Taking advantage of Alike's daze, Du Wei tried his best to memorize this list. For a while, he couldn't help but memorize the list of magic plants and the dosage in the formula. Waiting for Alike to recover.
When God came, Du Wei had already calmly placed the formula on the extremely expensive metal test bench.
Old Alec's face was extremely ugly, his eyelids were drooped, and his proud look was gone. He suddenly moved his lips and whispered to himself: "Could it be...have I been wasting my time all these years? Alas...yes...yes
Yes! Yes! I made a conceited and smart decision. In this field, there is no one higher than me in the entire magic union. Alas, it turns out that I am too conceited. No wonder those guys don't take it seriously for every invention I make.
Even my disciples don’t think highly of me. Well...popularize, popularize! If the cost of inventing something is higher than the original one, then what’s the point! I’m really wasting my time!”
After saying that, Alec's eyes flashed with absolute determination. He shook his robe, and a green flame immediately shot out from his sleeves and shot towards the sheepskin file on the table. In an instant, the sheepskin file was dissolved in the flames.
For ashes. This green flame was extremely strange. The green fire was lingering, but it only burned the parchment, leaving no trace on the metal table.
Du Wei couldn't help but feel a little guilty when he saw old Alley being so disappointed. However, what he said was actually not wrong, but the cost was naturally extremely expensive for others, but for him, Du Wei, having the ability to stimulate
The "Time Passing" spring water that generates the vitality of all living things, no matter how expensive and rare the magic plant is, is easier for him to cultivate than Chinese cabbage!
However, this secret cannot be told to others.
"Master Alec." Du Wei hesitated for a moment and said slowly: "I don't think you should be so disappointed. In fact, in my opinion, you are the most outstanding magic inventor I have ever encountered! Flying broomstick,
And your 'Blood of Alec' is something I have never heard of before. Simply put, this creativity and idea is unprecedented."
"What's the use of that! Huh! What you get out has no actual use value at all! After getting out the blood of Alec, the cost is probably more than double that of mithril! The replacement is more expensive than the original.
It’s all expensive. It’s a joke.”
"That's not what you said." Du Wei shook his head: "At least you proposed a new idea, and you proved with practical actions that this new way is feasible! It turns out that no one has ever successfully found it.
Something that can replace mithril, but you found it. Even if this product is not very successful, it has at least inspired others and allowed everyone to discover another possibility! I can guarantee that there will be more magicians studying yours in the future.
With this invention, maybe in the near future, someone will be able to improve your formula and reduce the cost. Or simply find a new way! The greatest significance of your invention is that it proves that you can indeed find something to replace the secret.
Silver, in this simple sense, has been a great discovery!"
Only then did Alec come back to his senses. He looked this boy up and down carefully, and felt that what this little guy said was really to his liking. The more he looked at it, the more he liked it, and he couldn't help but sigh: "Oh! What a pity, what a pity! You
You are the most admired boy I have ever met in my life. None of my idiot apprentices can compare to you. If I had met you earlier, I would have found a way to take you in as my apprentice. In my whole life, I have no other skills.
It’s nothing, I just like to get some novel magic props. After I die, I’m afraid no one will inherit these things. Alas, it’s a pity that you are Master Gandolf’s disciple, so I can’t teach you any more.”
Du Wei rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "Why can't you teach? Do you have to be my teacher before you can teach me something? Do you have to have a master-disciple relationship to teach me something?"
In the magic circle of Roland Continent, magic knowledge has always been taught privately by masters and apprentices. If you are not a disciple, you will never learn your own magic. This is almost a traditional rule. But Du Wei's words fell on the ears of the old madman
, he was originally a weird person, so he wasn’t angry after hearing this. The more he thought about it, the more feasible it became.
"Well! I don't teach him any magic spells. I just teach him my ability to make magic props. It doesn't break the rules... Moreover, I heard that the matter that the chairman and the royal family discussed was after the summer festival.
There will be results. By then, all the rules of private teaching between master and apprentice will probably be broken. What else should I be afraid of?"
Thinking of this, Alec slapped his head: "Okay! As long as you are willing to learn, from today on, you can come to me at any time and I will teach you how to make magic props!"
The old monster cheered up again and chatted casually with Duwei for a while. Alley Coco was the leading master of magic props in the Magic Guild. He was familiar with all kinds of magic plants, Warcraft, and all kinds of magic crystal gems in his life.
He has been immersed in research for more than a hundred years, and his cultivation in this area can be said to be the first in the mainland.
And Du Wei is a freak. He spent so many years doing nothing else but sitting in his room reading books all day long. He has been a man in two lives, and the knowledge from his previous life, coupled with the knowledge of magic in Roland Continent, is often
It can create some wonderful sparks, and he has read a lot of books, so he has a lot of knowledge in his heart. The more the old man talks, the more speculative he becomes. Alec always thinks that this guy is already Gandolf's apprentice.
He was his senior, but he really couldn't accept a disciple, so he couldn't help but stamp his feet and beat his chest.
The two chatted for a long time, and then Du Wei mentioned that his original intention of coming today was for the flying broomstick. After hearing this, Alley couldn't help but blush, and hesitated for a long time before sighing and explaining.
the truth.
It turns out that the flying broomstick, like the "blood of Alec", is a flashy thing. The cost of that flying broomstick is probably more expensive than three or four wind magic arrays!
Under normal circumstances, for example, the magic crystal used in Du Wei's flying cloak costs about 20,000 gold coins. And the flying broomstick made by Old Alley can be made without crystals, but... the cost is probably even more terrifying!
I'm afraid I can't even get it without 70,000 or 80,000 gold coins!
"The key to that broom actually lies in the material used to make the broom. Although crystals can be used... but..."
Alec took out the broom and put it on the metal test stand to explain it carefully. Du Wei was a smart person, and he understood it immediately after hearing it.
Most ordinary brooms are made of dry branches, and this flying broomstick is no exception. However, in order to avoid using magic crystals, these "twigs" are not ordinary branches!
"Magic crystal is considered a must for setting up a magic circle. Because there is really no other better way to store magic power besides crystal. However, after decades of research, I found that wood is the only
It’s something that doesn’t reject magic power and is convenient. But its ability to store magic power is far inferior to that of crystal. So I was wondering if I could use wood instead of crystal..."
Du Wei thought, this old Alec's idea was very similar to that of the big-headed genius in the wand shop...well, that guy named Seth!
Sure enough, old Alec continued: "I have studied magic crystals for decades and spent countless efforts to decompose the components of the crystal. Then I came up with a result: the reason why crystals can store magic power is because they contain
A special component, I call it 'magic crystal'. I used many kinds of materials to dissolve and crush the crystal many times, and finally I used a specially created magnifying glass that can magnify objects a thousand times.
have witnessed!"
As he said that, Alec took out a crude instrument about half a meter high from under the metal table. Du Wei couldn't help being stunned when he saw it... This looked exactly like the kind of microscope he had seen in his previous life.
, it’s just many times bigger and a bit weird in shape.
"I discovered it. It is precisely because of the subtle existence of this 'magic crystal' that crystals can store magic power. So I thought that if magic crystals can be found in other substances, then they can replace magic crystals."
Alley laughed and said: "I have tested a lot of things. Other magic gems with properties similar to crystals have not been tested, because they are similar in type to crystals and have no research value. I have tested so many things. You can't even imagine, from plants to
to ordinary ores, and finally even the bones of Warcraft. Finally, it suddenly occurred to me that plants are actually the best choice. You know, among the woods, the best for making magic props is walnut.
Wood. And it must be more than fifty years old."
Alley laughed a little and continued: "Later I discovered that this kind of 'magic crystal' component is also found in wood. It's just that the content in wood is too small. Among them, the best wood is walnut.
But the content is far less than ten times lower than crystal. But I can’t find any other substances, so I had to use wood for experiments..."
The method that Alec described next opened Du Wei's eyes. He used various things to refine walnut seeds, cultivated seedlings in various ways, and even created several mutant soils.
Strange plants came and eventually caused a small amount of strange minerals to be produced in a walnut geological ground, which is the so-called "magic crystal".
"I spent a lot of effort, but the walnut seedlings specially cultivated by me are extremely difficult to survive! I spent several years of hard work, and most of the seedlings died, leaving only a few... Sigh
, originally walnut trees should live for more than fifty years, but how can I wait for fifty years? With the few remaining seedlings, I am afraid that they will wither and die within less than a year. Moreover, I am new
Although the cultivated seedlings contain some 'magic crystals', they have a fatal weakness, that is, the reuse rate is very low! And they are extremely unstable! The magic crystals inside will break and lose their effectiveness at some point.
So...the few times I started experimenting, two of my apprentices flew up with this kind of broom, but they almost fell to death!"
"Fall to death?" Du Wei's eyes widened: "Your apprentices are all intermediate magicians at least! Even if the broom fails, they can at least use wind magic to fly by themselves, and they will never fall, right?
"
"Humph!" Alec stared: "Those guys, they all deceived me into being stupid! I asked them to help me test it, but they all resisted! The first guy, he helped me test this broom, but he secretly did it.
I put the broom under my crotch and quietly used the flying technique to fly! Humph, you're lying to me like this! Do you think I can't see it? Then I used magic to seal their magic before they tested it. Let
They can't use magic!"
Du Wei’s scalp went numb!
After thinking for a while, Du Wei said: "Of those seedlings you cultivated, how many are left? Can you give me one?"
Alec waved his hand: "Whatever! My heart is cold now... Sigh, if you hadn't reminded me, I would still be trying to get over it. I thought these seedlings that I worked hard to replace the magic crystal could replace the magic crystal, but I didn't expect that these seedlings would
The energy and cost invested in cultivating it is much higher than that of crystal. It’s really not worth the loss... If you like it, it doesn’t matter if you take them all.”
After saying that, Alec turned and walked to a warehouse at the back. After a while, he moved out a few small flower pots. As expected, there were several seedlings that seemed to be extremely "difficult" to grow. The branches and leaves had a strange color.
It's a metallic color, but looking at the half-dead look, I guess old Alley just said something big.
You can't live for more than a year! I'm afraid it would be good if you can live for three months!
"And this. This is the blueprint for making a broom." Alec handed over a sheepskin file: "On it is a blueprint for a miniature earth-wind magic array of my special facility. When making it, the magic array was carved on
Just put it in the tube of the broom handle. In fact, the process is not complicated. It's just that this plant is too precious."
Du Wei carefully collected them one by one, and carefully put the seedlings into his magic bag.
Old Alec glanced at Du Wei's magic baggage and frowned: "Is this your space storage prop? It looks too old..."
But then he smiled and said: "Well, this burden was left to you by Master Gandolf, right? No wonder, Master Gandolf practices pure magic and is not very good at making props. I will give you some
It’s a good thing.”
After saying that, he turned around and took down a simple wooden box from a row of shelves on the wall. After opening it, a row of decorations were neatly placed inside. Necklaces, rings, bracelets, etc.
"These are all space storage items. The storage space inside is much larger than your magic baggage. I made them for fun when I have nothing to do. I will give them all to you!"
Du Wei was overjoyed! He had long felt that it was very inconvenient not to have a suitable storage item around him. Although this magic baggage is good, it is too ugly after all, and carrying a baggage with him, after all, there is no such thing as small items that can be mounted on the body.
more convenient.
He was not polite to old Alec, and put the box into his arms with a smile.
Old Alley had a tearful sale today. It was also because he was depressed and suddenly felt all hope was lost. Seeing that the boy in front of him was so pleasing to the eye, he couldn't help but do these things. He gave away these things and sighed:
"I'm over one hundred and fifty years old. I don't know how many more years I can live. I'm afraid I won't be able to improve on these studies in this life. From now on, you can come to me when you have time. I've got these things one by one.
I'll pass it all on to you. Alas..."
Du Wei looked stern. He took a deep breath and whispered: "Master Alec... I will definitely find a way to make these inventions of yours carry forward!"
He was no longer in the mood to test the broomstick as he originally planned. Du Wei had nothing to do anyway, so he simply took this opportunity to ask Alec for some knowledge about magic. Alec had been immersed in a lifetime of knowledge, and it was so profound.
In particular, he is good at making magic props, and he is also the top alchemist on the continent! His understanding of the properties, uses, ingredients, etc. of various magic materials is beyond the simple records in the documents that Du Wei has read.
Comparison of?
Old Alec also became interested, so he simply moved a lot of precious things out of the warehouse, and moved them one by one on the instruments, decomposing, melting, heating... and so on. After the process was completed, Du Wei was also
He gained a lot of knowledge, and more importantly, every time he taught something, Alec would generously give a copy of the same thing to Du Wei for him to study later.
In less than half a day, Du Wei's magic baggage was almost full. If it weren't for the fact that there were a lot of shameful things in his magic baggage, he would have cleared out the inventory in the baggage in front of Eric.
Neither of them had lunch. In the afternoon, Old Alec had just demonstrated a blood called "Tuniai Tripod", which was used to soak weapons to enhance the strength of the metal.
"...This kind of three-legged dragon is actually a kind of dragon. But it is a descendant of the lowest earth dragon and other monsters. It is a low-level creature without any intelligence. But because of the blood of the dragon,
The blood of this creature is a very good reinforcing fluid. It can make weapons, shields, or even directly applied to a person's body more than twice as strong..."
After saying that, Du Wei accepted a small bottle of this red and black blood.
Finally, Alec sighed, glanced at the sky outside the window, and said with a smile: "It's getting late today. I still have something to do in the evening to find another old monster downstairs. That's it for today!"
Du Wei was full of respect for this old Alley at this moment. This guy was definitely a genius old monster. After studying with him for a day, Du Wei felt that the harvest was really great. If he could come here every day and have a good time with this old monster.
Studying for a period of time is really good for your magic cultivation... If nothing else, the old monster has collected all kinds of rare treasures here that can't be seen outside, which is enough for Du Wei.
What an eye-opener!
Du Wei was about to leave when old Alec suddenly asked: "By the way... I heard from the chairman that after the summer festival, you will be tested on your magic level?"
"Yes." Du Wei nodded.
"Well..." Alec touched his nose and nodded: "That's right! As a close disciple of Master Gandolf, how can you have no level? It's not good to just wear a bachelor's robe of magic all the time. You always
We can’t embarrass Gandolf... Let me ask you, how are you preparing for the magic level test? What type of magic are you majoring in?"
Major? Which department?
Du Wei was a little stunned.
Seeing that Du Wei had a troubled look on his face, Old Alec frowned and said, "Is your magic power? When you helped me test it this afternoon, I could see it several times after you used it. It can reach about level five. Considering your level,
At your age, you are already a rare genius. But the magic level assessment does not only assess the level of magic. Which type of magic are you best at?"
Du Wei was really in a dilemma.
Now it seems that although his magic power is good, he masters very few magic spells. Although he knows many great magicians. Gandalf, Vivian, Joanna, and even the mouse Gargamel are all quite outstanding magicians.
division.
But Du Wei doesn't know many magic spells. Now it seems that the most commonly used ones are still the lowest and most basic ones he learned from Solskjaer, the lowest first-level magician.
Magic spells. For example, the fire ball spell of the fire system, the lowest level wind blade of the wind system...
Not to mention high-level magic, he doesn't even know an intermediate magic!
Hmm... Vivian has taught herself some powerful advanced magic spells, but with her current magic power, she absolutely cannot cast them.
As for star magic...that thing is shady. Besides, I haven't learned it yet.
Thinking of this, Du Wei smiled bitterly and said: "I seem to only know one or two low-level spells of the fire and wind systems, and I can't even say that I am good at a certain system. Oh, by the way, I also know a little about the transformation spell.
, does this count?”
"What?" Alec's eyes widened: "You said you...have only learned a few spells?"
Du Wei smiled bitterly: "My time with Teacher Gandolf was too short, and he didn't have time to teach me anything.
Just a few more advanced transformation spells were forcibly borrowed from Gargamel. However, Gargamel also abides by the rules of the Magic Guild. Unless Duwei becomes his disciple, it is absolutely impossible to use what he is good at.
It was very rare for someone who was taught magic spells to be able to be tricked into a few low-level spells by Du Wei.
"It seems that your situation is more complicated." Alec pondered for a while and said solemnly: "Boy, I want to remind you one thing. You must first clarify your ambitions. Because no matter how smart and talented the magician is,
It is impossible to be proficient in all departments of magic! Magic is profound and complex, far beyond what you can imagine. No one who can become an ordinary magician is a fool! However, even the smartest person can spend a lifetime of energy to
If you are proficient in one line of magic, you can already become the top magician on the mainland! Although you are smart, you must also understand the principle of greed for more than death! You'd better choose a direction of your major and focus your energy on it.
Only by focusing on one thing can you achieve something... Alas, it's a pity that I can't teach you any real spells now. However, if you have some other questions, you can come to me."
After saying that, Alec opened the lapel of his clothes and took out a small pendant around his neck, which was a diamond-shaped red crystal.
"This is the key to my place. With this thing, you can enter and exit my laboratory at will. The magic circles I have set up will not stop you. If you have any questions, you can also borrow my laboratory. Here
You can use whatever you want here."
Du Wei gratefully accepted it. Then Alec waved his hand: "Go ahead."
When Du Wei walked out of the room, Alec waved his hand, and a stream of cold air shot out from his sleeves, extinguishing the flame on a burning melting furnace on the metal table in front of him. He frowned and thought, and couldn't help but say to himself: "
Strange... This kid has good magic power, but knows too little magic. As the chairman, that old guy Yago Doug is such a smart person. Why didn't he test his skills before the assessment? In such a hurry.
If he fails to pass the assessment, wouldn't it mean that he loses Gandolf's face? Well, I don't know what the Chairman is thinking."
Du Wei walked out of the tower, still filled with emotion. In the past, he really didn't know how high the sky was. He thought that after reading those books, he thought magic was a simple thing. I spent a day studying with Alec today, among which the old monster
Most of the things he said, let alone understand, have never heard of them.
It seems that I need to restrain my mind from now on. It is only right to study more.
Just as he was thinking about it, a soft voice suddenly came from behind. Du Wei turned around and saw a flame flashing through the doorway under the tower. It was the light from the teleportation magic circle in the tower.
Then, a man walked out of the tower.
Du Wei was stunned.
This man looks like he is only in his twenties. What is strange is that in this magic union, even the sweepers are wearing silver magic apprentice robes. But this guy is wearing an exquisite nobleman's dress.
The luxurious robe, with rusted gold-edged fabric, and even the sleeves and collar have wavy lace. It is the most popular style in the aristocratic circle this year.
This man walked slowly, and Du Wei gradually saw his appearance clearly. This guy was about in his early twenties, with a face and the kind of pale skin that nobles most yearned for. He looked slender and delicate, and had golden hair.
He has long hair, a high bridge of nose, and a pair of sapphire-like eyes with clear eyes. He is really a rare handsome man. He is walking neither fast nor slow, with a faint awe-inspiring aura. At first glance, it seems that he has been trained since childhood.
Extremely strict etiquette training!
This young man also saw Du Wei. He was startled at first, and then a smile appeared on his face. His smile was very beautiful. Such a smile was like spring warming the earth, and he couldn't help but make people feel a bit warm.
.
"Ah! Your Excellency the magician in front of you. Ah, you are wearing the robe of a bachelor of magic. Judging from your age, I guess you must be the youngest bachelor of magic in the Magic Guild, Mr. Duvelorin, who has been rumored recently.
, right?" He walked up to Du Wei, his sapphire-like eyes showing an irresistible friendly look: "Let me introduce myself, my name is Chen. Chen-Augustin.
My full name. Nice to meet you, Monsignor Duverollin."
As he said that, he nodded slightly, his posture was elegant, and even Du Wei, who came from a wealthy family, couldn't help but praise the other party's movements for their impeccable standards.
Wait...Augustine?
Du Wei was stunned for a moment and looked at the young nobleman in front of him: "You...are you from the royal family?"
The young man named Chen Augustine smiled: "Exactly, His Majesty the current emperor is my father."
Prince?
How could a prince appear in the inner core of the Magic Guild?