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Chapter 173 - 158 Magic World’s Technology_1

Chapter 173: 158 Magic World’s Technology_1

"Give it back! That’s my property!"

Mu You was running in front, only to see the goblin chasing him frantically, with crimson eyes as though he was a mortal enemy who had killed its whole family.

Being a single, small goblin, it seemed impossible for it to catch up with him.

Unexpectedly, after running a few steps, the goblin’s shape suddenly expanded. It quickly transformed into a round ball, squeaking incessantly as it rolled rapidly on the ground. In the blink of an eye, it had caught up with him.

"Hold on, why does this scene seem familiar?"

Mu You’s heart raced, recalling the countless times he had been attacked by the self-destructing fish described in the game.

Without thinking further, he reached into his pocket and pressed the pocket watch.

Almost at the same moment as pressing the button on the pocket watch, the goblin rolled behind him, indeed initiating self-destruction on the spot and exploding into countless sparks.

The next moment, time resumed flow, moving back to five seconds ago.

"Damn, do all creatures in this world like to self-destruct ..." Mu You cursed under his breath, continuing to run.

"...That’s my property!"

Recognizing the familiar shrill scream, Mu You subtly gripped his magic wand in his sleeve while keeping an eye on what was happening behind him.

As expected, the goblin transformed into a rolling sphere again.

But this time, Mu You was prepared. He triggered Phantom Shifting the moment the goblin was within a meter of him, just about to explode.

"Boom!"

The violent explosion and flames engulfed the street below, the goblin’s body vanished without a trace in the explosion.

At this point, Mu You reappeared on a nearby rooftop.

Looking down at the empty dark street below, the goblin didn’t reappear in the vicinity. Obviously, it had bound a home in the city and would teleport directly back to the house after death.

Mu You didn’t linger around either. After this creature went home, it would definitely call for backup. He had to slip away before anyone noticed.

After running a distance, he leaped directly into the river below when he passed a stone bridge. He followed the underground river, wound around the city for over an hour, and finally emerged from another end of the city.

By this time, an alarming siren had already echoed throughout the city.

This incident was serious. Someone dared to blatantly rob in the city, completely disregarding the city’s security forces.

People dressed as guards flooded through the city, each holding a brand-new wanted order.

Mu You squinted from a distance and clearly saw a big-bearded, square-faced fisherman with extremely thick eyebrows, a striking character, on the wanted order.

Who was this?

Mu You glanced at his reflection in the water, as long as it wasn’t him, it was fine.

Of course, he still changed his attire, tucked the bamboo basket into his backpack, and deliberately swayed in front of a city guard that was passing by, pretending to be passing by casually.

The guard glanced at him and immediately ran off, completely ignoring him.

Mu You finally felt at ease, and was increasingly satisfied with the ’Thousand Faces’ artefact.

Although the description of the artefact did not state it was strong, the actual effect was superb when used. It was a perfect immunity to the wanted list, an absolute must-have for thieves!

Checking his watch, it was already two in the morning. Mu You found a deserted spot and took out the items he had snatched from the goblin.

A map, a blood covenant scroll, a beetle, and a perforation stone.

He was very familiar with the blood covenant scroll and perforation stone, so he directly tossed them into his backpack without any attention.

Mu You first unfolded the map to take a look.

The map was an old nautical chart where the lines had blurred. An area had been marked out with dashed lines, forming a triangle. Clearly, this was the ’Demon Sea’ the goblin had mentioned. At a point to the right in the center of the triangular sea area, a cross had been marked. This was the only mark on the whole map and, unless otherwise stated, should be the sinking location of the Ghost Ship.

Looking towards the corner of the map, there were a few pieces of land vaguely shown around the triangular sea area, with some place names labeled on them.

The nearest place to the Demon Sea was Haimu City, which was also a coastal city under the Lan Ai’er Empire.

Having confirmed his destination, Mu You tucked away the map and then picked up the beetle to examine it.

Surprisingly, this was not actually a real creature, but a mechanically produced beetle!

According to the goblin’s earlier explanation, this was a new product of alchemy.

Alchemy and Magic Potions Study were both popular skills in the Star Spirit World, leaning towards the academic traditions of machinery and magic engineering. The Star Spirit World’s firearms, the majority of magic lamps, magic appliances, several mechanical alchemical creatures, and so on, all belonged to the range of applications for alchemy.

And the goblin race was a genius in this aspect. It was said that in the south of the Star Spirit World, there were dedicated goblin laboratories in goblin settlements, which specialized in the study of explosives and the biology of alchemic creatures.

In fact, the technological level of many tools in this world is not weak, it equates to the early 18th-century Earth, and many products, with the blessing of magic, achieved effects that are beyond the reach of Earth technology.

If there’s one thing they’re behind on, it’s probably because magic power, which is a clean and highly efficient energy source, is available. As a result, the Star Spirit World has not developed the technology branch of ’electricity’, resulting in a blank slate in the areas of the Electrical Age and the Information Age, which makes their technology seem relatively backward.

Back on the topic, Mu You looked at the beetle in his hand that was only the size of a fingernail cover.

This little thing is a product of alchemy and serves as a listening device when sent out. Because it looks no different from ordinary bugs, it’s hard for people to notice, making it very suitable for intelligence gathering.

Mu You now indeed needs information, so he decisively inputted magic power, activating the beetle.

As magic power flowed in, Mu You suddenly felt some kind of connection between his mind and the beetle.

With a release of his hand, the beetle fell to the ground, rustled away, made a round on the nearby street, finally found a pub that was still brightly lit in the middle of the night, climbed up the windowsill along the wall, hid itself in a flower pot, and buried itself in the soil.

With the beetle in place, Mu You instantly heard a series of chaotic noises in his ears, coming from the diners in that pub.

The news these people were discussing was quite random, talking nonsense from east to west. Mu You patiently discerned it. For someone like him who is unfamiliar with this place, every piece of news is useful.

About half an hour later, Mu You grasped a piece of critical information: In the central square of Sunset City, under the Mage Tower, there’s a teleportation array that you could directly go to various places throughout the empire as long as you pay!

It’s much easier with a teleportation array!

Mu You immediately recalled the beetle and walked towards the city center.

Staying back may offer a chance to hear more valuable news, but he doesn’t have much time this time round. 24 hours, and almost five hours have already passed. He doesn’t have much time to waste on such inefficient intelligence gathering.

According to the pub goers, the teleportation array is located near the Mage Tower, sure enough, it belongs to the Wizard Association’s territory, and it’s a place where many native wizards of the Star Spirit World gather.

Even when the Arcane Tower hadn’t appeared in the past, ordinary players did not dare to approach that place either. The relic can conceal the fool’s aura, making ordinary people unable to feel it, but it doesn’t mean it can also fool those high-ranking wizards. Players approaching that place is tantamount to throwing themselves into the net.

But Mu You has a mask, so he doesn’t need to worry about these trivialities, his absolute stealth effect is that domineering.

Rushing to the central square of the city, Mu You found that there were actually quite a few people waiting for teleportation here.

People lined up into a long queue in front of the high tower, and at the front of the queue, there were two teleportation arrays full of arcane brilliance, one for exit and one for entry.

Mu You quietly waited in the crowd, meanwhile, listening to the movement in front.

Of course, using this kind of teleportation array also charges a fee. Every few people teleported, a kind of magic ore needs to be replenished to fill the energy, so the charges are not low.

Mu You listened to the people throwing out the place names one by one, and then the Mage who was on guard at the array gave the price. The lowest one would cost five years of lifespan, and the hishest one would even cost 30 years of lifespan!

Mu You was unsure whether this teleportation array really consumed so much, or that most of the profits were earned by the Wizard Association.

After waiting in line for nearly half an hour, it was finally Mu You’s turn.

Mu You showed the soldier in front his token. The soldier took a simple look and let him pass.

"Where do you want to go?"

"How much lifespan does it take to go to Haimu City?" Mu You asked first.

"Haimu City, ten years of lifespan." the middle-aged mage in charge of controlling the array, sitting behind the table, said without raising his head.

Quite damned expensive...

Mu You murmured secretly. Fortunately, he only has to take this trip. Once he reaches there, he could set up his own teleportation array. He can accept this kind of one-time consumption.

However, Mu You didn’t rush to go to the teleportation array, but asked another question: "How much lifespan does it take to go to the Imperial Capital?"

This time the mage finally raised his head, took a look at Mu You up and down, then took another look at the black iron identity token in his hand, frowned and said, "The teleportation direction to the Imperial Capital is currently not open to the public."

"Huh?"

Mu You was taken aback, it seems that the Wizard Association is quite careful. In order to prevent the Fools from approaching the capital as much as possible, they simply blocked the city’s routes.

"Where the hell are you going?"

The mage was getting a little impatient since Mu You still hadn’t left.

"To Haimu City."

Mu You stepped onto the teleportation array.

The mage emotionlessly pressed a few switches on the table, then threw a demon crystal into the funnel of the instrument in front.

A beam of light shot up into the sky, instantly flooding Mu You’s sight.

[You paid the teleportation array fee, lifespan -10.]

[You passed through the teleportation array and arrived at Haimu City from Sunset City.]

After another mild dizzy sensation, the scenery in front of Mu You changed, he arrived at a new place. But this time, the dizzy sensation was much better than the dark transfer. It took less than a second for him to adapt.