Even with a bad temper and a quirky personality, business was always booming and required advanced booking.
"It wasn't a shortage before, but now it's different."
Bach straightened his back, "My tutor plans to purchase the corpse of a Legendary Creature to advance to a First Ring Official Wizard."
Hmm? Carl's eyes lit up.
Indeed! The reason why Bloodline Wizards couldn't become Official Wizards in the past was the lack of a Legendary Creature for analysis and research.
Now, they had one! Moreover, as long as a Bloodline Wizard successfully analyzed a Legendary Creature, the possibility of making a breakthrough was substantial.
To obtain the corpse of a Legendary Creature, Jin was probably willing to pay any price.
Carl asked in a low voice, "How much to borrow?"
"How much do you have?" Bach whispered back, "My tutor estimated that even for the weakest one, it would probably cost two thousand Magic Stones to secure the corpse of a Legendary Creature."
"Two thousand?" Carl gasped, "That's so expensive!"
Adolf, having inherited an estate from a predecessor and accumulated wealth over decades, wouldn't have had a thousand Magic Stones even if he sold everything he owned. He was considered one of the wealthier Advanced Wizard Apprentices. In contrast, the total estate of an ordinary Advanced Wizard Apprentice, including the estimated value of knowledge, amounted to at most a few hundred Magic Stones.
Two thousand? That amount could buy several Advanced Magic Items! And not just any ordinary Advanced Magic Items. Besides, acquiring the corpse of a Legendary Creature only meant there was hope to become an Official Wizard—it didn't guarantee it. Absurdly expensive!
Carl's mouth twitched, and he swallowed hard, thinking of the few corpses lying in the Divine Domain Fragment.
What if... he secretly sold one?
"Legendary Creatures are already exceedingly rare, let alone one of First Order, superior grade," Bach sighed. "Those competing for the corpses of Legendary Creatures are not just Advanced Wizard Apprentices, but also Official Wizards."
"To be honest... I also think it's too expensive, but there's no other way."
Carl sighed, "Alas! I can't help much with two thousand Magic Stones."
He now understood why it was so expensive. Surely, a Legendary Creature capable of killing an Official Wizard was no simple matter. A First Order, superior grade? One more step and it would be a Second Order Creature!
"It doesn't matter," Bach said. "Whatever you can lend, lend me that much."
"My tutor has rich experience in analyzing Magic Creatures and sufficient spiritual power. He also possesses a complete Bloodline Magic inheritance. If we can get the corpse of a Legendary Creature, there's a great chance to advance to an Official Wizard."
"When that time comes, I'll repay the debt double!"
Carl pursed his lips, "This... Becoming an Official Wizard isn't as easy as one imagines. I trust Senior Jin's reputation, but Magic Stones are also very important to me."
"..." Bach frowned. "Carl, I consider you a friend. If you have something to say, just say it directly. Don't beat around the bush."
"Alright!" Carl nodded. "I do have some Magic Stones on me, but I'm not planning to lend them. I wonder if Senior Jin would be willing to sell knowledge related to Bloodline Magic."
Bach looked at him skeptically.
"Knowledge related to Bloodline Magic..." Bach said. "It's not that it can't be sold."
He hesitated a moment before asking, "But how much are you willing to pay, Carl? Besides, training in Bloodline Magic seems too late for you."
At those words, Carl remained silent. He only extended his left arm and rolled up his sleeve, his arm's muscles writhing to reveal a spider's eye.
"Transplantation Skill!"
Bach's eyes narrowed. "So you've been training in Bloodline Magic all along. No wonder... no wonder you came to me to exchange for Gamp's Transformation Magic before."
"Say it!" He sighed. "How many Magic Stones can you offer?"
Carl silently calculated for a moment, then extended one finger. "One hundred Stones."
"One hundred Stones?" Bach's eyes went wide. "Really?"
No wonder he was so astonished. Ordinary Basic-level Wizard Apprentices usually had at most a few Magic Stones on them. Intermediate Wizard Apprentices like him had never possessed more than thirty Magic Stones.
One hundred Stones. That was the realm of Advanced Wizard Apprentices.
He was certainly aware that Carl had inherited Adolf's estate; otherwise, he wouldn't have thought of asking him for a loan. But over the past two-plus years, Carl had been spending with hardly any income. By all accounts, this should have depleted his finances significantly. It was unexpected that he had so much left.
"This is all my wealth," Carl said. "I need a complete Bloodline Magic inheritance, especially knowledge regarding the analysis of Legendary Creatures.
"If there's ever another Legendary Creature in the Black Swamp, I...
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"..." Bach shrugged, somewhat speechless. "You sure dare to dream."
"Selling knowledge about witchcraft needs my tutor's approval, but I think it shouldn't be a big issue."
His tutor, Jin, was in dire need of Magic Stones. Trading knowledge was normal practice among Wizard Apprentices. Aside from core inheritances, most didn't mind making deals.