【Chapter 406】 I taught myself
The buildings along the street are all made of marble, with various round domes, columns of different colors, and round arches, which are magnificent and distinctive.
Finding the tallest minaret is not a difficult task.
Right in the heart of Rose Street, towering minarets with purple domes bulge into the sky, much taller than the surrounding buildings.
The round stone arches of the Mage's Tower, with two oak doors closed, and a knocker made of pure copper carved with some wonderful patterns.
Bell bell bell ~
Iruli, who was not stage frightened at all, boldly buttoned the door knocker.
After waiting for a while, a gap opened in the wooden door, and a middle-aged woman wearing a maid's skirt and a headscarf poked her head out to look at Yiluli: "My lord, who are you looking for?"
"Well, who's that. Illuri nodded, "Fisher, oh, by the way, Miss Fisher." ”
"Who are you?"
"You say it's her lifesaver on the beach. ”
"Uh...... Good. Please wait a moment, I'll report to the master. The maid was respectful, but she tried to close the door.
"Wait, don't you see it's raining outside? You're too rude, aren't you? That's how you treat guests? Anyway, you have to let me in and wait, right?"
Iruli propped up the door and pushed it open with a little force, and the maid had a panicked look on her face: "My lord, my lord, this is the master's rule. ”
"What rule? It's so impersonal. Iruri stepped into the room nonchalantly, and there was a circular hall with woolen blankets on the floor, tables and chairs, and spiral stairs on either side.
When the rain came, Iluli was soaked, and as soon as she entered the door, the rain fell down the cloak and on the carpet, leaving obvious footprints in the places she passed.
"My lord......" The maid's face became even more flustered, she had never seen such a rude person, at least the mages in the magic area, they were all knowledgeable and polite.
"Who? Tessie?"
Footsteps came from the stairs, and Galia, who was wearing a lilac velvet dress, walked out of the corner of the stairs with a graceful posture and an elegant demeanor, with fluffy lilac curly hair, half-covering her ears, and a pair of slender phoenix eyes with a little tiredness.
"Ah, this grown-......"
"Hey, long time no see, Miss Fisher. Before the maid could speak, Eluli took off her hood, a smile welling up on her face, and winked playfully.
Jialia was stunned for a moment, a short meeting on the beach, the sky was dark, her eyesight was not as good as that of elves, and there were three people on the other side, so she didn't recognize who it was for a while.
"Your memory doesn't look good. Iluri grinned, pulled the golden six-pointed star out of her pocket, and shook it in her hand.
"Ah! it's you, elf girl. Looking at the golden six-pointed star and Eliuri's elven ears, Galia patted her head, her eyes full of surprise, and walked briskly down the stairs.
"I'm so sorry. For this life-saving benefactor, who also wields the magic of shields, Galia maintained respect: "Tessie, take off your cloak for this distinguished guest, and prepare a cup of hot tea, some refreshments." ”
"No, I'll do it myself. Illuri was not accustomed to being served, so she took off her cloak and handed it to the maid Tessie, and then stuck out her tongue: "I'm sorry, I've wet your carpet." ”
"It doesn't matter. With a kind face, Galia stretched out her hand: "It's nice to see you again, I thought you would never come to visit me." ”
"Hey, hey. Iluri smiled, "I'm here to visit that little girl." By the way, what about her? How's that happening now?"
"You say Kelly? She's practicing writing in her study right now. ”
"So her name is Kelly?" Eluri nodded, "Writing, are you teaching her to read and write?"
"Ha, that's right. Come, please be seated. ”
Galia led Iruli to sit down on a wooden chair, and the maid Tessie brought a steaming cup of hot tea and a few pieces of baked pastry.
"Feel free to use it, Tessie's craftsmanship is very good. ”
"Then you're welcome, I'm hungry. Iruli generously twisted a piece of pastry into her mouth, chewed it a few times, shook her head slightly, and was used to eating soft bread, and her mouth was nourished, this unfermented pastry, although honey was added, but the taste was still much worse.
It seems a little rude to be like this in front of the owner, but Iruli is not good at perfunctory compliments, good is delicious, and bad is not delicious.
"Uh......" Galia was slightly embarrassed, she couldn't remember the appearance of this magic elf lady clearly, but her personality was impressive, and she was a little arrogant.
However, the arrogant personality is very common in the group of magicians, and magicians with high mana usually live in seclusion, and have been shrinking in the mage tower for many years to study magic classics, and their personalities have naturally become withdrawn.
"I'm calling Kelly down now?"
Galia changed the subject, after all, Kelly and she survived thanks to Iluri's shield, which was a lifesaver for both of them.
"No, let her practice her handwriting. Iluri shook her head and swallowed the pastry with the hot tea, as if relieved.
"Okay. Jialia nodded, slightly embarrassed: "I won't tell you, in fact, I'm a nerd, except for reading and practicing magic, I rarely go out, and I don't have many friends. ”
"Your life is much better than ours. Iluri shook her head, "At least don't worry about your livelihood, I've heard that the whole of Arabe City is the property of the mages." ”
"Miss Elf, it's not what you say. Galia patiently explained, "When Arabe City was first established, it was indeed supported by the mages. But over the centuries, the city has become so prosperous, and the credit goes from everyone, including you merchants who have come from afar to do business. In fact, in the current city of Arabe, the Mage Guild has long been less involved in practical things. You know, mages are so focused on delving into magic and gemstone inscriptions that they don't have that much experience. ”
"At least you won't starve, will you?"
"It is. Galia nodded, "The Mage Guild survives on the taxes collected by Arabe City, and of course, they also provide some other support. For example, defense, imparting knowledge, and so on. ”
"Like those ugly fish monsters?" Iruli came to inquire about the situation in Arabe City, and asked as she saw a needle.
"Yes. "The situation on the coast is very bad, and the attack we suffered that day was not an isolated case. There were also several knights and mages who unfortunately died. This is a huge threat to the city of Arabe. ”
Similarly, Galia was even more curious about Iluri's magic: "Thank you again for your selfless rescue, your shield magic has opened my eyes. ”
"Haha, it's easy to say, it's easy to say. Iluri made no secret of her smug expression.
"May I take the liberty of asking, where did your magic come from, and if your mentor is also in Arabe?" said Galia, striking while the iron was hot.
"Well. Iluri is not a fool, she can't make friends, there is no need to expose her secrets, and she said, "I taught myself." ”
"Huh, you...... You taught yourself?" said Galia's eyes burned, clearly disbelieving.
"Sort of. Iluri threw the question back, "Aren't you?"
"We, of course we're not. Jialia shook her head slightly: "We can become magicians, we need conditions, and we also need qualifications. After passing the qualification assessment, there are senior magicians who select and teach, study magic books, and cultivate mana perception and mana control, and it usually takes several years before they are qualified to control the lowest-level gem scepter and release some simple magic. ”
"Qualifications?"
"That's right. Qualifications, also known as mana affinity, are held in the central mage tower, where eligible children are selected and tested for mana affinity with some special gems. For example, when I was twelve years old, I tested the affinity of wind mana and began to study wind magic. And the one you met with me, Mr. Miles, who is a light-based mana affinity. ”
"Sounds like a lot of fun. Iruli raised her eyebrows, thinking to herself, could it be that I am a tentacle affinity?, otherwise, how could that great god use his tentacles to infuse me with divine power?
Garia kept looking at Iluri's expression, everything she said was a magician's common sense, not a secret. But the elves are different, these elves who live in the eternal hope forest on the border with the Kurminsk Empire, have been known to magicians for decades, their magic factions can be roughly divided into three major systems: natural, plant, and animal, of which the natural system includes wind, fire, earth, water, wood and other small factions, and the plant department is also divided into small factions such as healing and summoning, and the animal department has categories such as birds and transformations.
However, the purple defensive shield has never been heard of.
"So, Miss Elf, what kind of shield do you belong to? You know, there are people in our guild who are good at casting defensive spells, but their shields are not the same as yours. ”
This question directly stopped Iruli, who knows what kind of spell this is?
Didn't God tell me?
"I don't know. "Iluri can only tell the truth.
However, Jialia thought that she was reluctant to reveal it, and there was a slight regret on her face: "Miss Elf, in fact, I have no malicious intentions, with your magic ability, you will be respected by the association." At least, in the city of Arabe, in free thinking, no one cares what your race is. ”
"I don't know. Iluri's face was full of innocence: "I didn't lie to you. ”
"Uh, I really don't know?"
"Really!"
Galia frowned tightly and was silent for a while, "Then can I see the gem you used to release magic?"
Iruli was even more puzzled: "What kind of gem is the gem that releases magic?"
Galia's eyes widened, and she looked incredulous, "You don't have magic gems?"