132 Shady Dealings Part 5 (2/2)
'This sucks this is my first trade gathering yet almost none of the stuff here is of any use to me. I can't get my hands on certain things because i'm lacking things people actually want. Not to mention that not a single defensive or attack magic item was up for trade because everyone was keeping them for themselves. I need to visit more than one trade gathering the stuff at these places is just to random'.
As Desmond was sulking because he couldn't buy anything nice another item of his came up for trade which was a magic wand. The second his magic wand was put up for trade the atmosphere changed a bit because that was exactly the kind of item most people wanted but could find no one to sell.
The host Fox saw the intrigue of a lot of the guests their but the value of the item in ger hand met nothing to her just like everyone's fervent gazes.
”The next item is a magic wand that is capable of increasing the amount of earth, wind, and water elements you can collect in the air. Thus shortening the casting time of spells and increasing the overall damage of a spell by 20%. The owner wants a suitable magic item that can defend their self with or some thing that can boost their survivability. An item that can peak the owners interests is also suitable”.
After fox finished speaking many people stopped hiding some of their good stuff and offered it up for trade. Desmond was interested in a bunch of the items people where talking about but one person stood out to Desmond.
He was a cloaked figure who stood on the other side of the room who said, ” I'll trade a marrow beatle and 50 blood thinning pills. The marrow beatle can eat a person's bones then reform them till there as hard as steel. The blood thinning pills will help in the circulation of enery through the body during physical exercise”.
Desmond didn't care much for the blood thinning pills what Desmond found great interest in was the marrow beatle because he knew how many times his body has been torn apart more than anyone and he hated it every time it happened. The second Fox sent Desmond a mental message he told her what he wanted and she conveyed that to the buyer.
”The owner doesn't care about the blood thinning pills the owner wants to know is if you have something similar to that marrow beatle that can alter a persons physical body and increase their physical strength?”.
The buy didn't take long to answer back he replied, ”yes, I do have a different kind of creature that can do that called ventricle worms. They can replace a person's entire muscular system in a matter of weeks the a rapid process of eating and continues breeding till nothing is left of the old muscular system. Each worm can only live for 5 days but even after the task is complete they don't know when to stop so a person would have to take a poison bath to kill them all after their done. Its en extremely painful process might I add”.
”The owner doesn't care about the pain and would like to trade the wand for your marrow beatle and ventricle worms”.
”I can't make that trade because those thing put together are worth more than the wand thats only worth around 2,000 magic crystals. The owner of the wand would have to add something else to complete the trade”.
Fox took a second to speak to Desmond then replied, ”Would 1,000 magic crystals satisfy you?”.
”Yes, its just enough to cover the difference”.
Desmond was happy when the trade concluded to obtain such an explosive increase in physical strength would take months or even years with a body cultivation method which was time Desmond didn't have.
As the gathering went on Desmond traded a few [anti-divination] scrolls along with 700 magic crystals for a piece of enchanted chainmail that can disperse blunt force to the entirety of the body instead of just one place. Desmond was glad he had what the owner wanted because not only did the chainmail make a good piece of armer it was something that he could study to eventually reproduce the effect of amongst the rest of his clothes.
After what seemed like an excruciatingly long time Fox took out her last item for trade. Inside the bottle was a red liquid of which many people knew all to well but this bottle was different because inside that liquid contained an aurora.
While valuable the potion Desmond showed Fox had practically no value to her she had consumed to many of them in her life forcing her to find other ways to heal. That's how she was able to sell such a high grade potion without emotion.
”As everyone her know a war is about to start and like in every war people are going to die but with this it doesn't have to be you because unlike those who have already become rank 1 they don't have a second life. But with this grade 1 healing potion you can have one”.
No one in the room needed an explanation as to what a grade 1 healing potion could do for those at an apprentice level. For an apprentice the effects of a grade 1 healing potion could only be described as a miracle. It can completely repair a person's body even in the worst conditions just like it did for Desmond when the Mirror Man tore him apart.
Ferrise saw the potion and desperately wanted it, but when he hurd the what the owner of it wanted he knew he couldn't meet the conditions.
”The owner wants as much info on wills and the star path as possible. More specifically how wills are affected by contracts”.
Desmond did not trust Zane or his will at all. Though he knew he was out classed Desmond still wanted to find someway to out smart Zane. To not be prematurely killed off before he has fully explored the depths of magic Desmond graciously sacrificed one of the three rank 1 healing potions that he had left leaving him now with 2.
Many people where dissapointed disappointed when they heared the requirements. A lot of info in the world is restricted for someone until they become rank 1. None of the people there where rank 1 not to mention that the thing Desmond wanted info on was about wills and the star path which is one one of the least chosen subjects people choose to study and cultivate their techniques in.
While in the silent room people thought Desmond's request was hopeless there came laughter. Way in the back a plain looking figure stood up and proclaimed, ”I have what you seek”.
That person was Maverick, he had envious and skeptical people staring at him. But if they knew about the kind of info junkie Maverick was they would have all instantly believed in his words.