It doesn't take too long to tell, and everyone only needs to care about the subjects they want to learn. Percival's introduction did not focus on magic attainments, but differentiated the content and adaptability of the lectures. Lu Ning even added a few more names to the list of lectures he had prepared.
And soon, it was time to answer.
The old magician on the high platform raised his hand and shot a beam of white light into the sky. After a moment, raindrops composed of light spots fell from the sky, covering the entire square. Everyone lowered their heads slightly. Lu Ning followed suit and closed his eyes slightly. A kind voice suddenly sounded in his heart: "Think about the question you want to ask in your heart, use magic to pronounce it, I I’ll answer that for you, kid.”
To use magic pronunciation, simply put, it is to gather magic power in the vocal cords and replace the vibration of the vocal cords to produce sounds. Lu Ning tried it a few times, and then started to ask the first question.
"For what achievements do you admire Mr. Soigo-Osao so highly?"
Just a moment later, Percival's voice sounded in her mind: "He will show you the advanced skills of alchemy. My alchemy level is not as good as his, so I can't comment." Soygo was at the internal exchange meeting The result was ten perfect cobalt stones, so I think he's already made his mark on that path."
Cobaltite, one of the items created by alchemists that did not originally exist in this world, is of inestimable value. But from the perspective of an alchemist like Lu Ning, the "perfect" affix in front is the real value, so she even confirmed it again.
"Ten perfect cobalt stones?" She emphasized the word "perfect."
"Yes, I still have the level of appraisal, and the parliament has also conducted special calculations. This achievement may even be ranked among the top ten pioneering achievements of this exchange meeting."
Lu Ning's heart began to beat violently. She couldn't tell whether it was herself or because of the alchemist's instinct. Perfection - in alchemy, it means 100 purity. It is a word that has never been truly used since its creation.
"And if you want to pay more attention..." Percival seemed to have something else to say, "I have to say that the competition for the top ten innovations this year is much more intense than before. At least during this period, there have been countless magical achievements. If breakthroughs are made, old people like us may not be able to keep up with the times.”
Lu Ning heard a sense of joy from these words. She did not answer, but just raised her head and looked at the old man on the podium from a distance. In her clear field of vision, she seemed to see the old man blinking slightly, not knowing who it was to.
Unfortunately, she didn't have that many questions to really ask here all afternoon. She continued to ask a few alchemy questions, and then talked in detail about several courses that she was more interested in. After that, she said goodbye to Jiffany and left. .
She happened to come to the Green Silver District, and she also wanted to take a walk around this central area to see what was special about it compared with the outer urban area.
First of all, the obvious difference is that the buildings are very tall.
If the outer urban areas are all the classical Western-style street layout in Lu Ning's memory, then the central part has a bit of a modern metropolis. Although the architectural style is very similar to that of a medieval castle, the actual functions are the application of the most advanced magic tools. Technology is definitely better if we do not consider personal issues such as the environment.
There is also a commercial area here, but it is not a main street, but a whole area of houses. Lu Ning saw an alchemy shop and went in to take a look and came out quickly. The layout here is a bit too standard, which may make obsessive-compulsive disorder very comfortable, but Lu Ning still appreciates the lively atmosphere of Rainbow Mushroom with a sense of mischief.
Pedestrians on the street still have a sense of leisure, and people from outside places like the central city will come to visit anyway. The blockade has not yet been lifted, and the only solution left for people who are too busy these days is to wander around.
As we walked, the sky began to get gloomier, and some light rain even fell. Of course, there are many magicians in Evarang who can control the weather, but they will not interfere with the natural weather changes. Lu Ning does not know the magic to avoid rain, so she can only sneak into a nearby shop.
This is an antique store that sells antiques and treasures collected from all over the world. Of course, Lu Ning would not get involved with something purely for entertainment. After telling the clerk that she was just here to take shelter from the rain, she stood at the door of the store and waited. .
After a few minutes, the rain even started to get a little heavier.
Lu Ning sighed and thought about how to combine her things so as not to run back soaked. At this moment, an argument broke out in a corner of the store.
She listened carefully and roughly understood what was going on. Probably a customer wanted to buy a scroll and had to have it appraised first. After the appraisal was completed and it was handed back to the clerk who was about to install it, the scroll suddenly broke and the fragile paper was damaged. The clerk thought that the customer had damaged it and tried to exchange it quietly. Customers believed that the store was using inferior products to extort money.
In order to join in the fun, Lu Ning followed the rest of the people in the store and walked over to watch.
The clerk looked like a young man who had just started working. He was in his early twenties, and his blond hair was a little messy. I don't know if he didn't know how to take care of it or if he had caught it himself. He was wearing the uniform of an antique store and was sweating profusely while explaining to the customer. The customer is a woman in dark blue cloth, with cloth strips wrapped around her ankles and wrists, and a high ponytail. She carries two sabers, one long and one short, behind her back, and has a cloth bag tied around her waist. This attire makes several people think. The guests who went to break up the fight immediately stopped.
Ninja soldiers.
If a ninja soldier wears a family or clan emblem, he is basically equivalent to a dead soldier. If there is no emblem on his body, then the only word that can be used to describe him is an outlaw. There was no point in trying to break up a fight with a ninja soldier who had no idea of her temper and risked her suddenly drawing her sword.
The reaction in the store was also very fast. Immediately, a middle-aged man wearing a robe came out from behind, separated from the crowd and came forward, asking: "Corleone, what happened?"
The young clerk quickly turned his head: "Mr. Wesley, we are..."
He told what happened, and it was the same as what Lu Ning heard, so at least he might not have lied about the process.
Wesley immediately turned to look at the ninja soldier. With his identity and strength, of course he would not be afraid.
"Madam, if it's convenient, could you please tell me what happened? If the responsibility lies with our store, we will naturally not embarrass you and apologize to you."
After all, as a manager, he took the matter to the store in one sentence, comforted the clerk, spoke beautifully, and at the same time implied the second half of the sentence that was not said.
The ninja soldiers were not afraid either. Liu Ye's eyebrows raised slightly and he repeated what he had just said. Everything was consistent with what the clerk said, except for the slight difference when I handed over the scroll at the end.
"What I want is the content of the scroll itself. Of course I won't go out of my way to check whether there is any problem with the scroll. But the scroll suddenly broke when I handed it to him. Isn't there something inherently wrong? I deliberately tampered with the scroll? What do I have? What’s the reason for getting yourself into this kind of trouble?”
Wesley nodded, turned his head and pulled out the wooden shaft that was broken into two parts.
The break marks are new. Because of the age, there are some old marks on the edges, but this is normal. After Wesley looked at it for a moment, he said, "It is indeed newly broken."
Lu Ning raised her forehead slightly.
These people may be good at antiquities appraisal, but if they really don't have any professional knowledge in judging evidence, I'm afraid there won't be any problem.
Of course, this does not refer to dating, but the wooden axis itself is an alchemical product.
Lu Ning couldn't tell whether it would be more expensive to ask someone to make a scroll from natural wood or to have an alchemist specially refine one, but she knew that alchemy products could easily leave some weak points due to the purity issue. There was nothing wrong with this piece of wood when it was first made, but as it slowly decayed over time, the weakness was infinitely magnified, and one day it would break for no reason.
It just happened to cause a dispute.
A little investigation into this kind of thing by the antique shop would probably tell them what the problem was, but since Lu Ning knew this, she told the crowd. When Wesley heard this, he immediately called a clerk and asked him to go out to find the alchemist for detailed identification. Then he bowed slightly to the ninja soldier and said: "If this is the case, it should be the responsibility of my store. It is us who let you encounter this kind of thing." Please allow us to compensate you."
Immediately, he turned to Lu Ning and said, "And Miss Alchemist, thank you for your help. I wonder if you can accept our thank you gift?"
As soon as the matter came to an end, the crowd dispersed. Lu Ning shrugged, looked at Wesley and said, "Can you give me something to prevent rain? I think the rain outside will probably never stop."
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Lu Ning and Nin Bing followed Wesley to the side hall of the store and sat down in the rest area there. Soon a clerk brought two boxes. Wesley pushed the small box in front of the ninja soldier: "This is our apology."
The ninja soldier reached out and opened the box. There was a scroll inside. She unfolded the scroll and raised her eyebrows slightly.
"How did you know I wanted this?"
"You are a warrior. If you are really obsessed with calligraphy and painting, you should have something similar on your body, but you don't have it, so you don't come here for the artistry. I will boldly judge that what you want is The content above, that scroll originated from the East, and the content is 'Seven Twenty-four Soldiers'. Our store will keep rubbings of any calligraphy and painting antiquities. I think what you want is the content, whether it is new or old, it will meet your needs."
The ninja soldier nodded and put the scroll back into the box, looking very satisfied.
What was then given to Lu Ning was a large box. After Lu Ning opened it, he found a pendant in the middle, which was aqua blue and round. It felt very light. Next to it were sixteen black thumb-sized rectangles, neatly stacked on top of each other. Dig out suitable grooves in the flannel box.
She turned the pendant over, and there was a groove on the reverse side of the circle, which fit perfectly with the rectangular blocks.
"This is our thank you gift, it's called a water cup." Wesley smiled slightly and explained to Lu Ning, "Insert the water storage block into the pendant, and it will absorb the moisture on your body and keep you dry. Every The water storage block can hold about one cubic meter of water. If you want to empty the water inside, the water inside will flow out as long as the temperature is above 60 degrees."
This guy... is very good at getting his own way.
For ordinary people, this kind of effort is better than giving an umbrella, but for an alchemist, especially an alchemist whose core is replaced by Lu Ning, this kind of complex process with lots of development space is really great. .
Mr. Wesley handled today's dispute beautifully, and everyone was satisfied. As for how the store would solve the problem of the scroll, Lu Ning and Miss Ninbing walked out of the store together.
"Thank you for rescuing the siege." The attitude of the ninja soldier was actually pretty good, at least not as brutal as the legend said.
"It doesn't matter. After all, I noticed it, so I just said it casually. Ah, my name is Lilian, I didn't know you were..."
"Ninja soldiers have no names." She shook her head slightly, "You can call me Saber. I am very good at killing people, but I don't know anything else."
Lu Ning was stunned for a moment, Saber smiled slightly, turned and left.
After she left, Lu Ning's expression immediately returned to normal.
"Hard to say……"
She looked at the direction in which the saber left, then at the door of the antique store, and ran back in the rain.
In the evening, Lu Ning finally returned to the Moonstone District. She breathed a sigh of relief, but when she was passing by an alley, she was hit by someone running out of the alley. She quickly stabilized her body before falling.
"Sorry! I'm a little anxious! The rain is a bit heavy..."
"Be careful next time!" Lu Ning didn't want to argue. She was also in a hurry to go home, so she understood the other party's mood and hurriedly rushed into the rain.
Juno, who hit the person, pulled up his hood and smiled: "Let me see if you are a tourist."
The talent of Juno, the Red Tower Witch, lies in the art of six senses. The control of vision, hearing, smell, taste, touch and intuition are innate abilities. They cannot be directly applied to magic combat, but Fujii Yukine can no longer be satisfied.
Relying on the method of sensory theft, she spent ten days, from beating up the gangsters on the streets to figuring out the underground structure of the entire area from emerald to sapphire. Along the way, she focused on extracting all the people with problematic whereabouts and observing them. .
Without comparison, Lu Ning didn't know whether it was normal for her Lilian identity to be easily linked to multiple clues. However, these actions did not completely cover up the traces, and Fujii Yukine could always find some clues.
She wouldn't make a judgment based on some unreliable evidence, so she would attack him directly.
After doing this, Juno hummed a song happily and continued to rush into the rain.
"It's dark, people are sleepy, where have the misbehaved children gone~"
The night gradually enveloped the earth, and a rain connected the whole night, and the much-anticipated public day also arrived under the fresh air after the rain and the bright morning sun.
