Chapter 136 Chapter 122: A Little Episode of Change

Those magic apprentices in silver robes were walking around nervously, busy.Some are holding thick and tall sheepskin files in their hands, and some are even doing cleaning work with buckets—the only difference is that they don’t need to do it themselves, even those cleaning tools, brooms or buckets, They are all magic props, as long as you read the spell, the cleaning work can start automatically, and these busy magic apprentices just need to pay attention to control. Walking into this hall, what makes Du Wei feel the most different is... the headquarters of the magic union is not as majestic and mysterious as he imagined... On the contrary, it has a worldly flavor!

There are two spacious passages extending out on both sides, and there are some weird shops on both sides.It sells all kinds of strange magic materials, magic props, and even some special antiques. These shops are all places that magicians like, and they are all opened by magic unions. Magicians from all over the continent can purchase all kinds of magic materials they need here. The currency used is not the gold coins or any currency commonly used in the empire on the mainland. But... an exchange! The oldest exchange, barter! This made Du Wei very curious and interesting. Because, this place is the last place in the whole continent where the custom of exchanging goods with goods is preserved.And the branches of the Magician's Union all over the mainland will also have this kind of magic material shop, but they can use the gold coins of the empire to buy anything.

Only in the headquarters of the magic guild in the imperial capital, in order to protect the tradition, still retains the ancient tradition of the magicians thousands of years ago, bartering. Du Wei took a few steps casually, and all the people he met around, those magic apprentices in silver robes, saw Du Wei in black from a distance, and quickly stopped their work, and bent over from a distance, Dear Shirley.The one or two magicians in gray robes who walked by occasionally were surprised when they saw Du Wei, then nodded one after another, smiled friendlyly, and showed respectful etiquette at the same time.

It seems that Clark is not lying. The status of this magician is indeed detached. Magicians below the sixth level must respect him and salute him. Du Wei was not in a hurry to meet the chairman of the Magic Union—in fact, he didn't know how to meet the chairman.Anyway, there is nothing urgent, but I have a strong interest in the magic props shops next to me. These shops are not big, but in this tall and spacious hall, each of them is a sealed separate building, forming a room within a room.The shops are built of all sorts of strange materials.For example, the shop next to it is a big house built with a kind of black stone that exudes a strange smell. There is a chimney on the top of the house, and bursts of black smoke are coming out of the chimney. Go, in the sky-like phantom created by magic above the head, it actually dissipated!

At the entrance of the store, on the table in the window, there are densely packed crystal balls of various textures.Obviously, this is a shop that specializes in selling crystal balls for magicians.Du Wei glanced at it, thinking that he didn't have a crystal ball of his own, so he couldn't help being curious, so he walked in. Standing in the shop was an old man who might be Du Wei's grandfather, but he was still wearing a silver robe of a magic apprentice. His long beard almost reached his chest. When he saw Du Wei coming in, although Du Wei was younger He didn't know how much younger he was, but he still hurriedly bowed his head to Du Wei, and then said in a dry voice respectfully, "Dear Mage, what do you need?"

Du Wei's face was kind, and he was very polite to the old magic apprentice: "I need a crystal ball... um." "Oh, let me see..." The old apprentice's eyes were a little muddy, but he still took out a form and handed it to Du Wei. Smiling: "I don't know what style you need? Is it a magic test ball? Oh, a magician like you must be ready to accept disciples, right? I have a good magic test ball here, which can clearly test children Their magical talents... oh, and probe balls, if you are up for adventure, you might as well buy a probe ball. As long as you inject a little magic, you can turn anywhere within a mile around on the crystal ball They are all displayed...Of course, if you need a more advanced one, I also have a magnetic black crystal ball here, which can display everything within a ten-mile radius, but the exchange price is a little more expensive..."

Du Wei became more and more curious: "Is there anything else?" "Of course!" The old apprentice looked proud: "This is the oldest crystal ball shop in the magic union! Do you know? The current president of the magic union, Mr. Jago Doug, when he was young, he became a magician The first crystal ball at that time was bought from my store! The person who sold him the crystal ball was my father! I have all kinds of crystal balls here...I don’t know which one you need?" Although Du Wei's magic ability is not bad, he has not systematically studied formal magic knowledge after all, and most of his understanding of these magic props comes from those messy books. The knowledge of magic props such as crystal balls is really not much.After thinking for a while, he smiled wryly, "Old man, I have just become a magician and I am going to buy my first crystal ball, so I don't know what I need? Do you have any suggestions?"

The old apprentice froze for a moment, looked at Du Wei's black robe, and opened his mouth: "Oh...you, a master of magic, haven't you ever used a crystal ball before?" Du Wei smiled: "I also just became a magician." The old apprentice immediately realized that he was rude. The status of a magic apprentice is the lowest in the entire magic system. Let alone a magician wearing a black robe, even if he is a first-level magician, he must be polite to him angry.It's already inappropriate to ask such a rude question just now. But...as a bachelor of magic, but just becoming a magician...it's strange.

"So..." The old apprentice hesitated for a moment, and the smile on his face was even more polite: "May I ask you, which department of magic is the main practice?" "Is there a difference?" Du Wei asked. "Of course, if you are majoring in fire magic, I have a fire magic power enhancement auxiliary crystal ball here, which allows you to act as the best eye when arranging the fire magic circle. You only need one ball in your hand, Any slight fluctuations in the entire magic circle can't escape your eyes. If you are practicing water magic, I also have a water-type summoning ball. Even if you are in the dry northwest wilderness, it can also enhance the range of magic summoning and detect The water aid in the ground, so as to extract the water element... Uh, let me think about it... Well, I am old, my brain is not very good, I almost forgot, I still have a few wind crystal balls here, but It can only be a low-level prediction ball, which can predict the fluctuation of the clouds in the sky and the strong wind within a hundred miles. When you arrange the wind magic array, you can use this crystal ball to find the surrounding wind power, so as to mobilize... er, Mobilizing the ready-made wind saves a lot of magic power than creating a whirlwind with magic, don't you think?"

Du Wei thought for a while, then smiled and said, "What if it's dark magic?" The corners of the old apprentice's eyes twitched slightly, and there was a trace of fear in his eyes. He looked Du Wei up and down, and sighed: "Oh... dark magic... there are not many magicians who practice dark magic. let me see……" After a while, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he said with a smile: "I remembered, I have a special item here for dark magicians, but it is an antique that has been around for decades, and no one has been buying it here. .This is a 'dead search ball', if you are a magician of the dark department, when you want to collect undead to refine undead creatures, then this undead search ball can help you detect those who are not alive after death. Scattered ghosts."

Du Wei couldn't help shaking! Collect ghosts who have not died?Refining undead creatures? In other words, the necromancer summoned by Mage Clark was also refined by himself? Doing this... such an evil thing, is the magic union also allowed? Seeing Du Wei's expression changed, the old apprentice hurriedly added: "However, I must remind you that if you want to buy this crystal ball, you must first sign a contract with me." "contract?" "Of course!" The old apprentice's face became more and more puzzled... This little guy, wearing the robes of a high-ranking magician, why does he seem to know nothing about these most basic things? If it weren't for the protection of the magic circle in the magic union, outsiders would not be able to pretend to come in... I am afraid that the old apprentice would really think that Du Wei came here in a fake! "It is legal to refine dead creatures with dark magic, but there are many prohibitions and restrictions on practicing this kind of magic. For example, collecting the souls of creatures to refine undead creatures is permitted, but There are also several prohibitions. One of the most important ones is that only ghosts that are dead and lingering are allowed to be collected. Magicians are absolutely not allowed to kill innocent people and refine their souls! This is an absolute taboo! So, if If you want to buy this crystal ball, you must sign a contract with me! To say something bad... If you go out and use my crystal ball to do something that violates the regulations, then this matter is absolutely I have nothing to do with it! Even if they are held accountable, they will not be held accountable to me. The magic union has regulations that all dark-type magic items must sign a contract before purchasing them. So..." After the old apprentice finished speaking, he secretly glanced at Du Wei. It's no wonder that Du Wei didn't understand these things. After all, he didn't have a real system to learn the magic system. In the magic union, dark magic has always been an embarrassing and ambiguous existence. In particular, there is a kind of magician, which is an absolutely evil existence that is strictly prohibited by the magic union. Once discovered, no matter how much effort is spent, the evil magician must be eliminated! Black Necromancer. Although in dark magic, magicians can be allowed to use those dead souls who are still alive for refining.But refining with living people is absolutely not allowed! There have been some evil dark magicians in history who had evil thoughts in order to pursue powerful power. They often used their powerful strength to kill ordinary people at will for their own selfishness. There are even some evil strong men in history. , Will massacre villages and towns at every turn, even kill all the people in a city, and then refine all the people into dead creatures for him to drive! Therefore, the difference between the dark magician and the evil necromancer lies in this line. If you only occasionally capture one or two lingering ghosts, the kind of lingering ghosts filled with resentment will harm the world instead, so you capture them and refine them into your own necromantic creatures , then not only will Li not be blamed, but it will be considered a good thing. And slaughtering living beings to refine undead creatures is evil. After listening to the old apprentice's introduction, Du Wei probably understood something in his heart.He was about to leave, but for some reason, his heart suddenly moved, and he said, "Then, I'll buy that dark-type crystal ball from your place." This is completely a random thought in Du Wei's heart, and he also asked himself for a long time. It would be a little embarrassing if he didn't buy something and left. Although he doesn't practice any dark-type magic now, he is also interested in buying one and studying it back. The old apprentice immediately became happy, walked into the back of the shop, took out a box made of black inkstone after a long time, placed it heavily in front of Du Wei, and said with a smile: "This thing, I I’ve waited for decades, but I haven’t sold it, since you like it, then I’ll sell it at a low price..." After some bargaining, Du Wei traded two high-quality orchid diamonds and a catty of magic crystals for arranging the magic circle, and exchanged for this crystal ball.Anyway, he has quite a lot of luggage now, and he brought a lot of things that were sent by the Luolin Plain Magic Union branch last time in the magic luggage around him.Although the value of this crystal ball was very expensive, Du Wei didn't care - after all, they were all given by others. The old apprentice was very happy to sign a contract with a sheepskin volume. He casually picked up a bell behind the counter that was so rusted that its original color could not be seen. The music floated out. A moment later, a young man in a silver robe of a magic apprentice ran in, holding another hexagram badge on his chest, slightly sweating on his forehead, and smiled when he came in: "Father Hans, are you calling me? " "This... I sold a dark item. This is a contract. You should take it back for the record." The old apprentice smiled. The young apprentice was obviously a staff member of the Magic Union. He took a look at Du Wei, bowed down to salute, carefully took away the contract signed by Du Wei, and left. Du Wei was very curious about the system in the magic union, but he was too embarrassed to ask more questions, and then left. The black ink crystal ball was also casually thrown into the magic bag that he was carrying. This seems to be just a small episode in Du Wei's wandering... But history is often like this.A small wave can often change the direction of the trend of the entire era... A small dark-type crystal ball, faintly, seems to have a slight change in Du Wei's life, and there is no clue to this slight change.