Imina quickened her pace to catch up with Tang Zheng, who was already walking ahead. Her narrow eyes glanced at Tang Zheng's profile, a figure who seemed gentle and blended into the lively festive atmosphere.
For some reason, Imina always felt that the man before her was unfathomable. Even though he didn't seem very old, he seemed to have an invisible barrier between himself and everyone else.
"What exactly do you want to do, Tang?" Imina pursed her lips and suddenly spoke softly.
"What?"
Tang Zheng didn't seem to hear Imina's question due to the surrounding noise. He turned his head and asked with a puzzled expression.
Didn't really hear?
Obviously not, they weren't ordinary people.
"It's nothing," Imina said faintly after opening her mouth slightly.
They didn't walk far.
Tang Zheng stopped in front of a stall displaying various brightly colored ornaments.
Imina was puzzled and looked at the items on the stall, mostly women's accessories that weren't very valuable.
"How much for this hairband?"
Tang Zheng looked at the stall owner and pointed to a black, circular hairband with gold thread decorations.
"Two Silver Coins," the stall owner said, looking up at Tang Zheng and Imina, his eyes lighting up.
Hearing the price, Imina frowned. The hairband was clearly not worth that much, but she was more curious about why he was buying a gift like this.
Tang Zheng nodded without haggling and took out two Silver Coins from his pocket, handing them over.
The stall owner was stunned for a moment, then his face immediately filled with smiles. He quickly took out an exquisite gift box from the side and placed the hairband inside.
Tang Zheng took the gift box, reopened it, and took the hairband in his hand. A flash of Mana passed through his palm.
Magic Mark
After releasing the Magic, Tang Zheng put the hairband back in the gift box and handed it to Imina.
"Who buys gifts for people in front of others?" Imina was stunned, but her eyes lit up, and she took the gift box without hesitation.
"It's not for you, help me give it to Renners," Tang Zheng said calmly. "There's my residual Magic on it, and I've already cast it on you before."
Imina's face darkened. "What about my gift?"
Obviously, Imina didn't care about the Magic at all.
"I'll give you this."
Tang Zheng raised his hand and flipped his palm, as if performing magic. He took out a wine jug with a wooden stopper from his Item Box. "This is wine brewed using dwarven techniques, consider it an unexpected gain from me."
He had placed the Lizardmen's treasure, the Great Wine Jug, among the dwarves in the Lava Zone for them to drink.
After drinking it for a long time, the dwarves felt that the alcohol content was too low, so they used dwarven brewing techniques to purify it.
"Who gives a wine jug to a girl!"
Imina looked at the wine jug handed over, her amber eyes moved, while complaining, she quickly took the wine jug in her hand.
The pointed ears hidden in the hood were now a little red.
Her biggest hobby was drinking, but Tang Zheng shouldn't know about this, because she had never drunk in front of him.
After all, her drinking habits were terrible. When she was in the Imperial Capital, she often argued with others because of drinking, and even did many things that Imina found embarrassing.
This jug of wine might not be valuable, but it was obviously prepared with care.
Imina carefully glanced at Tang Zheng, held the wine jug in her hand tightly, and said as if she didn't care, "Considering you gave me a gift, I have good news to tell you."
"Then let's go."
Tang Zheng paused and looked directly at Imina.
"Um, shouldn't we let them know?" Imina asked, instinctively avoiding direct eye contact with Tang Zheng's dark gaze.
"With Emerald Witch here, there's no need to worry about safety," Tang Zheng said softly, turning his head to glance at Anri and the Emerald Witch, who were in the midst of the crowd, thoroughly enjoying themselves.
The two figures quickly disappeared into the crowd.
"Where's Master? I didn't see him. He was right behind us just now."
Anri belatedly turned her head to look for Tang Zheng, only to find that he was nowhere to be seen.
"Master has his own matters to attend to," the Emerald Witch said coolly.
"Oh."
Anri was a little disappointed, but soon her eyes lit up as she spotted a crowd gathering in the distance. "Miss Emerald Witch, look over there!"
As she spoke, Anri happily took the Emerald Witch's hand and headed towards the front. Throughout the entire process, the Emerald Witch, unusually, didn't resist.
It seemed that Anri possessed a natural ability to make people feel close to her.
Outside the Royal Capital.
In an estate controlled by the "Eight Fingers Security Department."
Magic Casters dressed as mages were releasing Magic below, displaying their abilities.
On the top floor of the estate.
Tang Zheng and Imina stood by the window, watching the scene below.
"Well, are you satisfied?" Imina asked, looking expectantly at Tang Zheng, who was deep in thought beside her.
At this moment.
Tang Zheng was consuming Skill Points to master skills, watching the notification messages flash across his "Status Panel."
Mana System:
[Illusionist] · "Feign Death" (Tier 3): Creates an illusion that makes opponents believe the caster is dead.
[Court Magician] · "Hot Spring" (Tier 3): Creates a Hot Spring with life Magic, which can be used to soak and relieve fatigue.
Faith System:
[Goddess Priestess] · "Dispel" (Tier 3): Dispels summons, depending on the levels, resistances, and skills of both sides.
[Priest] · "Sunlight" (Tier 3): Creates a blinding light that causes a blinding effect and deals some damage to Undead creatures.
[Beast Speaker] · "Animal Communication" (Tier 3): Can communicate with wild animals.
Skill Points: 66 → 61
...
Tang Zheng finally picked out some valuable skills from the many Magic Casters below, thereby acquiring basic Jobs.
"A consumption of five Skill Points," Tang Zheng said with a hint of regret.
He had always refrained from acquiring a large number of basic Jobs because Skill Points were precious, but now he had no choice.
Because the number of High-Tier Jobs was too small.
As expected.
The number of Magic Casters who mastered the "Mana System" and "Faith System" was the largest, so it was easy to satisfy these two systems.
However! Among the Magic Casters that Imina had brought, not a single one was a "Mental System" or "Other System" Magic Caster.
Tang Zheng knew from the beginning that the number of Magic Casters who mastered these two Magic systems was small, but he didn't expect it to be this rare.
Currently, his four major Magic systems: ...
Mana System: Apothecary, Alchemist, Magic Caster, Necromancer, Warlock, Illusionist, Court Magician.
Faith System: Priestess, Priest, Forest Priest, Shrine Priest, Goddess Priestess, Priest, Beast Speaker.
Mental System: Wizard, Witch.
Other System: Shaman, Summoner...
The "Mana System" and "Faith System" could already use Tenth Tier Magic, and acquiring basic Jobs in these two systems was no longer of great significance.
Unless it's a basic job with immense value.
Because beyond that lies the Domain of Super-Tier Magic, which has little to do with Tier Magic anymore. Moreover, it requires the prerequisite of a Player level of 70.
After reaching level 70, Players can learn one Super-Tier Magic for each level gained. In the game, Players can only master 30 Super-Tier Magics.
"Stop,"
Tang Zheng said softly, withdrawing his gaze from the Magic Casters below.
"Yes." Imina nodded, revealing half her head out the window and gesturing towards a direction in the courtyard below.
"Didn't find the Magic Casters you wanted?" Imina could tell Tang Zheng wasn't satisfied.
"Not enough."
Tang Zheng shook his head, about to continue speaking, but suddenly paused.
In this other world, the classification of different Magic Caster systems isn't so clear-cut. Besides, Imina, who isn't a Magic Caster, might not understand what "mental type" or "other type" Magic Casters are.
"What I need are casters who possess some bizarre Magic abilities, different from normal Magic Casters."
After briefly organizing his thoughts, Tang Zheng continued.
Imina's eyes revealed a look of understanding: "I see. It just so happens that it's the Festival Day, and among the many Magic Casters who have come from all over the country, there might be casters that milord needs."
"Thank you, Imina."
Tang Zheng said with a smile, but he wasn't expecting to gather them so easily.
With five basic jobs missing in both the "mental type" and "other type" categories, gathering them wouldn't be easy.
Actually, there's another way to reduce the number of basic jobs.
That is to level up the [Genius] job to the maximum of 15Lv, which would reduce the number of jobs needed.
However!
Compared to the consumption of Skill Points, five levels are obviously more precious.
"The warehouses in the six noble regions are being purchased, and several locations have already been secured. Rotten grain and other food are being prepared, but it will still take some time."
Imina continued to report on the second matter Tang Zheng had instructed.
"Mm." Tang Zheng acknowledged.
He knew that this matter would be more complex and time-consuming, not something that could be completed in just ten days or so.
A smile appeared on Imina's face: "Only three Demi-human slaves with the ability of 「Wild Transformation」 were bought. I don't know if that's enough."
Tang Zheng paused and looked at Imina speechlessly: "I really want to praise you for having the demeanor of a true Worker."
"Spare me."
Imina rolled her eyes, but the corners of her mouth slightly curved upward.
This is also the benefit of leveraging the power of 「Eight Fingers」, which can easily accomplish many things that would be difficult and troublesome to do with individual strength.
The location of the three Demi-human slaves is in a hidden warehouse on the estate.
The first thing that came into view.
Were three two-meter-tall metal cages, inside which were three figures similar in shape to humans, but emaciated.
These three Demi-humans had faces resembling apes, long ears, and bodies covered in grayish-brown fur, exuding a wild aura.
Seeing the appearance of Tang Zheng and Imina, these three Demi-humans, despite their weak aura, still waved their arms and pounded on the iron cages, making dull thudding sounds.
"They look quite like monkeys."
This was the first time Tang Zheng had seen such Demi-humans.
"They are Hobgoblins, considered close relatives of Goblins, a race with low intelligence and barbarity. These three are rare Hobgoblins with Magic Caster abilities among their kind."
"According to intelligence from the 「Eight Fingers」 smuggling and slave departments, they were captured from a *Demi-human Tribe destroyed by the Slane Theocracy*."
"Compared to ordinary, strong Hobgoblins who can be used as laborers, these three are smarter, but perhaps due to being casters, they are weak and unable to engage in physical activities."
Imina pointed to the three Hobgoblins in the cages and introduced: "They are smarter than ordinary Hobgoblins and more difficult to tame, which is why they haven't been sold. It's considered lucky to have found them."
Deep within the Great Swamp.
In the dense forest where the Twin Witches once resided.
Tang Zheng tossed the three hobgoblins onto the ground, their bodies covered in whip marks and various other wounds, leaving them weak and feeble.
This time, he didn't go to the Lava Zone because the environment there wasn't suitable for the upcoming experiment. The dense forest, on the other hand, was full of various Demon Creatures that could be used directly as materials.
A touch of crimson light rose from the east.
Tang Zheng looked up, seeing the sun already peeking out from the east, and narrowed his eyes slightly, "Three years left!"
Three years before the New Era, January 1st! "Serious Injury Healing!" Tang Zheng raised his wrist and cast a Healing Magic on one of the hobgoblins.
Pure white Healing Magic was released.
The hobgoblin's injuries rapidly recovered at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"Wu!"
The moment the hobgoblin regained consciousness, it bared its sharp teeth and glared fiercely at Tang Zheng, then turned to run away.
"All-Race Charm."
Tang Zheng calmly released the Magic.
The hobgoblin paused, its eyes instantly becoming dull, and it stood obediently in place, swaying its arms.
"This Magic Ritual is much more complex. The materials are prepared, though, so now it depends on the effect."
Tang Zheng took out the Magic Ritual he had obtained from the Forest Gnome from his Item Box, carefully scanned the ritual content he had already memorized, and made sure he hadn't missed any details.
This Magic Ritual allows a Forest Gnome to give up the complete ability of "Wild Transformation" and transform into a Demon Creature that exceeds their own size limit.
For example, the Forest Gnome named Dogan Stone Lizard used this Magic Ritual to transform into a Petrification Lizard that was both larger and stronger.
Although he had already seen a successful case,
Tang Zheng still wanted to experiment and confirm it, observing the specific details of the ritual.
During this time, he had Anri and the Twin Witches purchase a large number of Alchemical materials, which were also prepared for this.
Following the steps of the Magic Ritual,
Tang Zheng completed the entire ritual step by step, and then breathed a slight sigh of relief.
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