Arcane Lord

"Sir, you are making things difficult for me. I also received this thing from someone else. How could I know its origin?"

The stall owner had an innocent smile on his face, but a hint of cunning and greed flashed from time to time in his wandering eyes. Seeing this, Xia Duo took out another exchange voucher, shook it in the air, and said regretfully said:

"If you don't know, then I have no choice but to give these 100 gold coins to someone who knows!"

As he said that, he turned his eyes around the stall. The stall owners on the left and right stalls had been waiting for this moment for a long time. Seeing that the mage wanted to ask them, one of them immediately started to make trouble:

"Sir, I know!"

"Okay, come on, as long as you don't lie to me, these 100 gold coins will be yours!"

100 gold coins is not too much, but it is definitely not too little. These adventurers may not be able to sell a so-called treasure worth 1,000 gold coins even if they set up stalls here for a long time. Having 100 gold coins will at least make them happy in Severton for several days. Oh my god.

The stall owner who spoke first stood up and gave the stall owner in front of Xia Duo a proud look, then bowed respectfully to Xia Duo and replied:

"Sir, I accidentally saw that kid when he was handing over to someone the day before yesterday. Hehe, that crystal frame in your hand was included in that batch of goods. I clearly heard what the kid said when handing over to the person: the ruins of the mage tower, Something like treasure.”

"Very good, you didn't lie!"

Xia Duo nodded, threw the 100 gold coin exchange voucher in his hand, and then took out another one.

Immediately afterwards, another person stood up and said: "I also saw the people at the joint. I know them. It is said that they just came back from Zenis not long ago. I guess if there are any ruins, they should be near Zenis."

Xia Duo confirmed that the man was not lying and threw the redemption voucher as usual. Then he looked at the sneer-faced stall owner in front of him and did not say anything sarcastic. He just took out another redemption voucher and said lightly:

"Contact those people for me and say that someone wants to talk to them about exploring the ruins."

Direct contact with the real front-line adventurers is far more useful information than asking these adventurers who have become second-rate dealers.

Then, Xia Duo left a magic mark on the back of the stall owner's hand, then threw the redemption voucher to him, and said: "If the other party is willing, trigger this mark and let their Arcane Federation wait for me! "

At this time, Niya quietly sent a message and asked: "What are you doing with those people? Do you know the function of this crystal frame?"

"I don't know, I'm just curious and want to ask those adventurers about the specific discovery process." Xia Duo replied.

In fact, he didn't necessarily know what the transparent material was for, he was really just curious, but now he can fully afford the cost of such curiosity!

In the past, it was not enough to be busy surviving, so where would you find the leisure to pursue these things!

His original purpose of learning magic was to make himself more comfortable and do whatever he wanted!

Of course, he now has higher pursuits, but satisfying some curiosity without hindering himself is just the most basic operation.

Xia Duo gently squeezed Niya's little hand and pulled her to the next stall. This stall was similar to the previous two. Niya selected another item, and Xia Duo helped her put it away and pay.

Then he continued to the next stall until he had visited all five or six stalls here. He had already spent nearly 10,000 gold coins.

To be honest, apart from the transparent frame, the things that were exchanged for nearly ten thousand gold coins were probably the only ones that were selected by Niya at first and then thrown away by her.

The youth amulet that was put away by Xia Duo in the end because the stall owner was scared away may have some value.

The transparent frame is an unknown material. Although its specific properties and possible uses are not yet known, the unknown itself is a value.

As for the tomb object, the Youth Amulet, although it is fake, it is very well made and almost perfectly restores the structure of the original. This means that Sha Duo is likely to discover an elf spell related to youth in it.

As for other things, they may be true or false, but to arcanists like Sha Duo and Niya, their value is minimal.

There is a rune statue. This is not a magic item, it is just a hand-carved rune. If it is decrypted and it turns out to be a new spell or new element, that would be pretty good.

But this thing is too risky, and Xia Duo hopes not to discover anything.

However, he also thought of a new way to make money, which was to manufacture similar rune items and sell them to spellcasters who were pursuing and achieving success on the path of magic, but were not yet mature.

Of course, it might be okay to do this kind of thing once or twice for fun and experience, but if it was really a career, Xia Duo felt that he couldn't afford to lose that person.

…

Back at Giles Tower's residence, under Niya's expectant gaze, Shado took out the pile of "leaks" he had just picked up at the corner of Pulan Street from his portable space.

He picked one piece, put it away, and then said: "I will study this youth amulet, and you can keep the others!"

"Ah! That's not-" A trace of surprise flashed in Niya's eyes, but she didn't say the next words.

But Xia Duo understood what she meant, "Yes, it's the youth amulet you originally selected. Although it is a tomb object, it is not the original version, but a careful imitation by a latecomer. Maybe you can find spells related to youth."

"Youth spell?" Niya asked doubtfully.

"Yes, you don't think that elves are always in a state of youth, do you?"

"Isn't it?" Niya asked.

"Of course not! As long as elves are over 500 years old, they will inevitably face aging, so there is the existence of youth magic. Of course, it is most commonly used on those elves who have passed away. This is probably the last dignity of elves. "

It is not that every elf cannot accept being old. On the contrary, many elves will pretend to be old to show maturity, stability, strength, confidence, etc.

There is a similar phenomenon among human beings. For example, after Eberk experienced the baptism of the secret flame and rejuvenated, he still maintained his previous middle-aged and older appearance.

It's just that the method of returning to youth after death may only be available to elves.

After listening to Xia Duo's explanation, Niya's focus was not on the youth spell, but on——

"You said elves don't start to age until they are 500 years old?!"

"Yes!"

There is no doubt about this. Sha Duo has seen countless elves in the projection plane, and even transformed into an elf himself. In this regard, he knows much better than Niya.

If he had not been born as a human, he would have long been accustomed to being a human, and his lifespan has actually been extended due to the awakening of his bloodline, otherwise he would really have to find a way to become an elf!

Human beings work hard and try their best to extend their lifespan, but they may not be able to extend the normal lifespan of elves by even a fraction. How sad is this!

The founding time of the main plane Cormanthor is not far different from that of Netheril, only about a hundred years or so, but——

The crowned king who founded Cormanthor is still on the throne, and the original king of Nese may even have melted his bones by now.

It’s really frustrating to think about it!

…

The topics of lifespan, life and death were too heavy, and Sha Duo and Niya did not go into depth. They were both still very young, and from a human perspective, they were far from the time to consider these things.

After the two roughly classified and put away the harvest from this outing, the invitation to the exchange meeting that Xia Duo had been looking forward to finally arrived!