The first thousand six hundred and fortieth chapters
A small magician named Leah was suddenly so happy, which caught Hao Ren off guard. He had prepared many excuses, but at this time none of them came into use, and he could only express his disbelief.
Looking at each other: "You don't want to know more about me?"
"What else do you know? Are you going to wait until you admit that you are a gangster?" Leah said while shaking the staff in her hand, "And looking at your reactions now, I am more convinced that you are really a desperate adventurer.
We’re home. But I’m a little surprised, why are there still children in the adventurer team these days?”
As she spoke, her eyes fell on Elizabeth. At this time, the little devil girl was fiddling with the pointed wizard hat on her head quite uncomfortably (in order to block the devil's little horns, because Hao Ren and his party had not discovered that there was such a thing in this world.
A race of demons that walk freely), when she heard Leah's words, she immediately raised her head and bared her teeth threateningly: "You are a child! How can you be bigger than me?"
"The little girl has quite a bad temper," Leah opened her eyes in surprise, and then smiled proudly, "Don't look at me like this, I'm a complete adult. This place is not suitable for chatting. Do you want to come?
Sit in my mage tower? If you want to introduce each other, you still have to sit next to the warm fireplace, right?"
This seemingly reckless female mage invited a group of strange adventurers who suddenly appeared in front of her to rest in her mage tower. This was not a lack of vigilance, but rather a sign of caution: A mage in his mage tower
The power that can be exerted in the Mage Tower increases exponentially, and the Mage Tower itself also has a large number of automatically operating defense facilities, so "inviting strangers into your Mage Tower" is actually just to verify the opponent's invincibility in many cases.
The best way to get your wish. If it is really a group of unscrupulous people, then you must consider this invitation. Anyone who wants to take advantage of the magician will try to ensure that the target is killed outside the opponent's magic tower instead of
Stupidly ran to the opponent's home court.
Of course, it is not ruled out that there are super assassins who can sneak into a certain magician's mage tower and use Wushuang, but if you really provoke that kind of opponent, there is no need to consider whether to go to the mage tower.
It's just a question of where to die...
Hao Ren could probably guess some of the twists and turns. After all, Horleta is also a world with a fairly developed magical civilization. He has also dealt with magicians there, and now he is facing Leah's invitation.
, he pretended to think for a moment before nodding in agreement: "Okay, it just so happens that we have nowhere to go tonight. But before going to your mage tower, can I ask about the direction of the commission you are talking about?"
This is a necessary question. Without this question, the group of guys claiming to be "down-and-out adventurers" would appear suspicious, so Leah didn't think much about it. She nodded: "Actually, just follow me to a ruins to look for it."
Just something. Of course, there will be a little bit of danger, but it is definitely not as exaggerated as what you heard from the mercenary union. Every mercenary who followed me out came back alive in the end! If you don’t believe it, you can go find it tomorrow.
Ask the person involved!"
Seeing the little magician so excited, Hao Ren couldn't help but laugh: "Okay, okay, we are willing to trust our employer, but the specific situation still has to wait until you explain the details of the entrustment."
"Of course, I am the most honest person," Leah said proudly, puffing out her chest, and then pointed at the end of the alley with her staff, "Then come with me, let's go to my house first."
The female magician led Hao Ren and his entourage through the intricate alleys of White Maple Leaf City, taking all the hidden paths that ordinary people would not take. This ancient city with hundreds of years of history is like a
The ever-expanding anthills, the streets and houses built by generations of residents are piled up layer by layer to form the main body of the city. Inside the glorious and majestic city walls, there are all maze-like ancient alleys. A new arrival
If foreigners stray into it by mistake, they may have the illusion that they will never see the light of day again. Only locals who have lived in this city for a long time dare to plan their own routes casually among the alleys. The female magician is obviously a very experienced person.
"native".
Under her leadership, the group almost passed directly through this layered and thick civilian area, and arrived at the mage area in the southeast of the city without passing through any formal city gate.
It was already nightfall.
There is a saying that nobles are not necessarily all mages, but mages are at least half aristocrats. As a well-deserved intellectual class and powerful group, magicians represent advanced productivity and progressive knowledge in this world, so they gather where
It must also be extraordinary.
Mages are qualified to live in the center of the city and live with the lords and nobles, but these arrogant and arrogant people who are keen on pursuing knowledge obviously prefer quieter places, so most of the cities
The mage districts are all located outside the main city, and White Maple Leaf City is no exception. The mage district here is located in the southeast of the city. It is the only place in the entire city that is not protected by city walls, but the mana barrier formed by dozens of magic towers and
Various automatic defense puppets give this place more reliable protection than any city wall. Here, the glow emitted by various magic devices and the discrete magic energy filling the air illuminate the entire city, which is no less than that of the city.
The lights of the central lord's mansion are brilliant, and the magic towers standing quietly in the night sky add a lot of mystery to this city that never sleeps.
In such a luxurious and high-end city, Leah's shabby and dilapidated mage tower naturally stood out.
Her tower is located closest to the civilian area in the entire mage area. It is a stone building only more than 20 meters high. This building has obviously been in service for a long time and is seriously lacking in maintenance. The outer walls of the tower are mottled and cracked.
, the original painting has long been eroded by wind and rain. In some of the most severely peeled off places, even the magic metal wires embedded in the tower walls are exposed, sparks squeaking in the air. Look up along the tower body.
When you go there, you can see the windows that are not tightly closed and the incomplete window sill. An iron pipe stretches out from a certain window hole, and there are still clothes hanging on it that are not dry.
Compared with this tower, every building that can be seen is magnificent.
Hao Ren lowered his head silently, thinking that the only way to allow Leah's mage tower to exist reasonably in this city was to write "Demolish" on the wall...
"This is my mage tower!" Leah pointed at the door with her iron staff, and then she noticed the look in the eyes of Hao Ren and his entourage, feeling a little embarrassed, "Ah ha... the funds have been tight in the past two years and it has really not been repaired much.
, but don’t worry, it’s a magician’s thing. As long as the magic structure is intact, there will be no problem. The things inside are still very useful, including hot water and heating. Let me tell you, this tower is very old now.
, but this is a symbol of seniority. It is one of the earliest mage towers in this area. When my teacher’s teacher’s teacher was still alive, it was the tallest building here!”
Co-author: This tower has not been renovated at all since then, right? How many generations have you been poor, young lady?
Lily secretly poked Vivian's arm: "Hey, Bat, I'm so poor, I guess I'm related to you, right?"
"Shut up!"
Leah believed that this embarrassment could not continue any longer, and the best way to end it was to stop the group of people in front of her from looking at the big houses around them, so she quickly led the guests inside: "Ahem, everyone, follow me.
, don’t be restrained, just like you are at your own home. Be careful when you enter, this brick has some movement..."
The group of people entered the mage tower. Indeed, as Leah said, although the appearance of the building was a bit dilapidated, the facilities inside were still complete: at least the lights were still on, the table had four legs, and the door could be closed...
…
The environment control array in the mage tower is operating as usual, and the warm spring-like breeze has dispelled the cold air in the night outside. Although the circular main hall on the first floor is simple, it also has a warm fireplace and seats for resting, which is enough to entertain guests.
A small group of visitors.
After entering the door, Leah threw her staff aside and took off her old shabby robe. The two items automatically flew to the coat rack and storage rack against the wall and settled themselves. Then she dressed lightly
In his home clothes, he came to the fireplace and touched a certain copper sculpture on the fireplace, and the flames of the stove immediately became brighter, and the stove itself changed into something else.
It turns out this whole thing is some kind of illusion device.
"There is a warm air barrier here, so you don't actually need a stove, but my teacher likes this useless thing and says it feels like home, so I kept it," Leah said while directing the people.
He used the shiny brass tea stove and cups and saucers to make tea and pour water, and at the same time called Hao Ren and his entourage to find a place to sit down, "Sit down, don't be formal. There are no annoying rules in this mage tower, just feel free to do it."
Hao Ren sat down near the fireplace, raised his head and looked around the place. After ignoring the furniture and magical equipment of unknown purpose, he saw a row of circular photo frames hanging on the opposite wall. Inside each photo frame
There is a bust of a mage. These busts are nodding and greeting the guests in the living room, and their names are written under the photo frames.
"My teacher, my teacher's teacher, and all the masters... haha, they are all a group of abnormal and improper guys," Leah noticed Hao Ren looking at the portraits and said in a helpless tone,
"The first generation, who was heavily addicted to alcohol, challenged a dragon and died; the second generation, who was heavily addicted to drugs and then challenged a dragon and died; the third generation, who was heavily addicted to drugs and drank too much, challenged a group of dragons and died; the fourth generation
, didn’t drink or take medicine, but he ran to propose to the dragon and was beaten to death by the dragon’s husband... My teacher is the most normal one. Before he could challenge the dragon, he was killed by the dragon-slaying spell he developed.
Exploded to death.”
Hao Ren: "...how much hatred does your family have against the dragon?"
"Stop talking, I'm tired," Lia Sheng waved her hands helplessly, "Before explaining this commission, let's introduce you again... Huh? What is that sitting on your shoulders, sister?"
She looked at Vivian in astonishment, and there was a little girl the size of a figure sitting on Vivian's shoulders.
Hao Ren was shocked the moment he saw the little thing: "Hey, how can I follow this guy..."