"Yeah, teacher can move in a flash whenever he wants to go out. It's the signature spell of an intermediate wizard. It's said that once you master it, almost no one can keep a wizard who can move in a flash," Carlos said with envy.
"How far can you move in a flash?" Abel thought about his teacher Moreton's unpredictable movement, but he was very concerned about the distance. In his memory, the Dark World's teleportation could only be done within a short distance.
"It depends on how far you can extend your power of the will," Camille explained.
The three of them chatted as they walked. As soon as they walked out of the teleportation circle, a white light flashed behind them. A few more wizards were teleported over.
Carlos took out a badge from his pocket and wore it in front of his chest. There was a 6 star circle on top of the badge with 3 little leaves below it. Camille also wore a badge in front of her chest, but there were 4 little leaves below the 6 star circle.
Seeing Abel staring at the badge in front of his chest, Carlos smiled and said, "This is a wizard badge. As long as you become a novice wizard, you can go to the Wizard Union to apply for it. Do you see this leaf? A leaf means a rank. I'm a rank 3 novice wizard. "
Carlos glanced at the badge in front of Camille's chest and continued under Camille's provocative gaze, "You know, the number of leaves depends on your rank. Beginner wizards get 1 magic staff, intermediate wizards get 2 magic staffs, and advanced wizards get 3 magic staffs."
Seeing Carlos skip the badge, Camille's eyes were filled with a "you're dead meat" look.
The three of them walked out of the teleportation circle while laughing. Abel curiously looked around. Although this place was called a city, it was more like a town. There was only one main road, and it was paved with giant stones. It was very smooth, and there were all kinds of shops on both sides of the road.
"These shops in Caral city are owned by wizards from different countries and some branches of large business groups. Since they serve wizards, the price of the goods here is not low. Little brother, if you want to buy something, remember to check the price first. Otherwise, you might not have enough gold coins." Carlos kindly explained to Abel, who was here for the first time.
"Abel, if you need anything, just tell me if you don't have enough gold coins." Camille smiled at Abel.
"Thank you, Fourth Sister. My family's assets are quite abundant." Abel replied gratefully.
While they were talking, the three of them came to the door of a huge shop. There was a sign with a magic staff on it. Carlos said, "We're here. This is the Wizard Exchange. The wizards nearby hold a trade fair here every twenty days. Today is the day of the trade fair."
Abel watched curiously as Carlos walked to a table near the entrance and swiped a gold coin from an apprentice with a magic gold card. Then, he took a card from the apprentice's hand.
"Alright, let's go. It's shop number 168." Carlos waved the sign in his hand at the two of them.
Abel could clearly see the number 168 on the sign. There was nothing else.
Carlos easily found shop number 168 in front of them. It was more like a long counter than a shop. Behind it was a wooden three-tiered shelf. Carlos took out twelve rune signs and placed them on the first tier of the shelf. Camille also took out fifteen rune signs and placed them on the second tier.
"How come you have more rune signs than me?" Carlos asked Camille, a little unconvinced.
"That's because you're lazy. I've been drawing at least five times a day for the past few months. What about you?" Camille rolled her eyes at Carlos and asked.
"I … I just spent a little more time practicing." Carlos said with a little guilty conscience.
"Are these the rune signs you made?" Abel asked as he picked up a rune sign made by Camille.
"Yeah, but the materials are too expensive, so the success rate has been very low. I can barely break even." Carlos said with a sigh.
"What kind of material is this?" Abel asked as he looked at the rune in his hand. It was neither metal nor wood, but it was somewhat familiar.
"It's made from crystal cores. We used potions to soften the crystal cores slightly, then reshape them. Then, we used a carving knife to carve them. Since my teacher is good at making rune signs, Carlos and I both learned this skill." Camille explained.
So it was made from crystal cores. Abel thought to himself. No wonder it felt so familiar. The irregular shape of a crystal core had been reshaped into a rectangular sign, so he couldn't recognize it.
Abel looked at the rune signs. Most of them were "8 # Ral" rune signs, "7 # Tal" rune signs, and "10 # Thul" rune signs.
"Why are there so many fire rune signs here?" Abel asked Camille.
"Huh? You know these runes?" Camille did not answer Abel's question. Instead, she was surprised that Abel could recognize these runes. Rune knowledge was not something that could be learned easily. Even among wizards, only those who had inherited rune knowledge could learn it. Most wizards could only buy rune signs to use.
"Yes, I used to learn about runes from my blacksmith teacher for a period of time." Abel looked at Camille in confusion. He didn't think that this knowledge was that valuable. He had the dwarves' secret book from the very beginning, so he had learned the most systematic knowledge of runes. Afterward, he got a few rune signs and successfully copied the runes on the rune signs from the dwarves' secret book.
"Your blacksmith teacher was a dwarf?" Camille didn't expect Abel to have learned blacksmithing. In her mind, only dwarf blacksmiths would have inherited rune knowledge.
"No, my blacksmith teacher was a human blacksmith, but my teacher's teacher was a dwarf blacksmith master." Abel explained.
Camille suddenly realized, "No wonder you can learn rune knowledge. To make a rune sign, the energy of the rune must be the same as the energy of the crystal core. Recently, most of the rune signs on the market are fire crystal cores, so we can only make fire attack rune signs."
Abel began to understand the requirements of making rune signs. It was the same principle as making a magic sword. They both needed the same type of energy. The only difference was that rune signs used crystal cores, while magic swords used mana gems.
"Can I learn how to make rune signs?" Abel asked Camille expectantly.
"No, I can't. Teacher will teach you when he's old enough. I can't teach you in advance." Camille shook her head. However, when she saw Abel's disappointed expression, she continued, "But I can teach you some basic ways to use a carving knife. These are the basics of making rune signs."
"Thank you, Camille!" Abel was in a good mood. If he could learn the basics of carving knives, it would be a good foundation for him to learn how to make rune signs in the future. He had a lot of time to practice in Rogge's camp. The sooner he learned how to use a carving knife, the sooner he could master this ability.
"Carlos, you stay here. Abel and I will go buy him a good carving knife."
"You can't do this," Carlos protested.
Camille turned to Carlos and ignored his protest. She called Abel and walked out.
As they walked past one shop after another, Abel asked curiously, "How much does it cost to rent a shop for half a day?"
"10,000 gold coins." Camille turned to Abel and said, "Don't come here. Your level is too low. Although it's safer here, there are still dark wizards."
"Dark wizards?" This was another term he had never heard of before.
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