My Magic Age

The dusk always comes early in the imperial capital. The setting sun stretches our shadows very long. The breeze passes through my fingertips, and the hair on the face of the minotaur moves gently like wheat waves. Luka sits quietly beside me. His skin is much darker than a few days ago. It seems that he has been working in the magic herb garden.

We sit on a giant Taro tree by the lake behind the Royal Magic Academy. It is very high here and you can have a bird's eye view of the entire magic academy. I never thought that a minotaur would like to climb trees. Luka and I look up at the magic tower on the top of the teaching building. A strong magic breath rises to the sky and shoots directly above the floating King City in the sky above the imperial capital. The powerful magic energy emitted by the seven magic towers gathers together in the air, covering the entire imperial capital in a transparent cover.

This majestic city located in the crater of Mount Mazzaro is surrounded by the circular cliffs of Mount Mazzaro. There are seven major areas in the imperial capital, and the area of ​​each area is almost as large as that of Sloyt City. If converted into the area of ​​El City, it would take about thirteen El cities to equal a large area of ​​the imperial capital. In the seven major areas of the imperial capital, each area has a magic tower that rises to the sky. These magic towers provide sufficient magic energy for the entire imperial capital defense array.

At noon, not long after Scholar Abel left, the sky of the imperial capital changed dramatically. The huge defense array of the entire city was actually opened, which means that the entire city will be under martial law during the opening of the array. It seems that the operation to capture the members of the Black Magic Hermitage has officially begun.

Senior Luke told me that his teacher Scholar Abel is one of the seven managers in charge of the magic tower in the Royal Magic Academy. Only by gathering the keys in the hands of the seven managers can the magic tower in the academy be opened smoothly.

No wonder the dean called Abel away from class this morning. Although he was very reluctant, he still left in such a hurry.

I put my hand on my forehead to avoid looking up at the sky: "Are you used to living in the herb garden?"

Luka's voice was very honest: "Well, it's okay!"

I asked him again: "Does old man Abel always ask you to work? When you are tired, you can slow down appropriately. At noon, try to choose a cool place."

Luka said optimistically: "Well, those magic herbs are very easy to manage. The nursery is not a wasteland. There is no bad climate, no insect plagues and herbivorous monsters, so I don't have to worry about anything. I just need to weed and water on time. In fact, watering is also very easy. The irrigation pipelines in the nursery are very developed. Jijia, why don't you like the nursery so much? In fact, I really want to be in the nursery Share with you what I have seen and heard recently. "

After thinking for a while, I said, "No, I just don't like old man Abel. I think he always wants to target me, and I don't want to give him this opportunity."

Luka seemed to defend scholar Abel very much, and immediately defended: "Old man Abel is not a bad person."

I sighed deeply: "That's for you, he looked at me with hostility." "If he bullies you, you move out. I have rented a house near the college now. You can live there. Ella will come next week. Living there, you may be more free."

"...If possible, I want to stay in the magic herb garden to exercise more. Is it okay?" Luka hesitated for a while, but still honestly said what he thought in his heart.

"Of course, you still need to make your own decisions in the end. When you get tired of living there one day, tell me and I will take you there." I put my hands behind my head, let out a breath, and said to him.

"Yeah," Luka was very happy to hear that I had no objection, and then he said to me: "Jijia, I realized the blood power 'wild growth' in the ecological park!"

"Oh, that's great!" I said afterwards.

Then, I immediately realized that Luka told me that he had awakened the power of blood. I was so shocked that I almost fell off the horizontal branch of the tree. Looking at Luka with a pair of bull eyes staring at the lavender sky, I said with surprise and joy: "Ah! You mean you have awakened the blood talent of the Minotaur Warrior, my God! I knew that you were born for the Minotaur Warrior. Can you confirm the ability you have?"

The afterglow of the setting sun and the energy shield of the large defensive magic circle of the imperial capital will shine together, dyeing the entire sky of the imperial capital lavender.

Luka shook his big head and thought carefully before saying: "In addition to the physical fitness and strength being enhanced, there seems to be no other benefits. Oh, by the way, taking herbal magic potions can also gain some additional temporary properties."

The implication is that the magic herbs have additional effects on his body? This is really a strange blood talent.

"... You should just work in the herb garden honestly. Old man Abel is right. It suits you!" I said. Maybe living there will be more helpful for Luka's growth.

"Jijia, look!" The minotaur Luka laughed foolishly. There was a little pride on his bull face. His clumsy big hands took out a small cloth bag from his arms, and then put it in his palm. He carefully unfolded the cloth bag. There were nine wild steel flower seeds with metallic color inside. There was a weak fluctuation of magic power on each seed.

Luka said to me: "I picked this up in the nursery."

"It's better not to do this kind of thing in the future. Your character is too honest and honest, and it's easy to show flaws. If that old man Abel finds out, you will be kicked out. Regarding the seeds, I have a new method. We don’t have to think about nurseries anymore!” I warned Luka solemnly.

I was worried that when Luca was like that, he would be discovered by the Abel scholars, and the theft would leave a shadow on his life.

"It doesn't matter. Father Abel knows that I got these seeds!" Luka said calmly.

"How dare you take it so blatantly?" I asked him in disbelief.

Luka chuckled and explained: "I picked up the seeds that fell from the pods before they were mature. After the pods of wild steel flowers mature, each pod contains three or four round seeds. These seeds Among them, there are often pods that have not matured yet and fall off as the pods crack. Yes, they are considered abandoned seeds. It will be difficult for them to germinate in the future. I picked these seeds up and soaked them in the 'life essence' diluent to mature them. It's a pity that only one of a dozen seeds can survive. They are the only nine remaining fruits among the more than a hundred seeds I picked up.”

On the small island in the middle of the lake in the distance, I saw Senior Luke standing at the entrance of the ecological park. He waved to Luka and I who were sitting in the tree, and his hands were gathered around his mouth in the shape of a microphone.

Immediately, Senior Luke's loud call came from the air: "Luka, dinner is ready!"

"Hey!" Luka chuckled and said to me, "Jijia, I'm going to eat first."

As he spoke, his big, calloused hands steadily put nine wild steel flower seeds into my palms, and then he didn't care that we were sitting on the horizontal branches of a seven or eight meter tall Taylor tree. Holding the tree trunk with both hands, he jumped down to the tree and smashed it down like a cannonball.

When Luka was about to fall to the ground, he kicked hard on the tree trunk with all his strength, forcibly canceling the inertia of his body's fall. When he landed on the grass, he rolled forward twice and stabilized. He stood steadily under the Taylor tree, then raised his head and waved to me.

Watching Luka striding towards the island in the middle of the lake as if nothing had happened, I sighed in my heart: The tauren are really strong!

I took a look at the sky and felt that the time was almost up. I slid down from the tree nimbly and ran towards the gate of the Royal Academy of Magic. According to the agreement, I should rent a magic caravan at this time and rush to the Magic Academy.

…

The imperial capital is different today than in the past. People are rushing through the long streets in a hurry.

A magic caravan that was not an ordinary car parked quietly at the corner of the street. On the outside of the caravan was a falcon painted on it. For some unknown reason, this falcon spread its wings and was about to fly. It had four fleshy claws and a thin and thin eagle. The long tail makes the whole picture extremely disharmonious, making this falcon look extremely clumsy. I am afraid it will be difficult to fly into the sky. I don’t know which painter it is, but its painting skills are so poor.

On this long street, near the Royal Academy of Magic, there were many magic vans like this waiting for passengers. Several young people in windbreakers stepped onto the van, but after a while, there were a few not-so-happy quarrels, and then They all got off the magic caravan, complaining non-stop, and disappeared into the dim streets.

I walked forward along the long street. I clearly remembered that Louis told me in the morning that people would be waiting for me on this street. However, when I walked out of the Royal Academy of Magic, I didn’t see anyone arranged by Louis. , where they are hiding, and I don't know how to carry out this 'entrapment operation' arranged for the night.

I'm secretly complaining now: The actors are already in place, but they haven't gotten the script yet, and the director doesn't know where he is hiding. Could it be that this is just a farce?

It was getting dark, and the road gradually became deserted. A few young people chatting and laughing were wandering on the street. The knights from the guard camp rode over slowly, and then ordered them to go home. They had nothing to do at night. Don't just walk out of the house. The whole city is searching for the heretics of the Priory of Dark Arts.

Walking slowly and squarely on the street, the four series of stone drum totems are hung on the belt inside the robe. There is a magic shield scroll hidden in the sleeve. The other hand is touching the magic belt, ready to put it in the pocket at any time. I took out that Shura battle ax, maybe my steps Fa was a little stiff, which made the knight in the guard camp look at me with suspicion, but because I was wearing a magic robe and the three badges on my chest, he didn't dare to act rashly, and just rode The horse stood on the street and looked at me warily.

At this time, the magic caravan parked quietly in the corner suddenly moved, slowly moving forward, and slowed down again when it reached me.

I frowned, thinking that I didn’t know where the person arranged by Lewis was.

In a daze, he waved to the magic caravan and said softly to the charioteer in the driver's seat: "Oh, coachman, I don't want to ride in the car!"

The coachman, who had his whole body wrapped in a black cloak, gently pushed his felt hat, revealing a handsome and young face. His sharp eyes glanced at me, and then he deliberately made his voice Hoarse, he said to me simply: "Mr. Magician, have you forgotten your date with Mr. Louis tonight?"

...I was speechless for a while. It turned out that this magic caravan was the person waiting for me, but there was no hint on the caravan at all. How could I recognize it?

Sitting on the magic caravan that was about to drive to the institute, I couldn't figure out where Louis got the confidence that I would definitely recognize the person he arranged to pick me up. Looking at the street scenes on both sides of the Royal Magic Academy's street flying backwards, my thoughts drifted to the scene where scholar Sean taught me in the afternoon:

Those advanced magic runes are really difficult. Those complicated magic lines are not an obstacle for me. What bothers me most is the subtle treatment methods at the corners of the magic lines.

Scholar Sean explained those magic runes to me one by one. In just one afternoon, I have learned all the advanced magic runes required for the magic of "Flexible Thoughts".

Looking at the parchments on the desk full of magic runes, I know that the magic rune array of "Flexible Thoughts" is no longer an obstacle for me.

I said to Scholar Sean with great gratitude: "I don't know how to express my gratitude to you, Scholar Sean."

"You should not thank me, you know, it should be your story that moved me!" Scholar Sean glanced at Sister Guoguo standing by the window, and then said to me with a smile like a warm spring breeze on his face.

Quietly looking at the thorn algae growing in the fish tank on the windowsill, her face seemed to have a faint smile, and her expression was extremely focused. I knew that I must not be able to wait too long. Various signs have shown that Sister Guoguo's water element spirit has obvious signs, indicating that she is on the verge of awakening primary wisdom. I must speed up my pace to find the unknown answer.

Scholar Sean closed the magic book on the table and said to me: "Lucky you, oh, these advanced magic runes are basically water magic runes, which happen to be within the scope of water magic. I know more. If you ask about space magic, thunder magic or wood magic, I am afraid that even if I want to help, I can't help you."

I looked up at his old face and wise eyes, and asked him naively: "Why did you choose me? Isn't it because I have a little experience of living in the wilderness? Then I have a little bit in common with your past life, and then I have some resonance!"

Scholar Sean laughed twice: "Of course not, in fact, I have experienced a lot. When I was young, I not only traveled all over Roland Continent, but also crossed the endless I have seen the other side of the sea. Not many people have the same experience as me, but I have experienced different lives. Whenever I go to a strange place, I will always blend in there and live quietly for a few years. The wolf orcs, minotaurs, lion-tiger people, and centaurs of the Pai Plateau have all left my footprints. My name is also mentioned in some miscellaneous books in the Dwarf Kingdom, the United Kingdom of Etia, and the Swamp Kingdom. "

"As for choosing you, of course, I have my considerations. Well, it's probably because the stone drum totem on your body attracted me, and when I saw you for the first time, I found that your spiritual power is very strong. This actually has a very big advantage. Your meditation time is often much less than others. Cultivation is not a very important thing for you, and you need to spend less energy. Much less than other children. This is your talent. Do you remember what I said to you in the martial arts hall? "

I said: "You told me to come to the library to find you, and you taught me a job that can earn points for the academy."

Scholar Sean said: "Yes, in fact, what I valued at the time was the power of your four-element stone drum totem. With your current ability, you can join some teams that can go on missions. In my opinion, the priests in the temple will not do better than you. Only with enough points can you read the magic books in this treasure house of knowledge. I will tell you a secret. The truly valuable magic books cannot be found on the first floor of the library. "

"There are many... There are always some people who cannot be refused. Maybe they are of noble status, or they are powerful, or Maybe I have had many years of friendship with them, and they have invited me in various ways. Yes, I have auxiliary water magic, and I have a water element partner, 'Grazdok', so I need to deal with many people, and those things always make me unable to refuse, so I have always wanted to find an outstanding water magician to be my spokesperson. "

I suddenly had an idea and asked him, "Is Teacher Heidi also the spokesperson you have chosen?"

Scholar Sean nodded slowly and said, "She is a very talented water magician, but unfortunately her personality makes it difficult for her to integrate into the circle of high-level magicians. But it is too early to say anything now. The choice between us is mutual, and once you decide, I will give you a lot of convenience, which will be a lot of things that a magician will benefit from throughout his life. But you also need to sacrifice some of your own time and do some things for me. There will be a complete contract between us. "

"Don't make a decision too hastily, you can think slowly, and then make your own choice based on your own wishes. Time is a very long thing for me. "

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The magic carriage suddenly trembled slightly, and this movement instantly pulled me back from my distant thoughts. My vision returned to the magic carriage. I immediately held the scroll of the "magic shield" in my hand, and with my other hand I quickly drew a magic pattern array on my chest. A short magic spell came out of my mouth, and an ice shield appeared in front of my body, completely blocking me.

At this time, I saw a black figure quietly appear in front of me. Seeing him wearing a black hood, tall and burly, and rushing into the car quickly, I was startled and wanted to unfold the scroll of the magic shield as soon as possible.

At this time, the burly man in black had already opened the hood on his head, and then revealed a familiar face, which turned out to be Louis who had not appeared for a long time.

My heart was relieved at once, and the magic power between my fingers was quickly interrupted. The magic shield in front of my body that exuded cold air quickly dispersed into water elements in the air and disappeared into the air.

"Hey, Jijia, it's me, Louis." At the same time, Louis's calm words rang in my ears.