Exploring Technology in a Wizard World-Chapter 291 - 290 The Sneak Attack of the Muscular Black
Chapter 291: Chapter 290: The Sneak Attack of the Muscular Black Man
Chapter 291: Chapter 290: The Sneak Attack of the Muscular Black Man
Richard looked toward the obstructing black shadow and saw that it was a man in his thirties, somewhat lean, with a face as if it had been chiseled by an axe, angular and well-defined. Normally, such a person would appear extremely stern, but at this moment, he was wearing a faint smile.
The man glanced at Richard and introduced himself, “Hello, I am the owner of this Taboo Bookstore. My name is Hadi, and I apologize for my employee’s offense toward you.”
The burly black man on the side explained, “Boss, I… I didn’t mean to offend him; it’s just that he chose the test and wanted to defeat me to enter the interior, so…”
“So, it is an offense,” said the shopkeeper named Hadi to the burly black man, “Hagens, haven’t you realized yet that this guest here has the strength to defeat you with ease? So, save yourself the embarrassment. As the shopkeeper, I declare that this guest is fully qualified to enter the inner part of our bookstore.”
“But…” The burly black man named Hagens wanted to say something else, but shopkeeper Hadi no longer paid him any mind, turning instead to Richard with a gesture welcoming him to proceed, “Please.”
“Eh, thank you,” Richard said, somewhat enlightened, realizing that it was the mana fluctuations he had unmasked while preparing spells that had been detected. It would be difficult for someone like the burly black man with the Bloodline Seed to sense, but very sensitive for a Wizard Apprentice or Wizard.
It was clear that shopkeeper Hadi was a Spellcaster, but what was strange was the difficulty in sensing any mana fluctuations emanating from him.
Richard speculated that this might be the use of techniques like “Concealing Breath Skill” or “Extraordinary Concealment” similar to his own.
With this thought, Richard also quickly concealed all the mana fluctuations within his body and followed shopkeeper Hadi forward.
Approaching a dark red door on the bookstore wall, they heard a “creak” as it opened, stepping onto clockwise stairs winding down, eventually reaching the lower-level bookstore, the interior.
Here, Richard saw even more bookshelves, densely packed like trees in a forest, where numerous books were neatly arranged in the wooden compartments of the shelves.
“Guest, may I know your name?” Hadi inquired, addressing Richard at this time.
Richard had come prepared and quickly replied, “Lynn.”
“Lynn…” Hadi nodded and began introducing the multitude of shelves, “Those bookshelves over there contain books related to potions. The shelves that way pertain to Black Magic, which refers to a kind of eviler spells that use banned Casting Materials, such as a powder made from grinding a baby’s heart, but they are powerful and produce bizarre effects.
Those shelves are about cultivating Magic Wands, enabling one to grow a wand that fully meets one’s own requirements. Over there is…”
As Hadi kept talking, Richard coughed lightly, “I’d like to look around by myself if that’s alright?”
“Eh, of course, that’s fine,” Hadi made a welcome gesture, backing away as he called out, “Hagens, I am going back upstairs. Take care of the guest for me; fulfill any need he may have.”
“Yes,” the burly black man approached, shooting a glance at Richard and responded with a low voice. Obviously, he was somewhat disgruntled at being stopped by Hadi and being told he was no match for Richard.
Richard, however, paid little attention and quickly started browsing the numerous books.
It had to be said that the books in the interior lower level were indeed more forbidden than those on the upper level. The spell books Hadi had mentioned earlier that required baby’s hearts ground into powder barely merited mention. There were also spells requiring a kin’s bones, a child’s eyes, or a wife’s head as Casting Materials – casting them successfully meant wiping out one’s entire family at once.
Of course, there were indeed many books, among them those passed down from the Black Spirit Empire. Just by browsing around, Richard could feel the ancient Ring on his hand heat up several times.
Richard unnoticeably found the books causing the ancient Ring to heat up, flipping to the last pages, and sure enough, each bore the Black Spirit Empire’s mark.
After a while, Richard turned to the standing and visibly displeased burly black man Hagens and pointed out, “This one, that one, that one, and also…”
Richard pointed to nearly ten books and said, “I’ll take all of these books.”
The burly black man scanned the titles and said, “On average, one book costs about 300 Lower-grade Crystal Coins; you will need 2,500 Lower-grade Crystal Coins for these. Are you sure you have enough money? As per the rules, we don’t bargain here, nor do we welcome paupers…”
Richard flipped his hand, and twenty-five crystal coins appeared in his palm. He asked the brawny black man, “Is this enough?”
“Uh…” The brawny black man stopped talking, somewhat annoyed, he pursed his lips, walked to the side, took out a dagger and cotton, and began cutting the red string on the books to take them down.
There were eight books in total, and it took the brawny black man half a day to remove them all. While sweating profusely, he handed them over to Richard.
Richard took the books and was about to leave.
At that moment, the brawny black man suddenly called out from behind, “Hey!”
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“Hmm?” Richard stopped and turned around, “What’s…”
He didn’t finish his sentence when the brawny black man violently threw a punch, unleashing an overwhelming momentum like a Corpse Mountain Blood Sea.
An attack, a completely unanticipated attack!
Richard raised an eyebrow, and in the next instant, the No.1 Ring and No.2 Ring were quickly activated.
Air surged, Air Battle Armor enveloped the outer surface of his body, his body felt lighter, Wind Shoes were on his feet, his hairs stood on end, perception was heightened, metabolism strengthened, and regeneration abilities were enhanced.
As the brawny black man’s punch came, Richard swiftly dodged with a slide of his foot, then reached out and slapped at the incoming fist.
“Snap! Ah!”
After a crisp sound, the brawny black man let out a cry of alarm as though he had been scorched by fire, quickly retreating and staring wide-eyed at his arm.
What he saw was white frost emitting cold air, starting from his fist and rapidly spreading outward, soon covering his entire forearm. Simultaneously, a chain of tiny electric arcs flickered on the frost’s surface, rendering his arm stiff and numb, like wood, almost incapable of moving.
This!
This!
This!
The brawny black man was terrified.
The next moment, Richard waved his hand, and the frost and electric arcs on the brawny black man’s arm vanished without a trace.
The brawny black man was stunned, then it dawned on him that Richard had shown mercy. His reason for striking earlier was due to dissatisfaction in his heart; he wanted to see if Richard was as formidable as his boss Hadi had described. Now realizing Richard was even more powerful than he had imagined, and after Richard had deliberately spared him, he couldn’t help but feel embarrassed.
Continue to attack? That would be asking for trouble.
Beg for mercy? That was too humiliating, especially since Richard had already let him go.
Show submission? That was too spineless, besides he wasn’t completely convinced yet!
The brawny black man pondered for a long time, and looking at Richard, he squeezed out a few words in a weak voice, “Well… Please don’t tell my boss about this… please.”
Richard listened to the brawny black man’s words, shrugged his shoulders, and with an expressionless face, continued to walk up the stairs with the books.
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