"Oh!" Carl's eyes lit up.
"Thank you!"
"We are neighbors; helping each other is only right," Wizard Burn said with a smile. "Wizard Inid is especially skilled at crafting textile-type Demonized Items and is particularly adept at flight and transformation. She's over there; I'll take you to her."
Carl's Magic Flying Carpet was crafted by himself when he was a Wizard Apprentice. While the materials were decent, the witchcraft attached to it was only Zero-Circle Magic. It couldn't fly high or fast. It was adequate during his apprenticeship, but at the Official Wizard stage, a Magic Flying Carpet was practically a sitting target. However, he currently lacked the ability to reforge it himself, so he could only entrust the task to soone else.
Wizard Inid had a gentle deanor, like that of a neighboring noblewoman, and she was very courteous regarding Carl's request.
"Very special material."
Touching the Magic Flying Carpet, Inid's eyes showed surprise. "It resembles the down of a Second Order Fiery Phoenix, but it isn't. I... I've never seen it before."
"I also obtained it by chance," Carl said. "Can it be reforged?"
"It can be," Inid thought for a mont and smiled. "One hundred Magic Stones."
Hmm? This price is excessively low! If the Magic Flying Carpet were to be reforged to et Carl's requirents, it should theoretically be considered an Inheritance Witchcraft. One hundred Magic Stones? Too low!
Carl looked at Wizard Burn, who nodded slowly with a aningful expression.
"Then I must trouble Wizard Inid," Carl said. "I don't have enough Magic Stones on hand, so I might need to use other items as compensation. I hope you don't mind."
"No problem," Inid chuckled. "I trust the reputation of the Tower."
The Tower! She offered him such a low price not because of Wizard Burn's introduction, but because of the Six Rings Tower. It seems having a background really cos with its perks.
"PLINK..."
Accompanied by the soothing sound of a harp, an invisible and gentle wave of spiritual power silently swept across the entire area.
A Second Circle Wizard!
Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked toward the center of the ceremony. There, Klahe, a Second Circle Wizard of the Andrew family, stood shoulder to shoulder with Vulcan, the Earth Controller of the Tower. Additionally, the Clan Leaders or representatives of the Mitchell, Nelson, and Becker families stood there as well.
"In the midst of winter, as the beast tide struck, the Leipzig Market withstood this catastrophe because of our unified effort," Vulcan began slowly, his voice not loud, yet it resonated throughout the venue. "Disaster tests humanity, yet also unites hearts. The hundreds of thousands of people in Leipzig Market need our help. The four great families are forming an alliance here today, taking an oath, for the sake of the market, as well as for ourselves..."
"Hmm?"
His voice paused slightly as he looked toward the sky, as if he had noticed sothing.
Carl's gaze lingered on the faces of the people on stage. He frowned unconsciously and glanced sideways at Inid.
Sothing's not right! The four great families coming together to manage the market, transitioning from the managed to the managers, should be a cause for joy. But judging from the expressions of the people on stage, apart from the Andrew family, the others don't seem very excited. Inid even seems to be trying to curry favor with . Could becoming a manager possibly be a bad thing?
Tsk...
It's hard to say.
"SCREECH!"
Accompanied by a screech, a hawk descended from the sky, its body curling mid-air to transform into a human shape.
Bloodline Magic? Carl's eyes shifted slightly. No! It must be a transformation spell mixed with Bloodline Magic.
The newcor, who appeared to be a mber of the Andrew family, bowed before Klahe, the Second Circle Wizard.
"Family Head," he reported, "several corpses have been discovered on the outskirts of the market, apparently mbers of the Becker family."
The crowd gasped as his voice fell, and the venue erupted into chaos.
The Clan Leader of the Becker family's face turned ashen. His body was enveloped by a Gale as he rushed toward the outskirts of the market.
"Daniel." Vulcan's brow furrowed further. He first glanced at Klahe, then said in a low voice, "Go and take a look."
"Yes."
Daniel complied. With a light wave of his Magic Wand, his entire body instantly transford into a streak of light that shot into the distance. His speed far surpassed that of the Becker family's Clan Leader.
"Isn't this too abrupt?"
"Yes, the ceremony hasn't even officially started..."
"It's Andrew..."
"Shh!"
The various murmurs reached Carl's ears. He gently shook his head and averted his gaze.
Partnering in business is always a major taboo. It seems managing a market is the sa. How can one market have four owners? Especially when it's three sheep cooperating with a wolf?
He glanced back at Inid of the Nelson family. Indeed, her face was filled with fear.
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