A hero drinks red without leaving a bottle

Chapter 2 I Say I'm a Mage

Keen observation and curiosity are prerequisites for becoming a mage.

So when Serena recovered from the terrifying sensory hell of blood and ice, she began to replay the scene in her mind because of curiosity and observation, and then she discovered that at least within the scope of her knowledge Inside, there doesn't seem to be a spellcaster capable of producing that effect:
Water spells can indeed create the low-temperature effect of extracting heat, and the blood series spells developed by the evil beasts can make people lose control of the blood in the body; as for blocking the flow of magic power and destroying her [Flame Prisoner] spell, the means More so.

However, these three spells have never appeared on one person.

At the same time, those gold coins are by no means an illusion.

Moreover, that man was carrying such a large heavy sword. Generally speaking, the only spellcasters who could carry heavy swords were those magic swordsmen who were still in the experimental stage to a large extent in the empire.

Of course, that person may also be a master of illusion who uses spiritual magic.

So, what the hell was that guy—that question, Serena, couldn't figure it out.

Weird spellcasters beyond the scope of her knowledge may be illegally used to refine gold alchemy, which made Serena have an urge to rush back to the mage tower hundreds of kilometers away regardless of the raging snowstorm.

Of course, in the end, the female mage was still held back by her father.

Rambas Eleanor looked at his precious daughter who was brought up almost alone, took her hand, and shook his head:

"The familiar of your mage tower just sent Master Gibson's weather forecast the day before yesterday. The deadly snowstorm will continue until at least tomorrow morning. You are looking for death if you go out with your strength. Girl, calm down, and, you... Keke..."

Lambas coughed twice in embarrassment, and Serena, who smelled a strange smell, immediately realized that it was time to change her mage robe.

Blushing, she picked up her robe and rushed back into the room. After a while, Serena came out with another change of clothes.

The female mage who had regained the mage's calmness and elegance looked at her father, Lambas, who had just finished cleaning, sat down beside her father, and asked:
"Father, do you know the origin of this man?"

On the one hand, Eschenbach is a stronghold for hunters and adventurers on the edge of the Crystalline Forest. On the other hand, it is also one of the many official exile places of the Empire. Although there are a large number of floating population, the climate and living conditions are harsh, so the total recorded permanent population is also As far as thousands of people came, these people basically didn't look up and down, and the hunting station, as the only eating, drinking and drinking place in the town with a business license, was the place where most of these people gathered.

In this bitter cold place where fish and dragons are mixed, the old Lambas basically sees all directions and listens to all directions.

So Serena wanted to ask his father, what is the origin of this man with a big sword on his back.

"The last time Barney Ross came to sell firewood, he did mention that he picked up a [adventurous fool boy] from the edge of the forest..." Lambas recalled what happened in the past few weeks , said slowly.

"What?" Serena was taken aback after hearing this. She couldn't help a guy who might know how to make gold, could use unknown terrifying spells, and carried such a big sword on his back, and the [adventurous fool] Brother Young Master] Get in touch together.

"He can stand out for Barney Ross, that's the only possible explanation I can think of," Lambas recalled what happened a week ago, "That guy from Barney sent firewood to sell, and when he left he used I said something, which probably means that when he was chopping firewood, he met a foolish boy who got lost and ventured into the woods. I still remember asking him why he said that. Barney said... [Nobody Will wear such a set of heavy armor and carry a big sword in that forest]."

Without further explanation, Serena understood what her father meant:
Unless you're a mage or wear magic gear, the proper winter gear for the Crystalline Forest is heavy winter clothing, clever white camouflage, and ranged weapons -- run like a knight in heavy armor with a greatsword It seems that those who come to the Crystal Forest can only be idiots who have heard the story of the Crystal Forest and come to take risks.

She won't worry about why the terrifying man didn't wear armor. In her opinion, the two points of the big sword and standing up for Barney are indeed enough to separate the young man in Barney's mouth from the man just now. connected.

why?
The reason is very simple, no one cares about Eschenbach, who has been exposed to others, and no one will stand up for a peddler like Barney——so if it is really the young man who Barney saved, that means it will work. up:

The locals will never offend the owner of the only drinking restaurant in Eichenbach, the next mayor, and the only father of a mage in Eichenbach for such a trivial matter as lowering the price. Outlander with brains.

"I'll go back to the Mage Tower and report once the snowstorm is a little lighter tomorrow morning." Serena thought for a while and said.

"Is this so important?"

"It might be a taboo that he changed money out of thin air. If I see it and don't report it, if I'm found out, your daughter and my career as a mage will come to an end..."

"What the hell did Old Barney save..." Lambas muttered.

"So, what are you...?" On the other side of the town, in a dilapidated half-buried arc-roof house, woodcutter Barney Ross looked at the man shaking off the snowflakes and asked the same question. question.

Woodcutter Old Barney has asked this question dozens of times in the past week, and this man's answer is the same every time...

"You don't even understand." The man knotted the big sword from his back, weighed it a few times, and then made a biu, and the big sword suddenly disappeared.

"Although I don't know magic, I don't know how good your skills are, but I still want to say that after seeing it a few times, I think it's very powerful." Sitting in the corner of the room, wrapped in a thick and torn animal skin Ni-Ross, raised the old crystal wood cup in his hand and shook it, the thick soup inside that was used to keep warm in the winter night released a strong aroma.

"Just put something in the bag. I haven't unlocked the plug-in function, otherwise it will be faster to change clothes with one click." The man grinned.

"You're saying these things I don't understand again, baby, what bag, where did you get it, I'm not in good health, but my eyes are not blind." Old Barney curled his lips.

He has been with this strange man for two weeks, and this man always says some strange things, such as [I just put something in my bag] just now.

At first, Barney would try to figure out the meaning of it, but later, when he found that he couldn't figure it out no matter how hard he tried, he just gave up.

On the one hand, it was because Barney was a woodcutter, so he didn't really have much curiosity. On the other hand, since he rescued the man in front of him a week ago, his life suddenly became better.

Woodcutter Barney was originally an attendant of a nobleman who came to visit the Crystal Forest, but when his loyal master was visiting near Eichenbach, the family seemed to be cut off by the emperor, and this master was also chased by the emperor here The envoy was executed summarily, and all his entourage, including Barney, were exiled and remained in Eichenbach.

Among the dozen or so servants who could be employed locally, all of them were employed on the spot—cooks served as cooks, soldiers served as garrison officers, and priests opened a small clinic on the spot.

There are two people who are more unlucky, one is the bard brought by the noble lord, and the other is the accompanying beauty and hairdresser.

There are no bards in Eschenbach, and no one has a need for beauty salons: the men who pass by here have their hair, beards and feet skinned directly with a knife.

Old Barney was the beauty and hairdresser.

After being exiled in this bitter cold place, Barney's original ability to eat was useless, and he could only make a living by doing odd jobs and chopping firewood. He was always at the bottom of Eichenbach's power and strength, and suffered a lot.

Until a week ago, when he was chopping wood, he met this man:
Heavy footsteps came from the dark and cold crystalline forest. When Barney looked into the depths of the forest with a trace of fear, what came out of the darkness and fear was a [monster] wearing a navy blue armor.

The metal boots that crushed the snow into mud under their feet were dotted with thick fur; at the knees, there was a skull with ice-blue eyes shining silently, grinning silently; Skulls dotted all over the armor, and together with the armor full of weird carvings, combined with the hood on the man's head, it created an aura that was more terrifying than the darkness of the forest.

The wind and snow surrounded him, scarlet blood mist continuously emerged from his body, and then was inhaled again.

Looking at the eyes exposed under the hood, Barney only felt that those eyes were more oppressive than the fiercest knight he had ever seen. Looking at those eyes, he only felt that his body temperature was being rapidly lowered. In the normal coldness, he seemed to be able to see endless atrocities and wailing.

The first encounter between the two was very scary. Old Barney wanted to run away, but Barney was already very hungry and had no strength to run away. Facing the torture of life, he didn't want to run away either.

QTMD, die or die.

Of course, when the man magically took out a huge meaty leg from behind, Old Barney absolutely didn't want to run away.

The ham got into old Barney's stomach, and the strange man became Barney's new "master".

Although this man is full of weirdness all over his body, he can conjure up huge meat legs, whole roasted birds, messy weeds, glass bottles, potions, and can even make his own armor and weapons disappear, but, in Fandu Barney, who can't eat enough, as long as this man feeds him, he won't have so many problems.

Survival is always the first priority. The bard before was very strong and curious, and the grass on the grave was so tall.

"Speaking of which, Barney," the man asked slowly as he sat down in front of the fire, "the last time you saw me handing out money, I was taken aback. This, changing money out of thin air, is a great sin? Can you What about the details?"

The atmosphere froze for a moment, Barney thought for a while, then nodded and said:

"It is indeed a bit serious. Because I heard from my former master before, it is said that it is related to some kind of agreement signed with the Dragon Clan who monopolizes the financial industry. It seems that mages have other stricter regulations..."

"That's right, it's reasonable," the man nodded thoughtfully, "So, if someone is suspected of secretly refining currency metal, someone will definitely investigate or even arrest him."

"It should be, otherwise why did you surprise me last time when you suddenly turned out money?"

"Then what do you think about Eichenbach, if there is such a rumor, I mean, who will come to investigate?"

"Probably, I think, it will be the nearest fortress and the Mage Tower to send people, but how could it be possible to refine it in such a broken place... Wait, is the gold coin you took out that day really?! "

With a trembling hand, Barney dropped the cup of broth in his hand to the ground. He widened his eyes and looked at the man beside him, not knowing what to say for a while.

He still remembers the scene where the man took out the gold coins out of thin air, and he didn't think much about it when his chest was pressed against his back. Now that the man asked this question, he suddenly began to worry, whether this man really violated the laws of the empire Refined into gold.

After all, the appearance of those gold coins was too weird.

"Don't worry." Compared to Barney's nervousness, the man seemed extremely relaxed. He lay down on the animal skin on the floor and waved his hands, "I didn't refine it into gold, it was just taken out of the mage's space." That's all, after all, I'm a mage."

"A mage with a big sword? You know what to do. I've never seen you cast spells outside of the mage's space."

"I know a lot."

"for example?"

"Like, cold touch?"

"I've never heard of it, but it looks like a variant of water spells? No wonder you weren't afraid of the cold back then, so, a water mage?"

"Well, you're right, so don't worry about it, go to sleep."

After all, the man turned over comfortably and closed his eyes.

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