was absolutely sufficient, but he didn't yet feel that his mental toughness was comparable to that of those crazy archmages.
With his poor eleven spirits, and if he didn't have a book, he might be the first one in the team to go crazy without taking some potions. If it's a team of five, I'm afraid it's no problem to buy some potions. But now the team has been sharply reduced to three people, and the combat effectiveness is seriously insufficient. Even a conceited figure like Akon has to admit that his original plan seems to have been taken too lightly.
"Soul Solidifying Grass and Mandala Flowers...... It's all the basis of concentrating potions. Do you want to get a batch of concentrating potions? ”
Sitting on the couch with her chin propped up, Mrs. Lisa seemed to look at Arkon with interest.
"No, it's spiritual solidification. A potion used to immobilize the spirit. ”
Akon thought about it, and finally decided to say it honestly.
The relationship between the two of them is quite harmonious now, and the fewer lies between the mages, the better. It's not worth it to cheat for the sake of such a small profit. What's more, if you turn your face, Akon doesn't have much confidence to run out of here.
Taking a step back, every witch is an expert at manipulating people's minds, and deception itself is a meaningless and worthless act. Compared to this clumsy deception, it is better to tell the truth as soon as possible in exchange for the trust of these temperamental and wonderful humans. After all, if you live with yourself, Akon also prefers this kind of person who directly tells the truth.
"My goal is the lost city of Hohenheim."
The card in his palm slid silently to his wrist, and Akon squinted his eyes and crossed his hands, and said in a low voice.
"The remnants of the Thracian dynasty are often strongly spiritually erosive. There used to be archmage-level characters who got lost and went crazy in it. If you calculate carefully, the concentrating elixir is actually not as cost-effective as the spiritual solidification elixir. So I seek such herbs. ”
The Elixir of Condensation was only a condensation of the spirit, and although it was very effective during prayer and study, all the knowledge in Akon's mind judged that for the lost city of Hohenheim, the Elixir of Convulsive Medicine alone was not enough. Although it is said that the use of mental solidification potions for a long time will bring mental damage, it is compared to his cost performance
"Oh? What an unexpected target. ”
Seeing Riddle's honest appearance, the witch smiled, and her vine-like hair shook slightly.
"You want to make a spirit solidification potion instead of a spirit concentrating potion, isn't that the same as telling me directly that you are ready to explore now but are controlled by others? Tell me your weaknesses directly, is it really okay for a witch to meet for the first time? ”
"Because I believe that Madame Lisa is not the kind of person who waits for a price to sell."
Akon's face was as usual, and he said calmly.
"If you were a merchant, Lady Lisa, then Elwyn Forest would have been your personal domain a hundred years ago. But in fact, you didn't do that, but chose to retreat to the mountains and forests with your daughter. So I judge that you are actually a fairly kind-hearted witch who is not too threatening. ”
The witch groaned for a long time, a strange smile on her face, and squinted at Akon.
"Really? I'm not that kind of person? I'm a witch but have a good heart? ”
The smile on the bewitching witch's face gradually expanded, and her voice became more and more sharp. The vines on her body began to tremble with her smile, and they kept flowing through her body like creatures.
"I killed my mad son with my own hands, I tricked my knights into draining my son's strength, and I imprisoned my daughter in this castle for my own selfish desires. Now you say I'm a witch with a good heart? Haha, haha! Little mage, now I've changed my mind. I think we should talk more carefully about each other, don't you? ”
Then, the laughter stopped abruptly.
The witch stood up and looked at the mage sitting on the sofa with a smile, and a hint of whiteness gradually bloomed in the corners of her eyes.
It was a bewitching and beautiful flower.
Pure white, soft, like the kind of flowers that bloom on the edge of a mountain cliff, releasing an aura that seems to be overwhelming. But in the eyes of anyone with knowledge of witches, they know what this flower means.
The flower of evil, with the most delicate appearance to cover the most sinister heart.
The witch's crazy and raging spiritual aura began to reverberate in the space, blasting the black tea to pieces.
“…… But I don't think there's anything you can do, madame. Our relationship is reciprocal. ”
The pupils reflected the human figure whose eyes were gradually blooming like flowers, and Akon's expression gradually froze, and the card on his wrist slipped into the palm of his hand.
The starry sky gradually shone brightly, pulling the fragments of black tea and porcelain, and gradually surrounding the young man with a layer of brilliant starlight, like the Milky Way. The two cards gradually floated, swirling and intertwining in mid-air, releasing more magical mist.
And in the starry mist, Akon leaned back on the sofa, his hands folded over his chest, staring at the witch who had turned into a blooming flower, a cold light flashing in the depths of his eyes.
"I'm not a strong person, but even if I do, I'm not something that a witch without a systematic education can defeat casually. Knowledge is power, Mrs. Hanseatic. How sure sure do you know you are that you will survive with my magic card? One percent? One in a thousand? One in 10,000? One in a trillion? Or is it one in Beijing? I advise you not to do anything stupid. ”
With a slight flick of his fingers, a covered card gradually flipped under the action of spiritual power.
The golden thunder pattern made the witch tremble when one eye had turned into a white flower.
Even a witch like her, who is just a witch in the countryside, can feel what terrifying energy is contained in that seemingly simple pattern. It was like the will of heaven and earth, crushing her probing spirit into pieces.
"Thunderbolt of fate. Although it is a trial work that imitates the thunder of divine punishment, and it also has many drawbacks, such as being uncontrollable, the scope is too large, and there is no way to escape the shortcomings, but as a method of ending up together, it is indeed an indispensable existence. Unleashing the breath of the gods to ** the endless thunder of divine punishment can be described as fate. Don't you think this card is beautiful? ”
Tapping his fingertip to the center of the card, Akon looked at the silent witch and smiled.
A bead of sweat slid down the witch's forehead.
The Thunder of Fate, this magic card made by reading forbidden knowledge, is the main reason why Akon dares not to be afraid in front of a high-level mage. If you are a big person who has mastered the core of magic, you will naturally not be afraid of this kind of 'toy' made by quick means. But for people who are not at the archmage level, this card that exudes a destructive aura is naturally a coin of the goddess of fate, and it is both alive and dead.
People who don't have a magic core simply can't counter spells during the spellcasting phase, and can only wait for spell gestures and spells to appear. But how do you counter a card? Just looking at the faint thunder light on it, the witch with flowers in her pupils subconsciously shivered.
As a witch, she is naturally able to deduce her future through her breath. The best outcome is that the castle is completely destroyed, and the two of them are shattered. If the power is not contained, it is estimated that the entire Elwyn Forest may be blown up to the sky by the thunder of divine punishment.
“…… You're definitely not any ordinary person, boy. ”
Staring at the golden thunder light, the witch sighed slightly, and the flowers on her face gradually retracted into her eyes.
"This knowledge, this power, who are you? Which master did you study with? Even if you are not a well-known archmage in the Great Plains, you should be a strong person on the famous side. Invoking the power of the gods to induce the thunder of divine punishment, this kind of forbidden knowledge is definitely not something that a mage wizard in the wild can study. Why did you come to me, an old woman? ”
Finally starting to have some ideas?
With a slow sigh in his heart, Akon gradually converged the starlight spreading around him and incorporated it into the cards.
Under the witch's somewhat wary gaze, the young mage took the two cards into the sleeves of his robe and clasped them back in his palm. But even if she didn't use this kind of trick, it is estimated that this witch would not have done the kind of intimidating behavior just now. Because the two of them have been deeply aware of each other's inability to do anything to each other. So you can only sit here and communicate.
After all, the self-destruction methods shown by Akon were a little too terrifying. If the thunder of fate is really released, Akon can't say, but this castle and herself will definitely be turned into scum in the thunder. This is not to say that this thunder light can really easily destroy a level 27 powerhouse, but it just so happens that Paradise Lost is a negative attribute, and she herself can be regarded as a collection of negative energy. It has a special attraction to the thunder of fate. For this reason, Mrs. Lisa could only sit down and have a good talk.
"Didn't I already say why? I just want to make some spiritual solidification potions, and there are no big requirements for anything else. As for myself......"
Akon smiled and touched the tip of his nose.
"It doesn't matter who I am, it's important that I say Amun's existence and that I need these things. That's all. ”
“…… You're right, it doesn't matter who you are. As long as the contract is there, it's fine. ”
Seeing Akon's fearless appearance, the witch's eyes blinked, and finally seemed to be very unwilling to nod.
From the blooming thorns behind him, he grabbed a contract that looked like some age. After slashing her wrist and smearing the parchment with a slightly dark green layer of blood, the lady turned the contract in her hand and handed it to Akon.
"As you said, it doesn't matter who you are, and neither does the person behind you. Importantly, we all seemed to be a little upset with that man. As long as this is combined with the existence of the contract, this is enough. Watching Akon flip the contract with his mental power, a smile that seemed to have succeeded in the conspiracy resurfaced on the witch's face.
"My request is simple, take my daughter out of this forest, then what you want will be yours."