After leaving Selina's study door, Li Nuo and Li Nuo returned to their rooms.
Facing Li Nuo, who suddenly showed his "knowledge of everything", Dinas already seemed a little numb.
She has lost count of how many times she has found something extraordinary in the other person.
From the very beginning of necromancy, magic scroll making, handmade wand making, to psychic spells, soul shaping spells, etc., since the two met, this series of changes has gradually allowed Dinas to adapt to Li Nuo's work. Extraordinary.
Even if Li Nuo uses the Holy Spell, Dinas will not find it so strange. Instead, she will feel relaxed as "he really knows this spell", as if the stone hanging in her heart has fallen to the ground.
So when Dinas returned to the room, she was calm and collected. She put the coin bag handed by Li Nuo and stayed in the room obediently.
After Li Nuo settled in with his considerate companion witch, he went to other cabins on the middle deck to look for Maeve Le and Kalandi.
He thought that the other two would be very stubborn and refused to leave through the portal in order to save gold coins.
It turns out that Li Nuo had some misunderstandings.
There was no need for him to persuade her, as Maeve Le and Kalandi were already preparing to teleport away.
When Li Nuo found Mevle, the wealthy lady was talking to Paredes, the leader of the law enforcement wizards.
A contract was quickly reached between the two parties.
Maeve Le paid 350,000 gold coins to purchase seven teleportation slots to the Unas Ring.
After opening the portal, Paredes took Mevle and her six students back to the headquarters of the Pure Light Tribunal—this headquarters was set up in Starlight City, the capital of the Unas Ring.
350,000 gold coins!
This number shocked Li Nuo who was watching! Once again, he was impressed by Maeve Le's wealth.
After the other party reached a contract with Paredes, Li Nuo and Mevle had a brief chat, and then they understood why the other party teleported away so decisively.
"Isn't my research task in Convergence City rated at 60? But the score is only a tentative estimate at the moment. One of my research projects is to train the locals in Convergence City to become wizards. I have to train Filia and Betty Take the other four wizard students to the Unas Ring safely, so that you can actually get a score of 60 points."
Maeve Le touched the shriveled coin bag at her waist and sighed sadly at Li Nuo:
"Well, in order to keep this 60-point score, I suffered a lot of bleeding. Fortunately, Hotams will pay me some compensation..."
"Compensation?" Li Nuo asked.
Mevle took out her ticket and waved it:
"Yeah, yes. On the back of the two tickets I bought for you, there are a few lines of small words. It says, 'If an accident occurs, please negotiate with Hotams for compensation.' You can take it For the boat ticket, go to Hotams and ask for compensation. The amount is uncertain, it all depends on your eloquence. At least the boat ticket will be refunded."
After Mevle's reminder, Li Nuo remembered this.
Because of the reputation of Hotams and Metal Branch, passengers are willing to pay for tickets and spend money on the ship. Now, the magic ship has an accident, so Hotams must appease the passengers and spend a lot of money to handle the incident.
For wizards who have been running shops on magic ships for a long time, the compensation they receive will be much higher than that of passengers.
Li Nuo learned this when he found Kalandi.
Kalandi is also preparing to teleport away. Unlike Maeve, Karandi's transmission costs were fully reimbursed by Hotams.
Not only that, after she arrived at Hotams Headquarters in Star City, she could also enjoy the treatment of being personally received by the dean of the Natural Branch, and then there was a long list of discussions related to compensation.
"The equipment I used to purify the concentrated potion was not taken away from the magic ship. When the incident happened, that set of equipment happened to be working. The same situation also existed for the equipment that automatically dilutes the concentrated liquid, and the ecological cultivation of magic herbs on the ship. Tank, a magic cold box that freezes magic elixirs..."
Kalandi had reading glasses on his nose and a notepad and pen in his hand. He was nagging, complaining to Li Nuo, and counting his losses.
She took out the things she carried with her from her magic pocket and put them in the narrow room and checked them one by one to confirm how many things she had left behind on the magic ship.
The whole room was filled with all kinds of bottles and cans, and there was no place to stand.
According to her complaint, she lost at least 620,000 gold coins worth of potions, elixirs, instruments and magic materials in this incident.
Li Nuo stood at her door, the corner of his mouth twitching slightly. He heard another figure of hundreds of thousands of gold coins. Considering that there are eight shops in total on the magic ship, the total compensation may exceed 5 million gold coins.
"Take this, Jarvis, this is my gift to repay you for protecting me." Kalandi picked up a bottle of potion from the table and put it into Li Nuo's hand.
This medicine bottle is made of special magic glass. It is hard in texture and has relatively good toughness, which can well protect the medicine inside.
Taking it in front of him and looking at it, Li Nuo saw a light green ball of light swimming slowly in the bottle behind the pure glass.
This small ball of light, only one centimeter in diameter, dances around the small tree in the bottle, as agile as an elf guarding the small tree.
Surprise and memories appeared in Li Nuo's eyes.
He suddenly thought of the half-meter-high tree placed in Erica's office. That tree and the small tree the size of a little finger in his hand can be said to be exactly the same. The former is an enlarged version of the latter.
So, what are these two trees called?
Karandi gave the answer.
"This is a year's worth of elixir of life," Kalandi said.
"Elixir of immortality?" Li Nuo raised his eyebrows, "So this is the elixir of immortality~"
"Well, yes." Karandi pushed the frame on the bridge of his nose:
"Taking it directly can extend your life by one month. You can also keep it and take it later. It is up to you to decide how to deal with it. If you want to wait until it is older before taking it, I There happen to be some magic materials here for cultivating the elixir of immortality. The prices of these magic materials are calculated according to the cultivation cycle. To cultivate the elixir of immortality for one year, it will cost 100,000 gold coins to purchase magic materials. Before I teleport away, you can come to me at any time When I buy magic materials, I’ll give you a small discount.”
100,000 gold coins… one year of cultivation…
Li Nuo did a quick calculation.
The conversion ratio between the age and efficacy of the elixir of longevity is 12:1, that is, every increase of one year in age can extend the life of the user by one month.
It is equivalent to buying 1 month of life with 100,000 gold coins.
The price is clearly marked, so no one can be deceived.
No wonder magic textbooks say that many natural wizards make their fortunes by relying on magical elixirs such as the elixir of immortality. For other magical elixirs, the older they are, the more effective they are.
Li Nuo doesn't have to worry about his lifespan for the time being, that is something the old wizard has to consider.
"I'd better take this elixir directly, madam." Li Nuo pocketed the elixir.
Karandi was not surprised either. She glanced at the floor of the room filled with glass bottles, picked up a potion and gave it to Li Nuo:
"This is for Dinas, a potion that can moisturize dry skin. It can be taken internally or externally."
"Thank you." Li Nuo smiled at the other person, chatted with the other person for a while about magic elixirs, and then turned around and left with the gift.
Because of her rebirth magic, Dinas doesn't have to worry about her lifespan. The elixir of immortality that Li Nuo had just obtained was naturally at his disposal.
According to Qalandi, the public price of a year's elixir of immortality is 10,000 gold coins.
The cost of cultivating the elixir of immortality has reached 100,000 gold coins per year.
Is there any loophole that can be exploited?
For example, by repeatedly taking a year's worth of elixir of life, one's lifespan can be extended by one month.
The answer is no.
Magical elixirs of the same type and year will only be effective the first time you take them.
After taking the elixir of immortality for one year, you must take the elixir of immortality for more than one year to extend your life again. The extended lifespan is still converted according to 1 year = 1 month.
After Li Nuo returned to the room, he handed the skin-moisturizing potion to Dinasi, then sat on a chair and took the elixir of longevity.
Peel off the cork and hold the bottle upright with the mouth facing your mouth. The small green ball of light and the small tree in the bottle were sucked into Li Nuo's mouth like mist.
A cool and refreshing feeling spread from the esophagus to the whole body. When his mind turned cold, Li Nuo received a system message.
[You took the "Elixir of Immortality (1 Year)". 】
[Your life span has been extended by 1 month and is now 21/83.08. 】
1 divided by 12 is approximately 0.0833.
With this small bottle of elixir, the upper limit of life span has increased visibly to the naked eye.
Li Nuo smiled dumbly and suddenly realized that the system message in his mind was not over.
[You caused fatal damage to "Elixir of Immortality (1 Year)". 】
[Passive deconstruction activates! 】
[You have obtained the target’s panel information. 】
[You have received a reward of 10,000 energy points. 】
Li Nuo was startled for a moment, then slapped his head and realized what was going on.
Behaviors such as eating and drinking do trigger passive deconstruction. Just because the energy reward from eating and drinking was too small, Li Nuo never paid much attention to it.
Now, drinking a year's worth of elixir of immortality will give you a full 10,000 energy points. This just replenished Li Nuo's energy inventory, which can be regarded as an unexpected surprise.
This incident brought a revelation to Li Nuo.
With the "Metal Fusion" meditation method, he can control his energy level below the upper limit. So how to deal with emergencies that require a lot of energy?
Of course, it is necessary to stock up on magic potions and elixirs that can bring energy points. Find some magic props that can be easily crushed and smashed and bring them with you to achieve the same effect.
When you need to use energy points, you can take medicine on the spot or destroy magic props, and you can use passive deconstruction to get a lot of energy points.
I'm such a genius...
Li Nuo held the finished glass bottle in his hand, shook his head and sighed.
Dinasi sat on the bedside, thinking that Li Nuo was savoring the taste of the elixir of immortality, and asked curiously:
"Does it taste good? What does it taste like?"
Li Nuo came back to his senses and smiled:
"It's like drinking ice water. It's quite comfortable. But after drinking it, there are no changes in my body. I don't know if my life span has been extended..."
The two were chatting inside the house.
Exactly one hour had passed since meeting Selina, and there was a knock on the door of Li Nuo's room.
Li Nora opened the door and saw that the deep-sea wizard who had led him and Dinas to find Selena came to the door again.
After Li Nuo chatted with the other party for a few words, he followed the other party to Selina's study.
About 10 minutes later, Li Nuo returned to the room with a thick and stable metal box.
The results of the Deep Sea Branch's exploration are beyond any doubt.
The deep sea wizards found traces of the Drowning Grass at the location described by Li Nuo, which confirmed that what Li Nuo said was true. He indeed possesses the extraordinary characteristic of "knowing all things".
In this case, Selena will fulfill her responsibilities according to the contract.
A wanted poster is one of the things in the box. Selina adjusted the period of the wanted order, extending it from the original two years to the current five years.
Three Unas gold coins with a face value of 10,000 were the second item in the box. This is an investigative subsidy given to Li Nuo, which he can use as he wishes. Of course, it is essential to state the whereabouts and purpose of the funds in the investigation report afterwards.
"Law Enforcement Wizard Assistance and Defense Order", this is the third thing in the box.
As soon as Li Nuo signed his name, he had the power to freely enforce the law within the Suman Islands. If you do not sign this appointment order, the law enforcement wizard must first report to the Deep Sea Branch before he can enforce the law. Li Nuo saved the reporting step.
The fourth item in the box is two teleportation crystals. After the portal is opened, anyone who owns the teleportation crystal will be sucked into the portal. Teleportation crystals are the tickets needed for teleportation.
Li Nuo threw out the deconstruction technique and took a look.
Both teleportation crystals require 80,000 energy points to deconstruct. The system classified them as plane magic creations. Their destinations also point to the deep-sea branch of the Suman Islands.
"Okay, Dinas, everything is settled."
Li Nuo sat on a single chair and breathed a long sigh of relief:
"Next, let's wait patiently. When the disc ship is teleported away, Selina will drive the emergency ship back to the magic ship. Once she has settled the passengers, we can teleport away with her. This journey was a near miss. The biggest gain was that the transmission fee was waived, 160,000 gold coins were saved, and a subsidy of 30,000 gold coins was received..."
Dinas took the account book to keep records, and swept 30,000 gold coins into the coin bag with a smile, looking like a little money addict.
"Buzz..."
Li Nuo was just about to meditate and take a rest when a very obvious vibration came from outside the ship.
Li Nuo thought it was the Metal Archosaur. When he walked into the corridor with Dinas, he realized that the teleportation array of the teleportation disc ship had been set up.
Dinas was not interested in the teleportation scene and turned back to the room to try the potion given by Kalandi.
Li Nuo stood in the corridor and looked at the scene in the distance.
A circular array is suspended directly below the disc ship. Its diameter exceeds 2,000 meters and can contain the entire disc ship. Below the circular teleportation circle is the black sea surface and the magic ship.
This teleportation circle is composed of magic metal with excellent energy conduction efficiency. The battle wizards who built it were suspended in the air and fixed the magic circle with magic to keep it stable.
After the Minister of Magic in the wizard delegation gave the order, all the combat wizards began to pour magic into the teleportation circle.
Magic light beams of various colors shot into the teleportation circle. In the center of the circular array, a white light appeared.
When the brightness of the light within the teleportation circle reaches its peak, a swirling white teleportation gate will unfold in the center of the magic circle. This is the knowledge Li Nuo learned from "The Foundation of Magic".
Before the white vortex appears, the combat wizard must exert all his strength to output magic power without any slack.
If the process of opening the portal is interrupted, the consequences will be disastrous. At worst, the portal failed to open, and all the magic power previously output was wasted; at worst, the teleportation circle exploded, triggering a large-scale magic backlash.
The combat wizards all thought that there were no enemies at the scene, and so did the wizard delegation. Only Li Nuo knew that the will of the Metal Ancestral Dragon lurked directly beneath the teleportation circle.
If the other party plans to do something, now is the best time to attack.
It’s not like Li Nuo didn’t think about telling Selina about the “abnormality on the magic ship”. With the "knowledge of all things", he could attribute the reason why he discovered the anomaly to this extraordinary characteristic.
But the trouble lies in how to verify "an abnormality occurred on the magic ship". The cunning metal archosaur probably hid and entered a dormant state when the wizards were deeply detecting the magic ship.
No matter what the detection results are, the law enforcement wizards will be more vigilant, but accordingly, this action will also arouse the vigilance of the Metal Archosaur, which will then allow Li Nuo to attract its attention.
From the perspective of seeking stability, Li Nuo decided not to report to Selina, even though doing so would plant a huge hidden danger in this world.
There was no way, Li Nuo was not strong enough at this time, and he couldn't bear the consequences of being watched by the Metal Ancestral Dragon.
The deck of the emergency ship gradually became noisy.
Passengers noticed the white teleportation light that lit up in the sky. They ran to the open deck and looked in the direction of the teleportation circle, immersed in the magnificent magical spectacle.
Li Nuo leaned against the fence, frowning slightly, always using deconstruction techniques to keep an eye on the movement of the magic ship.
[It is expected to consume 28.33 million energy points to achieve 100% deconstruction completion]
[Estimated consumption of 28.35 million points...]
[Estimated consumption of 28.45 million points...]
[Estimated consumption of 28.55 million points...]
this…
What is that metal archosaur doing?
Why did the deconstruction consumption suddenly increase to 100,000 points per second?
Li Nuo's heartbeat accelerated involuntarily.
Time passed by minute by second. Although there was white light flashing in the teleportation circle, the intensity of the energy reaction was still far from the appearance of the swirling white teleportation gate.
This is very abnormal.
The teleportation circle should open the teleportation gate soon.
Was it the battle wizard responsible for opening the door who was slacking off?
No, it's not.
Li Nuo threw out the deconstruction spell and looked at it. Several combat wizards who output magic power had a negative effect called "Insufficient Magic Power".
In a maximum of 3 minutes, the first wizard who has to stop outputting magic power due to depletion of magic power will appear.
Obviously, there is something wrong with the teleportation circle.
The wizard passengers on the emergency ship were talking a lot. Most of them guessed that this sea of black folds was responsible. There is no guarantee that there are some strange and extraordinary characteristics hidden in this sea area.
"If the teleportation gate fails to open, will the teleportation circle explode..."
"I'm most worried about the magic ship being affected. What if that disc ship falls from the sky and smashes the magic ship? What should we do..."
"I will never travel far again... Once I get the compensation from Hotams, I will find a place to live peacefully..."
Li Nuo listened to the discussions of the passengers and fixed his eyes on the magic ship.
After spending some energy to refresh the magic ship's panel information, a few lines of system text attracted Li Nuo's attention.
…
[State name] Forced fusion
[Strong Financing Progress] 90%
It is expected that in 72 minutes, Talsali's will and blood power will be forcibly merged with the magic ship.
…
The intensive melting process, which previously took more than 11 hours, can now be completed in just over an hour.
All this happened during the period when the combat wizards were outputting magic power.
The magic power output by the battle wizard should have been sucked away by the metal ancestor dragon.
Li Nuo was very confused.
Didn't the Metal Ancestral Dragon absorb so much magic power without arousing the suspicion of the battle wizards at all? Why didn't that delegation of nine-ring and ten-ring wizards respond at all?
Li Nuo was puzzled.
"Buzz——"
An obviously louder vibrating sound spread in all directions.
At the moment when the battle wizard was about to run out of magic power, a bright light lit up in the teleportation circle, and the teleportation gate opened.
Under the surveillance of the wizard delegation, the disc ship slowly sank and entered the white vortex portal little by little.
After its ship shadow disappeared into the portal, the battle wizards closed the portal and began to dismantle the magic metal frame of the teleportation circle.
Li Nuo's eyes narrowed.
He seemed to know how the Metal Archosaur did all this.
The problem may lie in the magical metal frame of the teleportation circle. Isn't this metal creation the object that the metal proto-dragon can control at will.
Li Nuo took out his telescope and carefully observed the teleportation array.
After throwing out dozens of rounds of deconstruction, Li Nuo discovered something strange on a very thin, short magic metal strip.
【system information:】
[You are about to use deconstruction on the "abnormal magic metal strip". 】
[It is expected to consume 6000 energy points to achieve 100% deconstruction completion]
【Notice! 】
[The system has detected that deconstructing this target will have a negative impact on you. 】
[It is recommended to use harmless deconstruction to deconstruct this goal. 】
A magic metal bar that needs harmless deconstruction…
Li Nuo squinted and searched through the viewing angle of the telescope.
Due to the large distance and the different sizes of the parts of the magic metal frame, Li Nuo did his best to search, but only found more than thirty abnormal frame parts.
These frame parts are all of the same type and size, and are all magic metal bars. The deconstruction consumption is also exactly the same.
If Li Nuo wants to deconstruct them, he has to do it as soon as possible. Because it won't be long before the battle wizard will put these magic metal bars into his magic pocket.
(End of chapter)
