The 131st chapter "Shen's Debut"
Taking advantage of Alley's stupor, Du Wei tried his best to memorize the list of ingredients. For a time, not only did he memorize the list of magic plants, but he also memorized the amount of ingredients required. By the time Alley regained his composure, Du Wei had already placed the list of ingredients on top of the expensive metal table.
Old Alley's face was extremely ugly, his eyelids drooping. His proud and arrogant expression was completely gone. Suddenly, his lips squirmed as he whispered to himself: "Could it be … … Could it be that I've been wasting my time all these years? Ai … … Yes! Yes! I'm conceited and smart. In the entire Magician's Guild, there's no one better than me in this field. Ai, it turns out that I've been too conceited. No wonder all of my inventions were disregarded by those fellows. Even my disciple didn't think highly of me. En … … Popularize, popularize! If the cost of the invention is higher than the original, then what's the point of it? I've really been wasting my time! "
With that said, Alley's eyes flashed with determination. With a flick of his sleeve, a green flame immediately shot out from his sleeve towards the sheepskin scroll on the table. In an instant, the sheepskin scroll was turned into ashes by the flame. This green flame was extremely strange. Even though it was burning the parchment, it didn't leave a single mark on the metal table.
Seeing Old Alley's disappointment, Du Wei couldn't help but feel a little guilty. But in truth, what he said wasn't wrong. Although the cost of these ingredients is incomparably high for others, for Du Wei, he has the "Time Lapse" spring water that can stimulate the vitality of all living things. No matter how expensive or rare a magic plant is, it's as simple as a cabbage to him!
However, this secret can't be shared with others.
"Master Alley." Du Wei hesitated for a moment before slowly saying: "I don't think you need to be so disappointed. In fact, in my opinion, you're the most outstanding magic inventor I've ever met! The flying broom and your "Alley's Blood" are both things I've never heard of before. In terms of creativity and ideas, it's already unprecedented. "
"What's the use of that! Humph! The things he made had no practical value at all! The cost of producing Alley's blood is likely to be more than double that of Mithril! The replacement is more expensive than the original. What a joke. "
"You can't say that." Du Wei shook his head. "At least you've come up with a new way of thinking, and you've used your actions to prove that this new way of thinking can work! No one has ever succeeded in finding a replacement for Mithril, but you have. Even if this product wasn't very successful, at least it had inspired others to discover another possibility! I can guarantee that in the future, more and more Magicians will study your inventions. Perhaps in the near future, someone will be able to improve your formula and reduce the cost. Or he could simply find a new path! The greatest significance of your invention is to 'prove that you can indeed find something to replace Mithril'. Just this alone is already a great discovery! "
Only then did Alley recover from his shock. Carefully sizing up the kid, he felt that the kid's words were very much to his liking. The more he looked at him, the more pleasing he felt to the eye. He couldn't help but sigh: "Alas! What a pity! You are the kid I admire the most in my life. None of my stupid apprentices can compare to you. If I had met you earlier, I would have found a way to accept you as my apprentice. In my life, I don't have any other skills, but I like to make new magical props. These things, after I die, I'm afraid no one will inherit them. Alas, it's a pity that you are Master Gandorf's apprentice, I can't teach you anymore. "
Du Wei rolled his eyes and smiled: "Why can't you teach me? Do you have to be my teacher before you are willing to teach me things? Do you have to be my apprentice before you can teach me things? "
In the magic circle of the Roland Continent, magical knowledge has always been taught privately by the apprentice. If the apprentice is not the apprentice, then it is absolutely impossible to learn their own magic. This is almost a traditional rule. However, when Du Wei's words fell into Crazy 'Ole's ears, he didn't get angry. The more he thought about it, the more he felt it was feasible.
"En! I won't teach him any magic spells, I'll just teach him my ability to make magical props. It won't be a violation of the rules … Moreover, I heard that the matter between the chairman and the royal family will be resolved after the summer festival. When the time comes, I'm afraid the rule of private teaching between master and apprentice will be broken. What do I have to be afraid of? "
Thinking of this, Alley patted his head: "Good! As long as you are willing to learn, from today onwards, you can come to me at any time and I will teach you how to make magical props! "
Crazy 'Ole pulled himself together and chatted with Du Wei for a while. Alley can be considered as the number one master in the Magician's Guild when it comes to making magical props. She has immersed herself in the study of various magical plants, magical beasts, and various magical crystals for more than a hundred years. In this aspect, she can be said to be the number one master in the continent.
However, Du Wei is a freak. He spent so many years doing nothing but sitting in his room reading books all day long. As a person of two lives, the knowledge of his previous life combined with the magical knowledge of the Roland Continent can often create some wonderful sparks. Plus, he has read a lot of books, so he has a lot of knowledge in his heart. The more they talked, the more Alley thought about how this guy is Gandorf's apprentice. In terms of seniority, he can't accept him as an apprentice, so he can't help but beat his chest.
The two chatted for a while until Du Wei mentioned the purpose of his visit today. It was for the flying broom. Hearing this, Alley couldn't help but blush. After stuttering for a long time, he finally sighed and told the truth.
It turns out that the flying broom is the same as the "Blood of Alley". Both are flashy things. The cost of the flying broom is probably more expensive than three or four wind element magic arrays!
Under normal circumstances, Du Wei's flying cloak is made of magic crystals that cost about twenty thousand gold coins. As for the flying broom that old Alley made, although it doesn't need magic crystals, but … the cost is probably even more terrifying! I'm afraid it would cost at least seventy to eighty thousand gold coins!
"The broom, in fact, the key lies in the material used to make it. Although it doesn't need magic crystals … but … "
Alley took out the broom and placed it on top of the metal bench to carefully explain. Du Wei was originally a smart person, so he immediately understood what was going on.
Ordinary brooms were mostly made of dried twigs, and this flying broom was no exception. However, in order to not use magic crystals, this "branch" is not an ordinary branch!
"Magic crystals are considered to be necessary for the arrangement of magic arrays. This was because they couldn't find anything better than crystals to store mana. However, after decades of research, I discovered that wood is the only thing that doesn't repel magic and can be used as you please. The only problem is that the nature of magic storage is far worse than crystals. So, I thought, can I use wood to replace crystals … "
Du Wei's heart moved, this old Alley's idea is actually the same as that big headed genius from the wand shop … Well, that guy named Seth, it's a different approach to achieve the same result!
Sure enough, Old Alley continued: "I've been studying magic crystals for decades, spending countless amounts of time and effort to break down the composition of the crystal. Then I came to a conclusion: the reason why the crystal can store magic is because it contains a special composition, I call it 'magic crystal'. I used a lot of materials to melt and crush the crystal many times, and finally, I used a special magnifying glass that can magnify the object by a thousand times to see it! "
With that said, Alley pulled out a crude instrument about half a meter tall from the bottom of the metal table. Du Wei couldn't help but be stunned by what he saw …. This thing is very similar to the microscopes he saw in his past life, but this one is many times bigger and the shape is a bit strange.
"I found that it is precisely because of this' magic crystal 'that the crystals can store magic. So I thought, if I can find other materials that contain magic crystals, then it can replace magic crystals. " Alley laughed: "I experimented with a lot of things, but I didn't test other magic gems with the same properties as crystals because they have no research value. You can't even imagine the number of things I experimented with, from plants to ordinary ores, and finally even the bones of magic beasts. Finally, I thought that plants are actually the best choice. You know, the best wood to make magic tools is walnut, and it must be at least 50 years old. "
Alley chuckled and continued: "Later, I found out that this' magic crystal 'also exists in wood. It's just that the amount of magic crystal in wood is too small. Among the woods, the best one is walnut, but the amount is ten times lower than crystals. But I couldn't find any other materials, so I could only experiment with wood … "
Alley's next method was an eye-opener for Du Wei. He used a variety of things to refine the walnut seeds, cultivated the saplings in various ways, and even created several strange mutated plants. In the end, it produced a small amount of strange minerals in the texture of a kind of walnut wood, which was the so-called "magic crystal".
"I spent a lot of effort, but the saplings I specially cultivated were extremely difficult to survive! I spent several years of effort, but most of the saplings died, leaving only a few … Alas, originally walnut trees needed to live for more than 50 years, but how can I wait for 50 years? With the saplings left, I'm afraid that they won't live for more than a year before withering and dying. Moreover, the saplings I cultivated, although there are some 'magic crystals' in them, they have a fatal weakness, and that is, the repeated use rate is very low! Moreover, they are very unstable! The magic crystals inside will break and lose their effectiveness at any time. So much so that … when I started experimenting a few times, two of my disciples used this broom to fly, but they almost fell to their deaths! "
"Fell to their deaths?" Du Wei's eyes widened: "Your apprentices are at least intermediate mages! Even if the broom fails, they should be able to use wind magic to fly, so they shouldn't fall to their deaths, right? "
"Humph!" Alley's eyes widened: "Those guys, they think I'm old and confused! When I asked them to help me with the experiment, they refused! One of the earliest guys helped me test the flying broom, but he secretly put the broom under his crotch and secretly used the Flight Magic to fly! Humph, they lied to me!! Did they think I couldn't see it! Later, before they could test it, I sealed their magic so that they couldn't use magic! "
Du Wei's scalp tingled!
Thinking for a moment, Du Wei asked: "How many of the saplings you cultivated are left? Can you give me one of them? "
Alley waved his hand: "As you wish! Now my heart is cold … Alas, if it weren't for you reminding me, I would still be stuck in a dead end. I worked so hard to cultivate these saplings, thinking that they could replace the magic crystals, but I didn't expect that the effort and cost to cultivate these saplings would be much higher than the magic crystals. The gains don't make up for the losses … If you like them, you can take them all. "
After saying that, Alley turned around and walked to the back of the warehouse. After a while, he came back with a few small flower pots. Sure enough, there were a few seedlings inside that looked like they were having a "hard time" growing. The branches and leaves had a strange metallic color to them, but looking at their half-dead appearance, it seems like Old Alley was just bragging earlier.
What can't live for more than a year! I'm afraid it'll be good if they can live for more than three months!
"There's also this, this is the blueprint for making the broom." Alley handed over a sheepskin scroll: "This is the blueprint for my special installation of a miniature wind magic array. When making the broom, just engrave the magic array on the handle of the broom. In fact, the process isn't that complicated. It's just that this plant is too precious. "
Du-Wei carefully collected them one by one, including the seedlings, and put them into his magic bag.
Old Alley looked at Du Wei's magic bag and frowned: "Is this your storage item? It looks a bit too old … "
But then he smiled and said: "Well, this bag was left to you by Master Gandorf, right? It's no wonder, Master Gandorf cultivates pure magic and isn't very good at making tools. I'll give you something good. "
Then he turned around and took a simple wooden box from a shelf on the wall. After opening it, a row of decorations were neatly arranged inside. Necklaces, pendants, rings, bracelets, etc.
"These are all spatial storage items. The storage space inside is much larger than your magic bag. I usually make them for fun when I have nothing to do. I'll give them all to you! "
Du Wei was overjoyed! He already felt that it was inconvenient to not have a suitable storage item around him. Although this magic bag was good, its style was too ugly after all. Moreover, carrying a magic bag with him was not as convenient as hanging a small object on his body.
So he didn't refuse Old Alley and put the box into his arms with a smile.
Old Alley can be said to be giving a big discount today. It's also because of his depressed mood that he suddenly felt disheartened. Looking at the boy in front of him, he couldn't help but do this. After giving away so many things, he sighed: "I'm already more than 150 years old, I don't know how many more years I can live. I'm afraid I won't be able to improve my research in this lifetime. In the future, if you have time, come find me. I'll pass on these things to you one by one. Alas … "
Du Wei's expression turned cold, took a deep breath and whispered: "Master Alley … I'll find a way to carry forward your inventions!"
•
Originally planning to experiment with the flying broom, Du Wei didn't have anything to do anyway, so he simply took the opportunity to ask Alley for advice on magic. Alley has been immersed in his lifetime of knowledge, so how deep is his knowledge? Especially when it comes to making magic tools, he's also one of the top alchemists in the continent! When it comes to the nature, use, composition and so on of all kinds of magic materials, how can Du Wei compare with the simple records in the literature?
Old Alley also became interested, so he simply took out a lot of treasures from the warehouse and walked through them one by one on the machine. Decomposing, melting, heating … and so on and so forth, Du Wei can be considered to have gained a lot of knowledge. More importantly, after teaching Du Wei something, Old Alley would generously give the same thing to him so he can study it later.
In less than half a day, Du Wei's magic bag was almost filled to the brim. If it weren't for the fact that there are a lot of things in his bag that can't be seen by others, he would've already cleaned it out in front of Alley.
The two didn't have lunch because in the afternoon, Old Alley just showed him the blood of a kind of dragon called "Thuniai Three-Legged Dragon", which can be used to soak weapons in order to strengthen the metal.
"… This kind of three-legged Dragons, in fact, can be considered as a kind of dragon. But it's the offspring of the lowest level of dragons and other magic beasts, it's a low-level creature without any intelligence. But because it has the blood of Dragons, this creature's blood can be used to strengthen weapons, shields, and even directly smear it on a person's body, making it twice as strong as before … "
With that, Du Wei received a small bottle of this dark red blood.
In the end, Alley sighed and looked at the sky outside the window, smiling: "It's already late, I still have something to do in the evening so I need to find the other old monster downstairs. Let's call it a day! "
At this moment, Du Wei was full of respect for Old Alley, this guy is definitely a genius old monster. After learning from him for a day, Du Wei felt that the harvest was not small. If he could come here every day and learn from this old monster, it would be very beneficial to his magic cultivation … Not to mention other things, just the fact that this old monster has collected all kinds of rare treasures is enough to open Du Wei's eyes!
Du Wei was about to say goodbye when Old Alley suddenly asked: "That's right … I heard from the chairman that after the summer festival, you will have a magic level assessment?"
"Yes." Du Wei nodded.
"Hmm …" Alley touched his nose and nodded: "That's right! As the last disciple of Master Gandorf, how can you not have a magic level? You can't just wear a magic scholar's robe all the time. You can't lose Gandorf's face … Let me ask you, how are you preparing for the magic level assessment? What kind of magic do you major in? "
Major in? What kind of magic?
Du Wei was somewhat stunned.
Seeing Du Wei's awkward expression, Old Alley frowned: "Your magic power, when you helped me with the experiment this afternoon, I could see that you are about level five. Considering your age, you are already a rare genius. But the magic level assessment is not only about the level of magic power. In the end, what kind of magic do you specialize in? "
Du Wei was really embarrassed.
Now it seems that although his magic power is good, the number of magic spells he has mastered is very few. Although he knows a lot of great magicians. Gandorf, Vivian, Joanna, and even the mouse Gege Wu, they are all quite outstanding magicians.
But Du Wei's magic spells are not many. Looking at it now, the most commonly used ones were still the lowest level magic incantations he had learned from Thorskei, the lowest level magician. For example, the fire element's fireball, the wind element's lowest level wind blade …
Not to mention high level magic, he doesn't even know intermediate level magic!
Well … Vivian taught him a few powerful high level magic spells, but with his current magic power, he absolutely can't use them.
As for Star Magic … That kind of thing can't see the light of day, and besides, he hasn't learned it yet.
Thinking of this, Du Wei smiled bitterly: "I seem to only know one or two low level spells of the fire and wind elements, I can't say that I'm good at any one of them. Oh, right, I also know a little bit of transformation spells, does that count? "
"What?" Alley stared with wide eyes: "You said you … only know a little bit of spell?"
Du Wei smiled bitterly: "The time I spent with teacher Gandorf is too short, he didn't have time to teach me anything.
I only know a few high level transformation spells, and I was forced to learn them from Gege Wu. But Gege Wu also abides by the rules of the Magician's Guild, unless Du Wei becomes his disciple, it is absolutely impossible for him to teach him the spells he is good at. Being able to learn a few low level spells from Du Wei is already very rare.
"It seems that your situation is more complicated." Alley pondered for a moment, then solemnly said: "Boy, I want to remind you of one thing. You must first define your own ambition. Because even if you are a genius magician, it is impossible to be proficient in all the elements of magic! Magic is profound and complex, far from what you can imagine. To become an ordinary magician, no one is a fool! But even if you are a smart person, if you can master a single element of magic in your lifetime, you can already become a top magician on the continent! Although you are smart, you must understand the principle of not being greedy! It is best for you to choose your own major and put your energy into it, only then will you be able to achieve something … Alas, it is a pity that I can't teach you any real spells right now. But if you have any other questions, you can come to me. "
Saying so, Alley pulled open his lapel and took out a small pendant from his neck. This pendant was a diamond-shaped red crystal.
"This is the key to my place. You can take this thing and enter my laboratory at will. The magic arrays I arranged will not stop you. If you have any questions, you can also borrow my laboratory. You can use the things here as you wish. "
Du Wei gratefully accepted the pendant, then waved his hand: "You can go now."
Once Du Wei was out of the room, Alley waved his hand and shot out a blast of cold air from his sleeve, extinguishing the flame on top of the metal table in front of him. Frowning in thought, Alley couldn't help but mutter to himself: "Strange … … This kid's magic is good, but the magic he knows is too little. Dorgan Dorgan, as the chairman, is such a smart person, why didn't he test him before the assessment? Such a hasty assessment, if he couldn't pass, wouldn't he lose face for Gandorf? Hmm, I don't know what the chairman is thinking. "
•
Du Wei walked out of the tower, his heart still filled with emotion. In the past, he really didn't know the immensity of heaven and earth. After reading those books, he thought that magic was a simple thing. Today, he learned from Alley for the whole day, but most of the things that the old monster said, let alone understand, he didn't even hear of them.
It seems that in the future, he will have to restrain his mind and study more.
While thinking, suddenly a soft sound came from behind. Du Wei turned around and saw a flash of flame at the entrance of the tower. It was the light of the tower's teleportation array.
Then, a person came out from the tower.
Du Wei was surprised.
This person looked to be in his twenties. What's strange is that in this Magician's Guild, even the people who sweep the floor and do odd jobs are wearing a silver magic apprentice robe. But this guy is wearing an exquisite aristocratic robe. She was dressed in a luxurious robe with rusty gold edges. Even the sleeves and collar had wavy lace edges. This is the most popular style among the aristocrats this year.
This person slowly walked over, Du Wei gradually saw his appearance. This guy is in his early twenties, his face and skin is the kind of pale white that most aristocrats yearn for. He looks slender and delicate, with long blond hair, a high nose, and a pair of sapphire-like eyes, clear and bright. This is a rare handsome man. His walk is neither fast nor slow, faintly carrying a kind of awe-inspiring aura. At a glance, one can see that he has received extremely strict etiquette training since childhood.
This young man also saw Du Wei. At first, he was startled, but then a smile appeared on his face. His smile is very beautiful, such a smile is like the warm earth in spring, can't help but give birth to a somewhat warm feeling.
"Ah! Sir Magician in front of me. Ah, you are wearing the robe of a Magic Scholar. Looking at your age, I guess you must be the Magician's Guild's youngest Magic Scholar, Du Wei Rollin, right? " He walked in front of Du Wei, his pair of sapphire-like eyes revealing an amiable look that is hard to refuse: "Let me introduce myself, my name is Chen. Chen Augustine, is my full name. It is a pleasure to meet you, Sir Du Wei Rollin. "
As he spoke, he slightly nodded his head, his posture elegant. Even Du Wei, who was born in a wealthy family, can't help but praise the other party's movements, which are not bad at all.
Wait … … Augustine?
Du Wei was stunned for a moment, looking at the young aristocrat in front of him: "You … … You are of the royal family?"
The young man named Chen Augustine smiled. "That's right. The current emperor is my father."
Prince?
How can a prince appear in the inner core of the Magician's Guild?
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