Chapter 482 Bone, Blood, Thorns Pulp
The first stall at the entrance of the black market is one of the prime locations in the black market.
The stall owner who can occupy this position is naturally quite powerful, and the things on display must be rare.
This stall owner is not willing to show his true face and wears a black robe with a hood.
Even the only face that was exposed was covered with a terrifying skull mask, making it look menacing. This was not enough. Gothe quietly opened the Mandora Magic Eye and saw traces of the flow of magic power in the skin of the stall owner that was not covered by the mask.
This means that the face under the stall owner's mask is also an unreal appearance that has been concealed by spells such as [Disguise].
Do you think I’m on the first floor?
Actually, I’m on the second floor.
Good guy...:::: Gothe couldn't help but sigh in his heart, what kind of unforgivable thing did this guy do outside, and who did he offend to be so cautious?
However, Gaode is still more concerned about the goods on his stall than the true identity of the stall owner.
The stall owner placed a total of three shelves on the stall.
One of the shelves was full of strange potions of different colors in glass bottles. At a glance, there was not a bottle of potions that Gaode could recognize.
Gothe suddenly became interested. He took a step forward and asked, "What kind of potions are these? Why haven't I seen them anywhere else?"
The stall owner was originally squatting behind the shelves, with his head lowered as if in meditation. After hearing Gothe's inquiry, he raised his head, and a strange light flashed through his eyes hidden under the mask.
His voice is very strange, like countless small gears grinding dryly, each syllable has a sense of mechanical frustration, and there is a faint hiss at the end, as if he is leaking air when he speaks.
Obviously, the changed voice was deliberately forged in order to hide the identity.
The stall owner's skinny fingers stretched out from his gray robe, his nails were green and black, and his fingertips pointed at a bottle of potion on the shelf.
Gothe looked along his fingertips.
The potion in the bottle is a color between deep purple and jet black, like solidified dark liquid.
There are countless tiny silver-gray flocs suspended in the liquid. Upon closer inspection, they are slowly squirming, like some kind of microscopic insects.
"For example, this bottle of Dark Corrosion is my original three-ring ring-raising potion. After drinking it, it can increase the drinker's success rate of ring-raising by 10%. However, the raw materials are several times cheaper than other three-ring ring-raising potions with similar effects...
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"Oh?" Gaode raised his eyebrows slightly after hearing the stall owner's introduction.
For him, he does not like the magic potion that increases the success rate of level upgrading by 10%.
If he is going to level up, he must prepare the highest grade level upping potion for himself. For example, the [Ivy Spirit Dew] he drinks when leveling up to the second level can increase the success rate of level upping by 40%.
But this is because he is the Sea Sentinel Mage and the King of the North. He is no longer an ordinary mage. His vision and channels are much higher than ordinary people.
For ordinary mages, a magic potion that can increase the success rate of level upgrading by 10% is already a coveted treasure, and it requires years or even decades of hard work.
Just like in the previous life, Gaode's university options have always been only those two, and the others are not favored. However, for most ordinary students, being able to go to a university is enough.
Such a ring-raising magic potion with the same efficacy but several times lower price is placed here. It can be imagined that it will be very popular.
To be able to prepare such a magic potion for increasing the level, one can imagine the level of potion science of this stall owner.
Have you such ability, instead of going to the outside world to become a potions master and making a name for yourself, instead of being a small stall owner in the City of Black Sails?
Gaode looked at the stall owner in front of him suspiciously.
Without him having to think too much about the doorway, there was a sound of heavy footsteps coming from far away, accompanied by the salty smell brought by the sea breeze, and a strong man happened to pass by.
He happened to hear the conversation between the two of them, and he let out a disdainful laugh in his throat. His voice was as rough as sandpaper: "Old ghost, you are fooling foreigners here again. Aren't you afraid that one day you will sell fake medicine and have your arms and legs removed?"
This strong man is about two meters tall, with broad shoulders and a thick back. His bare arms are covered with ferocious scars, and his bronze skin is tattooed with an ink skull ship tattoo. As he speaks, his muscles rise and fall, and his whole person exudes a fierce pirate atmosphere.
Selling! Ring potions have no protective effect and cannot resist the magic backlash caused by failed ring upgrades. "
"I only said that the dark corrosion dew can increase the success rate of ring upgrades by 10%, and it is indeed true." The voice of the stall owner who was exposed was still calm, and he did not seem to have any emotional fluctuations. He said unhurriedly: "Why are you lying?"
That's it.:::.Hearing what the strong man said, Gothe finally understood why the stall owner in front of him was willing to live in the city of black sails.
Hand-up magic potion has a total of two functions, resisting the magic backlash caused by failed ring-up and improving the success rate of ring-up.
It is considered a ring-up magic potion according to strict standards if it has both.
This bottle of Dark Erosion Dew is a castrated version.
It is equivalent to a mobile phone that can only make calls but not receive calls. It does not mean that it cannot be used at all, but if it is not that there is really no choice, who would use such a thing under normal circumstances?
Furthermore, castration is castration. If it is made clear in advance, it can be regarded as one willing to fight and the other willing to suffer. No wonder the stall owner in front of me did not mention a word about the disadvantages. It seems that he is not deceiving, but in fact, he is just exploiting loopholes.
It really fits his stereotype of the city of black sails.
"This old ghost learned his potion craftsmanship from Haichao City, but he didn't learn it clearly. He only learned the huge side effects of Haichao City's potion science, but he didn't have the powerful effects they had that far exceeded ordinary potions." The strong man said another sentence of contempt, and strode away.
Being exposed and despised by others, the stall owner still did not have any major emotional fluctuations.
The same is true for Gao De, and there is no sense of anger about being "cheated".
The Black Sails City was in this environment, and he had already been mentally prepared for it.
Just like when a person goes to a bar to hang out, he can’t expect to find a good boy or girl suitable for marriage in the bar, right?
Gothe looked away from the bottle of Dark Corrosion Dew, and asked: "Is there any of these potions that can quickly increase the level of the mage or assist in practice? The more obvious the effect, the better." Hearing Gothe's question, the stall owner, who was not emotionally affected by the exposure, couldn't help but take a deep look at Gothe, and then took down a bottle of dark red potion from the shelf.
There are still black light spots floating in the liquid, gathering and dispersing erratically.
摊主晃了晃药瓶，介绍道：「骨血荆棘浆，三阶魔药，饮用之后同等精神力炼化魔力的效率能提升两倍，效果可持续七天。」
「副作用呢？」高德没有立即接过魔药。
The stall owner was silent for a moment, and then replied in his mechanical voice: "The two main ingredients themselves contain mental toxins. Although I have weakened some of the toxicity through auxiliary material processing, I cannot deal with it completely.
Therefore, after drinking the bone-blood thorn slurry, the drinker's spirit will be polluted by toxins, and the stability of spell casting and the construction of spell models will be affected."
"However, this effect is not permanent. It only takes about half a year for this mental toxin to be metabolized by the body."
After hesitating, the stall owner finally defended his potion, "If you can confirm that you will practice in seclusion for the next six months, neither fighting nor learning spells, the side effects will be equivalent to none."
"Price?" Gothe asked again.
“The market price of third-level potions is around 140 gorse coins. Because of their special properties, practice potions usually have a premium of 20% to 50%...::::” The stall owner did not quote the price immediately.
"But your potion still has huge side effects." Gothe reminded.
"I know...:" The stall owner responded in a muffled voice, knowing that he couldn't fool Gaode anymore after being exposed. "One bottle will cost you 100 gorse coins, buy five and get one free."
"How many bottles do you have on hand?" Gaode's next sentence was beyond the stall owner's expectation.
"There are only ten bottles in stock at the moment, but there are still some raw materials left. If necessary, I can prepare another 15 to 20 bottles in a short time." The stall owner thought for a while and replied.
“I want all 10 bottles, and I’ll take as much of this stuff as you can make in the past few days.” Gao De said with a smile.
"Huh?!" After making a big deal, the stall owner's first reaction was disgust.
"If you want to quickly increase your mage level, you have to pay some price." Gao Deshi Shiran said.
"It's a pity that most people don't understand this truth." The stall owner was stunned for a moment, and then sighed.
After sighing, he quickly rummaged through the cargo box behind him and found out all the remaining 9 bottles of bone, blood and thorn pulp, packed them in a box and handed them to Gaode, "There are 10 bottles in total, buy five and get one free, totaling 900 gold. I charge you 850 gorse coins."
Gaode naturally couldn't be more satisfied.
The people here are very good at what they do. After seeing that Gaode was a big customer, they decisively gave up the profits.
It sounds simple, but in fact there are very few businessmen who can actually do it.
After handing over the money and delivering the goods, Gaode did not leave, but looked at the other goods on the stall.
Other than the potions shelf, the goods on the remaining two shelves seemed a lot messy, not strictly classified, and there was even a squirming heart of a sea beast.
Gothe squatted down, Mandola's magic eye was fully activated, and his eyes scanned all the materials on the shelf one by one.
【Identification Technique+】is really useful in identifying extraordinary materials, but firstly, it requires long-term contact, and secondly, it requires single-target spellcasting.
There are so many extraordinary materials, it is definitely unrealistic to use [Appraisal Technique] to identify them one by one.
Although Mandora's Magic Eye is not able to obtain detailed information of extraordinary materials like [Identification Technique+], it can also observe the energy flow on the surface or even inside the material, and it is no problem to initially determine the grade quality of the material.
First use Mandora's Magic Eye for preliminary screening, and then use [Identification Technique +] for key identification. It is precisely because of these two abilities that Gaode is full of expectations for this trip.
Not to mention picking up any big mistakes, at least it is unlikely to be deceived.
Perhaps it was because he had just concluded a big business, and the stall owner was in a good mood. Perhaps it was because in the eyes of the stall owner,
Gaode had become a wealthy man.
The stall owner who was a little cold just now actually took the initiative to sell his goods to Gaode.
"This is the Greedy One's Abacus. It is a third-level extraordinary equipment made by an alchemist who is proficient in necromancy. He takes a greedy mage's spine and melts it into a jade bead. Then, a wailing soul is integrated into each bead. When the bead is moved, the [Scream of Pain] will be released."
"This is...
He sells the most valuable of his goods, mainly extraordinary equipment.
I don’t know where a potion master can get so many extraordinary equipment?
It's just that Gothe is not very interested in extraordinary equipment, and it can't be said that he is not interested. It should be said that he didn't pay much attention to it. He scanned it carefully and didn't pick up anything. Instead, he found two materials for magic potions.
Afterwards, Tawen told the stall owner to prepare another batch of bone, blood and thorn pulp as soon as possible, and then walked with Lan Wen to the next stall.
After this wave of consumption, Gaode only had less than 1,800 gorse coins left in cash.
Hence, he has a clear idea, and for the time being, he is focusing on two types of goods: raw materials for magic potions and magic tree species.
After the payment from the Embroidered Anchor Gang is in place, and the All Souls Day auction is over, and the Azuth Feather Whistle Tree Demonic Tree Seed is successfully purchased, they will then go to the black market to "sweep up".
The black market approaching the All Souls Day auction did not disappoint Gaode.
After visiting less than ten stalls, he obtained seven or eight kinds of magic potion materials and an extremely rare second-level aquatic magic tree species.
In addition, he also saw spell formulas being sold at stalls... .In a place without legal supervision like Black Sail City, the trading of spell formulas, which is strictly restricted on the Nolan Continent, should be very popular.
The fact is exactly the opposite. There are basically not many people in the City of Black Sails who are engaged in this business.
The reason is also very simple: there is no market.
It is difficult to determine the authenticity of spell formulas. It is most reliable to rely on official credibility endorsement..:::
After all, spell formulas are based on potion formulas. If you buy a fake formula and take the fabricated potion, it will really kill you.
A place like the City of Black Sails is filled with black-hearted businessmen and is a lawless place.
Spell formulas are counterfeit at zero cost. In this case, who dares to buy spell formulas here?
Just when Gothe and Lan Wen were preparing to walk to the next stall, a very faint fluctuation of magic power suddenly appeared.
"Is it a communication technique?" Gothe raised his eyebrows, identified the source of the magic wave, and confirmed that it was directed at him.
Someone wants to send a message to me through [Messaging Technique]? What's going on?
His eyes swept around, looking for the mysterious messenger - even if he raised the ring to cast a spell, the casting distance of [Messaging Spell]
h generally would not exceed a hundred meters.
That is to say, the person who sent you the message is within a hundred meters of you at the moment.
While searching for the "initiator", Gaode chose to receive the message.
The message is very short.
"Someone is targeting you!"