A wizard's eyes were always looking forward, never dwelling on the past.
Even if he just went through a duel with a huge disparity in strength today, he would be proud of it for the rest of his life. However, he would only store it in his memory box instead of telling others about it. For others, it might be something to talk about after a meal. But for someone who experienced it, it was just a rich life experience.
While chatting with Dave, Angor learned about what happened after he fainted.
For example, the last item in the auction.
"Twilight Well got a Mystery item as the finale?!" Angor's eyes brightened up as he listened to Dave's description.
For wizards, Mystery could be translated into the desire for the unknown and the search for the truth.
If words could be categorized into classes, "Mystery" was definitely the highest class in the eyes of wizards.
In the wizarding world, if an item was labeled as "Mystery", it was enough to prove how honorable it was.
Angor was an alchemist, and he had never seen a Mystery item before. Of course, he would want to know more about it.
"I wonder what a Mystery item looks like. What's the difference between it and other alchemy items?" Angor's eyes were filled with hope.
"I only heard that the level of a Mystery item is governed by a different set of rules. Unfortunately, I've never seen one, so I can't tell you more. "
Angor did not know much about Mystery items. There were very few alchemy books in the Nightmare Realm that mentioned them.
He only knew that a Mystery item was not necessarily better than other tiered alchemy items. Most of the time, low-tiered alchemy items were better than Mystery items, let alone high-tiered or strategic-level alchemy items.
However, a low-tiered Mystery item did not mean it was worthless.
It was like comparing a prince to an ordinary warrior. In terms of personal strength, the warrior would definitely be stronger than the prince. But in many cases, personal strength did not represent true strength. Just the identity of a prince represented something that a martial artist could not obtain.
Most Mystic-grade items were existences that surpassed the alchemy grade.
"Too bad I couldn't see it with my own eyes," Angor sighed.
Dave looked at Angor and said, "If you want to see it, you can go to your teacher. Didn't we say that just now? Mister Sunders was the one who bought the Cursing Puppet. If Mister Sunders likes you, he won't refuse, will he? "
Angor was surprised. "Professor, you bought the Cursing Doll?"
"That's right, he spent nearly seven million magic crystals to buy it. This price has broken the record for the highest price in the Twilight Auction House in the past three hundred years!" "Seven million magic crystals … I don't think I'll be able to earn that much in my entire life … A doll that looks like it was made by an ordinary little girl is worth seven million magic crystals. Look at the stitches on the doll. Maybe her stitching skills are not as good as mine!" David exclaimed.
Prome nodded in agreement. "I didn't see anything special about the doll either. I've never learned how to tailor, but I can tell the quality of a piece of fabric. That doll doesn't look like it was made by a professional. "
He suddenly remembered a story. "Speaking of which, I once read a book in my professor's study. It's called Strange World, written by Grand Wizard Fein Werder. It's supposed to be a popular book about various planes, but it's more like a travel book. There's a story about Mystery items in it, which is similar to what you said. "
"Fein Werder found a strange type of silver fish in an ocean plane with colorful illusions," Angor continued.
The silver fish were about the size of a palm. Fein Werder noticed them because he accidentally found their tribe. Yes, tribe.
After observing them for several months, Fein Werder found that the silver fish had developed primitive intelligence. They lived like primitive people in ancient times. They began to live in groups to fend off natural enemies, build defenses, and develop basic social concepts.
Such a primitive tribe that had yet to be born with a civilization was very common in the tens of thousands of planes. Fein Werder observed for a while and left the plane. About a hundred years later, he came to this ocean plane again and thought about the silver fish tribe. So, he went there again in stealth mode.
The silver fish tribe didn't develop into a complete civilization. The basic social structure was still the same as when he left. But this time, Fein Werder noticed a phenomenon. In order to attract the attention of the females during mating, the male fish would use sand, shells, corals, and aquatic plants to build a mating room.
Fein Werder called these rooms "breeding rooms."
When the females chose a breeding room, they would go to the corresponding one and wait for the males to "do their duty".
Different males built different breeding rooms in different styles. Some were shell rooms, some were mud rooms, and some were coral caves. Fein Werder found it interesting, so he stayed for a few more years to observe the silver fish's breeding process.
In the second year, he noticed a silver fish with black spots on its body. It used rotten wood from a sunken ship to build a small breeding room and waited for the females to come. But, no females were interested.
In the third year, the black-spotted silver fish still used rotten wood to build their breeding room. This time, he built a triangular room. Even Fein Werder praised its sturdy structure. No matter how "violent" it was, it wouldn't collapse. But still, no females were hooked.
The fourth year … the fifth year … until the eighth year. The black-spotted silver fish didn't attract any females. Even Fein Werder felt sorry for this single fish.
Silver fish only lived for ten years, so they didn't reproduce much.
In the eighth year, the black-spotted silver fish built a small room. It was as delicate and cute as a human's cabin. Even Fein Werder was amazed. If this continued, this black-spotted silver fish would be able to break the barrier of "basic civilization."
Unfortunately, there were still no female fish in such an exquisite wooden house.
In the ninth year, Fein Werder began to understand. It wasn't that the black-spotted silver fish's room wasn't good, but that it was … too ugly.
It turned out that when a female fish chose a mate, she not only looked at the breeding room, but also the mate's appearance. Fein Werder sighed silently for the black-spotted silver fish.
In the ninth year, the black-spotted silver fish used rotten wood from a sunken ship to build an even more complicated building. Not only was it ingenious and looked like a fortress, but it was also a multi-layered castle!
This time, a female fish came over. But as soon as the female fish entered the "castle," it was killed by the black-spotted silver fish with a weapon.
The black-spotted silver fish attracted a total of 39 females, all of whom were killed. Their blood stained the entire castle.
Fein Werder sighed. "It's been single for so long that it's starting to become psychopathic …"
The black-spotted silverfish died before it reached the tenth year of its lifespan. The chief of the silver fish tribe arranged for guards to besiege the "castle." In the end, the black-spotted silver fish was beaten to death by a large number of fish.
Was this the end of the story?
Not really.
Fein Werder's story began here. Fein Werder was an invisible bystander. Although he felt sorry for the single fish, he didn't interfere with the development of this small tribe.
After the black-spotted silver fish died, Fein Werder felt that the ocean plane was no longer interesting, so he prepared to leave. However, he discovered something strange. The "castle" built by the black-spotted silver fish had undergone an incredible change.
Without the intervention of any external forces, it had actually become a mysterious item?!
Fein Werder did not mention what the Mystery effect was in Strange Worlds.
Of course, Fein Werder knew how precious Mystery Items were. He witnessed the birth of a Mystery Item! In his joy, he believed that he found the way to create a Mystery Item.
So, he freed himself from the bystander's shackles and began to kill fish as a butcher, using their blood to stain the breeding ground.
But none of them became a Mystery Item.
Fein Werder did several more experiments, such as studying the structure of the silver fish and collecting data from various body fluids.
But still, nothing happened.
In the end, the silver fish tribe was wiped out by Fein Werder. He only managed to obtain that mysterious castle-like item.
At first, he thought the story was just a legend. He didn't believe that Fein Werder spent ten years watching a fish build a house. So, he didn't think too much about it.
But now, when he thought about the simple puppet mentioned by Prome and Dave, he realized that the story was quite similar.
A silver fish's castle might look exquisite in the eyes of a silver fish. But Angor assumed that it would only be simple in the eyes of humans.
The simple castle became a "Mystery Item" in the end without any other means.
A simple puppet made by a child became a "Mystery Item", the Resentment Puppet.
So there were some similarities between the two.
"Does this mean that the birth of a Mystery Item requires some kind of strong emotion or desire?" Prome had some guesses about the Mystery Item after listening to the story.
Angor shook his head. "I don't know. I don't know if it's true or not. But I do know that alchemists can create Mystery Items. But I don't know how."
"A mortal — no, even a fish can create a Mystery Item. So … mysterious." David was also fascinated. "I'm more interested in mysterious items now. Maybe one day, I'll get a mysterious item by accident. Maybe I'll make a fortune too!"
"Thirty years ago, Floating Mech City sold a Mystery Item called 'Dream Whelk of the Moonlight Coast'. I heard that it can pull all non-living beings into a dream regardless of their level. Because of its weak effect, the item was sold for less than ten thousand magic crystals. So stop dreaming. Not all Mystery Items are that valuable, "Prome said.
Pull non-living beings into a dream regardless of their level? Angor was surprised. Non-living beings could dream? So this Mystery Item was really weak …
"Keep practicing. There are many tiered alchemy items that can sell for more than seven million magic crystals." Prome patted Dave's shoulder and encouraged him.
"Master, you're talking about a high-tiered alchemy item, right? I heard that strategic alchemy items are priceless treasures. If I can reach that level, I won't care about ordinary Mystery Items either. "Dave pouted.
The three of them laughed and changed the topic.
Angor suddenly remembered Lydia from earlier. She seemed to be quite close to his professor. "Who's that Lady Lotus in VIP Room 1 today, anyway? Why is everyone so scared of her? "
"You mean Lady Lydia, don't you? She's …"
Prome raised his head and saw a small head poking out from the corner of the stairs.
"Lady Lotus is at Midnight Sovereign already?"
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