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What's the name of this flower that looks like a wildflower?
"Oh, you mean this? Morning Glory!" The bald man plucked a flower stem from the pot, waved it around a couple of times, and said:
"The flower's meaning is 'ordinary yet passionate love.' In the old days, poets used this flower to express their love, but it's less common now..."
……
I have a feeling I've gotten myself into some serious trouble...
Latis shook his head and walked out of the flower market.
He held a bouquet of roses in his arms, his expression hesitant.
"Isn't this a bit too easy? What if Ate thinks it's not enough? She's a super fairy who can conjure dozens of roses with a simple spell!"
Latis stood blankly in the shadows outside the flower market for a while.
"But it feels a bit silly to be holding a bunch of roses and squeezing through a crowd..."
He sighed, stuffed the roses into his bag, and headed to the flea market.
"Boss, please give me that, thank you."
Suddenly, a familiar voice reached his ears. Latis looked up in surprise and found three girls gathered at the flea market.
Artemis picked up the scale covered in dirt, examined it under the light of the magic crystal lamp, and then handed it to Yashutia.
"The scales of the crystal dragon, although they are quite old, are still more than enough as magical materials."
“I admit you’re stronger now…” Yashutia muttered, putting the scales into the large bag she was carrying on her shoulder.
"Are they here to buy more goods?"
Latis stared at Yashutia's bag, which contained at least twenty kilograms of stuff, with a puzzled look on his face.
"I suddenly remembered that Artemis has a solidification spell for identification. Okay, now this is a perfect match."
Suddenly, Artemis seemed to sense something and looked directly up in the direction of Latis.
Her gaze pierced through the crowd and locked onto Latis, then she smiled, her eyes crinkling at the corners.
"Isn't she adorable?"
Latis smiled and shook his head, gestured to the half-elf, and then began to look at the stalls around him.
……
[Counterfeit Elven Currency: Although it looks exquisite and is clearly authentic, the elves do not have currency. However, this does not diminish people's interest in using it as an ornament.]
Latis put down the leaf-shaped ancient coin in his hand, sighed, and picked up another item.
[An undiscovered foot mold of the goddess of beauty: A foot mold cast by devotees of the Church of the Goddess of Beauty, filled with blasphemy, has had its toes faded due to long-term corrosion from saliva.]
"Damn it..."
Latis covered his face in exasperation and squeezed through the crowd to the next stall.
[Unknown Container Fragment: Seems to be filled with the power of the God of Light, but slightly murky; perhaps a Holy Knight could use it.]
【Patterned Mango Dried Fruit: A magical plant rich in magical essence, which, after being improperly processed, has turned into the shape of a shoehorn. However, it still provides a sufficient amount of magical power upon consumption.】
Latis's eyes lit up, and he pointed to the two items, saying to the stall owner:
"Give me……"
"Give me those two items."
Suddenly, a hoarse voice rang out beside Latis, and along with the voice, a chilling feeling spread through him. He shivered and frowned as he looked at the knight beside him, who was covered in gray-black iron armor.
The knight touched his slightly damaged breastplate, his cold gaze shifting to Latis, and asked:
"You've also taken a liking to these two items?"
Seeing that things were going badly, the stall owner quickly smiled ingratiatingly and said:
"My lords, there's no need to argue. How about we each take one?"
Latis nodded noncommittally, and then saw the knight bend down, take the fragment, and toss ten gold coins to the stall owner.
Latis watched the knight's retreating figure, took the dried mangoes from the stall owner, and suddenly a prompt appeared before his eyes.
[Level 5 Divine Spell - Broken Container]
"This is... a divine spell from a holy knight under the command of the God of Light? But this knight's appearance is quite different from what one would expect from a holy knight..."
Latis, who had seen Jennifer use the broken container before, was slightly taken aback, then paid the stall owner.
……
"Brother, did you buy anything?"
As Latis reached the next stall, a small, icy-cold hand suddenly gripped her wrist.
He turned his head in surprise, looked at the half-elf who was wearing the same black robe as him, and couldn't help but laugh.
“I don’t have your eye for quality, Art. Yashutia’s bag is full of stuff again.”
Artemis shook her head and said with a slight smile:
"I cheated, but it doesn't count, the older brother is still the better one!"
"You little sprite!" Latis chuckled.
He turned around and looked at the goods on the stall, and suddenly noticed a milky white stone.
[Unknown Dragon Species Eggshell Fragment: An eggshell fragment brimming with the aura of a newly hatched dragon, still vibrant even after countless years! Moreover, its shape is perfect for skipping stones!]
Let's scratch the stall...
Latis couldn't help but glance at the description again, hesitated for a moment, and said:
"Boss, give me that one!"
The stall owner stroked his beard and chuckled, saying:
"Alright, since you two like this little thing, I'll just take fifty silver shill's worth of it!"
Latis scratched his head, took the eggshell fragment, examined it for a moment, and then sighed.
"I don't know what use it is, but I'll give it to Yashutia as material..."
"Hey, what is this?"
The half-elf took the eggshell fragment from Latis's hand, sniffed it gently, and said with a puzzled look:
"I think I smell a similar scent of life to what I smelled before..."
A glint flashed in her eyes, and then she paused, momentarily stunned.
Latis's heart skipped a beat, and he met the gaze of the half-elf who had suddenly raised his head.
"Holy crap, it's Serfal!"
Chapter 93 I'm such a bad elf!
"Um..."
The red-haired loli, dressed in an oversized feathered robe, stared at an egg almost the same size as herself, her expression serious as she fell into deep thought.
dong dong dong...
She turned her serious face to look at the man who appeared panting in front of the door, then turned back to look at the huge dragon egg.
"Sorry, I've come to the wrong door..."
Latis instinctively closed the door, then suddenly realized that this was the observation deck of the Alchemy Hut.
He pushed the door open with a bang, looked at the red-haired loli in front of him, and rubbed his eyes hard.
"What the hell? Who are you?! Where's Serfael?"
Latis exclaimed in alarm.
"Little Latis, why are you shouting so loudly?" The red-haired loli frowned, holding her loosely tied stockings in both hands, and walked with difficulty to Latis, who looked dazed.
"I am Serfal, can't you tell?"
She patted her empty chest and pointed to herself. As she removed her hands, her baggy hot pants and stockings fell to the ground.
"Ho..."
Latis's jaw dropped, and he gasped in shock, as if he had been petrified.
"Big brother, how's Red Dragon...?"
Artemis opened her eyes wide and looked at the red-haired loli who was only wearing a loose-fitting feather robe. She couldn't help but feel her cheeks getting slightly hot as she said:
"You, who are you?"
Serfar sighed helplessly, pinched his cheek and pulled it, then asked seriously:
"Elf, don't you recognize me either? I am Serfal!"
Latis snapped out of his daze, took a deep breath, forced a smile, and said:
"Little sister, stop joking. Although you are indeed wearing that stupid dragon's clothes, with my Oupai's intelligent eyes that can recognize people, you can't possibly be her!"
His eyes suddenly sharpened, and he said in a deep voice:
"Tell me quickly, where did Serfa go! She led us out of the prison, I can't just abandon her like this!"
"Who are you calling a stupid dragon!" Serfa's serious little face scrunched up. She kicked off her hot pants and stockings hanging from her ankles, sat down cross-legged, and said earnestly:
"Originally, during the egg-laying period, I needed to consume a lot of nutrients to ensure the successful development of the dragon egg. However, because you didn't feed me in time, I was forced into an emergency hibernation state. So although the dragon egg was successfully laid, it consumed a lot of my bloodline energy, and that's how I ended up like this."
“Your story is actually quite convincing…” Latis laughed, pointing at Serfal and nudging the half-elf beside him with his elbow. “You don’t actually think I’d believe that, do you? Too…”
The half-elf's thoughtful expression made Latis stop speaking. He asked in alarm:
"Arte, you don't actually believe that, do you?"
“What she said could actually be true,” Artemis nodded and said.
"This is actually quite common among hybrid elves. During our childhood, our bloodline power hits a certain limit and stops developing until our level slowly increases with age to a certain extent before we continue to develop... So some elves might be a little over a meter tall one day and suddenly be close to two meters the next day. Cough, of course, I'm not too sure about the situation with dragons..."
"That's pretty much what the elf said."