Magic Academy Bans Harem

Chapter 136 Rare Goods

"Taking advantage of the surrounding characteristics is a good method."

Liz prompted.

And Cecilia only had to think about it for a moment before she knew what Liz wanted to say.

"You mean, taking advantage of the fact that there are so many adventurers in Lily of the Valley?"

"Correct."

Liz nodded, and continued to explain to Cecilia in a voice that occasionally stopped.

Almost two days had passed since the black maze that swallowed Ritas appeared. After swallowing the target, the black maze did not completely sink into the soil, but left some parts on the ground.

Then some adventurers opened large and small holes in the parts of the black maze outside the surface and broke into the black maze as entrances.

However, the fate of these adventurers was not very good. They were almost overwhelmed by the undead spirits that were everywhere in the black maze, and they escaped from the black maze in a mess with heavy casualties.

"The inside of the maze is special. The undead outside can be shot down directly. But inside, they will reorganize."

Liz continued.

At first, there were a lot of flying undeads hovering around the Black Labyrinth. But now all those undeads have been shot down, and there is no sign of rebirth. According to the escapees from the Black Labyrinth, the undeads killed in the labyrinth will sink into the ground, and will reappear intact soon.

"Bones, limited."

"Yes, it is possible. The labyrinth itself needs to recycle the corpses of the undead in order to reconstruct new undead. Therefore, as long as the adventurers take the undead out of the labyrinth and kill them, they can actually cause damage to the labyrinth itself. However, based on the number they described, if we don't mobilize most of the adventurers in the town, it will not play a decisive role in the short term."

Cecilia hugged her chest and tilted her head, thinking.

What kind of excuse could be used to get the adventurers of Lily of the Valley Town to unite and conquer the black maze?

Adventurers don't have the idea that "since it has appeared in our home, this special maze must be handled by us!" Before finding out more about the situation and before rescue arrives, the Adventurer's Guild of Lily Town will only remind adventurers not to approach the Black Maze easily.

“Just buy the bones.”

"Buying thousands or tens of thousands of bones, even if it's cheap, it's still an astronomical amount. If you really have that much money, it would be faster to just hire or commission a large number of adventurers. Or is the Ample family willing to provide funding?"

Cecilia, who didn't actually expect Liz's family to contribute, asked jokingly.

"Don't look at me, family, don't touch me if you won't pay any attention to me!"

Liz, who was patted on the head by Cecilia with sympathy, pushed the other person away. Cecilia raised her hands and repeatedly indicated that she would not do it again.

In fact, the support of the Ambler family for Lizzie is very limited. In fact, it may not be as strong as the support of the Windsor family for Cecilia. You know, Cecilia is still on the run.

Liz was just a little (probably) weird, and she didn't do anything wrong (probably), but she was extremely rejected by her relatives.

"In any case, we don't have to pay too much. The bones themselves are valuable because they are rare."

Liz said with certainty.

And Cecilia thought about it carefully and realized that it was indeed the case.

Since necromancy itself is a taboo in the academic world, you may not be able to find many necromancers even if you search all over the continent. However, as long as you find the right sales channel, the skeletons enslaved by necromancers are rare and high-quality products with research value.

"I see! Then we just need to spread rumors, no, we just need to let the adventurers have the right understanding, and they will take the initiative to collect bones in the Black Labyrinth. However, it will be difficult to sustain this level, except for the initial enthusiasm. It would be best if we could convince some merchants, or even the Adventurer's Guild, to cooperate with us. Only when the adventurers truly realize the value of the Undead Bones, will the dangerous Black Labyrinth in their eyes become a treasure trove of gold coins!"

Cecilia's eyes lit up, and she knew exactly what she was going to do next.

"Are you serious? You actually dare to contact merchants and guilds. You want to do business with people when you have no capital, no goods, no channels, and you are selling things that don't belong to you, and the value of the things is just speculation?"

Even though it was something she had suggested, Liz still spoke with some disbelief.

Apparently, her plan only went as far as "spreading rumors."

Liz, who was unwilling to even leave her room, could not possibly go to others to get something for nothing with nothing in her hands. She even dared not even think about it.

"Hmm. It's true that I don't have enough cards in my hand. So. How about this?"

Cecilia returned to her seat beside the desk and sat elegantly, her chin slightly raised, a leisurely smile on her face and a look of obvious scrutiny and arrogance.

"It is precisely because we have no cards in our hands that we have to put on an extremely high profile. Well, it is not enough to just look confident. Alms! Yes, it is like alms! 'I have a business that I would like to discuss with your guild. But before that, I doubt whether your guild has the ability to complete it smoothly. So, I hope your guild can show the corresponding strength and sincerity test? The word is not bad, you can regard those as the initial test. By the way, I also hope that your guild can seize the time. In order not to let the rare business opportunity pass by in a flash, I may go to other merchants or guilds of commerce - 'How does it feel? Anyway, even if I fail, I don't have to pay any price. Let's try the Adventurer's Guild first."

"Ahhhhhhhh"

Liz, who was so embarrassed that she felt like exploding just by imagining Cecilia's superficial weakness being questioned and exposed, clamped her head between the books in her hands and made a movement as if she was trying to crawl into the gap beside the bed.

Except when facing Ritas, Cecilia, who was mentally and spiritually strong, did not care about the possible predicaments at all.

After being depressed for several days, I felt relieved after having a plan.

So, Cecilia, feeling a little more relaxed, went to the window and opened the curtains which had been "closed" like her for the past few days.

As expected, the bright sunshine shining into the originally dim house did not appear.

Cecilia, on the other hand, was so shocked by the scene in front of her that she took several steps back.

At this moment, I saw a person "sticking" to the outside of the window of this second-floor room without a balcony.

The person, who is pressed against the glass in a prone position with her face squeezed to the point of being deformed, is a young woman wearing a white doll costume.

If Cecilia remembered correctly, this woman was the eccentric adventurer in Lily of the Valley who did "test flights" every day.

So, she "flew" to the Ample family's mansion today?

"Haha. Haha. Please don't be nervous. I'm not a suspicious person."

There is nothing more suspicious than someone who is always saying “Haahaha”.

Coming to the bedside, protecting Liz, who was also shocked and had her eyes wide open, Cecilia thought so in her heart.

"I was just flying in the sky, haha. I heard you guys were selling some interesting merchandise."

The voice of the girl dressed as a flying squirrel, who was still panting, seemed quite far away because of the layer of glass.

"As you can see, my main job is 'aviator', my side job is 'adventurer', and my hobby is 'animals'." "." "."

"But it seems that my vocation is to be a 'businessman'. So, although it is very abrupt to make such a request to a stranger I just met for the first time, can I ask Olihar Latras to help facilitate the business you two discussed before?"

The panting of the girl who called herself Olihal Latras gradually subsided.

As the doll hat on her head slipped off, "Latras"'s brilliant golden hair was revealed.

Lily of the Valley Town, Adventurer's Guild Hall.

"Ahem. I'm so sorry, Mr. Haniya. Thank you for accompanying me."

In the middle of summer, the young girl Alan, who was sitting at a square table in the corner of the hall, had cold sweat flowing down her forehead.

"Don't mind, Miss Alan."

Haniya handed Aram a soft cloth.

As for why soft cloth is used instead of a towel or handkerchief, the only reason is that soft cloth is cheaper.

"Besides, even if it wasn't my intention. Since my employer has received the commission from Ms. Yalan, Ms. Yalan, as my employer's employer, can order me around at will."

Haniya said with a gentle smile. He looked at Alan's increasingly bad complexion and felt a little worried.

As for Alan, although she had only spent a few days with Hania, she could feel that this adventurer with a somewhat strange appearance was taking care of her very kindly. However, she still didn't dare to look at him when he smiled.

"Is there really anyone willing to take on this commission for these amulets?"

Alan looked at the round "amulets" on the table worriedly and asked Haniya.

In fact, although Alan was young and somewhat naive, she knew that her so-called amulets would not be able to hire adventurers. But there was no other way, as those things were almost all she could offer.

Moreover, because when Ritas was attacked, he did not have time to return the amulet made by the Black Nun, Alan's already meagre commission became even worse.

"After all, there will be adventurers who know what's good."

Haniya was not trying to comfort Alan. He was familiar with what kind of creatures adventurers were, and he knew that there would be some special adventurers who would be lured by special commissions. And these special adventurers often had considerable strength, allowing them to stand out even among the adventurers.

And sure enough, after waiting in the guild hall for several days, Alan's commission was finally torn down.

"'Looking for my sister'? That's a pretty vague request. As for the commission fee, is it replaced by an amulet? I guess the amulet should be a high-quality item for a commission with such a high risk assessment."

After briefly glancing at the contents of the commission and rolling it up, a sturdy woman with a large sword on her back sat down on the opposite side of Haniya and Alan.

"Ah, it's a very rare and excellent item. If you miss this opportunity, you won't know when you'll get it next time."

Haniya stared at the adventurer and threw an amulet in his hand to him.

The female swordsman pinched the amulet and a satisfied smile appeared on her tanned face.

"interesting."

"What do you call it?"

"Helian."

Hearing the swordswoman's name, Hania was speechless.

There were really "Helian" everywhere in this town. Sometimes, he could understand why Ritas would get mad when he heard the name.

"Could it be 'Helian of the West' who has been away all this time?"

"Yes, I encountered some troubles when completing the previous commission. Haha, I seem to have become quite famous without realizing it."

The female swordsman said with a hearty laugh.

Starting from the name plus the base point of the direction, isn’t this “famous” worth discussing?

Haniya suppressed the urge to complain.

"Although, once an adventurer becomes famous, it is common for many adventurers with the same name to appear in order to confuse the public. But isn't the number of 'Helian' in this town a bit abnormal?"

"Are you new here? No, even if you've been in this town long enough, it's normal not to know."

Before, Hania and Ritas would occasionally raise such doubts, but they had never received an accurate answer. However, when Ritas was away, the mystery seemed to be solved.

"Those guys probably just thought that changing their name to 'Helian' would more or less help them get commissions. So, they never tried to understand the meaning of this name, right?"

Xi Zhi Helian's gaze became deep and distant.

"Once upon a time, when Lily of the Valley Town was not yet called Lily of the Valley Town, and there were far fewer adventurers in the surrounding area. In this area, there was a legendary adventurer named Helian who was omnipotent and could easily complete any difficult commission. He was even once called a 'hero' and was admired by everyone. He was the totem of this area."

"The legendary adventurer, the hero 'Helian'?"

Haniya couldn't help but frown.

If adventurers of this level really existed, even if they were active in different areas, the Silver Dragon Adventure Group would not be completely unaware of it.

"Haha, he looks like he's never heard of that. It's not surprising. After all, the person who calls himself Helian now doesn't know about the existence of the legendary adventurer. With the rise of Lily of the Valley Town, the stories about the hero Helian were deliberately erased."

Xizhi Helian kept the question in suspense until Haniya and Yalan, who were listening, couldn't help but ask "why", then she suddenly spread her hands.

"The reason? Of course it's because the so-called legendary adventurer Helian never existed from the beginning. It was a lie deliberately made up by the people who were managing this area at the time in order to attract others to come!"

After saying that, Xizhi Helian burst into laughter again.

Haniya shook his head slightly.

Xizhi Helian's words may not necessarily explain why there are so many "Helian" people in Linglan Town.

Because he was not sure how credible the account of events that happened decades ago narrated by a seemingly young adventurer as if he had personally experienced them was.

(End of this chapter)