We walked until late at night before our group of six found a cave to rest. After making some simple arrangements, I asked Yaruo to take a guard and go hunting to ensure that we had enough food.
"What is this? There seems to be something in it? Did Lord Hanlong capture a pet and bring it back?" Irina asked curiously when she saw the guard take off a wooden barrel from his back and hand it to me before leaving.
"Hey, we're lucky. There is a six-color elemental elf here. The two guards and I made a small fortune this time. The crisis we suffered today was a blessing in disguise!" I thought we had just rescued them, and if they wanted to get out of this forest, they must have my two guards and Yaruo to lead the way. Otherwise, with these two people with poor directions, it would be impossible for them to get out of here alive. So I told them the situation of the six-color elf without any worries, and I was not afraid that they would do anything bad to me.
"Lord Hanlong is really lucky. It seems that there are indeed a large number of elves living in this forest. But I wonder if Lord Mentor and Lord Sack are lucky enough to meet one? With so many of us coming out, I wonder how many we can catch?" After hearing me say that there were six-color elves, Irina did not show much excitement. She just said something lightly and turned the topic to Sack and the others.
"I think even if there are, they can't catch many. I estimate that except for Captain Shen, they can catch 1-2 elemental elves at most, right? But there may be a lot of other small monsters, and they may be able to capture a few big elves. However, they may have to pay a price to capture the big elves. They will not have the luck of Captain Shen who captured them in one fell swoop without being hurt at all." When Irina mentioned that Sack and his team were able to capture several elves, Clad immediately interrupted, but from the tone of his voice, he didn't seem to be envious, but I didn't have any doubts. Maybe his family background and wealth don't value an elemental elf
"Hey, I hope you can successfully capture the fire elemental elf. I also hope that other people can have a great harvest, otherwise it will be a wasted trip." I won't suffer any loss if I say nice things on the surface.
"A good harvest? Hey, it's good enough that everyone can keep their lives... Well! Let's not talk about this. I wonder what Hanlong's plans are for the future? Since Hanlong has joined the imperial army, I think Hanlong must be preparing to learn a martial art or magic, right? I wonder what Hanlong's plan is?" When hearing me praying for Thack and the others to have a good harvest, Claude laughed at me, but quickly turned the subject to me. Perhaps he was afraid that I, Thack's favorite, would blow his words into Thack's ears.
"I think even if there is some damage, it won't be serious. After all, so many people are elites in the army..." At this point, I suddenly stopped the topic. Hey, the elites were driven into a mess by a group of flame lions, and I don't know what happened to the others? So I immediately changed the topic: "Viscount Clad has seen that my body is not very good, and I am afraid of hardship. So if I learn martial arts, I may not achieve anything in my life. So I decided a long time ago that I want to learn magic. I wonder if the Viscount has any good suggestions?"
"I think so too. In addition to physical strength, another point of martial arts is that it is best to lay the foundation from a young age, otherwise it is difficult to reach the highest level of martial arts. Like Lord Sack, who is considered a rare genius by people all over the continent, he has already arrived at the gate of the temple of martial arts training when he is less than 30 years old. But who knows that his family has been helping him lay the foundation since he was over 3 years old, and he started practicing martial arts and fighting spirit when he was over 5 years old. This hardship is not something that everyone can bear.
Magic is more about talent and understanding, which is why the maximum age limit for martial arts students is 16 years old, while the age limit for magic students is 20 years old. If there is a good suggestion, there is only one, enter the Imperial Magic and Martial Arts Academy.
As long as you can get in there and come out normally, you are at least a junior magician. If you have enough pockets, and with the corresponding magic scrolls and magic tools, you can compete with intermediate magicians or even senior magicians. "
After explaining a few things to me, Cradd added some more firewood to the campfire on the ground, making the light in the cave more abundant. But at the same time, there were not many dead branches and wood left in the cave. After Cradd glanced at the guard who had been behind me, I knew what he meant.
"Go outside and find some more firewood, but don't go too far to avoid danger. We'll probably need a lot to grill food later." Turning back, I asked the guard to collect some wood and branches. After all, the two magicians were nobles, and I couldn't ask them to get those things by themselves. But what I didn't know was that when I turned around and the guard just bent down to listen to my instructions, the two magicians behind me were whispering something...
"After listening to Viscount Crade's words, I have a direction in mind. The Imperial School of Magic and Martial Arts will be my goal. But I would like to ask you two, which magic is better to learn now? What are the characteristics of each?"
"Hahaha, this is the funniest thing I've ever heard. Captain Shen, you can't just learn a certain type of magic. It all depends on your own magical attributes, otherwise you may end up accomplishing nothing.
Before learning magic, everyone has to take a test on their magic attribute to decide their learning direction. For example, when I was 10 years old, I took a test and found that my water attribute accounted for more than 40% of all the attributes, so I could only choose water magic. What you can learn in the future can also be determined through testing, and it is definitely not predetermined now.
Besides, don't you take the Imperial School of Magic and Martial Arts seriously? You can just go in if you want to? Do you know what the Imperial School of Magic and Martial Arts' annual freshman enrollment rate is? Nearly 100:1! Moreover, a large number of them have learned magic knowledge before entering school, and many of them are even magic apprentices. Do you think you can definitely become one of the lucky 1%
And let me tell you one more thing, the magic academy is different from the martial arts academy. The martial arts academy may make an exception to admit you because of your outstanding performance on the battlefield, but the magic academy absolutely has no such possibility. Its admission standards are completely fixed. If you can get in, you can get in. If you can't get in, you can get out. Even the most honorable ministers among the imperial ministers can't help you. Do you have any ideas now?" After Crade finished speaking, he laughed again, which made me laugh so awkwardly.
For the sake of a little bit of luck, I turned my gaze to Irina, hoping to see from her face that Krad might be lying to me, but I was immediately disappointed. Obviously, Irina, who was laughing so hard, definitely agreed with the former. This was undoubtedly another blow to me. Is learning magic so troublesome? And I don't want to become a great mage. Just learning some self-defense, is it that difficult
"In fact, given your current situation, I can give you a few suggestions. First, ask the minister of state behind Lord Sack to ask His Majesty the Emperor to let you enter the Magic Academy directly; second, you just enroll in the Imperial Hexagram Magic Academy; third, find a magician above the level of a great magician to give you special training for about a year, then your chances of being admitted to the Magic and Martial Arts Academy will increase greatly; fourth, find a corresponding elemental elf, or directly use this six-color elf, then unless you are a fool, you will definitely be able to enter the Imperial Magic and Martial Arts Academy.
To be honest, the first one is very difficult, almost impossible; second, I think it's a bit low-class; third, I think you can try, although it takes a little longer, but you can still learn magic from the great magician, but it's not as systematic and extensive as the academy; fourth, you will lose a lot of money, maybe hundreds of thousands of gold coins! But the final decision is still yours, I'm just giving you a reference."
Crade's words made me fall into deep thought. Asking the emperor to come forward seemed a bit out of line. Even if the emperor was willing to come forward, it was conceivable that I would definitely be envied and deliberately excluded by other students in the future. Second, unless I was really desperate, I would choose a second-rate school. Third, it was also very troublesome for me. I was almost 20 years old now. If this mysterious magic world could detect my actual age, wouldn't I be doomed? The fourth point was more feasible. Isn't it just money? If it's not enough, I can ask Thacker to borrow it. Besides, don't I have a six-color elf? But I don't know if this six-color elf is useful? If I have to find an elemental elf that suits my attributes, then it will be miserable. Even someone like Thacker couldn't find a suitable elemental elf, so how could I have such good luck if I just searched randomly