Lu Ning went out early in the morning and rushed to Guanwu Academy. In order to attend the lectures, she had already agreed with Howard that all future refining would be completed and handed over to him at night instead of in the morning.
Even though Lu Ning set off so early, when she arrived at the Guanwu Academy area, she still found it was crowded with people. She didn't even know there were so many people in the Moonstone District. She finally managed to squeeze through the overwhelming crowd and entered the college. Then she found that there were even more people outside the lecture classroom.
It’s no wonder that Lyles is young and handsome, and is a royal magician with great achievements. It’s normal that so many people want to come and listen to his lectures. Fortunately, Lu Ning asked Catherine and knew that this confusion was just because it was still early.
"Everyone line up!"
A sharp shout came from the door. Lu Ning saw Liz and another student wearing swordsman clothes standing at the door. After the two shouted these words at the same time, they pulled out the swords with their backhands. Magic dust fell from both sides. The sword fell with a layer of bright golden firelight.
Immediately afterwards, the two of them stabbed at the stone steps under their feet, and the splitting lines of fire spread outward from the tip of the sword. When people hurriedly ran away, Lu Ning was already standing at a safe place that she already knew, and two flames came from her side. As she passed by, the people nearby ducked away, giving her the opportunity to quietly move forward.
The golden flames quickly formed a maze-like guide line on the ground. In order to avoid the fire, people finally formed a line reluctantly.
"Take out your identity documents, line up, and enter in pairs. Anyone who dares to cause a disturbance will be disqualified. In serious cases, he will be handed over to the guards of the Moonstone District for processing!" After Liz said these words sternly, she stood with another student. By the door, the two who were lucky enough to be at the front of the queue quickly took out their certificates and handed them over.
Following the queue, Lu Ning slowly came closer. This was the first time she had seen Liz in a working state. She gave a different impression than usual. After receiving the badge handed over by Lu Ning, Liz could not even look at it. Without blinking, he completed the inspection according to the procedure, handed back the badge and waved her hand to let her in.
As soon as she entered the large teaching hall, Lu Ning felt her arm being pulled by someone. She turned around and saw that it was Catherine. The two of them did not need to say hello and walked to the fourth row together, which was almost the best seat in the entire teaching hall. .
"Good morning, Lilian." Xue Ni greeted Lu Ning with her usual smile. She was sitting next to her, and there were two empty seats between Catherine and her.
"Should I sit in the middle?" Lu Ning was surprised.
"It's different where you sit?" Catherine pushed her down and said, "Good news, that matter... is basically done. My tutor has come back several times, but he always came back in a hurry and left in a hurry. The school knows this. It's perfect for me to use as prevarication. You have spared time in the past two days to help me refine a potion... Don't refuse! Xue Ni has already told me what you are capable of."
"Oh, okay." Lu Ning didn't want to refuse. She didn't know what plans Catherine had made. This was intentional. Now, judging from the prototype of the plan she proposed, what needs to be refined is probably the magic surging potion, which is a kind of primary alchemy potion and can be purchased, but it still makes it more difficult for Lu Ning to refine it and find out. Judging from the situation in Catherine's family, they probably wouldn't think that an apprentice like her could refine a primary potion.
At this time, the crowd gradually filled the teaching hall, and even people were sitting in the aisle. No one is coveting the only empty seat here, but the sharp crystal thorn on the seat can directly shut up people.
When Lyles came out, there was a burst of moderate cheers. He was indeed quite handsome, but as a royal mage he must have adapted to this reaction. He just waved his hand appropriately, put down a file folder in his hand, and began to prepare the podium. During this time, the door was also closed, and Liz and the student were the last to come in. Catherine waved her hand to remove the magic, and Liz sat down with a straight face.
"Good morning, fellow travelers in magic." Lyles started today's lecture with an opening remark.
Magic reflux is actually a very sophisticated magic theory. Even elementary-level magic does not necessarily require this skill. After all, the magic loss is not as much as the cost of maintaining the reflux. However, for Lu Ning, there are still many points that can be added to the alchemy she is currently experimenting with. The magic power on the refining array cannot truly form a backflow, but by extending the range of the magic flow, there are some ways to replace it, so she took notes very carefully.
The three-and-a-half-hour lecture went by in a flash, but many people still felt that they still had unfinished business. These truly talented magicians can indeed provide a lot of help to low-level magicians. Lyles also knows some teaching techniques, so that the whole lecture does not seem boring.
After some questions, Lyles's lecture ended, and he would go to the ruby area. Looking at the expressions on the faces of some students around him, he seemed to want to follow them there.
Lu Ning didn't need it. Everything said in the lecture was very clear, and she didn't need to listen to it a second time. After a quick lunch in the cafeteria in the college, she entered Guanwu's alchemy laboratory under the guidance of Xue Ni.
The display of results is also a very important part of the open day. Not only the finished products, but also all research records can be viewed in the photo crystal next to it. This free learning atmosphere is more popular with some students than lectures. Lu Ning walked around the specially opened space in the laboratory. In fact, the level of every exhibit here was far beyond her current level, but what she cared about more was the various different techniques used by these alchemists in the refining process. means processing.
The foundation lies in the formula, and the upper limit is imagination. Some of these alchemical products have no practical use at all, but the fantastic ideas behind them are the real value.
Lu Ning even saw a hypercube, which was probably the highest level masterpiece in this alchemy laboratory. It was suspended in a glass vessel, with fascinating dimensional curls and extensions, and the crystal used eight layers of stacked arrays and four The simultaneous refining process carried out on two alchemy stations is both a headache and awe-inspiring.
"Oh my god, she's so stunning."
Lu Ning heard an alchemist next to her sigh.
This sentence was about the slowly rotating geometric object in front of him. Lu Ning glanced at him and found that his eyes were even more passionate than those in love.
Yes... Although most alchemists end up staying in the fields they are familiar with, the fledgling people still hold on to the oldest dream of turning stone into gold.
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The situation was still the same the next day. The only difference was that Lu Ning set out at night.
She needed to rush to the Topa District to listen to the lecture of the great mage-level alchemist. Boliwell was also going there, so Howard hired a car to take them there.
Hiring a car in Avalon was very expensive, and Lu Ning could see Old Howard's hands shaking when he paid the fare.
Teleportation is still disabled, so people have to find transportation on their own. Originally, Lu Ning said that she could walk there. Lillian, who was able to walk across mountains and rivers, was in good physical condition. However, Old Howard told her directly: "You also take the car. I at least feel that I have gained back one more person." .”
Looking at his expression, Lu Ning suspected that if it weren't for the only two seats in the car, he would have sat in it.
As for Boliwell, he was also too arrogant. At this time, he dozed off against the carriage as soon as he got on the car. Lu Ning opened a corner of the curtain, looked at the street scene of Evarang in the night, and thought about what might happen next. things and their own tasks.
The magic book has a target, but how to make rubbings is still a problem. There are also clues to the crystals of light and crystals of darkness, so identifying the book thief may not be enough in the first round. As for the opening of the library... I'm afraid something big is going to happen to cause this to happen.
Next, optional missions and your own secret mission.
The original canon can be done in conjunction with the main quest, and she also has some ideas for the World Stone. However, the two organizations "Twilight Thieves" and "Book Burning Officer" are still hidden. Although Lu Ning suspected that the shadow that cut off her clues might be related to these two organizations, she did not have any evidence.
Finally, there is the "informant" issue. This Lu Ning is going to just let it happen. She has a neutral attitude towards tourists she doesn't know, unless it is really a tense situation.
When the sky became slightly brighter, the car arrived at Topa District.
The streets and architectural styles here tend to be Japanese-style, with mostly wooden buildings and many small but exquisite shops along the streets. The coachman shouted, waking up Boliwell. He climbed out of the car in a daze, and then sneezed due to the cool morning dew.
Lu Ning also got out of the car and looked at the place with some curiosity.
Since she was coming, she also asked Old Howard about the specific situation of Topa District.
This area is famous for the Pu Yun clan, and therefore there are many magicians from the East, just like the streets of the Turquoise District are filled with monks and knights. People will live in groups in places they are familiar with, so even if Puyun later declined and eventually left, Topa District did not change its long-established style.
The four families that now support the Topa District are also from the East, Kyogoku, Kamo, Yayu, and Akiyama. Lu Ning's target, the Royal Alchemy Academy, was taken over by the Kamo family about fifty years ago, but everything was done behind closed doors. Many students didn't even know that there was family control behind the academy.
The two got off the bus nearby, and within a few steps they saw the academy's landmark building, the Royal Alchemy Room.
After seeing Jia Essen's campus full of magic and historical accumulation, Lu Ning could no longer feel novel or shocked by the splendid architectural style of this college. Finally, the two of them got up so early and ran over. Now there are only some people gathering in twos and threes at the entrance of the college, not blocked like yesterday.
"Don't worry..." Boliwell yawned, "Alchemy is not a very popular subject, and it is not very versatile. We can find seats."
Having lived in Evarong for so many years, Boliwell's judgment was quite accurate. Even when the sun rose and the two found the lecture venue, they didn't realize how many people had gathered here.
"So few people are interested in alchemy?"
"The main problem is that Soygo is not famous. This lecture is called 'Advanced Alchemy'. If you don't know, you might think you are reading from a textbook." Boliwell rubbed his eyes.
"I remember that among the alchemists alive today, the level of Grand Mage is capped, right?"
"Having said that... you know, people often believe in the authority they know, rather than trusting an expert who appears suddenly." Boliwell shrugged.
Lu Ning thought what he said made sense.
But after all, it was a Grand Mage-level lecture, and there were quite a few people arriving one after another. However, this number was not as large as yesterday. Someone was specially sent to organize a queuing route. Two students stood at the door and checked the identity of the incoming person. Just put it in.
The huge lecture hall was actually not full of people.
Lu Ning spread out the notes in her hand. Although she knew that Soygo might have problems, of course she had to take advantage of the opportunity to gain knowledge.
Without any preparation in advance, at nine o'clock exactly, a man wearing a gray dress and as thin as a bamboo pole walked straight onto the podium from outside the door.
Soygo-Osao's appearance is not amazing, and even his clothing taste is not very good. The gray dress does not match his gray hair at all, and the short beard on his face does not look trimmed, but makes him look uncomfortable. People feel a little sloppy. He was very thin, and Lu Ning noticed that he had a scarf around his neck and a pair of black gloves on his hands. All the skin on his body except his head was covered.
And when he saw the number of people in the lecture hall, he raised the corners of his mouth in contempt and slapped his hands lightly.
"I didn't expect there were so many idiots here."
As soon as this provocative sentence was uttered, some people were ready to take action.
However, Soygo was not prepared to wait for anyone to answer.
"A venue that accommodates 500 people! Only 396 people attended in total! Even the most obvious level gap like Grand Mage can't make up for the idiot's thinking inertia! Alchemy? Haha, eating dirt is more suitable for this group Guy."
He pushed his hand hard on the table and made a loud noise.
"And even those of you here probably don't have many bright minds. Alchemy...formulas, basic rules, transformation formations, magic flow, your brains filled with a bunch of debris, I'm afraid you don't even have a clue. Nothing useful at all."
Lu Ning and Boliwell remained calm, but students behind them suddenly stood up.
"We came to attend the class because of your level, we didn't come here to be scolded without learning anything!"
"Aha, very good, then let me ask a question." Soygo raised a hand, "How many of you here have read three alchemy textbooks?"
Except for Lu Ning and a few apprentices, most people raised their hands.
Soygo smiled contemptuously: "Very well, everyone who raised their hands, your brains are basically useless."
