Throne of Magical Arcana

——Thanks to Niutou for being the leader, thank you for your support all the time.

The next chapter is after eleven o'clock.

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The spacious and bright pale yellow carriage, the soft and clean brown-red seats, the translucent magic glass, and the two beautiful girls in light blue dresses in front of him all made Lucien feel good about the magic steam train.

"Welcome everyone to take the magical steam train 'Klaus'. This train will pass through seven stations and arrive in Allinge in three hours." The two girls bowed in unison with good etiquette, "Respect the guests, if If you need anything, please press the magic button on the table."

As a guest, Lucien just smiled and asked Lazar to make arrangements.

Lazar took out his pocket watch from the inner pocket of the double-breasted long black dress and looked at the time: "It's one o'clock in the afternoon, and we can arrive before the staff of the parliament headquarters rest. By the way, you haven't had your lunch yet, have you? Magic The steam train is equipped with chefs who are proficient in the dishes of various countries. You are welcome, and the parliament will pay for this trip. Of course, you will have to pay for it yourself in the future, and the ticket fee is one quintal.”

"A gentaler?" Not only the apprentices, but even Lucien was a little surprised. A commoner with a middle income only paid seven or eight gentalers a year, which was many times more expensive than flying in his previous life.

Seeing the expressions of the crowd of "earth turtles", Lazar couldn't help smiling and said: "Actually, the idea of ​​the magic steam train was proposed by arcanists very early. Adding alchemy life drive will be very expensive in terms of materials and energy supply, and magicians above the middle level can basically fly by themselves, so the magic steam train was sealed with a gorgeous but inapplicable logo until Lord Klaus This legendary magician of alchemy created a steam engine by combining magic with machinery, which greatly reduced the cost of train operation."

"In this way, the speed of the magic steam train is not only several times faster than that of a mid-level magician or relying on items such as magic brooms, but also the number of people and cargo that can be carried is nearly a hundred times higher than that of an airship, and the cost is lower, so The planning of the magic rail and the magic steam train was put on the agenda again by the council, and four lines have been laid so far, and the one from Puerto Padre to Allinge is the original one."

While introducing, Lazar asked Lucien and the apprentices to order.

"Mr. Lazar, since the cost has been greatly reduced, why is the ticket fare so expensive?" Splinter asked curiously. Among the apprentices, he was the most daring and dared to ask questions.

Lazar and Lucien sat on the soft chairs on both sides of the table respectively, and pointed to the surroundings: "Sit down too, the train is about to start."

"The reason why it's so expensive is because the 'Klaus' is a luxury train, allowing you to quickly arrive in Allinge while enjoying the service of a high-end restaurant. For other magic trains, it's about 30 silver Gnars Ticket fees. Of course, this is also very expensive, after all, the laying of other lines is jointly borne by the funds allocated by the parliament headquarters and the ticket fee revenue. We can’t trust greedy bankers in this kind of thing.”

After satisfying the curiosity of the apprentices, Lazar smiled and said to Lucien: "After this transportation method is promoted, the cost should be reduced. Evans, the Magic Council is in the stage of rapid development, and various Fantastic ideas and unimaginable things are emerging one after another, it can be said that you are coming in the best time, don't let down the opportunity, hurry up and change your thinking, learn arcane arts, and become a 'real' magician!"

Able to be assigned the task of welcoming wizards and apprentices, Lazar is undoubtedly a cheerful, kind and enthusiastic young man.

"Actually, I started to learn the basics of arcane arts from Mr. Astaire, hehe, while I was studying, I taught the three apprentices." Lucien put the "Ambola Staff" and the vigilant long sword beside the seat for special attention. In the buckle for the magician.

After more than a month of study, Annick and Leilia have become official magic apprentices, and Heidi is almost there but soon. This matter and so on will be reported to the council as a half-finished task, so Lucien did not hide it.

Lazar nodded lightly: "This is excellent, I hope to see Evans get your official arcane level as soon as possible." Everyone tacitly omitted the words about adding the elemental will organization later.

At this time, the siren blared and the sound of booming was endless, and then the sound of the wheels colliding with the rails began to sound.

"Wow, the magic steam train is really running." Splinter half stood up and stared out of the window, completely unbelievable that such a behemoth could move on its own.

Affected by him, even as calm as Olmos, Annick couldn't help but look out of the window and saw the platform receding a little bit.

Then they discussed in surprise and excitement.

"Evans, you are very calm." Seeing that Lucien poured white water from the transparent jug and didn't care about the operation of the magic steam train at all, Lazar raised his golden eyebrows admiringly.

Of course, Lucien couldn't say that he had seen a lot, and said with a slight smile, "Because I'm more curious about the working principle of the magic steam engine, Lazar, can I visit it?"

Lazar laughed loudly: "No, I can understand your curiosity, Evans, but this is the research result of His Excellency Klaus. If you want to know and learn, you can only go to the council to exchange relevant materials with arcane points. "

The speed of the train was getting faster and faster, but the rumbling and clanging sounds gradually disappeared, and it was unusually smooth and quiet.

"Is it the effect of the magic circle?" Lucien looked out of the car window suspiciously, only to see the desolate fields and the occasional country huts flying past in November.

Just when Lucien was about to ask, on the other side of the carriage, two girls in light blue dresses pushed the dining car and walked in, followed by several musicians holding violins.

Amid the melodious music, the two girls put steaks, grilled fish, caviar, pan-fried foie gras, etc. on their respective tables one by one.

Lucien spread out the napkin, picked up a knife and fork and lightly cut off a piece of veal steak and put it in his mouth. The juice in his mouth was full of fragrance.

After the delicious food disappeared in his mouth, Lucien nodded to Lazar with satisfaction, "It's at the level of a noble chef."

"Hehe, in fact, I have always yearned for the delicious food of the Syracuse Kingdom, but unfortunately I have not yet become an intermediate magician, so it is difficult to fly across the Storm Strait by myself." Lazar cut the pan-fried foie gras on his plate, "Of course, Alto I also appreciate the music of Evans. But you know, Evans, due to the blockade of the church, whether it is music or opera, we often lag behind the Western Continent by half a year to a year. Now Evans, uh, the one with the same name as you has just become popular The music of the great musician."

Lucien then discussed the special delicacies of various countries. Lazar was delighted to hear that, and he did not hesitate to introduce some things about the headquarters of the Magic Council.

"Lazar, what are the ways to obtain arcane points? I can't wait to have an official arcane level." Lucien asked about the most concerned things.

Since in the eyes of others, he is just new to arcane art, Lucien plans to concentrate on studying the knowledge in the Magic Council for a period of time, and then try to write a research paper after he has a systematic current theory, but from what Lazar said Knowing that there seem to be many benefits to obtaining an official arcane level, so I want to see if there is a less conspicuous way.

Moreover, for more than a month, Lucien has used the "Brook Meditation Method" to temper, and his soul and spiritual power have reached the minimum standard for advancement. In a few days, he will try to construct a second-ring magic in his soul to increase the level of magic. Hence the need for a quiet environment.

Lazar wiped the corners of his mouth with a clean white napkin, and said amusedly, "Evans, I've heard an old proverb: the faster you want to go, the harder it is to reach your destination."

"However, the acquisition of arcane points is the most important thing for every magician. I can tell you about it first."

"Arcane points can only be obtained through the council's 'Arcane Review Committee', which is an institution affiliated to the highest jury, composed of fifty-two authorities from various magic factions, and each person's arcane level is at least six. class."

"There are so few magicians with an arcane level above level six?" Lucien put down his knife and fork in surprise.

Lazar shook his head: "Authority, I'm talking about authority. Some arcanists rely on living long enough and accumulating slowly to increase their level of arcane skills. But in his field, there are at least five gentlemen who are more authoritative than him and have a higher arcane level. Committee member. Of course, there are also many authoritative arcanists who like to study and explore quietly, and don’t like to do evaluations, so they have pushed down the position of committee members.”

"So that's the case. But I heard from Mr. Astaire that arcane research results will also get arcane points if they are cited?" Lucien continued to ask.

Lazar signaled the waiter on the train to take away the plates, and then replied to Lucien: "In order to prevent cheating, only the papers that can be published in various journals or magical ideas that can enter the field of application can pass the evaluation of the 'Arcane Review Committee'." , the achievements it cites can only get arcane points, and one point is quoted at a time, so it is equivalent to going through the review."

"When you create or improve magic, you can only get arcane points once, which is the time when the committee evaluates it. Unless your ideas and ideas for improving or creating magic inspire a certain gentleman, and he writes a paper based on it and publishes it, you can You will get extra arcane point rewards. In the rest of the time, if others want to learn the new magic you made public, all they need to pay is arcane points, materials or money, etc., such as the "Lazar's Burning Hand" I improved before At present, I have been studied by 30 magicians, and I have obtained 30 arcane points."

"Hehe, in fact, the gentlemen of the committee are busy with their own affairs. The low-level and middle-level arcane arts and magic are often handed over to their own students or entrusted to review arcanists of various journals for evaluation, so from time to time Some papers that failed to pass the review and could not get arcane points were published in journals as discussion articles, and because of the wide response and affirmation, they were supplemented with arcane points."

After a pause, Lazar pointed to Lucien with a smile: "Based on your arcane foundation, Evans, it is impossible to have any arcane and magic research results within a year or two, and it is impossible to create and improve magic. Arcane points, the only way is to submit the unique magic in the ancient inheritance magic to the 'Arcane Review Committee', if no one has submitted similar ones before, you can get arcane point rewards corresponding to different levels."

"It's a way for the association to encourage people to communicate and to let go of conservative attitudes."

Lucien nodded slightly: "I understand." Unique or self-created or improved magic is often a magician's trump card. Without great benefits, no one is willing to submit and disclose it, but this hinders the magic development, so the Magic Council tempted everyone with rewards of arcane points.

Do you want to submit it yourself?