The Last Alchemist

The city of Nerogard first had a college, then slowly expanded with the college as the center, and finally became a city.

Therefore, the college is the core of the city. The closer it is to this core, the more prosperous the city will be, the taller and grander the houses will be, and the neater the streets will be. However, in the west of the city closest to the college, the people living there are either rich or noble, and the west of the city is also used by local people. The image is called the wealthy area.

Since it is a wealthy area, it is naturally a place where wealth gathers. The consumption places in this place have a common feature: they are expensive.

Rosen's carriage came to the wealthy district and found a "Quiet Garden" hotel. A large suite for five people was opened in the backyard of the hotel. The basic cost for a night's stay was as high as 120 silver francs. If he bought more, Eating and drinking easily exceeded 200 silver rands.

This is equivalent to twice the total income of ordinary farmers in the Parason Empire after a year of hard work.

Living in a big city is not easy.

After renting the Prancing Horse Mansion, Rosen had less than 2,000 silver francs left in his pocket. After seeing the consumption level in the wealthy district, he knew in his heart that he had to find a way to make money as soon as possible.

Of course, if you want to make a small amount of money, hard work is enough, but if you want to make a big amount of money, you also need opportunities, and there is no rush.

After settling the group, Rosen followed the plan, took the scroll, took Annie with him, and walked towards the entrance of Nerogard Academy.

The Quiet Garden Hotel is very close to the entrance of the college, only 100 meters away. When he arrived near the entrance, the first thing Rosen saw was a tall white stone wall, about 15 meters high. There were many armed soldiers walking around on the stone wall.

Rosen looked at it and sighed softly: "This stone wall is taller and thicker than the city's outer wall. Depending on the situation, a large number of defensive warriors can be placed on the wall."

In the game, he has become accustomed to the various defensive measures of Nerogard Academy, but when he faces them head-on in the real world, he can't feel the thick and majestic atmosphere in the game.

Anne listened and said with a smile: "This is normal. In the beginning, Nerogard Academy was a huge military fortress. Since its establishment, it has never been captured. To achieve this, the protective wall must not be It’s not good to be strong.”

"Hmm~ That makes sense."

Soon, the two of them walked to the gate of the college. The gate was shaped like a huge doorway. The doorway was seven or eight meters high and five or six meters wide. On both sides of the road in front of the doorway, there were three figures more than 4 meters high. Statues of various figures.

Anne introduced softly: "These six are all the founders of Nerogard Academy and the original members of the Academy's Blue Council. Each of them was a famous great magician at that time."

"Blue Council?" Rosen heard a somewhat unfamiliar word.

He had heard of the Blue Council in the game, but because the game was launched not long ago, he had not been exposed to the Blue Council. The only thing he knew was that the Blue Council was the highest core of the academy.

Anne knew everything clearly, and she spoke eloquently: "The Blue Council is the decision-making core of Nerogard College and the highest achievement of the magic professors in the college. It is said that the conditions for entering the Blue Council are very demanding. First of all You must have outstanding magical power, make great contributions to the academy, and abide by your oath of allegiance to the academy throughout your life. There must be no bad deeds in the past. Overall, you must be the six most outstanding people in the academy. "

"Well~ If you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight. Nerogard Academy is the most outstanding magic capital in the mainland. The conditions for promotion are strict, which is normal."

As they spoke, the two walked near the statue. At the foot of the statue stood two guards guarding the door. When the guard on the right saw the two, he blocked their way with a long spear in his hand: "Sir, Madam, please report Identity and purpose.”

Rosen took a step forward and said: "Soldier, my name is Rosen Laplace. The lady next to me is Annie, and she is a stalker. On the way to the free city of Berkeley, we met a man who was being hunted. The magician hunted by the wizard hunter asked me to give something to the sage Niya before he died."

After hearing this, the soldier looked Rosen up and down, then turned to look at Annie, and suddenly asked: "Look at your clothes, you are from the Southern Empire."

people? "

Rosen was stunned for a moment, then nodded and admitted, "Yes, I'm from the South."

The soldier smiled coldly: "We just drove back the Parason Empire's army, and now you come running over to deliver the scroll and ask for it by name.

Don't you think it's ridiculous to give something to a wise man? "

"This" Rosen really didn't think about this. According to his impression in the game, the aboriginal people in the game should not have formed a deep national consciousness. Because of the Northern Expedition, they do have some hostility towards southerners, but this hostility becomes weaker in places where commerce is more developed. And it was only at Nerogard Academy that he was basically affected.

Anne quickly stepped forward and explained: "Soldier, it's like this. The territory of the Parason Empire is very chaotic right now, and there are broken troops everywhere. We have to go north to take refuge."

Upon hearing this, the soldier suddenly laughed with gloating: "Hahaha, I didn't expect that the arrogant and greedy southerners would one day go north to take refuge."

After he finished laughing, he looked at Rosen and said, "Looking at your young age and your hair not even growing, you shouldn't be a spy. Forget it, I will inform the magician in charge for you. As long as he agrees, we will Nature will not stop it.”

He turned around and entered the college gate. About five or six minutes later, an old man in gray robe with gray hair and a thin figure walked out of the gate. His brows were furrowed and his eyes with triangular tips seemed to contain a hint of impatience.

From afar, Rosen felt an abnormal movement in the air around his body. Then, he found that the air began to move back and forth between him and Annie, like an invisible hand, constantly exploring the two sides. human condition.

Rosen's heart moved: 'It seems that this old man should be an orthodox magician. Judging from his method of controlling elements, this old man's strength and skills are very average. Now that he is transferred to be the guard of the academy gate, he should be just a third-rate magician. A one-star magician. ’

However, although the opponent was a little weaker, he was still a magician from the academy, so Rosen naturally wanted to show respect, so he bowed and stroked his chest from a distance to salute.

As soon as he saluted, the old man's impatient voice came from the opposite side: "Southerners, stop saluting hypocritically. You are not welcome in Nirogard."

"this"

Rosen and Anne looked at each other with helpless expressions on their faces. These words alone were enough to show that the old man was more hostile to the Parason Empire than the guard soldiers.

However, the Civil War had just ended, and this kind of hostility was very normal. They were entrusted by the dead magician to deliver a message, not to quarrel with others.

Rosen took a deep breath, suppressed his unhappiness, took a step forward and said, "Sir, I am Rosen."

"Stop talking, I'm not interested in your name. Didn't you say you have something to bring to the sage? Bring it." The old man looked extremely impatient. After speaking, he stretched out his hand to Rosen and waited. Get something.

Rosen shook his head: "No, I am entrusted by others, and I must hand over the things to the sage in order to feel at ease."

"Ha~~" the old man smiled disdainfully: "This is the funniest joke I, Marcus, have ever heard in my life. The status of a sage is so noble. What qualifications do you, a child, and a freak hunter have to meet the sage? ?”

Anne was dissatisfied and argued: "Sir Marcus, it doesn't matter if you call me a freak. But Rosen is an alchemist. Not to mention other things, the magic mirror he built alone is more than Master Parkland's!"

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a burst of laughter at the entrance of the academy, and the two gatekeepers and the magician Marcus all laughed.

After laughing, Marcus said sarcastically: "Alchemist? His craftsmanship surpasses that of Master Parkland? It's really funny."

Annie was furious: "You"

"What? Did I say something wrong?" Marcus sneered: "Kid, let me tell you, this is Nerogard, the city of wisdom, where wisdom and order

’s birthplace. Here, the savage southern fools are not qualified to talk about magic. The so-called magic of southerners is no different from folk vaudeville! "

As he spoke, Marcus showed deep contempt on his face. The two gatekeepers beside him took his words seriously and nodded repeatedly.

Seeing that Annie was still going to argue, Rosen stepped forward and grabbed her arm, squeezed it gently, shook his head at Annie, then turned to the magician Marcus and said: "Sir, since you look down on me so much, Alchemy, then even if I give something to you, you will definitely not give it to the sage, right?"

"Hmph~ You are very self-aware." Magician Marcus smiled contemptuously, waved his sleeves, turned around and walked back to the door: "Go back, Southerner, I am very busy and don't have the energy to waste time with you. "

After he walked into the gate, the gatekeeper who reported the news before showed his hands to Rosen: "Look, I informed you, but the boss will not let you enter the academy. So, I am also very helpless, Mr. Alchemist~ "

"Haha, Lord Alchemist~" another guard repeated in an exaggerated tone.

He came to deliver a message with good intentions, but was ridiculed for no apparent reason. Buddha would be angry, and Rosen was also very unhappy. He suppressed his dissatisfaction, nodded slightly and saluted: "Thank you very much."

After saying that, he turned around and left. He was afraid that if he walked too slowly, he would be angry and reward these two ignorant fools with an air cannon each!

Annie quickly followed, and after walking more than ten meters, she whispered: "It's too much, how about I find a chance to teach them a lesson?"

Rosen shook his head slightly: "No, they are just a few clowns. There is no need to dirty your hands specifically for them. I will teach you a lesson when I get the opportunity in the future."

He is not someone who is easily bullied, but a gentleman's revenge is never too late in ten years. Marcus, the gatekeeper magician, he remembers this name!

"What should we do now?" Annie was helpless.

Rosen had no clue. This is not a game. If you want to force your way in, just force your way in. In the real world, the result of forcing your way in is to be besieged to death by countless guards and college magicians.

He could only say: "Go back first and look for another opportunity."

Annie nodded: "This is the only way."

Both of them were simmering with anger, but had nowhere to vent it, so they walked in silence all the way.

After walking for a while, a lifelike lion statue suddenly appeared on the roadside. Next to the statue was a large set of steps. Up the steps was a circular arch, and a large group of people were walking out of the arch.

"It's an auction house. With so many people coming out, it must be that an auction has just ended."

Rosen thought to himself that this was the wealthy district in the west of the city. The people coming out of the auction house were either rich or noble. In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Rosen stopped and waited patiently for these people to pass by.

Soon, the flow of people was almost gone. Some got on the carriage, some got on the sedan chair, and some walked away. At the top of the steps, only a young man with luxurious clothes and a handsome face was left.

This young man looked about 25 or 26 years old, with brown hair, dark blue eyes, three-dimensional and delicate facial features, tall and well-proportioned figure, and gorgeous clothes. He was really a handsome gentleman from another world.

However, this gentleman seemed to have encountered some difficulties. His face was gloomy and absent-minded.

He stood blankly at the door of the auction house. After everyone left, he took a step down the stairs. As a result, he stepped on nothing, and then he lost his balance and was about to fall down from the high stairs.