Wizard: Starting from the Skill Tree-Chapter 596: Understanding

Transactions can be secured through system guarantees, ensuring a high level of safety.

However, trades here must also comply with the laws of the Seville Empire, with various standards and requirements for different types of goods transactions that must be strictly adhered to.

Duke noticed that the information flow here was extremely fast, with information on popular tasks or scarce goods refreshing almost every second.

For most everyday transactions, this trading market is extremely convenient, saving many hassles and eliminating concerns about mutual trust between the parties.

However, for things that are inconvenient to appear in the trading market, such trades cannot be conducted in the market.

Additionally, since taxes are required in the trading market, many people choose private trades to evade taxes.

Duke then browsed the news and announcements section, with the headline news about the Empire’s development progress of a newly discovered resource point in a certain plane, accompanied by a slightly shaky battle footage shot by a flying mechanical body, showing the Imperial Army engaging in combat with some strange crystal creatures.

Other news included the acceptance of a newly developed neural-interactive exoskeleton by a mechanical master, adjustments in some resource exchange rates by the Empire’s central bank, and a reminder announcement about strengthening the supervision of unreported contacts with other planes.

The news reporting style was objective and concise, filled with the Empire’s unique sense of pragmatism.

Finally, he clicked on the knowledge base and library module.

This section connects to the publicly accessible part of the Empire Library, and Duke tried to search for Witch Array simulation battlefield.

Numerous entries were immediately listed on the screen, but most displayed insufficient permissions, requiring a higher citizen level or a high access fee to view.

Only the most basic introductory articles were available for free reading.

From these basic articles, he learned that the Witch Array simulation battlefield is indeed one of the top technologies of the Seville Empire, developed primarily by the Empire’s Mechanical and Illusion Research Institute.

It is not a physical structure but a vast network of Witch Arrays covering specific areas, with access points distributed in several major cities of the Empire, Anvil Castle being one of them.

Its main principle is to use powerful illusion magic, soul projection technology, and a complex energy simulation system to construct a battle environment that feels almost real, where users can engage with various simulated enemies, even conduct actual combat training under specific conditions without the risk of real death.

The article mentioned that using the simulation battlefield requires a fee, which fluctuates based on the strength of the simulated enemies, environmental complexity, duration, and other factors. The access location is in the combat evaluation and training center of Zone 7 in Anvil Castle.

Having obtained the key information, Duke closed the knowledge base, clicked on hotel services, and ordered a dinner prepared by the hotel kitchen, said to fuse local specialties with flavors from other planes.

He also used the system to query the most convenient public transport route to the Zone 7 combat evaluation and training center, which was a type of overhead rail transit tool known as the maglev train.

About half an hour later, the dedicated delivery window by the room door emitted a soft three-tone prompt and a green indicator light lit up.

He walked over and opened the small metal hatch with a thermal rune, inside was a square dining tray with a simple and smooth design, made of matte metal and a transparent crystal cover.

Placing the tray on the table in the living area, Duke noticed that when the tray bottom touched the table, a small circle of runes lit up on the table surface, seemingly activating a very small constant temperature Witch Array to keep the food at its optimal temperature.

He lifted the crystal cover, revealing the full sight of the dinner, not only was the aroma enticing, but its presentation was also highly distinctive.

The main course was called grilled dragon ribs, which weren’t actually from a real dragon but from a type of large lizard demon inhabiting volcanic regions, with fire elements contained within its body.

The ribs were cut into lengths suitable for a single serving, grilled to a perfect caramelized grid on the surface, brushed with a glossy, slightly sweet and smoky flavored secret sauce that reportedly blended rare spices from a certain plane.

The meat looked tender and juicy, and with the accompanying metal utensil shaped like a miniature wrench, a gentle cut separated the meat from the bone.

The side dish was a steam garden salad, held in a small crystal bowl, filled with a colorful vegetable salad.

What was special was the extremely thin, almost transparent vegetable crisps covering the salad, which were cut into intricate geometric shapes like screws, springs, nuts, etc.

The dressing was in a miniature, test-tube-like container, to be applied by Duke himself, the sauce was a sweet and sour mixture of fermented fruit juice and herb oil, very appetizing. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

The soup was served in a dark, pipe-shaped double-handled bowl, with a rich, milky white broth made from a type of poultry stock and root vegetables, with some pieces similar to pasta in texture but made from magic plant starch energy conduit noodles floating inside.

The surface of the soup was sprinkled with some toasted, crushed nuts, simulating the texture of metal shavings.

The dessert was a small multi-tiered serving tray, the top layer holding a few macaroons, as small as a fingernail but crafted to look precisely like gears, with a crispy shell and a raspberry jam filling.

The middle layer had some chocolates with a metallic sheen, melting in the mouth with a rich dark chocolate flavor, while the bottom layer contained a few butter cookies shaped like screws, crispy and sweet.

The entire dinner, from the design to the names, as well as the choice and preparation of ingredients, was deeply imprinted with the aesthetic and culture of the Seville Empire’s Mechanical Wizards, a popular choice for visitors here.

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The next morning, Duke experienced a night of meditation in the tranquil meditation room of the Gearheart Hotel, and indeed the effect was quite good.

He then donned a dark wizard robe convenient for movement, stored the necessary items in his Space Ring, and energetically walked out of the room.

He had already planned his route through the information crystal screen.

Taking the hotel’s dedicated elevator straight to the ground floor, walking through the grand and bustling lobby, he exited the hotel door, blending into the unique lively and orderly morning hustle of Anvil Castle.

Following the guidance, he walked for about ten minutes to a maglev train station resembling a giant turbine engine.

The station was entirely constructed of metal and glass, with a turnstile at the entrance for automated ticket verification, requiring only a swipe of the hotel room card over the sensing area for the gate to silently slide open.

This is because the room card contained temporary pass authorization, included as part of the hotel service.

On the platform, a streamlined silver-gray train quietly rested on the track with the indicator lights flashing.