Vivian, who successfully broke through the 1st Ring Grand Knight, officially assumed the position of Duke's Guardian Knight Captain and began to form a Guardian Knights team.

When early humans first set foot on the Wild Continent, the Knights were the trump cards on the battlefield.

Now that the Armages have risen, the knights have taken a back seat and become security personnel in charge of policing the various places, or guarding the Armageers.

The Knights have long since existed in name only, and the Knights are the common standard.

"The members of the Guardian Knights can slowly look for a good one, and then arrange to live on the tenth floor of the third building of Huanshui Garden." Duke thought for a moment and said, "As for you, you should continue to live here and let me arrange it at any time." ”

Since living in Villa Seventeen, Vivien has accepted her fate, so she has not shirked: "Yes, my lord. ”

After a pause, Vivien asked, "My lord, do you have any standard requirements for the selection of members of the Knight Guard?" ”

"I hope that the quality is higher, and the family background must be innocent."

"Understood."

"Remember, I'm not in urgent need of the Knights."

"Yes."

Looking at Vivien, who had been as rigid as before, Duke said, "There's no need to be so tense in front of me, relax, I don't have any relatives, so I treat you all like my family, friends." ”

"I understand the kindness of adults, but as a guard knight, you can't relax in the slightest, and you need to be vigilant at all times."

It doesn't make sense for Vivian, and the other party is sometimes more stubborn.

Duke shook his head helplessly: "Okay, follow you, but you broke through, give you two days off, go home to rest." ”

"Adult ......"

"Don't refuse, it's an order."

Vivien pursed her lips, "Yes!" ”

The next day, Duke motioned to Royce, the driver, to drop Vivien home and then to Penrose Mage's Tower.

After Vivian got out of the car, Mulari helped Duke beat his legs and whispered, "Sir, Sister Vivien doesn't seem to want to go home." ”

"Why?" Duke leaned back in his chair and enjoyed the services of his assistant.

"I don't know, but I can feel that Sister Vivian is more resistant to her family, maybe she doesn't like her own family."

"Yes." Duke casually perfunctory.

In his heart, he remembered that at the beginning, Vikas recommended Vivien to him as a guard knight, and he didn't seem to care about Vivien's attitude.

And Vivien's guidance to Vikas also seems to be more afraid than affection.

"And I don't think I ever asked about Vivien's parents?" Duke thought to himself, he had always thought Vivien's family was in harmony.

But when you put it all together, it doesn't seem to be the case.

So he said to Mulali, "What do you know about Vivien?" ”

"It's not a lot, sir, Sister Vivian is very boring and doesn't like to talk, I see that she is basically cultivating."

"Do you know her family situation?"

"I've heard from Vikas's assistants that Vivian's sister's father seems to be the illegitimate son of Vikas's assistant......"

"Huh?" Duke turned to look at Mulari, "Bastard? ”

"Yes, sir, it's not uncommon for Master Ao to have one or two lovers." When Mulali said this, a crimson appeared on her face, "Vikas Mentor is a 2-ring arcane mage, so he should ...... There must be quite a few illegitimate children. ”

Duke didn't say anything more, illegitimate children are indeed common.

The laws of the Federation of the Seven Towers are monogamous, but it is difficult for the law to restrain the powerful, so the Arcane mages generally have lovers.

The great knight and the great spirit plant envoy at the bottom also have lovers.

At least Duke knew that Boss James had several lovers, all of whom were kept on the farm over there in Serpent's Head Town.

Enter the Mage Tower, do experiments in the morning, and continue the class in the afternoon.

"Okay, the 1 ring storage card has been successfully made, I have already talked about the key points that should be said, you go back and think about the process of making my card, and you have to explore the rest yourself." Vikas assists and gives the 1-ring spirit card to Duke.

Duke stood up and thanked him, "Thank you for your teaching, and for delaying you another afternoon." ”

"I'm an assistant tutor, and teaching is within my scope of work, so I don't have to be so polite. But you, work and study are too tight, and you have to learn from Shanfez, who sneaks out to socialize when he has time. ”

"I prefer to study card making to socialize." Duke smiled and left the office.

Back in his office, looking at the time, there was still an hour left before he got off work, and he continued to devote himself to the practice of the blank spirit card.

"Xiaoyi, report the progress!"

"Good hosts...... Process 3: The production of a ring of spirit storage cards, research and development consumes 26% of the power. At present, the R&D progress is 97%, and the time budget is 3 days. ”

"Yes, keep working hard, three days later will be the time to accept the results!"

Aside from some distractions, Duke focused on making the 1-ring spirit card, and in three days, it was still this office.

Duke placed a new blank spirit card into the ring pressure meter.

Irrigation and spirit canal have been completed, the spliced blank spirit card is already suitable for card making, Xiaoyi quickly calculated, on the Dou Qi holographic screen, gave the details of the modified spirit card spell model projection, as well as the energy line landing point of each stroke.

He held the psychic pen, took a deep breath, and began to draw energy lines with Xiaoyi.

One stroke after another, the energy lines are fused in the force field of the ring pressure meter, and then compressed into the center area of the card by the ring pressure meter.

After a few strokes, the card core has been determined.

The card-making process is progressing smoothly, Duke is constantly adjusting the technique, and Xiaoyi is also constantly assisting in the calculation, adjusting the accuracy of the spell model at all times.

One person, one machine, maintaining a high degree of concentration, unconsciously completed more than 80% of the energy line drawing.

"Xiaoyi, it's a critical moment again, this time, let's try not to drop the chain."

"Good master."

A few more strokes fell, and the energy lines compressed into the core of the card by the ring pressure instrument had already outlined the approximate spell model of the spirit storage card.

There are only a few details left to connect.

This part is quite energy-consuming, and Duke must pay attention to it, and cooperate with Xiaoyi's powerful computing power to complete the calibration of the final step.

Card making is not simply a drawing of spell models, each stroke will bring unexpected impacts, and Xiaoyi needs to adjust it at any time.

This is a synchronous operation between man and machine.

Soon, it was the last stroke, and Duke was still unwavering, all his excitement drained by the previous failures after failures.

At this time, he was like a robot, maintaining a stable state, cooperating with Xiaoyi's calculation results, holding the psychic pen steadily, and simply outlining an energy line in the air.

Start the ring pressor.

The ring pressure meter quickly compresses the last energy line into the card core, and then the energy line is spontaneously connected with the first energy line, end to end, and strings into a closed loop.

The light flickered, indicating that the spell model had been perfectly embedded in the card core.

There were no failures.

Duke was a little stunned, even a little stunned, and the countless failed card-making experiments during this period of time had almost made him form a conditioned reflex.

It seems that failure is the whole thing that runs through life, not success.

Until Xiaoyi's voice pulled him back from his trance: "Congratulations to the master for successfully making the 1-ring spirit storage card, the production and research of the 1-ring spirit storage card has been completed, the data in the database is running normally, and the card production of the 1-ring spirit storage card can be started at any time." ”

……

In late December last year, I began to learn to make cards, and on January 23 this year, I successfully made a 1-ring spirit card, which took only a month.

Duke leaned back in the armchair and turned it in one direction, facing the window of the office.

The window can overlook the entire Shenjiao City.

The closest location to the Penrose Mage Tower is a large number of smoking factories, but the constant 1-ring arcane-ceaseless wind, which blows the black smoke away, does not affect the Penrose Mage Tower.

Fingertips rotated the freshly baked 1-ring spirit storage card, which had been wrapped in a cover, and when the spiritual energy was triggered, you could see that there were lines flashing on it.

This is a sign that the spell model inside the spirit card is functioning properly.

And it worked...... However, it is only the most basic 1-ring spirit storage card, but it took me and Xiaoyi a full month of hard work, and no less than 4,000 blank spirit storage cards were abolished...... You can imagine how difficult it is to make a card! ”

Duke was overwhelmed with emotion.

In the past, when I did research and development, Xiaoyi calculated it by himself, and he never participated in it, so he couldn't understand the difficulties and obstacles.

is now making cards, but he and Xiaoyi are forging ahead together.

The experience of difficulty is very profound, so the feeling is also very profound: "I have Xiaoyi and it is so difficult, what about other card makers...... Forget about Vikas's guidance, it depends purely on time...... Tutor Penrose can become a card-making scholar, and his strength can be seen! ”

Admiring Mage Penrose's prowess, Duke did not take it lightly.

He has a small art, and his talent in the field of spiritual arcane law is no less than that of any arcane law scholar, and he can make cards in the rest of the month, which is proof.

He turned back to the sofa chair and rang the rope bell on the table.

Mulali, who was bored trimming her nails outside the office, soon walked in with a sweet smile: "Sir, what do you command?" ”

"Send this spirit card to Vikas's office."

"Yes sir."

Mulali took the spirit card and left with light steps.

Since the second grandfather "sent" her to Duke, after the initial hesitation, Mulali feels that her life is very good now.

Eat well, drink well, and work easily.

And the boss who followed was also a genius mage, who was also of a similar age, and had a peaceful personality, so he didn't feel restrained at all.

Soon she entered the office of Vikas's assistant and sent Lingka over: "Your Excellency Vikas, this is what my husband asked me to give to you. ”

"Duke gave it to me?" Vikas raised his eyebrows and picked up the spirit card on the table.

Seeing clearly that this was a 1-ring spirit card, Vikas's pupils suddenly dilated, and he did not hesitate to inject spiritual energy into the spirit card.

The lines light up, and the spirit card is activated.

Vikas couldn't help but show a hint of shock on his face, and he quickly noticed that in this 1-ring spirit storage card, there was a trace of Duke's signature left on one of the energy lines of the spell model.

This is the card maker's signature, an industry custom.

It has nothing to do with anti-counterfeiting - the spirit card is a product that can only be manufactured by card makers, and ordinary people cannot counterfeit it at all, and card makers make money too easily, and there is no need to cheat.

"Shhh

Vikas read Duke's signature clearly, and immediately got up and said, "Mulari, isn't it, your boss is still in the office?" ”

"Yes."

"I'm going to see him."

Without the slightest delay, Vikas rushed to Duke's office with this spirit card, and asked in a trembling voice as soon as they met, "Duke, is this the spirit card you made?" ”

"Isn't it my signature on it, Vikas Guide." Duke smiled back.

Vikas asked solemnly: "This kind of thing can't be faked!" ”

"There will be no fakes."

"I won't trust you unless you make a spirit card on the spot." Vikas propped his hands on the table and stared at Duke tightly, "It's not that I don't want to believe you, it's that this is so unexpected, I thought that even with your talent and understanding, it would take a year to do this!" ”

After a pause, Vikas added: "It's been two and a half years since Shanfeis studied and I have been learning card making with Lidman's tutor for more than a year, and I haven't succeeded in doing it once!" ”

Duke didn't answer.

He just got up and picked up a blank spirit card, turned on the card making equipment on the table that had not yet been cleaned up, and began to repeat the steps of making a spirit card.

Vikas was standing opposite, watching Duke's every move.

Irrigating the card material, excavating the spirit canal, Duke carried out meticulously according to the plan formulated by Xiaoyi, and soon successfully drew 90% of the energy lines, but at this time, there was a conflict between the energy lines in the card core, and the card material was directly melted.

Duke looked up at Vikas.

Vikas didn't speak, just glanced at Duke.

So Duke took out a blank spirit card again and repeated the previous steps: "My current success rate in card production is not high. ”

The card material of each blank spirit card is different, although there is the assistance of Xiaoyi, but after all, the success experience is insufficient, and it is impossible to ensure 100% success.

However, with the increase in the number of successful card productions, Xiaoyi's database will become more and more perfect, and the success rate will naturally increase.

A few minutes later.

Under Vikas's wide-eyed gaze, Duke did not fail again, but succeeded in making another 1-ring spirit card.

When the spirit card was wrapped in a cover and handed to him, Vikas was still a little in a trance: "This is a success?" ”

"Yes, didn't you say that one law can be used for ten thousand laws, and with a successful experience, it is not difficult to succeed again." Duke clapped his hands and didn't continue making cards.

Vikas put the previous spirit card and the new spirit card into his pocket: "When the mentor returns, I will share this good news with the mentor, you wait patiently...... I can't believe you're so talented in card making......"

Soon.

Vikas left Duke's office with endless emotion.

However, when he got off work, Mentor Penrose did not return, and as the ruler of the United Tower, he had too many official duties to deal with.

Duke left work as usual.

Only Vikas waited in the mage tower until eight o'clock in the evening, when the drunken Mentor Penrose returned to the mage tower.

Mage's Tower Castle is Penrose's home.

"Mentor, you're finally back." Vikas rushed over as soon as possible.

"It's Vikas, aren't you going back to rest when you're still here so late?" Penrose stood in the castle hall, surrounded by a group of servants to change his clothes.

"There's a very important thing to report to your mentor."

Penrose, who had changed into his lounge clothes, motioned for Vikas to sit down and send the servants away, before he asked, "What is the matter?" ”

"Mentor, look at this." Vikas handed over the two 1-ring spirit cards.

Penrose received it in his hand, his eyes narrowed slightly, the spirit energy had already checked the two spirit cards, and his tone was calm: "Hmm, Duke has already made a successful card?" ”

"Mentor, you seem to ...... Not surprised? ”

"What's so surprising that Lefsky has been helping me keep an eye on his card-making progress, calculate the time, and it's only in the past few days." Penrose really didn't seem surprised at all, and his tone was as flat as usual.

But Vikas keenly noticed that Mentor Penrose was holding Lingka's hand, and he trembled slightly.

……

"Genius!"

Every time the secretary Lefsky sent the spirit card of Duke's failed practice, and looking at the traces of progress on it that improved again and again, Penrose couldn't help but admire.

Card making is a field that looks simple, but is actually quite difficult.

With the level of his card-making scholar, when he first came into contact with card-making, it took him half a year to successfully make the first spirit card.

But he asked Vikas to teach Duke to make cards, and in just one month, Duke's card making progress leaped like a rocket.

At that time, Lefsky brought the first time he brought the spirit card, and the drawing progress on it startled him.

Almost every day from then on, Lefsky would bring one or two defeat cards for him to check Duke's progress.

Progress is getting faster day by day.

The progress that others can grind out in a week, Duke can often overcome in just one day.

Such an amazing talent really frightened Penrose, combined with the previous inspection of the research group, he found that most of Duke's spell models had been learned, so he had to admit that he had really met the genius arcane mage this time.

Not the kind of pseudo-genius who occasionally has a spiritual favor.

So.

When Vikas came over with the 1-ring spirit card that Duke had made, Penrose was not surprised at all, he had expected it.

It's just that he can't control the agitation in his heart: "What about Duke? ”

"He's off work."

"Tomorrow morning, let him come to my office." Penrose said calmly, "You should go back and rest early." ”

When Vikas wanted to say something, he always felt that the mentor's mood should not be so flat, you must know that he was excited all afternoon.

Learn to make cards in a month, this is a real genius in card making.

However, seeing Penrose's indifferent response, he could only suppress the excitement in his heart: "Yes, mentor, I'll go back." ”

Wait for Vikas to leave.

Penrose sat on the couch, lost in thought.

To be honest, he had no idea of looking for a successor, after all, he was only eighty-six years old, and if nothing happened, he still had eighty or ninety years to live, and there was plenty of time for him to delve into spiritual arcane laws and splurge on them.

And he also enjoyed the glory of being the only card-making scholar in the entire Black Jiaohe Land.

He even plans to delve into the field of card making, seeking an opportunity to break through the 4 Rings of Earth Arcane, and everything will be different at that time.

"But talent is hard to find, especially a dazzling genius like Duke...... With the talent he has shown, over time, I am afraid that he will be another card-making scholar...... It took me fifty years to get the title of scholar, what about him, ten years? Five years? ”

The thought that in ten years, or five years, the title of card-making scholar would no longer be unique, Penrose was uncomfortable.

He thought about suppressing Duke and maintaining his absolute position.

But this is not realistic, the registered arcane mages of the Faling Pagoda are all under the strong protection of the Seven Towers Federation, and ordinary means of suppression have no effect at all.

They can't kill each other, and ordinary means can't have any deterrent effect.

Unless he leads Duke to the point of no return, such as researching forbidden human experiments or defecting to the Federation of the Seven Towers, and then being removed from the Faling Tower.

But Duke doesn't look like a fool.

So Penrose could only press the dark side of his heart and silently thought: "If you are destined to be unable to suppress Duke, then help him and help him stand out early...... After all, he's the arcane mage who walked out of my Penrose Mage Tower! ”

Having done his own ideological work, Penrose felt a sense of relief.

……

The next day, Duke received a notification from Vikas and immediately entered Penrose's mentor's office.

"Mentor, are you looking for me?"

"Sit." Penrose said in a kind tone, "Guide Vikas has already handed over your 1-ring spirit card to me, and being able to learn to make cards in such a short period of time is enough to prove your hard work during this time, and geniuses also need sweat." ”

"You're right, and so do I."

"Now that you've learned the basics of card making, I'll teach you personally, I don't have much free time, so I'm scheduled to teach every Thursday afternoon."

Duke Xi said, "Thank you, mentor! ”

It was undoubtedly a great joy to be taught by a card-making scholar in person, and Penrose's casual words of guidance might have deepened his understanding of the ring and the spiritual mysteries.

"In addition, you finish the research topic in hand as soon as possible, summarize a paper, and I will help you revise one or two."

"Yes."

"When this project is over, I will pick a new topic for you to help you get familiar with the research in the field of card making as soon as possible."

"Thank you, mentor."

Coming out of Penrose's office, Duke couldn't help but laugh.

In the Penrose Mage Tower before, he was basically a little transparent, except for the Vikas guide who cared more about him, and Shanfiz who was closer, he was not close to several other arcane mages, and Penrose mentor rarely paid attention to him.

But now it's different, and after showing his talent for card making, Mentor Penrose has to face up to his existence.

"This wave is a big resource!"

With Penrose's personal teachings and the resources of the Mage Tower, it is foreseeable that in the future, his card-making skills will continue to rise.

The improvement of skills will also promote the understanding of the ring, thereby improving one's cultivation progress.

Promoted to 2 Ring Arc Mage as soon as possible.

In the afternoon, the news that Duke had successfully produced a 1-ring spirit card spread in Penrose's Mage Tower.

It was Vikas who got Penrose's signal to spread the news.

"Wow, no, Duke!" Shanfiz was the first to scream, "I haven't learned to make cards yet, and you've already secretly made spirit cards?" ”

"It's just a matter of luck." Duke waved his hand modestly.

"This is not something that luck can explain, you have successfully refreshed the success speed of the card maker in this city, and even the entire wind breath field cannot find anyone who can learn to make cards faster than you!" Orianna said enviously, "You will be as successful as a mentor!" ”

"I'm only in the field of card making, and I need to work harder than half a leg."

"To be too modest is to be proud, Duke, you may be able to go further than us in the field of card making, in short, congratulations." Bronk said with a smile.

Garba also congratulated him, but he didn't seem so sincere.

Especially when he saw Oriona's praise of Duke, a little jealousy flashed under his smile.

Then even the usually cold Leadman assistant knocked on Duke's office door: "Come and congratulate you." ”

"Thank you." Duke invited, "I'm going to have a drink at the castle tavern after work, and Leadman will be sure to enjoy it." ”

Liedman thought for a moment and nodded, "Okay." ”

Then he got up and left.

"Mulali, send Leadman for me."

"No, you don't."

After sending Leadman out of the office, the excitement on her face had not yet dissipated: "Sir, it's unbelievable that you have become a card maker!" ”

The corners of Duke's mouth raised: "Xiao Lili, by my side, you have to learn to get used to this kind of thing in the future." ”

(Three-in-one~)

Ask for tickets~

(End of chapter)