Kenneth looked at the chicken coop outside the door, and after a moment's pause, asked, "Who are you?" ”

Mick tugged at Kenneth's sleeve and said, "Did you forget?" He's Vader's senior! Hurry up and put on your pants! We have to go now! ”

"Oh, oh," Kenneth said strangely as he looked at Vader leaning against the door while putting on his pants, "Senior Vader?" Mick, do you know? ”

"Stupid, have you forgotten this fourth-year senior in our dorm?" Mick rolled his eyes and said speechlessly.

"Oh~~ It turned out to be Senior Vader! How did he end up here? Kenneth asked, tugging at his shirt.

Vader knocked on the door and urged impatiently, "Let's talk about any problems in the car, and I'll go if I go any longer." ”

"Okay!" Mick saw that Kenneth was already dressed, and without saying a word, pushed him towards the door.

"Mick, are we going to take a carriage ride now?" Kenneth asked curiously.

Vader straightened up when he heard this, and his eyes flashed with excitement: "Now go to Castro, you can't catch the Holy Grail Sacrifice by carriage, junior brother." ”

Kenneth looked at Mick confused, "So how are we going?" ”

Mick kicked Kenneth and said angrily, "Don't you know if you go?" ”

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Human transportation mode continues to progress with the development of the times, especially after the arrival of the industrial age, the perfect combination of magic and machinery, greatly changed the way of life of human beings, and one of the representative works is the steel thing called "train" that slowly drove into Kenneth's field of vision at this moment, and the huge roar made Kenneth feel shocked.

At ten o'clock in the morning, the last batch of Luther School of Magic and Magic students to leave the school stood on the platform of the Luther City train station, and Kenneth watched as the train stopped in front of him, and the cold reflection of the carriage reflected in his eyes.

"W-What is this?" It was the first time Kenneth had seen such a means of transportation, and he was a little curious and excited.

"Okay, junior brother, don't be curious yet, let's get in the car." Vader unceremoniously pushed Kenneth, who was empty-handed, into the carriage, and then casually found a separate box by the window to sit down, anyway, the academy had already wrapped the first two luxury carriages, so naturally just sit casually.

Soon after all the passengers boarded the train, the train started slowly with a roar, and a green light appeared outside the carriage, which quickly accelerated and sped away along the tracks to the southeast.

Vader saw Kenneth still looking around after sitting down, lying on the window of the car from time to time looking excitedly at the scenery outside the car, scratching his messy chicken nest head, and laughing: "It's normal for you to be excited, this is a very remarkable human invention, powered by a magic weapon called the 'steam engine', so that this steel giant can reach a speed far beyond the carriage, and it only takes half a day to reach Castro." ”

Even Mick was a little curious, although Mick had read about trains and steam engines in books, but the specific principles were not clear, so he asked Vader: "Senior, what kind of magic weapon is a steam engine?" ”

Magic weapons are not ordinary magic items, but a combination of magic and machinery, which is not a rare thing in the Empire, but it is resisted by many mainstream magicians, who consider magic weapons to be an insult to magic, which also makes it difficult for magic weapons to spread in the Empire. However, magic weapons are quite popular with alchemists, and the main research on magic weapons is now done by alchemists and craftsmen.

Vader was not worried that Mick and Kenneth would not understand, and said eloquently: "This steam engine was first invented by a master craftsman named James Walter, and it just so happened that he also knew an alchemist of Dennis Bourbon, so he used his magical knowledge to help him improve it, which led to the prototype of the current steam engine." The principle of the steam engine is to use high temperature to evaporate water, pour steam into a sealed space, and then quickly condense it, at this time the pressure difference between the inside and outside will generate power, as long as it is connected with a connecting rod, this power can be used. Originally, Walter's mechanical efficiency was not high enough, but with the help of bourbon magic, the efficiency of each link became higher, thus increasing the efficiency of the entire machine. As for the specific magic, a simple steam engine must have at least three magic, and the first one is ......"

Kenneth and Mick listened hard for a while before they began to lose track of Vader's train of thought, smiling and nodding their heads in agreement.

Finally, after Vader was still interested in ending the topic, Kenneth hurriedly asked, "Senior Vader, why are you waiting for us in the dormitory?" ”

Vader glanced at Kenneth and said, "It's not just for you." ”

Kenneth pointed at himself and wondered, "Me? ”

Mick gave him a blank look and said, "Who else do you say?" The president heard me say that you woke up, so he kindly didn't cancel your official team membership before leaving, but only said that he would give you one last chance, and if you can wake up, you will go to Castro with the Demon Division. As for the preparation of magic equipment, it will be handed over to Senior Vader. ”

Kenneth looked at Vader and asked curiously, "Senior Vader, what is your identity?" ”

Vader always smiled on his sleepy face, and then spread his hands and said, "It's just an ordinary four, oh, no, it's already a fifth-grade student~"

"Oh, don't ask so much, let's talk about what kind of magic equipment you want." Vader saw that Kenneth still wanted to ask about his identity, so he waved his hand and went straight to the point.

"Magical equipment?" Kenneth said with a question mark above his head.

Vader scratched the forehead wrinkles on his forehead, and wondered, "You're really a little white...... I don't know how you managed to beat that William. Listen, there are no rules for magic equipment in the Holy Grail Festival, so magic equipment is also an important part of the preparation for the competition. Magic equipment can be simply divided into attack, defense, and support equipment. ”

"Offensive equipment is of course wands and staffs, and some people will also use gems or orbs, but most of the gems are disposable, although they are powerful and the casting time is short, but the academy will not spend so much money on you, so don't think about it."

Kenneth didn't care when he heard this, he was a first-year freshman, and it was normal for the college not to have much expectations for him. However, Kenneth thought with a sinister smile, don't be shocked by my strength then~

"Stop giggling and continue to listen to me." Vader rubbed his eyes and said, "Most of the types of defensive equipment are robes that increase magic resistance, and there are also some powerful special defensive equipment that can even be immune to a certain line of low-level magic, and I still have a few pieces to lend you." ”

"Borrow...... Can't you just give it directly? Kenneth rubbed his hands cheekily.

"I didn't show any strength in the tryouts, junior, aren't you embarrassed?" Vader patted Kenneth on the shoulder.

However, Vader obviously underestimated Kenneth's thickness, and saw Kenneth shake his hand and say, "It's okay, senior, just watch me show my power at the Holy Grail Sacrifice!" So, this equipment~ hehe, just give it to me. ”

"How, you're talking a lot," Vader said with a roll of his eyes, "and are you interested in gambling with me?" ”

Kenneth didn't care about Mick's glance at him, and said in agreement, "Good! You say, bet on what? ”

Vader pointed at Kenneth and said, "How about betting on whether you can beat the other three in the first round?" ”

Kenneth ignored Mick's slightly changing face when he heard this, resisted the desire to slap the table, and said briskly: "That's it!" If I do, give me the gear you lent me!" ”

"But if you don't, you're not only going to have to give me back the equipment, but you're going to pay me one percent of the cost of the equipment, how about it?"

"Okay!" Before Mick could cover Kenneth's mouth, Kenneth had already made a bet with Vader.

"Kenny, are you stupid?!" Mick glared at Kenneth and said angrily to Vader, "Senior, isn't it a bit despicable for you to do this?" ”

Vader shrugged his shoulders and said, "I didn't tell a lie, it was this junior who was confident in his own strength and voluntarily bet with me." ”

Kenneth looked at Mick and said unconcernedly, "Mick, aren't there just three of them?" What's the big deal? ”

Mick naturally knew that Kenneth's combat power was now at the top of the human race, but knowing the competition system, he couldn't help but worry: "Each round is divided into two games, which are the ring competition and the team competition. Among them, the ring match is when the two teams send three people to play separately, and there is no break in between, which means that you have to win the whole ring match in one go. Are you confident? ”

Vader also smiled wickedly to see Kenneth's reaction when he found out about this.

Kenneth, on the other hand, only raised his eyebrows, and then said inexplicably: "Isn't this difficult?" Isn't it just that you can't rest, and you just need to fight quickly? ”

Vader was stunned for a moment, and was a little impressed by the courage of his roommate and apprentice, but he didn't know the bottom in his heart: this time he won't be smart but he was mistaken by being smart, right?

"Then it's decided. As for auxiliary equipment, there are too many types, and this list is what our Magic Preparation Department can give you now, you can look at it yourself and pick it yourself. There are also offensive and defensive equipment, it's too late to make it now, so you can just look at it on this list. ”

After speaking, a piece of paper suddenly appeared in Vader's hand, which was full of various magical equipment, and he also carefully wrote down the effects of each equipment in small print for Kenneth's reference.

"Okay, you can watch the selection yourself, and I'll talk to the people in the ministry. Ha woo ~ I slept for a while, and called me when I arrived at the station. Vader put on the blindfold and snored softly after just three seconds.

Kenneth took the list in his hand, but felt dazzled, so he had to pitifully ask Mick, who had been waiting for a long time, and said, "Mick, please." ”

"I really can't help you." Mick shook his head with a smug face, and then analyzed Kenneth, "You can only use fire magic now, right?" So this 'Bright Flame Staff' seems to be quite suitable for you, and it can also increase the power of fire magic by five percent, but this wand made of black iron tree doesn't seem to be bad either......"

The two discussed softly, laughing and laughing from time to time, just like the scene on the lawn outside Tushan Town.

The scenery outside the window that had never been seen before flashed quickly, reflected in the curious eyes of the two teenagers.

In the depths of the night, with the sound of the train horn entering the station, Kenneth and Mick finally arrived at Castro, the capital of the Xio Empire.

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ps: The steam engine here is still a vacuum steam engine, so it's not too advanced~ It can still be rounded back, it should be......