Text Chapter 538 Nail Alchemy House

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The bustling long street, the fluttering flags, and the dragon-like flow of people.

There are various shops on both sides, from magic materials to magic plants, from tricks to spells, from weapons to armors, from special research to potion analysis... Wandering around, it seems that you can peel off the mystery of the wizarding world bit by bit like peeling a shell. , exposed to everyone.

However, when you think you have seen all the mystery, you find that this is just a tip of iceberg exposed on the sea. You would never imagine what kind of behemoth this small tip of iceberg will spread under the dark sea.

Angel walked along Mance Street, comparing the prices of various materials. After determining the price range, he then compared the quality of the materials to make sure they were in line with what he wanted before he started to buy.

This walk lasted for most of an hour. During this period, Angel discovered that the shops here had many restrictions.

For example, some shops clearly state that they must have a wizard level to enter.

These are mostly shops selling certain magic books, or high-level transactions that only wizards can deal with.

Naturally, Angel was not qualified to enter this kind of store. Even though he was very curious, there were magic energy arrays at the entrance of these shops to check the power. Those who did not reach the wizard level and forced their way in would be injured at least, or their bones would be left intact at worst. As for the degree of punishment, it purely depends on whether the shop owner is merciful.

In addition to the difference in strength levels, there are many similar hard conditions.

For example, Angel saw an exquisite villa shrouded in a thin layer of smoke. The store sign of "Fanxing Yichuan" was hung at the door. Under the store sign was a row of words: No male form allowed to enter.

If it just says "deny men from entering", but it just says "male form", does it mean that you can enter by transforming into a female form?

While Angel was thinking this, he saw a beautiful woman walking out of the shop. As soon as she left the shop, she turned into a burly man.

Angel: "..."

By the way, what’s the point of such a bizarre request? Angel was even more curious about the items sold inside, but he didn't know how to transform. He wondered if he could pass the level by simulating a female form using illusion magic?

Answer: No.

Angel asked the magic-eyed demon servant standing at the door, and after getting this answer, he could only leave.

This kind of strange request does not require too much for men. They must either inject blood that can change gender, or rely on transformation. However, the difficulty of transformation is almost breathtaking. In addition to the fact that formal wizards have such a long life to study, The apprentice basically completely eliminated the possibility.

There are many similar weird requests. For example: Humanoids are not allowed to enter; those under two hundred years old are not allowed to enter; non-magic weave warlocks are not allowed to enter... and so on.

The above are all hard conditions, and some stores have softer conditions.

For example, if a shop selling potions has a magic servant standing at the door, you only need to express your "praise for the Van der Waal school and disdain for other schools" to the magic servant to enter.

There is also a comprehensive shop dedicated to serving alchemists, and you must answer some necessary tests before you can enter it.

These soft conditions are all adjustable in scope. Even if there are many wizard-level items inside, as long as you meet the conditions, apprentice-level ones can also enter.

Angel is now at the entrance of this comprehensive store that serves alchemists, and the sign is called "Nail Alchemy House".

Although the name was a bit strange, the store looked very big, and there was a lot of traffic among alchemists, so Angel walked over.

The demon servant standing at the door is a fragrant wood puppet. Compared with the puppets made by Bogula from living people, this fragrant wood puppet is not very finely carved. If it were fatter, it would look like a treant.

The demon servant first asked Angel which branch he belonged to, epigraphy or pharmacy. Then after confirming that Angel was an alchemist specializing in enchantment, he tinkered with a few supplementary magic patterns for Angel to identify.

"This is the most common supplementary pattern for elemental side magic patterns. It can be used for..." Angel was about to explain how to use it when he was interrupted by the magic servant: "The answer is correct. The customer doesn't need to explain it in detail."

After Angel answered the names of the remaining patterns, the Demon Warrior let him go.

If Angel has an information card for Sky Mechanical City, the Demon Warrior can directly register to the information card, so that Angel will not have to answer questions when he enters this store in the future.

Angel did have information cards, but one was anonymous and was given by Sanders; the other was processed anonymously by him under the name "Milk Baron". The former has no name characteristics, so it will not be registered. In the case of the latter, if the Demon Warrior wanted to register an information card, he would definitely register it under his shameful name, so Angel thought for a while and directly stated that he did not have an information card.

After entering the store, while Angel was still looking at the furnishings of this large store, he noticed that many eyes with appraising eyes were directed at him.

It was a group of apprentices wearing alchemy robes, sitting on wooden chairs nearby, chatting and glancing at him.

Angel looked confused, wondering what they meant?

Just when Angel was wondering, a hoarse old female voice came into Angel's ears.

"Welcome, young alchemist."

Angel looked back and saw that the person speaking was a short old lady who suddenly appeared in front of the counter.

This old lady is about the same height as Shan, reaching Angel's waist at most. She has a somewhat plump figure, wears a blue dress with jewels, and has clean and tidy hair with silver strands.

The most striking feature of this little old lady is that she has a fan-shaped hairpin inserted into the bun on the back of her head that looks like a peacock spreading its wings. This hairpin is very big, almost half the size of her head. The "peacock feathers" on it are particularly special, they are pieces of brightly colored nails.

Looking at those nails, Angel subconsciously glanced at the little old lady's hands.

Sure enough, the style and color of the nails on her hands that were completely inconsistent with her age were exactly the same as her hairpins.

"Hello, dear madam." Angel gave a half salute, because he could not see through the little old lady's cultivation. If she did not hide it deliberately, she would probably be a wizard-level existence.

"Are you curious why they are staring at you?" The little old lady stretched out her finger, revealing her bright red nails, and pointed at the group of alchemy apprentices sitting next to her.

When they saw the old lady pointing over, they immediately turned their heads and each did their own thing. Judging from this reaction, the identity of the little old lady is definitely not simple.

Angel remained calm: "I would like to hear the details."

"Because they overheard the conversation between Neha and you. By the way, Neha is the fragrant wood puppet at the door." The little old lady motioned Angel to sit at the counter: "Although the circle of alchemists in Sky Mechanical City is not small, Everyone is a well-informed person, so they are very curious about the sudden arrival of an alchemist."

Angel: "Understandable."

The little old lady's eyes suddenly flashed: "Especially, there are not many alchemists who study enchantment. In our circle, the most popular person recently is an alchemist who almost came into contact with the mysterious level, and I heard that he is also a scholar. Enchanted.”

Angel smiled faintly and did not answer.

The little old lady did not criticize her, but introduced herself: "I have forgotten my name. Others call me Nail Granny. I am the owner of this small shop. I wonder what the customers want when they come to my shop? "

The little old lady's statement made Angel surprisingly familiar.

"I wonder if the shop owner and Grandma Iron Armor know each other?" When Angel met Grandma Iron Armor, the other party introduced him in the same way.

Nail Granny: "The Iron Armor Granny from the Iron Armor Castle? I have heard of her name, but I have never seen her."

Angel nodded. It was just a guess, so there was no doubt about it.

"I want to buy some materials, I wonder if they are available in the store?" Angel then told the materials he needed, most of which were rare magic materials that he had not seen outside.

After listening to this large list of materials, Granny Nail said with a strange expression: "Young people have quite high ambitions."

This large amount of materials includes epigraphy and pharmacy, and the schools are different. It is no wonder that Granny Nail responded like this.

Angel didn't know how to answer the question, so he could only smile and nod.

"There are a lot of precious materials here. If other alchemy apprentices come to ask, I won't sell them. It would be a waste. But if it were you, it would be okay... I heard that Midora is still teaching. You majored in pharmacy? No wonder you bought these magic plants." Nail Granny said calmly.

From her words, Angel understood that his identity was probably not a secret in her eyes.

And she actually knew that Midora taught him about pharmacy? This was something that Sanders didn't even ask about. She obviously had a relationship with Midora. Thinking of this, Angel became more respectful towards Granny Nail and secretly suspected her identity.

Soon, Nail Granny took out two disposable space soft capsules from the backstage: "This one is for medicine, and the other one is for epigraphy."

Angel nodded and sensed it with his mental power.

After a few minutes, Angel had an idea and asked about the price.

"There are 13,590 magic crystals in total. Let me count you 13,500."

As soon as the price came out, the alchemy apprentices who were eavesdropping all opened their eyes. Even if they had the skills to not be short of magic crystal flowers, more than 10,000 magic crystals were not the amount they could come up with! You must know that many high-level alchemy props are not worth 10,000 magic crystals!

Angel made his own estimate and found that the price was almost the same. He originally planned to buy these materials separately from other stores to avoid attracting attention. However, the quality of the materials given by Nail Granny is the best that Angel has seen.

Between the choices, Angel chose to buy it here. The price was reasonable and the quality was excellent. He really had no reason to refuse.

Angel's one-time payment made many alchemy apprentices suspicious of his identity. Originally they were just guessing, but now most of them are sure of his identity.

Angel had even heard someone mention his name, with a hint of respect.

It seems that his reputation in the alchemy circle is not that bad. This is right, after all, people who are in the alchemy circle have much more information than the outside world.

"I wonder if the guest has any other needs? Many precious alchemy handbooks by famous alchemists are also available here. Of course, if you want to learn some specific knowledge alone, I can also provide it." Granny Nail said.

Alchemy Notes? This is an alchemist's most precious thing, and it's actually for sale?

Angel inquired briefly and found out that these alchemy handbooks are not for sale. If you want them, you can exchange them with your own knowledge.

Although Angel has a complete alchemy system and even many ancient alchemy schools, there is a shortage of alchemy handbooks that record the details of his experience. However, he asked about the exchange prerequisites and found that many of the knowledge exchanged in the alchemy manuscripts were very high-end and were the core content of a school, and were not worth exchanging.

Anyway, you can slowly accumulate experience by yourself. At worst, you may take a few wrong paths. Anyway, the general direction remains unchanged and you will eventually get on the right track.

Thinking of this, Angel stopped thinking about buying the Alchemy Codex.

However, he does need something, but it is not knowledge or materials, but some tailoring tools for alchemical clothing.