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Then there are some antiques that are very difficult to sell. If they find the right collector, a single piece can fetch tens of millions. If they find the wrong collector, well, that's a different story. A prison life where one can be cared for and have support is like being imprisoned, a life of confinement before death itself!

In addition, more than ten precious magical books were acquired, three of which were unique copies. In the eyes of scholars, these were priceless treasures.

I'll lend them to Professor Buber another day. As a scholar, I'm sure he'd be delighted to see these rare books.

The university town was just a small hideout; the real treasure was in the capital. According to Fan Sen, it contained several magical items and an extremely valuable treasure map.

Gawain has been craving magical items for a long time.

Not a prop like a magic corridor, but a magical artifact that can be used directly in battle. With June approaching and the whole school going on summer vacation in July, the knight ranking tournament will start when school resumes, so a handy weapon is essential.

Extraditers won't do!

Seven-colored gemstones are even worse!

We can't let a retired baton of spirit shine again, can we?

While a baseball bat can still be used even when straightened, it's not a matter of bending or straightening. As a basic weapon, it can't keep up with the rate at which Gawain's base attributes improve. Equipping a baseball bat will only lower his offensive and defensive conversion efficiency.

He needs a harder, heavier weapon, preferably with enchanted runes to perfectly convert his stats into damage output.

Fan Sen didn't have time to go into detail about the specific magical artifacts available at the royal capital's hideout due to the short duration of his internship. Gao Wen didn't plan to recruit anyone else for inquiries. It would be best if they had suitable equipment, but if not, both the royal capital and the university town had magic item shops run by the Golden Shield Trading Company, and he had a black card, so he could enjoy the lowest prices.

The female manager is such a good person; I'll patronize her business again another day.

Even if we take a step back, Gawain still has Young Master Hill, and the Griffith family's business also involves magical items. If he asks, Hill wouldn't mind giving him the lowest price.

Without further ado, taking advantage of Lily's heatstroke and Hervy's inability to leave, Gawain decided to make a trip to the capital that very night.

The two places are less than 50 kilometers apart, and it won't take much time to go back and forth. If everything goes smoothly, I can get back to the dormitory before the school closes.

Gao Wen raised his hand and stopped a taxi.

Five minutes later, the taxi entered the intercity expressway. Almost at the same time, the necromancer guild in the alley put up a sign saying it was closed for the day.

"Get in the car quickly, that kid has left the university town!"

Gordon was overjoyed. Just two days ago he was worried about when Gawain would leave the college town. He couldn't wait until summer vacation, could he? Today, Gawain thoughtfully provided the assist, leading himself into a dead end.

"President, which direction has the target taken?"

"The capital city."

"Ah, this..."

The three members of the Church of Eternal Flame looked troubled. The university city was monitored by a magic tower, and so was the royal capital, where the monitoring was even more stringent. If they attracted the attention of the Ministry of Magic, things would be very bad.

"What's wrong? Afraid of dying?"

Gordon sneered at the three cannon fodder. They had no skills whatsoever and all they knew was how to cheat and swindle. Tonight, he would use them to test Gawain's necromancy.

"President, it's not that I'm afraid of death. I don't care whether I die or not. I'm worried about causing trouble for the church. If I die, I won't be able to rest in peace."

"So loyal, Chairman!"

"Me too!"

"I didn't want to either, so I took action on the way."

Gordon looked in the direction Gawain had gone and said, "Don't forget, there's a buffer zone between the university town and the capital. They can kill without burying, and it's lively every night. This is an unspoken rule of compromise among all parties, and it's also the best place for us to make our move."

"The president is wise!" x3

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Chapter 71 They're treating me like I'm living a carefree life!

Jinyao City.

As the capital city, Jinyao City and Yinyao City, a university town less than 50 kilometers away, form a striking contrast of sun and moon.

The University City, like a gentle silver moon, symbolizes wisdom and knowledge, embodying the scholars' unwavering pursuit of truth and the youthful vigor of its students. In contrast, the Golden City is simple and direct, imbued with the royal aesthetics of the Ignis family. In the Golden Kingdom, there is only one sun, and the midday sun should be domineering, scorching, and unquestionable.

The capital city is located in the center, serving as the brain and the nerve center. Every fluctuation in decision-making is transmitted to the limbs and bones along the city's veins.

The tallest buildings in the city are magic towers, which are like the internal organs and the furnace of magic, the energy source that sustains the life of the entire capital. If the city of Jinyao is likened to a magical artifact, these magic towers are the runes that are essential for enchanting.

The wide main thoroughfares, like blood vessels, radiate the will of the royal city and the energy of the magic tower in all directions, continuously supplying magic power day and night to maintain the metabolism of this enormous body.

The perfect design has created a perfect fortress-level defense system.

With the addition of the satellite city of Silver City, this magical defense system is a perfect combination of offense and defense, making it impregnable.

By the way, neither Jinyao City nor Yinyao City has any so-called city walls or moats. They didn't exist when the country was founded. To mages, city walls are as ridiculous as bunkers built by ordinary people.

It can defend, but only to a limited extent, severely impacting urban development and expansion. This is true not only in the Kingdom of Jinyao, but also in other kingdoms of the Universal Continent, who long ago changed the definition of city walls from military defense to historical relics.

The shift in ideology dates back two thousand years, with the advent of the Pantheon, the popularization of magic, and the evolution of the city's essence from a closed 'city' to an open 'market'.

But I digress. Let's get back to Gao Wen.

There is a fast road in the university town that leads directly to Jinyao City, so there is no need to worry about the driver taking a detour. Fan Sen's hideout here is located in the outer city area, and Gao Wen found the detached villa in no time.

It's not dark yet, and climbing over the wall could easily lead to misunderstandings. It wouldn't be good if you were mistaken for a burglar who sneaked in without permission while the owner was away.

He got Vansen's permission!

With nothing to do, Gao Wen wandered around the outer city for an hour. With an AI assistant providing a one-to-one replica of the capital city's map, with an error margin as small as a centimeter, he could walk around with his eyes closed without getting lost.

The outer city is certainly not as bustling as the inner city, but it is crowded and lively, and there is no shortage of wealthy people who own real estate here.

In the words of the locals of Jinyao City, "That stinky outsider, even the king of runaways has come to beg for food."

Gao Wen was muscular and handsome, standing out even among the many aristocratic students in the university town. When he first transmigrated, he complained that he wouldn't have dared to Photoshop himself like this in his previous life, yet he had actually grown into this person.

In the university town, especially at the university, Gao Wenlu was well-liked, but he could never attract female students. But after coming to Wangdu, it was like a seal was broken. He would be secretly glanced at by young women and married women wherever he went.

Suddenly receiving this kind of treatment, the sky cleared up, the rain stopped, and I felt like I could do it again.

"So, my charm is clearly not bad, so where exactly did things go wrong?"

Gawain muttered to himself as he wandered around for an hour. After sunset, he returned to Van Sen's hideout, and under the cover of darkness, disappeared into the shadows.

Villa cellar.

Gao Wen avoided all the traps, counted from left to right, found the wall brick in the third row and eighth column, took out the key hidden behind the brick, opened the steel door of the small vault, and Fly rubbed his hands together and went inside.

What came into view was not the golden glow of legend, but a row of knights in armor holding sharp swords.

It may have once been a ritual object, but now it only has archaeological value.

Behind the knight's armor was a row of shelves displaying wooden crates of various sizes.

Gao Wen opened them one by one, hoping to get lucky.

There's no need to have too high expectations; all the truly good stuff has been taken by VanVleet and sacrificed to Chaos.

It's safe to say there won't be any surprises at the level of a sacred artifact. This thing isn't like cabbage lying on the roadside. Every power that possesses a sacred artifact treats it as a family heirloom and cherishes it day and night. Fan Sen was only able to find a seven-colored gem thanks to his status as a history professor.

More than ten wooden boxes, aside from historical artifacts, contain a treasure map and four ritual implements.

The first magical artifact was a white suit, meticulously tailored and exquisitely crafted, with four enchanted runes.

Just as a master doesn't necessarily have to be handsome, the idea that the first thing that comes to mind when thinking of magical armor is the Silver Scale Breastplate is merely wishful thinking on the part of ordinary people.

Times have changed!

As the market changes with the times, the design of magical items must keep up with the trends. These days, apart from the church that pursues classic and hardcore styles, few magicians are obsessed with retro attire, and even classic mage robes are rarely worn.

Moreover, the church's constant promotion of retro style is not because it truly loves classical culture, but rather because it yearns for the absolute authority the church held in that era.

The white suit's material is unknown, but it can withstand the impact of the magic circuits of four runes, indicating that the fabric is extraordinary and contains magical materials.

The toughness and shock absorption runes endow the white suit with remarkable physical defense. When encountering sharp blades, sharp objects, or blunt force impacts, the two runes work together to weaken and disperse the impact, ensuring the user's safety immediately.

Whether for stab protection or bulletproof protection, this portable shield can keep out fatal physical damage while ensuring that the user's movements are not restricted by clothing, and that clothing is not destroyed from the inside by the user's explosive force.

The heat-resistant rune needs no description; it's literally about providing fire resistance.

Finally, and most importantly, the Chameleon Rune, an extremely expensive rune. Once the magic circuit is activated, the surface of the white suit reflects the surrounding light, creating a deceptive invisibility effect, making it akin to optical camouflage for the magical side.

Clearly, this is an assassin's equipment, and its effects are outstanding when paired with skills such as Concealment and Stealth.

In terms of physique, Vansen is definitely not the original owner. The person who created him should have a dual identity: a respectable person who moves in high society during the day, and a master of sewer tactics who digs deep into the underground world at night.

Gao Wen tried on the white suit, but it didn't suit his body type.

The upper part of the suit was passable, but the lower part was barely acceptable; it was too tight, and you had to manually adjust the trajectory from time to time.

"Two sizes too small."

It's a very handsome white suit. Just a few flowers or plants casually stuck in the chest would be a great way to enhance his looks. On Gao Wen, it clings to his body curves like an elastic bodysuit.

Seriously deducted points!

One can imagine that activating the Chameleon Rune late at night, turning white into black, would make someone who looks either like a pervert or an infiltrator from afar.

"Damn Fan Sen, he's treating me like I'm nothing!"

The white suit was too embarrassing, so Gawain quickly took it off, thankfully no one saw, and threw it directly into his system inventory. Its fate would either be to gather dust in the warehouse or be traded in the pawn shop.

This is a one-time exception; never wear it again, or you'll be a fool!

The second magical artifact is a dagger, without a sheath, entirely black and non-reflective, possessing both hardness and toughness, and will not break even in fierce parries.

It is engraved with two runes: Bloodlust and Silence. The former prevents wounds from healing for a short time, while the latter makes the dagger swing silently. Both are extremely useful runes.

Another assassin's equipment.

The third magical artifact is a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, non-prescription, engraved with insight runes. The wearer will gain true vision, the ability to see through optical illusions, become invisible, and mark the outline of heat sources behind walls.

It's also an assassin's equipment. Assassins not only need killing skills, but also a good pair of glasses.

"..."

Gao Wenren was completely stunned. He opened three treasure chests in a row, and they all dropped assassin equipment. Which unlucky guy was turned into a corpse master by Fan Sen?

For a moment, Gao Wen couldn't help but suspect that Fan Sen hadn't pawned the three pieces of equipment because the corpse owner was someone of great importance, and that rashly selling them would bring about a catastrophic disaster.

It's a bit tricky; I'll just throw them all into the warehouse to gather dust.

The fourth ritual implement, contained in an extremely large wooden box, was a two-handed broadsword.

"At least it's not assassin equipment..."