Suldak stood up from the bathtub and walked to the bronze mirror again. The body in front of him had undergone obvious changes. The intricate scars on his skin seemed to have suddenly disappeared from his body, and the dark patches on his body had accumulated.
They all disappeared too.
Although his body is still covered in scars, it no longer looks scary as before, more like a new layer of skin.
The magic skin implanted on his legs also fit perfectly with his body, like an exquisite tattoo. Surdak wiped his body with a bath towel, and then changed into a linen shirt. He never put it on easily.
Take off the magic pattern construct and walk out of the room.
When the maid who was cleaning saw Suldak coming out, she immediately saluted Suldak and said to him: "The Marquis is waiting for you in the restaurant. Do you need me to take you there?"
Surdak smiled and said, "No need, I know how to go."
The maid hurriedly saluted, then walked into Suldak's room with the handle and mop.
Suldak originally wanted to see how Siya slept in the swimming pool that night, but now he needs to go to the restaurant to meet Marquis Luther.
Entering the restaurant, Butler Kenneth stood behind Marquis Luther. When he saw Suldak walking in, he quickly pulled out the chairs at the dining table.
Marquis Luther was sitting on the main seat, holding a magic newspaper in his hand. When he saw Suldak walking in, he was slightly startled and said:
"Although it can be seen that you are mentally exhausted, your complexion is quite good. It feels like you have changed a little, but you can't see that you are full of energy after your promotion. Your situation is really difficult to understand.
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Surdak sat down and said with a smile: "Some incredible things did happen. When I was exploring the sea of my spiritual consciousness, I found a door. After opening the door, there was a sea of countless broken ice floating inside. Yesterday
I tried again at night and finally climbed onto a huge ice floe, and I also saw a piece of land covered with ice and snow."
"After all my mental energy was consumed, I woke up from that spiritual world, and then I felt some changes in my body."
Marquis Luther put down the newspaper in his hand and said to Suldak: "After entering the second rank, warriors not only need to strengthen themselves, but also need to hone their mental and willpower, and finally break through the second rank and become a third-rank Templar."
, you also need to integrate your spirit and body into one, so that the body can be sublimated from a container that can hold fighting energy to a source of power with a unique magic pattern array. To put it simply, it is a process of understanding the magic pattern of life. "
After becoming a second-level powerhouse, no one told Surdak how he would be promoted in the future. Even when he met the Grand Knight Trollope a few months ago, they never talked about it.
In fact, I don't even know that knights after the third level will be honored as Templars.
Since Marquis Luther started talking about this, Surdak was naturally very interested in listening to it. However, Marquis Luther himself was only a second-level swordsman, and his knowledge of the path of knights was very limited.
Seeing that Surdak lacked even these basic knowledge, he casually asked: "Dak, how long has it been since you went to the local knights to report?"
Surdak was slightly startled when asked, and honestly said: "I haven't been there since I registered as a knight. I thought the registered knight was just an identity. Later I became a noble baron and I never went back."
"So you were promoted to the second rank of Grand Knight, and you figured it out all by yourself?" Marquis Luther patted his forehead speechlessly, and asked Suldak again.
"A mage friend told me that I am a dual cultivator of magic and martial arts. If I want to be promoted to a second-level powerhouse, I need to understand the elemental body and fighting spirit at the same time. Only if both conditions are met at the same time can I be promoted to a second-level powerhouse. It’s probably very difficult to become a second-level warrior, but it was a bit special when I was promoted. It seemed like someone kept asking me some questions, and after I answered them, I was promoted to a second-level paladin." Surdak replied.
"You are now a second-level Paladin. If you have time, you can register with the Knights Union in Bena City. There are many older knights in the union. They may not be as strong as you, but they know what the path of cultivation should be. Go, you must humbly ask them for advice." Marquis Luther warned Suldak.
"I will take the time to register with the Knights Guild." Suldak promised honestly.
Marquis Luther nodded speechlessly, and then said: "Since you have never reported to the Knights Guild, the person who revealed the information about you becoming a second-level powerhouse should not be from the Knights Guild, but after the plane war calmed down this time, , the military department has no reason to continue to hold on to the big battlefield pass, so you have to be mentally prepared. It won’t be long before you will be drafted to the big battlefield, so before that, you need to do more Some preparation."
"I've been actively preparing," Suldak said.
Marquis Luther casually pushed the magic newspaper from the table to Suldak and said: "Look at the article here..."
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The magic newspaper occupies a page about the war in the Ganbu plane.
The magic newspaper in Bena City trumpeted the victory of the Ganbu Plane, but there was no mention of the red dragon Iser in the article. Surdak guessed that it was the intervention of Marquis Luther that made the magic newspaper downplay it. Israel's information, after all, will touch on many sensitive topics when it comes to dragons.
In fact, what Suldak didn't know was that Marquis Luther also had some selfish motives and didn't want anything to change before the wedding.
After all, if it is possible for Surdak to become a dragon knight, I am afraid that Duke Newman and the Angel Bald royal family will hope to marry their daughter to him.
Although there are rumors among the people that Surdak has a red dragon companion, the military has always kept silent, which has given people a lot of speculation, and some people are even worried about the authenticity of this rumor. Some doubts.
The Gambo Plane War was victorious, but the Warsaw Plane War was unable to break the situation, so it became the object of ridicule by the people of Bena City.
Marquis Luther also hoped that Suldak would avoid being resented by the aristocratic circle, so there were only two places where his name was mentioned in the entire report. The rest of the report was referred to as Bena Synesthesia, even the two elders Morrison and Harper
The mage's name appears frequently in magical newspapers.
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A simple breakfast was placed in front of Marquis Luther, a piece of roasted Warcraft meat, whole wheat bread, fried eggs and milk. Marquis Luther explained to Suldak while cutting the meat with a knife:
"You need to keep a low profile at this time. Being noticed by the public too early is often not a good thing."
"When people like you, they will pursue you and make you feel like you are in the clouds."
"Sometimes, people will be instigated by ulterior motives because of something small and unspoken. They will hate you and spurn you, which will make you fall into the abyss."
"Whether I pursue you and make you fall into the clouds, or I spurn you and make you fall into the abyss, it will not be of any benefit to you now."
The same breakfast was also placed in front of Suldak. Suldak cut the meat like Marquis Luther, while listening carefully to Marquis Luther's sermon.
This morning, they were the only two dining in the restaurant...
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Just because they didn't go home for dinner last night, Hathaway and Beatrice were grounded by Madam Marianne, and they had no choice but to go shopping during the day.
However, Surdak could still freely enter and leave the Marquis's Palace. He wanted to go out of the city and take Gulitem to the market that sold war weapons and armor in the city to help the ogre choose a better set of armor.
Before leaving, Hathaway sent a maid to tell Suldak that she must come back early in the afternoon because she would attend a dance in the evening.
The night before each investiture ceremony, according to the practice of Bena City, the Newman Duke's Palace specially invites these new nobles to attend a dance. This has been a practice for many years and has evolved into an unwritten rule.
.
The ball will be held at Duke Newman's Palace. Not only these new nobles will be invited, but almost all the nobles with status in Bena City will participate, so that the purpose of this ball is no longer for dancing, but for the nobles.
It is a platform for people to connect with each other, and they can meet important people who are rarely seen in ordinary times. Of course, they also need to know how to seize the opportunity at the dance. How to communicate is a big question.
Hathaway and Beatrice will officially accompany Suldak to the ball as fiancées.
Suldak left Marquis Luther's Mansion in a magic caravan. Hathaway and Beatrice could only lie on the window sill of the circular bedroom at the top of the tower and watch the magic caravan drive out of the street from a distance.
The mermaid Siya was very energetic. She put her head by the window and looked at the street scene all the way.
The street trees on both sides of the street in the Noble Quarter are very neat, and there is a row of finely trimmed shrubs and low walls under the street trees. The magic caravan drives very fast on this road, and when it reaches the commercial street in the city center, it encounters congested traffic.
, when passing through the civilian area, with a large number of civilians passing through the street, the magic caravan moves even slower, so that the coachman often pulls the rattle on hand to warn these civilians passing through the street.
After arriving at the military camp outside the city, the ogre Gulitem and the half-elf archer Samira were already waiting at the entrance of the camp.
Still following the usual practice, the ogre sat on the luggage rack extending from the back of the magic caravan, and Samira got into the car and sat side by side with Thea.
Samira, who was sitting in the carriage, was slightly startled when her eyes fell on Suldak, and asked: "Boss, has Siya done some cosmetic work on you? The scars on your body have faded a lot."
"Is it so obvious?" Surdak asked without touching his collar subconsciously.
Samira looked at Siya, who quickly spread her hands and immediately clarified: "I slept in the swimming pool in the back garden last night, and the boss never said he needed skin care or anything. I thought he
Those scars were kept on purpose to show off the warrior’s wild aura!”
"I implanted a magic pattern on myself last night. The amplification attribute is 'nourishment'. I didn't expect that these scars on my body could be restored." Surdak tapped his left leg with his hand to indicate the magic pattern patch.
There it is.
Samira nodded slightly and said in her unique voice: "The effect is very good!"
The largest weapons and protective equipment trading market in Bena City is located at the intersection of the 6th and 7th blocks where workshops are gathered. Next to this trading market is a large slave trading market, and diagonally opposite the slave trading market is a gladiatorial arena. Today it is probably
It was the day of the competition in the arena, and countless citizens were queuing up to enter the venue, holding tickets printed on parchment.
This kind of ticket does not have a specific seat number. In fact, everyone stood to watch the entire gladiatorial match, because you couldn't see it when you sat down.
However, even this kind of standing ticket is very expensive. One platform ticket is probably worth about twenty-five silver coins. If a civilian family wants to watch a gladiatorial match, they only need to save money and live for a period of time.
Before every duel match starts, citizens will line up here early, because only in this way can they squeeze into the front row.
Of course, the nobles watching the game will be much more comfortable. There are long rows of benches in the noble area, and the location is better. You can see clearly even while sitting. Only nobles can buy the tickets here, and the tickets here are
Vouchers are divided into five grades, with the lowest price being one gold coin and the highest price being five gold coins.
There are also booths specially designed for big shots in the arena. Such seats cannot be bought with money.
Surdak did not expect that the entire street would be jammed with spectators watching the duel match.
The magic caravan could not pass at this time, so Surdak simply pushed open the carriage door, jumped out of the carriage, mixed with the crowd with Samira and Thea, and prepared to walk through the area.
The magic caravan can turn around and leave this long and congested street before it goes too deep.
The ogre Gulitem followed Surdak. The three-meter-tall tall man made oncoming pedestrians avoid him. Surdak smoothly squeezed through the long street outside the arena and passed the slave market.
At that time, when a group of slave traders guarding the entrance of the market looked at Siya and Samira, their eyes were surprisingly bright.
But when they saw a two-headed ogre standing behind the two women, they wanted to shrink into the crowd.
When civilians see the two-headed ogre, they only think that such a big man looks scary, but these slave traders really know that the ogre with a second head is equivalent to the existence of a second-level powerhouse, and it can catch slaves.
When readers see a two-headed ogre in the wild, most of them will choose to silently exit its territory.
When Thea heard that this was a slave market, she curiously looked inside from the door. It could be seen that her desire to rescue the people in distress had not been given up.
In fact, Surdak also wanted to visit the slave market. He hoped to buy a few real dwarf slaves. It is said that in addition to drinking and bragging, dwarves each have a craftsmanship that strives for excellence, which is what human craftsmen know.
No.
In addition to cutting corners, human craftsmen also learned from the exaggeration of the elf craftsmen. They learned that the elves like exquisite hollow patterns, but they did not understand the magic pattern arrays inside those patterns...
Surdak hopes to have a few dwarves in his mine.
However, Suldak is temporarily living in the Marquis Luther's Mansion. At this time, even if he buys a slave, he may not have anywhere to put him.
The slave traders saw the hesitation in Thea and Surdak's eyes, and they seemed to be their potential customers, so they immediately wanted to get together.
These people are observing people every day and are extremely shrewd.
These slave traders are like a group of scalpers. Their main livelihood every day is to guide bosses who want to buy slaves, so as not to wander around like headless flies in the slave market. They know which stalls have what kind of slaves, as long as they
By paying some commission, you can buy the slave you want quickly.
But there are also many pig-killing plates hidden here. They will not only take commissions from the bosses, but also take a commission from the slave owners...
Under Samira's sharp eyes, these slave traders walked away knowingly.
Siya followed Surdak out of the slave market and said deliberately beside him:
"I decided that like Samira, I want to make more money. With money, I can save them from the slave market..."
Surdak stopped, put his arm around Thea's cold, smooth and round shoulders, and said:
"There is a proverb in our hometown: 'No buying and selling, no harm'. Don't always think about buying your people back. If you always have this idea, all the slave traders in the world will go to capture the Nagahai people. You
No matter how rich you are, you may not be able to buy everything back. The more money you have, the bigger this slave trade will be. But if you can find a way to kill this matter at the source, maybe the Janna mermaid slaves can
It will be much less.”
Siya asked in confusion: "You mean to tell the Nagas to retreat to the deep sea?"
Surdak shook his head and said: "No, I mean that the Naga Sea Clan should organize a patrol to drag these slave traders into the sea and drown them. Your Naga Sea Clan's hunting ban is still too weak.
You should learn from the orcs."
"..."
Siya stared at Surdak with wide eyes, as if she wanted to see if there was still a trace of Naga Sea blood flowing in Surdak's body...