Chapter 578: Bright Stars on the Dance Floor, Magic Protection Rings

Jier stood still in place, even taking the time to recall the Shadow Bird that had been hovering in the air.

As the Shadow Bird fell from the air into Jier's hand and vanished, Yamila watched carefully, sensing this Divine Power Creation of Jier's.

She also unconsciously glanced at the empty space not far to her left, because although it looked like nothing was there, she actually knew that another of Jier's Divine Power Creations was right there, no more than twenty meters away from them.

Considering the massive size of that Divine Power Creation, those twenty meters could be covered in just a few steps. It seemed this young Knight was not careless; he had even cautiously considered such details.

Yamila, of course, had no intention of launching a surprise attack on the other party. Although this young Knight before her had some good things on him, she could also see that he did not carry much on his person; for instance, he naturally did not carry large bags of Gold Coins.

This basically dispelled her intention to launch a surprise attack. After all, even if everything went smoothly and she defeated him, what benefit could she gain? A Dwarf weapon? Or the set of ordinary Metal Armor Plate he was wearing? Or the two weapons on his body? A spiritual Long Sword and a Magic Dagger.

The Dwarf weapon might be something she could manipulate and sell for a good price, but the set of Metal Armor Plate on Jier was completely beneath Yamila's notice.

As for spiritual weapons, they were not easy for anyone other than the owner to use, so they were meaningless to her. And the Magic Dagger—please, if she wanted one, couldn't she just make one herself?

Ordinary people might think a Magic Dagger was a rare item, but for her, not only could she make them, but her senior fellow apprentice's laboratory was filled with all sorts of Magic Daggers that had been made but couldn't be sold.

She didn't care for it.

"I'm coming now. Stand still and don't move, let me punch you once. Feel its power up close!"

After saying this, Yamila saw Jier stand still with his hands on his hips, then she let out a delicate shout and quickly stepped forward to throw a punch.

Jier chuckled. The moment he saw Yamila's posture, he knew she had never punched anyone before; her movement and punching form were far too non-standard. Her feet were moving independently, and her waist was stiff as a board, completely failing to transfer power from below. Her upper body's hook punch also had too many unnecessary movements; the punch lacked both speed and force.

But when Yamila's punch landed on Jier, he felt that her strength was actually greater than that of a young farmer who labored in the fields all day; this was not normal.

But before he could figure out why someone like Yamila, who had no combat training, possessed such significant strength, a "Zzz" sound occurred, a short flash of blue-white light flickered, and Jier felt his whole body go numb, especially the right side that had been struck, which couldn't help but tremble uncontrollably.

However, very quickly, the Life Energy within Jier's body spontaneously stirred, and the God of Agriculture's Divine Power within him also became active. Almost as soon as Yamila's fist left the surface of Jier's armor, Jier stopped trembling and recovered.

He looked at his right hand in disbelief, made a fist, relaxed it, made a fist, and relaxed it again; it was quite flexible, with no major lingering effects.

"Eh?" This time, it was Yamila who was surprised.

Jier smiled slightly: "Pretty impressive. The moment I was hit, my entire right side went numb, and it only recovered quickly after your fist moved away."

Yamila gave an awkward smile: "I thought you would be knocked down by the electricity. You Knights have such high magic resistance. A normal person hit like that would be lying on the ground, twitching all over for quite a while. Although it wouldn't kill them, they'd certainly suffer for it."

"Sounds like its power is quite good? Let's try its attack range next."

After saying this, Jier took the initiative to step back one meter, letting Yamila release the Magic on the ring to shock him from a distance.

"Here it comes, Minor Lightning!" Yamila whispered. She extended her right fist, and the yellow Gems on the Magic Ring worn on her index finger flashed with a blue light. Then, in a very short time, a thin current of electricity, like an earthworm, was projected from the ring and struck Jier with a "Pop!" sound.

A black spot was electrocuted onto the armor on the front of his body, and his whole body went numb again, but the sensation of twitching was far less intense than the power of the close-range shock from before.

"Even weaker than just now?"

Jier asked doubtfully.

Yamila nodded: "There's no helping that. Minor Lightning has to pierce through the air before projecting onto you, which itself consumes some of the Magic Power used for the attack. The further the distance, the weaker the power. Its actual attack range can reach five meters, but if you want to knock down a normal person, it's not very effective beyond three meters."

Jier smiled and gestured for them to end the experiment and go inside to talk.

After sitting in a chair, Yamila didn't bother with snacks or tea, but urgently asked Jier: "How is it? Do you want this ring?"

Jier nodded: "Of course I do. The power of this thing is sufficient, and it comes with its own Magic Power, making it convenient for others to use temporarily. So, what is the price?"

Yamila opened her palm and said: "Fifty Gold Coins! If you need to replenish the Magic Power, one full charge allows it to release four electric shocks, and you only need to pay me one Gold Coin."

"Heh, that's a bit expensive," Jier said with a smile.

"How is it expensive? It's always been this price, okay! You have to know, this thing has always sold very well, especially to those delicate Noble ladies. It's not just a piece of jewelry with Gems, it can also be used for self-defense!"

Jier put on a look of sudden realization: "Oh, so it's meant for Noble female relatives who have no strength? Then is it inappropriate for me to use it? Never mind then, never mind. For a young man like me, or for the Warriors under my command to carry such a Magic Tool, people who know their stuff would surely laugh at me."

Yamila was stunned for a moment. She lightly slapped her own mouth, annoyed that she had let it slip. But there was no help for it, so she had to continue: "No one will laugh at you. No matter what, it's still a Magic Tool, right?"

"No, no, I can't afford to lose face like that." Jier feigned a lack of interest, just to get Yamila to lower the price. Yamila naturally knew this, but there was no choice; after the two of them haggled for a bit, Yamila didn't want to ruin the deal, so she took a step back.

"Fine, I can't do anything about you. Forty-five Gold Coins, and it has to be the Gold Coins of your Saint Hors Kingdom, how about that?"

But Jier still didn't buy it: "It should have been the Saint Hors Kingdom's Gold Coins to begin with; I had no intention of paying with currency from other Kingdoms, and besides, I don't have any, do I? As for the price of forty-five Gold Coins, that's still a bit too high. Make it cheaper, how about thirty-five? You'll find it easy to sell anyway, just make more later. It doesn't matter if the profit is smaller; you must get people who don't have the habit of consuming Magic Items to develop that habit."

"That way, after the Magic Power in the Magic Items they have is exhausted, they'll come back to you to replenish it, and that's how you'll make more money! You need to have a long-term vision. Buying a Magic Tool is just a one-time transaction with limited profit, while recharging items is a long-term business—a business that can earn high profits."

Yamila understood this logic, but for Magic Apprentices like them, condensing Magic Power was boring and tedious, far less interesting than other things.

Seeing her expression, Jier knew what she was thinking, so Jier suggested: "Actually, you could organize some Magic Apprentices who are short on money. They would be responsible for providing Magic Power and recharging the Magic Tools, while you wander outside and contact the people who need this Magic service. You wouldn't need to do any hard work yourself; just taking a commission for each introduction and guidance would be enough. This way, you first promote some useful and cheap Magic Tools, let some wealthy people develop the habit of using Magic, and then you just earn the commission from the Magic Power recharging."

Yamila's eyes lit up. She suddenly had a new idea for making money. If it weren't for the fact that her mission wasn't completed, she would have wanted to run back to the city where the Magic Tower was located right now to open up this shop responsible for recharging.

As for the Magic Tools for the initial promotion, she could completely reach a cooperative relationship with that senior fellow apprentice of hers who specialized in making Magic Tools. He could give her a large batch of unsellable inventory as an investment, and then she could sell these Magic Tools, which were originally sold at high prices, to the wealthy people in the city at a low price, and then rely on Magic Power recharging to make money later.

Although this looked like a large loss in the early stages, it was a steady, long-term business in the later stages. Anyway, those Magic Tools of her senior fellow apprentice were mostly practice pieces; leaving them in his warehouse was a waste. It was better to sell them at a low price first to earn back the cost of the raw materials consumed during production, and then rely on recharging to earn even more money later.

Yamila hurriedly told Jier all these thoughts. Jier smiled and nodded, approving of Yamila's method: "So, in return for me providing a good idea, sell this Magic Ring to me for cheap, okay? How about thirty Gold Coins?"

"Why is it lower again? Forget it, forget it, I'll give it to you at that price!"

After Yamila finished speaking, she took off the ring from her hand, slapped it on the table, and pushed it to Jier.

Jier didn't rush to collect it; after all, he hadn't paid yet, so he just placed this ring he intended to buy together with the three Light Rings from before and moved them to a corner of the table.

Then Jier pointed to the last ring in the middle: "Then what about this one? What is its function?"

Yamila waved her hand. She was now completely focused on the business of how to make big money; she no longer cared about these small businesses that could only earn a little bit at a time.

Although if Jier bought more things, she could earn quite a bit from this transaction too, not much less than what she had pocketed from skimming off a bottle of the currently hot 【Lizardman Transformation Potion】.

"That one? Let me think. Oh, you probably won't have any use for this ring either, because it's different from the other rings. This one really is for those Noble ladies."

Yamila waved her hand and said indifferently.

Jier, on the contrary, had his curiosity piqued and asked: "How so?"

Yamila said disdainfully: "This ring is also a Light Ring, but it's a bit more complicated. It's not for the ring to glow for illumination, but to make the user themselves emit a faint white light. The illumination effect is almost non-existent, but it will make those Noble ladies who use this Magic Ring the focus of attention on the dance floor."

She described a scene for Jier: "Think about it, at a dance where everyone's clothing is gorgeous and beautiful, compared to those women who need to rely on jewelry to increase their own charm, isn't making yourself directly into the most dazzling gem more eye-catching than anyone else? And the brightness of this Magic has also been carefully adjusted. It won't be too inconspicuous, making one not stand out in a bright dance floor, nor will it be too dazzling, making it so others can't see you clearly."

"It's a Magic that can be adjusted at any time. The skin will emit a glowing white light, and the whole person will make others look at you unconsciously. It's as if you are the bright moonlight on that dance floor."

But Yamila had a look of disdain when she said this: "However, I disdain doing such things. We who study Magic have our own pride. And I don't need those extra means; I can become the most shining star on the dance floor all by myself!"

At Yamila's boasting, Jier curled his lips imperceptibly. Yamila wasn't even good-looking; although she had a tall and slender figure and was a beauty, her face didn't look good, so everything was useless.

Jier did not know that Yamila was wearing a mask that could change her appearance, and even Yamila herself had forgotten it. She was, of course, telling the truth, but wearing a mask intentionally made to look ugly made her words at this moment sound like self-boasting.

Jier then pointed at the last three rings; these rings were much more complex in their craftsmanship, with gold and silver threads entwined with diamonds circling the ring, and surrounded by what looked like sturdy metal acting as a setting to protect them.

"These all look about the same, is there anything special about them?"

Jier asked.

Yamila smiled slightly: "These are all standard Magic Protection Rings. Once activated, they can add an extra layer of close-fitting magic Armor to your body's surface, with an effect even better than a set of cowhide Leather Armor."

Jier was somewhat interested; he tapped his own Armor with his fist and asked: "How does it compare to this of mine?"

Hearing Jier's words, Yamila boldly leaned in close and reached out to lightly tap the Armor on Jier's body with her knuckles.

And Jier, smelling the fragrance wafting from Yamila, also revealed a slight smile.

"It's alright, I suppose? But the material of these Metal Armor Plates isn't very good; it looks like ordinary thin iron sheets? You are a Knight, right? You should at least switch to steel plates. Of course, the protection provided by the ring can't compare to your Armor, but it is light. Just such a tiny ring is far lighter than the Leather Armor on those crude Soldiers."

Yamila then explained: "This kind of ring is not primarily for Warriors like you who charge at the front, as you have better equipment after all; it is prepared for those who work in the back and do not frequently face combat. Think about it, with such a ring, even if you suddenly encounter an attack, isn't it possible to rely on this thing to save your life? You should know that even though it only provides the protection of ordinary Leather Armor, it can already barely handle attacks from Daggers, Short Swords, or small self-defense Crossbows."

Jier thought for a moment; he himself had no use for this gadget, but there was no problem with acquiring one of these rings, as there would eventually be companions in the future who needed it.

"Then let's have one ring! Are these three rings all the same? Or can I pick any one I want? What about the price?"

Having changed her mindset, Yamila no longer had any thoughts of ripping Jier off, and she gestured with a sign for twenty-five: "The ring comes with Magic Power, but the Magic Power crystal inside is very small; it can only be used once after being charged, and it maintains the protection effect for five minutes at a time. Of course, because its Magic Power crystal is small, the cost to charge it is also low. As for these three rings, there are actually slight differences."

Yamila used her hand to nudge the three Magic Protection Rings on the table, arranging them in a top, middle, and bottom order: "The sizes of these three Magic Power crystals are slightly different. Look, this ring with a water ripple pattern engraved on the face has the largest Magic Power crystal, which can maintain the protection effect for about seven minutes at a time. And this one, the ring with a flame pattern on the face, has a stronger protection effect, which is about 1.5 times greater than the other two rings, but the duration is shortened by half a minute. The last ring, which has a flower pattern on it, concentrates the protection effect more on the torso, while the effect on the limbs is weakened."

"Which one do you want? Or, after hearing my explanation, will you buy them all?" Yamila asked with a grin.

Jier chose the Magic Protection Ring with the flower pattern on the face without hesitation and moved it from the center of the table to his side.

Thus, Jier already had five Magic Rings at his side, costing a total of seventy-nine Saint Hors Kingdom Gold Coins.

"The rings have all been introduced; what about these few Magic Tools? They all have different functions, right?"

Jier looked at the other Magic Tools on the table and asked curiously.

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