Hence, Cantory immediately stepped aside, and sneered. "Actually, if you regret your actions that day, President Felic, there's still a chance for you to redeem yourself. Brother Harquess is here. As long as you sincerely apologize to him in person, given Brother Harquess's magnanimity, he might not hold it against you. "
Harquess initially thought that Cantory had been stopped by him, but he didn't expect Cantory to dig another huge pit for him in the blink of an eye. What a joke! How dare he make Lin Li apologize to me? If his father and the elders were to find out about this, they would definitely skin him alive!
The reason Cantory said that was not because he really wanted to eliminate the conflict between the two of them, because he knew from the beginning that Lin Li wouldn't apologize. In fact, it was the same trick that he had played with King Bradlor back then, and that was to make Lin Li's rejection infuriate Harquess like a slap in the face.
After the previous incident, Cantory was already clear that it was basically impossible to rely on the Gilded Kingdom or the Illuminati to deal with Lin Li. Hence, he turned his attention to the Octopus Clan and Harquess. The Octopus Clan was one of the seven overlords of the Sea Clan, and they were not weaker than the Gilded Kingdom.
In fact, what happened in the market previously made Cantory think that he was almost going to succeed. However, he didn't expect that Harquess would take the contaminated mageweath back with such great fanfare, and never do anything about it again. Of course, it was impossible for him to guess what kind of shock Harquess would bring to the great lord and elders of the Octopus Clan after Harquess took the mageweath back. He simply thought that the Octopus Clan might not be bothered to hold it against Lin Li.
This time, as long as Lin Li said something outrageous again, Cantory believed that Harquess definitely wouldn't let Lin Li off easily due to the grudge between them.
However, before Lin Li could say anything, Harquess suddenly waved his hand with a sullen expression, and said, "No need, Cantory, time is limited. We didn't come here for this. Let's get down to business."
In public, and in front of Cantory's good friend, Harquess was too embarrassed to show his respect for Lin Li. Hence, he could only say that time was limited, and he didn't want to waste any more time there.
Harquess' words made Cantory somewhat disappointed, but he didn't think too much about it. He didn't think that Harquess, the young master of the Octopus Clan, would be afraid of Lin Li, the president of the Tower of Dusk. After all, what Harquess said was true. The secret trader's market hadn't been open for long, and if they were to waste their time there, all the good stuff might be taken away by others.
Cantory had no choice but to glare at Lin Li hatefully before turning around to say to Harquess, "Brother Harquess is right, it's indeed not worth wasting precious time on some unrepentant people. It's a pity that someone doesn't know how to cherish such an opportunity to get to know a master of inscription. "
Cantory still wanted to provoke Lin Li with his words, but Lin Li seemed to have not heard him at all, and continued to browse the stalls of the secret traders without being affected at all. From time to time, he would stop to take a closer look at some of the items in the stalls.
Lin Li's performance made Cantory feel as if he had punched the air, and he was extremely upset. Hence, although he had changed his mind and stopped bringing up Harquess' mageweath, he didn't really leave with Harquess immediately. Instead, he still followed Lin Li, intentionally or unintentionally.
However, Cantory might not have known that such behavior did not affect Lin Li at all. Instead, it made Harquess, who was beside him, feel uneasy. Harquess wanted to stay far away from Lin Li so that he could at least have a suitable excuse when his father and the elders questioned him.
However, if Cantory didn't leave, how could Harquess leave alone? Every time he secretly left Lin Li, he would be brought back by Cantory again. Honestly speaking, if it weren't for the fact that he had been friends with Cantory for so many years, Harquess would really want to slap Cantory to death.
There were two more followers behind him, but Lin Li didn't take it to heart at all. He continued doing what he was supposed to do, and simply treated the two of them like air. Connoris and Angelano naturally didn't care about anything at all. In the eyes of the two old fogeys who had lived for thousands of years, Cantory's little tricks were really childish, and not worth their time at all.
Lin Li walked and stopped, and after walking past about a dozen stalls, he finally saw the item on the stall in front of him, and his expression changed slightly. What he saw was a black ball that was the size of a fist, which was probably like a magnified version of a black pearl. As soon as his gaze landed on the black ball, he was immediately attracted to it because it actually contained a massive amount of death aura.
"Aiya, this customer really has good taste. We paid a great price to obtain these Netherworld Pearls from the Netherworld Sea. Look at this luster and this mana wave, it's definitely at the peak of the Legendary-level. If it's embedded in a magic staff, it will definitely be an artifact of the Necromancers. " As soon as he saw that Lin Li seemed to have taken a fancy to the Netherworld Pearl, the stall owner who was wearing a wolf's head mask immediately began introducing it eloquently.
The Endless Ocean was actually just a general name that people had for the boundless sea, and there were more specific names in the Endless Ocean according to the division of the sea. For example, the sea ruled by the Octopus Clan was called the Black Sea, the sea ruled by the Giant Shark Clan was called the Red Sea, and the sea ruled by the Sea Demon Clan was called the Luminous Sea.
It was said that the Netherworld Sea was not called the Netherworld Sea in the beginning, but the Sea of Fertility, which was the most fertile sea in the entire Endless Ocean. However, that was also the reason that the Sea of Fertility naturally became a place that the various Sea Clans fought for during the ocean war. Countless fierce battles took place, and countless members of the Sea Clan died there. Gradually, the death aura permeated the entire sea, turning the Sea of Fertility into a sea of death.
The area of the Endless Ocean was countless times larger than that of Anril, and the number of Sea Clan members was naturally astonishing too. It was said that during the ocean war that swept through the entire Endless Ocean, the number of members of the Sea Clan who died in the Netherworld Sea alone had already reached tens of billions. If the corpses of those members of the Sea Clan were all thrown into Anril, they would probably be able to bury the entire Anril.
The famous Nether Valley of Anril, which was located near Alanna, had also become a land of death because the High Elves had slaughtered hundreds of thousands of people there. It might be an exaggeration to say that there were tens of billions of members of the Sea Clan who died in the Netherworld Sea, but there were at least tens of millions or even hundreds of millions. Due to the massive death aura pollution, it was not surprising at all that the Sea of Fertility had become the Netherworld Sea.
Now, in the Endless Ocean, the Netherworld Sea could be said to be an absolute land of death, and no living creature dared to approach it easily. Not to mention entering the Netherworld Sea, even moving around in the periphery would cause one's vitality to be irreversible. Even if one could leave there alive, he probably wouldn't be able to live for long.
Besides, the death aura corrosion was only one aspect. The more terrifying thing was the Undead Sea Clan in the Netherworld Sea. Back then, there were so many members of the Sea Clan who died there. Even if only 10% or even 1% of them became Undead creatures, it would still be a rather terrifying number. Fortunately, there seemed to be a force in the Netherworld Sea that prevented the Undead Sea Clan from leaving. Otherwise, it would probably be a huge disaster for the entire Endless Ocean.
However, it was not that there were absolutely no living creatures in the Netherworld Sea. At least, people knew that there was a marine giant clam called the Mara Giant Clam that still lived in the dead sea. The Nether Pearl that the secret trader mentioned was the product of the death aura that the Mara Giant Clam had devoured.
It was said that the Mara Giant Clam was originally called the Colorful Clam, and the pearls it produced were not Nether Pearls, but colorful pearls that emitted various rays of light. The rainbow-colored pearls contained a miraculous power that could rapidly increase the output of the sea. This was also one of the main reasons why the sea region was called the Sea of Fertility.
The current Mara Giant Clam was not an Undead creature, but it was still quite different from a real living creature. It could be said to be in a state between life and death.
Legend had it that the Mara Giant Clam constantly devoured the death aura in the Netherworld Sea and condensed the pure death aura into the Nether Pearl in its body in order to purify the Netherworld Sea. It hoped that one day, it could regain the glory of the Sea of Fertility.
However, after such a long time, the Netherworld Sea did not change at all because of the existence of the Mara Giant Clam. On the contrary, the death aura became more and more intense, and even the sky above the sea was affected. Even on a clear and cloudless day, the sky above the Netherworld Sea was still shrouded in gray clouds, and not a single ray of sunlight could penetrate it.
Just like what the secret trader said, the Nether Pearl was indeed a holy relic of the Necromancers. If a Necromancer had a Nether Pearl, he could easily cast the Tide of Death even if he was only at the level of an Archmage. Furthermore, he would not have to worry about the burden of mana that the Tide of Death would bring to him. At the same time, as long as the Necromancer carried the Nether Pearl with him, he would be able to feel the Death Energy in the Nether Pearl at all times, and there would be no problem for him to step into the Legendary-realm.
For Legendary-level Necromancers, the Nether Pearl would also be very useful. For example, if it was embedded on a magic staff, the Necromancer would have an external mana bank that would greatly increase the success rate of Legendary-level Necromagic.
Of course, it was not of much use to Lin Li. However, Lin Li had many Undead powerhouses under him. Apart from the two Undead servants, Ujfalusi and Norfeller, there were also dozens of Retribution Knights in the Black Front Fortress. If a level-20 Retribution Knight had a weapon that was embedded with a Nether Pearl, his strength would probably reach at least level-22 or 23.
However, it was a pity that there was only one Nether Pearl in the secret trader's stall, which was far from enough for Lin Li to equip all the Retribution Knights. He could only equip the Chief Knight of the Retribution Knights. That way, in addition to increasing the strength of the Chief Knight, the other Retribution Knights would also receive a certain boost.
At the thought of this, Lin Li reached out to pick up the Nether Pearl after obtaining the permission of the secret trader. Needless to say, this thing was really not ordinary. The moment his fingertips touched it, he immediately felt a bone-chilling chill spreading along his fingers. Only a Sanctuary powerhouse like Lin Li would be able to block the chilliness with a slight change in the Laws. If it were someone in the Legendary-realm, he would probably be at a disadvantage.
After picking up the Nether Pearl, Lin Li permeated it with his mental strength to investigate the level of power and the composition of the Laws. However, after this investigation, Lin Li was immediately disappointed. The level of power of the Nether Pearl was indeed close to the peak of the Legendary-realm, and the mana inside seemed to be rather pure. However, the composition of the Laws seemed to be much more messy.
This sounded a little contradictory, but it was not difficult to achieve. With some special means, the mana produced by the other Laws could be channeled out, and the Nether Pearl would temporarily have a relatively pure Undead Power.
The secret trader saw Lin Li pick up the Nether Pearl and look at it, but did not expect Lin Li to have already looked through the inside and outside of the Nether Pearl. He thought that Lin Li was really interested in buying it, so he hurriedly said, "Sir, please rest assured, this Nether Pearl cannot be faked. As long as you take out 5,000,000 gold coins, it will be yours!"
Lin Li couldn't help but sneer in his heart. The Nether Pearl was indeed not fake, but it could only be regarded as a low-quality product. How dare he sell it for 5,000,000 gold coins? He was indeed a profiteer.
In the secret trader's market, fakes were actually not the most common, and low-quality products were the real majority. For example, an ancient and powerful magical weapon that the secret trader bragged about could only be used once. Or some magical equipment that might really have terrifying power, but no one knew what kind of price they would have to pay after using it.
It was the same for the Nether Pearl. Although the level of mana was close to the peak of the Legendary-realm, the composition of the Laws was very messy, which caused its real value to plummet. If a Necromancer were to hold a magic staff that was embedded with such a Nether Pearl, not only would his strength not increase, he might even be harmed.
The source of power for Necromancers or Undead creatures was not magical crystals, but the inextinguishable soul fire. The Power of Death in the Nether Pearl was like the fuel for the soul fire. If the fuel was not pure enough, the impact on the soul fire could be imagined. To put it simply, it was like adding low-grade gasoline to a car that burned high-grade gasoline. Even if there would not be any problems at the time, the impact on the engine would be huge.
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