Not only was Brando surprised by her answer, but even Batom and Roen also raised their heads to look at her.
Amandina stared at the young man and replied: "Don't worry, sir. Whether it is to fulfill my father's promise or to express my personal gratitude, I will complete this task."
Brando was taken aback. He could not help but look at the noble's daughter, as if trying to discern whether her answer was due to pride or stubbornness. However, from the firm and clean face of the young man, he could read a combination of both, and even a little bit of confidence. Where did her confidence come from? Brando was at a loss for a moment.
The development of this matter was getting more and more out of his expectations.
"How do you plan to complete this task, little girl?" Batom asked from behind. He looked at Amandina from head to toe, and could not help but use the vulgar and teasing tone of a mercenary to reply: "Even though you can be considered a pretty little girl, our lord already has a fiancée, little girl."
Amandina was a noble's daughter. Even though she was in dire straits, she had never heard such vulgar words. She was so angry that her pale face turned red, but she did not want to talk to a vulgar guard. She could only look at Brando, her eyes filled with disappointment. Then she turned around and walked to the desk, opened the drawer, and took out a scroll. She hesitated for a moment, but in the end, she walked over and handed it to Brando: "I believe its value is not lower than your estimate, sir."
She thought for a moment, and answered simply.
"What is this?" Brando asked.
"My work." Amandina was a little nervous when she said this, but she immediately became confident again.
Roen snorted at the side. Batom looked at him and could not help but poke him: "How much money do you think this little girl owes our lord?" Roen was stunned, and could not help but raise his head to look at this guy. Even though Batom's long hood covered his face, the short cripple could still see the beard on his face. "You don't know?" he asked.
"Of course," Batom whispered. "Why should I know?"
"I thought you knew." Roen glanced at him and began to calculate for him. "A noble like Borg, even if he's a little down, he should still be able to leave behind at least one or two thousand Tor's worth of annual income. That's close to a hundred thousand Tor coins. It's not a lot, but it's not a little either, old friend. "
"That is indeed a large sum of money." Batom nodded. "Are you saying that the scroll in Sir's hand is worth 100,000 gold coins?"
"I didn't say that, but it's possible if it's a painting by a famous artist. It's not surprising that some masters' works are worth millions. However, that little girl had already said that it was her work. To tell you the truth, I don't think any of her works are worth that much. Otherwise, would this little girl still live in this kind of place? "
"You're really a snob."
"This is only a reasonable speculation, my lord."
Amandina could not help but clench her fists when she heard their conversation.
Brando held the scroll in one hand and did not stop the conversation between Roen and Batom. He was a little confused at this moment. [What is this scroll? Is it a magic scroll recorded on a long piece of parchment? Or is it a copy of an ancient document? Or is it just as Roen said, Amandina's painting?] He had seen many of these scrolls in his past life. Some of them were priceless, and some of them were worthless. He stared at the parchment that was burnt to a crisp. It was a thick stack of parchment. The paper was not of good quality, but it felt heavy in his hands. For a moment, he was unsure where Amandina's confidence came from.
"Can I take a look at it?" He asked.
"It's already yours."
Brando nodded and carefully opened the scroll. What entered his eyes was a complicated line drawing. A large number of lines formed a mechanical pattern. Mysterious patterns and magic circles filled the drawing. Every blank space was filled with a long explanation in beautiful handwriting. Brando only took one look and felt the world spinning. It was not a surprise, but a sudden realization. [So that's how it is.] He immediately closed the scroll with his heart beating faster.
This was the design of the most primitive Mana Conducting Device.
The drawing was quite rough and could not be compared to most of the mature products in this era. From the drawing, it could be seen that the designer did not have much talent in this field. It could even be said to be clumsy. Because of this, it was a clumsy work.
But at this moment, Brando's heart was filled with understanding.
[So that's how it is.]
[How did 'Origin', one of the top ten player factions in 'The Amber Sword', obtain the blueprint from the production and design of the Mana Conducting Device that was monopolized by the Empire's royal family? How did it open the prelude to the era of 'independence' for the players?]
[So that's the answer.]
Brando did not expect to encounter such a thing before he came here. He had never connected this weak girl with one of the top ten puzzles in 'The Amber Sword' in his previous life. They seemed to be two completely unrelated things. He did not even consider the possibility in that direction. If he had to describe his feelings at this moment, it would be that there was no warning and he was caught off guard.
It turned out that the leader of 'Origin', 'Staff', did not infiltrate any of the Empires. He had completed this hidden quest line from the beginning.
Brando used almost all of his willpower to keep his expression from changing too much. The blueprint in his hand could be said to be of epoch-making significance.
There were three kinds of power in this world.
The first kind of power was called the Elements, or a higher level of existential power. Fire, Wind, Water, Earth, Truth and Law, Time and Space, and even Matter itself were all existential powers. Those who could master this power were called Warriors, Elementalists, Wizards, and all kinds of powerful beings. It was just that different powers showed different characteristics in their bodies, but they all had a common measurement, which was' Oauth '– Energy Level.
The power of the Elements was a hidden existence in different people until the power of the person exceeded 500 Energy Levels (OZ). In the description of the Holy Cathedral of Fire, it was called 'Elemental Awakening'. Since then, these people would be crowned with the title of 'Knight of the Holy Cathedral'.
This would be a long and even untouchable process because in Wohnde, most people were born with only 0.3 Energy Levels (OZ) in their bodies. They would not be able to reach such a height even if they spent their whole lives. But the heavens always favored some people, and there was no lack of such people in this world. They were born with such qualifications, so they were called the chosen ones.
The second kind of power was not human. It was called the 'Power of God', which was also the power of faith.
The gods in Wohnde had long been divided into two divine systems, Hilmar and Einka. Hilmar was secular, while Einka was arrogant, but the gods controlled the sun, moon, stars, and the laws of all things on earth, so they were called gods. Their existence depended on this world, or it could be said that they were the projections of the laws in the sky. They did not need people to worship them, but the small mortals feared these powerful beings and developed faith in them. The gods also responded to their people.
This response was the 'Power of God', the power controlled by the priests. The source of this power was the will of the gods to transform this world, and also the care of the high and mighty beings for their children.
Because of this, there were many sects on earth arguing day and night. The arguments between them originated from the misinterpretation of the gods' will, or the confusion of the gods themselves to transform this world.
As for the third kind of power, it was the power of wisdom, and also the power of mortals to transform the world.
The magical device in Brando's hand was also known as the 'Mana Pivot'. It was the source of all magical power in this world. Through the non-artificial (mechanical) conversion of the energy in magical elemental crystals, it could provide power for small magical guns, large warships, and even floating cities. It was the invention of the Buga craftsmen, and soon it was secretly mastered by the royal families of the great empires.
This brand-new power created by mortals quickly changed the structure of this world. Starting from the rapid development of productivity, it led to great changes, and the ensuing conflicts of power and resources, as well as the holy war and the November War that lasted for decades, all of these caused the world to become turbulent in the past hundred years.
And now, Brando held the root of this turbulence in his hand.
The significance of this blueprint was that although it was not technologically advanced compared to most similar Mana Pivots in this era, and could even be said to be far behind, the conversion efficiency was at least thirty years behind, but it changed the essence of the 'Mana Pivot' that was monopolized by a few people.
In The Amber Sword, this Mana Pivot named 'Star' designed by Amandina was first created in the player's territory twenty years later, and it was also the symbol of the rise of the players below the NPCs.
And at this moment, this symbol was in his hand.
He could not help but take a deep breath and asked: "You designed it?"
Amandina's face was originally a little nervous, but when she heard the question, she was surprised.
"You, you can understand it?" She could not help but ask.
All of her knowledge came from books, although all of her interest and energy had been devoted to the design of Mana Pivots for a long time. Her former teacher also told her that her talent did not lie in this, and that if she wanted to continue on this path, her achievements were destined to be limited. But Amandina still invested all of her money and effort into this path, especially after the death of her parents, she devoted herself wholeheartedly. She sold her family's property, and even almost fell into the trap of a flirtatious merchant. If not for her noble status protecting her, she was afraid that she would have become someone's plaything.
But Amandina did not give up.
In particular, she insisted that perhaps she had found a way to lead to the 'Mana Pivot'. She had designed many blueprints, and this was just one of the ideas. It had a fatal flaw, and that was that it consumed too much energy to make the finished product look a little unrealistic. But the little girl still stubbornly believed that her design was worth the price.
But she was prepared to be ridiculed by Brando, and she mustered up her courage, but this was the answer that she was waiting for.
He could understand it?
"It's very rough, but at least it's a finished product." Brando replied.
"No, no, sir, you don't understand," Amandina coughed and replied: "This design is actually a half-finished product, the input and output are not proportional at all —"
"What? You dare to use a half-finished product to repay your debt?! "Roen jumped up when he heard this from behind.
But Brando motioned for Batom to stop him, and then looked at Amandina and replied: "It's fine, in my opinion, this is a good deal. You have fulfilled your promise, Miss Amandina. You have indeed paid enough, and even more. "
He was not lying, and it was indeed more. Compared to the Borg's treasure, this was more of an unexpected gain.
Amandina could not help but widen her eyes.
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