Bang!
Rex took out a part of a construct puppet's body and threw it on the table. The part was more than a foot long. The core was a complicated metal wheel, and the outside was interlocked with each other. There were layers of thin ring-shaped plates.
"Huh?" Huo Jinna jumped off the table and reached for the part. Neris reached out and pressed Huo Jinna's arm.
"Huo Jinna, you want this, right?" Salin spoke. He felt that Neris was becoming more and more useful. He didn't need to say it. As long as there was a clear thought in his mind, Neris would feel it.
"Humph. I've seen a lot of puppet parts." Huo Jinna said that, but she couldn't help but want to touch it.
"This thing isn't valuable?" Salin looked very surprised.
"Valuable? It's not enough to buy a house." Huo Jinna pulled out her arm from Neris's hand and said angrily. She was not as strong as Neris. In fact, even an archmage with Herculean Strength wouldn't be stronger than Neris. She could only look at it with her eyes. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't touch the amazing alchemy machine part.
"What if I have a complete one?" Salin was good at business negotiation, and so was Rex. They didn't take out a complete construct puppet. They only used a part to lure Huo Jinna.
"A complete one? Impossible! This thing has more than a thousand years of history. If you have a complete one, you can send it to Holy Rock City. You can sell it for a better price. "Huo Jinna had a pair of sharp eyes. Her judgment was unbelievable to Salin. Also, she didn't sound like someone at her age at all.
Rex smiled and said to Huo Jinna, "I'm taking it out here. I'm afraid that it will crush your floor. This floor is also made of sea pear wood. If it crushes you, you'll ask me for compensation."
Huo Jinna looked at Rex and rolled her eyes. She thought for a while and murmured to herself, "A level-six archmage shouldn't lie. Teacher, teacher! "Huo Jinna suddenly ran out of the room and shouted in the hallway.
"What's up?" A gentle and elegant voice came from the other end of the hallway.
"Teacher, we have a good business." Huo Jinna knocked on the opposite door and shouted anxiously.
Salin looked at the opposite door. The door slid open on both sides, and a man about Jason's age walked out. Salin jumped in fright. This man had a dignified appearance, but …
Huo Jinna's teacher had six legs on his lower body and a tail on his back. His left forearm was covered with a thick piece of metal equipment. This tubular piece of metal equipment was still rotating on his arm.
"Teacher …" Huo Jinna pulled the six-legged man and pointed at the table in her room.
"Oh? Interesting. "The six-legged man immediately saw the alchemy components on the table. His feet moved quickly at an astonishing speed. In the time it took to take a breath, he arrived in front of the table.
Salin could now see that the lower half of the man's body was equipped with a set of alchemy equipment that replaced his legs. This equipment was copper in color, and its appearance was extremely similar to that of a Giant Desert Scorpion. He was Huo Jinna's teacher?
He wasn't wearing a magic robe, and only had half a set of magic armor on his upper body. His hair was tied up with a metal ring. Salin's Cold Sight couldn't tell his level.
Salin knew that if he couldn't tell, then he was a Magic Shooter. Salin could tell most professionals below level six, unless they wore a magic robe like Rex's.
Huo Jinna's teacher stared at the alchemy components on the table for a full minute. Then he said, "Mage Salin, you want to buy a house in the Alchemy Tower?"
"Oh, yes." Salin wasn't surprised. The two rooms were separated by a hallway. It wasn't strange that Huo Jinna's teacher heard their conversation.
"This component can be exchanged for the smallest room, the kind used to store food. If you have a complete puppet and guarantee that it's of the same size as this component, you can get a bigger room. "
"No, I want a set." Salin immediately refused when he heard that a puppet could only be exchanged for one room. There were five people on his side, and he didn't want to sleep in the same room with a necromancer.
"A set? Do you know how much a house on the top floor of the Alchemy Tower costs? "Huo Jinna's teacher asked.
"I don't know. I only know that these puppets are hard to find in the entire Myers Continent."
"If you have two of these puppets, then I promise to sell you one. Salin, a house in the Alchemy Tower. It's a few hundred meters long. But … "
"But what?" Salin asked, following the man's tone.
"If you have the blueprint for this puppet, you can exchange for an entire floor," the man said in an extremely tempting tone. His light blue eyes looked at Salin. Salin shook his head.
"Only one. If you want two, we'll talk about the terms."
"Hmph!" The metal tube on the man's left arm spun rapidly. He rubbed his forehead with his hand and looked at Salin. Salin felt like he was being stung by a scorpion. The man's tail was swinging. The poisonous needle at the end of the tail was probably even more fatal than a desert scorpion.
Salin pretended he didn't see it. They had to abide by the rules of Alchemy City. Otherwise, they might as well not have the rules. In Alchemy City, no one could rob or fight. Otherwise, that annoying Sorcerer who teased Rex would have been turned into charcoal.
"What terms?" Huo Jinna's teacher squinted his eyes.
"A complete construct puppet in exchange for the highest floor of a house. This is the basic deal. The additional condition is that I have to give you another construct puppet in exchange for the results of your research. " Salin finished speaking and smiled. "If I had the blueprint, I could sell this thing as I please. Why would I be so entangled with you?"
"Salin, you're from Skocania?"
"Yes." Salin didn't blush. Since it was a deal, there was nothing to be embarrassed about. Both parties negotiating terms was a matter of mutual consent. He could tell that Huo Jinna's teacher was mocking him for being a philistine.
Huo Jinna's teacher didn't expect Salin to answer like that. He saw Salin's blue eyes and black hair and thought he was a pure Qin Yin. He didn't expect Salin to answer that he was from Skocania.
"The Skochenyans say that a good neighbor is a good business deal. Salin, if you want to live in the Alchemy Tower, you have to be a good neighbor with me, "Salin said with a smile.
Sarin smiled and said, "Great Master, the Skokenians will give gifts to each other after they have new neighbors. Take this spare part as my gift to you."
"Then I'll accept it." Huo Jinna's teacher's expression didn't change. He put the alchemy part on the table into his dimensional equipment. Salin saw clearly this time. The rotating metal tube on Huo Jinna's teacher's arm was a dimensional equipment.
"Where's your gift?" Salin asked impolitely. Seeing that Huo Jinna's teacher didn't plan to give anything in return, he asked for it directly.
"We need to sign a magic contract first. Salin, as a Sorcerer, you should be patient." Huo Jinna's teacher took out a contract book and put it on the table. "Take a look first."
Salin picked up the magic contract book and flipped through it. It was the safest type of contract. It was purely used for business transactions. The contract book used both magical images and words to indicate the details of the property to be sold. The buyer's conditions and signature were left blank. The magic mark was blank.
"Level 49?" Salin looked at the image on the magic image. The house on the contract book wasn't on the highest level.
"Level 50 is a farm. It's not for people to live in. If you have any magical beasts you need to take care of, you can put them on level 50. There will be people in Alchemy City to help you raise them. "
Salin read the various clauses on the contract over and over again. When he felt that there were no problems, he took the magic pen on the table and dipped it in ink. He signed the contract and wrote down the terms of the purchase.
Huo Jinna's teacher didn't need to sign. Nine signatures appeared on the contract. Those nine names represented the ultimate power of Alchemy City — nine Level Nine Magic Shooters.
The contract was completed. Magic light shone. The contract book was divided into three parts. Salin kept one and Huo Jinna's teacher took two.
"Huo Jinna, take them to see the house. Remember to bring the puppet back." Huo Jinna's teacher didn't mention anything about giving a gift in return. Salin didn't ask. It was the first time he saw a Magic Shooter that went back on their word.
"Come with me." Huo Jinna giggled as she walked briskly outside. Salin and the others could only follow her out of the room. Huo Jinna's teacher suddenly called Salin from behind.
"Salin!"
"Master?" Salin turned around.
"My name is Inbos. I will give you a copy of the research results of the construct puppet."
"Thank you, Master." Salin bowed and followed Huo Jinna's footsteps. The blueprints didn't mean much to him. Creating construct puppets not only required high-level alchemy, but it also cost a lot of money and time. This wasn't a problem for Alchemy City. Salin didn't have that much time and manpower. He only wanted the results for Rex.
The territory of Kushui Prefecture could be expanded, but the location wasn't good. It was difficult to increase the population. If Rex's prefecture wanted to develop steadily, he didn't have enough manpower. Construct puppets were much more useful on the battlefield than battle puppets. A flag team only needed ten construct puppets to increase their combat power by several times.
They came to the hall on the tenth floor. In front of the lift, Salin was surprised to see the Magician who teased Rex still waiting there. The three people behind him looked worried.
Rex's good mood was ruined. The gray-robed Magician glared at Salin. Salin was confused. What did he do? Why was this idiot looking at him like that?
"Magician, I want to duel with you!" The gray-robed Magician glared at Salin.
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