After Li Nuo was enveloped in the teleported light, a strange and bizarre scene appeared in front of his eyes.
He saw a starry sky made of water.
The celestial bodies that should have been suspended in a vacuum environment are now immersed in light blue liquid, and fine bubbles and swirling vortices appear on the surface of each celestial body.
The celestial bodies slowly rise and fall in the light blue liquid.
Li Nuo passed by them like a meteor and penetrated into the white crack not far ahead.
The bizarre sights disappeared, replaced by islands and the sea.
Li Nuo fell towards the island in the center of the archipelago at an extremely fast speed, aiming at the castle building on the island and swooping down.
The moment he stepped on the castle square, the transmission ended and Li Nuo took back control of his body.
The entire transmission process is completed by the transmission crystal, and Li Nuo's subjective experience lasts only five seconds.
The teleportation crystal is a consumable item. After sending the holder to the ground, it turns into transparent gravel and dissipates in the wind.
Li Nuo felt the touch of gravel passing through his fingers, raised his head and looked at the night sky above his head, and muttered:
“There’s really no jet lag…”
Dinas put down the veil blown by the evening breeze and asked doubtfully:
"What?"
"No, it's nothing." Li Nuo shook his head slightly and looked away from the stars in the bright moon.
It is difficult for him to explain "time zones and time differences" to locals in this world.
Because there is no concept of "time zone" in this world.
The starting point of Li Nuo's teleportation journey was on the Black Fold Sea between Midas Island and Cahir Continent. The position he was in at this time, that is, the core circle of the Suman Islands, was located near the equator, 9,000 kilometers east of the Black Fold Sea.
There is such a long distance between the two places, but there is no time difference. It is late at night on the Black Fold Sea, and it is also late here in the Suman Islands.
Not only that, there is no "jet lag" phenomenon anywhere in the world. The time in various places is completely synchronized and will not change due to geographical relationships - but magic or other extraordinary factors will often affect the flow of time in a certain place, thus causing jet lag.
Therefore, in the eyes of everyone in this world, the concept of "time zone" does not exist at all.
The same is true for Dinas.
The same goes for Selena, the Nine-ringed Deep Sea Witch.
In the whole world, it is estimated that only outsiders like Li Nuo can think of "time zones".
Oh, no. There are several other types of creatures that also take the "time zone" issue into consideration. Those are the creatures from the outer space, the star witches from the native world, and the wizards who have the closest relationship with the star witches.
These creatures who have come into contact with extraterrestrial celestial bodies should know the concept of "jet lag". After all, not every alien sky object will have an inner sky like the world of The Witcher.
Ultimately, the lack of jet lag in the entire world is caused by the inner starry sky. It's dark or light, all determined by the filter of stars that make up the inner sky.
Li Nuo calmed down and dispersed his distracting thoughts.
He looked around and had a panoramic view of the towering castle standing on the mountains.
His location is the Suman Islands-Core Circle-Main Island-Dips Mountains-Hotams Deep Sea Branch-Fountain Square in front of the main entrance of the main castle.
Since it is built on a mountain range, the main castle of the Deep Sea Branch will have a relatively high altitude. Li Nuo visually estimated it to be about 800 meters.
Looking in all directions from his position, he could see many black silhouettes on the sea illuminated by the silver moon.
Some silhouettes resemble burnt pancakes, while others resemble black chimneys rising from the sea. Others are like travelers lying on their sides, stretching their bodies to their heart's content on the soft water bed, leaving long and narrow shadows on the sea with their undulating postures.
These silhouettes of different shapes are the islands of the Suman Islands.
This island with mountains at its feet is not unique among the Suman Islands.
The Suman Islands are located near the equator and have a hot climate with high temperatures and rain all year round. However, they have three equatorial snow-capped mountains.
This natural spectacle has made the Suman Islands famous all over the world, and has become an existence recorded in magic textbooks.
"Jarvis, Dinas, you go to the visitor area in the college to rest first. I will arrange for someone to take you there."
Selina counted the number of people who had arrived here through teleportation, and after confirming that no one was accidentally left behind, she began to arrange the follow-up matters.
She ordered a deep sea wizard to lead the way for Li Nuo and Dinasi, and then led the rest of the team members towards the main castle.
There are about 300 islands in the core circle of the Suman Islands, more than half of which are controlled by the Deep Sea Branch, and the rest are under the control of other branches in Hotams.
The Deep Sea Branch separated more than 20 islands from the islands under its control and set them up as visitor areas for visitors to stay temporarily.
After Li Nuo signs the "Appointment Order", he can stay in the visitor area permanently, as long as he does not violate the regulations of the Deep Sea Branch and pays the rent regularly. The rent is paid annually, ranging from 100,000 to 500,000 gold coins per year. There is no charge for temporary residence, but it cannot exceed 15 days.
Wouldn't it be a bit pricey to ask visitors to pay rent?
Judging from the sophistication of people before time travel, it is indeed a bit inappropriate. But here in the Suman Islands, people outside the inner circle are eager to pay three times the rent and come to live in the inner circle.
Since it is the core circle, all its basic services are the best in the Suman Islands.
Unlimited use of pure water keeps the indoor and outdoor temperatures at a comfortable temperature for the human body at all times, allowing you to swim safely without worrying about encountering sea monsters.
The sea water here is pure, the food is rich, and the supply of daily necessities is sufficient.
You know, here in the Suman Islands, all water, all ingredients, and all things that can come into contact with the skin need to be removed with magic purification devices to remove toxins and weird extraordinary properties.
The magnificent scenery of equatorial snow-capped mountains, extremely serious deep-sea water pollution, and extremely expensive purification costs are the three most famous features of the Suman Islands.
No matter how wealthy the Deep Sea Branch is, it is not yet rich enough to allow visitors to spend extravagantly.
Therefore, there is a saying of charging rent from visitors.
The good news is that you don’t have to worry about getting lost in the sea fog in the Suman Islands.
Lost in the sea fog will only appear on the sea far away from the land.
As long as you don't speed beyond 30 kilometers outside the Suman Islands, you won't get lost in the sea fog.
Li Nuo listened to the introduction of the accompanying Deep Sea Wizard and followed him into the public magic vehicle of the core circle.
In order to maintain law and order within the core circle, all wizards can only use public magic vehicles.
This is a disc-shaped magic vehicle with a diameter of more than three meters. After people stand on it, the metal disc under their feet will raise a hemispherical liquid protective cover to prevent passengers from accidentally falling.
In the center of the metal disc is a cylindrical control console. Press the label button on the console to go to the corresponding destination.
After the deep sea wizard briefly demonstrated the operation method, he took out several brand-new local laws of the Suman Islands and handed them to Li Nuo and Li Nuo.
The time waiting for the magic vehicle to arrive at its destination is spent while the deep sea wizard explains the local laws.
The magic vehicle landed in the garden of a stone house on an island, and the deep sea wizard just finished explaining the key points of the local laws. He took the magic vehicle and returned the same way, leaving the stone house and the rest of the time to Li Nuo and Li Nuo.
At this point, the move from Convergence City to the Suman Islands has successfully completed the key step of "reaching the Suman Islands".
A night of silence.
The next morning.
The light environment was not good late last night, and they were too tired after working hard all day and night. Neither Li Nuo nor Dinas had the time to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the island and the sea.
After dawn today, the sky is clear and the view is getting better. The vast and pure sea is unobstructed.
The feeling of being surrounded by light green sea water comes to your face. It is so leisurely and quiet that you just want to sit on the balcony with a chair, facing the clear and clear sea like broken glass, serve refreshing drinks and fruits, and sit quietly. Stay all day.
The Deep Sea Branch has installed a magic water purifier that automatically circulates on the seabed in the core circle.
There is no trace of pollution in the seawater in the entire core circle. You can put on your swimsuit and take a dip in the water at any time.
The stone house where Li Nuo is located is built on a gentle slope, with a slide connecting the garden to the sea.
Without being able to use flying spells within the core circle, sliding down such a slide all the way to the sea below is enough to gain a lot of fun.
The two spent most of the day laughing and splashing, completely relaxing their minds.
Li Nuo felt comfortable for the first time in a long time.
About three months have passed since he traveled through time. From a criminal soldier with huge debts to a silent wizard now, with more than 200,000 gold coins, he hardly spends a moment idle and is always in a dizzying state of busyness.
Arriving at the Suman Islands is equivalent to saying goodbye to the past and opening a new chapter in life.
As long as he continues to maintain a cautious and rational style of dealing with things and continues to collect more trump cards, Li Nuo is confident that he can maintain this upward life trajectory.
This requires him to maintain a mentality of being prepared for danger in times of peace, and must not be happy and care about Shu.
Just before sunset, Li Nuo called over Dinas who was splashing in the sea.
Dinas followed the steps next to the slide, climbed up the gentle slope, and entered the garden of the stone house.
She picked up a large bath towel, wiped the water drops on her fair body, sat down next to Li Nuo, leaned over lazily, and asked:
"I'm about to learn how to swim, what do you want me to do?"
"Ask Adela how the life potion is going." Li Nuo picked up the towel at hand and wiped Dinas' long wet hair.
"Yeah, I almost forgot about it." Dinas put her head on Li Nuo's shoulder, closed her eyes, and fell into a dream.
After about two minutes, Dinas opened her eyes, clapped her hands and said with a smile:
"It's all done. Adela said that Murst plans to interview you in the small classroom in the Court of Silence."
Li Nuo nodded:
"Okay, then I'll go talk to the professor. You can continue learning to swim."
Dinasi turned sideways and covered half of Li Nuo's body:
"No, I'm a little tired. Let me lie down."
Li Nuo smiled dumbly, and the image of the other party splashing blindly in the water appeared in his mind. It was indeed quite tiring.
Li Nuo closed his eyes, his consciousness rose, and he entered the planet filled with indigo mist.
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In the small classroom of the Court of Silence.
The consciousnesses of Li Nuo and Moster met here.
Li Nuo has already taken care of the relationship with Erica. Erica is happy to cooperate with Li Nuo and bring Most's consciousness into the Court of Silence.
Especially after learning from Selina that Li Nuo possesses the extraordinary characteristic of "knowing all things", Erica's attention to Li Nuo has increased to a higher level.
As a nine-ring silent witch, Erica is very aware of the power of "all-knowing". As long as Li Nuo is given enough time to grow, he will definitely become a silent law enforcer famous throughout the wizarding world.
Based on this, as long as Li Nuo's demands are not excessive, there is room for negotiation, and Erica will not interfere too much in his decision.
Li Nuo was also happy.
In fact, the current situation is the result of his careful management.
If he has not designed his character in advance, accurately established the character, and shown the strength to support the character, he will never be able to have both sides.
Even Moster, the acting commander of MI2, smiled after meeting Li Nuo. This was the first sign that hard power could not replace personality charm.
"The night before yesterday, I used the scroll you gave me to break the magic protective cover of the small spiritual hub. We were lucky, and the "vital surge" in the small spiritual hub was almost not consumed. "
Moster sat on the single sofa, drew out a few numbers, and said at the same time:
"We got about 3.6 cubic meters of Vitality Surge. I found a reliable member of MI3 to make a life potion. The total output of pharmaceuticals is 36,050. After removing the most basic expenses, there are a total of 22,000 life potions available for sale. The quantity of medicine in this batch is not large. But as long as there are enough "Shield Disintegration Ray" scrolls, I can guarantee that the monthly potion output will be no less than 400,000. "
"It's up to me to supply the magic scrolls." Li Nuo said thoughtfully:
"Within a week, I will use a magic messenger to send the magic scrolls that will be used in the next month to your mother. From now on, at the same time every month, I will give you the magic scrolls that will be used in the next month. As for the transportation of the life potion, you should discuss it with Kalandi. After I sign the soul contract with you, I will bring the news to Kalandi and arrange for you to meet with her as soon as possible."
Meister thought for a moment, then nodded and said:
"No problem, just do as you say."
Li Nuo used his "Wizard's Hand" to get paper and pen from the table and began to write the soul contract.
Moster said from the side:
"The magic scroll you gave me caused quite a stir in MI4."
"Oh? Is that so?" Li Nuo's tone was calm, as if he had expected this situation.
Moster sensed a hint of scheming in Li Nuo's expression. He opened his mouth, but finally chose to remain silent.
Li Nuo asked while writing the contract:
"Has there been any change in the plan of "Leyline Pillar" to enter Tatis? "
"No. The Pillar of Earth Lines will still be stationed in Tatis half a year later. However, in order to urge the Death Council to leave Tatis, several wizards of Pillar of Earth Lines will arrive in Tatis first." Most said .
Li Nuo asked again:
"If you tell me you're going to die, is there still a need for MI2 to exist?"
"This involves Tatis' internal matters..." Most hesitated, then spread his hands and said:
"All I can say is that MI2 will still exist and everything will be business as usual. But in half a year, when the Leyline Pillar takes over Tatis's research mission, I will have to return to the Unas Ring. By then, MI2 Everything will be handed over to other people.”
"Half a year...well, it doesn't matter. Half a year is enough time for a lot of things to happen." Li Nuo marked the validity period of "half a year" on the contract.
This long-term deal between him and the other party was based on an unstable factor, which was the war between the underground fungi and the graystone dwarves.
Li Nuo learned about the war from Erica.
According to what the other party said, the relationship between the underground fungi and the graystone dwarves is a feud between old and new enemies.
The survival of both sides is based on fertile underground soil, which is the source of contradiction between the two.
Secondly, after the underground fungi made their first pot of gold by selling healing mushrooms, they planned to increase the production of healing mushrooms.
They purchased a large number of magic weapons for this purpose, and through repeated violent expansions, drove the graystone dwarves deeper into the underground space.
The production of healing mushrooms has indeed increased, driving down the prices of healing supplies in the entire surface market. However, the hatred between the underground fungi and the graystone dwarves has also deepened.
There are rumors that the graystone dwarves, who were forced to despair, took refuge in an ancient demon clan deep underground and acquired terrifying extraordinary abilities. It was the power brought by this ancient demon clan that prompted the graystone dwarves to start a war to regain their territory and expel the invaders.
Theoretically speaking, if Li Nuo wants to make more money through life potions, he has two options.
The first option is to expand the production of life potions, which requires him to provide more "Shield Disintegration Ray" magic scrolls.
The second option is to continue the war between the underground fungi and the graystone dwarves.
However, don't be fooled by the immediate interests. Li Nuo was a man of two generations and knew this very well.
The market gap for cheap therapeutic drugs is obvious to all.
It's not just Li Nuo who is eyeing the interests of this market. Those ancient, wealthy, and well-established wizard families, as well as various wizard forces in the natural department, are all watching the trends in the therapeutic drug market.
The reason they haven't taken action yet is simple.
That is, the profit is too small, and it is not worth their while to get involved now.
To be more precise, what they were interested in was not the cheap healing potion with a unit price of 0.3 gold coins, but the land where the underground fungi produced healing mushrooms.
That land is the real source of profit.
Compared to the underground rock and soil layers that can stably produce healing mushrooms, what does the deal brokered by Li Nuo count? It's just a crooked melon and a cracked jujube. Naturally, it will not be taken seriously by the powerful wizard forces.
Li Nuo spent some time drawing up the soul contract.
Moster checked it several times and signed his name after confirming it was correct.
Li Nuo signed with a pen.
The soul contract is officially established.
Most took the first step and left the Court of Silence.
Li Nuo went to explain the situation to Erica and asked her to send a letter to Kalandi.
After completing this step, Li Nuo's matchmaking work is over.
Next, he only needs to do two things.
One is to wait for Karandi’s reply.
Second, get a magic messenger for yourself or Dinas.
In the foreseeable future, there will be many more transactions like Life Potions that are prompted by emergencies.
The Suman Islands are known as a deep-sea trade transit station, and not for nothing.
In the Inner Circle Islands outside the core circle, there is a world-famous trading city - Suman City.
It has a magic item exchange with ultra-low handling fees, and a trade center with extremely fast information circulation.
As long as you are willing to delve into it, you can discover business opportunities in the details, and ultimately make a lot of money without leaving home.
Before acquiring the "Metal Melting" meditation method, gold coins were purely external possessions to Li Nuo.
But now, gold coins are equal to basic attributes.
Ah, of course, the premise is that the energy level is sufficient.
(End of chapter)
