Free Web NovelWitch Camilla looked at Locke, her eyes revealing complex emotions. "Alright, I agree to the trade."
"I can't deny that I desperately need to enhance my magical power. Especially that bastard Antoine! You're not the only one who defeated me."
Locke took out the Type 2 Tyrant Element he had stored previously, a total of ten bottles. "This is all my current inventory, and this Tyrant Bromeliad. As for the information, I won't provide that. After all, I only need you to trade me a natal witch porcelain. We're just bartering. That's all."
These had all been enchanted, unable to reproduce, unable to use cuttings.
The Tyrant Bromeliad itself had limits on producing Tyrant Element. This Tyrant Bromeliad could only produce a certain amount of Type 2 Tyrant Element before becoming depleted.
Producing Type 2 Tyrant Element was itself an enormous burden for such plants. Locke had simply bred these magical plants in this direction.
Witch Camilla's eyes gleamed. Just as she was reaching out to take them, she discovered Locke had put these things back into his astral ring.
Camilla immediately looked at Locke with dissatisfaction, as if she had lost something. But her rationality made her say to Locke, "Fine, I agree to trade."
"This Tyrant Element is already enough for me to conduct tyrantization breeding."
Witch Camilla also had the pride of being Magic Pivot City's most outstanding young First Circle wizard of this generation. She was Magic Pivot City's most excellent First Circle wizard genius.
As long as she had this Type 2 Tyrant Element, plus what she learned from fighting and observing Locke, as well as reading Locke's previously published articles, she could at least develop barely usable tyrant-ization magical plants.
This would be enough to temporarily boost her strength in the upcoming matches.
Her goal wasn't to develop mature tyrant-ization magical plant products or conduct research, but just to temporarily increase her own power.
Combining the genius of Golden Crown Mountain with her genius from Magic Pivot City.
Thinking of this, Witch Camilla's eyes flickered. Although if this trade were made public, it would definitely be stopped by Magic Pivot City's upper echelons.
Locke's Type 2 Tyrant Element was his own research achievement, but her natal witch porcelain was a small branch of Magic Pivot City's sun ring wizards' research achievements.
But the problem was that the competition ranking was hers, while the natal witch porcelain belonged to the academy.
Witch Camilla licked her tongue.
"Fine. But let me tell you upfront, I can't get proper channels for natal witch porcelain. Not just me, you won't find any wizard who can. Unless you can convince Magic Pivot City's academy headmaster."
Locke recalled the looks Magic Pivot City wizards gave Golden Crown Mountain wizards and spread his hands.
That would of course be suicidal behavior.
Witch Camilla said, "So the types of natal witch porcelain you can choose from are limited. If I have a way to get it for you, I'll get it for you. But if I don't, then don't blame me."
Witch Camilla said, "I'm really doing my best."
Witch Camilla thought for a moment and said, "Moreover, I signed a contract with the academy. I can't give natal witch porcelain to wizards outside the academy. It's a contract worth 30,000 magic stones."
Witch Camilla said, "Monitored by the Eye of Truth."
"I don't have access to Confusion Curse. You need to find someone to solve this. If you don't have one, we can't trade."
Locke nodded. He had anticipated this situation and had already asked Hussein, requesting Hussein to commission friends at Mithril Law Firm's branch to help him cast the Confusion Curse.
Confusion Curse was a mysterious curse that only contract mages understood. It could confuse First Circle level contracts monitored by the Eye of Truth, but price wasn't the issue. The key was that this thing... was in a gray area.
So it was very difficult for wizards to find someone to cast it.
If not for Hussein, Locke wouldn't even know this kind of curse existed.
People without connections would be told it didn't exist, told that contracts were contracts and absolutely couldn't be tampered with.
Even among contract mages, only a few knew about it. Mithril Law Firm happened to have ways to access such things. Hussein, because his status at Mithril Law Firm had risen over the past three years, becoming an outstanding contract mage at Mithril Law Firm, winning many awards and helping the firm win several major lawsuits, was able to learn this kind of curse.
And he also had friends who knew this curse.
The fee was very expensive.
One casting started at 300,000, and that was just the base price. Depending on the level and content of the contract you wanted to violate, the price would rise further.
After all, doing such things was also very dangerous.
Once reported, one would lose their contract mage work certificate and never be able to work at a law firm again.
Moreover, there would be heavy fines and imprisonment in wizard prisons established by the White Wizard Association, where one would use their own labor to atone in the wizard prison.
It could be said that unless violating a contract provided benefits far exceeding 300,000 magic stones, no one would violate contracts.
Everything in White Wizard society could be measured with money, including contracts...
In other words, as long as you were willing to pay 300,000 magic stones and willing to bear the credit issues after violating the agreement, you could violate the agreement.
Of course, the consequences of violating agreements were still severe. White Wizard society was a credit society. If you had punishment records from the White Wizard Association and wizard organizations, you might not be able to get loans.
All services requiring deposits would require payment of deposits before receiving service.
Like Locke's two previous loan applications to respond to suddenly needed research demands would be impossible.
And the reason Witch Camilla before him dared to make this trade with him was that the confidentiality agreement she signed probably wasn't very high-level, just signed casually.
Selling natal witch porcelain itself wasn't a big deal.
Their academy also had sporadic records of selling externally.
This was originally a future product that would gradually be sold externally.
This wasn't something that would be seriously investigated.
As long as both parties weren't stupid enough to broadcast it everywhere, even if Locke had natal witch porcelain, no one would suspect her.
Witch Camilla said, "Natal witch porcelain, in other words, is twelve constellation porcelain. It utilizes each person's constellation."
Locke said, "Divination School magic?"
Witch Camilla nodded. "Correct, worthy of being a Golden Crown Mountain researcher. Young in age, but considerable in knowledge."
"According to the Divination School's saying, when each person is born, they're bound to one specific constellation among the twelve constellations of the year. This constellation is your guardian constellation."
"For example, my guardian constellation is Gemini. So my natal witch porcelain can utilize my connection with Gemini to bind with my spirituality. This is the principle of natal porcelain."
"Tell me what you want to use it for. Let me say upfront, I've looked at your spirituality. If it's for your use, I'm sorry, I don't have suitable natal witch porcelain for you."
Witch Camilla said.
Locke nodded slightly. "It's not for me to use, it's for my Full Moon Growth to use."
Witch Camilla was stunned. "For a spell to use, that's impossible... wait." freewёbnoνel.com
After careful calculation, Witch Camilla discovered a problem. "As long as something has a guardian constellation, it indeed can use natal witch porcelain."
"If it were other magic, it might not be possible. But if it's your Full Moon Growth, then it's possible."
Witch Camilla was after all a native wizard of Cloud Marsh Wetland, so she said to Locke, "If I'm not mistaken, your Full Moon Growth is a type of astral magic. This astral magic is itself connected to the moon, and according to astrology, the moon's guardian constellation is... Cancer."
"And I happen to have a Cancer natal witch porcelain that I can give you to use." Witch Camilla glanced at Locke, then said, "But let me say upfront, we at Magic Pivot City never thought about whether it could be used by non-human existences before."
"Although I also think that from a theoretical perspective, it might succeed."
"But whether it can succeed has nothing to do with me."
Locke said, "Of course."
He was also just providing her with Type 2 Tyrant Element. Whether it could succeed also had nothing to do with him.
They were both First Circle crystallization stage wizards. If you wanted to obtain something, you had to go get it yourself.
At that moment, Locke checked the gray stone tablet. Hussein informed him that the contract mage he had invited had arrived.
The quiet room door was pushed open. Locke saw Hussein walk in wearing a black robe embroidered with gold trim, still wearing that half-smiling expression, still in that ambiguous righteous-evil style.
Hussein said, "Long time no see."
At this moment, Hussein's magic pressure was around 9000, clearly having just entered the First Circle crystallization stage.
Locke wasn't surprised by this. After all, they were both people who rolled out from the southeastern quadrant. Compared to himself, Hussein's living environment had been even harsher.
After entering Cloud Marsh Wetland for three years, with some fortuitous encounters, plus his own talent and effort, obtaining his current achievements wasn't hard to imagine.
Locke was just surprised that Hussein would come in person.
"Quinn Jol is far from here. You actually came personally?"
"Hussein, I don't have that much money to pay you..."
Locke said warily.
Hussein looked at Locke speechlessly. "After finally reuniting, you're actually so stingy."
"Didn't see this before."
"Locke, rest assured. I'm just following my collaborative mentor at Mithril Law Firm to help a Second Circle client draft a contract. It's just that you happened to be nearby seeking my help, so I thought I'd come meet in person."
Hussein looked toward Witch Camilla. "This witch is Magic Pivot City's genius, right?"
Witch Camilla nodded slightly with dignity. After all, Hussein was just an ordinary First Circle crystallization stage wizard with 9000 magic pressure.
If his magic level were any lower, or if he weren't Locke's friend, she wouldn't even bother acknowledging him.
They weren't from the same circle.
For someone like Camilla who was accustomed to living in Magic Pivot City's top genius circle, everyone else had a hierarchy.
Even useful wizards, as long as the talent gap was too large, were just tool-person attribute friends.
However, Mithril Law Firm... that was also a red-dot law firm of Cloud Marsh Wetland.
This identity also made Witch Camilla pay some attention.
Therefore, Camilla didn't exactly look down on Hussein.
Witch Camilla looked at Locke and said, "I see, you have contract mage friends, and his status at Mithril Law Firm isn't low."
"If that's the case, then it's much easier. So Mithril Law Firm contract mages with a bit of status all know Confusion Curse?"
Hussein corrected, "Confusion Curse also has levels. The higher the contract level and the more detailed the contract, the higher the Confusion Curse level needed. But for your contract, I can handle it."
"Because the contract level is only First Circle, and... according to my work experience, the contract you signed with your academy is just a standard template contract without too many strict adherences."
Hussein sat down. Locke pushed his untouched Duck Head Spring tea to him. Hussein drank it all in one gulp.
"Good tea."
"Worthy of being Landbridge's specialty product. According to my work experience, I just need to use Confusion Curse to make the contract mistakenly believe that Locke is a specially hired researcher of Magic Pivot City."
"This isn't difficult. Nobody will investigate your contract carefully anyway. As for Locke's side... is it safe here?"
Locke hadn't expected that Hussein, having become a contract mage, had deeply understood the gray areas within White Wizard society.
Well, this really was his style.
Locke said, "Feathered Serpent Pavilion is very safe for me. There's no monitoring here."
"I have some special privileges here."
Hussein looked at Locke with surprise. Feathered Serpent Pavilion was very mysterious. Locke actually had some connection with such a mysterious shop.
Truly impressive.
Hussein said, "If that's the case, then let's begin. Because it's relatively simple, I won't charge."
Locke frowned. "No..."
Hussein said, "Consider it me paying you back money. I borrowed money and contribution points from you before."
Locke thought about it and knew that someone as proud as Hussein was repaying a favor to him, so he didn't continue insisting.
If he kept insisting, Hussein would probably give in, but that would instead offend him.
Someone so proud naturally preferred reciprocal relationships.
Mithril Law Firm was also a medium-to-large scale wizard organization over at Quinn Jol.
Witch Camilla took out an exquisite white porcelain from her astral ring. On the white porcelain's surface was a Cancer pattern design.
Locke placed his Type 2 Tyrant Element and a Tyrant Bromeliad on the table.
Hussein placed a scale on the table, gently chanted an incantation, and immediately a magic circle unique to ritual magic appeared on the tabletop.
At the same time, an extremely filthy and evil yet filled with cold orderly sense of world power descended.
Locke finally understood what Confusion Curse was. It was ritual magic.
Contract mages seemed to have special inheritances that could make contracts with certain special planes to obtain the ability to confuse contract terms.
A hot wind from hell blew over.
Locke raised his eyebrows. "Nine Hells?"
