You are all my wings!

Because the magical veins inside the Crying Doll Grass are quite dense, it is an excellent lightweight magical conductive material, making it very suitable for both alchemy and magical crafting.

Furthermore, this material is only found at the high altitude of the Water Relic City on the 25th floor of Auradu, making it quite rare.

Only a race like orcs, who are skilled at climbing cliffs, can gather this.

Fortunately, alchemists usually have their own stock of commonly used materials, so this item is not too sought after, whether in the guild or here.

Therefore, after a long negotiation with the orc warrior, Leon finally got 3 plants for 33 gold coins, which was a small profit of 3 gold coins.

"Friend, let's exchange contact information. If you have any similar alchemy materials in the future, you can contact me directly to trade."

After exchanging contact information with the orc warrior, Leon approached the warrior who had announced that he possessed the Kraken brain core.

And let me tell you, there are quite a few people competing for this thing.

Even with 70% damage and only being a second-tier weapon, there were still four or five people asking about the price around that warrior.

That's the allure of powerful monsters.

"Friend, I'll offer 45 gold coins!"

"No, I'll offer 48 gold coins!"

After the soldier removed the brain core for display, people began to hurriedly raise prices, trying to snatch up ownership.

In the blink of an eye, the price jumped from 40 to 52 gold coins.

The brain nucleus was sealed in a glass jar, only half the size of a fist, shimmering with a faint purple light, its surface covered with cracks, and it appeared to be about 70% damaged.

Thanks to the supervision of a fifth-tier illusion mage, the people here rarely deviate too much when reporting item information, which is a good point.

In other impromptu gatherings, people would likely be scheming against each other, devising all sorts of tricks and schemes.

Of course, this is also because the circle of extraordinary individuals in the capital is relatively stable and information flows quickly. If an ordinary person wants to cheat others, they must be prepared to be resisted by the masses.

Most of the people who come here are acquaintances. Even if they seem like strangers at first glance, you'll find out they're actually acquaintances of acquaintances when you ask them.

The highest bidder was a fourth-tier mage who needed a fire-attribute magic stone. He offered 60 gold coins, a 50% increase from the starting price.

Once this price was announced, the surrounding bidders fell silent.

The soldier's face beamed with joy, and he shouted in a loud voice:

"60 gold coins! Anyone have a higher bid?"

The people around cursed under their breath; this guy was too arrogant!

It seems he wants everyone to know that he sold his brain core for 60 gold coins.

I'll offer 61 gold coins.

Just then, Lyon, who had been watching from the sidelines, spoke up.

The warrior's eyes lit up, and he quickly asked the fourth-tier mage:

"Esteemed magician, would you like to raise the price?"

Upon hearing this, the fourth-tier mage turned to look at Leon and suddenly smiled:

"Since you're the one bidding, I'll let you have it."

The warrior felt a little regretful, but still chose to trade with Lyon, since every extra gold coin was a bonus.

Leon took the brain core, the surrounding people dispersed, and the fourth-tier mage walked over.

He removed his hood, revealing rare light blue hair and a serious, handsome middle-aged face, and greeted us casually:

"Long time no see, Lyon, the legendary capturer of enchanting fairies. In just a few weeks, bards have already begun to sing your praises."

Yes, Lyon knows him.

This is a member of the Mage Order, the younger brother of Vice-Commander Chiron, named Keku von Hoynpis. He is a 2B- character with B- potential and B- plot weight, and he also made some small achievements in the early and mid-stages.

When Leon was on duty with the magicians, he occasionally met him and had brief conversations with him.

There's a little tidbit about Kairon and Kaiku.

It is said that Kekku was the son of Keron's mother after she had an affair with an orc. The two have completely different hair colors, which is the most puzzling point.

It seems that because of this gossip, Lyon has never seen the two of them appear in the same place.

"It was a stroke of luck. There was an element of luck in capturing the Enchanting Fairy back then. If the Enchanting Fairy had been residing in an object outside the Knights, it wouldn't have been so easy to capture."

That's the truth.

Without the Knights' full plate armor giving the Enchanting Fairy enough security, the ordinary method of slowly boiling a frog in water requires a lot of skill.

Whether it was a fluke or not is not important.

Keku leaned closer to Lyon, his usually serious, handsome face suddenly breaking into a lewd expression, and whispered:

"What are you planning to do with that enchanting fairy? If you don't have a plan for now, how about you sell it to me? I can offer six hundred gold coins!"

Is this guy really that rich?

And this sleazy face looks so much like Chiron's?

Is the gossip that the two aren't biological brothers true?

"Your Excellency Kaiku, I cannot deny that the money you offered is indeed tempting. May I ask, once you have the goods, what are your plans for using them?"

"Do I even need to ask? As a man, you should understand."

Kaiku winked.

It has to be said that Keku's originally serious and proper persona collapsed in Leon's eyes.

"Men know a lot of things. I wonder which one Your Excellency is referring to?"

"You're really heartless, forcing me to say such shameful things."

"I'm sorry, depending on the intended use, I'll consider whether or not to sell it to you."

"Alright, I'd like to see if I can use the alluring charm of this Enchanting Fairy to add a little fun to my and my wife's sex life."

"That's all?"

"Or what do you want me to do?"

Kaiku looked dumbfounded. Isn't this the kind of thing that everyone would normally use?

Lyon said disappointedly, "Six hundred gold coins, just to add some fun? I thought you were going to do some interesting magical research."

"Sigh, you're still young, very attractive to the opposite sex, and have a bright future. You don't understand the suffering of us older folks."

Kaiku sighed:

"As I get older, I've tasted all the flowers and plants, and life has become less and less interesting. With all the money I've earned over the years, am I supposed to use it to buy upgrade items instead of happiness?"

Lyon was speechless.

This guy is only in his sixties, and he still has almost a hundred years left to live. Why is he already letting himself go so quickly?

"Judging from your expression, do you really think I still have a chance to break through to the legendary level?"

Upon seeing Leon's expression, Keku immediately laughed:

"We humans are born with short lifespans. My talent isn't bad either, but if I want to advance to the fifth or sixth rank, I have to start learning advanced magic early. But do you know how long it normally takes to learn advanced magic at the fourth rank?"

Chapter 51 Prices are negotiable

The fourth-tier class buff is effective for casting intermediate spells, but not for advanced spells.

To advance to the sixth rank, spellcasting professions need not only to have their achievements composing a poem, but also to be proficient in at least one King-level spell and five Superior-level spells.

To advance to the fifth rank, one must master at least one superior level and five intermediate levels.

To advance to the fourth rank, you need at least one intermediate level and ten beginner levels.

From the fourth rank upwards, the rank difference increases exponentially, making it increasingly difficult for spellcasters to fight across ranks.

At the sixth rank, basically only pure-blooded dragons and pure-blooded elves can suppress weaker intelligent species that are of a higher rank.

At the legendary level and above, even pure-blooded dragons and pure-blooded elves can only rely on attributes to wear down human mages, eventually exhausting their magic power before defeating them.

Before the opponent's magic is exhausted, the difference in offense and defense between the two is not particularly large. If the strategy is appropriate, although cases of human legends defeating immortal legends in a one-on-one battle are rare, there are one or two such cases every few hundred years.

Due to the significant difference in attributes, human legends can put on a spectacular show when facing long-lived legends, but they almost always lose.

Dragons are unique in that they can use their massive bodies to increase their attack methods, and there hasn't been a case of a human of the same level defeating a dragon in over six thousand years.

In response to Kaiku's question, Lyon said, "Ten years or so?"

As a seasoned player from his previous life, he naturally knew how difficult it was to learn advanced magic and how long it would take.

However, given that his character is just an ordinary baron from the countryside, he certainly wouldn't know the exact time cost.

So he deliberately gave the wrong time.

Keku shook his head: "How could it be only ten years or so! It's a lifetime! Without sufficient talent and effort, it's simply a pipe dream for a human to learn advanced magic before the end of their lifespan. Although spellcasting professions become stronger as they progress, they are much harder to advance than warrior professions."

His words were filled with emotion.

Based on Lyon's understanding, Kekul's B-potential does indeed correspond to the fourth tier.

b corresponds to the fifth rank, b+ corresponds to the sixth rank, a- corresponds to the seventh rank, a corresponds to the eighth rank, and a+ corresponds to a demigod.

This corresponds to the maximum potential limit.

Of course, there are exceptions; there are definitely characters who break through their potential limits.

However, this aspect requires a greater emphasis on the direction of effort and opportunities, making it exceptionally rare.

It's quite common for characters who have exhausted their potential to encounter situations where they can no longer break through.

Looking back now, it wouldn't be so bad for Kaiku to give up promotion and focus on hunting in safe zones to make money and enjoy life.

However, unlike Kaiku, whose path forward is cut off.

Leon knew how to learn advanced magic and had been preparing for it.

There are two main difficulties with advanced magic.

One of the challenges is maintaining a minimum of 50 points of magic power.

Without at least 50 points of magic power, it's impossible to cast advanced spells.

Some of the more powerful higher-level spells can normally consume hundreds of points of magic power.

Most humans at the fourth rank have a magic power cap of around 40. To advance to the next rank, they must find a way to break through the magic power cap to over 50 points in advance.

This level of magic is already a small-scale natural disaster covering an area of ​​several thousand meters; it cannot be activated without sufficient magical power.

The second challenge is the exceptionally complex magical imagery.

If a basic spell is a magical image of complexity 1, then an advanced spell is a spell of complexity 100, which is equivalent to meditating on dozens of basic magical images at the same time.

The human brain has its limits; even with the aid of chanting, it is impossible to accurately meditate and conjure such complex magical imagery.

If even the slightest error occurs, the magic will fail to activate.

Knowing the difficulty, Leon intensified his meditation training on magical imagery as soon as he began to awaken his memories, ensuring that he could instantly meditate on the imagery of every basic spell and continuously increasing the number of images he could meditate on at the same time.

At the same time, he continues to use his knowledge from his past life to prioritize finding auxiliary tools that can improve the efficiency of meditation and increase the success rate.

Of course, this speed is still not enough to cope with the inevitable crises in the future. Without cheating, learning magic, which requires hard talent, is particularly difficult, as Kekul is an example.

Therefore, you need to constantly complete tasks and increase your favorability with them, and obtain their talents. Only by integrating the female protagonists' advantageous talents can you be sure of success.

In particular, Iris's talent for absolute focus will greatly increase her efficiency in learning magic once she obtains it!

This will be a powerful boost to meditation efficiency!

"Lord Keku, while I understand your thinking, I cannot agree to your use of the Enchanting Fairy in this way. Let me figure out how to counter the charm skill before I consider selling it."

Lyon rejected Keku's offer.

"Okay, judging from your attitude I roughly guessed it. It's okay, I can wait. If you need to sell, contact me as soon as possible."

As Kaiku spoke, he made a rubbing motion with his thumb and forefinger, as if rubbing a gold coin.

"I've been at the fourth rank for almost twenty years, and I've accumulated quite a bit of money during that time. If you find any rare items, feel free to show them to me. As a fellow colleague, the price is negotiable."

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