my age of magic

Chapter 288 88. The Ivory Tower

The first time I heard someone talk about the ivory tower, it was the old Kuru who talked about the time he spent in the Ivory Tower Academy of Magic in Sloit Province during his study tour in the Green Empire.The ivory tower in my mind is actually a round tower decorated with some ivory. The tower body should be covered with ivory ornaments, which is extremely luxurious.But according to the ivory tower building described by old Kuru, it is completely different from what I thought. He described the ivory tower as a tall white lime pillar, and some old magicians with extreme thoughts lived in it. It is some paranoid people who spend the rest of their lives in such a white lime pillar, which is Sloit's ivory tower.

At that time, the old Kuru told me that the real ivory tower should be on the eastern continent. It is a tooth left by the ancient monster king Beamon standing between the sky and the earth, and was later discovered by some of the oldest human magicians , the middle of this giant tooth with a height of hundreds of meters is actually hollow, and the inner wall of this giant tooth is covered with natural magic lines. These magic lines allow human mages to establish the third magic civilization. To commemorate this tooth The contribution of the white giant fang to the magic world, many advanced magic research institutes, will be called the ivory tower.

I have always been full of respect and admiration for the ivory tower. Standing under the ivory tower at this moment, looking up at the magician's tower piercing into the clouds, the shock in my heart is beyond words.If I had to give this tower a title, I would call it: Pearl of the Orient.

That's right, the height of this ivory tower is definitely higher than the Oriental Pearl Tower in Shanghai. I really can't imagine that such a huge circular building will be rumored to be the tooth of the king of ancient giant beasts. tooth, so how big will its body be?Could it be that stretching out your hand really wants to break the sky?
When we lined up to the square under the ivory tower, there were already two teams waiting here. In one team, warrior apprentices were uniformly wearing light blue light leather armor, while magic apprentices were uniformly wearing light blue magic robes.The college logo was embroidered on their right shoulders. Even if there wasn't such a beautiful line of small characters under the logo, the galloping horses alone would let everyone know that they were students of the Galloping Horse College.These students give people the feeling that they are very, very neat, like well-trained warriors, with almost no flaws. Their entire team of 350 people is very neatly divided into 35 groups, and each group has a magic apprentice. Not to mention how many magic scrolls each of them brought, but now it seems that these magic apprentices have at least seven or eight kinds of magic scrolls tied on the outside of their magic robes, behind their backs, around their waists, and held in their hands... Both.Their shield warriors are all big men who are close to the height of adults. In addition to wearing a bronze armor on their bodies, each of them also carries a huge door panel on their backs. Such a shield makes me extremely speechless.This is a group of shield warrior apprentices who are extremely good at defense.

It is said that the students of the Galloping Horse Academy are powerful. Before, I didn’t understand where the strength lies, but now it seems that they are really strong. At least the quality of the students of our Zhanzheng Academy is really different from them. 01:30 little bit.Looking back at those of us students who get along day and night, the number of teams is almost uneven, and the clothes they wear are also varied. There is no uniform attire at all, just like a group of stragglers. I looked down at myself and never thought about it. To wear the magic robe issued by the academy, it took a lot of thought to buy a dedication suit. There is no other reason. The magic apprentice robe issued by the academy does not have any attributes that are beneficial to our spellcasting. In comparison, Consecration set is much better than it.

The other team is the Ziqing Academy that we have had a relationship with once. I clearly remember that these students came galloping in chariots. They wore purple and blue light armor and robes, and their shoulders It was embroidered with a green mountain surrounded by Ziqi. In order to rush over from the remote Ziqing Mountain City as scheduled, they actually took a chariot.

I carefully checked their magic apprentices, but they are even less than ours. There are only 26 magic apprentices at Zhanzheng College, and the rest are all warrior apprentices, while there are only 15 at Ziqing Mountain City. The rest of the human magic apprentice team is all warrior apprentices. Almost every one of these warrior apprentices carries a bundle of javelins on their backs. Some warrior apprentices carry an iris shield and javelins on their backs.Some warrior apprentices simply carry a spear more than three meters long, and at the same time carry a bundle of javelins, which is completely offensive. There are also some warrior apprentices who are all archers. The main means of long-range attack, but also has a certain melee ability.

Looking at these javelins, it reminds me of those orc female warriors on the Pai Plateau, they are really natural throwing hunters.However, this also left me with lingering fears. As long as I think of team battles, I have to face three rounds of volleys of hundreds of spears. I don’t know how many soldiers will be left after rushing through the rain of spears?
The captains of our various teams are all elites in the academy. Everyone knows that no matter which academy stands in front of us, the combat power is far above ours.

"Oh, Brother Flender, we haven't seen each other for several years. I didn't expect you to be the team leader while still living in El City. It seems that Dean Godfrey really thinks highly of you. !” A magician leader walked out of the team of Galloping Horse Academy, and greeted Teacher Flender affectionately.He is also wearing a light blue magic robe, but the material and texture of the clothes are much better than those of the students. He also wears a certain magic hat on his head, his face looks a little pale, and there are two small spots on his lips. Beard, looks very handsome.

At least it looks more pleasing to the eye than the bald-headed Mr. Flender, not to mention that Mr. Flender is only wearing a magic robe casually, and his beard is still slightly burnt. He obviously did not expect to meet an acquaintance here. , Teacher Flender smiled a bit reluctantly, but still walked up to shake hands with him, and said loudly: "Lou Ange, you are also the same, the competition for the position of the teacher of the Galloping Horse Academy must be fierce! It seems that you too Well done!"

"Rootless duckweed is just a sojourn in the Benma Academy to make a living." Lou Ange, the handsome magic teacher of the Benma Academy, sighed, and Teacher Flender actually snorted softly.

"This trip to Xinliu Valley is just a small-scale adventure trip. It is not even as challenging as the training planes opened by our academy. It is just that the resources are abundant. After all, it is a 'time turbulence 'One of the pure lands, each time has ten years of rest and recuperation, and I don’t know how many magic herbs were bred during this time." Then he leaned close to Flender's ear, and said in a low voice: "This time we are Put all your energy into it, and prepare to collect some main magic herbal ingredients for the Lion King Potion and Spirit Potion. Brother, you just need to tell the students in your academy to try not to compete for these magic herbs in Xinliu Valley, so as to avoid conflicts with us. Academy clashes."

Lion King Potion: It can increase the power attribute for a short time.If you look at the magic potion made by the alchemist purely from its attributes, there is really nothing to say, it is a combat potion.I don't think this kind of potion needs special staff from Galloping Horse Academy to collect those magic herbs.

As for the spirit potion, it is even more tasteless. Apart from adding some spiritual attributes for a short time, it has almost no effect. What is this potion used for?I think maybe when I return to El City, I will be able to get a detailed answer by asking Yerkes.Anyway, it seems that these two attribute potions must be very expensive in Green's side, so I have to pay more attention.

"It's a joke, whoever enters Xinliu Valley is for those rare magic herbs and ore materials. Whoever can get these magic herbs depends on the luck and vision of the students. Why should our Zhanzheng College students give up these precious herbs to others? You?" Flender rushed up angrily, his eyes widened, and he asked Lou Ange angrily, but he couldn't suppress his voice, which made Lou Ange very embarrassed.

Lou Ange also smiled coldly, suppressed his anger and showed a stiff smile, and whispered in Flender's ear, "Senior brother, don't be ignorant of good and bad, I just remind you a little bit, after all, there are many people in Xinliu Valley. It's not something you and I can control."

He looked around with his eyes, and after scanning around for a while, Fang said again: "My little brother thinks who can get which herbs in Xinliu Valley, the most important thing is not luck and vision, but real strength. The inside of Xinliu Valley is dangerous. Abnormal, please remind your students who stay in a remote rural town like El City, don't disregard your own life because of a few magic herbs, the dangers there are not only monsters!"

"Who's afraid of who? It's a matter of opinion! I don't think those children are worse than anyone else!" Teacher Flender argued hard.

I am standing not too far away right now, listening to what the two of them said.But at this time, I thought of what Fatty Bobby said to me: Jijia, I heard that when exploring Xinliu Valley, everyone should not only beware of the dangerous natural environment, harsh living conditions and ferocious monsters, but also be careful Students from other colleges have also had competition for herbs in the plane before, but after going out, it was nothing. Basically, the stronger side took advantage of it.The teachers of the college and the mages of the magic guild can ignore the complaints in the adventure plane. I heard that the magic guild will give a quota of controllable deaths for each expedition. As long as the number of deaths does not exceed the range, the general magic guild They won't be held accountable too much.

At that time, I thought that Bobby was a little timid. After all, he was still a magic apprentice who had not learned any magic skills, so I asked him if he should apply to the team leader and come to our team.Bobby shook his head worriedly, but turned and walked away instead.

Looking at it now, it is natural that the stronger side has the upper hand, and the strength of the colleges can be seen at a glance. Only now can I realize what Fatty Bobby is worried about. He is worried that he will not be able to give himself The team you are in provides adequate protection!
Before leaving, the academy distributed three scrolls of healing and three scrolls of fireball to every magic apprentice who participated in this expedition, which greatly boosted our confidence in these expeditions, but now it seems that the academy’s There is very little help that can be given to us.

My thoughts were interrupted by Lou Ange, the team leader magic teacher of the Galloping Horse Academy. Seeing that he had successfully aroused Teacher Flender's anger, he suggested: "Since my brother thinks that the students in this academy are also excellent, then Let's make a bet!"

His voice suddenly increased, so that the students of Zhanzheng College and the students of Galloping Horse College nearby could hear clearly. Everyone was quiet at this moment, so that Lou Ange's voice became clearer.And saying this in front of these students made Teacher Flender even more difficult to get off.

"Lou Ange, what do you want to bet?" Teacher Flender's anger made him lose his composure, and I felt that his anger rose and he fell into Lou Ange's trap.

"Just bet which of our colleges collects more magic materials and is more valuable!" Lou Ange said.

Teacher Flender was a little annoyed, staring at Lou Ange and asked: "Okay! Let's bet on this, then what do you think our bet is?"

Lou Ange smiled treacherously. He reached out and touched the mustache on his lips. He took out a square iron box from his arms and opened it carefully. Inside was a naturally formed gold nugget the size of an egg. exudes strong magical fluctuations.Lou Ange glanced to the left and right, and then said, "I want to use this to try to refine that piece of magic iron ingot extracted from magic iron ore in the hands of senior brother!"

"Ah! You want to bet my magic iron ingot with pure gold?" At this moment, Flender was a little stunned. He frowned and said with a wry smile: "You have been planning my magic iron ingot for a long time!"

At this time, Lou Ange did not have any taboos, and said directly with a smile: "Who told you that only your blue fire, senior brother, can melt the magic iron ore. If God buys such a piece of magic iron ingot, I will The savings of a few years are not enough even if I take them all out. The experiment I am doing now needs some magic iron powder, so I just fell in love with the magic iron ingot in the senior brother's hand, but if the senior brother wins, the things he can get are far It’s more valuable than magic iron ingots, do you think my piece of gold and fine gold is also very good! However, if senior brother thinks that the students in your academy are not as strong as our Benma Academy, then forget it!”

"I'll bet you!" Teacher Flender was cruel, and in order not to affect the morale of the students, he finally slipped into Lou Ange's trap.

At this time, I heard someone next to me say: "There is such an interesting thing, why don't you take me with you?"

An instructor from the Ziqing Academy with two short-handled war spears behind his back came over and said to Lou Ange and Flender with great interest: "I use this ancient relic from the depths of the Ziqing Mountains to I wonder if I can join this bet?"

Lou Ange didn't expect someone to step in sideways, and just wanted to refuse, but after seeing the broken page of the magic pattern with his eyes, he swallowed back the words that came to his mouth. It was a very old magic pattern On the remaining pages, it is even impossible to determine what kind of animal skin the leather used to draw the magic patterns is, but the complicated and exquisite patterns are definitely very different from the previous shapes of the magic patterns. Any magician who has studied the magic patterns will not know Let go of such a magic pattern remnant.Seeing this, Lou Ange couldn't help swallowing, and he looked up at Flender.

In fact, at this time, Teacher Flender had completely calmed down. He figured out that Lou Ange wanted the magic iron ingot in his hand, and designed a trap to lure him into the bait. However, his bad temper was really used by Lou Ange. The words were at a dead end, and he had to bite the bullet and accept the bet. However, in the eyes of a discerning person, the result of this bet was completely predictable, and there was no suspense at all. In the end, the Galloping Horse Academy would win.

Benma Academy has always had a large number of elite students every year. This trip to Xinliu Valley, it seems that the strength of Benma Academy is at least two grades higher than Zhanzheng Academy. I know that I am unlikely to win in this regard, but Flender accepted the bet anyway.At this time, someone stood up to disrupt the situation, and Flender was still very willing to make the game more chaotic. Anyway, whoever wins cannot be won by himself. Since he wants to give away a magic iron ingot, it doesn't matter who he gives it to, since It was a trick set by Lou Ange, and Teacher Flender naturally didn't want the magic iron ingot to fall into Lou Ange's hands.

Teacher Flender thought about this, so he said: "No problem, as long as you take out something that is equivalent to our value, you can participate in the bet! Your magic pattern fragment is indeed a rare item, and its value is indeed It can be regarded as almost the same as pure gold..."

This teacher from Ziqing Academy just joined the game, and the leader teacher from Wuyang Academy who was entering the game saw the lively chatting here, and also came over. After understanding the whole story, he also took out an egg-sized The black pearls from the black pearls... Lou Ange's face became more and more gloomy, and the magic iron ingots that he had at hand turned out to be confusing now. Such magic materials turned out to be some rare items that were hard to see at ordinary times. If he had these things, for a magician like him, it would be like making a small fortune.

Until now, those students of Xinghai Academy still haven't rushed over, it seems that they are destined to be late.

At this time, the door of the ivory tower opened slowly, and two magicians came out one after another. Their ages could not be discerned, but the long beards on their chins showed that they were at least half a century old. The old magician with gray beard coughed lightly, and the square quickly fell silent. The magician said, "I want to enter the detailed rules of Xinliu Valley. The school leaders and teachers have repeatedly emphasized it to you. According to the calculations of the great magicians in the ivory tower, the calm period of the 'tide of time and space' this time is only about 20 days. The time and space gate connecting our ivory tower with Xinliu Valley can only last for about 20 days, but in view of our own safety Consider, I ask you to return one after another after half a month, otherwise, once the gate of time and space is closed, you will have to stay in it for at least ten years. I don’t want this kind of thing to happen. Xin Liugu is not A good place to practice magic or martial arts, if you are lucky enough to survive, it will at least limit your progress in the next golden ten years."

The words of the old magician made the square fall into a dead silence. So far, many students have only imagined how to find those precious magical herbs after entering the Xinliu Valley, but they have never thought about how to return safely. The words of the old magician undoubtedly sounded a wake-up call.

Seeing that his words had some effect, the old magician seemed unwilling to say more, and directly changed the subject and said: "In a moment, let the students follow me into the ivory tower one by one according to the order of arrival. There are a few requirements: Do not make loud noises or wander around in the ivory tower, once you are found to be violating the rules, you will immediately be disqualified from the expedition!"

"Okay, the students of the Galloping Horse Academy are starting to prepare, follow me into the ivory tower in order! The teachers of the Galloping Horse Academy can wait here, or come back here in half a month to pick up the students of your academy! "

After all, I saw the gray-robed old magician turn around and walk inside the ivory tower, followed by the first team from the Galloping Horse Academy, and quickly walked into the ivory tower...

(End of this chapter)