Perhaps some people would use the magical properties of the item to sell it to people who didn't understand it; some people would buy it to study the item itself. If a magical use could be developed, the value of the item would certainly increase several times. It could even wash away the bad name of the item and become a treasure that everyone would fight over.
The golden skeleton was a rather famous series of items. It was called a series because it was circulated in the magic world. There were five parts, the left and right arm bones, the left and right leg bones, and the torso, which were collected or traded by different people.
Its origin was unknown, its age was unknown, its cause was unknown, and even its production method was unknown. It was only known that the material was some kind of magic material with a golden appearance, and nothing similar could be found so far. It stored a large amount of magic power and authority, but it couldn't be extracted and used like magic stones. It couldn't be destroyed, disassembled, or combined. Of course, it couldn't trigger any magic effects.
It was said that there was once a mage who collected all the parts, hoping that something would happen. But in the end, nothing happened and they were scattered and sold to various collectors. Some people speculated that this was because the golden skeleton series was still missing a crucial part, and that was the skull.
Skulls had never been mentioned in history or in obscure legends. Even the mages who had once held the golden skeleton parts couldn't be sure whether this problem existed or not. Because any prophecy magic or summoning those long-lived demons to inquire about it couldn't find out its origin.
The only thing that could be confirmed was that any part of the golden skeleton series, although full of powerful magic power and authority in perception, had no use. If it relied on its hardness and was used to smash people, then the previous useless words could be canceled.
Lin took the golden skull in his hand, and for a moment, he was playful. He pulled at the front teeth, wanting to see if they could be destroyed. Ordinary people's bones were very fragile after being left for a long time and calcified. An adult male's strength was enough to destroy them. But the golden skull was so hard that without the help of tools, it was impossible to break off any teeth with just hands.
Just as he was about to ask his disciple to fetch a hammer and chisel, Lin Li suddenly remembered that when he was having a headache over how to spend money, he had bought a bunch of strange items from the Chamber of Commerce. His original intention was to study them in his spare time and see if he could find anything useful. There seemed to be a part of the golden skeleton inside, and in his impression, it was the torso part.
"Girl, among the goods sent by the Chamber of Commerce, there should be a part of the golden skeleton's body. Go find it and see if you can put it together. Also, when you pass by the casting room, bring a hammer and chisel up. "
Hallumi asked, "Teacher, what do you need a hammer and chisel for?"
"Tooth extraction."
This time, his quick and decisive answer slightly changed the two girls' impression of him. Then they ran down the stairs with light steps, repeating in strange tones, "This won't do." They seemed to be curious about what Lin was about to do.
Although Lin had taught him the storage method of the warehouse, he had only entered it a few times. He had left it all to his two apprentices to manage. He had gone in to see whether it was neatly arranged or disorderly. Therefore, Lin was not sure how long it would take the girls to find something at the last minute.
At this moment, he calmed down and returned to the core room with the golden skull, where the magic circles were used to detect small items. Like the multi-functional scanners in science fiction movies, Lin used the magic circles supported by the energy pool to integrate most of the known magic that could be used to detect items. At the same time, it was connected to the functions of data recording and three-dimensional modeling.
This seemingly high-end magic technology detection method was not very useful in the maze world. Because only physical results could be obtained, Lin was still a little confused when it came to the mystical examination of magic effects. However, in a situation where he did not know anything about the golden skull, this kind of examination was better than nothing.
Not long after, before he could finish scanning the various physical properties, he heard the two girls outside shouting and jumping back. Hallumi was holding a hammer and chisel and hammering each other, her eyes shining with excitement. Kaya, on the other hand, carried a long box that was not small and easily placed it in front of her teacher.
"Is this the torso?" Lin asked. The girl, however, did not explain. She just opened the box. Placed in the center of the dark red velvet cloth, the first thing that came into view was the golden rib bone. The upper clavicle, the lower hip bone, and the three connected vertebrae looked mysterious against the dark red background.
Lin did not let Hallumi dig first. In fact, he was not sure if he would really have to use violence to destroy it. He first had the girls stand up the bones of the torso. The vertebrae that protruded from the top was obviously the place where the skull was connected. So, Lin stopped the examination and carefully and slowly placed the golden skull in its rightful place.
Bathed in curious and sacred gazes, the skull was officially connected to the vertebrae. The next moment, the skull shook unnaturally and made a clattering sound. Then, it rolled to the ground …
Every time the golden skull touched the ground and bounced, Lin's heart skipped a beat. Finally, looking at the skull that had stopped rolling, the three of them were speechless for a long time. Nothing magical happened. They could not even connect it.
"Ah, I want to sleep. I haven't slept all night." Hallumi lost interest and rubbed her eyes. Kaya also yawned in concert. At this time, the door of the observatory was not closed. The morning sun shone in. One night had passed.
For Lin, who regarded stargazing as his main job, now was the time for him to go to bed. Although it was in line with their usual routine, the unforeseen event last night still made those who were relaxed feel tired. The two girls were still growing up. Staying up all night was very harmful to their bodies. Once their interest waned and sleepiness came, they even felt like they were floating.
So, the three of them slept through the entire day. In the end, they were woken up by hunger.
The girls lazily prepared dinner, while Lin played with the food dispiritedly. Originally, one of his recent goals was the astronomical event of the alignment of the six stars. But after the heart-pounding game last night, when it ended, he only felt empty. He did not know whether it was because of the setback of not following the original plan or because he did not know what to do next.
He had just called back the two big wild dogs. The girls each carried a large bowl of food to comfort the pets that might have been frightened last night. Watching the dogs eat happily, Hallumi muttered to herself, "I wonder what the whole skull will look like when it's put together?"
Hmm …
"Hmm!"
Perhaps it was just a random question and answer, but it woke the three of them up. Now, they already had the torso and skull. They only lacked the hands and feet. Lin Li swiftly instructed the two girls, "Kaya, go to the forums and search for information on mysterious items related to the golden skeleton. Hallumi, go to the market and see if anyone is selling the other parts of the skeleton."
After instructing the two girls, Lin knocked twice on the dining table, called out the terminal interface, and opened the mall system. In the southwest peninsula of the mainland, the other three districts' malls had finished putting their products on the shelves a while ago. They were also officially open for business. After Lin Yi received the news from Kaya, he went to wander around randomly. Most importantly, he wanted to check if there were any system errors.
He had collected so much money. If he could not use it normally and was killed by the bosses of the other three districts, he would not be able to redress his grievances. So, Lin went to check on it immediately. This time, he came to find something. Naturally, he had to study the various settings and layouts.
He originally thought that there would not be many rare items that could be sold. After searching in the mall, he realized that was not the case. The most common exotic item was the one with the word 'cursed' in front of it. For example, the cursed doll's hair would grow in the middle of the night. The cursed belt would change the gender of the person who wore it and could not be taken off. The cursed mirror would make it easy to see things that one did not want to see and should not see, and it was unknown whether they were real or fake.
Most of the rare items in the mall would automatically become the property of the Society of Sorcerers if no one wanted to inherit them after the death of a mage. In the end, these things should not be thrown away carelessly. They might not cause a big mess, but in the hands of people who did not know about it, it would cause trouble.
There were also some rare items that the owners of the items had asked the association's affiliated chambers of commerce to sell. If they could not find anything, it was normal to change to other magic materials that were more suitable.
The one thing in common was that the prices of these rare items were not high. After all, these were not popular goods.
After searching for various keywords, Lin and Hallumi quickly found the other parts of the golden skull. They were the right hand and the legs. In other words, coincidentally, most of the golden skull's body parts in this era were in the southwest peninsula of the continent. Only the left hand was in other places, which meant that they could only use traditional commercial methods to find it.
Because rare items were not particularly precious and needed to be valued, there would not be an owner who would hold on to them. So Lin believed that as long as they found the owner, they would not be afraid that the owner would not sell it. What he was afraid of was that if the owner took the initiative to ask for it, the price might not be low. After all, there was no fair price for rare items, and there was no market price. One could only be willing to take the hit.
The right hand and the legs that were found belonged to the three regional chambers of commerce outside the Sijia District. Lin directly made an online purchase application, and all that was left was to wait for the other party's business response. As for the missing left arm, he entered the Sijia District Mall's discussion section of the forum. Most of the discussions here were about transactions with special needs.
Lin still did not support private to private transactions on the forum. But for the association's affiliated chambers of commerce, appropriate relaxation was necessary. It was difficult for the mall system to include all transactions. There were always some special needs, or items that were not on the shelves in the mall and needed to be found by the chamber of commerce. These were all concentrated in the discussion section of the mall.
Unless Lin was willing to make an email system or an internal message system, which was a more private way of communication, it was inevitable that there would be a lot of private information in the discussion section. Although there was a need, but someone was too lazy to do it, so he pretended not to know and let everyone feel inconvenienced.
That being said, but the speed of communication brought by the forum for Wizards was more than a thousand times faster than in the past. So they did not feel inconvenienced at all when they were unaware of it. Only the person from the 21st century on Earth would feel this pain.
So at this time, Lin could only endure the inconvenience he brought. He set up a whitelist to watch the discussion section for the manager of the chamber of commerce who often visited the Tower of the Great Sage. Lin wrote the request for the left hand of the golden skull into the discussion section. All that was left was to wait for a reply.
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