Chapter 1 Life in the Imperial Capital
It has been a while since Lorraine successfully settled down in the imperial capital, from the beginning of the scramble to help maintain those iron golems to now the speed of progress is very high. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
As for magical apothecary, further studies and experiments cost Lorraine a lot of money, but being able to make unique ingredients, such as high-quality water and oil, can save a lot of effort in making and produce a good quality finished product.
It's just that the drawings obtained by the Pier Lofa Industrial Zone have not made much progress, and a considerable part of the gifts given to him by the little girl belong to the transformation drawings of the magic machine, which is difficult to say how useful it is in the area where the magic level is quite high, so I can only find a few experts to review it first.
These drawings accounted for more than half of all the numbers, as well as some blueprints and drawings for special mechanical improvements, from which Lorraine was able to find only two copies of which he could get a lot of money.
One is a short-range communication device that has been drawn with detailed drawings, and the details are roughly understood, which is very similar to a mobile phone in the age of the earth in terms of function and size, but now this version can achieve basic barrier-free communication within three kilometers at most, and the ability to resist the interference of various natural environments and supernatural abilities looks good, if there are enough technicians to understand this technology together, maybe you can make a magic version of the holographic mobile phone.
It's a pity that this kind of magic research work is really a bit unsuitable for Lorraine, as a waste wood from the former third-rate magic academy, if he has a good research talent, he will not be so depressed that he can't find a job and has to do human experiments to earn food rations.
Putting aside this blueprint, which had a good prospect and could not be advanced for the time being, Lorraine was not able to implement the other, although Lorraine was not able to achieve it, and he suspected that the power of the city of Elcarloon might not be able to complete the production work.
Because this drawing is theoretically based on the primitive magic array of the ancient sages, combined with the invention of magic in a modern way, the transformation of the high-energy creation platform, according to the records in the ancient magic history books and the notes on the drawings, the core of this modern transformation of the platform, is that the high-level creation array on Terrayari can input the most basic energy and matter, and directly create the corresponding finished product.
The difference is that the high-level creation circle must at least reach the high-level mage, that is, the existence of the condensed true name can be driven by strong enough energy and soul strength, otherwise the circle will suck up the muscles, internal organs, blood and even souls of the improper operators as activation energy.
Not to mention that the number of high-level mages who have condensed their true names is too small, there are less than fifty such beings in the entire St. Orlando Empire, and the practical value of the high-level creation circle is very high, the problem is that its cost is also high beyond the sky, and the Mithril used for excellent magic transmission and inducement alone is enough to rebuild twenty modern and integrated imperial legions, not to mention other expensive and scarce resources.
This modern high-energy creation platform is inferior to the magic circle in terms of practicality, and the mana consumed is much higher than the initial version, but its advantage is that anyone who has completed the mage training and has a certain foundation can control this platform, as long as the magic crystal energy source required for the matching is assembled, it can be driven, but it needs to consume a lot of gold as a substitute for other magic materials in the construction process.
In other words, if Lorraine wanted to make this rebellious thing, he had to get a stable and huge amount of gold, but unfortunately he didn't have the money.
Lorraine, who felt quite unhappy, had no choice but to put away these drawings, although it was said that they could cooperate with other mages or associations, but you can't be sure that in the face of this key blueprint of the communication revolution and the productivity revolution, there will be any bad intentions in secret, and you can kill the poor mid-level mage Lorraine in minutes, so it's better to be careful.
Lorraine, who hadn't been out for a long time, simply went to the streets, and the late summer was full of heat in Elcarone, and it seemed that the majesty of the sun goddess could be felt everywhere she went, and by the way, it was a little too hot, because there were most public places on the streets that would never install air-conditioning magic arrays.
From the Imperial Avenue all the way to the trade area, you can see weak refugees sitting on the ground, the heat forcing these poor people to hide in the shade as much as possible, panting and resting, just empty money bags and chirping stomachs, and the pain of their families behind them forced them to look for work everywhere, and those who really had no choice but to beg for alms from well-wishers.
Silently dodging one beggar after another, Lorraine slowly approached the Great Sanctuary, a glorious building built by the deity who supported the sages, and since the battle that broke the shackles of mortals, the surviving cultists of the gods have become approachable, following their teachings to lend a helping hand to the people every time they are in trouble, such as distributing wheat bread and paste.
But the Church's efforts were not sure to work, the number of refugees who poured into Elcalon was impossible to count, and the Mage Guild once had people who were bored with magic to detect it, and after the number exceeded 100,000, no one was interested in the existence of these incapable gold coins.
Looking at these poor people, Lorraine didn't realize that a priest had come to her side, "Young mage, are you confused?" ”
"yes, I don't have a clue about studying short-distance communication, and the refugees here are unbearable, so I'm a little irritable."
The priest hadn't heard much of a short communication, but the word reminded him of a figure, "Maybe I have the power to help you, young man." Lorraine turned her head in surprise, looking at the priest's face, she knew that the other party should be waiting for her to bid, "Royal Intermediate Mage Lorraine, if you can really help me with my research, I am willing to serve you." ”
"Then deal, I know that mages like to say that, come on, Master Lorraine, I'll take you to meet someone."
Follow the priest through some winding alleys before finally stopping at a bar with a somewhat shabby sign, which looks like 'Pignose Bar' from the name?
Walking in directly, the priest walked over after asking the boss about the situation, "Master Lorraine, you are lucky, she has not left yet, I hope you can help your research work after you talk." ”
"I hope so, please lead the way."
It's just that the priest never said that it was an adventurous party that could help Lorraine in his research: fat warriors sitting there with their heads pounded and dealing with mashed potatoes, wearing thick leather armor with maces and shields by their sides, and a heavy crossbow next to the table; The thin swordsman with short hair who was frantically drinking inferior wine over there, the long sword placed next to him obviously had fluctuations in magical power, and the object faintly exposed behind his waist should be a sharp weapon for self-defense; Drinking a small sip of water, a short little girl in a wandering mage's robe, hiding her face in her hood, sat in the middle, barely feeling the slightest hint of magical energy, obviously for the mage with amazing control; Sitting on the side, the gray-haired old man looked a bit like a bard, and the weapons at his feet with the lute were actually magic circles and ...... Hatchet?
The little girl seemed to be the leader, and when she raised her head, she still hid her face in her hood, "Lord Pastor, who is this?" ”
"Miss Irene, this one is Lorraine of the Royal Mages Society, I think this is for your adventure."
The two looked at each other, and Lorraine couldn't feel the slightest emotion in each other's eyes, and suddenly the other party said, "What do you want?" ”
"I want to find someone to help us research the magic device of short-range barrier-free communication......" As soon as he said his bottom line, several people present stopped what they were doing, and Lorraine Khan, who had been watching, was about to bleed.
The fat warrior shrugged and continued to deal with his mistakes, and the thin warrior had no intention of objecting, while the most bard plucked the strings and said slowly, "It seems that there is no problem, has it been decided, little Irene?" ”
The girl named Irene nodded slightly, "Then Mage Lorraine, short-range communication has always been the focus of research in the wizarding world, from an electromagnetic point of view...... And then from the point of view of the effective transmission distance and loss of magic...... Probably so much for now, do you think I can help you? ”
Not to mention that the other party's theoretical knowledge is super rich, and there are some things that I only know about such things but don't know why, Lorraine quickly said that it is definitely of great help.
"Then I will help you, and accordingly you will join the adventure party and carry out a mission with us, in the name of God, absolutely not against your personal rules, if there is a problem you can quit at any time."
Adventure group or something, there may be some minor trouble, but there really isn't much to do recently, and joining the adventure group may be able to subsidize some of the family, so Lorraine hesitated for a while and nodded in agreement.
After leaving his contact information, the priest pulled Lorraine out of the tavern, "Congratulations, Master Lorraine, I think your research should be progressing. ”
"It's all thanks to you, Reverend, I don't know what you need me to do?"
The priest smiled and pointed to the hungry refugees on the street, "Lord Lorraine's craftsmanship, I have heard a lot from the soldiers, so how about you please help these people have a good meal?" ”
Looking at these poor people, the string in Lorraine's heart was touched, and he nodded and agreed as a matter of course, as for what to let the refugees eat, his heart was already prepared.