Han Xiao and the rest took the low-altitude flying device to the north of City Eight. The Rock Mercenary's clue pointed to a popular commercial street. It was bustling with people, and the street was wide. There was a fountain square in the middle, and there were all kinds of shops on the sides.
Following the address, they came to a shop. The building was painted in colorful colors, and there were colorful magic lanterns on both sides of the door. The door was wide open.
Herlous looked up at the name of the shop, and his face twitched.
"Universal Love Bookstore … What kind of name is this?"
"Let's go in and take a look."
Walking into the shop, they saw that the interior was very simple. The floor was a smooth brown wooden floor, and there were rows of glazed wooden bookshelves filled with books. These books gave off a strong magical aura, as if they were high-end magic books written in magic characters. The shop was filled with the smell of books. In a place like Noriose, only Magicians still used books. This was obviously a Magician's shop.
The clue said that there was someone here who knew the whereabouts of the target. Han Xiao looked around. Because of the bookshelves, he could not see if there was anyone inside. He patted Herlous' shoulder and asked him to call for help.
Herlous was about to speak when he suddenly realized a problem. "Wait, why don't you do such a small thing yourself?"
"You have a good body, a loud voice, and a lot of energy." Han Xiao was expressionless. "Mainly because I'm too lazy to call for help."
"…"
Herlous glared at him and shouted. His voice was like thunder.
"Is — anyone — there!?"
Hualala …
There was a sudden noise deep inside the bookshelves. It was as if the person inside was frightened by this shout and accidentally bumped into the bookshelves, causing a pile of books to fall down. He even cried out in pain.
"Wait, wait, I'm out …"
A male human in a Magician's robe limped out, gasping for air. He had been hit by a brick-thick book. Once he saw the group, he put on a warm smile.
"I'm the owner of this bookstore. Do you like a single person or a group? Do you like beautiful or rough? What kind of creatures do you like? Oh, you're all humanoid creatures. I have humanoid creatures of any color here! "
Everyone was confused. Sylvia couldn't help but ask, "What are you talking about?"
The magician blinked his eyes in realization. "So that's how it is. We have hybrids too. Be it insects, fungi, beasts, machines, or any species you can think of, I have them all. I guarantee that they will suit your taste!"
What the hell is crossbreeding? Do you think you are rice?!
The more Han Xiao listened, the more he felt that something was amiss. "Aren't you selling books here?"
At this time, Aroshia, who was at the side, flipped open a book on the bookshelf. Everyone looked over. This magic book was filled with illustrations, and the images were moving, looking very lifelike. This was a type of magic that was often used to record videos. It was like a movie that was shown in a book, and every image was a clip.
It looked quite high-end, but the content was …
"Ah!" Sylvia's face suddenly turned completely red. She hurriedly turned her head away, but her eyes involuntarily drifted to the book.
"This, this …" Herlous was at a loss. His worldview was impacted.
Aroshia was deep in thought. "So this is the process of reproduction of material life …"
"Unknown message found, hum … Data collection in progress, hum …" Philip's mechanical eyes flashed crazily, capturing every frame.
The three Volga brothers moved quickly. They took out a bunch of books from the bookshelf at lightning speed and placed them on the counter. "How much? I want all of them! "
"Stop fooling around."
Han Xiao narrowed his eyes. He reached out and closed the book in Aroshia's hands. He threw it aside casually, stared at the magician, and said in a low voice, "I'm here to find a guy with prophecy ability. He should have left you a message too."
The magician's smile froze, and he became disappointed. He muttered to himself, "It's not like we're here to buy books. I've already decorated the place so formally. Why are there still no customers? Is there a need to be so afraid of others knowing about this?"
Looking at everyone, the magician tidied his clothes and stood up straight. His wretched temperament suddenly changed, and he finally looked like a magician. He said, "Let me introduce myself. You can call me Yi Xuan. I'm a teleportation magician. This bookstore is just a side business. My main business is to provide teleportation services."
On some magic-oriented planets or advanced civilization planets, there would always be magicians in charge of teleportation services. They would teleport customers to another location on the same planet to save time on transportation. The longer the distance, the more difficult it would be to teleport customers. Therefore, they would usually only teleport customers on the same planet and rarely teleport between planets. If the location was not right, the customer would be thrown into space. Only magicians who were strong enough would dare to perform ultra-long distance teleportation.
Once, when Ames destroyed the Dark-star mothership, she had used teleportation magic to arrive instantly from a few Star Systems away. The caster was another Beyond Grade A magician who had fought with her for fun. He had accurately located the location of Floating Dragon Island, which happened to be there at that time. The distance of a few Star Systems did not deviate at all. This was incredible magic power.
"You're a teleportation magician?" Han Xiao asked. "So, the target I'm looking for was teleported to other places in Noriose by you?"
Yi Xuan shrugged. "He paid, and I teleported. It's a normal transaction."
"Where did he go?"
"Ha, I won't reveal the privacy of my customers." Yi Xuan chuckled. "By the way, he also left me a message. Tell everyone who is looking for him."
"What did he say?" Han Xiao frowned.
"He said that he wants to play a game with you. As long as you steal the Heart of Crystal Fire, he will meet you."
"Heart of Crystal Fire?" Han Xiao kicked Philip. "Check it out."
"Searching, hum … Found it, hum …" Philip's mechanical eyes suddenly shot out light, forming a translucent projection in midair. On it was the information of the Heart of Crystal Fire.
Heart of Crystal Fire: A ring accessory made from rare crystals born in lava. It is extremely exquisite and luxurious. Legend has it that it is immune to high temperature and burning. It was once auctioned at a high price of 7,930,000 Enas. It was bought by the leader of the Noriose financial group, Rockfess, as a gift for his wife. When Rockfess and his wife appear in public, his wife always wears this ring …
"7,930,000 Enas!" Herlous almost vomited blood. Spending so much money to buy a stupid ring to please a woman?
That was enough to buy a few battleships!
His worldview was on the verge of collapsing again.
Han Xiao's expression changed. "He wants me to steal an expensive accessory from the wife of a financial group's leader? Is he trying to make use of us or is he toying with us? "
Stealing a precious accessory from the wife of a financial group's leader in Noriose? That's courting death!
The Dragon Emperor's teacher is clearly toying with me!
"Don't ask me. I'm just a messenger." Yi Xuan shrugged. "Rockfess' wife is in Noriose, but don't expect me to teleport you there directly. I don't want to be treated as your accomplice."
Narrowing his eyes, Han Xiao said with a deep voice, "I'm not interested in completing such an unreasonable request. Where did you teleport him to?"
Yi Xuan was impatient. "Didn't I say that I will not reveal the privacy of my customers? Also, don't try to bribe me. I have my professional ethics."
"Then don't blame me for beating you up." Herlous immediately put on a ferocious expression. He raised his fist, which was the size of a casserole, and stepped forward. He was prepared to scare this Teleportation Mage.
Just as his hand was about to touch Yi Xuan's collar, something unexpected happened!
Buzz!
A circle of light suddenly appeared in the gap between the two of them. Herlous was shocked, but his reaction was very fast. He immediately stopped moving forward and was about to retreat. Unexpectedly, crimson tentacles suddenly extended from the light door and wrapped around his body. With a sudden burst of strength, the tentacles directly pulled Herlous, who had lost his balance, into the light door, disappearing.
Immediately after, there was a whirlpool-like sound in the air, and the light door shrunk toward the center and disappeared quickly.
"Herlous!" the Volga boss exclaimed.
Everyone's expression changed.
The atmosphere froze for a moment.
Yi Xuan glanced at everyone proudly.
"It's just as that person said. The person who came to find him threatened me when he couldn't get the information he wanted. Humph, you didn't expect this, did you? I was prepared!"
Han Xiao was very calm. He held his forehead helplessly. When Herlous acted, he had already noticed something strange. He had wanted to stop him, but before he could say anything, Herlous had already fallen into the trap — it was also a problem for Pugilists to move too quickly!
As expected, the target had guessed this situation, so he reminded the Teleportation Mage in advance and tricked them. When the target made such an unreasonable request like stealing the Heart of Crystal Fire, it became the 'trigger' for the prophecy. Furthermore, even without using the prophecy ability, he could calculate their reaction and know that they would most likely reject the request. Then, they would find other ways to deal with the Teleportation Mage. Threatening them was obviously a very likely action, thus putting them in a dilemma.
Teleportation magic, a troublesome ability … Han Xiao gritted his teeth. Herlous was unlucky enough to fall into the trap. The most important thing now was to get him back.
The atmosphere was tense. At this time, Yi Xuan pointed at the door and said calmly as if everything was under his control, "I'm proficient in teleportation magic, and I'm always in a state where I'm about to activate it. Before you touch me, I'll be able to teleport away, so don't even think about threatening me.
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