Chapter 31: Robbing the Old Mage

After coming inside, Old Xie was not polite. He directly waved his hand, called out forty Imps, and ordered: “Each of you, manufacture a bottle of Low-Level Magic Power Potion!”

“Yes!” Those Imps immediately acted separately. Some grabbed the medicine, some moved the instruments, and they started working in an orderly manner.

Then Old Xie ordered the remaining people: “Draw a Magic Array for Ice Arrow for me!”

“Yes!” The remaining ten Imps immediately started drawing with the prepared items.

The Old Mage looked at the precise operations of these Imps, so excited that he couldn’t close his mouth. He kept turning around, occasionally pointing out some small mistakes, but he spoke with a kind face, without that fierce look at all. Obviously, he liked the talent of these Imps extremely.

You know, if these Imps could really complete Low-Level Magic Power Potions and Magic Arrays, then it would be no exaggeration to say that they were simply hens that laid golden eggs. Because even the lowest level Magic Power Potion was worth several Gold Coins.

This kind of medicine that could quickly recover Magic Power not only required very expensive materials but also had a very troublesome manufacturing method. Just the final step of fusion heating required 5 hours. During this period, one had to stir the Potion continuously, while also observing with full concentration, waiting for the most appropriate time to add other ingredients. If there was a slight negligence and the timing was missed, it would affect the efficacy, or even make the whole bottle of Potion useless.

And the Magic Power Potion was a very important thing. If one ran out of Magic Power during a battle, one had to rely on the Magic Power Potion to replenish it. Without it, one could only wait for death. So this was a life-saving thing, and Mages of any kind would carry some. However, the manufacturing method of this thing required a lot of patience, so much so that many Mages were too lazy to make it. In comparison, they would rather spend money to buy it than make the effort. Anyway, Mages were all rich masters! Therefore, this kind of thing was a very hot commodity in the market, and selling it for several times the profit was like child’s play.

As for drawing Magic Arrays, it was an even more important skill. You know, even for the simplest level-one Magic, its Magic Array was dizzyingly complex. Let’s put it this way, it was about condensing a one-kilometer-long line into an area of one square foot. Generally speaking, a skilled Mage would need to draw carefully for at least several days to complete.

The uses of Magic Arrays were even more diverse. For example, what the Imps were doing now, drawing a Magic Array on beast skin with processed Magical Beast blood, could become a one-time use Magic Scroll after the Mage charged it. Even the lowest level Magic Scroll was very popular. Who wouldn’t like it, since it allowed people who weren’t Mages to cast Magic?

In addition, Magic Arrays could be applied in many other places. The Old Mage’s various experiments might all need them. As long as the Imps could draw successfully, it would undoubtedly save the Old Mage a lot of time. Moreover, Imps didn’t move around like the Old Mage’s assistants. The Old Mage didn’t have to worry about leaking his secrets at all. Just for this point, the Old Mage would definitely regard them as treasures.

So the Old Mage’s mood now was like a mine owner who manually mined suddenly getting a large excavator. One could imagine how excited he was. Although he had been tossing and turning all day, he still refused to rest and insisted on watching them operate.

Old Xie, however, was too impatient to wait. After all, these jobs would take at least several hours to complete. So he just threw down a sentence, ‘Those who finish can go back and rest’. After that, he turned around and went to sleep.

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When Old Xie woke up, it was already the morning of the next day. He practiced his boxing and kicks, ate some food casually, and was just about to go over and see how his group of Underlings were doing, but he didn’t expect to be blocked by the Old Mage. At this time, the Old Mage’s face was glowing red. Seeing Old Xie was like seeing his own biological father. He came up and fiercely grabbed Old Xie’s clothes, smiling fawningly: “Kid, these Imps are really good. Not to mention smart, they have good patience and quick hands. They are really treasures. Anyway, you don’t need them, give me that hundred or so, I’ll buy them from you later!”

“Go stay on the side!” Old Xie waved his hand in anger and said angrily: “I trained them for more than ten years, okay? Was it easy? Giving you half is not bad, and you want to catch them all in one net. Damn, isn’t that a bit too dark?”

“But what’s the use of you keeping them?” The Old Mage said anxiously: “At worst, I’ll pay to buy them, isn’t that okay? How about ten Gold Coins for one? This is a sky-high price! For ordinary Imps, ten Gold Coins can buy more than a hundred!”

“Not selling!” Old Xie refused directly: “I have great use for keeping them. Giving you those should be enough for you to use. What do you want so many for?”

“I have a lot of experiments? There is still a large batch of plans not completed now.” The Old Mage said anxiously: “Look, such a big Mage Tower, there are hundreds of laboratories inside, they can’t be left empty, right?”

“Then I can’t help it. If you don’t want them to be empty, find a way to cultivate them yourself!” Old Xie shrugged his shoulders and said: “Anyway, ten years isn’t too long for you!”

“Damn, where do I have so much time?” The Old Mage said annoyed: “I don’t even have time to teach my own students!”

“Idiot, don’t you have students?” Old Xie said with hatred for iron not becoming steel: “I know you worry about leaking your secrets so you don’t really like letting students participate in your experiments, but letting them help you teach the Imps basic knowledge, that should be no problem at all, right?”

“Right!” The Old Mage slapped his forehead hard, and then said: “Why didn’t I think of that! No, I must go make arrangements immediately. Time is life!” After saying that, he ignored Old Xie completely, turned around and left, leaving Old Xie there.

Old Xie was too lazy to pay attention to this old guy and went to do his own business. He came to the Transmission Array going to his base, activated it according to the method the Old Mage taught him yesterday, and directly arrived inside the Ruins.

Now, outside the Transmission Array room on the Ruins side, a lot of supplies were piled up, most of which were food. After Old Xie walked out, he saw a lively scene on the square outside. Everyone was busy cooking. The Imps were the main force, and the Cyclops also helped one after another. At this time, the food was basically ready, and everyone was busy distributing it. Seeing the Cyclops eating excitedly, Old Xie suddenly felt something was wrong. He now suddenly had a feeling that the reason the Cyclops surrendered to him so easily was simply that they took a fancy to the food here. Thinking that he might have been fooled by the Cyclops King, Old Xie couldn’t help but not know whether to laugh or cry. But anyway, he didn’t suffer a loss, so he didn’t care about this matter.

Old Xie walked out, called Pars, found a few dozen Imps and all the Cyclops, and then took them back to the Mage Tower. He quietly took these people to the supply warehouse under the Mage Tower. Looking at the mountain of supplies, the excited Old Xie immediately issued the order to loot. This warehouse was accidentally discovered by Old Xie after he smashed the floor last time. At that time, he was thinking about the supplies here. Now that he happened to catch the opportunity of the Old Mage being away, he naturally wouldn’t let it pass.

With Old Xie’s order, everyone moved. Under the command of Old Xie and Pars, this group of guys began unscrupulous looting. They took whatever they could use, without any politeness. Especially the Cyclops with abnormal strength, they transported tons of stuff every trip. During this period, the Puppet butler of the Mage Tower, Lilith, was also alarmed and made a special trip here to check. But because the Old Mage gave Old Xie all the permissions below the fifth floor, Lilith not only didn’t stop Old Xie but also took the initiative to go up and help. With the help of this Traitor who was familiar with the situation, the looting efficiency of the group rose in a straight line.