Human desires are endless, and when conquering the ground is no longer satisfying them, they reach out to the sky.

This is not the delusion of a madman, but a technological revolution that did happen in Nolan's previous life.

He has been planning about the sky for a long time, and even if Yuna doesn't show up, he will find an opportunity to make a flying device and fly it into the sky himself.

Now, Yuna's needs have accelerated his progress towards this plan, and it's a good opportunity for him to experiment with the possibility of flying on her.

And for Yuna, or for almost all the aborigines of this world, flying is a bit whimsical, even deviant.

"You—Are you saying you want me to fly?"

Yuna cautiously looked at Nolan's face, as if wondering what he had just said was a bit of a joke, "But I'm not a mage, and I don't know how wind spells?" ”

It's not that she's never seen people flying in the sky, the mage academy in Linfeng City is located next door to the knight academy, and she has seen how the mages in the academy use wind spells to levitate themselves in the sky.

She had even heard that in the east of the Roland Empire, there was a class of knights who harnessed dragons called dragon knights, who could travel thousands of miles a day on flying dragons, and in a sense, they could be regarded as flying in the sky.

But she doesn't know how to use wind spells or flying mounts, so how can she fly?

"From now on you are a clever raven."

Nolan tapped his temple with his finger, "Move your little head, how the hell are we going to fly to the sky?" ”

“……！”

Yuna and Nolan stared, "Is this something that can be figured out?" ”

I see, I must be dreaming! Because there is everything in the dream!

"Looks like this raven isn't very smart."

Nolan smiled and picked up a fist-sized stone from the ground and held it in his hand, "Look, I'll only demonstrate it once." ”

The next moment, a purple light lit up in his left hand, and the purple light immediately unfolded into a circle of magic array.

As the blue-purple electricity flickered in the palm of his hand, the stone in his hand instantly shattered, turning into a scattered charred black gravel.

"It's ...... Spell! Yuna was stunned, "But you- how is this possible?" ”

"A clever raven can do that."

Nolan withdrew his hand into his sleeve, "This is the fruit of wisdom, the power of alchemy, it can turn decay into magic, and the impossible into possibility. ”

Yuna looked at the pile of charred gravel and was speechless for a moment, and it took a long time to squeeze out a word: "Okay." ”

In front of Nolan, she felt as if she had become an orangutan with an empty head, and she couldn't keep up with his speed of thinking, so she simply stopped thinking about it and said, "Then I'll start practicing archery tomorrow." ”

"That's right." Nolan snapped his fingers, "The not very smart raven just needs to follow the instructions of the smart raven." I'm starting to get excited, and I think the idea will work! ”

With that, he stood up and walked back to the lab.

Looking at his back as he rushed away, Yuna was a little stunned and muttered:

"What a ...... What about strange people. ”

……

The next morning, Nolan woke up in front of the lab table.

Shaking off his numb arm, he began to sort out the drawings he had drawn last night.

He had been inspired by the Solo Flying Device for many years, and last night he had found the corresponding manuscript from his previous notes, and had supplemented and improved it.

This is a flying magician, which he tentatively named the "Valkyrie Backpack".

In mythology, Valkyrie is a Valkyrie who soars through the sky, she is the personification of fog and clouds, dividing victory and death in battle.

The Valkyrie Backpack has the same structure as the Wizard Duelist Armguard, and is also composed of three key components: the circle structure chamber, the mana source, and the control switch.

However, there are two main differences from the Duelist Armguards:

1. The Duelist Arm Guard is a general-purpose magic guide that contains detachable magic cards in its circle structure chamber to deal with different battle scenarios.

The Valkyrie Backpack, on the other hand, is a specialized magician, and its circle structure chamber cannot be removed at will, and it is equipped with multiple wind spells for flying.

2. The Duelist Arm Guards are close-fitting armor, and a lot of compromises have been made for a more portable volume, and the mana crystals that act as a source of mana are cut so thin that they basically run out of mana using two second-order spells.

The Valkyrie Backpack, on the other hand, has plenty of volume to store larger mana crystals, which can last longer and stay in the air longer.

Overall, the Valkyrie Backpack has a higher production specification than the Duelist Arm Guard, and this is the second Wizard gear he has tried to make.

After checking the drawings and making no mistakes, he wrote down a list of the materials needed to forge the Valkyrie backpack.

In order to control the weight of the backpack and ensure its basic protective ability, he chose to use a composite alchemy metal called "ceramic steel" as the forging material, rather than ordinary iron or other single metals.

Ceramic steel is a kind of man-made metal, which is not only heat-resistant and impact-resistant, but also light in texture, and is an expensive high-grade composite alchemy metal that is smelted and cast by alchemists after years of experimental research with various rare metals.

The magic guide and duelist arm guard he wore on his left hand had never used such good raw materials.

At that time, he used the salary he saved every month to secretly make duelist arm guards behind Rasti's back, and his budget was extremely poor, basically adhering to the principle of using it, and he couldn't afford to buy high-grade alchemy metal.

But now it's different, after the successful refining of the Liberation Elixir, he successfully caught the Harrison line, and finally had the financial resources and channels to buy those precious alchemy materials that were unattainable before.

So it's perfect!

When he was ready, he called Yuna and drove to the Mercenary Guild together.

Knocking on the door of the president's office for the second time, he was greeted by Harrison more warmly than ever.

"Master Nolan's efficiency is really high, have you completed your prognostic assessment?" Harrison asked.

"Of course, it's not that hard." Nolan smiled, "As you can see, it's just a night's rest, my people have basically recovered from weakness, and all the effects of the improved potions are in line with my initial estimates. ”

"Not bad, not bad."

Harrison looked at Yuna and nodded approvingly, "We have prepared the final payment, a total of three hundred gold coins, does the master want cash or a golden ticket?" ”

A golden ticket is a type of check issued by the Roland Imperial Bank, which can be used to exchange for a corresponding amount of gold coins at the Imperial Bank of various city-states.

Its small size makes it more discreet and convenient for large money transactions.

Three hundred gold coins is equivalent to three million copper coins, which is already an astronomical amount for ordinary people.

"A golden ticket is good." Nolan raised his eyebrows, "I remember that the price negotiated before was two hundred gold coins. ”

"Because it's worth the price."

Harrison bowed, "In fact, before I came to you, I had commissioned many alchemists to improve the recipes, but their experiments had little effect, and you were the only one who made me particularly satisfied.

"I didn't expect that the effect of splitting a bottle of potion into two parts would be so obvious after refining, this is no longer an improvement, it can almost be said to be a brand new potion! Nolan, you're a genius alchemist in the truest sense of the word! ”

"Passing the prize." Nolan smiled and pushed the list of prepared materials over, "I am recently preparing to carry out a new experimental project, for which I need some high-level alchemy materials, and I have to ask the elder to help me prepare, and the purchase money will be deducted from the final payment." ”

"No problem."

Harrison glanced at the list and said briskly, "Some materials are probably not available in Ringpeak City, but I have a cooperation with the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce, and I can contact them to expedite the delivery of goods for us from the nearest city-state, and it will take about five days or so." ”

Nolen knew of the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce, the Roland Empire's premier business alliance, and nearly every city-state had its own malls and auction houses.

The background of the Chamber of Commerce is also very large, it is said that with the support and endorsement of the royal family, and to be able to cooperate with such a Chamber of Commerce, Harrison's network is indeed huge.

"Then please grow up."

Nolan politely said a few words and was about to leave, and before leaving, Harrison said: "This is a special period, and the prices of pottery steel and magic crystals are also rising, if the master has a tight cash flow in the near future, I can help cover this purchase cost." ”

"Ah, what's so embarrassing, let's just follow the rules."

"Master Noren is polite, you are my important partner, and it is right to help each other."

"No, you don't care." Nolan smiled, "I may be busy for a while recently, and I can't take other commissions for the time being, so please forgive me." ”

"It's fine." Harrison didn't insist, "Then when you're free, come here and sit again." ”

Noren and the two took their leave of the office, and Harrison leaned back on the couch and pondered for a while, then asked:

"Sharman have they successfully refined the potion according to the recipe?"

The female clerk on the side pushed the monocle and replied: "He replied in last night's report: The medicine is difficult to refine, but the formula is clear, and it is fully capable of refining, and the finished product should be made within three days." ”

"Well, let them go all out to refine the liberation potion and the suppression potion."

Harrison's fingers tapped lightly on the armrest, "Nolen's alchemy skills are indeed good, but he is not the type to be willing to send people under the fence, and it will take a lot of effort to keep him." ”

Just now he wanted to help Nolan pay for the purchase fee, but in fact, he had the intention of making friends and winning over.

Unfortunately, he was politely rejected by Nolan.

"This kind of genius is a matter of course."

Leod clasped his hands and said with a smile, "With his skills, he can mix well anywhere, so naturally there is no need to rush to find a backer for himself." ”

"It's okay, let him pick and choose slowly."

Harrison picked up his teacup and blew slowly, "Eventually, he'll know if it's better for me to offer a price." ”

Previously, Nolan's meeting with Evelyn, the eldest lady of the Baihart family, had reached his ears from the mouth of the old wolf.

If the Baihat family were to steal people from him, this would indeed be a formidable opponent.

The Baihat family of the City Lord's Mansion has the endorsement of the royal family of the Roland Empire, and controls the city defense and army of Linfeng City, so they are naturally more powerful.

But being powerful doesn't mean that the treatment is necessarily good, and the City Lord's Mansion prefers to spend a lot of money to recruit transcendents than alchemists.

In other words, alchemists are not reused in the City Lord's Mansion.

This is also related to the mainstream of society in the entire Roland Empire, the power of the transcendent can be seen, but the role of the alchemist is difficult to accurately quantify.

As a result, the royal family of the Roland Empire and its subordinate city lords' mansions and other state power organs would not give too high treatment to the alchemists under their command.

If the City Lord's Mansion asks Noren to improve the formula, it is estimated that it will be a reward of about 100 gold coins.

However, they were able to offer a high price of three hundred gold coins, and it was clear who was paid more generously.

What's more, at this time, the empire was in turmoil, and without the support of the royal family of the imperial capital, the city lord's mansion was a little anxious to deal with the invasion of the steppe people.

There was a lot of discussion in the city, and the prestige of the Baihat family fell to an almost all-time low during this time.

At this time, let people make a choice, I'm afraid it's really hard to say which side to choose.

"President, there's one more thing to be aware of."

The female clerk reminded from the side, "There is news from outside the city that the steppe people have begun to block the trade routes of Linfeng City, and many caravans have been plundered. ”

Harrison's brows twisted into a Sichuan shape: "Many of the materials in Peak City are extremely dependent on imports, and the trade route must not be abandoned. Remind the caravan to add more guards and let them be careful on the road.

"The steppe people do things so desperately, it seems that they ...... I really want to start a war. ”

……

Riding in the carriage on the way back, Nolan ticked a line on the pages of his notebook.

"The material problem is solved, and there is still a magic circle left."

He muttered to himself, "Then again, where do you get the magic array for flying arts?" ”

Flying is a fourth-order wind spell, and if you rely on the Book of Omniscience to obtain the corresponding magic array, you need 32 knowledge points.

I had stored 66 knowledge points before, but after obtaining the recipes for liberation elixirs and inhibition elixirs, there were only 34 left.

Then in yesterday's test, Yuna used the combat skill "Rock Avalanche Sword", and Leod used the combat skill "Star and Moon Interweaving", bringing 16 knowledge points and 32 knowledge points to himself, respectively.

This was the first time he had seen a knight use his combat skills in front of him, and it was also the first time he knew that the Book of Omniscience would also record the knight's combat skills.

Write down your skills, and the pages will show you how to use them.

Tsk, this broken book is quite stealable.

After eating melons once, his current knowledge points have increased instead of decreasing, and they have reached 82.

Although he already had enough points to ask the All-Knowing Book for answers, he didn't think it was worth it.

Flying is not a rare spell, and if he could, he wanted to record spells by "seeing" rather than "asking" them as much as possible.

After all, "observation" can not only prostitute spells for nothing, but can even be rewarded with knowledge points.

Accumulating these knowledge points is very useful, and you can save them up to exchange them for more advanced spell circles or alchemy recipes.

And if you can go where you can observe the mage casting spells-

Make a feud with the mage and let him cast spells on himself...... The danger is too great.

If you want to observe spells safely, it is most reliable to go to the Mage Academy to visit the mages casting spells.

However, the Mage Academy is not something that can be entered just as you want, and there are no people you know in the academy, so you have to work hard to find a legitimate opportunity to get in.

After thinking about it for a while, he came up with a solution-

That is, in the name of studying the magic array, let the Alchemy Society help him match, and send him to the mage academy to visit the mages to use spells.