Chapter 1566 The Apprentice of the Year Surprisingly

For Gu Yi, Hong Kong was not the best choice. If possible, she would prefer to choose the city of London. It's just a pity that this is no longer a choice.

Because with the demise of Britain and the fall of New York, the temples in these two places have been completely wiped out. And the apprentices she sent into it didn't have any accidents, and I'm afraid they have already followed the migration flow and completely severed their connection with the past.

If you want to find them, I am afraid that the effort you will spend will far exceed the budget. Instead of this, it might as well be more convenient to come to Hong Kong. At the very least, this eastern city is stable enough, and has not experienced any major changes. If she looks for the former apprentice here, the hope will obviously be greater.

This is her main reason for coming to Hong Kong. In addition to this, there is another reason that the person in charge of the apprentice here is a guy she trusts very much.

king. It was a student she accepted in the early years. Not only proficient in martial arts, but also a very outstanding mage. This wonderful guy has quite a remarkable insight and accomplishments on how mages combine spells and melee combat. And it was precisely because of his excellence that he won Gu Yi's favor and became her vital right-hand man.

For decades in Karma Taj, Wang has been serving as the assistant of Ancient One and the head of Karma Taj Library. Because of his sincerity and loyalty, Ancient One can always entrust him with important tasks. And even when Karma Taj faced catastrophe.

At that time, he was appointed as the person in charge of the Hong Kong Temple, and was responsible for leading some apprentices and children to live safely.

Gu Yi is full of confidence in his ability to be such a character. Because he knew the king's abilities very well, and he knew his character very well. It can be said that under such circumstances, if anyone can lead some of them out of the predicament, then Wang must be the number one choice.

It can be said that Gu Yi firmly believed that the apprentices of Karma Taj must have lived safely in this city under the leadership of the king. The only thing she can't be sure of is whether the king is still alive.

You must know that the lifespan of a mage is not comparable to that of a monk who practices immortality. It is normal to live to be seventy or eighty years old like ordinary people. Of course, there are also abnormalities. For example, a druid who is proficient in potions like she used to be, or a druid who is good at nature magic. Then probably on this basis, we can live an extra hundred years or so.

It's a pity that Wang has been struggling with how to combine spells and melee combat all his life. Whether it's potions or natural spells, he's not very good at it. As for the method of cultivating immortals, it is even more regrettable, because he is not a guy with such wisdom roots. Therefore, if you count it carefully, the current Wang is probably in his seventies. And at such an age, for a mage like him,

It is already very dangerous.

It is very likely that Gu Yi and his party can only see the tombstone belonging to the king. But with a certain fluke mentality, she still hopes to see Wang himself. And it was driven by such thoughts that she had come to the location of the Hong Kong Temple, in front of a church in Kowloon.

This church was replaced by several Louis XIV antiques when she first colonized Hong Kong by the British. According to the market value at the time, its value exceeded five thousand pounds. This amount of money may not seem like much at this time, it is just a matter of tens of thousands of dollars. But in the nineteenth century, the accounts were not calculated that way.

You must know that at that time, Britain was still in the glorious period of the empire on which the sun never set, and the British pound was directly linked to the gold standard system. Simply put, the pound is equivalent to the equivalent in gold. According to the value conversion of twenty shillings for one pound and twelve pence for one shilling, one penny can buy a bottle of ink, a fountain pen, and a stack of paper. The purchasing power of one pound is roughly equivalent to two thousand today. And if five thousand pounds were converted, it would look like tens of thousands.

This price was already a big expense at the time. I'm afraid that the nobles who are waiting for leisure will not be able to afford such a sum of money. Of course, judging from the exaggerated land prices in Hong Kong, Master Gu Yi's business must have made a profit. The church with a foundation area of ​​more than 1,000 square meters is estimated to be able to sell for an astronomical figure if it is to be sold now.

But unfortunately, she didn't have the idea of ​​continuing to sell real estate and make a fortune. Now she just wants to find Wang himself as soon as possible, or get news about him.

This thought was so urgent that she entered the church directly before she had time to go through the normal process. As soon as she entered the church, she immediately discovered many things that surprised her.

She originally thought that it would be a lot of pressure for Wang to escape with so many apprentices. After all, many of the fugitives back then were children, and judging from the saying that half a child eats my father to death, it is basically impossible to fill so many bellies without paying a huge price.

She was already ready to be sold her ancestral property by the king. It is even said that the antiques and magic props stored in the Hong Kong Temple are all for them.

Once there is a problem of insufficient expenditure, the things in it will more or less allow them to support them for a while. As for how long it can last, it depends on their own ability.

If you can find a way to make a living, it shouldn't be a problem to keep going. But if they just sit and eat, and then develop a habit of being a poor seller, then even Jinshan Yinhai is not enough for them to toss about.

Wang is an honest man, and he probably wouldn't do something that a dude would do. But whether those apprentices will do this is not certain.

If the king could keep pressing them down if he was a few decades younger, then it wouldn't be a problem to worry about. However, just because this is impossible, naturally, at the very beginning, Mage Ancient One inevitably thought about the worst possibility.

She had already been mentally prepared for the desolation of the house. The only thing I didn't expect was that this temple was still the same as it was thirty years ago. Not to mention that something is missing, even the decoration inside is still the same as it was thirty years ago. Not even a trace of aging.

This is very unusual, because you know, this is a Queen Victorian building in the 19th century. Many things in it are standard antiques today, even with decoration. If you want to maintain these in their original appearance, regular maintenance by dedicated personnel is indispensable. And that's never been a problem enough. Because just filling out that bill check can make many people feel distressed.

The ancient master has hundreds of years of savings, so of course it doesn't matter if he is rich or powerful. But the king did not have such financial resources. How did he maintain the building and keep it the way it was. From Gu Yi's point of view, this point is simply an unsolvable mystery.

Could it be said that he built a circus troupe and supported the temple by leading the apprentices to perform? This is too outrageous, and the circus troupe has not reached the point where it makes so much money.

With a lot of question marks in his arms, Gu Yi quietly entered the depths of the temple.

Along the way, she saw many apprentices. It's just that these apprentices are new faces to her. No matter how you look at these young children, it is unlikely that they have experienced the massacre of Karma Taj. On the contrary, some middle-aged people among them can make her vaguely see the figure of Karma Taj's apprentices back then. .

She didn't dare to come out to recognize each other rashly, so she could only hide her figure and walked all the way to the deepest part of the temple. And just entering the deepest part of the temple, she immediately noticed a guy who looked very familiar.

From the appearance point of view, this guy is seven or eight points similar to the Wang in his impression. But in her memory, Wang should be a thin middle-aged man in his forties or fifties, not the guy in front of her who looked at most thirty years old and was a bit fat.

Is this the king's son? Gu Yi, who was guessing in his heart, quickly denied this conjecture. Because she had never heard of the fact that the king had a son, and besides, the guy in front of him had the most orthodox magic wave of their Kama Taj lineage, something that only she could teach. Without her professor, even if it is a reincarnation, it is impossible to have such a breath.

Therefore, there is only one answer, that is, the guy in front of her is the king she is looking for.

But shouldn't Wang look like an old man in his seventies now? Why does it seem that besides getting fatter, he is also getting younger? Gu Yi, who was puzzled, looked at this old man, and felt a little bit unsure of what to say for a while. But soon, she made up her mind, and greeted the strange king in front of her like this.

"Long time no see, king!"

The sudden utterance obviously startled the Master Kama Taj named Wang. He subconsciously picked up a mallet-like thing from his side, and then slammed it in the direction of the sound behind him.

However, a golden barrier blocked his attack, and the moment he saw Mage Gu Yi, he immediately stopped the movement of his hands, and said to her in disbelief.

"Supreme Master? God, you are still alive? I thought"

"No, it's nothing. Just come back. It's good to see you, I really thought I'd never see you again in my life?"

The appearance of Gu Yi caused Wang's mood to fluctuate obviously, but soon, he adjusted his mentality and warmly welcomed her. Seeing the sincere smile on Wang Yi's face, Gu Yi also slowly showed a smile on his face.

"You're right, I also thought I would never see you again. But fate is more or less favored by me. Well, let's not talk about this. Tell me about you, how did you become what you are now? gone?"

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