The bucket full of wine fell into the huge saltwater pool of the Falling Star Sea, and of course it was impossible to keep it, so Miss Fina's sadness can be imagined.

This situation was beyond everyone's expectations, old Robben smiled at Penny awkwardly, and then went to comfort his young lady, the mage shrugged his shoulders, the following things, probably this young lady calmed down, can be properly discussed.

It was getting dark quickly, and there were some of the usual tools of travelers that were carried ashore by the force field ball, enough for the seafarers to build a makeshift camp and light a campfire to barbecue the remaining food, and some had already begun to collect shells and crabs on the beach, and as for the mage, of course, he could use spells to create a house for himself, but he didn't do that, just made a tent as well.

It would be good to do that, at least not because of the details that would further estranged him from his already distant relationship with the sailors.

With only one mage, and the eldest lady and little girl who have never been out of Serre, of course, it is impossible to travel on the sea.

At the same time he began to sigh.

"Why are you sighing again?"

She lazily wrapped her arms around the mage's neck, her breath caressing the base of Penny's ear.

"I'm thinking about my ship. Penny spread his hands: "That ship is much faster than any clipper." ”

"You mean the one that docked at Nimkul Island?" Lannie remembered the incredibly fast steamship she had used to attack the pirates.

The steam ship, which was of poor quality, ran aground on the island after completing that raid - it broke.

To be precise, the wooden hull could not bear the ravages of steam power, and collapsed after a long-distance high-speed raid, and the hardware and power system involved became difficult to repair for various reasons, and Penny could not find a suitable way to tow it back to Saban Harbor, so he had to leave it on the island for the time being, and then the accidents were frequent, and Penny could not take care of it.

Thinking about it now, it was nothing more than a defective product, he sighed, and continued to write intricate arcane formulas on the thickened spell notes.

"What is this?" Lannie didn't know how to spell, but instinctively felt that the graphics were very esoteric.

"This is a spell sequence list. Penny shrugged and said, "I'm trying to combine different spells, arrange them in order, and then release them in a short amount of time, well, this is Queen Hembo's unique signature technique." ”

"Xinbu's spell sequence?" Lannie frowned, "I've heard that it's impossible for a mage to master this technique. ”

"Actually, its principle is not complicated, to put it bluntly, it is just a high-frequency spell trigger and chain casting, and then use the ultimate spell control to store them, this trick has been thoroughly studied by our ancestors. Penny shook his head, "You know, the people she uses this trick the most are the chiefs of Searle. ”

"But none of you have been able to restrain it completely. Lanny snorted, although she was not a red-robed mage, but as a Sergean, Serge's history was still clear, and the Storm Queen's fierce reputation in Ser was extremely clear to every Serl.

"Because it takes three things to achieve this technique, one is to have a lot of spell control, and the other is to be extremely fast to cast spells. The mage sighed, remembering the dazzling array of performances after Blackhall's Storm Queen's appearance: "Judging from these two criteria, there are not many spellcasters in the entire multiverse who meet the standards, you know, the Storm Queen's magic power comes from the god-given bloodline, she is a warlock, and this alone is enough to eliminate all wizards." ”

The spell casting of a warlock is much simpler than that of a mage, and the high-speed and high-frequency casting method, many battle mages have studied for a lifetime, and the effect may not be as good as that of a warlock who has just awakened.

Nephies listened to the mage as she flipped the iron shelves on the fire and slice of bread in her mouth.

"Not to mention, as a Chosen One and a Warlock, she doesn't have as many taboos as a red-robed mage, she can unleash any spell with impunity, and we have to be careful to hide some traces of spells while casting spells, so as to avoid prying eyes on the methodology, which makes it more difficult to imitate this technique. Penny spread his hands, "So, the spell sequence is a unique and unrepeatable technique for Queen Hembo. ”

"And what are you doing studying it?" Lannie frowned, "Not a waste of time?"

"Although it cannot be copied, it can be imitated by borrowing ideas. The mage pulled out a dozen spell scrolls.

"Is this a spell scroll?" Lannie was stunned.

"I'm trying to create a spell that can channel several pre-prepared spells in quick succession in a very fast time, so that the effect is about the same as the Storm Queen's tricks. The mage put the scroll back in his pocket and said, "If I have enough supplies, I may be able to create some spell chain weapons, I believe it will be a very interesting creation, you know that even a large number of low-level spells, throwing them on a high-level mage in an instant will kill people." ”

He smiled.

If the research is successful, it will be a new and unique spell.

"So, you've succeeded?" Lannie frowned.

"Pretty much. The mage shook his head: "There is already an early version of the spell component that requires up to five rings, but this is not enough, if I can reduce the spell component to the fourth ring, I can store it with some simple device, so that when I encounter an enemy, it can be released in a very short time." ”

He took the toast from Nephiss and explained, "It's a surprising effect, of course, even now, I'm able to store it with a scroll, but the paper and ink required to store spells at this level are too expensive, and I think it's necessary to continue to reduce costs." ”

The more advanced the spell scroll, the more special the paper and ink required, and many high-level magic scrolls that exceed the seventh order, the ink composition even uses dragon blood, and the cost is terrifyingly high.

Generally speaking, only spells below the third order are suitable to be placed in the scroll.

"Ordinary mages wouldn't study such things. Lannie's tone was suddenly a little strange, "It sounds like it's something that only spellcasters with an extreme bias towards combat are studying." ”

"I believe that this kind of life is not far away from me, let alone ......" He lowered his head and continued to flip through the spell notes, a sharp light shining through the gap in his eyelids, "I will have to go through several such battles sooner or later, and it is necessary to prepare in advance. ”

...... The bonfire outside was just as vigorous, but after a great calamity, the mood of the sailors was obviously not high.

They stared at the tents on the other side of the coast, and many of the sailors felt uncomfortable.

Camping on a sandy beach with a dangerous wizard who had assaulted them clearly didn't make them feel safe.

Fina nibbled on the roasted clam with a bitter expression on her face, while Robben often glanced at the tent on the shore before she whispered as if to herself, "Miss, that's a very powerful wizard." ”

"A very powerful wizard?" Fina glanced at Robben and snorted, "Powerful?" well, he's a wizard, Robben. ”

"It's really powerful. Hearing the disbelief in the young lady's tone, Robben frowned: "That spell can only be cast by high-level mages who can cast four-ring spells or more. ”

"What are you talking about, Robben, did I hear me wrong?" Not only Fina but also the first mate and some well-informed veteran crew members in the vicinity were also surprised: "Has he been learning magic since his mother's womb?"

If an ordinary mage wants to have such a skill, he has to study it for more than 20 years.

And this little wizard is probably not yet twenty years old.

"Who knows? But I can see that he didn't use any magic items, and as far as I can see, he is very skilled in casting spells. Robben smiled bitterly: "Miss, we should think of the origin of this wizard, Searle is a place full of wizards. ”

The implication is that it is not impossible for such a genius wizard to appear.

"How could a caster of such a talent be reduced to such an embarrassment. Fina trusted the old servant's vision, but new doubts arose.

"Repeat, miss. The old servant coughed, "Serre is a place full of wizards. ”

Fina froze, then nodded slowly.

There are wizards everywhere, there will be no fewer genius wizards, and correspondingly, there will be no fewer powerful wizards, if a powerful wizard wants to kill a genius wizard, no matter how big a genius is, he will only have the share of running away.

However, she still wondered why the wizard had fled the country in embarrassment, but unfortunately her trip to Serre was a whimsical adventure, and Starcurtain's business in Serre was far inferior to that of their rival Simon, making it naturally more difficult to obtain useful information.

So she soon stopped bothering with it, and remembering the wine poured into the sea, she lamented again: "Well, a powerful, young, genius wizard has kidnapped me, forced my ship into a storm, and confiscated my cargo, and I have to thank him for saving my life." ”

"Ahem. Robben coughed again: "So miss, I think it is necessary for us to consider their suggestion, to be honest, I refused at the time ......"

"Waiting for my opinion, okay, let him come and talk to me in person. She waved her hand a little irritably, and continued to sit there sulking.

The mage did not disappoint Miss Fina, but a quarter of an hour later, he appeared in front of her with a drag: "Well, Miss Fina, it seems that you have recovered from the grief of losing your goods......"

"Hell relief. This sentence made Fina, who was originally peaceful, hold the kettle's hand tremble immediately, the spout of the kettle shook a few splashes, the corners of her forehead protruded, and she blurted out a curse in a low voice.

The mage's words directly stimulated her sensitive area.

Penny regretted this result, and could only feel helpless about his gaffes.

However, Fina only scolded, angry for a long time, and now the annoyance has begun to subside, at least it will not hinder such an important negotiation, she took two deep breaths, and looked at the mage: "So, this gentleman who made me lose all my goods, should you do something before we discuss cooperation?"

"I think I've expressed my apologies and the compulsion I had to do that. The mage spread his hands.

"Forced to do it?!" Fina was furious again: "Smuggling, kidnapping, coercion, this is all a last resort?"

"These are all common tactics in the eyes of us Searles. Lanny snorted, "At least it will save you a lot of trouble, oh, sorry, you're not from Searle." ”

"I hope I don't have anything to do with the Searles again in my life. Fina's beautiful eyes stared fiercely at the disdainful black knight, and then turned to the mage: "Cooperation, well, of course we can cooperate, this powerful wizard lord." ”

She focused on the last few words, as if she was also convincing herself.

How much good does a powerful wizard do to accompany him on his voyage?

It was obvious that without Penny's spell, most of her entire boat would have been killed in the reef or sunk in the shallow water, and it was unknown how much she would have survived.

"In that case, thank you very much for being reasonable. Penny nodded politely.

"Well, my reasonableness made me lose a shipload of cargo for nothing, alas......"

In the face of her lamentation, Penny could only shrug her shoulders, and the little girl in her arms blinked, and she could only lower her head.

"Miss, starting tomorrow, we need to start building a ship......" Seeing that the negotiations were coming to an end, Old Robben leaned up with a small notebook: "According to our numbers, I'm afraid it will take a month or two, of course, it is not ruled out that there will be ships passing by, but judging by the reefs extending beyond the island, there will probably be no ships close here, we can only rely on ourselves." ”

"On your own, build a ship. Fina nodded casually, and glanced at Penny a few times, "I wonder what role our powerful Mr. Mage would play in such a job?" Oh, don't get me wrong, on the one hand, doing our best is the basis for cooperation, and on the other hand, of course, it is to be able to make us part ways as soon as possible. ”

Lannie burst out laughing.

The mage could only spread his hands: "Okay, I'll try to see what I can do." ”

Fina gave Penny a strange look, as if astonished at the wizard's ease of communication, which was obviously not quite the same as the cold and strange rumors of most wizards, and she muttered:

"Uh...... By the way, I should at least know your name, Venerable Wizard. ”

Pan ...... Pan Diesel. Penny nodded, "That's my name." ”

He needs to be incognito.

However, the pseudonym did not seem to deceive the sensitive businesswoman, who tilted her head to look at the mage with a strange expression, and finally exhaled and nodded.

“...... Okay, Pan Diesel. ”

Pan Diesel.

The mage silently remembered his name, and for a long time afterward, it would be his new identity.

She didn't seem to know that she was talking to the most dangerous wanted criminal in all of the Searles, and the most gifted young mage in the Red Robe Mage Society. Lying in the makeshift tent, Lannie Lou recalled Fina's tone and said to Penny sarcastically.

"Does that mean me?" Penny pouted, "I didn't know I had such a big name." ”

"Is it true?" a pair of large eyes appeared behind Penny's back, blinking and blinking.

Running out of Searle in a daze, the little girl Nephis still doesn't know why Penny fled.

Now hearing that Lord Sean actually has such a prominent reputation, this cannot but surprise Nephie.

"Of course, there are at least three Chief Masters who are eager to get his head. Lanny hugged Nephies in her arms and laughed as she looked at Penny's head, her eyes teasing.

Nephies blinked at Penny's face, and suddenly hid half of her face under the quilt, leaving only a pair of eyes: "My lord is mine, if anyone asks for his head, I will definitely kill him." ”

Penny laughed at these non-murderous words, but he turned his head and fell silent, knowing that she meant it, at least his experience in the Tower of the Oteia Mage had made it clear to him that this little girl had a heart that killed without blinking.

"It's so enviable, why hasn't anyone been so nice to me?" Lanny hugged Nephes in a somewhat lonely tone.

"I ......," Penny tried to say, but retracted the words.

"Come on, man, I have no intention of marrying anyone, especially a married man. She gave Penny a few more rolls of her eyes.

"Okay, I see. The mage knew immediately that the topic should not continue.

"Uh, Lord Sean and his wife?" said Nephes, surprised.

"Call me Diesel. Lanny's dangerous gaze was on the sidelines, and the mage coughed awkwardly and quietly shifted the subject.

"Diesel, will you use that name in the future?" Nephiss blinked.

"At least until I can return to Serre, Penny Sean shouldn't be on this continent. The mage sighed.

Nephies nodded.

Just as they were about to fall asleep, there was a commotion that lifted the drowsy trio again.

"What's going on outside?" the mage rubbed his eyes and rushed out of the tent to see a red light illuminate the sky, and the ground began to shake slightly.

"Hell, it's spewing!" Fina screamed as she looked at the reddening crater.

"Don't be afraid, miss, it's far from the coast. Robben said calmly.

Although the crater spews red light, the lava flow is not grandiose, and the lava flow cools before it arrives, given the distance between the mountain peak and the coast.

The place where the people set up camp was on a high ground on a cliff with a backdrop to the sea, and it was difficult for lava to cause damage to the people unless it was spilled directly onto the area.

"In any case, we should retreat. Penny leaned forward and said, "At least pack up your things so you can get out before it sprays here." ”

Robben nodded.

The smoke from the eruption filled the sky overhead, and clumps of lava flowed through the woodland, and the hot smoke drifted far away, choking many people began to cough, but at the same time, the news was that at the same time as the eruption, a strong wind hit the coast, probably a storm hit the sea again.

Under the choking gray smoke and the strong wind that made people stand unsteadily, the mage opened two scrolls, and cooperated with his spell to block the wind, sand and gray smoke, and saw that it only took a few breaths, and the outside of the barrier was shrouded in gray smoke.

All the crew took a breath.

At the same time, an even more shocking loud bang and a violent tremor of the ground came from the crater, like a hundred dragons roaring in unison, even through the barrier, it still shook a dozen frightened sailors to sit on the ground, and at the same time, a heat wave hit, and everyone was unable to move—in fact, this place was the safest place now.

They watched as several lava streams slowly spread over, leaving them open on either side of the barrier, congealing into clumps.

Many sailors who had never seen anything big peed their pants in a cold sweat.

The stench made the mage frown, but he was also shocked by the natural divine might.

Thankfully, this was the last roar of sufficient weight from the crater, and after this eruption, the ground tremor stopped, and the mage's arcane vision saw through the thick smoke that the crater had stopped erupting ash smoke for more than an hour, and the ground no longer trembled, and when the time lasted for an hour or so, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"Hell, it must be like this a lot, no wonder there's no one. ”

Old Robben wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said to his young lady sideways.

Fina also took a deep breath, and he looked at Penny, and then he sensed that the mage was indeed useful.

If the mage is not there, I am afraid that even if I am not burned to death, I will choke to death by the gray smoke.

There was a thin layer of volcanic ash on the ground outside the barrier, a few sailors were a little outward, and a few pieces of lava were solidifying not far away, they suddenly found something, and when they leaned over to take a look, an elderly crew member suddenly exclaimed: "Miss, Mr. Robben, here! Come and see!

Penny leaned in with Fina and the others, and his eyes lit up at the sight of the glittering debris on the lava surface.

"It's volcanic steel!"

Robben exclaimed, looking at the solidified lava around the barrier, which was inlaid with a large amount of this dregs: "Miss, we have made a fortune. ”

Penny and Fina's eyelids jumped.

They naturally knew that this thing, also known as red-hot iron, was a metal crystal formed by molten metal iron after absorbing some free magic net energy, which was not only a high-quality material for making special weapons, but also could be used to make magic props, and its value could be compared to gold.

A look of ecstasy appeared on Fina's face.

The surprise had not yet passed, and the crew members who had turned to the sea let out another exclamation.

The crowd looked away.

The smoke was blown away by the strong winds, and an unseen ship toppled on a pile of rocks near the sea, its hull in tatters, as if it had just been smashed, and a few people who did not know whether they were alive or dead fell on the nearby beach.

(To be continued)