"Squeak"

The old wooden window was pushed open by a fat white hand, and the early morning sun shone into the room, forming a cloud of light.

"Well, it's changed so much, the last time I was here, it was shabby." A big fat man in pajamas leaned against the window, watching the people on the street and muttering in a low voice.

His name is Bray, and he is an elemental magician, to be precise, a magician who does not do his job, and most magicians like to live in ivory towers, pursuing the so-called truth that exists in books.

But Bray is different, he is not so keen on the mountains of texts, in his eyes, they are all rags left by the ancients, and it is a waste of time to delve into them.

In his view, it is better to travel around the nations than to travel around the world, and to pursue the truth in his own way.

Obviously, he had already found his own direction, otherwise he would not have reached the rank of a high-level magician in his twenties, which is how many magicians cannot reach the realm in their lifetime, but for him it is just the beginning.

He said goodbye to his mentor at the age of sixteen and embarked on a journey to travel through various countries, and for more than ten years, his footsteps have traveled to the four human kingdoms in the east, one dwarven kingdom.

He could feel that fate was always guiding him, and five years ago, fate had led him to Kanna, where he had obtained a precious Mithril staff that had helped him through many difficult situations.

And now, in the dark, fate has once again led him to this frontier territory.

After coming here, he was surprised to find that in just five years, such a big change has taken place here, and the dilapidated Tucheng has such a prosperous day.

And there are many unusual places here, such as the cement known as sand magic, the entrance is like a throat-cut liquor, and the soft and light white paper......

It was all a reminder to him that this place was very different.

These discoveries were the main factors in his stay here, and he felt that he was already standing at the gates of truth.

"Get out and walk around."

It's been almost half a month since he came to Canna, and he walks around Dorman City every day just to find what he wants.

Bray, who had changed into a robe, was walking along the busy streets, walking everywhere with his eyes full of eyes, and suddenly, a recruitment notice came into his eyes.

He had never been interested in these things, but for some reason, he suddenly became a little curious and walked towards the notice.

The discovery was a notice to recruit magicians with a lot of money, and to be honest, the salary was very exciting, not to mention the annual salary of more than 100 Jindler, and it also provided housing, cultivation resources, and even promised to open a study room with thousands of books.

And you can choose two ways, long-term and short-term, each with different treatment, that is, to do something special, that is, to create a part of a magic device.

For some reason, Bray suddenly felt that he should go and see, it was a kind of guidance in the dark.

"Is this what I'm looking for?" Bray wondered, he really didn't see what it had to do with him.

But after so many times, he still chose to believe it, so he came to the Viscount Castle according to the address recorded above......

Ryan looked at the fat man in front of him who claimed to accept the recruitment, how did he look at it and have an unreal feeling, although the notice was written by him, he really didn't expect to attract a high-level magician one day.

"Uh, Mr. Borray, are you sure you want to sign a long-term contract?" Ryan confirmed with the contract.

Boray's chubby face was full of "sincerity", and he rubbed his hands and responded: "It's like this, Your Excellency the Viscount, I think this condition is very suitable." ”

As he spoke, he took the contract and signed his name after dividing it by two.

Ryan was stunned, in such a hurry, it can't be a fake, right? Or is there some conspiracy?

He suddenly felt that his IQ was still a little insufficient, and he couldn't understand what the other party was doing, he must have a plan for this fat man, but what was his goal?

Green sugar? Cement? Runes?

The first two are a bit far-fetched, as for the runes, it is unlikely, after all, the runes have been kept strictly secret, he shouldn't know, if it is really leaked, it may be more than a high-level magician.

It's quirky, it's very quirky.

But in any case, it is impossible to let go of the labor sent to the door, and Ryan now has a growing demand for [Crusher], a high-level magician, and there must be several of them!

Thinking of this, Ryan smiled and said, "Since this is the case, then Master Bray should report to the factory as soon as possible." ”

The so-called factory, which is officially registered in Kana as the "Karna Large Parts Manufacturing Factory", was built outside the city, and currently has only two focuses, one for the production of heavy shells for the [Crusher] and the other for the production of expensive drill bits.

The shells were produced by blacksmiths and apprentices drawn from the blacksmiths, while the task of producing the drills was given to the newly recruited magicians.

This job is not decent for the "noble" magicians, there are very few applicants, and so far, there are only four people in total, three of them are junior magicians who lack cultivation resources, and they are all short-term contracts, and they are thinking of leaving with a fortune.

There is only one high-level magician in Bray, and the long-term contract he has signed, I have to say that it is a bit dramatic.

Producing drill bits is not difficult for magicians, especially with Bray's involvement, and it only takes a few days to create a standard-sized alloy drill bit.

"What is this drill used for, these alloys alone are worth a lot of money." Bray cast the mage's hand as he pondered where the drills were going.

He was now more and more curious about this Kana Collar, and he felt that there were many secrets hidden here waiting to be discovered.

Every time a turn is made, someone will come to pick it up, and Bray has not thought of using some small means, but he is afraid of causing unnecessary misunderstandings, so he has not put it into practice.

Until mid-March, due to the lack of raw materials, Boray and the others were idle, and in the spirit of wandering around the city with the mentality of having nothing to do, he began to wander around the city again.

As soon as he went downstairs, he found a different place in the city than usual, where he lived was on a relatively busy street, but today it was noticeably deserted.

The people around him are also discussing what words such as "extraordinary power" and "detection", he is a person who likes to join in the fun, and after looking for someone to inquire, he found out that today is the time of the annual extraordinary strength test, and everyone who meets the conditions goes to the central square.

"A viscounty, how can a census be conducted? Interesting, go over and take a look. "Bray felt as if he had caught something.

When he arrived at the scene, it was already crowded, and Bray came to the heights, and his eyes were quickly attracted by the detection device on the testing table.

Its appearance may not seem to be different from the mainstream, but the spiritual power of a high-level magician is terrifying, and the difference can be seen at a glance.

"Is it an alchemical creation? It is said that those alchemists like to tinker with these things, and this is their hidden secret? Bray's chubby hand groped his chin, feeling as if he was about to find an answer.

On the other side, Ryan was listening to Levi's debriefing:

"Bray, from the kingdom of Duoyi, is a genius magician with a little fame, known as the alternative among magicians, he likes to travel to various places, and never delves into any texts, but his strength has increased very quickly......"

Ryan knocked lightly on the table and muttered, "Is the source reliable?" ”

"I got the news from Viscount Chels, and I also compared the portraits, and I was sure that it was the same person." Levi affirmed.

"That's strange, judging from the newspaper, there are many people who have tried to win him over, but they have all been refused, and he is not a man who is short of money, what is the purpose of coming to us?" Ryan found that he couldn't understand the man more and more.

"It's hard to say, he has been very responsible during this time, and the drill bits produced were jointly inspected by Master Liman and Miss Xiyue, and no problems were found."

Since Bray signed the contract, Ryan asked Xiyue to keep an eye on him, and for a while, nothing abnormal was found.

However, from the analysis of intelligence, he is probably not an undercover agent sent by any party, after all, the information about him is very comprehensive, take a genius magician in his twenties as a spy, who can have such a big hand?

"Where is he now?"

"It is said that in the central square, today is the day of the test of extraordinary powers."

"What is he doing there?" Ryan frowned, after all, the detection device of the Kana collar is not a mainstream type, and ordinary people may not be able to see it, but a high-level magician, he feels that he will not be able to detect the difference.

"Do you suspect he's coming for runes?" Levi asked in a low voice.

Ryan nodded slowly, he was indeed worried about this.

"Do you want to capture him secretly?" Levi boldly suggested.

If it was before, he really didn't have the courage to say that he wanted to capture a high-level magician, but now it's different, there are three high-level knights in the territory, a high-level elf, and Ryan, a powerful big knight.

When you are well prepared, the high-level magician also has to be honest.

This suggestion made Ryan a little moved, but after thinking about it, he still shook his head and said, "Don't do it for now, if he really sees something on the detector, he will definitely have further actions next."

Inform Knight Captain Allen and Legion Commander Delai to secretly return to Dorman City, assist Xiyue to keep an eye on him, and take it directly if there is any change! ”

Levi was ordered to retire......

And Bray, who was rejoicing at his discovery, didn't realize that a big net against him was gradually taking shape.

When he returned to his lodgings, he drew all the patterns he had seen today, and the more he looked at them, the more familiar they became, as if he had seen them somewhere.

After staring at it for a while, he suddenly slapped his head and pulled out the box he was carrying from under the bed.

He rummaged through it for a while, and finally took out an A4 sheet of metal with intricate patterns carved on it.

Bray suddenly became excited, and hurriedly took the metal plate to those patterns for comparison, and immediately found similarities, one or two even had eight or nine points of resemblance.

And I didn't look at those patterns carefully, some errors are very normal, thinking of this, Bray suddenly "chicken jelly".

"Is there not only one such metal plate, but the Viscount also has it, and even knows how to use them?"

Brayley suddenly felt like the clouds were clear, he knew why the god of fate had led him here, and these patterns were the answer!

Knowing this, Bray was so excited that he walked around the room.

He didn't know what these patterns were, the metal plate he had obtained from an ancient ruin a few years ago, and he didn't know what it did.

"Is it all because of these patterns that there are so many magical things about this territory?" The more Bray thought about it, the more it made sense, and he couldn't help but think about the drills he was making, did they also have something to do with these patterns?

I have to say that it is a very terrifying thing for a smart person to replenish his brain, and the secrets hidden by Ryan and others were associated by him in this way.

But then again, no one expected such a coincidence, even Liman always thought that the runes were only those on the alchemist's notebook in his hand, where would he expect that there were still people with runes in their hands?

It can only be said that it is a mistake.

"Hmm, this thing must be a secret to them, how can I get my hands on it?"

Bray pondered for a while, and finally decided to see if he could exchange it, in addition to the metal plate in his hand, he also had some other treasures, which should add up to enough.

"How do you make this request, go straight to the viscount? No, the initiative is still in your own hands.

By the way, I can find a pattern to carve on the drill bit, and if they see it, they will naturally come to me! Bray slapped his head and suddenly had an idea.

But he didn't know how much impact and shock his decision had caused......

As usual, the courier came to the factory to pick up the shell and drill bit and sent them to the designated place for inspection.

The designated point was in a clearing far away, where Liman had been waiting for a long time.

He was no longer involved in the manufacture of the [Crusher] at all, and if it weren't for Ryan's promise to add funds to the experiment, he would never have taken the time to inspect the drill bits.

After the delivery of the drill bit, Liman began to carefully inspect the drill bit with mental strength to see if it had been tampered with.

"Resonance?" Liman exclaimed suddenly, his eyes fixed on an inconspicuous corner of the drill, where a rune was carved into it!

Liman's eyes almost touched it, and he realized that it was indeed a [Resonance Rune] with only bright lines drawn, and this discovery suddenly set off a storm in his heart.

He pulled the collar of one of the transporters, gritted his teeth, and said viciously, "Who made this drill?" ”

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(End of chapter)