Salin saw that Sumanno didn't follow them in, but waited outside obediently. The walls, ceiling, and floor of this small hall were all strengthened by magic. Unless a giant dragon was stuffed in, it would be difficult to destroy.
This was indeed a good environment to set up a magic matrix. Salin heaved a sigh of relief. Even people from Alchemy City couldn't enter here. This was an absolute private space.
Rented houses probably didn't have this right. It seemed like anywhere on the continent, the rich always lived better than the poor. Even Alchemy City was no exception.
"If you don't know how to set up magic matrices, you can hire people from Alchemy City to do it. There are masters who specialize in setting up magic matrices on the first floor. "Huojinna used an alchemy key to open the second door and led Salin and the others into his house.
"There's nothing to see here. You need to set it up yourself." Huojinna pointed at the empty living room and said, "The specifications of the house are all written in the contract. I won't introduce it. If you want to set it up … "
"You can buy it on the first floor. I know." Salin looked at the empty living room and finished Huojinna's words helplessly. Alchemy City really knew how to make money. With a house, one couldn't just sleep on the floor. People who came to Alchemy City not only wanted to train and buy rare materials, but also wanted to make friends.
With that came all kinds of expenses. Luckily, Rex had prepared a lot of resources before coming. Rex had brought enough daily necessities.
"As long as you know. This is the kitchen, small living room, study, bedroom, servant's room, meditation room, training room, dining room, storage room, bathroom …"
"What's over there?" Salin asked, pointing at the stained glass wall in front of the living room.
"It's the greenhouse. Come take a look."
There was another world behind the glass door. Twelve flower ponds were surrounded by large pieces of magic stone. There was black soil inside. Most of these magic stones weren't carved. A few had been treated and had magic matrices carved on them. There were ponds of different sizes between the flower ponds.
A gravel path passed through these ponds. Under the crystal wall, there was a small flower hall.
There was a wooden table and six rattan chairs. Beside the table was a tall crystal window. Looking out from the window, one could see the scenery for dozens of miles.
However, this feeling was different from climbing a mountain. The Alchemy Tower was completely built by humans. Looking out from such a height, Lin Li had mixed feelings.
Looking down from above, the towering buildings in the city looked like magic building blocks. Salin recalled the metal blocks that Faylen used to practice Figaro's magic formula.
A huge puppet flew past the window, its wings covered in fascia clearly visible. There was a magus sitting on top of the flying puppet. The gray-robed magus had an intoxicated expression on his face.
Huo Jinna giggled and pointed at the flying puppet gliding outside the window. "Salin, if you want to experience the feeling of flying, you can rent a puppet for ten thousand gold coins for ten minutes."
Salin looked at the retreating figure and shook his head. This flying puppet's level was too low. He simply estimated its speed and found that it could fly at most 50 miles per hour, which was about the same as his Wind Speed spell. In a real flight, the speed would exceed a hundred miles. This kind of puppet could not fly for too long, and it only used Intermediate Magic Cores.
If it used Level-Four Magic Cores, it would only cost about two thousand gold coins per flight. This magus was too wasteful to rent a puppet for ten thousand gold coins.
There were flying puppets in the army. They could carry people and could fly no more than five miles. In the beginning, humans relied on them to fly over city walls and enter enemy cities. However, these puppets flew low, were slow, and bulky. They were expensive to build, and could easily be shot down by heavy crossbows. Later, these puppets were modified to defend cities. They no longer carried people, but were used to burn down enemy magic catapults.
If Salin wanted to fly, Rex could build eight or ten of them. Rex had everything that was difficult for normal magi to get.
Seeing that Salin was so stingy, Huo Jinna could not do anything. She pulled a rattan chair and sat down. "Salin, it's time to take it out. You signed the contract. If you can't take it out, I can't help you."
Rex did not argue with her. He took out two construction puppets. Huo Jinna touched the metal skin of the puppet and nodded in satisfaction. "This is it. Salin, sign here."
She took out a stack of contracts and put them on the table. Salin sat down and looked at the contracts one by one. They were complicated and detailed. After signing, the house would belong to him completely.
Proof of purchase, deed, receipt, and residence registration.
The residence registration required everyone's name and some basic information. Salin knew that this was how Alchemy City collected information. However, if you did not sign, Alchemy City would not protect your rights.
After signing, Huo Jinna put away the receipt and put on a pleading expression. "Salin, do you still have the alchemy parts for those puppets? I want them. "
"I don't, but she does." Salin pointed at Rex.
Huo Jinna rolled her eyes. She pulled on Rex's sleeve. "Sister Rex …"
Rex smiled and took out a construction puppet's arm. It had been smashed by the dragon, and not many parts were intact. She put the puppet's arm on the ground. The arm alone weighed a few hundred kilograms. Rex could not carry it.
"Hee …"
Huo Jinna put away the puppet's arm first, and then took the two construction puppets. Salin saw that her spatial equipment was a metal ring on her ear and was extremely surprised.
Usually, only level-five mages could use spatial equipment. Equipment like the Gift Ring was extremely rare and had at least tens of thousands of years of history. Moreover, spatial equipment that was not limited by level was limited by size. Huo Jinna's earring was much smaller than the Gift Ring, but it could hold a construction puppet more than three meters tall. Its magic value was very high.
It would be fine if it was a relic from someone else, but if it was made by her teacher, that man with a scorpion's lower body would be very scary.
"Okay, I have the things. Salin, what do you want to ask?" Huo Jinna did not go back on her words. She asked for Rex's gift first and was in a good mood.
"Yes, I have the house deed. The key to this room …"
Huo Jinna slapped her forehead and said, "I forgot to tell you first. You saw the sister in the hall just now, right? Show her the registration form and get the alchemy key from her. This house can accommodate six people, but if you want to arrange for a sixth person, you have to go to the tenth floor and register again. Other than the key, she will also give you five alchemy badges. With these things, you won't have trouble walking outside at night. "
"You didn't forget anything, right?"
"Yes. If you want to buy anything, you can ask the sister to buy it for you. There is a magic matrix in the study that can transmit sound. You can buy everything in Alchemy City without going out. "
"Does it cost a lot?"
"Yes, you have to let people earn some hard-earned money. The sister is also a level-three mage."
Salin chatted with Huo Jinna unhurriedly. Huo Jinna didn't seem to be in a hurry either. She talked non-stop. She had a good temper with Salin. Maybe it was because she had accepted Rex's bribe.
Salin first asked the gray robed mage who teased Rex, and indeed got some information that he could not get from others.
The mage was from Cloud Flow, and the three men beside him were great swordsmen. They had been in Alchemy City for more than three months and wanted to buy a batch of rare materials.
However, Huo Jinna told Salin that a large number of new great mages had appeared in Cloud Flow in the past two years. Many people came to Alchemy City, and on the shopping list, there were a few things that were the same. They were all materials for making high-level magic potions.
These new great mages also bought large amounts of gemstones. They only wanted the purest gemstones, regardless of type or size.
"The teacher said that these new great mages used special methods to break through the boundary between level-three and level-four, and their condition is unstable. The materials they buy for magic potions are specifically for this situation, "Huo Jinna said proudly. Huo Jinna said proudly. The value of her secrets was not small, but she was not a person who specialized in the intelligence business. She was just a child who liked alchemy.
Rex was shocked. This information was too valuable. Not to mention a puppet arm, it would be worth it even if he had to pay for a complete construct puppet.
There were no shortcuts in the training of mages. Especially between level-three and level-four, this threshold was extremely difficult to cross. Talent, inheritance, wealth, and guidance from the teacher — none of these could be omitted. However, the mage who teased her was obviously not of high quality, and yet he was forcibly raised to level-four.
If the Cloud Flow Empire had such means, it would easily break the balance of the continent.
There was a huge difference between great mages and ordinary low-level mages. Low-level mages could be cultivated with money, but great mages could only be cultivated by luck. There was also a world of difference in their combat power. A swordsman camp with a hundred low-level mages was not as good as three to five great mages.
Thinking back to what Daniel said, there were indeed many abnormalities in Cloud Flow recently. In particular, the news of the few giant dragons that appeared were almost all related to Cloud Flow.
If the people of Cloud Flow could capture giant dragons and raise high-level magic beasts for their magic cores, they could also cultivate great mages in batches. Not only would the Tanggulas Empire be in big trouble, but Cloud Flow would also have the ambition to swallow Qin Yin.
This news had to be sent back to Sacred Rock City no matter what. Although Sephiroth was biased against him and tried to suppress him, this crisis was not targeted at him, but the entire Qin Yin Empire. The empire that his father had left behind.
Salin was also quite shocked. The first thing he thought of was the Magic String Potion.
The thing that restricted a magic apprentice from becoming a mage was that it was extremely difficult to form a magic string. If the Magic String Potion could be mass-produced, and with the means of the Cloud Flow Empire, almost everyone could become a mage.
This was not right. After the fall of Goddess Myers, the power of humans on the continent continued to weaken. Suddenly, such a possibility appeared. No matter how he looked at it, it seemed to be a trap. Also, the Holy Church launched a holy war against mages at this time. Wasn't this too much of a coincidence?
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