"Sir, this road is currently blocked." The staff member who stopped Fang Plover was polite but inhumane.
Fang Plover couldn't help but be quite disappointed. In fact, he had expected this, but it was just a fluke - Brianne herself is an elf royal family, and is equivalent to a member of the royal family in the Kingdom of Kaolin. The accompanying Dawn Guards are cautious, experienced, and experienced in many battles. How can they be disrespectful to others? Take advantage of the opportunity.
He stood on tiptoe and looked inside, then looked back angrily. Thinking of the Battle of Bain, he couldn't help but recall what Querod had said to him.
That war seems to be deeply involved with the Chosen One, but how tragic must it have been for Quelord to say such a thing? If he had the chance, he planned to ask Miss Scarpet, after all, they had personally experienced that battle in the past - of course, the prerequisite was that he could contact the people from Dawn Star.
The Battle of Byrne took place thirteen years ago, but neither the Oshur Empire nor Corrin-Ithurion was clear about the cause of the war. The Empire invaded Nosnica and destroyed the border city of Kadoven located there. Corin-Ithurian immediately retaliated, and the Seven Heroes were portrayed as heroes who resisted the empire, but if you think about it carefully, it is full of doubts.
Kaolin-Ithulian seemed not so weak when facing the Empire that he needed to create a hero to exaggerate the tragedy. Backed by the Chinese competition area of that era, his strength should be at least equal to that of the Empire.
The participation of the Avenquin elves in the war also seemed a bit rash. The ancient agreement between the sages and kings allowed them to share their fate with the owner of this land, but at that time there was no fear of overthrow of the kingdom, nor was there any danger of war.
The seven heroes, except for Sir Stone Wade who died, the other six all went into hiding after the war. The two dwarf heroes, Aksu-Spark, returned to Steel Mountain and became the kings of the White Stone Clan. His brother, Avnorn-Spark, went to the depths of Eldron to undergo the Trials of Earthfire, and has not been heard from for almost ten years.
Needless to say, there are three elven heroes. Alanya, Elfina and Miaoxing are the elf kings of Avenquin. Another elf hero, Curufin, still follows him to this day. Brianne Caranthir-Miscellaneous Star, as mentioned above, retired to the mountains and forests, and has only appeared in Elpaxin again until now.
The human hero of the Battle of Byrne, the aura of the protagonist jokingly called by the selectors - the romantic magician Roban is now the court wizard advisor of the Kingdom of Kaolin. He lives in seclusion, his years are gone, and he has entered the The age of no doubt.
These people should have done more, Fang Yu couldn't help but think so. But he was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized the change in his mentality. In the past, he had no doubts about the story of the Seven Heroes, but now looking back, he found that the past events did not seem to be so logical and self-consistent.
Maybe this can be considered a kind of growth.
He thought that when he had the opportunity, he should learn about this war, just like a memorial to the lost youth. And it's not like the previous selectors could only dig out a few fragments of Aitalia's past from old papers, or try to figure out the specious era from songs.
Modern people have strict recording habits, and there should be a lot of information about that time in the community.
Thinking of this, Fang Plover returned to reality. Brianne Caranthill-Miscellaneous Star is like a figure that goes against his childhood, and the heavy construction of craftsmen is his present.
He then said to the staff member: "I am a trainee alchemist registered in Kapka. I want to complete the craftsman's exam here."
The staff member glanced at him suspiciously, but still nodded: "Then you can go through the side door, and someone will receive you there -"
So Princess Miaoxing can go through the front door, while others can only go through the side door. Isn't this blatant differential treatment? On Earth, wouldn't this be a typical case of political incorrectness? It would probably cause an uproar in the public opinion and surprise allied countries - Fang Yu suppressed the desire to complain, who called this Aitaria?
Cultural conflicts exist objectively, so just do as the Romans do.
He had to take Red and Parker to the side door. The lion man didn't take this seriously. He was a gentleman, and it was natural for a gentleman to make way for a lady, even if the lady had passed away for some time.
Parker complained that he was hungry again. Fang Yu was very surprised when he heard this. "Didn't you just have lunch?"
"And an apple," Rhett added.
"I didn't eat much, just a basket of bread. The butter in that store was really bad, the meat was undercooked, and the cheese had a sour taste. I asked them not to put sea buckthorn roe in it. You know the Papal people don't eat it. That thing."
"I have no idea."
Fang Yu replied, and the three of them entered the Craftsmen's Association from the side door at the same time.
This is actually a small hall where adventurers are usually issued tasks. The three of them passed through a row of suspended metal bulletin boards. Directly in front of them was a counter. Fang Plover heard a dispute coming from behind.
"Lotus, can you please be more agile? It's about to start!"
"Damn it, who do you think broke this thing?"
"That was three months ago, you old fool. And I said you just need to replace the parts. If you insist on saying that the alchemist is not an assembler, it seems that the assembler is more useful than you now." a little."
"Stop arguing, we've already missed the opening speech," another voice said loudly.
"Don't rush it, it's nothing to see anyway! Old Short Legs, have you stayed here for too long and learned the bad habits of humans? When did the upright and simple Ithurians care about those fancy things? All we care about is alchemy.
Fang Plover, what a few people call a 'flashy' human being, is standing in front of the counter, watching these old dwarves chattering away while concentrating on playing with a projection crystal.
They argued so fiercely that they completely dismissed him as air.
Fang Yu had no choice but to knock on the counter hard and said loudly: "I am a registered alchemist from Kapka. I hope to apply to complete the official craftsman assessment here!"
There was a sudden silence in the small hall.
The dwarves turned back and looked him up and down.
"Where did this little one come from?"
"Don't you see we're busy?"
"You said you were an apprentice alchemist?"
"Where's your leader?"
The dwarves talked in various directions.
Fang Yu was a little helpless. He knew that the dwarves in Ithurian were always stubborn, so he didn't bother to talk. He pointed at the projection crystal behind the dwarves: "I am really an alchemist, and maybe I can help you fix that thing." .”
"You, repair this thing?" The dwarves all opened their eyes.
One of them, in particular, Fang Yu recognized the other person as the dwarf who was repairing the crystal before. The latter shouted at him with his beard and eyes wide open: "Little guy, what are you talking about! You know what's wrong with this thing?" What place is this? Even I find it difficult. You—even if what you say is true, you are just a trainee alchemist. What can a trainee or a young boy do?"
"Aquette is right." Some dwarves agreed.
But before the former could finish speaking, he was pulled back by a white-bearded dwarf. The white-bearded dwarf shouted: "Wait a minute, wait a minute, why don't you let him try? Anyway, Arquette has proven that he It’s useless, why not let this little guy try it?”
"What are you talking about? Who are you calling useless?" The hot-tempered dwarf jumped three feet high, his beard almost standing up with anger.
But the other dwarves nodded after hearing this. "That's right, Arquette." They all said: "You have to admit that you are old and your eyes are dim. You have wasted too much of our time, too much. You don't want to miss the most exciting game, right? Why not let this little guy give it a try, maybe what he says is true?"
"That's impossible!"
Arquette said loudly, but he could not defeat the others. The stubbornness of dwarves was not only reflected in individuals, but also in groups. In the end, he had no choice but to step aside angrily and look at Fang Plover with squinting eyes, as if he was waiting to see the others making a big joke.
Fang Yu was still curious about what kind of game they were talking about, but this time he made up his mind not to join in the fun no matter what kind of game it was. The lesson he learned at Traveler's Rest was too profound.
The dwarves had already opened the door for him and asked him to go behind the counter to see the projection crystal.
Fang Yu walked to the crystal with some curiosity - he put his hand on the surface of the crystal and inspected it carefully. Akent couldn't help but snorted from his nose when he saw his movements - Amateur.
"Aquette, shut up!" The white-bearded dwarf said loudly not so much to support Fang Plover, but to defeat his old friend.
Arquette rolled her eyes.
But Fang Yu didn't take it seriously. Crystal craftsmen are a specialized category among alchemists. The selectors call them crystal architects. He is indeed an outsider in this field - but he has a great one. teacher.
Hayne Camp, who designed the Zero Crystal and the One Crystal, is definitely a master in this field.
Fang Yu has been reading the former's design drawings and experiences these days, copied the α crystal, and participated in the transformation of the β crystal, so he has gained some experience in this. He had previously heard these dwarves talking about the problem of replacing accessories, and vaguely thought of a problem he encountered, and couldn't help but guess whether the two were somehow related.
He is a practical person who does what he says, but he is also very technical, so he makes such a request. But at this moment, Fang Yu put his hand on the crystal, and he made up his mind, thinking that it was indeed the case.
It was exactly the same problem he encountered not long ago.
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It was dull on the field.
Even the stray horses in the stands couldn't help but be affected by such an atmosphere and felt a little nervous.
After the start of the main competition, seven teams have already taken the stage to complete the competition. Currently, the team from the Iron Oak Principality ranks first in total points, and the Kaolin-Ithurian Craftsmen Association ranks second. These two teams are basically determined to qualify.
From third to fifth, there is a fierce competition. Almost every team that may enter the top five will refresh the rankings after taking the field.
However, what made the Kaolin-Ithulian audience feel even more depressed was that the Elpaxin Craftsmen Association, which they had placed high hopes on, actually made mistakes in such an important part of the competition.
After that, the results plummeted, and it was basically impossible to enter the top five again.
For this reason, there was silence around the stands. This is the home court of the El Pashin Craftsmen Association, and one can imagine the depressing atmosphere.
Ms. Aisha next to her also clenched her fists, her eyes were red, and she was almost crying.
Wandering Ma couldn't help but look around awkwardly, and while adjusting the perspective of the shooting system, he saw that through official traffic diversion, the number of people in his live broadcast room had increased several times compared to the past.
However, most of the spectators were asking what happened - although not many people knew about the mainland league, people at least knew that Kaulin-Ishulian represented the Chinese division, but something was not quite right about the current situation.
The audience at El Paxin was lifeless, while the representatives of the Kingdom of Knights from the Ancient Tower not far away had proud smiles on their faces. As for below the stands, the leaders of the Elpaxin Craftsmen Association once again had a dispute with the competition organizers of the Guta Knights Kingdom.
The fierce dispute even reached the stands.
"What's wrong?" After hearing this, the wandering horse couldn't help but turn around and ask.
The old dwarf lady rubbed her red eyes and said angrily: "The airship on which the representative team of the Kapka Craftsmen Federation encountered a storm. According to the rules, the game time can be adjusted, but the people in the ancient tower did not Agreed, they are only allowed to adjust the competition order of the Kapka Craftsmen Association until the end.”
Wandering horses know that it is completely unpredictable whether they will encounter a sudden storm on the open sea. No one dares to easily pass through the turbulent clouds, not to mention that there may be lightning and thunderstorms. It is normal for the ship to stop and wait for the storm to pass. matter.
"Since it's a rule, why do we need to ask for their opinions?" he asked a little uncomprehensively.
"Because it's just an established rule," Ms. Aisha replied a little embarrassed, but her voice became a little angry: "This is a tacit understanding in the alchemy world. At least people don't want to see the competition being changed by the contestants. They are influenced by things other than their own performance. This kind of thing happens often. In the last round of competition, we even accommodated the third-ranked Guta team. I didn’t expect these people to be so despicable and calculating.”
She gritted her teeth in anger.
The wandering horse also frowned: "What will happen if it is overdue?"
"If the time limit is not reached, it will be considered as a waiver. If the Guta people do not pursue the case, they can continue to participate in the next round of competition. If they do, they will not be able to participate in the subsequent games. But even if they do not pursue the case, there will be one less round of competition. With points, we are basically out of the top five.”
Only then did the wandering horse realize the seriousness of the problem. He had done his homework before. The three strongest teams in Kaolin-Ithulian were the Kaolin-Ithulian Craftsmen Association and Elpa. Xin Artisan Association and Kapka Artisan Association.
In previous years, these three teams have also long represented Kaolin-Ishulian in the Oshur Empire. The three teams have each won the Continental League championship in history.
Now the Elpaxin Artisan Association has basically no hope of qualifying. If the Kapka Artisan Association team abstains again, then there may be only two teams in the Kaolin Kingdom appearing in the Oshur Empire finals this year.
The words of the dwarf lady also caused the live broadcast room to explode. I have to say that the domestic viewers still have a sense of justice, and they hate betrayal the most. The Kaolin-Ithurians accommodated the third-ranked team of the Guta people in the last round, so people believed that the Guta people should be polite to each other in this round, but they did not expect that the other party would turn their backs and refuse to recognize each other. This despicable behavior immediately angered the audience.
The gentlemen in the audience yelled and cursed in the live broadcast room, and the wandering horses smiled bitterly and did not dare to respond. The Kingdom of the Knights of Ancient Towers also has a force of choosers. Apart from the descendants of Flor, it is the largest force of choosers. Actually, he is Korean.
As for the performance of Koreans in international competitions, although Wandering Ma'er is just a scenery anchor, he has already heard about it.
However, there are some things that the audience members can say, but he cannot speak easily. After all, some of the things he says are politically incorrect.
So the stray horse could only pretend not to see it.
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