Because of the accident, the vehicle was destroyed so they have to leave it. At the same time, they lost the Magnus Eye. The crash damaged it so bad, there was no way it would work again.Now, they lost their chance to rely on its magical help. Indeed, they landed to their destination. Albeit not in a way they expected. Upon arriving to the Land of Dawn, they were on their own. The mortar was reduced into ruin so they left it there since there is nothing they could do to fix it. However, just as when they were venturing this treacherous land, they come accross formidable beast and one defeated them. They were captured and was taken to Mariner's Bay, the farthest end of the Land of Dawn where the tribe of seaborns could be found, a kind of water dweller who unlike merpires rely solely on their voice to enchant their victims, the new creature knows how to use magic.Similar to a mermaid, they used to reside underwater. However, seaborns are in no way seductive like mermaids.They ar
Inside the main house, Hefetus’s face was as black as a pot. Timothy and Leo, who represented the second-generation the third-generation members respectively, stood with him and all of them looked as if they had no color on their faces. Everyone, other than Hefetus, had had their wallets wiped clean and it was probably because he was the most important member of the Blacksmith Guild. Some of their goldware collections had also disappeared without a trace.Out of everyone, the one that suffered most was Anthony. Anthony had purchased a lot of pearls and jewels because he liked to gift them to the beauties, so that he could undergo a ‘deeper interaction’ with them. He had also bought a large batch of high-quality gems from the jeweler just a few days ago. However, before he could gift them to those beautiful women, they were emptied from the jewelry box. What infuriated him most was that heartless little thief also dug out the few gems that were embedded in the jewelry box!Anthony did
There was indeed a goddess-level thief that was not affiliated with the Silver Hands, and that particular thief had probably not even heard of their name.While everyone else was at their wit’s end with the theft from the day before, a certain thief beamed with smiles as she returned from her rewarding journey. She sat on top of the big pile of loot and enjoyed herself as she looked at her harvest with deep appreciation.A person with Timothy’s status clearly had no lack of money. However, the main bulk of their vast wealth had been stored in a bank, and they did not have much on hand. Therefore, the amount of cash that Nero looted was not really a huge sum. The goldware and pieces of jewelry that she managed to steal turned out to be the main attraction of the show.The problem that plagued him then was that he did not know how to turn those items into cash. The only thing that he could consider was an auction house. If he could bring those items to the auction house, they would give
For convenience sake, Nero also purchased a low-grade interspatial ring. Interspatial rings were meant for storage use. Even though it looked identical to regular rings, the wielder had to use a particular method to activate it for use. Upon activation, a specific area of space would appear depending on the grade of the ring, and it can be used to store any inanimate items.Interspatial rings were very common in the mage community, and they came in different grades. The grades of the rings would determine the size of the space and also the equivalent prices for it. The ring that Shen Yanxiao bought was only a lower-grade one with about five cubic meters of space. However, that was already enough for her to store everything that she looted from the house.After Nero had completed his preparation, he realized that he only lacked one small but crucial thing; he can't go sell his stuff at the auction house by himself! After all, no sane person would let a cat inside to do its supposed bu
“Third young master…”Robert was shocked. Could the third young master intend to receive the customer personally? Giovanni shot him a glance, and he dared not utter another word.Audrey and her cat, on the other hand, stood at the entrance of the Auction House. As the attendant walked away, she subconsciously touched her face that was disguised beyond anyone’s recognition.She used a relatively lower grade face altering mask compare to the one she had been using, cross dressing as Andrew. That one was given to her for free and so far, have not failed her yet. However, it was only recently did she found out that such mask cost more than twofold of her school tuition for the entire year!Obviously, there was no way she could afford to spare such huge sum for this side hassle. More over,she also could not risk jeopardizing her disguised by showing up as Andre since the item they were selling was from stealing.Likewise, the effects of the low-grade disguise potion that she bought were
“That’s all I have. Please have a look and see if they are suitable.”Audrey could not determine the system of values in that world, and she was also unaware of the standards that they had at the Auction House. So, she could only rely on Robert to appraise those items. If they were unwilling to accept them, then she would need to separate them into smaller batches to be sent to other auction houses. Besides, she had to take extra care to avoid the Blacksmith Guild’s attention. If that were the case, then not only would she get the money she needed slower than her expectations, but she could also run into other problems as well. Robert nodded, then called for a few goldware and jewel appraisers to review the items that were scattered on the ground.As expected, every single goldware and jewel in that pile was of the highest quality. Robert had only seen items with similar quality within the Hearth Family’s main house.However…“These items are very valuable, but there’s some abras
As he looked at the skinny figure who fled in haste, Giovanni couldn’t help but laugh.“Third young master?”Robert looked at Giovanni’s abrupt laughter in puzzlement and felt somewhat afraid. Giovanni lazily shot him a glance.“What do you think about the items that the young lad had brought?”Did the third young master meant to test his evaluation abilities? Robert immediately became serious and said,“The items are all of good quality, and for him to take out such a huge amount of luxury items in one go, the customer’s background is definitely not as simple as he looked. Therefore, I could only be bold to accept this transaction. Furthermore, according to his last request, there must be some uses for such a large order of demonic cores. Even a hundred people will not be able to digest such a quantity. He could be from a wealthy family who wanted to purchase low-grade demonic cores to train their subordinates covertly.” Robert’s analysis was quite reasonable. The good thing about
Selene finally recovered after a period of recuperation. However, like what she had threatened Audrey that day, the fire had burnt off all of her hair and eyebrows. Selene’s head looked like an egg then, and other than facial features, it was spotless.The vain Selene cried and mourned what had happened to her every day. She was unwilling to take a single step out of her room, and she kept her mouth shut as to what had happened to her that tragic day. Even if she wanted to cause trouble for Audrey, he had no excuse to do so. She could only visit various auction houses and fork out a large sum of money for potions that could promote hair growth to fix Selene’s bald head.To avoid another untoward incident before they could invite the sage to their home, Hefetus immediately tasked someone to send the Snow Spirit Fox to the God Realm. Not long after that, he received news from them. In ten days time, the sage would leave for the Iridos, and he would also grace the Blacksmith Guild with h
[Distract them for me.]“Was it not only right for Steffi to get to use to eye whenever she feels like it?? I mean, she is older than the two of you so naturally, she was supposed to have more authority above both of you, no?.”“Ehhh… She’ll be fine. I’m the youngest so they should let me wear it more.” (Meredith)“The kid is right. The eldest should have the eyeball. She is a genius” (Steffi)Steve, on the other hand, seemed to get what Audrey was trying to do, so he said something that would surely add fuel to the fire.“But what about the middle child? I am sure, Ariel wants to have her turn too.&rdqu
“Now, where are we? Right, cooking.”Steffi changed the topic on purpose, before turning to her sisters.“I need the eye to check if it's ready, who has it?”“It’s around here, somewhere,”Meredith replied as she started to rummage through a pile of disorganized drawers. She felt obliged to respond since she was the last one to use the Magus Eye. Unfortunately, she forgot where she left it.“The last time I saw it, you put it in the utensils compartment, Meredith” Steffi insinuated using a lazy tone so the other party rebutted,“Don’t use that tone with my name.”Ariel on the other hand joined in this time to inform them that the eye was nowhere to be seen.“It’s not there this time.”After a while of contemplation, Meredith’s face lit up as she recalled something.“Aha! Steffi always put it in the dish cabinet:”And just like that, she found where her sister was hiding it.Consequently, the group found it interesting to watch how the three sisters could be talkative without having t
“I agree with Ariel. Why don’t we invite them over? This way, we could continue our chat there whilst they take their much-needed rest.” This time, it was Meredith who spoke and she deliberately told her sisters this. Nonetheless, she has spoken the words loud enough to be heard by others. The students, on the other hand, were beyond ecstatic when they overhear the ongoing conversation. But decided that it would be best not to allow their emotion to show on their faces. At this point, Meredith turned to the group and greeted them with a bow. “Let me apologize on my sister’s behalf. The thing is, it has been a while since we had visitors. As such, we are no longer accustomed to receiving guests.” She insinuated before she slowly approached the bunch of bewildered youngsters; careful not to bump her toe as she felt her way through the darkness. Her blindness was made obvious by her action and it made her appear pitiful to any onlooker. Truth be told, the Grae’s current act of displ
“Seriously, when will they stop obsessing over Cercei?”Tsking in annoyance, Steffi stealthily moved her slender fingers next to the Magnus Eye with the full intention of taking it back from her younger sister’s possession.“These people were getting on my nerves!”She purposely added this to appeal to her sisters’ sentiment so that their minds could focus somewhere else and they would not notice it once she started hogging the magic eye all for herself again. Meanwhile, her plan worked, as it always did. Ariel readily agreed to her and with a voice full of despondency, she said,“That’s how the mage community works. They fear what they could not understand and so they are set on destroying anything that they cannot control.”Ariel finished with an exasperated sigh. Meredith, on the other hand, could not help but clenched her fist as she was reminded of their good friend’s plight. Then with her brows knitted together, she roared,“The gal did not deserve all this hatred.”Meanwhile, t
On the flip side, rewinding the clock a tad, just a few minutes before Audrey’s group discovered that they unknowingly fall under a spell, the Graes were already watching them. “The eye! Who has the eye?” Meredith, the youngest, shouted at the top of her lungs. Steffi, on the other hand, stepped away from the giant cauldron before answering. “Over here. I had it with me.” She purposely put a safe distance between her and her two sisters before taking the eye out from her pocket. Afterward, she put the eyeball inside her empty socket. Meanwhile, Ariel, the middle child among the three sisters complained, “You again? You are always snagging our eyes by yourself.” “I know right? Give us a chance as well.” Meredith seconded. But Steffi only rolled her removable eye and mumbled, “Oh, shut up! Stop whining, it's because I have more use of this than the two of you combined.” Ariel no longer argued. But Meredith was different. “Give me that, it is my turn today.” She insinuated and
“But this was done in consideration of what was the lesser evil. News about how the petrifying monster has been terrorizing the Black Forest had already reached the ears of the masses and as a result, was causing mayhem among the people; both non-magic and magic practitioners alike. If it was not for that, the mage community would not make a move.” “Terrorizing, you say.” The Grae mockingly repeated Niccoli’s word that struck her noggin the most. Then with a contemptuous scoff, she added, “What an interesting choice of words considering that it was you, students, who made the first move against her. If you were to ask me, I think it is more accurate to say that it was the other way around. You all are the ones doing the terrorizing. You brought the melee with you and now that she retaliated, you turned her into a villain?” Everyone fell silent afterward but it was not because they were trying to come up with better arguments to refute the other party’s words. Rather, it was due to
Audrey was on her dormitory bed when all that happened, and she was absolutely oblivious to the problem that was headed her way. Meanwhile, the results of the examination were announced on the third day. The students gathered around the square early in the morning and crammed in front of the announcement board to check their results. They also wanted to find out which class they had been allocated to. Niccoli dragged Audrey into the heavily obstructed crowd and finally came before the Herbalist Division’s announcement board. Niccoli immediately found their names, and as expected, both of them had obtained the highest marks for the test. They were also allocated to the Herbalist Division’s violet class for that autumn enrollment. Niccoli was also excited to see the name ‘Andrew’ written on the top of the list. Everyone envied her marks. “Andrew! You are the first! You are the first!” Niccoli was extremely surprised and held onto Audrey’s shoulder. He was very excited, and it was as i
[Alright, I must admit it’s my fault this time. My bad.] “As you should!” Ultimately, Nero acknowledged the part he played in inciting the agitated hut to action. But he also did not forget to let Audrey know that he did not appreciate her tone. [Needless to say, raising your voice is completely unnecessary. Besides, getting mad at me won’t change anything, will it? You’re kind of embarrassing me, just you know.] The cat tried to reason out but with her and her friends’ lives at stake and almost put in danger, Audrey did not back away easily this time. “Oh yeah? Then swear to me that from now on, you will be mindful of your choice of words. We have to be careful with every word we are saying because it was not every time that we got a chance to take it back.” Meanwhile, Nero’s response came shortly. However, it was so brief. Moreover, it did not sound sincere either. [Okay. I promised] So Audrey prompted the cat to state the matter precisely because she did not want him to circ
“What if the Graes already took notice of us as soon as we entered their perimeter and right now, we are under a spell; making our eyes play a trick on us? What if what we are seeing right now is not real?”“Well, if that is the case, then I guess there is only one way to check it.”Audrey insinuated and without wasting another breath, she said the passphrase."Turn your back to the forest, your front to me."Slowly, it dawned on the others as well what was possibly happening and so without waiting to be told what to do, they recited the same thing too."Turn your back to the forest, your front to me."They whispered into the air one after another and almost immediately, the landscape changed into something else, right before their naked eyes.Everyone watched with an awestruck face as the trees turned into fences. At the same time, just a few feet away from where they were standing, they noticed how an empty lot from moments ago started to morph into what seemed to be an inconspicuou