Unlike most people who have never set foot in it personally but have only heard about it, Lu Yu only knows two things about the Earldom of Evil Beasts.
First, there are ruthless people like Earl of Evil Beast gathered here, with extremely abundant martial virtues and extremely rough behavior.
Secondly, this is the extreme eastern territory of the four major countries, and further east is the territory of foreign races.
After paying the "city wall repair fee" of one copper coin, Lu Yu successfully entered the interior of the fortress.
The city wall repair fee is not an exorbitant tax, but a fee that has existed since the establishment of the Earldom of Evil Beasts. Any visitor who is not a native of Codezon must be charged. The person who set this rule was the one who had not yet been named by the alien race.
Sir Quin of "The Lord of the Beast".
There is a stone tablet erected in front of all the gates of the Earl of Evil Beasts.
"What I protect is not the territory of Codezon."
"Your money will support our flesh and blood and faith, and will repair more than just this scarred fortress."
"Just one copper coin is enough to feed the children who are bathed in wind and frost."
According to Serra, what Sir Quinn left behind was actually two tablets, one of which was removed by the order of the royal family of Codezon at some unknown time.
The inscription on the tablet read, "I also look forward to the day when there will no longer be horrific and ugly scars on the city wall, and it will finally become a tourist attraction after being baptized by wind and frost."
It is a pity that the beautiful wish of this vulgar and reckless man has not been realized to this day. The dispute between humans and alien races continues to this day. Even in the four major integrated countries, there is still an obvious chain of discrimination.
But fortunately, five hundred years ago, the magic tide and the impregnated spirit forced the aliens to work together with humans, and finally maintained absolute restraint against each other for a long time.
But now, everything is consistent with what happened back then.
Lu Yu was walking on the street while holding the horse. Thinking of this, Lu Yu shook his head and swept away the compassionate face of the snow monster.
Although the Evil Beast Earl has a bad reputation, this does not mean that this place is extremely exclusive. In terms of the number of adventurers in the entire Mela, the Evil Beast Earl must be the leader. Adventurers from various regions and races gathered together, and
What created this situation was the equally fierce friction between the alien race and the high-level monsters.
Although the relations between the various races have now eased due to the impregnated spirits, they still cannot be taken lightly.
Walking on the bluestone road, the sound of "dang-dang" can be heard on both sides of the street. The giant hammer with sparks raised and lowered, the flowing heat under the hammer is full of an explosion of power.
As the protagonist of the Molten Night, Codzoun has always had the largest number of craftsmen among the four major countries. This border town has gathered ruthless people from all regions. The demand for equipment and weapons is self-evident, and there is an endless stream of buyers.
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It didn't take Lu Yu much time to learn about "Sphenoid Bone" from a craftsman with many customers.
"Are you also here to try your luck with her?" The shirtless craftsman said with a loud voice, and this statement attracted the attention of the adventurers waiting around for forging.
Lu Yu was very calm. When he went out, he asked Lulu for a soft plastic mask that could change his appearance so that he was not afraid of being recognized.
He asked: "Yes?"
The craftsman laughed heartily, and his work was indeed not slow at all. He knocked out the sword embryo in three or two strokes: "The guest may have spent a lot of time traveling. I'm afraid he doesn't know. In just these two days, we have come to see you."
Ms. Sphenoid's people are no less than thirty."
"Are you a summoner?" The adventurer waiting on the side interjected, holding his hands.
"Is there anyone else who summoned her?" Lu Yu felt that this question was unreasonable, and it would be difficult for others to summon the template.
Another adventurer laughed out loud: "You can take it for granted. People looking for sphenoid bones include but are not limited to high-level magicians, puppet masters, alchemists, pharmacists, and even beast masters.
All.”
This long list of professions made Lu Yu frown.
Instead, the adventurers chatted.
"I don't know what these people who are not summoners are doing to join in the fun."
"You don't understand this. Many of them have not made any achievements in their original fields, so they plan to change their thinking and switch to summoning."
"Haven't you heard that even the first person to be summoned by Meera was pulled down by an unknown person?"
"You mean glutton?"
"Lord Gluttony has won consecutive battles, knocking down the so-called summoning masters one by one. However, under the current wave of summons caused by the magic wave, he has no power to fight back. All the summons in the past have become ineffective. Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk,
It’s really a big shakeout.”
The adventurers spoke with great emotion, and some even completed the details of the battle between Lu Yu and the passerby summoner. Why was Lu Yu so anxious, or was Lu Yu asking for another fight after his shameless failure?
These people spoke so matter-of-factly that Lu Yu himself felt that he had been beaten so hard by the non-existent summoner that he could not fight back and could only lie on the ground with his mouth open and his eyes closed.
"Never underestimate the public's ability to brainstorm." Lu Yu sighed and shook his head.
As a sixth-level magician, Sphenoid owned a mansion in the city and hired many slaves to work for him.
When Lu Yu arrived, the door of the mansion was closed, and several iron ropes wrapped the iron door tightly. Looking in through the low fence on the side, the mansion was quiet, and there seemed to be no one there.
Lu Yu released the magic messenger and hovered politely in the mansion for a while.
A middle-aged man in butler's clothing pushed open the heavy wooden door of the mansion, making a series of heart-wrenching sounds. He walked quickly towards the iron door with a smile, and then said in an apologetic tone: "
We have been negligent, we have been negligent, this is our dereliction of duty, dear guest, please forgive me."
After making an invitation gesture to the mansion, the housekeeper suddenly reminded: "Guest, don't be nervous, this is just a small deception."
Lu Yu took a step forward and stepped into the garden of the mansion. Only then did he realize what he meant. After entering the garden, the scene he saw changed.
In the quiet garden, slaves wearing shackles and chains numbly watered the flower beds. Perhaps they were taking care of the fields that had been reclaimed to retain some agricultural interest.
These are completely invisible from outside the mansion.
Lu Yu felt the fluctuation of magic power and thought it was a normal defense or a warning circle, but he did not expect that it was one of the low-end version functions of the Dawn Leader Magic Clock Tower.
The housekeeper politely led Lu Yu all the way into the mansion. It was not until he was walking on the spiral staircase covered with red carpet that Lu Yu asked curiously: "I heard that there are many people looking for Ms. Sphenoid Bone. Where are they?"
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The butler lowered his head, as if he was worried about blaspheming Lu Yu, and continued his almost flattering tone: "Although every guest who comes here is extremely noble, there is no doubt that they cannot give what my master wants.
trading items.”
Lu Yu had a playful expression on his face. According to the butler, this magician named Sphenoid seemed determined to find another summoning template.
He could imagine what kind of generous rewards the first arrivals had offered for the sphenoid bone. These people with profound knowledge were now eager to be one step ahead in the call, so as to be ahead step by step, and for this they must spare no effort.
Even so, he remains unmoved. Is the sphenoid bone just waiting for a price, or does he really intend to step into this field that he only knows a little about but has never gone too deep into?
From the corner of his eye, he glanced at several teacups placed on the coffee table in the lobby on the second floor. The tea was still steaming a little, and he could tell that someone had just made a transaction with the sphenoid bone not long ago, but he didn't know what the outcome was.
Lu Yu wanted to take a seat on his own initiative, but was politely reminded by the butler.
"Guest, if you are not here, please go to the study to discuss in detail."
He pointed to the tea cup in the distance: "Aren't all the people from before here?"
"Those are a few pharmacists. They came together. The study is too crowded to accommodate them, so that's all."
Lu Yu nodded, didn't ask any more questions, and continued to climb the stairs until he reached the top of the fifth floor. The housekeeper opened a small room at the end of the corridor covered with red carpets. He bent down, backed away slowly, and gave way to Lu Yu.
Go in.
In a small house in Xiangyang, a woman who looked to be in her thirties, with short black hair and sharp edges, was holding a book and sitting behind a mahogany desk. She was like a statue, motionless, but therefore filled with a steady and mature atmosphere.
Sunlight shines on the table through the window screen, and the dust in the air sparkles, outlining the outline of the sphenoid body. Combined with her simple black robe, she is mysterious and yet somewhat capable.
Sphenoid, who was wearing a black robe, did not raise his head, but turned the book to himself: "Introduce myself, I am not a summoner, but I intend to embark on this path, so the only thing I need is that special
Knowledge."
"If you have it, please show it, confirm it is correct, and we will complete the transaction. It's that simple."
Sphenoid's tone was a little stiff, as if his throat was not feeling well, and when he spoke, he was stuck in sentences, extremely jerky.
Since Lu Yu was not asked to introduce himself, he was not going to make it up on the fly.
He admired the straightness of the sphenoid bone. As for the fact that she never raised her head to look at him when she spoke, but instead stared at the book, Lu Yu didn't care.
Maybe ordinary people would think Sphenoid Gu is very rude and he is looked down upon, but he has seen too many magicians with eccentricities. Maybe Sphenoid Gu is also a social terror like Lulu?
Lu Yu did not continue to speed up the topic, but asked: "I want to inspect the goods."
Sphenoid still didn't raise her head. She hesitated for a long time, turned the pages of the book, and said without any emotion: "You want to lie to me about my knowledge?"
It was still very awkward, but Lu Yu had automatically ignored it, and the corners of his mouth raised: "How do I know that you won't lie to me about your knowledge?"
"Who can guarantee that you really have knowledge equal to mine?"
Silence squeezed into every corner of the study.
After a long time, Sphenoid Bone said: "Many people did the same thing before you. Without exception, they were all liars. How do I know that you are not just another one?"
Lu Yu pouted: "It seems that this question has no solution. I am also worried that a short demonstration will allow you to glimpse some important details. This is the first time we have met, and we cannot completely trust each other.
"Please leave." Sphenoid bone issued the expulsion order crisply.
Lu Yu turned around and left without any hesitation, but until he pushed the door open, he didn't wait for the "Please wait" from the sphenoid bone.
The price bargaining routine that had been tried many times did not work, which made Lu Yu hesitate.
After a brief brainstorm, he closed the opened door again and returned to his desk.
"Okay, let me ask you a few questions. If you can answer them, I can show them first."
"what is the problem?"
"First, the new power you are talking about is based on which link of the previous summons, and what do the majority of summoners call it?"
The wind blew up the pages of the book, and the sphenoid bone seemed stunned by Lu Yu's question for two seconds before holding it down with his hand.
"template."
Lu Yu felt relieved, which also made him more and more convinced that the sphenoid bone in front of him had indeed unintentionally found something.
"Second, through this template, how will your summons appear?"
"Monsters and beasts."
It is a completely different series from the elemental life he currently possesses, but he still cannot judge more accurately whether there is really something in Sphenoid's hand...
After much hesitation, Lu Yu thought of a good idea.
"Watch it, I'll only do it once."
As he chanted, Xiao An fell from the void and lay gracefully on top of Lu Yu's head, hanging down thousands of tentacles to wrap around him.
"This is my template power. If you are a summoner, you should know what this means, a brand-new power, and... a brand-new template."
"Come on, I've already presented it, please keep your promise and complete the deal."
Through the rapid summoning of the shaping summons, the sphenoid bone cannot feel the whole process. This is the plan that Lu Yu came up with.
He can guarantee that he will never trick anyone, but he cannot guarantee that the person in front of him will not regret it and run away on the spot.
Time passed by, and Sphenoid still maintained her original posture, sitting upright behind the desk, but this time, she didn't speak, and she didn't turn over the book again, as if she had been deep in thought for a long time.
Come back to your senses.
Lu Yu, who was waiting for the answer, did not rush him, but patiently stared at the sphenoid bone, and then shifted his gaze to every corner of the room in boredom.
The cold breath climbed up Lu Yu's back. It was not Xiao An's tentacles, but something else. His scalp was numb, and the sudden strangeness made him shiver all over. He looked around the room, trying to find the sudden strangeness.
He felt a shudder at the incongruity.
For a while, he stayed still.
Lu Yu slowly raised his head, and at the same time he saw Sphenoid, who had put down his book, looking at him squarely for the first time.
The sphenoid eyeballs fell silently, and the two bloodshot white beads rolled gurglingly, but she herself was still "gazing" at herself with two huge black holes.
"Xiao An!"
Xiao An, who had been extremely slow in the past, quickly blocked Lu Yu's body. His sphenoid body burned quickly, and the purple smoke quickly filled the entire room.