Imperial Crown.

Chapter 167: Mage Guild, Deep Blue Platform

(Added for the respected [Succubus Queen Jezebeth])
In the blink of an eye, two days had passed. The monsters purchased by Weston were settled, and Denise had also packed up all the supplies, ready to leave Eagle Castle with Weston and go to Monn City to take up her post.

This time, Denise's return to Mon'en City can be regarded as a "homecoming in glory", so the preparations were quite grand. Outside Eagle Castle, there were more than 30 carriages alone, forming a long line.

To ensure safety, Raven sent Link to lead a team of ten personal soldiers and a team of a hundred recruits to form a guard team.

At the castle gate, Raven looked at Denise and told her, "The waters of Mon'en City are deep. If the Slater family is involved or there are any difficult problems, you must inform me immediately."

Although she was somewhat dissatisfied with Raven's toughness, at this moment, Denise still smiled: "Don't worry, I was born and raised in Mon'en City, not to mention that I have the two major gangs you have gathered."

Hearing this, Raven smiled without comment. He did not deny Denise's business ability and her grasp of people's hearts. If nothing unexpected happened, then Denise would not need his help.

But the problem is that the least surprising thing in the world is an accident.

For example, if you feel craving for cigarettes, you go downstairs to the store you often go to buy a pack of cigarettes, but the store that is usually open 24 hours a day is closed at this time, and you can only walk for half an hour to a farther store.

"Wesdon, you are already fifteen years old." Raven patted Weisdon's shoulder and said seriously: "This time when you go back with your mother, you must protect her well. Remember, when I am not around, you are the only man in the family."

Weisdong nodded seriously: "Brother, don't worry, I will never let you down!"

"It's almost time." Denise said, "Raven, you should go back."

With that, Denise got on the carriage, and Weston followed.

The carriage slowly drove away, raising a cloud of dust and rushing into the rising sun, just like the bright future led by an eagle.

At the same time, the Mages Guild Dominion.

The territory of the Mage Association is located outside the southwestern border of the Keynes Empire, on the edge of the ancient jungle. It is a holy place in the minds of all mages on the entire continent and also represents the most advanced magical civilization in the entire plane.

From magic crystal cannons to magic potions, almost everything related to magic that can be seen was invented and spread here.

In the territory, there are towers of different colors, the lowest of which has six floors.

These towers are privately owned by magicians, and the height of each floor symbolizes the identity and strength of the owner. The sixth floor represents the third level, the eighth floor represents the fourth level, the tenth floor represents the fifth level, and so on.

The tallest one has 19 floors and is also the headquarters of the Mages Guild. It is nearly 100 meters high. In addition to the main dark blue tower, there are more than a dozen towers of different heights, which together form a towering building complex like a mountain.

Just outside the southwest side of the building, in a room at the top of a six-story tower, a magician in a green wizard robe was holding a piece of paper and whispering to himself, "Nord Province...Eagle Territory? I've heard of Mon'en City, but what is this Eagle Territory?"

The whole room was arranged like a library. The grids on the wall were filled with various books, and a dark red magical light was faintly flowing on the wall.

Hearing this question, a bronze statue of a little devil that originally looked like a sculpture on the wall came to life with a puff sound.

It is only one foot tall, purple-red all over, with a bald head and two bat-like wings behind it, and a tail with an arrowhead hanging from its butt.

With its wings fluttering, it flew to the wall full of books, reached out and grabbed a book, then slowly flew to the table.

The magician flipped open the book and looked at the genealogy of names: "...Oh, the Griffith family, I remember..."

"Another idiot with a head full of delusions!"

This magician is fifty-one years old and his name is Bartley. He has a gray beard, a blue wizard robe, and a thin body, which fits the image of a great magician in the public's perception.

However, compared to his image, his strength is not that strong. He is only at the third level now, and serves as the "Auditor", the most boring, most public-oriented, and most hopeless position in the entire Mage Guild.

Although he had exclusive use of a six-story mage tower, his job was to receive applications from all over the world, verify their strength and level, and collect a certification fee.

The last name Griffith immediately brought back an unpleasant memory for Barrett.

As early as five years ago, Bartlett received a letter from the Griffith family. It turned out that the guy named Donald had no magical talent at all and was already a knight!

Donald applied for certification purely to get in touch with the Mage Association and purchase some magic raw materials and minerals.

He even offered three hundred gold coins as a bribe!

Outrageous!

You want to bribe me with this little money?

At least you have to add a zero at the end, right?

Thinking of this, Barrett crumpled the letter in his hand into a ball and threw it on the ground. He opened the lid of the trash can next to him, and a suction force was generated, which immediately swallowed the paper ball in, and he burped with a "gulp".

"Humph, it's destined to be a wasted trip anyway, so I might as well not go..." Barrett stroked his beard and said, "Dalabang, go and get me a copy of letter number two."

Upon hearing this, the little devil fluttered his wings again and pulled out a gold-embossed letter from a pile of documents on the wall.

Barrett stamped it, wrote the address, and smiled: "Finally, a troublesome matter has been solved."

If I don't reply, who knows if that kid from the Griffith family will send me another letter.

Just give him this letter No. 2. As long as he draws the magic circle according to the arrangement above, he can still authenticate his level and contact the magic guild.

But the problem is that this magic circle can only be completed by a senior second-level magician who has received systematic training.

With this, he can at least guarantee that the guy named Raven will not harass him again within ten years, no, fifteen years.

After all, Raven himself said in the letter that he had just become a magician last year. How could he be promoted to the second level without fifteen years?

"It took me, a genius like me, thirteen years!"

After saying that, he smiled triumphantly and stuffed the letter into the hands of the little devil named Daraben:

"Go, deliver it, and pay on delivery!"

The Mages Guild was very efficient. Even though the distance was thousands of miles, the letter appeared on Raven's desk in just five days.

Although he paid twenty gold coins for shipping, Raven did not feel it was a pity. Instead, he felt it was worth the money. Because from the perspective of the Eye of Truth, he could see that the letter was stained with sufficient magic power and the material itself was not ordinary parchment.

What is inside it? How do I verify my level as a mage? Is it a badge, or will an image of a white-bearded old man pop out of it after I open it?
Unable to suppress his curiosity, Raven opened the letter and felt a little disappointed because it contained just an ordinary piece of parchment.

But when he opened it and took a look, he immediately smiled again: "So that's how it is... drawing a magic circle, and contacting the Mage Guild through this magic circle, can not only establish contact, but also test the strength of the mage, great!"

Recording all the above parameters in his mind, Raven was thinking about a suitable location.

The dungeon is a good place, but Mark is still locked up in it, so it can’t be used anymore. If I put it in my bedroom, it always feels a little unsafe…

Got it!

Raven's eyes lit up, he grabbed the letter and quickly left the study and came to the secret room on the third floor.

Since practicing magic once, this place has basically never been opened again. Moreover, the size is very suitable and it is very hidden. It is simply the most ideal place!

After closing the door and activating the magic lamp, Raven read the contents of the letter carefully from beginning to end. Only when he was sure that there was nothing missed did he breathe a sigh of relief.

This was Raven's first time drawing a magic circle, so he was extremely cautious.

He opened the Eye of Truth, and his eyes turned silver-white. He used his mental strength to guide the magic power and began to draw a magic circle on the ground.

Once pure magic power leaks into the material world, it will quickly dissipate. The difficulty of this magic circle, in addition to its accuracy, lies in the fact that it must be operated before the magic power dissipates to complete a closed loop, so that it can be stable.

This hit the back of Raven's hand. With the help of the Eye of Truth, he is not inferior to anyone in terms of subtle control of mental power!

A faint blue magic light lit up on the ground, and a few mysterious runes appeared on the dark ground. If there was a third person here, he would find that every rune on the ground was exactly the same as the one on the letter, as if it was enlarged and printed!
Runes emerged little by little, with points, lines and surfaces interweaving and outlining to stabilize the overall shape. The speed did not seem like drawing, but rather like charging the magic circle that had already been drawn!
Finally, the two inner and outer rings of the magic circle closed, and with a vibration sound of magic resonance, a bright light lit up!

The magic circle is completed at this moment!
Raven slowly opened his eyes, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and smiled excitedly: "Finally done!"

Looking at the magic circle in front of him, a sense of accomplishment arose in Raven's heart. He touched his belt, took out two magic crystals, and placed them in the magic circle to stabilize the operation of the magic circle. Then, with anticipation on his face, he outlined two magic runes according to the method in the letter and inserted them into the magic circle.

Like a volcanic eruption, a brilliant light burst out from the magic circle, and a screen woven by blue light appeared in front of Raven.

At the same time, an ethereal female voice sounded: "Dear Mr. Magician, welcome to the Deep Blue Trading Platform."

"This platform aims to strengthen the communication between magicians. You can search, buy and sell any items on this platform, including but not limited to magic, books, magic plants, magic beasts, enchanted props and enchanted equipment."

"Wish you a pleasant experience."

Raven was stunned for a moment.

Deep Blue Trading Platform? This, this is just Taobao from another world!

The operation method is similar to Taobao. Not only are there many tags listed, but you can also set price ranges and keyword filters.

Raven was suddenly curious and input his magic power into it, selecting all categories and arranging the prices from high to low.

He wanted to see what the most expensive thing looked like!

Raven was immediately attracted by the thing hanging at the top: "Oh my god, there are such good things!?"

"Semi-artifact ring 'Paradise Lost'. Possesses the following features: [Plane Travel] [Mimetic Crystal Wall] [Internal Time Flow Adjustment] [Ninth-order Permanent Magic Well]..."

There are still seven or eight entries behind, but Raven is no longer in the mood to read on. These four characteristics are more abnormal than the other, especially the ninth-level permanent magic well.

To put it simply, a magic well is an externalized vortex of magic that can continuously extract elements and transform them into magic. A ninth-level permanent magic well means that a magician wearing this ring will almost never have to worry about their magic running out!
Raven swallowed and looked at the price marked on the back. At a glance, there were at least eight zeros!
Priced at one billion gold coins!
wrong.

Raven rubbed his eyes again and finally confirmed that it was not eight zeros, but eleven!
Total price 600 billion gold coins! ?

Are there this many gold coins on the mainland added together?
And what's the point of having so many coins? Throwing them around for fun?
Raven murmured, "I'm afraid this isn't for sale, but for showing off."

Glancing down, the prices below are much more normal, but that is relative. Not every item is something Raven can covet right now.

"Let's find something that I can afford!" Raven calmed down and was about to change the filter conditions when the screen suddenly shook and a magician with a white beard appeared in front of him.

Raven asked, "You are...?"

"Barrett." Whitebeard looked at Raven, a little unbelieving: "You are so young, whose child are you? Who is your teacher?"

"Raven, Raven Ota Griffith, who just sent the letter." Raven said, "I don't have a teacher. I learned everything by myself."

"What did you say?" Barrett was stunned for a moment: "You said... your name is Raven? You are Donald's heir?"

He received a reminder from Deep Blue that a new user had appeared on the platform, so he came to take a look.

"Yeah." Raven nodded, not understanding why.

Barrett swallowed his saliva, his expression somewhat gloomy: "Did you complete this magic circle by yourself!?"

"Yeah." Raven scratched his head embarrassedly. "My vision was too narrow before. I thought I had some talent in magic, but I didn't expect the test questions to be so difficult."

"If I hadn't reached the second level, even if I could finish drawing it, I'm afraid my mental and magical powers would be completely exhausted."

Barrett's pupils trembled!
Second level? !
Didn't you become a magician just last year? You've already reached level 2 in just one year?

From what Raven said, it seemed that even if he had not reached the second level, he could complete this magic circle independently.

This...how is this possible! ?
"Hey! Very good, you have an honest attitude, which is the foundation of success." Barrett coughed and asked indirectly, "What level is the engraving pen you used? Who produced it? Was it Heinrich or Mendes?"

Raven blinked and asked a question that shook Barrett's worldview: "What is a formation pen?"

Barrett's face froze, and he could not control his expression: "...You mean, you didn't use the engraving pen, but drew the 'deep blue' terminal magic circle with your own magic power?"

Raven said nervously: "Ah... Now I am not using my own magic power to maintain it. I am using two magic crystals."

Looking at Barrett's expression, Raven asked cautiously, "... Did I fail the test?"

It's not necessary to be certified by the Mages Guild, but the Deep Blue Trading Platform is truly magical. Apart from anything else, without it, Raven's way of learning magic would be cut off by half, and he could only rely on the Church of Light.

Barrett didn't speak for a long time.

He's a little off guard.

The defense was broken!

If you had to choose between him and Raven who shouldn't be in the Magicians' Guild, it definitely wouldn't be Raven.

What kind of monster is this!?

Looking at others and then looking at himself, Barrett was very glad that his mother did not abandon him when he was born.

He was promoted to the second level at the age of 31!
And Raven, in just one year, was promoted from level one to level two, and he even drew a level two magic circle using only his own magic power.

Not to mention the second stage, even if Barrett were to come now, he couldn't guarantee success at once!
At this moment, Barrett even suspected that Raven was the illegitimate son of a certain magician, or even a legendary magician.

"Uh, Mr. Barrett?"

Raven's words woke Barrett up, and he cleared his throat: "Well, you did a good job. Then input some magic power into Deep Blue and let her record your magic characteristics. After that, the guild can issue you the certification of a second-level magician."

"Second-level magician, if you purchase materials produced by the guild, you can enjoy a 3% shopping discount on the Deep Blue Platform. You should complete the certification as soon as possible."

"By the way, do you have enough gold coins for certification? Do you need me to give you some?"

Each time you certify your level at the Mage Guild, you need to pay a certain amount of gold coins. A first-level magician needs one thousand gold coins, a second-level magician needs three thousand, a third-level magician needs nine thousand, and so on.

Raven smiled and said, "Thank you for your concern. It's enough."

"Really?" Barrett asked, "Although you can earn money by planting magic plants, you have to know that magic plants themselves are not cheap."

Raven said, "It doesn't matter. Although I don't have many gold coins, I still have hundreds of thousands."

The corners of Barrett's mouth twitched, and he flicked his finger. A small box appeared in the lower right corner of the screen: "This is my personal communication method. If you have any questions in the future, you can ask me through the Deep Blue platform."

After saying that, Barrett turned off the communication and slumped in the chair. Daraben considerately handed him a wet towel and covered his face with it.

He regrets so much now!

If he had known that Raven was such a genius, he should have gone there in person.

Not to mention getting closer to him, just because Raven is so rich, if he helps Raven build the Deep Blue Terminal, he can get 1% of the profits!

Hundreds of thousands of savings. Even if only half is spent on Deep Blue, that would still be an income of several thousand gold coins!

But it was clear that five years ago, the Eagle Territory was still penniless. Where did Raven get these hundreds of thousands of gold coins?

If Barrett didn't know that he didn't have the ability and qualifications, he would have wanted to take Raven as his mage apprentice.

A father is honored by his son, and the same applies to the relationship between master and apprentice!
Thinking of this, Barrett sat up straight and stroked his beard: "By the way, should I help Raven..."

Completely unaware of Barrett's current mental activity, Raven sighed, "I thought everyone in the Mages Guild would be arrogant, but I didn't expect there would be such nice people!"

Although with Margaret's help, he was able to master some second-level necromancy magic, but these were things that could not be seen in public. If he really wanted to protect himself, he had to use proper magic.

Since he already had a second-level magic with fire attribute, Raven chose one second-level magic from each of the six elements: wind, water, earth, ice, light, and darkness, spending 20,578 gold coins at once.

To be honest, it is much more expensive than the market price, but the advantage is that it has a complete range of varieties and you can get whatever you want.

Although the payment was not deducted immediately but had to be made after the goods arrived, Raven still felt a little painful.

It seems that the gold coins in my hand will not be spent for long.

A magician needs so many things. He needs to buy incense, and when he wants to upgrade his level in the future, he also needs to buy third-level magic. A good third-level magic is more expensive than all the ones Raven just bought combined!

As for whether someone would default on their debts - offending a group of magicians, seriously?

Short of money!
However, after confirming the purchase, a reminder popped up: It is not allowed to teach the purchased magic to other magicians privately. Once discovered, the person will be immediately expelled from the Magicians' Guild.

Expulsion from the guild is only the most basic punishment. There are some detailed rules below. Depending on the level of the leaked magic, the punishment items are also different, ranging from fines to physical destruction to soul extraction.

Raven suddenly thought of Nancy. She must have been under a lot of pressure when she gave him the second-level magic.

"I don't know how she is doing now."

Shaking his head, Raven perked up again and prepared to continue browsing this "treasure trove in another world".

Barrett mentioned before that planting magic plants can be exchanged for money!

Given the wealth of magicians, they are said to be able to make money, so the profit margin here must be huge!
……

(End of this chapter)