LRAB Page 302
Page 302
Suddenly, a strange magical artifact caught Latis's attention. He reached out and picked up a large, round-headed stick from the ground. After a moment's thought, he pressed the button on the stick.
hum!
The rounded end of the stick suddenly vibrated violently. Latis frowned, thought for a moment, then pressed the end against his pectoral muscle and muttered:
"Fascia gun?"
"Boss! What are you doing?!"
When Frico, who was carrying the tea set downstairs, saw this scene, she was shocked. She quickly put the tea set on the dining table and rushed over. She frantically snatched the fascia gun from Latis's hand, turned it off, threw it back into the room, locked the door, and only then did she breathe a sigh of relief.
"What's wrong?" Latis asked, looking at Frico who still looked panicked. "The preset force felt pretty good on my muscles..."
"That...that's not for relaxing muscles!" Frico's expression contorted in pain as she pulled out a handkerchief to wipe Latis's robes. She glanced at her fellow mages exchanging pleasantries with Teacher Yin, then leaned closer and whispered:
"She uses this to release her desires..."
"..."
Latis remained silent for a moment, exchanging a silent glance with Frico. After a long while, she twitched the corner of her mouth.
"I'll go make some tea now... I hope the boss is alright." Frico turned away, unable to bear watching any longer, and walked towards the dining table, glancing back every few steps.
"...Never mind, so many years have passed, there shouldn't be any residue..."
Latis sighed, and the image of the row of large and small grips piled up haphazardly when he picked up the grip earlier suddenly flashed into his mind.
"Hiss... Frico's mentor is not only a workaholic, but also a harem fanatic! If I remember correctly, I just saw several of the staffs with worn-out tips! Is a legendary mage's body made of iron?!"
He immediately showed the expression of an old man looking at his phone on the subway, but then, remembering that his mentor seemed to have no other interpersonal relationships besides work, he suddenly felt it was quite normal.
"That's true. Her mentor is in his prime, working every day, so it's normal for him to be under a lot of pressure... Sigh, it's probably just sexual repression..."
Latis shook his head, recalling a previous simulation in which Frico, who had worked for him for several years, would rather forgo her wages than not reclaim her position, and couldn't help but laugh.
'Freiko might share some similarities with her mentor's personality. Hmm, I haven't had much of an emotional connection with her in real life, and for a moment I'm even missing those unbreakable stockings...'
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……
After adapting to the environment, Silver Xiuer planned to tell Latis about the assessment for newly promoted nobles.
Perhaps for the mages of Lundia, the Castle of the Flower is not a good place, filled with political pressure and backstabbing, but if they really want to control the resources of magic, they still have to go to the capital.
As a kingdom, the Kingdom of Norard may not be as powerful as the Kingdom of Lundia in terms of high-end strength, but in reality, more than 90% of the resources within its jurisdiction belong to the national machinery. In contrast, the Kingdom of Lundia, which appears to be a community but is actually composed of individuals acting separately, does not have such a strong ability to collect various resources.
Aside from the Mage Guild, since Orianna can move freely through the stars, although there are many legendary mages in the guild, they are ultimately just using their own gains to support the entire Mage Guild, which is still incomparable to the power of the kingdom.
Therefore, becoming a member of the royal family can effectively help Latis progress faster on the path to becoming a high-level mage, without having to search for all materials herself like an individual mage.
"Little Latis, let everyone rest here for now. Let's go upstairs to discuss things," Silver Hur stood up, waved to Latis, and said with a smile.
"Oh, okay."
Latis nodded, glanced at Ateliers who looked on with curiosity, thought for a moment, and said:
"Teacher Yin, please let my advisor come too. Her opinion is very important to me."
“Eh? Lord Herod…” Silver Hur pondered for a moment. Although she had gotten to know Ateliers by talking about elven culture at the banquet, she was still unclear about the relationship between Ateliers and Latis.
It is possible for mentors and apprentices to have a very strained relationship. The Mage Association conducts many mediations and warnings every year. Yin Xiuer himself often hears the mage at the front desk of the association roaring furiously at all kinds of approval forms on his way to work.
"Alright."
Silvers nodded slightly, took a cup of black tea from Frico, hesitated for a moment, and then handed it to Latis.
For some reason, after being drugged and rendered unconscious by Ye Ye, she became wary of black tea.
“Then let’s go, Arte.”
Latis took the teacup and drank it all in one gulp. He then helped Atelier up by the hand and went upstairs with SilverShutter.
……
"Phew... They're finally gone."
Watching Yin Xiu'er's retreating figure, Ye Ye couldn't help but stick out her tongue and mutter, "Teacher Yin is too strict, he puts so much pressure on me..."
"It's alright, isn't it?" Yashutia glanced at Yaya, vaguely remembering the girl who had been drawing frantically at the banquet. She picked up a cookie from the table, took a bite, and said:
"I thought she was so cute when I saw her eating dessert at our house before."
"That's a different matter..." Ye Ye sighed, flipping through a few pages of the sketches she had just drawn based on Latis's physique, and murmured to herself:
"In short, this trip has almost completed the preparations."
"Ready?" Yashutia leaned over to take a look and exclaimed in surprise, "Isn't this Big Brother? Little sister, are you planning to be Big Brother's mold?"
"Huh? Big Brother's painting?" The robin was still feeling down about Latis's departure, but upon hearing this, he perked up and ran to Yaya's side.
"What is a mold?" Ye Ye subconsciously tucked her draft notebook away. Seeing the pitiful expression on the little girl's face next to her, she put the draft notebook back on the table with a bitter face.
“Uh… a concept from the field of magical puppetry.” Yashutia scratched her head and explained:
“By creating a life-size replica of a person and storing their soul aura within the puppet's core, the magical puppet can gradually develop behavioral habits similar to the replicated individual…”
"There's such a subject??" Ye Ye was taken aback, then remembered the puppet enthusiasts she'd seen in the Beacon group chat, and couldn't help but cover her face and sigh:
"Magic, it's truly amazing..."
"So what are you drawing?" Serfael, dressed in a red dress with her hair tied up high by Yashutia, looked like a sharp and assertive older sister, yet her words revealed a wealth of wisdom:
"Could it be that they're going to issue some kind of bounty? Is Little Ra going to be challenged by monster hunters too?"
"What are those things?!" Ye Ye couldn't help but complain, "Lundia is a civilized city, full of human relationships and social niceties, not so much fighting and killing!"
"Secretly drawing Big Brother's picture, it must be because Miss Yaya likes Big Brother too... Mmm!"
Before the robin could finish speaking in her soft voice, Nightshade, embarrassed and annoyed, stuffed a snack into her mouth. She clutched her head in frustration and screamed in despair:
"I confess! I confess! Actually, I was going to draw a notebook for Latis! Stop guessing!"
"A notebook?" Yashutia and the others were stunned.
"book?……"
Frico put down her teacup, subtly activated her magic, quietly activating the soundproofing array on the second floor, before asking:
Which notebook?
"...Can I not tell?" Yaya finally realized she had spoken out of turn, but it was too late. She could only desperately beg for mercy:
"I was wrong, I was really wrong, I was just bragging!"
Yashutia was the first to react. She opened her eyes wide in realization, then rubbed her hands together and said:
"Okay, but you have to include me too."
"?"
Ye Ye was stunned and couldn't help but ask:
"No, do you even know what I'm talking about?!"
“I know,” Yashutia chuckled and whispered.
"I can pay you double the fee, please draw a few more for me, please."
"??" Ye Ye looked stunned.
"I want one too!" Robin glanced at Yashutia, and seeing the "trust me" look on the latter's face, she hurriedly raised her hand and said, "I want as many as Kurosawa-neechan draws!"
"What what what?" Serfar had no idea what they were talking about, but he excitedly said, "Then Serfar wants one too!"
"..."
Every night, I felt my pen begin to tremble, as if a little ink was leaking out under the impending high pressure.
"In that case..."
Frico hesitated for a moment, looking at the girls in high spirits, and suddenly felt a little tempted.
"Anyway, it's not real, it shouldn't hurt to take a look... I'm not a child anymore..."
She rubbed her fingers together on the handle of the teacup, coughed lightly, and said softly:
"Then, Miss Yeye, could you please draw a few for me and the boss as well?"
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My nose is so itchy... Who's talking about me behind my back?
Latisque suppressed the urge to sneeze, and looked at Silver Shul and Artemis, who were sitting in a triangle on either side of the round table, and couldn't help but find it a little funny.
"These two are both great teachers of mine. I'm so lucky..."
"Um...you two."
After a moment's consideration, Yin Xiuer took out a rather luxurious-looking scroll from the dimensional rift, placed it on the table, and said with a smile:
"This is the result of the assessment for the new aristocracy that I secured for Xiao La. Fortunately, the application was approved."
"Eh? A newly promoted nobleman?"
Latis was taken aback and quickly exchanged a glance with Ateliers. Seeing her nod, Latis instantly calmed down, realizing that this was faster and more direct than the plan to be promoted through diplomatic affairs. Diplomatic plans took too long and might encounter unforeseen complications.
"Ms. Yin is like a pillow delivered just when I was sleepy... I haven't even really done anything for her yet, but she's already so responsible towards me..."
He picked up the scroll and read it through, silently reciting a sentence in his heart, sighing softly, intending to repay Teacher Yin's kindness in the future.
"Teacher Yin, we..."
Latis nodded slightly, just about to discuss their next move, when suddenly the lights inside the mage tower dimmed, and a familiar figure appeared before them.
"Huh? Whose mage tower is this? It looks familiar... Never mind..."
Orianna, who had brought her own sofa, gradually came into view. She glanced at the people around the table, nodded, and said:
"You're all here? That's great, I just happened to need to talk to you about something."
Then, she looked at the bewildered Silvershurst and said with a smile:
“Teacher Silver Hugh, right? I’m Orianna. We’ll discuss the specifics later. I think our interests are almost aligned, so I have a plan I’d like to ask you to help me with.”
Orianna glanced at Ateliers, then at the bewildered Radis, a malicious glint in her eyes, and said to SilverShul: