Chapter 6: Dinner, Dark Shop, Overnight Stay
3~4 miles out of the city, the sky is getting dark. It was already about 6 o'clock in the afternoon, and Edison, who had not yet had time to eat a bite of food, was already hungry.
After checking around to see no one, he quickly put away his magician robes, changed into simple grass-yellow clothes, sprinkled potions to conceal his own scent, and transformed into a lurking hunter.
Edison came to a nearby water source with ease, grabbed a swimming fish in the river with the [Mage's Hand], and then controlled the [Mage's Hand] to skillfully clean the fish's internal organs with a knife, bury it in the soil while the fishy smell has not dissipated, and wash the blood stains on the fish with the water in the river, and then use a bag of leaves to collect it into his own space.
Then he endured his hunger and stared straight at the place where the fish was buried, one breath, two breaths...... Ten minutes passed, and just as Edison was feeling a little disappointed, thinking that his prey would not come, the dirt rose and fell slightly, once, twice......
Edison's spirit was shocked, and he immediately used the first-level magic [Mire Technique], and controlled the range of the spell, and after a minute, Edison stopped the [Mire Technique], he took two steps forward, and quickly lay down on the dirt that was still a little wet.
As a result, a "mud mouse" as big as a cat, covered in mud and constantly twitching, was exposed to the air.
The so-called "mud mouse", that is the popular name of ordinary people, the appearance is similar to the vole of the previous life, but the size can be much larger than the domestic cat of the previous life, and his scientific name is the gopher in the animal book.
Edison knew that such a "drill gopher" could already be regarded as a level 0 Warcraft, and at this time, they could use the earth element to speed up their own digging and burrowing, and began to like fish, especially the taste of fresh fish's internal organs, and most importantly, their own meat quality would also become very Q-bomb and delicious, especially when he and fresh fish were boiled in the same pot.
As for how Edison knew this, it was thanks to a good father in his life, since he confessed his actions two years ago after he failed to accept the family magic inheritance.
The "night tour" of the past two years was all led by Lancer, as a former ninth-order demon warrior, although it was not in line with the system of magicians, but he did have a hand in teaching people how to survive in the wild; now if Edison is stripped naked and thrown into the wild, he can survive.
What's more, Lancer was able to name a lot of things that Edison couldn't have known about in books, such as the existence of a black market in the city, and the delicious cooking methods of various creatures...... These are all things that Lancer told Edison.
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After a while, a hot pot of "rat meat and fish soup" came out of the pot, sprinkled with a little salt, and Edison feasted on it, after which he had to put the rest of the food into the space and apply a level 0 "preservation technique" at the same time.
Wasting food, Edison didn't have a habit of that. And as a faint wave of magic swept through the dirt, he also used the [Mire Technique] to bury the remaining bones and charcoal in it.
If it weren't for the faint remnants of the smell of meat, no one would have thought that someone had just eaten a full meal here.
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After eating and drinking, Edison began to wander around the city slowly, since becoming a first-class magician, it was difficult for the beasts in the third ring to hurt him, and he didn't plan to rush tonight, just wait for the night to get a little deeper, secretly go back to the city to buy all the equipment, and then set off early the next day.
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The small town where Edison is located is not big, but it is not small when it is small!
According to his years of experience, the nightlife here is not particularly lively, and usually after 10pm, the streets have already begun to fall silent!
And a sneaky figure also began to act at this time, Edison skillfully avoided the guards patrolling the city, and a dodge stuck to the corner, and then did not hesitate to drill towards a familiar place!
As a result, he was undoubtedly stuck. (Warm reminder: the hole in the city is wide on the outside and narrow on the inside, if a carnivore accidentally enters, it will generally be stuck if half of the body is exposed!......) )
With an angry roar, a [greasy technique] was stimulated, and Edison retreated smoothly.
Speaking of which, since two years ago, Edison's night tour has been carried by Lancer across the city walls as if he were walking on the ground. So he didn't turn the corner for a while, completely ignoring the fact that he couldn't get through.
In addition to his height, the current Edison is no worse than an adult in other places, and even when he exerts his whole body, his muscles can faintly swell his clothes, but this makes him proud and at the same time falls into an embarrassment;
...... Suddenly, Edison slapped his brain, he used to drill so smoothly that he forgot that he was now a first-class magician!
In this case...... As soon as Edison's mind moved, the [Mage's Touch] beckoned, and he used this as a springboard, and with the [Insect Leaping Technique], he jumped up and down, and he quickly jumped up and down the city.
Then Edison took a brisk walk, and jumped into the city regardless of the vacancy, with a height of more than ten meters, and used two [feather falling techniques] to solve the crisis of falling to the ground.
OK, perfect for sneaking in! Sure enough, being a magician is different!
I just feel a little dizzy! In just one minute, I used four first-level magic and one level 0 magic in succession, although the magic power is abundant, but the mental power is still a little tight.
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At this time, a footstep suddenly sounded, and it seemed that the person who came should have come here temporarily, so there was only one person, looking at his hurried appearance, this was to ...... Urinate?
And Edison, in order not to expose himself, pressed his hand on the heart of the visitor without thinking about it, and then [seduced mankind] all open, and said in his mouth: "You didn't see anything, you didn't see anything, now that your business is done, go back!"
The man was also stunned, turned around and went back the way he came.
Edison breathed a sigh of relief, and secretly changed to a low-cost level 0 trick [Hazy Technique] to cover his figure, and found a unique street marker similar to children's graffiti and ran into a familiar alley in the city.
At this time, the man who had just been fooled back by his spell not far away also returned to the patrol.
"Steve, you kid pee so fast!"
"Hey, why did you pee on yourself, don't come here! Hey, ......"
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"Hey, but I remember that I peed on the side of the dog's hole?"
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"You're in a hurry to pee in your dreams, aren't you!?"
Well, let's take a moment of silence for this poor lad!
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On the other hand, the night markets in the city have begun to close, and most of the shops are half-hidden and half-open, and many shopkeepers are doing the final inventory and tidying up before closing. But Edison knew that there was a store that had only opened at this time.
Following the seemingly scattered marks, Edison came to the door of an inconspicuous small shop. The shop is surrounded by low-slung houses and foul-smelling garbage, inhabited by characters who write about three religions and nine streams, and the composition of the staff is extremely complex, and the mobility is large, making it a very good place to sell stolen goods.
Any city of its size, there will be such a place in the dark.
With Edison's skillful and rhythmic knocking, the door opens automatically, but the person who opened the door is nowhere to be seen, and if you look closely after entering, you will see that there is a simple small mechanism behind the door that controls the opening and closing of the door through a rope.
If someone who doesn't know how to break into the door wants to break in, the person inside will be able to respond quickly, and whether you will be greeted with fists, daggers, poison, or simply empty the building depends on the strength of the intruder.
Edison is undoubtedly familiar with this place, in fact, he has indeed been to this store more than once in the past two years, although the location of the black store is changing, but in general, it is actually those few, 7 days round.
As soon as he entered the door, he said to the boss: "Come to business, I want to buy a scroll, I want a special version for magicians, a first-class magic scroll." ”
The man looked up at him and quipped, "Haven't you just left in the afternoon?"
Edison replied unceremoniously: "Didn't you not patronize your old store, so you rushed back!
The man raised his head angrily, and Edison was greeted by a terrible face, the scars on his face almost ruined his appearance, and only one eye had a dark hole in his head, which was undoubtedly unapproachable!
But Edison was accustomed to it! And anyone who knew him well would know that this little grumpy old man was named Heath Carter, and although he had a terrible face, he was a good man! If he hadn't been wounded on the battlefield, he would have been a good young man by this time!
However, after listening to Edison's words, he just said in an angry voice: "Do you think this is possible? This is already the cheapest price, 20 gold coins a magic scroll, where to buy it!"
Edison's disdainful Nunu mouth said: "Yes, the material is up to 5 gold coins, the engraving is not bad and can be printed casually, and you can earn at least 10 gold coins with one change of hands, as if you have suffered a big loss!"
"Hey, I don't like to hear that, we don't need money for engraving, we don't need money for travel expenses, we don't need money for labor? Besides, we are still taking risks. With that, Heath Carter took out a large bundle of magic scrolls and put them in front of Edison!
That means, I love to buy and sell, and I don't ask you if I don't buy it!
Knowing that this was boring, Edison could only bury his head in provoking the scroll.
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Speaking of which, magic scrolls are generally sold in magic shops, but most of them only provide two kinds of magic scrolls, one is only required to provide magic power to use! The price of a first-level magic scroll is 100 gold coins per roll, and it is a hot seller all year round. Generally, magicians and demon warriors buy this kind of scroll.
One is that even the magic power is provided for you, the price is 1000 gold coins, and only those who have money can use it for self-defense. And these are just the prices given after the first level of magic is burned on the magic scroll!
But in fact, there is another type sold in the magic shop, which is the so-called [Magician-specific Practice Scroll]!
It only provides a one-time magic mark, and even the arrangement of magic elements and mental power need to be done by yourself, but it is just a magic pattern structure that can make people quickly wake up and cast spells - it is called a magic practice scroll!
This kind of scroll is cheaper, and the cost of 3 gold coins can be bought at only 8 gold coins in the magic shop, but the magic on this magic scroll will not exceed level 3 magic at most, and this kind of scroll is originally arranged as a benefit for low-level magicians.
However, such a scroll can undoubtedly make up for Edison's inability to comprehend the disadvantages of double casting and fast casting, and can also exercise his familiarity with different magic.
It's a pity that when you really want to buy a large number of items in the magic shop, sorry! There are only samples left at the door, and if you want to buy again, please wait for the next purchase, as for which time, you can do it yourself!
What? Why do you think you buy it so quickly? Because it's cheap! People who can't use it will buy one and go back to collect it and show it off.
But the fact is that a large number of [Magician Practice Scrolls] have entered the black market as soon as they change hands, and any engravings and travel expenses have been deceptive before, except for the labor costs and risks of reselling! Black shops will generally buy this kind of scrolls in large quantities for 10~12 gold coins, and then sell them to those civilian magicians at a price of 25~50 gold coins, or even darker, it is possible to ask for 70~80 gold coins. Anyway, it's cheaper than if you spend 100 gold coins to buy it.
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After some picking, Edison selected a batch of magic scrolls, the level 3 [Light Healing] scroll, the level 1 [Water Mist] scroll, and the level 2 [gravity] scroll...... One by one, he shoved these in front of Heath Carter, and Edison pulled out the gold coins in his bag with some pain.
Heath Carter picked up the scroll and looked at it, and whispered to himself, "It's really picky! It's all life-saving at critical moments!" muttered to his mouth, but his hand movements were not slow, he just nimbly picked up with his fingernails, erased the magic mark on it, and then stretched out his other hand.
Edison was a little reluctant to hand over the money bag with 350 gold coins wrapped in it, and took away the 15 [Magic Practice Scrolls] on the table, which were only the size of 4K paper.
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"But the people in the hotel know me, where am I going to sleep at night, do I have to use [seducing humans] all the way to make them amnesia?" Edison pondered......
(PS1: Thanks to the group for providing the character name "Hill Carter".) )
(PS2: Preview for the next chapter: After the dullness, the night is about to show his fangs!)