In the southern part of Aiqi Kingdom, No. 3 Red Copper Mine in the mining area of Corolin Town.
"Damn... and this one should be enough..."
In the depths of the mine, Ayrin, who was drenched in sweat, firmly grasped the iron rod in his hand, supporting his body that was about to fall, panting heavily.
This is a thin and thin young man, with a slightly green and immature face covered with dirt, but the eyes under the thick ink-like eyebrows are exceptionally bright. Sunny and optimistic brilliance.
"Asshole, it really can't be done, that's the only way!"
Suddenly, a look of determination flashed across his eyes.
"Hoo hoo!" With a heavy whistling, all his attention was focused on his hands, and at the moment when many invisible particles in the air seemed to gather on his hands, he who was already extremely exhausted suddenly He swung the iron rod again and smashed it down!
"when!"
A cluster of sparks splashed out.
The ore that was teetering on the mine wall finally fell down.
"Look at my awakening power, I finally dug enough ore, ha..."
Ayrin's triumphant cheers erupted in the dark mine tunnel first.
Immediately afterwards, he screamed, "Ah! My feet! It hurts!"
There was a burst of laughter from the mine tunnel in the distance: "Aylin, this little fellow, was accidentally hit on his foot by the ore he pried off."
"Haha, this is the third time this month, and two more times will break last month's record."
"Can't you be more careful, you actually hit your own foot again."
…
When dusk fell, a thin figure appeared at the exit of the mining area. He was covered in stinky sweat and couldn't stand upright with exhaustion. Ayrin, whose arms were almost hanging on the ground like soft noodles, limped out of the mining area and returned to the mine. Arriving at the rather dilapidated Kolorin Township, I walked into the only medical clinic in the town, Aunt Emma's Medical Clinic.
"Aunt Emma, here I come."
"Little Ailin, the old liar is still the same, isn't he dead yet?" People in the town usually start with this sentence when they greet him, and today Aunt Emma greeted him with no exception.
"I also want him to die, but he is alive and well."
"If you didn't buy medicine for him, and didn't raise him, he would have died after all these years."
"But you can't watch him die, can you?"
"So why do you want him to die... Hey, what happened to your foot, didn't I remember that it was already healed when you came yesterday? Did you smash your foot again today?"
"Cough...cough...that's not it, the old injury relapsed...the old injury recurred..."
Depressed and ashamed, Ailin walked out of the clinic with a pack of medicine in his hand. "Is the old liar still the same? Little Ailin, you accidentally hit your foot again, remember to be more careful next time." Amidst the voice, he returned to his home.
His home is under a slope in the south of the town, with a small yard surrounded by bamboo fences.
When Ayrin pushed open the creaking courtyard door, an old man with white hair was sitting at the simple stone table in the courtyard.
This old man is tall and tall, but he looks sick, and his skin is covered with traces of various years, making him look very old. The clothes on his body are the same as Ayrin's, they are all made of the color that can no longer be seen. It was remade from a mine cloth bag, but the difference was that the one on his body was relatively clean.
"Haha..." Seeing Aylin's limping appearance, the old man was taken aback for a moment, and immediately held his stomach and laughed until his body hunched over: "Sure enough, it's inevitable..."
"Where did it come out, it's time to take medicine!"
Ayrin threw the medicine bag into the arms of the old man who was gloating at other people's misfortune, and then sat down, regardless of whether his hands were dirty or not, he picked up a piece of hard bread on the stone table and gnawed on it, and at the same time muttered depressingly: "In the mining area There are fewer and fewer ores, and now it is becoming more and more difficult to mine ores.”
"But I've awakened. Even if mining ore becomes more and more difficult in the future, it should be no problem to feed the two of us." After eating two bites of bread, the depressed look on Ayrin's face disappeared again, and he became a little proud .
"It's really weird. As expected of the guy I spent so many years finding, he can still be so happy and optimistic in such an environment."
The old man squinted his eyes and smiled, glanced at Aylin's limp hands that could hardly be lifted, and said: "It seems that you can't help using magic power again today, but I remember telling you many times, When both physical strength and mental strength have reached their limits, any forceful use of mana will cause a heavy burden on the body, and in severe cases, death may occur."
"Isn't it necessary to support myself and you old liar..." Ayrin snorted disapprovingly, "And it's only for occasional use."
"Okay, you crazy boy. Now that you've awakened and achieved this level." The old man smiled slightly, "It's time to tell you the truth."
Ayrin looked at the old man: "What's the truth? Are you going to die?"
"Asshole...do you want me to die that much?"
"That's not true, I will worry about not being able to afford a cemetery."
"You bastard, listen to me now. My tests and trials for you are over, and you can prepare to go to Holy Dawn Academy tomorrow."
"Tests and trials? Cough..." Ayrin choked on the dry bread and coughed wildly. "Old liar, what nonsense are you trying to say?"
The old man glanced at Aylin, "Okay, let's start with the title 'Old Liar', why do you call me Old Liar?"
"That's because when I picked you seven years ago, you kept saying that you would teach me and teach me how to become a powerful magician, but in the past seven years, you were just lazy and didn't teach me any training methods. So Everyone is used to calling you an old liar." Ayrin also glanced at the old man, and said depressedly: "It seems that you really have a problem with your mind today, and you actually asked me such a question."
The old man smiled slightly: "But since you say I'm a lazy old liar, why don't you throw me away?"
"If you throw you away, no one will support you. Even if you find a cat or a dog, you can't just throw it away. Let it starve to death, right?"
"You idiot actually compared me to a cat or a dog." The old man shook his head helplessly, "Have you ever wondered what the town of Corolin is called in the south? A forgotten and abandoned town! Ever since the iron ore mining of Corolin After it was over, there were only some barren red copper mines left here. This is a territory that even the worst lords are unwilling to choose. Only some old miners and old townspeople who have no way of making a living outside will choose to stay here. Even a homeless old beggar wouldn't come across a deserted mine, would he? And on a cold and snowy night!"
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Night has fallen, and the stars are shining brightly.
Half a piece of bread fell from Ayrin's mouth.
"That makes sense." Ayrin stared blankly at the old man who looked a little different from usual, "Old Kings, are you serious?"
"You can also see that I'm serious, otherwise you wouldn't call me old Kings, you would just call me old liar."
"Are you really a magician?" Ayrin murmured to himself in disbelief, then shook his head again and again: "Impossible! Conspiracy, there is definitely a conspiracy. If you really want to teach me to be Doras as you said A powerful magician on the continent, why didn't you teach me the methods of body training and martial arts in the past seven years?"
"Because there is one more basic thing that determines the power of a magician from the very beginning."
"The most basic thing like this is the power of blood!"
A proud expression appeared on Old Jinsi's face, and his tone became more and more agitated and fanatical unconsciously: "The pure blood of a giant is born with amazing physical strength and infinite strength. The pure blood of an orc is born with the power of berserk, Possess incredible instant explosive power! Pure elven blood, extremely agile, moves like the wind, and is born with a high degree of concentration, and the use of magic power far exceeds ordinary people. As for various dragon blood, physical strength and usable The magic power is even stronger!"
"In this case, you have told me no less than twenty times in the past two months." Ayrin's depressed voice sounded: "And what does it have to do with me, I am just an ordinary human bloodline. It seems that you are sick I don't know, it's time to take medicine."
"You idiot!"
Although it is very clear that Aylin is a strange young man who cannot be deduced by common sense, but the impassioned narration was interrupted by Aylin's words, and Old Kings still couldn't help the urge to vomit blood: "I have told you many times , the powers of various bloodlines are equivalent to various extra talents. Although the pure human bloodlines do not have any unique bloodline powers, they are best integrated with other bloodlines! After the battle of the dragon, many powerful pure bloodlines The bloodlines have become less and less, and many bloodlines have fused many times. So far, the power of the bloodlines has not even been displayed. In the case that the vast majority of magicians do not have particularly powerful bloodline powers from the beginning, a person from the very beginning A magician who is backed by powerful bloodlines will naturally stand out in this age!"
"But does this really have anything to do with me..." Ayrin's weak voice sounded again.
Old Kings couldn't bear it anymore, and said angrily: "Can't you use your brain to think about it a little bit! You still don't understand. In the past seven years, the hard life I have brought to you, including my Some of the stories and experiences I told you are all training I gave you. Every tiny molecule in your body is already in a state of extreme hunger and thirst due to long-term lack of sufficient nutrients and extreme fatigue every day .So you are thinner and weaker than your peers, and you seem to be two years younger than them, and you didn't awaken until this age, but because of this, if your body absorbs the power of other bloodlines, it will definitely be stronger than ordinary people Many times!"
Ayrin suddenly understood: "I understand."
Old Kings let out a breath, thinking that Ayrin would finally say what he wanted to say next.
"I understand!" But Ayrin's next words almost made him faint: "Old Kings, you pervert! Not only did you deceive children's feelings, the only thing you did in the past seven years The thing is to destroy the children's bodies!"