radicalducati Chapter 25 Awakening the Second Element: Displacement Wind Element!
Chapter 25 Awakening the Second Element: Displacement Wind Element!
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The old man pondered for a moment, then adjusted his glasses and said, "While the essence of the Giant-Eyed Blood Rat is considered low-grade, your six are of excellent quality, without any impurities. Based on current market prices, my Zhao Clan Chamber of Commerce is willing to buy them all at four million each. Six in total, that's twenty-four million RMB. Young man, what do you think of this price?"
"Deal." Su Chen agreed without hesitation; the price was very fair.
After completing the transfer, Su Chen felt a surge of confidence as he watched his bank account balance instantly soar to over 35.5 million yuan.
With this huge sum of money, he is determined to get the Thunder Spirit Seed at tomorrow's auction!
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Having left the Zhao Clan Chamber of Commerce with a huge sum of money, Su Chen didn't rush back to the hotel since it was still early. Instead, he looked up at the magnificent building in the distance that pierced the sky like a sharp sword – the Oriental Pearl Tower.
This is a landmark in Shanghai and one of the most famous branches of the Magic Association in China.
Su Chen's current cultivation level is already at the intermediate level 1. According to the rules of the magic world, a beginner mage can only awaken one Stardust, but once he enters the intermediate level, his spiritual world undergoes a transformation, and he can awaken a second magic system.
Back in Bo City, Su Chen had been holding back from awakening his second elemental ability because he needed to conceal his strength and lacked a suitable awakening channel. Now that he was in Shanghai, a place he knew no one, it was the perfect time to take care of this important matter.
I strolled over to the Awakening Floor of the Oriental Pearl Tower, where it was bustling with people dressed in various colored mage robes.
Su Chen paid 100,000 yuan for the awakening fee and was led into a quiet awakening room by a guide wearing a magic association uniform.
In the center of the Awakening Room, there is a compass that emits mysterious magical fluctuations, and in the groove of the compass, there is a transparent Awakening Stone.
"Sir, do you have a specific target magic school for your second elemental awakening?" the mage in charge of awakening asked routinely. "If you have a specific target, we can replace your awakening stone with one that has a specific elemental guide, but there will be an additional guidance fee."
Su Chen stroked his chin, lost in thought.
What's a good second awakening option?
Fire element? While it's violent, its effects overlap somewhat with lightning element.
Water or light-based? The defense is decent, but Su Chen felt it was too passive.
Wind or Shadow element? Increasing mobility is a good choice, but Su Chen felt it was lacking something.
After thinking for a long time, Su Chen couldn't think of a magic-related skill he desperately needed. Deep down, he was a person who took things as they came, and felt that since the system had led him down this path, he might as well leave it to fate.
"No need, just use a regular awakening stone. Any type will do, let's see what fate has in store," Su Chen shrugged and said casually.
The Awakening Master paused, glancing at Su Chen. Everyone who came here to awaken their second-tier intermediate-level element had carefully considered their options and spent a fortune on guiding stones. This kid actually said it was fine? He's incredibly audacious.
However, since the client made such a request, the Awakening Master didn't say anything more and gestured for Su Chen to place his hand on the ordinary transparent Awakening Stone.
"Close your eyes, empty your mind, and feel that slight tremor in your spiritual world," the Awakening Master whispered, guiding him.
Su Chen closed his eyes as instructed, his mind instantly sinking into his vast spiritual world.
In his mental universe, the vast and violent purple lightning nebula was slowly rotating, with forty-nine stars leaping merrily within it, exuding an incomparably domineering aura.
Just then, a gentle yet strange power flowed from Su Chen's palm through the Awakening Stone into his spiritual world.
This power began to slowly gather beside the purple lightning nebula.
At first, it was just a tiny, extremely faint light. Gradually, this light began to expand, transforming into a fine speck of stardust.
Su Chen focused his attention and saw that the newly formed stardust was a vibrant blue!
"Blue...this is...the wind element?"
Su Chen suddenly opened his eyes and removed his hand from the Awakening Stone. At the same time, a soft cyan halo appeared on the Awakening Stone.
A wind picked up around us, blowing our clothes around.
"Congratulations, sir, it's wind magic." The Awakener glanced at the color of the Awakening Stone and said with a smile, "Wind magic is a very good magic type. Although it leans towards movement in the early stages, its attack power is still very strong in the mid-to-late game."
"Wind element..."
As Su Chen walked away from the Oriental Pearl Tower, he carefully savored the blue stardust in his spiritual world, and a satisfied smile gradually appeared on his lips.
He was very satisfied with the result!
Lightning is the ultimate form of destruction and explosive power, representing the pinnacle of attack. However, its weakness is also obvious: it's only effective against slow, powerful monsters, and struggles against fast or difficult-to-defeat opponents.
The wind element perfectly makes up for this shortcoming!
Even at the initial stage of the Wind element, there is a decent unique ability, which can effectively alleviate Su Chen's current weakness of lacking mobility.
Furthermore, it's very easy to bind a character to the Wind element; Zhang Xiaohou is a perfect candidate. Zhang Xiaohou's talent may not be apparent now, but it will be revealed once the Bo City disaster occurs and he joins the military.
His growth rate will increase rapidly, and Su Chen will be able to gain higher cultivation levels as a result.
"Movement and burst damage, this is simply the perfect mage-assassin build!" Su Chen thought about it more and more and felt that the wind element was more appealing, and he was full of anticipation for the upcoming battle.
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The following evening, as the city lights came on.
The luxurious auction hall on the top floor of the Zhao Clan Chamber of Commerce was packed. Those who could sit here were either extremely wealthy or powerful, mostly scions of prominent families in Shanghai, leaders of powerful hunting parties, or high-ranking members of the Magic Association.
Su Chen sat in the hall, watching people continuously raise their paddles to auction off various rare and precious treasures.
In the first half of the auction, most of the items sold were top-quality magical tools and rare demon materials. Although Su Chen was envious, he did not make a move in order to conserve his funds.
As the auction drew to a close, the chief auctioneer, dressed in a fiery red cheongsam and possessing a stunning figure, announced the appearance of the final item in a seductive voice.
"Distinguished guests, the next item is one that many lightning mage friends have been eagerly anticipating."
With a wave of her hand, the auctioneer caused a metal platform to slowly rise from the center of the display stand, upon which rested a specially made crystal dish.
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