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Chapter 233 The Business Thief Arrives

Today, Celia and Elena are the same as yesterday.

After treating the mercenaries, he continued to suffer in the ruins.

Just like yesterday, Ross didn't give them any warnings after they started, unless they encountered a life-threatening trap.

However, Ross discovered that the difficulty of the traps in this ruin was adjusted based on the mage's rank upon entry.

Teams with a combined Tier 1 rank will only encounter traps of Tier 1 to Tier 2 strength, teams with a combined Tier 2 rank will encounter traps of Tier 2 to Tier 3 strength, and teams with a combined Tier 3 rank will encounter traps of Tier 3 to Tier 3 limit.

The traps aren't so strong that they're insurmountable, but don't expect to get through them easily. You have to be fully focused and suffer, or you could be seriously injured or even killed if you're not careful.

This level of power is too high for ordinary mercenaries. The curse is almost guaranteed to hit, but as long as they are not seriously injured, they can still withstand it. The curse only prevents healing, not self-healing.

For Celia, this level of intensity was just right. The high-intensity confrontation would allow her to have a stronger grasp of magic and spells, and would also allow her to find her weaknesses in defense.

Just like yesterday, we discovered that the ice wall can be combined with nature magic.

Therefore, Ross offered no assistance while the two explored the second floor.

He was also looking for clues to the third floor.

The owner of the ruins was incredibly good at hiding things; clues were always tucked away in obscure corners. Even Ross might miss them if you didn't scan them several times.

Of course, scanning twice more will definitely find it.

If you really can't find it... just go into the trap, learn how it works, and you can easily find a safe way to pass through.

The second floor had fewer traps, but they were more difficult. Celia and Elena only lasted about six hours before their magic was completely exhausted. With Ross's guidance, they easily made it to the third floor and obtained the save pass.

"That's enough for today. We've gained some things. When we get back, we'll take stock and sell off anything we don't need..."

After a day of suffering, Celia felt completely relaxed, as if she had been freed. She and Elena each carried a two-story magical trap away. These were magical devices, only half a person's height, which they had decided to take after discussing it.

While Ross was guiding them into the third floor, the two of them carried each other up to the third floor and were led out through the fog that appeared at the "save point".

"I wonder if the magical artifacts we took out of the ruins will also disappear in the other mirror ruins..."

"It shouldn't disappear. The existence of the ruins is very peculiar. The fact that the mirror ruins can be brought out means that the world in which the mirror ruins are located no longer exists. Other worlds still exist."

"If it weren't all traps, I'd want to start clearing out the ruins from scratch..."

The two chatted as they returned to the camp, put their things back, changed their clothes, and resumed their treatment business.

But today seems a little different.

Not long after they started, a stall was set up on the other side of the makeshift street opposite them, with a sign that read "Dispel curses for only 5 silver coins".

So the mercenaries who were waiting in line for treatment quickly ran over and surrounded the stall.

Celia and Elena exchanged a glance.

"Someone's here to steal our business."

"Go over and take a look?"

"Walk."

……

Pascal, who values ​​gold coins so much that it seems unlike someone from the Ishtar royal family, would not easily resort to force.

Not to mention that there's an older sister here to keep an eye on him, even if there isn't, if he makes a move against those two elves, it'll be fine if he gets rid of them, but if he doesn't, then it'll be troublesome.

The two elves had mysterious origins, and one of them seemed to be of elven royalty. Inadvertently, the incident escalated into a diplomatic incident.

However, doing nothing is not Pascal's style.

Especially after realizing that the other party might have conspired with Emilia to swindle him out of 40 gold coins, he was even less likely to let it go.

Therefore, his action was—

She contacted friends and recommended two elven friends to temporarily join the Royal Mercenary Group, tasked with dispelling the curses on the mercenaries and cutting off Celia and her companion's source of income.

Of course, it can't be said that their source of income has been cut off.

After all, knowing that elves can dispel the curse of this ruin, they'd definitely call two elves over to share the spoils.

To annoy Celia and her companion, he spent some money to buy the area opposite them, intending to use it as a healing stall for his elf friends.

When Celia and her companion returned and the mercenaries lined up, they immediately put up a sign and started operating.

“Those two over there charge about 10 silver coins per patient, so you charge 5 silver coins and steal all their patients. After that, I will support your treatment in the name of the Royal Mercenary Group and bring you a large number of patients. As for the income, we will split it 60/40, with me getting 60% and you getting 40%.”

This is what Pascal said to his two elf friends who had come to visit.

Coincidentally, the two elven friends that Pascal had summoned were also mercenaries who frequented various ruins. They had long coveted this kind of opportunity to make money while sitting still, and they signed a contract with Pascal without hesitation.

Pascal, taking into account the mercenaries' preferences, specially selected two elves of different genders, a male and a female. The male elf was proficient in magic, while the female elf served as an assistant, and also to please the mercenaries' eyes and attract them to come over.

Of course, male elves can also be a sight to behold for female mercenaries.

Once everything was ready, the two elves did not start immediately. Instead, they observed Elena's dispelling process and, after confirming that she had only used an elven blessing and no other spells, including the legendary Elven King's blessing that only royalty could use, they began their business.

As soon as they started 'working', Pascal immediately ordered the mercenaries of the Royal Mercenary Group to provide support, instructing them to speak loudly to attract the attention of passing mercenaries and those queuing across the street.

Pascal, hiding in the shadows, watched as most of the mercenaries came over to save money, and smiled.

"My gold coins aren't so easy to get!"

……

Celia blended into the crowd and came to the two elves on the other side, watching from a distance as they used elven blessings to dispel the mercenaries' curse.

"Slower than Elena, and not as talented as Elena, but it seems it can still purify. Sigh, it seems I can't do the business of monopolizing the medical field."

Silia muttered to herself, curious about how they were cooperating in the treatment. She secretly used her Mage's Hand to enter the mercenary's body while they were dispelling the curse on the new patient, following their elven blessing.

Having worked with Elena for so long, Celia was already familiar with the workings and dispelling methods of the Elven Blessing. She was perfectly capable of sensing the healing traces of Elena through the spiritual tendrils of the Mage's Hand without alerting her.

The process was almost identical to Elena's when she dispelled the purification, the only difference being that they didn't dispel it as quickly as Elena, even when the two of them were doing it together.

As she watched, Celia suddenly frowned.

"That's not right. It seems they didn't completely purify it; they just used magic to suppress the curse's effects, making it temporarily ineffective... What are they doing?"

Confused, Celia returned to her stall.

Upon seeing her arrive, Elena quickly said, "Celia, come here! I've discovered that the elven blessing can only suppress, not dispel. I need your help."

"what?"

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"It can only be suppressed, not dispelled. Why?"

Celia was puzzled.

“It wasn’t that I was able to… no, it seems like I was always the one assisting.”

Elena nodded. "Yes, you always help me with the dispelling. At first, I thought your help was just to speed up the dispelling process. But after you went to scout out the enemy's situation and I purified the curse on my own, I realized that the elven blessing can only suppress the curse, not dispel it."

"If you hadn't left earlier and hadn't helped me disperse the swarms, I wouldn't have noticed."

"So that's how it is. Is it a drawback of the elven blessing?" Celia stepped forward to assist Elena in dispelling the curse.

After treating the patient, she proposed an idea: "Let me try to see if I can dispel it."

"it is good."

Elena stepped aside.

Guided by the mage's hand and taught purification techniques, he began to delve alone into the source of the curse.

After a moment, Celia shook her head, "Can't dispel it, even worse than you..."

After Elena came over and helped Celia heal the patient, she asked curiously, "Could it be that the combination of elven blessing and purification spell has such a miraculous effect?"

Celia looked at her hands and said, "My purification spell is a little different from the Holy Court's purification spell, but I do know about the Holy Court's purification spell. Shall we try it out?"

Elena nodded. "Of course I'll use it. Why wouldn't I? I almost forgot you seem to come from the temple."

Celia's heart skipped a beat; she felt a little guilty.

Elena only knew that she came from Star Ash Town, and she didn't know that she also had the identity of a Holy Maiden of the Holy Court.

According to her claim of hating the Holy Court, she might not hate herself in the remote temple, but she must hate herself as a saintess.

Sigh, how could the Holy Court have been so wicked 500 years ago?

No... the Holy Court now is also full of corrupt officials.

Once I have enough power, I will definitely rectify this situation!

For the next patient, Elena used an elven blessing, and Celia changed her purification spell, using a purification spell from the Holy Court, and carried them into the cursed battlefield with the Mage's Hand.

She quickly realized something was wrong.

"The Holy Court's purification spell cannot be combined with the Elven blessing."

After Ross's purification spell is added to the battlefield of curses, it can work in conjunction with Elena's elven blessing to fight together and dispel all curses.

Even with the Mage's Hand controlling it, the Holy Court's purification spell could not be effectively used in conjunction with the battlefield.

Furthermore, if the magic of the purification spell comes close to the magic of the elven blessing, the two will recognize each other as adversaries and attack each other—Celia can control the purification spell to prevent it from attacking, but Elena cannot; she cannot control it.

Ross chuckled, “The Holy Court’s purification spell and the buff from the Elven blessing… well, the blessing effect can’t coexist; only one can exist at a time. The purification spell I taught you solves this problem, which is why it can be used in conjunction with the Elven blessing.”

Celia suddenly realized what was happening and quickly changed her purification spell, using Ross's purification spell in conjunction with Elena's to treat the patient.

When she tried to use the Holy Court Purification spell to help Elena dispel the curse, the mercenary brother, who was being used as a test subject, wore a mask of pain the whole time. The two incompatible blessing spells, under the influence of the curse, directly turned his body into a battlefield. The conflict of the three magical powers brought him intense pain.

He didn't cry out; he kept holding it in, sweat pouring down his face, without uttering a sound, which made Celia feel embarrassed.

After the treatment ended, Celia apologized, "I'm sorry, there was a small problem with the treatment just now. As compensation, we won't charge you for this treatment."

The mercenary's lips were a little pale, and he forced a smile. "N-nothing, I'm a member of the Eternal Night Mercenary Group. I can endure this little pain with my eyes closed! We won't skimp on the price!"

Upon hearing that the other party was the Eternal Night Mercenary Group, Celia couldn't help but think of the tunnel they had dug and asked curiously, "Has the Eternal Night Mercenary Group dug any more of that secret tunnel?"

The mercenary shook his head: "No more. We kept digging, but we encountered too many traps and defensive arrays. After digging horizontally, we determined that this was just a subspace relic buried in the mountain. There was no treasure inside, and digging in would only disrupt the operation of the arrays, which might cause the relic to be lost. So we stopped digging."

Celia nodded. "Thank you."

"No, I should be thanking you!"

With that, he threw down 20 silver coins and ran away.

The two exchanged a glance, somewhat amused and exasperated.

"This Eternal Night Mercenary Group seems pretty good."

"That's right. The leader of the Royal Mercenary Group even came to ask us for a refund after learning that we had lowered our prices. The Eternal Night Mercenary Group hasn't shown up at all; they're probably focused on conquering the ruins."

After the mercenary from the Eternal Night Mercenary Group left, the two had some free time.

Everyone else had already run to the medical booths across the street and were waiting in line.

The cost of treating most of Celia's mercenaries is 10 silver coins, with a few serious cases costing 20 silver coins, and extremely minor cases costing less than 10 silver coins.

The price on the other side is 5 silver coins. For ordinary mercenaries, wasting a little time queuing can save them 5 silver coins, which is a very worthwhile deal.

Only those with more serious conditions, who can't wait in line, will come to find Celia and the other person.

Neither Celia nor Elena paid any attention to this.

If no one's around, just chat to pass the time; it's a good way to relax.

This treatment doesn't actually make much money; the majority of the profits come from magic crystals obtained during exploration and materials scattered from traps.

Magic crystals are relatively easy to sort. Those that fall from or are dismantled from trap magic devices need to be taken to the Mercenary Guild or the Mage Guild for appraisal and valuation before they can be sorted.

Celia had already made a plan. Of the magic crystals she received, she would keep a few as reserves and sell the rest. As for the materials, she would see if there were any usable ones, and if not, she would sell them as well.

"I need to find some time to go to the city to sell things."

Celia looked at the stall across the street: "Elena, how long can the elven blessing suppress the curse?"

“Judging from the duration of the blessing, it can suppress it for at least an hour, and at most one or two days.” Elena was also watching. “They cannot dispel the curse, but after temporarily suppressing it, they can perform treatment. However, if multiple treatments are needed, multiple dispellings will be required… I wonder how long this curse will last after being afflicted.”

"It will last at least a month," Celia said.