Wizard Earl

Chapter 56 for Sale

Upon hearing the words "anti-magic bullet" uttered by the man in black, Mr. Vallejo's expression instantly changed. After a moment's hesitation, the fierce look on his face vanished, and he asked in a low voice, "Are you a wizard?"

This time, Connor did not answer Vallejo's question, but simply pointed to the small wooden box in his hand, indicating that he should open it and take a look.

This time, Vallejo did not refuse Connor's request and gently opened the small wooden box that Connor had thrown to him.

"This is... a demonized item?" Vallejo's face showed disbelief upon seeing the contents of the box, but he still seemed unsure of his own thoughts, looking up at Connor to ask:

"That's right, this is a level one enchanted item, the Shadow Dagger. Damage caused by using it will be extremely difficult to heal!" Connor nodded, giving an affirmative answer in a hoarse voice.

Upon receiving an affirmative answer, Vallejo's eyes immediately lit up with surprise, and his breathing became somewhat heavy. After taking a deep breath, Vallejo tentatively asked the man in black before him, "You've shown me this, sir. Are you perhaps offering it for sale?"

"Of course! Why would I be here if it weren't to exchange money?" Connor said calmly.

"In that case, if you don't mind, may I examine this Shadow Dagger?" Although the energy fluctuations of the black and red dagger in the small wooden box were exactly the same as those of the enchanted items he had seen before, Vallejo felt that it was still necessary to be cautious when it came to such an important matter as enchanted items!

"Hehe, Mr. Vallejo, I admire your caution. You want to examine this Shadow Dagger? That's perfectly fine. But I have one condition: the examination must be conducted in my presence, and it must be done as soon as possible!" With a light laugh, Connor did not refuse Vallejo's request.

Upon hearing the mysterious, seemingly wizard-like figure in black robes grant his request to examine the Shadow Dagger, Vallejo immediately smiled. "Rest assured, Your Excellency, I only need five minutes!"

After finishing his sentence, Vallejo clapped his hands and ordered his men outside the private room in a deep voice, "Find me a live animal—a dog, a chicken, a rabbit…anything will do. Also, bring me a packet of the best hemostatic medicine and leave it at the door of the private room!"

"Yes, boss!"

A moment later, Mr. Vallejo's men placed the items he requested at the door of the private room, and Vallejo himself carried them into the room.

Seeing the struggling rabbit and the hemostatic medicine in Vallejo's hands, Connor couldn't help but curl his lips. He thought Vallejo's testing method was some kind of advanced one, but it turned out to be like this... However, Connor didn't care. He had crafted the Shadow Dagger himself, so he knew exactly what it was for!

Although the rabbit and the medicine were brought, to Connor's surprise, Vallejo did not do as Connor expected. Instead, he put the rabbit and the medicine aside and carefully took out a small box from his pocket.

Opening the box, Vallejo showed Connor the ring inside. "Sir, take a look. This is an alchemical magic-detecting ring. It can effectively detect the energy fluctuations of enchanted items, and during the detection process, it will not cause any damage to the item being tested!"

As Connor examined the "magic-detecting ring" Vallejo showed him, a vague recollection surfaced in his mind. He remembered it being mentioned in *Reyes Alchemy*. It was a level-two enchanted item, an auxiliary tool used to detect and identify energy fluctuations in low-level enchanted objects. Although a level-two enchanted item, its mass production and lack of combat utility meant its actual value in the wizarding world was roughly equivalent to a level-one enchanted item!

"Go ahead..." Connor shrugged indifferently and said casually. The item was genuine, so he wasn't afraid of Vallejo causing any trouble.

"Good! That's great!" Seeing the nonchalant attitude of the man in black robes in front of him, Vallejo believed at least half of what he said was true.

Vallejo carefully ran the ring across the surface of the Shadow Dagger. Three seconds later, a bright green light appeared on the magic-testing ring. Seeing this green light, Vallejo's smile deepened.

After carefully placing the magic-testing ring back into the small box, Vallejo casually picked up the Shadow Dagger and stabbed it into the prepared rabbit!

"Coo coo coo..."

The rabbit let out a pitiful cry as the sharp shadow dagger pierced its body. Vallejo smirked, then pulled the shadow dagger from the rabbit's body. After checking the wound that was bleeding profusely, and confirming that there was no problem, Vallejo pried open the poor rabbit's mouth and poured the prepared hemostatic medicine down its throat.

Vallejo carefully observed the rabbit's condition. The hemostatic potion he gave the rabbit was not a simple one like ordinary potions, but a simplified version of a demonic potion. If an ordinary person was slashed or shot, drinking this potion would not have the exaggerated effect of stopping the bleeding immediately like a demonic potion, but it would still have a noticeable hemostatic effect.

One second passed, then ten seconds, and the wounds on the rabbit's body from the shadow dagger continued to bleed. The rabbit's cries of pain gradually subsided... Finally, half a minute later, the poor little rabbit kicked its legs and left this miserable world.

Taking a deep breath, Vallejo looked at the incredibly mysterious man in black robes before him and said in a deep voice, "I've verified that it's genuine. Why don't you name a price for this Shadow Dagger?"

Connor held up one finger and said in his feigned hoarse voice, "One hundred and twenty gold pounds!"

Because he was unaware of the market price for level one enchanted items in Rune's black market, Connor could only figure out the price himself. He spent twelve gold pounds to buy raw materials and forged three Shadow Daggers. So, in a moment of greed, Connor multiplied twelve by ten and sold each Shadow Dagger for one hundred and twenty gold pounds!

"One hundred and twenty gold pounds?" Vallejo frowned slightly. "Excuse my bluntness, but on the black market in Loen, the average price for a level one offensive enchanted item is around one hundred gold pounds. This Shadow Dagger doesn't seem to have any special abilities other than causing damage that's difficult to heal. One hundred and twenty gold pounds seems a bit too high, doesn't it?"

(End of this chapter)