Chapter Seventy-Seven: The Far Howl of the Black Ridge
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The huge Sphinx looked left and right with a little uneasiness at the streets of the night, and on this moonlit night, the uninhabited city looked particularly eerie.
This is the city that was once destroyed, the uninhabited city of the ruler.
There are still a lot of ruins and ruins around, and it looks like the owners don't plan to completely restore the place, but have only done minimal repair work to make the city look a little more intact.
In the silence of the deserted streets, a low murmur came from the darkness, and Tetmitmi endured the tension in his heart, controlling himself from looking back.
He knew that although the city was uninhabited, there were many mysterious monsters lurking.
The ruler here is a monster envoy who puts the monsters he controls here and uses them as guards.
Tetmitmi had been told about this from the beginning, but even if he was mentally prepared to know that there were monsters nearby, he would still feel uneasy and nervous.
Controlled monsters are still monsters, and the danger will not be reduced by half a point.
"President ......"
The Sphinx tightened his wings and began to consider whether he should break down the door of the house and forcibly pull the president out.
The president hadn't come out of the house for five days, and he had locked himself inside, and no one knew how he was doing.
Five days ago, Chen Yunjin, the president of his chamber of commerce and also his friend, received an urgent message from the headquarters, and immediately rushed to the city to meet with the rulers here.
Tetmitmi guessed that the letter handed over to the other party by the chairman may have something related to this incident that shook the world's political scene, which is why he came here in such a hurry.
The unanimous and strange situation of the simultaneous death of high-ranking officials and dignitaries of more than a dozen major countries, and all of them were idiopathic deaths without external injuries, aroused suspicion from all sides, and now in the kingdom of mankind, an investigation is in full swing to find out the cause of the incident.
The Black Ridge Chamber of Commerce was not investigated by them for the time being, after all, they had nothing to do with this matter, at least on the surface.
After receiving the news, the president will react immediately, and it must be that he knows some secret things, and it should only be a matter of time before others come to the door.
However, Tetmitmi didn't understand why, after meeting with the other party's leader, the chairman did not choose to return to the headquarters to deal with the incident, but stayed in the city, and found a random house to lock himself in.
The subordinates they brought here were all loyal people who had worked for the Chamber of Commerce for a long time, but after the president's strange behavior, they gradually became uneasy, and various rumors appeared in the caravan.
After comforting his subordinates, the Sphinx, as the vice president, decided not to wait passively, and went directly to find their president, asking him to make future arrangements.
Standing in front of the house where the guild leader was, Tethitmi called out his contract elf, and the big red rabbit crawled out of the mane around his neck, and after a soft cry, opened the real eye on his forehead.
The elven eye, which sees through all falsehood and fog, reflects the situation in the house ahead.
"What......"
When Tetmitmi saw what was going on, his eyes widened in fear.
The True Eye saw that there was only one person in the house, but the existence inside was not at all what a human being should be.
At this time, the full moon on the canopy rose to the center and shone on the darkness below.
Then, the Sphinx heard a loud, high, howl.
Oh!
It was the howl of a wild beast.
Temitmi knew what it was called.
It's the howl of a wolf.
The elf in the shape of a big rabbit trembled against the Sphinx, and the fear of the contract elf clearly transmitted to the Sphinx's brain.
The howl, with its inexplicable pressure, made the air around it heavy, causing fear and fear in the nearby creatures.
It was a voice with a powerful magical power, like a materialized force, directly pressing on the body of the creature.
Temitmi was affected by the cry, and his body became unusually stiff.
The wolf howl continued, and even if the Sphinx wanted to run away, he could not move freely because of the heavy pressure on his body.
Then very suddenly, the howl disappeared.
The heavy shackles disappeared in an instant, and Tetmi, who had regained his freedom, spread his wings and prepared to fly away immediately, leaving this place full of dangers.
Bang!
At this time, a large hole suddenly broke in the roof of the house in front of the Sphinx, and a huge figure jumped out of it.
The Sphinx stopped all his movements, staring at the inhuman figure in horror.
It was a giant wolf walking upright.
That appearance is a werewolf who appears in the darkness in human myths and legends.
The gray-black giant wolf stood on the roof, looking high at the full moon in the sky.
Oh!
The werewolf roared to the moon, and the sound shook the dark sky.
Tethitmi was once again unable to move under the pressure of the voice, and could only close his eyes in fear.
I don't know how much time passed, the wolf howl stopped, and the air around him flowed again, but Tethitmi still didn't dare to open his eyes.
Because, he felt a rapid breath appear in front of him.
It was the breath of a werewolf.
"Mitter, don't be nervous, it's me. β
A deep voice familiar but unfamiliar sounded in the ears of the Sphinx.
"President!"
Hearing this voice, which he had not heard for five days, Tethitmi immediately opened his eyes and looked over.
β......... Yikes!"
When Tetmitmi saw the figure, he let out a short scream.
"You're still just as timid, you're so strong. β
The werewolf smiled and faced the Sphinx with a hideous face.
Tetmitmi's mouth opened wide in disbelief.
He heard it right, and the strong monster, which was nearly three meters tall, made his friend's voice.
"Yes...... Yes, president?"
The tall, gray-black werewolf nodded slightly, and then he took a few steps back, closing his sharp wolf eyes.
Tetmitmi's astonishment and surprise increased minute by minute as the other party moved.
The werewolf's body made a low sound of bones colliding, and in the chaotic sound of rattle, the werewolf's size gradually shrank, the gray hair on the surface quickly disappeared, and the beast-like face softened.
After more than ten seconds, the giant werewolf transformed into a sturdy man.
Chen Yunjin, who was wearing tattered clothes, smiled indifferently at the Sphinx.
Tethitmi couldn't react at all, he kept blinking his eyes, and his mind was in chaos.
"I'm sorry to keep you waiting, I can't imagine that it took so many days for me to restrain the beast in my body. β
Chen Yunjin smiled wryly.
"I was afraid that I would hurt you, so I hid alone, don't worry, I'm okay now. β
Tetmitmi looked at the president stunned, as a friend who established the Black Ridge Chamber of Commerce with the other party, he was quite familiar with Chen Yunjin, so he was even more unable to react now.
He had as many questions as a mountain, but he didn't know how to ask.
If it weren't for the fact that the other party's face hadn't changed, he would even think it was another person.
Chen Yunjin, who is busy with business affairs, although he has time to continue exercising, his physique is definitely not as strong as he is now, and the most important thing is that Tethitmi can't see the blindfold on Chen Yunjin's face.
The blindfold that had been covering Chen Yunjin's hollow left eye was now ineffective.
Chen Yunjin was facing Tetmitmi with a pair of blazing eyes.
"President...... Your body...... Your eyes ......"
Chen Yunjin couldn't help but smile when he saw his friend's stupid appearance.
"I accepted Arcana-sama's kindness and changed my fragile body, and I am now a magical being. β
Chen Yunjin stroked the beard on his face, smiling so much that he couldn't see his teeth.
"I have a powerful magical power, I have obtained the magic ability of super regeneration, so that the eye that I lost in the morning will return to my body again, Temi, in terms of the total amount of magic power I have now, it is already the level of a high-level magister. β
Chen Yunjin squinted his eyes and looked up at the full moon in the sky, from the time he came out of life to the present, he really felt that he was alive and understood the feeling of freedom.
"Of course, this sudden power is still a little insignificant, every full moon night, I can't restrain myself, my hidden beast nature will swell, my body will become a werewolf, and everything else is fine. β
Temitmi was speechless, he sensed something different about his friend.
Not just the formidable appearance of the beast, not only the huge magic that constantly emanates from his body, but also a strange feeling that is indescribable.
Tetmitmi quietly summoned the contract spirit on his body, so that the big rabbit, who was still scared, used the Eye of Truth once again.
The reluctant rabbit elf, in the thick mane of the Sphinx, opened the eyes on his forehead.
β...... What the hell is wrong with you, President, and what happened to you?"
What Temitmi saw through the elves was the same friends as before.
Except for the vague chaos in the other party's heart.
This distorted color of the world, he had seen it once.
"Temi, it's not too late to talk about it later, I'll explain it later, and now we have more important things to do. β
Chen Yunjin took off the tattered clothes on his body because he had turned into a werewolf, he turned around and walked into the house where he was hiding, and soon after, he walked out with a huge object in his arms.
Once again, Temitmi was violently shocked.
"It's ...... This size ......"
What Chen Yunjin was holding in his hand was an irregular huge crystal.
This is a pale yellow ** force crystal with a diameter of more than two meters.
"Isn't it amazing? This is the largest piece of magic crystallization that Lord Arkana has extracted right now. β
Tetmitmi looked at this huge magic crystal, his breathing began to become rapid, he knew very well how rare a magic crystal of this size was.
The size of the magic crystals extracted by the Magus from the ore veins is random, most of them are just small stones, and fist-sized magic crystals are already very rare.
On the records of the human world, the diameter of the largest magic crystal is only three meters five, and this piece of magic crystals in front of him is definitely a rare treasure.
The larger the size of the magic crystal, the more magic it contains, and the more useful it will be for humans.
The least reason why the Black Ridge Chamber of Commerce dared to risk being questioned by the two largest groups in the world and came to trade with this force was because they possessed a new vein of magic crystallization.
"With this stuff, we should be able to enter the board meeting of the business community. β
Chen Yunjin handed the magic crystals in his hand to Tetmitmi.
The Sphinx took it dumbfoundedly and held it in his big hand.
Tetmitmi had no time to appreciate the beautiful glow of the magic crystal, and his thoughts were sluggish because of the president's words.
"President...... Do you want to be on the board?"
"That's right, with this thing, we can also be regarded as making a certain contribution to the business community. Chen Yunjin nodded vigorously.
The independent business community of the wizarding world, the business organization with a huge city, they have developed for a long time, and they are inextricably linked with the business community of the entire wizarding world, and even have close business contacts with the earth.
The Black Ridge Chamber of Commerce joined this huge business organization shortly after its establishment for the network and business channels owned by the business community, and the necessary condition for joining the business community is to prepare a franchise fee.
The franchisees of the business community are divided into several levels, and they can become the most basic members by submitting a franchise fee of one million per year, which is the second level, and the highest level needs to submit one hundred million per year.
The current Black Ridge Chamber of Commerce is a second-level member, with certain authority, but it is far from the highest level and the board of directors above it.
The board of directors of the business community, which has great decision-making power to determine the direction of the entire community, needs not only great financial resources but also a certain degree of merit for the community to join this supreme meeting.
Tetmitmi understood what the president was trying to do.
Because of the promise made at the time of their establishment, the merchant community would not expand its territory outward, but could only own one city, so they could not establish new bases elsewhere, but kept expanding the mall Viauz, which also increased their burden.
In the wizarding world, the larger a city, the more Magisters and mana are needed to ensure the operation of the magical enchantment.
The commercial community uses the magic crystals under them to support the operation of the entire city, but everything will be consumed one day, and after a century, the magic crystals under them have long been extracted, and there are no more magic crystals born more than ten years ago.
During this time, ViaΕz grew into a huge city with a population of 10 million, and the amount of mana consumed every day to ensure the operation of its huge magical enchantment was very staggering.
The business community has not had many magic crystals, and over the years, in addition to the consumption of magic enchantments, they have also sold a large number of magic crystals in exchange for huge wealth.
Now Viaouz can still sustain the city for five or six years with the magic crystal, but after that, they will have to provide the magic with manpower.
And this kind of behavior is a waste of Magister resources for merchants, and Magister should not only be used for charging, so the business community began to look for alternative solutions, wanting to find new locations to provide mana crystals, or solutions to reduce the consumption of mana.
At this time, if the Black Ridge Chamber of Commerce could provide a new source of magic crystals, it would definitely be a great achievement.
"According to my estimates, even if there is only this magic crystal, it should be enough to maintain the operation of the entire Viaouzi for more than ten years, and even if they add the burden of the magic array, it will definitely not be a problem. β
Chen Yunjin gently patted the huge magic crystal.
"Moreover, Lord Arcana has more mana crystals, and he has promised to only trade mana crystals through us, which is a huge exclusive benefit. β
Tetmitmi can imagine that such beautiful conditions will greatly increase their status in the business community.
"Let's go back to Viaouzi tomorrow, join the board sooner, we're less in danger, I don't want to go back to headquarters and see corpses all over the ground. β
Chen Yunjin did not intend to conceal his actions, once he found out that they were connected here, the Truth Seeker could attack him at any time, and before that, he needed to prepare all the means of confrontation.
"President...... Are you really ......?"
Seeing Tetmitmi's puzzled eyes, Chen Yunjin smiled and comforted his friend.
"Don't worry, we have nothing to do, the death of those officials has nothing to do with us, those countries will not find us, our enemies are another group of people hiding under the water. β
Chen Yunjin felt the magic in his body, and he knew that everything would go well.
"There's no problem, those people are rats who don't see the light, and without the support of those big people, they can only make some small movements, and everything is fine. β
Chen Yunjin looked at the hesitant Sphinx, and he decided to tell the other party everything.
They are friends, people who can be trusted, and there is no need to hide from them.
"Let's go, I'll tell you everything on the way. β