Infrastructure starts from the game

King's City St. Yeajin

In the basement of a certain luxury residence, the magic circle on the floor suddenly lit up, and a ball of flames blazed up in the center of the magic circle, turning into the appearance of a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl.

It's just that the girl seemed to have stolen her mother's skirt. The clothes on her body were too loose, so that the sleeves and skirt were dragging on the ground, and her expression looked a little hideous.

She is the high-ranking mage Sera who just escaped from Cecilia.

Sera, however, didn't care about her embarrassment. She pulled off her clothes roughly, walked to the mirror in front of the basement, and saw that the magic circle around her navel was disappearing, and the red gem that looked like it was inlaid on her navel It was only the size of a red bean.

"My Phoenix Stone!" Sera touched the gemstone with heartache.

This is a special magic item.

Nourish this stone with your own flesh and blood, and when the Phoenix Stone grows to the size of the entire navel, Sera will have a chance to be reborn from the ashes.

But it also means that she has to learn magic again from an early age.

And the effect of nourishing the Phoenix Stone for the second time is far worse than the first time. With each rebirth, the speed of nourishing the Phoenix Stone will also slow down. At first, it only takes three years to regenerate once, the next time is six years, and then 12 years ...One day it will come to a point where all the lifespans lost will not be able to nourish the stone.

Therefore, for the owner of the Phoenix Stone, it is best to use the stone when the life span is approaching.

Under normal circumstances, Sera would never use this stone, but this time she felt a strong crisis. This was a terrible premonition that she didn't feel when she was caught stealing when she was a child and was almost beaten to death.

A mage absolutely believes in his hunch, especially a female mage.

Sera chose to use the Phoenix Stone.

"The owner of that magic well is definitely not only an intermediate level, even if it is an intermediate level, there must be other people above him," Sera muttered, "Person must have been deceived... No, is Person really normal? ?”

Sera thought of the white robe and the old man who held his head and smiled at her, and couldn't help but shudder.

Sera, as a high-ranking mage in the Royal Mage Tower, felt that the other party was making too much fuss when she received the entrustment from the Minister of Education of the East Territory, Pei Sen.

——It's just a group of kids who don't even have magic talent cheating in the magic exam. Is it necessary to send out two high-level mages?Be too cautious!

Ke Peisen came from an orthodox mage family, even though he was only a mid-level mage, Sera, who had no background, didn't want to offend him very much—in the mage circle of the capital, especially the royal mage tower, the background qualifications of a mage are very important ——So Sera finally accepted the commission.

Unexpectedly, he became the protagonist of a horror story.

Now Sera calmed down, thinking about it carefully, the scene of turning around was obviously a trick of the black robe.

Nine out of ten black robes have very bad personalities.

The most terrifying thing is that the scene of the collective U-turn shows that this curse is seriously contagious!

Typical polluting black magic.

So when did the other party start?

Sera confirmed that the white robe was still normal when she went on missions with her.

Nothing was out of the ordinary along the way.

In terms of the time when the other party was out of his sight, it was only when he went down to the well and the white robe and the old man were alone together.

And the pair of masters and slaves are the mages of Cecilia's mage tower, so it's not surprising when something goes wrong.

Sera even suspects that the entire Eastern Territory has completely become a black-robed playground, and everyone is in that polluted state, including Minister Person.

Otherwise, why would this minister make such a fuss over the trivial matter of mortals cheating on exams?

Maybe it was a trap from the beginning!

"No, it must be reported immediately." Sera muttered.

She waved in the direction of her closet.

This is a small spell she had learned when she was a junior mage. As long as she used the spell casting action, the wardrobe would choose the most suitable clothes for her according to her mood that day, and automatically fly to her.

But today, her wardrobe didn't respond in the slightest.

Sera stared at the closet in a daze for a while, then performed the spell-casting action again.

Still no response.

Sera's expression slowly froze. Instead of trying to summon her clothes, she tried to use a basic lighting technique.

The kind that every magic apprentice knows.

However, still no response.

The body was empty, as if all the previous spells and magic were her delusions.

Sera's body trembled uncontrollably.

"How is it possible?! Isn't it reborn?" Then even if there is any negative status, it should be reset!Why can't I use magic? !

But no one could answer Sera's question.

Sera couldn't ask anyone for help either.

Sera actually came from a poor background, because she possessed the potential of a high-level mage, and was detected by the crystal of the mage tower, so she got her current identity and status.

On that day, her teacher came to welcome her, and burned to death the gangster boss of her organization, the grandparents who adopted her, and the little friends who were stealing and begging together, just like burning an ant nest.

"You are God's chosen people, and you shouldn't be in such a dirty place." The teacher said.

Sera felt the same way.

She must have been misplaced by God to be born in such a bad place.

But Sera also understands that everything she has now comes from magic.

People respect her because she is a high-ranking mage.

She doesn't have a prominent background, nor a noble status, and her research won't get the attention of the higher-ups, so naturally she won't be able to produce results. For a mage like her who was born as a commoner, the best result is to marry another high-ranking mage and give birth to Another high-level mage comes, so after three generations, it can become a family of mages.

Or even simpler, directly marrying a member of a respectable mage family.

Sera couldn't imagine what it would be like to lose her magic.

Although the people in the Mage Tower will help her find the murderer and restore her strength at first, but as long as she can't restore her strength for half a year...no, a month, she will be reduced to an experimental animal.

Especially Sera still has the Phoenix Stone coveted by many people.

If they knew they had lost their magic...

Sera bit her lip.

No matter what, she didn't want to go back to those days when there was no magic power.

"Burn it... By the way, wouldn't it be good to destroy all the witnesses?!" Sera muttered.

I happened to "restart" once. As long as I don't check her talent again, others should not be able to find her abnormality. The commission from the Ministry of Education in the East has been completed.

"It's not difficult to think about it carefully, just report it truthfully," Sera said to herself, "As long as the Royal Mage Tower notices that the black robes in the east are using large-scale pollution-type black magic, it will become I have reached the level of war, so naturally no one will care about a small person like me."

Then she can slowly find a way to regain her strength.

It was the first time in many years that Sera opened the closet by herself, found clothes that fit her current figure from the clothes she had prepared long ago, and rode in a carriage to the Royal Association of Mages.

She walked into the association, but found that it was a bit lively.

It seems that many people gathered in the hall of the Mage Association, shouting something.

In the solemn Royal Society of Mages, this is rare.

But before Sera figured out what happened, a female mage noticed Sera, and she immediately called out:

"Sera is back too!"

"Ah, it's really getting smaller!"

"But it's good to be alive!"

Amid such noise, a senior cadre of the Royal Mages Association, a gentle-looking high-ranking female mage walked up to Sera and hugged her: "My dear, it seems that you have suffered a lot, But it’s good to be able to come back smoothly!”

...why does it sound like everyone knows what's going on?

Sera just felt cold all over.

She asked stiffly: "Why do you—"

"Sera, you're back!"

At this time, another voice interrupted Sera's words.

Sera turned her head in horror, and saw a white-robed man standing in the center of the crowd, looking at her excitedly.

Of course, the head of the white robe is now firmly on the neck, and there is no intention of falling off at all.

Like a friend returning from a catastrophe, he walked up to Sera, couldn't help hugging her, and said excitedly: "Great! You are still alive! When I saw you surrounded by flames, I thought……"

"You're the one!" Sera was about to scream, but she couldn't even scream, and could only squeeze out a voice from her throat, "Why are you still alive—"

"Silly girl, you have a hole card, so of course Mitch does!" said the gentle lady before hugging Sera's body.

Sera only looked at the white robe in horror, but didn't speak.

But the woman seemed to have misunderstood Sera's panic into a pleasant surprise, so she couldn't speak, so she smiled to herself and said, "I've heard what Milu said, you have accepted Peisen's commission to investigate the black-robed magic power base station, break into When you got to the inside of the opponent's magic well, you were besieged by some "unknown forces" in black robes. Under their fatal blow, you had to escape by rebirth, while Mitch insisted on reaching the core of the magic well. After they snatched their core seeds, they tore open the teleportation scroll! Because the location of the scroll is in the Mage Association, he came back directly! We didn’t know that you have experienced such a terrible adventure!”

…I had no idea I had such an orthodox adventure.

I thought what I just experienced was a ghost story!

And the ghost story continues!

Sera roared in her heart, based on her experience, I am afraid that only the last part of "Mitch used the teleportation scroll" is true, otherwise the other party would not be able to reach the Royal Association of Mages faster than her.

Sera could only hear a shriveled voice out of her own throat: "The core of the magic well?"

"That's right... To be precise, that's not a magic well, but a sky spring!" The woman said, looking to the side of the hall, where directly on the cushion, a crystal-like seed was exuding colorful light.

"The other party should use this to pretend to be a magic power base station and give magic power to ordinary people." The white-robed man said.

Say it as if it's true.

"Tested? Is that safe?" Sera asked dryly.

"Of course, we conducted a test as soon as Mitch came back," the woman said, and touched Sera's head, "Don't worry, although Mitch's contribution is indelible, we will not forget you sacrificed."

...Wait a minute, this tone!Why are you trying to appease me?

It's like I'm jealous of Mitch!

Are you thinking I'm jealous that Mi cut off his head? !

Sera's eyes widened in disbelief, and she finally realized everyone's unusual enthusiasm for the seed of that spring. She asked with difficulty: "This seed... what are you going to do?"

"Of course, try to cultivate it!" A middle-aged mage replied enthusiastically, "Since ordinary people can have magic power, how about using it on mages?"

"According to historical records, it seems that the Charming Daughter also fed the Sky Fountain and got the Heavenly Kingdom!"

"The black robe of the magic gear seems to be a descendant of the Cecilia family! They really have some unknown secrets!"

"But I heard that that requires a huge amount of magical power..."

"Hehe, that's just an exaggerated way of writing by ancient magicians! Now the fact is that it has succeeded in the remote eastern region, so how could it fail in the more prosperous capital?"

People were discussing fiercely, and it seemed that they had obtained a magic well with endless energy.

Seeing them, Sera felt her scalp go numb.

She asked, "Then the East—"

"Since we have won, don't push them too hard," the woman said, and she hugged Sera again comfortingly. She seemed to think that Sera wanted to seek revenge from the enemy, "I know you are not reconciled, but we We won’t let them go for too long! Before that, let them provide us with the cultivation method of Sky Spring!”

No, I'm not looking for revenge!

But this sky spring is a trap!

We didn't find any bloody magic wells at all, just dirty sewers!

Mitch's head fell off!

Sera roared crazily in her heart, but she knew very well that she couldn't say anything.

That white robe is different from Sera. He comes from a glorious mage family. He accepts the mission this time only because he thinks that the opponent is just a black robe. It's all Sera's doing.

So in Sera's original plan, she wanted to beat the anger of the family behind Mitch and let them deal with the black robe in the east.

But Mitch is back!

And it's back looking intact!He also brought unwarranted stories of brave adventures and real achievements. People will only praise him and never have any doubts about him.

On the contrary, Sera, just making accusations, would be considered jealous.

Besides, what if the accusation succeeds?

Now confronting the other party, you must tell all your experiences without any concealment. If you fail, the secret of your inability to use magic will be exposed.

What should I do by myself...?

Sera subconsciously looked at the white robe, but saw that the other party was staring at her and smiling strangely. Sera looked around desperately. Everyone had smiles on their faces, and no one noticed the abnormality of the white robe.

Sera looked at them and always felt that some of their heads would fall off.

Sera's body softened immediately, and she sat on the ground.

The crowd seemed to be worried and surrounded her, but what sounded around her were words that had nothing to do with her:

"It's okay! She's fine!"

"It should be finally relaxing!"

"Poor little Sera, after so many terrible things, you can rest now!"

"Ba la la ba la la, ba la la la la la~~"

Angel fell asleep until the afternoon before coming down the stairs humming a strange song.

Hearing the out-of-tune singing, the black cat felt that its tail was blown.

It looked suspiciously at its owner: "Are you in a good mood?"

"You don't have to be responsible for the child you give birth to. Isn't it a good thing to throw it away for others to raise?" Angel said.

"From a normal point of view, it is never a good thing to give your child to others to raise." Mithril complained.

It endured it, and finally did not ask what the so-called "child" was.

The more in contact with this black-robed master, Mithril felt that the less he knew, the better.

After all, it is just an innocent kitten!

I don't want to know how troublesome these stupid humans are doing in secret!

Angel also didn't intend to discuss his conspiracy with a black cat. He looked happily at the empty restaurant.

——At this time, both the entertaining cats and the rune apprentices are working.

Being able to be lazy while employees are working is the joy of being a boss.

Angel himself made a steak with an alchemy pot, sat down happily, and cared about the operation of his workshop morally: "How is the workshop today?"

This question is asked knowingly.

Mithril is different from Angor, who is jet-lagged and has a chaotic schedule. Only when everything is going well, can Mithril lazily hide in front of the French windows of the restaurant to bask in the sun in such an afternoon.

But it's hard for a straight cat to admit this.

Darkness said reluctantly: "It's roughly in your plan, right?"

Yes, even if the "collective cheating incident" occurred, it did not affect the operation of the workshop.

In fact, under the operation of Mayor Owen and other upper-level people, most of the residents of Cecilia did not even know that this happened.

When people get the "Dongjing Daily", they will see the headline "Cecilia intends to cover the whole city with a magic base station!" ""The city lord of Academy City praises the educational pilot, and Kagofen will also build a magic base station? ""The meditation power of the untalented exceeds that of the gifted? !News such as the merits of the educational pilot".

Only the more careful people saw the small label of "Accident in the examination room of the magic unified examination, and it is expected to re-examine the theoretical courses of the third righteousness students next month" in the corner of the newspaper.

But it doesn’t matter if you notice it, this kind of news game is completely irrelevant, except for the “powerful” like Poirot, even if normal people want to use magic props to make trouble, they don’t have his hands-on ability, let alone Angel’s “collective” After the "cheating" incident, restricted runes were added to the magic items, making them unable to be used for things other than the game, so those items could not be used after leaving the magic base.

Instead, it was Poirot's "mass production of mobile power supplies" that inspired Angel - before that, Angel himself could produce mobile charging devices such as game tables, but could not mass-produce them. The magic of Poirot's tape recorder Replication made mass production possible——After buying the patent from Little Poirot's parents, Angel modified his own magic props.

Speaking of this, it seems that there has been a bit of misunderstanding.

"Master, are you going to accept my child as a disciple?" Little Poirot's father immediately became excited when he saw the black robe appearing in his shop, saying that he wanted to talk to him about his child.

He held Angel's hand and said, "I knew this little one in my family would be successful! He was born less than three months old and tied a cat's tail. He knew how to hide his brother's candies when he was half a year old. When I was three years old, I found my private money, and when I was five years old, I blew up a hole in the warehouse of my family with a magic crystal! Since then, I think he is a good seed for an alchemist!"

Do you have any misunderstandings about alchemists?

Angel tried to pull his hand out: "No, I..."

"It's okay! You can take him away, you're welcome! Not to mention that the magic gear is in the city of Cecilia, even if you take it to the mage's tower as a handyman, it's fine! We still have a younger brother in our family, that's his younger brother, Lyu Si, don’t worry about inheritance at all!” Little Poirot’s father held on to Angel, “A naughty...talent like him can grow up only under the supervision of a black robe like you.”

...Actually, you just want to send this troublemaker away, right?

"So, you don't want the patent fee of tens of thousands of gold that he may bring?" Angel asked.

"patent?"

"Yes, in fact, your child has a good discovery that can help me conduct research, so I decided to give him a patent fee - not only him, but other new discoveries in alchemy that can help you transform magic props, You can come to me to apply for a patent. Although the early stage is a bit crude, I will sign a magic contract with you and give you a commission after it produces economic benefits." Angel said, "It's like the 'mass-produced power supply' discovered by your son. ’, I can put it into production right away, based on the profit of [-]% of each piece, it is more than ten thousand gold, are you sure you don’t want it?”

"...Patent? Wanjin?" The boss of the weapon shop trembled.

Of course he knew about patents.

In this era, there are "new inventions" every minute and every second on the technology side, and newspapers often read about a new invention in an industrial city that has swept the world and how the inventor made a fortune.

It's just that it's too far away for people in the capital of magic. After all, magic has existed in this world for tens of thousands of years, and further research can only be done by high-level mages. People have nothing to do with each other, so the boss of the weapon shop can't connect with himself, especially with his naughty son for the time being.

Now that the black robe looked at him coldly and asked him if he wanted to give up, he felt a little real.

"Ten thousand gold!"

Old Poirot looked at his own bastard, and for the first time hesitated about sending this bastard away.