Age of Wizards: I Can Analyze All Things
Chapter 206 - 131: Do You Take Him For a Level 2 Wizard?
Returning to Red Maple City, Su Ya and Peng Yan let out a slight sigh of relief.
After all, being constantly pursued by the Turin People had been a nerve-wracking experience.
Pei Ze, on the other hand, wasn’t worried at all. After boarding his three giant eagles at a shop specializing in avian creatures near the city gate, he led the other two toward the mission hall.
The mission hall was as crowded as ever.
Pei Ze had Su Ya and Peng Yan wait at the entrance while he cut through the crowd and walked toward an empty counter.
In a corner, a few Wizards were discussing something. One of them caught a glimpse of Pei Ze out of the corner of his eye and let out a soft "Huh?"
"Pei Ze is back!"
His companions all turned to look, their faces showing astonishment when they saw it was indeed Pei Ze.
"How is that guy back already?"
The speaker was a Wizard with dark red eyes—the very same one who had mocked Pei Ze for overestimating himself just that morning.
"Don’t tell me he’s back because he finished the mission?"
"No way. Setting aside whether he could even take down Turin Defense Works 89, even if he had the strength, it’s only been a little over half a day. How could he have finished it so quickly?"
"Exactly. What do you think he is, a Second-level Wizard?"
The group chuckled in agreement.
The Red-Eyed Wizard nodded, deeply convinced.
He, a Wizard who had reached the Level 1 Crystalization Stage, wouldn’t dare claim he could conquer a Turin Defense Works alone. ’What makes Pei Ze think he can?’
However, the scene that followed left the Red-Eyed Wizard and his group dumbfounded.
They watched as Pei Ze took out his Recording Ring and handed it over the counter. After examining it, the staff member actually bowed to Pei Ze, came out from behind the counter, and escorted him into a private room to the side.
The Red-Eyed Wizard and his companions had been in Red Maple City for nearly half a year, so they knew this was treatment reserved only for Wizards who had completed a major mission.
’Could Pei Ze have really taken down Turin Defense Works 89?’
The group exchanged glances, speechless for a moment.
Suddenly, as if remembering something, the Red-Eyed Wizard spun around to face the holographic map on the wall, his gaze fixed on the location of Turin Defense Works 89.
The others caught on and also turned their gazes toward it.
About ten minutes later, the light representing Turin Defense Works 89 flashed brightly before dimming. Beside it, the word ’Destroyed’ appeared.
Seeing this, an expression of utter disbelief appeared on the Red-Eyed Wizard’s face.
The others were also stunned, their faces filled with shock.
’From the looks of it, Pei Ze really did take down Turin Defense Works 89!’
They wanted to believe it was a coincidence, but according to Red Maple City’s rules, once someone accepted a mission to attack a Turin Defense Works, no one else could take on the same mission within a certain time limit.
Anyone who violated this rule would not receive the mission reward, even if they succeeded in destroying the defense works.
As for the possibility that some other Wizard just happened to destroy Turin Defense Works 89 right as Pei Ze was turning in his mission, and then brought the combat footage to the mission hall for verification at the exact same time...
Honestly, the odds of that were even lower than Pei Ze completing the mission himself.
After a moment of silence, one Wizard hesitated. "Could it be that Pei Ze joined another team of Wizards and they completed the mission together?"
The Red-Eyed Wizard’s eyes lit up. "That must be it!"
The other Wizards glanced at each other and secretly shook their heads.
There weren’t many Wizard teams in Red Maple City strong enough to take down a Turin Defense Works. The members of such teams had honed their teamwork over many missions and were already a well-oiled machine; they wouldn’t readily accept a new member who might disrupt the team’s combat effectiveness.
—unless a member had died in battle, leaving a vacancy.
But even then, they usually wouldn’t recruit a newly advanced Wizard.
Besides, even if Pei Ze really had joined a Wizard team, it stood to reason that a newcomer like him wouldn’t be the one to accept and turn in the mission.
That possibility was also extremely low.
In truth, the Red-Eyed Wizard understood this deep down; he was just deluding himself and unwilling to admit it.
...
Pei Ze was unaware that people were talking about him behind his back.
After turning in the mission, he successfully received 1,000 merit points.
It was worth mentioning that the merit points were recorded on a crystal chip card, which also served as the payment method for Wizards to exchange for resources at the Exchange.
Putting away the crystal chip card, Pei Ze walked out of the room under the staff member’s awestruck gaze and left the mission hall.
Once outside, Pei Ze motioned for Su Ya and Peng Yan to take out their crystal chip cards—everyone in Red Maple City had one—and then transferred 30 merit points to each of them.
"My lord!"
Su Ya and Peng Yan were stunned when they saw the number displayed on their crystal chip cards.
merit points were enough to exchange for a bottle of Resonance Potion, and they certainly knew how precious that was.
To be honest, they had barely done anything during the operation and really didn’t deserve a reward of 30 merit points.
Pei Ze waved his hand dismissively and said in a tone that brooked no argument, "I’ll be focusing on my cultivation for a while and won’t be going out. You two shouldn’t slack off either. Take these merit points to the Exchange and get some cultivation resources for a Legendary Knight. Use this time to increase your strength."
"Remember, the stronger you are, the more help you’ll be to me."
Seeing his insistence, Su Ya and Peng Yan hesitated for a moment before finally accepting with immense gratitude.
Pei Ze said no more and walked straight toward the nearby Exchange.
Arriving at the Exchange, he first converted all his Demonic Metal Ingots and Holy Water into merit points, netting a total of 684.
As for the Divine Statue and the Eye of Cold Winter, Pei Ze thought about it carefully and decided to keep them for now.
’Red Maple City can refine Faith Crystals from Divine Statues and Sacred Artifacts. Perhaps I can use the Eye of Omniscience to deduce the corresponding technique as well.’