My Magic Age

Two priests in white robes stood in front of me, blocking my way.

The young men and women around me all looked at me in surprise.

Ying Li and I stopped and let go of Ying Li's soft little hand. I took a step forward and said to one of the older priests: "Dear priest, do you have anything to do with me?"

The priest exuded a faint divine power, and felt like he was wrapped in white light, like a person in a dream, which seemed a bit illusory and unreal.

His eyes fell on the magic badge on my chest, and he asked me in surprise: "Are you a magician?"

I nodded and said to the priest: "I am a first-year water magician at the Imperial Academy of Magic. My name is Jijia."

"..."

Hearing my answer, the elderly priest was obviously speechless.

Ying Li and I blocked the exit of the temple square. Because there were so many people rushing around to watch the ceremony, the exit was not too wide. A few of us stood here, directly blocking the back of the young man who received the blessing. Everyone crowded There was no way to get out at the only exit of the square, and all eyes were focused on the two priests.

"Teacher, how could a magician become a person favored by the goddess?" The younger-looking priest became a little uneasy and couldn't help but asked the older priest in a low voice: "Shouldn't it be a person who is favored by the goddess?" A warrior or knight who changed his profession to become the guardian of the temple - the battle priest? "

The old priest held a prayer book, glared at the young priest, and said to him: "Remember not to speculate on the goddess's thoughts. We are servants of the goddess and must act in accordance with the goddess's oracle."

Then he looked at me again and said to me: "This is not a place to talk. Can you follow us to the temple to talk?"

I have never had a good impression of the priests and priests in the temple. I think they are a group of hypocrites, liars, and cowards. If it were not for the coming-of-age ceremony, I am afraid I would never have stepped into this temple square. The priests had nothing to talk about.

So he said without interest: "Oh, can you put it more simply, there is a dance tonight! I don't want to miss it because of this."

I glanced at the two priests with an indifferent expression, took Ying Li's hand again, and said to the two priests: "Trouble, please give way."

Taking Ying Li's hand, he passed between the two priests and walked out of the square.

The young priest quickly caught up from behind. He put a hand on my shoulder, pulled me back, and said to me sternly: "Young boy, do you know what you are doing? Are you doing this again?" The goddess turned away!"

I took out the Earl's Medal from my magic belt bag and slowly put it on my chest. Then I slowly removed the priest's hand from his shoulder, stared into the young priest's eyes, and said to him seriously: "Your Excellency, Priest , please maintain appropriate respect for the noble count of the Green Empire."

The young priest stood there and looked at me in astonishment. Then, I took Ying Li and walked out of the square exit without looking back.

Only the two high priests were left standing there at a loss, looking at each other.

Seeing the two priests returning to the temple glumly, the young people waiting behind cheered as if they had experienced a victory in a battle.

Afterwards, the young people who had completed the ceremony who were blocked in the back did not stay in the square, but poured out from the exits of the square. Most of the young people did not want to continue to stay in the temple square. They stopped at the exit of the square. place, find their relatives, and then everyone happily returns to various celebration places and begins to celebrate.

The dance is held in the evening after the coming-of-age ceremony. This large-scale national festival dance is deeply loved by Green people.

In the imperial capital, there is more than one dance venue for this kind of grand open-air dance. Usually, this kind of open-air dance is held in various large squares in the city. The food and bands provided at the dance are free of charge by some wealthy nobles and lords around. It is an honor for the nobles to provide various facilities and exquisite food for the coming-of-age ceremony dance, and the nobles are willing to spend some gold coins to do such a decent thing.

Liante and Fanny were waiting at the exit of the square. Ying Li saw Fanny from a distance, her fair face stained with a layer of red, and she pulled her hand back nervously.

"Jijia, see you in the evening!" Ying Li whispered to me, and then gently held up his long skirt with one hand, flickering in and out of the crowd like a dancing butterfly.

At this time, I felt as if there was a cold breath above my head covering my body. I raised my head and saw Mrs. Manda on the terrace of a six-story building outside the square. The terrace was in a good location and the viewing angle was just right. Covering the entire temple square, they sat on soft chairs and watched the ceremony quietly. A row of maids stood beside them. Some were holding parasols, some were holding exquisite teapots, some were holding wines from famous people, and some were holding colorful fruit plates. , looks unusually luxurious.

Mrs. Manda was holding on to the railing of the terrace with both hands. When she saw me looking over, she stared at me coldly without saying a word.

Qige stood beside her with a smile, and greeted me secretly with her hands hidden in her sleeves.

Ledie was also on the other side of Mrs. Manda, carefully making hand gestures to me. This is a sign language that can only be learned in the Warrior Academy. I can't figure out how she knew that I had learned this sign language. Ledie roughly meant to say : Mrs. Manda is in a bad mood today, let me not mind her keeping a straight face.

I calmly nodded towards Qige and Ledie, and then looked away.

(The sign language taught at the Warrior Academy was taught to me bit by bit by Liant in his spare time. I don’t know how Le Die knew that I could understand this kind of sign language on the battlefield.)

Ying Li's figure finally disappeared at the door of that building. I knew that Ying Li ran to see Mrs. Manda, thinking about how to change his view of me. This kind of elven idealist is the most stubborn, and it seems that he can only be slow. Take your time.

In the crowded crowd, I moved little by little in front of Liante and Fanny, and hugged them tightly. Fanny's eyes were still red at this moment, and she hugged me hard, and then said: "We Little Jijia has finally grown up!”

We moved with the crowd and walked out of the three streets in the bustling crowd. It was finally not so crowded. The tauren Luka who was opening the way in front was already sweating profusely. It was a bit embarrassing to ask him to open the way in front. To be honest, it was a bit embarrassing. He knew that for the docile Tauren clan, they were gentle in character, accustomed to humility and forbearance, and did not want to compete with others in the crowd.

For him, if it was so crowded, he would rather hide in a quiet corner and wait than squeeze in with other people.

…

In the Imperial Capital in the afternoon, a group of us deliberately took a long detour and chose a remote path, where there were far fewer pedestrians.

While admiring the street scenes on both sides of the street, they walked and chatted on the street. Both Fanny and Liante came to the Imperial City for the first time. They did not have a clear understanding of the prosperity of the Imperial Capital. Every street in the Imperial Capital was better than El City. The Central Street is bustling, with shops lined up row after row, and a dazzling array of goods displayed in the exquisite windows.

Fanny walked into a small grocery store. She wanted to buy some gifts for Tracy and Cindy to take home.

When the shop owner saw a group of us walking in, he also looked surprised. His eyes fell on my chest and he saluted me quickly: "Young Lord Earl, what do you need?"

I waved my hand and said to him, "We are just taking a look."

Fanny had already walked to the other end of the shelf at this time and did not hear what the store owner said to me. On the contrary, Liant was lagging behind and heard the store owner's words clearly. He raised his head and looked at me seriously. With the earl medal on his chest, he pretended to calmly ask me: "Why have you been promoted to a peerage again? When did the nobility titles in the imperial capital become so worthless?"

I rubbed my nose awkwardly and explained to Liant: "Some time ago, I went to the Hierro plane with the academy's training group, and it happened that a plane war broke out there. You also know that I am in El City. I am a falcon, so I took Luka and Kalantso to hunt the Nibru spider people in the Hierro plane. Unexpectedly, I accumulated enough merit to be promoted to a noble title. "

Then I added: "You also know that for magicians like us, merit is always easy to obtain."

Liant glanced at me, then at Kalantso and Katrina behind me, and said to me: "When you practice in the future, you must be careful and pay attention to safety. You are still young, so don't fight too hard." , Fanny and I hope that you can become a magic scholar in the future and do some magic research work. Fanny always thought that you would continue the same learning state in El City, always shutting yourself in the room and making magic scrolls. It’s tiring, but it’s also safe.”

"She doesn't really want you to be a falcon. You are still young and a student!" Liant warned me.

In front of Liant, I nodded in agreement like a chicken pecking at rice. I also took this opportunity to take off the earl medal on my chest and put it into my magic waist bag.

At this time, I heard Fanny's voice coming from inside the store: "Liante, Jijia, you two come over quickly and help me choose a puppet."

The shelves here are filled with exquisite puppets. Liante and I hurried over. Fanny was holding a puppet with a varnished surface in her hand and was looking at it carefully up and down. She happened to see me coming from the shelf. Outcropping on the opposite side.

"The girl who was standing with you just now, is she Ying Li?" Fanny asked me attentively. Although Ying Li has changed a lot in the past three years, Fanny still recognized her easily.

I took the puppet from her hand. It was a simple hardwood puppet. In my opinion, even going to Oriana Magic Store to buy a puppet wouldn't be a problem now, so I put the puppet back on the shelf. He replied: "Ah, it's Ying Li. She will also go to the Royal Academy of Magic this year."

Seeing Fanny starting to look for other puppets, I took a gold-painted puppet from the top of the shelf. The wood of this puppet was fine fragrant wood, and the carving technique was considered a master's work. Each joint was made very carefully. The body surface is also covered with gold lines.

"Treat people well. This girl has a gentle personality, but she is a good child with strong opinions. I think she must have a very superior family background to cultivate such a quiet and good girl." Fanny said as she took the handover from me. Puppet, only to realize that I actually chose a fine one.

Immediately, she discovered that there were still a few sparkling magic crystals in her hand. Fanny, who only had a few gold coins in her pocket, was stunned.

At this time, Liant came up from behind and said, "It turns out that she left El City and came to the Imperial Capital."

Fanny calmly put away the magic crystal and looked at me with questioning eyes. I quickly patted the magic badge on my chest to indicate to her that I was an excellent magician. I casually grabbed another magic scroll and spoke to her. She cheered, and Fanny accepted my explanation.

She looked at the gold puppet in her hand and asked me: "You said that Heidi recommended you to study at the Royal Academy of Magic. Did you already know about you and Ying Li?"

"Teacher Heidi won't pay attention to this!" I said a little guilty.

Yes, the fundamental reason why she sent me to the Imperial Capital was to let me find a way to awaken Sister Guoguo. Now that the method is available, and the magic medium to awaken Sister Guoguo is also in hand, what next?

Of course, I want to go to the wild swamp in the south of Qiyan City to find the ancient altar, but when I think of the overwhelming group of poisonous dragons, these poisonous dragons are more terrifying than dragons, so a large group of poisonous dragons will not be able to fight against a group of construct knights. It must be a sign of weakness, so to me, it is like an insurmountable mountain.

I wandered around the alleys of the Imperial City with Fanny and bought a lot of gifts. In addition to these things for Tracy and Cindy, there were also some things for the neighbors. We were waiting for us to carry the big and small bags. When the gift was returned to the rental house, Fanny already looked tired and lay on the sofa lazily refusing to move.

Nancy made a glass of lemon and honey water for Fanny, and then quickly sorted out the various gifts they bought. For Liante and Fanny, Nancy's arrival not only solved some of Liante's personal needs, but also relieved them. Housework in Fanny's hands.

Then, Fanny waved her hand feebly to me and said to me: "I won't go to the dance of you young people. I'm tired and want to stay at home to rest for a while. Lent, why don't you take Nancy with you?" Go out for a walk and see the night view of the imperial capital..."

Fanny is still the same Fanny who looks strong on the outside but is gentle on the inside. I think Tracy is the replica of her when she was young. Whether it is personality or everything, she is carved from the same mold as Fanny.

So, I took Kalantso and Catalina and the others straight to the Knowledge Square in front of the library in the third block, where the grandest open-air dance in the third block was held. This was where Yingli and I met.