Wizard: The exploration panel keeps me pure.

Looking at the densely packed crowd in the hall, Ron felt a chill run down his spine: "How long will this take?"

But there was nothing he could do. Although he had obtained a lot of information about the freshman re-examination from Adele and Fiona, he decided to go to several more places to see if he could gather more information, just to be on the safe side.

However, judging from the current situation, I'm afraid I'll have to wait until the middle of the night.

Just as he was thinking these things, a clear, cool female voice came from beside him. It sounded familiar; Ron felt he must have heard that voice somewhere before.

Are you here to buy something?

Turning his head, he saw the "ordinary" woman he had seen many times before standing behind him.

Oh, no, it should be called Laura the Wizard.

Upon recalling this person's information, Ron's heart tightened immediately. He didn't understand why the other party would contact him, but he still respectfully said:

"Yes, Your Excellency."

Laura wasn't surprised by his answer. She casually said, "Come with me," and walked towards the crowded people.

Seeing this, Ron, though not understanding the other party's intentions, still followed. He didn't have the courage to defy a formal wizard.

The two walked on, and wherever they went, the crowd automatically parted to both sides. But judging from the expressions on their faces, it seemed that nothing had happened. They continued to line up silently as before, waiting for their turn.

The move that the other party unintentionally displayed truly stunned Ron.

He had thought that a formal wizard would be very strong, but he never expected them to be so powerful that they could change the consciousness of a person or even a group of people without making a sound.

Doesn't this mean that I might have been influenced by someone in this way before, but I just never realized it?

"Don't even think about it. This kind of method can only affect the lowest level people at most. They are either ordinary people who haven't broken through yet, or they are novice wizard apprentices who have just been promoted. Someone like you, I can't affect you."

As if guessing what he was thinking, Laura's indifferent voice came from the front again.

Hearing this, Ron felt much more at ease.

After all, if someone can influence his consciousness, doesn't that mean they can also spy on his consciousness? And what if that person happens to discover his cheat ability?

Thinking of this, he immediately shuddered and dared not think any further.

"arrive."

Laura led him to a counter, ignoring the guy who was still flipping through the book in his hands, and snatched the item from his hands before handing it to the boy behind her, saying:

"Find what you need yourself, but you can't do without magic stones."

Ron took the red book from the other person, paused for a moment, and then asked:

"May I know why you're helping me?"

The woman paused for a moment, then said, "You look a lot like my deceased child."

"So that's how it is..."

"Just kidding, you don't need to know the reason, you just need to accept it."

"..."

Ron's lips twitched violently. He had initially thought the woman was serious, but it turned out she was joking.

Haha, what a lame joke.

He stopped looking at the "ordinary" woman and turned his gaze to the book in his hands. Since he couldn't resist, he could only accept it.

In any case, apart from this physical body, there shouldn't be anything else on my body that could attract this formal wizard.

As Ron flipped through the book in his hands, searching for what he needed, he noticed the woman opposite him staring at him, which further confirmed his suspicions:

"I'm sorry, senior, and Adele too, this wasn't my choice..."

However, just as he had chosen everything and was preparing to rely on his physical strength to save his life...

The woman who had been silent spoke up:

"Twenty-one magic stones."

Ron glanced at the other person in surprise, and in the instant their eyes met, he realized he had been overthinking things. Although he was somewhat disappointed that he hadn't managed to latch onto a powerful figure, at least he had preserved his innocence.

"He smells so good, I really want to eat him."

As Laura watched the figure walk out of the trading area, a greedy look suddenly appeared on her previously expressionless face, and a trace of drool lingered at the corner of her mouth.

As it landed on the ground, it resembled a blooming flower, attracting the attention of the people still queuing around it.

A look of confusion appeared in the eyes of the boys and girls, and then, like mad beasts, they pounced on the ground and began to snatch the drop of liquid.

The scene was chaotic and disgusting.

Seeing this, Laura frowned, looked at the crowd lying on the ground like pigs with some disdain, and slowly left.

Not long after she left, a figure appeared in the hall.

Seeing this scene, he shook his head helplessly.

Of course, Ron knew none of this.

He was currently on his way to the trading market. Although counterfeit goods were rampant there, it was undeniably renowned for its intelligence trading.

Every year, as the re-examination period approaches, a lot of first-hand information leaks out from there.

Therefore, just to be on the safe side, Ron decided to make a trip to this place.

When he saw the street lined with various stalls again, the cries of vendors filled his ears once more. However, unlike his previous visits, this time, the cries generally sounded like this:

"Come on, come on, here's the information on the top ten seeded players in the second round of assessments. Buying this is a steal!"

"Come and see! This is the biggest dark horse stock of the year! You won't regret buying it!"

"Shocking! This is how they treated the students in this year's re-examination?"

.......

Upon hearing these voices, Ron's face immediately broke into a smile: "This trip was worthwhile."

"Oh, is this Ron, junior?"

As he walked down the street, intending to find a suitable information broker, a deep voice came from afar, catching his attention.

Looking in the direction the sound came from, a fat man was making a famous gesture at him from the street corner.

"Senior Olga?"

"Shh, it's me, it's me. You have a good memory, junior."

To be honest, if the other person hadn't had such distinctive features and a truly outstanding physique, Ron might not have recognized them. Seeing the other person's nervous, look-around-the-around expression was rather comical.

He asked curiously, "Senior, what are you doing?"

"Sigh, don't even mention it. A few days ago I sold a little 'doll' to some silly kid. It was just a cheap item for two magic stones, I didn't even make much money. But these past few days, that guy has been arguing with me, saying I sold counterfeit goods."

"That's not all, they even brought a high-ranking wizard apprentice as a bodyguard. Tell me, what kind of business is this?"

Ron listened to the other person's complaints without offering any opinion.

Because he knew that the guy in front of him was a complete swindler, and it was common for him to call good bad and bad good.

"Alright, alright, let's not talk about that anymore. Ron, you're here for the re-examination, right?"

"right."

"Hehe, I'm not bragging, but on this street, the best and most affordable intelligence business is right here, whether it's..."

Listening to the other person rambling on about his advantages, Ron impatiently interrupted him and asked directly, "Tell me, how many magic stones does the latest and most complete intelligence cost?"

"Hehe, if you don't want to hear it, then I won't. The latest and most complete information is not something ordinary people can get their hands on. I had to go through a lot of trouble to get it from a senior. Since you're a regular customer, I'll give you a discount: eight magic stones."

Two.

"make a deal."

"......" A familiar feeling, a familiar scene.