Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Artillery Club

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After breaking up with Grimm in the city, Toheko wanders back to Danila's mansion not far outside the city. By this time, the light in the sky had gradually receded far to the west, leaving a deeper, more and more unknowable forested sky.

Seeing that Danila was packing up the spell materials and counting the goods, Toheko stepped forward and asked, "Danira, do you know anyone who can convert the spells of the six elements at will?" ”

Danila raised her tired face, although she felt a little strange, but after thinking about it, she still said: "It's the ** master of the learned elemental control, and there is a mage from Baneharley in Giffin City." You can go to him. ”

Donghezi laughed and said, "I've already met him, but as soon as he opens his mouth, he asks for 10,000 gold coins for tuition! Think about whether there are any other people who have similar abilities. ”

Danila shook her head and said, "It seems that there is no more." However, I do know of a strange learning that while they can't convert elemental energy, they can increase elemental damage on magic missiles at will, even if they haven't learned any elemental shaping spells before. Don't know if the charm doesn't suit your wishes?"

Donghezi nodded and said, "You can also go and see, where is this society?"

Danila pointed in the direction of Giffen City, "It's still in Giffen City, but it's a small place, and it's not easy to find." Well, I'll take you there tomorrow. ”

The next morning, the sunlight shines through the gap between the "high-rise buildings" and shines on an artistic cloud-like sign, making the line of colorful text on it render a rainbow of hazy colors.

What a strange name, Toheko chuckled and walked in, passing through several narrow rooms to a spacious courtyard where a dozen or so people gathered, and a person in the middle was demonstrating and explaining. Then, Tohezi saw a familiar figure Mackenzi!

Toheko didn't bother with their speeches, and quietly walked up behind Mackenzie to say hello to him. McKennes was overjoyed by the unexpected meeting, and he whispered, "Why are you here too?" ”

Toheko looked around at the crowd and took a closer look. Sure enough, they were all low-level mages or arcane warriors, and the highest was also a young mage of the third order. He smiled casually and said, "I heard that there are some strange skills here, so I was very curious, so I came in and took a look." What's so strange about this guild, and why are all low-level arcanists here?"

Mackensia whispered, "That's a long story, I'll tell you slowly when this lecture is over." ”

Toheko nodded, and continued to listen like a student. This kind of teaching method is so informal, a group of people just sit in the open air in the courtyard surrounded by vines and colorful flowers to listen to the lecture. It's like running a relaxed art salon. Even the person who spoke in the middle was young, and his smooth face was a little immature, and he didn't have the stern appearance of a teacher.

I just listened to him gush: "So we should see that there is also an artistic and magical combination effect at the simplest level." It's like some splitting and combining in mathematics from which we can explore special abilities. You see, when I adjusted the magic missile in the same way I just did, it had a certain penetrating effect. As she spoke, she let another junior female mage with long hair on her shoulders cast a translucent mage shield on a clay pot, and then without making a gesture, the spell in her mouth jumped out quickly, and then she only pointed at her hand, and her fingertips flew out with a translucent magic missile with a skull, like a violent war hammer "jumping" through the center of the mage's shield and flying into the clay pot. Boom, it exploded and shattered.

Amid the applause and applause of the crowd, he even proudly declared: "This is nothing! I once saw an even more amazing cannon friend, whose magic missile could easily penetrate the opponent's spell resistance, and even defeated a mage who was one order higher than him head-on. So you don't have to be presumptuous, as long as we study hard and give full play to our creative power, we will one day be able to reach his level on the road of the magic cannon land!"

Another round of sincere applause.

After the party, Toheko invited Mackenzie to a small bar nearby for a chat.

Mackensia also asked for a large glass of wine and gulped it down. The glass was also big and scary, enough to hold a bottle of wine. The arcane soldier sipped his drink heartily. While eating the fragrant and tender steak, his mouth was applauding again and again.

Toheko ordered a cup of tea, a plate of fruit, and a few fried eggs. Quietly listen to him introduce the matter of this cannon club: it turns out that this club was originally called the Magic Cannon Girls Association! It was formed by some noble girls in wealthy areas, and because they lacked the talent to learn high-level arcane arts, they could only delve into some low-level spells. Maybe it's because of the artistic talent of women and a lot of leisure time. It really made them discover some strange abilities in low-level spells, and after summarizing these things, they found that the most practical significance was the potential function of the magic missile. It's no joke that these young women went crazy, they actually joined forces to raise money to hire people to help with research! Fortunately, their efforts were not in vain, and they finally developed more abilities. And this association also expanded, from the original rich ladies to have fun and pretend to be high-level gadgets to the last hope of many people who could not master high-level spells in their lifetimes, so it quickly spread to all the places where mages gathered. People who learn this technique are also known as "magic catapults". To this day, this association not only imparts knowledge of strange magic missiles, but also undertakes part of the gathering function of communication, and some people even suggest that the association should be made into a guild organization for low-level mages. It's just that the associations are not affiliated with each other. Whether or not someone pays to build an organization and expand its influence is ultimately a wonderful piece of paper.

Toheko asked again, "I've heard that they can add any elemental damage energy to the magic missile, is it true?"

Mackensi, gulping down a sweet wine, said, "Yes, they demonstrated it the other day. Fire, frost, acid etching, and lightning can all be applied at will. I'm going to sign up for it in two days, because this skill is especially useful against those miscellaneous soldiers! hehe, but what I appreciate the most is the one that breaks the shield today. Think about it. The guys who have been blessed with the shield of the High Mage are all protected by a large steel shield. I can't even cut it with an axe, it's really infuriating. If only I had learned this ability. Several missiles went over and hit them in the head, breaking the blood. Hahahaha, just kidding. Even if you break through the mage shield, you can't break through other people's spell resistance. "Ahh

Toheko looked at his greedy face, and called another bottle. Then he asked, "Can a non-arcane person like me sit in on the audit?"

Mackensia was a little surprised, but said, "Of course, you can come and study at any time as long as you pay a small monthly fee." Sometimes you can get together and go out and have some fun. But what do you do with a high-ranking pastor like you? It doesn't help you much. ”

Toheko smiled. Repeating what he had said to Bainhalle, he asked, "How much do I have to pay per month?"

Mackensia comfortably wiped the wine from the corner of his mouth and said, "Just 3 silver coins." ”

So little! Donghezi thought to himself, this money would be enough for one person's food expenses at most. At this time, I heard Mackensiy say: "By the way, I recently heard a news from the Artillery Friends Association, your Qi Elemental God Church has built a small temple near the eastern Sizhuang Houde City, is this true?"

Donghezi was stunned for a moment, and then shirked after a moment: "I am from the west, and the affairs of other local churches are not very clear. ”

Mackensius asked reluctantly, "But I've heard that the churches of several elemental gods have been making some small moves recently." It's just that the action is not big, and it has not attracted the attention of those high-level people. Only those of us who can't climb up in our lives would care about this kind of thing. ”

Donghezi felt more and more strange, and asked, "What kind of small action?"

Mackensi's would have said, "Won't you ask your gods yourself?" but eating people has a short mouth, and it is difficult to speak like this when you drink other people's wine. Besides, he is still a "pastor". So he said patiently: "It's nothing, it's just that a few small priests have been suddenly promoted in some poor places, and a small temple has been built in the area where bandits are rampant, and the surrounding people or caravans have been helped." Originally, it wasn't a big deal, but the elemental gods had always lacked missionary zeal, so why did they suddenly start doing something to help the poor and expand their influence?"

Tohezi frowned and asked, "Are the gods of the water element, the god of the fire element, and the god of the earth element all doing this?"

McKennes shook his empty glass and said, "Yes, not a single one!" He looked ruddy and drunk. But there is a hint of cunning in his eyes, and he opens his mouth and stops, as if he wants to say something but is inconvenient to say.

Toheko looked at his unshaven face and smiled, turned to the tavern owner and said, "Another bottle of wine!"

The two chatted about some more things and rumors. In the afternoon, Toheko paid the entrance fee accompanied by Mackenzi, and bought a thick straw paper notebook to record. After listening to it for an afternoon, Toheko regretted it a little. They talked about how to skillfully match the effects of arcane energy, which was full of complex combinations, and did not explain how these energies came and went, and how they changed. When Higashiko couldn't help but ask, they were also confused, and could only tell SΓΉ: "We only know that this skill has a special effect, and the reason is not very clear." ”

It turned out that it was just the accumulation of experience, and there was a lack of systematic theoretical support. It's hard to grow something like that.

Although there is some disappointment. But I still learned some knowledge, and by the way, I met a few low-level arcane learners and learned about their living conditions, which was a worthwhile trip. After the meeting ended in the afternoon, Toheko invited Mackensia to a steak before parting. Before parting, McKennes invited, "You can also go to the arcane elite training ground not far away, there are many mercenaries like me who train there." Some of them are better informed than those who are in high school. ”

Before the sun set, Toheko returned to the mansion, and in between, Le Lin was still practicing martial arts at the door. However, this time it is not a gossip step, but a nine-turn change vein**. Look at her concentration and pranayama, the rhythm and expression of the guide. It's really a bit of a door.

Donghezi was about to go up and point out the key points of the coordination between the mind and the tuna, but Le Lin ran to himself and said, "There is a guy with a bald head and a sharp face this afternoon. There was an aura on my body that made me feel very uncomfortable. As soon as he walked up to me, my Nine Turns Pulse ** began to function on its own, as if it was resisting some force. The guy said he was here to collect debts, and it seemed to have pushed Danila's father hard. As soon as Daniela returned, her father had been arguing with her for a long time. She's still crying in the house. ”

Toheko didn't bother to care about these things, and with an "oh" sound, she prepared to go into the house and go back to her room. Le Lin added another sentence: "That's right." It turns out that Daniela has a younger sister, and her husband is still working under the debt collector. ”

This relationship is quite strange, after Donghezi entered the house, sure enough, she heard a slight crying in Danila's room and the sound of the second daughter talking. Suddenly he was curious, so he returned to his room, concentrated and breathed, and once again performed the technique of "Heaven and Earth Audio-visual", although the name of the spell has the word "audio-visual". In fact, it is neither true "seeing" nor really "hearing". Rather, it adjusts the "pulsation" of one's consciousness to coincide with the "pulsation" of heaven and earth, obtains the information you need, and then transforms it into an effect that can be "understood" by consciousness, such as sight and hearing. The deeper the engagement, the wider and more information can be obtained. Like now, this body can only connect with the surrounding environment, as if a person is present within a hundred feet, and blurred a hundred feet away. When this body is fully cultivated, it will be able to ignore the limitations of space and sense the movement in any corner of the world! However, Tozyko couldn't ignore the limitations of space before coming to this world, let alone the rest of it.

The breath is like a river cart running through the inside and outside, and the heart is like still water reflecting all things in the world, and after gathering this method in the ears, you can clearly "hear" the conversation between the two women, as if you are standing beside them in person.

A slightly immature strange female voice was comforting: "Sister, don't cry." The baron introduced by Boss Desmond is not bad. I heard that the man was also a rich man. If you marry him, at least you don't have to go out to do business in the scorching sun and cold wind every day. Although his territory is in the remote countryside, it is not bad to think about it, fresh chickens, ducks and fish every day, the most mellow wine, and he goes on a field trip when he has nothing to do, and a group of servants follow. How nice that is. ”

Then came Danila's crying voice, "What?! Those people are vulgar guys, and they just married me to decorate themselves." To put it bluntly, I just want to ask for a vase to go home! It's just that someone else is bidding too high, so they picked me! Hmph! He owes so much money, and I worked hard to help him pay it back. Now it's back. In order to pay off the debt, they will sell me to the country. Why should I use my marriage to add his hole?" As he spoke, he began to cry: "What's wrong with me? Why did I end up like this? I just want to live my life quietly and rely on my own skills." ”

The younger sister sighed and continued to convince her: "Although he is incompetent, he is our father after all. Besides, don't you just go to the countryside? You can live your life in peace and quiet in the countryside. And you don't have to worry about it every day like we do. ”

Danila sobbed and said, "That's different! I don't want to live on handouts. And I heard that the little lords in those remote places are all greedy for money and lustful, and they deceive their subordinates and hide from the land. He often fools around outside and beats his wife at home. What is the difference between me going to prison and going to prison? A person like me, who has no status and no status, is still clothed by that person even if he goes. It's just a matter of showing off that you have a full-fledged mage as your wife. I'm afraid that even those powerful servants will bully me! Even if I die, I won't go!"

The younger sister said worriedly, "But Boss Desmond said that he must pay the debt within three weeks, or he will use the effect of the contract." You know that it was done by the devil."

When Danila heard this, she immediately shouted angrily and angrily at Wei Jinli's room: "I don't care! He will find a way to deal with his land debt! If he can't pay it back, he will die! If you want to sell me like clothes, there is no way."

My sister hurriedly said, "Don't do this, sister. Father is already uncomfortable, so don't be angry with him anymore. ”

Danila wiped away her tears and said, "Don't mention him, he hasn't done anything decent except for us to be born! It's confusing! By the way, how is your daughter doing?

My sister whispered, "Jelleka is very good to me. It's just that in order to make money, I'm busy right now. Recently he is going out again, and it will be a few days before he returns. And our daughter is always sick, and every time she goes to the Mother Earth Temple for treatment, she gets better, and after two days she gets sick again. Now they are all thin, and their skin is dry and wrinkled, like an old man. Alas"

Danila said with concern, "Is your house too damp? Why don't you bring her to me in two days? Maybe it will be better

My sister whispered, "It's okay." Jelleka is going out anyway. I'll just come here for a few days. That's right. Sister, I heard that you have two guests in your house, did you bring them from a junior mage named Grimm?"

"There are two guests," said Danila. One is the priest of the god of the air element, the other is his servant, or is he a warrior. As for that Grimm, I was not familiar with it, as if it was the person who had originally come with them. Now lives in Giffen City. ”

My sister's voice was lowered: "It's him." When I was helping Boss Desmond tidy up the shop, I heard him brag in front of the boss that he had befriended a very powerful priest of the God of Qi Element, and that this priest was very rich. Listening to his tone, it seems that there are tens of thousands of gold coins. Why don't you borrow some money from him? He still took out two thousand gold coins. ”

Danila refused, "No, what will I pay back if I borrow money from other people?" Even if I sell this house, I won't be able to pay it back!"

The younger sister whispered, "But it's better than just watching my father's soul being taken away by the devil." ”

Danila was angry again, and deliberately shouted at Wei Jinli's room: "If you want to borrow money to pay off your debts, let him borrow it himself!

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