Mage Legend
Chapter 108: Episode 34 Trouble

Chapter 108: Episode 34 Trouble

After wandering around the market again, Lynch discovered something strange: the small vendors here were always very enthusiastic about promoting their goods to customers, but for such a long time, not a single vendor had proactively approached them.

Looking at the attire of the three of them, he didn’t spot anything peculiar. Did they seem like customers without money? Even when Deluo saw a wine stall and actively approached to inquire, the shop owners were always lethargic, evidently lacking the patience to chat with Deluo.

Nimo still stuck closely behind the warrior, his eyes constantly scanning in all directions. He had to keep a good eye on his precious belongings. Trading these for other valuable items was already his bottom line; if a thief stole them, Nimo would surely be heartbroken.

"It seems that whether driven by curiosity or competitiveness, when developed to a certain extent, it leads to greed," Lynch said, looking at the dwarf. "I must change this habit of his."

But today’s biggest gain was the powerful wand in his hand. This wand was a favorite weapon of battle mages, through which mages could use Fireball, Ice Cone, Lightning beam, Magic Missile, and Weakening Beam; in defense, it could also cast Hold Monster, Power Wall Technique, and Spell Nullification Barrier. One could say that such a wand would significantly enhance a mage’s combat and survival abilities.

However, wands always have a usage limit. Each use of the spells inside is equivalent to reducing the wand’s lifespan. This powerful wand had already reached the end of its life as a magic weapon, and the remaining energy didn’t even provide one spell’s worth of power.

Generally speaking, such a wand would actually be scrap—unless you found the craftsman who made this wand to repair it, otherwise it could only serve as a decoration. Some powerful mages might seek out such wands to take back and carefully study in hopes of discovering the secret of wand making. But in Lynch’s hands, this wand had a different significance. Although he couldn’t repair this wand, he could forcibly infuse his primordial magic energy into it. Generally, mages have to deeply study the rules of the magic network to do this, but Lynch’s mastery of the Magic Origin surpassed his understanding of the magic network. That stronger yet more barbaric method of using magic could forcibly occupy such "defenseless" magic items.

"Hey hey, Lynch, look!" Deluo’s words interrupted Lynch’s thoughts. The warrior ran over, pointing at a pair of people ahead, saying, "I heard them mention the Duel Arena and a big cash prize. How about you let me give it a try? That way, we wouldn’t have to sell Nimo’s things."

"Actually, we’re not lacking money." It seems Deluo misjudged their affluence, Lynch continued, "We came mainly to understand the environment and situation here."

"Actually, I think, going to check out the Duel Arena might help us understand the situation here better." Deluo was still persuading Lynch.

The mage thought it over. Since they basically couldn’t find what they wanted in the market, going to see the Duel Arena wasn’t a bad idea. Although he really didn’t like such barbaric sports, it was, after all, a part of Ratris City residents’ life.

"Alright, let’s go take a look." Lynch saw Deluo’s excited expression. "But let’s agree, we won’t participate."

"How could we, how could we. Just look, just go and take a peek." Deluo rubbed the back of his head, explaining repeatedly. But his expression always carried a hint of slyness.

Nimo couldn’t really understand what was happening; "Duel Arena" didn’t exist among the kind-hearted dwarves, and they didn’t have a word for it in the dwarf language. But just hearing that his things wouldn’t be sold was enough to make him happy.

Lynch always felt things weren’t that simple. Given Deluo’s belligerent personality, it would be strange if he didn’t go down for a test of skill. So he began slowly infusing primordial magic energy into the powerful wand, as he would need the ability to help him eventually.

To a certain extent, Lynch was like an energy converter. While he couldn’t infinitely input magic source energy into his body, he could slowly infuse magic items. When he was creating the petrification talisman, he discovered this. Using primordial magic energy to create items significantly reduced his mental exhaustion, and continuous work was much less tiring. Otherwise, when he was at full speed creating items, he should have fainted by the time he made a second talisman.

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