Arcane Age

It is the golden autumn season. On the great plains in the south of the Kingdom of France, large areas of wheat seeds are planted on the flat land. The fruit trees in the orchards have already contributed all their fruits. In the end, they can only scatter the golden fallen leaves on the boring In the dirt.

The weather is very good and the air is clear. This kind of weather is very suitable for going out. At this time of year, the old Viscount Vincent will ride on his beloved horse, put on neat hunting clothes and cruise in his fields and mountains. Sometimes when the mood is high, hunters and young people in the territory will be organized to go hunting in the mountains and forests. Then they will return with a full harvest in the afterglow of the sunset, and then light a bonfire in the square of the manor. Chef Tom will cook these game meats. The fragrant smell of barbecue oil can make the boys salivate.

There are only five villages in the territory of Viscount Vincent, with a combined population of less than 2,000. The Vincent family's "castle" only has two floors, and even the walls are replaced by wooden fences. There are no various buildings that the nobles spent a lot of money to build. It is a decorative building that is literary and artistic but not practical. There are warehouses, stables and vegetable fields in the small courtyard. It can be said to be a standard country bumpkin noble.

Viscount Vincent is already over fifty years old. When he was young, he served as a knight guard by Count Alfonso. He didn't have his only son Therese until he was thirty years old.

Viscount Vincent has always been worried about his only son. Therese's talent in the knight's road is not good, and he can hardly sense the existence of "qi". And Therese has been restless since he was a child, and likes to wander and take risks. , is not an honest child who is willing to inherit the family business and pass on the family lineage in the countryside.

In the end, the old Viscount Vincent had to make up his mind and sent his only son to the Legrand Knight Academy in the royal capital of Paali, hoping that he could learn more abilities and experience there.

More than three years have passed since then. Old Viscount Vincent has received very little news about his son. He only knows that he is still studying at the Legrand Knight Academy and living a good life. However, there has been no news that he was promoted to a knight. news.

Old Viscount Vincent's patience has been exhausted, his body is gradually not as strong as before, and he has to consider the important responsibility of family inheritance.

He sent Therese the last letter and a check for twenty French gold coins, but he didn't expect that what came in the end was a short letter. Therese told him that he was going to learn magic!

What a joke, the Vincent family has been passed down for seven generations, but there has never been a single ancestor who had even the slightest bit of magical talent!

But Fraser is already an adult in his twenties. His will is no longer controlled by his father, and he resolutely chooses this path that seems to be a dream.

Viscount Vincent was full of worries about Fraser's pursuit of magicians. The magicians he knew were all powerful and weird, and often did some strange and dangerous magic experiments. He also once helped Count Alfonso A magician friend of mine collected magic materials, such as fireflies in the woods, black soil in the swamp, and gecko tails.

Therese is the only heir and bloodline of the Vincent family. The older Viscount Vincent gets, the more he misses his only son.

On this sunny autumn day, when the old Viscount Vincent was standing on the highest point of a small hill overlooking the golden fields and mountains at his feet, a brand new dark green carriage drove up from the road in the distance. It bears the emblem of the Alfonso family.

Old Viscount Vincent was surprised. This narrow road was not an important traffic route. It only led to his own manor and ended at the end. Why did the Alfonso family's carriage appear here?

Old Viscount Vincent galloped down the hill, and the carriage began to slow down, finally stopping outside the largest village in Viscount Vincent's territory.

The villagers in this village make a living by hunting and planting. Many people only go out to the village once or twice in their lives. The children surrounded the carriage curiously, and other adult villagers also put down what they were busy doing and started. Onlooker mode.

"Captain Sorok, why are you here?" Old Viscount Vincent dismounted and hugged the knight on the carriage enthusiastically. This knight with gray hair was his original knight captain, a fourth-level knight. An intermediate knight who just retired two years ago.

"Old Vincent, I brought you very good news this time!" Sorok happily patted Viscount Vincent on the shoulder: "I brought you a letter from your son!"

"My son's letter? Why is it here with you?" Old Viscount Vincent asked in surprise. In the past, the correspondence between father and son had always been through the postman.

"The Earl's third daughter, Marnie, is currently studying in a magic academy with your son Therese." Sorok laughed heartily: "I heard that Therese is doing very well in this Violet Academy. Already an official magician!"

Old Viscount Vincent was struck by a huge surprise in an instant. He knew that the average stage of a magic apprentice was much longer than that of a knight's apprentice. His son had only started learning magic for half a year, so how could he become a magician?

Sorok handed a letter wrapped in thick kraft paper to Viscount Vincent: "This is your son's letter. The earl specially asked me to send it to you! The earl admires Therese very much. He is our The pride of the Auvergne region! The carriage is filled with gifts prepared by the Countess, including some fine wines and other goodies. I have come here specifically to give you these gifts this time!"

What a rare piece of news. This kid Therese has been a naughty boy since he was a child. He brought several villages into chaos. By the time he was fifteen or sixteen years old, he had become the most feared person of the older girls and younger wives. demon king.

Unexpectedly, I went to the royal capital to study as a knight for several years, and now I have become a magician!

Viscount Vincent has a good relationship with the villagers in the territory, and several hunters often hunt, drink and eat meat together, so they boldly came forward: "Let's help the lord carry these gifts!"

The richness of the gifts far exceeded Viscount Vincent's imagination, including hundreds of pounds of fattened cattle, large vats of refined butter, a magic lamp, and three suits...

Could it be that this bastard Therese really became a magician? Otherwise, the earl would never suddenly give him so many very practical and valuable gifts.

Viscount Vincent finally couldn't control his excitement. Before entering the manor, he opened the thick brown paper envelope with trembling hands and took out his son's letter.

Wow…

Many colorful pictures fell from the letter paper. A gust of wind blew these colorful pictures into the air, and some of them flew far away.

The children who followed the carriage curiously along the way quickly spread out and ran in the fields on both sides of the road like catching butterflies, looking for all the colorful pictures that were scattered in the wind. return.

"Oh my god, this is a painting. Look, this young man in a black robe is Therese. He even rode on my neck and peed when I was a child. I can recognize him at a glance!" said a middle-aged man! The hunter shouted.

"Show me quickly!" Viscount Vincent's voice trembled a few times, and he suddenly started running, as vigorous as when he was young.

"This is not a painting, but the best-selling magic product of the Violet Chamber of Commerce - a camera. One costs at least five gold coins. One that can take color photos like this costs dozens of gold coins. Just Even the Earl's family only has three!" Sorok explained with his hands on his chest and his head held high.

The middle-aged hunter quickly handed the photo to Viscount Vincent. Viscount Vincent saw his son at a glance. He had not seen him for four years. He had grown taller and was not too thin. He was wearing a black mage robe and holding a hand. He holds a thick magic book and looks full of bookishness, just like the magician that old Vincent once saw!

Unknowingly, Viscount Vincent was already in tears. It was really due to the blessing of his ancestors and the grace of the Lord that Therese actually became a talent, and he was the highest-ranking magician!

"This is for you, Lord!" A young man reluctantly handed a color picture to Viscount Vincent. This is the scenery of Violet Academy. He captured the most beautiful picture when the sun rose. The photo taken instantly shocked everyone who saw it.

A total of twenty color photos were returned to Viscount Vincent, and Therese's study and life trajectory were pierced like pearls. Through these photos, Viscount Vincent finally understood his son's current situation.

It was not the eerie Mage Tower as I imagined, but the picturesque Mage Academy, which was even more beautiful than the Earl's family's castle. Living there was simply a paradise-like experience.

After a long time, Sorok patted Viscount Vincent gently on the shoulder: "Old man, your son has really become a talent! He is much better than my three useless bastard sons!"

Viscount Vincent finally came out of his emotions. He wiped the almost dry tears on his face with his sleeve: "Hey, when you get old, you shed tears whenever you want. That was not the case when I was young."

"Hahaha, I remember clearly. When the earl organized the cavalry to clear out the goblins in the territory, you were blocked in the corner by two bugbears. You were crying so hard that you frightened both bugbears. Got it! I arrived just in time, and shot a bugbear in the heart from behind, and saved you." Soloze lifted up the shorts of old Viscount Vincent without hesitation.

The embarrassed old Viscount Vincent shook his sleeves fiercely: "I was only fifteen years old at that time, not an adult yet! Besides, why did I cry later?"

"Yes, almost forty years have passed in the blink of an eye. You are already fifty-two, and I am already fifty-five!" Solok said with emotion: "It will be a good life in just a few years, and then we will have to look at the children." , Therese is really powerful now and has a bright future!"

"I would rather he inherit the territory in peace, marry a good wife, and have a litter of children!" Old Viscount Vincent was still angry with Sorok.

"Your Therese is already a magician. Are you afraid that you won't be able to find a good wife? There are many good girls in the entire Auvergne region waiting for Therese to choose!" Sorok looked at the people on the left and right who were far away from each other. She leaned into the ear of old Viscount Vincent and whispered: "The Countess also asked me specifically to inquire about your son and the Vincent family. It seems that Therese and Miss Marnie are very likely to get together in the future!"

Old Viscount Vincent was shocked. Miss Marnie was the third lady of the Earl's family, the Earl's favorite apple. She was beautiful and lovely, and the most perfect wife candidate in the minds of many young men in the family.

"Father, I am really sorry that it took me so long to write to you. My days at Violet were very busy and I barely had a moment to rest. I devoted myself wholeheartedly to learning magic. After half a year of study, I have been promoted to an official magician and am among the best among all students. I have not let you down, father!"

"This is a very good magic academy, with responsible tutors, united and friendly classmates, and a variety of novel and mysterious experiences for magicians. This is another world, completely different from the one in the capital of Paa. Li, life in the family manor, and I finally found that this is the best place for me."

"I may disappoint you. It is impossible for me to return to my hometown to get married in a short time. However, father, please rest assured that I will definitely find a wife with the same hobbies and ideals. This time is not too far away."

"The days in the country are very dull, right? If possible, I hope you can come to live in Violet this winter. I just bought a house in Nanhai Town in the port, a clean and tidy two-bedroom house. The winter here is very warm, and the island Dad, you must have seen the beautiful scenery in the photos. This is a very rare resort."

"I have been avoiding you all this time, rarely taking the initiative to contact you, and even did not come home for the birthday of the Son for three consecutive years. The most important reason is that I can't bear to see your spine that has begun to bend. Disappointed eyes. This burning and burning inside makes me unable to calm down and face you."

"But this year, I can finally straighten my chest, look directly into your eyes, and no longer avoid anything. Father, please come to Violet. This winter's birthday of the Son, our family will celebrate it together! In this letter With the ferry ticket and route plan, I have already applied for the resident certificate of Nanhai Town for you, and everything is ready, just waiting for your arrival."

"Love, Therese, September 7, 1787, Holy Calendar."

Old Vincent's eyes became moist again, his vision began to blur, and he could no longer clearly see the words on the letter in his hand.

At this moment, all the anxiety in my heart was finally put down. Viscount Vincent could finally let go and shout, "My son Therese, that is my pride and future!"