Although it looks very similar, the amount is really too little. Since when do dragons chew candy beans one by one?
“Hmm, it does look like sothing I made. Although most of the aura has been sealed off by the magic array, I can still feel so connection from it. Strange... besides that incident on the Abyss Island, I don’t rember giving sothing similar to anyone else?”
And at that ti, what she gave to Sigrid and the others for protection was of higher purity and compression. If judged by the grade of magic crystals, it would have been at least a 6-7th grade item, worth much more. She just thought it was too troubleso to explain and let it slide.
Violet shifted her gaze to the introduction tag below the rchandise.
“Let see... Radiant Source Crystal, an ultra-rare 5th grade magic crystal mined from the radiant forest in the southern domain’s Forbidden Zone. The birth principle is unknown, containing imnse light elental energy internally, assisting in the cultivation of light attribute faith-based and ordinary light magic. It can also be ground into powder to make magic potions or used to craft magic equipnt, with extrely versatile applications.”
“Price... one, two, three, three million gold coins?!”
The astronomical price listed below startled her, and Miss Priestess’s expression beca even more peculiar.
A standard 5th grade magic crystal can indeed fetch a high price of a million gold coins in this world, but that’s just the talk. Even among 5th grade magic crystals, there are differences in effectiveness and purity, and a million gold coins is basically the limit. Yet this thing has tripled in price?
It really is asking for a lot. This is close to the price of a top-quality purple magic weapon. Is it because of the black market...
And Violet doesn’t even rember there being a radiant forest in the Forbidden Zone. Where did this Radiant Source Crystal co from?
Baffled, in the end, she waved over the eager-eyed little maid of the Charm tribe waiting nearby, intending to inquire further.
............
The Lord’s Mansion of Demon Suppression City.
Demon Suppression City is the stronghold and headquarters of the Tulls family in the Human United Kingdom. When the Human United Kingdom was founded eight hundred years ago, the ancestor of the Tulls family was granted the position of Duke, which could be inherited for generations.
They were entrusted with the duty of guarding the border gateway connecting the northern demon territories with the human heartland. They have always been dedicated to fighting against foreign races and defending humanity.
Lan Tulls is currently the surviving third generation of the Tulls family. She is the head of the family, her grandfather being the Kingdom’s Pri Minister, Gryffith Tulls. Lan’s father, Taylor Tulls, received the title of Marquis from the King Anchorro for his ritorious service in guarding the northern border. Although it is not hereditary, it is still quite impressive.
However, Lan, a child who grew up under the aura of countless family glories, actually looks down on her birth family.
Lan is not an advocate for racial equality, nor does she have a determination to eliminate prejudice. She simply has a different sense of good and evil from her fellow clan mbers, and she especially despises the extre asures taken by her family to exclude other races.
Ironically, the reason she was able to rise above the influence and develop such alternative ideas was largely due to the book she got her hands on when she was very young, “The True Explanation of Famous Swords”.
This thing intervened in Lan’s life when she was just beginning to form mories, before the family had a chance to educate her. It firmly captured the interest and attention of the child with its ups and downs of martial arts legends.
Although most of the stories in the book were fabricated, the spirit of the chivalrous hero who hated evil and helped the weak deeply influenced Lan, leading her step by step toward a path opposite to that of her family.
It could be called the root of all evil.
She voluntarily left the family’s residence and chose to live alone. Her work was specifically aid at capturing criminals within the human community. Lan believed that good and evil know no race boundaries. The city’s malice toward magical beings had reached a distorted level, even twisting the concept of “justice”.
Soone had to do it, soone had to bear the responsibilities that no one else was willing to take on, even if this power might seem insignificant to the entire city.
So, upon vaguely sensing the intentions of Violet and the others, Lan decisively chose to cooperate with them. She had a feeling that these few girls, especially the arrival of the black-haired girl leading them, might be the harbinger of change about to co.
Next, there was Violet’s proposal, the reward for honing her swordsmanship.
Rectifying chaos, eliminating injustice, upholding justice.
This is what Lan truly wants to do, and the sword is the vessel for her emotions and intentions.
Gripping tightly the scabbard of her longsword nad “Clear Sky”, the girl took a deep breath and strode through the main gate of the Lord’s Mansion.
The layout and furnishings here remained the sa as in her mory. Lan grew up here since she was young, and perhaps to others, it might seem like a complex labyrinth-like backyard. But she wouldn’t even go wrong with her eyes closed.
The guards and maids she encountered along the way naturally recognized the runaway young lady. Although surprised, they quickly saluted her, but no one dared to approach to stop or inquire about her purpose.
After all, Lan Tulls was renowned in Demon Suppression City as the Ice Beauty, aloof and cold, especially strict towards humans. Anyone caught by her Special Third Unit, regardless of the reason or excuse, if the evidence was conclusive, none of them had a good outco.
Many people, especially those big shots in the underworld, hated this woman to the core. But Lan herself possessed formidable Sky-tier strength. Without so experts, they couldn’t handle her, and besides, this girl was the daughter of the Lord of the City, a direct descendant of the Tulls family. Even if they broke their teeth, they could only swallow them.
Passing through the foyer, walking down the corridors, Lan gradually arrived at the more heavily guarded area.
Here was where the direct descendants of the family lived, as well as important areas like the treasury and the library. Except for a few direct mbers of the Tulls family, no one could enter or leave casually.
That being said, for Lan, this place was no different from the outside. When she was young, she played hide-and-seek with the adults and maids here every day. The book that changed the girl’s life, “The True Explanation of Famous Swords,” fell off the shelf by chance during this process and hit her on the head before it was discovered.
Ignoring the guards who seed to have sothing to say but hesitated, Lan strode forward, her destination being her father Taylor Tulls’s work room, also the place where the Lord of the City most often stayed.
The Tulls family was inclined towards scholarly pursuits, naturally loving books like their lives depended on it, even the rebellious Lan enjoyed reading, let alone others.
Approaching the study, Lan suddenly stopped in her tracks, furrowing her brow slightly.
There were no guards. This area should have been the most heavily patrolled, but there was a significant gap in personnel near the study, which clearly did not match the normal situation in her mory.
It couldn’t be an external invasion. Otherwise, the guards should have beco lifeless bodies lying on the ground instead of disappearing without a trace.
The only explanation was that the Lord of the City, Taylor Tulls, her father, who was in charge here, had voluntarily removed the guards.
“Hmph...”
What clandestine activities are they up to now, that they don’t want others to see?
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