Chapter 544 The Drawback of Taeniasis Green Velvet <TOC> Chapter 546 Weaving Dreams
Translator: SumTLMan
In the blink of an eye, nightfall arrived.
Angel held a card in his hand and returned to Monsignor Street.
The front of the card was pure black, with a faintly foggy halo in the middle, and the inside of the halo was still dark, like a “total solar eclipse.” On the back of the card was a row of common text, which read: Profound Alchemy Meeting.
More interestingly, there was an invisible relief on this row of common text. When gently touched, one could feel another type of writing.
However, this writing was not common text, but a more bizarre text with even obscure energy fluctuations.
Although Angel didn’t recognize these texts, he asked for help. After inquiring with Sanders, he found out that this writing was called Abyssal Text.
However, this abyssal text was not exclusive to the abyssal demons but was used by intelligent creatures in the abyss, such as some abyssal demons.
The meaning of this row of relief was still: Profound Alchemy Meeting.
From this point of view, the Profound Alchemy Meeting did not care if someone knew that their alchemy meeting was related to the abyss. They probably knew that even if the connection between the alchemy meeting and the master of the abyss was discovered, it didn’t matter.
Although wizards feared demons, their inner nature of worshiping the strong made them feel reverence and longing for demons. Therefore, their open publicity actually attracted some alchemists blinded by power.
Monsignor Street at night was even busier than during the day.
For example, not far from that three-way intersection, Angel hadn’t noticed during the day that a piano was placed here. Now, there was a white-robed wizard apprentice sitting in front of the piano, playing the piano and chanting at the same time.
The piano music was melodious, and the chanting was magnificent, making people stop and listen involuntarily.
Angel noticed that as soon as someone stopped to listen, the brilliance of the contract magic rune shone on the ground, drawing a trace of energy from the listener’s body. This energy was infused into some mechanical alchemy equipment to inject energy into the blank magic crystal.
It seemed to be a “charged solo concert.”
Although a trace of energy was small, there were many people to draw from.
As a result, Angel gained a deeper understanding of the ecology of the lower apprentices. In order to make money, everyone tried their best, even resorting to this kind of “selling art and begging” without hesitation.
Although he played quite well, Angel had no interest in stopping. Many people agreed to the contract rune, but who knew if there were other hidden clauses inside.
To be cautious, Angel walked away quickly when he passed the musician.
Wandering through the bustling streets, Angel soon stopped in front of a slightly secluded loft.
According to the record on the card, this was the residence of the Profound Alchemy Association.
Angel didn’t go in immediately but observed from a distance for a while.
The door of the loft was open, but several Magic Eyes floated in front of it. Whenever someone entered, they either showed an invitation card or had their treasures appraised by the Magic Eyes.
There weren’t many people coming and going here, but there were quite a few. In just ten minutes, Angel saw nearly a hundred people enter, including not only members of the Profound Alchemy Association but also many unrelated apprentices. Angel even saw a “familiar” face, Viking, here.
It was the apprentice who had broken out of the Purification Garden with his limbs severed but still managed to do so by his strength.
As rumored, Viking seemed to have transplanted his hands by himself, but he was wearing clothes and gloves, making it unclear if the source of the transplant was from his race. However, Viking’s lower body was still empty, supported by a windmill-like carrier.
After a while, as the exchange meeting drew closer, Angel slowly strolled over.
“Sir, please show your invitation card,” a Magic Eye blocked Angel’s way and said in a mechanical voice.
Angel didn’t take out the invitation card immediately but asked instead: “I heard there’s an exchange meeting today?”
Magic Eye: “Yes, if you don’t have an invitation card and still want to join the exchange meeting, you can go to the appraisal room for appraisal and submission of exchange items.”
Angel nodded. It seemed that Fingernail Granny was right. You could enter without an invitation card, but you had to participate in the “exchange” mandatorily.
Although he had valuable items on him, he didn’t necessarily want to “exchange,” so he took out the invitation card and swaggered into the loft after flashing it in front of the Magic Eye.
Not long after Angel entered the loft, he saw Landis coming to greet him.
“Mr. Pat, welcome to the Profound Exchange Meeting.” Landis greeted Angel with a salute.
Angel was still dressed in a hooded outfit and didn’t take off his hood. Landis could recognize his identity without hesitation, showing that he had other identification methods, or perhaps… there was a secret in the invitation card.
Landis seemed to see Angel’s caution and directly took out a square light-screen-like object from his pocket, saying openly: “This is a communicator provided by the Profound Alchemy Association, bound to the invitation card. Mr. Pat is the only one using the invitation card today without notifying through the communicator.”
“And I’ve been waiting here all this time, specifically for Mr. Angel.” Landis laughed.
“Do I deserve such attention from Mr. Landis?” Angel raised an eyebrow.
“Of course, you do. Our Alchemy Association’s president just went to the Fairytale World. Your reputation is quite famous in the Middle World.” Landis said, pointing to a corridor not far away: “The exchange meeting is over here, please, this way, sir.”
“Is the president of the Profound Alchemy Association also from Mechanical City?” Angel asked curiously.
Landis just smiled and didn’t answer, instead saying: “If Mr. Angel is interested in the president, why not join the Alchemy Association? I believe with your talent, the president would surely meet you at the first opportunity.”
Since Landis was unwilling to answer directly, Angel played along.
“Rumor has it that Mr. Angel only entered the world of wizards two years ago and is already a third-level apprentice. Truly remarkable. It seems that the Phantom Master’s teachings are quite effective…” Landis walked and probed Angel’s information with various words.
The core points of Landis’ questions were two: “Alchemy Inheritance” and “Sanders.”
Moreover, Landis didn’t hide his curiosity from Angel, showing a genuinely curious demeanor.
For this thick-skinned old man, Angel’s response was to remain silent with a smile.
No matter how you ask, I won’t say, and there’s nothing you can do about it. Moreover, he had a powerful backing behind him, so what was there to fear?
Landis had no choice but to watch Angel enter the exchange meeting hall with a gloomy face, without getting any useful information.
The exchange meeting hall was vast, with a faint glow from the expansive magic runes on the floor.
On the edge of the hall were numbered small compartments, while the center was a huge round table, already seating nearly a hundred people.
Most people dressed like Angel, hiding their faces.
Therefore, when Angel entered, he didn’t attract much attention. He chose a random seat and sat down.
After a while, several more people entered from the outside, and the seats around the round table were nearly full. At this point, Landis came in from another direction and addressed the crowd: “It seems no one else is coming, so shall we start the exchange meeting now?”
With the silence that followed, Landis didn’t seem to care, and continued: “Since no one objects, let’s begin. There are many newcomers at this exchange meeting, so how about our Alchemy Association internal members start first?”
Again, no one answered. Landis scanned the room, his gaze finally landing on a short figure with prominent ears:
“Little John, you start, okay?”
Wind-Catching Ear Little John was startled for a moment before he reacted, standing up in a flustered manner.
“I, I… I want to know about the knowledge related to Star Cold Dragon Bone in the innovative school of potion-making. When dealing with White Mountain potion and Highlight potion, why do we have to use different methods for the same reaction materials when introducing the Juniper Three-Formula method?” Little John was stuttering at first, but once he began talking about his professional knowledge, his confidence returned, and his eyes sparkled.
After stating his request, Little John mentioned a series of things he could offer in return. In addition to some potions, Little John could also craft potions for others.
With that, Little John announced his communicator code.
Everyone participating in the exchange meeting had a communicator in front of them, but they could only contact others present.
Once someone was willing to exchange with Little John, they would contact him through the communicator. In the end, whether they exchanged in the separate compartments behind or arranged another place was entirely voluntary.
If the exchange took place in the separate compartments, the Profound Alchemy Association could guarantee personal safety. If it happened elsewhere, there was no such guarantee.
Angel noticed that as soon as Little John finished speaking, he immediately picked up the communicator to see if anyone was willing to exchange with him.
After a long wait, no one contacted him on the communicator in front of him, and Little John’s expression was somewhat disappointed.
After Little John, others stood up one after another, putting forward the knowledge or items they needed, and others chose whether to “exchange”. If multiple people were willing to exchange, it would be up to the person who made the proposal.
For example, an apprentice brought out a bottle of Red Moon potion, hoping to exchange it for an amphibious vehicle. As a result, three people wanted to trade, and in the end, the apprentice took the willing traders to the side compartments, returning with a successful exchange.
However, there were not many opportunities for multiple people to exchange. Among the first dozen or so people, there was only one case of multiple people exchanging.
Most of them, like Little John, came away empty-handed.
After all, such exchange meetings were mostly pure knowledge exchanges, and even bartering was rare. For things involving magic crystals, why not go to auction houses or trading streets? This is Sky Mechanical City, where there’s nothing you can’t buy. Why bother coming to this exchange meeting?
Under the circumstances where everyone cherishes their purses, there are not many people willing to exchange knowledge.
Since the apprentice who successfully exchanged the Red Moon potion for the vehicle, five consecutive people stood up, all without success. At this moment, a cool-looking man in a black robe suddenly stood up.
He swept a cold gaze over the crowd, and then suddenly his aura changed:
“Honest trading! I have a batch of new goods here. If any of you bosses want them, add my communicator… not the ones used here, but my private communicator!”
Chapter 544 The Drawback of Taeniasis Green Velvet <TOC> Chapter 546 Weaving Dreams