Above the mage

Chapter 26 Fang of the Hidden Mist

The bustling stalls instantly became deserted.

The young stall owner seemed somewhat dejected, hanging his head for a long time before finally raising his head again, only to suddenly realize that there was someone standing in front of his stall.

A young boy, not very old, dressed simply.

The young stall owner had a good memory; after a slight pause, he recognized Gaode as one of the onlookers from earlier.

"There's no more excitement to watch, aren't you leaving?" the young stall owner said with a sneer, but he didn't give Gao De a hard time.

The young stall owner, Gao Dechong, smiled and said:

"I'm not here to watch the show."

"Um?"

Gao De pointed to the bronze object that had just caused the argument and said sincerely, "Four Sean gold coins, will you sell it?"

Gaode is really sincere.

Because his entire fortune consisted of only 4 gold and 15 silver coins.

The young stall owner hesitated for a moment, then, instead of replying immediately, stared at Gao De's still somewhat childish face and asked:

"Don't you think I'm lying to you?"

"Although the runes are worn, you can still tell that the complete runes must be quite remarkable," Gao De said after examining the bronze artifact several more times.

The young stall owner was silent for a moment, then finally picked up the bronze item and handed it to Gao De, saying, "Deal."

Gao De didn't hesitate and promptly took out three Sean gold coins and twenty three-leaf silver coins from his pocket and handed them to the young stall owner.

Looking at the neatly arranged gold and silver coins in his hand, the young stall owner hesitated for a moment, sighed, and then said:

"To tell you the truth, this bronze artifact is called the Fang of Hidden Mist. When it was intact, it was a first-circle magical alchemical artifact that could cast the first-circle spell Hidden Mist. However, the spell runes were accidentally worn away during a battle."

"So what I said earlier, that if it were repaired, it would be no problem to resell it for sixty or seventy Sean gold coins, was not an exaggeration."

The average price of a level 1 extraordinary item is generally 65 gold coins.

Gao De didn't get too excited, because the stall owner had already said that, so there was bound to be more to come.

as predicted.

"However, my father once consulted an enchanter repairman. After examining it, the enchanter repairman discovered that the worn area of ​​the Hidden Mist Fang spell rune was precisely the core rune."

"To repair it would be almost equivalent to re-engraving the spell runes, which is beyond his capabilities, so the matter was left unresolved."

"Therefore, repairing it is not a simple matter."

"I can see you're not exactly flush with cash. If you're going to back out, let's just forget about this deal."

The young stall owner looked somewhat helpless and annoyed.

"It's alright. If we really can't find a way to repair it, I can keep it as a collectible," Gao Deping's calm voice rang out.

The young stall owner was taken aback and hadn't yet reacted.

Having acquired the item he desired, and finding himself short of cash, Gaode had no desire to continue browsing and had already strolled away.

Medicinal herb garden.

In front of the dark brown door.

Gao De, who had just returned from the town square, gently knocked on the door.

"Cough, come in." A familiar voice, punctuated by coughing, came from inside the door from Master Seda.

Gao De quickly pushed open the door.

The monk Seda sat at the long wooden table, facing him.

Upon seeing Master Seda, Gao De was startled.

In just over ten days, Master Seda appeared to be seriously ill, his face looking extremely pale and sickly.

Although the original monk Seda looked pale and sickly, he was not as pale as he is now, with almost no color in his face, as white as a corpse.

Suppressing his doubts and restless desires, Gao De quickly stepped forward, bowed to the mage Seda, and then respectfully handed over the receipt from Phil's Potions Shop with both hands, bowing his head deeply.

"My lord mage, today I delivered the potions I've stockpiled in the herb garden to the city. Here's the receipt I received."

"Put it on the table, cough." The voice of the monk Seda sounded weak and listless.

However, Gaode did not dare to show the slightest disrespect.

He carefully placed the receipt on the long wooden table, then stood respectfully to the side, waiting for Master Seda to speak.

Master Seda stared blankly at Gao De with half-open, half-closed eyes, seemingly lost in thought.

After a few breaths, he suddenly opened his eyes wide, and a sharp light shone in his cloudy eyes.

"I've noticed you've been leaving the herb garden quite often lately?"

Gao De was taken aback for a moment, then realized what was happening, his expression changed drastically, and he showed a panicked look as if he had been caught red-handed.

His hands clenched tightly, his face a mixture of fear and shame. "Master, I... I was distracted by the city's splendor and neglected my daily cultivation."

The monk Sedda gazed at the repentant monk, seemingly pondering something.

"Master, I will definitely return to the right path from now on. Please forgive my ignorance and indulgence." Gao De said a few more flattering words.

But Master Seda didn't care. He sneered and looked at Gao De's performance with a mocking gaze.

"I don't care whether you are diligent in your practice or not; I only care whether you are interfering with my affairs."

"Master, I swear I have not neglected my work at all. Please be so kind as to see the truth!" Gao De felt a sense of unease.

The next instant, Master Seda reached out and grabbed at Gaode.

Gao De knew something was wrong and instinctively wanted to resist and dodge, but he calmed down in an instant, hesitated for a moment, and ultimately did not take any action.

It's not time to turn against each other yet.

The mage Seda's hand gripped Gaode's wrist like an iron clamp, its magic surging and causing Gaode excruciating pain.

"Do you know that I have been researching the formula for the psychic potion for a full ten years? Listen carefully, not ten days, not ten months, but ten years!" Master Seda said coldly, his voice filled with murderous intent.

"Now that I'm so close to success, I absolutely cannot tolerate any unexpected events!"

"You're a wicked fellow, always running off to the city, and you don't have any real skills. You'll get into trouble sooner or later."

"Let me tell you, if it were anyone else, they would just die. It's just the life of an apprentice. I know none of you really see me as your mentor. It doesn't matter, I don't care, because I really don't see you as my apprentices either."

"But you're different. Even if you die, you'll only die from my potion," the mage Seda's expression grew increasingly ferocious, almost roaring at God. "Do you understand?!"

As the monk Seda's expression grew fierce, the pain in Gaode's wrist intensified, and he answered with difficulty, his voice trembling, "I know."

Having learned through the [Interrogation] spell that Goddard was not lying, the mage Seda stopped his spell.

Gao De, meanwhile, was already drenched in sweat from the intense pain, his clothes soaked through.

He bit his lip, unable to remain calm any longer.

A soul from modern society cannot accept something that is clearly meant to take his life yet also threatens him in every way.

But he understood that no matter whether he pleaded or was angry, he couldn't change the other party in the slightest; he could only force himself to continue to endure.

"From today until the trial, you are not allowed to leave the herb garden. The medicine does not need to be sent to the pharmacy for the time being."

Master Seda was quite satisfied with the immense pressure he had put on God.

"I understand, Master." Faced with the powerful strength of Master Seda, God gritted his teeth and submitted.

Upon hearing Gao De's words of submission, Master Seda let out a long sigh of relief, a feeling that had been building up inside him for the past few days.

When the moment came, his tension and pressure were no less than those of Gao De, who was plotting a "rebellion".

"Step back," said Master Seda, waving his hand.

Gao De bowed again before leaving.

He knew very well that the current monk Seda didn't care at all whether he was polite and respectful to him.

However, Gaode still maintained a respectful demeanor, making sure that Master Seda would not suspect any sign that he was preparing to rebel.

He knew he absolutely had to keep the monk Seda on guard.

The two were already far apart in strength, so the most important chance of winning the rebellion was to "take them by surprise".

(End of this chapter)