The wind rose again and quickly moved away. Merlin Avery breathed a sigh of relief www.biquge.info Pen & Fun & Pavilion huddled behind the low wall, he didn't remember that he was so nervous that he was sweating, but when he came back to his senses, he only felt a chill all over his spine.

It was uncomfortable, of course, and Avery got up shaking his clothes, thinking about the bits of information that had come out of the mouths of the mysterious visitors.

According to the feedback from the alchemy, the strength of the four mysterious visitors is very strong, the strongest one can probably compete with the Brick skill chief, and the weakest one also surpasses the ordinary tutor of Broughfry Academy.

Of course, this is just Avery speculation, a strong Academy Mentor is likely to lose to a far less powerful but more experienced opponent, and some rare alchemy secret skills can make the difference between victory and defeat. Leapfrogging challenges, this is never a strange thing in the battle of molten gold warriors.

But in any case, the four molten gold warriors who were at least mentor-level were traveling together, almost half of the high-end combat power of the Minnesota city-states, and the secret ritual assembly they wanted to go to must be very unusual. If Avery hadn't been cautious and had something important to get done as soon as possible, he might have been tempted to follow along.

Just as Avery rekindled the light of wisdom and was about to call out to the alchemy golem who had helped him, calling himself the "Guide", a very kind-sounding voice sounded from behind him.

"Excuse me, may I ask a question?"

Avery tightened his heartstrings and subconsciously put his hand on the potion bag on his belt. It's an instinctive reaction. Then he turned slowly, the expression on his face a mixture of wariness and confusion.

He saw an old man in a magnificent robe appear behind him, his hands hidden in wide sleeves, wearing monocle crystal glasses, a kind smile on the corner of his mouth, and a bare head with snow-white eyebrows and beard, making his wrinkled face look both majestic and wise.

"I beg your pardon, Elder. Avery replied thoughtfully, "I'm happy to help you, but I don't know if I can answer your question." ”

"Hello, young fellow traveler, just a very simple question. The old man's tone was calm, without the slightest hint of hostility, "Have you seen some people passing by here, not long ago?"

"Are you asking about the people who are going to the Secret Rite Meeting?" Avery quietly removed his hand from the potion bag, the old man showed no hostility, he certainly didn't want to get involved, "There were four of them, going in that direction. ”

The old man glanced in the direction Avery had pointed out, and the smile on his face became more kind, "Oh, thank you very much, there are fewer and fewer polite young people like you. He said, reaching out from his sleeve and taking out a small black box, "This is a thank-you, a little bit of your own knick-knack." Young fellow travelers, I hope we have a chance to meet again. ”

Before Avery could reply, the air suddenly fluctuated, and the old man's body bloomed with a strong liquid light, so that Avery had to turn his head and put his hands on his eyes. Yet even as he did, he felt a strong tingling and burning heat, and his ears were filled with the sound of the roaring wind, and he couldn't hear anything clearly.

It wasn't until a few minutes later, when everything fell silent, that Avery barely opened his eyes, blinking his tearful eyes and looking around.

Of course, the old man had left, leaving only a shallow pit that had sunken slightly. Avery rekindled the light of wisdom and walked over to take a closer look. He saw that the ground had been completely burned into powder by the energy, even some of the most strong, heat-resistant metal fragments.

"I really don't know what kind of molten gold skill it is, I'm afraid even the academy tutor can't do it. Avery smacked his tongue in emotion and turned his gaze to the small box left by the old man.

The small box was small, dark in color, and unadorned on the outside, and looked extremely ordinary—except that it floated in the air and did not emit any alchemical fluctuations.

Avery didn't dare touch the box, not even to get closer. The old man was friendly from beginning to end, but he did not dare to pin his life on the friendliness of a stranger who might be disguised.

"It's not the time to come into contact with those people, to survive in the ruins of this mysterious city, their strength is simply not within my reach now, and I must be more cautious before reaching the level of a senior pharmacist. ”

Avery admonished himself as he returned to the light of wisdom and sat down cross-legged.

This cluster of pure white flames burned quietly in the void, only ignited and extinguished, could not be moved, and could feel a slight strange burning heat when touched with a finger, but could not raise the temperature of any solid or liquid, which was very strange in nature.

Avery had made many attempts, but only one thing he was able to determine was that through the light of wisdom he could connect to a very special intelligent being, the metal golem that claimed to be the guide.

This golem is supposed to belong to one of the survivors of this mysterious city, and although it has only been in contact with it twice, it has instilled in Avery a lot of knowledge that belongs to a lost civilization, allowing him to appreciate the heights that a once glorious alchemy civilization can reach.

The special applications of alchemy and alchemy, the recipes for potions hidden in the fragments of ancient texts, the academic treatise on the activation of golems, and many other tricks are all inspired by the knowledge of lost civilizations.

Avery sighed regretfully, if it weren't for the vanity of his desire to achieve fame, he wouldn't have left Broughfry House now, let alone been in trouble. He even had the intention of giving up on contacting the Guide, because after the third contact, he had to face a difficult choice.

But now...... He had to find the less bad one among two bad possibilities.

"Compared to the horror hidden in the darkness of the wilderness, the trouble brought by the guide may be easier to accept. Avery thought as he held out a finger and touched the light of wisdom.

"Prepare citizen Merlin Avery, number 1145, calling for the guide. ”

The facilitator receives, and the facilitator responds to the call. The mechanical, rigid, emotionless voice sounded directly in Avery's heart, and then the light of wisdom jumped a few times, and suddenly expanded, forming a ring of fire large enough for an adult man to enter. Red, orange, and yellow rays of light shimmered and swirled in the middle of the ring of fire, like an indescribable whirlpool of strangeness.

"The road is opened, prepare citizens 1145, enter the permission. ”

Avery stood up, took two deep breaths, cleared his mind of chaotic thoughts, and stepped into the ring of fire.

In the next moment, a terrible weightlessness tore at Avery violently, and the surroundings were pitch black, but countless stars were burning and flickering, making him feel as if he was in a vast sea of stars. No one could endure this strange feeling for long, but after only a tenth of a heartbeat, Avery was back on solid ground.

It was an extremely empty and tall room, and it didn't seem to be suitable for habitation. Rusty steel brackets line the chains, cables, and hooks as thick as arms, and several boxy alchemy devices line the walls, only half of which still glow and hum.

Avery looked around, feeling uneasy. Everything seems to be deteriorating here compared to two months ago. Some of the steel brackets had rusted, two more pieces of alchemy equipment had ceased to function, and even the golem "guide" in the center of the room looked even more dilapidated and rusty, as if it could collapse into a pile of scrap metal at any moment.

Golem "Guide" is about two stories tall and appears to be a strange combination of metal parts and strange instruments, and the thick cables twist to form two pillar-thick arms that support the rusty, heavy body. At the head of the golem is a row of shiny crystal tubes, small arcs of electricity crackling in the crystal tubes, and every time the golem speaks, the crystal tubes show different brightness with the ups and downs of the voice.

"Prepare citizen 1145, this is you...... Call the facilitator for the third time, if there is no ...... Rated at the Mithril level - with more than sufficient information, knowledge, or special substances...... It's the last time. ”

"I understand, Guide, please identify and analyze these two potions. Avery said as he took out the two bottles of the Speedy Elixir that he and Satum had concocted, "I think one of the potions contains a special substance above the level of Mithril. ”

The crystal tube in the guide's head flickered a few times, and although the voice was still mechanical, the intensity had increased significantly, "Ask for permission." He replied, and an invisible force descended on Avery Eyry's hand, causing the two flasks to float, rising parallel to the head of the guide.

"Appraisal begins...... No. 1 pharmaceutical knowledge is evaluated as waste grade, No. 2 pharmaceutical knowledge is evaluated as insufficient waste grade, and the comprehensive evaluation of waste grade is basically worthless, and the identification is completed. The voice of the facilitator began with an assessment of the potion itself. The rating was low, but it didn't surprise Avery as expected.

"In-depth analysis begins, the No. 1 potion ingredient is evaluated as a waste grade, and the No. 2 potion ingredient ......" The guide's voice suddenly interrupted without warning, followed by a rustle of electricity, and when the sound was restored, a crystal tube in the guide's head suddenly lit up, and the strong light flashed continuously, so illuminating that Jeffrey could barely open his eyes.

"Elixir No. 2 contains a small amount of special substances, and based on the results of in-depth analysis, the preliminary evaluation is Mithril - of considerable value and Adamantite - extremely valuable, and the overall evaluation is of Adamantite Gold grade. Congratulations, Citizen 1145, you have overfulfilled the task of unlocking the initial wisdom and passed the qualification examination of the junior citizen of the wisdom city. ”

The young apprentice had always had a sharp mind, and he noticed a slight difference in the subtle changes in the guide's voice, which made his mood boil subtly. "It's a great honor, facilitator. Avery clenched his fists and pressed his nervous cold fingertips to his palms, "What authority do I have now after becoming a junior citizen?"

The question silenced the facilitator for a moment, as if thinking and calculating something, and then answered. "The most basic permission to contact the Capital of Wisdom at any time, citizen Merlin Avery, in addition to this permission, opening the rest of the permissions requires you to make corresponding contributions. Note: Due to the devastation of the City of Wisdom, some of these permissions will not be available until they are repaired. ”

Avery couldn't help but smile, the answer he had been waiting for. "I'd love to contribute my modest efforts to the City of Wisdom, Guide, what advice do you have and how do I do it?"

A beam of light shone through a lens on the guide's body, shining on the bottle of potion from Master Satum's hand, "I suggest you first open the Scrap Trading Platform, Junior Citizen Merlin Avery, where you can inquire about the needs of the City of Wisdom, and also exchange information and supplies with other citizens who have passed the initial test of wisdom. As for the contribution required to open the waste materials trading platform, it is enough to separate and reduce the special substances from this bottle of medicine. ”

"I agree, Facilitator. The young apprentice replied aloud that it was the first good news he had ever received since he had rushed to submit that damn paper.

In front of Avery, the light gradually intensified, and the potion inside the crystal bottle boiled, and a purple mist lingered around the mouth of the bottle, and then gradually faded into dark blue, light blue, and light green. A drop of crystal-clear, colorless liquid condenses above the mouth of the bottle, followed by a pinch of lilac powder, each of which takes on the perfect diamond shape if viewed closely with a magnifying lens.

"Mithril-level Special Substance, Unknown Liquid Energy and Adamantite-Level Special Substance?Superior Energy Core Fragment After the extraction, it can be exchanged for a contribution of 300 points, and the consumption contribution of the waste materials trading platform is 150 points, and the remaining 150 points of contribution will be credited to the citizen's personal account. ”

The void shook slightly, and the colorless liquid and lilac powder vanished. The guide's voice regained its mechanical and cold temperature, and the brightness of the crystal tube at his head was reduced to its usual level, "Now you can open the waste materials trading platform, junior citizen Merlin Avery, do you need to open it immediately?"