Chapter 65 Please Do Not Use the Crystal Ball to Test Mage Qualifications
The store is about to open, and the appearance of the Glimmer Ointment will definitely make a difference to the Pharmacist Guild's monopoly on the market for healing potions.
Faced with interests, especially the interests of the monopoly of the pharmaceutical industry, Mo Cheng would not believe that the other party would do business legitimately.
Mo Cheng is confident that he is not afraid of hostility, and in order to obtain funds as soon as possible, the emergence of the Glimmer Ointment and the shaking of the interests of the Pharmacist Guild will be inevitable events.
He is not afraid of any challenge. It can even be said that if he wants to become stronger, Mo Cheng must be brave and fearless and forge ahead. If he feels that even the money earned from regular labor is too hot to handle, then there is no need to consider other things.
But Mo Cheng is not afraid of provocation or being attacked secretly. The children and elders he has taught are afraid, so he must provide a safe path for these people.
Following the signposts, Mo Cheng led Lilia to a store called "The Voice of the Stars", pushed open the tasseled curtain, and walked into the dim interior.
The faint light reflected on the wall was the star map drawn by the Star Wizard. With the help of the faint light, Mo Cheng could see the decoration inside the store clearly. It was a very simple and clear store. Apart from the sofas for the guests to sit on, there was only a table with a crystal ball on it.
"Welcome to the Voice of the Stars, where we will show you the secrets of the stars." The voice was lazy and hoarse, like a kitten brushing its tail lightly on the tip of your heart, making you feel itchy and restless. "Do you want to know the future, or inquire about the past, or do you want to understand the sweet and innocent love that is hard to find but has always been by your side?"
Ask about future, studies, or marriage?
Inexplicably, his brain automatically translated what he heard into the form that Mo Cheng was most familiar with, which instantly made the mysterious feeling created by the atmosphere disappear completely. Mo Cheng even felt like laughing.
"Excuse me, I'm here to buy the [Star Contract]."
Star mages can analyze the stars and predict the future, but those are skills only high-level star mages have, and the success rate of predictions and the way of interpretation are different. High-level star mages are very popular in some countries, especially those with many natural disasters, and they often serve as bad weather forecasters, earthquake disaster experts, and flood discoverers.
But for low-level star mages, their main business is selling contracts and the prophecy service that basically no one needs.
The predictions of low-level star wizards are not only difficult to interpret, but they may not even be able to tell the information from a third-party perspective, which would interfere with the predictions. Or they can only interpret trivial things, such as where to find a lost puppy, or worrying about what clothes to wear on a date, which are completely unprofessional.
"Star Contract, Stardust, Meteor, Comet, what level do you want?"
Upon hearing that Mo Cheng had no business of prophesying, the voice seemed listless. The Starry Sky Mage, dressed in a Starry Sky Mage robe and a veil, sat on a chair and pulled out a few contracts from the drawer under the table.
"Comet-level contract."
[Star] level star mages can draw three levels of star contracts: stardust, meteor, and comet. Each has a different degree of effectiveness. Comet is considered the best star contract that can be purchased on the market.
"A thousand gold griffins."
Hearing the price, Mo Cheng couldn't help but ask, "Why is it so expensive?"
According to Mo Cheng's understanding, the price of a comet-level star contract should be around eight hundred and fifty gold griffins, and the price of one thousand gold griffins is obviously higher than the normal price.
"Recently, a convoy of materials for the Star Contract manufacturing had an accident and disappeared on the road, and materials are in short supply. All the Star Mages in the school have gone out to look for that convoy, and the Star Contract will be out of stock in a short period of time. This is the last Comet-class Star Contract. One thousand gold griffins is a reasonable price."
"But if you really think it's expensive, how about I give you a free prediction?"
Mo Cheng nodded. If the Starry Sky Contract would be out of stock for a period of time, the price of a thousand gold griffins was indeed a reasonable price. As for the bonus prophecy at the end, it always felt like some kind of bundled sale.
After taking out the white crystal card to pay, the starry sky mage stretched lazily. Even the wide mage robe could not completely cover her graceful figure. "What is the content of the contract?"
The starry sky contract sold by the starry sky wizard is not only a contract that can bear the witness of the stars, but the content of the contract also needs to be written by the starry sky wizard himself.
"here."
He handed over the contract content that had been prepared early in the morning. During this period of time, Mo Cheng had already learned the basic grammatical structure of words, so writing was no longer a problem .
The female mage took it and looked at it. "Well, Party A will provide Party B with protection, vocational training, means of production, and monthly remuneration based on the amount of production. During the work period, Party B will abide by the following regulations..."
The content of the contract is very simple, it can be regarded as an alien version of a non-compete agreement, which means that as long as the production of the glimmer ointment is carried out in a non-specified workplace, as long as there are non-staff members observing, and as long as Party B intends to leak the production technology without permission, Party B will be prevented from leaking the secrets of the production technology. The main manifestation is that the whole body becomes stiff and unable to move, and the symptoms can only be relieved after a certain period of time.
This is also the guarantee that Mo Cheng gives to the people of Albert's House. With the witness of the contract, others cannot obtain the technology by interrogating the people of Albert's House. Although the comet-level star contract is difficult to bypass, there are ways to do it.
This will ensure that when someone is abducted, they will not be tortured or interrogated, and at the same time, it will delay time for the forces that abducted the person to find the Star Mage to terminate the contract.
If Mo Cheng is unable to rescue the person during this time, then he will not be able to blame the person who leaked the technology. At that time, the fault will be on Mo Cheng, not others.
“That’s a lot of words.”
The quill pen was writing on the parchment-like contract. After a while, he flicked his wrist and handed the written contract to Mo Cheng, "Read the contract to the person who needs to sign it, and then sign or put a fingerprint on it. Burn it on a night when you can see the stars. The weather tonight is good."
An unexpectedly simple method, or perhaps the Star Contract itself is so simple.
After seeing Mo Cheng take the contract, the female mage seemed to be interested and waved her hand, motioning Mo Cheng to sit at the table.
"Come on, put your hand on the crystal ball. What questions do you want to ask? About the past, the future, or love?"
Seeing the other party's enthusiasm, Mo Cheng didn't want to reject the other party's interest. After all, the content of the contract was so long, and the other party didn't give up. For the mage, paying money is just to get the goods, and the service and service attitude are completely up to his mood.
Pressing his hand on the crystal ball, Mo Cheng didn't believe it. After all, no one knew the past and future of the Kovale Continent better than him. It would be better to ask himself than to ask a low-level star mage.
"Then ask about love."
He tried his best to cooperate with the other party with a playful attitude, and heard the female mage whisper a few mysterious words, and the crystal ball suddenly shone brightly.
But the light was red, and it gave Mo Cheng a bad feeling.
Then with a "bang" sound, Mo Cheng's face changed. He picked up the crystal ball with one hand and threw it to the side.
“Bang!”
With the sound of glass breaking, the crystal ball exploded and shattered into pieces of broken glass all over the ground.
Mo Cheng looked at the frightened female mage, pointed at the broken glass and asked, "I was asking about love just now, not taking a mage aptitude test, right?"
