Chapter 2 Expedition
Morley was well buried, but his sister was not out of the house for a few days. www.biquge.info Since attending Morley's funeral, my sister seems to have lost her soul, and she can't even eat a few bites of food every day, so it's useless to persuade anyone. The college was suspended because of this incident, and even my work was suspended, although I received the news that I had passed the assessment, I couldn't be happy, so I devoted myself to research to forget about the unpleasant things.
These days, I've been studying magic shields and magic books all day. After testing, casting magic requires three parts: imaginary magic array, imaginary magic effect, and crystal energy, and the strength of magic is positively correlated with the desired intensity and the energy injected. The records of the ancient books of magic, though different, are much the same. However, in the high-level magic recorded in ancient books, I saw a magic called "meteorite", which describes magic as a kind of space magic, which can connect the space at both ends through two magic arrays, and then throw stones from one end or use magic to produce stones, and the other end can drop stones, and the strength of the magic is reflected in the distance and size of the two magic arrays.
I suspect that this incident must have been the work of someone who has mastered magic. But the only magic I know is the protective shield, the main reason is that this ancient book is too old, and the records are not detailed, there is only such a magic array, so if I fight against that person, I can't get him.
I'd like to check out the library in Domir, and if it's not smashed, find books on magic.
Luckily, only a small part of the walls of the library were scraped off, and the inside should have been undamaged.
"Young man, it's amazing that you can still come to the library when something so big happens. But if you have the time, you might as well help those who are less fortunate. The librarian said to me.
I nodded, smiled, and went to look for the book. Luckily, I found a book about magic in the corner, and I hurriedly opened it. There are many ways to implement magic in detail, and I tried it out. But the most embarrassing thing happened. When the first magic was unleashed, the crystal pendant froze. Recall that the magic shield cast is also centered on the pendant, and it probably understands that the location where the magic is cast is originally the location where the energy is released.
Many spells are similar to each other, such as ice spears and fireballs, which should require some processing of crystals before they can be cast, and even if you remember the magic array, you can't use it immediately. However, there are still some records in the book about basic magic that does not require a magic array, including strengthening iron tools, releasing water flow, etc.
Through this book, I was able to cast more magic, and it was worth it. The only regret is that the book only records some simple natural magic, and there is no mention of advanced magic at all.
"Hey, isn't this Eric!"
"Rao, why are you?" Rao was one of my classmates, and he was one of the busiest in his class when he was at Orser Academy.
"Hey, it's not an entrance exam. Anyway, your family is okay, right? It's terrible to be hit by such a big rock. My house is fine, but the house has been partially destroyed, and the house is being repaired these days. ”
"My family is fine, the stones only fell in the yard, and the house is fine, but Lena's boyfriend lost his life because of it. ”
"It's really sad. Say hello to my father and mother and Lena for me. ”
"Hmm. ”
"Oh yes, have you heard, Mars disappeared on the front line, and his whereabouts are still unknown, and I don't know if he was captured by Armenia. However, it is said that his helmet fell on the battlefield, and some people say that it is...... Dead ......"
My head buzzed, and I was stupid.
When I got home, I locked myself in the house. At night, I stayed up all night, thinking all about Mars.
The next day, I was still not in a calm mood, and I went out early in the morning to meet King Othur. This time I walked very slowly, unlike before, and the scene on the street was particularly glaring - many houses had been pierced by stones, but because the stones could not be moved, they had no place to live, so they had to sleep on the streets. I didn't notice it on the way to the library last time, maybe the damage was not serious, but this time the scene is deeply imprinted in my mind. However, even after understanding so much magic, it was not able to help them. I feel a little guilty when I think of the librarian's words now, but with my strength as a scholar, moving this big rock is a dream, so let's do what I can do on my own.
Before I knew it, I walked in front of the palace. However, the strange thing is that the palace was not hit by the meteorite at all, but there was a large circle of stones outside the palace, and it may be that someone inside the palace opened the protective shield. However, there is no one in the Orshur Academy who can teach magic, and the Ulthur Academy is an important institution in the kingdom, so the assumption that someone opened the protective shield is not valid, unless the king is hiding something. What's even more amazing is that along the way, passing the Domir River, there are no boulders in the course of the Domir River. If there were, it would have been flooded a long time ago, after all, the stone is so big. The royal palace is surrounded on three sides by the Domir River and is in the middle of the loop, but it is strange that the megaliths did not block the Domir River.
The doorman went in to make an announcement, and soon came out and brought me into the palace.
"Your name is Eric, isn't it?" said the king, smiling.
"Yes, Your Majesty. ”
"I heard you have a good relationship with Mars?"
"Yes, I came for him. I wish I could go to the front line against the Armenian army. If I have the chance, I'd like to find out where Mars is. ”
"Looks like you've heard about it," King Osser, looking a little helpless, "Mars had a little trouble with me before he set out on the expedition, and now that I think about it, I should have reminded him at the time." But now it's too late to regret it. ”
"Is it because of the miners?"
"Looks like you know a lot. Living conditions in the Acreel Mountains are harsh, and there is no grass growing there, which has a great impact on the neighboring countries of Armenia and Torem. Our country has a large area of plains, and the living conditions are not bad, while the Armenian large swamps and hills, with only a few plateaus, have very poor living conditions, which has provoked a war with our country. The large desert of Torem occupies more than half of the entire country, and only the coastal areas can be regarded as plains, which can basically only support the life of a small number of people, so Torem has always been very peaceful, because there are few people, and they even mine very little crystal, because the bordering Akerel Mountains are on the back of the desert, it is difficult for ordinary people to reach, and the transportation of crystals has also become a problem. Compared to them, our country is really good. Even so, we have a lot of people to deal with, such as prisoners of war, people who have committed crimes, some people who are homeless and are willing to pay for the country with better treatment, and we give them better living conditions for mining. They became the main members of the miners, so what you hear is nothing more than false rumors, after all, there is a lot of helplessness in being a king. But Mars doesn't think so, he's still young and vigorous, and he has to compromise on some things. ”
"That sounds a little more acceptable, but Mars has a good heart......
"I also know these very well, hey, it's just that I usually don't care enough about him, and it's too late to regret it now. ”
"One more thing, I suspect that the recent incident of falling stones from the sky was caused by someone who knows magic. ”
"Magic, I heard that Armenia has recently trained several mysterious magicians, could it be ......?"
"That's about it. ”
"Well, the Orwells have been asking me to give me an explanation for this. It just so happened that you brought up this matter, and it was handed over to you to investigate. But are you really going to the front?"
"Well, I've also practiced some talisman at Othur Academy, and with my latest research on magic, I should be able to defeat the Armenian army. ”
"Magic! Do you understand magic? I've only heard that you can release some simple streams of water......"
I pulled a crystal out of my pocket and gathered energy from one of the crystal's points, generating heat to form a fireball, which was released, and the fireball pierced a pillar. The fireball technique was successful, and it was worth practicing all night. However, this fireball technique may be able to help people solve the problem of the boulder.
"Wonderful!" exclaimed the king, "with magic you can fight the Armenias!The Armenian army has always been tricky, and our army has not been able to defeat them head-on, so for decades it has been on the defensive. In recent years, it has been difficult to figure out how they strengthened the iron tools, but they are all outdated. Now, with your magic, you can finally repel the Armenian army!"
"Of course, I hope that more people can feel the blessings of magic, and I want to teach the fireball technique to those you trust, so that they can solve the stones that fell before and restore people's homes first. ”
The king readily agreed. At my request, several members of the Capital Guard asked me how to use the fireball technique, and they soon went to the city to clear the boulders. I also quickly got the cane made of crystals that I asked the king to customize, with which I can quickly find points of energy convergence and achieve the effect of casting spells quickly, after all, if you are slow on the battlefield, you will lose your life.
Re-study the two magic books, and the spells that can be used are: magic shield, fireball, ice spear, lightning chain, etc. After all, the way to control the flow of energy is relatively simple, if Armenia is really a powerful magician, I'm afraid I can't handle it, even if I use high-intensity magic, it will be difficult to hit the target.
If I have the chance, I would like to be able to travel around the country and look for books on magic in libraries everywhere, after all, crystals were discovered by the citizens of the Kingdom of Othur, but now Armenia uses them better than us, which is really unacceptable. Maybe the master is in the folk.
I didn't mention Mars to my sister, although she knew Mars, but she couldn't stand any blows, and these days she always went to Orshay's Academy to help, and asked me for all kinds of magic, and I did everything I could, and taught her everything I knew. Maybe in the days when I'm on the road, she can help more people.
When my parents heard about my expedition, they didn't say much, just reminded me to be careful.
The night before I left, I went to the tavern for a drink alone.
"Young man, I heard that you are going on a campaign. "It's this tavern owner again.
"You're really well informed. ”
"Who in the whole city doesn't know Eric's name, and without your magic, many people will have a hard time. After all, there were many people injured in that incident, and if there was no place to live, I am afraid that this day would be sad. It's like my tavern, and you can't get in with a big rock at the door. Now that the rocks have been blown up and the pit has been filled, it is not yet possible to operate as usual. I toast you. ”
The night was a bit noisy. Not only because many people came around to praise me and toast me, but the number of people in the tavern has increased a lot, and it seems that many people are going to spend some time in the tavern. Perhaps, some people will soon be pulled to work as miners.
The next day, I set out with a detachment of the capital's guards, accompanied by some magicians. Although there are only a dozen people in total, the impact on the battle situation should be huge. None of us wore heavy armor on this expedition, only a few infantry wore simple iron armor, and all of us hurried to the front line on light horses.
The front line is located in the south of the Kingdom of Osser, on the Neuzer Plateau. Originally, the border was drawn along the Acre Mountains, but because the Neuzer Plateau runs through the Acre Mountains, the mountain range is just cut off on the plateau, so people also call this section of the plateau the Neuzer Pass.
To reach the Nuiszel plateau, just start from the city of Domir and head south through the plains, then a little more up the mountain. We followed the shortest route, fast and arrived in the New Zel plateau in two days. When I went up to the plateau, most people felt uncomfortable and had some difficulty breathing. After all, we were all born and raised in the plains, and they were not very adapted to the environment of the plateau, so we had to rest for a day in the city of Neuzel. The city of Neuzer is the largest city on the plateau, and because the environment is not suitable for farming, the animal husbandry here is relatively developed, and the food is much better than when you are in a hurry.
When I got here, the first thing I wanted to do was to go to the library and look for books about magic.
The library here is much newer than the library in Domir, and the books are also very new, after all, Domir is the capital, so it was established relatively early, and the library was naturally built early. It's a bit difficult to find ancient books here. But surprisingly, there is an antique book area here, which is really effortless.
There are magic books, but the content is similar to what I saw before, which is really embarrassing. It's a bit different to have an old, unshaped book on the shelf, because it's a glued book, while the other books are bound with thread. When I took off the book, I found that the glue had not dried and the pages had not been badly yellowed, but the cover was almost rotten, and it looked like it had been left for a long time.
"The relationship between crystal energy and natural energy is very close. Crystals can not only release natural energy such as fire, ice, electricity, etc., but can also be used to strengthen life energy. The pages of this book are made of wood infused with crystal powers, which can remain alive for many years......"
"The use of crystal's energy can activate biological activity, and it can also mutate, and the method of mutation is like casting magic, changing in the direction that people want, but the degree of change is still positively correlated with the strength of magic......"
"Crystals can also be used to heal wounds......"
Although there is no detailed implementation method, the large number of theories is enough to entice me to read the whole book. This book called "Ancient Medicine" is really hidden enough, and the content is completely about crystals, but it is called "ancient", and there are no crystals in ancient times, so I don't know if it is the author's intentional name, or if there is really something I don't know.
I figured out the book overnight, and the next day I was ready to go to war.
After riding a horse, we drove some way from the city of Neuzer to the border pass of Neuzer. Before reaching the passage of Neuzel, it was already possible to see the place where a large number of our troops were encamped.
"You're Count Eric, you're so young. I am General Armstrong. The general quickly arranged the accommodation and then gave us a brief introduction to the battle.
"The New Zer Pass is the only way for the Armenian army to invade our country, and it is almost impossible for the army to cross the Acreel Mountains, so as long as it is defended, the Armenian army cannot invade our country on a large scale. However, due to the wide passage, we were still a little overwhelmed when the opponent's large army attacked. Now their new technology allows the sword to cut through our iron armor, so we haven't been able to stay out of it for the last few days. ”
"When did the Armenian Army have this new technology?"
"On the day when Prince Mars first arrived, the other side attacked in a big way, and Mars immediately led his army to meet him. As a result, the large army was frustrated, the wounded increased considerably, and Prince Mars disappeared. However, according to the returning soldiers, Mars disappeared in an instant while he was fighting the opposing general. Although his helmet can be found, it is not supposed to be captured. ”
"That's space magic. Domir City was also attacked by space magic before, and we suspected that there were mages in the Armenian army who knew space magic. ”
"Magic?
"Actually, we do. I briefed him on the magic and General Armstrong was thrilled: "Great, if we have this power, we will definitely be able to repel the Armenians!"
"However, the magic they master is a higher level of spatial magic, and I don't know how well they use magic. Now our magic can be used in war, with just a cane studded with crystals. ”
"Judging from the recent results, they should not have fully mastered it, because although their attack was sharp at times, using some unknown plays, and catching us off guard, most of the time it was a regular attack that could be resisted. ”
It seems that the magicians of Amenia do not master such a solid magic as the fireball technique, it may be some very advanced, but not easy to control magic, so as long as they seize the opportunity, they can still repel the Armenian army.
Out of the tent, I looked at the passage of New Zell from a distance. Although it is said to be a passage, the land is also pitted, with many protruding sharp stones and high stone pillars. And because it is sandwiched between two mountains and the wind is very strong, long-range weapons such as bows and arrows are not so effective, which should be the reason why most of the army is infantry and cavalry.
In the evening, I read "Ancient Medicine" and thought about how to use crystals to heal the wounds of soldiers. At this moment, I suddenly heard the soldiers outside the camp shouting: "The Armenian army has attacked the barracks! The Armenian army has attacked ......the barracks!"