Chapter 50, the pretentious little goblin
Bahas Empire, Imperial Capital Owentar, Imperial Academy of Magic
The chief court magician of the empire, Fluda. The Great Sage Paladin was standing at his office window, overlooking the daily life of the campus below.
——As the most powerful magician among the indigenous humans in this world and the chief court magician of the Bajas Empire, Fuluda Paladin is not only a wise scholar and a powerful strategic humanoid weapon, but also a great educator. It was he who single-handedly founded the Imperial Academy of Magic, the largest formalized educational institution in human society in the world, and compiled the earliest systematic textbooks, laying an important talent and force foundation for the gradual rise of the Bahas Empire: Because of the existence of magic, this is a world where knowledge can be directly transformed into force!
The school spirit here at the Imperial Academy of Magic has always been very strict. All students who can enter the highest institution in the empire are usually very diligent and hardworking. Even those dandy children who entered the school relying on their background support were told by their family elders that at most they would skip school and go outside the school to spend time, drink and bully men and women, but they would never dare to go inside the Imperial Academy of Magic, or in the emperor's eyes. Doing random things under the eyes of the great sage - not only is he seeking death, but at the very least, his future will be ruined, and if he doesn't do it, it will bring harm to his family!
However, in recent months, this school, which was originally very serious, seems to have become a little too noisy...
Following the beautiful singing coming from the wind, the great sage Fluda standing at the window lowered his head and looked intently, and he found a group of petite figures:
Next to the school's fountain pool, a dozen little fairies were flying around among the branches and flowers, singing beautiful songs.
Dozens of childish students gathered below and watched the little goblin's open-air concert. Their eyes lit up and they were mesmerized by the music. Although no one can always understand what they are singing, the sweet, crisp, melodious and wonderful tones alone, as well as the petite and cute appearance, and light and agile dancing are enough to make these people who lack entertainment in daily life People were fascinated by it.
In fact, since these cute little fairies that came from nowhere appeared in large numbers across the empire in the spring and summer of this year, they have recently become a new fashion favorite in the imperial capital. Compared with traditional pets such as cats and dogs, this flying little thing not only looks cute, like a living doll, but also has a sweet singing voice that is endlessly memorable. In addition, unlike most wild animals that are very vigilant, these little goblins seem to be completely unafraid of people and show no wariness towards strangers. They often surround someone inexplicably and stare at him curiously.
Therefore, after confirming the harmlessness of this cute little creature, people living in the imperial capital were generally happy to welcome their visit. Just like fireflies in midsummer, you can see these little fairies dancing and singing cutely in palaces and palaces, noble gardens, shabby alleys, and bustling markets, often followed by a group of yelling people. , a naughty child with shining eyes.
But then, after getting along for a little longer, people discovered the troublesome thing about these little goblins in a dumbfounding way: they seemed to have endless curiosity and an extreme lack of social common sense, let alone the understanding of the big shots. Awe, always keen on all kinds of hilarious pranks. For example, when the great sage Fuluda was taking a walk, he was swooped down and attacked by goblins more than once, and several of his white beards were pulled out. In the palace, you can often see groups of goblins dancing on His Majesty Gilknife's crown.
The most amazing thing is that once when the emperor was enjoying the singing and dancing of goblins in the royal garden of the palace, these daring little guys suddenly cast a spell and turned his majesty's royal robe into a completely transparent material, causing his majesty to be naked in front of the guards and concubines♂ Ben... didn't let his clothes return to their original shape until a quarter of an hour later.
(Online game bounty plot missions - [Beard of the Great Sage of the Empire], [Emperor’s New Clothes]...)
Fortunately, although the goblin's spells are both magical and distressing, most of them are harmless fun and can't cause any real harm, so instead of making people disgusted, they are more interesting. On the other hand, as time goes by, people are surprised to find that these cute little things can not only bring a lot of fun to boring daily life, but also have great benefits for the growth of plants! In any courtyard where goblins often visit, the flowers will bloom extremely beautifully; in any orchards and vegetable fields where goblins often visit, the output of fruits and vegetables will increase by at least several percent, and the taste will be more delicious. The most significant change is in the Imperial Academy of Magic in the capital, a wasteland that was once used as a testing range for attack magic. Originally there were only a few half-dead trees, but as a group of goblins settled there, the In just two months, it turned into a vibrant grove, which amazed all the teachers and students.
Therefore, just a few months after the little goblins first appeared, these cute little beings have become people's most welcome guests. No matter where they fly, there are kind-hearted people who happily serve them all kinds of things. Treasured sweets - cream, pastries, honey, icing, sugar cubes, preserved fruits, fruits... to treat these little guys who are addicted to sweets, hoping that they will bring more good luck to themselves. (According to the settings of the game, goblins should like to eat desserts, so high-sugar food can replenish the goblin player’s physical strength several times more than the same amount of ordinary food.)
Of course, there are inevitably those profiteers who try to organize manpower to capture a large number of these precious little goblins, and then hoard them and sell them at high prices. But unless he is willing to keep providing delicious food and drinks to the captured little goblins with a smiling face, otherwise These naughty little guys either quickly used their magic spells to escape from prison, or they exploded angrily, leaving the "bad guys" who captured and imprisoned them with nothing in the end...
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In fact, even the great sage Fuluda himself, who was often attacked and had his beard pulled by goblins for unknown reasons, fell under the cuteness offensive of these goblins. I saw him standing at the window, listening quietly to the goblin's singing for a while, then turned around and opened a jar of the finest honey he fished from the emperor, placed it in front of the window sill of the office, and waved at the goblin flying not far away. Wave, send a silent invitation.
After a while, these cute little guys gathered on the window sill of the Great Sage Fulda's office. They used their thin and clear voices to softly hum songs without intonation while floating in the air of the Great Sage Fuluda. In front of the guests, they rushed to taste the fragrant honey.
With a kind smile, Great Sage Fuluda carefully looked at the little fairies in front of him. In his eyes, these little fairies looked like teenage girls, but their bodies were only as big as a palm. All of them were wearing clothes similar to low-cut long skirts, but they were much more compact and close-fitting, and the skirts were so short that they only covered their buttocks, exposing their small, white limbs.
And behind each little goblin, a pair of translucent wings with beautiful patterns like butterflies are constantly flapping, and you can even see a little bit of tiny light dust shining with faint light flying down, making the little goblin's eyes fly. The whole body exudes a hazy brilliance.
——The fine dust falling from the wings of fairies is "fairy dust", a very useful magic material. As soon as this kind of East-West came out, it became a treasure that made alchemists crazy about it. According to the research of several alchemy masters at the Imperial Academy of Magic, fairy dust has amazing effects in making potions or tempering minerals. Fairy dust can even be used directly as an advanced healing potion!
Currently, the price of a pound of fairy dust on the imperial capital's black market has been as high as thousands of gold coins, but it is still often priceless. In order to avoid the tragedy of fishing in the lake and prevent people from indiscriminately hunting and killing the goblins under the inducement, causing them to quickly become extinct or flee to other places, the great sage Fulda and the magisters of the college have been pushing the court to enact a protection bill. , attempting to clamp down on the illegal trade in fairy dust...
However, even if you don't consider the expensive value of fairy dust, just looking at the beautiful appearance of these little fairies is enough to make anyone's heart flutter. The long golden or silver hair shines with a dreamlike luster. And her eyes, which are as beautiful as gems, are more eye-catching than her hair color. Coupled with skin that is gentler than top-grade ivory and white porcelain, perfect and delicate facial features, and a pure and clear breath... Even if it is the elven clan that has been rich in beauties since ancient times, or the bloodline of the Dragon King, which is known as the most noble and outstanding bloodline on the mainland, , it may not be able to reach this level, right?
Even inside. The beautiful princess in the Kingdom of Yestije, who is known as the "Golden Princess", might be jealous to the point of going crazy after seeing them... Well, of course, she might also be happy to raise them, given their size. The gap is too big and they cannot be considered competitors of the same type at all. No matter how petty a girl is, she won't be jealous that a certain doll is more beautiful than herself!
Logically speaking, as an elder who has lived for two hundred years, experienced countless ups and downs, and is the strongest magician known to all mankind who is obsessed with magic, the great sage Fuluda should not be stunned at this time, but he It was true that seeing the pure beauty of these little goblins made him feel dazed and imaginative for a moment... But after a moment, he calmed down, turned around, opened a book, and wrote his "Little Goblin Observations" Log》：
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"...Based on the current observation summary, the goblins that just appeared in this world this year should be an omnivorous flying intelligent monster, about the same size as a pigeon, with translucent wings like a dragonfly. They like to eat high-quality food Sugary desserts, but they do not exclude meat and fish. They have an indescribable affinity for plants, making farmland and pastures productive and beneficial to humans.
Like intelligent monsters such as goblins, goblins also use their own unique spells, some of which have effects that are similar to human magic. Moreover, whether among humans or among goblin groups, members who can become magic chanters are very rare in proportion to the population. But the goblins are a strange race whose members are all magic casters. However, the effects of goblins' spells are generally as small as their size, and they can only perform some harmless pranks. So far, they have not been found to be able to use powerful attack magic, so they cannot be expected to play a direct role in war. However, he does have some talent in treatment, and there have been reports of injured people being treated by goblins.
Next, goblins are very curious creatures and have a very high learning efficiency, which is very contradictory to their usual behavior. From what I observed, they were apparently able to understand human speech, understand the meaning of most gestures, and display complex expressions such as anger or happiness. But the strange thing is that it cannot learn human language and can only produce strange and beautiful tones like singing. So far, they still cannot communicate with us using human language. In view of this, I suspect that the goblins have some problems with their vocal organs, but there is no direct evidence. If we want to know for sure, unless we collect a large number of goblins, conduct vivisection and comparison, and carry out various destructive studies (this paragraph is full of smears)..."
Damn it! I must be crazy! To think that such an idea would arise!
The old magician suddenly dropped his pen, stretched out his hand to scratch his hair, sighed and said to himself.
As a magician who takes the pursuit of lofty knowledge as his highest goal in life, how will he deal with this when he discovers a magical creature that he has never heard of before, and this magical creature can also use magic that he has never seen before? What about magical creatures?
Should he be caught immediately, slaughtered, skinned and boned, made into a specimen and studied thoroughly?
Or should we slowly observe and raise it for a period of time, and then peel off the skin and bones and study it carefully after collecting enough information?
As a true magician, Fluda and his students and juniors have actually done the above cruel things.
Not to mention experimental animals such as rabbits, rats, cats and dogs, cattle and sheep, even humans, elves, orcs and other intelligent monsters are often used by him to conduct various crazy magic research. There are so many of them, It even made the old magician too lazy to remember.
In the magic academy of the Bahas Empire, all kinds of research that goes against human ethics have always been tacitly allowed.
But at this moment, Fluda was surprised to find that he actually softened his heart.
Is it because the little thing in front of you is too beautiful and innocent, so you don't want to destroy it?
Alas, even though his hands have been dirty for a long time, he still shows kindness inexplicably. It seems that he is also a hypocritical and pretentious guy.
Great Sage Fluda gave a bitter smile, closed the observation journal, and then picked up a summary of the recent political and military information handed over by the emperor's order. He read it quickly, and soon couldn't help but frown. , the original relaxed mood in my heart immediately disappeared.
——Although for the past half year, the Bahas Empire has been immersed in the wonderful atmosphere of peace and prosperity, and has also encountered interesting new things like little goblins that it has never seen before. But from the perspective of the entire world, human beings are still in various crises of destruction and death.
The Dragon Kingdom in the southeast of the Bahas Empire, this small eastern fortress of the human world, is facing an unprecedented fierce offensive from the orc army in the middle of the continent. This country's army has suffered repeated defeats, and thousands of human civilians have become meat in the mouths of the brutal orcs. Even with large-scale reinforcements from its ally, the Silian Theocracy, the Dragon Kingdom's front line is still shaky, and it may be in danger of national subjugation.
Although the war has not yet reached the border of the Bajas Empire, it is not far away. Once the Dragon Kingdom, which serves as a barrier on the eastern front, is destroyed, will the orcs continue to advance westward and invade the Silian Theocracy, which has supported the banner of "human supremacy" for many years, or will they turn north and attack the Bahas Empire? The southeastern territory of the country is hard to say. The empire must take precautions early.
And the old rival of the Bajas Empire in the west, Li. The Kingdom of Yestije has experienced catastrophe for more than half a year under the ravages of the undead army. This game originated from the border cities and fortress cities of empires and kingdoms. Lantel's undead disaster has already ravaged Li. Approximately one-third of the territory of the Yestije Kingdom caused immeasurable devastation. But the mastermind behind it is still hiding in the shadows.
Based on some information obtained by the Imperial Intelligence Department through secret channels, the fortress city was initially planned. The murderer of Lantier's undead natural disaster seems to be the old evil organization "Zhilanong" on the mainland. However, after the rise of the undead army, "Zhilanong" has completely lost control of the situation there. The commander-in-chief of this undead army has also turned into a monster and a demon... Although the ruling and opposition parties of the Bajas Empire are very happy to see their old rival. Despite the unlucky appearance of the Yestije Kingdom, they could not help but be secretly frightened by the destructive power of these undead, and quietly increased their vigilance.
Fortunately, so far, this unprecedented undead catastrophe has not affected the empire's territory at all.
This is not mainly because the empire has built an iron wall on the border, but because there is a powerful magic chanter with mysterious origins in the fortress city. After the undead catastrophe broke out in Lantier, some surviving refugees were taken in. Then he established a small independent force of his own on the edge of the Kaz Plains and the Great Forest, and successfully kept the undead army at bay. And his sphere of influence is precisely stuck between the empire's border and the forces of the undead, virtually blocking the undead army's spearhead from reaching the empire's territory...
"...Only with the power of himself and some followers, plus a few low-level adventurers at most, he was able to contain the undead army that was ravaging half of the kingdom? It's not easy! It seems that this The mysterious magician named Ainz should be as powerful as the ancient legendary hero! Well, it seems necessary to test his attitude towards the empire and his true strength..."
The Great Sage Fluda muttered like this. He carefully looked at the description of the Ainz magician by the Imperial Intelligence Department, but found that it only contained some hearsay collected from the mouths of businessmen, and it was extremely brief and vague. He couldn't help but feel deeply. He frowned deeply.
After stroking the beard on his chin and thinking for a moment, he rang the bell at hand, summoned one of his closest disciples, and gave this order, "...You go and contact the Adventurer's Guild in the Imperial Capital... No, wait, This time's matter seems to have gone beyond the scope of the Adventurer's Guild! You'd better find a way as soon as possible and contact the 'black workers' in the imperial capital to see if anyone is willing to serve as a temporary spy..."
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