Chapter 1 Have you finally entered the world of magic?
On December 25, 1855, snow was falling in the sky, and the street near the window was already covered with gray-white snowflakes. The tired sweeper grabbed an obviously too heavy shovel and kept clearing the snow on the street to ensure that
The road was smooth; the well-dressed gentlemen and ladies walked out of the hotel with elegant steps and saw the mail coach pulled by two horses driving all the way from the suburbs. The kerosene lamp hanging on the high seat seemed to melt.
The snowflakes from last night.
The temperature is very low, but it has not yet frozen. Rivers, fountains, ditches and waterways are all flowing. If you stick your fingers in, you will definitely feel the biting cold. In another month, these flowing water springs will be completely frozen
, the hurried faces of passers-by are reflected on the ice, and sharp ice edges hang down from the statues, street corners and under the eaves.
This scene reminded Ringer of the years he lived in Linwell City. Compared to the city of Rustin, where it never snowed, the city in front of him was obviously more similar to his hometown in terms of seasonal changes.
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It is the city of Nimschel, the capital of Leisenberg, a city with a long history and a well-known reputation in the world. At the same time, it is also the city where the 11th World Exposition will be held.
For this reason, the tourism industry in Nimschel City has been in good condition in recent months, or it can be said to be full of people. Tourists from other countries continue to enter this "international city", waiting for the moment to participate in grand events.
To small countries such as Warsonia and even Robinos on the western border.
The influx of foreign tourists has caused the city's hotel industry to enter a state of oversupply. At its peak, the price rose to half a pound for a day's stay. The local citizens were even more enthusiastic and considerate, and various hotels were arranged around the expo exhibition hall area.
Various stalls provide various services to foreign tourists, making the visitors feel the care and kindness of this city before the expo begins.
Lin Ge and his party arrived relatively early. If not, they might not be able to find a cheap hotel in a few days. They would have to follow the example of middle-class people who think highly of themselves and go to the city center to enjoy high-end hotels at high prices.
Alice was quite moved by the luxurious services provided by the club hotel, but it was a pity that Ringer would not give her such an opportunity.
At this time, the exhibition hall layout and preliminary preparations for the expo have been completed, and exhibits belonging to various countries are being moved into the exhibition hall one after another. When the expo is officially held, it will surely be an unprecedented grand occasion and exciting.
What will he encounter at this expo? Unlike his friends who are curious and looking forward to it, Ringer has been thinking about the same question these days, but can't get an answer.
When he was staring at the desolate snow scene and noisy street scene outside the window, a voice suddenly came from behind him: "Linge."
The young man turned around and found that St. Shalia had come to his room at some point. She was holding the inseparable lamb in her hand. A flaxen-colored rucksack was fixed on the lamb's back. It might be a bit awkward for it.
He was not used to it, so he squirmed restlessly. He was comforted by Xie Mi on his head, and then he gradually stopped.
Strange, why is Xie Mi here?
Shouldn't she stay with Metien?
Ringer was confused but didn't care and asked: "What happened?"
He should have reminded Alice to stay calm these days and not cause trouble. After all, the identity of their group is very sensitive. If it attracts the attention of the night watchman, things may not go smoothly - Nimsher
Naturally, there are forces united by religious groups in our city. It would be better to say that their influence has penetrated into the politics and economy of every country.
In a powerful sovereign country like the Kingdom of Great Brita, the activities of the Night Watch and the Scales of Order may still need to be carried out in the name of the government, but in a small country like Laisenberg that is forced to declare "permanent neutrality", it is estimated that this will not happen
There are so many fears.
But this time, Ringer wronged Alice.
"Nothing happened." The shepherd girl said softly: "It's just that the ingredients for the potion have been processed, so I came to ask you when you plan to take the potion."
Perhaps she was worried that her words would be misinterpreted by Ringer as urging, so she added an explanation: "Most potions have a short shelf life, so it is best to drink them on the spot after the preparation is completed, otherwise as time goes by,
The effectiveness will also gradually weaken."
It turned out to be for this reason.
Ringer remembered it, and took the initiative to tell Saint Xalia the reason why he wanted to enter the mysterious world. The original intention was to have power and protect Metien and other companions during the subsequent journey.
So he whispered back: "Then let's do it now, okay?"
Saint Xalia tilted her head and observed the expression on Ringer's face. Becoming a magician and entering a mysterious and unknown world is a life-changing choice. Faced with this choice, most people will show the same mood.
: Uneasiness, excitement, longing, even hesitation and fear. But Ringer didn't. He just agreed calmly. Was it because he had been mentally prepared for it? Or was it because this kind of thing didn't mean much to him?
What is important, is it as simple as completing a task or a job?
Alice often says behind her back that she is a Riddler and that people cannot see through her, but in fact, Ringo is the person who is the most difficult to see through, right?
Are you similar to him?
The corners of the shepherd girl's lips twitched, as if she was smiling. Ringer didn't see clearly, but only heard her gentle voice: "Okay."
She turned back to Xie Mi, who had been watching the show, and said, "Please, Xie Mi."
"Okay!"
The little goblin agreed immediately, then opened the rucksack on the lamb's back and began to take out all kinds of strange things on the table, muttering: "50 grams of dried silver moon grass petal powder, aquatic ice mint
10 grams of mixture of branches and leaves, 13 drops of distilled sap of the poisonous arrow tree... Wow, it smells so bad! Also, the first leaf of the Lingyu Vine when it speaks, 3 spoons of the extract of the rotten Shiva fruit,
Finally, there are 100 grams of distilled water, 50 grams of salt water, and 50 grams of sugar water... Well, won't you feel urgent urinating after drinking so much water..."
Her beeping voice was heard by both Ringer and Saint Xalia.
"Fortunately," Saint Xalia spoke softly and said to the young man: "The materials for priest's potions are basically magic plants, or they can be replaced by magic plants, so it can be used in Siesta's garden.
Collect them all. There is no need to collect the body tissues and materials of monsters. It is said that some rather evil potions even need to be prepared using the parts and souls of intelligent races."
For example, the magic potion of the monster path.
Monsters are equivalent to beasts in the mysterious world, or they can be considered as aliens without reason and intelligence - of course, the latter usually will not admit that these guys with no brains have the same origin as themselves.
Linge listened to Saint Xalia's words and nodded silently, absorbing knowledge about another world from every ordinary exchange. Suddenly he realized something: "Wait a minute, Saint Xalia, what you just said
...What is the name of the potion?"
"Priest potion." Saint Xalia blinked her clear eyes: "Sequence 9 of the Shepherd Path is called a priest."
"..."
Should I call it a coincidence?
At first, as a resident priest, I met Saint Charia, who symbolized the royal power of destiny. Later, I was no longer a priest and finally chose the Shepherd Path of the Law of Destiny, and the sequence 9 of the Shepherd Path happened to be the priest. Destiny went round and round.
, will bring back everything that has been lost.
He shook his head: "Nothing."
At this time, Xie Mi had already sorted out the materials and placed them on the table in categories. Then he wiped the non-existent sweat on his forehead, breathed a sigh of relief as if he had completed some difficult mission, and said to Saint Xalia:
"My mission is completed, Xiaoxia!"
"Thank you, Semi."
Saint Xalia walked to the table and prepared to prepare the potion.
Ringer was a little confused about how she should handle these materials. What was even more confusing was that there was only an empty transparent glass on the table, and there were no other utensils.
"How do you prepare a magic potion?" he asked: "You don't need to use a crucible, beaker, scale, alcohol lamp, test tube, dropper... and the like, just like doing chemical experiments?"
According to Saint Xalia, magicians are different from extraordinary beings and are more similar to scholars in the secular world, so they should be an extremely rigorous profession.
"Other magicians need it." Saint Xalia raised her head and smiled at him, her two shallow dimples were indifferent and gentle: "But I don't need it."
She waved her hand casually, and then, the magic materials on the table flew up.
Under the brilliant golden light, they all reflected little bits of starlight, gradually fused together, and finally converged into a sacred stream of light, which was pulled by Saint Xalia's fingers and flowed into the transparent glass one after another.
It sways like tangible sea water. Every time the tide rises and falls, the golden stars in the sea water will twinkle, as numerous as the sea of stars, vast and uncertain.
"It's done." Saint Xalia picked up the glass containing the potion and handed it to Linge. She described simply: "Sequence 9 priest's potion. Drink it and you will become a magician, Linge."<
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Preparing the potion is not the most tedious step. The real preparation process is to confirm the formula, collect the materials and how to process these materials. The last step, drinking the potion, can be considered the simplest step.
Drink it like water - Saint Shalia's eyes clearly said so, they are clear and innocent.
At this point, Ringer had no room for hesitation and regret. He took the cup and didn't smell any smell, as if it were ordinary water. He breathed out gently, creating ripples on the golden water, and then
He raised his head and drank all the potion in the cup.
……
At the same moment, at the Silver Qingliu Railway Station in the Borel District of Nimshel City, a train rumbled to a stop on the platform. After the front compartment door opened, several Order Balance Arbitrators in silver uniforms left.
Coming out, the leader was none other than the captain Ringer met by chance in the Thorson Mountains: Wade Locke.
"He was fooled by that guy." He said to his companions with a gloomy look: "The traces he left in the Salia Fields were all disguises. In fact, I am afraid that he had already entered the city of Nimsher and the Holy Spring Monks.
The remaining forces are in contact. We must find Rochelle before they hold a ceremony to invite the gods, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous."
"What do you think we should do?" Female team member Sally shrugged: "We all listen to you, captain."
The other two companions did not speak, obviously acquiescing to this sentence.
Wade made a decision quickly: "First join up with the other team members, and then go to the night watchmen in Nimschel City. They must cooperate so that our actions can be hidden from Rochelle. That guy is very dangerous to the dangerous people."
My intuition is too keen."
Although Rochelle is not the main capture target, she is still a dangerous magician in Sequence 5. It is impossible to send only one team to carry out the task. In addition to Wade Locke's team, there are others responsible for this task at the same time.
Among the eleven teams, Wade contacted the captains of other teams after noticing Rochelle's intentions, and jointly sent an emergency report to the Crimson Night Porta, and then tried to block him in Sally from different directions.
Sub-wilderness, nowhere to escape.
But they were all fooled by that guy, which led to the embarrassing situation now.
Rochelle, the Fertile Earth Sect, the Holy Spring Monks, the ceremony to invite gods, the conception of gods, and the 11th World Expo... Doesn’t that guy know what he is doing?
Wade thought bitterly, then waved his hand: "Let's go, let's contact other teams first."
The group of four people quickly left the platform, merged into the crowded crowd at the train station, and disappeared.