Several people waited in the living room for a while. Fang looked at the decorations on the surrounding walls and seemed a little embarrassed. Only a furry little monster not far away looked at them nervously. When Xiang took a crystal ball on the coffee table, it hurriedly screamed: "Sir, that thing is..."
"Okay, Lulu," Sylvide interrupted with a smile: "Mr. Box is just curious, you have to keep an eye on him."
Gremlins are known to have long lifespans, and some even outlive their owners. The two dwarfs of Anduriel had followed him since his prime, and Sylvide had known them since she was young.
The dwarf grunted. The dwarves and gnomes thought the dwarfs were stupid, but in fact they had very good memories, so they recognized Sylvester from the beginning. It knows that this is the granddaughter of its master's friend. Although it cannot distinguish the relationship between humans, it also knows that this is also one of the 'masters'.
Before they could see the legendary alchemist, they heard a burst of laughter coming from inside the house. "Holy saints, look who this is?" The laughter shook the ceiling, and a surprised voice said in the laughter.
Fang turned around and saw an old man with white beard and hair, but energetic, walking out with a cane.
The old man looked at them with a smile in his silver-gray eyes, and of course he mainly looked at Sylvester: "The little girl from the Albert family has not been seen for several years, but she has grown into a great beauty. Look - and Your mother looks so much like her, she's almost carved from the same mold."
He had one hand behind his back, and his words were teasing: "After your grandfather left, you and your father haven't been here for a long time. I almost thought you had forgotten me, this old guy."
Sylvide smiled slightly, nodded and said, "Mr. Andure, long time no see."
"It's been a long time," the old man said, shaking his cane. "I heard some bad news. After your father left for the second world, I always wanted to see you, but due to some reasons, I was never able to make the trip. Besides, Princess Brianne and I wrote to say that the lady was of noble character, so I was relieved.”
Sylvide nodded: "I learned a lot from Mrs. Burler. She is a very good person, but it's a pity that good people are not rewarded. After I escaped from there, I never heard of Mrs. information……"
There was a hint of sadness in her light blue eyes, but she remained calm.
Fang? listened to the conversation between the two and could not help but look at the noble daughter with some surprise. It turned out that the other party had known Princess Brianne for a long time. It seemed that the lady who lived with her was also personally selected by the Elf Princess. .
However, given the relationship between Brianne and Prince Coleman, and the relationship between the Prince and Sir Mawei, this does not seem surprising.
"Hmph," Anduriel snorted softly when he heard the words, a hint of disdain flashed in his silver-grey eyes: "The juniors of the Falost family have forgotten a little. They seem to have forgotten Kaolin - Ithulian is an alliance kingdom, not the private property of some families - a hundred years ago..."
The old man's eyes flashed, and he stopped his mouth in time.
He changed his words and said: "... After I heard about you, I didn't stop causing trouble for them. Although this old man is no longer the leader of the Southern Alchemist Alliance, at least my words are still useful. The funny thing is that I am no longer the leader of the Southern Alchemist Alliance. They also wanted to convince me, but it was a pity that it was a waste of time to trouble old Falaise guy..."
In the kingdom today, the only people who can look down on the prime minister are probably these immortal legends from the previous generation.
Fang couldn't help but glance at the other party - it turned out that the Alchemist Alliance and the Craftsmen Association were not on good terms, and it seemed that the other party was behind it. The former president of the Alchemist Alliance obviously had considerable influence on the Southern Alliance. .
He looked at Sylvester aside again, thinking that Miss Ship Officer must have guessed this.
As expected, Sylvester secretly nodded to him.
The noble daughter turned around again, and then replied: "...it is difficult to fight against the royal family with the power of the Southern Alliance alone. Instead, it will only give the 'juniors of the Falost family' an excuse to intervene in the south."
She quoted the other party's statement, and Fang? actually understood it. 'The junior of the Falost family' refers to the prime minister, because that is the other party's surname.
"Do you really think I'm angry, little girl?" The old man laughed dumbly and shook his head: "...This is also the interest of the Southern Alliance. Neither we nor the dwarves or elves will just sit back and watch the royal family. Dominate."
He suddenly stopped and looked at everyone: "Wait a minute, little girl from the Albert family, this is nothing like you..."
There was a trace of surprise in Anduriel's silver-gray eyes: "So that's it, you are the elf Alvin Quinn, you are here to be a lobbyist for Princess Brianne——"
He was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help but burst into laughter. His laughter made the ceiling tremble again: "I should have thought of this earlier. No one in your family is simple. You, like your father, never go to the Three Treasures Palace without any trouble."
The old man even made a wisecrack from the earth.
After all, this is the Chinese competition area, and the cultural interaction is deep and mutual.
Sylvide only smiled slightly: "You guessed it wrong, Mr. Anduriel, Princess Brianne asked me to take the message, but she also planned to come to see you in person. I came this time not because The main reason for this is to come and visit you.”
The old man laughed loudly: "I don't believe you. You have been very cunning since you were a child, little girl Sylvide."
Sylvester was rarely embarrassed, her face flushed slightly, and she couldn't help but glance at her captain.
But Fang? obviously deeply believed that, in his opinion, his ship officer lady should grow a pair of fox ears.
Looking at his expression, the noble daughter knew what he was thinking, and couldn't help but narrow her eyes dangerously.
And Uriel was watching the interaction between the two. Apparently he had noticed the three people on this side - Fang Yu, Luo Yu and Xiang Xiang. Tata was hidden in Fang Yu's hood and did not show up.
The old man smiled and said: "Okay, since the little girl from the Albert family is just here to visit me, this old guy, then we won't talk about these unlucky topics." He pointed at the few people in the party and said: "No. Can you introduce to me, are these the Holy Chosen Ones?"
Sylvide nodded: "This is the box and Mr. Luo Yu."
"Who is this……"
She paused and looked at Fang He: "His name is Ed..." The girl suddenly held Fang He's hand and pulled him to Anduriel. She did not speak, but her face was slightly red.
Fang? He didn't react at all. He only heard a buzz in his head and was stunned.
And Uriel looked at the pair of boys and girls, looked at the hands they held together, couldn't help but smile and squinted his eyes, obviously understanding something.
"Grow up, little girl from the Albert family," the old man smiled slightly: "It's a pity that your father has not come back from the second world, but as your grandfather's old friend, let me help you test this young man."
Sylvide hid her mouth and smiled, but did not answer.
But Fang?'s mind was in a state of confusion. He didn't understand what was going on, but there was a buzzing in his ears.
The old legendary alchemist was looking at his right hand with an old and insightful look, and the metal glove fixed there suddenly showed a trace of amusement.
"Alchemist?"
"Ah?" Fang? was completely at a loss.
The old man had already seen the coat of arms on his chest.
Alchemists from different places have different coats of arms. A flash of light flashed in the old man's eyes: "Kapka Society?"
Fang? Only then did he react and nodded completely mechanically.
Anduriel found it a bit interesting. This little guy actually had the same origin as him, and he seemed to have passed the apprenticeship stage. Although it was an indisputable fact that the Holy Chosen entered the country very quickly in the early stage.
But he is well-informed and naturally knows that at Fang?'s age, he is considered a leader among the Holy Chosen Ones.
"Since your crush is an alchemist, little girl, it's a coincidence," Andurel replied with a smile: "It just so happened that our group of old men came up with something interesting recently. Little guy, come and play a few games with me. How about chess?”
"Playing chess?"
Although Fang? was a little confused, he was not stupid yet.
There are several kinds of beast-fighting chess in Aitaria, as well as some chess games from the earth, which have been widely spread on the floating continent for half a century. But since the other party mentioned alchemy, it was definitely not an ordinary chess game.
But didn't they come to each other to identify magic items? Why did they get involved in playing chess again? Fang couldn't help but look back at Sylvester, but the noble daughter only smiled slightly and ignored him completely.
Fang? He was confused, and he didn't know when he had offended this young lady.
The old man obviously didn't give him a chance to refuse. He turned to the little monster with his cane and said, "Lulu, take us to the basement."
He turned back again: "Little girl from the Albert family, you and the others are coming too."
Sylvide nodded.
The little dwarf led everyone through a corridor. The sunlight outside the arched window fell on the carpet. Sylvide looked at the snowy scene outside and then asked: "Are there other guests in the manor?"
Anduriel also looked at the carriage outside the manor and nodded: "They are from the Copper Bay family." The old man sighed: "Dwarfs and dwarves are obsessed with technology and know nothing about the intrigues in the human world. This time my old friend was used as a gunman——"
One of Fang? and Sylvide knew the alchemist pattern of Corin-Ithurian very well, and the other was from the noble circle in the kingdom. After hearing this sentence, they immediately understood that the person who came was the chief craftsman. The president of the meeting.
Falaise Copper Bay.
"Isn't it bad for you to let Mr. Falaise wait for us alone?" Sylvide asked a little surprised.
"Let him wait, this brainless guy," Anduriel said a little angrily: "He has been taken advantage of without realizing it. It will be good for him to let him cool down for a while."
Although the two of them were verbally angry when they saw him, they were obviously angry because their old friend was being taken advantage of without knowing it. They did not really want to give the other party a blow, but rather were dissatisfied with the Prime Minister's actions.
This feeling of sulking is more like the behavior of a child than a legendary alchemist.
Sylvester couldn't help but smile.
And Fang Yu's uneasiness about the other party also disappeared a lot.
Several people walked all the way to the basement - the basement was not as dark as they imagined, but instead seemed very spacious and bright, with brilliant lights. A crystal chandelier hanging from the ceiling made the place bright.
Under the light, the yellow copper pipes transmitted heating from the outside, dispelling the severe cold underground and making the room covered with thick carpets warm as spring.
This place is more like a luxurious workshop than a basement. Rows of bookshelves are arranged around it, densely filled with thick books. There are also ladders with several little monsters going up and down. Organizing rows of books.
Sylvide has never seen any of these dwarfs, they are obviously slaves that Anduriel bought later. In the center of the basement is a huge machine with a round shape and a copper-colored appearance.
What about East and West? I have seen it at the Artisans Association. It is a magic furnace.
Anduriel led everyone to the magic furnace. There was a hexagonal prism-shaped transparent crystal in the center of the huge magic device. He snapped his fingers, and a ray of light lit up from the crystal and fell to everyone's feet.
Fang? Only then did he realize that this magic furnace seemed to have been modified - in Aitaria, transparent crystals are almost certainly non-attribute crystals - it is not surprising that the magic furnace uses non-attribute crystals as its main crystal, but this one is obviously A little too big.
As soon as the light shines on, a staggered grid immediately forms, floating in mid-air. And above the grid, there seem to be some different virtual images suspended.
These virtual images seemed to be chess pieces standing on them, but when Fang looked carefully, he discovered that they were small, flexible projections.
Some of them look like clockwork goblins, but some look like other different constructs.
He was slightly startled, and suddenly felt that he seemed to have seen this thing there. Isn't this the training system sent to him by the ID named Shana? Although there are some differences, they should generally be of the same type.
They are all devices that project the craftsman system into the reality of Aitaria.
"Speaking of which, little guy, you should have passed the professional assessment, right?"
The old man turned around and looked at him with a smile: "I wonder if you still remember Kapka's assessment equipment, which was also invented by the great alchemist Ed - speaking of which, the great alchemist has the same name as you. The training magic engine he invented was mainly to train the next generation of alchemists."
"Later, that thing was passed down from generation to generation and became an inevitable part of the inheritance of alchemists. However, for thousands of years, no one thought of improving it." He sounded a little proud, as if he was showing off a proud work. : "But this one is different. It is an improved product of the magic engine used for training."
"This is something we, a bunch of old men, came up with out of boredom. Speaking of which, we also borrowed some designs from your selector system." And Uriel handed a crystal to him and Sylvester: "It But there is not just one here, but many, and we have connected them together through the Ethernet magic network——"
He signaled Fang? and Sylvester to pick up the crystal.
As soon as Fang held the crystal, he immediately felt a connection between himself and the huge magic device. He glanced at the crystal in his hand. He was an alchemist himself, so of course he immediately realized that it was a resonance crystal. .
But it was much larger than the resonance crystal in his memory, and it seemed to have some different structures inside.
He was observing, when all kinds of voices suddenly came to his ears - many old voices, arguing with each other, as if Fang was suddenly in a vegetable market where bargaining and arguments were endless:
"A bad move!"
"Bronze Nose, your old guy's skills are getting worse and worse."
"Shut up, you jackass idiot!"
"I'm just not used to this stuff..."
"Pay attention, he started to use the seventeenth construct..."
"Damn it, you cheated!"
Fang? Listened to these sounds dumbfounded.
He raised his head and saw that the 'chess pieces' on the light net not far away came to life one by one. They were in front and back of each other, advancing and retreating, and attacking each other fiercely.
It turned out that it was not an optical network at all, but a chessboard.
His mouth opened wide.
At this time, Anduriel held the crystal in his hand and shouted: "Everyone, be quiet!"
The voice coming from the crystal fell silent.
But the noise returned in an instant, and a voice shouted loudly: "Old blacksmith, what kind of prestige are you, this old and immortal thing, doing here?"
"Haha, didn't you go to receive that old guy from Falaise?"
"What, you drove him away!?"
Even though Anduriel was thick-skinned, he couldn't help but blush, thinking that these old guys like him were going too far. The nickname 'Blacksmith' was given to him when he was learning skills in Kapka. Because of his clumsiness during his apprenticeship, the master craftsman of Kapka Academy at that time once called him stupider than a blacksmith.
Therefore, this nickname has been passed down——
However, it is doubtful that this so-called clumsy evaluation of being able to become an apprentice of a great craftsman is actually somewhat credible.
"That's not the case," the old man raised his snow-white eyebrows: "I asked him to reflect on it."
"here you go."
shouted the voice in the crystal.
"Everyone," Anduriel continued: "Let me introduce some children to you."
"kid?"
There was another silence in the crystal.
After a while, someone asked: "Why, old blacksmith, you finally enlightened and accepted a student?"
Andurel was holding the crystal, smiling but not answering or refuting. He just asked: "Why, can't you? Old Copper Nose, aren't you clamoring for someone to play chess with you? Why don't you come and test me as a 'student'?"
Since every voice in the crystal has a nickname, Fang? can't tell who these nicknames represent.
But he is not stupid, and he naturally understands that the person who can call each other such a person as Anduriel is afraid that the other person's status is also not low. Moreover, judging from their previous methods of manipulating flexible structures on the optical network, these people are obviously all experienced great alchemists.
However, as he held the crystal, he actually felt a little dazed for a moment.
He had heard Anduriel say before that they connected these magic engines through the magic network, but he hadn't realized what that meant. But at this moment, he suddenly understood what the other party's words meant.
Isn’t this the Internet?
A sneer came from the crystal, and the old voice with a thick nasal tone muttered:
"Old blacksmith, are you going to find a little guy to deal with me?"
"I'm not going to be fooled by you."
"But I also have a young man here, why don't you let them try?"
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