Food Poems

Chapter 391: Prague, the City of Golems, Golem Festival
"To get to Paris Gia, it would be faster to take the Alchemical Airship."

Hildre stared at the parchment map hanging on the wall of the study. The cross marks symbolized the war-torn areas. At a glance, it seemed that the empire was in the midst of war and there was no peace.

"I suggest that we take a detour from the Giant Rock Strait to the Dwarf Industrial Zone in Prague City. We can reach our destination in two days at most." The red-haired Valkyrie carried a greatsword on her back, crossed her arms, and pondered, "This way, we can also avoid the war-torn areas."

"Alchemical airship?" Gray sat on the single sofa and leaned forward, holding her chin with both hands, with great interest, "I have never ridden in one before, it seems like it will be very interesting!"

"When I was serving in the Imperial Varangian Guard, I once took an alchemical airship on a mission."

Hildre seemed to recall some unpleasant memories, and sighed, "To be honest, the alchemical airship is not fun at all. It is very bumpy due to the airflow, the alchemical fuel has a pungent smell, and the mechanical propeller makes a lot of noise. The only advantage is that it is very fast... For multiple people traveling, the alchemical airship can significantly improve efficiency."

Perron frowned slightly, and was very disgusted with the alchemical airship, muttering:

"The airship is an integrated product of machinery, alchemy, and magic. It is cold, ugly, pungent, and has no aesthetic appeal."

"That's for you elves. To the gnomes and dwarves, the shape of the airship is full of alchemical aesthetics," said Ye Zhi.

"What is alchemical aesthetics?" Gray asked.

"It probably refers to the yellow and green potions, the pungent surging gases and the strange-looking mechanical devices." Hilde analyzed.

Airships only operate in a few areas within the empire.

In the Kingdom of Golden Lion, Yeats had never seen this kind of transportation.

The reason why the airship route can connect the Kingdom of Roland is, firstly, because Roland borders the Empire, and secondly, because the Sun King Louis has a strong curiosity about all new things. He single-handedly promoted the construction of the route and established an Air Transport Committee in the Kingdom of Roland, which is specifically used for air transportation and air control.

Even if one is a six-ring master, if he rashly uses flying skills in the city of Paris, he will be immediately targeted by magic cannons and then be enforced by the cooperation of many powerful people in the Air Transport Committee.

The Air Transport Committee reports directly to Louis, and the strong ones among them are only loyal to the king. It is more like the prototype of the "Air Force" than "air transport". Louis has a firm control over the military power.

Compared to Queen Theresa, who still has to look at the face of the parliament, Roland's Sun King Louis is much more tough when it comes to centralization of power. Right now, Louis is the one who has the final say in Roland and is a young and powerful ruler with great power.

Thinking about this trip to Paris, Yeats began to feel a little curious about this famous "cross-dressing guy" in the game.

As the current Grand Duke of the northern province of the Kingdom of the Golden Lion, Yeats sent a letter of visit to Louis in accordance with etiquette before his visit to Paris, and received a reply from Louis stating that the royal family would personally receive Yeats when he arrived in Paris.

Given the current situation of war and chaos in the provinces of the empire, taking an alchemical airship is indeed a better choice to avoid unnecessary complications.

"Then follow Hilde's advice." Yeats said, "How long will it take to reach Prague?"

"We can take a boat across the strait and then change to a horse carriage and arrive in two days." Xilude was very familiar with the empire's territory and routes.

Ye Zhi estimated the route in his mind, which meant that he would reach Paris Jia in four days in total, three days earlier than the week he had expected. He didn't need to activate his fighting spirit to fly along the way, so he could meditate while traveling and digest the gains from the trip to the Strait.

Ye Zhi had melted the "pure water crystal" of the giant whirlpool monster with the Moon Flame, and refined it together with the elemental cores of Wind Singing Grass, Siren's Tears, and Water Spirit into the [Maelstrom Potion], which had been consumed.

Because the technique of feasting was added during the refining process, and the Fountain of Minerva and other ingredients were added to the original potion formula, the time required to digest the potion was greatly reduced. Three days were enough for Yeats to formally master the three new spells of "walking on water", "whirlpool" and "ship control".

The magic of "walking on water" has a great origin and is a true miracle. Matthew Chapter 14 tells the story of Jesus walking on water when a ship encountered a storm at sea.

Whirlpool is a high-level water element spell with a simple and crude effect. It creates a whirlpool on the sea surface. The prerequisite for casting the spell is that the surrounding water elements need to be sufficient to draw water elements from the creation field to form a whirlpool.

Because it is not a pure arcane spell and does not require the application of magic network permissions, Ye Zhi is very handy in using it.

Ship controlling is an essential spell for the navigator profession. With this spell, the captain can control the warship without sailors. If the warship has special abilities, it is not impossible to drive the warship into the sky.

Blackbeard's Queen Anne's Revenge, the Midnight which can only be unlocked after completing the "Three Horror Legends" pre-quest, and the "Fingernail Ship", the legendary ship of the Grim Reaper, all possess the magical power of "flying into the sea".

Ye Zhi has currently obtained two-thirds of the treasure map of the Midnight. He is just waiting for a chance to go to the Ice Sea again to get the Midnight. With the help of the "ship controlling technique", he can directly sail across the seven seas.

The specific effectiveness of the enhanced physical fitness after eating the "Sea King Scale Snake" needs to be personally verified at the competition.

Ye Zhi thought to himself that with the blessing of Avalon on him and the dietary supplements for the past two years, he could defeat an emperor-level monster with his physical strength alone. As for an emperor-level monster, he could fight many enemies alone with a bunch of treasures and blessings.

As for the epic monsters above the emperor level... I haven't encountered them yet.

The hunting goddess Artemis mentioned that she wanted me to hunt the "Nine-headed Hydra", which is the epic Warcraft... Ye Zhi thought to himself... I have to find an opportunity, get my teammates together, and start with it. The seven-ring ingredients are enough to improve the overall level of the team!

That morning.

They left the Rocky Strait and took a horse-drawn carriage to the city of Prague, where there was an airship route.

after one day.

"Prague, the territory of the Elector, the famous city of mechanical puppets."

Hildreth leaned against the car window, looking out, a trace of reminiscence emerging in his mind.

"Astrologers, monks, watchmakers, printmakers, puppeteers... craftsmen from all walks of life gathered in Prague. The skilled dwarves also found a place in Prague and gradually established a dwarf industrial zone."

"Your Excellency the Duke, we are almost at Prague." The driver's voice came with great respect. "According to the rules, I can only take you to the Golem. You will have to walk after entering the city."

Gray leaned out of the car window, her ponytail swaying in the wind, and pointed to the distance, saying in surprise:
"Ye Zhi, look, what a huge golem!"

Golems and mechanical puppets are the two main features of the city of Prague.

Yeats remembered that golems were clay figures that had appeared in Jewish legends since the Middle Ages and were infused with life under a spell. However, in the Midgard continent, golems were not only made of clay, but also of metal, steel, and even magic-forbidden stone.

Looking in the direction of Gray's finger, Ye Zhi was slightly startled. He saw a golem taller than the city gate, standing on one knee outside the city wall. Its body was glowing with a silver luster, and a huge magic crystal on its chest emitted a ruby-like light.

Perron's eyes were filled with astonishment: "Forbidden Magic Stone Golem!"

Just as Peren said, the golem standing before him was made entirely of forbidden magic stone.

Any mage facing this colossus will have his connection with the magic network restricted, and his spellcasting ability greatly reduced. Without other means of self-protection, a mage fighting this forbidden magic stone golem will be like fish on a chopping board!
"Forbidden Magic Stone is expensive and is often used as a building material in forbidden areas, but it is enough to just put a piece of Forbidden Magic Stone in the core of the magic circle." Perron took a deep breath and said in shock, "Such a huge Forbidden Magic Stone was made into a movable golem - it is worthy of being the Golem City Prague!"

The closer the carriage got to the Forbidden Magic Stone Statue, the more one could feel how huge the statue was. It towered into the clouds, as if holding up the blue sky, giving people the visual impact of a gigantic monster.

The giant statue even turned its eyes and glanced at the carriage that Yeats and others were riding in. It seemed that after confirming that it was safe, it retracted its gaze and continued to look into the distance.

Gray was shocked and said, "I don't know what energy such a huge golem relies on to move."

Hild said, "It should be the magic crystal on its chest... This is the first time I've seen a magic crystal of this size!" "Huh? Magic crystal ore mother ore gem? It's extremely rare in this era." Mammon's eyes lit up, "Do you want to think of a way to take it off? It's also a good choice to use it to decorate the door frame of my palace."

Ye Zhi was speechless. Although this golem was only at the sixth ring level and could be destroyed by force with combat skills, this thing was considered the guardian statue of the local Elector Archduke Rudolf, and its status was equivalent to the Sun Fighting Lion of the Golden Lion Kingdom. Smashing the guardian statue was tantamount to declaring war on the Elector.

"So, what is the mother ore magic crystal?" Ye Zhi asked.

"In the old era, there were natural magic crystal mines, so the technology and development level of the old era were no worse than those of the present era." Mammon said, "Now the magic crystal mines have been mined out. This high-quality energy source has been exhausted, and the speed of human development has been greatly restricted... Hehe, I still have a lot of magic crystal mines stored in my treasure house. I'll take you in for a look someday!"

There was a hint of boasting in the tone of the God of Greed.

Mammon's Treasure House!
Ye Zhi's eyes lit up, and he rubbed his hands together and said happily:
"You are my familiar, what's yours is mine, so what's the difference between you and me?"

The black cat glanced at Ye Zhi sideways, wagged its tail proudly, and said nothing more. It thought that if he could also get the recognition of the original body, it would not be impossible for the original body to bestow him with part of the treasure.

Seeing Mammon's arrogant expression, Ye Zhi knew that it was impossible for him to take Mammon's treasure for a while, but it was not certain in the future...

I want all the treasures of the God of Greed!

"Strange... Isn't this a giant statue made of forbidden magic stone? Why don't I feel that my spellcasting is affected at all?" Gray scratched her head.

"I didn't feel the [Magic Forbidden Barrier] either." Ye Zhi speculated, "Today must be a special day, so the Magic Forbidden Stone Statue didn't open the barrier."

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The carriage stopped in front of the city gate and everyone got off and walked.

When it was Ye Zhi's turn to register, the knight commander at the city gate caught a glimpse of the family emblem on Ye Zhi's chest, his face suddenly became solemn, and he said respectfully:
"Please don't blame me for not welcoming you when the Duke arrives!"

The guards were surprised to see the usually arrogant Knight Commander suddenly change his temper today, until the scholar in charge of registration whispered in their ears through the communication technique:

"The honeysuckle family emblem, only the Duke of the Golden Lion Kingdom is qualified to use it on the continent today...a figure that even Yeats Brondi and Archduke Rudolf cannot afford to offend!"

The guards suddenly realized what was going on, and looking at the Knight Commander who had volunteered to serve as their guide, they felt a surge of admiration in their hearts.

Otherwise, how could he be the Knight Commander?
Yeats inquired from the knight commander in plate armor and learned that a celebration was being held in Prague today. The reason why the magic-forbidden barrier was not opened was to hold a puppet celebration in the central square to ignite the festive atmosphere.

"What is the Golem Festival?" Yeats asked.

The Knight Commander smiled and said, "You must be aware that Archduke Rudolf is very interested in alchemy and puppetry. He has gathered many extraordinary people from all over the continent in Prague, including golem craftsmen, animal trainers, puppeteers, and so on."

"For this puppet festival, the duelists are not required to appear in person. They must use servants to duel on their behalf." The Knight Commander laughed. "Archduke Rudolf will also attend in person. He doesn't like to watch the fights between knights, but he likes to watch the fights between puppets and golems."

Some people like to watch gladiatorial fights, while others like to watch beast fights. Archduke Rudolf clearly belongs to the latter.

Ye Zhi nodded and said, "Just take us to the dwarf industrial area. We are going to take an airship to Paris Gia."

The Knight Commander said, "As you command!"

Gredo asked, "What are the prizes for the champion of the celebration?"

"It's a prototype of an alchemical airship," the Knight Commander said. "It's the masterpiece of the dwarf master Mr. Wrench. It's currently on display at the Prague Expo and will be awarded to the champion after the celebration is over."

"An airship prototype!" Ye Zhi asked in surprise, "The kind that can be used right away?"

"This... I'm not sure, but it should be very precious. So two famous masters in Prague, Mechanical Puppet Master Ford and Golem Craftsman Master Belsas Stoneheart, both attended the celebration."

At this moment, Yeats felt something scratching his trouser leg. He looked down and saw Mammon raising his upper body, with a greedy gleam in his amber cat's eyes.

"I am very interested in alchemy technology, and there are few relevant records in Hell. How about I help you get this alchemy airship prototype and you lend it to me for research for a while?"

"How do you get it?"

"Of course I participated in the competition and got it fair and square." Mammon shook his tail, "I abide by the contract!"

Mammon has a greedy desire for everything new.

The prototype of the alchemical airship is a new treasure that has never been found in Mammon's treasure house. It is understandable that Mammon is interested in it.

Ye Zhi thought that this prototype could be brought back to the territory, and to some extent it could promote the development of the territory's technology tree.

"You just said that animal trainers can also participate in the puppet festival. Does that mean that magical pets can also fight?" Ye Zhi asked.

Although Mammon is a familiar, the identity of a demon is very sensitive on the road, so it would be much more convenient to explain it directly as a demon pet.

"Of course!" The Knight Commander heard the hidden meaning in Ye Zhi's words, "Are you going to participate in this celebration as well? Do you need me to report it to Archduke Rudolf for you? I believe he will be very happy to have you, a Chosen One renowned throughout the continent, participate in it!"

Ye Zhi nodded and said, "Thank you for your help."

The Knight Commander smiled and said, "It's my honor!"

Prague, Grand Ducal Castle.

Duke Rudolf squinted his eyes and pieced together the figurine-sized puppet parts on the desk when suddenly there was a knock on the door.

Boom!

Archduke Rudolf was very unhappy that someone was interrupting him while he was assembling puppets. He said:
"Is there a problem!"

"Report to the Duke, the Duke of Honeysuckle has visited Prague and said that he also wants to participate in this puppet celebration."

Archduke Rudolf stood up with his eyes wide open, and said in a shocked tone:

"What did you say? The Chosen One of the Moonlight Gods is here? Hurry up and take him to the castle!"

"Yes!"

"Wait! I will personally..."

Archduke Rudolf's eyes fell on the half-assembled puppet again. Cold sweat rolled down his forehead, his Adam's apple rolled, and he made up his mind and said with difficulty:

"I'll go and greet him in person!"

(End of this chapter)