Salin nodded. He was serious, because the expression on Rex's face was even more sincere than when he went to see his teacher. Rex was about to break through to level-six. Salin had to be even more respectful to a person who was close to level-six.
There was a small door through the thick shade. There was a simple magic array on the door. Rex rubbed the magic array and gestured for Salin to wait patiently.
Soon, there were footsteps, and the door was opened. A seven or eight-year-old kid stood at the door. He was wearing a funny robe that reached the ground. The kid's eyes were bright. He looked outside warily and asked, "What's the matter?"
Salin was ashamed to find that the kid was an advanced magic apprentice.
"I'm here to see Master Joey," Rex said simply and handed over a letter.
The kid didn't take the letter. He said directly, "Follow me."
Salin followed the child through the courtyard in bewilderment and bypassed a small building. The courtyard behind was still not big, and there were two trees planted in the courtyard. These two trees had lush branches and leaves, and their roots were tangled together. The bark was dark green. Salin swallowed. He recognized them as the Holy Mulberry Tree and the Ghost Oak Tree.
Using alchemy to fuse two rare types of wood together would make the best magic staff.
The two trees were probably thousands of years old. Their value was inestimable. They weren't trees. They were obviously two huge gold bars growing in the ground. Salin had seen too many rare things in the palace, but they were all dead. These two trees, however, were living magic materials.
A magic staff made from such materials could store at least two spells. If there were three to five hundred of them, any Magician could kill an army easily.
Salin resisted the urge to climb up the tree and break off two branches. If they dared to plant these things in the yard, nobody in the entire imperial capital would dare to come and mess with them.
"Go in by yourself. I still have things to do. I'm busy." The child pointed at the two-story wooden building in front of him, turned around, and ran away, dragging his robe.
"Aren't you afraid that we're fake?" Salin found it strange.
"If we're messing around, we won't be able to leave this yard." Princess Rex looked at Salin with a warning look. Salin nodded hurriedly, indicating that he understood. It seemed that the person in the wooden building was also a fiendish person. It didn't matter if you took the wrong path or came here to cause trouble, there was only one outcome.
The wooden building was clean and unadorned. Before he reached the top of the building, he heard a young voice coming from within. "Is that Lace? I'm downstairs, there's no need to go up. "
The door on the first floor opened automatically. It was pitch-black inside, and Surrey could not feel any elemental fluctuations. The light stopped at the door and could not enter. Rex pulled Lassalin's sleeve and walked into the darkness first.
Salin could only admire his mastery of dark magic to this extent.
Salin passed through the Dark Barrier and entered a magic laboratory. There was no metal in the laboratory, only a stone table carved out of nephrite. The stone table was so clean that it looked like a dining table that hadn't been served yet. Apart from the six magic arrays, there was nothing else on it.
A young man appeared like a ghost in front of the two of them. He had a head of long green hair and green eyes. He was slender and had very white skin. The hair on his skin was also white, like a layer of frost.
"Little Lace, you're back. You made quite a commotion. Why did you only come to see me after three days?" Salin realized that this person looked young, but his actual age could not be estimated. Because Salin only took a glance at those dark green eyes, he felt as if he had fallen into an illusory space. In this space, time flowed rapidly. Salin felt his body gradually lose strength, as if he had aged in an instant.
"Master!" Rex was shocked.
"I remember when you were young, you used to call me Joey."
"I was not sensible back then," Rex said embarrassedly. Seeing that Salin had broken free from the illusion, she finally heaved a sigh of relief.
"You're sensible now? Why did you bring a person who is about to die to me? "The mysterious Joey pointed at Salin and asked Princess Rex.
"What?" Rex and Salin exclaimed at the same time.
"If he stops his cultivation and finds a place to eat and wait for death, he might live for another three to five years. If he continues, I'm afraid that when you leave, you will only be able to bring his corpse with you. Little Lace, are you asking me to make a puppet for you? I'm not very good at necromancy. "
Salin's body was a little stiff. If someone else had said this, he wouldn't have believed it. But this Joey didn't cast any magic on him, and just took a look at him, and he almost lost his life.
He had always remembered the line of words behind the Magic String Potion — the Magic String Potion can transform the body of a magic apprentice and form a special magic string. However, this method that goes against nature will cause the magic apprentice to pay an unpredictable price. I remind the person who reads this that the price you pay will be greater than what you get.
The price you pay will be greater than what you get! Is the price of obtaining the Magic String to pay with your life?
"Master, Teacher has also seen his problem. Please save him." Rex quickly regained her composure. Before she came, she already knew that there was something wrong with Salin's body, but she didn't expect it to be so serious. But if Joey was willing to help, even if Salin's soul escaped to another plane, it could be found.
"Your teacher is a good person. Why should I save him?"
Seeing that Rex was speechless, Joey said, "This kid isn't your friend or your subordinate. He won't thank me even if I waste my energy to save him. Why don't you just let him die?"
Salin calmed down. As he pondered, he asked, "Master Joey, what price do I have to pay for you to be willing to help?"
"Price?"
Joey looked at Salin curiously and said, "When you took the Magic String Potion, didn't you think about what you have to pay?"
Salin's heart felt like it had been smashed by a war hammer, and he felt dizzy. Magic String Potion! Joey knew the secret of the Magic String Potion! The last bit of fantasy disappeared. Joey didn't lie to himself.
"Master, I'm from Scottinya. We believe that everything can be traded." Salin ignored Rex's gaze. He had many things with him that were fatal to magicians. He didn't believe that this mysterious magician wouldn't be tempted.
"I don't care. Rex, chase him away. If he doesn't leave, I'll do it, "Joey said coldly.
Salin ignored Joey's words. He took a magic pen from the shelf at the side and drew a magic array on the stone table. This magic array was drawn messily by him because he hadn't learned how to draw magic arrays systematically. He had obtained this magic array from the Goddess' temple. There were 25 of them in total, and he could only draw this much according to his memory.
Joey didn't stop Salin. He just stood there and watched Salin finish drawing the magic array. Then he said, "You can go."
"You can't be thinking that you can take everything away after I die, right? There are 25 magic arrays in total. If you save me, I'll give you the original blueprint. If you don't, I'll burn these 25 magic arrays. Of course, you can also rob me. I'm carrying them with me now. "
"Rob you?" Joey laughed and said, "This is the most precious magic array I've ever seen, but it's not enough for me to do that. If I don't save you, it's not worth it for your teacher. You must have taken the Magic String Potion behind his back. It's also his tragedy to have a student like you. "
Salin's eyebrows knitted together, and his expression turned ugly. Jason was like a parent to him in his heart. He never showed this feeling because he was afraid of losing him. Joey's words touched a secret in his heart. Salin's face darkened, and he said, "I know you don't want to attack me, but please take back your words. You're insulting a great Mage."
"No one can be called great in front of me," Joey said disapprovingly. His young face looked so hateful that Salin really wanted to break his nose with a punch.
"I'll remember your words until the day I die." Salin bowed respectfully, turned around, and walked out of the building. He felt a little hopeless. The Magic Shooter saw his hidden illness and couldn't help him, so he asked Rex to bring him to see Joey. He didn't expect Joey to be able to see through everything and reject any temptation.
It turned out that there were really things that couldn't be traded in this world.
From the beginning, he had been making mistakes. He made the Magic String Potion behind his teacher's back, traded with bandits, accepted a viscount's bribe, and killed Count Alphonso's son. His teacher had been tolerant, but he turned around and ran.
What you give will be more than what you get. Salin finally understood the meaning of this sentence. Many things couldn't be changed. He was so selfish that he never thought about others. Did Silva's hometown survive the last winter? He thought about it many times, but he never really helped.
Then let him die. Death was good. Silva wouldn't have to live in fear with him anymore. But he still let his teacher down.
Salin walked towards the door in tears, not because he was afraid of death, but because he saw through his cowardice.
There was a Dark Screen in front of the door. Salin wanted to go through it, but he walked into a directionless space. There was no light in this space. It was extremely dark.
"Master!" Rex saw that Salin suddenly froze there and didn't move. He knew that Joey had cast a spell on him.
"I don't like him," Joey said with a smile. His green eyes were no longer cold.
"Everyone makes mistakes. I've investigated his past …"
"Is he very important?" Joey waited for Rex's answer with the curiosity of a Mage.
Rex glanced at the magic array Salin had drawn on the stone table and said, "I'm afraid he really is."
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