Chapter 520 "Blue Flame Copy" Settlement (Part 2)
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"It's just a treasure that can only be blessed with three-ring spells. Even if it is precious, it won't be the finale treasure of the All Souls' Day auction, right?" Gothe looked at Sarah, frowned slightly, and directly expressed the question in his heart.
In his opinion, the positioning of this essence is extremely clear, and it can almost be said that it is exclusively for third-ring mages.
Perhaps it can also be regarded as exclusive for fourth-level mages. After all, the main spells of fourth-level mages must also be third-level spells.
But five-ring mages, such as Sarah, will definitely look down on this thing.
How can a treasure that does not arouse the interest of the Five Ring Master qualify as the finale auction?
"One is that you underestimated its increase." Sarah was not stingy with her words and explained Gothe's doubts in great detail. "It can roughly reduce the cost of a spell to 30% of the original cost, and then increase the casting speed by 20%."
This increase was indeed beyond his imagination.
The mana consumption has been reduced to 30% of the original amount, which is equivalent to the same mana consumption. Now it is possible to cast three identical spells, leaving a 10% mana surplus.
As for the increase in spell casting speed, although it is not as amazing as the reduction in mana consumption, it is definitely a commendable enhancement.
"This level of improvement is actually equivalent to the improvement that a metamagic feat can bring."
"The most important thing is, you can freely choose which spell this blessing is applied to."
h "And you have to know that among the three-ring spells, there is a representative spell for the mage." Sarah reminded.
Gothe reacted immediately, "[Fireball]!"
[Fireball] has a wide range and strong destructive power, but it consumes a lot of money and requires a long cast.
"Yes, as long as you add the essence of Zuor's spell to [Fireball], you can eliminate the disadvantages of [Fireball]'s high consumption and slow casting, and then give full play to [Fireball]'s position as the most destructive among the three-ring spells, making [Fireball] your trump card spell."
In short, there are no fancy mechanisms, only the simple, crude and pure beauty of numerical values.
And this is precisely the most practical gain in actual combat.
"However, this does not change that its role is limited to three-ring mages and four-ring mages?" But at this point, Gothe's doubts have not completely dissipated.
"Then you are wrong again," Sarah smiled: "In your mind, the big customer of the All Souls' Day Auction is the Five Ring Mage, right?"
Gothe nodded silently.
The restrictions on the Blue Flame Islands mean that the upper limit for mages here is five rings.
Logically speaking, there must be nothing wrong with the fact that the largest customer is the Fifth Ring Mage.
But since Sarah asked this, it means that the answer is not like this.
He has already vaguely realized something.
But here, Sarah has already given the correct answer: "In fact, the real big customers of the Anning Day Auction have always been mages above the fifth ring."
"The wealth in their hands far exceeds that of the fifth-level mages. Although they will not easily set foot in this sea because of the shackles of the Blue Flame Islands, it does not affect their wealth to participate in the auction house competition." Sarah After a pause, "For example, participate in the auction through an agent or a descendant."
"How strong do you think this Zuor spell essence can make a third-level mage become?"
Gothe pondered for a moment, then slowly said: "With the blessing of the Zuor magic essence, it is enough to make a third-level mage who is not weak at all, become almost invincible at the same level."
"Yes, what we want is this invincibility of the same level. For those of us, what about three-ring invincibility? I can turn it to ashes with one shot."
h "But this is because the City of Black Sails is a disorderly place. For some forces, , making their descendants invincible in the three rings can bring them amazing benefits, especially in places with strict rules and order."
It is true that Gothe didn't think about it for a while, but after Sarah said this, he immediately understood.
If nothing else, just take the military mage competition mentioned by Lieutenant Colonel Grayling as an example.
If a seed player is a strong contender for the championship of the third-ring mage group in the Military Mage Fighting Competition, if he can obtain this magic essence, the help it brings to him can almost help him secure the championship.
After winning the championship, whether it is the high ranking achieved for the county's military mage organization or the impression points earned for joining the "Justice Vanguard", "Silver Dragoon", and "Light Sentinel" in the future, the money spent will be worth it.
It can bring about an improvement in the family's status, an increase in resources, and can even be said to be a stepping stone into the ranks of high-level mages in the future.
For such a reward, how can those high-level mages be stingy with money?
"So, the essence of Zhuoer's magic is not a treasure for third-, fourth- or even fifth-ring mages. Its real target customers are the leaders of the powerful families on the mainland, which are sixth- and even seventh-ring mages!" Sarah concluded.
Between mages, every time the level increases, the difference in strength is huge.
In terms of wealth, this law is basically followed.
The wealth held by a sixth-ring mage is absolutely incomparable to a fifth-ring mage.
They only need to show a little bit between their fingers to crush the fifth-ring mage.
Gao De looked at the drop of liquid in the bottle that was flowing with starlight, feeling slightly happy in his heart.
He also needs this magic essence.
This can help him obtain a place to participate in the Military Mage Magic Fighting Competition in a year and a half, and even win the first place in the second-level mage group of the Military Mage Magic Fighting Competition.
"In addition, I asked people to go to the black market in the city and find a small half of the list of magic materials you listed." Sarah leaned on the edge of the table. After Gothe finished digesting the value of the essence of Zuoer's spell, she changed the subject.
"But because the time is limited, I just walked around briefly. In addition, there is a large influx of magic materials in Black Sail City every day. It should be no problem to spend more time to get them together."
"After all, the magic materials you want are miscellaneous, but there are not many rare items. They are basically common goods, which means it will take a while to get them together." There was a trace of determination in her tone.
After speaking, Sarah clapped her hands, and immediately someone came in carrying two large boxes of magic materials.
They placed the box in front of Gothe, bent down to open the lid of the box, and displayed the magic materials packed in it in front of Gothe:
The box was covered with soft hay, and the various magic materials were packed in transparent crystal vials or oil paper bags.
The name and quantity are clearly written in charcoal on the label: three plants of moonlight grass, a bunch of shadow spider silk, two ounces of dragon blood flower powder...
Every item is neatly stacked, and it can be seen that it has been carefully organized.
Gaode's eyes lit up.
The essence of magic is a pure unexpected surprise. This was his goal from the beginning.
"As for the magic tree species, the situation is somewhat unsatisfactory." Sarah's voice sounded again.
"You also know that the market for magic tree species is inherently niche, and few people will sell it in pieces on the black market. Not to mention that there is no land suitable for the growth of magic trees on the Blue Flame Islands. It can be said that except for special circumstances, there is almost no market for magic tree species in this area."
Without demand, there is no product output.
"So, I sent people to go to all the magic plant stalls, but I only found a dozen magic tree species for you, and the highest level was only level two."
Speaking, Sarah took out a cloth bag from her arms and threw it to Gothe.
"However, since you said that you want to acquire various magic tree species for a long time, I will release the news in the name of the gold coin hunter group. As long as there is a stable demand for acquisitions, or from the gold coin hunter group, those businessmen will naturally find a way. We've brought in supplies from various places. "
"I think it won't take long, and I should be able to receive a lot of magic tree seeds for you."
"Thank you, thank you very much!" Gothe put away the bag and said sincerely.
Becoming Sarah's most important ally is of great significance to the North, and even more so to him personally.
The City of Black Sails, with its unique black market culture and disorderly chaos, has attracted mages and businessmen from all over the world to gather here.
This means that in the City of Black Sails, you can find magic materials produced in almost every region in the world.
Even if you can't find the magic materials you need temporarily, as long as you are willing to pay enough gorse coins, there will always be profit-seeking merchants who will bring what you need to the City of Black Sails.
In this case, Gothe established an alliance with Sarah, and Sarah is currently the highest-status person in Black Sails City, which means that he can make full use of the resources of Black Sails City with the help of Sarah's power.
And he has far greater demand for resources than other mages:
One is that he can construct spell models in a very short time. What limits him is that it is not easy to collect the magic materials required for spell potions.
Second, the existence of Yugatha Sheila means that Gothe's demand for magic tree species is unlimited.
Hence, after the situation in Black Sail City temporarily stabilized, Gothe put forward his demands without any pretense: asking Sarah to help collect the magic materials he needed to prepare spells and potions and to purchase various magic tree species in the long term.
"You're welcome." Sarah waved her hand casually, and took out a rolled parchment from her arms and handed it to Gothe.
"What is this?" Gothe raised his eyebrows slightly, and at the same time gently untied the parchment.
The edges of this parchment are edged with gold thread, and the texture is extremely fine. More importantly, there is a faint fluctuation of magic power on it.
"Sharing contract," Sarah said lightly: "Every year from now on, 10% of the income from all properties under the name of Blood Sail Assets will be handed over to you as a dividend."
Gothe's fingers suddenly paused, holding the contract The strength instantly increased, and he looked up at Sarah, "10% of the income from the Blood Sail Industry?!"
"That's right." Sarah nodded, her tone calm, even a little matter-of-fact, "If you hadn't taken action on Ash Island, I would have died by David's gun."
“If you hadn’t carried me away from Ember Island, let alone taking over Blood Sail’s assets, it would have been a question of whether I could have survived. Due to circumstances and reason, these assets of Blood Sail should have been your share.”
She paused, her eyes falling on Gothe's shocked face, and added, "The alliance I mentioned is not just words. This 10% profit is both a thank you gift and a guarantee for allies."
Gothe lowered his head to unfold the contract, and his eyes quickly scanned the terms above.
The handwriting on the parchment is neat and clear, and each item is written clearly: The scope of income includes all properties under the name of Blood Sail, the share ratio is fixed at 10%, and the payment method is settled once a year and delivered directly in the form of gorse coins;
More importantly, there are no additional conditions in the contract, it does not require him to do anything for Blood Sail, it does not restrict his actions, and it does not even stipulate the period of the share
This means that as long as the gold coin hunter group still controls these industries of Blood Sail, this share will be valid.
What kind of "sharing contract" is this? It's simply Sarah giving him 10% of the "shares" for free!
Gothe had thought that Sarah was a person who would repay kindness, but he never expected that she would reach this point.
Blood Sail Pirates has been operating for many years, and the assets they have accumulated are by no means a small amount. A 10% profit, even for a fifth-ring mage, is an extremely considerable amount of wealth.
And Sarah handed this wealth into his hands in an understatement.
"In addition, Davy Jones has been famous for a long time, and has controlled the City of Black Sails for so many years. The wealth he has collected must be an extremely terrifying astronomical figure. A conservative estimate is several million gorse coins."
Here, Sarah has ignored Gothe's shock and naturally moved on to the next topic.
"Logically speaking, you should also have a share of Davy Jones's inheritance," Sarah spread her hands and said helplessly: "But, we can't find where he hid his inheritance at present."
As if fearing that Gothe would not believe it, she added popular science: "Davy Jones is an extremely selfish and suspicious person who cannot trust anyone, so he never sets up a public treasury within Blood Sail, and all core wealth is controlled by himself."
“If I guessed correctly, he should have mastered the spell [Leomond’s Secret Box] and hid most of his wealth in the secret box.”
This spell allows you to hide a chest and its contents in the Ethereal Plane.
As long as the caster does not actively cancel it, the spell can continue to be effective for more than one year.
"He is dead now. If you want to get the treasures in the secret box, you can only wait for the spell to dissipate automatically. This will take at least a year, and no one knows where his secret box is, so I can't guarantee anything."
"Don't worry, it depends on fate." Gothe is very tolerant.
Because in the final analysis, his goal in coming to the Blue Flame Islands in the first place was just the saplings of the Azuth Feather Whistle Tree.
Today’s harvest has far exceeded expectations.
"There's one more thing I want to trouble you with." He thought for a moment and then added: "Davy Jones's head is worth 380,000 gorse coins. If you use up his body, I need you to help exchange it for a bounty."
"That's no problem." Sarah naturally agreed with a straightforward tone.
On the one hand, it is really not a difficult task for her.
On the other hand, in order to establish her own prestige in the City of Black Sails, she claimed that she was the one who killed Davy Jones.
If it was Gothe who carried Davy Jones's head to redeem the bounty in the end, it would be easy for someone to default on the debt, and it would make this "fact" doubtful.
Subsequently, Gothe had a detailed discussion with Sarah about the long-term cooperation between the Northern Territory and the Gold Coin Hunter Group.
(End of this chapter)