As soon as Julni and Victor entered the room, they saw a Myna with bright feathers and a red bow tie. It held a small wooden mallet in its hand and saluted them with a sorcerer's etiquette.
Huh?
As a Bright Sorcerer, Julni had no immunity to beautiful creatures like this. When she saw Little Eight's salute, her old face suddenly showed a young girl's interest.
This was what Norris had told him. It was one of the external performances of a sorcerer's apprentice with the power of a wizard.
"Grimm, is this your soul slave?" Julni pointed at Little Eight and asked Grimm, the corner of her mouth slightly raised.
Grimm glared at the Myna and said lightly, "Not a slave, it's my partner." After that, he gestured for them to sit down.
Partner!
Julni and Victor were both shocked. They couldn't believe that Grimm had already released his Primordial Soulfire. If that was the case, as long as the seemingly defenseless Myna died, Grimm's soul would lose the chance to grow again.
This piece of news was indeed a little shocking.
Suddenly, the way Julni and Victor looked at the Myna changed.
Sorcerers did not have any feelings for their soul slaves. Soul slaves were basically goods or mechanical puppets, just a kind of resource. Sorcerers would not have any extra feelings for them.
However, if it was a wizard's original soul slave, its status would immediately change.
Original soul slaves were the lifeline of sorcerers, the weakness of sorcerers, and the true partner that sorcerers absolutely recognized. The relationship between a sorcerer and his original soul slave was even more than the relationship between a sorcerer's partner. Therefore, if other sorcerers saw another sorcerer's original soul slave, it was basically the same as seeing the sorcerer himself.
"Caw caw, dear ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Grimm's Demon-Hunter Castle." The Myna bowed slightly, actually showing off its sorcerer's etiquette. What a good show!
Those who did not know the Myna's true character might really think that it was …
"Wow, beautiful Myna, what's your name?" Julni asked in surprise.
Cough, cough!
Grimm couldn't bear to watch any longer. He glanced at the two-faced bird that was blinking at him with one eye, while the other was acting like a dog. He coughed lightly and interrupted Julni, "It's called the Eight … Uh … Eight Rainbow Mivichy."
Grimm made up a random name.
However, Grimm didn't notice that Myna, who had been polite to Victor and Julni and smiling at Grimm, suddenly trembled as if something had touched it.
After that, Grimm waved his hand under his robe, signaling Gnaw to leave. He then sat down with Julni and Victor at a long table filled with delicious fruits.
The three Sorcerers all wore loose robes, but they were from different factions, so the three of them had different temperaments.
As Dark Sorcerers, Grimm and Victor sat down politely even though they were sitting on the soft sofa. They looked like they could explode at any time, and it was hard to tell if they even sat down or not.
Because in the master's room, the two Dark Sorcerers did not even cover their faces with their cloaks, but it gave people the impression that there was an invisible veil on their faces, and it was impossible to see their true faces clearly.
On the other hand, Julni, who was wearing a tall hat, leaned lazily on the sofa. She peeled a grape and put it into her mouth. It was indescribably relaxing and natural to the touch.
It gave people the feeling that among the three of them, only Julni was showing her true self. She was a real living person.
Grimm and Victor could not help but secretly observe the Bright Sorcerer's true self. However, Victor only observed for a while and turned to look at Grimm.
Speaking of which, this was Victor's first time seeing Grimm's true face under the Ashen Mask.
"I didn't expect His Excellency Grimm, the Nightmare Sorcerer-Apprentice of this year's Holy Tower Tryouts, to be such a handsome man." Victor's voice did not have any inflection, it was completely mechanical.
Grimm did not pay attention to Victor's flattery.
Because there was no real benefit, Victor's position was not worth Grimm's attention.
On the other side, although Grimm was only secretly observing Julni, it still made Julni frown.
"Communication between Bright Sorcerers and Dark Sorcerers is a little difficult." Thinking of this, Julni nodded at the Myna who was also looking at her. She slowly turned her head and asked, "His Excellency Grimm, where is the Mechanical Armor Core?"
Victor did not say a word, but the way he looked at Grimm indicated the same thing.
"Ahem, dear ladies and gentlemen, since my master, Master Grimm, is not suitable to participate in this transaction, the processing rights for this second-generation Worker Ant Level Mechanical Armor Core of the Sorcerer World will be entrusted to me," the Myna interrupted.
Thump, thump, thump!
Knocking on the mallet, Myna's head completely disappeared into the Dimensional Gap to the surprise of Julni and Victor. In the next moment, it used its mouth to pick up a small metal ball.
This metal ball was the Mechanical Armor Core that Grimm had accidentally found in the ancient ruins of the Black Iso Tower.
Bam!
The Mechanical Armor Core fell on the table. Grimm extended his arm to Julni and Victor, who were looking at him, and said, "This is an ancient Mechanical Armor Core that I accidentally found when I was exploring a ruin."
Clatter, clatter, clatter.
The metal ball rolled on the wooden table, making a crisp "clatter" sound. After Julni caught the metal ball, her green eyes suddenly turned into two whirlpools, and a pair of elf-like creatures appeared.
Grimm's eyes flashed.
"Sure enough, it's some kind of strange sealing spell. Is it the gift of being a vessel for sealing, or … is it a gift from another high-ranking sorcerer, or even a test subject?" Grimm pondered.
Of the two fairies, one of the green fairies saw the 'Mechanical Armor Core' in Julni's hand, and immediately revealed an extremely excited expression. It swallowed a metal needle-shaped tool in its hand, and then directly rushed towards the 'Mechanical Armor Core'.
Seeing the metal needle in the elf's hand, Grimm could not help but recall the thrilling scene when his Ashen Mask was broken.
"How is it, Green Youyou? Satisfied?" Julni asked the elf that had completely put on a miniature version of the Mechanical Armor Core.
At this moment, this elf named Green Youyou, because of the super ductility of the Mechanical Armor Core, had actually shrunk after putting on the Mechanical Armor Core that was originally designed for humans by ancient sorcerers.
The other elf and Green Youyou discussed in low voices for a while, then flew to Julni's ear and whispered.
After a while, Julni nodded, and the two elves disappeared. The Mechanical Armor Core transformed from a new one, and Julni gently handed it to Victor.
After receiving the Mechanical Armor Core, Victor's mana surged, and the Mechanical Armor Core rapidly expanded. In an instant, it covered his unmechanized body's skin. He then squinted his eyes and carefully felt all the functions of the Mechanical Armor Core.
Grimm was slightly surprised. Partial Mechanical Armor Core?
So the Mechanical Armor Core could change like this under the control of a machinist.
After a while, Victor glanced at Grimm, but under Grimm's signal, he handed the Mechanical Armor Core to Little Eight.
"Caw, caw. Alright, let's start the most exciting part. Let's start the bidding on the ownership of this Mechanical Armor Core." Myna was extremely excited.
Julni and Victor exchanged glances. Julni smiled confidently and took out a sealed container filled with green liquid. Within the green liquid was a beating heart!
"This heart is a rare living creature's heart. It's the most important item to refine a chimera. According to tests, this heart can still provide energy between 158 to 390 degrees even after death. If a dark sorcerer specialized in refining chimeras, he might be able to refine it into a rank 2 chimera through some special means …"
* Dong dong dong! *
Little Eight suddenly knocked on the wooden gavel, interrupting Julni's introduction.
"Ahem, ahem, not to mention the huge amount of precious flesh and blood required to refine a Chimera and the huge amount of energy required to refine a Chimera, the value of an Elemental Soul alone is no less than that of a living heart. Moreover, this heart was previously the core of a rank 2 creature. Now, it's only suitable for the frequency of a rank 1 chimera. "
After saying this, Myna shook its head and used a mocking tone to bargain, "Rank 1 chimera? You might as well just buy a soul slave. When it comes to refining a chimera, anything below rank 3 is merely a Magus' experimental product. "
Soul slaves stopped at rank 3. There was an absolute limit to the number and quality of soul slaves that a Magus could obtain through a soul seed. The only exception was when the soul slave was weak and had become a Magus' soul slave before advancing.
Hence, for most Magi, the most loyal battle companions were living elemental creatures.
Of course, there were a few elite Magi who would choose to learn how to refine chimeras from dark sorcerers.
On the other side, Victor pondered for a while and took out a small bottle slightly slower than Julni. Inside, there was a red lightning crystal that flickered.
This …
Victor did not say anything. Grimm let out a slight sound of surprise and moved closer to observe the lightning.
Little Eight only glanced at the red lightning thread in the bottle and said, "Molten Lightning Thread. It has a strong restraining effect on souls and vengeful spirits. However, if it's just a thread, I'm afraid that even the stronger vengeful spirits would not care about it."
Victor remained calm and took out a small ball of sorcerer's essence. There were about six of them.
Victor shook his head and said in a deep voice, "This is the highest price I can pay for this mechanical armor core."
Little Eight turned to Julni and said, "Cough cough, are you sure this is the highest price you can pay? Hmm? Are you sure? As a Steel Emblem Myna that has lived for a long time, I have to kindly remind you that the raw material of this ancient mechanical armor has been completely extinct in the Sorcerer World … "
…
Half an hourglass later, a heart soaked in a green liquid was placed on Grimm's table. Beside it were three sorcerer's essences.
"Caw caw, Young Master Grimm, the target has been successfully completed. Quick, bonus, bonus …"
As soon as Julni and Victor left, Little Eight revealed its true nature and eagerly flew to Grimm's shoulder. Bow tie and mallet were thrown aside.
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