Chapter three hundred and ninety-eight: peers
"This is Master Kidd, an illusionist."
The old man nodded to Raphael and said, "I am still an assassin."
This is a show of goodwill and shows his second identity. Although there is no such thing as an assassin restrains a mage in this world, the assassin hides his identity and has a great lethality. A magician of the same level is sneak attacked by an assassin and has a great chance of death.
Xia He glanced at Kidd. The old man had an ordinary face, a short figure, but not thin. He looked like a farmer who did farm work. He had a lot of wrinkles on his face and his skin was a little dry and yellow.
The illusionist is also a type of spell caster. If you work as a part-time assassin, you should have no money when you were a child and have no choice but to do such things. You are not from a good background, but you are talented.
The illusionist's illusion can also interfere with reality, not all illusions.
Most of the time, the illusionist's attacks are hidden among many illusions, and they have the smell of an assassin.
Raphael then understood why his instinct felt disgusted with this old man. The profession combination of illusionists and assassins is very perfect.
Xia He didn't feel worried at all. Illusions also depend on the realm. When he becomes the Yang God, he will refine a Taiyin Mirror. Illusions of the same realm will still be useless to him.
It is useless, not weakened.
Taoist priests from other schools are afraid of illusions. Otherwise, even Taoist priests who came from the Nine Dao Palaces would not worry about illusions.
The Taoist priest himself is also a master of illusion. Understanding the principle of it will naturally not waste energy.
Taiyin Immortal Palace has a special immortal weapon, Taiyin Mirror. The attributes of the fake are only weakened, and all kinds of functions are there. Seeing through the illusion is just an inconspicuous function.
After Xia He learned about his identity, he did not go to investigate the truth, so as not to cause the other party to be unhappy.
This young man Miguel is very good at speaking. He either flatters people or makes people feel that everything he says is honest, without going around the corner, and without embarrassing you.
This is the talent for doing business, harmony makes money.
Even Abigail was a little concerned about Miguel because the goddess of wealth liked such people the most.
However, Miguel was born in the Arcane Empire, so it is probably difficult for him to serve the gods.
Because the professions in this world are powerful and the spread of knowledge is relatively broad, the people of the Arcane Empire have a concept that if they serve the gods, the cost will be great. After they die, the soul will belong to the gods.
Everyone is used to being free, so naturally they refuse to do so.
Some people even feel that they would rather dissipate their souls than go to the Kingdom of God to continue their life.
This idea is not surprising at all. There are similar people in many worlds. Therefore, as servants of God, priests also have a hard time. They not only have to fight against other believers of gods, but also have to face the existence of the Arcane Empire.
If mortals have no power, gods can also bring disasters to force mortals to submit.
However, in this world, gods cannot do it recklessly.
Miguel also noticed Abigail, and his eyes lit up at this "female warrior". What a beautiful woman, but it seems that her status is not low. In the camp in the distance, Abigail sat alone at the table, with people serving him around, and some elite soldiers wearing black iron armor surrounded him.
"Your Excellency, who is that person?" Miguel pointed at Abigail in the distance and couldn't help asking.
"That was sent by the principal, who specifically protected our safety." Raphael replied in a speech that had been prepared long ago.
Miguel wondered, Raphael was an epic magician, and felt much stronger than himself, and needed a female warrior to protect him?
However, Raphael is a professor in the research school and his actual combat ability is probably worse. The woman was surrounded by elite soldiers, and each of them had a terrifying aura.
"Don't ask, that's the principal's friend." Raphael was afraid that Miguel had done something that made Asra feel uncomfortable. He had heard of the blood mage's temper, and he had also seen the means of killing people.
"Your principal? Oh, that priest?" Miguel said Jennifer. He didn't dare to call his name directly, nor did he dare to have any disrespectful tone.
Every legend has followers. Although I heard that Jennyva is alone and has no students, the problem is that she has many friends, and they are all big names. If you want to kill herself, she doesn't have to do anything at all.
"It is our Vice-President, appointed by the Empire, Lord Blood Mage."
"It's him!" Miguel's voice was a little excited.
"Why, you know each other?"
"Of course I don't know you, I'm a little guy." Miguel smiled.
Raphael also smiled, feeling a little dissatisfied, Miguel had to say: "Although your Blood Mage has a little reputation, it is really admirable."
"Why do you say that?"
"I heard that he was just a declining baron before, and he contributed a treasure to His Majesty, and he received royal support. However, this rumor has forgotten one thing: His Majesty can't get any treasure, and will he promote a person to this level because of offering treasures? You are a professor in the college and don't understand what people like us think."
"Then tell me, what do you think?"
"It goes without saying that we all want to be people like Blood Mage, who can expand territory and bring glory to our ancestors. What is the meaning of those jealous words from others? It is inevitable that there will be a hair."
"You can talk," Raphael said lightly.
"Don't be unwilling to listen, I'm telling the truth."
Xia Hexin said that this guy didn’t know how Raphael was about him, so he dared to bet like this, and he was also a person with keen intuition.
What a talent. If possible, just come to your own side.
"If you really admire him so much, why not turn to him?"
"How could I have this qualification?" Miguel said.
"In the imperial capital, the Marquis' Mansion is still recruiting people."
"There is an empty air there. If Rhodes needs people, it's almost the same. Unfortunately, Rhodes is the hometown of Blood Mages, so I guess I won't use outsiders."
"That's right." Raphael is not stupid either. He doesn't want to introduce this guy.
Everything has to be decided by the principal himself.
Xia He is also a little alert. People who praise themselves and have the desire to defect to others must be more alert. Although they can join their subordinates, they have to take some background investigation.
Both teams had dinner, took a short break, and then set off together.
Because of the re-verification of identity, the caravan was no longer vigilant. The professors and lecturers of the Imperial Academy would not rob. Abigail followed behind with the team, and Professor Xia He and Raphael simply walked with the team leader. Miguel was willing to do so. If there was an extra team, his caravan would be much safer.
Xia He had instructed him, and Raphael asked casually: "Miguel, what are your team selling?"
"A batch of crossbows, because the Empire is now replacing the army, all kinds of magic guns are fired, most of which are easier to use than crossbows, and these crossbows cannot be lost. Just as foreign races were found on the ice field, and they also have equipment needs, so we sold the stocks."
This was a serious crime in the past, but Raphael did not question it, because the appearance of the magic gun made ordinary crossbows meaningless.
If a soldier masters the magic gun, he can accurately attack enemies within a range of 100 meters. If he uses bows and arrows, he will have this effect for one or two years to train, and it is still difficult to continue to improve.
"Your Excellency, the noble alliance agreed to such a thing, and I just obeyed my orders." Miguel did not forget to explain.
"I know, the crossbow is indeed going to be eliminated, but you are selling it..."
"It was created by the nobles, definitely not those in the imperial stock. Those weapons are more sophisticated and have greater lethality. The noble alliance dare not sell them, so they would rather destroy them. So the profit this time will not be too great, mainly because everyone did this to make up for the losses."
"It's okay, Miguel, this matter is not my responsibility." Raphael smiled.
The two teams merged harmoniously into one place and walked towards the depths of the ice field. The ice field was still green in this season, and occasionally some fox-sized animals can be seen on the ground, all of which are ordinary creatures that prey on rats and have no monsters infested.
When it was getting dark, Miguel asked Professor Raphael: "Your Excellency, our caravan will not rush to travel at night. Do you want to camp and rest now?"
"Okay, our camp is on the west side."
Miguel didn't understand why, but he didn't ask, so he ordered his men to camp. The same was true for Xiahe. The camp distance between the two sides was only ten meters this time.
This kind of camp is different from a military camp. Although there are warnings around it, there are no ready-made camp walls.
The caravan simply used a large cart to surround an area. On the Xiahe side, ordinary wooden boards were used to prevent wind, and then magical warnings were arranged.
On the Xiahe side, there are divine weapons and bad luck cavalry responsible for the post. If you refuse to use ordinary soldiers, you have suffered a loss before.
The caravan invited people from Xia He to come over, but Xia He did not refuse, but the auxiliary mages stayed in the camp. With the soldiers, only the academy magicians came to the caravan camp.
There was a bonfire in the camp, and it was quite cold at night. The bonfire was covered with firewood, and actually a pit was dug underground, with raw coal filling it, so that it could be burned overnight. The structure of the pit was studied by magicians over the years. How much raw coal can be filled, how long it can be burned, how big the camp is suitable for, and what weather is very accurate.
There are temporary excavation passages under the campsite, and some temperature will be increased under each tent.
Xia He's team focuses on personal equipment. At night, a blanket with insulation on the ground and a sleeping bag wrapped around it. As long as it is in the tent, it will not feel frozen.
After seeing this arrangement, Xia He thought that he should learn it too. Although he would not do such things in the Shenzhou area, he would not be able to do such things. However, the quality of individual soldiers is not suitable for this world at all.
Chapter completed!