Chapter 723 Leipzig, the City of Knowledge

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

They were 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 in front of her and said, "Is this the alchemy product of star antimony?"

"Strictly speaking, it should actually be considered 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 and turn them into pure energy. .

"This energy itself is quite unstable and extremely mixed. However, with the separation and purification of the alchemy circle, they can be mixed in different proportions to support the energy supply of the entire city... just like the Theocracy. Just like the blood of the giant tree, 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 Eagle Eye believes that this experimental data may be problematic. After all, alchemists very much need to popularize this recycling device To digest the large amount of alchemical waste they have hoarded, so the possibility of data falsification cannot be ruled out.”

Honey Badger was evaluated relatively objectively.

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

"This is the miracle of mortal wisdom."

But Aleister exclaimed in admiration: "What the elves can do with the blood of the apostles, the Star Antimony people can do with only scraps. Maybe the lighting efficiency is not high, but the efficiency and safety of heating are better than in the past." The technology is much better.”

"Not necessarily."

Honey Badger shook his head: "As far as I know, this kind of energy can also be mixed with dangerous explosives. From this perspective, building this kind of 'golden circuit' in the city is equivalent to building the city on On top of the bomb?"

"If my guess is correct, you are so firm that there is something wrong with this technology..."

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

As a member of Iris, Honey Badger has a natural hostility and wariness towards Star Antimony. 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 at the port, which is loading and unloading cargo at a very high efficiency. Compared with the old-fashioned fuel cranes in Avalon, their accuracy and efficiency are much higher, and there is no black smoke rising during the whole process. Only luminous runes and a few lines can be seen everywhere. The clay giant with precisely modified arms spontaneously picked up and transferred the cargo.

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

Yes, the picture quality doesn't look great though - 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 was exactly what Aleister thought of as "television," and it was even in color.

The entire wall of a tall building at least twenty to thirty meters high is made of this kind of "screen". You can also see the GG light sign flashing alternately with various colors of light gradually lighting up.

Obviously, after this convenient energy became popular, Star Antimony people did not give up electric energy directly.

"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 looked like a young man in his twenties or thirties, and he seemed quite cheerful 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 performer on the street?"

——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 a super person."

The honey badger took one look and said with interest: "That one is called the 'Magician'."

"magic?"

Selene murmured.

Of course, she also knew magicians - even in Avalon, there were street magicians. However, they usually performed some insignificant tricks to pretend to be extraordinary people. Basically, this profession is equivalent to a liar... and it only works on ordinary people who know nothing.

But... the fire that this magician sprayed out of his hand was real scorching flames!

The fireball that he manipulated freely like a flying disc was not a problem even against one or two second-level extraordinary people.

"Because magic is also an extension of alchemy."

Aleister chuckled and said, "It is also based on the technology of 'demystification'... but it is the 'enchantment' technique used in reverse.

"Magicians use various products and technologies developed by alchemy to achieve the purpose of 'using some of the abilities of extraordinary people'. In a sense, 'firearms' are also a copy of hunter shooting. However, normal alchemists are very resistant to and even hate this behavior... They believe that this is contrary to the essence of alchemy and is returning the mystery they have analyzed. ”

“Normal…alchemists?”

“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 of insufficient funds, they need to accept capital sponsorship… This makes their inventions often have a certain distinct ‘practical purpose’.

"Among them, 'magic supplies' are the unique products of Star Antimony Alchemy."

Aleister looked at the cheerfully smiling magician, and her mouth corners slightly raised: "But generally speaking... these magicians rarely perform on the streets. That's why those children are so happy."

"He should be practicing."

The honey badger whispered on the side: "The man's face is fake, he used another magic technique to disguise himself. The face under the disguise is called 'Harry the Hand'. He is a very famous magician... He is the Iris Man."

"He is not a transcendent?"

Selene was a little surprised: "Such an outstanding and smart person should be able to become a transcendent?"

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

The honey badger replied: "But he chose to 'first exhaust the possibilities as a mortal, and then let himself witness the truth', in order to preserve his 'naive imagination'."

"——This man will become a great man in the future."

Aleister said in a very affirmative tone.

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

It was as if he had heard Aleister's voice, and as if he had felt something.

"Handy Harry" suddenly turned around, smiled, and drew an arc in the air with his right hand burning with fire, and turned his palm horizontally to the left, and gracefully performed a unique etiquette of the Iris people to the three of them.

Then he turned around and saluted his audience again with his left hand. Then he put his hands together, bursting out a ball of scorching fire, and once again aroused the audience's amazement.

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

And Aleister and the others could clearly see that after he burst out the fire, he immediately lowered his head and bent over, pulled out a cloak from behind and covered himself, and kept squatting and used three limbs to quickly crawl to the corner of the wall. And his left hand held the hat full of change, looking like a strange species.

After he stood up, he smiled at Aleister a little embarrassedly. Then he poured the money out of the hat and put it in his pocket. After swapping his coat with the inside and outside of the hat, he changed into a gentleman's outfit and walked away slowly with a walking stick.

"Interesting."

Aleister smiled and gave him a gentle smile.

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

One of them was watching the magic and suddenly turned back to see the red eyes under Aleister's black umbrella. The woman was startled and immediately took her child away quietly.

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

——White Pigeon Opera House.

Compared with the opera house, its decoration style looks more like an amusement park. The colorful lamp posts like spotlights in the dance floor went straight to the sky, intersecting and separating from time to time. The melodious singing coming from the open-air opera house could be heard faintly through the open-air opera house.

From a long distance, you can see a huge and glowing mark floating in the air. It is a Q version of the white pigeon LOGO holding a microphone and singing with eyes closed.

At the same time, there is a long, flashing moving light strip that reads "White Dove Opera House, your best friend in your leisure time! Leipzig's special guests in May: Alanis Pulgar, Lutetia Norton and the Horror Theater. Perhaps there is only one wonderful performance, so don't miss it!" It surrounds the opera house like a roller coaster, emitting sparks and running fast.

You can only see it when you get closer, it is actually a roller coaster - a driver is driving a row of dark trains with luminous letters tied to them, running on the same dark track. The closest place is less than half a meter above the ground, and the highest place surrounds the "singing white dove".

It is so eye-catching that if someone accidentally sees part of the words, they have to stop and read it all. Two of the letters seem to be damaged and no longer glow, but in the context of the context, one can understand what they want to express.

When Aleister walked into the White Pigeon Opera House, two bunny girls wearing high heels and fishnet black stockings and hot bodies immediately greeted him with smiles.

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

Selene made a puzzled sound.

What puzzled her even more was that those bunny girls did not care about their gender at all and just stuck to her as usual.

"Sister, you are so beautiful!"

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

She looked at the girl with some jealousy, and bared her teeth like a dog protecting its food. Then she was quickly patted on the head by Aleister, and she became quiet again with grievance.

"I'm looking for your manager."

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