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Since the intimate encounter, Salian's name for Teresa has changed. He saw the beautiful Miss Dark Mage perched in front of a shelf full of dark staffs.

"Salian, you're here! I was just passing by this shelf when a faint voice suddenly appeared calling out to me, as if it was some of the staff here, so I wanted you to take a look. I can't tell the difference. The girl said seriously.

Salian knew that as a genius with extremely high talent in dark magic, a rare genius in a century, it was not surprising that she could discover something that ordinary people could not perceive.

"Well, I can't perceive them, but I can see how they form and give you some inspiration. "That's what the erudite Salian can do.

In this case, he picked up the staff one by one and looked at it carefully. I thought to myself, this place deserves to be the most famous magic item store in the whole empire, although the dark magic is now the weakest among the three magic systems due to various reasons, but not only does the three systems be treated equally, but also the categories are equally complete, and the goods owned by the dark system are not worse than the other two systems.

On this shelf alone there are fifteen staves of very different styles. Salian first used the method of elimination to set aside the newly made ones, which had no special artistic value, but were simply dressed in gold and silver, according to his own preference. Left three simple and elegant, full of mysterious charm to Teresa to confirm again.

"Let's take it seriously!"

"Okay. ”

Relying on great talent and the magical effects of spiritual magic, Teresa finally felt the faint call again on an old staff.

"Lord Duke, I seem to feel the breath of my companion. At this time, the short sword "Ilosa" in the leggings suddenly said to Salian as well.

It turns out that this staff may also be an imperial artifact, but Salian has never heard of an artifact in the form of a staff, and it seems that he has also been reprocessed by some people.

"Salian, this is supposed to be the staff!" Teresa said, pointing to the staff that looked like a dead branch.

"Well, then buy it! I'll see, two Gur Shield gold coins, so cheap!"

It is estimated that the alchemists and magic item experts here have not noticed its peculiarity, but only regarded it as a staff with a simple dark magic bonus function.

Then Salian and Teresa went to the fourth floor, a paradise for alchemy, where Yulia was torn between a large number of magic scrolls, and it was difficult to choose, because the shopping money that Salian had given her had been used to buy the secret recipe for the potion, and now she had to rely on her own private funds. Salian didn't bother her, but went straight to the fifth floor, while Teresa stayed here to continue her search.

The highest floor of the building houses all sorts of magical weapons and armor, and this is where Salian wants to visit, Hohenstlingen's collection is mostly made by the family, and the "Principle of Everything" has everything to learn from. At this time, he felt that Evanjielin's craftsmanship was extraordinary, allowing him to do these things freely in the core area of the enemy country.

Aphroya has been lingering in this layer for a long time, and looking at the appearance of the beast-eared girl, she will be embarrassed for a long time. Ignoring her alone, Salian began his own treasure hunt, of course, most of the equipment in this layer is not in his eyes, as one of the most proficient weapons manufacturing families in the empire, rare and high-quality weapons are rare but not available.

It's just that today Salian immediately discovered the goal, life is so wonderful, and the unpredictability has allowed Salian to see her power again.

On a separate shelf, Salian saw a weapon from his memory, the hammer used by Salian's grandfather, Friedrich, who had accidentally lost it during the rescue of Siggis I. The original hammer was not as ornate as the later family's ornate style, which had become more and more flashy since Friedrich von Hohenstelingen became a Count of the Frontier District, and it is not clear whether this was progress or regression. On the nameplate on the shelf, Salian saw a small passage.

"This hammer may be a product of the Wars of Vanolia Religion, not only as the earliest hammer, but also as a simple magic weapon, using the technology of the time, you can add elemental magic crystals to the handle of the hammer, so that the hammer can increase the elemental power when attacking. ”

After reading this passage, Salian thought that some mercenaries might have picked up the hammer while cleaning the battlefield and sold it to merchants who collected magic weapons, and those people erased the family crest from the weapon in order not to get into trouble. Eventually, the hammer was sold to The Principle of Everything, and it seems that no one knew it was the weapon of Salian's grandfather. As can be seen from the price of only 100 guilders, it is only regarded as an ordinary magic weapon here. If he hadn't seen the drawing, even Salian wouldn't have recognized it.

Then the Duke of New Mark carefully picked up the hammer, although the appearance is unpretentious, but its workmanship and materials have nothing to say, in the hands of his grandfather, after that turbulent war era, there is not a little rust, the hammer head of the nail is also intact, it seems that its strength is enough to deal with various situations, at the same time Salian also saw the hammer handle installed on the elemental magic crystal, because at that time Hohenstelingen was not very mature in the application of magic weapons, so this hammer can not use all kinds of magic crystals, the versatility is not enough, this is not a problemJust go back and let Evangeline transform it with the latest self-sustaining magic technology. In the end, Salian waved the hammer lightly and found that the counterweight was also perfect, which was indeed one of the core skills of their family, and it was difficult for others to learn.

When he rediscovered Aphroa with a hammer, the cat-eared girl finally chose the weapon she wanted, a magical dagger from a local magical weapon workshop, to be used as a secret weapon in conjunction with the ancestral longsword that Salian had given her.

After Salian and the three girls had spent all their gold coins, they finally walked out of the glass door, only to calm down and realize that now that the money had been spent, they could no longer live in a first-class room for the rest of the journey, or even a room for four people. Fortunately, Salian was not afraid of this.

Leaving the Duke of Kirzen, Calshington, the group continued southward, and everything went smoothly except for the emotional entanglements that distressed the boys and girls. They crossed the Duchy of Kirzen to the forested region of the central part of the empire, and this time they did not enter the city of Schönebeck, the Duke of Koenigs, the center of the local area, on the one hand, they used the identity of "Mayer", and on the other hand, he did not want the Duke of Koenigs to see such a miserable situation.

Eventually, with their strong will and faith, they finally reached Vanoria and switched back before entering the palace of Litomysh, while Salian left Aphroya outside the city as his shadow warrior in case of emergency.

At the gate of the palace, after a report, two red-clothed men led Salian, Yulia, and Teresa in. Then, outside the Emperor's imperial study, the two girls were left behind by Salian, and he walked into the study alone.

In this modest study, Salian noticed that in addition to the current Emperor Higismund V, there were Prime Minister Weithar, Deputy Prime Minister Zolvik, and several other important courtiers, but what surprised Salian the most was that he actually saw Count Radhof here. The Earl was at ease, and he still looked at Salian with a very proud expression.

After a polite greeting, Higismund V asked the courtiers to leave, leaving only the Prime Ministers, Wiethar and Salian.

"Von Hohenstlingen Aiqing has worked hard all the way, and I have summoned you this time to talk to you about Max. I would like to ask you to be his chief attendant. ”

"Your Majesty, His Highness Maxinus is a man of great intelligence, thoughtfulness, and courtesy, and it is an honor to serve him!" Although I don't know how Count Redhof returned to Higismund V, it is still very happy to be a member of the court, and he is now the first person in the family to be close to the center of the empire.

At this point, it was the Prime Minister Weithar who continued to speak to Salian.

"Your Excellency von Hohenstringen, I have agreed with His Majesty the Emperor that you will accompany His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Mark Minus to study at the Auguste General Academy, which is located in the two island republics at the southern tip of Itkanria!"

Salian couldn't suppress the doubts in his heart because of such a change, and he asked, "Lord Wether, how did you come up with the idea of letting His Highness Maxminus go to the island of Itkanria to study, according to tradition, it would be better to hire a well-known governess!?"

"His Highness wants to be able to increase his knowledge and see the outside world, and he has a special mission. ”

"Your Excellency, please be clear. Of course, high-sounding words could not convince Salian, and he had to know more answers.

Weithar glanced at Sigismund V, and after receiving a nod of approval from the Emperor, he continued.

"You must know Curran, Duke of Pollandi of the Kingdom of François!"

"Yes, that is the most independent and wealthy prince among our western neighbors, I heard that he even wants to establish an independent state recently, and His Royal Highness Makminus studying abroad has something to do with this duke?"

"Well, that's right, because I've got the news that Miss Lola de Brandy, the only daughter of the Duke of Curran

This year, I will enter the college. You know what it means, right?!"

"Do you want His Highness and the daughter of Duke Bolandi?" asked Salian thoughtfully.

"It's good that you know in your heart, because only people under the age of eighteen are eligible for admission, so among His Majesty's cronies of the Emperor, only you meet the conditions. Your Excellency von Hohenstringen, this is a great opportunity to help His Highness Maxinus achieve his goals. ”

In this way, Salian suddenly became enlightened, but going to study abroad would definitely affect his career in the Duchy of New Mark.

"My lord, how long will His Highness Makminus study there?"

"Maybe about three years, don't worry, as long as you can succeed, His Majesty the Emperor will never forget you!"

Of course, these paintings have no practical effect, but it seems that they must be gone, and it is obviously not wise to resist. Eventually, Salian readily agreed. After retiring from the Emperor's study, Salian returned to his office at the request of Prime Minister Wiithel. Now is the time for a truly open and honest conversation.

"Salian, I think what you want to ask most about Count Redhoff, right?"

"My lord, this man has wolf ambitions, why would His Majesty take him in again?"

"This is the so-called imperial science, Your Majesty used Count Rydhoff to contain us!"

"I see, I see. The Earl already has a very poor relationship with us, so we can use him to check and balance the development of our power!"

"Haha, besides, I didn't ask you to go to school to study more some time ago, this time is definitely a good opportunity, so I highly recommend you in front of the emperor. In the future, if you want to go further to a high position, you must have a reserve of knowledge, His Royal Highness Maximinus goes there to study imperial studies, and you can study political economy and other subjects that you dare to be interested in by the way, three years is actually not a long time, if you hurry up, it is enough to learn what you need. You must know that in order to improve its prestige, this Augustian Academy has poached many talents from other famous academies, and even professors from the Seven Towers Academy of Magic have jumped ship. ”

"Yes, so in order to better help His Highness Maxminus, can I bring some helpers?"

Witthar looked at Salian and smiled.

"Salian, it is their freedom for young people of appropriate age to want to study, and neither I nor the Emperor have the right to interfere, but only His Royal Highness Maxinus and your tuition are borne by the Empire. ”

"I see, sir. ”