I Am Also An Extraordinary Creature
Chapter 651 - 486

Chapter 651: 486

The fact that Ahn Ke, the old mage, did not persist in killing and pillaging was quickly overlooked by everyone. The fire dragon stated that although death is a common occurrence in this world, the order in some aspects is no worse than in the world of technology, and in some places, it’s even stricter.

That old man only thought about some things for a while. Given the standards of Landen City, if he really took action and caused a big commotion, once an investigation ensued, he would face unpleasant consequences.

"However, that old man might sell some information about us, hmm, the likelihood isn’t too high, mages aren’t that foolish."

The fire dragon dismissed this possibility. The old man had previously been sensed by Zheng Yichen as having malevolent intentions, mostly because he was reluctant to part with the property here. But since the transaction was complete, there was no relation between the two parties anymore. Intelligence is important, but that kind of information could also doom the person involved.

As for being reluctant to part with the property... well, being a mage is a very costly profession, although they do earn a lot of money.

When they reached the second floor and saw the mage’s magic workshop, they understood why the old man was so attached to it.

The fire dragon clicked his tongue as he surveyed the surroundings: "This house isn’t a mage tower, but this workshop is roughly equivalent to a living room in a mage tower. No wonder he was reluctant to leave it."

A living room, huh? I thought it was the bathroom. Zheng Yichen grew curious about the mage towers of this world: "Could I exchange you for a mage tower?"

"What kind of ridiculous question is that?" The fire dragon scratched his head, somewhat frustrated: "If we’re talking about that, selling ten of me should... probably be enough?"

Zheng Yichen understood from the fire dragon’s answer that the so-called living room was probably just one of many in a mage tower, and a mage tower has many floors, each with potentially one living room or even ten or eight, right?

"You don’t sound very confident."

The fire dragon grew even more frustrated and cleared his throat to explain: "Cough cough, it depends on the circumstance. For instance, a new mage tower wouldn’t be an issue to exchange for a few of me, as I have considerable wealth in this world. But an old mage tower with a long legacy, ten of me definitely wouldn’t suffice.

Mage towers are structures with a rich heritage, and the owners of mage towers generally have long lifespans. Those longstanding towers can be considered small communities, rich in resources. Among thousands of mages, maybe one possesses their own mage tower.

As for buildings similar to mage towers but not up to the standard, they are merely magic workshops. Mages wouldn’t call their magic workshops mage towers, or they’d be laughed at by their peers. Oh right, you saw the two tall towers in the city when we arrived, didn’t you? Those are mage towers."

Zheng Yichen recalled, indeed, he had seen two mage towers, one of which was closer to the Dusk Cathedral, while the other was near the edge of the city.

"So, this magic workshop is pretty shabby?"

"Cough, it’s not exactly shabby. Not everyone can own a mage tower. Looking at the scale of this workshop, it’s pretty decent among mages’ workshops. I guess that old man invested half his life into this place. By the way, even the simplest mage tower has at least fifteen living rooms, but living rooms are not important in a mage tower; what’s important are the internal workshops."

Zheng Yichen nodded his head. With the fire dragon’s analogy, the old man’s request to exchange the dragon marrow for this place now seemed reasonable. The Essence of Life that he had offered was perhaps worth the ten or so pounds of dragon marrow from the fire dragon, and for the fire dragon to be drained of that much marrow... well, even with the fire dragon’s massive body, losing that much marrow would be unbearable for any dragon.

"Look at this, the space inside the workshop is almost twice as big as the outside world, obviously expanded spatially. And there’s this... oh ho, no wonder he became compliant, a threat Detection Magic Array Formation."

The fire dragon examined the workshop and, after discovering an embedded magic array formation, he suddenly nodded in realization: "The old man probably detected the level of threat on you with this thing, so he abandoned any additional thoughts. Besides that... hmm, there should be no more problems. If you’re not at ease, you can pay for a professional team to come and check this place, just go to the Landen Magic Academy, they have such services."

The fire dragon seemed very adept at discussing matters with Zheng Yichen, but then he suddenly remembered something and smacked his head: "The key is to have money first, let’s go to my treasury to get some."

Giant dragons are wealthy, or rather, they themselves are a treasure, more valuable than the likes of human organs. Killing one dragon, you’d get one-tenth of a mage tower. However, most often, it’s the dragon that ends the lives of those who seek to slay dragons for fortune.

"Should we stay here?" Katrina was ready to open her suitcase.

The fire dragon quickly interjected: "No way! Your level of magic is too low in this world. Witch magic might be quite special, but the depth... hehehe, so if you don’t want trouble, let’s leave together!"

Then the fire dragon explained further: a mage’s magic workshop is far inferior to a mage tower, but it still has protective mechanisms. After completing the transaction, they had received the relevant property deed and contract. However, the old man did not adjust the magic workshop before he left.

There might still be hidden traps or dangerous magic here. It’s very easy for those who do not understand magic to run into trouble with mishandling.

Generally, mages seldom acquire another mage’s workshop through purchase because every mage has different habits. Even if they did acquire a workshop, significant adjustments would be needed. Important magical devices could be retained, but other miscellaneous things are usually discarded, following a minimalist approach to the previous owner’s possessions.

Leaving more would be an irresponsible thing to do to the new owner of the workshop.

"Once we get the money, we’ll find a professional team to clean up this workshop. Everything apart from the basic framework should be erased. Those bottles and jars will be appraised before we decide how to deal with them separately. Typically, the appraisers would take the remaining items away."

Zheng Yichen was a bit surprised by the fire dragon’s lengthy explanation, "I didn’t expect you to be so knowledgeable."

The fire dragon seemed somewhat proud, "Hahaha, it’s nothing really. It’s just that I’ve lived a bit longer, listened more, and come to understand these things. Let’s hurry up. Since you’re in my native world, you must experience the transport via the magic array formation. That thing is way more intense than the airplanes you have back there... Oh, it’s impossible right now, we don’t have money."

The slightly financially embarrassed fire dragon sighed, "The place called Landen is not that far from my treasure vault. Can’t your motorbike transform, like in the games?"

"Can’t you transform?" Zheng Yichen sized up the fire dragon, who looked utterly conflicted.

He said, "I’m not very skilled at the Transformation technique. I haven’t even mastered it completely. It’s easy to revert to my original form, but it would probably take me about two or three hours to transform back into human form."

"Then you might as well revert back. Practice more and aim for instantaneous transformation."

"Easier said than done." The fire dragon shook his head. He had heard that the impressive elders of the Dragon Tribe, who were masters of the Transformation technique, could reduce the transformation time to less than ten seconds, and the standard for qualification was thirty seconds. By those standards, he was not even apprentice level.

Plainly speaking, it was due to lack of practice. If used more often, even without mastering it fully, one could ensure completing the transformation into human form within ten minutes, which still didn’t meet the apprentice standard. The Dragon Tribe’s apprentice standard was to complete the transformation within five minutes.

However, there lay the problem. Due to aesthetic views of the Dragon Tribe, not many dragons thought turning into a human was appealing. For many, it simply wasn’t necessary...

Having left Landen City, Zheng Yichen felt somewhat emotional as he looked at the massive city. From the outside, you could see a faint dome of light over the city, which didn’t obstruct the sunlight but seemed to provide additional protection to the city, and somehow appeared to be collecting sunlight as well.

A magic version of solar panels?

Zheng Yichen looked again using thermal vision and indeed it was so.

"Alrighty, give me a moment," the fire dragon said, rubbing his hands together and finding a large open space.

Zheng Yichen quickly interjected, "You won’t get attacked transforming at the city gates, will you?"

"What’s the problem? I’m not some plundering evil dragon, just reverting to my original state," the fire dragon waved his hand dismissively. "You’ve seen non-human races on the streets, haven’t you? If they can be accepted, then surely the more esteemed Dragon Tribe can too."

Just as the fire dragon had said, after he transformed, the city guards at the entrance just paid a bit more attention to him and didn’t take any extra action.

The fire dragon stretched his body, "Huh~ this feels much better."

He picked up a large basket capable of carrying people, which was his preference. He was willing to carry people this way, but he didn’t like others riding on his back.

After the fire dragon and Zheng Yichen left, some mages on the city wall started to chat, "Who was that fire dragon?"

"As far as I can see, dragons only differ by color; who knows which one it was," another spellcaster shook his head. Humans had difficulty distinguishing the faces of dragons unless a particular dragon had very distinctive features that made it memorable.

The mages’ conversation quickly shifted from dragons to other topics, "That bike ridden by the person with the dragon was nice though, have never seen that style before."

Dragons in this world were not far removed from mages. It wasn’t that they saw them every day, but in a city like Landen, it wasn’t hard to see a few a month. Besides, with the city’s defense strength, any dragon that tried to invade would have its head chopped off and hung on the city walls.

Therefore, not knowing which dragon it was, the mages’ conversation moved on to matters that interested them more.

The motorcycle Zheng Yichen was riding looked very good; it had a tough and unique style, and most importantly, it could keep up with a dragon’s flying speed. The chattering mages began to speculate which trading company’s new product it was.

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