The scenery on the courtyard in the distance is probably the occasional waiter passing by under the palm trees, and the loose robe, because it is not common outside the silver sand sea.
The hollow railings there were naturally painted white.
The building here is quite traditional in Istanian style, and the environment is much more conservative than that of the Sand Lodge. There is only a low table under the corridor and a thick animal hair carpet spread out - Fang Plover and Ale The husbands sat across from each other on the floor. There was a square cloth on the low table, with plates stacked on it, containing food, fruits and vegetables. The baskets contained flour cakes, the tips of which were like hills, and the quantity was abundant. This seemed to be the custom of desert people. Tradition.
This is the second time the two have met.
Aleph was sitting across from the short table, looking at him with brown gem-like eyes with a hint of expectation, and said: "Ed, Master Borod has returned to Questak."
"He heard that you repaired the tower magic furnace and hoped to meet you."
"So are you free?"
The other party's eyes were sincere, obviously hoping that he would agree.
To be honest, Fang Plover was a little embarrassed. He just did a small favor for the other party with purpose that day - at least in his opinion, but the gratitude shown by the other party was beyond his expectation - at least judging from the other party's attitude, it seemed that he was really grateful. He became a friend.
But he quickly calmed down. He had some intentions, but they were not too ulterior. At best, it was just a duty to Her Royal Highness the Princess, and she didn't plan to do anything else. She just planned to find out news about Penelope's royal family from the other party.
Since we are in a strange place, maybe it would be good to make some friends.
In fact, early that morning, the other party's entrustment sent him a letter, saying that he had something to discuss.
Before this, he would have been too preoccupied to agree, but in the past two days, his investigation in the city had no clue. There was no news from the palace, and he was almost always present in the city where everyone gathered, large and small. I searched everywhere, but there was no rumor about the eldest princess anywhere.
In desperation, everything seems to have to go back to where it started.
He made an appointment with the other party's servant to meet at the izakaya three days ago, which was where he was now.
However, Fang Yu did not expect that the so-called 'important matter' turned out to be such a thing.
So he asked a little helplessly:
"Who is Master Burlard?"
"That's my teacher," Aleph replied: "He's the court alchemist. You may not have seen him."
Fang Yu actually went to inquire about such a person, but there was no such person in the Istania Craftsmen Association. He thought he was a noble alchemist or something like that - but he didn't expect that he was a court alchemist. However, it is said that court alchemists also belong to the category of aristocratic alchemists, just the category exclusive to the royal family.
He was suddenly startled after hearing this answer: "Court Alchemist?"
Aleph nodded.
"But you said he is your teacher?"
"Yes, my full name is actually Aleph Saliai Penelope."
"Aleph-Saliai-Penelope, what is this name...?"
There was a hint of surprise in Fang Yu's tone.
Aleph put down the wine glass in his hand and smiled: "Ed should have heard of the surname Penelope. This is actually not surprising. I didn't intend to hide it, but you didn't ask at the time. I am exactly A member of the royal family, to be precise, Babartan, the King of Sand, is my father."
Fang Plover opened his mouth. "So you are His Highness the Prince?"
Aleph nodded.
Although he said this, there was no hint of pride in his words, and Fang Pliance even heard a hint of worry in them.
However, this idea only flashed through his mind, and then he couldn't help but be surprised. What he was amazed at was his good luck. For the sake of the eldest princess, a person who seemed to have some status in the Adventurer's Guild and whom he met casually turned out to be a member of the royal family or a prince.
For a moment, he didn't know what to say.
However, after thinking about it, Fang Yu realized that it was hard to say whether this was good luck or not. The other party is a member of the royal family, but he is in the middle of this vortex. Compared with the nobles who have nothing to do with them, he can be said to be a party directly involved. If he rashly inquires about things in the palace, will it arouse the other party's suspicion?
Sometimes, having relevant information and not having relevant information are just hearsay. The degree of sensitivity to a thing cannot be equated. The other party is a prince, so he will not be unclear about what is happening in the palace. After all, the other party is his father and the other party is his sister.
It is appropriate to say that he is a party involved.
Fang Yu pondered for a moment, but Aleph could see that his new friend was worried, so he couldn't help but ask:
"What's wrong, Ed?"
"It's nothing, I just feel something in my heart." Fang Yu replied, shaking his head.
Naturally, he would not express his thoughts.
"Feeling something?" Aleph looked at him strangely.
He had imagined many reactions from the other party when he heard about his identity, but he had never thought of the phrase 'feeling something in his heart'. However, Fang Yu's attitude aroused his curiosity. He had also met the selector. After all, he was not as respectful as the aborigines about his identity, but he was still more or less curious.
What does this 'feeling from the heart' mean?
Aleph looked at the other person and couldn't help but said: "If Ed encounters any trouble, you can tell me. You just did me a big favor. According to the principles above the sea of sand, I should return a favor to you."
Fang Yu smiled bitterly: "I said, it's just a commission."
It's not that he doesn't want to nod, but what should he say otherwise? Let the other party take you into the palace to meet with Her Royal Highness the Princess?
Thinking about it, I know it’s unreliable.
Seeing that he was unwilling to talk, Aleph thought for a moment and stopped asking further questions. Instead, he talked to him about the previous matters related to the magic furnace.
"Ed, after my teacher returned from Kaga, I heard that you had repaired the tower magic furnace. Especially since I heard that you were so young, I have always wanted to see you."
"He is one of the best masters of Istania's magic construction school. He rarely gives advice to outsiders. It will always be beneficial for you to meet him."
When Fang Yu heard about the Magic Construct, he couldn't help but become a little curious. He did encounter some minor problems in the actual application of the Siren Construct, but after all, Ren was no longer in Tansnir, and there was no Ms. Erna who could Teach him how to use magic constructs all the time. Moreover, the 'Star Network' skill provided by Delan also contains a lot of knowledge related to magic construction.
But this is secondary, mainly because his current investigation has reached a dead end. Under unimaginable circumstances, this is the only way to go.
In front of him was a member of the royal family, the kind who could enter the Istania Palace at any time. If he didn't seize this road, what else could he think of? Since the other party wanted him to meet that Master Burrard, then it wouldn't be a bad idea to meet him. He had seen many master craftsmen with both ability and political integrity in the Craftsmen's Association, but he had never had much contact with the aristocratic alchemist.
Seeing him nodding, Aleph couldn't help but be a little overjoyed and asked hurriedly:
"Then let's leave now?"
Seeing that the other party seemed to really attach great importance to this meeting, Fang Yu was a little surprised and nodded again.
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After walking out of the izakaya, two desert knights were negotiating with the owner behind, but did not follow for a while.
Fang Plover looked back and suddenly asked: "Does Aleph know Princess Afifah?"
The young man turned back and looked at him in surprise: "Of course, that's my half-sister. What, does Ed know Afifah?" As he spoke, a soft look appeared on his face involuntarily. : "My relationship with Afifah is pretty good, but of course it's not as good as her relationship with her sister."
Fang Yu glanced at the gentle expression on the other person's face, and a trace of surprise flashed in his heart. He asked Afifa, of course, to ask the eldest princess, but if he asked the eldest princess directly, he was afraid that it would be too abrupt and make the other party think of recent events. But unexpectedly, the effect was surprisingly good, and the other party actually took the initiative to mention Princess Rupert.
Just looking at Aleph's demeanor, why does it seem like he doesn't know anything about the eldest princess?
If the eldest princess was under house arrest, why shouldn't he have such an expression when he mentioned the sisters?
But Aleph continued: "It seems that today's matter has something to do with this matter."
Fang Yu was slightly startled. "how?"
"Ed doesn't know yet, but the magic furnace you repaired is the gift Afifah and I are planning to give to my father." Aleph smiled awkwardly: "My father's fifty-fifth birthday is coming soon. , this is a special day for the desert people, after all, it was at this age that the first Sand King established Istania."
"Afeifa has been preparing this gift for a long time, but I accidentally broke it, and Master Burrard didn't return in time. If it hadn't been for Ed, I would have been doomed. So I said you help You’ve done me a huge favor, it’s no joke.”
Fang Yu vaguely felt that the other party had not fully said what he said. For example, how could the gift prepared by Afifa be in his hands? But he didn't care much about these trivial matters. On the contrary, when he heard the birthday of the Sand King, his heart moved slightly, and he wanted to ask something, but when he saw the two knights coming up from behind, he thought for a while but still did not speak.
Just keep this in mind silently.
Although Master Borod is a court alchemist, he does not live entirely in the palace. In fact, he is the court alchemist of Kaolin, and of course he does not live in the palace. Kaolin's court alchemists even went a step further. They were directly named under the Craftsmen's Federation, and some of them were even dispatched by the Craftsmen's Federation.
The master's residence is not far from this place, just diagonally opposite the Adventurer's Guild. No wonder the prince went to the Adventurer's Guild to find someone. It seems that the master will still take risks when he is fine. The Association of Professionals takes a temporary position.
However, although the journey was short, Fang Yu still found the opportunity to ask some indirect questions about recent events in the palace.
But what surprised him was that he didn't know whether the young prince really didn't know or was pretending to be stupid. He asked for a long time, but he couldn't find out the reason.
In just a few words, the two of them arrived at their destination.
The place itself was an alchemy workshop, but it was normal for an alchemist to transform his residence into a workshop, so Fang Plover was not surprised when he saw it. There was even a guard guarding the door of the workshop, but the other person obviously knew Aleph and let them in without looking away.
The furnishings in the workshop are also familiar to Fang Plover. They are not as good as what he saw in Duron and Vanric. The workshops under the Elfendor Council - and the Rose Workshop are much more luxurious than here. . Istania is not only a marginal area on the political map of the Kingdom of Corin-Ithurion, but also on the actual map and the alchemy map. No matter how prosperous the magic construction school is, it cannot change this.
This is evident from these details.
If it were the private workshop of the court warlock of the Kaolin royal family, it would definitely not be like this.
However, Fang Piao did not underestimate a true master of alchemy. Just like Ms. Erna, no matter how she was the president of the craftsmen's association in a remote country, her level was far beyond him.
Class suppression is that simple and clear.
The meeting with Master Borod was also not beyond Fang Plover's imagination - but the other person was younger than he expected. He originally thought that the master of alchemy, the court warlock, was an old man, but he did not expect that the other person was still an old man. A middle-aged man in the prime of life.
There are just some slight spots on the temples.
The other party was also surprised by his youth. After discussing with him the principles and structure of the tower magic furnace from the perspective of a professional alchemist, he couldn't help but praise his knowledge. However, Fang Yu heard something different in his words. It turned out that the master alchemist thought he was a liar.
Of course, this does not represent Master Bolard's current understanding. After a face-to-face discussion with Fang Plover, he has completely given up the idea and appreciates Fang Plover's youth and talent very much. However, alchemists are probably such a group of people. Apart from the things they specialize in, they rarely think about other things. They speak directly and directly. In a few words, Fang Plover figured out the whole story.
Fang Yu was a little dumbfounded for a moment, but he probably understood what the other party was thinking. After all, such young alchemists are common, but such a young crystal craftsman also knew something ancient like the tower magic furnace. If it hadn't been for him, he might have felt like a braggart.
In addition, the other party is also the teacher of His Highness the Prince, so one must be cautious in this regard.
However, after the misunderstanding was explained clearly, the meeting made both parties feel that the trip was worthwhile. In front of a real master of alchemy, Fang Plover is nothing, but his insights on the tower magic furnace and ancient alchemy have benefited top master craftsmen like Arquette a lot, and even Unintentionally contributed to the reappearance of the fighting goblin, let alone Burled, a court sorcerer of Istania?
As for Fang Plover, Bolard's knowledge level is naturally much higher than that of Elna, and he is worthy of the title of master. In the craftsmen's association, the title of master craftsman is indispensable - of course, Probably the weakest one. For example, the deputy director of a certain sub-department.
Probably out of guilt for mistaking a 'young talent' like Fang Plover as a liar, Burrard also took the rare patience to explain some of Fang Plund's questions about the structure of the Kraken. He also gave Fang Yu some insights into his notes when he was young.
These things are unobtainable. After all, they are the experience of a master in his youth. When Fang Plover got his hands on them, he was immediately prompted by the system to 'obtain the original manuscript of the master', and then directly gained thousands of experience points. Fang Yu was stunned for a moment, wondering whether he should go back to Du Lun and evacuate his teacher's house?
And this is second.
Burrard looked at Delan's 'Star-Shaped Vein' technique, pondered for a moment, and then said to him:
"I'm not very familiar with this thing. It belongs to another direction of magic construction theory. The author's in-depth research on ether theory is really admirable. I am far inferior. And I can conclude that there will be no such thing in Questak. If there is a second person who can have the same attainments in this field, I think it will probably be useless for you to find someone else."
"What should we do?"
Fang Yu couldn't help being dumbfounded after hearing this.
Because he was so immersed in the discussion, he even forgot why he was here for a moment.
With the help of cognitive experience, he has actually learned a lot of 'celestial knowledge' these days, and his level is about to reach level 26. But I had difficulties when learning this 'star-shaped network'. From the beginning, I felt a bit like reading a book from heaven. I either couldn't understand it at all, or I couldn't understand it at all.
Burrard thought for a moment before replying: "Master Mayotte, the former president of the Cuestaque Craftsmen's Association, is a master in this field."
Fang Yu quickly asked: "Then where is he?"
After hearing Fang Plover's question, Aleph couldn't help but replied helplessly: "Master Mayotte passed away three years ago."
"???"
Fang Yu looked at the two of them in confusion, thinking to himself, in this case, why are you bringing this up, are you playing with me?
Burrard said: "The master left some books before his death, which should be kept in the Royal Library at the moment. You may be able to go there to find the answer."
When Fang Yu heard this, he almost stood still. He almost thought that he heard wrongly, and couldn't help but subconsciously asked: "What library?"
"The Royal Library," Burrard glanced at His Highness the Prince and said, "Just let him take you in."
Aleph patted his chest and confirmed.
"No problem, Ed, I'll take care of it."
Fang Yu couldn't help but be a little dumbfounded when he looked at these two people. What does it mean to find no place even though you have worn iron shoes? It takes no effort to get there, and this is it right before your eyes?
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