As early as when he first met Oward, he told Xu Yue that the concentration of the element on Earth was only one-tenth of that on the Tarenmia continent, but Xu Yue had no idea about it at that time. It was not until he officially started learning magic that he knew what the thin concentration of the magic element on Earth actually represented.

Even with his current high-level magic apprentice's mental power, after another compression of the magic source model, he still could not sense any magic elements on the earth. If it weren't for Oward in the past, he even thought that there was no magic element on the earth. Compared with the situation where Tarenmia meditated at the beginning, it was like swimming in the ocean of elements. It was simply the difference between heaven and earth.

So he once thought that there was no magic civilization on earth. After all, even his mental power that was more than ten times higher than ordinary earthlings could not feel the magic elements, let alone others. They could not even feel the feelings, so what else can they talk about using it?

But now, he felt a very faint magical fluctuation from an antique stall on Antique Street.

The fat man saw Xu Yue stopping and walked over with some confusion and asked in a low voice: "Why did Xu Zi stop?"

Xu Yue frowned strangely and said, "When you see something, it may be useful to me. You can just take the thing to identify it first, and then release the message. I'll go there later."

The fat man nodded in confusion and took the bag in Xu Yue's hand, but before leaving, he reminded: "Then you can see it first, but if you can't get it, wait first. I can find someone to see it, don't be deceived."

Xu Yue's face regained a smile and said, "Don't worry. I'm not interested in this thing because it is an antique, but it has other uses. Even if you find someone else, it won't help."

"Okay! Then you can do it yourself. By the way, where will we meet after the matter is finished?" asked the fat man.

Xu Yue thought for a while and said, "I think you don't wait for me on Antique Street anymore. If someone sees us with Haozi, the acting will be in trouble. Just go to the hotel we discussed earlier to wait for me, and we will also sit together."

After the fat man nodded and left, Xu Yue pretended to look at several nearby stalls casually. After coming to the stall where he felt the element fluctuations, he squatted down and looked at the things on the stall.

This stall also sells antiques, but it is very different from the antiques sold in other antique stalls, because the things on this stall are not Eastern antiques at first glance, but are full of Western classical styles. The styles of old Western muskets, old Western pipes, pocket watches, etc. are obvious to be European things from the tenth century. He even saw a broken two-handed sword on the stall. Only half of the sword was left, and the upper half of the sword was gone.

After pretending to be curious about the things on the stall, Xu Yue asked with a smile at the stall owner who looked in his thirties and looked gentle and eyes: "I think the things on your stall are very special? Few people sell foreign antiques in their homes!"

The stall owner who was reading an antique book raised his head and looked at him, then said with a gentle smile: "Haha,

Why, you have also studied Western antiques?"

Xu Yue shook his head and said, "I don't understand these things. In fact, I can't understand even domestic antiques. I just feel that the Western antiques you sell are quite novel. After all, if you are looking for an antique market, you are probably the only ones selling foreign antiques?"

It was obvious that the stall owner was a person with a good temper. When he saw Xu Yue admitting that he didn't know anything, he didn't show any disappointment. Maybe there were not many customers here, and suddenly someone could talk to him, so he also talked to him.

After pushing the eyes on the nose of the rack, the stall owner smiled and said, "My work is related to the history of ancient Europe, so I prefer to collect European antiques. Because I often go abroad for work, I have bought some things in the antique markets in some European countries. When I come here to set up a stall, I just pass the time when I am fine. Do you rely on this to make a living? Occasionally, some European antiques will appear here, so when I encounter someone who is interested, I will collect one or two pieces."

Xu Yue looked at him and smiled and stretched out his hand, saying, "Meet! Xu Yue! I used to work in a state-owned enterprise, but now I am a jobless vagrant. Today I come here and I have nothing to do. I actually know nothing about antiques!"

After looking at him, the stall owner smiled and stretched out his hand to hold him, and said, "Wang Bin! He is a history professor in college, but I studied ancient European history. He is very interested in some ancient history and cultural relics in Europe. I am very happy to know you."

The two of them are not very different in age, and after chatting for a few words, the relationship got closer. Xu Yue took advantage of the chat and pointed to the things on the street stall and said, "Can I see it? To be honest, I have seen a lot of antiques in China here, but I have never seen them abroad."

Wang Bin smiled. After a few short sentences of chatting, he was sure that Xu Yue really knew nothing about antiques, not the kind of person who found that something was missing and wanted to buy it at a low price.

He smiled and said, "Just pick it up and see it. To be honest, I set up a stall for fun, and the things I brought are all things with low value. These things are not as delicate as others' stalls. Most of them are metal, and they will not be damaged even if they fall."

After hearing this, Xu Yue nodded and began to carefully pick up the things in the stall and look at it. Finally, he picked up a ring that seemed to be made of brass. The ring consists of a brass ring, and a beautifully shaped dragon is coiled around the copper ring. Of course, this dragon is the shape of a Western big-bellied lizard-like dragon, not the shape of a Chinese dragon.

"This thing seems quite special! This shape looks like a prop in a fantasy novel. Did people in ancient Europe also like to carve dragons on rings?" Xu Yue asked while holding the ring and observing carefully.

Through this conversation, he knew that Wang Bin was not the kind of stall owner who made a living by selling antiques. Setting up a stall was just his hobby. He would not see someone interested in the things on his stall like other stall owners, so he desperately offered a high price to slaughter people. So he did not hide his interest in this ring.

When he discovered his collection, Wang Bin's interest in talking also increased. He habitually pushed his glasses and said, "No! Although European rings have changed several times in style and shape from the early days to the present, there are only a few forms in total. One is to carve text on the ring face, one is to inlaid gems on the ring face, and the other is to carve image. However, even if the image is carved, ancient Europe has mostly patterns such as flowers and butterflies, which imply beauty and happiness. Even if there was a period of time, it was carved with figures. And even if the animal shapes were carved, the dragon would not be carved on the ring."

"Oh? Why?" Xu Yue asked curiously.

Wang Bin smiled and said, "Because in ancient European legends, dragons represent evil creatures. This is completely different from the symbol of authority and auspiciousness in our country. So at that time, people in Europe were rejecting this creature that represented evil."

"Then this ring?" Xu Yue asked with some confusion.

"This starts with European myths and legends." Wang Bin said excitedly: "The dragon did symbolize evil in ancient Europe, but in myths and legends, the image of the dragon represents power. Especially in some ancient European legends with magicians, the image of the dragon represents powerful magic in magic! By the way, I wonder how much do you know about King Arthur in European myths and legends?"

Xu Yue shrugged helplessly and said, "I know nothing about this except the images of movies and comics, but I know that King Arthur seems to be great, and then he has a magical sword in stone, and finally his twelve round table knights."

Wang Bin smiled a little and said, "King Arthur originated in the 20th century AD. It was first recorded in Wales in western Great Britain. A poem mentioned the legend of King Arthur. Later, people had various speculations about the legend of King Arthur. Some said that he was the 91st King of Britain in England. Some said that he was from Rome or pre-Roman times. Of course, what I want to talk about is not King Arthur, but a very important character in the legend of King Arthur, the legendary magician Merlin! I think you should be familiar with this character in Western legends."

Xu Yue was excited when she heard this, but immediately a trace of strange color in her eyes disappeared. Since he became a magician, he obviously could not regard the profession of a magician as a legend.

"You mean this ring is related to the legendary magician Merlin? But King Arthur and Merlin are both fictional characters, right?" Xu Yue said with a laughing and crying expression on the surface.

Wang Bin shrugged his shoulders and made an indifferent move and said, "Maybe it's fictional, maybe it's the original character. In fact, this has been debated by historians. But this ring is really related to Merlin. That was when I went to a countryside in England, an old man from the West forced me to sell this ring to me because of his life. According to him, his ancestor was Lancelot, one of the twelve round table knights under King Arthur, and this ring was obtained from the legendary magician Merlin. Haha, of course, he has no evidence to support this statement, but I still bought this ring that is said to be full of magic. At least its shape is still very unique. And the dragon is in line with the preferences of the legendary magician!"

Xu Yue held the ring and asked with a smile: "It seems that you were deceived by the local people who like to fool tourists. Isn't this kind of thing spread on the Internet now? People in some places abroad always like to sell those wonderful and vivid crafts in conjunction with local history or legends. Many people have been fooled."

"It's not like being fooled." Wang Bin said with a strange expression after saying this: "Although I can't verify whether this ring is owned by the legendary legendary magician Merlin, it is indeed an antique. I was bored for a while. After I used the Carbon Fourteen Identification Method in the laboratory to identify it, this thing has a history of at least 1,400 years. Of course, the actual time may be deviated by two or three hundred years."

Xu Yue pretended to be a little surprised when he heard this, pretending to observe the ring casually, while carefully exploring it with his mental power. Just as his mental power was just touching the ring, a hidden fluctuation emanated from the ring. After his mental power was exposed to this fluctuation, he was stunned.
Chapter completed!