Infrastructure starts from the game

For the second half of the journey, the singer still took the train.

Train tickets provided by Academy City.

Although Gancak is not reliable at all, he is very reliable in his work. After noticing that Angel was very concerned about the follow-up of the collapse accident, he immediately sent someone to the train station to take the car to the railway station. The magic material is sent to the destination, and the personnel are also handled like the goods.

So the carriage that the singer rides in is the cheapest one.

This kind of carriage is almost a cargo carriage, there are no seats in it, generally there are goods to pull goods, no goods to pull people, nearby residents will also evade fares and get on the train for two stops, and even drive cattle to the train, A mess.

However, this collapse accident was not Academy City's fault in the first place, so I was very grateful for the other party's willingness to help, not to mention that the singer was also in a wheelchair, so it didn't matter to him whether there was a seat on the train.

What's more, the singer is not in the mood to care about these things, his heart is like a mess.

Singer saw Cecilia's hot-selling magic broom in Academy City, and he recognized it as his magic broom at a glance.

To be precise, it was a magic broom designed and manufactured by Singer.

Although it has been almost 100 years, Singer still remembers how he has considered the writing method of core runes over and over again since his apprenticeship, how he repeatedly modified the design drawings to win this project, and how he compared various materials to find out The most cheap and high-quality plan came, and finally how to use the finished product to participate in the Shesser Expo that year, and won the unanimous approval of His Majesty the Emperor and the magic world, and became the key product to promote that year.

It's a pity that the glory ends here.

As a "civilian popular magic item", the magic broom was praised as much as it fell.

At that time, Magic Gear produced tens of thousands of magic brooms, but only a few dozen were sold in the end. However, the unknown bicycles at the Expo were all over the streets and alleys of several major cities, and the bells could be heard wherever they went. .

It is no wonder that at the Royal Summer Exhibition that year, the emperor announced:

"The age of magic has passed, and the age of great industry has come!"

The reason why the singer went to Cecilia stubbornly was because of his reluctance back then.

He wanted to see what kind of magic broom could still be sold well in this day and age.

Singer never dared to think that the brooms designed by him were the best sellers.

Yes, although the shape of the magic broom has been refurbished and some fancy decorations have been added, the rune core inside has not changed in any way. It is still the set designed by the singer. The Alchemy Workshop has no intention of concealing this. His signature was preserved, and it was specially placed in the most conspicuous place, together with the trademark of Magic Gear.

While the singer was moved, his doubts also increased.

Since the same batch is a commodity, why can't it be sold back then, but it is sold now?

It can't be a matter of appearance, can it?

——Although judging from the reaction of the boy holding the broom yesterday, it seems that it is really an appearance problem, especially since the boy found a special box to store the broom, and I heard that there are matching pruning shears and lubricating oil, It's not like a broom but a doll.

Singer even wondered if the current workshop owner, like his predecessor, signed a contract with the devil and brainwashed all customers before selling the broom.

But it's impossible for the magicians of Cecilia to pretend that they didn't see it, right?

Singer can't wait to teleport to the city of Cecilia immediately to find out.

It's a pity that the train didn't understand the singer's mood, and it just ran at the set speed, only late, not early.

The singer had to force himself to calm down and get through this time.

At this time, he noticed a middle-aged man dressed as a worker standing next to him. He was carrying an old suitcase in his hand, which seemed to be very heavy. Neither on the ground nor in my arms, I can only hold it in my hands with difficulty.

The singer reminded the other party: "If you don't mind, you can temporarily put things on the shelf behind my wheelchair."

"Ah! Ah...thank you."

The middle-aged man didn't realize that the singer was talking to him at first, and then squeezed out a smile on his numb face, but he still didn't want to put down the suitcase in his hand, and only carefully leaned his body slightly against the singer's wheelchair.

The other party must have been standing for a long time, and he sighed comfortably just for this small movement.

Then the middle-aged man talked to the singer and said, "I'm sorry, there weren't so many people at this time of year."

"Is that so?"

"I only go back to my hometown every year after the Holy Spirit Festival, that is, it is better to ask for leave at this time, and there are fewer people. I didn't expect that there will be so many people this year," said the middle-aged man. He looked at a few people who were also dressed as workers standing nearby. Young man, "Did everyone choose to return to Cecilia at this time?"

Those young people were chatting idly, and when the middle-aged man seemed to be talking about himself, they immediately replied: "No, we are just the opposite of you, and we go to work in the factory in Cecilia."

"? Where is there a factory in Cecilia?" The middle-aged man asked strangely.

"It's been a long time ago! But it should be in the second half of last year that the recruitment started," the young man replied, "Have you seen "Magical Girl☆Maya"? The factory I work in produces related products."

"Maya is such an angel! Our family depends on her for support." Another young man sighed.

"That movie." With the popularity of "Magic", the middle-aged man has obviously heard of it even if he hasn't seen it. "But no matter how popular it is, this is a temporary thing, right?"

"How could it be! Our factory only has orders for wand matching boxes until next year, not to mention that the broomsticks are selling well this year! The production capacity is only insufficient, and there is no obsolete."

"Yes, I heard that Cecilia City will add a few more clothing factories. It should be the little witch clothing?"

"I heard how it's the flight suit of the broomstick?"

"Should have both? I heard that this year's Holy Spirit's Day even brought up the business of magic fashion."

"That's great, my sister wants to work too!"

"And this year's Carnival in Cecilia is also very lively! My friend also saved a lot of points on the day of the carnival, and won a magic broom during the magic gear's post-holiday prayer... Ahhh, that's great! If I had known earlier, I wouldn’t be going back to my hometown!”

"It's true to save money early to buy a house in Cecilia!"

When the young people arrived at the back, they began to talk to themselves.

The middle-aged listened with an inexplicable expression, as if he didn't quite believe it, but the singer couldn't sit still when he heard the news about the broomstick, and felt a little subtle about his old club: "It sounds like your factories are all related to magic gears? Does that matter? The owner of that alchemy workshop is a black robe."

"What is the black robe?" A young man looked puzzled.

"Is it the legendary bad magician who ate children to deceive people's souls?" Another said in a storytelling tone.

This is indeed a change of times. People in the past would not mention black robes like this.

The young people laughed nonchalantly: "Haha, as long as the salary is high enough, we don't mind being cheated!"

The singer frowned.

The middle-aged man asked nervously, "...is the treatment in your factory good?"

"Is it okay? The salary is actually the same around Cecilia, but the benefits of factories related to magic gears will be much better."

"That's right, five days a week, eight-hour work system, overtime must be paid according to the hour, food and housing are included, a uniform is set every season, and food and oil are provided during the holidays. The only more stringent thing is that you must graduate from public school and get a diploma. Can enter the job."

"That's really good," the middle-aged man murmured, "There is no factory in Sensenata that can do this!"

"That's right! I heard that factories that cooperate with magic gears must sign relevant contracts to implement these benefits." One of the young people's expressions became serious, and he said to the singer, "If such contracts are all devil's contracts, we don't Mind selling your soul to the devil."

"...Sorry, I am prejudiced against the black robe." Singer smiled gently.

It seems that the new owner of the magic gear is at least a shameless person.

This is relatively rare.

The reason why people are afraid of the black robe is because most mages don't care about their reputation from the moment they put on the black robe.

From this point of view, this black robe is not bad.

thought the singer.

As for a black robe who has no purpose at all, and is simply doing things to improve the welfare of ordinary people, the singer would not even think about it. This is simply impossible.

However, someone was talking with him, and time finally passed a little faster. After three days of driving, the train finally arrived at Cecilia City at night.

Although no one reported the station, people still noticed it spontaneously.

"Ah! There is an internet connection!"

"The city of Cecilia is here!"

I don't know who yelled that, and then the crowd started to commotion.

Singer saw several passengers draw runes in the air and opened the phantom interface, and always felt that this scene seemed familiar.

"Have you arrived?" The middle-aged man rubbed his eyes and stood up straight.

He finally let go of his guard on the last part of the road, put his luggage behind the singer's wheelchair, leaned against it and fell asleep, and was now awakened by the noise of the crowd.

The middle-aged man took back his luggage, grabbed the handle of the singer's wheelchair, and reciprocated, "Let me help you get down!"

"Are you going to take this down?"

The young people who spoke before also asked, they enthusiastically helped the singer lift the wheelchair down, and then helped the singer onto the wheelchair.

"Thank you." The singer said to the young people, and then looked at the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man was still holding on to the handle of the wheelchair, but he didn't move, but looked at the sky in shock.

It was only then that the singer noticed that the sky seemed particularly bright, and it was clearly not a night with a full moon.

The singer raised his head and froze for a moment.

It was a huge upside-down banyan tree, which was brighter and whiter than the moonlight, and countless air roots fell from above, spreading all over the city.

The young people also noticed the banyan tree in the sky, and their surprise was different from the singer:

"Wow, it's actually glowing!"

"It seems to be larger than before."

"Isn't the coverage of the network also larger?"

The middle-aged man was frightened: "What is that?"

"The magic power network of the magic gear," the young man replied excitedly, he looked very proud, "Let me tell you, this is very convenient, our factory also has coverage—"

Magic network?

The one in Academy City?

Singer suddenly remembered the black robe he saw in the infirmary.

"Haha, no way!"

The singer murmured, he stretched out his hand, and drew a rune connecting the magic power of Academy City.

It's a pity that the rune dissipated in the air and was not connected to anything.

"Ah, has your rune expired?" The young man asked the singer, "The network of the magic capital seems to have several login runes for residents, workers, students, and travelers, some of which are temporary. But I I think it’s best for you to go to Magic Gear to get a membership certificate, the pre-installed ‘meditation method’ there is the most comprehensive.”

"Oh……"

The singer and the middle-aged man replied that they didn't understand half of what the young man said.

The young man was quite enthusiastic: "By the way, there is still a car reservation service. Do you want us to call a carriage for you? It's late now, and we have a factory car here to pick you up!"

"I'm sorry to bother you." The singer did not refuse.

Although he was eager to go to Cecilia to find out, but when he really got there, he became afraid again.

And it's really not good to visit the magic gear in the middle of the night, who knows what's going on there?

"I, I don't need it," the middle-aged man refused while holding the suitcase. "My house is very close, and I walk by myself every year. I'm used to it."

"Oh." The young people didn't force him.

Instead, while they were talking, a cry came from the air:

"dad!"

Accompanied by such a cry, a teenager flew down from the sky on a broomstick emitting light blue light, circled around a few people, and then stopped near them.

"Dad, I'm here to pick you up," the boy called to the middle-aged man, "give me your luggage."

"...You, how can you fly?" The middle-aged man had a completely terrified expression, and he didn't see his son's joy at all.

"Of course I can fly! I got my pilot's license! I'm the first batch!" said the boy proudly.

He proudly puffed up his chest, and said to his father, "Then I'm going to take the air patrol exam! I heard that the salary there is good, and the uniform is also beautiful. When I pass the exam, I can support you!"

"Ah? Ah!" The middle-aged man said blankly, unable to react to what his son said.

"Has the application for the air patrol already started?" One of the youths exclaimed, "I won't miss it!"

"Do you want to take the test too?" His companion asked.

"Of course I have to try it if I have the chance! I came to Cecilia so early just because of this!" said the young man, "It's because the city hall is too cunning to say such an important thing at the press conference on Holy Spirit Day! If not A fellow villager came back after the Holy Ghost Festival and told me that I didn't know about it at all!"

"That's right, it's simply discriminating against foreigners!"

Several young people applied for the city hall, and then looked expectantly at the boy holding the broomstick.

The boy was taken aback by them: "...Actually, I haven't applied for the exam yet, it will start on February Festival!"

"Then are there any requirements for applying for the exam?"

"Ah, I heard that as long as you are a citizen of the Eastern Territory, you can do it. I heard that it will be easier to take the test if you have a pilot license?" That's all.

"Then let's take the license test first?"

"I think I should go to Magic Gear to buy a broomstick first! I hope it's not as difficult to buy as a magic wand!"

"...you even went to buy a wand!"

"! Me, I bought it for my sister! Can't you?"

The young people started chattering.

The young man didn't really want to get involved with this group of people, so he took the opportunity to hold the middle-aged man's hand: "Dad, let's go back!" Taking advantage of the opportunity, he took the middle-aged man's luggage and hung it on his broom.

The middle-aged man still looked at the broom suspiciously: "Can this really fly?"

"Of course, how else would I get here?"

"It's not very dangerous, is it?"

"No way!" Seeing his father's expression of disbelief, the young man looked left and right: "I'll prove it to you... there shouldn't be any guards around here, right?"

Saying so, the boy flew on a broom to a height of three meters, and then jumped off from above——

"Ah!" The middle-aged man exclaimed worriedly.

This height is not too high, but no parent likes to watch their children make dangerous moves. Fortunately, the boy did not touch the ground, and saw a few 'leaves' floating over, supporting the boy's body.

The boy landed safely on the ground.

The boy proudly said: "Look! It's not dangerous—"

【warn!What you just did violated the traffic rules! 】A frame popped out in front of the boy, and the color of his broom also turned red, 【Warning!What you just did violated the traffic rules! 】

"Damn! Is it illegal to jump from such a low place?" the boy shouted.

He's clearly done more egregious things.

The boy looked at his father in embarrassment: "We will have to wait for about 10 minutes...ah, 15 minutes before we can go back."

"Slow down," said the middle-aged man.

But he seemed less opposed than before.

Singer keenly noticed this.

Then he thought about it carefully and felt that it was the same.

——With complete protection measures and corresponding traffic rules, this is completely a regular means of transportation, so why not worry?

"So that's the case, are the supporting facilities complete?" the singer murmured.

However, this is easier said than done.

The broomstick also received official support at the beginning—at least on the surface—but it was impossible for the city of Cecilia to agree to introduce a local law.

So, why can the other party do this?

"Uncle, your car has arrived." At this time, the young man said to the singer.

Singer looked at a few young people who came to work in Cecilia, recalling their conversation in the car, he seemed to realize something.

The next day, Singer still didn't go to the magic gear immediately.

He rested at the Adventurer Hotel for the night, and after eating the buffet breakfast, he walked around the city.

At this time, the Holy Spirit Festival is over, and the people of Cecilia have returned to their daily life, but every corner of the city is full of traces of magic gears.

——The singer saw flying patrols in the sky patrolling above the city;

A poster of "Magical Girl" stands in the city center;

The weapon shop prop shop is open as in the age of magic, selling magic items;

Some young people gathered at the game table to play games, increasing their magic power level;

Pedestrians on the road will occasionally open the panel of the magic network, or start a call, or query the map;

Passengers who have not left Cecilia City are walking leisurely on the city streets.

The city, vaguely revolving around magic gears, began to function again.

"I see."

The singer looked up at the banyan tree in the air and smiled.

He finally made up his mind and steered the wheelchair towards the magic gear.

But when he really saw the storefront of Magic Gear, Singer couldn't help but stop.

He found himself a little intimidated.

At this time, the three-flowered cat who was lazily yawning on the handrail outside the store suddenly looked towards the singer:

"...Teacher? Is it Teacher Singer?" Sanhua asked eagerly.

"This Sanhua...?" Singer was stunned for a moment, he felt that this Sanhua looked familiar, like the wild cat that his apprentice would occasionally feed.

But it is impossible for a normal cat to live that long and still talk.

Singer manipulated the wheelchair, wanting to get closer, but just when he was almost in contact with the Sanhua, a huge black mist sprayed out from his empty trousers.

"Meow!" Sanhua took two steps back.

Singer was horrified and felt the wheelchair move by itself.

"Come on!"

The singer shouted, he tried his best to pull the remote control lever of the wheelchair, but it was useless, he could only watch his wheelchair run over to the three-colored cat.

"boom!"

At the very moment, the wheelchair was suddenly pulled by a young man, who even hooked the singer, preventing the singer from falling to the ground due to inertia.

But while doing this action, the boy's head with huge horns rolled down from his head and landed on the side of the road.

The body itself didn't seem to notice this, and made a sound from its throat:

"How courageous! You actually caused trouble in front of my house!"

Saying so, the body reached out and grabbed the singer's trousers, pulled out a dark thing like a long snake, and firmly grasped it in his hand.

The singer spurted out a mouthful of blood, and he felt the unbearable pain in his feet.

But he understood it was a sign of physical recovery.

Before today, he had no feeling in his feet at all.

"Be patient, I'll treat you right away... Ah! The alchemist who ran away from the academy city!"

Hearing the last sentence, the singer confirmed the identity of the other party.

But it doesn't matter anymore, the singer had already made up his mind the moment he decided to return to the magic gear.

The singer endured great pain, tremblingly got out of the wheelchair, and smiled at the headless body:

"I'm Buddy Moore the Singer, the alchemist of the Magic Gears and the former head of the Second Workshop;"

"Forgive me for decades of fleeing, and now I ask to return to your command;"

"I am willing to be Cecilia's servant again! I will obey all your instructions!"

The singer said so, and fell down in front of Angel sincerely.

When he said this, a golden magic circle unfolded under him, even the singer was taken aback.

The oath just now, the singer only said when he became a full-time apprentice, it is a fixed procedure of the magic gear, but it is not to the master of the workshop, but to the core in the warehouse of the workshop .

The reason why the singer renewed his oath now was only to show his determination.

But Singer remembered that even on the day he officially entered the job, no magic circle appeared.

Is this master...

It's a pity that the body without a head can't express any emotions. He stood there in a daze, as if he couldn't figure out what happened.

Until a black cat rushed out:

"Meow! How dare you come back!"

Singer was startled, but watched the black cat jump over him and bite down on that body.

The body screamed in pain: "Ah, take it easy! This is Jack's body, not mine!"