Hidden Corners

He had seen griffins in stories in his previous life, but this was the first time he heard about them in this blind spot.

If he could get closer to this creature that uses spell-like abilities, he might

"I'm very interested, so what is your purpose?" Li Chengyi said bluntly.

Since the other party took the initiative to throw out this bait, they must have something to appeal to.

"My purpose is very simple. The younger generation from our nearby territory have formed a youth association on their own, but there are not yet enough people to join, so if you can join," Mina said with a smile, her face was relaxed at this time, In fact, I was a little nervous.

After all, no matter what, the man in front of him is also a real nobleman with real power in the territory and a figure with military power in his hands.

Unlike those of them who still have a little money at home. In fact, they are already two classes.

Because whether they can inherit the family title in the future still needs to go through a series of tests.

"Youth Club?" Li Chengyi glanced at the people talking not far away. They were all brats.

"I'm usually very busy, so I may not have time to play with you."

"It doesn't matter. We don't have anything to do on weekdays." Mina's forehead jumped, she suppressed the anger in her heart and forced a smile.

"Just name it?" Li Chengyi asked.

"Yes." Mina replied. It feels like the blood vessels in my forehead are bulging more.

"That's okay." Li Chengyi nodded slightly and glanced at the hall.

At this time, a group of people just came down from the second floor. Among them, the housekeeper of Viscount Tisilan, accompanied by a bearded man in blue robe, walked downstairs calmly.

The man had messy short brown hair, deep blue eyes with deep-set eye sockets, and light dark circles. There were flames and six-pointed star marks on the edge of his robe.

Mage!

That was the only support mage in the Tisilan territory—Konovien Kasa.

Li Chengyi stood up immediately.

"Sorry, excuse me."

He nodded to Mina, passed by her, and walked straight towards the mage.

This time, meeting this mage was his real main purpose.

And there are obviously not a few people who have the same goal as him.

Several other nobles also stood up and walked towards the mage.

The housekeeper led several people to a side hall and let them talk by themselves.

Li Chengyi sat and waited patiently, watching the relatives of the two mages in front come forward to communicate. After the exchange, he stood up and bowed slightly to each other.

The status of mages in the empire is very high. To be precise, the reason why the entire Sora Empire has such a high strength and status is mainly related to the mages.

Because the founding emperor of the empire was a powerful mage noble.

When it was his turn to step forward, the mage's attitude was slightly more formal. After all, he was a powerful territorial noble. Although he is only a baron, his territory is not large.

"Dear Master Conovian, I am Carlos from the Oklahoma Territory." Li Chengyi introduced himself, "I came to see you to ask you to test whether I can become a mage."

"According to the aristocratic law, you should have undergone the qualification blood test when you were three years old, so whether you have the qualifications or not has already been determined." The middle-aged mage answered calmly.

Most of the mages in the empire also have territories. His territory is no smaller than Okla, so there is no special treatment in terms of attitude.

"Can't we test it again?" Li Chengyi asked.

"I'm sorry. First of all, I don't have any testing tools. In addition, the qualifications are fixed and cannot be changed since birth, so I'm sorry that I can't do anything." Conovian shrugged.

"Can't you be accommodating? I am willing to donate a thousand gold coins to you as the cost of spell research." Li Chengyi said solemnly.

In this era where ten gold coins can allow ordinary people to live a normal life for a month, a thousand gold coins is not a small amount, even for him and Conovian.

"I'm sorry, this is not about money, but because if I take money, I won't be able to do things, and it will be unfair to you. I don't want to make grudges with others for no reason." Conovine replied.

Li Chengyi fell silent.

After a pause, his mind began to spin rapidly.

"So, to put it another way, I wonder if you would be willing to sell some books on the practice of mage?"

"Please stop thinking like this!" Conovine's originally cold expression suddenly turned serious, and his voice quickly rose in pitch.

"Secretly collecting and purchasing mage practice books is a serious violation of imperial laws. In serious cases, they may be labeled as heretics by the Imperial Mage Association and be confiscated militarily."

Li Chengyi was so frightened that he was not even allowed to study on his own.

It seems that this is a kind of maintenance and blockade of their own position by the empire's upper class.

"In that case, I wonder if Lord Conovian can sell me some gadgets and props used by mages. The price is negotiable."

Li Chengyi asked again.

"These props require a mage to use, so it's useless even if you take them." Conovine was obviously impatient.

"Okay, Mr. Carlos, I don't have much time. I can understand your desire and yearning for magic, but I still want to warn you not to peek into the mage's field without permission. That will only bring trouble to yourself. Disaster."

He dropped the last sentence, turned around and walked out of the side hall without saying more.

Li Chengyi stayed where he was, watching the other party leave, frowning slightly.

The salon soon reached its climax, with the Viscount speaking in person, and his two daughters and twin sisters appearing together with identical looks and figures, which immediately attracted everyone's admiration.

Although she doesn't look pretty, she can still be considered cute despite all the different outfits.

The atmosphere became more and more lively, but Li Chengyi frowned and sat in the corner quietly drinking juice.

The plan failed.

I didn't expect that the mages had such a strict seal on their knowledge, and they were not even allowed to study it secretly.

It seems that the previous actions need to be slightly modified.

He was thinking about how to arrange his future actions. The income from the baronies in the three towns was still enough, but they could only barely support his daily book purchases.

If you want to spend more on mages, it is far from enough.

So it also needs to be open source.

In addition, since mage-related items are not allowed to be bought and sold privately, he still needs to find a channel that is covert enough.

After shaking the ruby ​​juice in his hand, Li Chengyi thought quietly.

Suddenly, bursts of cheers came from outside the hall, along with the clash of weapons.

He came to his senses and found that there were few people left in the hall.

The people present at the meeting were all nobles from the nearby territories and their families. Apart from his handsome face, he was actually inconspicuous among them.

Because Okla Territory is not considered strong or even weak in the surrounding territories.

So even with him, no one took the initiative to befriend him. The adults thought he was young and embarrassed, while the younger ones thought he was a baron and the threshold was high.

Li Chengyi stood up and walked out of the hall. Anyway, he made up his mind to gather the number of people to go through the motions, so he mixed in the crowd and looked at the two nobles who were fighting on the grass outside.

They were two aristocratic young men whom they did not know. When they fought, their offense and defense were orderly and methodical.

Under the applause of the two viscount daughters on the side, the two young men became more and more like roosters with spread wings, fighting back and forth.

Soon, one of the boys was hit on the shoulder by a slash, staggered to the ground, and lost.

He looked frustrated.

"Babbitt wins. The final winner will make a request within his ability to the Viscount! Who else wants to challenge!" the guard on the side shouted loudly.

Soon, another noble boy came up and was easily cut down with a few swords.

This young man named Babbitt was tall and strong. He raised his sword proudly and shouted.

Li Chengyi stood aside and watched one noble boy after another go up, trying to defeat that person, but they were all controlled by him for a long or short time and were defeated.

This Babbitt's swordsmanship is not exquisite. The key is that he is very powerful and has long stamina. He won seven or eight battles by relying on his physique.

By the time he hit the back, the people around him had completely lost their voice.

"Is this the strength of the knights in the east?" Babbitt went a little crazy. Seeing that no one came forward, he made a show of swordsmanship, with a reserved and arrogant smile on his face.

"I just came from the royal capital to visit cousin Alice and try out the strength of the younger generation here. Now it seems that they are not quite up to par."

He said this implicitly, but it also caused the people around him to frown slightly.

Someone looked at Viscount Tislan and found that he also looked a little unhappy.

Obviously this incident was not planned by him.

"This Babbitt is the disciple of a noble envoy who came to the royal capital this time. It seems that the royal family has some opinions on the east, and there are some differences with the Viscount." Mina quietly moved closer behind Li Chengyi and said, vocal channel.

"This is intentional to embarrass the Viscount." She whispered.

"Then what? What does it have to do with me?" Li Chengyi said lightly. He's not interested in any of this.

In his eyes, human struggle is far less important than seeking knowledge and igniting the divine fire. As long as it doesn't interfere with him.

"Relationship? Didn't you agree to join the Youth League? How about getting married?" Mina encouraged in a low voice.

"Not interested." Li Chengyi refused.

He is not afraid of trouble, but he does not like trouble.

What else did Mina want to say? Soon, Jayne, the young man who wanted to challenge Li Chengyi before the Youth Association, rushed out in a hurry.

"I'll do it!" Jayne was holding a single-edged sword, a shield in one hand, and wearing light leather armor. He was angry and struck Babbitt with a head-on blow.

Dang!

The two blocked each other.

Then one person raised his foot and kicked, and the other hit him with a shield.

There was another muffled sound, and the two separated.

In the blink of an eye, the two of them changed their moves one after another and fought for more than ten times, with no winner or loser.

But this is only on the surface. In fact, Jayne's strength and physique are not as good as his opponent at all. That is because the opponent has fought many games in a row and consumed a lot of energy, so he can barely fight against him.

After fighting like this, he himself realized the problem, and the blood on his face became thicker and thicker.

ah! !

With a sudden roar, Jayne jumped up, holding his shield in front of him and stabbing downward with the sword blade.

This move is his ultimate kill, the ultimate move in the Tangta swordsmanship genre - shield jumping and heavy stabbing.

Unfortunately, the opponent saw the clues of his killer move in advance and easily avoided it with a roll.

Bang.

Jayne, who was on the ground, couldn't dodge and was kicked from the side by Babbitt. He fell to the ground and tried to get up, but it was too late.

A double-edged sword was stuck around his neck, making him unable to move.

"Winner, Babbitt!" the referee soldier shouted again.

The faces of the people around him changed slightly.

After hitting this point, there is actually no point in continuing. Babbitt has fought so many games in a row. Even if someone comes later and beats him, the Eastern Territory will have lost all face.

"Who else?" Babbitt yelled, wiping the sweat from his forehead with a stern look in his eyes.

"Is there anyone else?" Viscount Tislan couldn't sit still. He was unwilling to let Babbitt make a request to him.

Whether it is for face or for the interests of the Eastern Territory.

But all the young elites from the east are here, and none of them can suppress the other party.

No one said a word.

The surrounding torches were burning and making crackling sounds. The nobles watching the show were silent at this time. The smiles on their faces gradually disappeared and were replaced by frowns.

Seeing that no one dared to speak out anymore, the arrogance on Babbitt's face became even more obvious.

"It seems I won."

The competition is over.

Babbitt successfully obtained the authority to make a request to the viscount. This made everyone look ugly.

After Li Chengyi finished watching the play and participating, he also got on the carriage leaving.

Just as the carriage drove up the driveway, there was an angry shout from behind.

"Carlos!"

A fast horse quickly approached and stopped sharply on the side of the carriage, showing the knight's climax of riding skills.

Sitting on the horse was Jayne. His face was still red and his eyes were fixed on Li Chengyi in the car window.

"Why don't you go up? Why do you let Babbitt be so arrogant?!"

".I don't like meaningless fights." Li Chengyi replied casually, without raising his head, still flipping through the book in his hand.

Although it was about cultivating insects, if he wanted to ignite the divine fire, he would need to absorb all types of knowledge.

Anyone who prevents him from igniting the divine fire is his enemy. Everyone who has nothing to do with him lighting the divine fire is just a passerby.

This is the rule he set for himself.

Protecting himself, not causing trouble, avoiding danger, and strengthening himself are the core of his determined behavior.

After all, he didn't forget that he was forced into this blind corner.

So far, he has not encountered any fatal danger that truly threatens him.

Therefore, he has reason to believe that there are huge crises and dangers lurking waiting for him.

"Are you still from the East!?" Jayne suddenly became even more angry.

"So what if it is? So what if it's not?" Li Chengyi replied.

"You!!" Jayne was speechless. The other party didn't even care about his identity as an Easterner. What else could he say?

In his opinion, Li Chengyi should be at least about the same strength as him, but he is unwilling to stand up and speak out unanimously. This is a betrayal of the East!

But now.

Jayne was riding on the horse, his chest rising and falling with anger, and he could only watch the carriage go away quietly.