Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 522 Prosperity and Commerce

Locke, along with wizard Daniel and other passengers, disembarked from the wizard ship, secretly pondering what to do if they were accidentally struck by the spell of Proverbs.

"To some extent, Dragon's Might and the Proverbs Spell Model are inherently in conflict. Dragon's Might is too crude and can directly impact the mind, while the Proverbs Spell Model uses the influence of words and language on the mind to achieve its effect, which is very refined."

"Dragon's Might and Proverb are like a loudspeaker and a soft whisper. I can directly use Dragon's Might to cover up the more basic, or even intermediate and advanced, Proverbs."

Locke recalled reading in a popular science magazine in the free library that language-based mental magic has a major weakness—that the mental states that can be maintained through verbal suggestion are very subtle and precious states, requiring a high level of mental focus.

Under the impact of the dragon's might, no delicate state could be maintained.

When a person is gripped by the fear of death, their mind goes blank.

Locke glanced at the wizard Daniel. Although Daniel had only used a basic spell of Proverbs, the principle remained the same. If Locke encountered similar methods or other Proverbs masters in the future, he would have a way to deal with them.

But thinking about it, the study of magic is still very profound and extensive, and what the wizard Daniel showed him just now was probably only the tip of the iceberg.

However, since I am likely to become his neighbor and colleague in the future, there is no need to rush to see the more profound methods of the prophet now.

Locke disembarked from the wizard airship and saw a bustling market with numerous stalls around it. There were stalls selling magical artifacts with practical uses, stalls offering fortune telling with a crystal ball and two wooden stools on a table covered with a violet tablecloth, and stalls selling various magical potions.

In addition, there are also vendors selling magical plant seeds, golems, magic rings, magic scrolls, and other items unique to Yunze Wetlands, such as the magical robes produced in Yunze Wetlands, and the staffs that are only available to high-level wizards, etc.

A dazzling array of choices.

As soon as Locke and his companions left the wizard's resting place, they entered the stalls, where hawkers' cries filled the air.

The stall owners were mostly formal wizards, but they were generally at the first stage of the first level of the magic circle, or at most at the vaporization stage.

This is quite normal, since half of those who can get off the wizard airship are first-level wizards.

What's most noteworthy about these stalls is that while other stalls here are commonly found in markets in other wizarding lands, there are some unique stalls that you won't find in many other wizarding lands.

These are stalls that offer entertainment or gambling services.

For example, a wizard from the first stage of the Qi Transformation realm of the Power School set up a stall, offering to compete with people in handshake contests. If you won, you would receive two thousand magic stones, but if you lost, you would receive nothing. Each contest cost one thousand magic stones.

This is purely a mathematical problem. As long as this wizard from the Power School wins more often, he will definitely make a lot of money.

There are also other types of game stalls, such as those where you can use specific magic to attack magical creatures flying at high speeds in the air. You win money if you hit them, but you have to pay to participate.

There were also stalls playing Wizard's Chess, and so on...

This indicates that the popularity of magic in Yunze Wetland has reached a certain level, which is why these entertainment-oriented stalls have emerged.

Of course, this also shows just how desperate these wizards must be to come up with this way to earn magic stones.

This further illustrates that in the Yunze Wetland, an even larger wizarding land, things are so chaotic that even the first-level wizards are desperately trying to make money because they are short of funds.

Locke and Daniel lingered a little longer in front of a stall covered with stones.

Since they were heading to the same destination, the two decided to travel together. Daniel looked at the stall with its table piled high with stones, and his eyes fell on a sign standing above it. "Stone gambling game: 1,000 magic stones per entry. If you guess the name of the magical ore inside the stone correctly, you can take the precious stone home for free. If you guess wrong, you'll receive a small welcome gift from Yunze Wetlands."

Daniel blinked and looked at the small print below the sign: "The following three types of wizards are prohibited from participating in this game: Constructors of the Evocation School, Earth Wizards of the Life School, and Earth Element Manipulators of the Conjuration School."

"Any wizard who possesses magic related to ore identification is prohibited from participating in this game."

"Finally... Yunze Wetland welcomes you."

Daniel's eyes sparkled, and he smiled. "This is quite interesting. A guessing game? I'll take a guess. Locke, do you want to join? A thousand magic stones isn't expensive anyway."

"Since we've come all this way to Yunze Wetland, let's have some fun in this new environment."

Locke frowned, suspecting that the other party was taking advantage of Daniel's mentality, so he said, "I don't have a penny on me, you can play by yourself."

"Daniel, didn't you say you were in a hurry to report to the True Knowledge Institute?"

Wizard Daniel chuckled, “This is the first time I’ve seen such a novel game. I might as well play a round before I leave. Although I can’t use the magic to identify stones, I’m still very confident in my eyesight. I did very well in the general education courses at the Tu Qingshan Order.”

The stall owner subconsciously said, "It's good to be happy. Hmm, paying with a thousand magic stones at a time is too scattered. Just give me a magic crystal card instead."

"Okay, I'll pay you back the rest of the money after you've had your fun."

Daniel paused for a moment, but then said, "Okay, sure."

Since the person was right in front of him, he wasn't afraid that the person would renege on the debt. After all, the other party was just an ordinary first-ring wizard, while he was a first-ring crystallized wizard.

Daniel took out a magic crystal card, while Locke said, "Then I'll go report to the Advanced True Knowledge Academy first."

The stall owner's ears twitched when Locke mentioned the Institute of Truth. "Are you... researchers from the Advanced Institute of Truth?"

The stall owner, a wizard, swallowed hard and returned the magic crystal card to Daniel. "I don't do business with researchers from the Institute of True Knowledge. You can leave now."

Daniel looked at the stall owner, puzzled. "Strange? Why is that?"

The stall owner frowned, about to speak, when he suddenly heard someone say in his ear, "The law enforcement wizards from Golden Crown Mountain are here."

Instantly, the stall owner swiftly grabbed his stall with one hand and used a spell from the Power School. His right hand emitted a force-attracting force that drew the tables, chairs, and all the ores on the stall into his astral ring. Then, he summoned a first-ring magical creature, a Radiant Unicorn, rode it, and flew away without looking back.

Wizard Daniel was stunned. He stood there for a moment, and being as clever as he was, he immediately realized what had happened as all the stalls disappeared in the blink of an eye. He frowned and said, "So, these stalls weren't legal in Golden Crown Mountain?"

After the stalls that had been blocking their view disappeared, Locke and the wizard Daniel immediately saw the wizards sent out by the Institute of Truth to welcome them, holding up signs to show their welcome.

It consisted of a group of first-class wizard apprentices, and a wizard at the first stage of crystallization.

The sign they were holding read, "Welcome Researcher Locke Augustin and Researcher Daniel Brook."

(End of this chapter)