chapter Ten(2/3)
After breakfast, Ribo calculated that it was time to say goodbye. He did not want to wait until the Baroness Oneel got up. He also did not want to wait until the baron daughter finished her morning work, which would make him extremely embarrassed.
When Ribo stood up and said goodbye, he clearly saw the regretful expression on Baron Ronna's face. However, when he heard Ribo say that the reason for leaving was to rush to his magician teacher as soon as possible and send the sealed magic book to the teacher to see, the Baron had no reason to keep it.
However, he still asked Ruibo to make a promise that he would visit the villa a few days later and tell him the discovery of the magic book, so he was unwilling to let Ruibo leave.
Before leaving, the beautiful and charming lady sent Ruibo to the depths of the woods.
Ruibo rode on his horse and ran wildly. When he arrived at the fork at the end of the road, Ruibo looked around and confirmed that there was no one, and then he controlled the horse and let the horse stand in front of a wall of low trees, which was originally a passage to the laboratory.
Ribo followed what the teacher told him, silently chanting the name "Ribo Byrndit" in his heart.
The wall of the low tree suddenly separated automatically to both sides, and a small path was empty in the middle.
Ruibo drove his horse and ran quickly on the path. After a while, he arrived in front of the laboratory.
After getting off the horse, he tied the horse to the tree again.
This time, Ruibo didn't need to knock on the door anymore, so he opened the door and walked in.
The room was empty, and the transparent passage that was originally the most conspicuous to the top of the tower was now gone.
At the original channel, a mirror is placed.
It was an ordinary mirror, not much different from the one in Ruibo's own room, more than one person tall and four feet wide. The only difference is that the edge of this mirror is engraved with strange symbols. The symbols are not complicated, and are far from the seal carvings on the ring and on the magic notebook.
On the table closest to the door, there were rolls of parchment in the place where the teacher took care of him.
Ruibo walked up to him and gently picked up the parchment.
On the first parchment, it was written, "My dear student, in order for you to gradually master the knowledge of magic, I cast magic on the textbook I left for you. What you can see is only what you can master now. Only when you have fully mastered the existing knowledge will more profound content emerge. This is to allow you to gradually master the basic knowledge, so that you have to do this. Another advantage of this kind of magic is that only you can read the above content. When you want to learn knowledge from parchment, you silently recite your name and the words will appear. I wish you a smooth study, my student."
When Ruibo finished reading all the parchment paper, the parchment suddenly turned into a ball of flame. Before Ruibo could fully react, it suddenly burned, and there was no even ash left.
Ribo looked at it all with his eyes widened. It was so sudden, without smoke and dust, and there was no burning feeling. The parchment was burned away, leaving no trace behind.
After a while, Ruibo calmed down. He picked up the second piece of parchment and silently recited his name in his heart as the teacher told him.
Suddenly, a surprising scene happened. As his eyes passed, clear and identifiable words slowly emerged on the originally flawless and empty parchment paper.
When Ruibo finished reading the page of text that appeared, the text gradually dissipated, and the text on the second page appeared again.
The first stage of the course has as many as six pages, most of which are knowledge and guidance, and some exercises. The last article is three magic tests. The parchment records each step, the required materials, and the things to be paid attention to in detail. However, it does not tell him what will happen in the result. The bottom few lines are blank, and it seems that they will not be displayed until the experiment is over.
Ruibo picked up the third piece of parchment, which recorded in detail how to use the magic mirror.
It turns out that magic mirrors have two uses.
The simple one can write words on the magic mirror to let people from afar understand their information. This is not difficult for Ruibo. The only thing he needs to do is to mix a special ink.
The materials and methods for making ink are listed in detail on parchment paper, which does not seem to be very difficult.
As for the second method, it is not something Ruibo can master now.
Through the magic mirror, you can talk freely with people in the distance. The magic mirror can print human images. Another greater use is to pass on special talismans or magic circles. This is an unattainable thing for Ruibo now.
On the last parchment, the old magician wrote, 'My student, I have to say that you did a great job, for this you should receive a reward, I have completely restored the puppet of Kaimiltidi, which is a gaseous life form, one of the masterpieces created by Kaimiltidi. The puppet belongs to you now, but before re-establishing the magic contract, the puppet is safer to put in the laboratory. As for the method of making the contract, when you leave me to your sheepskin manuscript, everything recorded in the sheepskin manuscript recorded in the sheepskin manuscript you left me to you
After you finish your studies, you will naturally know what to do. In addition, to express my incompetent teacher’s apologies, I have left another gift. For a magician, the strength of the magic power he has is as important as the knowledge of magic, and most magic experiments require certain magic support. If I am by your side, I can provide you with magic assistance, but I need time to study Kaimiltidi’s magic notes, so I will give you a warlock stone plate.
It is the legacy left by the ancient Anteirs and the crystallization of ancient magical wisdom. Now, the manufacturing method has long been lost. I found this stone plate in a ruin of the ancient Anteirs. This stone plate can store magic elements. Although the amount is not large, the stored magic power is enough for experiments. You can rely on your own strength to fill the magic elements into the stone plate, or you can ask other magicians for help. If you study smoothly, you should be able to find a way to use this stone plate by yourself. That's not difficult. This stone
The version can also allow you to quickly cast three magical magic, which may be quite convenient for you. However, my student, remember that this stone plate can be used by any magician. Although most of the magicians have noble character, there are still many evil guys. If you want to ask for help, it is best to see clearly the object. This stone plate cannot enter into a contract. If it is lost, it will no longer belong to you, unless you have the ability to take back the stone plate.'
After reading this parchment, Ribo turned his attention to the two things on the table.
A light gray smooth stone slab is only the size of a palm, with shallow grooves chiseled on it, and there are three silver coins on the back of the stone slab. I guess this is the stone plate. The ancient Anteirs are ancient nations and have long disappeared in the long river of history. There are no detailed historical records left. There are only some ruins that prove the existence of this ancient civilization.
Next to the stone plate is a silver coin. Apart from being more shiny and brighter, it is no different from ordinary silver coin. The only difference is that this silver coin is not cast on the avatar of His Majesty the King, but a mysterious and complex magic circle, which is the same as the magic circle drawn on the back of the magic notebook left by Kaimiltidi.
Rebow was curious about the gifts that Mr. Maske left to him, but he also knew that when he was not able to use these magical items, it was safer to keep them in the laboratory, which was also what Eckert once taught him.
Therefore, Rebol endured the strong desire to bring them around and focused on the parchment.
For Ribo, it is obviously difficult to run to the laboratory all day long. It is a long way from Ribo to Pitton for more than 100 kilometers. What's more, it is inevitable that you will encounter Baron Lonna's family when you come here, which is quite embarrassing for Ribo.
Ruibo doesn't want to get into such trouble.
He thought that it would be almost done when he came once a week.
Therefore, in any case, the materials and instruments that were tested must be moved back to Mr. Hyde's estate.
Ruibo carefully studied the test content on parchment paper. The equipment needed was quite simple. He only needed a small crucible of No. 9 and a stone mortar of No. 7. As for the handmade tools mentioned on parchment paper, it was placed on the table next to the warlock stone plate.
But where do you look for those materials? Although you recognize some things yourself, most of them have never even heard of them.
Ruibo shot at the countless drawers on the surrounding walls. If he had to search through so many cabinets one by one and find what he needed, it would be an extremely difficult project.
‘Hi, how could I know which drawer is placed in the aquamarine and turquoise bottom?’ Ruibo sighed.
Just as he was depressed, suddenly, a slight buzzing sound came from his ears.
Ruibo turned his head and saw the little metal butterfly flapping its wings and flying around the room.
Ruibo felt very strange. He observed carefully for a while before he found that the butterfly's flight route was fixed, flying from a drawer on the southeast wall to another drawer on the north wall, and flew back and forth.
Ribo was so curious that he ran to one of the drawers and took a look. The label read "Aquamarine".
‘Great, so there is no problem, long live magic.’ Ribo cheered with excitement.
'turquoise.'
‘Bronze.’
‘Lead blocks.’
‘Skycrystal.’
‘Spider silk.’
‘Bat urine.’
‘Lizard Tail.’
‘Salpastoral blood.’
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While counting the names of the materials listed on the parchment, Ruibo followed behind the metal butterfly and ran around the experiment.
‘Nine Crucible’.
As soon as he finished speaking, the little butterfly stopped at the table with a small black and dull fist.
‘Okay, now the materials are all complete.’ Ruibo said to himself with joy.
Suddenly, he seemed to think of something again, and Ribo ordered: "Misin."
The metal butterfly floated so hard that the wall on the east side flew away, and stopped on a drawer on the top floor.
Ruibo ran up the stairs with ease and slowly opened the drawer.
There were a few pieces of silver-shiny metal scattered in the drawer, the small ones were only the size of a button, the large ones were about the same as the thumb, and they were scattered there.
This is the legendary metal. Although there is not much silver in the drawer, unlike other drawers, most of them are stuffed, but this is much more than what the monarchs can collect.
Rebow trembled and took out a small piece of silver from the drawer, which was the smallest piece.
This small piece of metal is probably enough to buy the mansion left by Baron Lonna’s ancestors!
Maybe giving this extremely precious metal to the Baron can at least make up for the harm he caused to him and his family.
Thinking of this, Ruibo gently put this small piece of silver into his close-fitting shirt pocket.
Walking down the stairs and back to the table, Ruibo sorted out the materials on the table, and wrapped them in oil paper in different categories. The spider silk was the most difficult to deal with. Ruibo had to use two thick pieces of cardboard to clamp these things that could easily be made into a ball and could no longer be separated.
Put everything in order and take the two pieces of parchment paper, Ruibo walked out of the lab.
The Warlock Stone Edition and the Magic Puppet were temporarily left in the laboratory.
Put everything into the pocket in front of the saddle, Ruibo flew on his body and galloped towards the road he came. In front of him, the woods retreated to both sides, and returned to their original appearance after he passed.
When Rebe was about to approach the road, Rebe stopped and listened carefully around. This was the skill Kelle taught him, and now it was very useful for him.
After confirming that there were no pedestrians or carriages on the avenue, Ribo rushed out of the path with his horse.
The row of short trees behind him were like a gate, closed silently, and no one could see that there was once a small path here.
Running on the road, Rebbo was thinking about how to explain to Eckert and Mr. Hyde when he went back, because his experience this time was so mysterious that it was hard to believe.
How can these two people who are proficient in scams believe their words? This is indeed a very headache.
While thinking about the problem, he was racing on the road with a horse, which was a dangerous thing in any case. Ruibo didn't want to joke about his life, so he slowed down the horse.
If, when Ribo came, he was extremely excited and uneasy on this path, Ribo had already settled down, because his identity was a little different now. He was a magic apprentice, not a highly trained liar and thief, nor a small clerk who was determined to climb to the position of the Mr.'s account room. However, this change in identity made Ribo feel confused and hesitant. He didn't know how to face Mr. Hyde and Eckert.
There is no doubt that neither of these two people is a gentleman. A gentleman cannot become the leader of thieves and liars. However, they cannot be associated with the extremely vicious thieves they imagine.
If we put aside their identities, Mr. Hyde is undoubtedly the most amazing navigator and explorer he has ever seen. Such a person was originally the one he respected the most and envied the most.
As for Eckert, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is a learned scholar and a shrewd businessman. Mr. Hyde's property is managed by Eckert, and as far as Rebow knows, Mr. Hyde's legitimate income is at least 100,000 gold Francs per year.
Both Eckert and Mr. Hyde can be said to be a person he admires.
However, Ribo was always worried about the scam they were planning. He did not want to be an accomplice of a scam, not to mention that the target Mr. Hyde wanted to cheat was likely to be a prominent nobleman.
To be continued...