Big Capitalist

Yuna seemed quite happy as she hummed a little tune. She saw the Mixue Time near the open space on the back hill and watched a group of students rushing to buy drinks there. She also joined in the fun and bought a cup of bubble milk tea.

“Interesting drink.”

The Arcane Academy seemed particularly quiet tonight, with moonlight shining through the tall windows onto the stone floor, casting a silver glow. The corridors were silent, with only the occasional rustling of pages in a magic book, as if whispering ancient secrets.

Perhaps because the final exams were about to end, many teachers went to the Arcane City to have fun, and many students left the academy and went to the Arcane City to buy some equipment to equip themselves for the last exam in the World of Warcraft Forest.

Not all students are as rich as Merlin. The alchemical equipment in the Steam and Star Magic Alchemy Workshop is expensive. Although the quality is guaranteed, the price will definitely discourage most students.

Rather than buying at the Steam and Star Alchemy Workshop, most students prefer to go to the black market in the Arcane City.

Merlin sat in a corner of the library, with several thick alchemical books spread out in front of him, his expression focused. His fingers gently ran across the pages, looking at the drawings drawn on the books and whispering to himself, "It seems that there are people in this world who are developing alchemical products related to firearms, but the research direction seems to be wrong."

Merlin had discovered long ago that, among low-level magic, although most of it looked powerful, its actual power was not as strong as the firearms on Blue Star. With the level of alchemy in this world, forging firearms was not a problem at all.

Merlin is actually a very insecure person. Even his original body was killed in the Arcane Academy, so he feels that nowhere around him is safe.

Although he had armed himself to the teeth with alchemical equipment, it was useless to a high-level magician.

Disposable magic items of level six and above are all controlled items. If you want to buy them through formal channels, you need to fill out various applications. Not to mention the high prices, these restrictions give Merlin a headache.

Moreover, if there are any means to target magic, the alchemical equipment cannot be used, and the scrolls and potions cannot be activated, then all of his preparations will be useless. Therefore, in Merlin's eyes, firearms that are not driven by magic are the best solution at the moment.

Merlin had watched a lot of things like gun making on the Blue Star video website. After the mental training in this world, the scenes in his memory were very clear. As long as he followed the steps in the video, there would be no problem in making a pistol.

As for the future development of semi-automatic and automatic rifles, he only needs to provide a blueprint and ideas, and those alchemists and dwarves will be able to develop it for him.

"Merlin, are you still here?" Yuna's voice sounded particularly loud in the quiet library. Her figure appeared at the end of the bookshelf, and her long red hair shone with a moving luster in the moonlight, like a burning flame.

Merlin didn't expect to see Yuna in the library at this time. He found that Yuna was holding several books in her hands, so he asked, "Senior, why are you still in the library so late? Are you studying so hard?"

"The Origin of Fairies", "Elves and Fairies", "Fairies and Elements", "Spirit and the Third World", "Floating Courtyard - Volume 3"

Merlin glanced at the book in senior Yuna's hands. It seemed that senior was obsessed with her failure in the morning exam. Was she planning to study how to deal with the fairy user?

Yuna shrugged and walked over to Merlin, sitting across the table from him.

"I also have some things to take care of, but seeing that you are still here, I wanted to come and see you. I didn't expect that you are so obsessed with alchemy and love to learn so much."

"I want to find inspiration for alchemy in books." In addition to looking for alchemy books related to forging firearms, Merlin also read a lot of books about elves' history and preferences.

I want to see if there is something like catnip that can make elves as obsessed as cats.

Although he did find the answer, it was too far away from Merlin. Products related to the Moon Goddess, products related to the World Tree...

Yuna's eyes revealed a hint of appreciation, and just as she was about to say something, suddenly a strange wave of magical power rose from a distance, and darkness suddenly fell. The moonlight and starlight were instantly swallowed up by the darkness, and the air around them became heavy, as if the whole world was holding its breath at this moment.

Buzz—the hairpin on Yuna's head flashed a soft light that enveloped her. After a strong feeling of dizziness, she suddenly looked at Merlin beside her.

Merlin lowered his head and looked at the broken ring in his hand with a bit of heartache. This ring was the alchemical equipment that he bought from Steam and Stars yesterday to resist mental magic. He didn't expect it to break today. This thing was quite expensive, costing Merlin more than 6,000 gold coins.

Yuna felt this familiar and deep dark aura, and her whole body turned cold. Bad memories came to her mind, and she trembled and murmured, "Is this the territory ruled by Si Ye?"

Night Rule? Merlin just felt a chill blast piercing his soul, but luckily the ring in his hand helped him withstand the force.

"This feeling is somewhat familiar." Merlin suddenly thought of his personal secretary Stacy, but the aura on Stacy should have been very weak, but now it was like a flood, as if it was going to swallow up everything.

"Is that the teachers' dormitory?" Yuna opened the window and looked at the center of the black curtain, where the fluctuations of dark magic were most active.

Stacy seemed to live in the teachers' dormitory. Was there something wrong with her? Merlin was shocked. Why did this happen when the teachers were drinking and relaxing?

"No, I have to go and check it out." Merlin was really panicked this time. If something really happened to Stacey, where could he find such an easy-to-foolery employee in the future?

"I'll go with you." Yuna and Merlin quickly pushed open the door of the library. As soon as they opened the door, they saw several students who had not left lying on the ground in the corridor.

Merlin walked forward and helped up an unconscious classmate. Yuna looked at the appearance of these students and narrowed her eyes and said, "They have suffered mental damage from Si Ye's rule and have fallen into a coma. We must find a way to remove Si Ye's rule as soon as possible, otherwise they will continue to be in a nightmare state."

Just as Merlin and Yuna were about to leave the library corridor, a black magical power suddenly emerged from the unconscious students, followed by one black humanoid monster after another, as if covered in oil.