When Nick Tiebao woke up from his long dream, what he saw was not the ceiling he was familiar with, but the silver starry sky that had entered the night.
The night sky has always been like this after the day change. The stars are brighter than the twin moons. Because of these bright light spots, the light at night is even like the cloudy sky before during the day. It is probably because I have just woken up, so I am still a little confused. , the young dwarf muttered subconsciously: "Who turned on the light?"
"Who knows, maybe it's the Seven Gods."
Then, Nick heard a familiar female voice, with a hint of laziness in a soft tone from opposite him: "You woke up really late."
"Karin?" He turned over and sat up. Hearing his friend's voice, the dwarf suddenly woke up a lot. He looked up and saw the red-haired girl holding an iron rod and stabbing boredly into a bonfire. Poking back and forth, and on the left and right sides of the bonfire, his other two teammates, the Makarov brothers and sisters, were drinking water and eating dry food. Looking at their momentum, they looked like two bears.
Seeing this scene, Nick's stomach immediately became hungry, and he couldn't help but groan. After that, the dwarf, who was completely awake and recalled all the previous memories, immediately shouted and asked: "Karin, what time is it now? ?Is the trial over?"
"It's late night the next day."
The red-haired girl threw a piece of firewood into the bonfire. It seemed that she was tired. Karin, who had always been energetic, said in a soft voice: "The trial lasted for two days and one night, and it is over."
At this point, she raised her head in frustration, looked at the dwarf with a frown, and complained: "Although I don't remember it very clearly, I think I should have failed... Nick, you are almost the last one to finish the trial. Yes, did you pass?"
"Have you failed even Karin?!"
Not paying attention to what was said next, the young dwarf opened his eyes in surprise after hearing his friend's complaints.
Winterburg Academy, the first team of the mage department. The four members are all top-notch outstanding students in the academy. They each have their own characteristics and expertise that surpasses other students. Ivan Makarov, the chief of the academy, is the captain. His sister Amira Marklov, Karin and his dwarf Nick are team members.
In this team, the captain Ivan has excellent spell combat ability and good swordsmanship. His enchantment skills and magic that can create high-temperature flames, combined with a special staff, can instantly shoot hundreds of explosive missiles. In terms of firepower, it can be said to be the best in the entire Winter Castle.
As a genius who is favored by many professors and even Principal Nostradamus, Amira's magical ability even exceeds that of her brother, ranking first in the academy, and most of them can only use one or two attributes. Unlike magical mages, this girl is born with the ability to control all elements of attributes, and can smoothly switch to perform various basic spells in battle. The combination of powerful enchantments can be regarded as stable bow and crossbow skills. One person can Hunt dozens of low-level monsters in the forest.
Nick himself is proficient in self-strengthening magic - rock skin, giant strength, dexterous leap, keen vision, giant transformation... This kind of self-strengthening magic actually involves some silver fields, and he has long been able to master it. He can cast it in one second. His strong physique and various buff spells, which are completely incompatible with the mage, allow him to easily stay in front of the team, help his teammates relieve the pressure, and cast spells smoothly.
It is not strange for them to form a team, even if they are hunting silver-level monsters, but Nick, who is familiar with everyone in his team, knows that the strength and personality of each of them are too extreme.
Captain Ivan Makarov usually seems to be an approachable young man from the North. He is easy-going and calm. He seems to put forward his opinion on everything after careful consideration. But in fact, Nick knows that his captain is a A lunatic who can't hold back once a fight begins, and a mage who draws his sword and rushes into the monster group to release a storm of blades when he still has no magic power. This is the first time a dwarf has seen this kind of man even in a legend.
Amira Makarov is a beautiful girl with a virtuous temperament and sweet appearance. Nick admitted that he initially agreed to join the team because of Amira’s appearance, but after getting along for a long time, the feeling of closeness and admiration has long since It was completely wiped out - unlike her brother who is a reckless man, what this sister likes most is to lurk in hidden corners and shoot cold arrows, and throw out one or two sneak attack spells at random. The dwarf has suspected Amira more than once. The stalker type is a spy lurking in the mage type. Is that insidious and cunning way of doing things, always squatting in the grass, really a mage who is famous for his nobility? Isn't the Northlander's talent for wrestling bears
As for Nick Tiebao himself, he actually knows that he is a weirdo. Although there are battle mages in this world who are similar to magic and martial arts, but he is a 'mage' who purely relies on buffs and then fights with force. It is a shame among all mages - there has never been a mage who can't even use the magic hand!
But Karin was different.
Different from Ivan who seems to be approachable, but in fact he is about to explode driven by hatred deep in his heart. Different from Amira who seems cute and dignified, but in fact he will do whatever it takes to achieve his goal. It is even more different from his own magical martial arts in order to become stronger. Unlike the indifferent and unprincipled faction, Karin, the daughter of a knight, is the only one in this team who really wants to learn magic and has truly learned magic.
When Ivan was driven by impulse and rushed into the pile of monsters to kill, there was always someone behind him, clearing a path for the Northland youth to return. When Amira's hiding place was discovered, there was always someone beside her. , to deal with the approaching threat together, and when one is besieged by powerful monsters and is about to be unable to hold on, there is always someone who can use one or two not-so-profound, but extremely sophisticated spells to relieve the situation.
If we say that three of the four-person team have their own strengths, then Karin is the core that unites these three people into a team. Although Ivan is the captain, he is only in name. , the command of the team has always been in the hands of this ordinary-looking red-haired girl. She may not be a genius in terms of strength, but she definitely has outstanding wisdom. Even though Nick often bickers with Karin, he still has the deepest heart. Trust each other everywhere.
But this kind of Karin actually said that she failed? Karin, the most comprehensive among them, failed to pass the trial, so what about the others
At this moment, as if he sensed Nick's surprise, Ivan, who was eating a lot because he hadn't eaten for two days, raised his head. While chewing the dry food in his mouth, he said clearly: "We don't have any." It failed, but it’s hard to say whether it passed the test or not.”
With that said, he slightly moved in the other direction, nodded and motioned for the dwarf to turn around and found a group of neatly arranged, comatose college students and knights in an open space not far away. In their team, there are several priests in white robes who are using holy light from time to time to observe the complexions of these unconscious people.
"Those are all failed ones. According to the Lord, they failed to pass the test. Part of their spiritual power was used as a sacrifice and dedicated to the god's seal as a sacrifice."
After swallowing the last bit of dry food in one gulp, Amira followed up on her brother's words. The Northland girl, who didn't have to maintain a beautiful girl posture in front of her friends, patted her belly in an extremely indecent manner and said with emotion: "It feels so comfortable... By the way, Nick , you haven’t said yet whether you have passed the trial or not—everyone’s mission seems to be different, but the later you wake up, the higher the completion level, and you will be almost the last one to wake up.”
The dwarf, lost in thought, recalled the tasks he had experienced in that environment.
It was an arduous trial. First, there were various puzzles and spell tests to test the agility, aptitude and basic magic skills. As a weirdo among dwarves, Nick's agility and aptitude are considered to be very important for a mage. First-class, otherwise he would not be able to enter the Mage Academy, but just to test the basic skills of magic without using other spells, he happened to use the body strengthening spell to get a high score.
What follows is a series of small trials, most of which are about human choices, testing character and decision-making. It just so happens that dwarves usually have a good outlook on things and are quick to do things. For the so-called unfair things and The villains with evil intentions were killed by smashing their teeth with one fist. Nick didn't even remember whether he had thought about it. This level passed so quickly.
And in the end, it was a test about his greatest weakness... Thinking of that, the dwarf's expression changed slightly, and his heart tightened suddenly.
In the illusion, boiling lava spread under his feet, and scenes that were unforgettable reappeared before his eyes, making his breathing quicken.
"Well, if you don't want to think about it, don't think about it. The last step of the trial is indeed a bit uncomfortable."
Seeing this, Karin immediately stood up and comforted her. She walked to Nick, who looked ugly, and handed him dry food and water in his grateful eyes. The red-haired girl sat next to the dwarf and said to herself with some emotion. He said to himself: "Everyone has a past that they don't want to talk about, but for me, it's a good thing to be able to see my own weaknesses clearly."
"yes."
The young dwarf, who had always been accustomed to shouting, rarely responded to his friend in a low voice this time. He saw the Makarov brothers and sisters clenching their fists, even with veins popping out, and knew that the other party was a mountain village that was slaughtered by a mad dragon. Nick, the last survivor, has already guessed what the opponent's trial is. In the next moment, he recalled the results of his trial, and the complicated emotions in his heart surged, and finally turned into silent sighs.
"I passed the test." In front of several of his friends, the dwarf Nick Ironburg said calmly: "I defeated my fear."
And in his heart, the originally weak voice of will began to surge and roar, until finally, it turned into an indestructible pillar of faith, supporting the dwarf's spiritual world.
Stay alive.
He thought so. Defeat this world, become stronger, and live forever.
And just when the four-person team was surprised by the young dwarf's answer, not far away in the sky, a man walking in the sky with his own weapons stood above the clouds, looking down at the earth.
The black-haired man's flight does not use the recoil of some kind of force to get the power to rise. Compared with that primitive method, he uses a more subtle and basic force, for example, using magnetic levitation. Another example is to isolate oneself from gravity.
Joshua was walking in the clouds, and his whole body was flashing with countless tiny silver light spots that were almost impossible to see with the naked eye. Every moment, the silver light spots absorbed a large amount of free energy and matter in the surrounding atmosphere and transformed it into themselves. At the same time, they are combined in a natural way to interweave a new rune, and then use the power of this new rune to transform the man's body.
All the details on the earth came into his eyes. Joshua looked at the teams resting around the campfire, flipping through the 'information' about these trials in his mind.
Sinur, the god of rivers, almost overloaded and collapsed because he tried to find out his weaknesses through calculations. However, the clone of the god of power came and repaired his seal, so for all the trialists, nothing happened. The only difference in being affected is that the warrior was directly connected to the illusion of Shinur's core gods before, allowing him to see the trial process of all those participating in the trial.
Now, what is swirling in the warrior's mind is the information of several people who have passed the test, or in other words, have achieved the requirements of Shinur.
Unlike most people who think that Joshua is just joking or spreading rumors, the warrior now really plans to recruit one or more disciples, not just because of boredom, but because it is indeed necessary.
At this moment, the Earl of Northland of the Radcliffe family is already a legendary strongman, one of the top combat powers in the world. His presence can increase the overall strength of the Mycroft Continent by several percentage points. If he is willing to accept a few disciples and leave his legacy of becoming a legend, then it is normal to continue to increase his overall strength by a few percentage points, and the entire Moldavia Territory will undoubtedly receive a huge increase in strength.
Of course, Joshua is not narrow-minded and unwilling to spread the existence of his inheritance. He has always felt that it is the person who determines the quality of a practice method and the wisdom that can understand the knowledge, not other messy things. If this is not the case, There would not be more than thirty quasi-inheritors of the Grandia world.
However, Joshua's requirements are also very strict, and he does not allow any of his students to be fake. Thinking of this, the warrior recalled the only apprentice he had in his previous life. He did not expect these students on the Mycroft continent to be able to compare with that one (1), but at least they must be better than excellent.
It just so happens that a god's mist of misfortune descended on the Northland. As gods, they will never favor anyone. The most fair thing is that the person chosen by them as their successor, even if he is not a genius, is definitely unique. place.
"So, I am not competing with Nostradamus for students."
Under the confused gazes of the Shenji siblings who were flying with their master, Joshua walked with his hands behind his back, slightly raised the corners of his mouth, and whispered to himself: "I compete with those gods to inherit the inheritance."
After all, the mist of divine calamity in the previous life was a copy, but the mist of divine calamity in this world was a real inheritance. There was an essential difference between the two. Looking through the information about the trial, Joshua used layers of images in his mind. He saw several people he knew very well.
Let’s not talk about the inheritors from the world of Grandia. They all come from a desperate world like the end of the world. It is not surprising that they can pass the trial. What the warrior cares about is a few of the Winter Castle Academy.
Ivan Makarov, Amira Makarov, Karin Sindra, and Nick Ironburg, these four people have all roughly completed the trial and are among those who have reached the age requirement of Shinur. The lowest and most promising batch. Surprisingly, the rune dwarf Nick has the highest degree of completion and is currently the number one successor candidate in Shinur's heart.
Joshua is very familiar with these four people, because they are basically members of the first group - the first team of Winterkeep Academy. They have occupied the first position on the credit list from beginning to end, and have completed many achievements at their level. The difficult task that should be impossible to complete has received many awards from Master Nostradamus and him. The warrior remembers that he even gave them the healthiest white dragon egg.
—It’s really rare that an entire group succeeds.
This abnormal situation undoubtedly aroused Joshua's interest, and he looked at the scene of their final trial seriously.
After a while, the soldier who browsed through it slightly narrowed his eyes.
The wind was shrill, the night was silent, and the crackling sound of burning flames spread in the air with the loud noise of the collapse of the house. In the forest village ignited by dragon fire, the two brothers and sisters tried their best to contend with the fire dragon that destroyed their hometown. , relying on traps, courage, wisdom and a little bit of luck, he finally succeeded in dying together with a male and female fire dragon couple.
Courage, tenacity and perseverance to the point of madness made these two people.
The horn sounded melodiously, the north wind howled, and in the black forest at the foot of the Great Ajax Mountains, endless monsters poured into the fortress like a tide. But when the fortress was completely surrounded, it was no longer just crying. , the girl who prayed that her father could return alive stood beside her father with a new attitude. At this time, the descendant of the knight showed extraordinary commanding art and magic skills. With her own wisdom, she wiped out waves after waves of A sudden wave of monsters came.
Her intelligence, keen observation and scheduling ability make her shine.
And finally, there was a bright underground cave, with lava boiling and high temperature spreading. Accompanied by a slight earthquake, the sudden influx of magma chamber caused a remote underground dwarf village to be engulfed by overwhelming golden-red lava. At that time, Except for a dwarf child who survived because his parents burned the power of blood to protect him, no one survived in the village. Now it has welcomed a real mage. The dwarves back then were different from their parents who could only use blood-based spells. , who has studied hard for many years and has been able to quickly use more than a dozen different blessing spells. He can only use these spells and successfully rescued everyone in the village despite the exhaustion of his magic power.
Years of persistence and determination to never give up have made an ordinary child grow into a responsible man.
"In order to win, you can do your best to become stronger, courage and the madness hidden in your heart."
"In order to succeed, you can strive for it by any means, determination and never give up."
"I want to inherit my father's ambition and become a being that attracts everyone's attention and respect, with wisdom, skills and communicative skills."
"I want to..." Summarizing the deep thoughts of those who passed the trial and seeing the essence of their hearts, Joshua, who was choosing his disciples, suddenly frowned. This was not death, but something strange: "Want eternal life? Just want to become stronger and live forever. There is no reason?"
Where did the immortal come from? If you look closely, he is still a dwarf. Why is he so enlightened
It’s not that Joshua thinks it’s weird. In fact, pursuing immortality and pure strength is not only not strange as an ambition, it’s also a very lofty ideal. It’s no wonder that such a person with a vast world in mind and his own pursuits would He was listed as a candidate for successor by the Lord of the River, but...how did he become a mage
And what's the difference between a dwarf who doesn't know any spells except self-strengthening spells and a warrior? No, this is a different kind of warrior! (3)
Thinking of this, Joshua was a little thoughtful. He raised his hand, and silver-gray light spots gathered from all over his body, and then formed a mist like stars in the palm of the warrior's hand.
Although this mist looks light and thin, as if it does not exist, it is actually the power of steel that the warrior has understood after experiencing many worlds. The mist is just the way it expresses itself in the mortal world, and it is just this little bit that belongs to him alone. The incomparable power of steel is condensed, and its weight is greater than that of a hill. If it touches the earth, it will even sink directly into the center of the earth.
The power of steel itself is the existence that derives magic power and vitality. In his inheritance, the two cannot coexist, but there must be a place where energy can be connected and utilized with each other.
"In this case… "
Muttering to himself, Joshua looked at the four people who were chatting with each other in surprise around the campfire, and the prototype of such a practice method emerged in his mind: "There is something that can be given to them for verification."
"Hotaru, Rin."
He suddenly gave an order, and the soldier said to the Shenji sisters in a relaxed tone that had not been seen for a long time in the past: "In a few days, when they are all rested."
Having said this, he pointed to the people under him: "Just call those people to the Lord's Mansion to see me."
Thank you, Shinur, these inheritors you selected are very good.
But now, it's all mine!
1: There will be an extra episode in a few days (probably)
2: Anduin's tone, thank you, sorry, it's mine.
I recommend a friend's book, "Dragon Vein King", a new book written by a certain boss. It's very interesting! (Never a eunuch)
Two chapters in one, I posted them together if I didn’t want them to be broken. Please give me your monthly vote.
(End of chapter)