The sudden joy of the little magician named Leah caught Hao Ren a little off guard. He had prepared a lot of excuses, but none of them came in handy at this time. Looking at each other: "You don't know much anymore?"
"What else do you know? Wait until you admit that you are a black household?" Liya said while shaking the staff in her hand, "And seeing your reactions now, I believe that you are really a desperate adventurer." I’m home now. But I’m a little surprised, how come there are still children with children in the adventurer team these days?”
As she spoke, her eyes fell on Elizabeth. The little devil girl was fiddling with the pointed wizard hat on her head uncomfortably (in order to block the devil's little horns, because Hao Ren and his party did not realize that there was a magic weapon in this world. Free-walking demon race), she immediately raised her head when she heard Leah's words, baring her teeth threateningly: "You are a child! How can you be bigger than me?"
"The little girl has a big temper." Leah opened her eyes in surprise, and then smiled triumphantly, "Don't look at me like this, I'm a full adult—well, this place is not suitable for chatting, do you want to Come and sit in my mage tower? If you want to introduce each other, you still have to sit by the warm fireplace, right?"
This seemingly reckless female mage just invited a group of strange adventurers who suddenly appeared in front of her to rest in her mage tower. The power that can be exerted in the mage tower increases geometrically. In addition, the mage tower itself also has a large number of automatic defense facilities, so "inviting strangers to enter your mage tower" is actually just to verify that the other party is invincible in many cases. best means. If it’s really a group of rogues, then you must weigh this invitation—anyone who wants to play with a mage will try to ensure that the target is killed outside the opponent’s mage tower, instead of running to the opponent foolishly on the home court.
Of course, it is not ruled out that an assassin with a super awesome X can get into a magician's mage tower to open Wushuang, but if he really provokes that kind of opponent, there is no need to consider whether to go to the mage tower, nothing more than It's just a question of where to die...
Hao Ren can probably guess some of the twists and turns. After all, Holleta is also a world with a well-developed magical civilization. He also dealt with magicians there. Now, facing Leah's invitation , He pretended to think for a while and nodded in agreement: "Well, it happens that we have nowhere to go tonight. But before going to your mage tower, can I ask what direction the commission you mentioned is probably?"
This is a necessary question. If there is no such question, then the group of guys who call themselves "down-and-out adventurers" in front of me will look suspicious, so Leah didn't think much about it. She nodded: "Actually, just follow me to a ruin to find Just something. Of course, there will be a little bit of danger, but it is definitely not as exaggerated as what you heard from the mercenary union—every mercenary who followed me out came back alive! If you don’t believe me, you can go there tomorrow Ask the parties to inquire!"
Seeing the excited look of the little magician, Hao Ren couldn't help laughing: "Okay, okay, we're willing to trust our employer—but we still have to wait for you to clarify the details of the commission."
"Of course, I am the most honest person," Liya said proudly, and then pointed to the end of the alley with her staff, "Then come with me, let's go to my house first."
The female magician led Hao Ren and his party through the intricate back alleys of the White Maple Leaf City, and all they walked were hidden paths that ordinary people would not walk. This ancient city with a history of hundreds of years is like an ever-expanding and extending anthill. The streets and houses built by generations of residents are piled up in layers to form the main body of the city. , full of maze-like old alleys. If a newcomer strays into it, he may have the illusion that he will never see the light of day again for the rest of his life. Only locals who have lived in this city for a long time dare to plan their own routes in the alleys. The female magician is obviously a Quite a senior "native".
Under her leadership, a group of people almost directly passed through this layered and thick civilian area, and arrived at the mage area in the southeast of the city without passing through any official city gate at all.
It was already nightfall.
There is a saying that nobles are not necessarily mages, but mages are at least half nobles—as a well-deserved intellectual class and power group, mages represent advanced productivity and advanced knowledge in this world, so the people they gather The place must also be extraordinary.
Mages are qualified to live in the center of the city and live with lords and nobles, but this group of dead houses who are proud and keen on pursuing knowledge obviously prefer quieter places, so most of the cities The mage districts are all located outside the main urban area, and the one in White Maple Leaf City is no exception. The mage area here is located in the southeast of the city, and it is the only place in the whole city that is not protected by the city wall, but the mana barrier formed by dozens of magic towers and various automatic defense puppets make it more reliable than any city wall. Here, the glow emitted by various magical devices and the discrete magical energy filling the air illuminate the entire city, no less than the brilliance of the lord's mansion in the center of the city, and the towers quietly standing in the night sky The magic tower adds a lot of mystery to this city that never sleeps.
In such a luxurious and high-end urban area, Liya's shabby and dilapidated mage tower naturally stands out from the crowd.
Her tower is in the place closest to the civilian area in the entire mage area. It is a stone building only more than 20 meters high. This building has obviously been in service for a long time and is seriously lacking in maintenance. The outer wall of the tower is mottled and cracked , the original coating has long been eroded by wind and rain, and in some of the places where it has fallen off the most, even the magic metal wires buried in the tower wall are exposed, and there are squeaking sparks in the air. Looking up along the body of the tower, you can see loosely closed windows and incomplete window sills. An iron pipe protrudes from a certain window hole, and wet clothes are still drying on it.
Compared with this tower, any building that can be seen in sight is resplendent and magnificent.
Hao Ren lowered his head silently, thinking that the only way for Leah's mage tower to exist reasonably in this urban area is to write "demolish" on the wall...
"This is my mage tower!" Liya pointed at the gate with her iron staff, and then she noticed the eyes of Hao Ren and his party, and she was a little embarrassed, "Aha...the funds have been tight in the past two years, and it has not been repaired much. But don’t worry, the magician’s things are fine as long as the magic power structure is complete, and the things inside are still very useful, including hot water and heating. Let me tell you, don’t look at this tower is very old now, But this is a symbol of seniority, it is one of the earliest mage towers in this area, and it was the tallest building here when my teacher's teacher's teacher was still alive!"
Since then, the tower has not been renovated at all, has it? Miss, how many generations have you been poor
Lily poked Vivienne's arm secretly: "Hey, Bat, being so poor should be related to you?"
"Shut up!"
Liya thought that this embarrassment could not last any longer, and the best way to end the embarrassment was to stop the group of people in front of them from looking at the big house around them, so she hurriedly led the guests inside: "Ahem, everyone, follow me , Don’t be restrained, it’s like coming to your own home. Ah, be careful when you enter the door, this brick is a bit mobile... "
A group of people entered the Mage Tower. Indeed, as Liya said, although the appearance of the building is a bit dilapidated, the facilities inside are still complete: at least the lights are still on, the table has four legs, and the door can be closed...
The environmental control circle in the mage tower is operating as usual, and the warm spring-like breeze dissipates the cold air in the night outside. Although the circular main hall on the first floor is simple, it also has a warm fireplace and seating for rest, which is enough to entertain A small group of visitors.
After Liya entered the door, she casually threw her staff aside and took off the worn-out robe. These two things automatically flew to the coat rack and storage rack against the wall and settled themselves down. Then, in light house clothes, she went to the fireplace and touched one of the brass carvings on it, and the flame immediately became brighter, and the stove itself changed in another way.
It turned out that the whole thing was some kind of illusion device.
"There is a warm wind enchantment here, and the stove is actually not used, but my teacher likes this kind of useless thing very much, saying that it feels like home, so I kept it," Liya said while directing those The shiny brass tea stove and cups and saucers went to make tea and pour water. At the same time, he asked Hao Ren and his party to find a place to sit down, "Sit down, don't be rigid, there are no annoying rules in this mage tower, just feel free."
Hao Ren sat down near the fireplace, looked up and looked around the place. After ignoring the furniture and magic tools of unknown purpose, he saw a row of round photo frames hanging on the opposite wall. There is a bust of a mage nodding to the guests in the living room, with their names written under the frame.
"My teacher, my teacher's teacher, and all the masters...hah, they are all abnormal and dishonest people," Liya said in a helpless tone when she noticed that Hao Ren was looking at those portraits, " The first generation challenged a dragon to death after drinking heavily; the second generation challenged a dragon to death after taking a serious drug; the third generation challenged a group of dragons to death after drinking heavily after taking drugs; I didn’t drink or take medicine, but I ran to propose to the dragon, and was beaten to death by the dragon’s husband... My teacher is the most normal one, he was blown to death by the dragon-slaying spell he developed before he had time to challenge the dragon gone."
Hao Ren: "... How much hatred does your family have with the dragon?"
"Don't talk about it, I'm tired," Li Yasheng waved her hands irreverently, "Before explaining this commission, let's introduce... 噫? This sister, what is sitting on your shoulder?"
She looked at Vivian in amazement, and a little girl the size of a figure was sitting on Vivian's shoulders.
Hao Ren was startled the moment he saw that little thing: "Hey, why am I talking to this guy..."
"biubiubiu!"