Heart of the Castle

Chapter 110 The Smoked Potion and Levi's Flag

The speed of the black shadow leaving was indeed so fast that Li Wei could only see a yellow light spot representing danger going away quickly, and quickly left the range of the detection technique.

This was the first strange thing the young knight attendant found after returning to the refugee camp. He took two crusader knights to the back of the blacksmith shop to check carefully, and soon discovered the cleverly hidden one. Pile up new soil.

"Dig it out." Li Wei thought for a while and ordered in a low voice.

The two crusader swordsmen drew out their two-handed swords without hesitation, and then emerald green grudges bloomed around their bodies.With the support of fighting spirit, the big sword penetrated into the ground like cutting tofu, and dug out the linen bag in a few strokes.

The sharpness of the two-handed sword of the Crusader swordsman is trustworthy. The linen bag was inevitably cut into several holes during the excavation, and some black fine powder was exposed. A pinch of powder observed carefully, and found that he had never seen such a thing before.

"Huh? This is..." The old magician's surprised voice sounded, and this pinch of black powder seemed to surprise the well-informed old man. "Little guy, take that bag and immediately find a safe place to enter the heart of the castle. I need to check carefully to see if it is what I imagined."

This is perhaps the most urgent request the old magician has made since Levi met Mr. Dish.Li Wei didn't dare to neglect, and immediately went back to his room, ordered two crusader swordsmen to guard the door, and then gently closed his eyes.

The familiar feeling of weightlessness surrounded his body. In the next moment, Li Wei felt his feet stepping on the grass like a green carpet, and then the feeling of spinning around gradually disappeared.

When he opened his eyes, he found himself standing in the middle of a busy camp.The surrounding wooden walls are tall and tough, and heavily armed archers are standing on the watchtower with shooting ports, their vigilant eyes are constantly monitoring the situation outside the wooden wall; several burly men are shouting chant , carrying a thick log and passed in front of Li Wei; a fat cook with a goose under his arm hurriedly ran to the place where the cooking smoke rose.

When passing by Li Wei, everyone would bow their heads slightly to greet him.

The old magician, Mr. Dish, was standing not far away in that crimson robe, smiling kindly at Levi, with warm approval flashing in his eyes.

"Little guy, you did a good job." The old magician said, he came over, picked up the linen bag from Li Wei's hand, then poured the powder inside into his palm, twisted it lightly with his fingers, and then Put it in front of you and examine it carefully.

"It really is this thing. This is the fuming medicine that the dwarves said." The old magician's voice was a little dignified, which made Li Wei curious.

"Mr. Dish, is the smoking medicine you mentioned treating any disease?"

"No, although it is called medicine, it can't cure any disease. If you use another easier-to-accept term, little guy, have you heard of black powder?"

The old magician's question made Li Wei's heart skip a beat. As a knight squire, he had never heard of this name in his 15 years of life, but from the memory of another soul, black powder is famous One of the dangerous goods.

"Mr. Dish, do you think this thing is... dynamite?"

"Oh, explosives? Yes, what you said is very accurate. It is indeed more appropriate to call these things explosives." The old magician replied with some surprise, "Smoking powders have been around for many years. Invented by over-the-top dwarves, the original intention is to use them to carry out some work such as mountain quarrying. However, after they flow into the hands of humans, they quickly become a very dangerous weapon. Don't underestimate this kind of thing This small packet of smoke powder can completely blow down an entire stone house, even the fireball technique cast by a high-ranking mage is not that powerful."

Li Wei was silent for a moment, and he thought of the place where the package was excavated—under the back wall of the blacksmith shop.

"It's a very interesting little device. It's rough, but it's very practical." The old magician flicked the inside of the linen bag a few times with his fingers, and squeezed out a small bead emitting a dim red light. "Look, this is an alchemy device that can delay the detonation of smoke powder. The main body is made of flame copper, and a small freezing magic is arranged in it with alchemy techniques. Before the magic power is completely consumed, the temperature of the flame copper can be reduced Control it within normal temperature. After this little freezing magic disappears, the material of the flame copper itself will gradually heat up, and when it finally reaches the level of igniting the smoking powder, boom!"

Li Wei was taken aback by the old magician's sudden voice, and his gaze on the bead became vigilant.

"Haha, little guy, there is nothing to be afraid of now. Without this bead as the detonating device, these smoking powders will not explode on their own before encountering an open flame." Although listening to the old magician say this, Levi Or stay as far away from the package as possible.The old magician saw Li Wei's fear, put the linen bag between his hands and closed it, and immediately turned it into nothingness.

"Don't worry, in the heart of the castle, even if it explodes, it won't hurt you, the city lord."

After seeing the cloth bag disappear, Li Wei finally let go of a big stone in his heart, and only then was he in the mood to look around carefully.Compared with the last time I left here, it looks much more prosperous.The guard tower for training pikemen and the archer tower for training archers are like two giants, standing on the left and right in the center of the camp surrounded by wooden walls; the blacksmith shop and the tavern are located under the two towers, one with a bright fire , the sound of hammering iron one after another, a bustling place, lively people coming in and out; more peripheral is very neatly planned peasant huts, windmills, waterwheels and other resource buildings, a small stream winds around the camp, in the middle of the clear stream You can even see fish swimming leisurely.

"This place looks more and more like a real village." Li Wei couldn't help but sighed and said, "When I first came here, it was still an endless grassland."

"This is just the beginning, little guy, the heart of the castle is not a village. Have you forgotten the majestic castle you saw in the phantom? That is the true appearance of the heart of the castle, the highest masterpiece of alchemy." Mr. Disch said, pointing in the direction of the tavern. "Little guy, are you interested in tasting the fine wine brewed by alchemy?"

"Is it really possible? Mr. Dish, I have always wanted to taste the taste of wine, but Sir Ston Knight never allowed me to drink it." Levi said a little embarrassed.

"Oh, there's nothing wrong with Ston Knight's approach. It's not a good thing to drink too much, and the little guys often can't control themselves. However, Levi, you are already 15 years old. You can have a coming-of-age ceremony next year. Drink a little or two There's nothing wrong with pouring a glass. Man, how can you live without good wine?" The old magician said with a smile, and walked towards the tavern with Li Wei one after the other.

The Castle Heart tavern is completely different from the Whistle and Pig tavern that Li Wei has seen before. The tavern is not too big, but the layout is very thoughtful. The wooden floor and the bar are fresh. The fresh scent of wood.The simple but dignified waitress came forward and guided Mr. Dish and Levi to the innermost part, where a small space was partitioned off by wooden boards, just suitable for three or two people to talk about some more confidential topics.

Mr. Dish ordered a glass of wine for himself, and a glass of full-bodied ale for Levi. While waiting for the wine to be delivered, the old magician listened to Levi's narration of what happened during this period, and he couldn't help but feel that it was a good thing. The current commentary points to some very critical issues.

"So, haven't you designed your own flag yet?" When Li Wei talked about the idea of ​​forming a militia group, the old magician suddenly asked with great interest.

"Ah, Mr. Dish, the flag you mentioned can only be used if you have your own family crest. I think I can only design my own after I have reached the level of a formal knight and inherited the armor and weapons of the Ston Knight. flag."

"It was too late at that time." Dish pointed to the table with his finger and reminded Li Wei: "The flag is also an important part of gathering faith, little guy, with your few devout believers bit by bit The accumulation of gems of faith is very slow, and it may not be able to accumulate enough to advance the heart of the castle to the next stage in a few months, and the demand for gems of faith will only increase after the heart of the castle. You must set up Taking your own flag into consideration, if you follow my suggestion, little guy, do you think the griffin is a good image?"

"Griffin? Is it the kind of animal embroidered on the coats of spearmen and archers?" Levi thought for a while.

"Yes, a griffin is a loyal, proud, and powerful magical beast. It has the characteristics of a male lion and a griffin. Some people call them a gryphon. By the way, little guy, after the next promotion, the castle will The heart can create such magical beasts, as long as you can gain their approval, you can command them to fight for you..." The old magician suddenly twitched his nose and took a deep breath.

"Mr. Dish, what's the matter? Let's continue?" Levi, who was listening eagerly, urged.

"Hey, the wine we ordered should have been delivered, let's take a sip to moisten your throat first!" The old magician smiled, leaned half of his body out of the wooden partition, and said loudly: "Hey, good girl, here, here Order wine!"

(End of this chapter)