my age of magic

Chapter 1139 242. Inscription Exhibition

The venue for the winter inscription exhibition is set up on the first and second floors of the headquarters building of the inscriber. There are a total of 51 exhibition halls on the two floors of the headquarters building. The exclusive exhibition for Yerkes scholars is arranged in exhibition hall 49 on the third day of the exhibition. held.

The winter inscription exhibition will last for a week. The third day is the peak period for visitors, but Hall 49 is one of the smallest exhibition halls. Scholar Yerkes and I made a special trip to the inscription division before the opening of the exhibition. Looking at the venue from the guild headquarters, the location of the exhibition hall is not very good, it is at the end of the second floor of the Inscription Union Building.

Walking into the No. 49 exhibition hall, I found that it was a room of less than [-] square meters. There was a podium-like display stand in the innermost part, and rows of indigo wooden chairs were placed in the exhibition hall. The first and second days of this exhibition hall will be There will be other inscribers displaying their works here. The exhibition hall looks very messy. Several carpenters are rebuilding the booth. Some wood is scattered on the ground. Scholar Yerkes and I stopped at the door and took a few glances inside. .

The Yerkes scholar crossed his arms and said to me: "Only after the exhibition is over the next day can the artisans I hire be able to decorate the exhibition venue overnight."

"This exhibition hall is a bit small!" I looked at the exhibition hall with my head and said.

The Yerkes scholar didn't think so. He seemed to be very satisfied after looking at his exhibition hall, and also looked at the exhibition halls on the left and right sides, and found that they were all about the same size. It’s a bit small for a magician, but it’s not small for me. Being able to participate in this winter inscription exhibition is the fulfillment of my greatest wish! I never thought that I would be able to stand here one day and show everyone An inscription work designed by myself."

As he spoke, he rubbed his face vigorously, his eyes were bloodshot, and he seemed to have been staying up all night lately.

"...I don't know how many people will come to my exhibition." The Yerkes scholar still couldn't help worrying about this.

The Imperial Capital Winter Inscription Exhibition is a very influential event. Magicians, magic merchants, and noble lords from all over the Grimm Empire will come to the Imperial Capital to participate in this event, not only to learn about the latest magic circles, Also at this exhibition, there will be many orders for magic pattern constructions will be agreed, and some newly developed metal rune plates and magic scrolls will be displayed.

The Babington family is in charge of the magic industry in the city of San Carlos, mainly various blank mithril rune plates. These rune plates are widely used in aviation, transportation, construction, military and many other aspects. As the largest blank rune plates The leading manufacturer, the Babington family has set the industry standard for blank rune plates. Every year at the Winter Inscription Exhibition, the Babington family will launch a new series of blank rune plates used in magic caravans and airship floating magic circles.

Every year, the Babington family occupies a large space in the hall on the first floor of the exhibition to display the large magic rune boards they designed. The mine has been almost completely shut down for more than half a year, and the big chimney of the silver-plated furnace in the rune plate workshop in San Carlos City hasn't emitted thick smoke for a long time.

In addition, the Constructed Knights under the Prince of Wales and the Commander of the Aix Legion in Strange Rock Province are fighting against the dark forces of Hell on the plane of Angela. The current Duke of Babington will naturally also preside over the Overall, it turned out that the head of the Babington family in the imperial capital, Alia, also left the Babington family, so the Babington family did not make any preparations for the winter exhibition this year.

After the Yerkes scholar and I went downstairs, we passed the exhibition area of ​​the Babington family. The Yerkes scholar said to me: "After the departure of Mrs. Alia, the head of the Babington family's imperial capital, the Babington family seems to have given up. In the rune board market in the imperial capital, their rune exhibition this year is also much smaller than in previous years."

The Yerkes scholar talked about Alia, and I said: "The inscription exhibition is not well prepared, because their family's Constructed Knights are fighting in the Angela plane! Besides, this is not a big deal for them. Not a good thing."

The two of us passed through the exhibition area of ​​the Babington family. Walking forward, there was a large display area with various intermediate and high-level magic pattern structures. Each set of magic pattern structures was placed in a glass cover. They are all inserted with magic crystals, and the exquisite magic pattern on the structure emits a faint magical glow. There is a copper nameplate in front of each glass cover, on which the function of the magic pattern structure is written in the language of the imperial capital.

Scholar Yerkes came here, and immediately a magic assistant from the headquarters of the Inscriber Guild came out to greet him.

The magic assistant took us to the front of the three sets of magic pattern structures. The three sets of magic pattern structures were the "fangs of the magic snake", "power of the giant bear" and "shield of the earth" designed by Yerkes scholars. In the glass case, so that the inscribers can closely observe the production process of these three magic pattern structures.

For these three sets of magic patterns, only the "fangs of the magic snake" suitable for swordsmen, assassins, archers, and rangers can be bought in the magic market. The other two have not yet been officially launched, but the "fangs of the magic snake 'As soon as this magic pattern structure appeared, it caused a sensation in the entire imperial capital, which is the fundamental reason why Yerkes scholars can have a place in the inscription exhibition.

When the magic assistant left, the Yerkes scholar couldn't wait to ask me, "Why do you say that?"

I think it is difficult for a traditional magic scholar like Yerkes to accept the existence of a magic machine such as a magic engraving machine, so I can only say vaguely: "Maybe in the near future, maybe the processing method of the rune board will change." Something has changed."

The Yerkes scholar was at a loss for what I said without thinking.

Coming out of the headquarters building of the Inscription Union, in front of the magic caravan, I said to the Yerkes scholar: "You are too tired recently. Now that the design drawings have been completed and the samples of the magic table lamp have been made, the next thing will be handed over to you." Give it to me, I will draw some more magic rune boards of 'twilight illumination', you go back to your apartment now, and have a good sleep with Eve in your arms."

He got into the car, turned around and said to me: "Hey, I can't sleep! Maybe it's because of this incident. Recently, I've been so excited that I can't sleep all night, and I feel dizzy again the next day. It's going to be hard all day, maybe this show is the only chance I'll get in my life, and I'm always worried that I'm going to screw this show up."

It can be seen that he looks very tired and weary. Unexpectedly, this exhibition made him suffer from insomnia due to too much pressure.

"Insomnia?" I asked.

He gently rubbed his temples with his hands, sighed softly and said, "How can I not suffer from insomnia? A dream that has been dreamed for so many years suddenly became a reality one day..."

He motioned for me to get on the magic caravan. Originally, I wanted to go back to the Academy of Magic to draw the unfinished magic circle of the "twilight lighting technique". Seeing that the Yerkes scholar was in a bad state of mind, I got into it. In the carriage, Katerina also boarded the magic caravan with me, and the servant of the Yerkes scholar closed the door afterward.

The carriage was driving along Yulin Avenue towards his apartment. I was sitting opposite the Yerkes scholar. The servant poured him a glass of golden cider, and he drank the whole glass of golden cider while motioning for me .

He put down his wine glass, leaned on the soft sofa, stretched out his arms and said to me: "You know what? I'm actually very scared!"

I asked strangely: "What are you afraid of?"

The servant wanted to refill his glass of golden cider, but he refused.

The Yerkes scholar said to me: "I am afraid that after this inscription exhibition, I will lose my purpose in life. Maybe I will lie on the rocking chair on the balcony of the bedroom of my apartment and enjoy the afternoon sun every day. Maybe I will participate in some noble lords every day. At our ball, there will be countless magic crystals waiting for me to count one by one every day, but you know, those are not the life I want."

"You're thinking too much..." I think maybe it's because of the news of participating in the winter inscription exhibition, which made his heart a little unbalanced.

I said to the Yerkes scholar: "Yerkees! Have you ever thought that one day magic will be integrated into the lives of ordinary people."

Yerkes had only had one glass of wine all the time, and his cheeks flushed slightly as the alcohol surged up. He said, "Isn't magic integrated into life now? You see the magic caravans speeding all over the street, and the kitchen at home The water-gathering rune board on the wall of the pool, the rows of magical airships in the airport town outside the city, and many more."

I said: "But they are too expensive, and the common people can't afford them! I think that one day, these magical daily necessities will be popular among the common people, and the price will become very cheap, so cheap that all common people can buy them." rise."

"You really think so?" Yerkes said to me.

"Well!" I replied.

At the moment when the Yerkes scholar was most relaxed, I cast a 'hypnotism' on him, and a huge eyeball appeared on the top of his head. Under the gaze of that eyeball, the Yerkes scholar began to faint Drowsy, he shook his head, trying to wake himself up, but it didn't work, and then he fell down on the soft leather sofa.

I asked the servant to bring him a pillow, and Yerkes was fast asleep on the couch.

The magic caravan was parked by the roadside at the door of Yerkes scholar's residence. The servant wanted to carry Yerkes scholar back to the room of the residence, but I stopped him, and I said to him: "Be careful, don't wake him up, just Let him sleep for a while!"

After a while, the door of the apartment was pushed open. Eve stuck her head out from the door in a silk pajamas and a coat. I waved to her in the carriage, and she ran out of the house barefoot. , stepping on the cobblestone road with residual snow, quickly ran into the magic caravan, and saw the Yerkes scholar sleeping soundly on the soft leather sofa, just about to talk to me.

I put my finger to my lips, gave a soft 'shh', and whispered in her ear, "Let him sleep a little longer, he needs enough sleep."

After speaking, I pushed the carriage door and jumped out of the magic caravan with Katerina.

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There is a vast expanse of whiteness between the sky and the earth, and large flakes of goose-feather-like snowflakes are swaying and falling from the light gray sky.The snow on the street was swept to the side of the road and soon covered with another layer.

Standing on the outer corridor of the Tower of Pride, letting the cool snowflakes fall in the palm of your hand, all the buildings in the imperial capital are covered with a thick layer of white quilts, only Weiyang Lake in the distance is covered in white snow. A large swath of dark colour.

Katerina stood quietly and asked me curiously, "Is there such a heavy snow in El City?"

I smiled and said to her: "The biggest snow in El City is much bigger than this. I remember one time when I woke up in the morning and found that the snow had piled up on the attic on the second floor. Tracy and I took the snow shovel , climbed out of the attic to clear the snow from the street."

The winter inscription exhibition opened in a colorful heavy snow. Magic caravans were parked in front of the headquarters building of the inscription union. A group of magicians and noble lords in gorgeous costumes entered the exhibition hall one after another. Because of the snow, the arrogant The tower is a little far away from the headquarters building of the Inscription Union, so I can't see it clearly.

Yerkes scholars went there to participate in the opening of the winter inscription exhibition. According to Noah, Ivan brought members of the college's inscription club to participate in the inscription exhibition. Noah and Shirley Newman also won the first prize. Tickets for the day, estimated to be wandering around the show right now.

In the laboratory of the Institute of Magic, several copper artisans are doing the final assembly of those copper art table lamps, so I stay and cooperate with the copper art craftsmen to work, which can take time to the outer corridor of the tower of pride, far away Take a look.

Yerkes made a total of 22 lamps, and each lamp is an exquisite figure, including ordinary humans, strong orcs, bearded dwarves, elegant elves, winged men with white wings, and thin cheeks. Long lizards, skeletons with will-o’-the-wisps burning in their pupils, etc., the elliptical copper ball on the wick of each table lamp is engraved with the magic circle of "twilight lighting". On the copper lampshade of the table lamp, there are complicated The 'gathering magic pattern' is hidden in the cloud pattern of the lampshade.

Each table lamp seems to be a work of art, with the glow of magic, it adds to the mystery of the table lamp. The design of the table lamp is very delicate, and the biggest feature of this table lamp is that it does not use moonstone.

The light emitted by 'Twilight Illumination' is warm, while the light emitted by Moonstone is cooler. There is a big difference between the two.

After the opening ceremony was over, Noah, Shirley Newman, and senior Vernon didn't spend long at the exhibition. They walked through the market outside the Tower of Pride under heavy snow, and ran to the Academy of Magic to find me. I asked Katerina to pick them up at the gate of the Institute.

It was the first time for Noah and the others to come to the Academy of Magic in the Imperial Capital. They were very curious about this large indoor townhouse-like building. When they arrived at the laboratory of the Yerkes scholar, they also touched eastward and looked westward. Noah Seeing the 'Magic Serpent's Fang' magic-pattern structure on the wooden human-shaped shelf, I was even more envious.

Shirley Newman stood curiously behind a copper craftsman, watched him wipe the bronze statue of the elf, and finished the final polishing treatment for the bronze statue, and asked me: "Ji Jia, you are participating in the exhibition this time, and you will show these Is it an exquisite magic table lamp?"

"Yes!" I replied.

Shirley Newman stood beside Noah and said euphemistically: "The moonstone mines are getting less and less, and the moonstones consumed by the empire in a year can be piled up into a hill. I believe that one day, with the 'magic rune board' as the A lamp with a wick will completely replace a lamp with a 'moonstone' wick, but..."

Shirley Newman paused here.

"What's wrong?" I asked her.

Shirley Newman hesitated for a moment, and still said to me: "This idea doesn't seem particularly innovative, but I heard that this year the Inscription Society of the Royal Academy of Magic will also present the 'Energy-saving Magical Street Light' at the Inscription Exhibition. The design idea for the theme..."

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