Chapter 2: Mechanics and Magic
Seeing that the mechanical arm was retracted to its normal length, Lucius grabbed the mechanical arm and checked it, and the metal ball in his hand sometimes turned into a wrench, and sometimes turned into a small cone, completely renovating the old one-eyed dragon's mechanical arm.
Finally cleaning up the entire mechanical arm, watching Lucius's hand change to a metal ball, the old one-eyed dragon grabbed Lucius's wrist and pulled the metal ball in front of him.
Carefully looked at the metal ball and exclaimed: "Oh, my God, boy, I didn't expect you to be so good at mechanics, well, look, look, this product that combines alchemy, magic and machinery is really a miracle, is it engraved on the gear?"
Seeing the excited appearance of the old one-eyed dragon, Lucius hurriedly explained in fear: "Yes, I engraved the magic pattern on the gear, and then arranged the alchemy array one by one and drew it on the sphere surface of each layer. ”
"Boy, you really have a lot of ideas, relying on the rotation of gears, so that different magic patterns collide with each other, generating magical energy, and then activating the alchemy array on the sphere, haha, this idea is really great. The old one-eyed dragon exclaimed in surprise and let go of Lucius's wrist.
Hearing the praise of the old one-eyed dragon, Lucius smiled shyly, and did not show that he was very excited.
The old alchemist interjected: "However, there are still drawbacks to his methods, limited to the magic pattern and alchemy array, he can only use the small ball to cast fifth-level magic and fifth-level alchemy. ”
"What? How can this be? Is it really only level five?" the old one-eyed dragon was a little surprised when he heard this, and looked at Lucius suspiciously, wanting to get a different answer.
But Lucius smiled disapprovingly and said, "Hehe, the teacher is right, the mechanical ball can indeed only perform magic and alchemy below level five, and it is limited by the power of the magic pattern on the gears. ”
"Knock" Lucius smiled disapprovingly, and suddenly attracted a punch from the old one-eyed dragon: "Stinky boy, can you still laugh? The power of the magic pattern is limited, won't you find a way? You old stubborn don't know how to help?"
Seeing the anxious appearance of his old friend, the old alchemist sighed helplessly: "Hey, old man, it's not that I don't want to help, but I've done my best, and you should also understand that the power generated by the magic pattern is limited after all." ”
Nestor's words calmed down the old one-eyed dragon, snatched the metal ball from Lucius's hand, looked at it carefully for a long time, and finally returned the ball to Lucius and said: "It is already the strongest magic pattern endurance, if you enhance the power of the magic pattern, I am afraid that the metal itself will not be able to withstand it at all." ”
Handing the metal crossbow to Lucius, the old one-eyed dragon staggered into the counter and said weakly, "There is no other way, but to try your luck in the ruins, maybe you can find a solution." ”
As he spoke, the old one-eyed dragon turned to look at Nestor and said, "Old stubborn, but I still advise you, it's better not to take Lucius alone, because you will only be targeted by those big forces." ”
The old alchemist's friendly reminder made the old alchemist fall into deep thought, and the old alchemist knew very well in his heart that the Holy See and the Temple also coveted the ruins, and they were even more eager to get the things in the ruins, and if he faced the Holy See and the Temple, he would not have much confidence in his heart.
Just when the two old fellows were worried, Lucius suddenly said, "Teacher, why don't you let me go by myself, I will find an adventurous team to join by myself, and you can follow us secretly." ”
Lecius's words made the eyes of the two old fellows light up, and the old one-eyed dragon exclaimed: "Hehe, it's really a good way, so that you can avoid the Holy See and the Temple, and you can help Lecius secretly, and maybe you can find an opportunity to stumble on those guys in the Holy See and the Temple." ”
The old alchemist also thought that this method was good, so he nodded and agreed, and then the two old guys took out almost all their family resources to fully arm Lucius.
Eventually, Lucius walked out of the old one-eyed dragon's shop with heavy steps, and when he glanced back at the expectant smiles of the two old fellows, he could only squeeze out the smile with difficulty, and turned around and dragged his heavy steps towards the place where the adventurers had gathered.
Walking out of the narrow alley where the old one-eyed dragon shop was located, and turning into another remote narrow alley, Lucius stopped, took off the heavy equipment on his body one by one, and then took out a metal box from his waist.
Looking around, to make sure no one would notice, he gently pressed the bulge on the lid of the metal box, "squeak" with the sound of gears turning, the metal box gradually unfolded and quickly changed from small to large, and finally became a large metal box
"Ka" opened the metal box, which was filled with all kinds of strange bottles and cans, as well as some metal utensils that shimmered with magical luster, and quickly stuffed the equipment that the two old guys had given him into the box.
When the box was closed, Lucius breathed a sigh of relief: "Hey, it's really troublesome, I brought so many things, I died hard, but fortunately I have my magic mechanical box." ”
As he spoke, he pressed his hands on the surface of the box, chanting an obscure incantation in his mouth, the lines on the box gradually emerged, and the metal box quickly began to shrink and fold with the sound of mechanical gears turning.
Putting the metal box back in his leather bag, Lucius stood up refreshed, took the crossbow that the old one-eyed dragon had given him, and walked quickly out of the alley, towards the block across from the civilian area.
In the old one-eyed dragon's shop, through the alchemy array released by Nestor, the two old guys took in the full view, and the old one-eyed dragon couldn't help but admire: "Ha, this kid is really a genius, he can actually fuse space magic with machinery, and he is worthy of being the son of the king." ”
"After all these years, is there any news of the king?" asked Nestor with a somewhat solemn expression.
Hearing this, the old one-eyed dragon was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said, "No, after the battle in the town back then, there has been no news of the king, which is really worrying." ”
Then he pointed to Lucius who appeared in the alchemy array and said, "Does he know about the king?
"Hehe, how could you not know? Don't forget, he was sent out of the town by the king's own hands, and in my place, for the first few years, he asked for news from the king almost every day. ”
Nestor said and fell into recollection: "Until, that day, when he saw the remnants of the defeat of the combined forces of the Holy See and the Temple, he seemed to think that nothing would happen to the king, and he never asked again, but devoted all his thoughts to those mechanical studies. ”
"Well, he's really a strong boy, knowing that his father's life and death are uncertain, he can still face life optimistically, and he is really talented in mechanical technology, look at that magical metal ball, and the space magic mechanical box just now, it's really magical. ”
Listening to the old one-eyed dragon's admiration, Nestor's brows twitched slightly, and he finally couldn't help but say, "Do you know that those things almost exhausted all my savings, but fortunately he succeeded." ”
Gazing at the old alchemist's painful appearance, the old one-eyed dragon suddenly grinned: "Haha, old stubborn, it's really cool to see your flesh pain." ”
As soon as the old one-eyed dragon's voice fell, he was punched by Nestor: "Old guy, all the expenses this time are up to you, and I don't have any money." ”
"Damn, you old guy dared to hit me. The old one-eyed dragon pounced from the counter, and soon the two old fellows were scuffling in the shop.
By the time the two old guys were scuffling, Lucius had stepped out of the civilian area of Brenos and into the bustling and noisy yet brutal and bloody adventure zone, where adventurers from all over the world gathered.
Even the enforcers in Brenos City have no choice but to let the adventurers in the adventure zone go and leave it to those adventurers to manage.
Dressed in an elegant canvas shirt and pants and stepping on calfskin boots, Lucius appeared, which immediately attracted the attention of many people.
In chaotic places, there is always no shortage of chickens and dogs, especially for Lucius, who obviously looks like a noble young master, and will become a fat sheep in the eyes of many people: "Hey, here comes a fat sheep." ”
In a dark corner, a group of people looked at Lucius and was about to move: "See those leather boots? I bet they must be of good calf leather, and in the Grant shop, they are worth at least a dozen gold coins." ”
"Oh, look at that fair skin, that's a symbol of true nobility, think about it, a pampered noble young master, haha, he must be fat, maybe such a deal, enough for us to eat for more than half a year, I think it's better to tie him up directly, and wait for his family to pay the ransom." ”
"Kidnapping tickets? Are you crazy? This kind of aristocratic young master has a strong family support behind him, if he is kidnapped, then the result can only be that we are thrown into the misty forest to feed the wolves, or scrape a sum of oil and water on him. ”
"That's it, at least he won't be targeted by the family behind him, not to mention a little lesson for the fledgling noble young master. ”
Most of the guys who were about to make a move did not agree to directly kidnap Lucius, so when they discussed how to scrape oil and water on Lucius.
Lucius came to a restaurant with oriental characteristics, the door of the restaurant was all made of wood, and the door was high and deep, and a large wooden sign hung on it.
Standing in front of the restaurant, looking up at the four boxy characters in the wooden sign, Lucius couldn't help but think of his father, who he clearly remembered telling him a story about the East before the war in the town.
Standing in front of the door for a long time, Lucius suddenly opened his mouth and read the four words in the wooden sign of the door: "Longquan Restaurant?"
As soon as the words ended, a woman in a wide cloth dress walked out of the restaurant, stood in front of the restaurant and shouted, "Who just read the name of the restaurant?"
Although the woman was old, she still looked charming, and her appearance caused a sensation in the streets, and many adventurers stopped to look at the woman, and some bold people offered her great courtship and even courted her.
But the woman ignored the men, and went straight up to Lucius, looked at him carefully, and asked, "Did you just pronounce the name of my restaurant?"
"Yes, am I mistaken?" said Lecius, with a warm smile on his face, and looked up to meet the woman's question.
"Good, good. So saying, the woman grabbed Lucius and dragged him into the restaurant, leaving everyone outside the restaurant stunned.
In the dark corner, seeing Lucius being pulled into the restaurant by the woman, the guys couldn't help but be frustrated: "Hey, the fat sheep is gone. ”