To reach the current level in one month, everything Claire has done is a miraculous speed in the eyes of the world. However, Claire does not feel that there is anything to be proud of, because she has always relied on the power of external objects. Without this gem, I am nothing. Not to mention avenging Longa, I am afraid that I will die at the hands of the armed guards who are chasing him that night.
"Elemental perception depends on each mage's own personality, but those with powerful magic can use magic to force the six elements┉┉Daily meditation helps the mage gather more elements when casting spells. The same level of magic depends on the size of the magic. Different mages release different powers┉┉"
Claire browsed the magic book as if chewing dry bread. Gemstones allowed her to quickly learn high-level spells, but the basic theory should not be abandoned, otherwise even if she learned high-level magic, she would not have enough magic power to cast it. Unless you use the power of gems to strengthen yourself, your own physique may be destroyed by the power of gems like Longa in just a few uses.
Learning makes Claire almost forget about time and space. Every time Claire will get back a lot of food and water. Unless the food is exhausted or new spell knowledge is needed, Claire will go out to collect something and come back.
"In addition to meditation, some advanced potions can also speed up the growth of a mage's magic power┉┉Hmm~" When Claire reached into the bag to grab a piece of bread, she realized that the food had been eaten out.
After stopping to study, Claire sorted out the empty bread bag and some garbage and took it to the open space outside the room. She muttered a spell and a fireball the size of a fist appeared in Claire's hand. She threw the fireball into the garbage and started burning it. . Claire returned to the room, picked up the mask and put it on again, and at the same time took out a small cloth bag from the drawer.
"Longa~ I'll go out for a while and I'll be back soon."
Even though he knew that the orc's skull would never be able to answer him. But Claire habitually said hello every time she went out and returned, because if she didn't do this, Claire would feel that her spirit would collapse due to loneliness and pain.
It was already late at night after arriving on the ground. Claire was walking cautiously on the path wearing a windbreaker and a mask. She did not want to meet the patrolling city guards. Regardless of whether there was a crime or not, wandering around in the middle of the night dressed like this was either an assassin or a thief. , once caught by the guards, he will definitely be beaten up and thrown into prison. Then you have to wait for someone to redeem you with money before you can get out. If no one comes with money to redeem you, you will have to be a living sandbag in jail for a few days.
Walking along the path to the lower area in the west of the city, Claire turned around and came to an alleyway entrance guarded by several people who looked like gangsters. She watched Claire in a cloak walk over. The few gangsters who were chatting stood up and watched cautiously. Claire also walked up to a few people and took out a hundred lien and stuffed it into the hand of one of them.
"Baiti's grandfather."
After saying a secret signal, the gangsters nodded and looked around to make sure there were no outsiders. They immediately opened the door and gestured to Claire to hurry in.
Claire didn't say anything and walked straight in. The entire alleyway was dark, with only scattered lights like will-o'-wisps barely illuminating the direction of the road. In this almost blinding darkness, Claire navigated the maze-like alley with ease. walking. The lights gradually brightened as they entered deeper into the alleyway. There are more and more pedestrians on the road. It's just that most of the pedestrians here are strong men with ferocious faces, or they are thin and short people with cunning looks. Of course, faint female gasps and male roars were constantly coming from some darkly lit huts in the houses on both sides. There were even some prostitutes wearing translucent gauze skirts or half-naked who were standing in front of the door. He flirted with every man he passed.
"Which little brother, don't you come to my sister's place to play?"
"It looks like your body is very tense. Maybe I can help you relax a bit."
Ignoring the prostitute's greeting, Claire, who looked short in the crowd, walked straight forward. This is a dark street in the free city. As the name suggests, it is a gathering place for criminals and smugglers. What is shown here is another completely different dark side of the free city. As long as you have money, you can buy anything here, including banned drugs, weapons, women and even children. At the same time, there are also many acquisition shops here. Accept all purchases of stolen goods.
After arriving at a shop, Claire kicked away the drunken man lying asleep at the door of the shop. When he walked into the shop, the gray-haired old man immediately put down what he was holding. Seeing that Claire came here, he immediately changed into a pair of clothes. He greeted with a flattering smile: "Long time no see, Mr. Master, are you here to sell something today?"
Claire didn't answer but simply took off the bag and poured out the contents: "How much is it worth?"
The old man took a breath of air. What Claire poured out were a few gold coins and some jewelry. The largest sapphire was worth at least tens of thousands of lien outside. These are nothing, the most exciting thing is to get three high-grade magic crystals that exude magic brilliance. The price of these three magic crystals alone is probably worth about 100,000 Lien.
"Sorry, please wait a moment, I will help you estimate the price right away." As the old man spoke, he took out his glasses, put them on and began to carefully examine the jewelry.
Claire also anxiously sat down on a chair nearby. The old man looked at it very carefully. After all, if the price of jewelry is too high, it would be good if the price is too high, but if the price is too high, it will definitely be a loss-making transaction. While looking at the old man, he calculated the price with a pen. At this time, the store door was pushed open again, and a tall mercenary walked in together with two thin men. The two thin men took out some small odds and ends, mainly rings, gold coins, medals and other things. They were piled on the table, and they seemed to be selling stolen goods.
"Wait a moment, let me help this gentleman read it first."
The three of them nodded, but they immediately noticed what the old man was inspecting. Especially when they saw the beautiful jewelry and the three magic crystals, greedy eyes suddenly appeared in their eyes. It would be good to know that these little bits and pieces of mine can be exchanged for more than 10,000 lien, but the pile of jewelry, especially the three magic crystals, is worth at least 100,000 yuan.
Suddenly, a thin man noticed the short Claire sitting next to him. For a moment, the man recalled some recent news in the free city. Several jewelry stores and magic shops affiliated to the Chamber of Commerce were stolen one after another, and criminals The method of committing the crime was very unusual and left no trace at the scene. Even the protective array in the store had no effect. The city's security team was recently under pressure and even offered a reward of 50,000 Lien to solve the case. clue.
Could it be this guy
This thought flashed through the man's mind. After all, the only people who came to the black streets to buy things were stolen goods, and the cases during this period also specifically stated that many expensive high-grade magic crystals were stolen. Isn't it the magic crystal in front of me? However, in fact, he guessed half of it right. Several of the recent thefts in the free city were committed by Claire, but more of them were committed for a certain 'noble lady' who was busy accumulating wealth.
Through magic learning and meditation, Claire's perception has also improved a lot. The man's gaze was instantly noticed, and Claire can even judge what is going on in the other person's mind.
At this time, the old man also finished estimating the price, because the price was too high. The old man first put the things in the safe, and then motioned for Claire to come behind the counter.
One hundred and fifty thousand liens!
The old man gave the price, and Claire nodded indifferently. In fact, if Claire was willing to bargain, she might be able to get more. But for Claire, who was originally here to sell stolen goods, it didn't matter if she had less or more. After all, she was not short of money now, and the money was only used to exchange for information.
The old man was naturally very happy about Claire's cheerfulness, and quickly took out the cash and handed it to Claire.
When Claire opened the door and left, a sneaky shadow also ran out of the stolen goods shop and followed Claire quietly. Looking at Claire's short stature, the man pulled out the dagger from his waist and was already thinking about waiting. A big deal in a place with not many people. If you get it right, the opponent's amount of cash should be enough for you to play happily for a long time.
After following him halfway, he discovered that the target in front of him began to turn into an alleyway. The man was overjoyed. As someone who has lived in a dark street for more than ten years, the man knew very well that there were very few people entering and exiting the alleyway in front of him. It was a rape. , a good place to rob and kill.
He followed him immediately. After turning the corner, the man was stunned because there was no one in the alleyway. The target he was tracking seemed to disappear in the alley.
"Damn it! It's impossible┉┉He really was abducted!"
Just as the man was cursing secretly, he suddenly found a dazzling light source on his left side. Just when he turned his head and didn't have time to see clearly what the light source was, the light source moved instantly and rushed into the man. in the mouth. The severe pain caused by the burning swept through his mind instantly, and the man almost fainted from the pain in an instant. However, the burning did not end, but instead became more intense, making the brain that had just activated the 'coma' protection mechanism become active again. Before he could scream, flames began to spurt out of his mouth, nose, ears, and eyes, and his whole head immediately turned into charcoal like a burning scarecrow.
When the smell of paste began to fill the air, the man muttered and fell to the ground. At this moment, Claire came out of the shadows and watched the man lying on the ground bend down to untie his pocket and take away the few hundred lien inside. By the way, the dagger also became a trophy. Then Claire accelerated again. He quickly left the scene of the incident. (To be continued...)