Chapter 259: Acquaintances
"This is the Pearl City, it's so beautiful!" Walking out of a dense forest along the mainland, what appeared in front of Liu Li was the beautiful city where the Pearl Academy was located.
Pearl City and Eleno City are the same cities where the Academy of Magic is located, and unlike the latter, when the Eleonor Academy of Magic was established, Eleno City had existed for hundreds of years, but Pearl City was completely expanded from the Pearl Academy. There is no city wall in Pearl City, and legend has it that the spellcasters who have been the previous city lords here and the former heads of the Pearl Academy have given up because they feel that it is more troublesome to expand after the city wall is repaired.
But the absence of a city wall does not mean that Pearl City is not well fortified. The city's well-developed water system reminds Liu Li of Venice, a water city on earth that she has never had the privilege of visiting in person, and has only seen in pictures and film and television works. Every river and every bridge was carefully designed during the expansion, and the application of the formation method was the ultimate in the city. With each expansion, a new ring is constructed. Since the establishment of the Pearl Academy, no intruder has been able to break through this blockade and invade the Academy of Magic, which is located in the center of the city.
"Yes, every time I come here, I feel like I'm in a fantasy. There was a hint of confusion in Baal's eyes, he was once a young man full of dreams, and he also wanted to wander in the mysterious world of magic, but unfortunately he didn't have that kind of talent, but every time he mentioned it, he still longed for it.
"Ah, I mean...... Well, you're right. The beauty in Liu Li's mouth, which has turned on the state of "omniscience", is slightly different from what Barr understands. In his colorful vision, the flow of the five-color elements in the city is orderly, especially the blue elements that are abundant in the city's water system, which makes him feel like he is looking at a work of art.
Looking at such a beautiful scenery, Liu Li felt that even the fatigue of the recent period had been reduced a little.
Liu Li has been tired enough lately, and he is a little worried about the assassin girl who went to the "Eye of the Storm" to practice alone, and had planned to complete the transformation of the gem harvested in Xishan City before the trip to the Sea Clan, so that it could smoothly merge with Fei Li's "Wind King's Pupil". It's just that Liu Li underestimated the difficulty of transforming the strange thing, as the vendor thought, the blue element in this gem was extremely difficult to mobilize. In particular, he turned the flow of the elements into the state he wanted, and let Liu Li do his best to show his attainments in formation art to the fullest, so that he could barely meet the requirements.
"I don't know if there is a teleportation circle here that can go to the Sea Clan realm, if not, I have to set off early and go to the 'eye of the storm' in person. After going through his plan in his mind, Liu Li decided to put this matter aside for a moment - it was rare to come to the Pearl Academy, how could he be willing not to appreciate the style here?
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"Alright, get you here, and our mission is complete. Different from the feeling given by the name, Mu is a burly man with a very short temper and no lack of wisdom, but his expression at this time is a little confused: "To be honest, this journey is lucky, but such a peaceful journey is really not worth your high reward." ”
"Uncle Mu, the reward has been negotiated a long time ago, and like you said, this journey is just good luck, in case bad luck really encounters danger, I will still think that the reward given may be a little insufficient." Before parting, Mu's words made Liu Li have a great impression of the "Morning Curtain" mercenary group, "Besides, your 'Morning Curtain' really needs such a sum of money, don't you?" ”
Seeing Liu Li take out the badge representing the identity of the mercenary from the storage space, Mu's eyes changed suddenly, the badge made of black steel represented the mercenary level, which was beyond the reach of an "old man" like him who had been in this industry for decades.
Liu Li has completed a lot of tasks as a mercenary, although there are many relationships between Wells and Landolia, but they are all spelled out by his strength. In particular, the tasks assigned to him by Landolia, in addition to being related to the academy as a teaching assistant to lead the students to trials and participate in spell exchange meetings, other tasks, whether it is the initial killing of Ian in the Sin City, or the subsequent exploration of the espionage activities of the Bair Empire, including the shadow beast riot in the dark cave, are all recorded in the mercenary guild as tasks.
Of course, the most important mercenary points to be obtained were in the war a few months ago. Not to mention the proud achievements in that day's fighting, the reason why the warrior "Holy Land" intervened so happily in the war on the Oder continent was due to his status as a "successor". Although it is impossible for ordinary people to understand this matter, it is already closely related to the "Holy Land", and as the organization of the Kronos Empire to send talents to the "Holy Land", the high-level leaders of the Mercenary Guild are very clear about this.
"Your badge ......" Mu is also an old qualification in the mercenary world, and his rough and detailed way of doing things makes him a treasure for the well-known mercenaries in the Kronos Empire, but he has never heard of such a young "Black Steel Level" mercenary. Those who can obtain the Blacksteel Badge either have high-level strength, which is rare in the mercenary group, or they have made outstanding contributions to the empire beyond imagination. No matter how you look at it, the young spellcaster in front of him doesn't look like he meets the standards.
However, it is no wonder that even in the heyday of the "Morning Curtain" mercenary group, most of them were active in the Huangyu Empire, and the tasks completed by Liu Li, especially the two times of the Dark Cave and the "Holy Land" of the Warriors, were also among the top in the internal archives of the Mercenary Guild.
"Heh, forget it, I know the rules, I shouldn't ask more......" Mu smiled, he knew that there were many things that he was not suitable to investigate, but he didn't think it was wrong, and he didn't put out the "old qualifications" shelf, "No wonder President Hathaway wants to personally explain the task, 'Black Steel Level'...... But I'm curious now why you chose to hire us, with your strength, even if you go alone, you won't encounter any danger, right?"
"During this time, there is a storage item that needs to be studied, the time is relatively rushed, uncle, you also see how tired I have been these days, if I go on the road by myself, I will only have a ghost if I don't get lost." Liu Li opened her mouth to joke, and then took the opportunity to say her proposal: "And Ms. Hathaway also wants me to help the 'Morning Curtain' mercenary group, if you can trust me, uncle, you can go to Tide City in two months, and it should be able to solve the problem that 'Morning Curtain' is facing now." ”
"It's far enough, I think it's the largest of the coastal cities. Mu was relieved, if Liu Li's actions were attributed to Hathaway's help, everything would make sense. He didn't know that the real situation was completely different from what he thought in his heart, and he only helped "Morning Screen" because the young man in front of him had a good impression of his mercenary group, "Heh, now I owe the elder a favor." ”
"It's all President Hathaway's orders, so thank her if you want to thank her, I play very little role in this. Liu Li was happy to misunderstand, at least it would save a lot of trouble, "Then I'll go first, I'm in a hurry lately, I have to go to Mingzhu Academy to visit it quickly." ”
"Well, it's time for us to go back too, the mess over there in Xishan City...... Don't worry, 'Morning Curtain' will not forget your kindness, next time you come to the Huangyu Empire, if you still need someone to guard, we will help for free." Mu laughed and took a speech that made Liu Li embarrassed: "Then let's leave it at that, Master Master." ”
"Uncle, can you not follow Bahrain to make a fuss? You make me very embarrassed like this......
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"Hello, I'd like to rent an alchemy lab, and I'll need some blue elemental materials. Before arriving at the Pearl Academy, Liu Li was attracted to all his attention by an alchemy workshop. He was worried that there was still one last step to deal with the gift he wanted to give to Fei Li, but he couldn't complete it due to the lack of conditions in the alchemy room of the Simple Mage Tower.
It's not that Landolia is not good at alchemy, it's just that her alchemy is not good at making strange things, but she is more proficient in potions. The reason why Liu Li knew the concoction method of the "Wind King's Pupil" was because he had to guide Fei Li to learn spells before, and he specially learned from Ex.
"Okay, respected alchemist, the junior alchemy room has ten gold coins per hour, what other materials do you need?" The little girl in charge of the reception smiled sweetly, but Liu Li had a black line.
"Ahem, I didn't make it clear, I need an intermediate alchemy room, the kind that can handle fourth-order materials. This is not the first time Liu Li has suffered from his immature appearance, but this is no wonder to others, his current appearance is on the earth, and he looks like a teenager less than twenty years old. The alchemists who are qualified to use the intermediate alchemy room are basically middle-level spellcasters, but it is impossible for anyone with normal cognition to see Liu Li's current strength at a glance.
"Okay, please show me the Intermediate Alchemist badge, or the Intermediate Spellcaster Certificate. The little girl's voice was still sweet, but the contempt in her eyes and the smile that suddenly froze at the corners of her mouth obviously proved that she had regarded Liu Li as a teenager who didn't know the height of the sky.
"Huh, are you...... Liu Li, when did you come to the Huangyu Empire?" A slightly familiar voice came into Liu Li's ears, which surprised him, he didn't remember any acquaintances in Pearl City.
Liu Li, who turned his head, looked at the young man in front of him suspiciously, the other party had short flaxen hair, and he looked no more than forty years old, and the surprise on his face had not subsided, making his expression slightly funny. This is exactly the first caster to take the stage in the spell exchange held by the Prayer Academy, "Are you...... Zorn?"
"Ah, I didn't expect you to remember, but I'm far from your impressive record. The young man smiled self-deprecatingly, but he was not too disappointed, "Anyway, did you come to my alchemy workshop to rent an alchemy room? ”
"Master Zorn, you ...... Do you know him?" asked the little girl in charge of the reception, unable to maintain the smile on her face any longer, with a slight apprehension.
"Of course, he's the strongest of our younger generation of spellcasters!"