Age of Adepts

With a stack of thick books in her arms, Lucia hurried through the hall of secret magic, squeezed through the corridors with people coming and going, and rushed into the arcane academy.

Not far ahead is the Hall of Knowledge where she attends her daily lectures, and the lecturer today is the 2nd-ring Arcanist Her Excellency Brown, whom she respects and admires the most. In this way, she was even more reluctant to give up.

However, as soon as she arrived here, she was suddenly stopped by a male apprentice who rushed out.

This is a handsome and tall noble youth, who looks only fifteen or sixteen years old, but is wearing a well-cut arcanist robe with exquisite patterns drawn on it with golden runes.

According to the regulations of the Arcane Empire, anyone who has not applied for an arcane appraisal at the Arcane Appraisal Office is not allowed to wear the robes of an official arcanist. But the arcane aura of the noble young man in front of him was obviously just an apprentice, but he blatantly violated the rules by wearing the arcanist robe.

This will be caught by the law enforcement team, but it is a serious crime to cancel the apprenticeship!

And behind this noble young man, followed by more than a dozen domineering fellows, all of whom seemed to be students of the Arcane Academy.

"Sauron, you've broken the rules again!" Lucia was startled after being stopped by the other party, and then couldn't help frowning: "If you are caught by the academy's law enforcement team, be careful, your apprenticeship will no longer be guaranteed .Don’t think that a grandfather with a third-ring arcanist can run amok in the academy..."

The young apprentice named Sauron had a proud face, and waved his hand to keep the 'followers' behind him away, before he presumptuously set his eyes on Lucia's youthful and beautiful face.

"Lucia, I will ask you one last time today... Would you like to be my lover!"

There was a hint of anger on Lucia's beautiful face, and Gu Pan stared at her with bright blue eyes, and said word by word: "Sauron, you have harassed me many times, this time my answer is still only that. In other words, don’t think about it for the rest of your life! My life belongs to arcane arts, my soul belongs to arcane arts, and I’m not interested in anything else except arcane arts!”

The little girl's tone was firmer than ever, and her words revealed a maturity and persistence that did not match her age.

"You...you...you probably don't know yet!" Sauron was obviously also irritated by Lucia's 'determination'. He glanced around and found that no one could overhear their conversation, so he took a step forward He leaned into the other party's ear and whispered bitterly: "The empire has already planned to give up this war, and is organizing a retreat..."

The little girl trembled slightly.

"The number of retreats that the empire can give is limited. Even my grandfather can only take two people away. I will definitely take one, you... If you are willing to be my lover, I can beg my grandfather, Let him take you away too..."

Lucia's face instantly turned pale.

Although she was extremely unwilling to admit everything the other party said, but as Grandpa Sauron's status as a third-ring arcanist, the news was very likely to be true. And if this news is true, doesn't it mean that the empire has abandoned all its subjects and low-level members, and is plotting to 'escape'!

Lucia's hand that grasped the thick arcane tome had become protruding with finger bones due to excessive force, and it was completely bloodless. However, she just lowered her head slightly, and then she looked up at Sauron's eyes again and said decisively: "Don't worry, Sauron, even if this world is going to be destroyed tomorrow, I will not agree to your request. The day I stepped into the Arcane Academy, I already made up my mind to dedicate everything to the great arcane research. You don’t have to wishful thinking anymore!”

Sauron also seemed to be enraged, and also whispered in an unusually firm and cruel voice: "Don't worry, I won't pester you any longer. From today onwards, there is still a month until the final evacuation, I believe you will' Seriously' thinking about this issue. You know where my residence is. As long as you can come and stay with me for one night before the evacuation order is issued, I can take you away. Otherwise, you will stay here and wait and Let the floating city perish together!"

After saying that, the other party laughed and left all the way, leaving the pale Lucia in place.

…………

Maple Town.

This is an inconspicuous human town.

The town is located near a canyon surrounded by yellow-green groves.

Due to the proximity to the mountainous area, the dense fog and humidity make it difficult to see the red sun in the gray sky even at noon.

Greem stood near the entrance of the town, looked around and found no sign of arcane energy running, so he nodded in satisfaction.

"Let's rest here for one night today! The nearest human city is 110 miles away from this town, and there are no arcane buildings nearby, which is just right for us to settle down."

The other three had nothing to do, shrugged their shoulders and walked into the small town.

The town has a population of about a hundred or so households, and nearly a hundred dilapidated wooden houses are arranged in a patchwork order, outlining three or two streets and a small central square.

At this time, it was the afterglow of the setting sun, and the residents of the small town lit up their stoves and cooked dinner.

The smoke from the chimney mixed with the faint mist, making the place dark and gloomy.

The residents of the small town couldn't help being extremely surprised when they saw Greem and others in strange costumes breaking in. They all got out of the houses, kitchens, cowsheds, etc., gathered together and pointed, as if they regarded them as wandering wanderers. adventurer.

The Dark Witch Xia Ni obviously didn't like being watched and pointed at by people, so she snorted coldly and planned to make a move, but was stopped by Greem's hand.

"We are wizards, not monsters. Unnecessary killings should be avoided as much as possible!" Greem said indifferently, then turned to look at Mangles: "Mangles, I'll leave it to you!"

"No problem!" Manges smiled, and quickly handed over control of his body to Lisa Qiu.

As Qiu Lisha's head moved to the center of her neck, her eyes opened instantly.

Manges is good at fighting, while Qiu Lisha is good at spiritual witchcraft.

Therefore, as Qiu Lisha opened her eyes and snapped her fingers lightly, all the residents of the small town closed their eyes in an instant and stood still, with obvious snoring sounds from their mouths and noses.

"Okay! Everyone has been hypnotized. Until we leave tomorrow, they won't wake up on their own, and they won't remember us anymore..." Qiu Lisha smiled slightly.

Spiritual witchcraft is her area of ​​expertise, so she is the absolute authority on this subject!

"Let's go, find a place to settle down. I haven't taken a bath for several days, and I feel a little moldy on my body!" Wizard Holly nodded in satisfaction, and took the lead towards the tallest and most luxurious building in the town. house to go.

The house chosen by Wizard Holly seemed to belong to a certain local nobleman. Not only was the house clean and tidy, but even the maids and servants in it were much better dressed than the townspeople.

At the door of the house, Qiu Lisha snapped her fingers again.

This time, everyone in the house stopped sleeping soundly, but they still didn't break free from the dream, they kept on sleepwalking, and lined up neatly in two rows in front of several wizards. Looking at the costumes, there is also a middle-aged lady with decent looks and two well-dressed noble ladies mixed in.

"We're all hungry, let's prepare dinner right away! Also, boil more hot water, and we'll take a good bath after eating. By the way, remember to clean the bedroom and replace everything with new ones..."

Following Qiu Lisha's series of instructions, these sleepwalking people with their eyes closed immediately began to get busy, and quickly arranged the restaurant on the first floor properly.

In fact, with the super physique of Greem and others, even if they don't eat or drink for half a year, they won't die of hunger and thirst. But as human wizards, they still regard eating as a rare enjoyment and relaxation deep in their hearts. Therefore, under Qiu Lisha's arrangement, Greem and the others occupied each side of the dining table, wrapped their scarves, picked up their knives and forks, and began to enjoy this wonderful dinner in another world.

After all, Fenglin Town is just an extremely remote small town in Ruian Province, so the food here is naturally impossible to be so delicious. However, in a completely unfamiliar alien plane, it is enough for four fourth-level wizards to gather together politely and elegantly to enjoy a sumptuous dinner. There is no need for those so-called delicacies to enhance the atmosphere here.

Those stupid and ugly servants and cooks were all driven out by Lisa Qiu, and it was naturally the lady master and her two young daughters who could enter the restaurant to serve several wizards up close.

Fortunately, the wizards are also well-known people, and they don't have any weird hobbies, so the dinner ended in a seemingly friendly interaction.

While eating and drinking, Greem frequently raised the wine glass in front of him to greet the dark witch Shani, but all of them ended up being ignored.

During the last battle, the Dark Witch didn't show up at all, but only popped up after the battle.

If it were another wizard captain, he might have been irritated by the opponent's wanton actions.

But Greem acted like a normal person, not only didn't show any anger at all, on the contrary, he looked like he had taken a fancy to the other party. And this also brought Qiu Lisha's head down and snickering, Wizard Holly's thumbs up, and Witch Shani's sullenness.

But Greem didn't care about the indifference and anger she showed, instead her teasing became more obvious.

"I'm full!" Pushing away the barely-touched food, the Dark Witch Xia Ni stood up and pointed at the noble lady: "Take me to wash up!"

After saying that, she proudly left the restaurant with her head held high.

Looking at the tall and graceful figure of the other party, Greem finally showed a hidden smile on his face.