Chapter 2279: Mage Training

In this era, mysterious disappearances often occur, and occasionally there are some incredible mass deaths. Sometimes the murderers will stay at the scene, but they will shout injustice, saying that these are all done by 'ghosts'. Sometimes at the scene Even among the piles of corpses, there were no other traces. Most of the wounds on the corpses were bites and scratches, and some corpses were even damaged to pieces.

Superstitious people also believe that "ghosts" really exist. Theoretically speaking, steam engines have brought technological civilization. However, people's fear of the unknown has never disappeared. Especially at night, they fear that there are ghosts in the darkness. There are some unknown and terrifying creatures that regard humans as food.

This is an era when steam technology is transitioning to electrical technology. The power of technology has not yet spread to everyone. It is not yet the era of electric lights and telephones in every household. Many people still live in remote places and in places with poor security and insufficient police force. Protect everyone. So people everywhere will seek comfort in their local area, looking for things that can bring them a sense of security.

Naturally, you are looking for samurai when you are near a samurai family, and you are naturally looking for mages when you are near a shrine.

After Du Lanjiu occupied Magpie Nest and became the boss of the shrine, he would meet civilians around him asking for help every day. They would regard their money and even their children as tributes to gods and Buddhas in order to seek peace of mind. Of course, there are many other reasons. Come to God when you are sick.

In order to demonstrate his spiritual power, Duran would accept their money and fulfill their wishes.

In just a few days, word of Duran's magic had spread, and even businessmen from distant places came specifically to seek help. After getting help, he helped Dulan spread his reputation and let everyone in the world know that Dulan was a spiritual mage who could cure all diseases and could do anything.

In just one month, the shrine was already busy with traffic and people. There were people from all over the place who came here to pray to God, including men, women, old and young. There were even patients who did not hesitate to work hard just for a chance of survival.

Of course, these people are all very wealthy. After all, if you want to gain something, you have to lose something. If you want health, you have to lose money. If you want to be beautiful, you also need money. Money can make the world go round.

It's just that among such people, there are occasionally civilians and orphans who come with the mentality of giving it a try. These days, from time to time, various beasts eat people or die of colds. There are many orphans. Of course, most of these orphans will die early. .

In the long queue, there was an older brother who was carrying his younger sister on his back. The older brother was eleven or twelve years old and had a sallow complexion. The younger sister, who was seven or eight years old, was obviously seriously ill and had too much air in and too little air out. It looked like she would not survive for a few days.

The brother's name is Taiyi, and the sister's name is Xun. They were originally children of merchants, but their parents died of illness one after another, and their family property was taken away by vicious relatives. The two of them could only live on the streets, but now the sister is also sick, so After hearing that the magician at the shrine was very powerful and could cure all diseases, Taiyi took his sister to the shrine and found that there were many people coming to seek help from the magician. Seeing this scene, he gained more confidence. If the magician didn't work, he would Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many people.

Carrying his sister up the mountain, my brother felt his soul was cleansed. The shrine is so holy and can really ward off evil spirits. Everyone who comes here will be quiet because of this atmosphere, and even those who are seriously ill can walk two steps on their own.

"Brother, please put me down. I feel better."

"Xun, Master Master will definitely cure you." Taiyi said excitedly.

Everyone had to line up. In front of Taiyi was a fat and wealthy businessman. He came to ask for a son and brought foreign goods.

The door was open, and Dulan sat bored in the house. The person who begged him would stand in the yard outside and give gifts and say his wish. Two young and beautiful witches would accept the gifts.

"Master Master, I want a son. I am already in my thirties and have married four wives, but none of them have children." The wealthy businessman hoped that Duran would cure his infertility.

Another one who is looking for a child. These days, there are really droughts and floods. Many families only have seven or eight children in their lifetime, while some families have a hard time finding even one child.

"This is the big bell I brought back from the West." The wealthy businessman knelt in the yard, sincerely hoping that Dulan could help.

"Sakura, tell him the contents of our child-seeking package."

A witch saluted, and then said to the rich man: "If you want an ordinary daughter, you need one hundred taels, if you want a high-quality daughter, you will need two hundred taels, if you want an elite daughter, you will need three hundred taels, if you want an epic daughter, you will need four hundred taels, and if you want a legendary daughter, you will need five hundred taels." , all expenses are calculated in gold, and if a son is needed, everything will be doubled on the basis of a daughter.”

The rich man was stunned: "So expensive?"

Sakura said: "An ordinary daughter is gentle and virtuous, with good facial features. A high-quality daughter is kind, filial, and has a beautiful face. An elite daughter has a superior IQ and is talented. An epic daughter is both civilized and martial, beautiful. A legendary daughter is one in a million, and she loves her. The country is beautiful. The same goes for sons. The more expensive the son, the better the quality. If he is a legendary son, it is no problem to become the emperor. "

It's too exaggerated, and a hundred taels of gold is too expensive, but since the rich man wants a son, he can only risk it, "Then I want an ordinary son."

"An ordinary healthy son, two hundred taels of gold."

The rich man took out a check from the bank: "This is a check from the Bank of the West."

Miko are more skilled than accountants in making sure checks are correct. Duran took out a small piece of something like a shard of glass from the bowl at hand: "Take this thing back and keep it with you, and your wish will come true."

With a snap of his fingers, the small fragment had already fallen into the palm of the rich man's hand. It was smaller than a mosquito, but the rich man knew that it was the magic fragment of the magician's spiritual power, and it could really show its power: "Thank you, magician."

It was Taiyi's turn. He was very nervous because he only had ten cents, which he had earned with great difficulty from working: "Please, magician, save my sister."

Duran knew at a glance that the little girl had pneumonia, which was fatal under the underdeveloped medical conditions of this era. : "Sign a contract to sell them."

"You don't have enough money, so you can only sell yourself to repay." The witch Xiaoying explained.

"Okay." Anyway, there is no other way out, so this is the only way, as long as you can survive.

Signed and sealed neatly, and then Duran gave them the spiritual fragment. Xiaoying took them to the back of the shrine, where there were sacred trees, sacred stones, sacred wells and all kinds of things.

The big stone in Taiyi's heart had fallen, because he found that his sister's face had improved visibly after getting the spiritual fragment. The magician was really amazing, and he must work hard to repay the kindness of the master.

First take a bath, then change clothes, and finally send them to a group of children. Duran really bought a lot of children, and these children will become Duran's tools.

At night, Duran will give them a lecture: "It has been more than three hundred years since the Warring States period, when resentment was rampant and demons and ghosts emerged. Now there are fewer and fewer animals and objects that have become spirits, but there are more and more cases of people turning into ghosts. People's hearts are unpredictable. The most powerful monsters in the Warring States period were actually transformed from humans, and the most powerful ghosts now are also transformed from humans. But don't be afraid, some people can become demons and ghosts, and some people can become gods and Buddhas. I will teach you now. Your job in the future is to help me decorate the facade and let me have the same pomp as gods and Buddhas." The starting point of the lecture is very high, but the effect is very small. These tools are just Duran's honor guard, which Duran uses to show off. But even the honor guard has a higher level of knowledge than others, and only high-level can support a higher level.