Chapter Forty-Eight: The Ruins. Magic Tower
The sudden light is not dazzling, but with a kind of translucency, just like the light of the house after the owner comes home, with the index finger touching the switch; Faint, soft, but unusually bright—
Click!
The door to the fourth floor opened, and the invisible puppet fully revealed its own form, with two sharp front paws at its sides, standing like a doorman by the open door - of course, no hotel would hire this lizard-like puppet, even if it was only carved by a human; However, no hotel can afford to hire this secret puppet as a doorman.
Looking at the scaly-like skin clinging to the wooden body, layer by layer, stacked on top of each other, forming a slightly mysterious symbol, Ye Qi after carefully looking at it for a moment, he determined that these magic that looked like some symbols was the reason why this secret puppet could be invisible - however, the mastery-level alchemy and mystical knowledge could not make Ye Qi interpret the connotation, and he could only see a little hint; Ye Qi was not surprised by this; In fact, if he could read the Wizard Emperor's works at will, then it would make Ye Qi feel strange and doubt the strength of those celebrities in the Dark Ages.
Is this the reason for the silent movement......
Ye Qi, who was standing in front of this puppet, carefully looked at the thick fur on the paws of the other party's hind limbs, and nodded thoughtfully-compared to the ability of stealth, which seems incredible to ordinary people, Ye Qi attaches more importance to the silent movement with the other party; Because, for him who already has advanced stealth techniques, an ability that can completely make up for each other; But. After seeing that furry claw. Ye Qi wisely gave up the original idea; After all. In order to move silently better, he can't put on a pair of boots like that himself, right?
Replacing a Moonlight-level Sacred Weapon with a pair of such boots is a rather uneconomical thing no matter how Ye Qi looks at it—the short-term flight ability attached to the Wind Wings is also regarded by Ye Qi as a hole card; After all, a special terrain will create an absolute advantage; And destroying the opponent's arrangement once means a victory; Such a simple truth, Ye Qike understands it very well.
He shook his head with a little pity. Ye Qi withdrew his gaze from the pair of furry paws and looked at the desk - there were three slightly cramped drawers, one of which he had obtained the diary of the priceless Wizard Emperor, and the other had obtained control of the equally priceless Magic Tower, so what would be the remaining one?
With such anticipation, Ye Qi slowly walked to the desk and pulled the drawer-
Click!
After the same sound, inside the drawer, a dusty bag similar to a money bag appeared in front of Ye Qi - a thin rope passed through the mouth of the bag. Tie the whole bag tightly, with the gray, dry and flat shape. It was like the purse bag of the lowest, financially strapped clerk at the end of the Dark Ages.
As for civilians?
At that time, civilians generally did not have the concept of money bags; After all, for most civilians, all possessions are just full body clothing.
This is......
Ye Qi picked up the money bag with curiosity and looked at it carefully—as an item that the Wizard Emperor kept in the only three drawers, Ye Qi didn't believe that it would really be a money bag; Even if the Wizard Emperor was known for his eccentric temper back then, Ye Qi didn't think that the other party would leave such a useless thing for his disciples.
"Good stuff!"
Just when Ye Qi checked the whole money bag and was about to pull the rope open, the strange wolf, a contract companion, came out of the sealed place and came to the bottom of Ye Qi's heart - after a long yawn, it sincerely expressed its admiration for the items in Ye Qi's hand, and made a relatively objective evaluation: "Yes, although it is an imitation, at least there are some gods; Hmm, is that how it works? What a clever guy! ”
"How long did I think you could endure it? It's a lot shorter than I expected! ”
Ye Qi said - after obtaining the Wizard Emperor's diary and understanding the value of this magic tower, Ye Qi had already waited for his contract companion to show up; After all, every time he encounters such a situation, it is always impossible for this guy who likes to take advantage of him to be absent; However, this time it was a little unexpected by Ye Qi, the other party did not appear at the moment, and at first Ye Qi thought that the other party was pretending to be deep; After all, in order to get more benefits, the other party has played such a trick more than once; But as time passed, the other party's silence made Ye Qi a little bottomless.
Is it because you don't like what you want here?
Such a thought made Ye Qi, who thought that he had gained a lot, couldn't help frowning - although the cunning of his contract companion was obvious to all, the other party's eyesight was also amazing; Although he doesn't want to admit it, if the other party really doesn't like these things he has gained, then even if these things are really priceless, they are of limited value in the eyes of the other party.
Of course, even the gap between himself and the other party, Ye Qi will not be discouraged because of this, after all, these things are still priceless in his eyes - however, deep down, Ye Qi is still a little uncomfortable; It's like two children grabbing toys, and one of them gives the toy to the other one day. Although the child gets the toy and the value of the toy does not change, there is always something missing from it that makes the child who gets the toy less interested.
Therefore, at the moment when the strange wolf appeared, Ye Qi himself didn't notice that he had a sigh in his heart; However, the ridicule on his lips is no less-
"A good businessman needs a lot of patience; And it is so valuable to be able to make a good businessman put aside his patience and only prove what he likes! It was beyond his heart's endurance! Ye Qi tossed the fluttering money bag in his hand up and down, and said with a smile, his tone was still so unpolite: "Let's talk about it." My contract companion. What's the good thing about that? ”
"Merchant? Have you ever seen such a great businessman as me? What a little ghost who doesn't know how to be polite. And very stingy! Forget it, though; In the face of a little ghost who doesn't know how to be polite, if I care too much, it will only make me lose my due identity! He didn't pay any attention to the disrespectful tone of his contractor, but after retorting a little, the strange wolf said with Shi Ran: "Your luck this time is good; However, among these things obtained, this existence has a bit of value! ”
"Only this thing?"
Ye Qi raised his eyebrows. I wanted to refute, but I was directly interrupted by the strange wolf-
"Stinky little ghost, don't be in a hurry to refute it yet!" With a characteristic lazy laugh, the strange wolf said with another long yawn, "Let's talk about the wizarding diary of Abigail in your hand!" That guy's reputation, which I had heard of when I walked in the world, was undoubtedly a genius; belongs to the character who has brought the puppet art to the fullest, and has considerable achievements in many spells; His summary diary naturally has unimaginable value; It can be said that even a guy with average talent gets his wizard diary. You can also become a Solar-level wizard! ”
"This thing is for you, though. But it's useless! You already have the strength of the Solar level, and you have already found a path, are you ready to change your path? Or are the two roads going hand in hand? Speaking of this, the strange wolf couldn't help but laugh again and again: "Don't blame me for not reminding you!" While you're in the blood of the Time Dragon, you can reach unattainable heights on both the Warrior's Path and the Wizard's Path, but if you want to go side-by-side and walk the two paths together, you're going to end up with nothing! ”
"After all, you only have the blood of the dragon, not the dragon itself!"
The strange wolf gave a fairly clear definition, and paused, as if resting; After a moment, he continued: "Then, let's talk about this magic tower; Needless to say, your status as a witcher makes you use this magic tower; Even if you can use this magic tower as you like because of the 'loot' excuse, can you use it, boy? ”
"What do you mean?"
Ye Qi, who frowned, asked subconsciously.
"Literally, of course; Isn't there a saying among you humans that says, 'There is no poor wizard?'" As if he had expected Ye Qi to ask like this, the strange wolf immediately let out a burst of ready laughter: "Do you know what this magic tower is used as the energy source for operation?" ”
"Magic Crystal?!"
Faced with the question of the strange wolf, Ye Qi paused and said with a little difficulty-as a qualified witcher, of course, Ye Qi could not understand the currency between dark wizards; Different from the paper and pen popular in the world of Lorant, and Kimpton in the world of darkness; Among wizards, the only thing that can be used as currency is magic crystals.
Of course, Kimpton can also be exchanged for magic crystals - two hundred Kimptons in exchange for a low-standard size magic crystal; This standard volume was obtained from the average of the index fingers of the most prominent wizards selected in the early Dark Ages, the length and thickness of the index fingers, and then divided by the number of people.
Judging from the identity of the Wizard Emperor, this magic tower is obviously impossible to use the lowest magic crystal as the basis of energy-
It should be a high-grade magic crystal......
Ye Qi, who had this guess in his heart, couldn't help but purse his lips; If his guess was correct, then the operation of this magic tower was simply too much in line with the saying 'burn money' - not symbolically, but in fact; A high-grade crystal can be exchanged for a hundred low-grade magic crystals, and a low-grade magic crystal is already the price of two hundred kimptons, which is forty thousand when converted into paper money......
Million......
After arriving at this number, Ye Qi couldn't help but feel dizzy, you must know that when he renovated the bar, he personally paid only this number - and that was his nearly five years of accumulation!
Sure enough, it's 'not a poor man's wizard'!
Ye Qi sighed in his heart - as a Solar powerhouse, the Demon Hunter Headquarters is subsidized; Every year, Ye Qi can receive 1 million banknotes from the Witcher's headquarters as an honorarium, plus the status of the president of the Landing Castle Branch. You can almost get this number; But. Even then, it's only one-half of a high-grade crystal......
And what can this one-half piece of high-grade crystal do?
Make the Magic Tower move? Or release a shield?
Ye Qi standing at the desk. Silent.
"Hehe, boy, you seem to know what I mean!" The strange wolf looked at Ye Qi's appearance, became more and more cheerful, and said with bursts of laughter: "That's why I said that your real harvest is only this existence in your hands!" ”
"Tell me, what is this?"
In the laughter of the strange wolf, Ye Qi asked with an ugly face.
"No problem. I can tell you not only the name, but also how to use it, but you get the idea...... Hehe......" The strange wolf's characteristic evil smile appeared in Ye Qi's ears; After frowning for a moment, Ye Qi said straightforwardly: "What do you want to use as a trading chip?" ”
"...... in that locker on the third floor"
"Wait!"
Without waiting for the strange wolf to finish speaking, Ye Qi shouted loudly - after shouting, Ye Qi's eyes narrowed slightly and turned around in place twice before he said slowly: "I was almost calculated by you guy again!" ”
"Hey, our deal has begun!"
"When the trading chips are not finished, can it be considered the beginning of the transaction? There's no such thing in the contract between the two of us, is it? 'Complete freedom to conclude the transaction by mutual consent. Take what you need! That's what we're trading! After Ye Qi recited some of the rules and regulations in the contract, he took the opportunity to keep the strange wolf silent. He continued: "I don't have the money to use this magic tower, but in that storage cabinet, those rare materials can fully allow me to have this money!" ”
"Moreover, because I have chosen 'Sword Technique' as my path, which is equivalent to me having already embarked on the path of a warrior, then the materials that I need for the wizard's path are simply an existence that can be exchanged at will!" Ye Qi said slowly but forcefully: "And you have long known this, but you will not say it explicitly; You need to wait until the right opportunity to tell me; For example: When I got the third relic of the Wizarding Emperor, you showed up in the name of 'good things'! And he also confessed to telling me the 'uselessness' of the previous two relics of the Wizard Emperor to me, these are all disguises! ”
"Your ultimate goal is still to exchange this 'good thing' for the item you want, and then you can use the magic tower with me to make another deal - tell me the value of those rare materials!" After a pause, Ye Qi asked rhetorically: "Moreover, you were so honest before, and you didn't drag your feet at all, in order to quickly complete our deal!" Because, as you know, I'll react soon! You say, right? ”
"Cunning and fox-like fellow! It's a fox in human skin! ”
"It's better than some white wolf guy with empty gloves! Although some beings look very much like wolves! ”
Faced with such an answer, Ye Qi responded with a smile - the person who occupies the initiative naturally has a reason to smile.
"Well, I've got my eye on something in that locker! So what do you want? ”
The strange wolf, whose little plan was recognized, instead looked neat, and said directly—just like a certain transaction, and kicked the ball to Ye Qi; It's just that this time, the strange wolf obviously miscalculated; Unlike his own strength, Ye Qi does not feel embarrassed in the face of external strength that can help him; Of course, there are some things he needs to confirm before he can do that.
"There's no hurry, there's no hurry, our deal needs to be thoroughly investigated before we can begin! Don't worry, in order to get Jacob and them out of trouble as soon as possible, I won't let you wait long! Ye Qi walked to the bookshelf in this room with a smile on his face, and directly used the control center crystal to open the secret door covered by the 'bookcase'.
Click, click......
The sound of the machine spring was connected, Ye Qi looked at the passage that appeared in front of him and continued to go up, holding the control center crystal in his hand, and strode towards the head - just like the puppet has its own 'core', the magic tower also has its own 'core'; of course, this 'core' is definitely not the control center crystal in Ye Qi's hand at this moment.
The existence of the control center crystal is a key that is used to control the entire magic tower; And the heart of the Magic Tower, the real source of power is in front of Ye Qi - the Magic Tower, the fifth layer!
A man-tall, magnified control center crystal stood upright in a magic circle that was completely imprinted on the floor, and layers of blue-red fluctuations like arcs of light were constantly rotating around this huge crystal - this is the heart of the magic tower, the core......
With such an idea, Ye Qi, who was holding the control center crystal in his hand, put his other hand directly on the huge crystal - the blue-red arc around the crystal was like a water pattern around Ye Qi's palm, but it did not cause any damage to Ye Qi.
Airplanes!
Just when Ye Qi's palm was completely placed on the crystal, the scenery in front of him immediately changed.
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