The Lord of Ashes

Socializing with the Ferelen family made Thain very uncomfortable.

As a down-and-out magic family that has not produced an official magician for hundreds of years, the Ferelen family's enthusiasm for Thain has almost reached the point of flattery.

This is because Thain did not mention to them that he was accepted as an apprentice by the master of the Holy Tower of Origin of Blue.

Otherwise, he must be taken more seriously.

Of course, this information should not be kept secret for long.

The Ferelen family will find out one day.

After staying in the Ferelen family for three days, Thain paid homage to his grandfather and grandmother, and then quickly left the Ferelen family with Simpson, the reverse feather lion king.

It was also during this period that Thain learned that his deceased grandfather and grandmother were actually cousins.

No wonder the Ferelen family would match up between him and Selina, covertly or covertly.

And even without Selina, there are still many women of the right age in the Ferelen family who are ready to be married. As long as Thain opens his mouth, they will definitely come to their door.

"Compared with the rich atmosphere of learning and truth research in the Holy Tower, is there really a lot more socializing and snobbery among nobles in this secular world?" Standing on the back of the Niyu Lion King, Thain couldn't help but sigh.

In fact, there is also a certain degree of snobbery and profit-centeredness within the Holy Tower.

But it will never be as exaggerated as the Ferelen family in the secular world.

From this point of view, the Grant family is pretty good.

Perhaps it is also because there are two first- and second-level knights in the Grant family.

The back of the super-level magical beast Niyu Shiwang is very wide. As a large magical beast, it is obviously more suitable to serve as a mount than Xiao Qi.

And the seven-meter-tall physique is not the full glory of the Niyu Lion King.

Thain once saw this guy's body grow to an exaggerated level of more than ten meters in the backyard of Grant Castle, and he devoured an adult magic porcupine in one bite.

While flying back to Grant's Castle, Locke remembered something and couldn't help but ask: "Why did you call your great-grandfather Ulysses Stark?"

(ps: For the sake of smooth writing, we will always refer to Jeremy and Ulysses as "great-grandfather" from now on.)

Faced with Thain's question, Simpson, the reverse-feathered lion king below, who was looking at the scenery on the ground, replied: "Stark was the pseudonym he used when he traveled to the Wizarding Continent. When I first met him, this was his name. Now I’m used to it now.”

"Including the Knights Hall, many people now call him Stark." Simpson replied.

"That's it." Thain nodded.

…

Thain spent a total of two months in the Lycian League.

Originally, Earl Grant wrote a letter asking Thain to come back because the two ancestors were very interested in Thain and seemed to want to use some otherworldly resources to support Thain, the first quasi-magician of the Grant family.

But I didn't expect that Thain had already grown to a level comparable to the two ancestors.

Not only did he not need to rely on family resources, Thain himself even brought back a lot of mid- and low-level magic materials obtained during the regional academy war.

These middle and low-level resources are beyond the reach of the two ancestors.

But for Earl Grant, Sauron and many collateral members of the Grant family, it is also a rare good thing.

Finally, two months later, Thain said goodbye and planned to return to the Holy Tower of Jade Source.

Great-grandfather Ulysses thought for a long time, took out the heart of an alien creature as a gift, and gave it to Thain.

"This is the heart of a second-level creature, the Wind-billed Winged Man. Don't you magicians like to study things very much? I hope this thing is useful to you." Ulysses said.

Another great-grandfather, Jeremy, was only a first-class knight, and his actions were not as generous as those of Ulysses.

But at any rate, he had been promoted to the first level for two to three hundred years, and he had participated in two plane wars.

The gift he gave to Thane was the core of a first-level alien fire creature.

These gifts were gifts given to Thain by Ulysses and Jerami as elders.

So Thain doesn't need to return the favor.

"In the near future, there should be no plane wars in the Knights Hall. We may be able to usher in a rest period of nearly a hundred years."

"You can come back often to see if you need our help, and write back in time." Great-grandfather Jerami patted Thain on the shoulder and said.

Nodding to the two elders, Thane took one last look at Earl Grant and Sauron, then stepped onto the metal disc and flew towards the sky.

After watching Thain disappear at the end of the sky, Simpson, the reverse-feathered lion king, was lying on the warm lawn of the Earl's Castle. He rubbed his sleepy eyes with his huge plush paws and said, "Hey, do you think we should go back to the Knights Hall soon?" One trip?”

"A first-class magician born in the Grant family was accepted as a disciple by the master of the Holy Tower of Origin of the Blue. He will definitely make Bobby and the others stunned."

…

When Thain returned to the Holy Tower of Blue Origin, he naturally took his cousin Selina back with him.

Compared with the excitement and joy she had when she first returned home, Selena seemed to have become much quieter when she returned to the Holy Tower of Jade Origin this time.

In the Ferelen family, after returning this time, Selina received far more treatment than she could enjoy before.

But at the same time, Selena also endured a lot of pressure that she shouldn't have endured.

Of course, there may be other reasons.

But Selina didn't say anything, and Thain didn't ask.

"Cousin, I will never come back." While browsing through the relatively continuous flames in the northeastern part of the Lycian League, Selina suddenly hugged Thain and said.

Hold on to Thain, it's probably because the heat wave of the nearby volcano is very strong, and there is sometimes thick smoke full of sulfur smell, so it is not safe to fly over it.

Thain glanced down at Selena, whose height was only at his chin, and said, "Well, if you don't come back, you won't come back."

Thain's answer made Selina sigh in relief.

However, then the girl shook her head again and rejected herself: "No, it's not like I won't come back at all."

"I'll come back after I'm promoted to an official magician."

"Before this, I plan to study peacefully and delve into magic at the Holy Tower of Jizhiyuan." Selena said.

This time, Thain nodded and said, "It's great that you have such a desire to learn."

"After I return to the Holy Tower this time, I will mention it to my mentor and try to get you to move to the top of the Holy Tower with me."

"The experimental equipment there is very complete, and the instructor also has his own private library, which is also beneficial to your development and learning." Thain said.

Nodding heavily, Selena finally showed a smile again on her face.

In the distance, the thick black smoke over the volcanoes gradually dissipated.

A ray of red-orange golden light from the sunset shines through from deep within the clouds.