Chapter 199: Magic Steam Train
Brief, fleeting fragments, like watching flowers on horseback, quickly flashed through Jia Na-Luo Lan's mind.
A bustling city, imposing buildings, and a final paused image fixed on an emerald green gem necklace...
In just a few seconds, Jia Na-Luo Lan had reviewed all the information from the 【Growth Law Fragment Clue *1】.
“Shuize Auction House—”
Although the image of the building was just a fleeting glimpse, Jia Na-Luo Lan still caught the name on the plaque at the entrance—Shuize Auction House.
“The second Growth Law Fragment is actually in Water Marsh City.”
Water Marsh City is a third-tier Wizard Gathering Place with a higher city ranking than Turin, and it is also the city where the Otter Opera House is located.
“It seems the destination for the business trip the day after tomorrow is already obvious.”
Whenever this happens, Jia Na-Luo Lan can't help but open her character panel and look at her 【Luck】 attribute.
The attribute value of 7.7 is the fourth highest attribute, second only to 【Spirit Power】, 【Comprehension】, and 【Charm】.
And whenever such 'destiny-like' lucky coincidences occur, Jia Na-Luo Lan always subconsciously starts to speculate about 【Luck】.
After all, in this world where everything can be explained by 【Mysticism】, the ripples of fate are not random.
Every tiny clue, when traced back to its origin, is actually traceable—
Having made up her mind, Jia Na-Luo Lan no longer hesitated.
“Traveler lingering in myriad planes, friendly creature in the Spirit World available for my command, I summon you in the name of Jia Na-Luo Lan—Hermes the Teleporter!”
With a flash of deep purple light, Hermes the Teleporter, in the form of a scarecrow, was summoned by Jia Na-Luo Lan again.
“Mr. Hermes, I need to trouble you to help me deliver a letter again today.”
“O~kay~”
“Also, thank you for delivering the letter for me so efficiently and quickly yesterday.”
“You're~wel~come~”
Yesterday, Jia Na-Luo Lan had just handed the letter to Hermes, and Anthony-Black Sparrow arrived right after.
This level of work efficiency made Jia Na-Luo Lan, who had previously been skeptical about the scarecrow-like Hermes's letter delivery speed, truly acknowledge his title of 'Hermes the Teleporter'.
“Here are the letter and the payment—. The address is still written on the back of the envelope.”
“O~kay~”
Hermes the Teleporter, who had taken the items, still very gentlemanly bowed to Jia Na-Luo Lan with a tip of his hat before disappearing into the void.
“The business trip is the day after tomorrow, so there's no rush to pack now.”
After receiving Jia Na-Luo Lan's letter notification, Zhu Li-Ann would give Jia Na-Luo Lan a reply by today at the latest.
After all, trips that require crossing Wizard Gathering Places need tickets to be bought a day in advance.
Especially for Wizard Apprentices like Jia Na-Luo Lan, who are already registered in Turin and are leaving the City of Turin for the first time, they need to report to the 'Wizard Guild', which is the 'Mercenary Guild' in Turin, before leaving.
After completing the report, the Wizard Guild will issue an identity certificate and an alarm device to Wizard Apprentices like Jia Na-Luo Lan who are traveling to other Wizard Gathering Places for the first time.
The purpose of the identity certificate is to prove the legitimacy of Jia Na-Luo Lan's identity to other Wizard Gathering Places.
The purpose of the alarm device is to send out an alarm immediately if Jia Na-Luo Lan encounters danger in other Wizard Gathering Places.
If lucky, when Jia Na-Luo Lan encounters danger and triggers the alarm device, the Wizard Guild receiving the signal will indeed send people for rescue.
The mist branch and signal flare issued to Jia Na-Luo Lan by White Coral Academy serve the same purpose.
After all, every Wizard Apprentice is a very valuable resource for a Wizard Gathering Place.
Leaving aside the various costs invested in cultivating a Wizard Apprentice, strategically speaking, in the current environment surrounded by evil gods, every Wizard Apprentice is an important strategic resource for fighting enemies in the future and should not be easily lost.
“Ha~~”
Looking at the sun already high outside the window, Jia Na-Luo Lan, who hadn't rested for over twenty hours, couldn't help but start yawning.
However, when Jia Na-Luo Lan thought of the meditation practice she missed last night, her strong willpower and habit
still made her suppress her sleepiness, sit cross-legged on the bed, and force herself into a state of meditation.
“In—hale—ex—hale——in—hale—ex—hale——”
In the double tug-of-war between drowsiness and willpower, finally, with willpower gaining the upper hand, Jia Na-Luo Lan gradually entered a state of deep meditation accompanied by steady breathing.
Subsequently, perhaps due to the power of habit being too strong, Jia Na-Luo Lan, who had already entered a state of meditation, actually activated 【Spiritual Body Shuttle】 in an unconscious state.
And between being half-asleep and half-awake, she entered Mount Aden alone and listened to the ethereal wonderful sound of the sacred bell. Three days later, Turin train station.
“Good morning, you're really early today.”
Looking at Jia Na-Luo Lan sitting on the bench in the waiting hall, head down, with her entire face buried in her Wizard hood and scarf, Zhu Li-Ann inexplicably found it a bit cute.
Immediately, Zhu Li-Ann handed the black coffee in her hand to Jia Na-Luo Lan.
“Drink it quickly, I just bought it, it's still warm.”
“Thank you, Zhu Li.”
Jia Na-Luo Lan, who took the hot coffee, still only revealed a pair of eyes and thanked Zhu Li-Ann in a low voice.
“Where are they? Didn't you come together?”
“Director David and the others are handling the ticket procedures at the entrance, they'll be here in a moment.”
There were about dozens of actors invited to participate in the 'song of the ocean' tour at the Otter Opera House this time.
For convenience, everyone except David-Berg and a few main actors like Jia Na-Luo Lan had already departed for the Water Marsh Wizard Gathering Place the day before.
So, there were only six or seven people taking the magic steam train with Jia Na-Luo Lan today.
“You came really early.”
Liji-Xiaosi, dragging an extra-large suitcase, walked panting to Jia Na-Luo Lan's side. After putting the suitcase aside, Liji-Xiaosi plopped down next to Jia Na-Luo Lan, took a sip of the coffee in her hand, and looked at Jia Na-Luo Lan's empty hands with a hint of envy.
“I really envy people like you who have spatial equipment, unlike me, who has to drag a big box everywhere I go.”
“If your box were a bit smaller, I could put your things in too.”
“It's okay, I'm used to it anyway.”
The thorn bracelet has a capacity of about two cubic meters. In addition to the luggage Jia Na-Luo Lan needed for this business trip, there were also many ritual materials left over from previous purchases—. Over time, the space inside the thorn bracelet
also became smaller and smaller.
Just as the few people were chatting, suddenly, a sharp steam whistle sounded from outside the waiting hall.
As the surrounding temperature rose, steam sprites, like clouds, also surged into the waiting hall through the entrance—