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 powerful legendary 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 conscription 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 inexplicably.
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.
而如飞鲨海盗团这样的小团体，只不过是如今巫师文明之乱的一个小缩影罢了。
他们已经成功在这片海域，劫掠了不少巫师，大多数都是低阶巫师，偶尔也会对一些三环巫师动手，依靠法阵之威，也都成功了。
不多时。
飞艇已经追上了李维。
女团长打开舱门，而后跃出来。
她给自己施加了三环防御力场。
与此同时，一道水波组成的水墙，出现在李维的前方。
水墙开始聚拢，将李维围起来。
天赋法术·水之高墙。
李维如撞到南墙的知了，砰的一下，在水墙之间弹来弹去，无法突破。
“快！法阵！”
女团长喝到。
两位男巫师收起来飞艇，口中念念有词，一枚枚阵旗迅速飞入高天，而后绕着李维不停的旋转。
顷刻间。
一张直径约有百米的天罗地网成型，将李维包围起来。
“这大价钱购买的三环困敌法阵就是好用啊，说不定干了这票，我们就可以回本了。”女团长冷笑。
他们团队是专业的，配合无比默契，在李维还没有反应过来之前。就已经被她的天赋法术和三环法阵层层包围。
“攻击！”
女团长下令。
她的三环法术攻击和团员的二环法术攻击，全部闪耀着光芒，朝着被法阵包围的李维而去。
轰隆隆。
爆炸的声音在天空中响起。
法术的冲击波席卷。
“应该死了吧？”
“继续，不要停！”
“不能麻痹大意！对方应该是三环巫师！”
就在三位巫师打算继续攻击的时候，冷不丁的身后传来了戏谑的笑声。
而后，一枚犀利的冰剑瞬息而至，突破了防护力场，洞穿了一位男巫师的脑袋，和西瓜一样化为冰屑炸开。
这位男巫师的身躯直直的坠落下去，很显然是死了。
“敌人在外面！别攻击里面的了！”女团长发现不对。
她准备好的法术朝着李维轰去。
而此刻，李维的极冰剑指，已经洞穿了另一位二环巫师的身躯。
他周身，大黑天之幕环绕，抵挡了绝大多数的攻击。层层的法术防御力场闪烁，将攻击余波挡下。
虽然没有三环防护力场，但是依靠法术的数量，再加上特效的威力加持，李维很轻易的抵挡住了这位三环巫师的攻击。
嗖！
又一枚极冰剑指破空声大作。
“该死，此人的法术修炼如今到了如此炉火纯青的地步，普通的二环防御法术，都被他玩出花了。”女团长见状不对，准备撤离。
可是晚了，大黑天之幕席卷，将她的人连同防御力场全部卷过来。
她还想依靠力场的保护，继续吟唱法术攻击李维。
下一刻，李维冷笑一声，布满金色鳞片的大手狠狠的插在了防御力场之上。
黄金回旋神掌！
女团长自认为安全感满满的三环防御力场在李维的恐怖怪力之下，居然开始扭曲。
咔嚓。
力场碎裂。
李维的大手掐住了她的脖子，大黑天之幕将其彻底缠绕，她的四肢也被捆绑，被崩碎。
就算是绝世美女，李维都没有怜香惜玉的意思，何况眼前这个女巫师五大三粗的，和自己有一拼了。
不过有一说一，这样的审美在巫师世界的女巫之中倒也是独树一帜。
“说吧，谁派你来害我的？”李维冷笑道。
“……我只是单纯想抢劫而已，没有人派我。”这个女巫倒也十分硬气，死到临头了，也没有说什么求饶的话。
在进入这一行的时候，她已经做好了心理准备。
“那死吧。”
李维说完，大手插入女巫的胸口，而后捏爆了她的心脏。
女团长的气息逐渐凋零，而后死亡。
圣甲蝎一拥而上，吞噬美味的三环巫师之灵魂。
而女巫师的生机，也不会浪费，在李维的灰烬之瞳下，变成了一枚银币。
“又可以让欧文斯这个吉祥物出来透透气了。”李维收起来银币。
现在来看，这个女巫，的确是纯粹的抢劫而已。
“世道已经如此混乱了啊。”李维拿起女巫的储物袋，而后他将两个男巫师的战利品也收了起来。
一番清点之后，李维发现，这三个巫师身上穷的一批，太石现金加起来才四万。
不过想想也正常，他们这些亡命之徒，可能随时见不到明天的太阳，有钱就立马用于提升自己的实力了，根本存不下。
当然，这三个家伙，也还是有好东西的。
“三环法阵，天罗法阵，用于困敌，十分好用，只可惜，他们困住的，只是变化成我样貌的剧毒之群罢了。”
真正的李维，早就用隐者符文隐藏起来了。
在他们把大招都放了之后，李维有条不紊的以法术收割对方。
双方的实力差距太大了，他们团队加上法阵，或许可以对付普通的三环巫师，对付李维，想太多了。
“这套法阵，应该值十万太石吧，这可是三环法阵。”李维美滋滋的笑纳了。
“咦，还有一个小型的巫术飞艇，看起来挺不错的。”李维从一个男巫师的储物袋之中掏出来一个飞艇，这个飞艇出来以后，自动变大，最后大约有三丈长。
“看样子我的狮鹫，还是不够低调，干脆以后用这个飞艇代步吧。”
李维想了想，让狮鹫也回到爱丽丝戒指中。
这个飞艇他研究了一会儿，很快就上手了，这是制式的东西，不难掌握。
除此之外，便是两个三环法术，一个是《水之高墙》，另一个则是《水虎之射》，都是比较普通的法术。
“收集起来，充实我的法术库，以后用来合成原创法术。”李维做完这一切，便乘坐巫术飞艇，化作一道流光，朝着红磨坊巫师集市赶去。
这飞鲨号，速度不比狮鹫差，就是看起来寒酸朴素了一点。
大多数时候，飞艇都可以自动驾驶，只需要一些太石就可以，不过若是需要复杂操作，还是得手动。
七天后，李维终于看到了红魔岛。
然而，出现在眼前的，是一片片断壁残垣，倒塌的巫师塔随处可见。
看样子，有一些时日了。
“唉，这个集市没了啊。”李维有些感慨。
“算了，去下一个吧。”
李维无奈，离开了此地。
他越来越感觉，巫师文明可能在这一次漫长的战争之后，将会迎来一个不知道好坏的全新时代。
……
圣辉历1076年，丰收之月。
黑珍珠岛。
这里因为盛产一种名为“黑珍珠贝”的超凡生物而闻名。
黑珍珠贝壳可以用来制作一些巫器，黑珍珠则是制作药剂的材料。
因此早期一些散修巫师聚集在这里，于附近的无底深渊之中寻找黑珍珠贝，以此卖钱求生。
久而久之，黑珍珠集市就形成了。
当然，随着过度捕捞，现在黑珍珠贝差不多快绝迹了。
话说回来，李维要炼制的三环冥想辅助药剂，其中一味主药，就是黑珍珠。
在快接近黑珍珠岛的时候，李维就将飞鲨号给收了起来。
人多的地方，就不露财了，这飞鲨号，虽然是制式飞艇，但也不是普通的巫师买得起的。
“低调。”
李维驾驭遁光，他没有掩饰自己的修为，三环巫师在内环海域，不高不低。
显露出来，最起码，可以避免被一些小喽啰碰瓷。
黑珍珠岛附近海域，不时有巫师飞来飞去，这让李维大喜。
看来，这个巫师集市，并没有被黑巫师所毁掉。
李维的到来，也没有引起大家的注意。
不多时，李维降落在岛屿上，不是他不想飞行。
而是他发现，在踏入岛屿范围后，这里似乎设置了禁空法阵，不允许飞行，让他飞起来很吃力。
“黑珍珠巫师集市。”
李维看着前方的标牌。
整个巫师集市，都处在一层水波流转的穹顶之下。
“大型法阵，看其散发的能量，应该是四环级别的……这集市规模不小啊。”
有法阵，就意味着巫师没办法随便出入，进出都需要在法阵的入口处。
入口处，有两位巫师正看守在那里，修为都是二环巫师。
“前辈，进入集市，需要出示一下身份铭牌，没有铭牌的话，花费300太石，我们集市可以帮你补办。”一位二环巫师说道。
三环巫师，在黑珍珠巫师集市，也是强者了，他们自然态度不错。
“会员证不行吗？”李维问道。
守门的巫师苦笑着摇摇头：“会员证已经是过去时了，现在需要铭牌，这是上面的规定，希望前辈谅解。”
“我乃是隐居外环的散修，初来乍到，的确没有铭牌，那就麻烦两位了。”
李维拿出来三百太石，然后在守门的巫师这边登记了自己的信息，并且在契约石板上承诺信息不得作假，否则魂飞魄散。
李维自然没有可造假的，他给出的信息，都是真实信息。
只不过，在官方那边，自己是死了，不知道这里会怎么处理。
他心中忐忑。
没过多久，那守门的巫师就面带笑容的过来了。
"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.