On the way back, Martin sat with Carmen, the psychic mancer, and the others. When the pen & fun & pavilion www.biquge.info sat in the carriage back to the city, it was already time for the sun to set. Martin, who had been tired from a long day, felt a sense of drowsiness. Still, he picked up his spirits and chatted with Carmen. In the exercise just now, Carmen's performance made him unforgettable. He was shocked when he saw the psychic warlock unleash those strange psionic powers on the spot. Psionic users do have a knack for pride, but they think that arcane is nothing more than a crutch of the mind. Psionic energy is amazingly resilient, very flexible, and has all kinds of strange abilities that arcane can't do.

"While I'm proud of my psionic gifts, I would like to point out that psionic powers are not as powerful as you might think. "As a psychic man, it's important to look at yourself, and Carl isn't the megalomaniacal type. "You see, psionic energy is indeed very strong, but why does it rarely appear in people's field of vision? How many novels about adventurers will have characters who use psionic energy?"

"The answer is simple," Carr continued, "and that's 'no,' well, it's a word we use a lot among us. This means that in many cases, in many places, psionic energy is not available at all. You know, there's a saying for magic that dies in magic zones. But psionic energy is even worse, and psionic energy is the ability to cast psionic energy in a certain area. And not the other way around. Because, the places where you can use your psionic energy are too limited. ”

"Not only that, but we've looked through the books and seen records such as mind probes, mind demons, and so on. But no one of us can use them today......"

Along the way, Carmen talks a lot about psionic powers, and Martin listens with interest. Eventually, Carmen showed Martin his Crystal Servant. When Martin held it in the palm of his hand, it suddenly grew thin legs like spiders. Surprised Martin. Then, it stretched out its wings and circled around the carriage.

"How's that? no worse than a mage's pet. I have a friend named Ali, who is now serving in the army, and he is very good at using spirit crystals, and he has played a great role. Carmen explained.

Soon, the carriage brought them back to the temple. "After an hour, everyone is free to set their own time. Triste gave the order to the people. Then, everyone dispersed.

"Remember to write a will. Carmen reminded Martin. Every time before a task, you must leave a will to deal with the aftermath. In comparison, the net worth of these adventurers is generally not less. Even if you don't have much money, there will always be a high-quality magic item or two.

"Well, I haven't really thought about that. Martin said as he walked towards his room. Seeing Carl walking in the direction of the bathroom, Martin couldn't help but ask, "Don't you have to write?"

"I'll be fine with my last will. Carl explains, "Every will has to be sealed. For the adventurer, the more sealed marks on the same will, the more things worth bragging about. ”

Martin then went into his room and began drafting his will. This is really a new thing for him. When he was young, he felt that such a thing as a will would only be related to the rich and noble. And then during the days of the Stach Spencer Druids, it was often dangerous. But he didn't have any personal belongings at all. Even if there were, according to the convention, the practice is to hand over the apprentice's relics to the master.

When you are only in your twenties, you have to write a will. In a sense, it's a bit of a cruel thing. But Martin didn't feel sick. "Probably, I was born to live this kind of life full of thrills. He muttered to himself. At the same time, write a will. He left most of his belongings to his master. It was probably given to him by his master. Some of the remaining items were left for Liukrisia, and the rest were simply given to each member of the team in this adventure.

After writing this will, Martin also chose to take a soak in the bathroom. After an intense exercise, the feeling of being soaked in hot water is just too good. He stretched out, quietly feeling the sensation of each muscle relaxing. So much so that when the time came to leave, he didn't want to go out. It almost delayed everyone's departure.

Everyone rushed to the hall. Triste then briefed them on the situation. The other 4 squads with a total of 24 people had already set off a few days ago. Now 12 of them were approaching the castle of Black-robed Bull. The other 12 waited to meet in a small temple still a long way from the castle of Black-robed Bull.

In today's gradual decline of magic, even a clever mage like Tristel, with the assistance of a device, cannot directly teleport so many people directly to the vicinity of the castle in the black robe at once, so it must be teleported twice. Teleport to that small temple first, and then teleport again.

It's true that magic is waning, but magic is still magical and effective. In the blink of an eye, the group had teleported far away, and had turned with the adventurers who had been waiting there for a long time.

Holding back the discomfort of teleportation, Martin looked around. Judging by the low ceilings and slightly worn walls, the temple was nowhere near as good as the Pantheon they had been in before. And you can see it from the scene outside the window. This settlement is just a big town.

With the sound of footsteps, the group of adventurers who had arrived before who were staying downstairs walked up one after another, shaking hands with Martin and the others one by one. While the adventurers were greeting each other, there was another sound of footsteps on the stairs.

"I wish you all success in your adventure! However, while I know that your strength is unquestionable, it would be better if you had some equipment to help. Under is Sandrus, a merchant of magical items......"

Before the merchant could finish speaking, Canian gave the order, "Catch him!"

The expression on the merchant's face suddenly changed from flattery to horror. He hurriedly flicked his cloak, turned around and ran downstairs. But then he noticed the temple guards rushing up to him. At this point, it seemed as if he was about to make some resistance. However, a room full of adventurous elites easily stopped him.

With the end of this turmoil. The adventurers continued their conversation. Martin saw that Liukrisia was chatting with another girl, and walked over to that side.

"This is my friend from the Arcane Academy, Lynn. Lyukrixia introduced Martin.

"Well, a classmate from the Arcane Academy?" asked Martin. "Speaking of which, I envy that kind of college life. ”

"Actually, the life of the academy is average, and there are some headaches. For example, we were talking about level 4 just now. ”

"Over the fourth level?" Martin didn't know what it was.

"Well, the founder of the Arcane Academy believes that only a mage or warlock who can perform level 5 arcane can be called a true spellcaster. If you can only cast a fourth-level arcane at the most, you're just a second-rate spellcaster. So level 4 has become a very important threshold. Be sure to surpass level 4 arcane to reach level 5 arcane. Otherwise, even if you pass the exam, the college will only issue a graduation certificate and no degree certificate. Therefore, passing the fourth level has become a thing that students of the Arcane Academy must pay attention to. It's also a headache. ”

"That's what we just talked about. I've heard that Liukrisa is already capable of performing the fifth level of arcane. That's pretty enviable. Lin said, then she turned to Liukrisa and said, "By the way, when are you going to go back and get your diploma?"

"Probably after this adventure. I don't really care about that anyway. Liu Kelixia said lightly.

"What does that diploma do?" Martin asked.

"It's tied to wages. If you're looking for an adventurer in a tavern, all you need to do is put a dead cloud in front of him to prove your strength. But in large institutions, this is not possible. For the sake of management, they don't recognize that, only certify the parts. Lynn explained.

No wonder Liukrisia doesn't care about degree certificates. Martin vaguely knew in these days that Liukrisia might not be called rich. But there is absolutely no shortage of money.

"Oh, Barende isn't going to be a big eight?" said Lynn with a little regret. "But also, he can only perform level 7 arcane arts now, and Zhuan Eight is too far away for him. ”

This time, without waiting for Martin to ask questions, Lyukrisia explained it to him. "You should know that according to the current magic system, level 9 magic is the highest level of magic. Therefore, those who can perform level 9 magic are definitely experts in magic. Therefore, if it is over the eighth level, it is called the eighth grade. And the dwarven mage Barende in this adventure is also the senior they have known since school. ”

Martin felt that he was not fit to join in the conversation between them, so he said hello and left. He met a chivalrous knight, and the conversation was quite speculative. The chivalrous knight had arrived at this temple before. In order to prevent the news from leaking, the group of people who arrived before have not gone out of the temple. It must have been absolutely suffocating. So this chivalrous knight is very talkative.

In general, knights are divided into two types of people. One is a feudal knight, and the other is a chivalrous knight. Feudal knights had their own estates, and generally preferred to stay in their estates and run them. Their hands are more to sign than to hold swords. They will only participate in local jousting tournaments. And he only takes risks when something goes wrong in his jurisdiction. Even some feudal knights simply didn't even want to go to the affairs within their own jurisdiction, and simply entrusted them to adventurers. Of course, if the leader is to fight, they also have to join the army. However, it was not necessarily their own strength that the lords valued, but the soldiers under the feudal knights. If a feudal knight went to battle, there would be at least a dozen soldiers to be recruited. And chivalrous knights are different, they are not tied to a certain piece of land by the land. I often take one or two servants around with me. From attending jousting tournaments to going deep into dungeons and even participating in wars, all kinds of adventures are experienced. If a chivalrous knight makes a fortune, such as after picking off opponents one after another at a jousting tournament and making a lot of money from the ransom. Often purchased property into feudal knights. On the other hand, if the feudal knight was bankrupt, it was common for him to go out on an adventure on horseback with his retinue.

In general, chivalrous knights have much higher combat effectiveness than feudal knights. After all, life is very different. Moreover, chivalrous knights are often good at fighting on foot because of their complicated situation. If you attack a castle, you will have to fight on foot unless you are a halfling riding a special riding animal. The chivalrous knight on foot can play a full role in this adventure.

The chivalrous knight had a lot of experience and was very talkative. Talk to Martin, from the banquet in the castle to the "private room" to the dungeon, everything is explained to Martin in detail. Finally satisfied Martin's curiosity. Martin was a serf of the lord in his youth, and he could see the castle every day, but he never entered it. I've always been curious about life there.

Soon, it was time to rest. The mage's arcane, the priest's magic, and the psychic man's psionic ability are all restored by rest. The earlier drills had already consumed their spells for the day. If you don't rest well, the next day will be terrible. The conditions of this temple are no better than the original, when many people sleep in one room. The crowd gradually lowered the sound of the conversation, and then fell asleep in their clothes. Martin looked out the window into the darkness and felt the warmth of the room. He didn't have much of a relationship with some of the people under this roof before. But at the moment, there is a different kind of feeling. Tomorrow we will really go into battle, and the security at this moment seems to be so precious. Martin now has a new sense of comradeship.

Martin knows that as long as he is not too evil, he goes beyond the bottom line of humanity. So in any case, these people who were born and died with him, even if they join the hunt for him, will open the net.

There was footsteps on the stairs, and it was Canian coming up. He has been busy as Lady Trieste's second-in-command in this adventure.

"How's it going? Did anything come out of the interrogation?" Martin asked. He was referring to the peddler.

Nothing came of it, and he claimed to be innocent, knowing that a group of adventurers had come here. It was because he had a magic item in his hand that could sense the magic fluctuations of the nearby space. That's how he knew he had teleported. And the reason why he was able to enter the temple was because of some of the magical items he had in his hands, and because he was a regular customer here. "I've checked it, and what he says seems to be true." It doesn't look like an enemy spy. But the adventure was so significant that I decided to put him in a cell for the time being. ”

"Oh, go to bed early. Tomorrow there will be a real war. Martin said.

"You too, get off early. “

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In other words, I don't know when the saying spread on the Internet that Westerners never took a bath in the past. deceived countless whites. Well, if it is thought that after the Greco-Roman period, the Europeans did not bathe in the dark Middle Ages. It's not right though. But it's okay anyway. But the tragedy is that many people now don't even think that the ancient Greeks and Romans bathed...... Hey, a little bit of knowledge should know that the Romans were famous for bathing. The large bathrooms of the ancient Romans were made with glass windows.

In addition, I would like to point out that even after the barbarian invasion, before modern times. Europeans also bathe. And there's a lot of variety. Charlemagne's capital was Aachen, which is the source of hot springs. Isn't Charlemagne quite famous for leading his soldiers to play in the water? Why do some people say that Europeans did not take a bath in ancient times: "Many people have never bathed in their lives, including the famous Charlemagne, and a large number of European monarchs, and they even trumpeted this habit as their personal achievements!"

In the Middle Ages, European aristocrats even had a special recipe for washing their nails. The folk bathing places have gradually become H-...... To say that "Europeans have not bathed for more than a dozen centuries" is purely an arrogance caused by ignorance. It's as ridiculous as the Chinese thought that Westerners' legs couldn't be bent.

It should be noted, however, that the Black Death dramatically changed the hygiene practices of Europeans. Let Europeans henceforth fear bathing. It was dirty for many years. But in those days, there were also Europeans bathing.

The above is an explanation of the behavior of bathing in this chapter.

In addition, if you pay attention to this chapter, you will find that the psionic energy that can control one's mind is gone. According to my design, there is no magic, psionic energy, or magic that can control people's minds. Probably because I live in the country with the most Stockholm syndrome in the world, I have a lot of ideas for controlling people's minds.

PS: It's time to start school, and I'm really getting nothing out of school this summer. Even the novel hasn't been updated much. The previous scheduled plan has largely not materialized...... Light Nest is playing games at home...... I bought a lot of books and piled them up and didn't read them...... Woooooooooooo

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