Versatile Mage: Thunderstorm

Chapter 151: Incomplete Undead Fish Talisman
More than a week had passed after the challenge week, and Li Yu's phone was suddenly interrupted by a long-lost ringtone.

"What's wrong, Dongzi, what trouble are you in?"

Dongzi sounded quite excited on the phone, but he was trying his best to suppress it.

"Boss, I recently received a good thing from a store on the black market, but I'm not sure about it. Can you come over and take a look?"

"Good stuff? What good stuff?"

Li Yu sat up straight. Dongzi was a hunter before after all. Although his strength was not that strong, he still had some experience. He also knew that Li Yu was at least a high-level wizard. The fact that he specifically called him over meant that he was definitely not an ordinary person.

"I'm not sure, but it's very likely related to the Undead System. There are too few Undead Mages in the Magic City, so I'm not too sure. I can only say that the cold aura emitted by this thing is very serious. If it is not specially stored, a mid-level mage like me will feel cold all over next to it."

Undead system?
Li Yu became excited. Wasn’t there a ready-made one next to him?

"Wait for me. I'll be there this evening."

……

"Xiao Yu, I didn't expect you to have other businesses in the Magic City?"

"Is it legal?"

Li Yu and Ding Yumian, who were in disguise, appeared at the main entrance of Nightingale Ballroom a few hours later. Hearing Ding Yumian's teasing, Li Yu smiled and said:

"It's just a small business that's not very respectable, but it's basically legal."

Ding Yumian did not ask any more questions, because someone was already walking straight towards them. As it was getting dark, the dance hall had already started preparing for business. The person who had received the news in advance and was waiting at the door might be of high status. The employees of the dance hall were all looking at the target of the person coming from the opposite side curiously.

"Boss, this is..."

Dongzi just felt that this strange woman brought by the boss was not simple. Although she looked ordinary, the elegant temperament she exuded from the inside out was quite outstanding.

"This is one of my fellow hunters. You can just call her Mianyu."

"Okay, Miss Mianyu, I'm the boss's subordinate, you can just call me Dongzi." Dongzi greeted him, and Ding Yumian said hello and said no more.

At Li Yu's signal, Dongzi led the two of them directly to the top floor and placed a palm-sized black box in front of them. When Ding Yumian saw the wooden box for the first time, his eyes suddenly shrank. He touched it with his hand, then looked at Dongzi.

"What price do you charge for your goods?"

Hearing this, Dongzi subconsciously turned his gaze to Li Yu, who immediately said,
"Just answer whatever she asks truthfully and take it as my opinion."

After hearing this, Dongzi no longer had any taboos and answered neatly:
"five million."

It was also fortunate that Li Yu had never taken money from Dongzi, otherwise, with Dongzi's current assets, he would not be able to come up with five million in cash in a short time.

"Five million? Tsk."

After hearing the price, Ding Yumian asked again,

"Do you remember the appearance of the person who came to sell it? Also describe his demeanor at the time."

Dongzi said regretfully:
"He was completely hidden in his cloak at the time, and I couldn't see him at all."

After all, the black market outfit was too normal, so he couldn't possibly care.

Ding Yumian was not disappointed, but sighed,

"At five million, you've got a great bargain."

"Hmm? Really?"

This sentence put Dongzi's heart at ease. He had been worried that he had made a mistake and was taken advantage of. Who would have thought that the expert brought by the boss would conclude that he was lucky without even opening the box.

Li Yu also asked:
“Is this box so special?”

Ding Yumian was amazed.
"Of course it's special, not to mention what's inside."

"This box alone is worth nearly 10 million."

"His guess is correct. The box contains a precious undead item. The function of the box is to seal the aura of the undead item inside to prevent leakage and damage."

"This undead item itself may be worth hundreds of millions."

"But if you want to make an accurate judgment, you still need to see something."

"Then open it." Li Yu was extremely curious about the items contained in the millions of boxes, and Dongzi also wanted to know what those strange things were.

After opening it, a chilly air rushed towards him. Li Yu frowned subconsciously, but Ding Yumian was quite used to it. She picked up the items in the box and examined them in her hands.

This is only half of a fish-shaped decoration. The material seems to be some kind of metal and the shape is like a carp. There is a small round hole at the mouth of the fish. There are three small words engraved on the decoration - unknown.

Li Yu asked with some headache:

"This should be the magic text from the Sui and Tang dynasties, right?"

Although Li Yu had gained some knowledge about various treasures after spending several years in the library, he still had many blind spots in his knowledge. He recognized the source of the text by its style, but was unable to read it, so he could only look to Ding Yumian for help.

“And it always feels like something is missing.”

Ding Yumian did not answer. She showed a look of joy at first, and then turned to disappointment. Her ups and downs in expression made Dongzi and Li Yu's hearts beat fast.

After a long time, Ding Yumian finally said with certainty:
"Yes, judging from the writing and the craftsmanship of this item, it should be an antique of the undead from the Tang Dynasty. It is most likely a fish symbol."

"Fish Talisman?"

Li Yu asked doubtfully:
"Isn't it used to mobilize troops and show identity? How did it become an item of the Undead?"

Objects are not living things. When living things die, their bodies can be transformed into undead. However, the shape of an object has been finalized the moment it is created. Who would have the time to create a fish talisman specifically for the undead?

Li Yu had never heard that higher-level undead needed items like fish talismans when dispatching lower-level undead, and undead mages didn't need them either.

Ding Yumian shook his head.
"I don't know about this, but it is undeniable that this thing is of great value."

"but……"

Ding Yumian shook his head with great regret.

"If this thing was complete, its value would be comparable to an elemental soul seed with a domain attached. Unfortunately, it is only half now, so its value is greatly reduced."

"Its only use at the moment is probably as a galactic magic weapon for the undead system, which increases the speed of cultivation. It should be worth 100 million or 200 million."

Li Yu nodded.

"One or two hundred million plus this ten million box is not bad."

Patting Dongzi on the shoulder, Li Yu smiled and said:
"You've done a great job. How far have you come in your training now?"

Dongzi quickly replied:
"Currently, the fire element is at the intermediate level 2, and the wind element is at the intermediate level 1."

"I'll find you a spirit seed in a while. What kind of spirit seed do you want?"

"Spiritual seed?"

Dongzi was startled and was about to refuse when Li Yu blocked him.
"This is what you deserve. Just tell me which department you want it from."

Dongzi said without thinking:

"Then the fire type."

Li Yu nodded.

"can."

Then he continued:
"Try to reach the intermediate third level as soon as possible, and then I will get you a Galaxy Vein."

"Your current cultivation is still a bit low."

"Thank you, boss."

Dongzi's eyes were filled with tears. This boss recognized his mistake and acted magnanimously.

After Dongzi's excited farewell, Li Yu and Ding Yumian set out on their journey back to the academy. Although it was late at night, as high-level mages who worked part-time as victims of the disaster, they were not worried about their personal safety.

While walking on the road, Li Yu set up a simple soundproof barrier and asked:
"Senior, did you give me a look to indicate that there was something wrong with the box?"

"Of course there is a problem. This box has a big problem."

(End of this chapter)