Urban Sims

Greene Street.

The busiest street in the royal capital of Diluo City.

Building No. 18 is the seat of the Magic Association.

The Magic Association, like the Adventurers Guild, is a professional management organization for magicians with a long history.

It has been established for at least tens of millions of years...older than the Holy Light Church.

Millions of years ago, on the continent of Azeroa, the human race was weak, and the elves who mastered magic were the unshakable overlords. The purpose of establishing the Human Magic Association was just like Prometheus who stole the holy fire, for the sake of the human race. The rise of a magic research institution established.

After the Magic Association was established, it stole a large amount of magic knowledge from the elves and trained a large number of magicians for the human race.

For this reason, the Magic Association was severely suppressed by the elves, and even banned... A large number of sages were brutally killed in the "Magic Ban Order", and the activities of the Magic Association reached a low point.

But the fire of knowledge was successfully passed on, and the human race eventually replaced the elves and firmly established their position as the overlord.

The role of the Magic Association can be said to be indispensable.

Therefore, in the human world, the Magic Association is welcomed and respected by all countries.

The influence of the Magic Association has also continued to expand. This organization not only manages tens of millions of registered magicians, but also some highly respected legendary magicians, and can even mediate wars between two kingdoms.

Of course, with the continuous expansion of the influence of the Holy Light Holy See in the past thousand years, the Magic Association has gradually declined, but its extremely profound foundation still makes the Holy See quite fearful and does not dare to conflict.

In the face of the increasing erosion of secular royal power by divine power, many kingdoms in the human world have increased their support for magic associations, hoping to achieve a balance.

However, the organizational structure of the Magic Association is relatively loose, the term election system of presidents and elders, and the pursuit of knowledge by magicians is generally greater than power, and they do not like to get involved in power struggles. In addition, there are no irreconcilable conflicts with the Holy Light Holy See, so in general Stay safe and sound.

But Zhou Ming knows that in the eyes of the Holy Light Holy See, the Magic Association and the Adventurer's Guild are the second "elves". Once their gods send down the oracle, I am afraid that overnight, these two unions that have existed for tens of millions of years will be destroyed. , will disappear completely.

The fate will be worse than that of the elves.

After all, in the eyes of God, besides his own believers, is there room for anything else?

Showing the badge of "Apprentice Magician" to the staff, Zhou Ming's eyes suddenly brightened as he entered the door of this low building, which appeared to be only two stories high from the outside.

big!

The interior hall is extremely large, almost as big as a football field.

The inner height is more than ten meters.

There is a three-story building that contains offices, shops, pubs, hotels and other functional buildings.

As well as an underground auction house and professional level testing center.

"The space magic that opens up the dimensional space can only be opened by mages of the legendary wizard level or above."

In addition, the magic lights in the hall are bright, just like daylight.

On the magic crystal display wall, various mission information is scrolling... The entire continent is connected to the Internet.

There are also air conditioning and humidity adjustment equipment to keep the temperature and humidity in the association at the most appropriate state.

Zhou Ming even saw the elevator device that made it easier for people to get up and down, as well as the telephone placed at the front desk.

Everything in the Magic Association made Zhou Ming feel that he had traveled to modern society.

He even wondered if some time traveler had been to this plane and invented these things that seemed familiar to him.

But then I thought about it, the Magic Association was founded more than tens of millions of years ago, and magicians are all knowledgeable intellectuals. There have been several talented scientists and inventors who have improved magic technology and made it easier for magicians to work and live. It can be said that Very normal.

Travelers are not omnipotent, and they cannot assume that the natives are too stupid and imbecile.

…

Inside a magic shop.

Looking at the buffing staffs hanging on the wall of merchandise, Zhou Ming swallowed his saliva.

want to.

He wanted it very much.

For example, he particularly wanted the top staff with a top-quality magic stone inlaid on the top and seven magic cores of different colors evenly inlaid on the bottom.

The sloppy old man in front of the counter, the store manager Shi Ganfu, showed his crooked yellow teeth and said:

"The magic stone inlaid in this buff staff can hold up to 10 Zeka units of magic power, which is enough to release 20 level 3 magics. The seven magic cores inlaid in the middle are all the magic cores of level 3 monsters. These magic cores The remaining magic power in the magic core can be used to directly release 21 level 3 magic without chanting. These magic cores include wind, fire, earth, water, ice, and a very rare thunder type with huge attack power... Boy, Do you want this buffing staff?"

Shi Ganfu said in a seductive tone.

"think!"

Zhou Ming nodded. Not to mention the huge magic stone. The seven magic cores embedded around the staff are absolutely good things!

You must know that Warcraft is different from humans. Many Warcraft are born with extremely high "elemental affinity" and have an innately high soul frequency, making it easy to master magic. Some adult Warcraft have longer "holes" in their bodies that can accommodate both magic particles and magic power. "Magic Core" makes the combat power of these monsters very exaggerated... Legend has it that in ancient times, monsters dominated the ground.

Magic cores are easily consumed in battles. After killing a monster, the magic core often only has a small amount of magic left, or even disappears completely.

Therefore, the magic core is not only difficult to obtain, but also very precious.

In addition, the magic core is a consumable item. It is used once and is worn out until it disappears and cannot be restored.

Therefore it is expensive.

"Boy, do you have this number on your hand?" Shi Ganfu stretched out five fingers and asked Zhou Ming.

"Half a million? So expensive?" Zhou Ming was speechless.

"What's half a million? It's five million!" Shi Ganfu corrected him.

"five million?"

Zhou Ming was surprised, five million?

It's so expensive. You must know that the purchasing power of gold coins is very high. An ordinary family of six people only spends more than 10 gold coins for one year.

Five million gold coins is enough to feed 500,000 families.

Excuse me, excuse me! He said to this buffing staff in his heart.

He doesn't have that much gold coins for the time being to buy this top-notch staff.

You can only choose the first-class one.

"How many gold coins will it cost for that buffing staff inlaid with a large magic stone and two second-level magic cores?"

"400000."

"Where's this buff staff inlaid with two medium-sized magic stones?" The size of the medium-sized magic stone is only as big as a one-year-old baby's fist.

"150000."

"Then... what about this buffing staff inlaid with three small magic stones?" The magic stone on this staff is no bigger than a walnut.

"75,000."

"Could it be that... I can only choose the bottom buffing staff with only a small magic stone inlaid in it?" Zhou Ming said a little depressed.

"25,000 gold coins, young man, the buffing staffs in my shop are all made of high-end magic stones, not the garbage outside that can only hold a few first-level magics. I have tested this staff and it can hold 12 There’s no problem with first-level magic, and I didn’t raise the price randomly.”

What Shi Ganfu said here about holding 12 first-level magics refers to the magic particles that can be accommodated, not complete magic. If you want to use it, the user must import magic power.

Even so, this can greatly facilitate the magician and save the consumption of gathering magic particles.

The magic stone can be used repeatedly and can be refilled after the magic particles inside are used up.

"Well, it seems I can only afford this staff."

Zhou Ming nodded. The original owner of his body used a staff worth more than 10,000 gold coins. It could only hold 6 first-level magics. The staff he wanted to buy now had double the capacity and the price. Naturally, it will be doubled.

"This is my magic crystal card. Help me wrap up that buff staff. I bought it."

Zhou Ming took out the magic crystal card from his pocket and handed it to Shi Ganfu.

He took the magic crystal card and swiped it on the transfer machine. After a beep, the transaction was completed.

"Come next time, young man!"

Handing the buffing staff packed in a box to Zhou Ming, Shi Ganfu's attitude became a little more enthusiastic.

Zhou Ming was not very happy, because the balance on his magic crystal card was only 7,000.

What can this gold coin buy?

He went into the magic potion shop and took a look around.

For magicians, the role of magic potions is very important.

For example, [Physical Restoration Potion] can quickly restore the magician's physical strength. The price is 500 gold coins per bottle.

There is also [Magic Restoration Agent], which has the effect of speeding up the recovery of magic power. The price is 1,000 gold coins per bottle.

There are even [super magic potions] that increase the frequency of the soul and [dragon blood potions] that are mixed with dragon blood to improve the qualifications of magicians...these potions are extremely expensive.

There are also [Healing Potions], [Soothing Potions], [Burning Potions], [Corrosive Potions], [Explosive Potions]... Some potions even have offensive power.

There are hundreds of varieties of medicines in the pharmacy.

It also sells [Strong Acid Potion], [Strong Alkali Potion], and [Neutralizing Potion], which are commonly used in experiments, and its customers are magicians who love to study potions.

Zhou Ming thought for a while and bought 1 bottle of [Healing Potion] and 3 bottles of [Soothing Potion] (which can improve the effect of meditation).

A total of 4,000 gold coins were spent.

Seeing that there were only 3,000 gold coins left on the card, Zhou Ming's shopping operation came to an end.

However, he still went to the nearby "Magic Scroll Shop" to take a look. The dazzling array of magic scrolls, as well as the prices ranging from a few hundred thousand to a few hundred thousand, made Zhou Ming feel that he was still particularly poor. .

You have to continue to find ways to make money.

…

After purchasing the things, Zhou Ming walked out of the Magic Association.

Once on the street.

He attracted far more eyes than when he came here just now.

Looks of envy, respect, and adoration.

And whispers.

"He is a noble magician."

"This magician is so young."

"He seems to be a student of Brno Magic School."

"If only I could marry a magician."

"It would be great if my son was also a magician."

Various voices of discussion came to my ears.

Zhou Ming is already used to this... After all, the probability of a magician being born is one in a million, and the number of magicians in the entire royal capital does not even exceed 300 (including students from Brno Magic School).

Extreme rarity represents extreme nobility.

Even the soldiers patrolling the streets must salute the magicians and call them "distinguished magicians."

Those three religions and gangs do not dare to provoke... The magician does not need to bear any legal responsibility for killing them.

However, on the way back to the rental house, Zhou Ming frowned.

He was being followed.

When he reached a deserted alley, Zhou Ming stopped and shouted in a low voice: "Stop following me, come out!"

"Dear... distinguished sir, I... I..."

A man walked out from the end of the alley and said in a trembling voice.

"Tell me, what's the purpose of following me?"

Zhou Ming turned around and looked seriously at this thinly dressed young man with a thin and handsome face, a timid expression but a hint of stubbornness.

"me……"

The young man hesitated and seemed to have difficulty speaking.

"If you don't tell me, you'll die!"

A whirlwind blew in front of Zhou Ming.