Black Iron’s Glory

Chapter 87 Mrs. Maria

“What kind of spell is this?” Claude looked at the bright white light bulb at the top of the sky and asked, "This little light bulb is like an energy-efficient light bulb from a past life, and now the whole hall is lit by this little light bulb. I just don't know how long this little light ball will last. It would be nice to learn to light up at night if it lasted...

“Pearl of Light.” Lady Gui replied, "This is actually just a light technique that has evolved in combination with lighting. It was first called the Autumn of Light, and then Sterling VI turned the name into the Pearl of Light. ”

Claude's a little confused. What are you talking about? Sterling VI disliked the name and changed the spell? Didn't you say that all kingdoms on the continent are very taboo about magic? It seems normal to see a magician beat to death, but how is the king of the kingdom involved in magic, and to see what your authentic statement looks like... what the hell is going on? Is the magic taboo you know a lie?

Looking at Claude's disgusting expression, the Lady finally laughed: “Put your guard down and put away your thoughts of killing. Young man, I forgot that this is a southwest place, a remote corner of the kingdom, not in Wangdu, that's why I called you a magician. I'm very sorry about that. It's normal for you to hide your magician identity. It's really my fault that you came up with the idea of killing people...”

“Are you saying it's okay to expose yourself as a magician in the King?” Claude did hear the lines in Madame Dunham's words.

The Lady shook her head: "Not what you think, young man. In fact, our kingdom, like all countries on the continent, is strictly forbidden to magic. But this is just a bright attitude, and privately, all the countries of the continent have secrets studying and learning magic, and naturally our kingdom is no exception. In Wangdu, if a child with a gift of magic is discovered, there will also be specialized departments in the kingdom to organize them to learn magic. ”

“Can you learn magic openly?” Claude asked.

“It's not public, these children who learn magic simply join a special division of the kingdom, they learn magic to become full magicians and they serve the kingdom.” Your Ladyship looked at Claude and said seriously: "In fact, you didn't do anything wrong when you tried to kill someone, because the kingdom forbade wild magicians like you and evil magicians from Higros Island. If you reveal your identity, you will indeed be wanted and pursued by the Kingdom...”

“Turns out I'm a wild magician...” Claude was speechless and dared to put such a label on himself as a wild magician: “I see, ma'am, the kingdom wanted to keep those magicians under their control, and a magician like me who was not under their control was among their bans. So, ma'am, can you tell me why you're sure I'm a wild magician, not an evil magician from Higros Island? ”

Her Ladyship smiled and pointed at the fireline gun that Claude had placed beside her: "The simple reason is that the magicians of Higros Island hated firearms the most, and they would never touch them, even their biggest taboo. Even the disciples they taught inherited this view. They believed that if a magician took up the weapon of such a demon, it would mean betrayal of magic. So you're young, but you're walking down the road with a gun on your back, and I knew you were a wild magician, not a magic heir to Higros Island. ”

Claude nodded and learned some magical common sense: "Madam, I have two more questions. Can you tell me if you're a wild magician or a magician from that special division of the kingdom? Second, how did you find out I used spells to stop the shock? ”

“I am not a wild magician, nor a magician belonging to that special division of the kingdom.” Your Ladyship is very frank: “If I really count my identity, I think I should be a registered magician of the kingdom. ”

“Registered Magician? ”

“Not everyone with a magical gift will join that special department in the kingdom, nor will anyone with a magical gift. There aren't many people who can really join that special department, and there are other eligibility requirements, you know what I'm saying? ”

“Understood." Claude nodded, seemingly the special division that wanted to join the kingdom also needed to be selected and competed, and the two diaries of the Magician of Landers contained the advantages and disadvantages of magic.

“So there are a lot of people with magical talents who are in folk, and they learn magic because of all kinds of encounters. In order to administer these persons effectively, the special services of the Kingdom can only allow them to register with them and allow them to learn spells deemed harmless. For example, this spell is called the Pearl of Light. Just like Sterling X at this year's Easter feast, he recruited dozens of registered magicians to release more than 200 beads of light in his palace, making his court the Night Palace...”

The lady referred ironically to this little light ball on her finger.

Claude suddenly understood a lot of what the Lady didn't say clearly. Obviously, what she said about those with magical gifts flowing in folklore should be nobility with certain identities like her and family strength on which they depended, and the special services of that kingdom could not be effectively administered.

And it should be easy for families or descendants to learn magic, so the special services of the kingdom have to take a compromise approach to let these people learn magic that won't hurt others and their own, so that they can learn to dress up as magic to satisfy their desire to learn magic without endangering the stability of the kingdom, which is really a beautiful way to do it.

“How long will this bead of light last?” Claude asked.

Her Ladyship sighed: “For about half an hour, I heard that the higher the grade, the longer it lasts, the longer it lasts for about two hours, but I haven't seen it. Have you finished? You've been asking. You haven't said your name yet. ”

“I'm sorry, ma'am.” Claude said, "You have one more question unanswered. How do you know I just used spell when I stopped shocking horses? ”

“Probe, this is a very simple question. Don't you know that after using the spell, you will leave a magic mark on the place for an hour?” Your Ladyship is a little strange. This is the simplest common sense of magic.

Claude stood up and bowed solemnly to Her Ladyship: "Thank you, Claude. Field salutes you, Your Ladyship. ”

“Claude. Fields...” Your Ladyship said Claude's name in her mouth and suddenly her eyes lit up: “I think I know who you are, Morsan. Fields is your father, right? ”

“Yes, I'm his second son. ”

“Oh, I've heard of you. Actually, what I'm doing here in Bai Lu Town still has something to do with you.” Your Ladyship smiled and said.

“It's about me?” Claude looked closely at your wife: “But I don't know you...”

“Then I should introduce myself.” The lady covered her mouth with a smile.

“My name is Maria. Fong Normanly, you can call me Baroness Normanly, you can call me by my name, I'm a pharmacist. ”

“I'll call you Lady Maria.” Claude grabbed his hair and made him guess that the nobleman was indeed a nobleman. It just surprised Claude that she was a pharmacist.

“You don't seem to believe I'm a pharmacist?” Obviously, Mrs. Maria was somewhat unhappy with Claude's unbelievable expression.

“No, I just can't believe that the honorable lady is still a pharmacist. In my impression, the pharmacists are all dirty old people, like the one in the town at the pharmacy...” Claude quickly explained.

“Are you talking about Nile? The one in town... he's just a primary pharmacist, I'm an intermediate pharmacist.” It seems that Lady Maria also knew the obscene old pharmacist in the town and called out his name.

It's just that Claude can't think back when she had the Baroness in White Deer Town, and she never heard of it, either, but she can't find any information about Mrs. Maria by going through little Claude's memories. But she also knew her father, knew the old man's name at the pharmacy, and seemed very familiar with Bai Lu Town...

“I'm taking you to my pharmacy lab, and there's something about you that I'm sure you'll understand when you see it.” Lady Maria should be a woman with a straightforward and crisp personality, which is somewhat incompatible with her aristocratic status.

“Ludhan...”

The door was open and the housekeeper appeared at the door, and he might have been standing outside the hall waiting for the call: "Madam, what can I do for you? ”

Lady Maria tells Claude to walk with her and tells the housekeeper, "Bring some refreshments to my lab, it's afternoon tea time. ”

“Yes, ma'am.” The butler retreated and closed the door with his hands.

This pharmacy lab is not in this small villa on the second floor, but behind the villa, in a row of three stone bungalows more than twenty meters apart.

“I can't help it. Sometimes when I do a drug test, it produces strong drug odors and other weird smells, so I have to keep the lab away from the house. Although I rarely live here, sometimes my sister and relatives come on vacation with me, and they don't like to smell these. ”

Opening that wooden door in iron, Claude first saw a giant Niros crocodile lying on the floor of the room. He couldn't help but freak out and immediately wanted to cast a magical flying arrow, but saw Madame Maria with pride, pretending that the crocodile did not exist, but raised his hand and put another bead of light on it, illuminating the room with snow.

The Niles crocodile didn't move, Claude, and this is just a specimen. Wait, how does this crocodile look so familiar? After measuring his eyes, Claude finally made sure that this was the Niros crocodile that was killed by himself, but didn't Sir Fox take it?

“Here, why is this crocodile here?” Claude was really weird.

“Oh…” Mrs. Maria laughed: "I'm not lying to you, what I said about you is this crocodile. When I heard that four teenagers in White Deer Town had hunted a four-metre-long Niros crocodile, I didn't believe that I finally saw one of them today, or the little hero who really killed the crocodile. Now I think I understand why you're saying that a man can handle the confidence of a bunch of boars with a firewire gun. To catch such a giant crocodile, the boar is naturally silent. ”

“Ma'am, you laughed...” This crocodile specimen is pretty good. It looks like Sir Fox said it wasn't a trick to make a specimen. Even Claude's eyes didn't know what materials were used to replenish it. It looks fantastic. It's almost like it really is.

“When I heard that someone in White Deer Town had caught such a giant Niros crocodile, I drove back from the King and spent forty-five gold kroners buying a specimen of the crocodile from Sir Fox and putting it here, didn't you think?” Lady Maria is now like a little girl who is eager to be envied and praised by others and is proudly showing off her new toys to her peers...