Garden felt that things were not simple.
He was an apprentice to an elemental mage near Sunset City. The Magic Guild in Sunset City was recently short-staffed, so he was loaned out to fill in. His counterpart, a stubborn old apprentice in his eighties, suddenly glowed and became more generous. Every day after work, he would meet up with the apprentice in charge of the second floor, and the two of them would go somewhere unknown.
Garden suspected that they were doing something illegal.
It wasn't uncommon for magicians to cross the line, and usually no one bothered to intervene. But these two were different. They worked for the Magic Guild, and if something went wrong, countless people would be implicated. Garden decided to investigate personally and, based on the nature of the matter, decide whether to report them.
After hearing his description, his friend rolled his eyes. "Can you just leave this trivial matter alone? You're asking me to cover for you just for this? I refuse. The frog in the crucible can't be extinguished. I have to watch."
"I'll compensate you with two frogs." Garden teased his friend, "Three."
"When will you change your righteousness? I think you should become a knight or something," the friend compromised. Frogs in this world are incredibly difficult to catch, and once caught, they must be specially processed with magic to obtain the materials the magicians need. Even if you offer a large sum of silver and post a quest in the Adventurer's Guild, there's no guarantee anyone will complete it.
Garden, who had some free time, finally met the old apprentice Bradley on this day.
The old apprentice wasn't particularly cautious. After leaving the Magic Guild, he walked briskly in a certain direction, not caring if anyone was following him. Before long, Bradley turned a corner and entered a white building across from the Adventurer's Guild. The building resembled a church somewhere, yet it didn't quite resemble one—there wasn't a church this small in all of Sunset City.
Garden pretended to pass by and glanced at the building's entrance. He saw the words "Healing Station" written in large letters. A sign at the entrance listed the prices for treating various injuries, including curse removal. A demonic wolf lay sleeping by the door. Peering through the building's main entrance, he could vaguely see two women in white priestly robes chatting with Bradley.
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Unexpectedly, at his age, the old man finally couldn't control himself under the persuasion of the priests and threw himself into the arms of the gods.
Unlike ordinary people, magicians don't need to seek anything from gods; they believe in themselves. Ordinary people can find spiritual comfort during prayer, and the sacred texts can serve as their literary enlightenment and comfort when they are hurt. It can be said that this is a complete blessing with no harm.
Magicians can handle everything on their own. Spiritual sustenance is all they've learned. They don't need scriptures for their enlightenment, and they simply apply potions when injured. Conversely, when gods gain the faith of magicians, they can, depending on their rank, gain tens, hundreds, or even thousands of times more faith than ordinary people.
Just as Garden was hesitating whether to go in and persuade Bradley not to listen to other people's lies, a priestess from the healing station walked out of the door. Bradley followed her, said something to her, and then waved to him.
Garden looked around and touched things in the healing station. "Which space magician designed these rules?" He walked into the prayer room and exclaimed again, "Laws within laws, seamless!"
The young and promising magic apprentice had a completely different perspective than the older one. He was more interested in the special barrier within the healing station. "I really wanted to ask Gatlin to come over and take a look. I told him it was possible, but he insisted it was too difficult and not worth it." Gatlin was the friend he owed the three frogs.
"Can I come again?" Garden was still skeptical after hearing that the healing station wasn't under the jurisdiction of any church. But what did it matter? He only needed any small excuse to convince himself that he could come and study the laws of space here more.
"welcome."
"Thank you." Garden said to a priest sincerely, which was rare. He immediately wanted to go back to the Mage Tower to bring some of his props.
"I'm buying magic power. If possible, you can sell some magic power to me. Your magic power now can be exchanged for about 20 silver coins from me." Eryi opened Garden's personal panel and estimated based on his remaining magic power.
"Buying magic power?" Garden glanced at Bradley, who was meditating in the prayer room, as if he had finally figured something out. "Okay, I'll give it a try." Sunset City had good security, and this shop was across from the Adventurer's Guild. Any questionable business would have been shut down long ago. Garden confidently placed his hand on the magic ball Eryi had taken out and injected magic power according to the instructions.
When Jarden felt that his magic power was almost exhausted, the display panel above the magic ball made a sound.
Drops, 100.
After counting the silver coins handed to him by the girl, Jarden casually put them away and began to study the magic energy storage ball. "What's the use of injecting magic energy into this thing?"
"Maintain the operation of the magic circle."
"That's a good idea. Which magician came up with this?" Jardine remembered that his mentor also had a similar thing. The stored magic power could maintain all operations in the magic tower.
"No comment."
[Host, do you want to recruit this magician as a healer? ]
Garden [Quasi-First-Class Magician]
HP 100%, Fatigue 35/100, Mana 3/108
Possesses affinity with holy elements and gains healing power by receiving any healing spell.
After Jarden injected magic power into the magic storage ball, the holy element increased significantly. In fact, he might be more suitable to be a priest than a magician.
Eryi shook her head. She wouldn't be leaving this dimension for a while, and there was no shortage of therapists for the time being. She would talk about it later.
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After this, several magic apprentices gradually spread the news of the healing station purchasing magic power in a small circle, and even attracted magicians officially certified by the Magic Guild.
Drops, 200.
Pay 40 silver coins.
"It is said that my magic power is not enough. I need about twice this much to be able to take on the magic coin magic power injection task." The magician counted the silver coins. If he did it ten more times, he could buy a new robe.
Newly certified magicians weren't yet qualified to receive the magic coin injection mission. Eryi, judging by the magicians' descriptions, estimated that one magic coin injected approximately 400 mana points. Magicians had a limited amount of mana they could recover daily. After the first injection, the recovery rate would begin to decline. After the second injection, the recovery rate would be reduced by half, requiring deep meditation to recover.
After finally collecting 500 magic points for each element, Eryi took out the crystals of each element, placed them in the basket woven by Judy, and placed it on the long table at the entrance of the treatment station.
Each element's magic crystal can instantly restore the corresponding element's magic power. New price: 1 magic coin.
The cost is 1 gold coin, and it sells for 1 magic coin. The net profit is 200%.
When Maomao saw the elemental crystals laid out, he lay on the table and started digging at the wind element crystals in the basket with his claws.
"This won't work. We need to promote it and sell it. I'll give you the extra ones." Eryi took its claws away and asked, "Have you used up the Holy Element Crystal Core I gave you earlier?"
Fluffy nodded.
"I'll give you another one." For Eryi, the Holy Element Crystal Core was easier to obtain than any other. She had enough magic power, and she could also trade her energy for some magic supplements. Since using the Holy Element Crystal Core, the Holy Element content in Mao Rongrong's body has gradually increased, and his healing ability has shown a trend of strengthening. White hair has even begun to grow on the tips of his ears.
"Pour your magic power into the magic ball."
Fluffy followed suit, accustomed to the process. Once its mana was depleted, it would absorb the magic from the holy element crystals, gradually adjusting the intimacy ratios of the individual elements. It could now absorb 22 points at a time, slightly more than before.
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Hiring Judy brought some minor troubles to Eryi, as she was a believer in the Harvest Goddess. However, the one who came to trouble her was not the Harvest Goddess's priest, but a priest of an unknown god who was said to have just established a foothold in Sunset City last year.
"You have seduced believers of other gods into becoming followers of your own deity, and you have not registered with the Believers' Guild, violating Article 5 of the Believers' Ordinance." The priest had brought members of the Believers' Guild with him to judge. This was the best way to bring down a new deity. If the new deity violated any of the ordinances, the church could reasonably collect fines.
The new gods don't even have many believers, and there is no way to obtain long-term support funds. It won't be long before they go bankrupt and disappear.
"I have not tempted believers of any other gods." Eryi spread his hands to show his innocence.
"No non-believer would stay in a church for more than an hour," the other party retorted.
Someone from the Believers' Union was taking notes on the conversation, writing, "Miss, if you need to change your faith, you must register with the Believers' Union in advance and have the priests of both deities present to witness the change. Changing faiths without going through this process is a violation of the Believers' Union's regulations. The priest is correct."
Judy stepped forward hesitantly, a little anxious. "I haven't changed my faith, I'm just working." Eryi had never asked her to change her beliefs; faith wasn't something that could be easily changed. She was deeply grateful that the High Priest understood this and offered her a job.
"You might have made a mistake." Eryi walked to the entrance of the treatment station and pointed at the sign. "This is a shop that provides treatment services, not a church. This lady is simply providing her labor for me, and I pay her the corresponding salary. Our relationship is one of employment." She pulled out a piece of paper and handed it to the staff of the Believers' Union. "This is the contract."
The staff member took the paper, read it over, and then, uncertainly, returned the contract to Eryi. "Excuse me, we'd like Miss Judy to come with us. We need to confirm whether the Goddess of Harvest still holds your faith."
Eryi stepped forward and comforted her: "It's okay, I'll go with you." It is too difficult to find an ordinary person without any beliefs in this plane. As long as she needs new manpower, she will definitely encounter this kind of thing. Taking this opportunity, she can solve the problem once and for all.
"Come on, Fluffy, follow me."
The demon wolf glanced lazily at the unknown priest, as if expressing its dissatisfaction.
The priest swallowed his saliva, took a step back, and prayed for God's protection in his heart.
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