Wizard: I brought the wrong system.

Chapter 520 Quotation
Even if the explorer was hiding something, the fact that he explained so much basically proves that he had no malicious intent.

“You mean… you want to trade knowledge with me?” Yaro asked bluntly.

"Yes."

The explorer adjusted his monocle, a strange light flashing across the lens: "It could be special knowledge, or a treasure containing special knowledge. For example, your peculiar armor is quite interesting."

The magic runes on it are filled with your magical imprint; did you make them yourself? Do you have a design sketch? Or perhaps a draft? Even drafts from the production process are acceptable.

I can offer three thousand magic stones for the complete set of crafting blueprints.

Of course, if you don't have the blueprints, you can sell this armor to me directly.

Hmm... Considering the production cost and labor fees of the actual item, and taking into account your current situation, if you were to sell this physical armor now, I could offer 10,000 magic stones.

If the armor is sold along with the design blueprint, I can offer up to 12,000 magic stones.

Don't worry about the low total price. Once you have the actual product, the design drawings only serve as a user guide, and the total value will naturally decrease..."

Three thousand, ten thousand, twelve thousand...

Gulu!

Yaro swallowed hard.

Not to mention 'ten thousand,' even 'thousand' is a number that Yaro has never had before.

At most, Mentor Bosco rewarded him with five hundred magic stones, which were quickly used to create the first generation of 'Golden Phoenix Armor'.

During this period, Yaro only earned one, two, or a few magic stones at a time. Even killing Morton, a risk-free business, only earned him a few hundred magic stones.

Thousands, or even tens of thousands, of magic stones... it's hard for Yarrow not to be tempted.

"The amount you mentioned... is almost enough to buy the life of a formal wizard, isn't it?"

If I remember correctly, the lowest bounty on the official wizard wanted posters that Bosco's mentor collected was 50,000.

It's not that this is the lowest bounty a formal wizard can have, but rather that if it's any lower, Mentor Bosco won't even consider it.

Yaro licked his lips and forced out a sentence: "Can I refuse?"

"It's your right to refuse, of course you can."

The explorer smiled and said, "I can offer this price only because it's worth it, not because I'm forcing you to agree."

The fully activated Phoenix Armor is comparable to a formal wizard, so the explorer's price is indeed reasonable.

Yaro was silent for a moment, then smiled wryly and said, "Your offer is indeed very fair, and I am very tempted, but I'm sorry, this armor contains my mentor's unique sorcery, and I cannot sell it without his permission."

This is only one aspect.

On the other hand, Yaro could not possibly expose his strongest combat abilities under such dangerous circumstances.

Even though the explorers took the current environmental conditions into account, they raised the price of the complete set of physical armor to 10,000 magic stones.

This isn't the normal price for armor; this is money earned by risking one's life.

"That's such a shame."

The explorer sighed softly, waved his cane, and made as if to leave: "Well then, I look forward to seeing you again next time..."

"Wait a minute!"

Yaro suddenly thought of something—since the explorer offered a fair price and was very powerful, could he possibly trade with him for knowledge to replenish his soul power?
"Ok?"

The explorer stopped and turned to look at Yaro: "Have you thought it through?"

"No, I can't sell the armor, but I do have some knowledge that I've researched myself... I wonder if you'd be willing to take it?"

The explorer adjusted his monocle and said, "From what I can see, you don't have any other treasures containing strange knowledge on you, do you? Are they in your spatial ring?"

Yaro said, "It's not knowledge about tools, it's knowledge about spellcasting."

Can you demonstrate?

“Of course.” Yaro paused, then suddenly transformed into two people.

Taking another step back, another 'Yaro' appeared in the same spot.

Take another step back...

The explorer's eyes lit up. "An expansion of the growth spell? Interesting! What an interesting trick!"

Yaro nodded and said, "That's right, it's about expanding the Growth Technique. As you probably know, the tricks exchanged from the academy cannot be transferred, so I can only sell research materials other than the Growth Technique. How much can you ask for?"

"three hundred."

"..."

Yaro almost lost his composure.

The previous quotes were in the tens of thousands, and now they've dropped to a few hundred?

Although it's not a small amount, it's almost as much as the wealth Morton accumulated over a long period of time by disregarding life and using any means necessary.

Compared to the previous price of tens of thousands, Yaro was still quite disappointed.

Yaro shook his head: "Too low?"

"The idea behind your magic trick is quite good, but unfortunately, it has too many flaws."

The explorer added, "As you probably know, once you become a full-fledged wizard, your magical affinity will be directly enhanced. After that, we will be able to observe the strength of magic. For example, I can tell that you are an intermediate apprentice, but the magical fluctuations of these illusions are very weak."

"That's only a small part."

"There are also issues such as body temperature and heart rate."

"If we use detection magic, we can discover even more problems."

Yaro admitted that there were some problems with 'Dunjia', but it was definitely not as serious as the explorers claimed.

Because 'Dunjia' was created based on Morton's knowledge of psychological research, it inherently has some psychological suggestion effects, which can draw the enemy's attention to the split wooden bark illusion.

Just like a bull that is colorblind, only able to see black and white, yet can still be provoked into a rage by a matador with a red cloth.

The Wood Bark Illusion can be understood as that tattered cloth, which can absorb the enemy's strongest attack with minimal cost and create an opening for a counterattack.

This trick is incredibly effective and consumes very little energy. It can be used as the core of a complete combat system to manipulate enemies at will.

It's hard to say about formal wizards; Yaro doesn't know how powerful formal wizards are either, but they're definitely effective against advanced apprentices.

The cost of a low-level trick can be used by an advanced apprentice as a core combat spell, yet it's only worth three hundred magic stones.

It's unlikely that an explorer wouldn't see the key to this trick.

Moreover, if it were completely useless, he would be unlikely to waste three hundred magic stones to acquire it.

So... was he deliberately trying to lower the price?

Yaro looked at him without saying a word.

The explorer sighed softly, "Three hundred and twenty pieces, that's the highest price."

“Three thousand,” Yaro said succinctly.

"Impossible! You know..."

Yaro interrupted directly: "Then forget it."

The explorer's expression froze for the first time.

Asking for exorbitant prices and then negotiating on the spot—why don't you follow the rules?
Yaro didn't give him much to think about. He took out a book from his spatial ring, tore it in half, and threw the other half over.

This book is "The Rage of Qi and Blood".

“Take another look at this one, give me a reasonable price, and if it doesn’t work out, forget about it,” Yaro said.

(End of this chapter)