my age of magic

Chapter 1630 179. Lord Bruce

The square in front of the Tower of Pride is still crowded with small vendors selling all kinds of magical goods. The reason why they try their best to sell their goods here is mainly because this free market does not need to pay taxes. The tax officials in the imperial city seem to be forever Can't see this magical market that is about to be crowded with people.

The twelve towering stone pillars on the square are bathed in the morning light, leaving long and narrow shadows.

In the imperial capital in winter, the snow has piled up on the side of the street to form a thick snow wall.

In the morning, many vendors had already gathered in the square, and the busy crowd seemed to revitalize the Tower of Pride Square.

The melodious morning bell sounded in the distance.

Ah!This is the most prosperous place in the Green Empire.

I walked into the main entrance of the Imperial Academy of Magic, and met some magic assistants I knew along the way, and they all greeted me.Some unfamiliar magic assistants were also secretly asking my companions about me, and some of them had very interested expressions on their faces when they heard my name—it turned out to be him.

Scholar Yerkes has been quite prestigious in the magic world of the Imperial Capital in the past two years. As an assistant to Scholar Yerkes, there are naturally many magic assistants who know me in the Academy of Magic in the Imperial Capital.

I first came to the magic laboratory of the Yerkes scholar, and walked up the stone steps to the balcony on the second floor. 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. , work and rest habits, he usually does not arrive at the institute until the afternoon, and usually leaves after midnight.

It's a pity that I couldn't meet the Yerkes scholar when I returned to the emperor this time.

I went directly to Master Bruce's laboratory and knocked on the door of the laboratory. There were clear footsteps from inside. A young magic assistant Eddie pushed the door and came out. He pushed the glasses on the bridge of his nose, After seeing it was me, he smiled at me and said, "Jijia, long time no see. I heard that you went to the south for an experience. What did you gain this time?"

With that said, he pushed the door open and invited me into the waiting area outside the laboratory,

I walked and said: "Hi! Eddie, I went to Strange Rock City this time, but the situation there is not very good. The lizardmen in the wild swamp are in a civil war. Anyone who enters the territory of the lizardmen will be regarded as Intruders, the adventure group over there has had a difficult life recently."

Hearing what I said, Eddie was also deeply moved. He complained in a low voice with disinterestedness: "Hey, this is the world now. Plane wars are breaking out everywhere, and there is great danger wherever you go."

Eddie and I have known each other for more than a year, and occasionally we would get together and chat for a while when we were out in the indoor courtyard.

He poured a cup of tea made from the roots of mindfulness grass. Drinking more of this kind of tea usually helps to quickly enter the state of meditation. Hard to get.

Holding the teacup in my hand, I asked Eddie, "Is Master Bruce there?"

He turned his head and looked at the door leading to the laboratory, nodded calmly, and said to me in a low voice: "The magic ceremony last night was very late, and I just got up now, and I am eating breakfast, waiting for me to pass Tell me."

After finishing speaking, he walked to the door of the laboratory a little cautiously, then opened the door and walked in.

Not long after, Eddie came out and said to me: "Master Bruce invites you in, but you'd better hurry up, don't delay too long, Master Bruce will attend a meeting at the Alchemy Research Department in the morning. "

I nodded slightly, and followed Eddie into Lord Bruce's magic laboratory.

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"So, you found the ancient ruins in the wild swamp?"

Mr. Bruce sat in front of the dining table in the side hall of the laboratory, and asked me in surprise after listening to me.

I sat opposite him, took out a magic image crystal from my arms, and placed it on the table.

"Yes, Lord Bruce." I said respectfully.

"Have you recorded the situation over there with magic images?"

Master Bruce greeted the waiter beside him, removed the plate in front of him, and wiped his hands meticulously.

The magic assistant next to him took the magic image crystal to the shelf next to it, and injected a little magic power into the magic crystal. The magic image crystal emitted hazy light and mist, instantly pulling us into the three-dimensional image.

The images stored in the magic image crystal are divided into several segments, including the scene of flying dragons circling among the rocky peaks in the valley, the segment of us walking through the rainforest, and the images recorded in the city hall after entering the ruined city, and finally the scene of standing The picture recorded under the altar.

After seeing the ruined city in the video, Lord Bruce's expression became serious, and he carefully observed each picture in the picture.

As the image slowly faded, Bruce looked back.

"You have found a lost city where the Nephalan once lived." Lord Bruce said firmly with his hands folded and his chin propped up.

"You think so too?" I didn't expect him to be so sure.

Master Bruce nodded and said: "Obviously, the remaining stone walls and statues here are all in the style of the Nephalan period. This place should belong to our lost civilization. Where did you find this ancient ruin? "

I replied, "The Savage Swamp."

He was a little surprised, and said with a surprised face: "You are quite courageous, and you actually broke into the wild swamp."

Without waiting for my answer, he asked again: "So, your three conditions are met?"

I nodded, and said with mixed feelings in my heart: "It's all together."

Master Bruce said: "I remember I promised you that if you can meet the three conditions, you can help you hold the soul awakening ceremony, but I can't go with you right away. business, we can leave tomorrow morning, is there any problem?"

Hearing what Master Bruce said, I guess I was relieved. It seems that Master Bruce has not forgotten his promise to me.

I quickly replied: "No problem, Mr. Bruce."

Hearing my straightforward answer, Mr. Bruce showed admiration for me. He stood up from the dining table and said to me solemnly: "Well, we will meet here at this time tomorrow morning!"

"Okay, Mr. Bruce." I followed Mr. Bruce to stand up and said respectfully.

At this time, a magic assistant stood up at the right time, holding a magic notebook and reminding Lord Bruce: "My lord, you still have to join the magic union tomorrow..."

Bruce seemed to have thought of something. He crossed his arms and rubbed his forehead with his ten fingers, and said to the magic assistant: "By the way, including some meetings today, you can help me push them all away. Postponed, I need to arrange the affairs at hand today and leave the imperial capital for a while."

When the magic assistant heard Master Bruce's order, he immediately replied, "Yes, sir."

I didn't expect Master Bruce to agree so readily. He really kept his promise. After I met the three conditions, he took the initiative to help me host this soul awakening ceremony.

Walking out of Mr. Bruce's magic laboratory, Eddie, who was in charge of the reception outside, waved me goodbye, but I went straight to his desk. He put down the magic engraving pen in his hand, and paused drawing the " Focus Fire' magic scroll, asked me with a smile: "What? Anything else?"

I took out three palm-sized adult flying dragon scales from my pocket, put them on the table with a smile, and pushed them in front of him.

I said to Eddie: "This time I came back from the wild swamp, and I didn't encounter anything special. Fortunately, our adventure group found several dragon nests, and happened to find a few scales of sloughed sub-dragon species from inside." , These are for you, I heard that the magic conductivity of these scales is not bad, you can try to make some non-metal magic rune plates."

Eddie looked at the three flying dragon scales in front of him, and said a little fondly, "Wow, this gift is a bit too expensive, Jijia..."

I smiled, waved to him and said, "It's nothing, it's probably my luck, I picked up a lot of these scales."

Seeing the sincerity on my face, he said, "In that case, thank you!"

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After leaving the Imperial Academy of Magic, I went to the library of the Magic Union to search for information about the Nephalan people. Unfortunately, there are too few historical materials in this area. I wandered around the library for a long time. Can't find the information you want.

Then I took the magic caravan back to the material warehouse opposite Aliya's manor, and saw dozens of large magic trucks lined up at the door, and these trucks were lined up to the door of the warehouse.

In such cold weather, the coachmen were wrapped in thick leather jackets, curled up, put their hands into their sleeves, and squinted their eyes to enjoy the bright afternoon sun.

Although the weather is as cold as a knife, finding a place to shelter from the wind and bask in the sun feels like a poor life in winter.

I stepped on the thick snow, creaking under my feet, walked into the yard of the warehouse, and saw a group of female half-orcs wearing leather jackets, skirts and leather boots, with long leather jackets open, combing fine hair. braided hair, unloading gazelles that were hardened by the cold from the magic truck.

Betty and Alia stood in front of the warehouse door in thick court dresses and fur coats, staring at the female half-orcs unloading.

The female half-orc slave piled up these frozen yellow sheep like stacks, and has filled the dry swimming pool in the yard, and stacked several stacks in front of the statue next to the fountain, looking at the magic truck waiting to be unloaded outside There are at least dozens more, and it seems that the gazelles frozen to death in the yard are only a small half of this batch.

Betty was holding an account book, one hand was red with cold, and she was counting the unloaded frozen yellow sheep.

Seeing me coming from the outside, Betty hurriedly lifted the skirt with one hand and saluted me.

Alicia took a few steps forward and gave me a hug.

I asked Aliya, who was wearing a thick fur coat, "How do you buy so many frozen gazelles?"

I'm referring to the long magic trucks that line up outside the yard. Alia rarely makes such a big purchase. Usually, she will transport the materials to the imperial capital in batches.

Aliya looked at the hard yellow sheep and explained to me: "Although there were a few heavy snowfalls in the imperial capital this year, it is not as difficult as last year. I read the magic newspaper a few days ago saying that Mazzaro The people in the northern part of the mountain were hit by snowstorms, and there are more than a hundred farms and pastures there. The snow covered the pastures that hoarded fodder. This winter, many animals will freeze to death. I didn’t want to go to the airport town to find out. , The actual situation is much more serious than what was reported in the magic newspapers, there are piles of frozen yellow sheep everywhere in the entire airport town."

I asked Alicia, "So you bought me some?"

Aliya squinted her slender eyes, she was the most rational when thinking about problems, and said to me while thinking: "You have more than a hundred mouths at once, and you consume three hundred gazelles almost every day." , This is 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 Xinliu Valley."

Speaking of the pasture in Xinliu Valley, the yellow sheep can reproduce at a rate of two lambs in three years. It can be said that the yellow sheep reproduce very fast, and the number of sheep can be doubled in two years. But even so, the sheep in Xinliu Valley still haven't developed.

Now there are more than 1000 mouths in Xinliugu Beastman Village, even if they only eat a meal of mutton every now and then, the number of sheep there has never been able to increase.

"Of course I know that too. In fact, I have also established a ranch, but every time I invest, I can't keep up with the speed of development..." I said with my arms around Alia's shoulders.

In winter in the imperial capital, the sky always gets dark very early. The moment the sun disappears from the top of the mountain, shadows quickly envelop the imperial capital. It slapped on the glass window, making a crackling sound.

In this kind of cold weather, the El people usually hide in the warm house, sitting around the fireplace, drinking the fragrant golden cider.

The room was warm and warm. After taking a hot bath, Aliya curled up wrapped in a thick bathrobe, sitting on the sofa near the fireplace, holding a glass of golden cider, her eyes were a little blurred.

Betty blushed slightly, standing behind Alia and combing her wet long hair.

Alicia likes to drink and talk about business...

I stayed one night at Aliya's estate.

The first ray of sunlight at dawn came through the window, and she struggled to get up from Aliya's bed, found the magic robe on the hanger, and put it on casually.

Alia beside me was still asleep, with long blond hair spread out loosely, and her smooth, milk-white back was exposed outside the quilt, and I walked out of the bedroom lightly.

When the morning light was all over the imperial capital, I left Alia's manor in a magic caravan. When the magic caravan drove out of the gate of the manor, I saw Alia wrapped in a thick quilt through the glass window of the magic caravan. , leaning in front of the balcony railing outside the bedroom, her blonde curly hair was messed up by the cold wind, her lazy appearance was like a golden chrysanthemum blooming in the cold wind...

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"Master Marquis, where are we going?" the coachman stopped at the intersection and asked me.

"To the Tower of Pride..."

(End of this chapter)