My Magic Age

After the oath was taken in the Municipal Square, the second stage of the coming-of-age ceremony began: ‘The Goddess’s Blessing’.

The street that allowed the nobles’ magic caravans to drive into the Municipal Square before the ceremony was still under martial law. We, the young people participating in the coming-of-age ceremony, were guided, and thirty people lined up in a row, just like a military parade, and walked neatly on this street.

It was a good season of autumn, and red maple leaves and white sycamore leaves kept falling on the street. At the end of this street was the Temple of the Statue of Liberty, which was located between the fourth and fifth districts of the imperial capital, not too far from the Municipal Square. It took an hour and a half to walk.

The sidewalks behind the shrub walls on both sides of the street were crowded with people watching the excitement, and their eyes kept wandering on the faces of every young person.

I originally thought that the oath of adulthood was a kind of magic contract, but now it seems that this is not the case. There is no power of the contract on me.

Ying Li and I walked side by side. She was wearing a white and holy knowledge suit. We were mixed in the crowd, chatting in low voices while walking slowly. I didn't think the coming-of-age ceremony was so boring like others. On the contrary, I thought this event was very interesting.

Ying Li told me that on the eve of this coming-of-age ceremony, there were huge differences among the Imperial Capital House of Representatives, the Royal Family and the Temple on how to hold this year's coming-of-age ceremony. Everyone argued endlessly about the location of the ceremony, the host of the ceremony, and many other aspects.

However, the main reason for this big debate was that during the plane war, the Temple did not give any support to the Grand Dukes and Lords of the Green Empire, so that the damage caused by the plane war made all the Grand Dukes feel painful, so the movement to boycott the Temple of the Statue of Liberty began to break out from the territories of various lords and spread to the entire Green Empire little by little.

The oath ceremony was not held under the Statue of Liberty on the big square in front of the temple, which was a manifestation of the dissatisfaction of the authorities in the Imperial Capital with the temple.

However, contrary to everyone's expectations, the goddess blessing ceremony was still held in the temple.

This stretch of road is also a kind of exercise for some weak girls. Fortunately, Ying Li has the habit of running every morning, so she didn't feel tired walking this stretch of road.

She held up the hem of her skirt with one hand to make it easier for herself to walk.

We just passed by Qi Ge, Helena and Becky. Although Qi Ge had a smile on her face, there was a trace of envy that was difficult to hide in her eyes as deep as the starry night. Perhaps at this moment, she also hoped to walk side by side with me on this long street.

She stood beside Mrs. Manda. Almost all the people in this area were nobles who came to watch the ceremony. Helena and Becky held the fence at the edge of the square and waved to us vigorously. Mrs. Manda had a cold face and deliberately didn't look at Ying Li. Instead, Ying Li lifted her long hair and smiled at Mrs. Manda, but there was a taste of showing off victory in it.

After walking past them, I whispered to Ying Li: "It can be seen that she still loves you very much."

Ying Li blinked and whispered: "Yes, I know."

She bit her lips lightly and leaned close to my ear and said: "She hopes that I can always be very happy, but I hate her elf concept. She thinks that only elf men know what love is. Humph! Those arrogant elf men always like to point their chins at others. I don't even bother to pay attention to them."

The conflict between Lady Manda and Ying Li lies in this issue. Lady Manda hopes that Ying Li can focus on elf men in choosing a spouse. She believes that elf men are the most perfect. They have received the best education since childhood, understand the etiquette between nobles, are good at poetry and music, are proficient in art and painting, have handsome features and a lifespan of 800 years. These are the best spouses for Ying Li.

I made a "tsk tsk" sound and asked Ying Li: "The man of the elf tribe, oh, how is Nichols doing now?"

Ying Li rolled his eyes at me unhappily and snorted softly with a nasal tone: "How should I know?"

The team moved very slowly. For some reason, the team in front always stopped and started, and congestion was inevitable behind the team.

At noon in the autumn of the imperial capital, the bright sunshine made the city warm up rapidly. Standing in the crowd, secretly holding Ying Li's hand, talking and laughing along the way, I didn't feel that time was passing very slowly. On the contrary, many young people in the team couldn't stand standing under the sun, and their mood gradually became irritable. Some impatient young people began to complain. Some wanted to stand in the shade of the trees, and some wanted to drink water. They made many requests. Finally, they were stopped one by one by the knights of the guard camp who came to control the chaotic scene.

The situation here for Ying Li and I is much better. The young people around us are all magicians, and most of them have magic belts. There is always some food and water prepared in these storage spaces. If we secretly drink a sip of water occasionally, no one will notice.

Finally, at a street corner near the temple, I saw the tall figure of the minotaur Luka standing in the crowd. Following his figure, I looked to the side and saw Ryant, Fanny, Kalancuo and Katarina standing behind the isolation fence. My "Earth's Wrath" magic pattern structure was also very eye-catching in the crowd. Deborah was sharp-eyed and saw me first in the crowd, perhaps because she and I had some kind of spiritual connection.

I waved happily to Fanny and Ryant. They were obviously confused by such a lively scene, and they were also particularly excited to see my figure in the crowd. Just as I walked past them, I vaguely saw Fanny leaning on Ryant's shoulder and secretly wiping tears. Seeing Fanny like that, my heart suddenly became very uncomfortable.

Perhaps in Fanny's eyes, the coming-of-age ceremony is like the first test flight of a chick in a bird's nest. Every grown-up chick will eventually fly away from the nest after reaching adulthood. I am also one of the many chicks, and I will soon leave the nest. Fanny's feelings of hardship were revealed, which made my heart suddenly heavy.

Yes, eight years have passed in a flash. The poor child who was like a stray dog ​​has grown up slowly under the care of Fanny, Ryant and a group of people around him. It took me five years to get out of the haze in my heart, and then follow the steps of Sister Guoguo, step by step on the road of magic, and become a water magician.

From the Primary War Magic Academy to the Advanced Royal Magic Academy, what I have experienced is also accumulated over countless days and nights. Every time I draw magic runes all night, the sunset has not completely fallen when I bury my head. The sky is full of red clouds like a burning cloud, reflecting half of the sky of El City. When I raise my head, the sky is bright. I can draw magic runes so skillfully, not only because of my talent, but also because of hard work.

Fanny's eyes are red, and she covers her mouth with one hand and leans on Ryan's shoulder. Ryan's big hand hugs Fanny tightly. Their eyes chase my figure. Even if I have my back to them at this moment, that burning gaze is like a thorn in my back.

It took our team more than two hours to reach the square of the Temple of Liberty after an hour and a half of journey. From a distance, we can see the statue of Liberty standing in the center of the temple square. Originally, this was the place where the temple distributed healing holy water to citizens, but since the outbreak of the plane war, the temple has completely closed this place.

Looking at the somewhat blurry tall palace complex in the distance, you can tell the status of this temple in the hearts of the people of the imperial capital. There are twelve golden arches several dozen meters high, and on both sides of each gate there are human-shaped statues more than ten meters high. I originally thought that they were like the heroic statues on the mountain roads of the imperial capital, but after a closer look, I found that those statues were exactly the statues of the gods who came to the world from past dynasties.

At this time, the young people who arrived at the temple square first had accepted the blessing ceremony of the priests and walked out of the square one after another, giving their places to the young people behind them. However, not everyone will receive the blessing of the goddess. Young people who cannot discipline themselves and taste the forbidden fruit in advance will not receive the blessing of the goddess. Young people who have evil thoughts and no gratitude will also not receive the blessing of the goddess...

There is a row of priests standing under the Statue of Liberty in the square. There are about 30 of them. They are wearing the sacred suits of high priests, standing on the steps, holding a sacred prayer book in their hands, with solemn expressions. The whole temple is echoing with a low singing voice, which seems to be able to purify people's hearts. Those songs poured into my ears. At first I thought it was the sound of the wind, but later, I seemed to be on a battlefield in the wilderness. The scene of the dead wrapped in horsehide, the flying flags, and the flames rushing into the sky impacted my spiritual sea.

We, a row of young people, walked up the steps in an orderly manner. In front of us was an old priest with wrinkles on his face. His hair and beard were white, and his wise eyes were filled with encouragement and smiles, watching me walk up step by step.

Ying Li was right beside me. The middle-aged priest in front of her looked younger. Seeing Ying Li step up, he nodded slightly to her. Ying Li had a smile on her lips. The middle-aged priest looked at Ying Li as if he was looking at his junior.

We walked forward and stood on the steps in front of the priests. They stood one step higher than us, so they looked much taller.

After we stood in place, the priests began to chant a unique prayer.

I have never come into contact with priests. When I was in El City, I didn't have a good impression of the temple. Later, the incident of "Su" happened, and my impression of the temple was even worse. In my impression, the Temple of the Statue of Liberty and the Black Magic Hermitage are basically the same. If you insist on saying that there is a difference, it is that the Black Magic Hermitage is illegal in Green, and the Temple of the Statue of Liberty agrees with the interests of those in power in the Green Empire.

The prayer books held in the priests' arms exuded divine power. The holy power was infused into the priests' bodies, making them emit white light. I could hardly look them in the eye and could only lower my head to avoid the dazzling holy light.

"Statue of Liberty, please listen to my prayers!"

"Statue of Liberty, please bless this young man in front of you!"

After these two simple sentences, beams of light fell from the sky, each beam of light encircled a young man, and those who did not receive the goddess' blessing were left alone.

I felt the majestic sacred power injected into my body, and my whole body felt like I was soaking in warm sea water, and I felt comfortable. The sacred power turned into leaf-shaped white spots around my body, forming a huge vortex around my body, and constantly gathered into my body. I felt that my spiritual sea was full of sunshine, and my heart was peaceful.

Coming back to my senses from that extremely comfortable state, I couldn't help but glance at Ying Li beside me, and saw that she was also covered in the white light column, turning her head and looking at me with concern.

At this time, I realized that the old priest in front of me was also looking at me with surprise, and the sacred prayer book in his hand was gradually dimming. The light column above my head was like a huge chimney hundreds of meters high, piercing the sky in an exaggerated way, and the blessing light columns of other people around me were only a dozen meters high. Everyone in the square was looking at me in amazement.

"The ceremony is over, leave!"

At this time, I heard the command of the etiquette officer, and I suddenly woke up. After receiving the blessing of the Statue of Liberty, we were already adults. I smiled and stretched out my hand to Ying Li, and Ying Li generously put her soft jade hand into my palm. I held Ying Li's hand and walked down the steps slowly in the surprised eyes of everyone.

"That blessing light is so exaggerated!"

"Who knows that child? How could he be favored by the Statue of Liberty?"

"Such a sacred light has not appeared for many years!"

"Why does this appear?"

"That is the favor of the goddess! Usually only the most outstanding priests can receive this honor..."

There were all kinds of doubts from the crowd watching the ceremony.

"Silence, next group!" The rebuke of the high priests came from the square. The voice was particularly loud. The huge square was constantly echoing that voice. Sure enough, the noisy discussions suddenly became much less.

"What's going on?" I walked out and asked Ying Li beside me in a low voice.

"I don't know! How do you feel now? Do you have any strange feelings?" Ying Li responded to me in a low voice.

"No!" I checked my physical condition and found that there was almost no change in my body, and then asked Ying Li: "What are we going to do next? Are you going to attend the square dance tonight?"

"Yes!" Ying Li agreed shyly.

"Will you go to the open-air square in the third block with me?" I continued hurriedly.

"Yes!" Ying Li buried his head in his chest shyly.

Just as Ying Li and I were about to leave the temple square with the crowd, we were stopped by two priests in the temple...