After obtaining all the magic materials and items he needed so far, Lucien stopped guiding magic apprentices such as Sage, Smile, White Honey, Mercury, lowered his voice, and smiled grimly: "Hey , I will end here this time, and I will explain it to you when I attend the party next time."
He has realized that knowledge is equal to money, and Lucien, who is very short of money and longs for money, of course will not exchange his knowledge for some useless things, and his own foundation is not solid. , Before studying, if you talk too much, you will be exposed, and it is best to keep it mysterious.
Being able to get a senior, profound official magician to guide so many magic problems, the sage and others were already very satisfied, and even felt that what they paid was far less than what they had gained, so they all stood up and put their right hands on their foreheads. , bowed deeply in the etiquette of ancient magicians paying tribute to their mentors, expressing their gratitude.
"Professor, next, we will start the exchange of items, 'knowledge', and magic discussions between us. You are welcome to listen in." The sage said to Lucien with joy.
The so-called magic discussion is different from "guidance". It is that everyone can speak freely on some magic issues and discuss with each other. It is completely open. If you are unwilling to express your opinion on even a question, you can leave after exchanging items. The sage invited Lucien to listen on behalf of all the magic apprentices, which meant that he could just listen but not talk.
Of course, in the eyes of magic apprentices such as Sage, White Honey, and Mercury, it is impossible for such a gentleman with extensive knowledge and strength to care about the superficial and apprentice-level magic issues discussed by himself and others. If he listens in, then on certain issues, he may suddenly become interested and speak a word or two, which will be the harvest that he and others have been looking forward to.
At present, Lucien still has some apprentice-level magic. Due to the interference of the knowledge he has brought and has not yet fully mastered, it is not smooth to analyze, and in terms of magic casting, collocation, and skills, it is only limited to witches. Notes and self-groping stages, so after hearing the sage's invitation, he was hit by a lot of money, suppressed his joy, and replied calmly: "Then I will listen."
"Thank you, Mr. Professor." Bai Mitang was the first to express her gratitude with her hoarse and slightly sexy voice.
After the ten magic apprentices finished exchanging items and knowledge, their discussion officially began.
Since most of the magic problems that needed guidance were solved by Lucien today, and the rest were solved in the exchange of knowledge and items just now, so after discussing a few problems, they agreed as Lucien expected. In the same way, I started to analyze some magic, the release and matching of specific magic and other small practical problems.
Although each magic apprentice must have retained his or her own unique skills and knowledge, Lucien has learned a lot just from discussing general magic applications, which has greatly made up for his shortcomings in apprentice-level magic applications. The gully between them has been filled a little, so I can concentrate on listening and concentrate on it.
It's just that, covered by a hood, in the eyes of magic apprentices such as White Honey, Oak Tree, and Sage, the powerful and mysterious professor completely despises the shallow discussions of himself and others, quietly thinking about profound problems , which made them all inevitably feel a little disappointed.
At around twenty o'clock in the morning, the magic apprentices stopped discussing and casually exchanged some news about the Black Forest of Melzer and several well-known ruins nearby. This secret gathering officially ended.
When sending the professor away from the basement respectfully, the sage said sincerely: "Mr. Professor, if there is any news about the ghost dust, I will tell you directly during the party. Of course, if you don't want to waste time, you can give me A way to communicate."
Lucien shook his head: "If you have any news, you can tell the owl, he knows how to contact me." Although Smile may not be reliable, but separated by a layer, there is a lot of room for buffering, and his own Knowing Smile's true identity, there must be no shortage of secret observations.
Mercury sighed slightly, looking a little disappointed: "Then Mr. Professor, will you come to the party in two weeks' time?"
The eyes of the other magic apprentices around them seemed to be focused on Lucien under the cover of the hood.
"Depending on the situation, it may be going to the depths of the Black Forest of Melzer, or it may be a critical time for the magic experiment. No one can say for sure what will happen after two weeks." Lucien is going to make it random whether he will attend the secret party or not. Behavior is unpredictable.
"At least I didn't directly refuse!" Mercury and other magic apprentices comforted themselves with a little relaxation. Before, they were worried that without the temptation of the "Arcane" journal, this mysterious Mr. "Professor" would not come again.
Lucien's harvest this time, besides the application of magic, also has a lot of real material, especially the set of magic experiment utensils is the heaviest. Luckily, Lucien insisted on exercising during this time, and his strength is much stronger than before. Only by growing up did he not appear embarrassed when he climbed the ladder to leave the basement, lost his poise, and forgot to be vigilant.
After leaving the basement, Smile communicated with his magic pet owl Doro with his heart at close range. Seeing that it wobbled and said that there was nothing abnormal, he signaled Lucien and the magic apprentices who came out to leave.
The night was dark, like a piece of cloth dyed black, Lucien randomly chose a direction completely different from the others, and walked quickly without panic or haste, turning east and west in the familiar slums.
When they arrived at a relatively spacious place, Lucien stopped suddenly and said coldly, "Your Excellency, come out and stop following me."
Quiet, still dark and quiet.
"I've already spotted you, don't hide anymore. If you have anything to do, don't follow me in a sneaky way, just ask in person." There was a terrifying icy aura emanating from Lucien's body, as if a powerful magic was about to cast.
In fact, Lucien didn't find anything, but he was careful and used the bluff tricks specially used by bad guys and evil magicians to deceive people, so as not to be followed by people. After all, people like Quicksilver and White Honey are behind Official magicians exist.
In the silent darkness, just as Lucien was about to go back home as planned, a crow croaked and flew up on the top of a tree in front of him, and left in another direction, as if He was disturbed by Lucien's voice.
I don't know if it was really being followed by someone else's magic pet or summoned creature, or if it just happened to startle the crow. In short, Lucien was very satisfied with the effect, so he shook his head pretending to be profound: "It's really..."
The breath of "Ice and Snow Avenger" subsided, and Lucien quickly walked into a slum street full of forks. If you are not familiar with the people here, you will definitely get lost.
While spreading his mental power, he continued to make turns in the forked road. When he finally left from a certain exit, Lucien saw that he still hadn't found anything before returning to his home.
It was already Lucien's limit to achieve this step.
After returning to the hut, nothing happened, and Lucien finally let go of his worries.
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A week later, late at night, in Lucien's hut, a large black hole appeared in a small kitchen-like place where the stove and earthen pots were placed.
This is a basement that is three meters long, 2.5 meters wide, and taller than a person. This is the laboratory built by Lucien every night for seven days with the magic circle of "micro-effect fossils into mud". The walls of the basement It is a hard stone, and a small magic circle that eliminates echoes is arranged above it, so as to prevent people from entering their house and accidentally walking to this place, judging from the sound of footsteps that the place below is empty.
In the basement, Lucien stepped on a stool, holding a silver dagger with magic runes, and pushed it with concentrated mental power to draw straight lines on the wall above.
This is the "sterling silver dagger" that Lucien obtained from the secret party for depicting the magic circle, and it is a part of the magic experiment vessel.
There are more and more lines, and the outline of the magic circle gradually takes shape. It is a small and complicated magic circle that can conceal magic fluctuations.
Originally, "elimination of fluctuations" was a three-ring magic, but because of its wide application, a small and weakened magic circle that is not so demanding and can be used by apprentices has been simplified in ancient magic. "Echo Cancellation" and "Manufacturing Mechanism" are the four magic circles that Lucien can use at present, and the others are apprentice-level things called magic traps.
After engraving the magic circle, Lucien took out a bag of black odorless powder, picked it up with a sterling silver dagger, and applied it to the lines of the magic circle.
This powder is very strange, no matter what it encounters, it can quickly stick to it. It is ground from a magical plant "Heituo vine".
After smearing the magic circle, Lucien took out the mercury and poured it carefully onto the magic circle. Drops of silver-gray liquid were sucked by the "Heituovine powder" like drops of water, sticking to it firmly. On the line, suddenly, the entire magic circle is full of silver-gray lines, shining with a strange light.
After placing some other materials in the correct position by various methods, Lucien held down the core of the magic circle with his hand, spread the spiritual power, and activated the magic circle.
The silver-gray lines lit up little by little, and the entire magic circle shone completely, and then merged into the stone wall, and no lines or light could be seen anymore.
Lucien got off the stool in a bit of exhaustion. Drawing a magic circle is very exhausting. It is equivalent to casting four or five informal spells. After ten days, the materials that make up the magic circle are completely exhausted, and you need to recreate the magic circle. replaced.
If you want to last longer, you must either use your own mental power to maintain it, or replace a formal magic circle with a complex structure that can slowly and automatically recover power, such as the one in "Ice and Snow Avengers", or find one that contains more magic power. Things, like the core of a magical creature, could be fur, horns, eyes, blood, etc.
"Finally finished the magic laboratory."
Lucien was recovering while sitting on the stool, because this was the magic circle for "eliminating fluctuations", which needed to be arranged last, while the other magic circles and magic traps were completed late last night and most of the night before.
After resting for a while, Lucien placed his magic experiment utensils one by one on the long stone table made by the reverse application of "Miniature Fossil into Mud", completing the final step of the magic laboratory layout.
Looking at the crystal glass products, exquisite small stove, etc., Lucien nodded in satisfaction, walked back to his hut from the stone stairs, cast the "opening and closing technique" and activated the "manufacturing mechanism" magic circle, and sealed the entrance .
From the outside, there is nothing unusual here.
"In the future, we can do some less intense magic experiments and spellcasting exercises."
Lucien went back to bed and took the time to sleep for a while, because it was almost dawn.
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"Lucien, take care of your health." Pieru looked at Lucien's complexion slightly worsened by staying up all night, and said deeply and forcefully again with compassion and concern.
Lucien smiled and shook his head: "It's just insomnia."
"By the way, I haven't asked yet, what musical instrument did you learn from Mr. Victor?" Pieru asked thoughtfully.