The Wizard's Secret Journey

Chapter 9 Not Easy
Lynn stood up and opened the door.

In addition to Gigos, Ant and Leona were also there.

"What do you want to talk to me about, everyone?" Lin En asked doubtfully, feeling a little startled.

After only two days of not seeing each other, the young men in front of him had completely changed their appearance. They all had wooden faces, looked tired, and their eyes were bloodshot.

"I do have something very important to ask you." Jigos said in a deep voice, trying to cheer himself up.

“Today we found a wizard apprentice at the Wuhuan gathering who was helping people with extraordinary transformations, and the price was only 1 magic stone.

"We have discussed it and are planning to pool our money to have one of us undergo transformation. Do you want to join us?"

Lin En shook his head and slowly refused: "Sorry, Jigos."

"You should still have two or three secondary magic stones on you. If you join..."

"Sorry, Gigos, I don't plan to join," Lynn continued to repeat.

Jigos finally reacted, looking dazed.

"How long has it been since you last slept, Gigos?"

"...We haven't slept much since we came down the mountain. Ant and Leona should be about the same as me." Gigos replied in silence.

Anyone with experience knows that the moment you are burdened with heavy debt is not actually the most difficult moment.

The truly difficult and desperate moment is when you realize that no matter how much you rely on your own abilities and efforts, you cannot repay your debts. It is the moment when you lose hope for the future.

In the short three days since they came down the mountain, Jigaus and the other two were experiencing this moment.

Don’t underestimate three days.

But when Jigos and the other two found out that it was not so easy to make money down the mountain, and realized that they seemed unable to make enough money, and then watched their savings being consumed bit by bit, and watched the light of the future gradually dim and even go out... who could still sleep peacefully?

For Lin En, these three days passed in a flash.

But for the rest of the teenagers, every day was like a year.

Fortunately, they finally found a "hope".

Looking up, Jigos looked at Lin En and asked in obvious surprise:
"Why not join, Lynn?"

Lynn did not answer, and Gigos continued to explain:

“Lynn, if one of us can gain extraordinary powers, repaying the debt will no longer be a problem.

“After that, with my extraordinary powers, I can save more money, and then help other people gain extraordinary powers. Then we can all survive in Cuilin City!
"If you are worried about the order of transformation, I assure you that we will decide it fairly by drawing lots!"

"That's not what I meant, Gigos." Lynn shook her head.

With the skilled level of technology in making crystal tablets of mental shock, survival is no longer a problem for him, so there is no need for him to take risks anymore.

But he hasn't figured out how to explain this yet.

After thinking for a while, Lin En looked at Jigos and asked, "Normal extraordinary transformation, even the most basic physical enhancement, requires at least 3 magic stones.

"Only one magic stone is needed to perform extraordinary transformation... What is the success rate? 1%, 4%?
"I just don't want to take the risk, Gigos."

His words really hit the nail on the head, and Gigos fell silent for a moment.

Gather enough magic stones to undergo extraordinary transformation, and then use the extraordinary powers gained to earn more magic stones, thus starting a positive cycle... This sounds like a perfect plan.

But the prerequisite is that the transformation can be successful.

But can the transformation really be successful?

Gigos wasn't sure, and he couldn't be sure.

Looking up, Jigos looked at Lin En and sighed:
“Twenty and a half, Lynn.

"The success rate is only 25%."

Lin En's eyes changed slightly. Twenty and a half. Although this is still a long way from committing suicide, it is not too far away.

Looking at the three silent teenagers in front of him, Lin En opened his mouth.

He really wanted to say that if he held on, he might get hope, and there was no need to gamble on that 25% probability.

But when the words came to his lips, he couldn't say them out.

As a person who has temporarily escaped the crisis of survival, it is too frivolous and cruel for him to say such a thing. "We have no choice, Lynn," Jigos said in a low voice, "Making money is harder than we thought.

"Rather than watching ourselves slowly die over the course of a few months, rather than falling into despair bit by bit... we thought it was better to take a gamble."

"How much money do you still need?" Lin En sighed and asked after all.

"We are still short of 3 secondary magic stones."

"You don't need to join, but I still have less than 5 gold royals. I can help you with 1 gold royal."

Sympathy for one's own kind...If he has the ability, he wouldn't mind helping the young men in front of him.

But the reality is that he doesn't have that ability.

The success rate of skilled-level magic film production is about 5%. After deducting the costs, one can only earn about 7.5 gold royals a month. After deducting the school's debts, there are only 2.5 gold royals left.

This is still an ideal situation. If there is a mistake at any time and fewer finished products are produced, he may even lose money.

The spare 2.5 gold royalties a month could not help these three teenagers at all.

In fact, the 1 golden dragon given was more like his own way of seeking peace of mind rather than helping the young men.

"It's less than 5 gold royals... but the inheritance from Galido alone is worth almost 6 gold royals."

Hearing his words, Jigos was startled, as if he had thought of something, and asked hesitantly:

"Because of Elena?"

Lin En was stunned for a moment, then nodded slightly without explaining too much.

These young men probably thought that Elena took his magic stone with her when she left.

Jigos said nothing more, and cast a sympathetic look along with the two teenagers.

Lin En felt a little uncomfortable being stared at, so he coughed and asked:

"So, do you need it?"

The three boys looked at each other and shook their heads at him:
"No need, Lin En, you should keep it for yourself."

Lin En only had 5 gold royals left, and they couldn't accept such a gift calmly.

Watching the figures of the young men gradually go away, and finally disappear at the alley entrance,

Lynn felt a little uncomfortable.

Sighing, he decided not to rest and returned to the shed to continue carving new crystal tablets.

……

The sun rises and sets, and the stars rotate.

On the morning of the 4th day, Lynn ended his retreat.

He used up the remaining 4 crystals and luckily obtained 3 finished magic tablets.

crackling-

Lynn stood up, stretched, and let out a long breath.

Looking at the four crystal tablets neatly stacked in front of him, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

'It's time to sell these magic tablets and buy new crystal materials later.'

A few minutes later, Lynn packed up his things, took his dagger and fencing, and was about to go out.

There was a sudden dull knock on the door.

'Could it be Gigos?
"I wonder if they have gathered enough magic stones..."

Lin En was about to respond, but suddenly felt something was wrong.

'Why are you just knocking on the door without saying anything?'

His heart trembled, and he grasped the dagger and quickly scattered and hid the magic tablets on his body, then tiptoed towards the door.

(End of this chapter)