Thirteen days later...
Alice drove to Warwick Castle in a cloudy and rainy day.
When the black carriage passed through the spacious crescent-shaped door opening, drove through the road paved with fine gravel, bypassed the huge and exquisite mermaid fountain, and stopped in front of the three-story main building of the castle, many servants, including gardeners, cooks, handymen, More than a hundred people, including maids, guards, butlers, are waiting here with bows.
Their expressions were flattering and embarrassed, and there was an unconcealable panic in their eyes.
Those who can stay are those who have signed a contract with the castle, so they are counted as part of the castle's wealth at this time.
Seeing the few people who got off the carriage first, everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
It was Kerr, Warren and the other four wizard apprentices, all of whom were "old men" who had served the castle for five or six years. Being able to see them made everyone feel at ease.
And when Alice in a light yellow dress appeared in front of everyone, they were puzzled for a while, and then formally greeted her under the guidance of the four wizard apprentices.
"Okay, let's go!" Alice waved impatiently: "Set up the residence for me first, and report to me after a while. The rest continue to complete their work!"
Everyone hastily obeyed.
An hour later, after a simple bath, Alice received the castle steward in the bedroom on the second floor.
This is an old man with a pair of gold-rimmed glasses on his nose, gray hair, and meticulous attire. He is also the old butler who has served more than fifty ideas in Willwick Castle. Of course, to be honored to serve a master wizard, he also holds the title of nobility.
In fact, it is also normal for the wizard to employ a large number of low-level nobles in his private property!
After all, there are too few ordinary people who can read and write, and there are too few people who know how to calculate.
"Tell me, what kind of property does this Castle of Wilwick have? I want to listen carefully!" Alice was wrapped in a soft silk robe, reclining in the seat, with an old-fashioned look.
Since she had just come out of the shower, her long golden hair was still wet, and from time to time, water droplets would drip onto the carpet. The silk robe was brought by herself, and it was so short that it barely reached her knees. When she huddled tiredly in the seat, her robe was retracted, revealing her snow-white and crystal-clear calves and slender bare feet, and those ten small and beautiful toes blooming like petals were even more eye-catching.
In addition to the old housekeeper who came to report, there were also the four wizard apprentices who had just "take refuge" in the room, two senior and two intermediate, but they all lowered their heads in the same way, not daring to peek at this maverick Ellie. the slightest.
Alice tugged at the silk robe that had slipped from her shoulders, covering the bright magic tattoo. Whenever she saw this complicated, exquisite, and three-dimensional mysterious tattoo stretching over her entire upper body, Alice couldn't help but recall the horrible pain she felt when she was lying on the alchemy laboratory table and being scorched by the scorching rays bit by bit. .
Greem has tattoos, which Alice already knew.
She even knew that the magic tattoo on Greem's body worked surprisingly well.
The previous old version of Balrog's transformation can bring him a double increase in physical fitness. Although the time is not long, it is enough to make people enviable. Now, with the integration of the knowledge of alien runes, the new version of Balrog's transformation can even increase its strength by about three times, which... this is a bit too heaven-defying!
The new version of Balrog's transformation endowed Greem with an extremely powerful Balrog's body, and the transplanted Balrog's heart can provide a steady stream of flame energy. The combination of the two has just created a super terrifying flame madman.
As the master's personal maid, Alice now knows Greem's true strength like the back of her hand.
Therefore, when Greem recruited her to the secret room and asked her solemnly and mysteriously if she would accept such a magic tattoo, the blood in Alice's whole body was about to boil.
The answer is of course yes.
As an extraordinary power owner, she will not reject any kind of knowledge and technology that can improve her abilities, so Alice agreed without a doubt.
But when she was lying naked on the alchemy table to receive the baptism of the magic tattoo, she couldn't help but regret it.
It hurts so much!
Is this a magic tattoo? No, it is absolutely not.
What is the difference between this and those alchemists who etched magic patterns and witchcraft arrays on witchcraft? It's just that one is a cold object that doesn't know pain, but she is a living person!
The scorching rays boiled the flesh and blood, neither deep nor shallow, neither big nor small, and the flesh grooves as thin as silk threads were filled with special alchemy materials in time. Obviously, there are special substances in the material that inhibit the regeneration of flesh and blood. Only in this way can we avoid the failure of the magic pattern due to premature wound healing due to a good physique.
Moreover, this huge magical tattoo is almost spread over most of the upper body, and it will inevitably pass through some sensitive areas.
When the scorching rays moved bit by bit in the sensitive area, Alice had to use 12 points of strong will to control the flesh and blood skin from shrinking and trembling due to pain, numbness and other stimuli. After all, the process of drawing magic patterns is rigorous and precise, and any deviation in the position of the lines may lead to the failure of the magic tattoo.
Therefore, Alice must transform herself into a numb humanoid object when her mind is clear. Only in this way can she avoid interfering with the drawing of the magic tattoo.
So the four hours of drawing a tattoo was one hell of an endless ordeal!
When Greem announced in her ear that the magic tattoo had been successfully completed, it took Alice even a quarter of an hour to get up from the alchemy table. In the end, it was Greem, the master, who took her back to the residence with knowledge and interest, and took her to rest for half a day before she regained all consciousness.
Greem specializes in fire, so he drew Balrog Transformation for himself, while Alice awakened the blood of the Fate Witch, and she is good at space talent, so Greem drew her...
And this is obviously tailor-made for her!
"In addition to the castle itself, the property of Wilwick Castle also includes a small manor, which is responsible for providing daily food and beverage items to the castle, including xxx slaves, xx buildings, and xx acres of vassal land...
In the city of Fandier, there is also a secret hut, two blacksmith shops, two bakeries...
Inside the castle, there are xx buildings, xxx rooms, xxx servants, xx barrels of wine in the wine cellar, and existing gold coins... "
Listening to the noble butler tirelessly listing all the castle properties, Alice finally interrupted him with a wave of her hand impatiently.
"You can write all these worldly wealth, just submit a copy to me. What I want to know most now is, what kind of private treasury or collection does that dead Sark wizard have?" Alice's exquisite porcelain doll-like cute A smile appeared on the little face: "You guys have already dealt with these things, haven't you?"
The faces of the four defected apprentices showed expressions of horror, and the noble butler even lowered his head.
"Don't dare, Master Alice. Wizard Thacker built his own collection room, laboratory and study room on the third floor of the castle, where outsiders are strictly forbidden to enter, even the former Miss Celia is strictly forbidden to enter unless summoned. "The noble butler showed an awkward smile on his face: "So we don't know what's inside!"
"Oh, what else?" Alice's eyes lit up immediately.
To be honest, as an apprentice wizard, who wouldn't be curious about a witchcraft laboratory established by an old wizard? It must be a lot of fun to be able to go there for treasure hunting!
Alice immediately rushed back behind the screen like a whirlwind, and when she appeared in front of everyone again, a tailored gray short robe, a short and delicate magic wand, a golden birdcage, a headband of wisdom, and neat glass test tubes lay in front of everyone. The waist was lined up, and Alice's fair and delicate fingers were almost covered with witchcraft rings shining with mysterious fluorescence.
Even the sharp moccasin boots under Alice's feet were faintly shining with the light of witchcraft.
"Okay, okay, I'm ready!" Alice yelled excitedly, "Let's set off now to investigate Wizard Sark's laboratory..."
"Us?" The four wizard apprentices raised their heads in unison, with ominous signs in their hearts.
"Of course it's us!" Alice clenched her fists tightly, becoming impatient: "You all came to protect me, of course you also have to go in with me!"
The faces of the four wizard apprentices instantly turned pale.
...
Sark Wizard's laboratory was established on the third floor of the main castle building.
Following the wooden spiral staircase, Alice and the four apprentices successfully set foot in this strange territory.
What unfolded before their eyes was a quiet and deep dark corridor.
Small candlesticks were placed at intervals on the walls on both sides of the corridor, perhaps sensing the arrival of the breath of life, with a light rubbing sound, the candle closest to them was silently lit. Then the candlesticks lit up one by one, and gradually extended toward the depths of the corridor.
The candlelight was very dim, but barely illuminated the half-meter area around the candlestick.
The bean-sized dim candlelight danced, adding a touch of weirdness and mystery to the dark and deep corridor!
Everyone couldn't help swallowing their saliva.
Magic chambers, witchcraft institutions, witch guards, mysterious strange monsters, terrifying witchcraft radiation...
Thinking of these creepy things, everyone couldn't help but their calves twisted. If it wasn't for Alice staring at them from behind, the four wizard apprentices would have dispersed and fled away.
Exploring an old wizard's laboratory? This is not much safer than exploring some ancient ruins!
As an elite wizard, Sorcerer Sark, if his witchcraft laboratory did not set up any warning mechanism, no one would believe his lie to children.
This abominable Alice was clamoring and rampant just before she set off, but as soon as she stepped onto the third floor, she shrank back logically behind the four wizard apprentices, still looking confident and confident, as she should be.
"Will, you go ahead!" Alice ordered, waving her small fist.
The guy named Will was just an intermediate apprentice, and he was undoubtedly the weakest among the four. At this moment, Alice called out his name, and looked back at the dodging eyes of the three companions, knowing that this matter was inevitable, and no one would intercede for him.
Will could only grit his teeth and take out a white finger bone, and blessed himself with a white bone shield, before stepping into the corridor carefully.