Chapter 8 Go, tool man! (Seeking investment!)
Chapter 8 Go, tool man! In the study.
Bruno took great pains to collect all the books about mages. In his opinion, mages are the biggest uncertainty in the world besides himself.
It's just... the original owner of this body was really an uneducated guy. Most of the books about wizards that Bruno found were a bunch of things like "The Romantic Wizard's Love Story" and "The Wizard's Beauty Hunting Record". Bruno never reads such things with poor writing, a lot of typos and not in line with core values at all.
Finally, he found a more normal book at the bottom of the bookshelf - "Records of Famous Archmages of the Norman Empire".
The old parchment was covered with dust, and even the words on it were a little blurred, but it was the only normal book Bruno could find.
The mages in this world were not as powerful as Bruno had imagined. In other words, in this world, mages could only be considered a high-end, classy profession, rather than the extraordinary and powerful beings who could override morality and law as described in online novels.
The only ones who could override morality and law were the actual rulers of the Norman Empire, the aristocratic group including Bruno.
In a sense, mages can be considered a unique group in this world. They are born with the ability to sense magical elements. Some of them will join various magical schools to practice magic after adulthood, while the rest are mostly driven by great nobles.
But at the same time, although the mage can manipulate magical elements, he also has a weakness that cannot be ignored, which is the extremely long casting time.
Although the time required to chant a spell is closely related to the grade of the mage himself, even a powerful mage would need several seconds or even dozens of seconds to chant a common spell. If this happened on a battlefield, he could be hacked to death hundreds of times. This was one of the reasons why Bruno's guards dared to confront the mage directly.
"It seems... the wizards in this world are not as scary as I previously thought..." Bruno couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.
As he was thinking, a servant led Arnel into the study.
The new servant was named Jess L'Hopital. He was originally just an ordinary male servant in the castle, but after Shabi was promoted by Bruno to be the shit shoveler of Idar City, he became Bruno's new personal male servant.
Arnel sat down in front of the desk carelessly. He was just going to glance at it casually, but unexpectedly his eyes lit up.
"The Mage's Hunting Records? Oh! It's the most classic version. I didn't expect that you would be considered a fellow traveler. Uh... I haven't asked you what to call you yet?"
"Bruno Stuart, hereditary Earl of Idar. Also, this book is not mine!" Bruno's face was full of black lines.
"What's so hard about this? There's no outsider here. The most classic part I remember is..."
"Okay." Bruno interrupted him rudely, "Now tell me what you can do. After all, I am your employer now."
"Employer? Let me make it clear in advance. We are equal in personality. Although you are a count, I am also the son of the noble Duke of Rune and a noble mage. You and I are just..."
Only then did Bruno realize that this guy actually had some chatterbox genes, so he simply picked up a book and read it, pretending not to hear his nonsense.
When Arnel was tired of talking, Bruno finally spoke up: "What on earth do you know? I don't want to pay five gold coins a month just to hire a food-drinking machine."
"I... I can cast spells, and I know a lot of magic." Anel seemed to hesitate for a moment, then pretended to be confident.
"What kind of magic? You should be clear about what kind, like the levitation you used to steal the bread?"
"Well... In addition to levitation, I can also... I can also cast fireball." Anel's face turned red and he answered weakly.
"That's it?" Bruno asked.
In fact, Bruno didn't have high expectations for Anel.
After all, there must be a reason why a young nobleman with a distinguished family background had to leave his hometown, starve, and even end up having to steal bread to eat.
The only reason why Bruno forced him to stay was that Anel could levitate!
In Bruno's opinion, this is simply a great tool for building wonders! Just imagine, it would be much easier to build a hanging garden with stones that have been given the power of levitation!
Bruno needed a tool who could perform levitation! This was the only reason why he kept Arnel.
Anel is certainly not the best choice, but he is Bruno's only choice.
Due to the obstruction of the Almis Mountains, the city of Idar, located in the easternmost part of the Norman Empire, has very little connection with the inland, and there are very few wizards appearing on weekdays.
The arrival of Arnel undoubtedly provided Bruno with a convenient door and a shortcut to complete the construction of the wonder with the help of magic.
At least for now, Bruno doesn't care why Arnel is displaced, nor does he care why Arnel broke into the city of Idar in such a miserable state. The only thing Bruno cares about now is building the hanging gardens!
Everything in Idar had to give way to the construction of the Sky Garden, because Bruno had high hopes for the rewards after the Sky Garden was completed! Moreover, in the process of building the Sky Garden, he could complete the control and planning of the entire Idar City and carry out a new integration of his own fiefdom.
"Very good." Bruno said in a pretentious manner.
Very good? Arnel suspected that there was something wrong with his ears, but the smile on Bruno's face told him that he was right...
Could a wizard apprentice who was already in his twenties and only knew two kinds of magic be praised? For the first time, Arnel felt the taste of being recognized.
Before this, almost all the adulation and enthusiasm he received from everyone came from his father, the Duke of Rune.
Even his magic mentor had given up guiding and teaching him. At this moment, Arnel was in high spirits and joy.
He finally felt that this noble who did not play by the rules was not so hateful. Although his cheeks still ached slightly, he received a long-lost recognition here in Idar.
"Thank...thank you." Arnel said with a stutter.
"I plan to build a large garden during this period of time. You can go and help them then." Bruno said with a smile.
Arnel’s expression froze… Repair… Repair the garden?
He actually asked a noble wizard to build a garden? !
Sure enough, this damn guy is still so hateful...
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Regarding the rewards for building wonders, I forgot to add it in the previous article and I am correcting it.
In short, the wonder construction system will evaluate the grandeur of the wonder and then give rewards to the host.
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(End of this chapter)
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