Chapter 44: The Tower of the Nine Rings
With Bruce with him, Alec quickly found the goal of the trip.
The Nine-Ring Tower.
The Tower of the Nine Rings is a well-known witchcraft organization, and it is also the only group of wizards that Alec has ever dealt with.
Pulling Bruce along, Alec walked through the door and came to an old man with white hair.
"I need to do a qualification test!"
The old man stood up.
Alec knew his name from his badge: Edie Lykin.
The wizard named Ian glanced at the two of them, took out a stone tablet unhurriedly, and said, "It's really rare for a devil to bring a human imp to do the qualification test...... What's your name, little one? ”
"Bruce Wayne."
The old man picked up the spell pen on the table and wrote Bruce's name on the stone tablet.
Then, he took out a crystal ball engraved with runes, put it in Bruce's hand, and then pointed to the stairs not far away, and said gently: "Go down from there, turn left to the first room, someone will test it for you." ”
Bruce nodded and walked down the stairs.
Sending Bruce away, the old man turned his gaze to Alec again.
"You made a deal with the Nine Ring Towers?"
Alec nodded in acknowledgement.
"No wonder." The old man smiled and said, "But then again, apart from wizards, there are not many people who are willing to trade with the devil!" ”
Alec rolled his eyes, "Your reputation isn't much better...... In many planes, wizards and devils are the same word, and if it is in the "experimental area" of the Nine Ring Tower, it is estimated that it is the group of bone shelves in the underworld, which are more popular than you wizards! ”
The old man smiled and did not answer.
Because what Alec said was the truth.
In the Endless Plane, the name wizard has two characteristics, one of which is mystical and the other is evil.
The reason for this result is the experimental area in Agec's mouth.
Wizards are the most classic spellcasters, and spellcasters have an unavoidable behavior, which is spell experimentation.
The more powerful the spell, the more experiments are required, and similarly, the more powerful the spell, the more damage the experiment will cause. High-level wizards rarely conduct experiments on their own planes, and they will choose some planes with lower power levels to conduct spell experiments - compared to the devils who focus on destruction, the wizards' spell style is more bizarre, and some strange spells often make the test subjects not human and ghostly. Wizards who seek efficiency rarely deal with these failures, and the monster is casually abandoned by them, a move that has wreaked havoc on these planes...... And the reputation of the wizard is getting worse and worse with the spell experiments.
In addition, wizards often make deals with devils, and if the two parties sign a contract, wizards can even summon demons (demons are also allowed) in battle. Under the propaganda of some people with ulterior motives, the news that wizards can summon demons has spread throughout the endless plane, but powerful wizards are obsessed with experiments, and they don't have time to care about these trivial things.
Over time, the reputation of a wizard is no different from that of a devil.
……
Bruce's test was soon over.
He looked a little frustrated.
Alec immediately guessed the result, Bruce had no talent for spells. For him, this is actually a good thing, there are too many variables to learn spells, and he doesn't want to inexplicably wipe out the future Batman. But instead of revealing his true feelings, he calmly walked up to Bruce and whispered a few words of comfort.
Bruce was still disappointed.
The old mage named Edie smiled and said, "Little one, don't be so sad, it's normal to have no spell talent. ”
"Among ordinary people, on average, only one in 10,000 people has a spell talent, and only one out of a hundred apprentices with a spell talent can advance to become a full-fledged wizard and become a distinguished spellcaster. In fact, it is not a good thing for you to fail to embark on the path of a wizard, in addition to wizards in this world, there are many powerful inheritances, if you work hard enough, it may not be worse than becoming a wizard. ”
Bruce perked up a bit.
Alec thought for a moment, took out a small bag of wizard gold coins, and said to the old mage: "Wizard Edie, I want to hire a master for Bruce, I wonder if the Nine Rings Tower can provide it?" ”
The old mage laughed: "Of course you can...... It's not that I'm arrogant, except for a few things related to the gods, there's nothing that the Nine Rings Tower can't provide! However, can you afford this price? You know, even a broken inheritance is not cheap. If you want to help this little ghost hire a master, in addition to being a person, we also have to pay an extra inheritance...... I'm afraid this price is not something that an ordinary medium devil can afford! ”
Alec smiled: "Since I made this request, I am naturally sure to pay the price." ”
The old mage glanced at him in surprise.
"In that case, little ghost, what do you want to learn? I'll help you find the right person. ”
Bruce replied without thinking, "Hand-to-hand combat!" ”
The old mage was stunned on the spot, and even Alec turned his face away.
Next to a few people, a passing wizard apprentice kindly reminded: "Wizard Edie is asking you which profession you want to choose, not what skill you want to learn. Hand-to-hand combat is a must for all combat professions, and even us wizards have to learn this course. ”
Bruce blushed.
"I ...... I don't know what professions there are. ”
Edie flipped out the interview record from the counter and handed it to Bruce with a smile: "See for yourself, although there are not all the professions on it, the mainstream ones can be found...... In fact, you can only choose these mainstream professions, which are too rare for us to find people, and the price is too high. ”
Bruce quickly made up his mind.
He looked at it for a while and asked in a low voice, "Can I become a shadow dancer?" ”
Alec didn't even raise his eyelids: "The premise of employment is a woman." ”
Bruce stuck out his tongue, looked at it for a while, his eyes lit up, and he asked again, "Is the dragon vein warlock okay?" ”
Alec was furious: "Bruce, are you a dragon?" ”
Bruce bowed his head, and after a long time, he said, "Then it's an ordinary martial artist." ”
Edie laughed and jotted down Bruce's choice.
Alec paid a certain deposit, and the warrior belonged to the cabbage profession, which could be seen everywhere, and the Nine Ring Tower did not charge additional gold coins. When that was done, he left his contact information and left the tower with Bruce.
…………
The two walked all the way out.
Soon, Alec led Bruce to a remote temple.
Several shriveled corpses surrounded him, and Bruce was startled when he saw the undead for the first time, and quickly hid behind Alec. Several corpse witches laughed strangely, and then asked in a hoarse voice, "Undead of hell, why did you set foot on the land of the underworld?" ”