Chapter 279 Leipzig, the City of Knowledge

As night falls, the city of Leipzig, the city of knowledge, lights up with stars.

It was suspended on the street, one after another, white illusory spheres shining with bright but not dazzling light.

"It's quite beautiful."

Aleister held up a black umbrella and strolled through the streets on a rainless night.

She admired the scenery before her: "Is this the alchemy product of star antimony?"

"Strictly speaking, it should actually be regarded as a by-product."

Honey badgers apparently know more about this.

There were no outsiders here, so she didn’t have to pretend to be a follower, so she said directly: "The Wangli Alchemy Association of Star Antimony developed a technology a few years ago that can crush failed products. Turned into a pure energy

“This energy itself is quite unstable and extremely mixed. However, under the separation and purification of the alchemy circle, they can be mixed in different proportions. The energy supply that supports the entire city... is like the blood of the giant tree over there in The Theocracy. There were also goblin businessmen who wanted to buy this technology at a sky-high price, but the Earl of Leipzig refused to sell it.

"Even compared to the electricity that has been commonly used in Star Antimony for decades, its energy efficiency is higher - but Hawkeye believes that this experimental data may be problematic. After all, alchemists are very This kind of recycling device needs to be popularized to digest the large amount of alchemical waste they have accumulated, so the possibility of data falsification cannot be ruled out."

Honey Badger made a relatively objective evaluation.

But judging from her reaction, she obviously did not believe that the Star Antimony people could invent this kind of technology.

"This is the miracle of mortal wisdom."

But Aleister admired: "What the elves can do with the blood of the apostles, the Star Antimony people The lighting efficiency may not be high, but the heating efficiency and safety are much better than those of the past."

"Not necessarily."

"If I am right, you are so firm that there is something wrong with this technology..."

Aleister glanced at her slightly. He glanced at it and raised the corner of his mouth slightly: "Actually, it's because you don't want it to exist... I'm right, right?"

As an Iris person, honey badger has a natural hostility towards Star Antimony. Beware of the heart. If there are no problems with this technology, that would be a big deal - this means that Star Antimony, which is already relatively dependent on energy imports, has completely solved its energy problems. So there must be something wrong with it.

The popularization of alchemy has not only changed the lives of Leipzig residents.

There is a large rune device over at the port, which is loading and unloading cargo with considerable efficiency. Compared toThe old-fashioned fuel cranes in Wallonia are much more accurate and efficient, and there is no black smoke rising during the whole process. You can only see glowing runes everywhere on the body, and several arms that have been precisely The modified clay giant spontaneously picked up and moved the cargo.

In the streets and alleys, there are "large TV screens" similar to the crystal screens over there in the elves.

Yes, although the picture quality doesn't look very good - it looks like an early color film without too much color, and the refresh rate isn't very high either. With Aleister's current extraordinary vision, she could clearly see the refresh tape scanning down line by line with the naked eye... This made her eyes hurt if she looked at it for a long time.

But it is indeed the "television" in Aleister's impression, and it is even in color.

The entire walls of tall buildings that are at least twenty to thirty meters high are made of this kind of "screen". You can also see advertising lights that alternately flash with various colors of light and gradually light up.

Obviously, after the popularization of this convenient energy source, Star Antimony people did not directly give up electric energy.

"Wow!"

Suddenly, Aleister heard the surprised laughter of a group of children.

Under the black umbrella, she quietly turned her crimson eyes away.

There was a juggler on the street corner.

He looks like a young man in his twenties or thirties, and he looks quite optimistic and cheerful.

As he waved and moved, flames were constantly constrained to shape and gather into balls. They were slapped by him like basketballs, and were thrown away and flew back by him like boomerangs.

From time to time, a large amount of golden flames with golden stars and fireworks appeared in his hands. His hands kept exploding and extinguishing in the air, causing the children to jump, applaud and scream enthusiastically.

In addition to the children, there are also a group of adults surrounding them. There are couples, old people, and passers-by who stop by. They admired this wonderful magic show, and from time to time someone threw a coin into the hat at his feet.

"What is that?"

Selene, who hugged Aleister's arm, couldn't help but asked curiously: "A transcendent person performing on the street?"

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——She had a hard time understanding, how could such a strange existence exist?

After all, Selene's personality and knowledge are based on Lily, and in Lily's perception, extraordinary people are either particularly dangerous criminals or official thugs. But no matter which one it is, it is a special existence far beyond ordinary people... How can it be possible to entertain people on the street?

"That one is not an extraordinary person."

The honey badger took one look at it and then said without interest: "That one is called the 'Magician'."

"Magic?"

Selene muttered.

Of course she also knows about magicians - even Avalon has its street magicians. But they usually perform some minor tricks to pretend to be extraordinary beings, basically thisProfession and liar are equivalent...and it can only be effective on ordinary people who don't know anything.

But... what the magician sprayed out from his hand was a real scorching flame!

The fireball, which he can manipulate as freely as a Frisbee, is not difficult even against one or two second-level extraordinary beings.

"Because magic is also an extension of alchemy."

Aleister chuckled and said: "It is also based on the technology of 'disenchantment'... except that it It is the art of 'enchantment' used in reverse.

"Magicians use various products and techniques developed by alchemy to achieve the purpose of 'using part of the abilities of extraordinary beings'. In a sense, ‘firearms’ are also replicas of hunters’ shooting techniques. However, normal alchemists are very resistant to and even disgusted with this behavior... They believe that this is contrary to the essence of alchemy, which is to return the mystery they analyzed. "

"A normal... alchemist? ”

“Yes, the principles of Star Antimony Alchemists are different from those of alchemists in other countries. They emphasize pragmatism and ignore philosophical pursuits, and because they face insufficient funds, they need to accept sponsorship from capital... This makes their inventions often have some distinct 'practical purpose'.

"The 'magic supplies' are the unique products of star antimony alchemy."

Aleister looked at the cheerfully smiling magician, and the corner of her mouth also changed. Slightly raised: "But generally speaking... these magicians rarely perform on the street. That's why those children are so happy."

"He should be practicing."

The honey badger said softly from the side: "That person's face is fake. He used another magic technique to disguise himself. The face under the disguise is called 'Sleight of Hand Harry'. It's A very famous magician... He is an Iris man."

"Isn't he a transcendent person?"

Selene was a little strange: "Such an outstanding smart man. Ordinarily, everyone should be able to become a transcendent?"

"He can become a transcendent at any time, because this is also the path of beauty."

Honey Badger replied: "But he can. Choose to 'exhaust your possibilities as a mortal first, and then let yourself witness the reality' in order to preserve your 'innocent imagination'."

"——This person will become a great person in the future."< /p>

Aleister said in a very positive tone.

It was as if he had seen through the future and witnessed the other party's ending.

It was as if I heard Aleister’s voice and felt something.

I saw "Handy Harry" suddenly turning around, smiling and drawing his flaming right hand in an arc in the air, turning it horizontally with his left palm upward, and said gracefully to the three of them. A unique etiquette of an iris person.

Then he turned around and saluted again with his left hand to his audience. Then he put his hands together and burst out a ballThe blazing fire once again aroused the audience's amazement.

When the fire light dissipated, he and his big hat had disappeared.

Everyone could clearly see Aleister - after he burst into flames, he immediately lowered his head and bent over, pulled out a cloak from behind and covered himself, maintaining a crouching posture. Using all three limbs, he quickly climbed to the corner. And his left hand was holding up the hat full of change, looking like a strange creature.

After he stood up, he smiled sheepishly at Aleister. Then he poured the money out of the hat and put it into his pocket. After exchanging the inside and outside of his coat and hat, he changed into a gentleman's dress and left slowly with a stick of civilization.

"It's interesting."

Aleister smiled and gave him a soft smile.

What attracted her attention even more was actually a parent behind the children.

While admiring the magic, one of them suddenly turned around and saw Aleister's red eyes under his black umbrella. The woman was startled and immediately pulled her child and left quietly.

The direction she left was the building at the end of the street. It is also the destination of Aleister’s trip.

——White Dove Opera House.

Compared to the opera house, its decoration style looks more like an amusement park. Like spotlights on a dance floor, colored lampposts soar into the sky, meeting and separating from time to time. You can vaguely hear the melodious singing coming from the open-air opera house.

Far away, a huge, glowing mark can be seen floating in the air. It was a Q version of the white dove logo, holding a microphone and closing its eyes while singing.

At the same time, there is another article that reads "The White Dove Opera House, your best friend in leisure time! Special guests in Leipzig in May: Alanis Pulgar, Lutitia· Norton and the Nightmare Theater Company, this wonderful performance may only come once, don’t miss this opportunity!” The shimmering and long moving light strip circled the side of the opera house like a roller coaster, flying at high speeds.

Only when you get closer can you see that it is really a roller coaster - a driver is driving a row of dark trains with luminous letters tied to them, driving on the same dark track. The closest place is less than half a meter high from the ground, while the highest place surrounds the "singing white dove".

It is so eye-catching that if someone accidentally sees some of the words, they have to stop and read it all. There are two letters among them that seem to be damaged and no longer shine, but by looking at the context, we can understand what they want to express.

When Aleister walked into the White Dove Opera House, he was immediately greeted by two sexy bunny girls wearing high heels and fishnet black stockings with smiles on their faces.

"...Why are there bunny girls in the opera house?"

Selene made a confused sound.

And what puzzled her even more, those bunny girls didn’t care about their gender at all, and just posted it directly as usual.

"Sister, you are so beautiful!"

One of the little girls, who looked to be only fifteen or sixteen years old and dressed as a bunny girl, hugged Aleister's other hand. , the light of longing is in the eyes. Only Selene was alone.

She looked at the girl with some jealousy, baring her teeth like a dog guarding its food. He was quickly patted on the head by Aleister, and he fell silent in aggrieved tone.

"I'm looking for your manager."

Aleister gently touched the girl's head: "Take me there, okay?"

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