I Am Louis XIV

   The Veil of the World in Chapter 111 (4)

The Bank of the World in    is different from their dwellings, it is Gothic, with thorn-like spires and rose windows.

  Louis' second stop after leaving the bookstore was the bank.

The wizard's bookstore is spacious and spacious, and the huge glass (it is said that wizards have used magic in glass making) not only allows the most light to enter the store, but also darkens when the sun is too strong, so as not to damage the books , but most of the books here are about history and legends, and only a few of them are related to spells or potions. Of course, there is no problem with the wizarding family, but the population of the world has swelled to this point. At that time, they still held the powerful spells tightly in their hands like misers, and passed them on in the way of father to son, and mentor to apprentice, which is really stupid.

Although Louis must admit that this stupidity is beneficial to the mortals who watch the world, it is only for the wizards that such a victory can not last long - yes, so far, there are still wizards who have emerged from the mortals, and they have a good understanding of the world. Their relatives and friends still have feelings for each other. If the wizard family in the inner world taught them the powerful magic secrets, it is hard to say who they will eventually target - then the behavior of the Mancini family needs to be considered, their children... At least some of Mary's sisters are destined to have a prominent marriage, but the Mancini family is still a wizard family, so after they come out of the inner world, are they really willing to live as peacefully as mortals ?

   Just look at Marie, she is not a vicious person, but her ideas and opinions have been firmly contracted before she came to Paris.

When Luca found that Louis was carefully reading those ancient spell books (this is not to say that it is precious enough, but that these books were written by Merlin himself and given to every wizard in Merlin's time, spells and spells) Extremely basic, it can be said to be something like a primer. Generally speaking, as long as there is a mentor, wizards hardly use it. Most of it is kept as a collection or gift - he reminded with a smile "In fact," he said, "Miss Mary is planning to invite a virtuous tutor for you, Your Highness."

  Louis showed a look of surprise, "Really?" He said happily, "Then I'll take this as a small gift." He put the spell book in Tuno's hand.

In the bookstore, Louis showed what an impulsive and curious young man should be. He bought a lot of books that seemed to be unnecessary, even some legends that would even be considered nonsense by the wizards themselves. Down, he said these read like very interesting novels.

Books in the world have not been so expensive since the advent of printing, but in the wizarding world, most books cannot be printed, they can only be copied by hand, and some have to cast spells, so even if they are not valued, they are still due to the process. Cumbersome and valuable, a strange wizard, an outsider who spends so much money can't help but attract attention. When he entered the bank, he was watched by countless pairs of eyes, but he was a little naked and a little obscure.

The wizards' money exchange reminded Louis not of the banks of the world, but of courts or offices, where there were no less than a dozen wizards parading on manticores, and gloomy railings with spear-like tops. There are spikes, the iron rods are wrapped with poisonous snakes, and the railings form a series of narrow passages, only allowing one person to stand upright, such a queue is very long, there are about one or two hundred people.

As the Duke of Colonna, Louis certainly didn't need to endure such torture, but before entering the VIP room, Ta watched with interest at the place where the coins were exchanged for a while, and it was no wonder that so many people here were silent. A small room like a confessional, with only a black hole, and only one hand is allowed in and out of the hole. The wizard who wants to change coins puts his own things in it - coins of the world, and then takes back some coins of the world, Louis. Found out that their exchange ratio is basically one to one, which seems fair, but the coins of the wizards may not have as much gold and silver as one-third of the coins of the world. Let's just say that Louis even saw rusted silver and gold coins. , what does this mean? They even had black iron mixed in directly, and he suspected he could **** the wizard coins away with just a magnet.

He also paid attention to the expressions of those wizards. Some wizards were angry, but more were numb. What could they do? It is sinful to exchange currency or buy and sell in private, and the fate of those guilty wizards is every time they come in and out. It can be seen from the inside and outside world, and... the law of wizards is said in a row.

  Louis could almost guess when he saw the faces of children and old people on the cornerstone city wall, how can a child or even an infant commit a crime? It can only be said that the crimes committed by their father or mother affected these innocent beings.

But the Duke of Colonna, or anyone who is qualified to enter the VIP room, the exchange rate is five to one, that is to say, the five coins of the wizard are equivalent to one currency of the world, which can be said to be surrendered by the exchange office. For their own interests, there is even a lot of rewards, but looking at the calm attitudes of Luca and Tuno, this is probably the privilege enjoyed by the wizards at the top of the pyramid.

Although   Luca didn't quite understand it, he could still feel that the young master became unhappy after leaving the exchange, so he suggested to Louis if he was interested in seeing the arena.

   Every young man, even a wizard, loves the arena where their blood boils.

The arena of wizards is modeled after the colosseum of the time of the ancient Roman emperor Titus. There is no wizard here to fight with beasts. Even if there is, it is similar to the nature of performance. The retracted seat is like a funnel, and when the wizards are seated, it rises into the air, so people are overlooking the performance below - and then the place where Louis and the nobles are seated is the box, which is like a hanging in the air. Fruit, higher than the ring seat, but almost above the arena, so they can clearly see every corner here.

Compared with the arena, Louis prefers to call it the real version of the monsters, from the Sphinx, to the manticore, to the three-headed dog, petrified lizard, giant eagle, etc., you can see it here, They became irascible under the whip and curse of the wizards - although some of these intelligent creatures understood that the wizards were forcing them to fight each other for fun, but still had to fight and bite with all their might, and the wizards also consciously Putting intelligent monsters together with instinct-only monsters, lest they fight in unison—and it's not something that hasn't happened before. 】

After a sphinx—probably the one that made the big noise at the fair, recognizable by its golden red fur and missing tail tip—was overwhelmed by a swarm of red-eyed rats, Louis His mood couldn't help getting worse. He was about to summon Luka, but there was a scream like a huge wave on the field. The wizards launched a new monster - three manticores, a werewolf, a tense and **** battle. The game is opening.

Louis paused for a while, then sat down again. From him, he could see the three manticores. They were at his feet, with bright fur, full of energy, and no scars on their bodies. It was obviously the first time to enter the venue. After a while, the werewolf, urged by the whip, walked slowly and with difficulty to the manticore. Compared with the bright manticore, the werewolf was much more embarrassed - he was naked, and there was no armor to hide his body. Or the cloth, the hair is disheveled, and there is a large torn part, only dark red scars, no hair, because his back is to Louis, so Louis can only see his muscular back, thick limbs , and there is hardly a single spot on his body intact, all kinds of scars can be seen on it, and his left leg is strangely crooked, limping when he walks, it may have broken, Then, during the healing process, it didn't fit together accurately, so now the bones and muscles are deformed.

Louis noticed that the wizards on the edge of the arena were making bets. There were goblins flying around with golden cups. If the wizards won, they would pour the original bets in the golden cup into the wizard's hands together with the winning ones. Or in a robe.

There may not be many people willing to bet on this werewolf. The dealer in the arena has been slow to open the magic collar that holds the three manticores in place. They roared uncomfortably, their claws clutched the ground, and in the dust, people kept hearing intermittent sounds. The words, "How much?", "Nose", "Come and eat meat", "Robe", "Mongrel", etc., in the legends of the people of the world, the manticore can only imitate the sound of the flute and the trumpet. Yes, but in fact, these beasts also have humans in their recipes. The reason why they imitate flutes and trumpets is because people who are marching and hunting often play like this, and when they blow, people will gather, so they will imitate Didi Dudu the sound of.

   They are capable of learning human speech, as now they repeat what they hear from the wizards who hunt and feed them.

After waiting for five or six minutes, the manticores' eyes were red, their claws were almost broken, and a huge pothole was dug out by them. Without hesitation, he pounced on the werewolf. The werewolf dragged one leg and rolled on the spot, and even escaped from under the claws of a manticore. Although the posture was ugly, it caused a burst of dissatisfied boos, but still let it go. He got a chance - he grabbed a manticore by the tail, pulled it down with a single force, and used it as a barrier when the other two manticores pounced. The lion's sharp claws and fangs all fell on their companions. The injured manticore screamed instinctively, and then snapped the other manticore's forelimb. The latter snarled, Spreading its tail, dozens of sharp stingers shot at its new opponent.

The    wizards became more and more noisy, and they even rose from their seats and shouted wildly, at this time they were no different from the mortals they despised.

Louis turned the seat slightly, and the werewolf was familiar to him, but the face was not only obscured by shaggy hair—sideburns and beard, but also had a bone-deep scar, from the brow to the lips, It crossed the bridge of his nose, making it impossible for him to identify.

The werewolf was now facing only one manticore. He arched his back and roared at the manticore. The muscles in his arms bulged terribly. If there were no problems with his legs, he would be able to deal with it. Run away, but now he can only play tricks or go head-to-head.

Immediately afterwards, even Tunuo couldn't help but exclaimed, because the werewolf bravely stabbed one of his arms into the throat of the manticore - the manticore rushed towards him. When he opened his mouth to the limit, he easily inserted his arm straight to his shoulder, while his other hand caught the manticore's jaw so tightly that it couldn't close his teeth, biting off his arm, his The feet stomped **** the ground, leaving a pit that was not inferior to the manticore-his shoulder was bleeding, and the blood attracted the other two manticores who were still fighting before, and they stopped hesitantly. Come down, sniff, at this time the werewolf finally caught, he should, because the manticore suddenly struggled frantically, its tail slapped the ground, leaving countless bumpy potholes, tail The spikes on the top flew towards all directions, but the werewolf just lowered his body and subtly avoided it—his body was almost covered by the manticore's head.

When the other two manticores came galloping, the werewolf tightened his body and retreated desperately in a tragic hiss, his arms were dripping with blood, but his hands did hold one and were still jumping huge heart.

   He threw his heart to the two manticores, one manticore stopped, and the other manticore continued to lunge at him.

The werewolf stretched his arms to the ground and turned into a giant wolf. In human form, a lame leg made him move slowly, but in giant wolf form, a leg injury caused little harm. The height of the jump even surpassed the manticore, and it landed directly behind it. When the manticore flicked its tail, it leaned over swiftly and slyly and took the opportunity to sneak behind it, biting it. When the blood splattered, the pitiful manticore shouted even more mournfully than the manticore that lost his heart.

   "emmmm..." Louis said, unconsciously changing his sitting position.

   (end of this chapter)