Chapter Fifty-Seven: The Wizard's Secret City
Arranged on the lawn in front of the Norsd family's estate, the Wizard's Secret City is in the shape of a 'mountain', and after Ye Qi bypassed the Kimpton and the magic crystal exchange tent in the middle, he came to the third row of the Wizard's Secret City - compared to the first two rows of people, it was not inferior in any way, and even more crowded.
Unlike the first two rows of loose stalls, in the third row, it is obvious that several waves are friends of the wizard, and they jointly set up stalls, dividing the entire third row into several areas; Compared with the loose way of setting up stalls in the first two rows, it is undoubtedly easier for people to choose, and it naturally attracts more people - after all, the energy spent on choosing a favorite product among the dazzling array of goods is also not to be underestimated, unless there are some shopping hobbies, otherwise, after the comparison, people will choose to come to the third row to choose the items they want.
However, after Ye Qi turned two steps in the third row, he suddenly discovered why there was such a situation in the third row of combining and setting up stalls by type - whether it was potions or magic props, they were one or several notches lower than those in the first two rows; For example, the most obvious potions, in the concentration of potions stalls here, the highest-level healing potions that Ye Qi saw were medium-level damage healing potions, and there were not many of them, only about twenty; Compared with the previous wizard who was good at refining medicine, both in quality and quantity, it was much worse.
After all, the wizard who was good at alchemy, the intermediate damage healing potion, just by looking at the shelves of the test tubes, he could see that they were placed in units of ten, and the number was no less than fifty; Not to mention advanced healing potions and potions with special functions. Basically, there is not a single one here.
Although the strong are in their own strength. Got the position and benefits it deserved!
But. Relying on the joint and classified business mode, the weak can also obtain their own benefits!
After Ye Qi retracted his gaze, he thought silently - Ye Qi had no objection to the union of the weak; Fighting the strong with the weak, if you don't know how to unite the same weak, then you really have to die without a place to be buried; According to the young witch's relay, the wizards were not as harmonious as they were at the moment, and at least there was considerable competition within the Wizard's Castle; And once there is competition. Then there will naturally be a corresponding hostility and the resulting enemies.
It is quite possible that the initial gap was only due to a disagreement in some subject matter, and as time went on and friction increased, this simple disagreement would develop in a way unimaginable to ordinary people, and the two sides would become enemies - although the purpose of the wizards was to pursue wisdom, they did not lack the emotions that humans should have; In particular, negative emotions such as jealousy and hatred are all around; Otherwise, there would be no so-called dark wizards.
Glancing at the surroundings again, they were obviously younger, basically wizards around thirty years old, and Ye Qi once again had an understanding of the strength between wizards - wizards are not necessarily powerful. But the old wizard must be powerful; Those gray-robed old wizards who led the team, at least each of them had the strength of the solar level. And this is not the outstanding talent of them, but the strength brought by the years; After all, in every way, those who can become wizards are all those who have outstanding talents.
Relying on the accumulation of time, perhaps the dark wizards of the year had to decline precisely because all the older generation died in battle, and the last of them had to decline!
With this exclamation, Ye Qi's footsteps stopped in front of a booth of magic props—the wizard who was still in his prime, only a little older than the young people, was performing the effect of a magic ring in his hand to the people around him.
It should be the [Mage's Hand]!
After watching the wizard use the ring as a control point and let a goblet filled with wine float straight in his hand, Ye Qi thought of [Mage's Hand]: a non-magical ownerless item that can move up to 5 pounds over a long distance; It is a kind of trick, and naturally this ring is also the so-called trick item among magic items.
For trick-level magic items, Ye Qi naturally wouldn't have much interest, after all, in Ye Qi's opinion, such trick-level items basically didn't have much effect except for being able to make everyone laugh at the banquet; Therefore, Ye Qi raised his steps again and prepared to leave; However, before Ye Qi could move his steps, the wizard in the prime of life once again performed with the ring.
Under the control of the other party's fingers, five empty goblets floated to the table in front of the other party, and opened them one by one; Then, like that, a barrel floated up, filling five empty goblets with liquor—
This is?
Ye Qi couldn't help but be stunned when he saw such a scene, it was indeed the [Mage's Hand] just now, but this [Mage's Hand] had obviously changed a little; Not just in quantity, but also in weight—a spell is not constant, and every time a genius comes along, it is always changed in some way; This is a phrase in the wizarding world that Ye Qi is familiar with, but hearing about it is not the same thing as seeing it with his own eyes; At the very least, it was the first time that Ye Qi had seen a character who could change the limit of spells, even if it was just a zero-level trick, it was enough to show the talent of the other party.
After seeing the other party's appearance in his eyes, Ye Qi did not rush up to ask about the mystery - after all, such a thing can be called a secret item for any existence; I am afraid that a rash inquiry will not get the one who wants to know the truth, but it will backfire, causing the other party's disgust and hostility.
After finishing the business, you should be able to get to know each other very smoothly by using the 'fame' you have gained!
Ye Qi looked at the wizard's slightly shabby items, and thought like this - the talent is extremely high, but there is no corresponding resource, which is not uncommon in the wizard's world; There are various causes of this, some are congenital, and some are acquired; For example. The young witch. Extremely talented, but because of the sudden death of his parents, he could not get the corresponding resources. If it weren't for self-improvement, I'm afraid it would have been unknown to everyone.
And in the face of such a highly talented existence, Ye Qi is very sure of dealing with the other party - when talking to a smart person, he only needs to put out what the other party wants, then the other party will naturally understand how to choose.
Ye Qi, who still had a plan in mind, took another step and walked towards the second half of the third row - here, unlike other places, potions, magic items, equipment, etc. are dominated by wizards. Instead, people with other identities set up stalls here, most of these people are dark mercenaries, mixed with a small number of witchers and some existence in the special team of the Supreme Government, it can be said that except for the Holy See, the people here include almost all levels in the dark world.
And this is also the most special place in the Wizarding Secret City!
I don't know which session of the Wizard Secret Market started in the Wizard's Secret City, there was a dark mercenary next to the wizard's booth and began to set up his own stall; Although the wizards frowned at such behavior, they did not expel each other - there was the pride of the wizards themselves. There is also a trace of inexplicable sympathy.
Every wizard of sufficient age knew very well that their status with the dark mercenaries was in Lorante. It's not much different in essence - nothing more than one with permission, the other in the dark, and when something happens, it's all a mess of escape.
After all, Lorante's owner was no longer them.
It was this circumstance that allowed this dark mercenary to spend the entire time in the Wizarding City unharmed, and in the following days, because of the Kimpton in the Wizard City, he lived quite a nourishing life; Therefore, during the next wizard secret market, people suddenly found that among the people who set up the stalls, in addition to wizards, there were some more people - not only dark mercenaries, but also some people with special abilities, but who did not belong to any powerful forces.
In this regard, the wizards still chose to acquiesce, and the Supreme Government, the Holy See, and the Demon Hunters, after a short period of negotiation, also acquiesced to this situation - for the Supreme Government, as long as these people do not cause trouble, then everyone is happy, and for the Demon Hunters, as long as they are not the most evil beings, they can become companions; As for the Holy See? Although they disliked such things very much, in the treaty of the Final Armistice, everything in the Wizarding City was decided by the wizards, and they had no reason to participate in it at all, and raised objections.
Of course, there is an even more important reason why it is so easy for the three parties to compromise - talent!
Even though the High Government, the Holy See, and the Demon Hunters have done their best to search for people with special talents, there are still remnants throughout Lorante; Some of these beings later became lone rangers, and some joined some relatively weak organizations, forming another very special kind of power on Lorant.
None of them can compare to any of the supreme government, the Holy See, or the witchers, and even if any of the three parties are dissatisfied, they will suffer ruin; But they have a considerable number that cannot be ignored, and although they cannot be united, they cannot but be noted—it has been proposed to unite these loose forces against the three behemoths on Lorante, but in the face of hundreds or thousands of small organizations, forces, and intricate relationships with each other, even the most determined person will have a headache; What's more, neither the Supreme Government nor the Holy See allow such a thing to happen, once there are such signs, then a scene in the Qiulin District will happen.
Of course, unlike those families in the Autumn Forest District, these forces are independent of each force, or simply a small force, for the Supreme Government, the Holy See, and the Demon Hunters - without the shackles of the family, everyone is basically free; Perhaps lacking the corresponding resources and systematic training, these people who are free from the general trend will not show too high strength, but it is not their ultimate achievement, as long as they have the corresponding resources, these people will grow up at a very fast speed; Therefore, for these people and organizations, most of the time the tripartite power is to show friendliness, especially some really talented people, and the tripartite will not be stingy with their own capital.
But usually if you want to deliberately look for these existences, especially under the other party's deliberate dodge, even Lorante's strongest three-way potential force is a headache - even if a certain potential force truly unifies Lorante. There is still a place to hide on Lorante; Otherwise, the Holy See would have been in the Holy Age long ago. After uprooting all the opposing forces. All of them were completely wiped out.
Therefore, when the three parties inadvertently discovered that these people would come to participate in the wizarding secret city, the high-level leaders of the three parties were slightly stunned, and all had their own calculations - and among them, the ones who gained a lot belonged to the supreme government; After all, most of these people were born in the era of freedom, and they were educated by the highest government before, and they instinctively have a trace of identification with the highest government. Coupled with the benefits brought by the highest government, these people are even more excited.
It can give some convenience to the family of the joiner within the corresponding scope, and clear the original fault of the joiner - it can be said that except for those who have truly unforgivable sins, they will be tempted by this condition; Most of the people and small organizations who traveled outside the power of the three parties inadvertently made some mistakes at that time, or simply caused some damage at the moment of awakening, and then they had no choice but to enter the dark world and start a career of escape; If they are given a new choice, many people understand what to do.
This is especially true at a time when the job doesn't seem so dangerous – don't underestimate the importance of life in the Dark World; Because. They are often exposed to death, so. will better understand the preciousness of life; Of course, there are also those who are lost in the thrill of plundering the lives of others, and such people are generally cleared as quickly as possible.
If there is a harvest, it means that there is a need to exist-
The witchers, who have always maintained a neutral attitude in such matters, are very cooperative with the approach of the supreme government; With the cooperation of the two parties, not only did they set up special booths for these special beings in the Wizard Secret City, but even the recruitment became more 'clear', and later some demon hunters and special members of the Supreme Government also joined the Secret City to seek a profit for themselves.
At the very least, just now, Ye Qi had seen the leader of the supreme government wandering between several stalls - obviously, those were the goals that had already been planned in his heart, and the enthusiastic attitude shown by the other party was not unexpected by Ye Qi; After all, this is one of the most important sources of the Supreme Government's special service members, and in recent years, because of several embarrassing moves by the Supreme Government, most of the special service members have to be selected from the military, and the demand for special talents has become more urgent.
Regarding the embarrassing actions of the supreme government, Ye Qi naturally would not make an evaluation; Being on the outside and not listening to the other party's position makes it impossible for him to objectively evaluate the rights and wrongs of this approach; Therefore, Ye Qi naturally said hello to Moreti who looked to him, and then prepared to continue to do his own thing - unlike the things that the wizards refined and made by themselves, the things placed in the stalls here were all varied, and the history was also varied, and many of them were simply stolen goods.
However, as long as it is not the kind of stolen goods that resounded in a certain area, generally after coming here, everyone will stick a blind eye; And the emergence of such a situation also means that among these things, there are many good things that have been overlooked, as long as the price is right, it is not a dream to make a fortune - however, don't expect everyone to have a pair of sharp eyes, that not only requires considerable experience, but also requires a huge amount of knowledge as support, especially the two also need to cooperate to have a more accurate judgment, which is even more difficult; Therefore, even with the blessing of the system, Ye Qi is mainly concerned about the 'commodities' here.
Although the system can have a relatively accurate evaluation of each item, this evaluation is not obtained in a vacuum, but is related to some of his skills, from [Rumored] [Valuation] to [Mysterious Knowledge] [Mechanical Modification] and so on, which are very closely related to this evaluation; For example, an ordinary magic item is based on [Mysterious Knowledge], supplemented by [Rumors] and [Estimate], and then the system will make a judgment.
Of course, with Ye Qi's [Rumore: 2] and [Estimate: 5] skill levels, the systematic evaluation is more about the item itself, and it is impossible to make an extended and correct valuation; And once the grade of the item itself is beyond the scope of [Mysterious Knowledge], then the system will not be able to make an accurate assessment, and at most give a final result - for example: those liquids that have been drunk under the guidance of the thousand-year-old Heroic Spirit; Neither the Grail itself nor the liquid in the Grail has an accurate assessment or description of the system; And according to Ye Qi's understanding, unless the [Mysterious Knowledge] reaches the master level or higher, he still knows nothing about these things.
Therefore, Ye Qi, who came here, was more based on knowledge.
However, just when Ye Qi had browsed all the stalls and had a rough evaluation in his heart, he was about to go to meet the young witch, when an untimely voice reached his ears-
"It's really a lowly existence, and you dare to rob me of something I like!"
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