Chapter 117: Books I
Chapter 117: Books I
A week later, in the afternoon, .
"Hamblin, your job is very good, I see that you have arranged all the mansions, and the hounds have been bought." Jazz said enthusiastically.
Fang Xin was very keenly aware of this, a little strange, he said modestly: "Sir, this is my job, there is nothing worthy of praise. ”
"Yes, but there are not many people who can do it now." Jazz said with emotion: "I have a task for you now, you can do it!" ”
"Yes, I'm here to help." Fang Xin bowed and said.
"You give this box to the owner of the copper kettle restaurant in the dock area, and he will know what it is!" As he spoke, he pulled out a box from the drawer, and it was silver.
"Yes, I'll go!" Fang Xin took the silver box.
"Oh, don't be in a hurry, I heard that you used to be the first mate? Familiar with the sea? Sir asked.
"Yes, sir, I became a sailor at the age of twelve." Fang Xin said.
"Eun, let's hear it."
"Yes, at the age of twelve, I followed Uncle Mallett on the sampan, and at the age of fifteen, Uncle Mallett bought the Merry, and I moved around the Ross Strait, and I became his first mate, honing my skills as a sailor and a warrior, and also learning Etongen, Colborne, and Manley."
Hearing this, Jazz couldn't help but be slightly moved.
Etongen had previously ruled over the leaf-shaped continent (there were four leaf-shaped continents), so its language was the most universal, and many countries were actually variants of its language, and with Colburne and Manley, it was possible to communicate with most of the world.
These linguistic abilities make it very easy to exchange information with people, and it is much easier to deal with things.
Of course, the so-called business was in fact smuggling, and occasionally the role of a pirate—Sir knew that.
Jazz asked, "Can you read and write?" ”
Speaking and reading and writing are completely different things, Fang Xin said: "Etongen can basically read and write, Colburn and Manley can only be used in small amounts. ”
In fact, Hamblin didn't have such skills originally, but he could speak a few words, and Fang Xin was equivalent to raising the level by a few levels, which didn't matter, and he generally couldn't notice it, after all, language was his own business.
"Oh, what kind of business?" Sir asked again.
Fang Xin said: "Generally speaking, loading printed gauze from Buxi City is the biggest business, but carrying some tobacco and alcohol is also quite a good business. And along the coast of Gacada, cheap cigars can be bought, as well as wine, and it is also a business to bring back. ”
"However, when I was seventeen years old, Uncle Mallett had a confrontation with the tax ship off the coast of Jakada, and my uncle was killed on the spot, but the other party also killed an officer, and six sailors, and then the ship was sold by all the sailors, and I received twenty percent of the money, and then I worked for Sir Morel."
"Oh, this is your uncle's ship, and you are the first mate, why didn't you inherit it?"
"This ship has been remembered by the customs, and it will be very troublesome in the future, and besides, I was only seventeen years old at the time, and I did not have enough strength to suppress all the sailors, so it is already good to get twenty percent." Fang Xin shrugged his shoulders and said.
In this era, the aristocracy began to shift from the landed aristocracy to the capital aristocracy, and Sir was very satisfied with his answer, saying, "Ah, I know that you are a very gifted captain, you can go and deliver things first." ”
Fang Xin's information is consistent with the information he has gathered, due to the relocation, it is true that it is impossible to trace his grandfather's previous genealogy, but he did get on the ship at the age of twelve, and became a sixth-level warrior at the age of eighteen, carrying out a career of half-pirate and half-first officer, which clearly reflects his identity as a descendant of the water tribe, and he has already considered letting Hamblin participate in the maritime business in Pu Pu - he should be a good captain.
Fang Xin bowed, and then went out with the box.
He went out, hired a carriage, told him the address, and the carriage would take him to his destination—fifteen minutes was enough, and if he walked, it would take more than half an hour.
The sun is gradually setting in the west, and the sunset is shining, but of course this carriage has no glass, and it uses curtains, which makes the carriage a little dim, but this is facing Fang Xin's meaning.
On the box, there is a symbol with a mark, and if you open it, you will destroy this mark, this is a very superficial magic mark, this spell, because it is too common, so Fang Xin knows it in his memory - magic mark.
As long as you have a little magic, you can learn this magic and leave your mark on any object. This mark can be seen by others or hidden without causing any harm. On objects, the imprint lasts for one year, and on biology, it lasts for one month.
But the point is that it can be used as some kind of seal, and once opened, it will be broken.
However, Fang Xin was an exception, he touched it without mind, opened the box, and there was a stack of books inside, and after counting, it was six.
Basic Elemental Theory, Practical Level 0 Magic, Practical Level 1 Magic, Basic Magic Structure Schematic, Basic Alchemy.
And these magic books, faintly oozing the breath of magic, only the corresponding level of magicians can flip through them, if it is an ordinary person, dare to open the book, it will be hurt, but for the other party's letter, of course, it doesn't matter, he quickly took out the content and flipped through it, and quickly memorized it.
After thousands of years of revision, the theory of basic elements is actually quite perfect, and it is very close to some truth.
In the Practical Level 0 Magic Book, there are seven Level 0 spells, which are - Magic Mark, Mage's Hand, Scout Magic, Scout Poison, Reading Magic, Light Magic, and Repair Magic.
In the Practical Level 1 Magic Book, there are six Level 1 magic, which are - Magic Missile, Invisible Servant, Level 1 Summoning, Mage Armor, Extraction, and Language.
The basic alchemy made Fang Xin a little surprised, and the rules of this world were somewhat loose, which led to the existence of alchemy.
The extraction technique, in fact, is purification, which can extract some things from some herbs or items, and if a variety of plants, minerals, animal organs and other raw materials are combined, some items with special effects can be produced.
The premise of alchemy is to have mana, so it is generally the domain of mages, warlocks, and clergy, but for Fang Xin, it is just a very easy thing to solve.
After reading it, Fang Xin closed the box again, touched it with his hand, and the imprint was restored, and then he fell into deep thought, in order to quickly understand and organize the information, and now Fang Xin can classify and archive information like a computer.
These theories are not difficult, they are as difficult as the courses of primary and secondary schools in the Overworld - but they must be looked at from a different perspective, if you can't learn them from a magical point of view, you can't learn them - and for the other party's letter, it can be done in about a week.
Although this is the case, with the rules of this world and the degree of relaxation, these spells can already exert great power.
After a while, the carriage stopped, and it had arrived at the door of the Copper Kettle Hotel, Fang Xin took the box and entered the door directly, and when he turned his eyes, he saw Chrissy, who had been preparing to greet him.
After a week of not seeing, Chrissy seemed to be much more energetic, and Fang Xin could also feel that the entire hotel was under a kind of order, it seemed that this magician had taken control of this small thief union.
"Oh, Mr. Hamblin, it's a pleasure to see you here." Chrissy said with a smile, she is indeed radiant, the mage actually has some ways to deal with women, and she is now the actual person in charge, so she is naturally very happy: "The boss has been waiting for you for a long time!" ”
Now, of course, she has found out the details, and there is not much to hide.
"Yes, my boss told me to bring this box." Although Fang Xin knew that the other party already knew his identity, he still didn't say the jazz or even his name when he spoke, after all, it was not a glorious thing for nobles and thieves to come and go, although it was not uncommon - some thieves' unions in the city had a certain lord in the background.
"Then let me take you!" Chrissy led him in, and to the office door, she knocked.
"Come in!" A muffled voice came from inside.
When Fang Xin entered the room, he saw a young man in a black robe, his face was a little pale, but his eyes were sharp, Fang Xin bowed, and then took out the box: "Sir, this is the box that my master brought to you." ”
Fang Xin held the box in the palm of his hand and placed it on his desk, at this time, he could keenly sense that the mage was using some kind of magic to check - the two magic touched each other, emitting a faint, invisible halo.
This magician is very cautious!
After the magician checked it, he opened the box, flipped through it a little, and was a little excited, and a little blush appeared, and then he said: "Yes, this is it, your task is complete, this is a reward for you!" ”
He casually threw over a small money bag, and as soon as Fang Xin took it, he knew that there were about fifteen silver rakes inside, he laughed silently, bowed again, and then silently retreated.