Chapter 487: Chapter 5 Trade with Value and Giant Dragon Slime

“Of course—”

Somewhat surprised by the price, Anvis nodded; he had originally thought that the cost might be something like not being able to find Claire even if he went there.

As for the so-called eeriness, Anvis didn’t take it to heart at all. With his current strength, he didn’t think this so-called eeriness would pose any threat to him.

“Very well, next one.”

Without much ado, Nancy, just like before, remotely touched the Crystal Ball.

Then, an image suddenly appeared in Anvis’s Spirit Sea.

In the dark blue night sky, a full Purple Moon and bizarre black stars hung high, while a pale blue guiding star dangled far away on the horizon, indicating the concept of ‘direction’.

The desolate mountains and desert, bathed in the moonlight appearing dark purple, came into Anvis’s gaze.

Afterward, the perspective of the image rapidly descended, plunging into the depths of the earth’s layers.

In the gloomy cave environment, a blonde girl wearing a thick Traveler’s Cloak and holding a Magic Lantern walked alone on a narrow rock bridge.

The bridge was made of a pitch-black and sturdy Rock, with no railings; on both sides of the bridge, there was a seemingly bottomless dark abyss.

The lantern emitted a warm yellow light, illuminating a small conical area in front of the girl. At the end of her direction of travel, a low rock palace was faintly visible.

When Anvis saw this scene, the girl in the image seemed to sense something and paused, looking around, but did not detect any anomalies.

Does this mean Claire is currently somewhere within a relic in the Dream World?

With this information, Anvis’s brow slightly furrowed; this was not good news for him.

Finding someone in the Dream World is much more difficult than in the Main World.

Unlike the Main World, the entire Dream World plane is made up of countless independent Dream Realms ‘circling’ around the central Dream Realm.

And if one traces further down the layers, there is the endless expanse of the Deep Dream Space.

If Claire is indeed in one of the independent Dream Realms, then the chances of Anvis finding her quickly are not high.

While Anvis was contemplating, the image in his mind gradually faded, and the last scene was fixed on the silhouette of the girl walking towards the low palace.

But at that moment, from the dark abyss on both sides of the bridge in the image, a strange gaze suddenly followed the vanishing image, making Anvis’s Spiritual sense a slight chill.

In the sensing of the other students who were watching from around, a strange cold feeling suddenly emanated from Anvis’s body, as if the temperature in the room had dropped several degrees.

“Do you need help?”

Sensing the abnormality on Anvis, Nancy slightly furrowed her brows.

In her Perception, the aura of this strange presence was at least at the Sixth Rank; given Anvis’s current high Fourth Rank nearing Fifth Rank strength, it would likely be quite troublesome to deal with.

Moreover, it had been just half a month since he returned to the academy, and if an accident occurred again due to the cost of the Wish Technique, the academy might also find itself in a difficult position facing the Olivendi Family.

“Thank you for your kind offer, but I can handle it myself.”

Waving his hand, Anvis smiled and declined Nancy’s offer. At the same time, a ring under his glove emitted a faint light, quickly reducing the chill around him to an imperceptible level.

“Very well.”

Seeing this, Nancy glanced at his hands and said no more.

A Magic Ring of at least Sixth Rank, and it seems fully equipped; it’s nice to be wealthy.

A moment later, with the last student finishing their wish, Mentor Nancy once again explained the details to pay attention to when arranging the Wish-fulfillment ceremony, as well as the specific concepts of the Spell, bringing the Wish Technique class to an official close.

After the class ended, the silver-haired female mentor closed the thick Black Book in her hand, her figure disappearing as instantly as she had appeared. Many of the students left the classroom in small groups, and those who took on the task would naturally take care of the remaining cleanup from the ceremony.

“Honestly, Anvis, this Wish Technique class has given me a lot of inspiration! I think maybe we can collaborate!”

On the way out, Anvis’s Mystical School classmate Becki, with his green hair, walked beside Anvis, incessantly talking about his ideas. His light green pet Slime followed his steps, bouncing and twisting above his head.

“The Limited Wish Technique is truly a stroke of genius, the way it fulfills wishes has given me many insights. Based on its principles, I can create a Secret Technique that mass produces precious treasures!”

“Oh, well… Dear Mr. Becki, what grand new idea do you have for the world today?”

Listening to him, Anvis wore a polite smile and casually chimed in.

“It’s about the transition from one extreme to another extreme, you know, like taking something that people extremely dislike as the basis and transforming it into something else that’s extremely liked, adhering to the Wish Technique’s concept of ‘a price to pay’.”

“Could you be more specific?”

“For instance, people really detest foul and filthy excrement, but they love all kinds of expensive and sparkling gemstones.”

Becki gesticulated excitedly with his hand.

“So, following the thought process of this Spell, we can completely bypass the wishing part. Simply using its ‘a price to pay’ process, we could transform a pile of excrement into gemstones of equivalent weight!”

“…It does sound like a feasible idea.”

With his eyelids twitching, Anvis stopped walking and looked at Becki’s fervent face.

“But would the value of the gemstones produced by this ceremony actually match the cost of the ceremonial materials?”

“If we remove the most valuable wishing medium, it should barely succeed in transformation.”

Feeling as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over him, Becki paused, still unwilling to admit defeat.

“Then, what would the price be?”

“The transmutation effect would not last forever…”

“I will inform the Family Chamber of Commerce to permanently blacklist you and your gemstones.”

Anvis spoke without expression, incidentally squashing Becki’s terrible idea.

“Stop! I was just saying. Let’s forget it if you don’t approve.”

Becki abruptly changed his tune, fearing the reality of being blacklisted and having nowhere to cry.

“Right, I remember you had a research project on the Giant Dragon Slime before, how’s that going?”

While walking, Anvis suddenly recalled a certain experiment related to reproductive isolation that Becki had mentioned before.

“That project is going well. I’ve tested many kinds of Slimes and finally found one that can withstand the reproductive cells of the Giant Dragon and successfully carry the traits of the Dragon in a special Slime mother. Extracting special life fragments from it and merging them with a normal Slime, I obtained the initial successful test subject, like my cute little Bessie.”

As he spoke, he poked the green little Slime on his head, who bounced happily, seemingly enjoying the interaction.

“But, Anvis, why are you suddenly asking about this project?”

After interacting with his pet, Becki was curious about Anvis’s sudden question.

“It’s nothing, those foreigners will probably like it.”

Anvis glanced at him, pondering.