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Fortunately, the roasted lamb chops and roasted golden flounder saved Zag's taste buds.
As for the white wine—Leila enjoyed it very much.
On the other hand, Snowball wasn't very interested in the grilled golden flounder, which secretly relieved Zag—golden flounder wasn't cheap, costing several gold pounds per fish!
Ruili's grilled fish pie was indeed very popular, but it reminded Zhage of some unpleasant memories.
After enjoying a sumptuous dinner, Ruili paid a full 100 gold pounds and then had her butler equip Zag with five weapons before she was satisfied and ended the "cat seminar".
"To be honest, I never expected you could perform magic tricks!"
On the way home with Zag, Leila didn't hide her curiosity: "Who did you learn that from?"
Zag replied vaguely, "I bought some manuscripts and books to learn some occult knowledge, and I learned it by accident."
Leila suddenly realized: "From the place of free drinking?"
Although Zag already knew the answer after Liam brought him the dog hair, he still asked:
"Will your officials go there too?"
Then he heard an answer that surprised him even more.
"Huh? Didn't Liam tell you? The black market in East Port was set up by the Association."
Zag's expression was utterly indescribable: "You guys—aren't you leading the way in tax evasion?"
He truly hadn't expected that the black market was actually backed by an association!
This is so counterintuitive!
Leila's tone was completely indifferent: "What does this have to do with us? The kingdom has a total of five tax collection agencies!"
If we have to say we're somehow connected, it's the Golden Palace Magic Tax Bureau, but that's just something that operates under the Golden Palace's name; they have no jurisdiction over us! The association is only responsible for maintaining local security related to the occult!
Zag looked blank: "So, you're behind all the black markets everywhere?"
Lyra replied, "Of course not. In fact, only the black markets in Eastgate and Northormouth are secretly controlled by the Association; the others are not."
"Then I'm really lucky—"
Zhage couldn't help but give a wry smile.
To be honest, when he sold the dog hair directly, he did consider the possibility of being caught. However, since the first generation of werewolves was not on the official hunting list, as long as he insisted that he was raising a dog, nothing could be done about it.
Secondly, werewolf fur is actually quite common. He didn't know how common the fur of the first werewolves was, but the fur of ordinary werewolves was quite common. Zag had even seen the skin that had been peeled off at David's place. It was said that a merchant had brought it specifically to David to have a leather shield made from it.
In short, he did have a bit of wishful thinking at the time, believing that this thing wasn't that rare and wasn't illegal. Or, if one had to pinpoint where it was illegal, it would only be illegal trading and tax evasion, but what on the black market isn't illegal?
How could something like this be wrong with him!
But who knew that the mastermind behind the black market in the Eastern Port would be the Association, which led to Liam coming to his door?
However, upon closer reflection, it was a blessing in disguise. At least Zag got in touch with Liam, Laila, and others, and even went through thick and thin with Liam. He also contributed to the association's efforts in capturing cult organizations, so he would have a connection with them in the future. Not to mention, he learned a lot of common sense about the field of mysticism from them and even benefited from learning magic from Liam. It was a huge win.
"Your luckiest thing is that you were born with a good spirituality. It's strange, Liam said that he had met you a few times before and didn't realize how high your spirituality was. It was only after you reported the werewolf incident that he discovered how special your spirituality was, hmm—"
Perhaps you haven't encountered anything that has sparked your spirituality before!
Leila's words initially gave Zag a jolt, but before he could find any reason to explain, Leila convinced herself and even gave a reason that Zag couldn't understand at all.
Does spirituality need to be stimulated to emerge?
"In most cases, no, many people's spirituality is fixed at birth. It is said that ancient elves had ways to cultivate and enhance it, but in the Golden Palace's research on spirituality, there has been no progress in the cultivation and enhancement of spirituality," Leila explained. "But some people with special spirituality will have their full spirituality awakened when they are subjected to a major stimulus. I heard that the current Royal Chief Mage is one of them. Before the age of 37, he was considered to have very low spirituality. Until he faced a great calamity at the age of 37, he suddenly awakened his full spirituality. Then, in just three years, he became the youngest senior mage in the history of the Golden Palace. In less than ten years, he was promoted to legendary mage and hired as the Royal Chief Mage."
"Of course, the gap between a legendary mage and a legendary archmage is greater than the gap between an ordinary person and a legendary mage, but it is undeniable that he is still considered the most likely to become the first person to be promoted to a legendary archmage after the War of the Dragon Slayer."
"But it sounds like there's not much difference between the two, except for the word 'big'?"
"Yes, it sounds like there's not much difference, but in reality, the standard between a legendary mage and a legendary archmage is whether they can traverse the river of time—legend has it that all legendary archmages can travel to the past or the future, something even the Nine Holy Spirits find difficult to do. But in this respect, perhaps a legendary archmage can already stand shoulder to shoulder with a Holy Spirit."
"I see—but there don't seem to be many legendary mages. So, this royal chief mage must be five or six hundred years old?"
"Yes, over 500 years old. If we calculate based on the timeline, it should be 536 years old."
Zag became even more curious: "Can legendary mages really live that long?"
"As you gain mastery of magic, magical power itself will affect your body. But in fact, the longest-lived human mage was the legendary archmage Merlin from the last era. He only lived for a little over eight hundred years, and after the Dawn Protocol, he slept eternally in the Dawn Mage Tower. Previously, the Golden Palace wanted to demand Merlin's body from the Dawn Mage Tower in the name of the Supreme King. After all, he was a Norther, and there is still a statue of him in front of the Golden Palace. He is a respected figure among all mages and has become a symbol. But—you know the relationship between the Dawn Mage Tower and the Golden Palace. Of course, you can't get it. Moreover, one of the only two legendary mages in the entire Eternal Supreme Kingdom who is confirmed to still exist on the Dawn Continent controls the Dawn Mage Tower. We can't force it—"
At this point, Zag no longer found Lyra's talkativeness bothersome; he listened with great interest. Once Lyra had finished speaking, he asked a question that was more relevant to him: "Was the legendary archmage Merlin's real name Merlin?"
"Why would you ask that?" Lyra couldn't help but glance back at Zag with a strange expression, but still answered, "Most people don't know this. The Archmage Merlin's name was changed later, but nobody knows what he was called before. Anyway, after he became a legendary archmage, he was called Merlin, Merlin Red Maple."
Zag muttered disappointedly, "I thought his last name was 'Ambrosius'—"
If his full name were "Merlin Ambrose," then they might be from the same hometown, but now—it's hard to say, it might just be a coincidence.
"What?"
Leila didn't hear what Zag said and asked a question in return.
Zag casually replied, "It's nothing, I just think the name is strange, it doesn't seem like the naming conventions of the Norse."
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Laila suddenly realized, "Now that you mention it, it's true! So that's why you questioned the name! Indeed, the Northerans rarely use meaningless syllables as names. Hey? Isn't your name the same? This is the first time I've ever heard of someone named 'Zag,' it's quite strange too!"
Zag replied, "Me? My name is actually the meaningless groan my grandmother made when she died, and my parents called me that in her memory."
"No wonder it sounds strange, but it's very meaningful and a good name!"
As Leila spoke, she let out a "whoosh," and the carriage stopped abruptly.
"We've arrived, EP2ODS, this should be it."
Divider [Merlin] Merlin Maple is considered the greatest legendary archmage among the Norse, active at the end of the Dragon Age, and embracing eternal slumber in the Dawn Mage Tower at the beginning of the Dawn Age.
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