Knight and Wand

Chapter 182 Spiritual Vein Mine

Listening to the whistling magical wind coming faintly from the upper ceiling, Leon sat in the wizard's workshop, humming a little tune leisurely while busying himself with the work at hand.

At the bright workbench, he used tweezers to embed the outer frame parts of the creation in front of him into the joint surface coated with adhesive. Finally, he placed the small Patis crystal that had not yet carried magic power into the base inside the cage.

The careful movements made him feel as if he had returned to the time in his previous life when he was playing with rubber and making models.

"Perfect." Leon screwed on the lid with a handle and lifted up the palm-sized iron lantern made of a multi-faceted tower-shaped frame.

This is a real "Earth Spirit Lamp" made using standard materials from the Mage Tower warehouse.

As the name suggests, the function of this thing is to explore the spiritual veins of the earth.

The reason why it can be used to find the way in the spirit-like field is that Laura taught him to process some additional runes involving seals and necromancy rituals, thus achieving this function.

The spiritual lamp in the original wooden cage had already been overwhelmed after being used twice.

After being placed for such a long time, even though it was carefully preserved, the rune wick with its internal mud and stone structure was completely damaged due to changes in the climate.

Leon had already kept the small wooden cage that had completed its mission as a souvenir deep in the treasury of the main castle.

The brand new lantern in his hand was the first qualified magic item he had made entirely by himself as a wizard apprentice.

However, he still engraved the same path-finding combination runes around the wick as his predecessors. Anyway, it did not affect the original use, and it was good to have one more function. After all, who knew if he would be trapped in a cursed land again in the future.

Leon picked up the small tower-shaped lantern and hung it on his belt with the buckle. He fiddled with it and thought it looked like a unique pendant decoration.

After extinguishing the magic power in the magic crystal lamp on the workbench, Leon packed up his tools and utensils, stood up and walked to another test bench, walked up to Corvis, and looked at him enchanting the sword.

"Is that 'Friendship' inscription okay? If it is, it's okay to erase it." Leon asked curiously.

Corvis heard this and shook his head gently. "It's okay. The knowledge I learned from your magic book can reduce a lot of my mistakes and unnecessary runes. Just a few Gulorelit characters can complete all the functions of the sword in the past. Some functions are actually common, so there is no need to engrave separate spells for them."

Having said that, even if the runes cannot be simplified, the boy will not be willing to erase the inscription that symbolizes their friendship.

Leon listened, nodded, sat aside and waited patiently.

Originally, he came here to ask Laura for help in enchanting the sword, but when he entered the tower and saw the wizard lady concentrating on helping him with the "magic wand", he felt too embarrassed to ask again.

If he had to bother Lola Amon for every little thing, he might as well change his name to Nobita Leon.

Thinking that Corvis had experience in making spells, it would not be particularly difficult to engrave a few small spells, so the two of them flipped through the book and started working on it using the tools and materials in the workshop.

As the crystal liquid in the reserved grooves on the sword cooled completely, Corvis used the sharp high-temperature cutting cone on the workbench to cut off the excess crystal clusters.

He polished the crystal magic pattern that was integrated with the sword body until it was smooth. Then, the young man stretched out his hands, took a deep breath, and drew a magic seal to try to control it.

The rune sword inlaid with magic gems and magic patterns suddenly floated up.

"Well, it's done." Corvis said, and was secretly surprised by the sensitive response and lightness of the rune sword in his magical perception.

You know, the weight and size of this long sword are far greater than the "light sword" he made in the past.

Is it because Leon has been draining away his magic power every now and then due to special training these days, and both the magic power reserves and mental control abilities in his body have made great progress?
Or is it because of the study and use of Gulorelit's magical knowledge and the optimized techniques, which have brought unprecedented efficiency in manipulating spells?

Corvis thinks it's a bit of both.

He loosened the seal of one hand and without being particularly careful to connect the end of the sword at the same time, Corvis took the scabbard beside him with his left hand.

He put his right fingers together, transferred the magic chain to the center of gravity of the sword, and then raised his fingertips.

The rune sword made a slight sound, drew a graceful arc, and flew accurately into the scabbard.

Watching his little magic knight sheathing his sword, Leon felt so impressed by this unique skill.

"That's amazing. No, I have to practice more object manipulation magic tomorrow." Leon said enviously.

He could now use magic to perform some simple telekinesis, such as moving a teacup or something, but it was difficult to control the strength, and he would either be shaky or use too much force. It was totally incomparable to the accuracy of Corvis's sheathing of a flying sword.

This is understandable. In the past, the boy was imprisoned under Pirenno's nose and was not allowed to learn or come into contact with real offensive magic. Therefore, he could only focus his energy on only a few basic spells to achieve his current level of proficiency.

Corvis smiled helplessly at his master: "Your elemental magic is much more powerful than my little tricks."

"It's different, it's different. Your flying sword technique is very romantic to me." Leon shook his head mysteriously.

He stood up and gestured excitedly: "In the future, you should just carry the sword on your back instead of hanging it on your waist. When you are in battle, the enemy will think that the long sword on your back cannot be drawn because of your posture, but as soon as you make a hand sign, the sword will be unsheathed with a whoosh. My god, it's so cool just thinking about it."

A magical version of swordsmanship. Leon couldn't help but imagine that when Corvis' magic power becomes stronger in the future, will there be a day when he is fighting and he can open his arms and six or seven "flying swords" will instantly unfold from behind his back and surround his body?

Well, the style of painting suddenly changed, and the knight turned into a swordsman.

"You should practice sword-wielding skills well. When I have enough materials in the future, I will make you a few more flying swords." Patting the boy's shoulders, Leon said earnestly.

He was looking forward to the cool scene in the future when Corvis would shout “Swords come” and all the swords would return to their origin.

After watching Corvis try out the Friendship Sword's light spell, as well as other small spells such as heating and ignition, and confirming that there were no problems, the two packed up the borrowed equipment.

Leon went upstairs, said goodbye to Laura in the strong wind, and then left the Mage Tower with Corvis.

In recent days, Laura has rarely summoned thunder bombardment materials. I heard that the production of the magic wand is about to be completed.

Leon couldn't help but wonder what kind of magic wand the big steel ball wrapped in thunder would eventually become.

After returning to the main castle to handle daily government affairs with Azerien and others, Leon saw Olivia frowning slightly as she helped him sort out documents, seeming a little absent-minded.

"What's wrong with you? Are you worried about something?" Leon couldn't help but ask.

Olivia heard her lover's concern, put down the documents, and looked over with her emerald eyes.

The girl's current proficiency in controlling magic power is not enough, and she usually only activates magic power to cover up her eye color when in public. In fact, the influence of one's own magic power on the caster's hair color and eye color is a normal phenomenon. If the caster does not actively eliminate and restore the original color through some means, then the various manifestations of the magic power do not need to be specially maintained.

But Olivia's physique is too special. Even this kind of magical phenomenon from the inside out will be suppressed by the chaotic and active high concentration of magic elements.

"Leon, Miss Treya, she wants to swear allegiance to me and become my knight squire. I don't know whether I should accept it." Olivia sighed.

Hearing this, Leon remembered that he almost forgot this.

"Isn't that good? You are her teacher, and as your apprentice, it is just right for her to be your attendant." Leon nodded.

Olivia, who has become a knight, should have at least one servant to help her take care of her equipment and horse on a daily basis.

In the past, she either did those chores herself or had the help of the servants and Corvis at home. But now that Corvis has become a real knight, Lina and the others have become increasingly busy.

"But Miss Treia and I are friends. I don't feel comfortable with the idea of ​​us being master and servant all of a sudden." Olivia hesitated.

Leon smiled and shook his head and said, “Don’t think too much. You see, Corvis and I don’t get along well at ordinary times. The master-servant relationship in formal occasions does not affect my friendship with him.

Besides, you will always need a squire to help you, and it is best to have someone you trust. Treya is the daughter of a knight, and she knows the daily work of a squire, so she is definitely capable of doing it. It is also a good thing that she is willing to repay your kindness in this way."

Olivia listened to the advice and looked at Corvis who was arranging the bookshelf nearby.

The young man heard the conversation and turned to smile at her. He had never felt any inequality in status with Leon because of his voluntary declaration of his status as a servant. This was why he was convinced and voluntarily followed him that night.

Olivia turned around, thought about it, and nodded to Leon: “I see, you are right, and if Miss Treya is around, it will be convenient for me to teach her martial arts on a daily basis.”

She made up her mind and would give Miss Treia a clear answer shortly.

"Don't worry about the difference in status. After all, being a squire is a process that most knights have to go through to obtain the title. If Miss Treia's martial arts and merits are sufficient in the future, I will not hesitate to enthrone her as the female knight of Avalon. By then, won't you be equal knight partners again?" Leon promised Olivia.

From various perspectives, Leon very much welcomes Miss Treia, who follows Olivia in martial arts, to become the attendant of his lover. Being two people of the same gender, it can save a lot of trouble in daily life.

Moreover, as a traditional Guo Nan, Leon is still narrow-minded in this regard.

If he really replaced his wife with a male attendant to serve as a knight's squire, he would feel uncomfortable.

Leon believed that he would never be as open-minded as Elifer was towards Sir Redo.

At this time, the door of the office was pushed open and Lohak walked in excitedly.

"Leon, you called me?"

"Well, I see you happen to have nothing to do, so pack your camping bag tonight and come with me tomorrow. We'll go prospecting in the nearby forest," Leon replied.

"Okay." Although he didn't know what kind of mine to explore, Lockhak still nodded in response.

"Prospecting? In the forest?"

Olivia looked over, her eyes flashing brightly, as if she smelled something interesting.

"Don't worry, I will definitely take you with me. Anyway, Lord Elliver's reply hasn't arrived yet. I want to go around and look for an important mineral that can be used in magic and alchemy while I have nothing to do." Leon explained.

As one of the basic materials for making Neti cards, "Spirit Vein Ore" is also the easiest thing for me to obtain among the five currently scarce materials.

Avalon is located at a node of the earth's spiritual veins, which is a natural condition for the abundance of spiritual vein mines.

Coupled with the huge magical environment of the spiritual field, after thousands of years of gestation, the magic has penetrated into this area, which should have spiritualized many minerals.

Under such conditions, with the help of the "Earth Vein Spirit Lamp" exploration, it should not be difficult to find the mineral vein.

Leon rolled up the topographic map he found on the table from the old office documents of the Avalon Castle, and joked to Olivia: "Have a good sleep tonight, and I'll take you out for an adventure in the forest tomorrow~"

It's called an adventure, but in fact there is no risk to take.

The various zombies roaming around the forest roads controlled by the Farolis family had already been wiped out by the Thorn Flower and the armies of various kingdoms.

Leon felt that this might be the reason why the professional "Adventurers" in the games of his previous life could not find a space to exist in this world.

If there are any monsters that are powerful enough to threaten the safety of the settlement, the local rulers will organize an army to eliminate all threats in the wild.

Even the occasional knight ranger like Larian who travels around slaying demons and monsters rarely finds wild monsters that can be considered a threat these days.

A large-scale organized army can already deal a dimensionality reduction blow to wild beasts and monsters, and when faced with dangers that even ordinary armies cannot handle, then, in my impression, the scattered "adventurer" teams in the game are probably even less able to cope with it.

The next day, they prepared weapons and travel gear. Considering that they were just hanging around nearby, Leon did not ask too many people to accompany him.

Azerien had to stay behind to handle official business, so he only brought Corvis, Olivia, Treya, Lohak and his attendants.

The team carried their bags for a short trip, left Avalon Castle, and passed through the town area outside the fortress. Only when they stepped onto the forest road did Leon let the guards ride the horses back to the fortress. After all, the mineral vein might be located deep in the woods, and riding a horse would not only be inconvenient, but also require carrying a lot of horse feed. It would be easier to trek on foot.

Seeing that he was far enough away from the geocentric node of the Mage Tower and would not be disturbed, Leon took off the geocentric lamp from his waist, turned the wheel on the base of the lantern, and activated its main function.

Looking at the emerald green light blooming from the lantern, Leon found the direction of the earth vein branch and waved his hand towards the forest beside the road.

"Come on, let's go."

The group followed the guidance of the spirit lamp and entered the nightmare forest.

Walking in the woods shrouded in the dim shade of trees, Leon looked around at the people around him who were wearing armor and cloaks.

You know what, it really feels like a team of adventurers.

And considering the value of the spirit vein mine, this trip can indeed be considered as a treasure hunt.

But there will definitely be no thrills along the way.

(End of this chapter)