[Comprehensive Anglo-American] Gem Merchant

Rocky? !

The little clerk jumped up nervously, and subconsciously wanted to report to SHIELD headquarters. The god of trickery is not an easy person to get along with. Bit... this black cat is the character who needs to be vigilant.

The vigilant subject flicked his tail indifferently, and continued to pay attention to his chocolate ice cream.Human figures appearing in the atrium will cause all kinds of problems. These nervous ants will always spoil the interest of others. In contrast, the only remaining magicians in the atrium are easier to get along with.

Alphonse briefly explained the reason for Loki's visit, and the clerk dubiously called his immediate superior, and it didn't take long before he received a notice from Agent Damm Dugan requesting close monitoring.

What's the use of monitoring... This guy's illusion is simply superb.The little clerk sighed, and decided to pretend not to see this brand new task reminder. Anyway, Loki stayed with his boss anyway. If that was the case, there wouldn't be any major problems.

Then, he was directed by Alphonse to a nearby supermarket to buy cat litter, cat scratching posts, a lot of creme brulee and pet shampoo.

Clerk:? ?

No, you guys really think there is no problem treating them as cats?In this case, start by refusing to give the cat chocolate, shall we?

He widened his eyes, and looked between Alphonse and Rocky Odinson. The former looked at his clerk in surprise: "What's the matter, do you have any questions?"

Loki opened one eye, and stretched out his paw at the clerk. Along with the movement, a green light hit the clerk directly. The clerk subconsciously stood up straight as if he had been bewitched, and said, "Boss, are you still here?" Do you need cat food?"

Alphonse: "..."

Loki: "...?!"

Even though this is just a trick to make people subconsciously tell the truth, and it is one of the magic tricks commonly used by the God of Tricks... Loki was still furious: "Go away! You damned, blasphemous ant!"

The little clerk rushed out of the store in a hurry.

"I know you don't sell magic eyes."

After the shop became quiet again, Loki stretched his body on the counter, and said to Alphonse: "I'm too lazy to deal with other atrium magicians, and I can't entrust your master, Gu Yi happened to die at an inappropriate time ...I remember that there is a place in your atrium to trade such things, so I want you to go instead of me."

"You mean the magic eye collection train?"

Alphonse nodded knowingly: "It's normal if you don't like a place where a large group of magicians conduct auctions. That's no problem. It's just about to be the trading season, and the Edelfelt family has tickets every year. .”

The Zeppelin train, an illusory train that gallops above the spiritual veins of the earth, will publicly auction the collected magic eyes on the train.Such rumors are not a special secret among magicians, and most magicians who have reached a certain level have heard of it.

"That's right, that's the one. I need you to help me buy a suitable magic eye in the car."

Loki nodded, his big fluffy tail swept back and forth on the counter: "A high-level magic eye will bring superpowers that are difficult to reproduce in magic, including burning, petrification, bad luck, restraint, and hallucinations, etc. , with different functions, and even some eyes that can see the short-term future—although most people in the atrium have nothing to do with magic, but this kind of unorthodox thing is still very valuable. Speaking of it, I really miss Medusa eyes."

"..."

Alphonse was silent for a moment. He couldn't imagine the effect of the heir to the throne of Asgard wearing eyes that could turn people into stone or bring curses. No matter how he thought about it, he lacked majesty: "So you probably want to buy Which one? I'll help you pay attention when the time comes. For Thor, if you give him a magic eye with too complicated effects, he may not be able to use it well."

The last sentence is a vague reminder to Loki not to buy some dangerous goods and go back to install them on Thor - such as observing the huge information flow in the future, even the God of Thunder, who is known for his majestic power and outstanding military exploits, if he hastily read too much Too much greed is hard to bear.

"How can I bother you."

Loki said lazily: "I'll keep my cat's appearance and pretend to be your servant demon to board the train with you. I'll choose by myself when the time comes, so I won't bother you to worry about it."

Just a joke, how could he not look at the eyes he was going to give Sol.

He was very relieved of the God of Conspiracy's cover-up. Alphonse nodded and agreed to the proposal. In the next time, he only needs to send a message to Luvia expressing that he wants to participate in this year's Zeppelin auction. The invitation letter of the invitation is given to myself.Luvia agreed quickly, and the text message was answered in seconds. She immediately said, "Anyway, I am not interested in this kind of event. It is a waste to leave the invitation letter with me. Why don't I give it to you for fun."

Alphonse looked at this text message in a very "Luvia" style, and couldn't help laughing with his lips pursed.

There are monitors buried under the display cabinets in the store. In a supermarket a few kilometers away, a small shop assistant stands in front of a dazzling array of cat scratching posts, wearing a communicator and lost in thought.

Asgard is located within the event horizon of a certain black hole in the universe. Although magic communication can barely reach it, it is obviously not very efficient.It took a long time to send a message to Saul and wait for a reply. Before the other party received it, the blond jeweler didn't have much to do except provide a few rated gemstones requested by El-Melloi II.

S.H.I.E.L.D. learned about the collection of trains for the magic eye on the same day. Loki’s attitude towards this was very straightforward. Apart from good food, there is nothing to look forward to on your planet, and there is no need for rule. He got a suitable Immediately after the eyes, he left, and was busy with a series of work such as the follow-up improvement of the magic eyes.In this regard, Nick Fury let go of his worries slightly, but still told Alphonse to try his best to be optimistic about the other party, so as not to cause any trouble.

"The Zeppelin train passes through London, and I will get on the train there, and this train travels on the leylines and has powerful magical protection. The route avoids populated areas and has high-intensity cognitive interference, and even It takes a lot of mirror space and subspace to go through, and it hardly interferes with the world in which ordinary people live."

Alphonse said very relaxedly: "Besides, there should be many acquaintances participating. Apart from the old-fashioned social pressure, I don't think there will be any major events worth mentioning-the train staff are all Experienced magicians, they will do whatever it takes to keep the auction going."

Fury nodded, dismissing the idea of ​​installing agents.This belongs to the Mysterious World's own gathering, and in the diplomatic field, it is considered an internal affairs issue for the magicians. Logically speaking, S.H.I.E.L.D. should not spy on it.

However, it's not that he said that there should be no snooping, so everyone will save face.

Tony Stark did not know how to get this news - well, he should have put a lot of monitors - firmly stated that he also decided to attend this magic eye auction.

Fury expressed his displeasure at this: "Even if Alphonse has no temper, you have stepped on the other party's bottom line by doing this. The Magic Eye Auction is a gathering of magicians. One invitation ticket per person, even if Alphonse Si is willing to take you with him, and you will make it difficult for him... How do you plan to make the people in the clock tower think of him?"

In the lobby of the Avengers Building, Alphonse looked a little hesitant. He didn't care if this would embarrass him. Anyway, there are not many people in the Clock Tower who would embarrass him, but...

"You can't get an invitation ticket, can you?"

Alphonse frowned and said, "Even if I try to get one for you, it's meaningless for you to participate in this kind of gathering... The magic eye is a magic circuit that transforms into the shape of an eyeball, and it needs magic power to drive it. If you can use it, even if you really auctioned off the magic eye, it will be just an ordinary eye to you after transplantation."

Not only that, but you may also face situations such as rejection and eyeball necrosis. Although this is not a big problem after the Extremis virus is solved, the Extremis virus is still being improved.

"That's not a problem."

Tony Stark shook his finger at the crowd quite confidently: "I will solve the problem of admission tickets by myself. At that time, you only need to board the train with me. After all, if there is no magic power, you may not see it at all." Unless the train is close to the platform... tsk, platform nine and three-quarters or something, wizards like to do these weird things."

Seeing the gem dealer's somewhat laughing expression, he followed up with another sentence: "And I just want to see the magician's auction... You know, I have participated in many auctions, and this is the first time the magic eye has seen it. And Al, your eyes are also magic eyes, right? I want to know you better... I don’t want to miss any chance.”

"I don't need you to agree or reject me immediately, and I don't need you to have any burden on it. If it will affect your social life, I will think of other ways."

Tony Stark is particularly adept at using this tactic to retreat and advance: "Even considering that if the pair of eyes that Loki wants is overpriced by then, you won't be able to pay that much cash on the spot-according to me You know, that guy actually paid the bill with gold or gems, right?"

Oh God, this guy, Nick Fury covered his face in despair, he should have just shoveled Tony Stark out of the jewelry store so that he wouldn't cause Alphonse such a big trouble, but from the point of view Between the cracks, he saw the slightly red ears of the person on the other side of the topic.

Fury: "..."

Okay, I don't care about you!

So this matter was decided unilaterally by Tony Stark himself.

It's not actually a unilateral decision.

That night, there was a third person in El-Melloi II's occult literacy class.

Stephen Strange frowned and looked at the magic circle on the ground. It was very hard to imagine that this place was once a high-tech laboratory capable of making steel suits: "So, you want me to help you get the magic circle on the ground. Go to the magic eye to collect train tickets?"

Tony Stark nodded: "That's right."

"That's not difficult. Anyway, this car itself can be boarded as long as you have enough purchasing power. You just need to show that you have received mysterious approval or favor. Specifically, from our description It can be called obtaining protection."

Strange said slowly: "It should be easy for you. If Thor has time, you can choose to let the God of Thunder give him protection. Anyway, you are very familiar with it... If he is too late, Crowley and Yaz Raphael is the same, the difference is that you need to temporarily believe in Norse gods, Christianity, or Satan. If it’s not good, you can pray to Rocky himself for protection, as long as the guy is willing—and you don’t mind temporarily believing in the god of tricks if."

After talking about the long list of extreme operations, Stephen Strange shrugged: "Anyway, I guess after all this you have no reliable religious beliefs."

After imagining the scene of believing in Loki, Tony Stark shivered energetically.

But Thor is his teammate, and Stark guessed reasonably that this guy might not know how to provide shelter at all. If Thor himself still clamors to board this train, he will be in trouble-then, In the end, the best choice is of course to benefit Christianity, which has the widest range of beliefs in the United States...

"Hello, Crowley? Are you free?"

Tony Stark picked up his cell phone and made a call.

Christianity is a ghost, the mysterious powers that angels can display are strictly controlled, and the regulations are more lengthy than the airworthiness management regulations of aircraft. Obviously, humans cannot be casually developed as dependents, but demons are different. After being used as a tool, let the angel remove the influence, and earn a wave of merit on both sides.

Strange and El-Melloi II stared dumbfounded at Tony's phone call: "Hey, it's me, I need some help from you... Well, no problem, an appointment at the Masa sushi restaurant, you know this is The only Japanese restaurant in New York that has won three Michelin stars is usually only open for reservations on the first of every month, I can let you jump in the queue...Okay, no problem."

Putting down the phone, Tony Stark triumphantly blinked at the stunned two: "Look, it doesn't matter even if you don't have magic power, Iron Man has always been invincible, just need to temporarily act as a Satanic cultist for a while, maybe I now need to improvise how to draw the standard inverted pentagram and reverse cross."

Strange, who has to manage the food and clothing of the entire Visandi magicians since he became the supreme mage: "..."

El-Melloi II, who is in huge debt: "..."

Damn rich man!

However, in my heart, the abuse is the abuse, and the literacy class should still be held.The combination of the supreme mage and the star lecturer is very efficient, and the mind of a genius scientist is also worth looking forward to. Therefore, this literacy class was directly opened as an assault rocket class, and the progress was accelerated without considering the practice speed.

"You have a general understanding of the concept of the five elements. Next, considering that you are going to observe the magic eye collection train, tonight's lecture will mainly be about 'magic eyes' and 'future vision'."

Tony Stark nodded. Not even the smart housekeeper can listen to and record such lectures. The entire laboratory has been completely cut off from the outside world. It is a veritable island of information: "Al told me something about About the magic eye...what's the matter with his eyes?"

"Magic eyes are divided into several levels, both synthetic and natural. Those magic eyes with magic circuits running close to celestial bodies and innately special will be called Noble Color. Above the blue and green eyes , and there will be grades such as gold, gemstones, and rainbows in turn. Such eyes usually contain the great magic that has been lost in modern times[1]... Wait, Stark?"

Tony suddenly recovered from his stupor: "Oh, I'm listening, you continue."

El-Melloi II frowned: "The part I told you has already been selected key knowledge, and every sentence will be related to the future plan... It is really not suitable for you to be distracted now, if you If your workload is too heavy and you need to take a break, you can tell me in advance."

"No, no, I just think..."

Tony Stark touched his forehead: "Although there is no way to intuitively know what the other magic eyes look like, but Al's eyes are still..."

Under the starless night, before the opened door of the dark dimension.

The eyes, which looked treacherous enough, suddenly changed their color, and the irises looked as transparent and emotionless as inorganic ore—although it was difficult to understand what the literal meaning of "gem-quality" was. , but such eyes can never be mistaken just by looking at them.

"I'm about to get there."

El-Melloi II sighed: "Although there are not many people in the clock tower who know the details of Alphonse's situation, it happens that his sister is a student here, so I can also become a half Insider. Most of the power he brought from Fairy Township has been sealed, and it is precisely because of these seals that he retains the functions of a human being... The same is true for the magic eyes. Those eyes should be created by other magicians. The result of forcibly downgrading, so when it is actually unfolded, it will become the original gem-level appearance."

Tony nodded, having understood so far.Being sealed with great power sounds like the script of the protagonist of the game, but now that he knows how heavy this power is, he hopes that such a seal will never be broken for the rest of his life.

Stephen Strange had been listening silently before, and finally realized something was wrong when he heard this: "But generally speaking, although gem-level magic eyes are rare, they are not dangerous enough to be sealed. I am The Clock Tower has occasionally heard rumors of magicians possessing jewel-level or even rainbow-level magic eyes. Although most of the time they are restraining the power of their magic eyes, they have not managed to force the eyes to downgrade. Degree."

"You are right, this is the main point that needs to be talked about tonight."

El-Melloi II nodded, and looked at the two of them: "Future vision, and clairvoyance. I think you who have the eye of Agamotto should have been instructed by the former supreme mage not to spy on the far future casually?"

The author has something to say: Note [1]: Refer to the entry of Self-Moon Magic, NobleColor, and Magic Eye.