(Chapter 5, more in a moment!)

Hearing Donald's refusal and looking at his ridiculous expression, Sodo and the others were idiots, and they knew that they had been teased by others.

"I refuse your offer!"

"This ring is a gift from Teacher Messer to my little apprentice, how can it be used as a bet? This is not only disrespectful to the teacher, but also contempt for the entire North-County Mage!"

When Donald almost couldn't help but laugh and say this righteously, a trace of fear flashed on the faces of Sodo and the others.

The white crystal ring given by his teacher should be very famous in the wizard circle, and Donald didn't have much doubt that the other party could recognize it.

White crystal, also known as god crystal, has the effect of increasing the strength of mental power, and can be worn for a long time to exercise mental power, and has the effect of slightly permanently improving the quality of mental power. And it is said that this gem also has the magical effect of enhancing the piety of their faith, and has always been sought after by the clergy of major churches on the mainland, and is considered by believers to be a gem given by God, so it has the name of God Crystal.

After checking the information in the books in the Mage Club, I learned that this ring can increase the strength of mental power, and wearing it on the body for a long time is a lot of benefits for him as an apprentice, so Donald has been wearing it on his hand since he came back from the Mage Club.

As for the other ring on the left hand, the appearance is very beautiful, with gold as the main body, a circle of jadeite in the center, and several large and six small diamonds. As gorgeous as it looked, it wasn't a useless ornament, but a Guardian Ring of magical equipment that he had redeemed for in the Book of Truth.

Although it is one of the cheapest pieces of protective equipment, it only provides the carrier with two levels of additional energy armor, which increases one's defense by twenty percent.

But it's such an attribute that doesn't seem to be very powerful, if Donald is about to face a fatal attack at this time, with the protective cover of this equipment, he can turn a fatal injury into a serious injury, a serious injury is weakened into a medium injury, a medium injury is only a minor injury, and a minor injury is weakened into a minor injury.

This is still only about twenty low-level elemental crystals of energy exchange for the most basic guardian ring, if you are willing to exchange energy for the guardian ring +1+2, or even the highest level of +3, then it can provide five levels of additional armor, which can increase your own defense by 50%. In other words, wearing such equipment, unless it is a soul attack, such as a curse spell, it is a true god's attack, and before the ring reaches the limit of bearing, he will only take half of the damage.

Of course, this is just a metaphor, no matter how powerful the equipment is, it also has its ability to withstand it. The equipment in the Book of Truth is created according to the laws of this world, and low-level equipment is likely to be destroyed in the face of an attack that is too powerful.

Fortunately, there are many types of various equipment in Warcraft, and the defensive equipment alone is not only the lowest-level guardian ring, if you are willing to consume energy to exchange a few pieces to match, it is enough to make the weak mage become a powerful shield guard, and only come forward to resist monsters!

In addition to the Ring of Guardians, Donald also spent a lot of energy to exchange for a piece of equipment that resembled an ornate magic battle, negating the Scepter.

After all, what mage doesn't have his own staff, unless he's too poor to even wear a mage's robe.

A staff that can amplify the effect of spell casting, and even attach spells, is a sharp weapon for mages in battle. Even if the mana is exhausted and the staff is in hand, the mage will have one or two life-saving hole cards.

Although the mage apprentice is not yet ready to actually use the staff, Donald doesn't mind preparing one to pretend!

Not to mention, this veto scepter is not only beautiful in appearance, but also has a good skill in its own right, which can dispel all magic effects within three feet of the target, as well as deal damage equivalent to the power of a third-level attack spell on minions. Although the effect of the skill lasts for only three seconds, and it can only be used five times a day, if it is used suddenly, it is enough to interrupt the casting process of all spells below level 5.

So Donald didn't choose to exchange the cheapest witchcraft stick on the list, as well as cheaper staff-type equipment such as the Flash Shield Staff, because this kind of cheap equipment is a consumable item with a limit on the number of uses, and after using up the skills, the thing becomes an energyless ornament, but it is better to veto the scepter and guardian ring, which can be used repeatedly, and only have a skill cooldown charge limit.

Speaking of which, I have to mention that the magic items in the Book of Truth are divided into three types: consumable items, power-enhancing items, and permanent items. All categories are divided into ordinary magic items, legendary magic items, and powerful secondary artifacts according to their level. Among them, magic items are divided into four levels: secondary, low, intermediate, and high. The Scepter of Veto and the Ring of Guardian are both mid-level magic items, which are considered high-level equipment for Donald's current level.

Besides, hearing Donald mention Master Messer again, Master Snow didn't dare to be disrespectful, if it was known that he was deliberately plotting the items given by that master, the nature would be no less than a provocation to a sixth-level peak mage, and that master could be promoted to a high-level mage at any time.

So he retreated and pointed to the half-man-tall fine staff in Donald's hand, and said with fire in his eyes:

"Since it's a gift from the master, it's really not a good bet, so it's okay to change it to the staff in your hand! Remember that you are still an apprentice, you can't have a transcendence in status, and an apprentice can't become an official mage with a staff, do you want to use it to deceive?"

The Scepter of Denial has a very beautiful appearance, made of ivory white wood, and in the center of the head of the staff, which resembles a multi-edged spear, it is also inlaid with two red gemstones, one large and one small, and the white gold hoops fixed at both ends of the staff, so that people can look at the origin of the staff.

How could a small apprentice be able to hold a high-level staff that only a strong ** master could master, not make a snow mage who had been a mage for many years and only had a lowest-level pine staff not feel jealous? Looking at the ring and staff on the young apprentice's hand, a burning greed flashed in the old mage's eyes.

If he had these two pieces of equipment in hand, he would at least be able to reach the peak of the fourth level!

"It seems that these two guys think of me as a reckless teenager with no brains, and they won't stop until they achieve their goal, so I'll play with them!"

Seeing that the other party changed the bet and aimed at his staff, Donald sneered in his heart.

"This staff?"

I saw him raise the staff in his hand and said proudly:

"This veto scepter of mine is a legendary staff from the Great Arcanist Lord of the Ancient Arcane Empire, although it is only an imitation, it also has one-tenth of the power of the real thing, and it can allow an apprentice to play a spell that can only be mastered by a mage above the middle of the black iron, and if it is taken to the Imperial Capital Auction House, the auction price will be at least 10,000 gold soles. Since it's a bet, it's natural to be fair, I wonder if you can make a bet of the same value?"

As soon as Donald said that he was lying and not typing the draft, the two people who had the idea of the staff were shocked.

Sodo was shocked by the value of the staff, ten thousand gold sol, he had never seen so much money put together when he was so old!, and the old mage was shocked by Donald's origin of the staff.

"What a treasure is this? It is a weapon that is second only to an artifact, and only a great being like the Grand Arcanist Lord of the Ancient Arcane Empire or the Emperor of the Ancient Magic Empire can hold it!"

That kind of treasure is not something that a low-level mage like him can reach, even Messer, the first mage of the North County, is not capable of mastering that kind of existence, otherwise he will definitely bring disaster to himself!"

"Although this staff is only an imitation, the imitation of the legendary staff is at least the work that only silver-level alchemists can complete, and this kind of item has always been a valuable auction item in the royal capital, and its value can be imagined. I really don't know how this junior apprentice got his hands on it, maybe it wasn't given to him by Messer, or maybe he got the inheritance of some ancient mage?"

"Yes, it must be so, otherwise such a staff would not appear in a place like Beijun!

Master Snow turned a few turns in his heart, and made a "correct" assumption of the origin of the staff on his own, glanced at Sodo, exchanged a few words, and then Sodo stepped forward and said:

"I can take out 1,000 gold soles in cash, and I can also write an IOU for 3,000 gold soles, with Lord Red Maple as a witness, I think you should be able to rest assured!"

The middle-aged businessman nodded when he heard this, such a bet did not lose his interests in the slightest, and he could understand the strength of both sides, and he was still very willing to testify.

And he simply lent Soduo 3,000 gold sol directly in his own name, stating that if Suoduo lost and could not repay the money in a short time, he would use a leather workshop in his own territory as collateral.

Seeing that Baron Hongfeng agreed to be a witness and lent money to himself, Suo Duo, who thought that he was sure of victory and did not have the slightest doubt about the other party's intentions, smiled proudly, and quickly signed an IOU, got the three thousand gold soles sent by the baron's butler, and then gave the old mage beside him a look.

Originally, the decision of the two of them was to pay for it himself, and if he won the bet, it would go to the Snow Mage, and give Sodo appropriate compensation, and if he lost, the two would share the burden. The old mage will happily agree.

But they didn't expect that the value of the staff was far beyond their imagination, Sodo didn't know the situation, but the snow mage, who had been a mage for decades, knew the value of such a high-level staff! If there was really the origin and power of what Donald said, if he got the royal capital auction house, it would be more than 10,000 gold soles, and the figure of 10,000 could only be the starting price, and it would take at least 30,000 yuan to win it in the end. And it's not that the big nobles and the big forces don't even have the qualifications to participate in the auction.

Eventually, Master Snow resisted the temptation of greed, looked at Donald's beautiful staff, and though he was a little reluctant, he took out his pocket and poured out a dozen crystals of crystal clear colors.

"Here is a fifth-level demonic beast crystal nucleus, two fourth-level demon cores, and twelve other third-level and second-level demon cores, adding up to a total of fifteen demon cores, which should be worth about four thousand gold soles according to the market price!

This is already all his family wealth, and if he loses, he will have to serve the nobles for at least ten years to earn it back!

The cheapest second-level crystal nucleus is about five or six gold soles, the price of the third-level crystal nucleus is about thirty to one hundred gold soles, and the lowest value of the fourth-level crystal nucleus is hundreds of gold soles, and as for the fifth grade, it generally starts at thousands of gold soles.

In this way, the actual value of these fifteen crystal nuclei is almost the same as what Master Xue said.

Donald looked at those crystal nuclei and couldn't help but be happy in his heart, but he said with some dissatisfaction on his face:

"So you only have a total of 8,000 gold soles, no matter how you look at it, I have suffered a little!"

Suo Duo was full of confidence in Master Xue, for fear that this bet that would doom them to victory would not succeed, so he hurriedly quibbled and said: "You can get the bet directly if you win, but if we win, we have to go to the royal capital to participate in the auction, how can those expenses be counted?"

Pretending to think about it, Donald nodded a little reluctantly:

"Okay!"

"Although I am only an apprentice, I am not something that some third-rate wild mages can insult at will! With the majesty of a mage, with the honor of a nobleman, my mage apprentice Donald Melina accepts the invitation of the snow mage! The bet is my staff!"

When Sodo and the others heard that Donald did not accept the competition of spell practice methods, and was about to officially fight against the mage of the high level of Black Iron, the two of them couldn't help but be overjoyed after being surprised, and now they must have won!

"Donald, Jr., do you really want this?"

Baron Red Maple reminded at this time. Although he was uneasy and kind to Na Suoduo, how to say that the relationship between the two sides was also close, but he prepared this banquet to win over Donald, a promising young man, so he couldn't bear Donald's impulsiveness and was reminded by the other party's calculations.

Donald smiled at the middle-aged merchant and said confidently, "Don't worry, Lord Ernist, as a mage and a nobleman, you must have your own dignity! I will not be afraid of the strength of the Black Iron Mage and give up my dignity." If anyone is not at ease, we can sign a contract with the Baron as a witness!"

As long as the contract was signed, although it was not witnessed by the priest, the contract between the nobles was still very binding, and they were not afraid that Donner would lose and not admit it.

Overjoyed, Sodo immediately asked Baron Red Maple to send someone to draw up a contract, as if he was afraid that Donald would repent.

After a short time, the butler of the Baron Red Maple wrote down the contract in triplicate according to the wishes of both parties, one for each of the two parties and the witnesses.

Donald examined it carefully, and then signed the contract that had been drawn up, and then said to Sodo and the others with a cold face:

"Let's get started! let my apprentice show me what the Black Iron Mage is capable of!"

"It's too late to admit defeat now, lest you shoot out of proportion later and hurt your apprentice!"

In the face of the old mage's threat, Donald was not afraid at all. Seeing that the other party rejected his kindness, and was determined to have a competition with him, the old mage couldn't help but feel some inexplicable worries in his heart, and then immediately dispelled this impossible idea.

"No matter how powerful an apprentice is, he is just an apprentice, how can he compare to a black iron mage like me, and he is also a strong man at the peak of black iron?"

Under the leadership of the owner, the group soon came to the small square in front of the manor villa. The venue here is enough for the two sides to compete, so it will not be impossible to play because of the small space, and there is enough distance to ensure that no one will be injured by mistake.

When he arrived, the old mage did not think that the young apprentice would have anything to rely on to enable him to win the victory and win the bet, but when he saw Donald's fearless attitude, he couldn't help but feel a little uneasy in his heart again.

But after thinking about it, I immediately let go of my ridiculous worries.

Although the power of the legendary staff imitation is strong, the other party also said that it can make the apprentice send out a second-level attack spell, but he is a strong ** master at the peak of black iron, and it is not a problem to resist the second-level spell. Even if this apprentice uses a spell scroll, with his mental strength, he can't trigger a third-level scroll in a short period of time, as long as it is not more than a third-level spell, he has a way to deal with it and win.

Therefore, the snow mage was dressed properly, and waved his staff with the demeanor of an elder.

"Don't be told that I'm bullying an apprentice who hasn't mastered a first-level spell!"

Donald didn't say much, the other party was really looking for abuse by himself because of his arrogance, so he held one of the only two third-level demonic beast crystal nuclei in his hand, and began to recite the incantation on the spot.

"In my name, break the shackles of space, the existence of another world, come out!