13. Changes in the Heart of the Castle (II)

The old magician smiled and did not answer Levi's question immediately, but waved his hand at the little demon Scott and said, "Very good, Scott, you are not lazy, I am satisfied." Now, return to the Demon Cauldron and prepare for the first Abyssal Larvae to transform. ”

The little devil's eyes rolled, and when he was about to say something, the old magician didn't give it this chance, and raised his right hand, and the crystal light swirled, sending the little devil back to the depths of the river of flames.

"Little guy, I know you have a lot of problems now, but the environment here is not good, and it is not convenient to say anything, so we will go back and talk about it. After sending the little demon back, the old magician said to Levi. Levi nodded, he didn't want to stay here at all, and then he saw the old magician push forward with both hands, and suddenly pushed open a door with colorful light from the void.

Behind the gate was the familiar scenery of grasslands and snow-capped mountains, and Levi took a tentative step towards the gate, and the scenery in front of him was blurred for a while, and then the sky swirled. By the time his vision returned to normal, his feet were already on the green meadow.

Levi took a deep breath, and the fresh, dry air poured into his chest, lifting his spirits. The old magician then stepped out of the Rainbow Gate, which then closed and dissipated into a sparkling light.

As soon as the portal disappeared, Levi impatiently asked the old magician.

"Mr. Dicsh, how did these people and the house come about? What about the burning volcano we just came to? What is the Demon Cauldron that Scott is talking about?"

"Oh, yes, little one, you've got a lot of questions. The old magician smiled and popped out a few silver dots of light, and a silver table with a strange sheen appeared on the empty grass, with a few fruits and a wooden basin with a lid on it, and two chairs of the same material appeared next to the table, one on the left and one on the right.

"Let's sit down and have a bite to eat, it's a good thing that Castle Heart has produced after its advancement. The old magician said, first picking up a fruit and nibbling on it. This fruit looks a little like an apple, but the aroma is much stronger than that of ordinary apples, and Levi smelled the aroma and immediately felt a gurgling sound in his stomach.

To tell the truth, the last time he ate was last night, and a third of the black bread was nothing at all for a half-grown boy who was growing his body, and it had already been digested. Levi hurriedly grabbed a piece of fruit, opened his mouth and bit it.

The fruit felt a little hard when he bit into it, but after the crisp sound, the sweet juice suddenly filled his mouth, and Levi felt this wonderful and peculiar taste, swallowed hard, and then continued to eat it in large gulps.

Viscount Lane does not produce delicious fruits, and the average person in the territory can only eat some sour and astringent wild fruits such as wild strawberries, wild apples, and raspberries. Only the viscount himself and a few noble lords in the castle would buy some from outside the realm at a large price, and people of the same noble status would be presented for a banquet. Even if an orphan like Levi became a trainee attendant, he could only look at him from a distance outside the door. However, Levi swore that even the fruit on the table of the noble lord was far inferior to the one in his hand now, and the luscious juice was something he had never even thought about.

The old magician ate a few bites, put most of the remaining fruit on the table, pointed to the covered wooden basin, and said, "Little one, the fruit still can't fill your stomach, come and taste this." ”

"Uh-huh......" Levi hurriedly swallowed the flesh in his mouth, the fruit just now had reached his stomach, and even the small pit was chewed and swallowed by him. The old magician couldn't help but smile, and as soon as his fingers tapped on the table, the lid on the wooden basin automatically slipped aside, and an aroma mixed with eggs, oats, and milk suddenly came out.

There were four or five golden balls in the wooden basin, and the fragrance emanated from here, Levi was stunned for a moment, reached out and gently grabbed one, and a soft and warm feeling came from his fingertips.

"Mr. Dich, is this ...... Cake?"

Seeing the old magician smiling and nodding, Levi couldn't help but swallow. Cakes are not black bread and can be eaten casually, and in Levi's fifteen years of memory, it seems that he has tasted cake no more than three times.

Even in Viscount Lane's mansion, it is not possible to smell the aroma of cake every day.

"Mr. Dich, would you like one?" Holding back the saliva that kept overflowing in his mouth, Levi handed the first cake to the old magician's hand, the old magician's expression looked very pleased, and he shook his head lightly and said, "Little one, thank you for your kindness, the elderly are not suitable for eating too many sweet things, these are for you." ”

Now that Mr. Dish had said so, Levi was no longer polite, and he took one cake in one hand, and stuffed it into his mouth in two bites, and then picked up a second.

While Levi was eating the cake, the old magician brushed his hand on the table again, and this time a delicate silver tea set appeared, and the silver teapot was half full of orange-yellow tea, steaming up with the fresh scent of tea.

The old magician poured himself a cup of tea, and then poured another cup and put it in front of Levi, who hurriedly wanted to thank him, but when he opened his mouth, all he could make was a sound of oooh, and the sweet cake had obviously temporarily robbed him of the ability to speak.

A cup of tea was poured in, and Levi finally swallowed the cake in his mouth, he smiled a little embarrassedly, and then his face changed color slightly.

"Mr. Dust, this tea is so bitter, didn't you add milk?"

"Milk, no, no, no, little ones, magicians and nobles are not in the same way, and we don't add anything to the tea we drink. This feeling of bitterness with a sweet aftertaste is what the magician needs, which can make the mind clearer and good for mental power. The old magician shook his head, took a sip from the silver cup, and when he put the cup down, his expression became serious.

"Little one, the heart of the castle, the crystallization of the highest achievement of alchemy, is much greater than you think. If you think of it as just a private half-plane, you're wrong. The Half-Plane is also quite a remarkable alchemy item, but it is far from being comparable to the Heart of the Castle. The biggest feature of the heart of the castle is that it has almost infinite advanced abilities, which can simulate the space that adapts to the life of any creature, and the sea of fire you saw just now is the simulated abyss plane projection that the heart of the castle parsed from the little demon Scott, simply put, it is a half-plane with all the characteristics of the abyss. ”

"Mr. Dust, do you mean that the place we are in now is the most suitable space for human existence, so it is a scene of lush grassland, and the place I just saw is the most suitable space for the survival of demons, so it is a hellish sea of fire. Levi thought for a moment and slowly said his understanding.

"You've got a sharp mind, little one. The old magician's eyes showed a little undisguised surprise. He stroked his long white beard and continued.

"The Heart of the Castle has now completed its first advancement, and as I said before, the primary resource building is on, and the farmland and farmhouse have been built automatically. From now on, every 24 hours will provide you with a small amount of produced resources. Among them are emerald fruits and oats from the farmland, as well as milk and eggs from the farmhouse, if you need alchemy items, although the alchemy laboratory has not yet been built, but I can use energy here to create some primary items out of thin air, which is enough to meet your needs at this stage. ”

"Great, Mr. Dich, that's great news. Levi clenched his fists, and a look of excitement appeared on his face.

In fact, Levi had been feeling an inexplicable nervousness in his heart since he drove away the village chief and his cronies, and after a cursory look around the refugee camp, he completely understood the source of his nervousness.

Around the refugee camp, which has more than 400 people, no arable land has been cultivated, no crops have been grown, and more than 400 mouths have been supported by a small amount of arable land and grain reserves within the wooden walls. It is no wonder that when the demons attacked, many young and middle-aged male villagers looked weak and powerless, and many of them actually hid and waited for death.

The heart of the castle can supply definitely not too many materials, but the quality is quite high, whether it is eggs or milk, in the current disaster of the demon, it is enough to sing the leading role at the table of nobles.

"In addition, the number of demons you have killed this time has far exceeded the upper limit required for the heart of the castle to advance this time, and the remaining energy has been stored as the wealth needed to build buildings and recruit alchemist warriors. ”

"Wealth, Mr. Dysh, do you mean that the wealth needed to build buildings and recruit soldiers in the heart of the castle is not real gold and silver coins?" Levi's heart moved, he originally thought that he would try to get a batch of gold coins in the next step, so that the buildings that could be built in the heart of the castle could be built as soon as possible, but he didn't expect that the wealth that the old magician said actually meant the energy generated by killing demons.

"Hehehe, little one, where do you want to go? The heart of the castle is something made of alchemy, how can you need gold, a precious metal of little use? As for silver, there is still a part of the demand, but it will not be needed for the time being. The old magician explained with a smile, then gestured to the peasants who were toiling in the fields in the distance.

"These people are alchemy souls created by the heart of the castle, and they can also be used as the most basic alchemy warriors, but their combat power is no different from that of an ordinary strong farmer. The alchemy warriors you want to recruit are all made with these alchemy souls, added to the battle template, and created with energy wealth. The Heart of the Castle can now produce 10 of these Alchemy Souls per week, which means that you can currently recruit up to 10 Alchemist Warriors per week from the various recruitment buildings in the Heart of the Castle. If you need more alchemist warriors, you'll either have to wait until next week, or you'll have to find a way to get the heart of the castle to level up again. ”