293 Enter the black market
The so-called visitor is a guest, of course Wu Daoan can't close the door, so he has to politely invite the gray-bearded old man in and sit down, and tell the beautiful maid to quickly watch the tea and pour water.
The old man looked at Wu Daoan with a smile and said, "I heard that there is a new young demon master in the empire recently, who not only lifted the curse of the legendary level demonic beast, but is also willing to join our academy to teach and educate people. Thinking that our empire was such a pillar, the old man was overjoyed when he heard about it, and he rushed back from the northern snowfield in the starry night, just to meet Xiaoyou. ”
Wu Daoan also hurriedly began to tout: "I have heard of His Excellency Albert's name for a long time, and when I see it today, seeing Your Excellency's restrained spirit and youthful face, it must not be far from the realm of the legendary magic sage." ”
"Little friend doesn't have to be modest, if you achieve the position of a magic master at such a young age, you must have the hope of impacting the position of a mythical magic master, and the old man will count on you to ......help me in the future."
In this way, the old and the young began to praise each other. Of course, the old demon master didn't come back for a few words of praise, and soon his expression was correct, and he cut to the point: "I don't know which master Xiaoyou has inherited from him, and he can train such a high apprentice?"
In fact, strictly speaking, Tiffna can be regarded as Wu Daoan's magic introductory instructor. Of course, he couldn't say this, Wu Daoan haha: "It's not a secret, the respected master is a magic master who is admired by the mainland, but he doesn't want to be contaminated with the world anymore, so it's not good for me to be famous." ”
"It's hard to produce a mythical-level powerhouse on the continent for a thousand years!" Old Magister Albert couldn't help but take a breath when he heard this answer: "No wonder you can teach such a high disciple. ”
The strength of the magic master is equivalent to that of a monk of the Merge Period. The destruction of stars at every turn is no different from gods in the eyes of mortals, and it is difficult to produce one in a thousand years. Therefore, it is also called a mythical powerhouse. Wu Daoan also has a purpose in saying this, since he has no backer, he will make up a big backer, so as to save others from beating his own ghost idea. Anyway, the magic master has long been out of the world, and the other party wants to confirm it, but there is no evidence.
Albert was also skeptical of this, but he couldn't pursue it, so he had to change the topic: "Xiaoyou must also know that the road of magic is more difficult the further you go. From a magister to a magical sage, there is a chasm that no number of talented magisters can cross in their lifetimes. to our point. It is no longer enough to practice behind closed doors, you also need to learn from each other and experience each other's unique magical perceptions before you can make any progress. ”
All right. Here's the trouble, it's clear that you want to kick the field.
Of course, Wu Daoan can't compete with this old guy, and when the time comes, he won't be able to show his reputation and fall to the ground. But if you don't compare, there is no suitable excuse, after all, people are just learning from you, not life and death, and it is very common for magicians of the same level to learn from each other. Even the three beautiful maiden servants in the room had their eyes full of anticipation, after all, Magister-level battles were rare, and by the way, they also wanted to see how powerful this master of the same age who had been letting them do chores was really good.
Since you can't agree or refuse, you have to delay. Wu Daoan held his little belly. looked embarrassed: "Being able to learn from the old-timers will definitely benefit me a lot, but I am not feeling well these days, and it is not suitable to fight." Let's talk about it later, right?"
Albert refused to give up, and put on a look of concern: "Is Xiaoyou sick? What kind of illness is it? The old man is also proficient in medical skills when he lives a handful of years, so he can help Xiaoyou take a look." ”
"I ...... I...... My great aunt is here. Wu Daoan really couldn't, gritted his teeth and spit out this sentence.
At this moment, Albert's face turned red and he had nothing to say. After all, he is also a man, can he still say that 'the old man happens to be proficient in the great aunt's pain-relieving method'? He had to say stupidly: "In that case." The little friend is still recuperating in peace these days, and the old man will come to visit in a few days. ”
Trouble though is gone for the time being. But sooner or later, I'll have to find it. Wu Dao Anxin thought that he couldn't sit still, so he made up his mind to go to the black market to see if he could buy any spells.
Where there is light, there is darkness, where there is justice, there is evil, and since there is a bustling market in the imperial capital, there is naturally a lively black market. The so-called black market often sells some prohibited items that are not on the table, such as recovering muskets that the empire prohibits civilians from owning, stolen goods stolen by thieves, and so on.
Of course, the greater function of the black market is money laundering, although those corrupt officials in the imperial capital have a lot of money, but they can't be revealed, hiding a bunch of money can not be spent is also a big pain in life, and the black market perfectly solves this problem, because there is no one to record and supervise the transactions there, they can buy what they like with confidence, and even reward their political opponents with a lot of money, which can be described as a caring service.
The location of the black market is also peculiar, located in the drainage pipes crisscrossing the surface of the imperial capital, and the entrance is often changed, making it difficult to find. But rumors say that behind the black market is the support of a powerful prince of the empire, which is why the security forces have been ignoring it.
After Wu Daoan left the Academy of Magic, he first found a secluded and uninhabited place to put on the long-lost shadow robe, after all, now that he is famous, it is better to act anonymously. Immediately, he went to a bakery at the address Tiffany had told him, and said to the shopkeeper in a hoarse voice, "Take me to the black market." ”
The shopkeeper didn't say a word, but stretched out a palm. Wu Daoan understood, handed over 5 gold coins, and the shopkeeper didn't say much, took him to the bedroom of the store, lifted the floor, and revealed a long staircase leading to the ground. The shopkeeper took a torch and climbed down first, and Wu Daoan silently followed. After entering the complex network of sewers like a spider's web, the two walked silently for about twenty minutes, stopping in front of an ordinary wall. The shopkeeper tapped regularly, and the wall was pushed open a crack inside, revealing a large and wide space.
Wu Daoan didn't hesitate to go in, and found that the black market didn't look much different from an ordinary bazaar, and the stalls on the ground were nothing more than the customers and vendors inside mostly covering their faces, looking sneaky and mysterious, and no one cared too much about someone wrapped in a shadow robe, or this was the standard clothing in the black market.
There are indeed many rare treasures in the black market, such as diamond-shaped emeralds, dazzling obsidian, and even forged imperial seals and commissions. Of course, there are also people selling magic items, and there are even some high-level magic scrolls, which are all valuable treasures.
However, Wu Daoan didn't need these, he just wanted to find some magic spells, and finally met someone selling intermediate-level fire spells, and he asked for 10,000 gold coins. After hard bargaining, the other party reluctantly agreed to give a 99% discount and give away three basic magic syllables, and 9,900 gold coins were sold.
In this way, Wu Daoan spent a lot of money to buy several intermediate spells one after another, but he didn't encounter any high-level spells, let alone magician-level spells. If you don't put a Magister-level spell in the future competition with Albert, others will definitely be suspicious.
As he walked around, he suddenly saw a huge circus-like tent in front of him, with a sign hanging on it: "The biggest auction on the black market, start at eight o'clock in the evening." ”
Generally speaking, the really good things will be auctioned because they will meet more bidders and sell them for a high price. Wu Daoan felt that it would be difficult to gain anything if he continued to shop, so it was better to go in and try his luck, so he entered it after paying an entrance fee of ten gold coins at the door. (To be continued)