Chapter 43: Irene's Hope
Regner looked at Rego in a daze, and only now did he realize that this guy had also reached the point of running out of gas.
"Did you win?" Regna thought to himself, he vaguely heard the cheers around him, but these had nothing to do with him, and the only thing he cared about now was whether Anne Lott was talking to him just now.
"Teacher, did you hear Anne just now?" Regner asked, wondering if he had been hallucinating in a state of confusion or if it was really Anne Reuters talking to him.
"Nope. Garona said, "Although I have a spiritual connection with you, I can't hear her if she does use teleportation to talk to you." ”
Ragner struggled to look up at the VIP area, where Anne Lot had been watching the game before, so he expected to spot her there this time. But he gritted his teeth and observed for a long time, but still found nothing.
"Is it just an auditory hallucination...... Regna's mood darkened a little, but as his breath relaxed, his head also experienced a sharp pain. The last shot Regna saw was a crew member running towards him carrying two stretchers.
Seeing that Regner also fell suddenly, the audience was cheering and discussing. In the front row of the ordinary seats, a mediocre-looking black-haired woman gave Regner a deep look at the fallen Regner, and then her face showed a little unbearable.
......
"Unexpected ending, Rego defeated!"
"Shocking news, the crazy man Rego was sniped by a strange boy!"
"Is Rego his limit, how strong is he?"
"Annie Lot VS Ray, the showdown between the two wizards of the Hawke Empire!"
"What other disguise does he have besides the disguise technique?
"The pro-disciple of the mysterious assassin Dark Elegy, the low-key and mysterious Ray!"
Vera couldn't help but frown as she looked at the newspapers of the past few days. It's been more than a day since Regner defeated Rego, although his game wasn't the last game of the quarterfinals. But there is no doubt that Regner's game caused a great stir. After all, Rego was recognized as a top three in the quarterfinals, while Regner was identified as cannon fodder before the game.
And now, cannon fodder has defeated the top three, and this result is as shocking as the national football team won against Brazil. And it's not because of infighting in Brazil, but because the national football team is suddenly strong.
After all, Rego's performance at that time was obvious to all, and that kind of strength was no different from usual. But he was still defeated at the hands of Regner, which can't help but make people a little curious about this little-known boy.
Therefore, in the past two days, the newspapers of the empire have basically made the front page headlines about Regner. And, because of the disguise, people seem to be interested in Regner's own hidden secrets.
Quite a few newspapers began to expose (or talk nonsense) Regner's secrets. For example, he is actually a noble child who needs to be incognito, and he is actually a representative sent by the Imperial Military Intelligence Department. And the most exaggerated of them all is the Daily Merlindel, an unscrupulous newspaper that says that Regnar is a disciple of some dark elegy.
Although it is baseless gibberish, the nonsense of the Daily Merlindale unexpectedly connects two unrelated characters. The speaker has no intention, the listener has a heart, but Vera can't guarantee that no one else will associate anything with it.
She didn't know why Regner was still incognito on another continent, but since Regner did it, he would naturally have a reason. So when she saw this news, Vera was very nervous, but in order to avoid attracting attention, she finally didn't jump out to clarify anything. The media is always going to paint things darker and darker, and the best way to calm things down is to be silent.
Of course, Goethe's covert help was indispensable for this. Although the middle-aged man was a little dissatisfied with Regner's irresponsible role as a shopkeeper, since Vellais ordered himself to be loyal to the boy, he had to do his duty. So, he contacted the newspaper through his connections, and then misled people away from the dark elegy.
Three or four days later, Kordak finally woke up. But because he was so injured that his mind was never fully clear, it seemed that it would take some time to recover.
Two more days later, Regner came to his senses. His injuries were much lighter than those of Kordak, and his head had been restored to its original state under the care of the High Priest, and even his teeth had erupted. And these cosmetic repairs cost Vera a thousand gold coins, plus other healing costs, and Regner's injury cost only a few hundred gold coins less than Kordak's.
It has to be said that Vera, a shopaholic in the past, has now learned to be budget-conscious. Inspired by Kordak in the past, Vera collected all the money of several people on the eve of the Ragner tournament and went to an underground casino to buy Regner to win. Due to the disparity in strength, the odds of Regner in this game have reached one to twenty. After paying for Kordak's medical bills, their team originally only had three hundred gold coins left, but now it has multiplied twenty times, and in an instant, it has become six thousand gold coins.
Even Vera, who has always been against gambling, can't help but itch in the face of this terrible rate of making money.
......
Regner looked in the mirror, and although the internal injuries on his head had not yet healed, at least his basic appearance had been restored.
"It's best not to do any strenuous exercise lately. The priest explained to Regner after performing today's healing.
But Regner didn't pay attention to the priest's words at all, he touched his face, and then a little excitement flashed in his eyes: "Mr. pastor, can you recover all the scars?"
The priest said proudly: "It is nature, we are bathed in the light of the great Perot, and we are using magic to heal the suffering of the world. With Pero's great divine power, as for one or two scars, it is naturally a trivial matter. ”
"That, that. Regner stood up excitedly, and because he was not clear-headed, he still walked a little leisurely. It took a great deal of effort for the boy to walk up to Erin, then point at her and say, "Can you help her get her face back? And fingers!"
The priest looked at Erin, who had caught his attention the first time he had treated Regner, for she was even more hideous and ugly than Regner had looked at the time. He asked, "I wonder how long she's been injured?"
"The wound on my hand was two months ago, and my face was ...... It's been about ten years on the face. Regner said.
"Hmm......" the priest thought for a moment, then said, "I can heal the wounds on my hands, but the magic of casting the effect of bone renewal is very expensive, and the materials are relatively expensive, and you must pay me a thousand gold coins for each finger." ”
Erin's face turned white with fright when she heard the price, and she hurriedly grabbed Regner and told him not to mention it again. But Ragner completely ignored Irene's obstruction, and he even fiercely shook off the elf girl's hand.
"No problem!" Regner replied without hesitation, as long as he could cure Erin, money was a small matter for him. It's a big deal that he can steal somewhere, anyway, with his current strength, it is still very easy to loot some small nobles.
"As for her face......" the priest shook his head, "I can't do anything about it. ”
"Why?" asked Regner anxiously, "Didn't you say that there is a way to remove all the wounds?
"Don't question God's power!" the pastor's tone was more serious than ever: "God's power is beyond doubt!"
"I'm sorry, I'm so excited, please forgive me for being rude. Regner hastened to apologize.
God will also forgive your ignorance. The pastor's tone slowed as he continued, "It's not that God can't do it, it's just that I can't do it." ”
"???" Regner was a little incomprehensible.
The priest pointed to Erin's face and explained, "If it was just a few months ago, or even a year ago, I could have removed it, but she couldn't, because the scars had been so old that they had become part of her body. So, I can't help it, if I really want to use divine healing, I think only a legendary priest can do it. ”
"......" Regner was silent for a long time, and he asked in a somewhat hoarse voice, "I don't know ......"
"Nope. The priest knew what he was asking: "As far as I know, Melindell doesn't have a legendary priest yet. But ......"
"But what?" Regna's heart almost completely cooled when the priest bluntly said that there was no legendary priest, and the last turning word of the priest gave him hope again.
"But there are other ways to heal her face than magic. "The priest deliberately bought a pass.
Regner bowed respectfully, then said, "Please advise." ”
"Mages can too. The priest could see that the boy was really concerned about the girl's injury, so he didn't hide it much, and there was nothing to hide about this kind of thing anyway.
"Mage?" Regner was stunned, and when he heard the word, he couldn't help but flash the ice-blue shadow in his mind.
"Yes. The priest said, "I was a low-level mage before I converted to Pero, so I still know a little about spells. As far as I know, a mage's ninth-level spell wishing technique can achieve the same effect. It was a magical spell, and theoretically anything could be done with wishing. ”
"Ninth level spell ......" Regner smiled bitterly, because of his long-term relationship with Annelot, he also had some understanding of the relationship between spell level and mage level.
To put it simply, in order for a mage to cast a spell normally, his level must be no less than twice the level of the spell and subtract by one level. In other words, third-level spells require at least a fifth-level mage to be cast, seventh-level spells require at least thirteen-level mages, and ninth-level spells ...... It requires at least a level 17 high-level mage to cast it.
And there is no need to say too much about how scarce the mage profession is, and low-level magic apprentices may not be less than low-level warriors. But from level 5 onwards, the number of mages began to become scarce. The mages who can break through the low level and enter the middle level are only about one percent of the low level mages, and the probability of breaking through the middle level and entering the high level is probably not much smaller than this number. It can be said that although high-level mages are not as scarce as those with attribute abilities, according to statistics, there can only be one high-level mage for every two million people in the human race, and the population of the entire Hawke Empire is only thirty or forty million, so the number of high-level mages in the entire empire is only more than ten.
Moreover, even if Melindell had a high-level mage, would he reach level seventeen? Even if he reached level seventeen, would he be able to perform wishing spells? You must know that it is impossible for a mage to learn all the spells, and learning which high-level spells is a very important thing for a mage. Taking a step back, even if he knew how to make a wish, how much would it cost Regna to woo him?
A high-level mage is no better than a high-level priest, and perhaps a high-level priest will be tempted by tens of thousands of gold coins. But high-level mages don't, just kidding, some high-level mages need thousands of gold coins even for a spell casting material, will they care about money? So, although there are a lot more high-level mages than legendary priests, there still doesn't seem to be anyone who can really help Regner solve the problem.
Either way, it was a way out, and Regner thanked the priest again and began to discuss the restoration of Irene's finger. Eventually, they agreed to come back tomorrow for treatment. The high-ranking priest has already performed several high-level magic spells in order to treat Regner, and now not only can he not keep up with his own divine power, but he also has not prepared the magic materials needed to heal Erin's fingers.