The square in front of the Tower of Pride is still crowded with small vendors selling all kinds of magical goods, and the main reason why they do everything possible to sell their goods is because this free market does not need to pay taxes, and the tax collectors in the imperial capital city will never seem to be able to see this magical market that is about to be overcrowded.The twelve towering stone pillars of the square are bathed in the morning light, leaving a narrow shadow.In the imperial capital in winter, the snow has been piled up on the side of the street into a thick snow wall.In the morning, many vendors have gathered in the square, and the busy crowd seems to bring the Pride Tower Square to life.The melodious sound of morning bells can be heard in the distance.Scold!
This is the most prosperous place in the Grimm Empire.I walked into the main entrance of the Imperial Capital Magic Research Institute, and along the way, I met some magical assistants I knew, and they all greeted me one after another.Some unfamiliar magical assistants were also secretly asking their companions about me, and some of them heard my name with very interested expressions on their faces, and it turned out to be him.In the past two years, the Yerkes scholar has also been quite prestigious in the imperial capital magic world, and as the assistant of the Yerkes scholar, in the Imperial Capital Magic Research Institute, naturally many magical assistants know me.I first came to the magic laboratory of the Yerkes Scholar, and walked up the stone steps to the terrace on the second floor, and there were actually two pots of blue magic vines in front of the door, but at this time the door of the laboratory was locked, and it seemed that the Yerkes Scholar had always had a habit of work and rest, and he usually did not arrive at the research institute until the afternoon, and usually left after midnight.Unfortunately, this time I was unable to meet the Yerkis scholars.I went straight to Master Bruce's lab, knocked on the door of the lab, and there was a clear sound of footsteps inside, and a young magical assistant, Add, pushed the door and walked out, he pushed the glasses on the bridge of his nose, and then saw that it was me, and smiled at me and said, "Giga, long time no see."
I heard that you went to the south for an experience, what did you gain this time?
”With that, he pushed the door open and invited me into the waiting area outside the lab, and I said as I went, "Hi!
Add, this time I went to Strange Rock City, but the situation over there is not very good, the lizards in the wild swamp are in a civil war, and everyone who enters the territory of the lizards will be regarded as invaders by the lizards, and the adventure group over there has been living a difficult life recently. ”Eddie was also deeply touched when he heard me say this, and he whispered in a whisper: "Hey, now this is the way of the world, and there are plane wars breaking out everywhere, and there is a great danger everywhere. ”I've known Eddie for over a year, and occasionally we'll get together for a chat while the interior patio is windy.He poured a cup of tea made from the contemplation herb root, which he usually drank more often to help him quickly enter a meditative state, but as the price of magical herbs continued to rise in the last two years, this more common contemplation herb root was also difficult to buy.I held my teacup and asked Add, "Is Master Bruce there?"
”He turned his head to look at the door leading to the laboratory, nodded quietly, and whispered to me, "Last night's magic ritual was going on late, and I just got up now, and I'm having breakfast, waiting for me to go and have a good time." ”After saying that, he walked to the door of the laboratory with some restraint, and then pushed the door and walked in.A short time later, Add came out of it and said to me, "Lord Bruce, please come in, but you better hurry up and don't delay too long, Lord Bruce has a meeting at the Alchemy Research Department in the morning." ”I nodded slightly, and followed Eddie into Master Bruce's magic lab."
So, you found ancient ruins in the Wild Swamp?"
Mistress Bruce sat at the table in the side room of the lab, and after listening to me, he asked me in surprise.I sat across from him and pulled out a magic image crystal from my bosom and placed it on the table."
Yes, Master Bruce."
I said respectfully."
You've recorded the situation over there with a magical image?"
Master Bruce beckoned to the waiter beside him, removed the plate in front of him, and then wiped his hands meticulously.The magic assistant next to him took the magic image crystal to the shelf next to it, and injected a trace of magic power into the magic crystal, and the magic image crystal emitted a hazy light mist, instantly pulling us into the stereoscopic image.The images stored in the Magic Image Crystal are divided into several clips, including the scene of the dragon hovering among the rocky peaks of the valley, the footage of us walking through the rainforest, the footage recorded in the town hall after entering the ruined city, and finally the footage of standing under the altar.After seeing the ruined city in the image, Master Bruce's expression became serious, and he carefully observed every frame in the frame.As the image slowly faded, Bruce withdrew his gaze."
You've found a lost city that was once inhabited by the Nefarans."
Master Bruce said with his hands crossed, supporting his chin, and firmly."
You think so, too?"
I didn't expect him to be so sure.Lord Bruce nodded, and said, "Obviously, the remaining stone walls and statues here are all in the strong Nepharan period, and this place should belong to our Lost Ming, where did you find this ancient ruin?"
”I replied, "Savage swamp." ”He was a little surprised, and said with a surprised expression: "You are not small, you actually broke into the wild swamp. ”Without waiting for my answer, he asked again: "So, have you found all three conditions?"
”I nodded, and said with some mixed feelings, "It's done." ”Lord Bruce said: "I remember promising you that if you can meet those three conditions, I can help you hold a soul awakening ceremony, but I can't go with you right away, I still need to arrange the affairs of the Imperial Capital Research Institute, we can leave tomorrow morning, is there a problem?"
”I guess I was relieved to hear Lord Bruce say this, and it seems that Lord Bruce has not forgotten his promise to me.I quickly replied, "No problem, Lord Bruce." ”Hearing my answer so cheerful, Mistress Bruce gave me an admiring look on his face, and he rose from his table and said solemnly to me, "Well, we will meet here at this time tomorrow morning!"
”"Okay, Master Bruce."
I also stood up with Lord Bruce and said respectfully.At this time, a magic assistant stood up at the right time, holding a magic notebook and reminded Lord Bruce: "My lord, you still have to join the magic union tomorrow" Bruce seemed to think of something, he hugged his arms and rubbed his forehead with ten fingers, and said to the magic assistant: "By the way, including some meetings today, you can help me push them all off, and those that can't be pushed off will be postponed, I need to arrange the affairs at hand today and leave the imperial capital for a while." ”The magical assistant heard Lord Bruce's command and immediately replied, "Yes, sir." ”I didn't expect Master Bruce to agree so readily, and he kept his promise and took the initiative to help me preside over this soul awakening ceremony after I met the three conditions.Coming out of Master Bruce's magic lab, Add, who was in charge of reception outside, waved goodbye to me, but I walked straight to his desk, he put down the magic pen in his hand, paused to draw the fire magic scroll on the table, and asked me with a smile, "What?"
What else is going on?
”I pulled three palm-sized adult wyvern scales out of my pocket, grinned on the table, and pushed them in front of him.I said to Add, "I didn't encounter anything special when I came back from the Savage Swamp this time, but fortunately, our adventure party found a few dragon nests, and happened to find a few molted wurm scales from them, these are for you, I heard that these scales are not bad for magic guide, you can try to make some non-metallic magic rune plates." ”Eddie looked at the three dragon scales in front of him, and said with some love: "Wow, this gift is a little too valuable, Jijia" I smiled, waved his hand at him and said, "It's nothing, probably because of my luck, I picked up a lot of these scales." ”When he saw that I was sincere, he said, "In that case, thank you!"
”After coming out of the Imperial Capital Magic Research Institute, I went to the library of the Magic Guild to look for information about the Nephalans, but unfortunately there were too few historical materials about this area, and I wandered around the library for most of the day, but I didn't find the information I was looking for.Then I took the magic caravan back to the material warehouse opposite Arya's manor, and I saw dozens of large magic trucks lined up at the door, which reached the door of the warehouse.In such a cold weather, the coachmen wrapped in thick leather jackets, curled up, put their hands in their sleeves, squinting and enjoying the bright afternoon sun.Although the weather is as cold as a knife, finding a shelter to bask in the sun is also a kind of poor people's life in winter.I stepped on the thick snow, and my feet creaked, and when I walked into the warehouse yard, I saw a group of female orcs wearing leather jackets, leather skirts, leather boots, long leather coats with open arms, and one by one with fine braids, unloading the frozen yellow sheep from the magic wagon.Betty and Arya stood in front of the warehouse door in thick court dresses and fur coats, watching the orcs unload.The female orc slaves piled up these frozen yellow sheep like stacks, and had filled up the dry pool in the yard, and piled several stacks in front of the statue next to the fountain, and there were at least dozens of magic trucks waiting to be unloaded outside, and it seemed that these frozen yellow sheep in the yard were only a small half of this shipment.Betty was holding an account book, one hand was red from the cold, and she was counting the frozen yellow sheep that had been unloaded.Seeing me coming from outside, Betty hurriedly took her skirt in one hand and saluted me.Arya took a few steps forward and hugged me.I asked Alia, who was wearing a thick fur coat, "How do you buy so many frozen yellow sheep?"
”I'm referring to the long magic wagons that line out outside the courtyard, and Arya rarely makes such a big purchase, usually she transports supplies to the imperial capital in batches.Arya looked at the hard yellow sheep and explained to me: "Although there are a few heavy snows in the imperial capital this year, but after all, it is not as difficult as last year, I saw a few days ago that the people in the north of Majaro Mountain have suffered from snowstorms, and there are more than 100 farms and pastures of all sizes and pastures, and the heavy snow has covered the pastures where the grass is hoarded, and many livestock will freeze to death this winter.
This kind of frozen yellow sheep is everywhere in the entire airport town. ”I asked Arya, "So you bought some for me?"
”Arya squinted her slender eyes, she was the most rational when thinking about the problem, and said to me while thinking about it: "You have more than a hundred mouths over there at once, and you have to consume three hundred yellow sheep almost every day, not counting those barbarian slaves and orc warriors, the food gap will only get bigger and bigger, you must develop your own animal husbandry as soon as possible and build a bigger pasture in the Xinliu Valley." ”Speaking of the pasture in Xinliu Valley, the rate of reproduction of yellow sheep is basically two lambs in three years, it can be said that the breeding speed of yellow sheep is very fast, basically the number of sheep can be doubled in two years, but even so, the sheep in Xinliu Valley still has not developed.Now there are nearly a thousand mouths in the Orc Village of Xinliu Valley, and even if they only eat mutton every three or five days, the sheep there will never increase."
Of course I know, in fact, I have also set up a ranch, but every time I invest, I can't keep up with the speed of development," I said, putting my arm around Arya's shoulder.In the winter of the imperial capital, the sky always gets dark very early, the moment the sun disappears from the top of the mountain, the shadow quickly envelops the imperial capital city, the north wind cuts the exposed skin like a boning knife, and the grains of snow grits slap on the glass windows, making a crackling sound.In this cold weather, the Elders usually hide in warm rooms, sit around the fireplace, and drink fragrant golden cider.The room was warm, and after taking a hot bath, Arya curled up in a thick bathrobe, sat on the sofa near the fireplace, holding a glass of golden cider, her eyes a little misty.Betty's face flushed slightly, and she stood behind Arya to comb her long, wet hair.Arya likes to drink and talk about business at the same time, and I stayed at Arya's manor for one night.The first rays of dawn came through the window, and she struggled to get up from Arya's bed, found the magic robe on the hanger, and put it on casually.Beside me, Arya was still asleep, her long blonde hair was loosely spread, and her back as smooth as milk was exposed outside the quilt, and I walked out of the bedroom lightly.When the morning light was shining in the imperial capital, I left Arya's manor in a magic caravan, and when the magic caravan drove out of the gate of the manor, I saw through the glass window of the magic caravan that Arya was wrapped in a thick quilt, leaning in front of the balcony railing outside the bedroom, the cold wind blew her golden curls messy, and her languid appearance was like a golden chrysanthemum blooming in the cold wind, "Lord Marquis, where are we going?"
”The coachman stopped at the intersection and asked me."
To the Tower of Pride"