After a while, the servant brought paper and pen, and Johnson sat on the coffee table and started writing the letter of recommendation. After finishing writing, the old mage politely asked Moriarty to read it over first to confirm that there was nothing that needed to be revised, and then finally wrote the letter.
He signed his magic signature at the end. Then he put the recommendation letter into a blank envelope and handed it to the other party without sealing it.
"Thank you." Moriarty took the letter of recommendation, put it in his sleeve with a smile, and asked the old mage to take a seat again.
With this recommendation, the relationship between Moriarty and Johnson has naturally become much warmer. And with this recommendation, the old mage's membership level in the guild may be directly upgraded to another level.
Thinking of this, Johnson suddenly made up his mind and took out an old white velvet bag from his arms and gently placed it in front of Moriarty.
"Sir, please look at this."
"This is…"
Moriarty looked at the bag in front of him, then at the old mage, reached out to take the bag, and opened it. What he saw was a very old-looking single-layer glass lens inside.
This lens is about the size of an ordinary gold coin, but it is extremely thin, no more than one centimeter. The mirror surface looks as smooth as water, translucent and very delicate, and there does not seem to be any reflection no matter how you change the angle. But in contrast,
, the periphery of the lens is inlaid with a ring of silver, but it has already turned black and dim, as if it has experienced hundreds of thousands of years of oxidation. At the same time, on the surface of this layer of silver, there is a layer of complex and precise etching engraved on it.
Magic array lines. This is the first time Moriarty has seen such a fine alchemy array. Only through simple mental induction, he found that these magic lines did not seem to be able to pass smoothly, causing the entire alchemy array to look like a
It's like a blocked maze, making it hard to figure out the clue.
"I discovered this by chance during an adventure more than ten years ago." When Moriarty carefully examined the magic lens in his hand, Johnson whispered to the side: "However, I have been unable to figure it out.
What exactly is it? Apart from a little magnifying effect, there is nothing special about it."
"Zoom in?"
Hearing these words, Moriarty was stunned for a moment, and then slowly put the lens on his right eye under Johnson's guidance. Immediately, a faint light flashed at a point on the silver edge of the lens, and the magic lens immediately
It was smoothly absorbed under Moriarty's brow bone. Then, Moriarty lowered his head to look at his palm, and suddenly felt that the field of vision from his right eye widened. After focusing again, what he saw was as thick as a big tree.
The palm prints.
"So that's it."
Moriarty tried to focus on some other objects around him, and what he saw with his right eye were scenes that were magnified a hundred times. The mage nodded, closed his right eye, took off the magic lens again, and put it back in the bag.
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"This lens is indeed suitable for use by alchemists. So, Master Johnson, do you plan to exchange it with me?" The other party's intention is obvious. Pointless charades or mutual testing will only complicate things, Murray
Artie immediately asked bluntly.
"Yes, Sir." Seeing Moriarty being so frank, the old mage didn't mince words: "For an ordinary mage like me, the effect of magic lenses is only average. So..."
"Then why didn't you exchange it before?" It was just business, and Moriarty also started asking technical questions.
"Well... other mages are not very interested in this either." Johnson smiled slightly awkwardly.
The other party's question directly hit the point. As the old mage himself said in the previous sentence, ordinary mage generally does not need to use the magic effect of "magnifying sight", so naturally he will not come up with a price that satisfies Johnson.
Exchange this seemingly useless magic lens.
"Well. So, what's the price you want?" For mages who know each other well, one sentence is enough to lower the price, but more would be unsatisfactory, Moriarty then asked.
"Look, five thousand gold coins, is that okay?" Johnson hesitated again, then gritted his teeth and quoted a price.
"Five thousand Erathian gold coins..."
Moriarty's expression was neither happy nor worried, and he didn't even cast his eyes at the lenses on the coffee table. Instead, he stood up and walked slowly in the hall, seeming to be considering the pros and cons. Correspondingly, the old mage was also
He looked at the other party quite nervously. In his opinion, the transaction worth five thousand gold coins really needed to be carefully considered, because the total salary he could get from serving Viscount McLellan for one year would probably not reach this figure.
"Okay." Finally, after a somewhat oppressive silence, Moriarty turned around and walked up to Johnson and said in a deep voice.
"That's great." The old mage jumped up for joy, laughed, and then quickly calmed down with some embarrassment.
Next, Moriarty took out the payment from his space pocket and handed it over to the other party on the spot. After receiving the goods, Johnson, feeling that he had been lucky today, said goodbye to Moriarty and left the Little Fantine Hall.
Watching the old mage leave, the hall door was automatically closed again, and Moriarty laughed. Five thousand Erathian gold coins was really a generous price in his opinion. For this amount of money, even in Azurite City,
I can't even buy a "Loyal Companion", let alone the strange magic lens on the coffee table. Of course, this is not because Johnson doesn't know the goods, it's just that the mage in Erathia really lives a "poor" life, and he lacks the alchemist's temperament.
cognition, so Moriarty was given the advantage.
Returning to his previous position and sitting down, Moriarty picked up the magic lens, placed it in his palms, and then gently closed his palms. An invisible light flashed, and the lens appeared in the Soul Crystal Book.
Magic Item: Serena's Secret Eye;
Producer: Lily Serena;
Level: treasure;
Quality: damaged;
Content (function): The zoom field of view is just the appearance of this "Secret Eye", but its real secret has been deeply hidden by the maker. Unless it can be restored, the secret will be lost forever.
Note: It is a favorite of alchemists, but it may also be a favorite of other professions.
"treasure!?"
For a moment, Moriarty was a little surprised and couldn't believe it. Originally, he just guessed that what he had obtained was a damaged mid-level or even high-level magic item, but he never expected that the magic lens actually reached the level of a treasure.
The so-called treasures refer to the props and equipment created by some of the greatest heroes of various races during the most prosperous period of magical civilization in the Antagrich continent before the end of the ice. In that era, the production of magic equipment
It is not just a patent for alchemists. As long as the professional level surpasses the Templar or the Grand Arcanist and reaches the level of the legendary "hero", he can rely on his own knowledge and understanding of the four major fields of time, space, energy and law.
, creating some treasures from nothingness that surpass high-level magic equipment. And these magical and powerful treasures are often named after the surnames of their makers.
Just like the "Secret Eye of Serena" that just belonged to Moriarty, its maker was "Lily Serena", a Bracada hero more than five hundred years ago. As for Han Han
After the Ice Doomsday, it is unknown how this "Secret Eye" ended up in the Kingdom of Erathia.
Summoning the "Secret Eye" from the crystal book and placing it in the palm of his hand, Moriarty didn't know whether to be excited or sigh. However, at least for him at this stage, no matter how good the "Secret Eye" is, it can only be temporary.
It just acts as a good magnifying glass, helping him to be more comfortable when making alchemy props and depicting alchemy circles. But to discover the real secret behind it, I am afraid that only after Moriarty's alchemy level reaches several levels.
It is possible. After all, it is a treasure created by a hero.
After sitting with Little Fantine for a while and re-adjusting his emotions, Moriarty got up and returned to the villa. As for the "Secret Eye", it was stored in the crystal book, and only there was the safest place.
That night, the banquet and subsequent dance at Ivy Manor lasted almost all night. It was not until dawn that the bustling drinking and music sounds all night finally quieted down. In the early morning sunshine, with various emotions,
The Kent nobles in a happy mood said goodbye to the Baron and Baroness with a smile, and left Ensberg, who had successfully replaced the "Crown Prince".
In the next few days, the old butler Hugo followed the baron's instructions and delivered a promissory note worth fifty thousand Erathian gold coins to Moriarty. After that, he also transferred a medium-sized building to the southwest on the edge of Ensberg's territory.
The manor was handed over. What is intriguing is that further south of this manor is the sphere of influence of the Luo Yanta family.
Regarding such an arrangement, whether it was the Baron's intention or the Baroness's instructions behind his back, Moriarty just smiled and accepted it calmly.
Do you want to drive yourself away from afar? Or do you want to use the manor sent out as Ensberg's first barrier against Luo Yanta? Or do you want to use Luo Yanta's hand to do something? These are all
It doesn't matter anymore. Because Moriarty's foundation is not this small manor.
Moriarty did not even change the personnel arrangements in the manor. Moriarty just asked the old butler to continue to take care of it as before and pay him a reasonable income every year.
To this, Hugo happily agreed.
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