Knight and Wand

Chapter 190 Gungnir
Laura on the throne suddenly let down the ends of her hair that she had curled up.

"No. If you think about it carefully, Aphrodite's personality may not care much about the safety of others, but she will not let others be affected by her own affairs.

Since she had already sent her guards to evacuate the people before launching the magic to shape the Neti Card, it would be a piece of cake to send someone to notify the Helan Mine to evacuate in advance at such a short distance."

Pushing her snowy hair behind her shoulders, the wizard lady sat up straight and denied her previous sigh: "These survivors are either lying, or the miners below are also unaware. Their mine owner must have dug beyond the boundary from the beginning, and must have been stealing the mines underground without telling that guy Gelvin."

"Is that so? But the guard leading the mining team said that they have a contract document approved by King Gervin and can operate legally underground in the forest." Leon asked in confusion.

Laura waved her hand: "Having documents is one thing, and how to use the vague terms in the documents to make marginal interpretations is another. Don't be fooled by the honest appearance of those short people. They are not honest people, especially when faced with various mineral deposits, they are even more greedy.

In the Age of Ancient Conflict, if Lorelit had not taught them a sufficient lesson, these dwarves would have arrogantly believed that as sons of Omros, all the mineral deposits in the world should belong to the Herans. They were even more arrogant than us mages.

Even if things settle down in the future, it’s not the first time these dwarves have played word games on contracts. Haha~ But this time, those unlucky guys got caught in their own trap.”

Leaning her head back on the throne, she shook her head and thought, that's right, Aphrodite was in the area governed by that guy Gelvin, and she must know something about doing these things without telling her.

Then how could he allow the Helan people to dig underneath this vein?
If the flow of the spiritual veins here is disrupted, Aphrodite will be so angry that she will kill these dwarves with her own hands before the spiritual field arrives.
Leon listened to the wizard lady's speculation and sighed: "In any case, whether these dwarves violated the contract or not is a thing of the past thousands of years."

The so-called "Edel Mining Chamber of Commerce" has long disappeared, and Olivia's ancestor is now unable to rise from the grave to settle accounts with the dwarves for stealing the mines.

He continued to seek advice from Laura: "These surviving dwarves want to return to their homeland in the mountains in the north of the continent to look for their compatriots, but since you said that their compatriots have long disappeared from this world, it is probably useless for them to go.

If I can keep these people in Avalon, it will definitely be of great help to me. Do you have any good words to help me persuade them to settle down?"

Laura on the throne spread her hands helplessly and said, "The character of the Helan people is even more stubborn than that of dragon lizards. It's useless for them to say it yourself. If they don't go back to their homeland to see it in person, they will never easily believe the fact that the so-called tribesmen have left.

King Heraen's plan is strictly confidential before it is implemented. Only a few people in the entire continent, including me, know about it. But if you bring them to me, I will try it myself. If they can believe my identity, they may consider staying. "

Hearing this, Leon touched his chin and frowned, considering the pros and cons.

He was willing to let Olivia, Corvis, Azerien, and Lohak know the existence of Laura and the Mage Tower because he trusted his lover and the three brothers who had shared life and death with him.

But who knows if those dwarf survivors are big mouths.

After much thought, Leon didn't want to expose Laura's existence to outsiders. No matter how valuable the dwarf craftsman was, it was not as important as the safety of Laura and her family and friends.

Do your best tomorrow. Even if you can't keep everyone, it would be good to hire a few people to stay.

Perhaps other dwarves who left would return to Avalon when they found that they really couldn't find their fellow dwarves. After all, the world has changed a lot, and to them, I am the first force that can be confirmed as friendly in this era.

Moreover, if a few dwarves could be allowed to stay, the others would definitely not abandon the remaining ones of their own kind as long as they still wanted to reproduce and did not want to be alone and watch their companions die one by one in the future until Heraen was completely extinct from the world.

That’s right, the ethnic group can be reproduced by relying on these people.

With more than fifty Helan people, theoretically, if there are no major accidents, it will be enough to expand the population a little bit in the future.

Although they are reproductively isolated from other humans, there are also many fertile "female dwarves" among these bearded dwarf miners.

Although in the folk legends of the mainland, dwarves are only male and their descendants all popped out of stones, but in fact, after reading the life science files in the wizard tower, Leon knew that it was a complete misunderstanding.

It’s just because, to outsiders, female dwarves have no major differences in appearance from male dwarves, except for the organs under their clothes and their slightly smaller noses.

They have long beards and round faces, big faces, leopard heads, round eyes, rough voices, strong tendon muscles like rocks, and even their chests are as strong as those of males. They are extremely strong and powerful. Dwarf babies do not need to be breastfed like ordinary human cubs. They can drink and eat meat as soon as they are born.
Hearing Leon say that he didn't want to expose her existence, Laura nodded: "Then it's up to you~"

Leon looked at her and couldn't help but express his curiosity: "By the way, do you know where the ancient elves and the later dwarves went?"

The wizard girl shook her head: "I have never paid special attention to their whereabouts in the past. The void is vast, and where they want to go is none of my business."

Leon frowned and asked again: "Then why did they leave this world?"

"." Faced with this question, the wizard lady remained silent as she had in the past.

I don’t know whether he doesn’t want to say it or he doesn’t know.

Leon sighed. He couldn't think any further about the teacher's reaction.

However, his imagination made him wonder.

Powerful ancient civilizations are disappearing one after another. Will this alien world beneath our feet encounter some terrible disaster in the future?
For example, if we observe that an asteroid is rushing towards this planet enthusiastically, and is about to bring a lifespan equal to that of heaven and earth?
Or maybe some ancient devil is about to awaken and destroy the world?

The many games he had played in his previous life, as well as numerous movies, TV shows and novels, made Leon imagine a lot and feel a little nervous.

But logically speaking, if such a big disaster was about to happen, there should be no need for Laura to hide it from him.

Is it because the disaster is actually still very far away and as an ordinary person I won't live to see it, so I don't tell him to avoid him worrying about it?
That makes sense.

It's like telling a person on Earth that the sun will go out in five billion years. Who the hell would care about such a thing?
Let alone 5 billion years, it is not certain whether human civilization can continue on Earth to the next thousand years, and no one would be worried about it.

".Leon."

Laura leaned on the armrest under her robe sleeves, tilted her head and held her chin, and asked suddenly: "If you could return to your real hometown, the world you used to live in, would you want to go back?"

Leon was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and his eyes widened.

"You mean, back to Earth?"

"Yeah." Laura stared at him and nodded slightly.

What do you mean?
real or fake?

Leon answered without thinking: "If I can go back, I want to take Olivia, Corvis, Azerien, Lohak, Elena, Brian, Miss Raya, Miss Celie, and Treya with me."

He said a long string of names like announcing a dish, and then looked at the little teacher sitting on the throne: "And you, Laura, can you go back with me too?"

Laura held up her face and couldn't help but be amused by his long list: "You are really capable of bringing up a family, why not just move the entire Avalon back home."

Leon had no choice but to smile at her: "Olivia and Corvis are definitely willing to go with me. As for the others, they may still have concerns and may not really want to go to an unknown world."

Laura laughed: "If you know, then why do you include me?"

Leon blinked and said as a matter of course: “Aren’t you going with me? There is a saying in my hometown, once a teacher, a mother for life? Ahem, that’s not what I mean. I just think that Laura, you have passed away for so many years, and you should have nothing to worry about on the mainland, right?

If I can return to my hometown, wouldn't it be dangerous if I go astray when exploring magic alone in the future? Since you have nothing to worry about, why don't you come with me?"

Laura shook her head helplessly: “What if only you can go back?”

After hearing this, Leon instantly lost interest in returning to Earth.

"Forget it then. I'm not that homesick. Wherever you guys are, that's my home. Anyway, my family was well off in my previous life, and my parents don't need to worry about me because my younger sister is taking care of them."

As he said this, he amused himself: "By the way, didn't you say that my soul is about to completely overwrite this body? I have taken root in this world, which can be regarded as the branching out of the Li family to the other dimension, which is also a glory for the family." "Haha~ Your statement is really unique."

Laura smiled and held her forehead, waving her hands: "Okay, okay, you don't have to say this to comfort yourself. I was just joking with you. Without accurate guidance and positioning, even if I were alive, I would not be able to find the world where your hometown is in the endless void or the starry sky."

"I know, I was just joking." Leon said without comment.

At this moment, thunder rumbled from the sky outside the tower.
Laura closed her eyes, as if she sensed something, then she stood up from the throne and waved to Leon, “The time has come, come with me and see the wand I made for you.”

Leon cheered up and followed.

He felt inexplicably excited as he had finally waited for his baby.

When he came to the tower, he didn't expect it to be a coincidence. Today, he came back on the day when his wand was completed, so he chatted with Lola for a long time in the tower.

However, when Leon caught up with the wizard lady, he found that she did not go to the stairs on the corridor to the top of the tower.

Instead, he walked straight to the door of the rotunda, waved his hand to open the heavy door, and walked outside.

"So you can get out of the tower?" Leon asked in surprise as he followed her.

Laura stopped outside the door, turned around and pointed to the ground.

"It's only a few steps away. I rely on the magic power of the Mage Tower to absorb the earth veins, but the range of the node is not exactly the same as the Mage Tower. It can still cover a little bit outside the tower. I bring you out now just because I don't want to damage the floor of the tower."

Damaged the floor?

Leon was puzzled: "Will the magic wand you made make such a big noise when used?"

"It doesn't have to be like this, but I want to show you one way to use it."

Laura said, looking up at the sky.

Only then did Leon follow the wizard girl's gaze and look up.

The darkness was not only due to the approaching evening, but also due to a large cloud that was swirling like a vortex over the Mage Tower.

When the afternoon came, he could still see light in the sky, but at this moment, with streaks of lightning running through the clouds, it seemed as if a rainstorm was about to come.

"This is a replica I made for you based on the wand of an old friend. Although the materials are limited and it is not as powerful, I have done my best to make it imitate a similar shape. I think you should be able to get used to it."

The whistling wind made Laura's robe flutter slightly. She retracted her gaze and waved to Leon: "Stand back a little more, be careful not to get hurt."

"Oh."

Confused, Leon took a few steps back.

After the other party retreated to a safe enough distance, Laura stretched out her right hand forward, palm facing up as if to attract something.

——Boom——!!

All I heard was thunder roaring in the sky.

A blinding bolt of lightning struck from the sky amidst the dark clouds.

Solid lightning struck Laura heavily in front of her, and the whistling wind blew the girl's white hair back.

On the ground, dazzling electric sparks spread out from the impact point, shocking Leon so much that he stepped back to dodge.

As the dazzling blue-white lightning gradually disappeared, he looked again.

Is that a silver-white wand made entirely of steel, with a long twisted handle and engraved magic patterns?

The magic wand was inserted diagonally in front of Laura, and the blade at the end was composed of two wing-shaped blades combined.

And at the connection point between the gorgeous gun blade and the long handle of the magic wand, the front and back are covered by two circular corona totems of the scorching sun.

Leon looked at the weapon, which was pronounced as a magic wand and written as a spear, and was amazed by its gorgeous and majestic shape. He also felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity in his heart.

Weird? Where have I seen this look before?

Before he could think about it, he saw Laura holding the magic spear in her right hand and pulling it up from the ground.

With a clanging sound, the heavy steel gun barrel flipped between the slender fingers of Miss King of France, and was turned around by Laura with a buzzing sound and held diagonally beside her.

It is obvious that this mage lady is also well versed in martial arts and is far from being as weak as she looks.

Looking down at the dazzling and gorgeous gun blade, Laura's golden eyes revealed a hint of nostalgia.

"The original is called 'Sorriel Sun Judge'. This replica is exactly the same in appearance, but it is silver in color due to the material used, not the original's gold color."

"Of course, a fake forged from ordinary steel in the thunderbolt cannot compare to the holy spear forged in the sun of Thor."

Laura introduced, placed the magic gun horizontally, held the long handle with both hands, walked in front of Leon who was full of surprise, and raised her hand to offer it.

The girl smiled at Leon, just as she always did.

".I hope you don't mind."

Dislike? How is that possible!

Leon's smile was almost from ear to ear, and his heart beat faster when he saw such a cool magic wand.

Feeling flattered, he solemnly accepted this precious gift from his mentor with both hands.

"Can I give it a name?"

Leon held the silver "magic gun" in his hand, rubbed it carefully, and asked excitedly.

"Of course, it's yours now." Laura stared at the joy on the other person's face and nodded with a smile.

In an instant, countless middle school names flashed through Leon's mind.

Feeling the joyful thunder in the magic spear and the majestic atmospheric elements in it, Leon immediately chose one and blurted it out.

"Just call it Gungnir!"

Well, thank you all for your concern. I will also take the time to see a doctor and get some tranquilizers to help me sleep. I want to clear my mind. Every job is not easy. I never thought that the mental labor of typing on the keyboard can have such a big impact on the physiology.

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