That ominous and vague feeling of danger was fleeting. When Griffith first arrived in Beyeland, he had a vague feeling that there was a dignified darkness deep in the streets, as mysterious and gloomy as a giant beast. Now this feeling has become
Weirder, more twisted.
However, his attention was quickly attracted by the magnificent buildings near the seaside.
When he first came to Beyeland, Griffiths was already impressed by the epic wall, but the new wonders that appeared near the port amazed him even more.
After years of intermittent construction, the Beyeland Astrology Tower was finally completed at an astonishing speed in half a year after the war. It stands above the waves and cliffs. It stands on the top of the mountain, overlooking the raging ocean and the boundless starry sky.
The hearts of those who look at it are surging.
The observation of stars has always been the focus of the occult world. At the same time, many small astrological towers in important cities were completed. These buildings of different sizes monitor the trajectories of the stars and provide services ranging from auxiliary divination to psychic detection.
They range from mutated biological tide warnings to weather forecasts and clock calibrations.
The Great Astrology Tower sends powerful psychic signals to all corners of the civilized world, once near noon and once at midnight. Mage towers and astrology towers around the world must calibrate their clocks based on this signal.
This signal has an additional layer of meaning.
All human activities are carried out under the guidance of the great astrological tower of Beyeland. Beyeland will become a truly single country from an ancient alliance. After the powerful Orcs from the East are defeated, the king and the wise Senate will surely find
Some particularly persuasive arguments were used to persuade princes everywhere.
Griffith stared at the spectacle, weighing the strength of his argument.
"Hey, Sir Knight, do you know?" The carriage driver also saw the magnificent spectacle, turned around and chatted with Griffith, "I heard that with this big astrological tower, many functions of the wizard towers everywhere can finally operate safely.
It's like teleportation or something, you can move people thousands of miles away in one go."
"Really!?" Griffith really didn't know.
"Everyone is talking about it, but there seems to be some restrictions," the coachman said with some envy. "It is said that only the mage and knights like you can use it. Ordinary people have to rely on my old skills."
This Griffith understands that the use of many magic items requires the psychic energy of extraordinary people. No matter how exquisite and simple the design is, the people it can serve in the end are less than one percent of the total population of Beyeland.
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A few hours later, Griffith was lying on the soft bed of the Equinox, playing with the corrupted feather fencing sword from the Blood Baron of the Whispering Forest, thinking about how to complete the purification. The soft sunshine and warm sea breeze were comfortable.
The sense of comfort makes one drowsy.
The seven-masted sailing ship Equinox has a displacement of more than 8,000 tons, and it moves smoothly and quickly through the waves. Her sails and rudders are assisted by magic devices driven by dust crystals. Its structure is different from ordinary ships, and its efficiency and convenience are far superior. Although
The cost of construction and maintenance is high, but it also saves the number of sailors, and the cabin and cargo area are larger. It has become popular in recent years because of its comfort and convenience.
Although this unique sailing ship still uses wood as the main material and relies on sail power to sail, it incorporates the latest technology in its construction. Iron or copper pipes and frames are all over the hull. The Equinox is better than traditional sailing ships.
Stronger and tidier, first and first class cabins can even have their own lavatories.
In recent years, Beyeland's iron production has grown rapidly. It is said that many abyss-like deep veins are being produced day and night, billowing smoke obscures the sky, and even the price of refined steel has dropped significantly.
The newspaper said that the wise Senate was preparing to eliminate the old-fashioned leather armor of each legion and popularize the new combination of half-body plate armor and mail armor.
But that's all a matter for big shots. Griffith feels that the combination of leather armor and mail armor is also very flexible and has its own advantages.
After thinking about it, he gradually fell asleep.
After an unknown amount of time, it was unclear whether it was a dream or reality, but something cold, slippery, and curved like a tentacle gently touched his body.
At that moment, Griffith was awakened by fear and nausea, and out of the corner of his eye, he seemed to have glanced at a snake-like thing that disappeared into the corner of the cabin.
"S.H.I.T!"
Griffith jumped up from the bed, drew his sword and dagger and prepared to defend himself.
Snakes? There are snakes in the first class cabin?! There are snakes in the first class cabin of this luxury liner heading south?!!
Griffith jumped on the sofa, then jumped on the desk, rang the service bell as fast as lightning, and then stood on the desk, nervously looking up and down.
In the swamps and wastelands of the East, compared to the terrifying monsters, fierce orcs and evil magic, soft and slippery creatures like poisonous snakes left Griffith with countless worse memories.
Moreover, he seems to have been afraid of this thing since he was a child, and he doesn't know when the shadow was left.
"Sir, what can we do for you?" The waiter knocked on the cabin door and asked the trainee knight's request seriously outside the door.
After receiving a clear answer, the waiter quickly walked away. Within a moment, two tall waiters holding long poles and snake nets opened the door and walked in. They glanced at the Extraordinary who was still standing on the desk and said, "Sir,
Is there a snake in your room?"
Yes, yes! Otherwise, why do you think I went to the table? Griffith pointed to the bottom of the bed hurriedly, "It's quite big, you can get in."
"Leave it to us!" The waiter closed the door and put on protective gloves. The two checked each other's equipment. Then one person took cover and the other moved the big bed.
"Do you often have snakes on your ship?" Seeing their skillful and calm movements, Griffith couldn't help but ask.
"How could it be?" the waiter replied very seriously, "The Equinox is the most luxurious sailing ship in this area, and we will never tolerate things like snakes that damage the dignity and quality of this ship."
Then why do you prepare snake catching tools? Griffith asked in his mind.
"Be careful, it may be in that corner," a waiter said. "Spray a sedative first to make it quiet."
"Understood, my gloves are lined with iron mesh, it's okay." The other waiter showed no fear, but his every move was rough and subtle, and he didn't miss any blind spots.
Didn't you just say that you have never caught a snake before? Why are you so skilled! Griffith was even more panicked when he saw the professional look of the two of them. How many times have you caught snakes?
"I saw it, a sea snake!"
"Don't let it hide in the pipe!"
Sure enough, the waiters caught a curled, tumbling, grinning snake in the corner, and put it into a strong sack. The complicated and bright patterns fascinated Griffey.
Si was terrified.
"Please rest assured, dear first-class passenger Mr. Brandon." The waiter calmly grabbed the snake and then called more service staff to come in. "We will conduct a comprehensive inspection of your cabin. The cabin foreman will be waiting for you."
Arrive later.”
Looking at this sea snake still rolling and curling in the sack, Griffith felt panicked. Although he was already an experienced warrior and had killed many mutant creatures, he had never been afraid of snakes since he was a child.
Changed. Besides, he couldn't figure out how this thing got into his cabin.
"Mr. Apprentice Knight," the cabin foreman respectfully brought a bottle of red wine, without any concern for whether the guest would drink it, "please accept our sincere apology."
"Do you know where this snake came in from?" Griffith took the red wine and put it aside, asking kindly.
"The only entrance is the bathroom pipe," the foreman took Griffith to check there, "but, Mr. Blanton, your room is on the upper level of the main deck, almost close to the top of the ship. Given the habits of sea snakes,
To be honest, we have no idea how it climbed so high."
"Is it possible to climb in through the pipe here?" Griffith followed the foreman's instructions and saw the possible entrance and exit, and found that there were indeed some traces there, "However, this place..."
The pipe here is not much thicker than the caught snake. Rather than saying that the snake crawled out, it is better to say that it was stabbed in with a stick...
"Man-made?" Griffith's expression became extremely serious, "I don't think a snake can pass through this kind of pipeline on its own."
"We will launch an investigation throughout the ship, Mr. Blanton, and we will report the progress to you during dinner." The foreman led the waiters who had finished cleaning the cabin out of the room, and gently closed the door.
…
The fallen mage has noticed my existence? Did he send this snake in some way to kill me? So fast, is there a spy in the Earl's Mansion?
Could it be someone else? Did I offend anyone? Well, maybe I offended a lot unintentionally, after all, I just killed a demon hunter.
Griffith sat on his desk, thinking with his toes.
If the target of the actor was not me, it was probably the passengers in the cabin next to me, and finally it was delivered to me due to some errors. But why was this method used? This snake was crammed into a narrow space and filled with dust.
It is incredible that the pipe was still alive when it was drilled out.
The more he thought about it, the more uneasy Griffith felt, so he simply stood up and checked the equipment.
Now he can condense runes with two attributes: frost and blood, and reserve 6 runes at the same time.
After each use of runes, Griffith needs to use his mental power to condense new runes before he can use them. Since his mental power is not enough, Griffith will condense the runes whenever he has time to ensure that he has 6 that can be used at any time.
rune support.
The spells he can currently use include Ice Armor, Level 2 Freeze Nova/Ice Construct, Blood Golem and Blood Bat Storm, of which Blood Golem and Blood Bat Storm consume two blood runes each time they are cast.