my age of magic

Chapter 65 66. Kurtz's Alloy Bow (4)

The cold wind poured in from the gap at the edge of the curtain of the leather door of the cowhide tent, blowing the dim yellow oil lamp in the tent to flicker non-stop. The beating flame made the shadows of the three of us reflected on the leather wall flicker. We had dinner The black bread and dried meat and wild vegetable soup are still the same through the ages. I am very curious how the fat man Anlu survived the battle at the exit of the Road of Death, and he is still very happy to cook for the business group. The broth, which is like traditional Chinese medicine, is still so nourishing after hearing what Kurtz said, which made me speechless after hearing it.

Old Kuru told me that the economic system of the orc world has completely collapsed, and I don't know how many years it will take to recover.I didn't expect that the tribal situation would deteriorate so badly after I had only been away for a few years.Even the orcs on the entire Pai Plateau can't afford a large-scale war now.Then when it comes to vermicelli, the old Kuru decided to carry it out secretly in the Gludin werewolf tribe to which he belonged first, not for the orcs to eat themselves, the orcs still want to eat sweet potatoes, but these delicious vermicelli should be sold to human merchants , it is best to be able to exchange some basic living materials such as cotton, linen, ironware, etc.

I told the old Kuru about seeing Master Leipas and his attendants in the free market today. His brows finally opened up a little, and he asked with great interest: "So, they have been secretly looking for What is the history of vermicelli?”

I nodded and said, "It should be like this."

"The more they care about it, the more valuable it is. So it seems that this may not be a way out!" Old Kuru breathed out a foul breath, seeing the relaxed expression on Old Kuru's face, so I also asked A question that has always bothered me.

In fact, I have always wondered why both humans and orcs like to marinate fresh meat for a while and then dry it into jerky. This kind of hard jerky has no taste at all. After being cooked, it looks like a small wooden stick.It is really a kind of suffering to make these delicious meats look like this, and to ask everyone to walk all the way to eat this stuff.So I asked the old Kuru: There is no lack of a large number of bison in the Xinghu Grassland or the Pai Plateau, but why the caravans or adventure groups have no interest in these animals, even the poor orcs on the Pai Plateau These one-horned bison don't have any ideas. Isn't it good to kill them and sell their flesh and tendons to humans?

Old Kuru looked at me in astonishment, and said with some puzzlement: "Bison tendons can still be used to make bowstrings, but what can those bison hides do besides making tents and drums? The nobles of the Green Empire don't like living In the tent. No businessman is willing to buy bison hide. As for the bison meat, the imperial people like to eat fresh meat, but it is impossible to transport it over such a long distance. If it is made into jerky, only travelers will eat it, except for orcs. It’s hard to eat, isn’t it? Otherwise, you wouldn’t be hunting pheasants and hares with Aziz, and finally came up with such a wonderful idea of ​​making vermicelli. No one wants to eat these bison jerky. So who would eat it just for the tendons? Going to hunt the buffalo with great difficulty? Hey!"

The old Kuru sighed, as if lamenting the poverty of the orcs who were rich in products here.

"Why don't you drive these extra cattle down the plateau and sell them?" I asked him. I thought it would be okay to transport the live cattle down the mountain. I remembered that Katerina told me that the beef in the empire was not cheap. If you can sell cattle, this can be regarded as a resource.And the problem is that there are huge herds of bison on the Pai Plateau and the Xinghu Grassland. There are not just three or five herds of millions of cattle. , it can be seen that their number is huge.

Old Kuru turned his head to look at me and said, "What animal do you think can survive the death road?"

"Thunder Rhinoceros! Oh, okay! I understand!" I didn't know what to say for a while, yes!Surrounded by mountains, the Pai Plateau is a natural road to death. On this 3000-kilometer death line, no matter how many cows there are, it is not enough to die.In fact, it is not far from the Werewolf Division of the Gludin Beast Race to Sloit Province, but the winding and winding cliffs and mountain roads are thousands of kilometers long, and it is a barren land where no grass grows, and any huge supply line cannot be maintained. Live on this road of death.Even the airships can't climb the mountains of the Pai Plateau. Only the huge Thunder Rhinoceros can transport the goods on the plateau out of the plateau for a month without eating or drinking.

I wanted to say that it might be possible to make bison meat into delicious and easy-to-storage food such as jerky or meat floss, but I swallowed it again. I don’t want to just talk about it and promise it to the old Kuru A big piece of cake, and then found that the merchants are willing to ask for it at all, and the things they make will not help the old Kuru at all, so it is better not to say it.But I think at least I have to give it a try. Maybe those pickled and dried raw meat have brought too many nightmares to travelers and orcs. I think it is easier to start with meat floss. This time I entered the wasteland. I just want to collect some medicinal materials that I have learned in the sheepskin scrolls but have never really seen, and some spice plants that can be made into seasonings.

The old Kuru turned his gaze to Kurz, saw him carrying an alloy bow wrapped in oilcloth, grinned and said, "Did you buy it today?"

"Ah! Grandpa, I bought an alloy bow today." Kuz was like a child offering treasures. Seeing that the old Kuru finally noticed his new bow, he immediately untied the alloy bow with a smile on his face, and quickly Pull off the tarpaulin and put it down in front of old Kuru.Kurz lives a simple life, as long as he gains something, he will be very happy.

The old Kuru looked at the exquisite alloy bow in his hand, and once again showed a stunned expression on his face.I think he should know how much savings Kuz and I have. When Sister Guoguo gave me the spoils that belonged to us, Kuz also told the old Kuru about it for the first time. With a character that can't pretend, the old Kuru even knows how many coppers we have in balance.

"This bow actually has a magic circle?" Old Kuru's old and withered fingers rubbed the wonderful runes carved on the red copper, a sharp brilliance flashed in his cloudy eyes, and he said calmly: "This bow is not Cheap!"

Old Kuru's words have two meanings. The first is that this bow is not cheap, how much did you pay for it.The second is that this bow is not cheap, why do you have so much money to buy it.But he chose not to explain clearly, but he wanted to know two things, and he was embarrassed to ask directly about the independent raising method of the little grandson.

"Jia's girlfriend..." When Kurtz said the first sentence, my head was full of black lines. Why did this introduction sound awkward to me.

Kuz told the whole story, including how he clashed with the young noble children of the Fanxing Adventure Group after the money was distributed in the restaurant. Kuz told the whole story. Later I used a dagger to restrain the aristocratic son Mingqian with a mace dagger. I saw the old Kuru's brows gradually scatter and frowned again. He looked at me worriedly, interrupted Kurz's description, and turned his head. Ask me: "Using magic?"

I nodded calmly, and then said: "When I cast the spell, I hid in the blind corner of the pillar, so he probably didn't see it."

"Well, there are combat skills similar to the magical skill 'Shadow Cloak'. For example, the assassin skill 'Latent' who is good at assassination skills, professional rangers who are good at jungle combat and wild survival, they can also learn 'Concealment'. Effect. Relatively speaking, they are more likely to mistakenly think that you have learned these combat skills. No one can imagine that you can use magic without even awakening the magic pool. So don't worry about exposing your hidden blood talent for the time being. Those nobles I'm afraid the boy will not give up this opportunity to hunt in the wilderness, and maybe he will wait for you two in the depths of the wilderness." After analyzing the situation at that time for us, the old Kuru came to a conclusion.

The magic talent "magic perception" awakened in my body and the magic blood talent "blue flame" should not be exposed for the time being. Instead, the blood talent "self-healing" of this combat-type beast werewolf has already spread in the caravan Well, who let me be the apprentice of an old werewolf witch doctor from the orc race, and I can only be said to be lucky because I survived with the power of his blood.Orc blood power like "self-healing" is not uncommon in the human race, and such blood power is not favored by magicians. It can be said that almost no magician is willing to plunder the blood talent of combat.Moreover, the evil ritual of plundering the bloodline talent can only be performed by senior magicians, so few fighters are willing to bear the danger of hemolysis, and let the blood in their bodies be replaced with blood that has the power of bloodline.

The old Kuru's idea is also to make me behave more like a warrior in normal times, so as to conceal the specialness of myself.Throughout the afternoon, I have been worried that my magic talent will be exposed and I will be killed.But after the old Kuru's analysis, I felt relieved, let out a long breath, and wiped off the layer of oily sweat oozing from my forehead.On the contrary, the old Kuru was worried that the group of noble dudes would not give up and trouble us in the wasteland, but I was also worried that Mingqian would not dare to come to me. I think, as a qualified werewolf warrior, with Mingqian's This grievance is best resolved in the wasteland.

The old Kuru said: "Speaking of 'hiding', a combat survival skill respected by human rangers, the real origin is actually two different civilizations. The 'hiding' skills learned by scout rangers come from the kingdom of night elves. , in the Forest of Eternal Night, no one can find a night elf who deliberately wants to hide. And the 'hiding' skill learned by treasure hunters comes from the orc tribe. , The hunting skill that needs to be learned first, this skill of the orc is more inclined to trap and kill, and the werewolf usually uses this skill when dealing with wild beasts stronger than itself when hunting."

"Hehe! So, Jia, you can say that you have learned 'hide'. And I happen to know this skill..." Old Kuru suddenly laughed, his voice was a little hoarse, but his mood gradually changed with his words. It was well done, and at the end I was a little elated.

I think this only shows that the old Kuru cares about me. When he heard the news that I was fighting with Kuru, his heart was completely confused.But the more he talked about it later, the more he found that he could cover up this matter, so his mood suddenly turned from cloudy to clear. The old Kuru cared so deeply for me, which made me feel inexplicably moved again.

When the old Kuru held the alloy bow, the magic circle on the alloy bow burst out with dark green light, and the entire alloy bow seemed to be carved from emeralds, and then the whole magic halo Disappeared in the magic circle of the alloy bow.Kurz still sat beside the old Kuru without feeling anything, and my eyes were almost blinded by the dazzling green light. The old Kuru also looked at me and asked, "Can you see it?"

I nodded and said: "Very dazzling blue light, when I hold this bow, the blue light is not so strong, but when Kurz holds this bow, only a little bit of blue light disappears directly in his hand like an electric arc. Teacher, what is this?"

"This is the magic pattern circle of senior inscription masters. Only inscription masters who specialize in weapon inscriptions have the ability to enchant weapons. This is not only a magic weapon, but also a magic weapon with attribute requirements. I guess this It is something that requires mental power to meet the requirements to trigger the skill 'speed stimulation' on the magic pattern circle, this kind of magic pattern can only be seen on excellent weapons!" Old Kuru spoke at an unimaginable speed, Put a feathered arrow on the bowstring.

Both Kurz and I were dumbfounded, and he slowly explained: "Actually, this is the power of the inscription, and the power sealed by such a conditional magic circle will be extraordinarily powerful. The engraving of the seal happens to be the magic skill 'Speed ​​Inspire' that increases the rate of fire, it is very practical, and someone will sell it for three gold coins, it seems that this bow has been sealed for too long."

"Actually, the green light you just saw is the attribute of this bow. It is an excellent magic weapon with attributes. Although it only has a single attribute and can only reach the excellent level, it is already very rare among low-level weapons. Jia, you can feel the green magic light, it seems that your magic power perception is at least no different from that of a real magician." Old Kuru said to me.

What I care about is of course not the strength of my magic perception, because I find that after each battle, my magic perception will increase slightly. I think my current sensitivity to magic elements should even exceed level four Sister Guoguo, the magician.Even she can't control three magic force balls with one hand at the same time like me. Her limit is only two magic force balls slowly following the same trajectory.I asked the old Kuru: "Teacher, the magic weapons you mentioned are also graded, so is this magic weapon with a single attribute the lowest?"

"That's right, this knowledge actually needs to be known only after you become warriors. Since you are asking now, you might as well tell the two of you that the difference between ordinary weapons and magic weapons is not the inscriptions on the weapons, but the weapons themselves. Attributes, weapons with a single attribute are called excellent weapons. When the user meets the minimum requirements for weapon attributes, the weapon itself will reveal the attributes and integrate the attributes with the user. Therefore, the green you see The light is the light emitted by the attribute weapon itself when it unseals the self-seal. Some people call it a green weapon. In fact, there are more advanced attribute weapons. Weapons with two or three attributes are called exquisite weapons. When the user meets the weapon attribute When the minimum use conditions are met, it will emit blue light, which we call blue weapons. Weapons with four to six attributes are called epic weapons. When the user meets the minimum use conditions of weapon attributes, it will emit purple light , we call it Ziwu. Weapons with more than seven attributes are called legendary weapons. When the user meets the minimum usage conditions of weapon attributes, it will emit orange light, and we call it orange weapon." Old Kuru said slowly Then he added: "Usually these rare attribute weapons only appear in various auction houses and large weapon stores. I remember seeing a large weapon auction in the Black Iron City of Stan two years ago. The Green Weapon Dash Ax with a single power attribute was sold for 30 gold coins."

I sat in a daze in the tent, thinking to myself: I never thought that when I was shopping in this magical magical world for the first time, I would miss it out of nowhere.And Kurz smiled like a child, never wanting to take his eyes off the alloy bow.

(End of this chapter)