My Magic Age

(On the night before, all the supplies left on the streets of the entire Mas town disappeared overnight.)

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It was ten days later when I returned to El City. The four city gates in the east, south, west and north had all been blocked by sandstone. The situation outside the city this year was much more severe than in previous years. Thousands of barbarians from the Storm Bear Tribe surrounded the city. The slums outside the city have now become the gathering place of the Storm Bear Tribe. Almost every day, barbarians came out of the snow-capped wilderness and mountains and gathered silently in the slums outside the city.

I stood on a high hill in the distance, watching the barbarians carrying food and driving their fellow human beings to slowly gather under the city of El. Some barbarians even carried some huge logs for siege and walked silently from the mountains. Thousands of barbarian warriors, led by the great commander, lived in the houses along the moat in an orderly manner. Some houses were too low, so the barbarians rudely lifted the roofs and slept directly in the open-air houses. They were not afraid of the cold at all.

The moat outside the city had completely frozen. The barbarians drove groups of human slaves to build the crudest siege vehicles on the river surface of ice and snow, which were as simple as tripods put together.

These barbarians of the Storm Bear Tribe were much more rude than other barbarians. They drove the captured slaves under the city to build siege equipment, which was something that no barbarian tribe had ever done before. These barbarians of the Storm Bear Tribe were also more cruel. They were slaughtering by nature, and all they saw along the way were some destroyed and burned manors.

Unexpectedly, the situation in El City this year is much more serious than in previous years. These barbarians gathered under the city like this, and it seems that they are planning to attack the city, otherwise they would not drive human slaves to build siege equipment. Seeing this, everyone in the team showed some worry in their eyes. I have never seen such a big battle, and my mouth was wide open for a long time.

In fact, I am still quite worried about Ryant and Fanny in the city. After all, I have been away from home for more than a month. During this period, our news could not be conveyed back to El City. At this time, Ryant and others should have known that I followed the falcons out of the city to hunt, and I don’t know how worried Fanny will be.

"These barbarians have not figured out the real defense strength of El City. They will not retreat without suffering some hardships!" Captain Cynthia looked coldly at the civilian area outside the city where the smoke was curling, and said hatefully. In her heart, El City is indestructible. The young people of my generation have not experienced the severe winter thirty years ago, and I don’t know how the people here resist the barbarians.

"The behavior of these barbarians this year is very different from those in the past!" The hawk on Basil's shoulder flapped its wings and was about to fly, but he calmed it down. If a hawk flew into the sky so close, it would definitely alert the barbarians. Our goal is to enter the city, and we have no extravagant thoughts about the thousands of barbarians. His expression was a little solemn. Basil was undoubtedly a very qualified soldier. He always marked himself as an imperial soldier, restrained himself, and demanded himself.

I really wanted to ask him: What do you think when you see those compatriots on the moat being enslaved by barbarians?

But if this guy is really provoked by my words and rushes over to die, it's no joke.

Wei En, who was standing beside Cynthia, said with expectation: "I hope that the strong barbarians will not disappoint me this year. Captain, let me join the city defense after we return to the city! At this time, El City should be very short of professional archers. I want to see the axe throwers among the barbarians."

"Even if you don't say it, I will do it. When will you be willing to calm down? You love adventures so much, who will dare to marry you in the future?" Cynthia said with one hand on Wei En's shoulder and sighed.

This topic made Basil on the side a little unnatural, but I can see clearly that he has no thoughts about Miss Wei En, but I can't blame him. Like him, he is so handsome and handsome, and he is also a talented young scout in the army. There must be many admirers in El City. There are so many beautiful girls in El City. It would be strange if he could fall in love with Wei En.

Captain Cynthia also noticed that the atmosphere was a little subtle. She wanted to change the topic. She saw An curiously watching the tauren Luka eating a cake. Luka would eat at least eight 25-inch wheat cakes at a time. An was always curious about what was so delicious about this kind of wheat cake that could only fill his stomach, but he seemed to find no answer from the tauren Luka. Luka still ate with relish.

Captain Cynthia glanced at me, leaned close to me and said to me: "Ji Jia, your followers have been tired along the way. I don't know how to thank you!"

At this time, I was thinking about whether the beastwoman warrior Kalancuo had moved the supplies in the town of Mas cleanly. That was a whole truck of food. I turned my head to look at Luka. He was leaning against a rock wall at this time, holding a piece of wheat cake and chewing it fiercely. Because he was responsible for pulling the snow sled and doing the heaviest physical work, he was given the greatest preference in terms of food. Most of the wheat cakes of the entire team were given to him.

If we hadn't gotten some food supplies from the Zimmermann Estate wine cellar, the wheat bread was still sufficient, and we would have gone hungry during the second half of the journey.

For Luka, pulling the snow sledge along the way is also a great joy. Probably nothing can make Luka feel happier than eating wheat cakes. Thinking of this, I smiled at Cynthia and said: "As long as Luka is fed, he is still willing to do more work. Besides, the snow sledge is not as heavy as imagined."

An was very curious about Luka. He had been trying to communicate with Luka why he had such great strength and how he usually trained. Luka's honest answer also made me a little speechless. He said that it was because he had been doing this for the past six months. It is true that he studied in the training class of the El City War Academy. In recent months, Luka has been studying systematic techniques and tactics in the training class of the Warrior Academy, but this has nothing to do with his infinite strength. It’s a big deal! The power a tauren possesses is innate.

A piece of snow fell from the pine branch, frightening away a gray-backed squirrel looking down from the top of the tree. Its furry tail as big as an umbrella floated towards another tree with its thin body. , looks like a dandelion in the air.

Probably Miss Demi had never seen this kind of wild squirrel before. When it floated away from the big tree, Miss Demi let out an "Ah" in shock, and quickly covered her mouth with her white hands, and cautiously approached it. He looked on both sides and saw that he was not too rude, so he patted his chest gently.

"Wait until nightfall, Basile, contact the guards on the city wall and ask them to take us into the city!" Captain Cynthia said.

"I will follow your orders and be willing to serve you!" Basil said

Basile has never resisted the tasks assigned by Captain Cynthia. No matter how difficult it is, he will complete it without compromise. This is many times better than Xiu and Vayne. Xiu has always done more than less. , keep things as simple as possible, and seem to want to save every ounce of energy. When Vayne does everything, she will think about the reward, will thoroughly measure the value of the thing, and then bargain for the price before doing it.

I think experiencing the training in the military camp is not necessarily a bad thing. The empire has been continuously expanding its army in recent years, and there are already female soldiers in some military camps. It is no longer like in the past, saying that women should stay away from war.

I remember that Basil came to me in the morning and asked me about the origin of those 'Frost Nova' magic scrolls and if I could sell some to the military.

He said: Ever since he entered the Knights of the Guard Camp, he has never seen a battle as completely victorious as the Battle of the Pass. Those who can pick up the bones and eat the meat have always been the affairs of the North Wind Army. The local army can drink A mouthful of soup is rare, but I didn't expect that the magic trap array I set up would cause the barbarians to suffer greatly.

I looked at him with a smile and said: "These elementary and high-level magic scrolls are not cheap. Are the knights willing to pay for such expensive scrolls? Do they have to spend a whole year's military expenses? You know, these scrolls are not easy to use. You can get it with gold coins!”

He touched his nose, smiled slightly awkwardly and said to me: "In fact, the money does not need to be paid by the guard camp. The young men raised by the knights are actually very willing to add to their merits. There is no higher achievement than hunting barbarians, magic traps The matter of hunting barbarians must have spread to El City a long time ago. It is estimated that the value of the 'Frost Nova' magic scroll has also increased with the tide. I think, Jijia, if you are familiar with the inscription master, I I also want to buy a few volumes. Some of my friends will be interested in these scrolls! ”

I curiously asked him: "If it's just for merit, you hunted so much this time, why don't you share it with me?"

There is a reason for what I said, because this time he hunted at least a dozen left ears of barbarians. Why did he need to spend so much time purchasing magic scrolls!

Basile hesitated and said: "That... that's different. No one can have too many achievements in hunting barbarians! If this thing embarrasses you, forget it."

Don't dare to look into the distance for too long. In this vast white world, everything is so dazzling. A little carelessness can cause snow blindness, which is no joke.

I touched my bulging magic pocket, and suddenly thought of a very interesting thing, and said: "Actually, it's not what you think. No matter who wants to buy such a magic scroll, I will tell him these Scrolls are sold in a magic grocery store next to the ice shop in the small market next to the magic academy. Oh, by the way, that ice shop is no longer there. In such a cold winter, no one buys ice. Well, the proprietress there has already turned it into a hot pot restaurant..."

"What is a hot pot restaurant? Is it a shop that sells hot pot?" Basile asked me with a frown and confusion. Seeing me smiling but not answering, his eyes lit up, and then he said to me mysteriously: "You can't be You want to tell me that the proprietress of the hot pot restaurant is the owner of the magic grocery store..."

I nodded speechlessly. My original intention was just to tell him the specific address, but I didn't let him associate it like this, but his guess couldn't be wrong.

"So, even if the grocery store is out of stock, if I can go to the hot pot restaurant to buy a pot first, I might be able to order the latest magic scroll, right?" Basil said excitedly with his eyes shining.

"..." I shook my head and nodded again. In the end, I didn't even know what I wanted to express.

But Basil seemed to have figured it out. Seeing his excitement, he almost pulled one of his beloved falcon's tail feathers off.

"Jijia, tell me the truth, how much does this first-level high-level magic scroll cost?" Cynthia asked me. I didn't expect that Cynthia was also interested in those 'Frost Nova' magic scrolls.

"Do you want to buy it too?" I asked Cynthia curiously.

"If the price is right, who doesn't want good things!" Cynthia said to me seriously.

I took out a magic crystal stone as deep and blue as the sea from my magic waist bag. This magic crystal is as big as a peach pit. It is a standard ordinary magic crystal stone. The water magic power contained in it is also very pure. I held this magic crystal stone in my hand and said to them: "For magic crystals like this, one scroll needs to be exchanged for two magic crystal stones."

"Huh!"

The sound of exhaling and inhaling came at the same time. I saw Basil and Cynthia both breathed a sigh of relief. It seems that the price of this scroll should be within their affordability. Breathing cold air The voice came from Vayne. She looked at me with her mouth wide open and asked me stupidly, "Is a scroll so expensive? My goddess, Jijia, can you tell me how many scrolls you used in the battle at the pass?"

"There are always fifty, why count this? Don't care too much about it!" I waved my hand at Vayne and turned to walk towards the tauren Luka...

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These barbarians from the Storm Bear Tribe don't know much about the human city. They don't know what kind of murderous intentions are hidden behind the high walls.

Whether it is the giant crossbow on the arrow tower or the heavy catapult or meat grinder on the tower, they are all weapons for defending the city against the barbarians. Cynthia said that there are more powerful weapons in the magic academy on the central mountain. I wanted to ask her more details, but she hesitated and refused to say more.

During the day, the barbarians' small-scale tests were always going on. They carried long ladders and held thick door panels on their heads, and slowly rushed to the city.

The Knights' defenders only used strong bows to force them back, but the rain of feather arrows shot on the door panels, which had little effect and could not cause any serious damage to the barbarians. They seemed to be quietly waiting for the siege vehicle to be completed.

Now these barbarians have brought a batch of huge trees from the mountains. Some people on the walls of El City are watching silently. There are also several lion eagle knights hovering in the sky above the city. Before this, I never knew that the Knights of El City still raised such birds of prey.

Our team took advantage of the moonless night. Basil climbed up the high wall and informed the Knights of the Guard Battalion on the wall. Then we secretly crossed the frozen moat. At a corner of the wall, ten people were tied to the top of the city in baskets.

When our group of people got out of the wicker basket, we saw the city wall full of defense equipment, neatly stacked into long rows of stacks, and the feather arrows fell in bundles behind the city wall. I also saw half a hot baked wheat cake on the stack. It seemed that the soldiers who were on night watch were taking turns to eat!

Seeing Captain Cynthia jump out of the basket nimbly, the guards on the city wall cast admiring eyes at Cynthia and her group, but cast sympathetic and comforting eyes at me, Ann and Lady Jenny. At this time, I really wanted to say to them loudly: Actually, I am also a falcon!

Just when I was extremely depressed, I suddenly heard a familiar voice: "Ji Jia, God, it's really you, how come you came back from outside the city, they said you became a falcon, is this true?"

I looked over and saw Senior Benjamin wearing a knight's heavy armor, walking over from not far away, and said to me excitedly with a surprised face.

"Senior Benjamin!" I called out.

"Sir, everything is normal here in Team 5!" Just now, he looked like an idiot, looking at Cynthia and Basil with envy, and couldn't help but sneak a glance at the beautiful warriors of Lady Jenny's female relatives, standing up like bamboo poles, waiting for Senior Benjamin's inspection.

"Go and take a rest, be alert, the barbarians are getting more and more restless recently, you have to be more careful, I have a reliable secret report that a strong barbarian is about to sneak into the city recently, you have to keep your eyes open and keep an eye on it, don't let anything go wrong!" Senior Benjamin waved his hand imposingly and said to his soldiers. Then he smiled and said to me: "Just now, some soldiers reported to me that a team of falcons on the city wall returned to the city, and asked me to verify their identities, but I didn't expect it to be you!"