Turning around and stopping in front of a stall, he leaned over slightly and carefully looked at an item in the stall.
It was an ancient-looking brass lantern.
"Hello...are you interested in any item?"
The stall owner was a quiet girl with black hair, wearing an ordinary Pamir uniform. Seeing Anvis stopping in front of her stall, she asked shyly, as she seemed not very good at interacting with others.
"Can I see that lamp?"
Anvis looked at the girl with a smile and pointed to the lantern on the stall.
"Of course, please do."
The girl nodded and extended her hand in a gesture of invitation.
After obtaining the consent of the young stall owner, Anvis gently picked up the lantern from the stall and placed it in front of him for a closer look.
The style of the lantern is very old, and the whole is made of a brass-like material.
Two brass support columns extend from the left and right sides of the base, which are connected to the top of the relief, and lifting beams of the same material are hung on the support columns.
In the center of the lantern, in the oval cylindrical transparent lampshade, the slender wick presents a unique blue translucent shape, like clear crystal, which looks very mysterious.
Even though magic power has not yet been injected into it, the lantern itself is exuding an indescribable aura.
'A replica of a nightmare lantern? But it does have a hint of nightmare power.'
With the help of magical vision strengthened by the mercury pupil, Anvis could clearly see that there was a trace of weird gray energy hidden in the blue wick.
In the course of ruin studies, Anvis came into contact with many special powers and experienced their effects personally, including the power of nightmare.
Therefore, when he saw it again, he recognized its essence immediately.
"That one is a lantern for sweet dreams."
Seeing Anvis carefully inspecting the lamp, the girl stall owner took the initiative to introduce it.
"Put a magic crystal in the base to light it up. A standard magic crystal is enough to light it up for one night. Under the light of a lantern, it can ensure that professionals below the third level will not have nightmares while sleeping."
"Moreover, its lighting effect is also very good and can be used as an ordinary magic lamp..."
Listening to the girl's introduction, Anvis' eyes flashed with a strange look.
The Nightmare Lantern uses the power of nightmares to attack and defend. It usually absorbs the user's nightmares to nourish itself. It is not an exaggeration to call its imitation the Good Dream Lantern.
But a professional’s nightmare?
Unless there is some special curse or some negative effects.
Not to mention how rare those situations are, even if they do happen to happen, the first choice is definitely to ask someone to break the spell, rather than using the lantern effect to forcefully suppress it.
As for using it for lighting?
One standard magic crystal per night, I'm afraid it's like melting gold coins for lighting.
"Well... it's just a low-level alchemy item, so it only has these effects. If you want it, I can sell it to you cheaper, how about fifteen gold coins?"
She seemed to understand that its effect was a bit useless, so the black-haired girl explained sheepishly.
Fifteen gold coins?
Anvis smiled and did not answer, but asked again.
"Is there a higher level of this kind of lamp?"
"Higher level?"
The girl lowered her head in embarrassment and her voice became softer.
"Sorry, I'm only a first-level alchemist. I can't make a higher-level dream lantern for the time being..."
"That's it-"
Anvis nodded in understanding. Then, the conversation suddenly changed.
"So, can you sell me how it's made?"
When he said this, his eyes looked into the girl's lavender eyes as if unintentionally.
"Manufacturing method?"
The girl stall owner was stunned, and a trace of vigilance flashed in her eyes.
"Yes, I'm very interested in how it works."
As if unaware of the vigilance in the girl's eyes, Anvis casually took out the silver magic crystal card.
"How about a thousand gold coins?"
"...I'm sorry, I can't sell you the way it's made. It's not a matter of price."
Seeing the magic crystal card, the girl's eyes widened slightly, but then returned to their original shape. If Avis hadn't been paying attention to the girl's expression, he would have ignored this detail.
'That is to say, she is the qualified candidate selected by the Nightmare Lantern, and she is not very wealthy now.'
Analyzing the girl's words, Anvis thought in his mind.
This is normal. Sub-professions are very expensive in the early stage. The monthly expenses can easily exceed a thousand gold coins, which will make even an ordinary little noble feel strenuous.
Although the noble family has a great business, most of its income is consumed on guards, servants, equipment, food and grass, etc. There is not much real liquidity.
"Well, that's it. How about exchanging identity marks? When you can make a higher-level lantern, you can contact me."
With a sudden thought, Avis no longer mentioned purchasing the manufacturing method. Instead, he took a step back and hoped to exchange identity marks with the girl.
This is a little technique of making progress by retreating. When the first larger request you make is rejected by others, others will often become willing to accept the second, smaller request.
Anvis had already predicted that the girl would not choose the trading method, because it would probably involve her fundamental secret.
"As for this one thousand gold coins, just treat it as my deposit."
In the constant flow of people, a pale boy with short light blond hair looked at the girl's violet eyes, smiled and handed over the magic crystal card in his hand.
The sunlight reflects on the silver-white surface of the card, reflecting the heart-warming holy brilliance.
"Exchange identity marks...Okay."
The black-haired girl showed a somewhat troubled expression, but after looking at the boy's face and glancing at the brilliant silver card from the corner of her eye, she finally agreed to the proposal.
After exchanging identity marks, Anvis smiled, raised his hand, tapped his chest three times, and gave the girl a mage salute.
"Introduce yourself, I'm Avis, it's an honor to meet you."
The girl was stunned for a moment, then returned the favor.
"Hello, Avis, I'm Emily."
The Nightmare Lantern is a very special high-level fantasy item. There is only a few records in the fantasy category in the family library.
If Avis had not read that book, he would definitely miss it at this time.
Its core function can actually be summarized in one sentence:
In the dream world, find the way back.
For Avis, this strange object is very crucial. In his future development plan, the journey to the dream world is a very important part.
Only by getting a real nightmare lantern can he ensure his safe return instead of being lost forever in the vast sea of deep dreams.
Moreover, this alone was not enough for him, as a direct descendant of Olivendi, to attach such great importance to it.
In fact, the nightmare lantern itself is also an imitation refined by a ninth-level dream master.
It is a key, a treasure map, pointing to a famous and unique epic item:
The faint light penetrating the underworld——[Dead Sea Lantern].