Industrial Revolution of the Mage Lords

Chapter 51 Three-Party Online Transaction
Harvey was dragged up from the soft bed by Reiner, and was helped to sit in front of the "Magic Brain" instrument in a daze.

Harvey had been jet-lagged and exhausted recently after working all night with Asdalen to produce the first batch of "magic gun" weapons.

If I hadn't told Reiner in advance that he had to wake him up, I would have almost missed this week's forum exchange meeting.

When Harvey slowly logged into the Magic Network Forum, he found that the greeting session of the exchange meeting had already ended.

[Magic Shield: The demonic offensive in the Evil Moon Mountains has suddenly weakened. Why didn't they choose to pursue the victory? The hybrid monsters that joined the battlefield clearly gave them such an advantageous situation...]

[Son of Flame: Perhaps the hybrid monsters consume too many resources, and their supply lines may be on the verge of collapse?]

[Frost Giant: What are you dreaming of? In this year's war, the Federation has not succeeded in any attack on the demon supply lines.]

[Son of Flame: Then tell me, why did they suddenly weaken their offensive?]

【Frost Giant: None of my business! 】

[Earth-loving One: @Mr. Frost Giant, have you made any progress in your research on unknown minerals?]

Harvey found that the "Frost Giant" on the screen did not respond to this message for a long time. It seemed that he was talking about something irrelevant.

This forum member who boasts about his superb mineral identification ability seems to have encountered problems and hit a wall in analyzing beetle minerals.

Harvey was not in a hurry at all. He just had to wait for the other party to ask him, and then offer to sell the research results for a high price.

After all, the other party only has one piece of such ore, so Harvey is not worried at all that his technology will be cracked or imitated.

Even if this magical beetle creature had traces in other places on the continent, Harvey believed that no one would happen to possess the legendary spellcasting material - high-level vampire blood, and then even more coincidentally conduct an analytical experiment on the ore.

[Frost Giant: You should ask this question to the instigator, @Mr. Kel'Thuzad, and let him consider whether he is willing to share.]

What a good trick to divert attention and save face! Harvey couldn't help laughing out loud.

This forum member codenamed "Frost Giant" has a strong sense of self-esteem.

[Kel'Thuzad: I'm sorry, my research progress is very shallow. Before I achieve further results, I will not consider sharing it with everyone.]

Harvey has no shortage of points, so there is no need for him to disclose some advanced knowledge in exchange for points and forum reputation.

After all, when it comes to reputation, who can compare to the mysterious and powerful "Administrator Turing"?

The main purpose today is to find a way to exchange for a powerful third-level spell suitable for my level as an entry-level spellcaster at the exchange meeting, preferably a necromancy spell, or other spells that can use death energy to cast.

But if he directly asked for a deal, he would immediately expose his disguise as a high-level spellcaster and be seen through as a rookie.

High-level spellcasters still need to find others in the forum to trade basic spells. This kind of thing is a joke in the spellcasting world, so Harvey still needs to think about how to make up a tactful reason to cover it up.

Sure enough, after the exchange meeting ended, the "Frost Giant" immediately sent a communication message to contact Harvey.

Frost Giant: Mr. Kel'Thuzad, regarding the research progress on ore that you mentioned at the exchange meeting, can you share it with me for a fee?

[Kel'Thuzad: What are you going to exchange for? I'm not short of points, and I'm not considering a direct cash exchange.]

[Frost Giant: Haha, I expected this a long time ago. A spellcaster like you who can successfully explore the ancient wizard ruins must be a battle mage, right?]

Harvey neither denied nor confirmed, and did not respond immediately to the other party in order to ensure the mystery of his identity.

[Frost Giant: I have no intention of exploring your identity. If you don't mind, I'd like to bring in another forum member and, through a three-party transaction, achieve a satisfactory outcome for everyone.]

Wow, it’s really not easy for this Frost Giant to have such a unique and avant-garde business mind.

Harvey deliberately considered it for a moment before agreeing in a light tone.

Soon, the code name "Scorching Overlord" lit up on the crystal plate, and this member, who was suspected to be a legendary spellcaster, joined Harvey's trading chat with the Frost Giant.

[Frost Giant: Mr. Scorching Overlord is a powerful spellcaster with a rich collection. I will provide him with one of the trade items he needs, and he will provide Mr. Kel'Thuzad with another. This rotation of trades will ensure that all three of us will profit.]

[Scorching Overlord: I have no objection, but I will consider whether Mr. Kel'Thuzad's request matches the value of the item I received.] [Frost Giant: Of course. If the exchanged items are of unequal value, I am willing to compensate for the difference.]

【Kel'Thuzad: I have no objection either.】

Harvey had already thought of a reason to make up, but if the transaction object was the Scorching Overlord who was suspected to be a legendary spellcaster, he felt that he could even be a little greedy.

[Kel'Thuzad: A necromancer friend of mine needs a junior third-level necromancy spell for his apprentice. However, my friend is a combat-oriented spellcaster and has little experience in spells, so I hope to exchange it for a creative necromancy spell or an improved necromancy spell...]

Harvey planned to ask for a sky-high price first and then wait for the other party to pay him back.

Creative spells are indeed extremely precious. Most spellcasters regard them as their ultimate strength and will not exchange them with others at will.

However, the creative spells of the primary third ring are obviously useless. After all, it is still a primary level, and its power is even far less than that of the intermediate or advanced general spells.

This type of spell creation is often just the scraps that legendary spellcasters use for practice during their research.

[Scorching Lord: Do you need combat-oriented spells or support-oriented spells?]

Harvey's eyes lit up, thinking that this deal might be possible, and quickly typed a reply.

[Kel'Thuzad: Combat type. The necromancer faction my friend belongs to is full of combat mages.]

[Frost Giant: Haha, it seems like he's your comrade in exploring the ruins together. Your friendship is commendable!]

[Scorching Overlord: A primary third-level necromancy spell, creative, called Mirror Curse. The effect of the spell is to create a mirror image identical to the caster. This image will follow the caster's thoughts and curse the designated target. This curse directly damages the target creature's soul and cannot be exempted by any primary defensive spell, but can be dispelled by Radiance.]

Harvey stared at the text message on the crystal plate and was so shocked that he was stunned for several seconds before he came to his senses.

As expected of a creative spell from a legendary spellcaster, it is actually the most powerful curse spell among the forbidden spells. This Mr. Burning Lord is really arrogant, showing off his research and creative ability on forbidden spells so blatantly.

[Kel'Thuzad: I accept the deal. This is a fairly powerful spell.]

Frost Giant: That's great. Mr. Scorching Overlord will hand over the spell to me later. I'll pass it on to you after Mr. Kel'Thuzad and I have verified the results of our ore research.

[Scorching Lord: That makes perfect sense. Let's do it.]

After saying this, the code name of this legendary boss instantly dimmed. The speed of his offline life really surprised Harvey.

[Kel'Thuzad: You might try analyzing the ore's materials and looking for non-human creatures, such as dragon subspecies, aberrant elves, soul-devouring krakens, and high-level vampires... But I'm not sure yet and am still experimenting. After all, most of these creatures are endangered and difficult to capture alive.]

Frost Giant: Hahaha! I knew my research was on the right track! As expected, I'm using magical energy-rich materials collected from alien creatures to analyze them!

Harvey felt that he could imagine the other person dancing with joy even through the crystal screen.

[Frost Giant: So you can't get these materials, how did you come to this conclusion?]

[Kel'Thuzad: I used some substitute materials to trigger the ore's analysis reaction, but it was not ultimately successful. I also have some material reserves, so even if there is no living body, it will not matter.]

[Kel'Thuzad: I will send you a list of alternative materials that can produce analytical reactions, so that you can observe them in your experiments...]

Harvey felt that providing a bunch of wrong answers, mixed with a correct answer that was extremely difficult to obtain, was not purely a scam.

Less than half an hour after completing the transaction and logging off, the small teleportation array made a buzzing sound and the inscription lit up and then went out.

A scroll sealed with a magic seal lay quietly in the center of the teleportation array.

This is also a common method used by spellcasters to keep documents confidential. Once the magic seal is forcibly opened, it can no longer be restored, and the seal cannot be re-applied. The recipient will obviously discover the fact that the content has been leaked.

Harvey picked up the parchment scroll with magic patterns shining on its surface, and used his fingertips to drive the magic power to gently shatter the seal, slowly unfolding the scroll.

A magical matrix with indescribable strange beauty and rhythm of lines appeared before Harvey.

A third-level necromancy spell created by a legendary spellcaster - Mirror Curse.

(End of this chapter)