Perhaps in this world, no great man has ever made this classic assertion. However, its correctness has long been proven by countless facts, and it is far clearer and more direct than Edward remembered. So, in this civilization, it is nothing more than
In an era that has just broken away from ignorance and started to stumble forward, whose hands are the greatest knowledge resources?
A mage, of course, is a mage.
Even in name, nobles or the owners of most resources, most countries are also under their control. They can squeeze their subjects and satisfy all their desires with other people's sweat, tears and even blood - but
In front of the beings high in the clouds, the nobles are just a group of inferior beings dressed in plant remains and decorated with stones and metals.
At most, it's just a little more refined than the similar ones they're squeezing.
What are their possessions? Those small powers that are limited to the human race and the so-called property that is no different than gravel? What can really be called resources-those rules that have existed since ancient times can make the gods
The power of fear, the secret weapon created by combining the two...all of them will only be named gods and worshiped by the common people, without any room for touching.
Only mages, these creatures who chase the traces of rules and go on the long road of exploration, can truly be regarded as the ones who control the part of the resource called knowledge among humans, or among all humanoid creatures. And this resource
The power it will bring is the reason why Edward has hoped to become a mage in the past ten years.
"Those stupid mages worship at the feet of their so-called knowledge, thinking that they can get everything, but they don't know that their foolishness will only make them slaves of knowledge in the end... The only thing worth boasting about is their understanding of the nature of the world.
Therefore, in addition to the illithids who are most familiar with this power, they are most likely to have information related to psychic powers." The spiritual crystal servant proudly showed off his own ideas: "For you
, you don’t need all of them, even just the basics, it will be enough to bring considerable help. If you can improve your strength to a certain level, or exchange it, or search for it, subsequent problems will be easily solved."
Under the current conditions, I have to say that this is the most feasible plan. But no matter how sure he is, Edward is just noncommittal——
Everything will not go as smoothly as imagined.
It is the most difficult thing to ask the mages for information.
After all, all the reasons are based on speculation and are not reliable. According to the Psychic Crystal Servant, the power of psychic energy is not common among humans. Naturally, the relevant records cannot be easily obtained, and it is even very possible.
It was sealed as a forbidden skill - after all, it was an ability that was spread among monsters and could not be used by most people, and it was also different from most spellcasting methods.
So what if it’s not forbidden?
The use of knowledge by mages is well known, but equally well-known is their stinginess with knowledge - no one is willing to expose the origin of his life to the public easily, even a beggar will always reveal it.
I treasure my proud way of begging. Not to mention the mages who are powerful because of it? Guys who have more knowledge are often only willing to use it to maintain their own empire, which also makes the outflow of knowledge more difficult-so the mages
They are all lonely creatures. The more powerful they are, the more attached they are to their own ideas. Few people like to contact others, and communication is only among a very small group of people.
What's more, no one can guarantee that any one of them really has knowledge about psychic powers.
"...So to ensure that the possibility becomes greater, just look for more resources. It is unlikely that one shot will hit, then use ten rounds, a hundred rounds...shoot at random, and the hits will always accumulate.
Get up!"
"It's better to cut you into pieces and exchange for money... I just need money for the next step."
Edward cursed bitterly. This stone's unscrupulous wordiness simply made him a head and two adults! Well, where can we find a place where there are enough mages gathered and it is easy to communicate?
Tuminis Academy of Magic.
The best solution has actually been placed in front of Edward from the very beginning... However, at the same time, there is also the final problem - this world may be completely different from the one in Edward's memory, but it is
They have many similarities. For example, the amount of tuition fees is always one of the most deceptive decisions made by institutions of higher learning.
The registration fee for Tuminis Magic Academy is three thousand gold coins. However, the academy's registration time limit for this year is less than one month. To be precise, it is twenty-nine days.
For most people in this world, three thousand gold coins is a lot, enough to allow them to easily settle down and live a lifetime. However, most people cannot accumulate this amount of money in their lifetime.
Neither did Edward.
Oh, it should be said that Edward already had this money. He spent four years or even more time preparing. With all the savings plus the previous harvest, he barely exceeded the conditions - but
Now, because of that damn failed teleportation spell, everything has become difficult again.
Now he has arrived near Tuminis. It is at least a thousand miles away from Xifengyi. If you want to get the savings stored in Baiyang Town, it will be impossible to go back and forth in less than two months.
. Unless there is the help of teleportation spells - according to the cost of spell casting published by a certain magician, asking them to cast a fifth-level magic requires paying at least one thousand gold coins, let alone one time.
It was only used once, and it was enough to drain Edward's pocket in half! And even if he could pay the fee, how could there be a high-ranking mage who knew teleportation to help him in this unfamiliar place?
A mercenary who is not even a magic apprentice?
Of course, if he needs it, whether it is the sword in his hand or the space bag on his waist, he can easily exchange it for three thousand gold coins in some magic market... No, a mere three thousand gold coins is nothing, this one in his hand
As long as a sharp magic sword is put on the table, there will be at least countless wealthy businessmen or arty nobles who are willing to exchange tens of thousands of rotten gold coins piled in warehouses, let alone the best ones like space pockets.
Magical creation.
However, Edward hesitated.
Whether it's a long sword, a dimensional bag or psychically activated boots, they are all really rare to see. It would be overkill to exchange for some gold coins, and there is no such convenient transaction as a pawn shop in this world...
Even if there were, in this unfamiliar place, it would be difficult for Edward to find a store that he could trust. So now he can only hope that the few gems on hand can get more value than expected, otherwise, he will have to buy another store.
Think of some way to get some money...
But no matter how you calculate it, there is still a gap of more than a thousand gold coins - which is almost enough to provide a squadron of soldiers with weapons and food, and it is not something that can be exchanged for a few simple tasks.
"What a troublesome creature with low IQ. Why hesitate so much for just a little bit of metal?" The Spirit Crystal Servant buzzed impatiently, interrupting Edward's thinking: "Whatever you want, just go find it yourself. Just rely on what you have now.
There shouldn't be much power in this city that can threaten your existence, right? Even if there is, wouldn't you look for some weaker guys as targets?"
"It's not as simple as you think..."
Edward shook his head, but his thoughts were involuntarily drawn into his thoughts.
If you want to rob, there shouldn't be any problem in terms of strength, but most shops don't have that much cash. If there are more targets, it will definitely attract attention... The vaults where big businessmen save money are also closely guarded, making it impossible to succeed.
It is easy to find some weak caravans in the wild and sneak in, but the subsequent troubles will be more - even if you have space pockets and sufficient combat power, there are no cash transport trucks in this era, and the stolen goods
There is no way to sell stolen goods, how can I exchange them for gold coins?
What's more, there are still major issues that remain unresolved.
After experiencing the defeat just now, the mercenary group should not dare to trouble him again in the short term. However, Edward still has to confront them - the feeling of being watched is like a stick in his throat. Unless he finds a way to avoid detection, that person will
Mages are a scourge that must not be left behind. However, a formal mage is not an easy opponent to deal with. Even if the enemy is overt and we are hidden, it may not be that easy to kill.
"It's just a spell caster, how can it be so difficult to deal with? Besides, the spell caster should have some money, right? Not to mention the mercenary group... they should have some property, right?"
It's a pity that none of these mercenaries seem to be very wealthy - take the few just now for example; a few long swords and a hammer are just ordinary goods, although those bows and crossbows are barely good goods, but
It is not formal either. It is used in cities. Attacks and kills within thirty to fifty feet are still somewhat intimidating. But once the distance becomes larger, or you encounter an opponent covered with armor... even a half-breastplate is enough to make that kind of attack.
Soft crossbow arrows are useless - that's why they chose poison-quenched arrows. Even if there are channels to sell them, they can't sell them for .500 gold coins, or maybe even less. After all, ordinary stores don't accept this kind of arrows.
They regulate the sale of weapons. Edward didn't even have the interest to pick up the remaining pieces of broken leather armor.
As for the money bag, everyone has one. It seems to be quite small, but when you open it, there is only a silver light - after all, there are not many rich hunting grounds in the entire continent like the Whispering Forest, not to mention not everyone.
Every mercenary is willing to risk his life to earn money. Therefore, the daily life of most mercenaries actually has nothing to do with luxury. Thinking about these hunters, they casually took out the largest one in their wallets.
I can only see one or two golden glimmers under the bag.
But the next moment, Edward's brows raised - at the bottom of the money bag, a faint dark reflection caught his attention.
It was a badge half the size of a palm, with the emblem simply engraved on it, and a name cast in golden Common Language characters below.
Gray Shrikes Mercenary Group.
"It's quite luxurious..."
Edward suddenly felt a movement in his heart and became a little interested - he counted and found that almost every money bag contained such a badge.
From a modern aesthetic point of view, the design of this thing is extremely poor. It can only be barely seen that the line decorated with single-line patterns is just a bird. The gold color of the text is just filled with some brass... But
On this continent, this is already a very good idea; usually mercenary groups will not make this kind of gadgets to show themselves, at most they will get a flag when registering. Simple
Draw a picture that represents the name of the team.
"Oh, interesting idea, it seems I need to change my view on you a little bit... You also have some brain grooves. Make the enemy fearful, make the enemy sad, make the enemy suffer... I like this idea.
"The direct communication between souls cannot hide any secrets. As soon as Edward had an idea, the spiritual crystal servant immediately responded: "Treat the enemy as ruthlessly as the autumn wind sweeps away the fallen leaves? This sentence is very good, but it is similar to that of a certain soul-taker.
The famous sayings of the strange elder are somewhat similar... This guy named Lei Feng must also be a decisive person in killing, right?"
"Shut up!"
"Okay, is this a bad change by a guy named Toad? But anyway... I like chasing your plan." The voice of the Spirit Crystal Servant was deep and cold, but it couldn't suppress the buzzing sound that seemed to be excited.
Hibiki: "Create a little commotion, disrupt the original order, and then everything becomes chaotic. The advantage of chaos is that it brings fairness."
"Then, let our first enemy, the woman named Leia, tremble in the darkness, let her be confused, her cheeks are red, and she is sobbing... Well, I have to say, in your memory
The rhetorical part seems a bit confusing, and the words after trembling seem to deviate from the theme I want to say?"
…
The female mercenary named Leya's eyes widened, her cheeks flushed. Her body was shaking, and she felt as if her mind was about to be lost...lost in anger.
"You mean, we won't avenge Kajin and the others?" The female mercenary tried her best to suppress her anger, but her voice could not be suppressed and got louder and louder, even shaking the lights on the table to sway: "Could it be that
Did they die in vain? You know clearly that that bastard is in Lisuli City now, and may not even have moved at all! But what are you saying, 'Don't act rashly?'"
She made a horrifyingly loud grinding sound and stared at the man wrapped in a brown robe in front of her, as if she wanted to eat him alive, but the latter just lowered his eyes slightly and had free time to focus on the cup in his hand.
There seemed to be no sound from the female mercenary inside a huge crystal ball.
"Miss Leya, you don't seem to have understood your previous mission..." It wasn't until the female mercenary's roar ended that he raised his eyes slightly and spoke in a cold voice, but the sharp rising tone sounded like
Scratching rust is generally uncomfortable: "You were only responsible for reconnaissance and monitoring these two people. At most, you only needed to find out the relationship between them and the target. But now it seems that they are just... very big
Maybe they are just passers-by and have no intention of affecting our plan."
"But now they are the ones who launched the attack first! Do you want me to let the enemy who killed my brother roam free so close to me? Virgil! Are you still a member of the Gray Shrike mercenary group? You forgot.
The oath taken when joining?”
"If he is not our target, why go to all lengths to round them up?"
The mage's voice was still relaxed and unconcerned, as if the discussion was just about trivial matters such as cat and dog fights: "But now, you accidentally provoked the target without knowing their strength.
As a result, almost the entire army was wiped out, six or seven brothers were killed, and even the bodies could not be recovered, and the city guards were given a clue. Now we are asked to risk the failure of our main mission to wipe it out for you.
Butt? Isn’t this so unreasonable?”
"You haven't even seen how strong that guy is! The five of us..."
"Okay, okay, he is very strong, so why did he stay... Well, I mean, didn't you just run back like this? It seems that he is not that strong after all, or there is another reason for this.
?" The mage waved his hand impatiently, interrupting the female mercenary. This also made the latter roar violently!
"Asshole! What do you mean?"
Leia slammed the table with a loud bang.
The hidden meaning in the mage's words was like a needle piercing her heart - since the enemy is so powerful, how could it be possible for a woman to escape easily? But even if she is a member of the mercenary group,
The brothers tried their best to protect her, which sounds quite unreasonable...
How could she endure this?
"Lea, what Virgil means is, calm down..."
The man who had been sitting aside said at this time: "You were resting just now, so you probably don't know yet that we have encountered... some trouble."
He wore a simple inlaid leather armor, with the metal only protecting important parts, so that the knotted muscles on his arms were exposed. Between his eyebrows and eyes, he was somewhat similar to a female mercenary named Liya, but his forehead
He is broad, but his cheeks are as deeply sunken as a knife. Together with his tightly pursed lips and a fine line on his brow formed by years of hard thinking, he has a calm and wise face.
Sighing, he continued:
"In less than half an hour, three groups of people have come to the door, two groups of people from the Lisuli Chamber of Commerce, and one group of Jia Ba's men. Without exception, they claim that they have control over
Conclusive evidence was obtained, proving that members of the Gray Shrike mercenary group were involved in a murder, three robberies, and two thefts. They took away Vero, Canon, and Saliner for questioning, and asked us to compensate them.
loss."
"They... what evidence do they have?" The female mercenary was stunned: "This... this is a frame-up! Why do they say we did it?" |
"Yes, it's a frame-up, but they took the badge of our mercenary group that the prisoner 'accidentally' left at the scene! In fact, it's not just them, there were even a group of female slave girls who came here just now to ask for prostitution.
! Several old women came to our door with a group of people, saying that our people had stolen their fur clothes that were hanging outside! A few little guys wiped their noses and asked us to return the candy to them! And they even named them and said that they had stolen it.
Their candy maker is a robed mage in the group who can do magic tricks!"
The mage sneered at this time, but anyone could hear the malice in it: "We know it's a frame-up, and they also know it's a frame-up. It's so simple that even a fool can see it! But when we can't find the real one,
When they were prisoners, do you think they would mind finding an unlucky scapegoat? Do you know how much trouble we are in now? If we hadn't paid compensation and been randomly searched by them, our biggest mission would have been ruined immediately! Three hundred
Many gold coins were wasted like this, and now three main members are trapped and the entire group is surrounded here unable to move. How can we go after the main target? This is all your rudeness and recklessness and eagerness for quick success.
Caused!
"If you hadn't been the one to advocate, would we have taken on this unfortunate mission?" The female mercenary laughed angrily: "Don't you claim that magic is omnipotent? Master, use your magic to solve it?"
"
"That's enough!" Finally, the mercenary dressed up made the man unable to restrain himself, and he interrupted the gradually escalating quarrel with a low growl.
"Boss, it's not good!"
However, the brief silence was soon broken by the sound of the door swinging open, and a mercenary hurriedly broke in, and was immediately startled by the tense atmosphere.
After a pause, he spoke in a low voice: "A team from the Lissouli City Guard Knights is outside the door and wants us...all of us to go out and line up for inspection..."
Damn it, I won’t write 3,000-word chapters in the future...
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