In a village on the outskirts of Tagli City.
The two alchemists checked the huge machine for a long time, then jumped down one after another, wiped the sweat from their heads, and asked the others: "Have you seen that alchemist? Did he really say he was going to Tagli? "
"Then I can still lie to you. Xiao Yayue, do you believe that we asked your father to beat you?"
The villagers complained for a long time, "Speaking of which, the people in your craftsmen's association are becoming more and more unfamiliar with their craftsmanship. This machine always breaks down, which was not the case before. The adult clearly said that it was just a minor problem, but you two spent a long time repairing it. , Xiao Yayue, are you not good at your studies?"
The young alchemist was not annoyed after hearing this, and laughed and scolded: "Fart, you ask dad to try it, he is not as good as me. But fortunately there is that alchemist, thanks to him leaving a checkpoint in the magic furnace, Otherwise we wouldn’t be so relaxed.”
The companions on the side also nodded in sympathy.
"Anyway, there is such a powerful alchemist coming to Tagli City. I have to go back and inform the president, so I won't stay with you to make jokes."
"Little Yayo, stay and have a meal before leaving."
"No, remember to say hello to dad for me."
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In Tagli City——
Although he unexpectedly learned that the Linn family was no longer in Tagli, for the sake of safety, Fang Yu decided to further inquire for more reliable information to avoid another wasted trip.
Tian Lan and Attila were going to purchase supplies, Mei Yi acted as a guard with them, and Xiang Xiang went to inquire about the legendary craftsman alone.
Therefore, Fang Yu took Luo Yu, Jita, Parker and Miss Nightingale with him to go out.
Sylvide was naturally with them.
Red stayed to watch the ship, regardless of the fact that Tianlan loudly mocked him as a lazy cat. The weather was very good, so Mr. Big Catman moved a chair on the deck first.
Dry your mane and light a pipe.
That's a favorite pastime of big cat people.
The maid was doing general cleaning on the ship, while Baggins and Luo Hao were doing routine maintenance. In fact, after Fang Yu became the captain, most of the logistics and maintenance work was transferred to the latter.
Fang Yu first went to the Adventurer's Guild.
Just like the Craftsmen Guild, adventurer guilds are also spread across the continent, but the adventurer guilds in various places do not govern each other and often operate independently.
The Adventurer's Guild is where news circulates, and as expected, they got the exact information:
The Lynn family moved out of Tagli about fifteen years ago. Because part of this asset was handled with the help of the guild, the Adventurer's Guild happened to have information related to the date.
As for the unsold property outside the city, according to the guild, it is actually where Horfen College is located, but that place has been abandoned for a long time, and no students have been admitted since then.
According to the information in the hands of the Adventurer's Guild, no one has been interested in the property of Horfen College in recent years, but the guild has never contacted anyone from the Lynn family. In fact, even the Lynn family has not contacted them in recent years. It's still a problem that I haven't gone back there to see.
This news disappointed Fang Pliong.
He walked back and looked at his ship officer lady, both of them speechless.
It turns out that the Lynn family has been away for fifteen years. No wonder the locals can't remember such an academy. After all, Horfen Academy recruits magicians.
And they walked almost all the way to the countryside, and there were not many magicians in the countryside, not to mention it was more than ten years ago.
But why did Hao Duandui move away, or did something unexpected happen? But the Linn family still had time to deal with the assets in the city, so it sounded like they just left the city normally.
Sylvide also smiled apologetically after hearing this: "It seems that this time I gave the captain a bad idea."
"That's not your fault."
Fang Plover shook his head.
Miss Nightingale was making strange noises.
On the other side, the president of the Artisans Association of Tagli learned from his subordinates that a third-level alchemist had arrived in Tagli. He couldn't help being surprised and asked: "Is what you said true? In the village People won’t get it wrong, right?”
"President, why are we joking like this?" At the Craftsman Association, Yayo put away his relaxed expression and turned serious, "People in the village deal with our people every day, so they will definitely not get it wrong. Besides, the stars may be counted incorrectly, but a third-level alchemist is..."
"Hailin Chenxing, I understand..." The president of the Craftsmen Association rubbed his chin. The machine in the village was sent from the association, so he naturally knew how well it performed.
It is not difficult to repair that big machine, but it is not a simple matter to check the circuits in the magic furnace. There are not tens of thousands but thousands of circuits in the core magic furnace of such a large magic device. Even if he checks it himself It also takes most of a day.
It had only been a few hours since the two of my subordinates had gone back and forth. Either the other party had panicked, or someone had checked in front of them and left guidance information for them.
It was not easy to just check, and if he could leave information to guide the people behind him, he immediately believed in his heart that the other person was a high-level alchemist.
The president of the Craftsmen Association pondered for a moment, then waved his hand and said to the two of them: "Okay, I know what you are thinking. You are ready to come with me... I will go change clothes first, you will go too, and we will meet See that lord."
Yayo and his companions looked at each other and couldn't help but feel very excited. They came back to report this matter just to meet the alchemist.
It is always beneficial for young alchemists like them to get to know more high-level alchemists.
The highest-level alchemist in Tagli City before this was their president, a second-level peak alchemist.
The other party's greatest hope is to make up for the last gold star in his lifetime, obtain a Hailin Morning Star before retirement, and become an honorary third-level alchemist.
At present, this hope is quite high. After all, the Craftsmen Association is not so stingy about honorary titles. But that's all. Tagli is just a small city on the border between the Stag Principality and the Empire, and it's not even within the Empire. Being an association branch president here is naturally limited.
The president of their craftsmen's association was actually from the local area, and it took him thirty years to climb to this position. Of course, the aborigines could not match the speed of the Holy Chosen's entry into the country. The two young men were even more ambitious. They wanted to visit other cities in the empire——
Preferably a big city.
The Craftsmen's Guild has its own information source, not to mention that Fang Pultru and his party had just been to the Adventurer's Guild, so the president of the Craftsmen's Guild didn't spend much time getting the information he wanted.
But Fang Plover didn’t expect that——
I could not help but feel a little flattered that I would alert the president of the Craftsman Association to come to see him in person.
After all, in the past, he either dealt with big figures like Princess Brianne and Sir Roban, or he was taught by master craftsmen like Arquette and Anlothe.
The selectors around him were also Odin, Holy September, Ms. Ming, Miya and 'R', and some of them were Sophie, Hongye and the others, all of whom were much more powerful than him.
It always gave him the feeling that he was still a student.
But when he saw the president, Fang Yu suddenly realized that he had unknowingly become a level 25 third-level alchemist.
After reaching level 25, he entered the upper-level area of the first world's selectors. He still remembered that Miss Scarpet was at level 27, and Mr. Querod was only at level 28.
The Dawn Star Adventure Group led by these two people is already at the top level among mercenaries.
As for the big guild, its strength is limited. The people he knew, such as Kaka, Liuying and Yuexia, were not as good as him, but people like Sophie, Wu Di and Zifeiyu were actually at a level that could go to the second world.
If the July War hadn't been for the return of a large number of second world elites, it wouldn't have turned out that way in the end.
It turns out that before I knew it, I was no longer a transparent person...
Fang Yu couldn't help but recall that he was also met by Erna in Istania.
At that time, he was just a three-star Venus craftsman.
At the same time, Ms. Erna's level is much higher than the president in front of her.
After the Descartes Resurrection incident, that lady was directly promoted to the president of the Istanian Craftsmen Association. Although Princess Rupert trusted her, if it was just trust, the Corin-Ithurian General Assembly It won't pass either.
Of course, Fang Plover would not look down upon the other person just because of his level. He had a sincere love for the world and alchemists in his heart, and everyone had different views on ether and would also have their own unique insights into alchemy.
What's more, the alchemy techniques of Kaolin and the empire are different, so the two of them had a good conversation and exchanged their understanding of alchemy.
The two young men who followed were greatly benefited. There was no doubt about the level of a high-level alchemist. Even the selectors had a system to rely on, not to mention that Fang Plover's foundation was much more solid than the average person.
Although he had not yet changed his mentality and only modestly put forward some of his own opinions, there were some unique points - especially the part about ancient alchemy, which made several others feel enlightened.
The president of the Tagli Craftsmen Association was both surprised and excited. "Have all of Corin-Ithurian's colleagues reached this level of research on ancient alchemy?"
Fang Yu was startled for a moment, then secretly shouted something bad: "Oh no, I went too far when I got excited."
He doesn't know the average research level of the alchemy community of Corrin-Ithurion. His knowledge of ancient alchemy comes from people like Anrothe and Ander-Uriel.
Even if he has no self-awareness, he does not think that these people can represent the average level of the Ithulian alchemist community.
He had no choice but to keep the topic vague.
The ship officer lady was covering her mouth.
Fortunately, the other party didn't care. They were still immersed in the ocean of alchemy knowledge. The two young people looked at them with reverence. They didn't understand most of the previous conversation.
However, Fang Plover was not without gains. On the one hand, he learned some knowledge and anecdotes about the alchemy world of the empire. On the other hand, he unexpectedly learned more information about Ash-Lynn and Horfen College from the president of the Craftsman Association.
The place where he is now is the old site of Linn's house, but this place has now been sold to a businessman living in Agri City. Unfortunately, this businessman is also the second owner of this place, and he doesn't know what happened more than ten years ago.
But the president of Tagli's Craftsmen Association saw them inquiring about this matter and couldn't help but ask: "Do you know Mr. Ash?"
Fang Yu was slightly startled, "Could it be that, Mr. President, you have heard about Lin En's family?"
"My lord can't afford it," the president replied quickly: "When I was an apprentice craftsman more than twenty years ago, I worked for Mr. Ash for a period of time. Although Mr. Ash was an apprentice before his death, He is a well-known magician, but few people actually know that he is also quite accomplished in alchemy."
"Before his death?" Fang Yu was shocked.
He and Sylvide looked at each other.
Seeing his expression, the president of the Craftsmen Association knew that they had misunderstood, and hurriedly explained: "Mr. Ash was already in his sixties more than 20 years ago. In addition, he was obsessed with the study of magic, and his physical condition was also poor. It hasn’t been very good…
Moreover, the Mage Competition had a great impact on him, so Mr. Ash should have died in depression..."
He sighed.
Then he raised his head and looked at the mansion in front of him, "Shortly after that, the Lynn family disposed of the property in the city and moved away from this place." He shook his head, "I remember that I even tried to persuade them to stay. , but it’s of no use.”
Fang Yu looked confused when he heard this. Although I had some guesses in my mind, I still found it unbelievable. Even if Sir Ma Wei was not a magician, his vision wouldn't be this bad, right?
"...What was the result of that wizard game?" he asked.
The president of the Craftsmen Association shook his head when he heard this: "I don't know much about the magician circle, but I heard that it was an ugly loss... After that, there was a rumor among the magicians in the Hart Principality, and the founder of Horfen Academy was a liar. .”
He paused and added: "But based on my understanding of Mr. Ash, he should not be like this. I know nothing about magicians, but I know alchemy very well. I believe that based on the level of alchemy alone, Ashe Mr. Shi should have a place in the principality."
A wizard who is proficient in alchemy.
Fang Yu couldn't help but look back at Luo Yu, and saw that the other party was also listening thoughtfully, thinking that Aitaria was indeed so vast, and no area would be untouched.
But what the president of the Craftsmen Association said still caught him off guard, and he couldn't help but ask: "Mr. President, where did the Linn family go after they moved away?"
"That's not clear," the president of the Craftsmen's Guild replied, "I have only met Mr. Ash a few times, but if you want to find out about them, you can go to Horfen College."
Fang Plover: "?"
"I remember that before the Lynn family left, they left an old servant to take care of it. But the old servant was also old. I haven't been to Horfen College in these years. I don't know if he is still alive. .”
"...Can we go take a look?" Luo Yu suddenly said: "Captain, I'm a little concerned."
Fang Plover looked at the others.
Sylvide nodded lightly, and Miss Nightingale and Kitta did not object.
Fang Yu nodded, not only for the information about Sylvide's father's friends, but more importantly, he himself also became interested in the former great wizard and alchemist.
What's more, Luo Yu rarely takes the initiative to express opinions, which shows that the other party cares about this issue very much, and Fang Yu is also willing to respect his companion's wishes.
See them planning to go.
The president of Tagli's Craftsmen Association said again: "Since you plan to go there and take a look, why not take the two of them with you." He looked at the two young people behind him, "These are people from my association, the two of them are These guys are very smart, they are locals and know everything around them.”
Fang Yu looked at the two young people - they were said to be young people, but in fact the other party was older than him. But everyone is not surprised. After all, it is normal for the Holy Chosen to be more powerful.
Seeing that the two of them looked eager to give it a try, he did not refuse and just thanked the president. He was not familiar with the place, so he was not pretentious. He had a map in his hand, but a map would not be as useful as a guide.
The big deal is just to pay.
However, the two of them might prefer him to provide guidance on alchemy, and Fang Plover himself would be happy to do so.
Since they had already made a plan, Fang Plover did not postpone it until the next day. Seeing that it was still early, the group went directly out of the city. Two locals led the way, which really saved a lot of trouble. Horfen College is south of Tagli City. They exited the city gate from the south and soon entered a forest.
The Stag Principality is located in the northern border of the empire. At the same latitude of Kaolin and Ithulian, it is already covered with heavy snow, but the forest here is only slightly quiet and slightly chilly.
According to Yayo, it will still snow here in another half month, but it will only last for one or two days, and the ice and snow will melt soon. There are mostly tall and straight black pines in the forest. The pine needles are thick and dense, dark green, and look black from a distance, hence the name.
This kind of tree is not uncommon in Kapka. They are widely distributed on the continents of Ithurian and Sintaan. As for the town, there were no large animals in the forest, only a few squirrels tilted their heads on the branches and looked at these uninvited guests.
Fang Plover was very familiar with these little gray-haired things, so he told others about their types, living habits, as well as the ecology and vegetation of this woodland. He was more familiar with them than the two locals like Yo and his companions, and they listened well. People are amazed.
We are all young people and may have been a little cautious at first, but we soon became familiar with each other.
The two asked about alchemy again, and Fang Plover also answered all questions. He also talked about some of the customs and customs of Kaolin-Ithurion. Jita occasionally whispered supplements on the side, making those descriptions more three-dimensional.
Horfen College is only five or six miles away from Tagli City. After walking through the woods for about an hour, we could already see its blue-tiled roof from behind the woods. From a distance, it looked old and weathered a lot of wind and rain.
Walking out of the forest, you can see tall buildings standing quietly among the green vegetation. Due to many years of neglect, the bushes are dense and the walls are covered with moss green and have cracks.
Vines and plant leaves climbed up and spread along the rusty pipes.
But through the dilapidated and huge buildings, one can still get a glimpse of the past of the college.
Everyone fell silent.
But Alyssa suddenly narrowed her eyes and looked in one direction, "There is someone."
"There's more than one, there are quite a few people."
The two young men couldn't help but become nervous.
They only heard that there was an old servant living here for many years, but they had not heard of anyone else. Could it be that a group of robbers had occupied this place?
"Mr. Ed," Yayo's voice was a little trembling. He is a member of the Craftsmen's Association, but he is just an ordinary person. "How about we go back first and find some people from the association. There are fighting craftsmen in the Craftsmen's Association... …”
But Fang Plover didn't have time to express anything yet.
Miss Naturalist had already walked out, opened the magic book, and put her hand on the page, "Spider Web Sense."
She pointed to the ground, and silver light bloomed where her fingertips were pointing, spreading in all directions like a spider web, bypassing obstacles, passing through doors and windows, and quickly disappeared.
"Fourteen people, divided into two parties."
After a moment, she pushed up her glasses and said.
Fang Yu was looking at the other party in surprise.
"...This, this is the ability I got from Guril's Magic Book after upgrading," Jita explained in a low voice, "...gaining knowledge from anecdotes, I can temporarily borrow some of the powers of other professions. I can You can use this ability twice.
Spider sense is the ability of Elaine's priest. Although I don't have a complete grasp of it, but... there shouldn't be any mistakes. "
Fang Yu didn't care about this, he looked at Alyssa. Miss Nightingale nodded slightly, "Such a big movement requires more than ten people."
"Be prepared for battle." Fang Yu also knew that the sudden appearance of so many people in this place was probably not for any good reason. "Luo Yu, find them."
Luo Yu nodded slightly.
He could actually use the Clockwork Fairy, but the Clockwork Fairy was too noisy in a closed space. He never used it again since the last time he used it on the Shadow Man's ship.
Luo Yu raised his magic wand, and a gust of wind passed by everyone.
That was not an ordinary wind, but the wind of ether. Forests and walls could isolate people's senses, but they could not isolate magic.
As long as those people still carry the magic furnace, Luo Yu can mark the opponent's position. This skill was taught by 'R' to Fang Plover, and he passed it on to others.
In fact, Jita can also do it, but the elementalist is much more powerful in this regard.
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