Colin came to the meditation room and started meditating as usual... As for Barney's words, he didn't take them to heart at all and had long been thrown aside.
He lit the Ningshen incense, sat on the soft cushions in the meditation room, and began to meditate.
Since absorbing the golden four-leaf clover, he obviously felt that his magic power increased faster during meditation than before.
His qualifications have obviously been greatly improved...probably, he has reached the second level.
The manifestation of these changes on the gold paper is that the progress of the intermediate wizard apprentice level has increased faster.
In the past, it would take about twenty days to make a little progress, but now it should only take about ten days.
As night fell, Colin ended his meditation.
He can indeed feel that his qualifications have improved, but it can only be estimated based on the model, which is not accurate.
Thinking of this, he had an idea -
'Perhaps... I should buy a talent crystal ball and test my improved specific talents for myself.'
...just do it.
Early the next morning, he took a carriage and went straight to the center of the city.
There are only two places on the island where there are gifted crystal balls, one is the shop outside the wizard's territory on the mountain, and the other is the wizard's alley in the center of Blackstone City.
If he went to the mountain, the mountain road was steep and difficult for ordinary carriages to pass, so he could only walk. If he set out from outside the city gate, it would take him more than an hour to reach the wizard's shop, and it would take even longer to set off from his home on Palm Street.
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However, if you choose to go to the city center, although it will take more than an hour, you don't need to walk, you can go directly there by horse-drawn carriage.
Comparing the two, it’s clear which one to choose.
Sitting in the carriage, Colin lifted the curtains of the carriage window and looked outside casually.
Outsiders in carriages came and went, most of them wearing linen clothes and with thin bodies.
Not long after, the carriage came to a long gentle slope of yellow mud. On both sides of it, there were many vendors carrying sea fish or other sundries hawking.
There are obviously more people here than other places. The speed of the carriage has also slowed down.
And when there are more people, the smell becomes messy, especially on this island with limited sanitary conditions.
Suddenly, the smell of sweat, fish, feet and even the subtle smell of feces and urine all poured in from the window.
Colin frowned slightly and put down the curtain.
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Hu~
"Master, here we are." Arthur said respectfully.
The black carriage gradually stopped, Colin opened the door and walked out slowly.
What you see is a narrow brick street with various shops on both sides.
The environment here is finally better.
The sanitary conditions in Black Rock City are really unsatisfactory. Only wealthy areas like his residence and the center of the city are slightly better.
Walking into the alleyway, Colin suddenly felt as if he had returned to the wizard's territory. Most of the pedestrians coming and going here were wizards, and ordinary people disappeared here.
Speaking of which... I also bought the Knight Combat Skills and Bee Needle from here last time. Unfortunately, the plan couldn't keep up with the changes, and he hasn't practiced the Can Guang once yet.
After all... his energy is really limited, and he still hasn't practiced the skills on the gold paper to the limit, so he has no time to practice ordinary knight combat skills.
While thinking about it, he walked into a grocery store.
Not long after, he came out with a gifted crystal ball the size of two fists.
This crystal ball was not cheap, costing him 5 magic stones.
He hurried home and couldn't wait to go to the basement. He concentrated and put his hand on the transparent crystal ball.
After a while, white mist slowly rose from the crystal ball.
Colin carefully observed the size of the fog -
Probably seven out of ten.
A glimmer of clarity flashed in his eyes, seven out of ten was already the highest level of second level, and anything above that was first level.
Although I had already expected it, I still felt a little excited when I actually learned the specific results.
In addition to qualifications, at least half of a wizard's talent is the ability to learn knowledge.
But after all, qualifications also account for half. After all, the original owner's talent was only fourth level before. Even if the golden paper improved his talent in disguise, his real talent was still only fourth level... Now it has been directly upgraded to second level, which can be regarded as making up for one shortcoming.
plate.
Time flies by like this.
What surprised Colin was that he clearly didn't go on duty for Barney that night, but Barney didn't bother him again after that.
"Perhaps he thought he had gone?" He speculated secretly.
Just like that, the week passed and Sunday came again.
This morning, the sky was slightly dim.
Acorn Street.
There are few pedestrians passing by.
drive!
On the yellow mud road, a carriage came speeding from a distance.
A guard knight wearing leather armor was following beside him on a black horse.
In the carriage, Colin frowned slightly, today was supposed to be his day of rest.
But for some unknown reason, Flower sent a guard to deliver a message, asking them to gather at the inspection office immediately.
After receiving the news, Colin asked Arthur to drive towards the inspection office, and he was now on the road.
Tap tap tap~
Horse hooves stepped on the yellow mud ground, raising fine dust and blending into the early morning mist.
Not long after, he arrived at the inspection office.
After getting off the carriage and coming to the door, he gently pushed the hall door open and walked in.
At this time, Flower was sitting on a lounge chair in the middle of the hall, eating crispy roast chicken.
Some people have already gathered in front of him, but judging from the number of people, there should be some people who have not yet arrived.
Colin stepped forward, walked into the crowd, and waited quietly.
Katcha~Kacha~
Time passed slowly with the sound of Flower chewing chicken bones.
After a while, there were more people, but it seemed that they were not all there yet. Flower still did not speak, but just concentrated on eating the roast chicken.
Colin scanned the area carefully and counted the number of people secretly.
'There's only one person who hasn't arrived yet, it seems...Barney?'
It was at this time that the door to the hall was pushed open again.
Barney walked in in a hurry, his clothes were a little disheveled, and his forehead was sweaty from the rush.
'She must have just gotten up from a woman's bed.'
Colin looked around at Barney calmly. From a distance, he could smell Barney's perfume.
Barney came to the far left and stood there, wiping the sweat from his forehead.
Flower raised his head and glanced at Barney, swallowed the last bite of food in his mouth, and slowly said:
"Since everyone is here, I will keep the story short."
"Barney." He said coldly.
"...I'm here! Master Flower." Barney was startled and responded quickly.
"Come here." Flower stood up slowly and smiled inexplicably at Barney.
Barney walked out of the queue obediently, with some confusion on his face.
He looked at Flower's smile and his heart skipped a beat.
A little nervous, but also a little hopeful.
"Could it be..."
Although he knew it was impossible, this impossible idea suddenly appeared in his mind for some reason.
"Could it be that Mr. Flower saw my hard work over the past few days and planned to announce my status as vice-captain in front of everyone!"
This idea became uncontrollable as soon as he thought about it. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that his idea seemed not so impossible. At the same time, every subtle movement of Flower and even the oil on his hands influenced his reasoning.
certificate……
Although I thought a lot, in reality only a moment passed.
Feeling the gaze coming from behind, Barney couldn't help but straighten his back, feeling proud in his heart.
After adjusting his expression, he turned back indifferently, his eyes swept from left to right, and finally stayed on Regina for a moment, then put on an attentive expression and walked to Flower's side.