Chapter 19: "Gerald" (3)
Brunei looked at Mr. Gerald with a confused expression, and looked at the hands with magic emblems on both sides, and was stunned for a while before opening his mouth: "You-"
Mr. Gerald had been enjoying Brunei's shocked expression before, but now he saw Brunei's mouth open, smiled secretly, raised his right index finger to his lips, made a silent gesture, and after seeing Bruneith obediently shut up, he looked up and down, left and right, front and back, with a sneaky look, and then unbuttoned his shirt. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
No matter how much a man does such an action, it is not a charm, but Brunei's eyes are completely attracted by the scenery in his shirt, and he can't take his eyes off it for a moment. This is not to say that Brunei has suddenly awakened an interest in the male chest - especially not a middle-aged man in his forties and fifties. Instead, inside, there was another pattern.
And this pattern, he didn't know how to describe it, whether it was accidental or not, still looked like a complete magic emblem, spreading from the left chest, reaching the right chest, and then reaching the lower abdomen, which was slightly raised due to lack of movement...... Empire Department of the Third Rank Mage?!What are you kidding!
Mr. Gerald didn't stop, and he reached into the middle of his neck, as if he was groping for something. Brunei recalled that he had also learned before that if a Holy See mage reached the third rank level, their magic emblem would cover the entire face, and at this time, the Holy See might give this mage a mask that could be put on his head in a fake way, and he couldn't see any difference if he didn't pay special attention.
Could it be that he is still the Third Turning Mage of the Holy See Department?! Who is this Mr. Gerald?
[Little Bruneith, poof, haha...... It's nice to see you being stupid, but it's almost time to stop, isn't it? If you continue like this, I really wonder if your IQ 90 is skewed......
Brunei was stunned for a moment, and gradually calmed down from his previous excited state.
"Got it?" Mr. Gerald didn't find any connection to his neck, and then tore off a mask to reveal a barbarian-like face painted inside, seeing Brunei's expression, he put his hand down, and patted his right arm with a smile, "These things are just references." You can't disbelieve, but you can't believe it all. ”
Mr. Gerald's face was filled with a sense of satisfaction that he had succeeded, and he said these words with a look in a manner very different from his previous looks, and it seemed that he was accustomed to teaching others when he said them, or perhaps he had imagined in his mind the countless times he had said them...... It's a weird guy anyway.
Then, he lay down again, and his body slowly sank into the soft couch again: "As for what level I am - hehe, I won't tell you." I won't tell you what kind of mage I am, hehehe. ”
"Ugh. Brunei thought for a moment, and felt that Mr. Gerald's previous series of actions were probably just out of his strange penchant for learning superiority by teaching others something. This guy's laughter is eight points similar to the system's laughter, so Brunei decided not to have too much contact with him, and to get things done quickly.
Brunei calmed his breath and smiled: "Mr. Gerald, thank you for your teachings. I'm here this time, Mr. Robeskey probably told you, right? I hope you can help me-"
"You said you were a civilian?" Mr. Gerald interrupted Bruneith crisply.
Brunei's expression stiffened a little, but he still maintained his original attitude: "Yes." When I was in the Empire, I lived in a small village near the Endless Mountains, and my parents were lucky enough to become magical acolytes of a nobleman, but I had no relationship with them. ”
"Hmph. Mr. Gerald dragged a long note thoughtfully, "Then you are really in luck." ”
"What do you mean?" said Brunei Darussalam, starting to get a little impatient.
"You know," Mr. Gerald waved his right hand with snakes and vines in the air, "oh, you should know, right? ”
Brunei breathed a sigh of relief, and anyway, the guy got down to business: "Yes, you're right. ”
"Let me think about it. Well, the requirement in the Empire should be to have three to eight magic acolytes to meet the needs of 'full mental power', and then register in the register, design your own expansion pattern, and then just like when you assemble the magic emblem, you should design your own thing that can adapt to you, right?" Mr. Gerald shook his arm as he spoke.
"In fact, if you have passed the assessment, the empire will also specially arrange someone to assist in completing the magic emblem of a turn. Brunei was stunned for a moment before replying. Most of the people of College City are not very interested in the Empire, as they seem to have the impression that the Empire is like a dark and cursed land that is closed and everyone has no will of their own, and it is rare for Gerald to be so familiar with the policies of the Empire. If this is a study within the scope of his specialty, it shows that he does have an extraordinary level.
"Oh, yes. It seems that you are really an Imperial. Mr. Gerald nodded thoughtfully—at least as he tried to make that gesture in the couch, "Are you familiar with the situation in the Commonwealth......? In fact, from a certain point of view, it is far less demanding than the empire. ”
Mr. Gerald sat up again, took his feet out of the basin, and walked barefoot to an empty table, and sat down on the wooden chair that looked rather heavy, with a subtle smile on his face: "The amount of 'full spiritual power' of a Federal-Standard Magic Emblem is 100 standard units, and the price of the accompanying one-turn mage standard expansion is about 100 - depending on the region, the conscience of the store, and so on, it may rise to 300 to 500 standard units. ”
"Sounds good, doesn't it? a handyman who cleans up earns 10 units a month, ignoring all other expenses, and only needs a year and a half to meet the requirements for becoming a mage. Mr. Gerald turned his head and looked Bruneith in the eye, "I see you're envious." Well, that's how it was counted in College City. ”
"In the Federation, it's a little more difficult for civilians to get access to the psychic trade than it is here. In addition, the emblem of standard magic is not sold in the expansion mode of two turns or more. It's not as convenient as you think......" The smile on Mr. Gerald's face faded, but he didn't see any sadness, just fell into thought.
[This Mr. Gerald seems to be a rare character.] The system finally couldn't bear the loneliness, obviously said before that he shouldn't bother him during the exchange, but he made another comment of unknown significance, [This kind of guy who has the world's suffering is actually not a girl, it seems that most of them are going to accept you as a disciple and hang up in the next forty or fifty chapters, and give you the only sect task before he dies. The thought of this thing being so sympathetic made his previous words and deeds no longer so annoying. 】
Brunei subconsciously wanted to roll his eyes, but in the end he managed to hold back, ignoring the system, and said to Mr. Gerald: "Of course. Aristocrats - The children of wealthy merchants in the Alliance, it is always easier to upgrade. Isn't that a matter of course?"
Mr. Gerald took his eyes off him, stroked his chin back and forth, and ignored the fact that his beard, which was not very neat, had become more disheveled, and said something to himself: "It's convenient to 'order'...... And rightfully ......"
He suddenly laughed and looked at Brunei: "You're right. Okay, take your clothes off. ”
[Wow, this old rascal. Little Bruneith, what are you doing? Just obey him so simply, is there a little bit of discipline?]
Brunei threw his thick shirt on the ground, but he was surprised to find that he didn't feel hot even though he was wearing so thick just now, and his topless body was not cold at the moment. His magic emblem, the butterfly-like pattern systematized, was all tan with only a faint fluorescent flicker, a sign that there was no spiritual power circulating in it.
Mr. Gerald's eyes did not seem very serious, and his attitude could even be said to be casual, far less attentive than when he had stuck his head out of the door to see who Brunei was, but before Brunei could become dissatisfied or suspicious of him, he convinced Brunei with a few words: "The pattern of butterflies...... Look at this treatment, is it a dual-attribute magic emblem?"
Mr. Gerald turned his head and wrote and drew on the paper, "Did you deliberately create a sense of opposites—no, it should be a magic emblem that contains opposing attributes?" As an Imperial commoner, with no additional help outside of Enlightenment, you can think of this and complete the current level of completion of the Intermediate Badge. You're pretty talented. ”
Brunei's impression of this raunchy and eccentric man changed several times, but none of them was as profound as this one. Before he could marvel, Mr. Gerald continued.
"Although it is beautiful, it is completely original after all, and there are still a lot of flaws...... This is how most of the Imperial Mages look. However, if you can successfully assemble it at your level, you will be lucky. ”
Brunei swallowed, and he suddenly felt that he was completely exposed to the other's eyes, even though he was naked. In this way, all his secrets may be exposed, he is a fugitive, his sins, his repentance, his opportunism...... And the system...... Brunei subconsciously took two steps back.
However, Mr. Gerald had not been looking at him for a long time, and now seemed to be ignorant of his reaction, and only said to himself: "But I said at the beginning that you are lucky, right? But it's not very often that a group of 'juniors' like you can come to me. ”
Brunei swallowed again, took a deep breath, repeated three times, and tried to calm his heart that was beating faster and faster: "Mr. Gerald, you are right. I'm very lucky, and probably the greatest luck is to meet you like this—"
[Your greatest luck is that you met Lao Tzu, okay!Why haven't I seen you slap me like this!You ungrateful black-hearted boy!]
Bruneith's words were not interrupted by the thunderous roar of the system, but Gerald, who had been flying like a pen just now, suddenly grabbed the piece of paper and turned around again, completely ignoring Brunei's half-talk: "What do you think of this?"
Brunei looked at the paper and saw a strange angular pattern, a slender rectangle below the short and fat isosceles triangle, a slender rectangle on the left and right, and two slender rectangles below, and on these figures, there were also messy and unclear patterns, such as two small dots side by side in the upper half of the isosceles triangle, and a thin line running across the bottom. Looking at it all over, a sharp and indescribable aura came from it.
"Amazing!" said Brunei in heartfelt admiration, "can you ask what kind of monster you are drawing?" ”
"Ahem. Mr. Gerald coughed dryly, turned his face, and whispered something.
[Listening verification: 08<25, success.] "I drew a portrait of you. He said so. 】
Brunei was stunned for a moment: "Alas, what did you say?"
"Nothing. Let's talk about the problem with your one-turn expansion pattern. ”
"But, I just heard, 'Portrait'—"
"I'm short on time, do you want to be a mage?"
"Yes, Mr. Gerald, I didn't hear anything just now!"
"Shut up, you!"