"Yeah~, there's a bed!" Halumi shouted, threw herself on the bed, and rolled around excitedly holding the quilt. Although Kaya didn't scream, she still made the same move. Almost as soon as he entered the door, the two girls pounced on him.
It is said that it is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality. Being accustomed to lying on soft beds and sleeping in uneven campsites for many days, the two girls also felt deeply aggrieved. In fact, not only did the two girls feel aggrieved, Lin also felt particularly sore and backache these days.
Now that he had a chance to relax, and since he was a little tired of eating game these days, Lin had already inquired about a place in the fortress where he could have a delicious dinner, and he didn't want to start a meal by himself.
Before it was time for dinner, several people were sorting out the things they had brought out for this trip. I was in a hurry when I left. I just picked out the important things and threw them in the car without any sorting or organizing. I just took advantage of this free time to sort it out and count the things I brought out.
When it got late, the four of them headed to the largest tavern in the fortress. There are no lighting equipment on the streets, and the cliffs on both sides of the fortress block the moonlight a lot. Only the windows of some houses reveal a faint light. In addition, there are few people walking on it, which makes the deserted roads in the fortress look... It's a bit weird.
But as soon as he entered the door of the tavern, he heard the familiar noise. Originally during the day, not many people were seen in the fortress, only a few dwarf security teams patrolling the streets. But at night in the tavern, a bunch of people appeared out of nowhere, eating, drinking, and making noise.
After watching the bustling scene of Wulian City for more than a year, the deserted appearance outside is completely different from the tranquility of the Wulian City community. Only when you enter the tavern can you feel like you are still alive.
What is most surprising to the three masters and disciples is that there are many non-human Homo sapiens in the tavern in the dwarf fortress. The main species of Homo sapiens in the southwest peninsula is humans. If you insist on counting, you can also add the uncivilized goblins who cause trouble everywhere. The non-human race that Lin and others saw the most during their stay in Wulian City was the elf sword dancer Liena Titov who fought against Fen.
And here, in addition to the largest number of dwarves and humans who were tired of seeing them in the first half of my life, there are also many orcs. Unlike the Orcs, also known as Orcs, Orcs have obvious animal features on their faces and bodies, but they walk upright like humans, have hands, and can use various utensils.
The most famous of the orcish tribes are the dolphins, jackals, lizardmen, and half-dragons. However, there are no orcs from the above races here, but there are quite a few... feline orcs?
There are three most common types: black panther, leopard, and lynx, as well as several tiger-headed men who look like the core of the team. They all wore light leather armor, and some simply wore nothing at all, shirtless.
Judging from the badges on their leather armor, we can know that they belong to the same group. Judging from the badge, it is probably a mercenary group.
This is a very common situation in the common sense of the Lost Continent. Although the various types of orcs are also considered to be homo sapiens, they still have a relatively wild character. Therefore, many orcs will gather together to form a mercenary group that is more war-oriented, looking for opportunities to make money.
For some lords who cannot afford to maintain too many standing troops, these mercenaries are the best choice when facing war conflicts, among which the orcs are the most popular. Because compared to humans who are too cautious, orcs have a bit more professional ethics.
But even though these races are depicted as quite handsome in some animations or comics on Earth, they even have special depictions of women's figures. When I actually met him, to be honest, Lin only felt a sense of horror. What looks like a human body is actually an animal head, especially since this is not a CG special effect. If you don’t have the habit of watching, it’s really hard to accept.
However, the three masters and apprentices finally stopped staring at someone with the eyes of curious babies before irritating others with their eyes.
Mashed potatoes, wild boar, ale, and a pot of vegetable soup with a very special flavor. This kind of dinner is perfect for a group of people who have been camping for a long time. However, after a hearty meal, an incident occurred. Two little girls who didn't know whether they were fifteen or sixteen years old were arguing about drinking ale.
"We have grown up!" Halumi complained as she knocked on her bowl dissatisfiedly. Even Kaya, who doesn't like to talk much, also echoed: "I'm an adult." "So what's wrong with us wanting to drink."
"Yeah." Lin's eyes were a little wandering. They had to use the old American law that the legal drinking age is only 21 years old to talk about them. In the past, it was not allowed, saying that they were underage was just an excuse; the more reason was that they didn't know whether their wine was good or not. If you become drunk and crazy, you will cause trouble to others, but if others become drunk and crazy, you will cause trouble to yourself. These are completely different things. I can't bear to take care of two crazy girls.
only……
"I want to drink, I want to drink!" Before the two girls went crazy with alcohol, they started acting rogue and attracted the attention of other people in the tavern.
"Okay, okay, don't make any more trouble." They were most afraid of someone making the child lose his temper and act rogue. In addition, this time they escaped at night out of nowhere, so the two girls could not help but complain. So I asked the waiter in the tavern to give each of them a glass of ale, and secretly prepared the Wanda Knocking Magic, commonly known as the Sap Technique. As long as the two girls behave like drunkards and deceive their masters and destroy their ancestors, they will be immediately served by a sap.
Amidst the cheers of knocking bowls, the two girls each received a glass of ale. I saw them picking up the wine glasses in unison, taking a big gulp, but then putting the glasses down at the same time with lightning speed, and spraying the whole gulp of wine on their teacher's face.
Someone didn't have enough time to go into the tavern to eat, and even prepared magic such as automatic defense on himself. Naturally, he was washed up in the face... Do you want to knock a sap?
As for a certain lich, he had already moved his chair and sat far away. In addition, the two girls consciously aimed at their teacher, so the fierce and evil former Demon King was not sprayed with any alcohol.
The two girls wiped their mouths in unison, while Hallumi shouted in a fuss: "It's so strange to you, why you can still drink such strange things." "It's so strange~" followed by Kaya. Helping.
This interesting scene was of course seen in the eyes of everyone in the tavern. Someone was spray-painted like a drowned rat, which of course attracted everyone's ridicule. Knowing what kind of embarrassment he looked like, Lin couldn't blame the others for laughing. He could only glare viciously at the two girls who looked reluctant and regarded wine like poisonous snakes and beasts.
Pushing the wine glass in front of his teacher, he hugged the glass originally filled with milk and huddled in his seat. His eyes drifted to other places as if nothing had happened, but he didn't dare to look at someone in the eyes.
Just as he was about to say a few words, a bearded dwarf stood next to the two girls who looked at each other and came up to him and asked: "Hey, young man, you are a magician. Do you recognize this?" After speaking, he tapped his hand. With a red magic stone, he opened the water mirror screen of the browser and displayed a picture.
Lin only glanced at it and knew that the dwarf was not using a browser, but a technology from the magic stone book. Use a browser to download pictures. You can only download a few pictures from the Red Brilliant Magic Stone, and there will be a URL bar on the screen, but what you see in front of you is the picture and text presentation in editing mode.
This is an editing software developed by others after the technology of Magic Stone Book was disclosed and the P language was announced. There are many kinds of similar software, so Lin couldn't be sure which one it was. But no matter which one is wrong, the key point is the picture shown by the dwarf.
That is the design of a special magic circle. Different from the traditional magic circle, it has a relatively clear purpose, such as for enchantment, trap, protection, summoning, attack, etc. This special magic circle has an auxiliary function, and its existence alone is meaningless and incomplete.
As for the reason why someone can understand it at a glance, it is because this array pattern is part of the improved light bullet magic array of the Great Sage's Tower. And the design is derived from the dwarven runes. Perhaps it is this factor that makes the dwarves want to figure out what their own runes will look like after they arrive at someone else's home.
Intellectual property rights in this world are not that strict, and the Magician Association only protects registered magical knowledge, such as dwarf runes, elf runes, etc. Anyone who can figure it out can use it. The Association has no control over these. .
The knowledge of the dwarves and elves has been stolen. Will they step in to take care of it? It also seems to depend on the situation. Like the situation in front of me, others use their own things for different purposes, and I can't even judge the interpretation, nor can I reproduce the use, so how can I blame others? Rather than holding people accountable, they want to understand the rationale. Technological progress does not just come from step-by-step improvements.
This rune is a quite famous one among the dwarf craftsmen. It also has its own name, called 'An Yint'. The function is to seamlessly continue the effects of auxiliary magic.
The effects of the magic equipment in Lost Land are not permanent. Instead, they apply magic to the equipment just like a magician adds auxiliary magic to himself. This consumes mana and power, but at the same time it can be exchanged for quite significant enhancements. Another meaning is that when magic is not used, it can be used as a normal weapon.
But the concept of adding magical effects to equipment is not like the electrical appliances on earth. As long as the switch is turned on, it will always work. Instead, after casting magic once to produce an effect, wait for the effect to disappear before actively casting magic a second time. In this way, there will inevitably be a connection problem between the two magics. If the magic effect suddenly disappears during the battle, this may be fatal.
The dwarf rune 'An Yint' can actively turn on the auxiliary magic again, causing the previous magic to disappear, and the next magic to work seamlessly, creating a 'pseudo' switch effect. This is a technology unique to dwarves, not even elves.
The elves' magic equipment relies on the race's unique spirituality and control of the battle rhythm to achieve a seamless connection with manual magic.
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