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The 122nd chapter "A little interlude of change"
Those magic apprentices wearing silver robes were nervously pacing back and forth as they busied themselves with their tasks. Some of them were holding thick sheepskin scrolls in their hands while others were carrying buckets of water to clean the place. The only difference was that they didn't need to do the cleaning themselves. Even the cleaning tools such as brooms and buckets were magic tools. As long as they chanted an incantation, they would automatically start cleaning the place. As for these busy magic apprentices, they only needed to pay close attention to their task.
Walking into the hall, Du Wei felt that the Magician's Guild headquarters wasn't as majestic and mysterious as he had imagined. Instead, it had a hint of worldly taste!
On both sides of the two wide passageways, there were strange shops on both sides. Inside, there were all kinds of strange magic materials, magic tools, and even some special antiques and the like.
These shops were all popular places for magicians. All of them were opened by the Magician's Guild. Magicians from all over the continent could buy all kinds of magic materials they needed here.
The currency used here wasn't the gold coins or any other currency that was commonly used in the continent.
Instead, it was … an exchange!
It was the most ancient form of exchange, bartering!
This made Du Wei feel very curious and interested.
Because, this place was the last place in the continent where bartering was still practiced. The branches of the Sorcerers Guild all over the continent also had this kind of magic material shop, but they could use the Empire's gold coins to buy anything.
Only the headquarters of the Magic Union in the Imperial Capital, in order to protect the tradition, still maintained the ancient tradition of the magicians from a thousand years ago, which was to barter.
Du Wei casually walked a few steps and all the people around him, including those magic apprentices wearing silver robes, saw Du Wei's black robes from afar and hurriedly stopped what they were doing and bowed respectfully from afar. Occasionally, one or two magic apprentices wearing gray robes walked by. When they saw Du Wei, they were first surprised, then they nodded and showed a friendly smile. At the same time, they also bowed respectfully.
It seemed that Clark wasn't lying. The status of this magic scholar was indeed extraordinary. All magicians below the sixth level had to pay their respects to him.
Du Wei wasn't in a hurry to meet the chairman of the Magician's Guild. In fact, he didn't know how to meet the chairman. In any case, there was nothing urgent to do. Instead, he had a strong interest in the magic equipment stores nearby.
These shops were not big, but in this tall and spacious hall, each of them was a sealed building, forming a house within a house. The shops were built with all kinds of strange materials. For example, the shop next to him was a big building built with a black stone that emitted a strange smell. There was a chimney at the top of the building, emitting bursts of black smoke. When the black smoke came out of the chimney and reached the sky created by magic, it actually dissipated!
At the entrance of the shop, there were crystal balls of various textures placed on the counter in the display window. Clearly, this was a shop that specialized in selling magic crystal balls. Du Wei took a look and remembered that he didn't have a crystal ball of his own. He couldn't help but be curious and walked in.
In the shop stood an old man who was old enough to be Du Wei's grandfather. He was still wearing a silver magic apprentice robe, and his long beard almost reached his chest. Seeing Du Wei come in, although Du Wei was much younger than him, he still hurriedly bowed to Du Wei. Then, with a dry voice, he respectfully said, "Respected Sir Magician, may I ask what you need?"
Du Wei's face was amiable, and he was very polite to this old magic apprentice. "I need a crystal ball … Yes."
"Oh, let me see …" The old magic apprentice's eyes were a little muddy, but he still took out a form and handed it to Du Wei. His face was like an air-dried orange peel, but he still put on a smile. "What kind of crystal ball do you need? Is it a magic testing ball? Oh, a mage like you must be preparing to accept a disciple, right? I have a good magic testing ball here, it can clearly test a child's magic talent … Oh, there's also a probing ball. If you're preparing to go on an adventure, then you can buy a probing ball. As long as you inject a trace of magic, the crystal ball will be able to display everything within a mile … Of course, if you need a more advanced one, I also have a magnetic black crystal ball here, it can display everything within a ten mile radius, but the exchange price is a little more expensive … "
Du Wei's heart became more and more curious. "Is there anything else?"
"Of course!" The old magic apprentice's face was full of pride. "My shop is the oldest crystal ball shop in the Magician's Guild! Did you know? The current president of the Magician's Guild, Sir Doug Jago, when he was young, when he became a mage, he bought his first crystal ball from my shop! The person who sold him the crystal ball was my father! I have all kinds of crystal balls here … I don't know which one you want? "
Although Du Wei's magic ability wasn't bad, but after all, he didn't systematically learn any formal knowledge of magic. His knowledge of magic tools was mostly from those messy books, a little bit here and there. He really didn't know much about magic tools like crystal balls. Thinking for a moment, he bitterly smiled and said, "This old mister, I also just became a mage, and I'm preparing to buy my first crystal ball, so I don't know what I need. Do you have any suggestions? "
The old magic apprentice was stunned for a moment. Looking at Du Wei's black robe, he opened his mouth and said, "Oh … You, Sir Magic Scholar, haven't you used a crystal ball before?"
Du Wei smiled. "I also just became a mage."
The old magic apprentice immediately realized that he had been rude. The status of a magic apprentice was the lowest in the entire magic system. Not to mention that the other party was a magic scholar wearing a black robe, even if it was a first level mage, he would still have to be polite to the other party. He shouldn't have asked such a rude question just now.
But … as a magic scholar who just became a mage … it was very strange.
"This …" The old magic apprentice hesitated for a moment, and the smile on his face became even more polite. "May I ask, what kind of magic do you major in?"
"Is there a difference?" Du Wei asked.
"Of course, if you major in Fire Magic, I have a Fire Magic Enhancement Support Crystal Ball here. It can be used as the best array core when you are setting up a Fire Magic Array. As long as you have the crystal ball in your hand, not even the slightest fluctuation in the entire Magic Array will escape your eyes. If you major in water magic, I also have a water summoning crystal ball here. Even if you are in the dry Northwest Wasteland, you can still increase the range of your magic summon. It can also detect the water under the ground and extract the water element … Uh, let me think … Alas, I am old and my brain is not so good. I almost forgot that I have a few wind magic crystal balls here. But they are only low-level prediction crystal balls. They can predict the fluctuation of the clouds in the sky and predict the wind within a hundred miles. When you arrange a wind magic array, you can use the crystal ball to find the wind in the surroundings and use it … Uh, use the ready-made wind. It will save a lot of magic power compared to using your own magic to create a whirlwind, don't you think so? "
Du Wei thought for a moment and smiled. "What if it is dark magic?"
The old magic apprentice's eyes twitched, and a trace of fear appeared in his eyes. He looked up and down at Du Wei and sighed. "Alas … dark magic … There aren't many mages practicing dark magic nowadays. Let me think … "
After a moment, his eyes suddenly lit up. He smiled and said, "I remember now. I do have something that is used by dark magic mages. But it is an antique that has been here for decades. No one has come to buy it. This is an 'Undead Searching Crystal'. If you are a dark magic mage, when you want to collect souls to create undead creatures, then this Undead Searching Crystal can help you detect the souls that are still active in the surroundings. "
Du Wei couldn't help but tremble.
Collecting souls that are still active? Creating undead creatures?
So that means that the undead warrior that Krak Mage summoned was also created by himself?
Doing this … Such an evil thing, could it be that the Magician's Guild allowed it?
Seeing the strange expression on Du Wei's face, the old magic apprentice quickly added, "But, I must remind you that if you want to buy this crystal ball, you must first sign a contract with me."
"Contract?"
"Of course!" The old magic apprentice's face became more and more puzzled … … This little guy, wearing the robe of a magic scholar, how could he not know anything about these basic things?
If it wasn't for the protection of the Magician's Guild's magic array, which made it impossible for outsiders to impersonate … … the old magic apprentice would have really thought that Du Wei was an imposter!
"Although the Magician's Guild has declared that it is legal to use dark magic to create undead creatures, but there are many prohibitions and restrictions on practicing this type of magic. For example, collecting souls to create undead creatures. Although it is allowed, there are still a few prohibitions. One of the most important prohibitions is that it is only allowed to collect souls that are still active. It is absolutely not allowed to kill innocent people and refine their souls! This is an absolute taboo! So, if you want to buy this crystal ball, you must sign a contract with me! To put it bluntly … … if you go out and use this crystal ball to do something that violates the rules, then, this matter will have absolutely nothing to do with me! Even if someone wants to find out who is responsible, it won't be me. The Magician's Guild has a rule that all dark magic tools have to be signed before purchase. So … … "
After the old magic apprentice finished speaking, he secretly glanced at Du Wei.
It was no wonder that Du Wei didn't understand this, after all, he didn't really study the system of magic.
In the Magician's Guild, dark magic has always made people feel very awkward and ambiguous.
Especially a type of magic, which is absolutely forbidden by the Magician's Guild as an evil existence. Once discovered, no matter how much effort it takes, it must be eliminated. Evil magic!
Black Necromancers.
Although Dark Magic allowed mages to use the souls of the dead to refine magic items, it was impossible for them to do so. But it is absolutely not allowed to refine living people!
In history, there were some evil dark magicians who, in order to pursue power, gave birth to evil thoughts. Often, for their own selfish reasons, they used their powerful strength to casually kill ordinary people. Even in history, there were some strong evil magicians who would easily massacre villages and towns, or even kill all the people in a city, and then refine all the people into undead creatures for their own use!
So, the difference between dark magicians and evil necromancers is just a thin line.
If you only occasionally catch one or two souls that are still active, those souls that are filled with resentment will instead harm the world. If you catch them and refine them into your own undead creatures, then not only will you not be blamed, it will be considered a good thing.
But slaughtering living beings to refine undead creatures, then that is evil.
Du Wei listened to the old magic apprentice's explanation, and in his heart, he had a rough understanding. Just as he was about to leave, he didn't know why, but his heart suddenly moved, and as if by coincidence, he said: "Then, I will buy the dark crystal ball here."
This was completely a random thought in Du Wei's heart. He also faintly felt that after asking for so long, if he didn't buy anything and left, it would be unavoidably embarrassing.
Although he currently didn't practice any dark magic, but buying one back to study it was also interesting.
This old magic apprentice immediately became happy, and walked to the back of the shop. After a long time, he took out a box made of black ink stone and heavily placed it in front of Du Wei, smiling: "This thing, I have waited for dozens of years, and still haven't sold it. Since you like it, then I will sell it at a low price … …"
After some bargaining, Du Wei used two high quality Water Orchid Diamonds, plus a pound of magic crystals for setting up magic arrays, to exchange for the crystal ball. In any case, he now had a lot of things in his bag. Last time, when he was in Rollin Plains, the Magician's Guild branch had given him, he brought a lot of them with him. Although the value of this crystal ball was very expensive, Du Wei didn't care. After all, it was a gift from someone else.
After signing a sheepskin contract, the old magic apprentice was very happy. He casually picked up a rusty bell behind the counter, and shook it a few times. A faint sound of magic fluctuations floated out.
After a moment, a young man wearing a silver magic apprentice's robe ran in. On his chest was a six-pointed star badge, and his forehead was slightly sweaty. He came in with a smile: "Father Hans, did you call for me?"
"This … … I sold a dark magic tool. This is the contract, you can bring it back to record." The old magic apprentice smiled.
This young magic apprentice was obviously a staff member of the Magician's Guild. He glanced at Du Wei and hurriedly bowed. He carefully put away the contract that Du Wei signed, and then left.
Du Wei was very curious about this kind of system in the Magician's Guild, but he didn't ask too much, so he left.
That black crystal ball was also casually thrown into the magic bag on his body.
This was just a small interlude in Du Wei's stroll … …
But history was often like this. A small wave could often change the direction of the trend of an entire era … …
A small dark magic crystal ball, faintly, seemed to have a slight change in Du Wei's life. And this slight change, right now, didn't have any clues.
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