my age of magic

Chapter 757. The Charm of the Black Magic Crystal
Holding the wooden railing in front of the eaves with both hands, Felix, who was sitting on the chair, had a faint smile on his face. There was a cup of steaming black tea on the wooden table beside him. He quietly watched me deal with the swamp giant in the yard. Alligator skin.

Katerina came out of the room, carrying a plate of small biscuits, put them on the table, and sat quietly on the chair next to Felix, with her hands resting on the wooden railing, her chin on the back of her hands, her plump Her lips curled up in a graceful curve, and her big red eyes were filled with happiness.

Brandon squatted beside me and made a 'tsk-tsk' sound, then turned his head and joked to Katrina, "Hey, Katrina, I found something about you."

Katerina's eyes were like crescent moons, she moved her lips slightly, showing her white teeth, and asked Brandon, "What, Brandon?"

Brandon smiled, and said frankly: "I think of when you first came to our Tanton City, you never smiled for about half a year. At that time, those of us thought you were a red-haired iceberg beauty, tsk tsk, I didn't expect you to be so gentle!"

Katerina's face flushed slightly, and she gave Brandon a blank look with anger and joy, but ignored him.

Brandon didn't care at all, and watched me seriously cut a piece of crocodile skin into two perfectly.

The outer skin is as thin as a piece of white paper, with natural dark lines hidden on it, and the magic power of the water element is constantly flowing. This leather retains the good water magic conductivity of the leather.

The other inner layer of leather is slightly thicker, and there are faint natural dark lines on the leather, but these dark lines are light and faint, and only weak magic power is continuously volatile in the leather, this layer of leather retains the toughness of the leather and fire resistance properties.

He was a little amazed at my skinning skills and said: "I never thought that people who become magicians can have such exquisite leather-making skills. Today is an eye-opener for me. It turns out that leather can be layered like this, my God. , if I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, I would have thought it was two crocodile skins.”

I smiled at Brandon, and then explained to him in detail, what is the difference between the two leathers. In fact, after splitting the leather in two, this crocodile skin cannot be used for magic pattern construction. , the thin outer skin has good magic properties, so it is a kind of magic paper that is not much more advanced than magic parchment. The tough inner skin does not have good magic properties, but it inherits the toughness and fire resistance properties of leather. It can also be used to make ordinary armor, but it cannot draw magic lines on it.

The leather of the second-level monster swamp giant crocodile is very tough. Even if it loses its good magic channeling properties, this leather is still very good. In fact, losing its good magic channeling properties only deprives it of the possibility of drawing magic patterns In fact, there are not many leathers of the second-level monsters that can be attached with magic circles. Inscription masters generally focus on the third-level monster leathers that are more fault-tolerant and have better magic-guiding properties.

After hearing my detailed explanation, Brandon finally understood what I meant.

"This is really a very good idea. It can not only draw magic scrolls with thin outer skin, but also use thick inner skin to make armor, and this armor maintains the excellent properties of swamp giant crocodile leather except that it cannot be enchanted. For those For the soldiers of the heavy armored infantry regiment, who cares about those magic pattern attributes, the magic pattern construction is just the magic equipment that those knights who have constructed will have." Brandon said in amazement.

He turned to Felix and said: "Felix, do you know what I'm thinking now? I finally understand why every magician and nobleman is so rich, but they just need such a golden idea, even if they don't spend a lifetime Enjoy inexhaustible wealth, but Mage Jijia, please rest assured, for your trust in me, I will firmly guard this secret about the handling of magic leather."

"Brandon, I think you must have misunderstood me. I don't mind if others know the method of dividing the leather. If you are interested, you can invite some leather makers to come and open such a workshop. I don't mind. What I said is true."

"The reason why I still make these at night is because in the magic store in Tanton City, I can't buy these magic papers made of thin enough crocodile skin. Those crocodile skins that are displayed in the window of the magic store The leather magic paper is simply too thick, and after being made into a magic scroll, it is rolled into a magic scroll, which is thick and large, and inconvenient to store."

"You may never experience the troubles of a magic scroll master."

"So, you don't mind if I use this idea to open a paper workshop in Tanton City?"

"Of course, not only that, but I can probably provide you with the formula of this leather-soaking potion. You must know that layered skinning is also a technical task. Without some small tricks, you will find that it is not as easy as it seems. Do you want to try it?"

"Oh... Me? Forget it, I don't know anything about leatherworking."

"Our visit at night is actually for this reason. You have been buying magic herbs and leather in the magic shops in the inner city all day long, which has attracted the attention of some nobles in the city. Yes, now Many pairs of eyes are staring at you, wanting to find out information about you."

"Brandon and I are not immune either. In fact, we were also entrusted to come to you as lobbyists."

I put on a look of surprise, and then asked Felix: "A lobbyist? What do you want to persuade us to do? Give up the purchase of magic herbs and leather? That's no problem. We've already purchased enough materials today. Next We've been busy for a while, and it won't be long before we return to Pereira City, and the deadline for us to stay in the Hierro plane is approaching."

Then I said: "It will take at least half a month to cross this sea of ​​trees on foot. We must rush back to Pereira City as soon as possible!"

Brandon heard what I said, and quickly waved his hands to explain: "No, I'm afraid you misunderstood, no one wants you to give up, on the contrary, many nobles in Tanton City are looking forward to you very eagerly, and you can show more! Black magic crystals to buy magic materials, what they need is the rare black magic crystals in your hands."

Then he said to me: "If you are afraid of delaying your trip, you don't have to. After three days, there will be an airship coming from Pereira. At that time, you can take that airship back to Pereira. It only takes a week for the Hierro to go back and forth between Tanton City and Pereira City, which is very convenient!"

Hearing the news of Brandon, of course I wanted to take the airship back to Pereira, but I felt that only three days was not enough to carry out the plan of Qige and me, so my face became a little dignified.

Seeing that my expression became a little nervous, Brandon thought I was afraid that the local nobles in Tanton City would trouble me, so he said: "Don't worry, in Tanton City, these nobles dare not mess around. No one can offend the Sanctions of the Magic Guild, at least under the rule of the Duke of Samoyed, the law and order in the inner city has always been very good."

I heard that Brandon may have misunderstood, and I couldn't clarify it, so I smiled slightly to show my gratitude.

Talking directly to Brandon about the magic spar in my hand, I said: "If this is the case, I am willing to use the black magic crystal to trade some magic materials with the nobles of Tanton City. However, in view of these black magic crystals The crystal can be exchanged for some meritorious service from the Duke of Samoyed, so its value cannot be like that of ordinary magic spar. As for the value, we can sit down and talk slowly, and the magic materials we need are not limited to our current ones. These types of acquisitions, of course, if there are better ones, we are also willing to ask for them.”

Felix on the side heard what I said, just took a sip of tea and almost spit it out, coughed twice before saying to Katerina: "Ahem, Katerina, have you never talked to Ji? Mage Jia about those black magic crystals?"

Katerina gave me a sweet smile, then blinked and told Felix truthfully: "He knows, Felix."

Hearing what Katerina said, Felix was a little relieved, and asked me: "Then why do you want to exchange these magic crystals?"

Then I was afraid that I would not understand the situation in Tanton City, so I analyzed it for me: "As long as you have to be patient for a few days, when the logistics department of the Duke's Mansion announces that you can exchange for meritorious service, you can directly take these black magic crystals to the logistics department to exchange for meritorious service. The crystal still belongs to you, but at that time, every magic crystal will be branded to prove that it is a black magic crystal that has been exchanged for meritorious service, and then they can freely circulate in the market like other magic crystals gone."

Felix took a breath, and continued: "Currently, the black magic crystals in your hands can buy more magic materials. The most fundamental reason is that they can be exchanged for meritorious service."

He said this, even if he had already clarified everything in the window paper.

Hearing Felix glance at Katerina softly, he said to me again: "Merit, this thing can't be bought with money in peacetime, only the knights who expand the territory can have it." It. It is the only way for the nobles to advance to the ranks. Of course, many nobles in Tanton City do not have such great ambitions. What they think more about is how to give the young people in their families Get rid of the crime, yes, many noble youths will collapse when the battle comes, and then... run away, hehe, speaking of it, this is really the biggest irony."

If it weren't for Katerina, I'm afraid Felix would never have said so much tonight.

But there was a slight sarcasm on Felix's face: "Those young nobles who may flee in front of the battle at any time are the highest officers of each army. What else can they do besides leading the army to destruction? "

Brandon on the side was worried that he would scold everyone in Tanton City, so he reminded him: "Hey, Felix, you are talking too much, this is not Trum!"

Felix became stubborn, straightened his neck and said, "I drank a little wine at night, and all I talked about was drinking. Who cares about a drunk old man?"

Brandon said to Felix, dumbfounded, "You should change your bad temper. I don't want to see you on the guillotine one day. Your words almost allude to all the young people in Tanton City. .”

Then he glanced at me again, smiled wryly and shrugged at me with some embarrassment, and then said with some self-deprecation: "It's ridiculous, this happens to be the status quo of Tanton City. Now, in addition to war horses, Durva Province , there is hardly anything worth mentioning."

Brandon asked me casually: "Magician Jijia, may I ask, where is your hometown?"

I raised my head, wiped my itchy face with the hand holding the skinning knife, and then smiled, and said, "Northland, I grew up in El City, Sloit Province, and I'm from El."

Brandon said with emotion: "Northern people, no wonder you still have the courage to cross the Black Forest alone in this situation."

Felix, who was drinking tea at the side, continued this topic, and suddenly said: "I have heard the name El City, and I heard that the golden cider there is very famous."

Like a magic trick, I took out a round-bellied thin-neck bottle from my magic purse, which was filled with golden wine, and by the light in the courtyard, it gave off a golden glow, which is a very mellow golden apple Wine, from the Zimmerman estate.I handed the bottle to Catalina and asked her to go to the room and take out two wine glasses, then I smiled at Felix and Brandon and said: "If you can drink, you might as well taste it, this bottle of golden apples The wine is very good and has been cellared for at least five years.”

Felix laughed loudly: "Haha, Brandon, it seems that we are here today, and there is still good wine to enjoy!"

So we talked and drank golden cider.

Felix is ​​still insisting on his point of view, he wants me to keep the Black Magic Crystal in exchange for meritorious service, of course, at present, this is in my best interest.

I just heard Felix say: "If you want me to say, of course it is better to exchange for meritorious service. As for those magic materials, as long as you have money, you can buy them no matter where you are."

Brandon immediately retorted: "Felix, I don't agree with your point of view. If you ask me, Ji Jia is a magician noble. Participating in an expedition to a foreign land, how many merits can't be earned back?"

Exotic?I seldom hear this word, and no one around me, whether it is a Yerkes scholar, a Shawn scholar, or other classmates and friends, has ever mentioned it.

Felix snorted twice in a heavy nasal voice: "Exotic expedition? Huh, you said it so easily!"

Brandon was holding the wine glass, his face was a little blushing, and his tongue was a little straight when he spoke: "It would be great if I had the opportunity to participate in an exotic expedition in my life. I heard that some exotic skies are strangely blood-red, although only when Cannon fodder, but it's better than being here. What's so good about it? Even if we can achieve a little bit of success? Isn't there still someone who will stand up to take our credit? The unlucky person this time is Disraeli , what about next time? Bao Buqi is you and me."

All Felix said was, "Brandon, you've had too much to drink!"

But I couldn't resist asking Brandon, "What happened to the Disraeli Knight?"

Brandon was a little drunk, and Katerina helped me ask Felix: "He is well appreciated by the Duke of Samoyed, and he is now in charge of security in the outer city. Could something have happened?"

Felix sighed, and just said: "Such an upright knight who disciplines himself and others, of course he won't make any big mistakes, but he has indeed been unlucky recently, and it's really nothing, it's just his meritorious deeds , was falsely claimed by the lord of his territory, but this seems to make sense, the heavy armored infantry regiment in his hand indeed belonged to that lord, he has always followed orders, and the meritorious deeds should naturally go to that lord Half of adults."

Seeing that I didn't understand, Felix explained again: "Half of his outstanding performance in the defense of the Trume stronghold was taken away by Earl Horace. According to Earl Horace, Disraeli Everything the knight did in the Trume stronghold was done under his orders, and the dogmatic Disraeli knight actually admitted it in front of the Duke of Samoyed, and he told the Duke of Samoyed all this true!"

I didn't expect Cavalier Disraeli to say that. He's a very honest man.

Felix said with some resentment: "Earl Horace was exempted from the punishment of running away when the stronghold of Trume broke the city, and he was rewarded by the Duke of Samoyed. He has been promoted to the second earl. Knight Disraeli could have Those who passed the title of second-class baron and directly promoted to first-class baron can only get one title of third-class baron now."

Brandon was a little sober at this time, opened his drunken eyes, smelled of alcohol, but was very clear-headed, and heard him say: "Speaking of it, it's really unfair! The one who escaped first got the biggest share." The reason for the reward is that his knights have made outstanding contributions. The victory over the Nibru tribe spiders in this battle has a lot to do with your ability to transport the ballista from Trum in time. These Lord Dukes are seeing it!"

Felix said: "What do you see? In the end, isn't it cheap for his family members?"

"..."

The night didn't seem to be that long. Even with the help of the orc warriors, it was already late at night after all the swamp giant crocodiles had been processed.

(End of this chapter)