"Ivan! Amira! Stop playing with your dragons, something serious is going on!"
Starfall 834, November 3rd, Snow Mountain in Nissii, Winterfort College.
Frost butterflies were flying in the bleak north wind, and the weather was getting drier and colder day by day. However, in the pine forest surrounding the academy, a pair of platinum-haired brothers and sisters were squatting on the ground, smiling and feeding a young dragon in front of them. .
There is a big bucket full of sea fish next to the brother, and the sister is holding a few light blue crystals that contain the magic fluctuations of the ice and water systems. In front of the two of them, there are about two people including the tail. The meter-long young dragon was devouring the fish and shrimps put in by his brother. He stopped chewing from time to time and looked at his sister with hopeful eyes, waiting for her to throw a crystal.
There are many things to pay attention to when feeding baby dragons. The first and most important thing is nutritional matching. In addition to the most basic meat, you also need to supplement some minerals containing magic from time to time to cultivate the baby dragon's casting talent. Although magic crystals are expensive, there is no doubt that they are The best choice, and such a small amount of money is just a drop in the bucket for the Makarov brothers and sisters, who have completed many tasks recently and can be said to be wealthy.
Hearing the voice of their friend not far away, Ivan and Amira stood up at the same time, turned around and looked around. In their eyes, the red-haired girl Karin was running over with the dwarf Nick, waving a hand in her hand. Zhang Xinxin's notice, it seems that this is the so-called big event.
"What's the big deal, Karin..." Amira reluctantly touched the baby dragon beside her who was rubbing her calf, and then threw all the crystals in her hand to the baby dragon. She shouted in joy as the baby dragon He whined with some dissatisfaction and said: "I am deepening my relationship with Bai Shuang. If you have anything to say, please tell me quickly. Don't waste time."
Baishuang is the name of this young dragon, because through the test of the academy instructor, it was found that compared to controlling the water element, this young dragon's talent is more inclined to create stagnant low temperatures, because now it is white and fat, and it looks like it has wings. seal, so it is very popular among girls.
"I think it just likes the magic crystal in your hand, not you." Without hesitation, the red-haired girl said nothing. She directly handed the notice in her hand to Ivan, the captain. , and then said to the two of them with a mysterious smile: "You two brothers and sisters who are almost isolated from the world will never guess what news is circulating in the academy now!"
Hearing this, neither Amira nor Ivan had any reaction, because they have really not paid much attention to the outside world in the past ten days. After all, walking dragons... It does take time to build a relationship with a young dragon, sometimes Just for the young dragons to adapt to their breath and physical contact, it takes several hours of slow adaptation, often repeated.
"In mid-November, Dean Radcliffe will personally lead the team and lead the top ten elite student teams to the Ural Plains to participate in a trial."
Before the red-haired girl could speak, Ivan quickly scanned all the contents on the notice. He frowned and thought about the meaning of the information, and then muttered to himself strangely: "The lord personally led the team, what kind of trial?" The mission requires legendary strong men to hold the line? And isn’t the Ural Plain the place where we wiped out the demonized beasts half a year ago? Is there anything else that can be tested in that place... "
As he spoke, a scene from the past suddenly flashed through the young man's mind - silver stars arced across the sky, and finally fell to the earth silently, forming a mist covering several kilometers.
Is that a trial
"I don't know. Anyway, as the team ranked first in points, we will definitely participate in this trial, so I came here specially to plan with you. We must not let the 'outsiders' behind us steal our limelight!"
Karin has always spoken so capable and direct. The eyes of this knight's daughter are burning with the flame of fighting spirit. She gritted her teeth and said: "There are rumors in the academy now. If we didn't have the advantage of time, just talk about it." The strength is definitely no match for that group of outsiders, and it is absolutely impossible to become the team with the first points!"
Hearing this, the other three people also frowned.
The outsiders mentioned by the red-haired girl were more than thirty young people brought back from nowhere by the lord half a year ago. These people had all joined the Winter Castle Academy's "War Clerks Department" and were divided into There are scattered series such as knight series, warrior series and ranger.
This is nothing at all. At most, Joshua has recruited a group of students. But what is surprising is that these foreigners, who are not local people of Moldavia, are unusually strong. Except for a few geniuses, Most of the locals' limelight has been stolen by them. Now the second-ranked team in the academy is a team composed of outsiders. Their points are just behind Ivan and others' team, and they may catch up at any time. In other words, if Ivan and the others had not completed the task three months earlier than these people, their points might have been exceeded by them.
"If we hadn't taken care of the young dragons recently, how could they have caught up with us!"
Ivan and Amira are usually calm, but they are still young people after all. When they heard such rumors questioning their own strength, they were naturally filled with anger. As the captain, Ivan immediately made a decision: "You are right. We really need to plan carefully this time, and we must take away the limelight from those outsiders!"
"Tsk, the most important thing is obviously not this. Karin, you just talk nonsense, just listen to me!"
The one who spoke at this time was the dwarf Nick, who had been silent since the beginning. When he saw that everyone was in high spirits, he crossed his arms and grinned: "I heard, I just heard that the lord held this meeting The trial is about recruiting a few students!"
"Unlike the collective training of students in the academy, the lord plans to recruit real disciples this time!" He said loudly with a voice like a subwoofer, which made even the needles of the pine trees next to him shake.
"You big mouth!"
This news indeed stunned the brother and sister Ivan Amira in an instant. Seeing the stunned expressions of the two, Karin glared at the dwarf. This was originally the information she planned to use as the finale. But Nick said it casually.
"But, something is wrong!" Although Amira was shocked by the news, she did not lose her ability to think. The slender girl felt her feet were numb, so she simply sat on the back of the young white dragon who was feasting. She frowned and began to think hard: "The lord is indeed very powerful. No, he can be said to be the most powerful people in the world. Being able to become his disciple is definitely the luckiest thing. But …”
"But Mr. Dean, you are a warrior. We are all mages. Even if we become your disciples, we can't do anything." Ivan took over his sister's words. He supported the tree with one hand and looked unexpectedly serious: "And this is not ordinary news - since no one has come out to refute the rumors yet, it means that it is most likely true!"
"Oh, what do you know?" Karin waved her hand impatiently: "No matter what, we have to compete with those outsiders. They are all warriors and they really have a chance of becoming Lords. Disciples, even if we try our best, we can't let them win! What's more -"
Having said this, the red-haired girl spoke in a longer tone, and she said in a nonchalant manner: "There is also a very powerful magician beside the lord. Although you may not have noticed it, Miss No. 3 has been following the lord. , it is very likely that she is a rune mage of the highest level! I heard that the protective circle covering the entire main city of Moldavia was written by her. If we take first place, even if the lord does not accept us As a disciple, it’s not difficult to let Miss No. 3 teach us, right?”
"Yes, and to be honest, we are just black iron-level mages."
At this time, Nick also nodded and said in support. The dwarf, who was sturdy and didn't look like a spellcaster at all, whispered: "If you can become a disciple of a legendary warrior, then it doesn't matter if you are a mage or not. I My goal is just to change my destiny and become stronger, that’s all.”
Everything that follows is speechless.
Changing destiny and wanting to become stronger... What better way to change destiny and become stronger than to become the disciple of a legendary warrior
The aura called fighting spirit spread in the silence of the four people.
At this time, in the lord's mansion.
Joshua is talking to Nostradamus through the communication circle.
At this time, due to the significant increase in magic power density, the communication array will occasionally produce some unstable noises. However, because of this, the communication array that could only communicate sounds in the past only needs a little refinement, and even the picture will be improved. It can be broadcast in real time without any distortion.
The advent of the great magic tide has led to an all-round leap in magic technology. Many unbreakable technical difficulties have been easily solved in a high-concentration magic environment. Even in the eastern plains, news of real-life magic images broadcasting news has appeared.
"You actually stole my students! Joshua, how can any warrior go to the Mage Academy to recruit disciples?!"
The warrior looked at the white-haired old mage with an angry face in the communication circle, and smiled. He calmly took a sip of the black tea brewed by Yingying, and then said slowly: "Master Nostradamus, Winter Castle Academy is no longer a pure mage academy, but a professional academy. What's more, this matter is not important. I didn't say that they will not be allowed to study in the academy after they become my disciples. You want to continue teaching? sure."
"you!"
Unlike Joshua who looked indifferent, the old mage on the other side of the communication circle was obviously anxious: "If you promote it like this, the hearts of the entire Winter Castle Academy will be unstable. Who can study spells and explore the truth with peace of mind? - Ladd Cliff, after you became a legend, did you get bored and start accepting students because there was no one to compete with you?!" When he said this, Nostradamus laughed angrily, he didn't believe in the warrior's The idea is so superficial, there must be an unknown plan behind it.
But the warrior's idea is so simple. Recalling his previous life, when he was still the master of the martial arts gym, Joshua nodded. He was indeed bored so he planned to recruit one or two disciples to pass the time. Nostradamus was so smart. , it’s not surprising to see it.
But now was not the time to chat in this regard, so he interrupted the old mage's complaint: "The empire has been in a bit of a difficult situation recently."
These words were so crisp and clear, and could not be argued with, that Nostradamus frowned and remained silent for a while after hearing it. Not long after, he slowly spoke and said in a serious tone: "Why do you say that?"
"Obvious thing."
Joshua didn't have the habit of showing off. He said bluntly: "The changes brought about by the Great Demon Tide are not just about the advancement of magic technology. My territory is around the Black Forest, so I am very aware of its influence on monsters and monsters. Action - Although the empire is not like the far south where there are jungles everywhere, large hills and uninhabited forests also occupy a large part of the territory. Driven by such a strong magic power, even ordinary forests will turn into black forests. Convert.”
"Now the army in the empire is shrinking, the caravans are decreasing, and factories in various places are going all out to manufacture transport airships. They plan to use air transportation as the main force. This is obviously a plan to temporarily abandon the increasingly dangerous suburbs and prepare to use the city as a base for preliminary purification and eradication, and then gradually The re-opening of land trade routes has significantly reduced the control of the central empire over local nobles. In addition, there are now countless adventurers and professionals across the country who have reached their limits before but failed to break through. They are all driven by the demonic tide. Breaking through one’s own realm, these sudden forces are also the source of turmoil.”
This is indeed a fact, the old mage nodded silently.
The demonic tide brought all-round sublimation to the Mycroft Continent, but this sublimation would also bring chaos. The rapidly expanding black forest and the endless emergence of restless strong men were all part of it. You know, there is a saying in the empire: 'It is better to fight against the nobles than to enmity with the adventurers', because the power of the nobles is obvious. If it is not a life-and-death feud, they will abide by the rules most of the time. If they are cautious, it is not impossible to deal with it. Adventurers are originally wandering between life and death, wandering on the edge of lawless areas. They are not good people themselves. They often kill murderers in anger and then flee far away.
Even nobles don't want to deliberately make enemies of adventurers, because who knows if these people or their relatives and friends will suddenly break through to gold or even the ultimate level in the future due to exploring ruins or other luck. Strong. Many noble families fell because they acted too unscrupulously and offended some young adventurers. As a result, they were suppressed and destroyed by them as they became stronger decades later.
Nowadays, the Great Demonic Tide has caused many people who were unable to break through to break through. This can be said to be an opportunity to benefit all living beings. However, these newly emerged strong men have changed the power structure of the entire empire, and also made many nobles who have greatly increased their strength have some doubts in their hearts. Careful thinking, coupled with the weakening of the empire's royal family's control over the local area, it is very likely that after the situation stabilizes in a few years, a large number of large and small emperors will appear in the empire, making Israel's suppression over the years unsatisfactory.
"This is just an external force. Now Israel must be troubled by problems within the royal family."
Joshua pointed out another point, but this was an internal matter of the royal family after all, so he did not say much: "The return of the second prince Dimore has undoubtedly made the eldest prince and his family nervous. Even if I am in the North, , you can also feel the turmoil within the imperial capital. The reason why you plan to break through next spring is probably to calm down those people in the empire who have inappropriate thoughts."
After the analysis, the warrior was preparing to listen to the old mage's reply, so that he could cooperate with him next year and calm down the local nobles who were ready to move. Although he himself was also a local noble, legendary strong men had special privileges. , not to mention that His Majesty the Emperor and the old mage have always taken good care of him, so he naturally wants to reciprocate the favor.
But after a long time, Nostradamus kept a shocked expression and did not reply.
Not only that, Joshua also noticed that the Shenji siblings standing next to him also had extremely surprised faces. Yingying opened her mouth, and the silver-haired girl's small mouth was now big enough to hold an egg, and Rin swallowed, her eyes looking like she had seen a ghost.
Even No. 3, who was floating on the ceiling above everyone, fell down because he stopped controlling the magic power. The magic projection was distorted for a moment when it touched the floor, and then returned to its original shape as the winged girl - this means that the artificial intelligence in a short time She lost control of her own projection for a period of time, and her expressions were also very subtle and very human.
"Truth is supreme... Why do you think so much!"
After a while, Nostradamus muttered to himself in an unbelievable tone: "I must be..."
And the Shenji siblings also began to whisper: "Master actually thinks so much, is it too boring these days..."
"Yeah, I feel like a completely different person, it's incredible!"
No. 3 also rose into the air again. She looked at the soldier from a distance and said faintly: "Joshua, you have changed..."
Ah.
Do you really think that I am a person who only uses my hands but not my brain? This is not something difficult to understand.
Seeing the response of his friends and weapons, the soldier took a deep breath, shook his head, and said solemnly: "Okay, enough jokes? I usually don't think about this issue because I don't It’s necessary, not that I can’t—tell the truth!”
"No, Joshua, I already know what you mean."
On the other side of the communication circle, the old mage who teased Joshua a little touched his beard and showed a wise smile again: "That's it, Joshua, thank you for your kindness."
Having said this, Nostradamus's eyes were confused for a moment. He seemed to recall some memories from long ago. He sighed slightly, and then sighed with an extremely serious tone: "You really didn't become famous because you became a legend. What a change.”
"Nostradamus."
After hearing the old mage's words, Joshua also laughed and shook his head lightly: "The world will change, and people's hearts will change."
"But I won't."
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