On this day, Zhou Lie habitually skipped class again, and when he got up in the morning, he took off the bandage on his right hand and found that his right hand had been restored, so he remembered that he wanted to customize something in the blacksmith shop, which should have been completed today.

His servants reported to him that the young man had re-entered the Executive Hall with a letter from a man, and Zhou Lie ordered them to continue their previous surveillance, and at the same time watch out for the movements of the man who had handed the letter to Bashir, and then went to a blacksmith shop in the city.

"Yo guest, are you going to make this strange steel pipe?" The owner of the blacksmith shop held a steel pipe no more than 20 centimeters and a slightly curved tail, which at first glance looked like a small crutch that had shrunk several times over.

"Made exactly as the guests had in mind, the steel pipe has a wall thickness of three millimeters and is absolutely sturdy. The boss knocked on the small steel pipe with a small hammer on the side, making a crisp sound.

Zhou Lie took the steel pipe and confirmed that the structure was the same as his own idea, the tail was slightly curved, just right to hold in his hand, and there was a small hole on it, which was suitable for him to stuff all kinds of small things used to launch into it.

"Well, well done. Zhou Lie praised.

"That's nature, we're the best blacksmith shop in town. The boss patted his chest and said proudly, "I just don't know what the use of the guest is to make such a thing? It looks like some kind of tool that can be used in carpentry, but it doesn't look like it." ”

Zhou Lie smiled slightly, paid the money, thought for a while, and said, "The academy wants to perform a drama, this is one of the props, it is really useless." ”

"I see. ”

In the palace of the Xia king, as princes, as long as they are interested, they can get in touch with the latest interesting things brought by those craftsmen, one of which is called the fire gun impressed Zhou Lie, stuffed the black gunpowder and iron pellet into it, and then ignited the tail fuse, the iron pellet will fly out of the tube, the power is huge, it can shoot through the armor, but because of the trouble to use, it is not used in large quantities, and the steel pipe in his hand is modeled on the shape of the fire gun he has seen.

After leaving this shop, Zhou Lie walked towards another blacksmith shop in the north of the city, entered the store, reported his name, and the boss took out a bag, which jingled and rang, Zhou Lie opened the bag, counted it, confirmed that the quantity was correct, and paid to take it away.

Fingers caressing the small curved steel pipe, feeling the smooth metallic touch coming from the fingertips, made Zhou Lie feel intoxicated, and he couldn't wait to find a place to try the power of this thing.

If you talk about a secluded place that no one will find, it is naturally the woods outside the city, where there are few human eyes, and there are many things that can be used as targets to test their power.

Peel off the small lid at the tail, put an iron pellet in it, buckle the lid again, aim the steel pipe in your hand at a large tree in the distance, and then start pouring fire elements into the steel pipe.

"First of all, the weakest explosion, first gear. ”

In the practice field in the dream, Zhou Lie has been able to master various degrees of explosions, coupled with the previous actual combat experience in the old street, a big explosion sound came out of the pipe, and a shining fire came out of the mouth of the pipe, and at the same time, a huge force was transmitted to Zhou Lie's hand, and the whole person was caught off guard and sat on the ground because of this strong array.

"Tsk, there are such side effects. Patting his ass and standing up, Zhou Lie looked at the tree that was being targeted, it was originally in the middle of the trunk that was being targeted, but because of the sudden recoil, the flight trajectory of the iron pill was a little off, and he flew over the edge of the trunk and scraped off a large handful of bark.

"Yes, yes, but this quasi-head is a bit of a problem, it's not as simple as using your hands directly, and the recovery of iron pellets is also a problem, and the sound is not loud. Zhou Lie muttered to himself as he observed the wounds caused by the weapon he had made.

Then Zhou Lie tested the effective shooting distance under the power of this explosion, and after consuming almost 20 iron pills, Zhou Lie determined that a level of explosion can make the iron pellets effectively shoot targets 200 steps away, and the explosion sound is not obvious, and the second gear doubles the distance, but the recoil Zhou Lie is a little unbearable, and the sound is a little loud, so he did not test the power of the third gear.

Rubbing his sore wrist, Zhou Lie smiled bitterly, this thing is not as easy to use as he imagined at the beginning, the handle made of metal is easy to burn, although he will not be burned, but the pain is still there, followed by this recoil, it is not good to hit the hand after only 20 shots. At first, he was able to shoot with one hand, but later he had to use two hands to hold on.

Although the iron pipe in his hand can only exert the power of the fire gun in his own hand, it is also a fire gun.

He put the small steel pipe that he called the fire gun into a cloth bag filled with iron balls, returned to his dormitory, hid the bag under the bed, and thought for a while, thinking that he had already skipped the morning class anyway, and the afternoon one was also warped.

He knew that Augustus and the rebels had already been in contact, and the rebels had actually replied, and from this move, Zhou Lie could feel a hint of it, such as why the little boy went, instead of choosing a henchman to convey his specific wishes, so the leader should be hesitating about something.

But Zhou Lie was not ready to find out the news on his own, now the patrol on the street has strengthened its patrol, and there are some disputes between Portia and Marston on the road, these patrolmen will deal with it fairly, and there are also many clerks in the old street who knock on the door to confirm it, distribute the pension of that day and publicize the decree of Augustus, so it seems that the consul is really going to carry out the new decree issued by himself, in this case, he will be very conspicuous wherever he appears.

Walking into a tavern, I came to the window on the second floor, where one of my servants was sitting, with a plate of cold dishes and a glass of ale on the table, and his head was watching the old street below.

With his back to the servant, Zhou Lie sat down, ordered a glass of wine and some side dishes, and after sending the maid away, he said softly, "I want to know who sent the letter to the boy, and find a way for me to meet that person." ”

"Catch me?" the servant asked.

"Well, but act secretly, you two should be fine, and I'll be waiting for you by the small pond behind the dormitory after dark,"

"Ordered. ”

After explaining this, he stopped talking and quietly ate the food that came up.

"Haha, you're skipping class again!" A healthy and lively voice came, and without looking up, Zhou Lie knew that this was Layla.

Seeing this little blue-haired magician excitedly running to his table and sitting down, Zhou Lie grinned, not because he was very happy, but when he saw such a lively and lovely face, people would laugh involuntarily.

At this time, Layla was not wearing that wide mage robe, but an ordinary civilian attire.

"Looks like I'll have to skip class less, or I'll get caught by you every time. Zhou Lie said.

"Hmph, it seems that I will have a chance to catch you skipping class again in the future. ”

"Why do you say that?"

"Because my mom told me that most of what men say with a smile on their faces is a lie. ”

An inaudible chuckle came from behind him, and Zhou Lie's smile turned into a bitter smile.

"But thank you in the auditorium yesterday. Zhou Lie put away his smile and said sincerely.

"I promised you, and I promised that things would be done. Layla said with a smile, then leaned down and said mysteriously, "You know, Teacher, he's been thinking about you since he came back. ”

"Mine?" Zhou Lie was a little puzzled, "Could it be that I am so handsome that I have fascinated your teacher?" Then I have to find a way to hide from your teacher. ”

Hearing Zhou Lie's indecent words, Layla burst out laughing, and then said, "My master thinks that you have magic fluctuations in you, that you are a genius, and that there are problems with your previous tests. ”

"Mana fluctuations?"

"After enough meditation training and successful manipulation of the elements, the mage will emit mana fluctuations, just as hot water will release heat to the surroundings and ice cubes will release chill to the surroundings, and no magician has their own magic fluctuations. Layla explained.

"Your master is wrong, can you see any magic fluctuations on my body?" Zhou Lie frowned, but he still called for Frem in his heart, wanting to know what the problem was.

Layla shook her head without hesitation, "I'm not that good yet, at least when I can condense pure magic like a teacher, then I can understand and see those things, and I can't do it now." ”

Zhou Lie nodded, it seems that this is also one of the side effects brought by Frem, although this guy said that his strength is not magic, isn't the result exactly the same as magic, can be measured and inexplicably seen what magic fluctuations, no wonder the old magic master will personally come over and ask himself to test.

"I think your teacher is dazzled, I haven't done any meditation training, you should go back and persuade your teacher, it's better to let him get into a dead end, and even if he wants to take me to Tionlis, I can only refuse. Zhou Lie spread his hands and told the facts.

Layla nodded, looking at the oriental boy in front of her, her heart was also entangled, in fact, Layla believed that her teacher would not be wrong, after all, the other party had a similar physique to herself, and had an absolute affinity for flames, but Zhou Lie himself didn't want to go to Tionlis, so there was really nothing to do.

The two ate the meal on their plates in silence, during which Zhou Lie tried to make Layla take a sip of ale, but the other party shook his head frantically and refused, causing Zhou Lie to laugh.

After being full of wine and food, it is natural to have fun, Zhou Lie, who was originally skipping class, and Layla, who was originally curious about this city, naturally walked together, but the joy they can find at their age is really limited, but Layla has always been full of curiosity about this city, looking at the girl next to her who is curious about everything, Zhou Lie began to imagine her life in that magic capital.

Then a mischievous smile appeared at the corner of Zhou Lie's mouth.

"It's not fun to go shopping all the time, we can go to some fun shops. Zhou Lie proposed.

Layla said, "Okay. ”

So under the leadership of Zhou Lie, the two came to a tavern called Phoenix on Noble Street, and after Zhou Lie showed a badge, the two were respectfully invited to the real second floor of this store.

Seeing the opening of the secret door, Layla's eyes were about to burst into stars, and when the two walked through the long and narrow staircase to the spacious hall on the second floor, Layla finally couldn't help it, and sighed in amazement.

The floor is covered with a soft empty carpet, a sparkling crystal chandelier hangs overhead, the walls are pure white and flawless, and the hall is furnished with a crescent-shaped table, where people sit in twos and threes frowning or chatting and laughing, and there is a symphony of orchestra players at the front, and the whole hall is like a palace dinner.

"It's one of those places I've been using to pass the time. Zhou Lie stretched out his hand and said with a smile.