Chapter 017: Mage Tower
Jiao Ming was very hungry, and ate a full lunch for two, and then was pushed out by Xia Feng. The www.biquge.info of pen & fun & pavilion is also a stone castle, about the same size as the one in the center of the manor, but the outer yard is much smaller, and there is no livestock shed at the back.
"Where is this hotel?"
"Naturally, it's the Lord's Palace, how can you go to the hotel. The answer was obvious, and Jiao Ming secretly scolded himself for being an idiot.
"Then do you think the Lord's Mansion is a little deserted?" Just after walking a short distance in the castle, Jiao Ming discovered this problem, "Could it be that today is a special day, everyone is out?"
"Lord Lord and the rest of the adults are guarding the fishtail fortress, and those guys to the south have been restless lately. ”
Jiao Ming immediately remembered that a little guy inherited the title a few days ago because his father died in battle, and it seemed that the battle should be very intense. Jiao Ming then inquired about the location of the fishtail fortress, and learned that it was at the junction of the central plain of the peninsula and the southern hilly area, so wouldn't this be invaded to the core grain producing area? No wonder Binglian was in a hurry to urge me to develop agriculture, and it seemed that there was a lot of pressure.
Out of the City Lord's Mansion, the field of vision was broad, and the appearance of the city that greeted him was not only expected by Jiao Ming, but it also disappointed him. An agrarian society cannot raise a super-giant city, after all, not all ethnic groups can develop an agrarian society to the peak like ancient China. The big disappointment is that the magic power of this world has not been applied to the construction of the city, I thought that there could be a floating castle to refresh my three views, but I really thought too much.
The layout of the city is very simple: the Lord's Mansion and several other stone castles are built on a small hill, which should be considered a noble quarter. With a wide view, fresh air and a sea breeze, it is indeed a superb homestead. Beneath the hill is a large slum, and from a distance you can see that the situation inside is terrible, with adobe and wooden houses, gutters full of excrement and garbage, and faintly visible figures as thin as bamboo poles. The area near the dock looks much better, the street houses are fairly neat, and it should be a gathering area for some merchants and craftsmen. Finally, on the other side of the city, an awl-shaped magic tower stands out, and it should be today's destination.
Jiao Ming was very interested in the situation in the slums, but he still forgot it today, there were gutters in it, and if the wheelchair got into it and a bump and fell down, it would not be strange to eat anything.
Avoiding the slums, the two had to pass through the docks, attracting many curious glances along the way, after all, the combination of maid and cripple was indeed strange. And Jiao Ming naturally looked at the people in the dock area and soon made a surprise discovery: ", there are actually foreigners here?" A blonde and blue-eyed white man was negotiating with a local, seemingly because of some disputes over the ship's position.
"It's a Lurkkin, and it's rare to see here. Xia Feng also saw the two people who were arguing and explained to Jiao Ming.
"I thought you all had black hair and black eyes here. ”
"Where are we?" Xia Feng was confused. "Oh, yes. Where is the gentleman from? I never heard what you said when we first met. ”
"It's hard to explain it to you, a little maid, so I'll tell you when I have time. Jiao Ming was perfunctory. And Xia Feng is a qualified maid, Jiao Ming doesn't want to say it, so she doesn't ask.
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After walking for half an hour, when he came closer, Jiao Ming saw the whole picture of the Mage Tower. The awl seen in the distance is only the main tower of the Mage Tower, if you look at the window, there are nine floors, and there is a two-story podium at the base of the tower, plus the greening of the outer wall and a few large trees, it actually gives Jiao Ming a sense of earth-like familiarity.
What made Jiao Ming's eyelids jump even more was that the walls of this mage tower actually looked like concrete. instructed Xia Feng to push himself to the root of the wall, reached out and knocked on it, and patted it again, it was indeed the texture of concrete, and it couldn't be wrong.
"It's kind of interesting. ”
"What's strange?" Xia Feng asked, puzzled.
"Let's get down to business. Jiao Ming had already seen two men dressed as servants coming over, with disdain and vigilance, obviously thinking of himself as a hillbilly who had never seen the world. The identity was revealed in the simple negotiation, and the vigilance in the eyes of the other party disappeared, but the disgusting thing was that the contempt was even stronger. Lao Tzu has seen 10,000 times more concrete than you have seen, believe it or not, Jiao Ming scolded in his heart, but he was helpless.
Under the guidance of the servant, the two of them soon joined up with the Ice Lotus in the Mage Tower. Binglian and those children were in a place like a cafeteria, and the little ones were sitting in two rows in a regular manner, and the little poems among them just blinked their right eyes after seeing Jiao Ming, which was regarded as a hello.
Bing Lian introduced the magic guidance on the carriage when he came, but Jiao Ming didn't remember anything at that time, so it was not good to ask again at this time, so he could only sit down next to Bing Lian, and just keep silent and just follow the flow.
"Don't you have anything to ask about magic channeling? You almost snored at this time when I told you yesterday. Binglian asked with a smile.
Jiao Ming didn't seem to be angry when he saw Binglian's smile, so he said: "I didn't listen carefully, I was afraid that you would play a hand, so I didn't dare to ask." ”
Binglian sneered, and immediately suppressed her smile, "It's really impossible to pretend to be tender when you're such an adult, I'll tell you again." ”
Magic channeling was invented by St. Cosson, and the process is as simple as a magician with more than five rings will complete a high-ring spell in a state of mental harmony with the person being guided. In this way, the person being guided will be able to perceive the operation of the magical medium, and if they remember the feeling of mastering the magical medium, and can draw energy from the magical ocean, they will be considered to have successfully channeled the magical talent. For example, the master takes you to fight a set of boxing techniques, and how much you can remember depends on your martial arts talent.
At this point, the servants brought out the food and distributed it to the little ones, apparently offering a lunch. Jiao Ming only thought that everyone had it, so he went to pick it up, not wanting to be slapped on the back of his hand by Binglian.
"What are you doing?" Jiao Ming was inexplicable, but he saw that the servants were either shocked or disdainful, obviously because he didn't know the rules and was embarrassed.
"It's for kids. Binglian blushed and explained in a whisper, but she couldn't wait to pretend that she didn't know Jiao Ming. "In the early days of the rise of magic, the Old Nobles and the Old Gods Sect, realizing that their status was under threat, used to stigmatize magicians. The early magicians invented magic guidance but no one dared to accept it, so in order to strengthen the team, they had to use a lunch as a reward to give magic guidance to the young children of commoners and slaves. ”
"I'm here to be guided, too. Jiao Ming muttered quietly.
"More than two hundred years have passed, the magician has become the ruler of the continent, and this lunch has also been preserved as a custom, evolving into two parts. In part, the nobles paid money and could be guided by magic at any time, leading them to a ceremonial meal before eating. The other part is that every year during the Spring Ploughing Festival, the magic tower will open its doors to allow the children of commoners and slaves to come in and have a full meal, and by the way, a large-scale magic guide. But truth be told, after so many years of sifting around, there are fewer and fewer people among the commoners and slaves who have a talent for magic. ”
"It's Children's Day. Jiao Ming understood.
"So don't be ashamed. I'll greet the magician when I'm guided in a while, and you just have to follow quietly. ”
"Understand, understand, and listen to you. ”