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Chapter 106, page 105: The Magic Test, Unfathomable Deeper Waters

In the capital, Gu Yuan was unaware of the demons' schemes. He simply went to the village where Frilian was located a month later, driven by the idea of ​​becoming stronger.

He stayed there for three days as planned, and then returned with a large quantity of potions.

Outside the Chamber of Commerce, Gu Yuan dismounted and expressed his gratitude to Reinhardt, who was standing outside the door.

After all, they thought that since the death of the Red Mirror Dragon, they would never be able to go there again.

"You're too kind."

Reinhardt expressed his gratitude to Gu Yuan with a humble remark, his gaze subtly sweeping over the docile demon wolf. "It is our honor to provide you with this service."

"Speaking of which, it seems you had a very fruitful trip? Do you have any new treasures that your chamber of commerce could help you consign?"

As a businessman, he has a keen sense for any business opportunity.

Gu Yuan deliberately borrowed this mount to leave the city, and the reason behind it was definitely not simple.

The facts are pretty much the same.

Although there are highly skilled apothecaries in Frilian's village, many rare materials are ultimately limited by their origin and production volume.

His main purpose in returning this time was to ask Reinhardt's Chamber of Commerce if they had a stable source of potion ingredients.

"Let's go inside and talk," Gu Yuan nodded.

The two entered a quiet private room inside the chamber of commerce, and after some discussion, quickly finalized the long-term supply prices for several scarce materials.

With the transaction completed, Gu Yuan was satisfied, and Reinhardt was also very happy.

The more Gu Yuan relied on the Chamber of Commerce for the exchange of these core resources, the closer the connection between the two parties became.

He hesitated for a moment, then spoke up:

"Sir, besides potion ingredients, do you have any other needs recently?"

"To be honest, I recently acquired a batch of magic books from various eras by chance."

"Besides being a warrior, you're also a mage, right? Well then—"

Gu Yuan was inspecting the newly acquired plant materials when he heard this. He looked up and thought for a moment:

"What's included? How much does it cost?"

While it's true that you can't learn too much magic at once, accumulating knowledge is always beneficial.

Reinhardt smiled, knowing he had a chance:

"Involving ancient magical theories and some lost rune applications, the package price is 500 gold coins, totaling 15 magic books. This price is absolutely fair."

He paused, as if remembering something, and added:

"Oh, right. As a token of my sincerity, I'd like to give you a small gift as well."

"It was unearthed from a newly discovered ancient site about two weeks ago. It's a device that can measure the total amount of magic power, and its quantity is extremely rare."

"We've tested it a few times, and it's perfect for an important client like you. We hope our cooperation will be even closer in the future."

"Testing magic power?" Gu Yuan's attention was drawn to this question.

In this era, one can only judge the strength of an opponent through intuition; there has never been a quantitative concept.

"What price is required to use it?" Gu Yuan asked, "For example, consuming magic power, life force, or something else?"

"The cost is minimal, please rest assured."

Reinhardt quickly explained, "Our people have tested it. After each use, you will feel some mental fatigue, roughly equivalent to the energy required to cast several spells in a row. You can recover after a short rest."

"We believe this is more of a mental energy expenditure necessary to drive the device, rather than a harmful cost."

Gu Yuan pondered for a moment.

As the largest chamber of commerce in mainland China, its reputation is temporarily trustworthy, and this device has indeed piqued his curiosity.

Gu Yuan nodded: "Okay, I'll take them all, including the books."

This is a good opportunity to see just how high Celie's magical power is, and to get a better understanding of it myself.

Gu Yuan returned to his residence empty-handed because Reinhardt said that the Chamber of Commerce would send someone to deliver the magic book and the device together later.

Seria remained engrossed in her research on gravity magic, sitting in the living room with several sheets of paper floating around her. It was unclear how long she had been in this state.

Gu Yuan glanced at her but didn't disturb her.

She was happy to do the research, which would save her the time she might need in the future.

Success would be great, but if it doesn't, we can always find a magical artifact that allows us to fly.

Gu Yuan sat on the sofa, meditating as he waited for the Chamber of Commerce members to arrive.

About twenty minutes later, there was a knock on the door.

Gu Yuan got up and opened the door. Seria was also startled from her deep thoughts by the knocking and looked up with a slightly displeased expression.

Then she saw the merchant guild's waiter carefully carry in a magic book box that was half a person's height, as well as a device that looked like a balance scale.

Her gaze was instantly drawn to Libra, her brows relaxed, and then turned to a sharp, probing look.

"These are—"

"Seria, come here for a second. Let me see which of these spellbooks you don't have in your collection."

Gu Yuan waved for the elf to come over, and at the same time he picked up the scales and examined them carefully.

A feeling that was both extremely familiar and strange welled up in my heart.

He tentatively infused it with magic, and one side of the scale sank slightly, while weights made of pure light quickly appeared on the other side.

These light codes formed a delicate balance with the total amount of magic he infused.

Gu Yuan immediately understood the basic operating principle of this magical device and also knew where that sense of familiarity came from.

Awula.

This is exactly the same as Aura's magic.

However, her magic is to weigh the magic power of both sides and forcibly control the loser, while this ancient magical device seems to only have a simple "weighing" function.

Celia got up and walked over. Her gaze lingered on the scales for a while before turning to the magic book on the ground.

She quickly scanned the book titles and authors, accurately pointing out two that she didn't own and were works by other elves.

Gu Yuan nodded: "Looks like we made a profit."

He didn't know exactly how powerful the other elves were, but since Seria pointed it out and stated it directly, its value must be considerable.

Turning his gaze back to Libra, Gu Yuan pondered for a moment, feeling the slight depletion of his mental energy, and began to unleash his full magical power.

The optical code on the scales began to jump and change rapidly, eventually stabilizing on a clear number.

692.

A number whose value is currently unknown and cannot be determined without a reference point.

Gu Yuan raised his head, looked at Celia, and handed her the scales:

"Why don't you give it a try? See how accurate this ancient device is, so I can have a point of comparison."

"spray."

Celia had long been interested in the device and accepted it without hesitation.

Her fingers brushed across the surface of the scales, and almost without pausing, a powerful surge of magic flowed into them.

brush!

The light of Libra instantly became dazzling, and the light code rose wildly, far exceeding the speed during the ancient test, before finally coming to a slow stop.

???

The numbers weren't clearly displayed; they were three question marks. Gu Yuan was taken aback.

He blinked repeatedly.

Doubts arose.

Question mark one—what the heck?