On the boundless ocean, Levi rode on a griffin, moving forward cautiously, keeping alert while flying.
In today's chaotic world, if you walk on the street, you may be targeted by dark wizards at any time.
Even those who were not originally dark wizards may start to embark on the path of crime due to the gradual collapse of order.
The nautical chart that Levi got only showed a part of the inner sea area, including the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh districts.
There are too few sea charts that cover the entire Endless Sea.
The Sixth District is not suitable to stay in. There is the Hundred Eyes Demon Realm here, and there may be many demons hiding in it. Moreover, it is too close to Rapid City.
Since he has decided to change his appearance and start a new life, Levi has to move to another place and start over.
"Moulin Rouge Wizard Market, Black Pearl Wizard Market, Green Water Ghost Wizard Market..."
These three wizard markets are relatively close to Levi and are all in the fifth district of the inner sea.
"Let's go to the Moulin Rouge first."
If you want to obtain resources for cultivation, you definitely cannot go to a deserted place. It is simply a fantasy to rely on yourself to find resources for cultivation.
Therefore, Levi's primary goal was to go to the Wizard Market. He had been secluded in the Outer Sea for too long and had become somewhat isolated from the world.
I have to go to the wizard market first to see the current situation, and then study it. Next, I should continue to be a casual practitioner, or find a way to join a stable wizard organization.
Griffins are very fast. Griffins are relatively common means of transportation among some middle and high-level wizards as pets and are not special.
So Levi was not worried about being recognized as the dark wizard Lint because of this.
Moreover, in order to encourage the killing of dark wizards, the official does not interfere with the trophies of hunting dark wizards.
"But now that we're in the inner sea, we have to use the mountain giant Bogang and the wind-thunder pterosaur less."
Levi murmured in his heart.
Bo Gang is the deadpool of the Thunder Dragon family. He has no problem in the outer ring waters, because there are only a bunch of country bumpkins there, and there is no way they can recognize these.
However, when they arrived at the inner sea area, with the power and status of the Leilong family, there would always be some risks if they frequently used Bo Gang.
In fact, Levi originally wanted to go to a wizard market in the seventh district of the inner sea area, which was the closest to him.
But he remembered that the Leilong Family was in District 7 and was one of the major forces in District 7, undoubtedly a local tyrant.
If I go there myself, it can't be said that I am walking into a trap, but I always feel guilty like a thief.
In short, once Levi plans to survive in the inner sea area, he must be more cautious than in the outer sea area.
The strong people here are not as numerous as the crucian carp crossing the river, but they are definitely far superior to those in the outer ring sea area.
This day.
Levi is flying in the sky.
We traveled for a month straight.
We are getting closer and closer to the Moulin Rouge Wizard Market.
He looked at the spider-sense, and his hair stood up slightly, which was a warning.
His expression remained unchanged and he continued on his way as if nothing had happened.
The snake's tongue moved in and out, carefully collecting the breath within a radius of dozens of miles.
"Three men were following me."
Levi's face turned cold.
About twenty miles behind Levi.
A small, shark-like witchcraft airship was flying quickly.
This is a "Flying Shark Model" witchcraft airship. This type of witchcraft airship has average defense and can carry few people.
The only advantage is its incredibly fast speed. If combined with Taishi, its escape speed is not much slower than those expensive griffin mounts.
In the wizard airship, three wizards, two men and one woman, were drinking beer.
"Push on the speed and catch up with that wizard." The female wizard was dressed revealingly, with a more wasted-world style than the wizard's.
"Captain, if we go any faster, we will have to burn twice as much Taishi." The male wizard who was driving had a grim look on his face.
"Come on, after we finish this job, we will make a big profit." The female wizard drank the beer in one gulp, took out a handful of Taishi from the storage bag of another male wizard, and stuffed it into the fuel tank of the witchcraft airship.
"Captain... this is my wife Ben."
"You're just daydreaming all day long. You've already entered this line of work, and you still expect to get married? It's good enough if you can see tomorrow's sun. I'll make it up to you after I finish this job." The female leader slapped the male wizard's head hard.
"It's getting closer. The griffin's maximum speed is ultimately no match for our airship." said another wizard.
"Cheer up. Since the opponent can ride a griffin, he is either a disciple of a big family or a three-ring wizard. In short, he must be very capable." said the female leader.
"I will contain them head-on later. You two should set up the [Heavenly Array] you bought. If you want to deal with an enemy like this, you have to use the array."
"Okay."
These three are a group of dark wizards active in the waters of the inner ring fifth district.
Before the outbreak of the Black and White Wizarding War, they were members of a four-ring wizarding organization in the Inner Circle.
However, that wizard organization was destroyed by a dark wizard, and even its leader died.
After the three of them lost their organization, they became independent practitioners without any special skills. The Taishi they earned on a daily basis were simply not enough to support the expenses of their practice.
They then thought of doing some illegal activities and formed a wizard pirate group, calling themselves the "Flying Shark Pirates", headed by the female leader who was a three-ring wizard.
Anyway, the world is in chaos now, and the Wizarding Council is in a state of panic, so it is impossible for anyone to take care of them.
According to gossip, the reason why the Black and White Wizard War has not been resolved.
This is because the twelve legendary wizards in the Wizard Council have been divided into two factions.
One is the conservative faction who advocates continuing to operate according to the old order.
The other is the reformist faction that hopes to completely change the order of wizard civilization.
The two major factions, which initially fought secretly, are now on the verge of turning into an open fight.
In other words, the legendary wizards are not monolithic.
Some people took advantage of the rebellion of the dark wizards and made a big fuss in an attempt to split the Wizarding Council.
In fact, just a few years ago, a piece of news began to spread in the Endless Sea, whether true or not.
The [Legendary Wizardry Weapon: Heart of Skynet] located in the central realm was destroyed right under the nose of the great wizard.
What is the Heart of Skynet?
This may not be the most legendary powerful magical weapon, but it may be one of the most important magical weapons for wizard civilization.
This wizarding device is the material guarantee of the membership card system. Relying on the powerful computing power of this wizarding device, the wizarding world can collect and update all wizard information in real time.
For example, to issue a subscription order to wizards, one needs to go through the Heart of Skynet. This is also necessary for swiping cards in many official places.
If a wizard dies, his soul jade will shatter and be bound to the Heart of Skynet, so the Wizard Council will be able to know the deaths of those wizards.
Therefore, the great wizard has always been personally guarding this magical weapon and never leaves it.
Every once in a while, a legendary wizard would take charge in person.
And such an important thing broke inexplicitly.
The only one who can do this must be a legendary wizard.
This means that there is a traitor among the seven legendary wizards who remain in the wizarding world!
Of course, the official later denied this rumor.
Some people asked why the content on the membership card is not updated.
The official said that it was because the Heart of Skynet had been running for too long and required regular maintenance and repairs, so it would be suspended for a period of time. The specific resumption time is yet to be determined.
During the time when the Heart of Skynet was offline, the identity verification of wizards was done by the rulers of the major faithless realms issuing traditional [Identity Plates].
There is no doubt that even though the official has refuted the rumor, people obviously won't believe it.
Now it seems that the wizard civilization may be facing a crisis more serious than any previous civilization invasion.
Because the cause of this crisis is not external, but internal.
The most terrifying thing is when a powerful wizard civilization cannot unite as a whole.
Therefore, in recent years, the binding force of order and law has been declining year by year.
According to incomplete statistics, crimes such as arson, murder and looting are also increasing year by year in all parts of the wizarding world.
Someone said: "If the wizard civilization cannot end the civil war, then our civilization may regress to the ancient wizard era..."
Others say: "The current civilization is euphemistically called the Age of Order, but in reality it is just an excuse for some vested interests. Some giant wizard families have infiltrated all ruling classes and all walks of life in civilization.
It is even more difficult for some ordinary wizards to obtain resources than in ancient times, and their promotion channels are completely blocked.
Why is it that although they are all sons of chaos, some people from wizard families can be promoted to third-ring wizards, while the silent majority can only stop at the wizard apprentice stage? Because of the extreme imbalance of resources!
Everyone knows that there is no absolute fairness in this world, so in this case, just like in ancient times, everyone speaks based on their ability, and the fittest survive. "
In short, after the Heart of Skynet was damaged, the wizarding world became more chaotic and people's hearts began to become active.
Some wizards who advocated reform shouted uprising slogans like "Are kings, princes, generals, and ministers all born with a different kind of blood?" and began to attack the old order.
The once huge and seemingly unbreakable ship of wizard civilization is now riddled with holes, with all sorts of institutional and social problems exposed.
The Five Realms Crusade and the emergence of the Dark Wizard Rebellion are also closely related to these issues.
Small groups like the Flying Shark Pirates are just a small microcosm of the chaos in today's wizard civilization.
They have successfully robbed many wizards in this sea area, most of whom were low-level wizards. Occasionally, they would attack some three-ring wizards, and they were successful by relying on the power of the magic circle.
Not long.
The airship has caught up with Levi.
The female leader opened the hatch and jumped out.
She cast a three-ring defensive force field on herself.
At the same time, a water wall composed of water waves appeared in front of Levi.
The wall of water began to gather, surrounding Levi.
Talented spell: High wall of water.
Li Weiru was like a cicada that hit the south wall. With a bang, it bounced back and forth between the water walls and was unable to break through.
"Quick! Magic circle!"
The female leader drank it.
The two male wizards put away the airship, muttered something, and one by one the formation flags flew quickly into the sky and then kept circling around Levi.
In an instant.
A net with a diameter of about 100 meters was formed, surrounding Levi.
"This three-ring enemy-trapping magic circle that we bought at a high price is really useful. Maybe we can make our money back by doing this." The female team leader sneered.
Their team was professional and they worked in perfect harmony. Before Levi could react, he was surrounded by her innate spells and three-ring magic formation.
"attack!"
The female leader gave the order.
Her third-ring spell attacks and the second-ring spell attacks of her team members all shone with light and headed towards Levi who was surrounded by the magic circle.
Rumble.
The sound of explosions rang out in the sky.
The shock wave of the spell swept across.
"Should he be dead?"
"Keep going, don't stop!"
"Don't be careless! The opponent should be a three-ring wizard!"
Just when the three wizards were about to continue their attack, they suddenly heard teasing laughter from behind them.
Then, a sharp ice sword came in an instant, broke through the protective force field, pierced through the head of a male wizard, and exploded into ice chips like a watermelon.
The wizard's body fell straight down, obviously dead.
"The enemy is outside! Don't attack those inside!" The female leader found something wrong.
The spell she prepared blasted towards Levi.
At this moment, Levi's icy sword finger had already pierced through the body of another second-ring wizard.
He was surrounded by the Mahakala Curtain, which blocked most of the attacks. Layers of magic defense force fields flickered, blocking the aftermath of the attacks.
Although he did not have a three-ring protective force field, Levi easily resisted the attack of the three-ring wizard by relying on the number of spells and the power of special effects.
whoosh!
Another icy sword finger broke through the air with a loud sound.
"Damn it, this guy's magic training has reached such a level of perfection that he can make use of ordinary second-ring defense spells." Seeing that something was wrong, the female team leader prepared to evacuate.
But it was too late, the curtain of Mahakala swept over, sweeping her and the defensive force field away.
She still wanted to rely on the protection of the force field and continue chanting spells to attack Levi.
The next moment, Levi sneered, and his big hand covered with golden scales inserted fiercely into the defensive force field.
Golden Spinning Palm!
The three-ring defense field that the female leader thought was full of security actually began to distort under Levi's terrifying power.
Click.
The force field shattered.
Levi's big hands grabbed her neck, and the curtain of Mahakala completely wrapped around her. Her limbs were also tied and shattered.
Even if she was a peerless beauty, Levi had no intention of showing her any mercy, not to mention that the witch in front of him was big and strong, almost as strong as himself.
But to be honest, this kind of aesthetic is unique among the witches in the wizarding world.
"Tell me, who sent you to harm me?" Levi sneered.
"...I just wanted to rob, no one sent me." This witch was very tough. Even when she was about to die, she did not say anything to beg for mercy.
When she entered this industry, she was mentally prepared.
"Then die."
After Levi finished speaking, he inserted his big hand into the witch's chest and then crushed her heart.
The female leader's breath gradually faded, and then she died.
The holy armor scorpions swarmed forward and devoured the delicious soul of the three-ring wizard.
The witch's vitality would not be wasted. Under Levi's Eyes of Ashes, it turned into a silver coin.
"It's time to let Owens, the mascot, come out and get some fresh air." Levi put away the silver coins.
Now it seems that this witch was just committing pure robbery.
"The world has become so chaotic." Levi picked up the witch's storage bag, and then he collected the spoils of the two male wizards.
After an inventory, Levi discovered that these three wizards were very poor, with a total of only 40,000 Taishi cash.
But it's normal to think about it. These desperate criminals may not see tomorrow's sun at any time. If they have money, they will immediately use it to improve their own strength and will not be able to save it at all.
Of course, these three guys still have some good stuff.
"The three-ring magic circle, the Heavenly Net Magic Circle, is very useful for trapping enemies. Unfortunately, what they trapped were only a group of poisonous creatures that transformed into my appearance."
The real Levi had already hidden himself using the Hermit Rune.
After they used all their ultimate skills, Levi methodically used spells to kill their opponents.
The gap in strength between the two sides is too big. Their team plus the magic circle may be able to deal with ordinary three-ring wizards, but it is too much to think about dealing with Levi.
"This set of magic formation should be worth 100,000 Taishi. It's a three-ring magic formation." Li Wei accepted it with a happy smile.
"Hey, there's also a small wizard airship. It looks pretty good." Levi took out an airship from a male wizard's storage bag. After the airship came out, it automatically grew larger and was finally about three meters long.
"It seems that my griffin is still not low-key enough. I might as well use this airship to travel from now on."
Levi thought about it and let the griffin return to Alice's ring.
He studied the airship for a while and quickly got the hang of it. It was a standard device and not difficult to master.
In addition, there are two third-ring spells, one is "High Wall of Water" and the other is "Water Tiger Shot", both of which are relatively common spells.
"Collect them to enrich my spell library, and use them to synthesize original spells in the future." After Levi did all this, he boarded the witchcraft airship, turned into a stream of light, and rushed towards the Moulin Rouge Wizard Market.
The Flying Shark is as fast as the Griffin, but it looks a little shabby and plain.
Most of the time, the airship can be driven automatically and only requires some Taishi, but if complex operations are required, it still has to be done manually.
Seven days later, Levi finally saw the Red Devil Island.
However, what appeared before their eyes were pieces of broken walls and ruins, with collapsed wizard towers everywhere.
Apparently, it's been some time.
"Alas, this market is gone." Levi sighed.
"Forget it, let's go to the next one."
Levi had no choice but to leave the place.
He increasingly felt that after this long war, the wizard civilization might usher in a new era, whether good or bad.
…
The year 1076 of the Holy Hui calendar, the month of harvest.
Black Pearl Island.
This place is famous for the abundance of a special creature called the black pearl oyster.
Black pearl shells can be used to make some magical tools, and black pearls are materials for making potions.
Therefore, some independent wizards gathered here in the early days, looking for black pearl shells in the nearby bottomless abyss, and selling them for money to survive.
Over time, the Black Pearl Market was formed.
Of course, with overfishing, black pearl oysters are now almost extinct.
By the way, one of the main ingredients in the three-ring meditation auxiliary potion that Levi wants to refine is black pearl.
When they were approaching the Black Pearl Island, Levi put away the Flying Shark.
Don't show off your wealth when you're in a crowded place. Although the Flying Shark is a standard airship, it is not something that ordinary wizards can afford.
“Keep a low profile.”
Levi controlled the escape light, he did not hide his cultivation level, a three-ring wizard in the inner sea area, neither high nor low.
By showing it, at least you can avoid being hit by some small minions.
Wizards flew around in the waters near Black Pearl Island from time to time, which made Levi very happy.
It seems that this wizard market was not destroyed by the dark wizards.
Levi's arrival did not attract anyone's attention.
Soon, Levi landed on the island, not that he didn't want to fly.
Instead, he discovered that after stepping into the island, there seemed to be a no-fly magic circle set up, which prohibited flying and made it very difficult for him to fly.
"Black Pearl Wizard Market."
Levi looked at the sign ahead.
The entire wizard market is under a dome with rippling water.
"A large magic circle. Judging from the energy it emits, it should be at the fourth ring level... This market is quite large."
The existence of a magic circle means that wizards cannot enter and exit at will, and must enter and exit at the entrance of the magic circle.
At the entrance, there were two wizards guarding there, both of whom were second-ring wizards.
"Senior, you need to show your identity badge to enter the market. If you don't have the badge, it will cost 300 Taishi and our market can help you get it." said a second-ring wizard.
The three-ring wizards are also powerful in the Black Pearl Wizard Market, so naturally they have a good attitude.
"Isn't a membership card enough?" Levi asked.
The wizard guarding the gate smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Membership cards are a thing of the past. Now we need nameplates. This is the rule from above. I hope you will understand."
"I am a casual cultivator living in seclusion in the outer ring. I have just arrived and I do not have a nameplate. I will trouble you two."
Levi took out three hundred Taishi, then registered his information with the wizard guarding the gate, and promised on the contract stone tablet that the information must not be false, otherwise he would be killed.
Naturally, there is nothing Levi can falsify, and the information he provides is all true.
However, from the official side, I am dead and I don’t know how they will handle it here.
He was feeling uneasy.
Not long after, the wizard guarding the gate came over with a smile on his face.
"Senior, this is your nameplate. From now on, this will be your ID to enter and exit the Black Pearl Wizard Market. Please keep it safe."
"Can we only enter and exit the Black Pearl Wizard Market? What about other markets?" Levi asked.
“Other markets need to have new nameplates, and the regulations above state that nameplates cannot be used interchangeably.
Each fair and organization requires specific nameplates and is then responsible for the nameplates they issue.
If a dark wizard appears among them, the wizard organization or the market will also need to bear joint liability, so we require the seniors to register and swear an oath." The wizard guarding the gate said helplessly.
"Thank you for letting me know." Levi put away the nameplate, and the formation opened before his eyes. Then he stepped into it and entered the formation, which suddenly became lively.
Various sounds of hawking, chatting, and fighting in the arena can be heard.
"Just by charging the fees for the nameplates, these markets or organization leaders are making a lot of money. It's unfair."
Levi sighed inwardly.
Of course, it is understandable that maintaining the market operation also requires expenses. This formation consumes Taishi every moment.
It is natural to charge some fees.
The Black Pearl Wizard Market is very large. As Levi looks at it, he sees a small coastal town with white as the main color, built against the mountain.
Surrounding the island mountains are sparsely populated wizard towers.
This small town must be a slum for the mortals and low-level wizards in the market.
Those wizard towers are the residences of wizards of relatively high status.
Levi wandered aimlessly in the Black Pearl Market.
He planned to take a look at the Black Pearl Market first. If the cultivation resources here were good, he would settle down here temporarily and seek a better place in the future.
"Senior, you are new here, do you need a guide? One Taishi, I guarantee you will be satisfied." Suddenly, a young and sweet voice sounded behind Levi.
A witch who looked plain and ordinary said with a smile. She had a good figure, which made Levi take a second look and almost underestimated her.
"Okay, take me around this place." Levi said calmly.
"Okay, senior, my name is Anna. If you are not satisfied with my service, I will not charge you Taishi."
This witch was an apprentice of a high-level wizard. She only felt that Levi's mental power was as vast as the ocean, and he was definitely not a first-ring wizard. As for whether he was a second-ring or third-ring wizard, she was not sure.
"Anna..." Levi murmured in his heart, a very ordinary name.
Anna seemed to be very experienced in this area. She was quite skilled in her business and knew where wizards like Levi liked to go.
Under Anna's guidance, Levi went to some large and small shops, auction houses, and some law enforcement agencies in the Black Sail Wizarding Market.
After finally completing the tour, Levi was very satisfied.
Very happy with Anna and this market.
"There is a fifth-ring wizard in charge of the entire Black Sail Wizard Market. He was a casual cultivator and now works in the Tower of Stars. In addition, there should be nearly ten fourth-ring wizards and dozens of third-ring wizards. Basically, all the powerful casual cultivators in the entire fifth district are concentrated here, so there is no problem with resources."
Levi analyzed in his mind.
After taking the Taishi, Anna left.
"Let's find a place to stay for now."
Levi came to the place where the wizard tower was rented and sold.
He planned to rent a secluded wizard tower halfway up the mountain to facilitate his daily practice.
After Levi showed the nameplate, the staff's expression changed slightly. He turned out to be a three-ring wizard.
This is definitely a big customer and must be treated well.
"Senior, should we buy or rent a house?"
"Rent it."
"Senior, there is a 20% discount on house purchases now, and you can pay in installments. Are you sure you don't want to consider buying a cozy wizard tower of your own on a mountain with the strongest elemental power and the best view?"
"Thank you, I'll rent it."
Levi put a stop to the pointless sales pitch.
Are you kidding? In this war time, buying a house, he must be crazy to do this.
He didn't want to buy a house on the first day and have it demolished by dark wizards the next day.
"Okay... Senior, look, this is the house that is currently available for rent on Black Pearl Island. Our wizard towers are divided into three types: low-level, medium-level, and high-level. The low-level wizard tower is just a main building with nothing else. The high-level wizard tower has its own isolation, protection, attack, element aggregation array, etc..."
"It's fine if it's low-level. I only have one request, and that's to be secluded."
In the end, before the salesperson continued to chatter, Levi chose a rough-finished house in a wizard tower located halfway up the mountain.
The annual rent of this wizard tower is three hundred Taishi, which is more expensive than the house Levi rented in Rapids City.
He came to the bottom of the wizard tower, and the entire two-mile area was his private territory.
Without his permission, no one else is allowed to enter private territory. This is the rule of the market.
"I can set up a magic circle myself. I don't need those inferior magic circles they bring with them."
The next few days.
Levi set up his own magic circles around where he lived, including warning, isolation, defense, attack, maze, etc., basically all of them were high-quality one-ring and two-ring magic circles.
Only in this way can Levi practice with peace of mind.
After doing all this, I simply decorated the wizard tower.
A new home in the Wizarding Mart would be just fine.
"Phew, a new life has begun."
Levi looked at the small town at the foot of the mountain and the numerous wizard towers.
The arrival of a three-ring wizard did not cause any waves in the market.
After Levi settled down, he released Aljetta and the others to be responsible for the daily operation of the wizard tower.
In order to make it easier for his subordinates to do things in the city, Levi also spent money to get nameplates for Colen and others.
In this way, Colen and the others can do some errands for Levi.
The resources that can be purchased at the Black Pearl Wizard Market are indeed much richer than those in the Outer Sea.
Half a year later, Levi had prepared most of the materials for refining the three-ring meditation auxiliary potion.
However, the whereabouts of the key main ingredients are missing.
In addition, he also began to look for clues about the extraordinary creatures he needed.
For this reason, he, who is introverted and unsociable, had to actively integrate into some upper circles of the Black Pearl Wizard Market.
On this day, Levi woke up from his practice.
There was a voice coming from the wizard tower.
"Sir Levi, go out, the rally will start soon."
Hearing the voice, Levi had an idea. He put on his robe and asked the Mink Tribe to look after the house.
He walked out of the wizard tower and passed a field of medicinal herbs that he had planted casually. On a small path halfway up the mountain, a male wizard was standing with his hands behind his back, looking at Levi with a smile.
"Good morning, Lord Xavier." Levi said with a smile.
The male wizard in front of him is also a three-ring wizard, and a three-ring weapon maker, and also Levi's neighbor.
In order to collect the resources he needed as soon as possible, Levi took the initiative to make friends with some three-ring wizards around him, and Xavier was one of them.
The result did not disappoint him.
He also learned from Xavier that the Black Pearl Wizard Fair holds a large-scale wizard gathering every other year, and only official wizards are eligible to participate.
At the gathering, everyone can make new friends, exchange resources and information, etc.
"Sir Levi, there are four-ring wizards participating in this rally. Maybe some good things will appear. You'd better prepare the money." Xavier said jokingly.
"Hahaha, I just need to buy some ordinary cultivation resources. I don't ask for anything else." Levi said with a smile.
The two of them walked together and came to a stranded abandoned ship in the eastern port of Black Pearl Island.
This is the Black Pearl.
The annual gathering is held here.
The cabin was brightly lit, with graceful figures swaying in it.
"Please come in, Lord Levi, we just happened to catch the mermaids' dance, hehe." Xavier said with a smile.
Levi nodded, became fully alert, and then stepped in.
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