Mage is indeed a high-risk profession with high investment and high returns.
Look at Jaina. As a princess of Kul Tiras who was founded on a commercial empire, she had an Alliance admiral as her father. She was still so miserable that she almost developed the Golden Wheel Eye, which is commonly known as the eye for money.
Because the current little Gongju of Jaina is only an intermediate mage.
Look at Kel'Thuzad, as the deputy speaker of the Dalaran Mage Council, even if he is not corrupt and does not take bribes, he is upright and has a breeze, still lives in a mansion and enjoys luxury, and he can make money while lying down.
Why?
Because Kel'Thuzad is a magician, a real magician.
In this era, the status of human mages is actually very embarrassing.
Because there is no core competitiveness.
There are about 4,000 to 5,000 spellcasting professionals in the entire human world. Excluding priests and priests who have converted to paladins, the number of mages is probably over 3,000.
The data may not be accurate, but the error won't be too big.
Among these mages, more than 95% were learned in Dalaran. It is no exaggeration to say that Dalaran represents the magical power of mankind and embodies the magical strength of human power.
Then what……
There is no more.
The High Elf Light Mage Legion in Quel'Thalas has two thousand service members. Antonidas often seeks advice from Kael'thas and Krasus. Even the senior mage promotion tutorial was compiled with the help of Silvermoon City.
In front of the high elves, human mages are apprentices, apprentices, apprentices, apprentices.
Magic is priceless, but learning magic comes with a price.
This is the reason why Fang Brick sold himself into slavery (correctly.
This is where Gianna worships money (the origin of the fog).
This is the capital of Kel'Thuzad (!?).
Because Kel'Thuzad has crossed that line, from passively acquiring knowledge to actively researching principles.
To use the two-point line in the sentence to describe Kel'Thuzad is that I have glimpsed the world on the other side of the Door of Truth.
The banquet was very luxurious.
Although Carlos is not a master, he can't stand it. Growing up reading magic classics as storybooks, Carlos's magic knowledge was not only not bad, but even a little better than Gianna's now.
So there was a scene where Carlos and Kel'Thuzad were eating, drinking and bragging happily, while Jaina frantically wanted to interrupt but couldn't find a chance.
Carlos, Kel'Thuzad, and Jaina all had a good relationship. After making eye contact, they didn't give Jaina a chance to speak. Whenever Jaina found a chance to speak, the topic immediately changed, and Jaina was so angry that she could only drink. Gluttony.
"How is Khadgar's health?"
Kel'Thuzad suddenly asked.
"It's hard to say. His physical condition is also one of the league's top secrets. I don't know much about it."
Carlos thought for a moment and gave his answer, and the two couldn't help but sigh together.
Once upon a time, the young spy apprentice has now become a hot-shot master in Dalaran and even the Alliance.
To be fair, Khadgar's help to the Alliance was so great that it is irreplaceable.
As the legal successor of the last guardian Medivh, the last blow Medivh left to his disciples was both a curse and a blessing. Khadgar also told Carlos in private that his talent could only be considered average, otherwise the Violet Eye would not let him become a spy. However, after enduring Medivh's dying blow, Khadgar himself felt a change in his body. It doesn't mean that the body has aged, but that there has been a change in magical talent. Khadgar himself suspected that his teacher had regained consciousness before he died. The last magic did not deprive him of his life force, but exchanged his life force for magical power.
To put it bluntly, Khadgar fought against half of the tribe's warlocks alone in the war.
However, after returning home, his poor physical condition had become Anduin Lothar's worry.
For Kel'Thuzad, who holds the status of Deputy Speaker of Dalaran, Antonidas is likely to send him to take Khadgar's place if Khadgar falls. Honestly, this is not a good job.
Half the afternoon passed after eating and drinking. Except for Jaina who turned her depression into appetite, the two grown men at the banquet actually ate less and drank more. Kel'Thuzad easily coaxed Jaina to the rest room with a magical notebook he wrote, and got some time alone with Carlos.
"Carlos, you're not a friend enough!"
After the feast, Kel'Thuzad began to attack.
"Aha!?"
Carlos was completely confused and didn't know where this was going.
"My latest academic masterpiece "re: A Mage's Life from Scratch" costs only 300 gold coins each. Going to your store to buy a few scraps of paper cost me almost 20,000 gold coins!"
After listening to Kel'Thuzad's complaint, Carlos was filled with questions.
Then he was stunned for a while before he realized what those pieces of paper Kel'Thuzad was talking about...
Well done Ilucia! Uncle Fang Brick, I’ll give you a salary increase later!
Carlos couldn't help but laugh sincerely.
Among all the warlocks in the world, there are orcs, and Gul'dan is the most handsome orc.
As the main force of Hilbrad on the front line against the orc tribe, Carlos made a lot of money when the tribe was defeated and obtained many orc warlocks' magic weapons and books.
Although some of the weapons used by the warlocks were handed over to the Alliance, most of the trophies in the form of books were hacked by Carlos.
Why are you so dark?
Sell it!
Carlos never believed that the shadow spells used by warlocks were evil. He always believed that power is power, and the key lies in the person who uses it. Just like the old saying, it's the person who kills, not the knife.
So when someone from Dalaran responded to Carlos's righteous request to "eliminate the remnants of evil," Carlos simply replied.
In line with the principle that Master's money is not money, but money, Carlos and his sister opened a black shop to sell stolen goods and made a lot of pocket money. Unexpectedly, Kel'Thuzad was also a fat sheep... customer.
How could this not make people happy?
"Hahahaha, based on our friendship, I will apply for a membership card for you later, deposit 10,000 gold coins in advance and enjoy a 15% discount."
Kel'Thuzad was enraged and prepared his death gaze.
"Twenty percent off."
Kel'Thuzad enters a berserk state, reducing the casting time of his channel by 50%.
"50% off..."
Kel'Thuzad regained his composure.
"To be honest, I personally suggest that you just stop after doing it. The mage's thirst for knowledge will lead an unsteady mind to madness. Now the Alliance needs you and the Alterac Legion, so no matter what you do now, there is nothing Regarding the relationship, those guys at the top will treat it as invisible. What if the war is won? Carlos, just give up when you see fit, don't play with fire."
These words came out as a sign of kindness, and Carlos couldn't help but sigh again.
"If you want to defeat the enemy, you must understand the enemy. I once asked Marshal Lothar to organize manpower and material resources to decipher the secrets of the orc spells. However, you Dalaran actually asked me for money! Haha, can you believe that, as the biggest beneficiary, You, Dalaran, actually have to charge the Alliance before you are willing to provide paid services! In fact, many people know about my reselling of loot, but why do everyone pretend not to see it? Because you, Dalaran, have gone too far."
As he spoke, Carlos became a little angry.
"No way, rebuilding Dalaran will cost money..."
Obviously he was advising Carlos, but Kel'Thuzad couldn't help but start to sigh.
The orcs sacked the old city of Dalaran in the Cross Islands. Although the most precious magical knowledge in the Violet Castle was still intact, the damage to Dalaran's property was indeed huge.
Rebuilding Dalaran, the magisters' finances are also very tight.
The two people murmured and exchanged some information that the other party could not obtain, and time passed unknowingly.
Seeing that it was getting late, Kel'Thuzad asked Carlos to have dinner with him so that they could continue talking by candlelight, but Carlos refused.
"I made an appointment with a real estate agent to view the house. Maybe next time. I'll be staying in Dalaran for a while. Let's talk about it when we have the chance."
"Okay, let me know in advance so I can arrange the time."
Kel'Thuzad took Carlos to find Jaina, but the butler told them that Jaina had already left.
"……what's the situation?"
Carlos was a little confused. Gianna stole her money and ran away? A few hundred gold coins, that’s not it!
"My notes..."
Kel'Thuzad's face hurt, what an unlucky little boy! (To be continued.)
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