Act Two Hundred and Twenty-Fourth The Land of the Stag and the Sorcerers
The Seven Seas Traveler moved forward slowly with half sail. After entering the ridgeline from the north of Xinta'an, the weather improved and the temperature began to rise. There was a gentle breeze at a thousand feet altitude and the climate was pleasant.
The vast black forest is undulating along the hills, and the lakes and mountains come into view. Surrounded by the mountains are lowlands and lakes, sparkling like gems.
The front suddenly opened up, and out of the valley, a large field appeared in the field of vision, with interlaced colors, barns and farmhouses dotted among them, and a row of windmills in the distance, shaking their snow-white fan blades.
There is also a tall machine in the field, emitting billowing black smoke and plowing.
It’s not that Fang Plover has never seen magic machines used in agriculture in Kaolin-Ithulian, but this is still the border of the empire, so he saw one. He has long heard that the empire is the home of alchemy and the country of magic.
, when I saw it today, it certainly lived up to its reputation.
This is indeed a pilgrimage place for craftsmen.
It is also the hometown where the great alchemist Ed was born.
Although the empire of the ancient great alchemist did not exist during his lifetime, after his death, people established this country on the land where he grew up. Most craftsmen also admit this. The great alchemist Ed is
The pride of empire.
But Fang Yu saw that there seemed to be something wrong with the tall machine. Although the smoke was billowing from the chimney, it did not move. A group of people were surrounding it to inspect it. Looking down from a high altitude, those people
As small as an ant.
And people soon saw the floating ship floating in the sky, and waved in this direction, beckoning them to help.
"Descending altitude."
Fang Plover turned around and said to Miss Tata.
"Understood." Miss Goblin's voice was as calm as water.
The Seven Seas Traveler then slowly descended, and then hovered when it reached a height of twenty or thirty meters. The ship stopped immediately. Veteran sailors who have been here for decades cannot say that they have done a better job.
The people below also made a sound of admiration when they saw this.
Only then did Fang Plover stick his head out and ask below: "Everyone, what direction is Tagli?"
"Drive south from here and you'll be there in half a day."
The villagers looked up at the Seven Seas Traveler, and they all replied, "Mr. Captain."
Fang Plover looked in that direction, and then asked: "Is there anything else you need help with here?"
The villagers then pointed to the machine, "This thing is broken, Mr. Captain," they asked, "Can you do me a favor and drag it back to the village? The people from the Craftsmen Association will not arrive until the afternoon."
"Wait, I'll come down and take a look."
Fang Plover only responded.
He jumped and flipped out of the boat.
Ji Ta, who had already received the instructions, hurriedly added a levitation spell to him. Guriel's magic book flashed in the hands of Miss Naturalist, and a whirlwind rose up, flying with the square plover coat, and slowly descended from the sky.
The villagers were even more surprised when they saw this scene. They often see aerospace ships, but most of the ones passing by here are merchant ships. The sailors and first mates on those ships seem to be different from the current group of people.
After Fang Plover landed, everyone could clearly see the logo on his collar.
"It's the alchemist!"
In Kaolin-Ithurion, the locals like to call alchemists craftsmen, but in the Empire, this title returns to its original origin. But it is not surprising, after all, this is the place where alchemists were first born.
In Oshu, formal alchemists and apprentices are not uncommon. However, the Artisan Guild has a gold star for every five levels, and there is only one white-gold morning star rising above the Square Plover Coat - no matter where you are, above level 25
The craftsmen and experts are respected.
The crowd was whispering to each other, looking at him with awe in their eyes, "He is a third-level alchemist."
From apprentice, to silver medal, to gold medal, to platinum morning star, after the battle in the north, Fang Plover re-evaluated the level of craftsman in Elpaxin. He is currently at the third level of alchemist.
While people were talking, Fang Pulou climbed up the tall machine, checked it briefly, and found that it was just a minor problem. He opened the inspection window, threw a clockwork fairy in, and quickly cleaned it up.
problem.
He then straightened up and kicked the machine hard. With a 'bang', the big guy made a muffled sound, and then his whole body started to tremble, and the sound in his body continued, like asthma.
Then under the surprised eyes of everyone, the tall machine vibrated and started again——
Fang Yu clapped his hands and jumped from above. After landing, he said to everyone: "Okay, there's just a nut stuck. It's probably loose somewhere, but this thing was designed from the beginning.
You should be able to drive it back by yourself.
Also, remember to wait for the people from the Craftsmen Association to arrive and have them check it over properly."
Only then did all the villagers burst into cheers.
Fang Yu waited until they calmed down a bit before asking again: "By the way, have you heard of Horfen College? Do you know how to get there?"
The villagers were all stunned.
But they quickly shook their heads. Several old people seemed to have heard of this name, but their memories were vague and they could not point out the specific location for a while.
Fang Yu couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, so he declined the other party's enthusiastic invitation to stay and returned to the ship. The Seven Seas Traveler set sail again and turned to the direction of Tagli.
Fang Plover, who returned to the boat, was a little confused at this moment, "Sylwede, did you remember it wrong? We came all the way and asked people but we have never heard of that place. Is that college really near Tagli?"
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He asked his young lady, the ship's steward.
"It should be right here," Sylvester frowned slightly, opened the map and looked at it, "I only know this place about the Stag Principality, and my father will never lie to me."
"When did your father come here?"
"About twenty years ago," the noble daughter replied, "I was not even born at that time. I later read about this experience in his travel notes. My father and the founder of Horfen College was
My best friend, that family should be in Tagli City..."
Fang Yu thought for a moment and replied: "Then let's go to Tagli and have a look."
Sylvide nodded slightly.
Tagli is a small city at the intersection of the Hart Principality and the Oshur border.
Surrounded by forests, the city has tall spiers and numerous towers. The architectural style of the empire is very different from that of Corin-Ithurion. The style is darker and more solemn. Because this is not only a country of knowledge, but also a kingdom of theocracy.
The land under cover.
The Church of the Sun is the largest church in the empire, and most of those towering towers and churches are owned by the church. Most of the followers of the God of Knowledge are concentrated among alchemists and magicians.
However, unlike Fang Plover's impression of an imperial city with numerous factories and thick smoke billowing from chimneys, the territory of the Hart Principality is actually a different scene. In fact, he has noticed this since before -
The forest is dotted with several spiers reaching into the sky, as well as some buildings of unknown significance.
Those are the Star and Moon Towers.
A spire for magicians and sorcerers.
"The stag is the stag,"
Sylvide disembarked the ship with everyone.
At the same time, she told others about the history of the Stag Principality, "In the empire, people believe that the stag is a magical creature in winter. The Stag Principality is named after this because it is a country established by magicians.
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"Sorcerer?"
Luo Hao asked in surprise.
He originally thought that Oshur was the birthplace of alchemy, the country of craftsmen, and the holy land in the eyes of the alchemists of Etalia.
This is the biggest business card of the empire. Other than the theocratic kingdoms, or the land of the Sun God, although they also have some reputations, they are not as deeply rooted in the hearts of the people as the former.
But Fang Yu had heard of it.
The Law of All Laws, the Law of All Laws, refers to the God of Knowledge, Angina, and the guardian of the scrolls and the believers of the God who records history, in addition to alchemists, there are also many magicians and warlocks.
Make with the elements.
The Oshur Empire was founded on magical skills.
But this is not only the efforts of the craftsmen, but also the contribution of the magicians and magicians. In addition to the headquarters of the Craftsmen Association, the empire also has seven magician and magician families, which respectively symbolize
The seven schools of magic.
Elements, precognition, change, mind, spells, protection and summons.
Among these seven families, each family possesses at least one legendary magic book and has given birth to a legendary naturalist in history.
In fact, to this day, the descendants of these people still carry on the knowledge they left behind in these families.
Sylvide nodded slightly and continued, "The family of mages who founded the Hart Principality did not have as glorious a past as the Seven Magisters..."
in her description.
The mage family that founded the Hart Principality actually came from one of the seven mage families, but it was not the main branch, but a branch.
Those people have some relationship with the Griffin Feather among the Seven Families, and are a branch that split from the School of Spelling and Summoning.
This branch, in an opportunity to make outstanding contributions to the empire, gave the empire this land. After that, these people established this country on this land under the name of "Stag".
and become its master.
After hundreds of years passed, there was no relationship between the branches and the main body. And the Otag Principality was founded on magicians, and the magician families in the duchy naturally prospered.
However, the seven major magician families in the empire are declining day by day. As early as a century ago, the magicians of the Hart Principality could compete with the imperial people.
Later, several rounds of competitions were held between the magicians of the Empire and the Principality, and each had a victory or defeat within fifty years. By twenty years ago, the competition between the magicians of the two countries had reached a fever pitch.
It was at that time that Sir Mawei arrived in the Principality and became close friends with the founder of Horfen College.
Sylvide narrated: "At that time, the level of magicians in the principality was already quite high. My father mentioned in his notes that he should have watched Horfen Academy win the championship that time..."
This period of history actually has little to do with everyone.
But when she told her story, the grudges between the magicians of the two countries, the hundred-year battle, and the struggle for victory in defeat, were as vivid as if they were happening before everyone's eyes, and everyone couldn't help but marvel.
But after hearing this, Fang Yu couldn't help but feel doubtful.
Logically speaking, if Horfen College won the championship that year, it should not be unknown. But why, when they asked all the way, very few people had heard of this name.
Even those who have heard about it cannot explain why.
He could only think that something had happened in the past twenty years?
He mentioned this doubt to Sylvide, who also held similar views to him.
But random thoughts can't solve the problem. Now we have to find a reliable source of information, first find her father's best friend, and the truth will naturally come out.
And it can only be said that it is indeed close to the border of the empire. Even a small city like Tagli has an airport. No wonder the surrounding villagers were not surprised when they saw their aeroplane.
Compared with what Corin-Ithurion had seen in the countryside, it was far from enough.
After the Seven Seas Traveler was berthed at the port, everyone registered at the customs and officially obtained entry status.
"You have to register again when you enter the empire."
This was Luo Hao's first cross-continental voyage. After running back and forth several times, the fat man was sweating profusely. He looked at the piece of paper in his hand and sighed that it was troublesome.
But the Papalars sneered at this. "You can just have fun," he boasted. "This is nothing to trouble. When we went from the Hill of Giant Trees to Kaolin-Ithurion, the procedures were much better than yours."
That’s a lot.”
Is this also something you can brag about?
Luo Hao looked at the Papalar man and always felt that there was something wrong with this guy's mind.
However, Parker didn't actually boast. The reason for their entry was to participate in the craftsman competition, and with Fang Plover's identity as a third-level alchemist as proof, the customs officers directly accepted their words without even checking with the craftsmen's association.
Not only did the staff in charge of the reception not show any embarrassment to them in their words, but they were full of caution, and finally they were sent out of the port hall respectfully.
At this moment, Fang Yu suddenly remembered something.
He turned back to the staff member and asked: "By the way, I want to ask you one thing. Regarding where the founder of Holfen College, Mr. Ash Lynn, lives in the city now, have you heard about it? We want to go
Pay him a visit."
"Founder of Horfen Academy?"
The staff member first looked confused, and then suddenly realized: "Ash-Lynn, are you talking about the Linn family?"
But they shook their heads, "The Lin family is no longer in the city."
"Not in town?"
"Yes," the other party replied, "more than ten years ago, they sold their property in the city and moved away from Tagli. No one has heard from them since then..."
He paused for a moment, as if he had thought of something, "By the way, Lin En's family seems to have an unsold property outside the city. Maybe you can go and have a look there."
"Everyone, please wait a moment."
The staff member dropped these words and hurried back. He quickly took out a map and marked a location on it, "It's right here, not far from Tagli."
Fang Yu took the map and was a little flattered by the other party's enthusiasm, so he quickly and solemnly thanked him.
But unexpectedly, the staff member was very frightened and replied respectfully: "Don't say that, dear sir, this is what I should do. It is my honor to serve you."
This made Fang Plover very embarrassed.
After bidding farewell to the customs staff and leaving the port, the Papalar man couldn't help but shudder and complained: "The words of the people here really make my hair stand on end."
He learned a sentence vividly: "Dear Sir——"
"Oh my God," the Papalar man trembled again, "If you don't know, you would think this guy is some kind of savior."
"Parker!"
Fang Plover said angrily.
However, he also sensed a hint of a different atmosphere between the Empire and Kaolin-Ithurion.
at this place.
It seems that the hierarchy between people seems to be much stricter.
At least in Kaolin-Ithurian, ordinary people would never show such an attitude even when facing a high-level alchemist.
In fact, he himself didn't like this kind of atmosphere very much, and it made him feel very constrained.
