This week, apart from attending classes, Rob had been busy with the renovation of his new house. The small building he bought had nothing but a greenhouse on the balcony and a sofa in the living room. However, with money, these were not a problem. Archmage found a craftsman and spent three days transforming the first floor into a bakery. He bought flour, eggs, and other ingredients, molds, and tools. He also set up an oven and a chimney.
He had also found a baker. The man was recommended by the owner of Bee and Four-Leaf Clover, a distant cousin of his. He was best at making pastries. When he was young, he had stayed with the elves for half a year. His specialty was a kind of elven biscuit. Rob had tasted it and thought it tasted good. He planned to use it as the bakery's signature dessert.
Just like Ryan's small grocery store, Archmage planned to live on the second floor. There were a total of four rooms, one for his bedroom, and the room next to the greenhouse was reserved for Lolo. There were two other rooms, one for the study, and the other for the bathroom. In addition, this small building also had a semi-hidden attic and an underground storage room. This was also an important reason why Rob finally decided to buy this place. He planned to transform the attic into a laboratory, and the storage room would be used to store the magic materials he had collected.
The attic was sealed by the original owner with wooden boards because there was a rat infestation here. Those furry little things made a nest in the attic, sneaked down in the middle of the night, and gnawed on whatever they caught. This gave the original owner a headache. He tried putting rat poison in the attic, raising cats, and other methods, but none of them could completely eradicate these annoying little things. In the end, he could only completely seal up the attic.
This was not a problem for Luo Bu. After he bought the place, he tore down the wooden planks and cast a Fear spell to get rid of the rats in the attic. After that, he spent half a day cleaning the place. He did not hire a carpenter, but he repaired the place himself and engraved a few defensive and alert magic arrays in the room. This was his secret stronghold, so he could not leave it unprotected. Although these magic arrays were still not comparable to the ones on his Magic Tower, at least it would not be so easy for someone to sneak in quietly.
The existence of this house was not a secret. If someone wanted to investigate, they could easily find this place. Archmage had no good way to deal with this. All the transactions of houses in Gudilesi had to be recorded in the City hall. If he did not want to leave his identity information, he had to use some tricks.
For example, you could find an agent through the black market to help you buy a house in his name. But after doing this, there would be more problems, because the owner of the house in the contract was your agent. Once the agent became greedy, it would be difficult for you to get your house back by proper means. In addition, if someone really wanted to investigate further, they could still trace the owner of the house through the agent. Another important point was that Rob was not familiar with the black market of Gudilesi. On the contrary, his opponent had been living in this city. Looking for an agent through the black market was likely to be self-defeating.
Therefore, the Great Magician didn't play any tricks when it came to buying a house. He bought this small building and opened a bakery. This made the fox masked man a little confused. He didn't think that a Magician would put his laboratory in a bakery.
Rob's move seemed crazy, but in fact, it was well thought out. Opening a bakery was not only his dream since childhood, but also a better way to hide his identity as a magician. Having a bakery outside the school also gave him an excuse to go out more frequently. Having his own house meant that he could finally build his own laboratory.
The laboratory was a very important place for a magician. After building this laboratory, it would be much more convenient for him to make equipment and challenge some more complicated magic devices.
Rob placed the fish tank with the guide fish on the window sill of the attic. He scooped up a spoonful of fish food and poured it into the tank. He then fished out the dark green seaweed from the tank.
The reason why the archmage was willing to spend fifty gold coins on a fish that was only worth thirty gold coins was not because he had too much money to spend. In fact, his target was not the small gray fish at all, but the clump of seaweed beside it. This clump of seemingly ordinary seaweed was the most valuable thing in the old man's stall. No, it could be said that it was the most valuable thing in the entire Mean Alley.
This seaweed had a very beautiful name. It was called Siren's Hair. It was also a top-notch magic material. Its value was even higher than Rob's demon horn. It was a pity that Archmage did not need this material to make a magic staff. This seaweed, on the other hand, was very compatible with the purple amber that he was wearing.
The function of Siren's Hair sounded a little mysterious. This dark green seaweed could allow the wearer to enter a state of deep meditation, enhancing the meditation effect in all aspects. When put together with the Meditator's Blessing, it could maximize the effects of the latter.
If it was before, even if Rob had the Meditator's Blessing and Siren's Hair at the same time, he probably would not be able to combine the two together. Now, the value of the laboratory was reflected. With the workbench and auxiliary tools, Archmage could first process the Siren's Hair, mash it, and mix it with several other magic materials. Finally, it was reshaped into thousands of more flexible and tough filaments. After that, Rob made two small holes on the Meditator's Blessing, and the filaments passed through the holes to weave a bracelet.
Just like that, the prototype of a magic device was formed. Afterward, the Great Magician picked up the new carving knife and began to carve a magic array on the back of the bracelet. The quality of a magic device was not only related to the material it was made of, but also to a large extent, the number of magic arrays. Excellent magic devices often had more than one magic array.
However, the purple amber was only the size of a fingernail. It was not easy to carve magic arrays on it. For an ordinary magician, it was already very good to carve four to five magic arrays on such a large space. In the end, Rob carved a total of 13 magic arrays on it, all related to meditation.
Just carving these magic arrays took Archmage two whole nights, and he also had to consider the compatibility between magic arrays. Even for a future Supreme Magus like Your Honor, it was not easy.
Fortunately, after finishing, Rob was quite satisfied with his work. At least he did not waste so many precious materials. What he made was a top-notch auxiliary magic device. It only had one function, but the effect was terrifying. As long as a Beginner Magician wore this bracelet, their perception could be strengthened by up to 200%, and the effect of meditation could reach an astonishing 500%.
In other words, as long as one wore this bracelet, one meditation would be equivalent to five meditation sessions for an ordinary person. Even with Lolo's aptitude, with this bracelet, the effect of her meditation would far exceed that of an ordinary student.
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