Chapter 738: High Heels
On November 25th, the mages left the hotel early in the morning and began to rush to the Pachar Tower like office workers. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 Info This scene really made Crohn and Strange sigh - in the eastern part of the kingdom, the academic environment of magicians was closed, and there was a serious gap between them, and there was no such positive atmosphere as they are now.
"I didn't expect to see mages sitting together between different magic towers listening to academic lectures..."
Strange's magic tower is located in the middle of nowhere, and it is not uncommon to not see anyone for a year, and sometimes he wants to share his academic achievements with others, only to find that he has been silent for too long, and he can't even say anything.
"If it's just a matter of bringing the mages together, no one will want to come up with these things. Krohn shook his head, he knew exactly what was going on in the minds of the magicians: "We people will be honest when we see the level of magic that makes people unable to catch up, and we can get far more than we pay by sharing our academic achievements, which is why we are here." Therefore, the wealth of Elson City is far from what you and I see on the surface, and this lord is really good at using such intangible things as 'knowledge'. ”
The two of them talked like this, naturally, because after they signed the contract for the manuscript of the journal "Magic", they made another deal with Camilla - thirty charged crystals were sent directly to the two of them in the name of the "Magister's First Speech" reward, and there was no written agreement, Camilla only verbally "hoped that the two could take the lead".
So they became the first Magisters to give speeches.
At this time, walking to the bottom of the Pachar Magic Tower, seven wooden signs with different colors have pointed out the direction leading to the seven "conference halls", and the mages of the "Elson Magic Research Department" also stopped their research at this time, and participated in the uniform robes. Here, as long as you are a registered mage, you can come and go at will, and if you listen to it for a long time in the magic tower, you can also eat directly in the restaurant in the magic tower.
The venue that was originally expected to be chaotic is now in order, and up the bright marble steps, the magic tower that originally belonged to the demigod Khadgar really dazzled many mages.
But at this moment, a discordant voice suddenly came from the square outside the magic tower-"Why? Why did you arrest me?!"
It seems that the merchant selling things in the square and the city administrator of Elson have some kind of conflict, and the two sides are arguing. However, just as the mages looked away and prepared to enter the magic tower unexpectedly, a bang rang out violently!
"Bang bang bang!"
Violent spell fluctuations erupted unabashedly, and the four members of the Holy Order dressed as vendors knew that their identities might have been exposed, and they wanted to blast away the soldiers who intercepted them and prepare to evacuate. But their spells were directly blocked by the invisible enchantment, and the successive "arcane explosions" did not even blow the clothes of the "chengguan" team members.
Camila, dressed in a red robe, descended from the sky, and without seeing her do anything to cast a spell gesture, the invisible force was pressed down like a mountain, causing the four of them to lie on the ground on the spot in exclamation!
Although "Arcane" can simulate various elemental spells, it has a very unique advantage in terms of "control" - four not weak "Holy Order" Arcanists desperately resist trying to get up, tearing scrolls and opening ring necklaces or magic crystals, but all their skills seem to stop at the invisible barrier three meters in front of them, and after the "crackling" light, it has no effect at all...
But Camilla, who landed in front of them, had a gloomy face as she saw that one of the Arcanists in the enchantment recognized her and was shouting something with her mouth open. But because of the existence of the barrier, the mages watching this scene around couldn't hear the content at all.
Camila raised her hand and pressed down, and the few guys who were still trying to resist were completely pressed to the ground by the invisible force. She waved her hand to remove the enchantment, and said to the soldiers next to her: "These four people are trying to disrupt the order of the venue, arrest them and take them away!"
"Yes!"
The special "Arcane Confinement Chain" was quickly fastened to the hands and feet of the four people, and Camilla deliberately sealed their mouths with spells, causing these people to stare dryly but unable to speak when various magic items were found on the spot.
The four of them were quickly removed by the soldiers, and the mages in the originally lively square and under the magic tower also dispersed in the unfinished discussion. Camilla sent a mage to the front of the magic tower to read out the "incident handling results", which can be regarded as reassuring the mages.
However, this accident also gave most mages an intuitive glimpse of the strength of Camilla's "guardian" for the first time - the four high-level mages played all their hole cards, but they were still held down without suspense, and this strength gap made the mages who were still a little disdainful of her suddenly feel a chill in their backs...
Naturally, they didn't know that while Elson City was developing rapidly, it was actually rapidly improving Camila's strength. The more prosperous and energetic the city, the more capable Camilla becomes. A year ago, Camilla's strength may have been ahead of the Magister's threshold, but now... In addition to his own lack of knowledge of magic, he uses the city's near-infinite magic power to basically not be afraid of any attack from a magic master.
Although Camilla showed her hand, she was not in a good mood at this time. After the four "Holy Order" arcanists left, they left in a hurry.
She was so worried that she naturally didn't notice the other team not far away who had watched all of this.
At this time, Elder Dominic was still dressed as a mercenary, leaning in front of the bar fifty meters away, making a lively appearance. The temperature inside the city is suitable because of the protection of the "thermostatic barrier", and there is no need to wear a thick cloak to protect against the cold in winter, so the rest of the arcanists are also chatting and farting outside.
As "actors", they are very involved in the play at this time, and even point fingers at the four arrested "Holy Order" compatriots, even if they are all afraid and envious of Camilla's strength, they still have words like "Tossing in Elson City, isn't this looking for death".
"Alright, we're almost rested. ”
Dominic's words may seem casual, but they represent a signal that the action is in preparation. Originally, he planned to wait and see, but after witnessing the performance of those other mages today, he immediately confirmed the fact that Elson City's performance in all aspects was absolutely "strong", which made everyone feel that they were a head shorter, so there was the current order.
But it also means... When Camilla encounters an emergency, the onlookers will not choose to help at all!
The four members of the "Holy Order" who became bait did not leak any information, so the next three days were the best time to start.
Dominic reached out and helped the pendant he was wearing, and looked at Pachar's Magic Tower with a greedy gaze.
Over here... Soon it will become the base camp of the "Holy Church".
November 27th.
Within two days, the mages quickly adapted to the "exchange meeting" method in Elson City. Because the "era of sharing" has suddenly opened up in resources and scholarship, most mages have felt an indescribable "violent shock" - as many people had predicted, this "sharing" can definitely promote a big step forward in the magic level of the Cullen Kingdom. But in the same way, those who indiscriminately fill up the number and pretend to be ghosts will also be quickly eliminated under this general trend.
The phrase "real gold is not afraid of fire" is definitely applicable to the current scene. Many previously unknown mages have gained fame for publishing insightful papers, and were even quickly voted to give a second report ten days later. And at least four or five high-level magicians with a good reputation in the kingdom were badly praised by most people after their high-spirited speeches, and they were rumored to be jokes for a while.
A fair and perfect system no longer uses personal fame as a criterion, but completely sets "academic level" as the main indicator. Even if most of the mages didn't give any cutting-edge lectures, they were still excited. So much so that the mages who had a wait-and-see attitude in advance began to apply for a large number of speeches, and suddenly the "forum" schedule of the entire magic tower was arranged to a month later.
The mages were dazzled by the variety of dissertation presentations, and it was not uncommon to see Pachar hurrying to the various venues with leather bags in his hands, and some of them were eager to learn the art of clone and attend three or four interesting talks at the same time - but unlike them, Kardashian, the frost dragon, was not interested in it.
Strength is a factor, but the main reason is that she doesn't like to do these studies. Dragons are inherently powerful, and the spell system they learn comes from thousands of years of inheritance, far more esoteric than these small things in the human wizarding world. Kardashian, who was favored by her father, did not like to study when she was a child, but she was often forced to read a lot of books, which led to her dislike this kind of research very much now.
In the magic tower, after listening to two reports in a fake appearance as a "low-level mage", she refused the invitation of some mages on the grounds that she "didn't understand", and sneaked out to hang out in Elson City - compared to the leather goods store that can customize "high heels" found today, it is really much more interesting than those boring reports.
Dragons also have a love of beauty, and female dragons are especially important. The fact that there are far more jewels than magic props in Kardashian's lair is a testament to this. The store is where Roddy made "high heels" for Melinthra, and after getting Roddy's permission, the clever owner Fink quickly made many spin-offs and sold them in the aristocratic circles of Elson - Kardashian just passed by and glanced at the shop window, and was fascinated by the stunning look... Nothing else, just three words: buy, buy, buy!
But as soon as she came in to chat, she realized that buying a pair of high heels was not as simple as paying for the goods. There are already more than a dozen orders lined up in Elson City, and each customizer has to come to the store for several days in a row to measure the size. Kardashian was itchy and eager to show her true identity to force the other party to do it for herself, but at the thought of scaring Roddy, she finally endured the idea - after all, when the time came for Roddy to order, she could get it in advance, right?
Thinking like this, she invested heavily in customizing three pairs of shoes with different shapes.
The initial measurements took three days, and Kardashian is not too young to even have the patience for it. She happily agreed, and left the store with the order—a short time after she walked out, she noticed that someone was following her, but that feeling quickly faded.
Kardashian was able to lock on to the person she was following without looking back, and she found that the other party didn't seem to have much other meaning, probably just curious about her identity and followed her for two hundred meters, so she didn't bother to track down the other party - to put it mildly, even if these humans in front of her were all mages, they were almost like ants in Kardashian's eyes. With my identity, where is it necessary to worry about ants being a threat?
So she had no interest in going back to the other party, and continued to walk around the lively streets with a swagger.
However, Kardashian didn't know that this "indifference" attitude was in the eyes of Tucker Magister, and it became a portrayal of "lack of strength".
"I went to investigate, and she didn't have any intersection with the magic circle of the Karen Kingdom, saying that she was a mage from a foreign country. The subordinate reported his discovery in a low voice: "And her strength is only low-level, and she doesn't seem to be very interested in the report in the tower, but she went to a leather shop to customize shoes." According to the rules here, she should go again in the next three days..."
"Understood. ”
Tucker Magister turned to look at Blanche beside him, and both of them confirmed their targets and nodded in tacit agreement.
As the conspiracy brewed in Elson, Roddy, who had been running all the way down the road from the port, finally returned to the city.
Because he suddenly decided to speed back to the city halfway through, without informing anyone else, there was no welcome at the city gate at all. So much so that Roddy, like the rest of the caravans, waited in line for half a day before entering.
The soldiers at the city gate found out that the city lord had only brought five people back in the dust, and they were a little dazed for a moment. Roddy waved his hand to silence them, and then quickly entered the inner city and returned to the mansion.
Along the way, he quickly checked the "city status bar" to confirm that there were no accidents in the city at the moment. He also looked carefully at the mages on the map who were meeting intensively in the magic tower, and couldn't help but feel that Camilla had done everything so perfectly that he couldn't find any fault. However, in addition, the state blessing of the "City Lord of Elson City" made Luo Di suddenly feel that the "magic tentacles" seemed to have undergone some kind of change - after entering the mansion, he casually summoned the tentacles, and found that the original illusory and transparent form was actually condensed like an entity, not only did its strength increase a lot, but even its own flexibility was a step up from before!
(End of chapter)