“Money... comes to Magicians very quickly?”
Meng Lei’s eyes widened dramatically, his expression one of bewilderment!
“Of course!”
As though this was natural and right, Hart went on and said, “As Magicians are rare, they receive a lot of support from all parties. Manufacturing magic devices, drawing magic circles, mining magic cores, manufacturing magic scrolls—which of these doesn’t require Magicians? And which of these isn’t lucrative?
“Putting the others aside and just taking the mining of magic cores, for example, do you know how much the acquisition value of a single magic core is?”
Meng Lei shook his head.
“All the magic cores on the market now are sold at clearly marked prices!”
Hart continued the introduction of the magic cores and said, “Low-grade magic cores aren’t worth much, and range from dozens to a few hundred gold coins. Mid-grade magic cores go slightly higher and range from a few thousand to ten thousand gold coins!
“But the ones that are truly valuable are the high-grade magic cores!
“The price of a single seventh-grade magic core starts at 100,000 gold coins!
“The value of an eighth-grade magic core is ten times that of a seventh-grade one, and starts at 1,000,000 gold coins!
“As for ninth-grade magic cores?
“Hurhur, sorry, but they are priceless despite having a market for them!
“I remember that the Lawson Auction House auctioned off a ninth-grade magic core—a Great Earth Bear’s magic core—half a year ago. Do you know how much it ended at?”
“Ten million gold coins?” asked Meng Lei tentatively.
“Wrong! It ended at the whopping price of 37.8 million gold coins!”
A smiling Hart continued and said, “A great Ninth-Grade Earth Magician won this particular magic core in the end! Tsk, tsk, Ninth-Grade Magicians are truly wealthy. That’s nearly 40 million gold coins, and yet he doesn’t even bat a single eyelid!”
“Damn, he’s too rich!”
Meng Lei’s eyes practically bore right into Hart upon hearing what he had said, and his features became distorted from his envy. If only he was that rich!
“Hurhur, that’s nothing!”
With a shake of his head, Hart smiled and added, “During the annual magic conference, Magicians would buy and sell among themselves. Transactions easily go up to millions, even ten million, gold coins. Now, that’s what you call rich!”
“Rich! Really too rich!” Meng Lei licked his chapped lips and said, “What a pity that I’m just a pauper! I’m probably the poorest Magician in this world?”
“Hehe, don’t say that, old bro!”
Hart chuckled and said, “You may not have any money now, but you have great magic talent. When you become a high-level Magician, you can go to the Magical Beast Forest and casually hunt a Magical Beast or two. Isn’t that the same as picking up money?”
“High-level Magician?” Meng Lei sighed and added, “I’d need to become at least a Seventh-Grade Magician before that would work!”
“I believe that with your talent, it won’t take you more than a few years!”
“Yes, you’ve already become a Third-Grade Magician within a short three months. Is becoming a Seventh-Grade Magician that far off?”
“Good day, sirs. May I know if we can serve the food now?”
“Serve it, serve it! I’m already hungry!”
Delicious food was then laid out on the table. Meng Lei was chewing on his food, but his mind was on how he could earn money. Classes were still in progress now, so going to the Magical Beast Forest to hunt Magical Beasts was evidently not a practical option. He couldn’t possibly leave the academy to go to the Magical Beast Forest!
Since that was the case, then being a fighter seemed like a pretty good option!
Firstly, there were a lot of people in the arena, and battles also took place often. The chances of picking up dropped items would definitely be high, so Meng Lei could totally pick up dropped items to his heart’s content and upgrade himself!
Secondly, he could earn money!
Fighters’ appearance fees were seriously too high. Should he exchange all of the appearance fees into Attribute Points, it would speed up Meng Lei’s upgrade tremendously!
This could be said to be killing two birds with one stone!
It is certainly a bit riskier! But compared to the rewards received, this bit of risk is worth taking!
Chapter 36: The Battle For The Title Of King of Fighters, Becoming A Fighter
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
The mid-term examination brought about a huge influence!
Or at least, that was Meng Lei’s opinion.
This was because the atmosphere in the academy had completely changed!
The usually laughing and bantering Dragon People nobility had disappeared, the indolent and romantic young masters and playboys were gone, and the couples hiding in the corners were also missing in action.
The number of loafers in the school had decreased, the number of people listening in class had increased, and the training grounds were packed with people!
A mid-term examination had miraculously turned around the atmosphere in the academy. The first-year students’ transformation, in particular, was especially dramatic. It was a complete change from their previous indolence, as though they had suddenly woken up to reality!
After morning classes ended, Meng Lei left the academy and headed to the capital city’s biggest battle arena—Flame Arena.
Flame Arena was located in the east of the city and situated in a prosperous area where the rich and the noble congregated. It was a considerable distance from Fire Dragon Magic Academy. Meng Lei flagged down a magic cab and headed there in the carriage.
The magic cab driver observed Meng Lei’s countenance and asked carefully, “Lord Magician, are you heading to Flame Arena to watch tonight’s battle for the title of King of Fighters?”
Meng Lei was wearing a magician robe and was evidently a noble magician. He wasn’t someone whom a driver like him could casually strike up a conversation
