Chapter 1372: All-Purpose Magic Artifacts, Invitations, and Reminders

"Boss, I want this Anstasa Harp, this crystal ornament, and this rope. Can you give me a discount if I buy them together?"

Regardless, it was a rare trip out, so he had to bring back some "local specialties." Most things in Elf society were not particularly rare to Xia Duo, who had transformed into an Elf many times before.

On the contrary, these Psionic Artifacts were very rare in the Northland. Before going to Ilfalan, he didn't even understand the concept of Psionic, let alone these Psionic Artifacts.

As for bargaining, it wasn't that Xia Duo couldn't afford the more than 100,000 Gold Coins; he wanted to get the shopkeeper to talk more so it would be easier for him to observe more phenomena related to Psionic Magic.

Of course, he could also go back and study these Psionic Artifacts, but it was ultimately different from a Psionic Master demonstrating them in person.

Regarding Xia Duo's request for a lower price, the shopkeeper did not agree, but he did not immediately refuse either, as if he were pondering something, to the point that the surrounding Magic Net experienced some slight tremors again.

This time, Xia Duo did not see anything of note in the tremors; he simply noted down the combination method of the Magic Net String to study slowly after returning.

Of course, he did not urge the other party. In the current situation, he wished the other party would think for a while longer so he could record more information.

Just then, Lunaxisi, who had not spoken since they entered the door, suddenly spoke up, and she said to the shopkeeper—

"Master Kalishi, this Lord Xia Duo is an honored guest of the Council of Elders. If possible, please give him the lowest price, or the Golden Maple Family will make up the difference."

Hearing this, Xia Duo couldn't help but frown inwardly. This Lunaxisi seemed to have good intentions, but she had caused him to lose the opportunity to further record Psionic Magic phenomena.

Sure enough, after Lunaxisi spoke, Kalishi immediately made up his mind, "No need to trouble the Golden Maple Family. For the sake of the Council of Elders, I'll waive the remainder. For just 100,000 Gold Coins, you can take those three little trinkets away."

Clearly, the latter part of shopkeeper Kalishi's words was directed at Xia Duo. After finishing, he fell silent, and even the Magic Net that had been slightly trembling around them returned to calm.

"Sigh—"

Xia Duo sighed silently, then took 100,000 Mingshui Gold Coins from his Dimensional Bag. These coins were originally prepared for the land-granting ceremony in his Territory, but now he had no choice but to misappropriate them for a moment.

When he returned to Seventon, he would just go to the Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce to exchange for more.

Kalishi did not get up to receive or check Xia Duo's coins in person. Only after Xia Duo poured the coins out, forming a low mound of gold (with a total volume of about 0.04 cubic meters, appearing larger due to the gaps), did these coins become transparent one by one and then disappear.

Perhaps this was a different kind of inspection method.

Of course, during this process, Xia Duo also recorded the impact of this Psionic Magic on the Magic Net environment, which followed objective laws.

After all the coins had disappeared, the Psionic Artifacts that had been hovering above the wooden stick or under the vines automatically flew in front of Xia Duo.

Xia Duo reached out to take these three Psionic Artifacts that now belonged to him, and then he heard an after-sales explanation that almost made him regret buying these three items—

"Compared to normal Magic Items, the service life of Psionic Artifacts is almost only a fraction of theirs. Human guest, you must remember, except for that crystal ornament, the other two can be used at most ten times, and the effect of the ten times will get worse each time!"

Isn't this a rip-off!

If he had known about this situation beforehand, Xia Duo definitely wouldn't have paid. At the very least, in his view, the harp and the rope were not worth that price. With these tens of thousands of Gold Coins, he could have bought anything else; why buy these?

"Then what about this crystal ornament? How many times can it be used?" Xia Duo asked immediately.

If the number of uses for this crystal ornament was also limited, he would rather return the goods on the spot!

To this, Kalishi's answer was—"That crystal ornament was made by me personally. As long as you wear it often within ten years, there won't be any problems."

A ten-year shelf life was a duration Xia Duo could accept. After all, calculating it at 100,000 Gold Coins, it averaged out to only 10,000 Gold Coins a year, which was not a large amount.

"By the way, Boss, you haven't told me the specific effects of these Psionic Artifacts yet?"

"Hehe, it seems you, guest, really don't have the slightest understanding of Psionic Magic or Psionic Artifacts!"

Kalishi seemed to have encountered something interesting and laughed very happily, but he still patiently explained:

"The specific usage effects you imagine are actually attributes of conventional Magic Items. For Psionic Artifacts, they are essentially the same thing: a container for Psionic energy!

"What truly makes it function is the Psionic energy existing within it, not the item itself, and it has nothing to do with the Magic Net. The more Psionic energy injected, the more powerful the artifact will naturally be, and the longer it will last!

"And if you can replenish Psionic energy for them, then they will also accompany you forever!

"As for the effect, you decide it yourself. Whatever effect you need when you use it for the first time, that is the effect it will have!

"However, if your request exceeds the range that the Psionic energy in the artifact can achieve, then it is very likely that no effect will appear, and the Psionic energy stored within will be completely consumed."

Kalishi's explanation made things suddenly clear to Xia Duo, but there were still some details he didn't understand. For example, since Psionic Artifacts were all universal, why could that sword only be used by a Psionic Master? Could others use it?

Also, regarding this crystal ornament, since Kalishi guaranteed it could be used for ten years, it must not be a simple Psionic container.

In Xia Duo's understanding, it must at least limit the maximum output power and also possess a special replenishment mechanism; otherwise, if used casually, no matter how much was stored, it wouldn't be enough for Xia Duo to consume.

Of course, this could also be the special nature of idealistic power, which existed with obvious differences from the simple cognition of ordinary people.

Xia Duo told Kalishi his doubts, but this time Kalishi did not explain anything further, only letting Xia Duo explore it himself.

And he also said that if Xia Duo was interested in Psionic, he could come to find him during the Midsummer Festival or Midwinter Festival, and he could take Xia Duo to Zhamu Dasi for Psionic Enlightenment.

This made Xia Duo even more confused. Could it be that Kalishi himself could not provide enlightenment for others?

Was it because Zhamu Dasi blocked the relevant technology, or was it for some other reason?

Walking out of "Kalishi Aier's Psionic Cabin," the sky outside had already darkened. On the way back to Cloudtop Tower, Lunaxisi reminded Xia Duo:

"Be careful of Kalishi. The Council suspects he is working for Zhamu Dasi. His invitation for you to go to Zhamu Dasi is definitely not as simple as he says!"

"I understand. I will seriously consider that matter. Thank you for the reminder, Ms. Lunaxisi!"