My Magic Age

The cold wind poured in from the gap at the edge of the leather door curtain of the cowhide tent, causing the dim yellow oil lamp in the tent to flicker continuously. The beating flame made the shadows of the three of us reflected on the leather wall flicker. We had dinner. It’s still the same old black bread and dried meat and wild vegetable soup. , I am very curious about how Fatty Anlu, the cook, survived the battle at the exit of the Road of Death, and he was still happily cooking broth like Chinese medicine for the business group. I heard from Kurtz that he was still alive. It was so moisturizing, which made me speechless after listening to it.

Old Kuru told me that the economic system of the orc world has completely collapsed, and it will take many years to recover. Unexpectedly, he had only been away for a few years, and the situation in the tribe had deteriorated so seriously. Even now, the orcs on the entire Pai Plateau cannot even afford a large-scale war. Then when it comes to vermicelli, Lao Kuru decided to secretly promote it in his tribe, the Grudin Werewolf Tribe. Instead of letting the orcs eat it themselves, the orcs still have to eat sweet potatoes, but these delicious vermicelli have to be sold to human merchants. , it is best to exchange for some basic living materials such as cotton, linen, ironware, etc.

I told Old Kuru about seeing Mr. Leipas and his attendants in the free market today. His brows finally opened a little and he asked with interest: "So, they have been secretly looking for The origin of vermicelli?”

I nodded and said, "That's how it should be."

"The more they care about it, the more valuable it is. It seems that this may not be a way out!" Old Kuru exhaled a breath, and saw the relaxed expression on Old Kuru's face, so I also asked A question that has always troubled me.

In fact, I have always been curious about why both humans and orcs like to marinate fresh meat and then dry it into jerky. This kind of dry and hard raw jerky has no taste at all, and is placed in wild vegetable soup. After being cooked, it looks like small sticks. It's really a torture to turn these originally delicious meat into this state and have everyone eat it all the way. So I asked Old Kuru: There is no shortage of large numbers of bison in either the Xinghu Grassland or the Pai Plateau, but why do caravans or adventure groups have no interest in these animals? Even the poor orcs on the Pai Plateau are not interested. These one-horned bison don't have any thoughts. Wouldn't it be nice to kill them and sell all their skin and flesh to human profiteers?

Old Kuru looked at me in astonishment and said with some confusion: "Bison tendons can be used to make bowstrings, but what else can those bison hides do besides making tents and drums? The nobles of the Green Empire don't like to live there. In the tent. No merchants are willing to buy bison skins. As for the bison meat, the Imperial people like to eat fresh meat, but Lu It's impossible to transport it this far. If the meat is made into dried meat, only travelers except orcs will eat it. It's very unpalatable, wouldn't it? Otherwise, you wouldn't have hunted pheasants and hares hares with Aziz, and you finally came up with the idea of ​​making vermicelli like this? Excellent note, no one wants to eat these bison jerky, so who would go through all the trouble to hunt bison?”

Old Kuru sighed, seeming to lament that the orcs here were rich in products but lived in poverty.

"Why don't you drive these extra cattle down to the plateau and sell them?" I asked him. I could just transport the live cattle down the mountain if I wanted. I remember Catalina told me that the beef in the empire was not cheap. If you can sell cattle, it can be considered a resource. And the problem is that the bison herds on the Pai Plateau and Xinghu Grassland are huge. The millions of cattle are not just in groups of three or five. The number of one-horned bison herds is so large that they can even turn the Xinghu Grassland into a barren land. , which shows how huge the number is.

Old Kuru turned to look at me and said, "What animal do you think can survive the road to death?"

"Thunder Rhinoceros! Oh, okay! I understand!" I didn't know what to say for a moment, yes! Surrounded by mountains, the most dangerous road on the Pai Plateau is the road to death. On this death line of more than 3,000 kilometers, no matter how many cows there are, they will not die. In fact, the Grudin Orc Werewolf Tribe is not that far away from Sloit Province, but the winding mountain road is dug on the cliffs for thousands of kilometers, and it is a barren land with no grass growing, and any huge supply line cannot be maintained. Live on such a road of death. The mountains of the Pai Plateau cannot be climbed even by airships. Only the huge Thunder Rhinoceros can transport the goods on the plateau for a month without eating or drinking.

I wanted to say that it might be possible to make bison meat into delicious and easy-to-store foods such as jerky or meat floss, but I swallowed the words again. I didn’t want to just talk about it, and promised it to Old Kuru. A piece of pie, and then I found that the merchants were willing to ask for it, and the things they made would not be of any help to Old Kuru at all, so it was better not to say anything. But I wanted to at least make some to try. Maybe those salted and sun-dried jerky gave travelers and orcs too many nightmares. I thought it would be easier to start with meat floss. This time when we entered the wasteland, I just want to collect some medicinal materials that I learned about in the parchment rolls but have never really seen them, and some spice plants that can be made into seasonings.

Old Kuru turned his gaze to Kuz and saw the alloy bow wrapped in oilcloth on his back. He grinned and said, "Did you buy it today?"

"Ah! Grandpa, I bought an alloy bow today." Kuz was like a child offering a treasure. Seeing that Old Kuru finally noticed the new bow he bought, he immediately took off the alloy bow with a smile and quickly took off the bow. He pulled off the oilcloth and laid it in front of Old Kuru. Kurtz lives a simple life and will be happy as long as he gains something.

Old Kuru looked at the exquisite alloy bow in his hand, with a look of astonishment on his face again. I think he should know how much savings Kuz and I have. When Sister Guoguo gave me our trophies, Kuz immediately told Old Kuru about it. I even felt that according to Zi With a character that can't pretend to be troublesome, Old Kuru probably knew very well how many copper coins we both had in balance.

"This bow actually has a magic pattern array?" Old Kulu's old and withered fingers rubbed the wonderful runes engraved on the red copper. A sharp brilliance flashed in his cloudy eyes and he said calmly: "This bow is not Cheap!"

Old Kuru's words have two meanings. The first is that this bow is not cheap. How much did you spend to buy it? The second is that this bow is not cheap. How can you have so much money to buy it? But he refused to tell her clearly, but he wanted to know two things. He was too embarrassed to ask directly about the method of raising his grandson to be independent.

"Jia's girlfriend..." When Kurtz said the first sentence, my head was full of black lines. Why did this introduction sound so awkward to me.

Kuz told the whole story of the incident, including how he had a conflict with the young aristocratic disciples of the Stars Adventure Group after sharing money in a restaurant. Behind the pillar, I used a dagger to restrain the noble prince Ming Qian with a wolf-tooth dagger. I saw Old Kurugang’s gradually relaxing brows frowning together again. He looked at me worriedly, interrupted Kuz’s description, and turned around. The head asked me: "Did you use magic?"

I nodded calmly, and then said: "When I cast the spell, I hid in the blind corner of the pillar, so he probably didn't see it."

"Well, there are combat skills similar to the magic skill 'Shadow Cloak'. For example, the assassin skill 'Stealth' is good at assassination skills. Professional rangers who are good at jungle combat and survival in the wild can also learn 'Stealth'. They are similar. effect. Relatively speaking, it is easier for them to mistakenly think that you have learned these combat skills. You may be thinking that you can use magic without even awakening the magic pool, so you don't have to worry about exposing your hidden bloodline talent for the time being. Those noble boys may not give up this opportunity to hunt in the wilderness, and may be waiting for you deep in the wilderness. Two." Old Kuru made a conclusion after helping us analyze the situation at the time.

The magical talent "Magic Perception" and the magical blood talent "Blue Flame" awakened in my body should not be exposed for the time being. Instead, the blood talent "Self-Healing" of this fighting orc werewolf has already been spread in the caravan. Well, I am the apprentice of an old witch doctor who was a werewolf from the orc tribe. I was infused with the power of blood by him and survived. It can only be said that I am lucky. Orc blood powers like "self-healing" are not too uncommon among humans, and such blood powers are not favored by magicians. It can be said that almost no magicians are willing to plunder combat blood talents. Moreover, the kind of evil ritual that plunders bloodline talents can only be performed by high-level magicians, so few warriors are willing to endure the danger of hemolysis and drain the blood from their bodies and replace it with blood that has the power of bloodline.

Old Kuru's idea was also to make me behave more like a warrior in normal times, in order to hide the special features of myself. Throughout the afternoon, I had been worried that my magical talent would be exposed and I would be killed. But after Old Kuru's analysis, I felt relieved, took a long breath, and wiped a layer of oily sweat from my forehead. Old Kuru was worried that those noble dudes would not give up and cause trouble for us in the wilderness, but I was also worried that Ming Qian would not dare to come to me. I think, as a qualified werewolf warrior, and Ming Qian's This feud is best settled in the wasteland.

Old Kuru added: "Speaking of 'hide', a combat survival skill highly praised by human rangers, its origins are actually two different civilizations. The 'hide' skill learned by scout rangers comes from the night elves. , in the Evernight Forest, no one can find a person who deliberately wants to hide. Night elves. The 'hiding' skill learned by treasure hunters comes from the orc tribe. This is the first hunting skill that the orc werewolf must learn after holding the adult ceremony. This skill of the orc is more focused on trapping and killing. When hunting, you usually use this skill to deal with beasts that are stronger than yourself."

"Haha! So, Jia, you can definitely say that you have learned 'hide'. And I happen to know this skill..." Old Kulu suddenly laughed, his voice was a little hoarse, but his mood gradually changed with his words. It was very good, and I felt a little elated at the end.

I think this can only show that Old Kulu cares about me. When he heard the news about the fight between Kuz and I, his heart was completely messed up. But the more he talked about it, the more he realized that he could cover it up, so his mood suddenly turned from gloomy to sunny. Old Kuru showed such deep concern for me, which made me feel inexplicably moved again.

When Old Kuru held the alloy bow, the magic pattern array on the alloy bow simply burst out with dark green light, and the entire alloy bow seemed to be carved from emeralds, and then the entire magic halo Disappeared into the magic pattern formation of the alloy bow. Kurtz still felt nothing while sitting next to Old Kuru, and my eyes were almost blinded by the dazzling green light. Old Kuru also looked at me and asked: "Can you see it?"

I nodded and said, "It's a very dazzling blue light. When I held this bow, the blue light was not so strong. But when Kurtz took this bow, there was only a little bit of blue light that disappeared directly in his hand like an electric arc." Teacher, what is this?”

"This is the magic pattern array of a senior inscription master. Only inscription masters who specialize in weapon inscriptions have the ability to enchant weapons. This is not only a magic weapon, but also a magic weapon with attribute requirements. I guess this It requires mental strength to reach the required level in order to trigger the 'Speed ​​Inspire' skill on the magic pattern array. This kind of magic pattern can only be seen on excellent weapons!" Old Kuru spoke at an incredible speed. Put an arrow on the bowstring.

Seeing that both Kurz and I were dumbfounded, he slowly explained: "Actually, this is the power of the inscription, and the power sealed by such a conditional magic pattern array will be particularly powerful. All the elements on this bow The seal is engraved with the magic skill 'Speed ​​Inspire' that increases the rate of fire. It is very practical. Someone will sell it for three gold coins. It seems that this bow has been gathering dust for too long. "

"Actually, the green light you just saw is the attribute of this bow. It is an excellent magic weapon with attributes. Although it only has a single attribute and can only reach the excellent level, it is already very rare among low-level weapons. Jia, you can feel the green magic light. It seems that your magic perception is at least the same as that of a real magician," Old Kuru said to me.

Of course, what I care about is not the strength of my magic perception, because I find that after every battle, my magic perception will increase slightly. I think my current sensitivity to magic elements should even exceed level four. Magician Sister Guoguo. Even she can't control three magic force balls in one hand at the same time like me. Her limit is just two magic force balls slowly following the same trajectory. I asked Old Kuru: "Teacher, the magic weapons you mentioned are also divided into levels, so is this magic weapon with a single attribute the lowest?"

"Yes, this knowledge actually needs to be known after you truly become warriors. Since you are asking now, I might as well tell you two that the difference between ordinary weapons and magic weapons is not the inscriptions carved on the weapons, but the inscriptions that come with the weapons themselves. Attributes. Weapons with a single attribute are called excellent weapons. When the user meets the minimum requirements for weapon attributes, At this time, the weapon itself will reveal its attributes and merge them with the user. Therefore, the green light you see is the light emitted by the attribute weapon itself when it releases its self-seal. Some people also call it green weapons. Advanced attribute weapons, weapons with two to three attributes are called exquisite weapons. When the user meets the minimum usage conditions of the weapon attribute When the user meets the minimum usage conditions of the weapon attributes, it will emit a purple light, which we call a blue weapon. Weapons with more than seven attributes are called legendary weapons. When the user meets the minimum usage conditions of the weapon attributes, it will glow orange. The colored light is what we call orange weapons." Old Kulu said slowly, and then added: "Usually these rare attribute weapons only appear in various auction houses and large weapon stores. I remember two years. I recently saw a green weapon short sword with a single strength attribute at a large weapons auction in the Black Iron City of Stan, and it was sold for 30 gold coins.”

I sat in the tent in a daze, thinking: I never thought that when I went shopping for the first time in this magical world, I would inexplicably miss something. And Kurtz smiled like a child, his eyes never leaving the alloy bow.