Returning from the abyss

Chapter 451 The day before

The time to tell is not too long, and everyone only needs to care about the subjects they want to learn.Parcival's introduction did not focus on magic attainments, but differentiated the lecture content and adaptability. Lu Ning even added a few names to the lecture list she had prepared.

And soon, it was time to answer.

The old magician on the high platform raised his hand and shot a beam of white light into the sky. After a while, raindrops made of light spots fell from the sky, covering the entire square.Everyone lowered their heads slightly, Lu Ning followed suit, closed her eyes slightly, and a kind voice suddenly sounded in her heart: "Think about the question you want to ask in your heart, and use magic to pronounce it, I I'll answer it for you, kid."

The use of magic pronunciation, in simple terms, is to gather magic power in the vocal cords and replace the vocal cords to vibrate to produce sound.Lu Ning tried a few times, and then began to ask the first question.

"Mr. Soigo-Osao for what achievements do you admire so much?"

Just a moment later, Parcival's voice sounded in her mind: "He will show you the advanced techniques of alchemy. My alchemy level is not as good as his, so I can't comment. Soigo said at the internal communication meeting The result shown was ten perfect cobaltites, so I think he has his own way on this path."

Cobaltite, one of the items created by alchemists that did not exist in this world, is of inestimable value.But from the perspective of an alchemist like Lu Ning, the "perfect" affix in front is the real value, so she even confirmed it again.

"Ten perfect cobaltite?" She put the emphasis on "perfect".

"Yes, I still have the level of appraisal, and the parliament has also conducted special calculations. This achievement may even be ranked among the top ten pioneering achievements of this exchange meeting."

Lu Ning's heart began to beat violently, she couldn't tell if it was her own or because of the alchemist's instinct, perfection - in alchemy, it means 100 purity, it is a word that has never been really used since it was created.

"And if you want to pay more attention..." Percival seems to have something to say, "I have to say that the competition for the top ten creations this year is much fiercer than before. With breakthroughs, old people like us may not be able to catch up with the times."

Instead, Lu Ning heard a burst of joy from this sentence. She didn't answer, but raised her head and looked at the old man on the podium from a distance.In a clear vision, she seemed to see the old man blinking slightly, not knowing who it was for.

It's a pity that she didn't have so many questions to ask here for an afternoon. She continued to ask a few alchemy questions, and then talked in detail about the courses she was more interested in. After that, she bid farewell to Geoffrey and left. .

Just coming to Luyin District, she also intends to take a good look around this central area to see what is special compared with the outer urban areas.

First of all, an obvious difference is that the buildings are very tall.

If the outer urban areas are all the classical western-style street layout in Lu Ning's memory, then the central part has the meaning of a modern metropolis. Although the architectural style is very similar to that of a medieval castle, the actual functions are all using the most advanced magic tools. Technology, without regard to personal issues such as the environment, is definitely better.

There is also a commercial area here, but it is not a main street, but a whole area of ​​houses. Lu Ning saw an alchemy shop, went in and took a look, and came out soon.The layout here is a bit too standardized, which may make the obsessive-compulsive disorder very comfortable, but Lu Ning still appreciates the lively atmosphere of Rainbow Mushroom with a sense of mischief.

The pedestrians on the street still have a sense of leisure, and people from places like the Central City will come to visit anyway.The blockade ban has not yet been lifted, and the only solution left for the people who are in a panic these days is to wander around.

While walking, the sky began to darken, and even some light rain fell down.Of course, there are many magicians who can control the weather in Ewalang, but they will not interfere with natural weather changes. Lu Ning also does not have magic to avoid rain, so he can only get into a nearby shop.

This is an antique shop, which sells antiques and curios collected from all over the world. Of course, Lu Ning would not touch such purely entertaining things. After expressing to the clerk that he was just here to take shelter from the rain, he stood at the door of the shop and waited. .

After a few minutes, the rain even started to get a little heavier.

Lu Ning sighed, thinking about how to combine the things on her body so as not to run back drenched, at this moment, the sound of arguing broke out in a corner of the store.

She listened carefully, and then she probably knew what was going on.Probably a customer wanted to buy a scroll and had to identify it first, but the scroll suddenly broke when the appraisal was completed and returned to the clerk to install it, which damaged the fragile paper. The clerk thought that the customer was damaged and tried to exchange it quietly, but Customers think that the store is trying to blackmail with inferior products.

In the spirit of joining in the fun, Lu Ning followed the rest of the shop to watch.

The clerk looked like a young man who had just started a job. He was in his early twenties. His blond hair was a little messy. He didn't know how to take care of it or caught it himself. He was wearing the uniform of an antique shop and was sweating profusely to argue with the customer.The customer is a woman in a dark blue cloth, her ankles and wrists are tied tightly with cloth strips, and she wears a high ponytail. She is carrying two sabers, one long and one short, on her back, and a cloth pocket around her waist. The guests who went up to persuade the fight stopped immediately.

ninja.

If a ninja soldier wears a family crest or a clan crest, it is basically equivalent to a dead soldier, and if there is no badge on his body, then only the word outlaw can be used to describe it.For a ninja soldier who doesn't know his temper at all, it's not worth risking her sudden draw of the sword to persuade him to fight.

The response from the store was also quick. Immediately, a middle-aged man in a robe came out from behind, separated from the crowd, and asked, "Corleone, what happened?"

The young clerk hurriedly turned his head: "Mr. Wesley, we are..."

He told what happened, and it was the same as what Lu Ning heard, so at least there might not be a lie in the process.

And Wesley immediately turned his head to look at the ninja soldier lady. With his identity and strength, of course he would not be afraid.

"Madam, if it is convenient, could you please tell the story again? If we are responsible for this store, we will naturally not embarrass you, and we will also apologize to you."

After all, it is the identity of the steward. With one sentence, he brought the matter to the shop, comforted the shop assistant, and spoke beautifully. At the same time, he also implied the second half of the sentence that he didn't say.

Ninja soldiers are not afraid, Liu Yemei raised her eyebrows slightly, and said what she just said.It was all in line with what the clerk said, only slightly different when the scroll was handed over at the end.

"What I want is the content of the scroll itself. Of course, I don't want to check whether there is any problem with the scroll. But when I handed it over to him, the scroll suddenly broke. Isn't there something wrong with it? I also deliberately tampered with the scroll. What do I have?" A reason for getting yourself into this kind of trouble?"

Wesley nodded, turned his head and pulled out the broken wooden shaft.

The broken marks are new, because of the age, there are some old marks on the edges, but it is normal.After scrutinizing it for a moment, Wesley said, "It's indeed newly broken."

Lu Ning slightly supported her forehead.

Perhaps these people are good at identifying antiquities, but if you really want to say that you don't have any professional knowledge in the identification of evidence, I'm afraid they won't see any problems.

Of course, it does not refer to the age identification, but the wooden shaft itself is a product of alchemy.

Lu Ning couldn't say whether it would be more expensive to ask someone to make a scroll with natural wood or to have an alchemist make a special one, but she knew that alchemy products would easily leave some weak spots due to the impact of the purity problem.There was no problem when this piece of wood was first made, but as time slowly decayed, that weakness was magnified infinitely, and eventually this kind of unreasonable fracture would occur one day.

It just happened to spark a dispute.

A little investigation of this kind of thing by the antique shop can probably find out where the problem is, but since Lu Ning knew this, she told it among the crowd.When Wesley heard it, he immediately called a clerk to ask him to go out to find the alchemist for a detailed appraisal, and then bowed slightly to the ninja soldier: "If this is the case, it should be the responsibility of my shop, and it is our responsibility to let you encounter this kind of thing. Please allow us to make amends to you."

Immediately, he turned around and said to Lu Ning: "And Miss Alchemist, thank you for your help, I wonder if you can accept our thank you gift?"

Seeing the outcome of the matter, the crowd dispersed. Lu Ning shrugged, looked at Wesley and said, "Can you give me something to protect against the rain? I think the rain outside will probably not stop."

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Lu Ning and Ninja followed Wesley to the side hall of the store, sat down in the rest area there, and soon a clerk brought over two boxes.Wesley pushed the small box in front of the ninja soldier first: "This is our apology."

The ninja soldier reached out and opened the box, and there was a scroll inside. She unfolded the scroll and raised her eyebrows slightly.

"How did you know I wanted this?"

"You are a warrior. If you are really obsessed with writing and painting, you should have something similar on your body, but you don't have it, so you don't come here for the artistry above. I will boldly judge what you want. The above content, the scroll is from the East, and the content is 'Battle Lord Seven Twenty-Four', this store will keep rubbings for any ancient calligraphy and painting, I think what you want is the content, no matter whether it is new or old, it will meet your needs."

The ninja soldier nodded and put the scroll back into the box with a satisfied expression.

Then Lu Ning was given a large box. After Lu Ning opened it, she found a pendant in the middle, which was a water-blue circle and felt very light. There were 16 yuan black thumb-sized rectangles on the side. out of a flannel box with a suitable groove.

She turned the pendant over, and there was a groove on the opposite side of the circle, which matched the rectangular squares exactly.

"This is our thank you gift. It's called a water cup." Wesley smiled slightly and explained to Lu Ning, "Embed the water storage block into the pendant, and it will absorb the moisture on your body and keep you dry. Each The water storage block can hold about one cubic meter of water, and if you want to empty the water inside, as long as the temperature is above [-] degrees, the water inside will flow out."

This guy... is very good at picking up what he likes.

This kind of tossing energy is better than giving an umbrella to ordinary people, but for an alchemist, especially an alchemist whose core is replaced by Lu Ning, this kind of thing with a complicated process and a lot of room for development is really great up.

Mr. Wesley handled today's dispute beautifully, and everyone was satisfied. As for how the store will solve the problem of the scroll, Lu Ning and Miss Ninja walked out of the store together.

"Thank you for saving the siege." The ninja soldier's attitude was actually not bad, at least not as violent as in the legend.

"It's okay, after all, I saw it, so I just said something casually. Ah, my name is Lilian, I don't know if you are..."

"Ninja soldiers don't have names." She shook her head slightly, "You can call me Saber, I'm good at killing people, but I don't know anything else."

Lu Ning froze for a moment, Saber smiled, turned and left.

After she left, Lu Ning's expression immediately returned to normal.

"Hard to say……"

She looked at the direction where the saber left, then at the door of the antique shop, and ran back in the rain.

In the evening, Lu Ning finally returned to the Moonstone area. She was relieved, but when she passed an alley, she was bumped by someone who ran out of the alley, and she quickly stabilized her body before falling down.

"Sorry! I'm in a hurry! The rain is a bit heavy..."

"Be careful next time!" Lu Ning didn't want to quarrel, she also understood the other party's mood in a hurry to go home, and rushed into the rain in a hurry.

Juno, who bumped into someone, pulled his hood and smiled: "Let me see if you are a tourist."

The talent of Juno, the Red Tower Witch, lies in the six senses.The control of vision, hearing, smell, taste, touch and intuition are natural abilities, they cannot be directly applied to magic battles, but Fujii Yukine couldn't be more satisfied.

Relying on the method of sensory theft, she spent ten days, from beating the punks in the streets and alleys to finding out the underground structure of the entire block from emeralds to sapphires. .

Under the condition of no comparison, Lu Ning didn't know whether it was normal for Lilian's identity to be able to easily get multiple clues, and these actions did not completely cover up the traces, and Fujii Xueyin could always find some clues.

She wouldn't judge based on some unreliable evidence, so she directly attacked herself.

After doing this, Juno hummed happily and continued to rush into the rain.

"It's dark, people are in a coma, where did the bad boy go~"

The night gradually covered the land, and a rain lasted the whole night, and the much-anticipated public day also came under the fresh air after the rain and the bright morning sun.

(End of this chapter)