Wizard Earl

Chapter 524 The Green-Robed Old Man

Faced with the old man in green's death threat, Connor immediately scoffed indifferently and shouted again, "Four thousand five!"

After quoting his price, Connor leaned back comfortably in his chair. Under the murderous gaze of the old man in green, a disdainful smile appeared on his lips. Others might be afraid of you because you're a high-ranking wizard apprentice and dare not compete with you, but in Connor's eyes, what's so special about this old green-robed bastard? Connor Ferguson has killed high-ranking wizard apprentices before, hasn't he?

To Connor's surprise, before the green-robed elder could continue his tirade, Alazov, thoroughly annoyed by the elder's repeated actions, coldly warned him, "Sir, this is an auction. Anyone with magic stones, regardless of cultivation level, can bid! Please watch your words and actions, or don't blame me for being impolite!"

Under pressure from Alazov, the green-robed elder, who had originally wanted to continue spouting nonsense at Connor, could only let out a disgruntled snort, stare intently at Connor for a while, and then gritted his teeth and bid again: "Five thousand!" After bidding, the green-robed elder turned around again and looked at Connor with a provocative expression.

Hearing that the old bastard in the green robe had actually shouted five thousand, Connor shook his head inwardly, then stood up from his seat and walked toward the left-hand gate leading to the conference.

Since this green-robed old bastard wants to be a sucker, let him be. Although those three Lechejiang fruits can help advanced wizard apprentices break through to become formal wizards and are extremely precious, the production of Lechejiang fruits in their place of origin, Hoy Continent, is not very high. Furthermore, the effect of the Cloud Soaring Potion made from Lechejiang fruits in helping advanced wizard apprentices break through to become formal wizards is only average. Therefore, under normal circumstances, the market price is only between two thousand and three thousand magic stones.

If it weren't for the magic stone mine in Tunguska City and the fact that Rune isn't the native habitat of Lecherian Fruit, which is still rare in Rune, Connor wouldn't have been foolish enough to spend 4,500 magic stones to buy those three Lecherian Fruits. Now that this green-robed old bastard is willing to spend an extra 2,000 magic stones to buy it, what can Connor say? He can only congratulate him!

Seeing Connor give up the competition and head towards the exchange meeting, Alazov, who was very grateful for Connor's actions, immediately reopened the left gate and let Connor into the meeting. The green-robed old man who had just provoked Connor was now completely dumbfounded. He was no fool; he knew very well how much the Lecheron Fruit was worth. The reason he bid 5,000 magic stones was only because he was angry and wanted to cheat Connor. As long as Connor bid again, he would immediately give up and let Connor suffer a loss in silence. But now, he was clearly outmaneuvered by Connor. Three Lecheron Fruits for 5,000 magic stones were now stuck in his own hands!

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An hour later, in a good mood, Connor walked out of the Meazza Manor and quickly disappeared into the woods near the manor. Although he did not get the Lecce River Fruit as he had hoped, Connor was not too disappointed.

With Varga by his side, and a significant portion of the potions produced by the Reyes faction of the Secret Society being crafted by Varga, Varga has accumulated a considerable amount of rare medicinal herbs in return. It is believed that when Connor is about to break through to become a formal wizard, Varga will provide him with potions to aid in the breakthrough, just as she did when Connor broke through to intermediate and advanced wizard apprenticeships.

This is actually the fundamental reason why Connor gave up those three Lecce Goat Fruits. Although Connor had a need for Lecce Goat Fruits, to be honest, because of Varga's existence, Connor's need was not very strong. Buying them was just a precaution. If he had to pay too much extra price for Lecce Goat Fruits, then he should just forget about it!

One reason Connor was so good-natured was his rapid progress at the exchange meeting. In just one hour, he exchanged a few alchemical items and some magic stones for a full six thousand Kaman Empire gold pounds. This amount of money was enough to improve the Ferguson family's financial situation considerably. Connor's purpose in coming to the Meazza Commissioner's Manor was thus successfully achieved.

After walking in the grove for a while, just as Connor was getting close to the city of Rune, he seemed to sense something. His eyes narrowed slightly, and his expression became a half-smile. Then, he suddenly changed direction and headed deeper into the grove.

Ten minutes later, far from the city and deep in the woods, Connor stopped and calmly looked to one side of the woods, where a green-robed figure full of murderous intent was slowly walking towards him.

"You've got guts!" Looking at the nonchalant Connor in front of him, the old green-robed rascal's eyes, filled with angry killing intent, also carried a hint of vigilance and caution. Anyone who could become a high-level wizard apprentice had experienced countless bloody battles and was definitely not a fool. Connor had shown no fear of his threats from the beginning, and his current actions made the old green-robed rascal more cautious.

"You're even bolder than I thought, spending five thousand magic stones to buy the Lechejiang Fruit and not running away. Aren't you afraid of being intercepted and killed?" Connor said with amusement, glancing at the green-robed old rascal.

"Hmph! Enough with the nonsense! I'll sell you this Lechejiang fruit for two thousand magic stones. How fair is that?" The green-robed old rascal sneered, took out a bright red Lechejiang fruit from his spatial ring, and then looked at Connor with a sinister expression, saying:

Seeing the Lecce Jiang fruit in the old man's hand, Connor's face immediately turned into a mixture of laughter and tears. He originally thought that this old bastard had come to cause him trouble, but he did not expect that this old man had actually come to sell him something!

While secretly preparing his innate spell, Abyssal Chains, Connor casually said to the green-robed elder, "I can't afford the three Lecheran Fruits you bought for five thousand magic stones. You can keep them for yourself!"

Connor's refusal immediately ignited a fierce glint in the old man's eyes. He laughed angrily and said, "I was originally going to spare your dog's life, but since you don't know what's good for you..."

Before the old bastard could finish speaking, Connor, too lazy to waste words with him, took the initiative and unleashed a strange and unpredictable mental attack on the green-robed elder. Then, he conjured abyssal chains in his two large hands and attacked the green-robed elder.

(End of this chapter)