Chapter 167: Arranging Trivial Matters

“Then isn’t this thing just a piece of waste?” Old Xie immediately said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry: “So many people died for a piece of waste. Who is the idiot?”

“Not necessarily!” The Old Mage shook his head: “Things in the world are hard to say. Although on the surface, the ancient language of the Star Elves seems to have been lost, no one knows if it has been preserved in some corner, just like the Royal Bloodline of the Star Elves. It was rumored to be extinct thousands of years ago, but now it has popped up! Moreover, I always feel that since Tianfeng Fourteen Lang went to great lengths to plot for this thing, and even didn’t hesitate to offend the Elves, I’m afraid he should have the means to interpret the scroll.”

“Right!” Old Xie’s eyes lit up when he heard this, and immediately said: “I’ll leave this matter to you!”

“Okay!” The Old Mage nodded, put the scroll into the box, then picked up the box privately hidden by Tianfeng Fourteen Lang, looked at it, and smiled: “Not bad craftsmanship, but unfortunately not good enough!”

Saying that, various magical lights began to change in his hand, constantly changing on the outside of the box. Not long after, the light dissipated. The Old Mage directly reached out and opened the box, then took out a pitch-black metal helmet. Although this helmet was black, its shape was very majestic, looking like a black skull, hideous and full of Killing Intent. In the center of the helmet, there was a pitch-black giant magic gem, the size of an egg.

The Old Mage glanced at it and immediately said in surprise: “It’s actually a Legendary Item, the Devil’s Sacrifice. Kid, you’ve struck it rich!”

“Bullshit!” Old Xie immediately said disdainfully: “What’s a Legendary Item worth? That guy Arthas is covered in Sub-divine Artifacts. This isn’t even enough to polish his shoes, you know?”

“Haha!” The Old Mage couldn’t help laughing when he heard this: “You kid comparing yourself to Arthas, aren’t you looking for death? Let alone you, even our family’s accumulation of hundreds of years of assets can’t compare!”

“Sigh, when will I be able to get a Divine Artifact to play with!” Old Xie said depressively: “You don’t know, that Pretty Boy used the Sun God Bow to outshine me, and still looked so smug, it’s so annoying!” Although Old Xie didn’t usually care much about external objects, it didn’t mean he didn’t know their benefits. He was just afraid of delaying his cultivation and didn’t want to rely on them too much. But if there was a chance, he certainly wouldn’t let go of good things.

“You should be content!” The Old Mage immediately laughed: “This thing isn’t an ordinary Legendary Item. It has a nickname, called a Battlefield Divine Artifact. To be honest, in large-scale battles, the use of this thing is really not inferior to an ordinary Divine Artifact!”

“Oh, really?” Old Xie got excited when he heard this and hurriedly asked, “What does it do?”

“This thing comes with four Auras: Devil Evil Power, Devil Shelter, Vampirism, and Fanaticism. It can allow friendly troops within a radius of 1000 meters to gain attack power, defense, attack speed, and the ability to recover themselves after attacking.” The Old Mage laughed: “For example, if two thousand-man teams with equal strength attack each other, without considering external factors like the commander’s ability, they will eventually both suffer losses. But if one side has this thing, then they only need to pay at most half of their manpower to wipe out the other side! In other words, this thing can increase the combat power of the troops by more than 30%. The larger the number of troops, the greater the benefit. You can see how powerful it is!”

“Sounds pretty good.” Old Xie said: “If it’s given to the Barbarians or Cyclops to use, wouldn’t it be very powerful?”

“Of course!” The Old Mage laughed: “It guarantees that their combat power will be greatly improved!”

“Since it’s so powerful, why didn’t Tianfeng Fourteen Lang use it?” Old Xie asked in confusion.

“Because it’s expensive. Do you think the Aura is free?” The Old Mage said with a laugh: “You must provide it with Magic Stones as energy to use it! Its range is too large, and the consumption is also high. It consumes Magic Stones worth hundreds of Gold Coins in about an hour. That’s not a small number! With the cruel character of a Pirate, he would definitely rather have more people die than spend this money!”

“Indeed an idiot!” Old Xie cursed, then let go of this matter and asked: “Anything else? Is this broken thing the only thing in the box?”

“No, there’s also this!” The Old Mage said, taking out a silver Goddess sculpture, smiling bitterly: “From an artistic perspective, this thing is indeed good, but I didn’t sense any fluctuations of Magic. In other words, this is just an ordinary piece of art. Why would it be here?”

Old Xie was also stunned, but he immediately thought of something and hurriedly said: “That Diles said that the golden scroll was found inside a Goddess statue made of pure silver. Could it be this one?”

“Oh?” The Old Mage heard this and immediately began to check it carefully up and down. Soon he found a hidden compartment on the base. He opened it and saw it was empty inside. He put the golden scroll in, and it fit perfectly, and he closed the lid of the hidden compartment.

“It seems it is indeed the original set.” The Old Mage then said strangely: “But this doesn’t match. A Fine Gold scroll should be put into a Mithril sculpture to be suitable, right? Hmm, wait!” Saying that, the Old Mage picked up a dining knife from the table and scratched a corner of the sculpture forcefully a few times, revealing what was inside.

“Haha, sure enough!” The Old Mage immediately laughed: “The outside of this sculpture is only a layer of ordinary silver, but the inside is Mithril. I wondered why the weight wasn’t quite right. So the problem is here!”

“A sculpture made of Mithril, that’s very valuable, right?” Old Xie suddenly said.

“Yeah!” The Old Mage nodded: “Just a sculpture this big would take nearly a hundred thousand Gold Coins worth of Mithril, weighing over a dozen catties. It’s too extravagant!”

“That means this thing has a big background!” Old Xie said: “I’m afraid the story behind it is huge!”

“Maybe. Anyway, looking at the style of this sculpture, it has a bit of a Star Elf flavor.” The Old Mage said, looking carefully, then suddenly said: “Strange, why do I feel a sense of familiarity with this sculpture, as if I’ve seen it before?”

“Really?” Old Xie also suddenly said: “Actually, I also feel it seems a bit familiar, but I just can’t remember.”

“That’s strange!” The Old Mage smiled bitterly, “Sigh, forget it, I’ll go back and check some information!”

“Okay!” Old Xie nodded in agreement.

Next, the two chatted for a while and then went their separate ways. Old Xie took the Legendary Item, the helmet named ‘Devil’s Sacrifice’, while the Old Mage kept the sculpture and the scroll.

Returning to his room, Old Xie casually threw the helmet to Chris Chen and said: “Find a place to put it for me!”

“Yes, Young Master!” Chris Chen agreed.

“There is another matter you must handle tomorrow!” Old Xie then ordered: “Find a shop front in the commercial district of the Imperial Capital. The location is not important, but I want it to be big and luxurious. Be fast, and don’t be afraid to spend money!”

“Oh, Young Master!” Chris Chen smiled bitterly: “The good shop fronts in the commercial district are all occupied. Where can I get one for you in a short time?”

“Idiot, of course it’s hard if you go look honestly!” Old Xie couldn’t help but laugh and scold: “Can’t you think of some other method?”

“Other method?” Chris Chen asked in confusion: “What other method?”

“Do I have to teach you this!” Old Xie said, hating iron for not becoming steel: “You just go look. When you see a suitable one, ask if they will sell. If they sell, it’s easy, just give the money. If they don’t sell, go tell the Fatty that it’s a place I have my eye on, and tell him to get it. A Duke can’t even handle such a trivial matter, right?”

Chris Chen almost fainted when he heard this, thinking to himself, so that’s how it is? It’s clearly bullying people! But he couldn’t say anything, so he had to agree with a bitter smile. Anyway, among the nobles able to establish themselves in the commercial district, there weren’t many good guys, so he didn’t think there was anything wrong with it. However, he still asked cautiously, “Young Master, why do you want a shop for no reason?”

“I have things I got from the pirates to sell, right? And the things produced by the Imp in the castle can’t just be thrown away, right? So how can we do without opening a shop?” Old Xie laughed: “Besides, I already promised Deislay that I would get him a manager position in the Imperial Capital. I can’t break my promise to him. By the way, that kid is good at this. When you go to find a place tomorrow, remember to take him along. Let him give some advice!”

“Okay, I understand!” Chris Chen agreed, and then said: “Young Master, if there’s nothing else, I’ll go down first!”

“Alright!” Old Xie nodded in agreement.

After sending Chris Chen away, Old Xie did not rest. Instead, he began to write furiously at the table, writing down the craftsmanship for the metal Pulley Bow. However, what he wrote was quite vague. After all, for many things in this gadget, writing alone wasn’t enough for others to understand; he would have to supervise the work personally when the time came. However, Old Xie was unwilling to expose his identity as Master Thunder. He thought for a moment and finally decided not to show his face. Tomorrow, when he returned to the Castle, he would teach the Imps hand-in-hand, and then let them teach others. This would not only save his own energy but also allow him to remain behind the scenes.