Physical mage, challenge me to a solo duel!

"Our store is officially certified and has all the necessary business licenses. We offer a full range of common magic crystals, from beginner to advanced levels. Our prices are officially guided and supervised by the Consumer Protection Association. We guarantee fair prices and honest dealings with all customers. We also provide a price guarantee: if the price of the same magic crystal drops within one month of your purchase, you can apply for a refund of the price difference..."

Wang Yi and Qi Xiaohao were politely welcomed into the store by the sales assistant. In the short few seconds it took them to walk from the door to the counter, the sales assistant had already given them a brief introduction to the store.

It exudes one word: professionalism!

"What grade of magic crystals do you two need? Do you have any spells you'd like to hear about?"

"Beginner-level magic crystals!" Qi Xiaohao knew he had reached his strongest point, so he waved his hand arrogantly: "Ten of each type of magical beast, please... Ugh! Ooh!"

Wang Yi promptly raised his hand to cover Qi Xiaohao's mouth.

Do you think of yourself as the male protagonist in a wish-fulfillment novel who leads the female lead and supporting female characters through the entire store?

"Do you have all the basic magical beasts of all types?" Wang Yi asked the sales assistant after stopping Qi Xiaohao.

"Please follow me, both of you. All the low-level magic crystals we have in stock are here." The sales assistant gracefully gestured, leading the two to a long counter on the side. "Besides mental and spatial magic crystals, we have about a dozen common low-level magic crystals here."

Wang Yi glanced at the neatly arranged magic crystals of various colors in the glass display case and found them pleasing to the eye.

Below each magic crystal is a card description, which states the magic crystal's rank, the magical beast from which it originated, the magic contained within the crystal, and most importantly, its price.

It's clear at a glance.

It seems that spatial and mental type magical beasts are indeed very rare. Of course, it is also possible that spatial and mental type magical beasts are generally very powerful, and it is impossible to find low-level magical beasts at all.

"The magic crystals here are all samples. Once you make your selection, the same magic crystal will be packaged for you. Please rest assured, there will be absolutely no mistake," the sales assistant explained routinely.

Since magical beasts of the same species and rank contain essentially identical magic, knowing which rank and type of magical beast a magical crystal belongs to allows one to determine the magic that the crystal might absorb.

Putting aside the fact that each magic crystal has a card description underneath, for a normal mage, identifying magic crystals should be the most basic ability.

So there's no need to worry about the specialty store making a mistake with the Magic Crystal.

Moreover, when mages absorb magic, they rarely buy only one magic crystal unless they really can't afford it.

Because absorbing only one magic crystal doesn't guarantee you'll successfully absorb magic, and even if you do, it might not be the magic you want.

"Can I take it out and have a look?" Wang Yi looked at the rows of low-level magical beasts sitting in the glass display case, then pointed to a magic crystal on the far right and asked.

The description card below the magic crystal states that it originated from the low-level magical beast, the Shadow Wolf, and contains two ordinary-grade magic spells.

The sales assistant was slightly taken aback; it was clear that this was the first time she had heard such a request.

Typically, customers find the magic crystal they want in this display case, tell the sales assistant, and then notify the warehouse to pack it up and deliver it to the customer.

Throughout the entire process, the magic crystal inside the glass display case diligently fulfilled its role as a display item.

Few customers have asked to take the magic crystal out for a look.

Wang Yi was also helpless; without touching the magic crystal, the system couldn't detect the magic within it at all.

As for the magic listed in the card description, it's not complete at all.

"No problem." After considering it for a moment, the sales assistant agreed to Wang Yi's request.

Anyway, they weren't worried that Wang Yi would take the magic crystal and run away. Over the years, they had never heard of any robbery or theft at magic crystal specialty stores in various regions.

After receiving the magic crystal from the sales assistant, Wang Yi finally saw the detailed text instructions.

Night Vision [Normal]: Improves vision in dark environments (can be absorbed).

Shadow of the Night [Normal]: Better conceals one's presence in dark environments (can be absorbed).

Clearly, both of these are ordinary-grade support spells. Their effects are neither particularly significant nor insignificant, but they have limitations and their functions are relatively limited.

Moreover, it's really not very useful in a brightly lit city.

"Thank you, please exchange this one." Wang Yi returned the low-level Shadow Wolf magic crystal to the sales assistant, and then pointed to the magic crystal next to him.

A bad feeling suddenly welled up in the sales assistant's heart: "Is he going to touch all the magic crystals and then just leave?"

The sales assistant's excellent professionalism prevented her from showing any unusual expression, and she quickly replaced Wang Yi's magic crystal with another one.

The sales assistant regretted not refusing when the other party made the first request, and now she felt awkward about refusing again.

Wang Yi naturally knew that this behavior was impolite, but he didn't have many opportunities to reasonably touch so many kinds of magic crystals on a regular basis, so he couldn't care less.

Let's be a demanding customer for once, since we're not going to refuse to buy it anyway.

After a long while, Wang Yi finally touched all the low-level magic crystals in the glass display case.

Comparing the description card to the magic crystal, the magic contained within the magic crystal is basically consistent with the description card.

Except for a very few magic crystals that will have an extra spell.

For example, the low-level magical beast Silverfin Fish, and the low-level magical beast Green-haired Baboon.

Silverfin fish:

Water Absorption Technique [Normal]: Absorbs water from the environment and vaporizes it into purified water (can be absorbed).

Water Arrow [Normal]: Releases a water arrow attack (cannot be absorbed).

Surge of Magic [Normal] [Passive] Increases own magic reserves (can be absorbed).

Blue-haired baboon:

Wind Blade Technique [Normal]: Releases a wind blade attack (cannot be absorbed).

Lightweight [Normal] [Passive] Increases own speed (can be absorbed).

Shattering Wind Turbulence [Rare]: Releases a sharp and chaotic turbulence, causing area-of-effect cutting damage (cannot be absorbed).

Since humans have never absorbed the passive magic of magical beasts, the description cards on these two magic crystals only list the two active spells of the magical beasts.

"I'll take one magic crystal each from the Silverfin Fish and the Green-haired Baboon to test the waters." After much deliberation, Wang Yi finally chose the magic crystals from these two magical beasts.

Wang Yi only needs one magic crystal to absorb magic with 100% accuracy.

Moreover, the magic Wang Yi needs from these two magic crystals is all passive magic, so there's no need to worry about it being discovered that his success rate in absorbing magic is too high.

If it's a spell that's actively released, then Wang Yi would need to buy several more to avoid attracting attention.

After all, if one could absorb magic with a single, decisive strike every time, it would be difficult not to arouse suspicion.

Unfortunately, most of the magic crystals in the shop contain offensive magic, and many of them are duplicates, so they are destined to be unavailable to Wang Yi.