- The follow-up and transitional chapters will not be full of 3,000 words, and the extra 800 words will be given to you.

..........................................................................................

"Ice Cracking Sword", a fourth-level medium enchanted longsword, improves balance, adds damage from ice and acid, just to buy this weapon, Jacob spent nearly 10,000 gold talega original third-level magic sword, but in his last battle, he didn't even have a chance to pull out this long sword!

Picking up the sword from Jacob's waist, Lucien shook his head and looked at the blade of the sword, which glowed straight blue and green, and then put it in his storage bag along with the Demon Soul armor, the "Punishment" ring that unleashes lightning three times a day, and the gold and gems worth forty gold talers.

Jacob didn't know how many nobles and merchants he had robbed and killed in secret, and how many smuggling businesses he had done to save enough equipment, but now he was simply cheaper for Lucian, but Lucian was not ready to use them, because there were probably nobles in the Shahran Empire who knew Jacob's belongings, which would cause a lot of trouble, so he decided to give them to Leo and let him exchange these pieces of equipment for gold coins along with the low-level items on Warren's body, and then secretly buy magic swords that would be useful to him.

As for the unicorn necklace, which is immune to magic such as charm and suggestion, and is not easy for others to see, Lucien is wearing the Sun Crown Amulet, and the two will conflict when put together, so he is ready to let Leo wear it for the time being, so as not to be controlled when he buys and sells goods and arranges matters within the Shahran Empire.

After collecting the wealth, Lucien became in a good mood and put the crystal ball in his right hand back into his coat pocket - even if a spell model is built in the soul of many magic spells in the astral system, due to the ethereal nature of fate, it still needs the help of the Ameral Crystal Ball as a spell casting material to cast, such as the "Star of Muskelin" is the most typical example, and other factions have similar special situations. Spellcasting mediums are never needed because a spell model is not built within the soul.

With a flash of magic, Lucien's body quickly disappeared and quietly left Warren's villa manor.

............

The basement of an ordinary resident's house. One of Leo's secret hideouts.

"Mr. Peter, the news of Jacob's killing has caused a stir in the city, causing chaos. Many lords are at odds with each other over the division of his estates, land, gem veins, smuggling warehouses and channels, etc., and it is said that they have quarreled over the lords' council. There were even ancient inheritance magicians who lived in seclusion nearby, hoping to share this coveted wealth by joining the Council of Lords of the Eastern Exile. Even in a place where there were no outsiders, Leo seriously called Lucian's current pseudonym.

Lucien was slightly surprised: "Does Jacob have so much possessions, why do he have so few magic items on him?"

Leo replied as meticulously as a true steward, "Because of the proceeds outside the estate." He had to give most of it to the nine city lords, and the refining and improvement of his own bloodline also needed the assistance of materials such as moonstone and werewolf blood, plus to maintain a luxurious life, the money that could be used to buy magic items only accounted for less than one-tenth of his total income. ”

"Moreover, the higher the level of magic items, the rarer they are, and there have only been a few high-level items in the Eastern Exile Land, and they have all been obtained by the nine city lords. Level 4 and 5 magic items are equally uncommon. It is even more difficult to meet the right one, and after Jacob became a fourth-level ten years ago, it took several years to gather a fourth-level longsword, armor, and a mid-level magic ring for long-range attack that he was satisfied with. ”

Lucien bowed his head slightly, this is one of the benefits of joining the Magic Council and the Elemental Will, there will be no such thing as having enough wealth and not being able to buy magical equipment suitable for him. Whether it's the exchange area of the Magic Council or the half-plane warehouse of the Elemental Will, it can make people pick and choose, and they can't put it down every time they want it, and they can't make up their minds, but they don't have enough money.

"What's the reaction of the nine city lords?" Lucien wanted to know most about this information.

Leo, who was disguised as an old man, shook his head: "Mr. Peter, the matter of the Lord's Council is currently unknown to outsiders, but the owner of the Talan Tavern secretly told me that the city lord's subordinates only came to inquire about Warren's conflict with someone in the tavern once, and there has been no similar investigation since then, and there are no wanted warrants, chase missions, etc. Several lords vying for Jacob's legacy claim that Jacob and Warren offended the big names of the Magic Council and were easily killed, so their fight for the inheritance is completely in line with the rules of the Eastern Exiles. ”

"Either way, let's wait a few more days to make sure no one tracks down and issue a mission before we enter the Shahran Empire. Lucien nodded slightly, "During this time, I will ask Leo to secretly sell those few magic items, and then buy a level 4 or 5 magic sword." ”

"Mr. Peter, if you get rid of it in a hurry, you will lose at least twenty percent, and the magic sword of level four or five is not common, if you want to buy it in a short time, it is basically impossible to suit your characteristics, and it will not satisfy you. Leo asked the question without concealment.

Lucien pushed the monocle and smiled: "It's okay, anyway, this magic sword is only used temporarily, and the only requirement is that there are no requirements for the use of strength, agility, will, etc." ”

Considering that when traveling through the Shahran Empire, magic can be used as little as possible if it is not used, so a magic sword that is extremely powerful and can effectively improve the strength of his knight is particularly important, as for the problem of incompatible characteristics, there is no need to consider it, anyway, after returning to Alinge, he will sell it for arcane points, and then buy magic materials, potions, and suitable magic items.

"Follow your wishes. After receiving Lucien's confirmation, Leo said nothing more and bowed politely and left.

............

A few days later, in the evening, Leo returned with a sword with a scabbard inlaid with rubies, as "flashy" as the Vigilance Longsword.

"Mr. Peter, the magic sword you wanted, a fourth-level high-rank, is worth twenty-three thousand gold talers. Only a small fraction of the gold, gems, etc., obtained from selling the Ice Splitting Sword, Demon Soul armor, and Punishment Ring, were worth about one hundred and sixty gold talers. Leo handed Lucien the sword wrapped in its scabbard, and brought out footage and other evidence of the sale to show that he had not profited from it.

Lucien drew his long sword, the shimmering metallic luster with a cold blue taste, the shape was completely different from the scabbard, simple and generous, but the gauntlet was extremely finely carved, covered with intricate patterns, like cold and bright silver-white flowers blooming in layers of frost.

Following Natasha's teachings, Lucien easily left his breath on the longsword, and received a quote from the dwarven master when he forged it.

"Frost, a fourth-level high-level magic sword, forged with a special green condensation ice in the depths of the Northland, those who are hit by it will be damaged by the cold invasion and will become sluggish. ”

"There's no one who doesn't like the enemy getting slower and slower to fight him—— Adulan Brass Hammer. ”

The greatest value of this longsword is the sluggish effect, and the rest is not excellent, and for Jacob, because it has a dark and weakened aura, this longsword seems meaningless, it is better to choose the Ice Crack Sword with more balance and strong acid corrosion damage.

Lucien swung it a few times, feeling the effect of an ordinary fourth-level knight's attack, and then withdrew his long sword and wore it on the left and right sides with "Vigilance".

Lucien didn't even look at the evidence submitted by Leo, and directly destroyed it: "I believe in Leo's character, and as a magician, I can also evaluate the value of this long sword." There's nothing else changing out there, right?"

Leo was slightly excited about Lucien's trust: "Mr. Peter, the news I got from Mr. Valentin, the owner of the Tahran Tavern and other sources confirms that the nine city lords have acquiesced to the lords' acquisition of Jacob's inheritance, and said that they have communicated with the Magic Council, and Warren has taken revenge on this matter first, and will not mention it again. ”

"The nine city lords of the Eastern Exile Territory really have a certain amount of communication and connection with the Magic Council. Lucien said thoughtfully, after all, if they want to keep the Eastern Exile a neutral place and profit from it, even if they are not biased towards the Magic Council, and even often take advantage of the balance of power in the Shahran Empire, there will be no shortage of opportunities to deal with each other in secret.

Thinking of this, Lucien stood up: "Leo, there is no moon tonight, we are just leaving." ”

............

In the darkness of the night, the majestic Flame Fortress is like a giant dragon entrenched in the mountain pass, the road ahead is completely blocked, and the rest of the place is a black taiga with all kinds of fierce monsters and precipitous ice cliffs that are difficult to climb.

But in mid-air, Lucien flew quietly with Leo, as if blending into the night.

According to the intelligence prompts, after bypassing several patrol routes of the vigilant magic array and magic airship arranged with the help of clouds, Lucien easily crossed the fortress and flew until he landed near the small town of the Shahran Empire in the distance.

The sky is so vast, and there are high and low levels, it can't be blocked without special magic and magic at all!(To be continued.) )