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Chapter 9 A crushing defeat

After reading the entire letter, Wu Ming wanted to say two words. Nima.

Why is it too busy to write a reply? A three-year-old would not believe these words, let alone an adult.

Wu Ming knew very well that being too busy was just an excuse, and the only reason why Balthazar didn't write a reply was that he didn't want to talk to him.And now he wrote again, just because he was afraid that Dave was a beginner in magic and wanted to find a nanny for Dave.

"If you want me to be Dave's babysitter, this calculation is really cracking. But this is also an opportunity. Now that Balthazar is sealed, his treasured magic books can't be cheaply collected for scrap."

Wu Ming rubbed his chin and saw more things from this letter.

As the descendant of the white wizard Merlin, Balthazar must have accumulated a lot of social status over the millennia, and these are currently unowned.

If he took a few magic books from Balthazar's collection in the name of taking care of Dave, I'm afraid Balthazar wouldn't care if he escaped from trouble.At that time, if I ask this cheapskate some more questions, I will definitely not refuse according to the rules of the White Wizard.

Well, Lu Buwei has a saying, it seems to be a rare commodity to live in.

Wu Ming's small abacus was clattering, and he felt that this business was not only not losing money, but was actually profitable.

With a calculation in his heart, Wu Ming no longer hesitated, packed his things and started to go to New York.

The next day, Wu Ming, who returned to New York again, was in a good mood, and found the antique shop where Balthazar was hiding with ease.

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Gently pushing open the store door, even after a day, the fluctuation of magic power inside still hasn't subsided, which shows that there has been a big battle here.

Wu Ming looked around the store, first using the two magics of cleaning and repairing to completely erase the traces of the war.Finally, his gaze moved slightly, and he locked on the clay pot left by the Hunter Dynasty.

The pottery pots left over from the Hunter dynasty look simple and elegant, except for one flaw.

This is somewhat flawed, and there are two portraits that do not conform to the characteristics of the Hunter Dynasty.

One of them, almost [-]% like Balthazar, was wearing a black leather jacket.The other is a middle-aged man holding a scepter and wearing a top hat on his head.

"Hi, Balthazar!"

Seeing the portrait of Balthazar on the porcelain vase, Wu Ming understood everything.

He lightly brushed the lid of the clay pot with his fingers, and with a mocking smile on his face, he strolled towards the second floor.

The antique shop is divided into two floors. On the first floor, there are antiques collected by Balthazar for thousands of years, as well as a small amount of magic items.On the second floor, there are sleeping bedrooms and the kitchen.

Wu Ming's gaze was like a torch, scanning the layout here.

Through the open window and the half-cut vegetables on the cutting board, he could imagine the suddenness of the incident.

Otherwise, Balthazar, who was fully prepared, decided not to use the porcelain vase from the Hunter Dynasty, and ended up being both sealed for ten years.

Jingle Bell.
With the sound of pushing the door, the wind chimes downstairs rang with the wind.

Sensing someone coming in, Wu Ming frowned, showed the ruby ​​ring on his hand, got up and walked downstairs.

Downstairs is a little boy with freckles, he looks about eight or nine years old, and his eyes are very bright.

"Hello, Dave!"

The little boy's appearance was not special, especially the thing in his hand, which made Wu Ming recognize his identity at a glance.

The inheritance token of Merlin, the White Wizard of the Dragon Ring, was firmly attached to the little boy's finger.

As if feeling the peeping eyes, the ring that was quietly wrapped around the finger flashed a bright light under Wu Ming's observation.

"Who are you, I don't know you."

"You don't need to know me, you just need to know Balthazar's handwriting."

Wu Ming ignored the guard in Xiongzi's eyes, because he knew how to dispel the other party's doubts.

It's very simple. Balthazar's letter to Wu Ming contains the magic imprint that every mage has.

Wu Ming directly took out the envelope from his pocket, and sent it to Dave with the hand of a magician. As for whether Dave can understand the magic mark, it shouldn't be a problem.

After delivering Balthazar's letter, Wu Ming leaned on the corridor of the stairs, waiting calmly.

After waiting for a few minutes, Dave put down the letter paper in silence, and the guard in his eyes had dissipated a lot.

"Listen, Dave. Although I don't know if Balthazar has mentioned me to you, please believe that I was invited by Balthazar. Of course, I know that the trust between the two parties will take time to accumulate .And before that, you'd better dissipate the magic power accumulated in secret, after all, this is a very rude behavior!"

Wu Ming walked down the stairs step by step, although there was no praise in his mouth, there was a look of appreciation on his face.

After all, the Dave in front of him is obviously only nine years old.But now he has learned to guard against others, and is ready to attack secretly at any time.

Although the magic power in the air fluctuated, revealing his intentions.

But Wu Ming still has to admit that it's only because Dave didn't master silent casting, otherwise he would have done better.

It has to be said that during the few months by Balthazar's side, Dave has really mastered some things.

I believe that as long as Dave is given time to grow, his future growth will be limitless. I am afraid this is also the reason why Balthazar asked himself to come here.

Think about what you can do in ten years.

If Wu Ming hadn't appeared, even if Dave hadn't been abandoned in the past ten years, he would definitely be neglected because there was no one to supervise him.

But Balthazar chose to take a gamble, betting that Wu Ming would not violate his oath and fall to the side of the dark wizard.And driven by profit, he will help himself take care of Dave for ten years.

It's a good calculation. I have to say that Balthazar's calculation of human nature is very good.

Even at this moment, Wu Ming realized that he seemed to have taken advantage, but Balthazar definitely did not suffer.

To sum it up in more words, it's an easy win-win.

If Wu Mingjiu occupies the magpie's nest, he can get Balthazar's inheritance, and ten years later, he can get the other party's friendship.

Although Balthazar did not directly benefit, he was able to find another enlightenment teacher for Dave during the ten years he was trapped, so as not to waste this precious ten years.

Wu Ming still has some understanding of Balthazar.

He knew that Balthazar cared most about finding Merlin's successor.The reason why he wanted to find Merlin's successor was not only because of Merlin's entrustment before he died, but also because he wanted to kill Mogana and save his girlfriend.

Therefore, these ten years are crucial to both Dave and Balthazar.

This itself is a game of racing against time. Whoever can start first will be able to take more initiative.

After trying to understand the twists and turns, Wu Ming's mentality changed quietly, and he already regarded himself as half the master of this place.

But before that, he had to ask carefully about the battle between Horvath and Balthazar.

"Dave, tell me what happened in detail. I want to know what happened yesterday."

"Yes, yes sir."

Dave didn't know what Wu Ming, who regarded him as a rare commodity to live in, had planned in such a short period of time.

Children's minds are relatively simple. Even though Dave was a little bit like an adult, he still said without reservation: "Yesterday afternoon, the tutor was upstairs preparing dinner and let me play downstairs alone. I found a lot of things here. Strange things, they hide in every corner, it's like a treasure hunt."

Speaking of this, Dave scratched his head in embarrassment, and said: "I found a colorful nesting doll in the compartment of the wall, the kind with Russian style. But after I opened it, there was a hole inside. Countless cockroaches formed a person under my nose."

The man made of cockroaches was obviously Horvath.

Wu Ming has seen this kind of magic from the book of Merlin.Strictly speaking, this magic is not evil, its purpose is to protect the caster from being harmed in the first place.

Apparently, Horvath didn't know what was going on outside when the doll was just opened.

In this case, Horvath chose to protect himself, and with this profound magic, it can be seen that the thousand years of imprisonment did not make his strength regress.

"Dave, tell me in detail, how many spells did they use during the battle, and what is the order in which the spells were cast."

Wu Ming simulated the scene at that time in his mind, and planned to substitute himself into it, to see what he could do in the face of such a battle scene.

Dave tried his best to recall everything that happened at that time, while Wu Ming generated images in his mind to restore the battle at that time as much as possible.

First of all, Horvath, who was released, used a cockroach substitute as soon as he escaped.

The magic fluctuation driven by the cockroach substitute attracted Balthazar who was cooking on the second floor.

Balthazar rushed down quickly, and the moment he saw Horvath, the magic that had been prepared flew out.

It was a strong binding spell, the rope formed by the spell, and Horvath was thrown into the air.

And Horvath's reaction was not slow, he quickly launched a counterattack, and while cutting the rope on his body, he summoned smoke to block the vision of both sides.

In the thick fog, the two sides had a temporary tranquility.

At that time, Balthazar prepared two commonly used magics, namely mage shield and ion light ball.

On the other side, Horvath chose the muddy swamp, and after the ground under his feet turned into a swamp, he chose the floating technique.

Balthazar, who was concerned about Dave's safety, was the first to lose his composure in this battle, and began to walk down the stairs to look for Horvath.

The swamp spell was triggered by the aggressive Balthazar, swallowing half of Balthazar's body and immobilizing him in the quagmire.

At the same time, Horvath, who had already used the levitation technique, chose to lift off and began to disperse the smoke.

The smoke dissipated, and Horvath came over Balthazar's head, ready to kill with one blow.

Below, Balthazar, who has very rich combat experience, has detected Horvath's possible attack route in advance.

When Horvath fell from the sky, planning to kill Balthazar with one blow, Balthazar chose the magic of soaring into the sky, and directly knocked Horvath out.

The scene of the two great magicians fighting, as Dave told, was shown in Wu Ming's mind bit by bit.

From the beginning when Wu Ming escaped Horvath, until Balthazar used the porcelain vase of the Hunter Dynasty to seal Horvath and himself in it, the whole process only lasted 13 minutes.

In just 13 minutes, the two sides each used magic six times, and the final outcome was a loss for both sides.

Wu Ming put himself into it, trying to replace any party.

For the first time, Horvath was replaced by Balthazar because it took too long to break free from the binding spell.

The second time, when he was replaced by Balthazar, he didn't choose to go down the stairs, but was killed by Horvath who approached silently with a levitation spell.

After trying more than a dozen times in a row, Wu Ming's best result was just holding out for 7 minutes before he was killed by the opponent.

Casting speed, continuity of spells, reasonable use of terrain.

Although the fighting time between the two sides was not long, and no advanced magic appeared.

But relying on the mutual combination of ordinary magic and each other's combat wisdom, the gap between the two sides is still astonishingly large.

Fumble.
Wu Ming slowly opened his eyes, he didn't have any excuse for failure, he was just lost in thought.

(End of this chapter)