Chapter 224: The Orphan of the City of Wisdom (Part II)
After the accident, Rosen was the first to react.
He strode up to Anne, his eyes scanning Anne's body up and down, and asked urgently, "How is it, are you hurt?" β
Anne's heart warmed and shook her head: "I'm fine, I'm just scared." But this little girl seems to have a problem. β
Still uneasy, Rosen grabbed Anne's hand and examined it, until he was sure that Anne was indeed not injured, and then he walked over to the little girl and checked the ashes on the ground first. There is very little ash, which shows that in a very short time, the cotton fiber has been burned completely, and it is extremely difficult to burn under natural conditions.
He activated the alchemy magic again, carefully probing the air around the little girl's body.
There are still wisps of heat left in the air, and the closer you get to the other person's body, the higher the temperature...... Wait, there's a weak force in the air fighting with me for control of the air molecules...... It's magic! The source of the magic turned out to be this little girl! β
Lawson probably already knew what was going on, he withdrew his magic, looked down at the little girl curled up, and said gently, "Don't be afraid, no one will hurt you." β
The little girl raised her head slightly, gave a quick glance at Rosen, and then quickly lowered her head. Her whole body curled up again, and she was trembling slightly, as if afraid of Rosen's punishment.
Anne hurriedly walked up and comforted softly: "It's okay, don't be afraid." β
Under her soft comfort, the little girl's body gradually relaxed.
Rosen then continued to ask, "Can you tell me, what is your name?" β
The little girl kept her head down and did not speak, and after a while her fingers moved and she began to write on the bed.
Rosen looked closely, and when the little girl finished writing, he said, "Your name is Garoni?" β
The little girl nodded slightly.
"Good name, nice sound." Rosen praised.
The little girl glanced up at Rosen again, a stiff and jerky smile on her delicate face, but she quickly lowered her head again.
Rosen thought for a moment, turned to Annie and said, "Garoni should have awakened her magical talent, she is very unfamiliar with this kind of power now, and it is easy to lose control and hurt people." For the safety of the others, she had to be separated from the other children. In addition, the academy magician is more experienced than me in magic-related training, and I will assign a magician to guide her as soon as possible. β
"I see." Anne nodded.
Rosen turned to look at the little girl Garoni and comforted him gently: "Garoni, congratulations, you will become a powerful magician in the future, and no one will bully you again." β
The little girl's face was slightly happy, and she nodded vigorously.
Rosen reinstructed some attention to be paid to the sick orphans, and then turned and left the cell.
It's nice and good for him to have orphans who can awaken their magical talents, but that's about it. Because in his heart, the task of rebuilding Nilogaard was not to rely on anyone's magical talents, but on the knowledge he possessed.
After walking out of the cubicle, Rosen walked over to the magician Shuma and sat down and asked, "How do you feel?" β
The magician Shuma's body recovered very quickly, and he was now able to sit up on his own. He was reading a magic book when he saw Rosen coming, he hurriedly put the book aside, straightened up, and wanted to salute Rosen.
"Don't bother, your body matters." Lawson hurriedly stopped.
Shuma's body relaxed and said, "If you just lie down, the wound is basically painless. My problem right now is that I'm hungry and want to eat, but sadly, I can feel that my bowels are still barely healing. β
"Haha." Lawson couldn't help laughing: "Don't worry, at this rate, it should be about the same tomorrow." β
After saying that, he turned his head to look at all the magicians present and said, "Actually, I have a plan that I want to discuss with you carefully. β
As soon as he said this, all the magicians present became serious, and the magician Shuma also sat up straight.
Rosen didn't say it right away, he said to one of the most lightly injured magicians, "Darros, you go outside and call all the magicians in." β
"Yes, Master." The magician Rodas got up and walked towards the door.
After a while, Lilith walked in with a few magicians who were not injured, and after seeing Rosen, Lilith and the others performed a magician etiquette on Rosen before sitting around Rosen.
Seeing that all the magicians had arrived, Rosen spoke, "Now, we have established a long-term plan to rebuild Nilogaard. Next, it's time to negotiate a concrete plan of action. I thought about it and realized that the things we had to do in the future were very complicated, including but not limited to building defensive fortresses, training warriors, driving monsters, rescuing survivors in the city, and so on. Of these, I personally feel that the first two are the most important and urgent. Because only by building a strong defensive fortress and training a strong enough warrior can we have a solid backing to rely on, and only then can we have the strength to move forward. So, everyone, can you share your views on these two points? β
Everyone listened carefully, but after Rosen finished speaking, everyone was silent for a long time.
Lawson waited for a while, but no one spoke, and he wondered, "What's the matter?" Lilith, what do you think? β
Lilith's body shook, and she said stiffly, "Master Rosen, I'm very sorry, I really can't think of any good way. β
"Why?"
"I think there are too few of us. All of them add up to only 377 people, and those who can do heavy physical work are only a little bit in their early 100s. Want to build a strong defensive castle on the ruins in a short time...... Really....... It's impossible. β
The other magicians nodded yes as well.
Magician Shuma said, "Master Lawson, if you want to use the fortress, relying on the existing solid exterior walls of the academy, it can be used for a while for the time being. However, training warriors who can withstand monsters doesn't happen overnight. We don't have a strong Hercules, a sturdy steel armor, or a powerful alchemy potion. β
"Master, what do you think?" Someone asked rhetorically.
Rosen really had an idea.
He raised his hand and pressed it down, and when everyone had quieted down, he spoke, "I have carefully examined the ruins of the academy. I found that although all the buildings were destroyed, the building stone was largely preserved. I've observed these stones, which are dilapidated, but with some alchemical techniques, they can be recycled. It is naturally impossible to build a brand new fortress in a short period of time, but it is not a big problem to build a poor-looking, but fully functional fortress based on the academy parapet. β
"Alchemy to recover stones?"
"I've never heard of it."
"Will this work?"
Rosen smiled slightly: "I've done experiments, and it's completely feasible." With the current manpower, the fortress should be built in half a month. β
Lilith spoke, "Well, the fortress is there. And what about the warriors? β
Rosen naturally thought about it: "On the fighter side, you have to mention the musket." I have a very deep study of muskets, this new type of weapon, simple to operate, very powerful. As long as there are enough muskets, relying on the location of the fortress, and some reasonable tactics, it is enough to keep ordinary monsters out of the fortress. β
"Muskets?"
"The musket is a good thing, but as far as I know, whether it is the fire gun of the Flame God Sect or the flint gun newly built by the academy, it is not very reliable, not to mention if it is not accurate, if it is not operated properly, it will explode." Magician Rance said.
"It's really powerful, but that thing can't be beaten."
These magicians were elite, with a basic knowledge of the most advanced weapons of the era, and they had all seen muskets with their own eyes. A batch of them were produced in the academy before, and they also played a role in fighting monsters, but they didn't believe that they relied on these muskets to deal with monsters.
Rosen smiled: "The musket I built is not the same thing as the academy's musket. Hmm~ At this point, Lilith has seen the power with her own eyes. β
Lilith nodded: "The musket made by Master Lawson has amazing reliability and accuracy, I don't know how effective it is for others to use it, what I have seen with my own eyes is that in the face of the musket in Master Lawson's hand, the ferocious werewolf is no more threatening than the wild dogs on the side of the road." β
"Hiss~ So easy to use?"
"Really?"
"It's true that it is powerful in the hands of Master Lawson, but can it also be guaranteed in the hands of ordinary people?"
They didn't see it with their own eyes, and despite Lilith's testimony, the magicians were skeptical.
In the face of doubts, Rosen smiled confidently: "I can guarantee that ordinary people can exert great power with a little training." If dozens of people work together, a terrifying metal storm can be formed. Basically, no monsters can get close to our fortress. β
Hearing this, the magician Xiuma said, "I have no problem. So, what can I do next? β
"That's what I'm going to say next." Rosen smiled at Shuma and continued, "Next, I must focus on building muskets and building materials. This doesn't make magic food. All, there are 12 of us here, divided into two groups, one group to be my assistant. The other group followed Lilith and assisted her in making magic food. β
"No problem." Lilith nodded in agreement.
"So, let's make specific manpower arrangements......"
Before Lawson could finish his words, a young woman's scream suddenly came from the hall cubicle, followed by a cold wind blowing out of the corner of the cubicle.
"What's going on again?!"
Rosen quickly stood up and rushed towards the cubicle.
When he reached the cubicle, he saw that the floor and walls in the corner were covered with a thick layer of frost. In the Frost Center, the little girl Garoni squatted on the ground in terror, and not far from her, the female doctor BeyoncΓ© fell to the ground, her face turned white with fright, but fortunately she was not injured. Anne stood behind BeyoncΓ©, also at a loss.
Seeing that Rosen arrived, Anne hurriedly explained: "Garoni didn't mean it, she was just very sensitive, BeyoncΓ© wanted to walk over and take her temperature, but she walked too fast and scared her." β
"I see, it's okay if people are okay." Rosen nodded, stretched out his hand and pulled up the female doctor BeyoncΓ© who fell to the ground: "In the future, Galoni's treatment work will be handed over to me." β
"Yes, Master." BeyoncΓ©'s face was as white as paper, and after a little relief, she hid far away.
At this time, Lilith also arrived. She glanced at the little girl, Garoni, and immediately screamed.
"What's the situation?" Rosen immediately asked.
"I'm going to take a closer look."
Lilith moved closer to the little girl, Garoni, and used her magic to observe Garoni's condition. As a result, the more she looked at it, the more surprised she became, and in the end, her face showed a surprise that she couldn't hide.
"What's the situation?" Lawson asked busily.
Lilith turned her head and whispered in Lawson's ear, "As far as I've observed, her current magic power is no weaker than that of a 1-star magician, but she doesn't look like she's at most six years old now. At such a young age, with such strong magical power, I have never seen such a powerful talent! β
"So strong?" Lawson was also startled, but after thinking about it carefully, he also felt that this little girl's magical talent was terrifying, he remembered that when he first crossed over, the talent was poor and pitiful, and he was tired of even manipulating a trace of airflow, and compared with this little girl's performance, the gap was quite large.
Lilith continued: "Her talent, if cultivated carefully, will be immeasurable in the future! β
Rosen just had this intention: "Why don't you train her?" β
didn't think about it, but Lilith shook her head again and again: "No, I can't." Such a supreme genius, I don't dare to mess around. I think you're the best candidate. β
"Me?" Rosen was stunned, thought about it carefully, and said, "I can't do it alone, let alone have the time." I want to see that all of our magicians here have their own areas of expertise, so why don't we teach them together. β
At this time, the magicians also came, and when they heard this, they all looked at each other and nodded.
"I feel very honored."
"I'm willing to do my best."
"Me too."
Lilith asked, "What's this little girl's name?" β
"She said her name was Garoni."
"Garoni?" Lilith was stunned again.
Seeing her like this, Rosen hurriedly asked, "Is there any problem?" β
"Oh~ nothing. I just think the name is a bit weird. Legend has it that the left hand of the gods, the purifier of the mortal world, is called Garoni. β
Hearing this, Rosen was slightly stunned, if it was the earth, he would have always been dismissive of legends and myths, but in this different world, there are many facts that prove that legends and myths are often a distorted expression of past history.
This little girl has a god's name, and yet she has such a powerful magical talent, it is difficult not to make people think about it.
In the end, however, Rosen found it unlikely: "It should just be a coincidence." You don't know, this little girl also has a serious rotten lung disease, and if she hadn't met me, she would have died. The left hand of the god should not be so miserable, right? β
"Legend has it that Garoni has always been loyal to the gods, and has never been born except in the Great War of Demon Slayer 10,000 years ago. This little girl should just happen to have a lot of talent. Lilith didn't think much about it.
Rosen clapped his hands and said, "Then let's continue the discussion." Oh, Annie, Garoni can't control her magic, and it's easy to get into trouble if she stays here. In the meantime, I'll take care of her. β
"That's fine." Anne nodded.