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The 143rd Chapter: The Eve of the Summer Festival
Ruo Lin recounted the incident of the fleet of ships she saw at the Enke Port. After hearing it, Du Wei's face remained calm. He simply nodded and said: "I understand."
Pausing for a moment, he then acted as if nothing had happened and suddenly changed the topic: "Ruo Lin, leave the goods in the warehouse at the Enke Port there for now. The Summer Festival is coming up soon and there are many people in the capital. After all, we have yet to obtain the legal approval. If something were to happen, it would not look good for the family. You just need to send more people to keep an eye on the Enke Port. "
Ruo Lin heard something unusual from Du Wei's words and couldn't help but ask: "You mean … … during the Summer Festival, the capital might not be peaceful?"
Du Wei smiled: "I didn't say that. You don't need to make wild guesses. Even if something were to happen, it has nothing to do with us. You just need to keep an eye on those pirates. The capital will be stricter in the coming days, so it's best if those guys don't stir up any trouble. You don't need to stay in the capital, so I'll have to trouble you to return to the Enke Port. If something happens, I'll send someone to find you. "
Ruo Lin did not want to ask any more questions and could only bow and leave.
After Ruo Lin left, Du Wei's calm face revealed a trace of worry. Letting out a soft sigh, he said: "Heh … … Fleet … … My father is really restless. Could it be that he's planning to play some tricks during the Summer Festival? "
That fleet of ships is definitely not carrying any ordinary goods. There are also soldiers on the ships … … To be able to enter and leave the capital so easily, other than a high ranking military official like father, no one else would be able to mobilize the city guards.
If that is the case, does that mean they are planning to make a move against Prince Son?
Du Wei suddenly remembered Prince Son's gentle smile and friendly attitude towards him. His heart couldn't help but feel sad. Should I … … tell Prince Son? Then Du Wei recalled his mother's pleading. Sighing, he shook his head and whispered to himself: "I'm sorry, Prince Son. You and I are enemies and not friends, so I can't help you with this."
Du Wei sat in his room and looked at the magic potion formula for a while. He drank a pot of tea from the south. In the evening, he suddenly heard a thunderous sound coming from behind him!
Boom!
In an instant, even the small building Duwei was in faintly shook a few times. Soon after, the door of one of the rooms downstairs was kicked open. Thick smoke billowed out of the room as Gargamel coughed violently and ran out of the room as if he was running for his life.
"Cough, cough, cough … … I almost choked to death … …" In one breath, he rushed into Du Wei's room. Without saying a word, he grabbed the teapot on the table and drank it all in one gulp. Only then did he let out a long sigh. The mouse's face was covered with black and white soot. His eyes were also red from the smoke. Even his beard was charred.
Du Wei frowned: "What's wrong?"
"Don't mention it! That Nirvana Bow, I finally figured it out. I tried to use a magic crystal to figure out the magic array inside, but it caused an explosion! My goodness, there must be something unusual about this bow. I had already arranged two layers of enchantment in the room, but it was blown away in an instant! Fortunately, there were two layers of enchantment. Otherwise, I'm afraid you wouldn't be able to protect this building. "
Du Wei stood up with a smile. He walked out of the courtyard and sent away the Rollin Family's guards who had rushed over after hearing the commotion. He only said that he was conducting a magic experiment. Everyone in the Rollin Family knew that this young master was now a magus. Du Wei's explanation wasn't strange, but when he left, everyone looked at Du Wei with a look of reverence.
After driving away the numerous guards, Du Wei had Mard come over to watch the entrance of the courtyard. He also had Gege Wu arrange a magic array around his residence. After that, the two of them went into the laboratory downstairs.
The thick smoke in the room was almost completely released. Du Wei used a small wind magic to blow away the thick smoke. In the middle of the room, the "Nirvana Bow" that Du Wei had snatched back was quietly lying on the platform.
Du Wei's platform was made of stone. He didn't have the capital to spend a large amount of money like Crazy 'Old Alley to get a metal and mithril test platform. Du Wei carefully looked at the bow and immediately felt a trace of difference!
On top of the Nirvana Bow, there was a faint light surrounding it. This light enveloped the bow. The violent explosion just now didn't even damage the bow in the slightest. When the thick smoke dissipated, the bow looked brand new and bright. There wasn't even a trace of dust on it. The entire bow seemed to be faintly flowing with a strange luster. The streamlined shape of the bow looked like a new moon in the night sky. The two sides of the bow were polished with a strange transparent crystal. There were also two large curved barbs hanging from the bow. The barbs were sharpened to the point of sharpness!
Clearly, this special shape allowed the owner of the Nirvana Bow to not only use the bow to injure people from a distance in battle, but also the sharp edges on the two sides of the bow could become sharp weapons in close combat!
Gege Wu roughly tested the hardness of the blades. Using a good Knight's steel plate, the blades easily cut open a hole. With a strong poke, the sharp barbs on the bow could poke a hole in the steel plate!
"The material of this thing is not simple. I can only guess that it was specially processed with some kind of high quality crystal. Maybe it was made with some kind of synthetic material. As for what kind of crystal it is, I can't tell. " Gege Wu pointed at the Nirvana Bow. Rat, who had been studying this thing for a day and a night, was obviously very excited. "This shape is different from all the bows on the continent. No archer is good at close combat, but this bow is an exception … However, I guess that to fully use this bow, there should be a set of special martial skills that are compatible with this bow."
A set of special martial skills that are compatible with this bow … Du Wei thought for a while and shook his head. "I don't know about this. The guy who died at my hands seemed to be very strong, but he probably didn't know the martial skills you mentioned. If he did, it must be an extremely powerful martial skill. Then he wouldn't have been killed by me in close combat. "
"The guy who you stole the bow from is definitely not the original owner of this bow." Gege Wu pursed his lips. "I don't know the material of this crystal, but looking at its age, I'm afraid it's at least a few hundred years old!"
Then, Gege Wu held up the Nirvana Bow with both hands and handed it to Du Wei. "Look, do you see these patterns on it? This is a strange magic array. Even I can't understand this magic array, but what I can be sure of is that it's mainly wind magic. It's also supplemented with some strength, agility, and speed augmentation magic … To be able to fuse several types of magic together and make such a complicated magic array, and make it so small … Yes, the person who made this bow is at least a great grandmaster in the field of magic! "
Du Wei wasn't very concerned about this. "What I want to know is, how should it be used?"
Speaking of this, Gege Wu suddenly laughed loudly. This mouse Prime Minister laughed in an extremely vulgar and proud manner. His voice couldn't hide the complacency as he grinned. "This is the real most mysterious part! Let me tell you, little Du Wei, you've really profited this time! The power of this thing is absolutely strong! It's far beyond your imagination! "
After saying that, it gently pulled the bowstring and said, "So that poor guy whose bow you stole was a warrior, right? As for this bow, it could also be used by warriors to activate it with their battle qi. After all, there's magic augmentation on it. After activating it with dou qi, dou qi can be condensed into an air arrow. Whether it's shooting speed, accuracy, or power, it's several times stronger than the best ordinary strong bow. It seems like it can be considered a rare high-grade treasure bow on the continent! But actually, I think that the original unlucky owner of this bow didn't know how to truly use this thing! Hmph … "
After saying that, he suddenly stretched out his hand and gently fiddled with the arrow slot on the bow. Then the mouse slowly poured a trace of magic into it. The bow immediately flashed with bright colors! With a slight cracking sound, a small crack suddenly appeared in the arrow slot. Then, a magic crystal rolled out from it!
"Let me announce the true face of this magical bow!" Mouse laughed heartily. "This bow is actually not meant for warriors to use! This is a magic bow! It's specially made for magicians to use! "
"… Magician?"
Du Wei was really surprised.
A bow used by magicians?
Did magicians need to use bows? When magicians on the continent fought, who didn't hold a magic wand and recite deep incantations to display powerful magic to injure the enemy?
Using a bow and arrow, that was the patent of a standard samurai!
If magicians needed to use bows to fight, then in the future, wouldn't magicians develop to use swords and broadswords?
"Don't doubt it, this is indeed a bow specially made for magicians!" Gege Wu saw Du Wei's doubts and said solemnly, "You're just lucky, little Du Wei! Fortunately, no one knows the details of this bow. If people knew, it would be an item that would cause many people to fight over it! "
After saying that, Gege Wu gently pinched the magic crystal that rolled down from the bow. This was a high-quality magic crystal, but after so many years, its color had already faded. The magic inside had obviously been exhausted. And with the passage of time, this crystal was covered with fine cracks. There were even some parts that had deteriorated, revealing a trace of grayish-black color.
Gege Wu held the crystal and closed his eyes. A trace of magic slowly poured into the crystal. After the magic crystal was injected with magic, the originally dim crystal glowed again with a trace of luster!
Gege Wu re-inlaid the magic crystal into the notch of the arrow notch. After a gentle magic wave, the notch immediately disappeared. The surface of the bow looked incomparably smooth, without a single crack.
"Take it!" Gege Wu once again handed the bow to Du Wei and said with a smile, "Let's go to the roof and try this new toy."
The man and the mouse immediately moved over the stairs. Du Wei came to the roof of the small building he lived in alone.
Standing on the roof of the three-story building, Du Wei held the bow with both hands and looked up at the sky. In the distance, the sun was setting in the west, and a faint golden afterglow spilled over the earth. Du Wei looked at the setting sun and silently pulled the bowstring. He only felt that the tentacles were very flexible. Although it was a little difficult to pull, he still managed to pull the bowstring. As the bowstring was pulled, the whole bow immediately emitted a magic wave that shocked Du Wei! That strong vibration gathered more and more, and finally faintly condensed into a point …
Du Wei could clearly see that on the arrow notch, a wind blade formed by the wind magic of the bow was forming. Then, this wind blade seemed to shrink, and finally condensed into the shape of a small arrowhead …
As Du Wei released the bowstring, he heard a whoosh …
Was this an arrow?
No! This was clearly a meteor!
This meteor whistled out from Du Wei's hand, whistling in the direction of the distant setting sun! Its speed was as fast as lightning! The brilliant magic light scattered specks of light dust in the air! In just a split second, the meteor had already disappeared from Du Wei's line of sight!
Du Wei was stunned! Looking in the direction that the meteor disappeared in the distance, although he couldn't see how powerful it was at the bottom of the arrow, just based on the scene, the power was definitely not small!
Such power, compared to two nights ago when he saw that guy use this bow to kill a court magician and injure the internal court warrior Chick, the power was more than double!
More importantly, he didn't have any fighting aura, and in terms of martial arts, his body was only slightly stronger than ordinary people … But he was able to shoot such a terrifying arrow!
"As expected … So powerful!" Gege Wu stood on his tiptoes and looked in the direction of the setting sun. Watching the meteor disappear into the distance, this mouse's eyes suddenly flashed with a trace of emotion, "If this kind of bow can be popularized, then all the warriors in the world who are good at archery will be replaced by magicians!"
Du Wei suppressed the shock in his heart and slowly sat down, stroking the Nirvana Bow back and forth with both hands!
Magic weapon! A true magic long-range weapon!
It didn't need any power from the user, and was completely powered by magic!
"Little Du Wei, have you guessed it?" Gege Wu's eyes flashed, "You see … If this bow is magnified dozens of times, and the shape is slightly changed … Wouldn't it be the same as the lost craftsmanship on the walls of the imperial capital …"
"Magic cannon!" Du Wei steadily answered, as if there wasn't a trace of tremor in his voice, but his eyes were extremely strange, "If this thing is magnified dozens of times, it's almost equivalent to a magic cannon! Or rather … the manufacturing principle of this thing is exactly the same as a magic cannon! "
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There was also an episode that Du Wei didn't know at the time:
On the same day that Du Wei tested the Nirvana Bow for the first time, the garrison of a small town five miles away from the imperial capital reported an official document:
On the evening of the 10th of June, Year 960 of the imperial calendar, a meteor fell from the sky in the southeast. The meteor hit a corner of the mountain on the west side of the town. Fortunately, there were no casualties, but the road was blocked by the debris of the mountain. Please send repairs quickly …
No one knew the truth of this matter, not even Du Wei himself. The power of this arrow was actually so great!
•
The day before the Summer Festival.
Mard left early in the morning. For the past two days, Master Du Wei had given him a "cushy job", allowing him to bring enough gold coins with him every day to stroll around the streets. Taverns, inns, plaza restaurants … Master Mard's footprints were everywhere, and wherever there were more people, he would go. Master Du Wei's instructions were very simple, "You can go out to eat, drink, and have fun. Whatever you spend, you can report it all when you come back. But there's one thing I want you to remember. If there's anything interesting, lively, or strange happening in the imperial capital, or if there's anything different from the past, you have to pay attention to it and tell me when you come back. "
Mard didn't say anything about such a strange order. He just took the money bag and went shopping.
The day before the Summer Festival, the bustling streets of the Imperial Capital were packed with people. Countless shops had opened their doors to do business. Merchants traveling from the south to the north were displaying the most bizarre items they had bought from all over the continent. The Summer Festival was an annual grand festival on the Roland Continent. In the imperial capital, there was also a parade for the city guards and the imperial guards, as well as a grand parade for the citizens. Especially this year, it was said that on the eve of the National Day, an astrologer in the palace had divined the appearance of an unlucky star. His Majesty the Emperor was so angry that he beheaded the astrologer with a single stroke of his sword. Because of this unhappy event, His Majesty the Emperor specially ordered this year's Summer Festival to be held on a grand scale in an attempt to sweep away the haze brought by the unlucky star!
Because of such a lively event, tourists from all over the world flocked to the imperial capital. For a time, the bustling imperial capital was overcrowded. All the inns were full, especially the inns near the central square of the imperial capital. The prices were ten times higher than usual, and the rooms were in short supply. It was said that this year, His Majesty the Pope was specially invited to perform magic in the square. The chairman of the Magician's Guild would also bring along those mysterious great magicians.
More importantly, His Majesty had specially ordered that on the day of the festival, the imperial capital's magic array would be activated! It was the magic array left behind by His Majesty the Aragon Emperor for a thousand years! The last time the magic array was activated was twenty years ago at the end of the war in the Northwest Prairie. In order to welcome the victorious expeditionary army, the magic array was activated once. The citizens who had experienced that scene deeply remembered the magnificent scene when the magic array was activated! The brilliant magic light shrouded the entire imperial capital, and the sky changed into a rainbow of colors! One could even vaguely see all kinds of strange magic beasts flying in the sky! Thousands of illusions, confusing the eyes!
Such a lively event might not happen once in a lifetime. Wouldn't it be a pity if one missed it?!
Therefore, for this year's festival, the number of tourists in the imperial capital was several times more than in previous years. The people in the imperial capital's security office were very busy. Every day, the number of soldiers patrolling the streets had increased by three times. When there were more people, good people mixed in with bad people. It often led to many public security incidents, such as fights, robberies, robberies, and so on. The prison in the Public Security Office was almost full. The soldiers in the security office were complaining. Most of them canceled all their holidays and were on duty all day. They even slept in the barracks of the security office. Many people, including some officers, had not returned home for a few days to hug their wives.
The city guards were also said to be very tired. There were so many people entering and leaving the imperial capital these days that the number of city guards at the city gates increased by three times. Just the day before yesterday, in order to reduce the pressure on the imperial capital, according to the Emperor's approval and the joint order of the Supreme Command and the Administrative Department, the city gates of the imperial capital were temporarily restricted. People could leave the city, but if they wanted to enter the imperial capital, they had to queue up. Odd numbers allowed entry, even numbers denied entry! Everyone who wanted to enter the imperial capital had to go through a strict and detailed registration!
Large groups of fully armed guards were deployed at the city gates. Once there was a riot, they would be able to suppress it immediately.
Moreover, because the imperial capital was overcrowded, in order to ensure the safety of the nobles and prevent outsiders from entering the residential areas of the nobles, the city guards specially deployed an infantry regiment to guard the "Wealthy District" that led to the residences of the nobles near the imperial capital. Even the Shrines were temporarily under martial law … After all, there were many believers on the continent. Every believer who came to the imperial capital wanted to go to the sacred Shrines to worship the statues of the great gods and listen to the gospel of the Shrines. In this way, in order to ensure the order of the Shrines, more soldiers were deployed to the streets near the Shrines to maintain order.
Only the area near the Magician's Guild was as quiet as ever. After all, in the hearts of the people, a magician was a revered existence. No one wanted to go near the Magician's Guild to see what a magician was like!
Mard had been running around outside for a few days. During this time, he even had his wallet stolen by a thief. When he was strolling around, two pairs of shoes were stepped on by the pedestrians. In the end, after he reported all the information to Du Wei, the young master didn't seem to be satisfied or dissatisfied. He only said one sentence faintly: "Got it. The expenses for these few days, you can withdraw the gold coins after reporting it yourself."
After Mard left, Du Wei knocked on his forehead and sat quietly for a moment. A strange smile appeared on the corner of his mouth as he muttered to himself: "Hmm, there are troops at the city gates … There are troops at the residences of the nobles and there are also troops near the Shrines … It seems like there is going to be a big fight!"
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