Chapter 215: The 'Veteran' Mage Group
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As it turned out, there was no such thing as a strict organization in the Academy of Magic, and there was no such thing as up and down. biquge.info Therefore, the organizational model of 'moving the mouth at the top and breaking the leg at the bottom' that someone is accustomed to in memory cannot be seen here at all.
The person in charge of receiving Edward was a gray-haired old mage—if he had been buried in a parchment scroll and had answered with a humming voice, it would have been a reception.
The tall hall was wide enough to resonate, but it wasn't until the apprentice had patiently repeated his intention three times that he raised his cloudy pupils and barely caught in his sight...... And then it was quickly buried in the pages again. If he hadn't made a sound, Edward might have thought that the old man's brain had shrunk to orange peel like his face, and he couldn't think.
"Hmm, build a magic circle? This is the order of the alchemy director? Is there an order? No, then what's the use of you telling me this?" The old guy shook his head and said, "Okay, I think he means that he thinks we people are more free now?" It's okay, but let me make it clear first, we bring our own materials to arrange the magic circle, and in addition, we need a part of the corresponding remuneration. ”
Throwing a piece of paper in his hand, he continued: "As for what it is...... Well, I'll see, it's not good to say at this time, and we don't have any time now, at least three days later, we can find five people to give you, how big is your territory? Forget it, no matter how big it is. The central circle is pretty much the same, you just have to get what you have here, but the reward is extra. ”
"Three generations of the Caransarraran form? ”
Edward glanced at the parchment he had thrown over. Then he frowned, he had a lot of blueprints for the defensive circle he had from Albert, although after studying it for a few days, he didn't figure out even one ten-thousandth of the content, but the old dwarf gave him nothing to hide, at least for the time being, he knew the advantages and disadvantages of the mainstream defensive circle.
And the Caransarelan form - well, this circle has been at least a few hundred years old. Previously, the ancient city of used this form of defensive circle. The advantage is that it is stable and difficult to completely destroy. And the requirements for materials are not high, but the disadvantage is that the interference is too large, and if you want to build some magic facilities inside, such as teleportation circles, it is extremely difficult.
The defensive circle in front of me is already an improved product. But it still inherited this shortcoming, so Edward would never be stupid enough to spend money to build it.
"Huh?" the old mage finally raised his head, surprised at the young junior's pickiness and the precise eye that could discern the form of the circle just by looking at the materials; The folded wrinkles on his face twisted into the displeasure of being debunked, and his words were even sharper and more terrifying: "What do you think you are? ”
"The Spell Tower of the Spell Academy. You can only make a defensive circle that has been invented hundreds of years ago? And there's only one kind of defense?"
A perfunctory attitude, relying on the old and selling the old. Finally succeeded in exhausting the last bit of patience of the telemancer. With a sneer, he spoke unhurriedly: "This reserve of knowledge is really rich, and the time for improvement is really long, of course, the understanding and respect for the knowledge of the predecessors...... Dean Hawking doesn't know how to feel about it? Should some medals be awarded?"
"You little devil wants to use him too...... In the name of the dean, who is to oppress?" revealed mercilessly, especially the name in it like a spike poking into the soft spot, so the old mage jumped up like a grumpy rabbit, and the flame rose in his hand: "Get out!
His black robe had gold and silver threads on it, and a purple shadow blue badge shimmered. confirmed his identity as a high-level mage - this level, even in front of His Majesty the King, he could act arbitrarily......
However, the picky junior in front of him was not in the mood to fulfill his domineering.
After all, on the badge, the purple shadow orchid only has one petal, which indicates that he is just a prostrate person who has just stepped into the high-level threshold, although there are many clever mages who don't care about such boring comments, but Edward knows that kind of people also rarely wear badges, let alone wipe them clean like this guy.
So no sooner had he finished speaking, when the cold, sharp and indifferent touch pierced his white-haired head with a terrible noise, and the old man's throat made a strange noise, his eyes rolled upward, and the force of the explosion of the fire in his hand pressed him back into his chair, and the long inhalation sound was like the dying howl of a bird.
Edward shook his head.
In reality, he has seen too many such people, and he has no hope of further in his life, so he cherishes what he has already received...... There is nothing wrong with this, human nature - but if you are full of resentment, self-abandonment, or even relying on the old and selling the old, jealous and hateful, then this kind of goods is destined to be a ridiculous waste.
"What's wrong? What's going on here?"
A calm but majestic voice sounded, and then the person in charge of the higher level appeared.
His figure was hidden in a bright red robe, which was particularly eye-catching, but perhaps because the robe was too eye-catching, the half face under the shadow of the hood was not noticed by anyone - very ordinary, not high or low nose bridge, not big or small eyes, not fat or thin face, except for the deep gray pupils that were in line with people's consistent perception of mages, and the rest was an ordinary appearance that could disappear into the crowd in three seconds.
"I don't know, or maybe this mage is too excited, and his health is not very good. Edward's gaze swept over a three-petaled shadow orchid on his robe, and he bowed slightly, his face innocent.
"Vice Dean, he ...... Ahem, this little ghost wants to build a defensive circle, but ......" The old man seems to have finally woken up at this time, and he is busy trying to explain something. But the latter just waved his hand. Stopped him from speaking.
He glanced at Edward. Then unexpectedly, as soon as he opened his mouth, his identity was revealed:
"An apprentice...... Asari's badge, oh, oh. Are you that Edward Vincent?"
"Yes. Edward bowed his head slightly. As a sign of respect...... But the real reason is that when I met this person's gaze, I was inexplicably panicked in my heart.
The other party didn't seem to notice his affection, and just took care of himself
"Well, building a defensive circle, since it's you, it's not a violation of the rules of secrecy, we can help some people. But what do you pay for?"
Of course, the remuneration cannot be coins...... In the world of magic, the value of ordinary equivalents is actually limited. Some magic items, materials. Or maybe it's a lot of money that you can't buy - in the eyes of mages, whether it's gold or platinum, it's just some ordinary metal, and they even give up using money and trade directly with magic items.
"I've got a vial of dragon's blood here. Adult dragons, I don't know if they can afford it as a reward?" Edward slyly lowered his value - since he had already controlled the scene, it was naturally impossible not to take advantage of it.
"A bottle...... Dragon's blood is indeed a good thing. However, one bottle seems to be a little too little. The red-robed mage's eyes flashed. showed a playful smile: "Hmm, it's not easy to gather the materials on the magic circle...... All right. Old Younger, you can take your group with you. ”
Edward was stunned. I didn't expect the other party to be so 'cooperative'.
But...... The old guy with a gloomy face that was about to rain didn't look like a match. Especially after he rang a small bell, the faces of the old guys who came out of their respective doors were the same bitter and hateful, so that the psychiocrat couldn't help but reach out and stroke his forehead.
"Well, as for what else you need, just discuss it with Edward, but he's an employer, so you'd better respect his opinion. The other party said meaningfully, and then disappeared,
"And the half-breeds have their own business, so it's impossible to put all the money here...... Now I can inject money into this place. It's just my father. The little girl pouted: "The Chamber of Commerce suffered a lot of losses last time, money is a trivial matter, the key is that after making a fuss, many human helpers and shopkeepers began to make trouble because they were afraid of death." Although the salary has increased, some of them are still quitting, and the number of apprentices of the half-elves is not enough, so many things are affected. Skillfully shopkeeper is not just a helper, but also a source of goods, damn ......"
"The aftermath of the evil ritual had not yet fully dissipated, and there were still many lizardmen roaming the river, so many merchants changed their route to the overland route...... However, the number of kobold robbers and goblins who would not have roamed near the official road has also increased greatly, and many people have even taken advantage of the fire to rob. There are a lot of small gangs formed, so we can try to make a point of mind in this area. ”
"Bodyguard work? But now basically no one wants to pay us anymore. What's more, protecting caravans is generally quite a long job. It's not possible to get funding anytime soon, and it's not a good fit for us to leave for a long time. And ......" Samelli frowned, in fact he had heard about the recent chaos in the neighborhood, but he didn't seem to find any suitable business opportunities there.
"Ahh That's too time-consuming and low-yielding, huh...... Let's put it this way, don't elves have a proverb if they can't be purified. Then blasphemy......"
"This ...... I beg your pardon, Mr. Edward. It's not an elven proverb, it's a drow......" The half-elven archer frowned, but the next moment he seemed to understand what the other meant: "You mean." We're going to exterminate the bandits, but we're also going to deal with Romandy's city guards, and we're not going to get much reward without their proof. ”
Edward couldn't help but shake his head, although the half-elf's strength was good, but their brains were really not enough—or rather, their minds were very tightly bound, and there was nothing in them that harmed others and benefited themselves.
"Since our troops lack actual combat experience, let's go to the battle and get rich combat experience from it, and we also have accurate intelligence sources, which are incomparable to the robbers. Therefore, it is we who benefit the most. ”
"Going to rob? but...... Mr. Edward, this ...... In the teachings of the goddess, we should pursue goodness, how can we ......" The half-elf almost cried out.
"Yes, in search of goodness...... Fighting evil is also one of the manifestations of goodness," Edward shook his hand: "We are not going to rob the caravans, but just to exterminate bandits and monsters, this kind of thing is often done even by holy warriors, as for whether we can get a reward from the city defense army, we have not pursued those things in the first place, and it is the noblest to do good deeds without leaving a name." ”
Of course, no names will be left behind...... If you keep it, it will be troublesome, and black eating black has never had anything to do with any nobility, but anyway, Edward is responsible for squeezing the intelligence from the heads of those bandits, and it is naturally not a trouble to choose some guys who are more oily and watery.
When he became the captain of the garrison of Poplar Town, there were five or six human bandits around him, but in less than a year, he had set a trap to exterminate them, and the crow Baccarat dragged on for a while because of the large scale, but in the end he still couldn't survive his multi-faceted temptation, if it wasn't for Elena to disrupt the situation in the end, it would almost be a situation where they were wiped out.
So he may not be an expert on the weaknesses of these guys, but he is well enough to be called knowledgeable.
Generally speaking, the combat power of the bandits varies from high to low, and sometimes it is just a few tenant farmers who have no way to survive, but sometimes the down-and-out mercenaries and adventurers will occasionally hunt for wild food...... Naturally, it was the latter who could wander around a large city like Romante—the peasants in this vicinity belonged to some of the farms of the capital's aristocracy, and even if they were disturbed, they would not immediately be impoverished.
But for this kind of bandit group where mercenaries fall into the grass, mobility and flexibility are the biggest advantage, so the large-scale encirclement and suppression of the local guards often do not play a big role, but they are often loose in the containment of their subordinates, and for the current Edward, it is not a problem to bury a few nails.
In fact, the strength of these subordinates who belong to Edward is not bad - the half-elves lack strong warriors, the elves are dexterous and clumsy in strength, their bodies are not as strong as humans, and their martial arts are also light and agile.
But after all, he inherited the blood of the elves, has good eyesight, and definitely has a considerable talent in the use of bows and arrows.
However, these things are easy to say, but in fact, they are a lot of things. It took him three days to get the initial prototype of the paper out of his hands, thanks to the help of some spells, otherwise it would have been quite troublesome to break the wood into pulp (to be continued......
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