The Tower of Arrogance, walking into the tall round arched stone door of the fourth floor of the Magic Research Institute, met a senior who was also working as an assistant in the research institute, when he met him, he was holding a two-foot-long, one-foot-wide magic sealing box, following an elderly magician, the two talked in a low voice, and walked towards the door, obviously having something to go out.We had met a few times in the Academy of Magic before, and then we unexpectedly found out that we were both assistants of a scholar-level research institute in the Academy of Magic, and when we met occasionally, we would show each other a kind smile or nod."
Hey, I've heard your name from a friend, you're very famous among the freshmen of the academy, your name is Jijia?"
When the senior passed by me, he suddenly stopped and turned his head to me and asked.I shrugged my shoulders, then touched the bridge of my nose with some embarrassment, bowed slightly to the magician, and then said, "Yes, sir." ”"Ivan's kid is a little stingy when he does things, but the people in that circle of the Imperial Capital Gang are a little arrogant in character, I heard some rumors, it seems that those people will continue to target you, you usually be careful, try to stay in the research institute and the academy will be fine."
The senior nodded at me with a kind smile on his face.The magician who was walking in front on the side, perhaps because he heard the flower language that the senior specially told me, suddenly turned his head, looked at me a little before he suddenly remembered something, and then pushed the black glasses on the bridge of his nose and asked me, "You are the unlucky kid who helped Qige do ink effect experiments?"
”I nodded, the expression on my face was a little helpless, it seemed that Qige's matter against me must have been spread on the side of the Magic Research Institute.The magician nodded, and had already wanted to turn away, but as if he remembered something, he paused, turned his head and asked me again, "You are the assistant of the Yerkis scholar?"
”I said, "Yes, Scholar." ”"Oh" After hearing this, the scholar didn't say anything after all, just sighed lightly, and then said to the senior, "Let's go!"
”The senior nodded at me, then hugged the magic sealing box, and walked out of the magic academy in a blink of an eye as he followed the magician.Running into the Academy of Magic, passing through the delicate round-arched cloisters, leaving behind the reliefs on the stone pillars on both sides of the cloister, and rushing into a courtyard garden with some light gasps, the people who usually sat on the marble railings of the cloister chatted seemed to suddenly all disappear.The benches in the garden also became empty.Spiraling up the familiar stone steps, through the baroque complex, I walked lightly, and as I ran, the wide magic robes wrapped around my thighs, a little bit of a ride, but I was in a good mood, like a bright summer afternoon sun.Walking through the corridors, there was a hint of tension in the air, and I found that the atmosphere of the Magic Research Institute today was obviously different from the past, the expressions of the magicians who shuttled through the corridors became very serious, and they were not in the mood to laugh with each other, and many magicians who were very familiar with each other passed by, just nodding their heads and saying hello casually, and everyone seemed to be very busy.Ascending to the terrace on the second floor, before the Yerkes scholar who was supposed to be doing research in the lab had already appeared, I pushed open the door of the lab and went to the bench, carefully examining the pair of batskin gloves hanging on the shelf.This first-class magical beast known as the red-eyed big bat lives in a swamp full of mist, likes to eat the blood of humans and animals, and is good at flying extremely fast in the mist, this is an extremely difficult to catch a magical beast, the swamp where they hide is covered with fog all year round, even the most seasoned people do not like that place that is very easy to get lost.There was a sword fighter who once stumbled upon a large red-eyed bat in the Misty Swamp, and that sword fighter's name was Theon.When Sein returned to the city of Bena, a friend of his tanner's helped him make a pair of gloves, but the process was actually a bit tortuous, so let's not talk about it for now.Later, Sain participated in the war against the swamp lizardmen, and during the battle, he discovered that the gloves actually had a weak blood-sucking ability, which could transform the enemy's blood into self-healing ability during the battle, and promote the rapid healing of his wounds.Since then, people have gradually begun to realize the preciousness of the leather on this monster.Later, after research, scholars found that the blood-sucking ability on this leather is the hidden attribute of the body of vampire bat-like monsters, which sucks blood in battle and then converts it into energy, because there are naturally hidden magic patterns on the leather, but the effect of blood sucking is extremely weak.This kind of red-eyed bat is very difficult to catch, and the blood-sucking effect of the leather itself is very poor, but even so, it still can't stop some professionals from pursuing bat skin gloves, and many swordsmen, assassins, archers and other assassination professionals are very fond of this kind of bat skin gloves.Therefore, the batskin gloves can be said to be the most expensive leather among the first-class Warcraft leather, and its value even exceeds that of salamander skin and thorntail crystal lion skin.I stood in front of the test bench, silently looking at the dark red gloves, trying to understand the natural magic patterns on the leather, but unfortunately after looking at it for a long time, I didn't see any difference between this leather and other leather.The gloves were re-hung on the item display shelf of the test bench, and as far as the eye could see, it was a bottle of Bihuo ink placed on the test bench, this kind of ink was a priceless thing even in the imperial capital, because the main configuration material of this ink, the demon's blood, was very rare, so the price of Bihuo ink was ridiculously expensive, because of this, the difference between its function and price was huge, so it was a very cold ink.The last time Yerkes brought back the Blue Fire Ink, he proudly said to me: In order to buy such a bottle of Blue Fire Ink, the people from the logistics department of the Magic Research Institute pointed at the nose of the Yerkes scholar in front of the dean and scolded him for being a loser, but for the precious bottle of Blue Fire Ink, it was worth it.I don't dare to think if he would have gone crazy if he knew that Kig had just used a bottle of demon's blood to help me make three copies of Blue Fire Ink yesterday.I understand the design concept of the Bat Skin Glove by the Yerkis Scholars, the magic skill of Vampire's Kiss is engraved on the Bat Skin Glove, and with the original blood-sucking effect on the bat skin, the power of this skill can be significantly improved, and the "Vampire Kiss" This shadow magic skill is a magic that can allow the owner to damage the opponent during the battle, and at the same time replenish physical strength.I was in the lab, practicing drawing a circle of vampire kisses on parchment while waiting for the Jerkes Scholar.Before I knew it, I had painted a stack of ordinary parchment on the table with magic patterns.In my eyes, the lines of the vampire's kiss were becoming clearer and clearer than blurred.My eyes traced to the pair of gloves on the display shelf, and I had an unbearable desire in my heart, and after much hesitation, I finally couldn't hold back, and took the pair of batskin gloves off the shelf and placed them on the test bench.Then, I took out the bottle of blue fire ink and unscrewed the lid, and I saw that the black and purple ink inside was tumbling.At the behalf, I picked up the magic pen on the shelf, and then dipped it in the inkwell, and the pen stained with blue fire ink began to exude the aura of shadow elements, and at this moment, the upper part of my body was surrounded by those overflowing shadow element breath.The tiny shadow elements hidden in the node, little by little, condensed in the veins, and then poured into the hands through the veins, the magic carving pen in the hand seemed to be controlled by a spell, the tip of the pen fell on the tail finger of the bat skin glove, and the thoughts were like a tide, driving me to keep putting down the pen, and the magic carving pen in my hand drew a smooth magic pattern on the bat skin glove.When I was completely immersed in the process of drawing the magic pattern, I found that my consciousness was completely detached from my body at this moment, and at this moment, my senses were extremely strange, because I actually saw myself lying on the test bench, extremely focused on the scene of drawing the magic pattern on the pair of leather gloves.It was a very ethereal and strange feeling, and I tried to hold my mind as steady as I could, because at this moment I knew very well that I had entered deep meditation again, and this state actually appeared in the process of drawing the bat skin glove.The lines drawn by the engraved pen in his hand are extremely smooth, without the slightest stagnation, as if there is an invisible force guiding the tip of the engraved pen.Crunch!
The door to the lab was pushed open, and Yerkes walked in with a gloomy face.He was also accompanied by an old magician, and the magician persuaded Yerkis as he walked: "Yerkes, you are too stubborn, this will make the research institute very passive, and many people have already expressed in the council that they are very dissatisfied with some of your practices, and the dean is afraid that there is no way to continue to appease." ”The two magicians walked in from the outside, not going to the lab area, and the test bench on my side happened to be blocked by a row of item displays, and as they spoke, they walked to the rest area of the lab, and Yerkes seemed to be very familiar with the old magician, and although he looked reluctant, he was at least able to calm his emotions."
Old friend, I know what you're talking about, but what can I do?"
Yerkis turned to sit on the couch in the lounge area, not even noticing me in front of the test bench.And I am also suffering from deep meditation, such a good opportunity cannot be easily interrupted and given up, and every deep meditation will have some huge benefits for a magician.The old magician leaned back on the sofa, and spoke in a very calm voice, just by listening to the tone, he knew that there must be someone in power: "Then let's not mention these things for the time being, let's talk about your assistant!"
”Yerkis sat on the side casually, raised his eyebrows, and said a little smugly, "Oh?
You mean Jiga?
”The old magician smiled: "It turns out that your new assistant is called Ji Jia, of course it's not him, I'm talking about the young man named Ivan, I can personally check and approve for you, this kid still has some real talents, and the huge family behind him has a pivotal position in the imperial capital, his grandfather is a celebrity in front of Charles the Great, and he is very respected."
Even if you have any dissatisfaction with him, you should at least find a high-sounding reason, kicking people out for no reason is not just one person. ”When Yerkes heard the old magician say this, he immediately looked a little listless, leaned his head back on the sofa, and said, "You are talking about Ivan's child!"
”He thought about it for a while, but decided to explain it to the old magician, so Zhengse said: "Don't say I'm complaining, old friend, you also saw it, since last autumn, this kid has been with me, and I can be regarded as teaching all kinds of magic pattern construction drawings, and I don't hide anything, right?"
”The old magician obviously still trusted Yerkis very much, nodded approvingly, and said, "That's right!
”When the old magician said this, he somewhat emboldened Yerkes.So he looked more like a fighting, stretched his neck and said angrily: "But you see, this task in my hand was received last summer, from last autumn to spring, half a year, even the simplest wind snake path armor can not be done, just the wind snake skin is wasted how many pieces, where do I have so much time to spend with him, waiting for him to grow slowly, I always have to complete this task!"
”The old magician sighed, he was also well aware of the temper of the Yerkis scholar, so he could only say tactfully, "I just think you could use a more tactful way, but, then again, the reason why you kicked that child away was not because your proud protégé in El City defected to you?"
Jijia, yes, that's his name, I'm right?
”When Jerkes heard my name, he became a little more energetic, and said to the old magician, "I think you have time to meet him, and I dare say that he is an absolute genius in drawing magic patterns, and I have never had a man who can draw so many complicated and unfamiliar lines so smoothly, and I believe that with time he will become a very outstanding master." ”"Hehe, you have a very high opinion of him, but he is only a student of the magic academy after all!"
The old magician smiled faintly, then changed the topic and talked about Qige: "And when I first arrived in the imperial capital, I offended the magnates of the imperial capital, I heard that Princess Qige, the quasi-princess of the Seventh Prince, also has a lot of opinions about him?"
”"Well, that woman is crazy."
This is the first time I've heard Yerkes comment positively about Kige, and it seems to be profound.The old magician said solemnly, "She's not an ordinary woman, it's another Prince and Princess of James a few decades later. ”It turns out that this is everyone's evaluation of the Prince of Wales, thinking that he is the one who can assist the next emperor!
Yerkis apparently agreed, and he lamented again before saying, "Well, I've been careful what I say." ”The old magician smiled when he saw Yerkis bowing his head, probably thinking that it was also a very interesting thing for the grumpy Yerkis to lower his arrogant head, so he smiled again, and then persuaded the Yerkes scholar: "Hehe, since you took the initiative to mention the commission of the magic pattern construction, I think this matter is a bit boring, Yerkes, don't be obsessed!"
”Yerkes' face turned ugly again: "What does this mean, old friend?
”The old magician said incomprehensibly: "The reason why that person was able to put aside so many senior inscription masters in the imperial capital and personally find you in the many research institutes of Master Ming is because of your armor-type magic pattern construction, if there is no progress in other aspects of the magic pattern construction, it is better to take out the chain mail with the shield of the earth, it can be regarded as being able to make a difference, and the rest, I will help you make peace!"
”Yerkis asked dumbly, "That one can't wait?"
”The old magician revealed some news: "The problem is that in the recent period, the situation in several major development planes has been very tense, and the Constructed Knights under the Grand Duke have suffered heavy losses, and they need to have enough weight to go to the front to appease, at least those knights need to make a move to calm down the situation." ”Yerkis frowned, lightly pressed his forehead with his left thumb, and said with some distress: "In this way, it seems that time is really a little short, the recent progress has been very fast, but we are stuck on those gloves now, I think it will take at least a week to get familiar with it, and I can be sure to make those pairs of pairs!"
”"Just your assistant?
Only need a week?
Are you sure?
”The old magician sneered for a moment, then added, "Make that batskin glove with a shadow pattern array?"
”Yerkis also began to realize at this time that that magic skill was shadow magic, but in the Grimm Empire, magicians with the affinity of shadow magic elements were rare, and whether I could draw the shadow magic pattern was already the most critical question at this time.Then the old magician said, "I've been looking for the Blue Fire Ink all over the world for you, and now it seems that the situation may be even worse, but if there is only one bottle of Blue Fire Ink, how sure are you to make those gloves?"
”"There's only one bottle, and it's not going to work!"
The Yerkes scholar suddenly got up from the couch and said eagerly.While the Yerkis scholar and the old magician were talking to each other, I had already drawn the magic pattern circle on the batskin glove completely, and the moment I finally put away the pen, the remaining shadow elemental aura stored at the tip of the knife and pen suddenly spread out, and the entire laboratory was filled with black shadow elemental mist at once.Yerkes stood up in disbelief and asked me in a loud voice, "Who's there?"
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