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Chapter 146 - 139: The Solidity of the Secret Technique Association_1

Chapter 146: Chapter 139: The Solidity of the Secret Technique Association_1

The light shifted, and Mu You reappeared in the familiar palace.

Upon entering, Mu You had no time to notice others, his gaze instinctively turned towards the vacant seat of Pisces next to him.

As it turned out, the seat of Pisces was empty.

Pisces hasn’t shown up yet?

This caught Mu You off guard.

Moreover, Taurus on the other side hadn’t shown up either.

The attendees this time were exactly the same as last time, still a meeting of ten people.

Others were sizing each other up at this moment.

The first to break the silence was the lion: "Hahaha, how has everyone’s week been?"

"Not bad, pretty fulfilling."

The one who responded was Sagittarius. As she spoke, her gaze unintentionally glanced towards Mu You’s side. When she saw the red potion by his hand, her eyes lit up, elating her a bit.

"Speaking of which, a lot has happened this week, yesterday’s server-wide task, and the major news a few days ago..." Libra chimed in.

At her words, everyone else in the room looked at Gemini almost simultaneously.

The biggest news of the week was undoubtedly the conflict between the Illuminati and Soul Extinguishment. It had been trending on the forum for almost a week, and the heat hadn’t subsided yet.

The ones involved in the incident, Gemini and Taurus, were the only two who had revealed their real-world identities on the spot.

"Gemini, you guys at the Illuminati really stirred up a storm!" The lion started the gossip with Gemini.

"Illuminati, thank you." Gemini adjusted his glasses.

"Oh yeah, the Illuminati... I heard that Taurus got cuckolded, is that true?" The lion continued to gossip.

"Ah...all rumors, nothing but rumors." Gemini forcefully laughed in response, suppressing the urge to press the mute button on the table.

"Really? Why are you guys picking on Soul Extinguishment for no reason? You even claimed so many lives... You did all this merely for a woman? I feel like there’s something more going on..." The lion’s tone gradually became sharper.

"I’m sorry, this is an internal matter of our guild, it’s not appropriate to disclose."

Gemini raised an eyebrow, apparently not wanting to continue the discussion, so he casually shifted the topic: "Why not discuss yesterday’s game task? Does anyone have any plans for this mission?"

"What plans can there be?"

The lion didn’t press Gemini any further about what just happened, and began to scan the crowd: "Excluding the few rookies, everyone else here is probably going to participate, right?"

"So, what I mean is, should we also cooperate? While completing the mission, let’s try to maximize the benefits of our Magic Card Association?" Gemini proposed.

Right now, the Magic Card Association is an unknown organization among players, but their potential is no less than any other power in the world.

Moreover, in some respects, their power is far stronger than that of other teams. The unique system of secret technique inheritance means that none of them can exist completely independently from the meeting. In the meeting, their transactions are mutually beneficial-when one celebrates, all celebrate. The most solid relationships in the world are always bound by mutual benefits.

Another crucial point is the unique arbitrator management system of the association. As long as Aries, who is an arbitrator, doesn’t cause any trouble, this meeting won’t break up.

"This depends on what Aries, our boss, has to say."

The lion skillfully put the spotlight on Mu You: "Aries, do you have any tower-pushing plans that require our cooperation? We don’t expect to topple the tower; there are so many godlike players, we definitely won’t get the chance. It would already be quite nice if we could just tag along and assist."

"No rush, let’s wait for two weeks until the situation becomes clearer."

Mu You shook his head. The task had a deadline of one month. It was impossible to act in the early stages. As the deadline drew closer, more players would gather around the Imperial Capital. Only then would the situation gradually become clear.

Moreover, the primary force attacking the tower would undoubtedly be the leading elite players from the three major organizations. As for the others, at most they would cheer from the sidelines, provide cover fire, and draw attention to help the main forces. Those who were lucky might be able to follow the godlike players, make a minor contribution to the tower’s destruction, and earn some rewards.

Of course, if these twelve sorcerers were truly united, the power they could unleash was not to be underestimated, and would not be inferior to those godlike players. As the lion said, they didn’t seek major rewards, only a small piece of the pie from those godlike players.

Nobody else had any objections. There’s no rush for this task. It’s not set in stone yet. Any potential cooperation would be discussed after the situation is clear.

"Then let’s start today’s meeting." Mu You brought the topic back on track.

"But before that, let me first settle the transactions from last week."

Mu You took out a card and a bottle of elixir, and sent them through the pattern in front of him to Scorpio and Sagittarius.

"This is the ’Dark Transfer’ card I borrowed from Scorpio."

"Oh, this is your Little Fireball Card." Scorpio immediately sent back the magic card in his hand. He knew that Mu You wouldn’t have hesitated to return this spatial card if he hadn’t already managed to make a new copy.

This left Scorpio feeling a twinge of awe. They had joined the association at the same time, but in just two weeks, Mu You’s card-making skills had already far surpassed his own.

"This is the Evolution Elixir I agreed on with Sagittarius... Due to my limited ability, I could only produce a potion of ordinary quality."

"Thank you!"

Sagittarius restrained her excitement as she took the potion. It wasn’t the best place to pull out her phone and check the notice, but she believed someone like Aries, a godlike player, wouldn’t tell such an easily exposed lie. The elixir had to be real.

"No, it’s already great!" Hearing Aries’ words, Sagittarius quickly responded.

Even if it was of the ordinary or black iron rank, as long as it could advance her abilities, she wouldn’t hesitate to drink it.

Upon returning previously, she consulted with several older members in her guild and found that they were indeed constrained by the evolution elixirs, stuck at the level 10 bottleneck for a long time.

And now, she managed to overtake these seniors by obtaining the evolution elixir first. Moreover, she even had a lead in acquiring the level 15 evolution elixir. It was just a matter of time before she passed them.

All this was thanks to her lucky entrance into this clandestine association, where she met the super godlike player, Aries.

Everyone else was also intently watching the potion in Sagittarius’ hands.

They heard last week that Aries could concoct evolution elixirs, but didn’t feel too much about it then.

However, after witnessing the eventually successful deal of the elixir, everyone’s minds were altered to varying degrees.

Some were more in awe of Aries, some worried about not being able to afford the materials in the future, and some pondered over how to build a good relationship with Aries...

Most felt fortunate, though! Fortunate they had such a mysterious godlike player with them, giving them an alternative way to obtain evolution elixirs.

"The usual card exchange process is up next."

"But before everyone starts introducing their cards, I would like to perform an experiment first!"

Mu You suddenly said to the crowd.

He had not directly revealed the secret about splitting up the magic crystals into twelve systems, as he realized this information could also be twisted.

"What experiment?" Aquarius asked curiously.

"I was thinking, if you have any unused spell scrolls, could everyone give them to me first?" Mu You said.

"Hmm?"

Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned.

The Sorcerer’s Association always adhered to the principle of equivalent exchange. Even when asked by an arbitrator, this request seemed a bit over the line...

"Don’t worry, it’s just for an experiment, and I guarantee they’ll be returned to you afterwards undamaged." Mu You reassured with a smile.

Hearing this explanation, the crowd looked noticeably relieved. If it was just a loan and he would return the scrolls later, then there was no issue.

Everyone was curious about what Aries wanted to do, but not everyone had the luxury of keeping spare spell scrolls. Upon receiving a spell scroll, most would promptly use it to boost their power, so those who would keep it aside were few.

The crowd glanced at each other for a moment before Leo was the first one to take out a scroll.

"If it’s a spell scroll, I do happen to have one."

Leo held the scroll in his hand, explaining, "This is a high-level spell scroll, ’Weather Hex’, a water magic spell. After casting, it can change the surrounding atmosphere into a specific weather condition, such as heavy snow, heavy rain, heavy wind, heavy fog, etc. The range and intensity of the weather effects depend on the amount of magic power supplied."

"This spell itself does not deal any damage. It is an auxiliary spell used in conjunction with some fixed spells. For example, in a rainy environment, water magic will get a significant bonus, while fire spells will be greatly weakened. Thus, this spell is suitable for water wizards or when fighting against fire mages. It can yield excellent results."

"This spell is not weak, but it doesn’t serve much purpose for me. It’s like eating tasteless food for the sake of not wasting it, so I’ve been reluctant to use it."

Only after finishing speaking did Leo turn to Mu You, "Boss Aries, will this scroll work?"

"Of course."

Mu You nodded, feeling a bit excited inside, he didn’t expect the first scroll to be a high-level spell!

Excluding the Phantom Scepter, he had only managed to acquire one high-level spell, Lock Heart Cave.

"That’s good."

Leo was very decisive, promptly sending a picture of the scroll to Mu You.

Mu You took it, first checked it with the Omniscient Crystal, no problems there, then held his pocket watch in his right hand and tore the scroll open with his left.

After casting the spell in his mind, he quickly activated the pocket watch’s rewind function.

Everything returned to its previous state, except for a new spell in his mind. Nothing else changed on the scene.

The crowd couldn’t even tell that Mu You had done anything. They just saw him pick up the scroll, hold it in his hand to feel it for a moment, and then slightly shaking his head, returned the scroll back to Leo.

"Did the experiment... fail?" Leo was a bit puzzled.

Everyone else looked over in curiosity.

"Not really..."

Mu You shook his head, looking at the crowd, "Does anyone else have more scrolls?"