Chapter Seventy-Two: The Third Order
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The caravan entered a bustling bazaar complex with large inns about three or four stories high specially prepared for caravans from all over the country.
Sure enough, there was a foul smell of stables, and it was surrounded by rather vulgar taverns and brothels, and the noisy shouting could be heard in the deep house. Dong Hezi and the others said goodbye to the caravan boss and Mackenzie here, and before parting, the boss reluctantly asked Dong Hezi about the temple where he was located, so as to facilitate future contact. Dong Hezi had to say that his temple was deep in the mountains, and there were no people for hundreds of miles around, so he didn't mention it.
After the boss left a little disappointed, the three of them came to a four-story tall wooden and stone hotel. At first, he chose a room on the second floor at random. But as soon as he stuck his head out of the window to breathe in a little fresh air, he left and saw a few drunken passers-by walking on the narrow road below, and then, those people began to vomit at the sewage outlet of the sewer~~
Dong Hezi immediately called the innkeeper: "I want to change to the top floor!"
The innkeeper was surprised: "There is only a compartment with a roof, which is the worst. It's cold at night, and you know, there are a lot of gaps in the roof and it's very windy. Is it possible for a noble priest like you to live in that kind of place?" he could guess from the demeanor of the person who had come that the other party possessed at least a third-order divine skill.
Dong Hezi immediately began to talk nonsense: "I know, that's why I chose to be there! Because I am the servant of the great god of the qi element, Akudi, we like to live in a high place and feel the breath of the wind. Okay, you hurry up and get ready. Why didn't you go into town?"
Grimm didn't leave the team, and came upstairs at this time: "Wait for tomorrow, we will process the goods before entering the city." Seeing the innkeeper walking downstairs, he leaned into Dong Hezi's ear and said, "Master, it's best to store those gold coins of ours in the Hai Rui Hasi Chamber of Commerce." They have branches in various large cities in the western continent, and they can withdraw money at any time with documents. When he spoke, his voice was very low, and he seemed to be very uneasy about Le Lin next to him.
Dong Hezi nodded and said, "Then you live with us tonight?"
Grimm grinned, "Of course. Hehe, master, we have money now, or go out now, I know there is a high-end hotel that does a pretty good meal, do you want to try it?"
Dong Hezi muttered, "Go by yourself." I'll go back after two days of taking care of other matters and settling down. "It's a place where people don't know each other, and I don't want to run around.
"Rainbow Vine" is a four-storey restaurant with a special illusion on the outside walls, as if thousands of colorful flowers are spread all over the four walls, emitting a rainbow-like halo in the night, which is extremely gorgeous and conspicuous.
Dressed in a primary-mage robe, Navia strode into the ornately decorated hotel. The ceiling and walls of the store are a different kind of illusion - when you look up, you can see that the blue sky is intertwined with white clouds, and when you look around, you can see a "vast hills" of tender green, and dotted with seven-colored flowers blooming in between, like a gorgeous green carpet that has been spread all the way to the "end of heaven and earth". The entire hall was transformed into a hollowed-out house of long vines as thick as a horse's body. If you sit in the middle of it, you will feel like you are sitting in a pavilion made of vines and enjoying the spring wilderness outside.
This elegant hotel is not for the vulgar caravan folks. It was opened to facilitate the discussion between the mages in the city and the merchants outside the city, so the entire restaurant was protected by the effect of the "mage's secret room", and it was also blessed with other protection and detection spells. That's why Navia chose this kind of place to meet her sweetheart in secret.
As soon as he thought of the intoxicating eyes of the beauty, his heart fluttered, and he suddenly came to his senses, as if his age had suddenly more than doubled, and he had become a 17-year-old boy to be matured. His eyes scorched around, eager to scorch through something that obstructed his vision.
Finally, the beautiful back appeared in a corner, and the graceful head was motionless admiring the "scenery outside". Navia felt her palms sweat, and she tried to adjust her breathing to avoid being seen as "frizzy" by her sweetheart because she was too excited. Every time, he has to use his best watch to prove that he is worthy of her!
The orange patterned cloak pressed low on her head, so that she could not see the charming face that often appeared in her dreams. But the sweet voice of the seductive lips was enough to intoxicate himself: "Here you are." β
The simple words and sweet voice suddenly made him feel at a loss when he had just sat down, and all the sweet words he had made up were suddenly thrown out of the clouds, because he suddenly felt that those words were so vulgar and unbearable! Not worthy of her elegance and beauty at all.
So he said awkwardly, as he had done countless times in the past: "Here we are." Then sit down and accompany her to see the "scenery". It wasn't until the waiter brought the pastries and wine that he mustered up the courage to slowly take out a letter and say, "This is for you, I hope you will see it when you go back." Hey~~Not now~~"
But it was too late, and the beauty took the letter and opened it easily. She lowered her beautiful face, curled the corners of her mouth with a graceful curve as she watched, and chuckled:
I said that you are the spring of the world,
The sound of laughter lit up the breeze on all sides.
You dance and change in the light of spring.
You are the clouds and smoke in the spring morning,
The sun brings the gentleness of the wind and the moisture of the dew,
The faint moonlight floats in the pale blue sky,
Reflect your peerless face.
You are dressed in that delicate flower dress,
Thou shalt wear a crown of flowers,
You are naΓ―ve,
You are majestic,
You are the crescent moon of the night.
Your smile
It's the newborn goose yellow flower after the snow melts,
It is the fresh green buds that bloom after the spring rains,
It's the pink lotus flower floating in the water.
You are the flower of love in the treetops,
You are the swallow of light beauty,
You are love, you are warm,
You are hope, you are a goddess!
"It's so cheesy. She chuckled softly, leaving Navia embarrassed. He can withstand the ridicule of people all over the world, but he can't bear the contempt of his sweetheart. So he hurriedly made up for it: "This~~ This is the first time I've written it, so it's not good to write." In the future, I will practice every day until I write a poem that satisfies you. Believe me, as long as I work hard, nothing will be difficult for me. β
He was really anxious, really overwhelmed. It was worse than the feeling after the failure of the arcane experiment, so the more he said, the more anxious he became: "You see, it's like when I was stuck in the stage of the 3rd order arcane for ** years, but in the end, I broke through the bottleneck with hard work and obtained the 4th order of the arcane, and then it was very smooth to improve, and it reached ~~" in less than a year."
"Alright, alright. The beauty with her head down said in a slightly disgusted tone: "You've told me countless times." I see. β
Then there was a silence. Beauty slowly tasted the tea, and Navia also pretended to drink, in fact, he just wanted the beauty to look up at him.
Then the beauty said in her crisp and charming voice, "Today the daughter of the Duke of Tracy is here. I'm going to be with her these days, and I may not be able to see you. Before Navia's gloomy expression was revealed, Beauty asked, "When will your thing be successful?"
Navia stammered, "It's still ~~ a little close." β
The beauty sighed and asked, "Are you hiding it from me again?
Navia, who was said by his sweetheart, suddenly felt a chill in his hands and feet, but he replied stubbornly: "It's not a problem with money, it's just a small problem that needs to be solved for a while." Trust me, soon. As soon as I obtain the seventh-order arcane art, even if there is only one, we will be able to be together. β
Beauty whispered, "Then please hurry." Do you remember the vows we made here last winter, and we agreed to get married this spring. β
Navia was "shocked" by the wordsβwhat did she mean by repeating it?Could it be that she couldn't wait to penetrate into my arms?βhe was so excited that he could not control himself, and he could no longer maintain his "gentlemanly" demeanor under impulse, like a reckless teenager who grabbed the delicate and tender hand of the beauty.
What a wonderful feeling! I really want to hold on to it for the rest of my life!
He was intoxicated and excited, for the beauty had no intention of objecting, and she just sat quietly, letting her rude caress her soft hands and smooth and seductive arms.
How precious is this warm and charming moment!
Then, it was completely ruined by a vulgar voice!
As soon as Grimm entered, he held his head high and shouted, "Waiter, where are the seats?"
He was knowingly asking! There were seats everywhere! But he had to, because he wanted everyone here to know that he was eating here now!
The well-trained waitress smiled sweetly and led him to a table, and then he began to order with a big grin: "Little mastodon steak? Okay, let's have a griffin breast stew? Okay, let's have a big bowl! Lemon steamed wild boar? Okay, order! and~~~~" The tone was arrogant like a dumpling that had become a millionaire overnight. Let others look sideways.
Navia frowned, looking curiously at her student, Grimm, presumptuously. He knew that this student was not very talented, and he loved to daydream all day long. I heard that I suspended my studies a few months ago and went to my uncle's house in the Principality of Hereford, as if to inherit my uncle's domain. Looking at the current appearance, it seems that he has obtained a knighthood and made a fortune. But why didn't he wear aristocratic attire or the associated insignia?
With this question in mind, he sent a total of "Detection Thoughts" to the noisy Grimm, a spell that can be used to detect the superficial thoughts of people. Soon an encouraging message came back to him: "β»%#η, although 20,000 gold coins is a little less, but it is still a sum of money, take advantage of the more now, just enjoy it." When I finish paying the tuition, I will definitely be reluctant to use it again. β
Navia's heart was pounding: 20,000 gold coins! Now I'm more than 10,000 miles away! As long as that thing is completed, I have a 60% chance of obtaining the 7th Order Arcane and becoming a High Mage. Then I am qualified to marry Ivana!
As soon as the knot was untied, his mind became active, and he turned his head away from Grimm's gaze and began to talk about love with his sweetheart. And the arrogant Grimm just looked around aimlessly at the "outside scenery" after ordering, completely unaware that his teacher was nearby.
Tonight is so good, especially when you have the money.
By the time the morning sun had just risen over the mountains in the distance, Daniela was pushing her cart towards a market outside Giffen. A faint golden halo shone on her youthful face, but there was a hint of sadness.
As I walked through the bazaar, I heard the familiar noise, smelled the smell of inferior wine, and saw familiar and unfamiliar faces. She subconsciously tightened her neckline as usual, covering the mage robe inside. Then he reached a medium gate on the city wall, and opened the merchant-like robe slightly wider to the guards on both sides of the gate, revealing the mage robe and the insignia of the third-order mage inside.
The guards were actually mages too, and they just routinely glanced at her and let her in. Because they had known Danila's identity for a long time, a third-order mage who had been shuttling in and out of Giffin City to do business.
Daniela enters the tall, uncluttered city of Giffen, which is two worlds away from the noisy bazaars outside. More than ten floors of sturdy high-rise buildings rise from the ground, precisely arranged on both sides of the wide road, as if small castles of different shapes are placed in the strange mage world.
The people on the street were mages, and Danila took off her merchant garb and walked as a third-order mage towards a slightly old square, all-stone fortress where there were many low-quality but still usable spell tools for sale. These things were made by low-level mages who were still learning the arcane, and could be shipped out there and sold to the poor adventuring party, perhaps to help them a little in that battle, so that they didn't die so badly.
The tall buildings on both sides block out the sunlight, and when you walk through them, you feel like you're walking in a crevice in a steep mountain rock, and you always feel a cold wind. Then I heard a familiar bell in the wind, and it was another graduation ceremony. Daniela lifted her heavy face, sighed softly, and continued on her way.
Five years ago, I was also excited to take over the emblem of a third-order mage in the square under that big bell and became an official mage. The moment she stepped onto the podium, so many dreams flew into her mind, so much so that she couldn't remember what the bulging people in the first row below looked like.
But, 5 years is enough to change a lot of things. At least for more than a year, no dream has flown into his head. However, his ridiculous father is still dreaming the sweet dreams he once had.
Thinking of this, she felt very uncomfortable in her heart, and she just wanted to leave this place early. So she lowered her head and pushed the cart and walked briskly forward. When he came to a corner, he bumped into a young man who was hurrying away.
Grimm was knocked to the ground with "oops", and his legs were weak, and he suddenly fell down, and it took him a long time to recover from the pain.
Rich, he looked up angrily and shouted: "How did you do it? Pushing a cart and crashing everywhere~~" Before he could see the other party's face clearly, he first saw that the other party had the emblem of a third-order mage on his body! Because he is just an "apprentice" who does not enter the stream.
The other party was a female mage with a delicate face, but her solemn face diluted her color. She just whispered, "I'm sorry." So he pushed the cart and left. This made Grimm secretly annoyed in his heart: Isn't it just a third-order mage? In two years, I will also become a third-order mage! If I am lucky, I can even become a fourth-order! At that time, I will definitely not be like this unpromising female mage, suffocating in Giffen City. I will definitely go out and make a fuss until I am famous, and then I will come back with a cart full of gold, silver, jewelry, and rows of beautiful servants to show off! I will also arrogantly make a unique speech to the younger students in the academy.
While writing about his beautiful dreams, he ran to the place where the bell rang. I hope to see who are the people who have become official mages this time.
As soon as he approached the elegant academy, he was greeted by an oncoming person: "Hey, isn't this Grimm? You're back so soon? Have you got the position of baron? How about getting me a lord's title to play with?"
When Grimm heard this, he was even more anxious, so he had to "haha" and speed up and run forward. Becoming a third-order mage had been his wish for many years, and this ritual had a great attraction for him, even if it wasn't him standing on the podium.
He was hurrying towards the podium not far away, when he was suddenly confronted by a male mage with a tall body and a soft face - his teacher, Navia, a highly gifted person who had learned a large number of sixth-order spells before the age of 36. The highest ** master Cruise once said that as long as he studied seriously for another 10 years, he would definitely be able to master the 7th-order spell and rank among the ranks of the senior mages!
But the bad thing is that he has been looking at Grimm a lot, and once said to others: This student's qualifications are mediocre, and he can master the 3rd order arcane art. When Grimm heard this from someone else, he was scared and annoyed. I'm afraid that I can really only master the 3rd order of arcane arts, and I'm annoyed that I will be looked down upon by others if I just comment casually.
Grimm suddenly felt a little nervous, and was about to say hello and leave, but saw that the other party suddenly showed a rare "kind" smile, and actually took the initiative to greet him: "Isn't this Grimm? When did you come back? Yo, it looks like you've made a fortune? As he spoke, he stared at the ring in Grimm's hand.
Grimm hurriedly saluted him, and then took the opportunity to cover the ring on his finger with the sleeve of his mage's robe, and said, "Good morning, teacher. Well, very unlucky this time. Uncle Baron has passed on the title to someone else. β
Teacher Navia said "oh" and said, "But I see that you have made a lot of money this time, right? β
Grimm waved his hand again and again, "No, no." These two rings were given to me by my uncle~~"
But Navia snorted and said, "You're lying again! Do you want me to try it on you with a mind-detecting spell?"
Grimm was shocked, he didn't want to be messed around in his head, God knows if he was detecting his own mind or using a charm spell on himself? Although this kind of thing was strictly forbidden by the Academy, he was still very scared at the thought of becoming someone else's living puppet. So I had no choice but to say honestly: "This time I went to get 20,000 gold coins and a qiΔ mage instrument." That's the whole takeaway. I definitely didn't lie to you this time. β
Navia's face softened, and she smiled and said, "Then the teacher told you something, I want to lend you thirteen thousand gold coins for the time being." I'll pay you back next year, and I'll pay you an additional interest of 1,300 gold coins. How's that? β
Grimm was shocked and didn't know how to speak, the teacher should have a lot of money! How could he borrow money from himself? Moreover, Huang Chengcheng had not counted enough gold coins, and he really couldn't bear to lend them to others suddenly. So he said: "But I want to use that money for tuition~~"
Navia patted him on the shoulder and said in an unshirkable tone, "Hey~~ I know this, but you are still only a beginner mage, and you can only learn third-order arcane arts. With your good qualifications, at most five or six thousand gold coins will be enough. Besides, I only borrowed it for one year, and after one year, I still have 10% interest. People can't think of such a good thing. β
Grimm scolded in his heart: Who told others that if Grimm wanted to master the third-order arcane, he would have to spend at least 50,000 gold coins, and he couldn't do it without a single child. Oh, now I'm going to borrow money and say I'm qualified. It's getting so fast.
But it's hard to object, after all, the other party is his own teacher, and he can't be offended. I had to bite the bullet and say: "Then~~ We also have to make a contract." One for you and one for me. β
Navia laughed and said, "No problem, let's go to my real room to solve this matter now." β
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