roccoschili Chapter 141 Hermes, the Land of Deception, Part 3
Chapter 141 Hermes, the Land of Deception, Part 3
The gambler was walking along when he bumped into Elena and Qin.
"Please, gentlemen, lend me some money," the man said to the two men without any shame.
Elena really wanted to blow this unconcerned person away in a gust of wind, but judging from his body, he seemed unable to withstand even a little bit of her magic.
"Want me to lend you money to gamble?" Qin asked.
“Yes, I will win,” the man said.
"Why?"
"Because my surname is Constantine."
Who is this?
Qin didn't immediately recognize who Constantine was, but she quickly remembered.
Elena had done some research before coming to this kingdom; the Constantine family was actually quite well-known in Hermes.
A family of gamblers, a family that made its fortune by cheating.
"No matter who you are, how did you lose before?"
"Because I met Qiqiharna. But I already knew her tricks."
Qiqihar Naqin still knows about it.
The daughter of the sophist witch Hailna, she is now an apprentice witch and will most likely succeed the next sophist witch.
Since she was able to pass the apprentice witch's test, it means that Qiqiharna has considerable magical skills.
Is it crazy for an ordinary person to fight an apprentice witch, or for an apprentice witch who is a master of deception? Your tricks are laughable in the face of magic.
So, do you think I'll believe what you're saying?
Of course.
"Of course you can lend me money," Qin nodded.
"Really? You're so kind, thank you... thank you... my wife..."
"The collateral is your heart," Qin suddenly said.
"what?"
“I will leave a mark on your heart, and if this money becomes a bad debt, I will make it take your life. So, do you still want to lend me the money?” Qin said.
Constantine hesitated for a moment.
He clearly recognized that the girl beside the man, who was looking at him with an expression of extreme disgust, was a witch, so it was not surprising that the person beside her was proficient in magic.
Hehe... but I, Constantine, am no ordinary person.
Constantine's powerful family has established themselves in Hermes because they have connections with the country's only witch.
In fact, he and Qiqiharna set up a scheme to create a pitiful illusion in order to defraud compassionate passersby.
You might not be able to fool people in China anymore, but you can still fool naive travelers.
It's just leaving a mark on the heart.
Given his relationship with Qiqiharna, her mother, the sophistry witch Hailna, would naturally help him break free.
“Okay,” Constantine agreed.
"Keep this bag of gold coins safe. I wish you a triumphant return," Qin said.
Constantine was overjoyed as he took the money bag: "Did you leave your mark?"
"nature."
"When?"
"Hehe." Qin left without saying much, and Elena naturally didn't linger either.
After the two had walked quite a distance
"He's trying to gain your sympathy, didn't you realize that?" Elena asked, puzzled. "Don't give gold coins to a swindler. If you think you have too much money, you can help me out."
"I'll agree to your spending as long as it's within reasonable limits," Qin said.
"you have not answer my question yet."
“Even I wouldn’t want to give money to the wrong person,” Qin said. “I just wanted to teach him a lesson. Because I don’t really like him, judging from your expression.”
"Huh? Because of me?"
“You could say that,” Qin said.
“I would actually prefer to get gold coins,” Elena said.
Qin pretended not to hear and did not continue the conversation.
……
What is the most important thing when traveling?
It's simply about appreciating the unique local scenery, iconic local products, and tasting local delicacies.
If you don't do these things, what's the point of traveling? As for the quests you take along the way, those are just side jobs. If you really want to get rich from this stuff, why not join the Magic Integration Association and find a job?
"Is this the Tower of Oracles?" Elena gazed at the iconic building at the very center of the Kingdom of Deception—an unassuming lighthouse, but one that was not only a religious structure in the local area, but also quite famous in other nearby kingdoms.
The tower was built by the first witch who founded the kingdom of Hermes, and was also the first witch of sophistry.
It is essentially a type of magical tool.
However, neither its internal structure nor its magical operating mechanism was something Elaina could comprehend in a short time. This demonstrates the profound skill the first Witch of Sophistry possessed in magical artifacts.
Time marches on, and magic continues to advance.
However, in earlier times when witches were even rarer, any witch was a renowned and powerful figure. They were generally used as strategic weapons to deter other countries.
On the contrary, although the number of witches is still small now, it has increased many times over compared to the old days. Naturally, this has led to a wide variation in their quality.
However, thanks to the benefits of the times and the continuous accumulation of magical wisdom left by our predecessors, the worst witches of today will not be too bad.
The Oracle Tower has only one function.
That is, to automatically draft the Hermetic Code.
The people of Hermes firmly believed that all laws within the code were established by the god Hermes and must be strictly enforced.
The sophists of all ages were Hermes's messengers sent to reside on Earth to exercise divine authority on Hermes's behalf.
In short, Hermes has no king; the only person in power is the sophist, which is one of the main reasons why she is famous in the area.
"As expected of a magical artifact created by the first Witch of Sophistry, its workings are completely incomprehensible," Elena remarked. One day, she too would become a witch with such magical skill.
"While it's worth reminiscing about, it's nothing more than a trick left behind by the first Witch of Sophistry," Jean said.
"Huh? You understand its structure?" Elena asked incredulously.
"While I'm not 100% sure, I think it's pretty close," Qin said. "Do you remember that law book that was highlighted in red?"
"Hmm, is it the magical effect of this Oracle Tower?"
“I don’t think it was the Oracle Tower’s magical effect, but rather Hailna’s own deceptive magic,” Qin said.
"What do you mean?"
"What I mean is that the Oracle Tower may have always been the greatest deception of the Kingdom of Deception," Qin said. "If it were just an ordinary lighthouse, the effect would be about the same."
Elena carefully examined the magical patterns inside the Oracle Tower once again. Despite having the shallowest magical skills in magical artifacts among all fields, she still couldn't discern anything.
Although she wasn't the most skilled at it, transformation magic was always Elena's favorite, so she was able to learn a lot of magical knowledge just from the gold coins conjured by Hailna.
It is clear that Jean's research on magical artifacts is superior to Elena's.
After all, he had read quite a few books in his spare time—and he was quite talented in the field of magic. If he hadn't been born without magic, he might have become one of the best male mages.
In terms of knowledge alone, many witches don't know as much as he does.