Chapter 18: The Chosen One
"To be the dean... Not for you. ”
Dean Gray smiled bitterly when he heard this, he didn't understand what Agu was talking about.
The academy is a place of right and wrong, like a quagmire, once you step into it, it will be difficult to get out.
But now that the times have changed, his position has changed, he opened his mouth, but in the end he still didn't speak.
Ogu didn't wait for him to reply, so he walked to a sofa by the window and sat down.
"I'll put it on your account first, huh. ”
The fat old man felt distressed for a while at the few pieces of golden thread elm wood, and after grinning at Aogu, he walked to the middle of the living room, poked his hand and continued:
"Everyone is here, then I'll get straight to the point~
This crusade against the Magnetized Rock Dragon was originally a mission entrusted by the Royal Academy to the Mercenary Guild.
Who knew that this beast was old and had some skills, and the children of the two families suffered heavy casualties.
Fortunately, the nearby Magic Praetorian Guards took action, and they reluctantly killed the magnetized rock dragon together, it stands to reason that the rock dragon is so big and is a treasure..."
"Don't talk nonsense, I'm very useful for magnetizing crystallization, and I don't care how you divide the other parts. Ogu shook his snow-white eyebrows and interrupted the fat old man impatiently.
The fat old man sneered at each other: "Magnetization crystals are useful to everyone, my mercenary guild also has juniors with steel element talents, or are you seedlings of Castro's family, you grab things from your own juniors, isn't it a bit of a loss?"
"Magnetized crystals are at most a good weapon in his hands. ”
Agu said in a matter-of-fact tone: "But Arthur himself is a magnet elemental talent, and magnetization crystals are more useful in his hands." ”
"Arthur, the sword of the sword, is your apprentice strong enough, can you leave a way for others to live?"
“...”
Dean Gray had already sat down at this time, and reluctantly took a sip from his teacup.
The slight coolness of the entrance made him raise the blue "crystal eyebrows" imperceptibly, and the tea immediately "tasted" a little hot.
"Elliott, this tea won't taste good if it's cold and then reheated. ”
The fat old man and Ogu are arguing with each other, but they don't forget to correct Principal Gray's correct way of drinking tea.
"President Viola, don't make fun of me, I'm a shoemaker who is a bitter haha, how can I understand this. ”
Elliott Gray put down the steaming teacup and replied with a smile.
Hearing Elliot's outspoken words about his poor origins, but with no hint of shame on his face, Agu couldn't help but nod lightly as he looked at the youngest dean in the history of the Royal Academy.
"You can't say that, in terms of identity, you are now the head of the dignified Royal Academy, and in terms of strength, you are the first person under the Elemental Lord. President Viola said earnestly, "In the future, there will be more times to go in and out of this kind of situation, so you have to get used to it first. ”
"Elliott, where are the magnetization crystals with you?" Ogu didn't bother to listen to President Viola's ramblings, and asked directly.
Elliott was slightly stunned by Agu's straightforward question, then nodded solemnly, and replied:
"It's in the hands of the Academy, yes. ”
"Take it out, and I'll exchange it with the crystalline limb of the Rock Horned Rhinoceros. ”
"What? crystallized limbs?"
President Viola had seen people, and when he heard this, he couldn't help but widen his eyes in shock: "Battle, battle, battle spirit level key?"
"A crystallized limb that can help a hero-level martial artist step into the realm of the Battle Spirit level?"
Elliot was also surprised, but quickly regained his composure: "But there are no hero-level warriors in the Empire, let alone going to the War Spirit Realm. ”
"Iron-striker, oh no, old friend, this is a baby, where did you get it?" asked President Viola, who leaned over with a smile on his greasy fat face.
"Picked it up. Ogu frowned, closed his eyes, and turned to the side, not wanting to look at President Viola's ugly smile on his face.
"Hmph, don't say it, don't say it, who is rare, anyway, it's useless for you as a magician to hold this thing, what do you like in my mercenary guild, just ask me for it..."
"Elliott, do you want to change it?" Without getting a positive answer from Elliot for the first time, Ogu Ying's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and he didn't want to pay attention to President Viola who was messing around on the side, and stared at him with blazing eyes.
"Your lord, there is no doubt about your sincerity, but this time in order to defeat the magnetized rock dragon, the magic branch has suffered heavy losses, and the crystallized limbs have no real benefit to the branch, please forgive me for not being able to agree to your request. ”
Under Ogu's questioning, Elliot thought for a moment and said with a little embarrassment.
"Hmph!" Ogu snorted in annoyance, and said no more.
Seeing that Elliott was so ignorant, President Viola couldn't help but feel a little angry, only to see him raise his voice and say, "Heh, boy, you don't want to swallow it alone, do you?"
"Not really. ”
"And what do you mean?"
"Since no one is willing to budge, it is better to..."
Changing to a comfortable sitting position, Elliott smiled, spread his hands and said to the two bigwigs:
"Let's play!"
President Viola was stunned when he heard this, but seemed to think of something again, and immediately expressed his approval, with a hint of excitement in his words:
"Eh~ That's a good idea, I don't have an opinion. ”
As soon as he spoke, he received the support of President Viola, and the situation went much smoother than expected, which made Elliot's blue eyebrows lighter:
"Next year happens to be the triennial Chosen Son Dabi, as usual, the Royal Academy will invite the military and mercenary guilds to participate, if you want to magnetize crystallization, just win the game. ”
Ogu sat by the window, looking out the window and not answering.
"What's the matter, the ironworker, afraid of losing?"
President Viola twisted his sparse beard and said with a sneer, "Who hasn't had a green and yellow time? Did I say anything when I saw you two years ago?"
The "Chosen Son" has a long history, and it was first organized by the Royal Academy as a competition between various colleges across the country.
It aims to give young people under the age of 20 a stage to show themselves.
Later, with the addition of rookies from all walks of life, the "Chosen One" is now the top young Chosen One event in the Orton Empire.
Ogu refused to answer, because the military's advantages were really limited compared to the Royal Academy, which had abundant educational resources.
Arthur, the only apprentice who can beat the crowd, will be 21 years old next year.
The situation of the military is precisely in response to President Viola's words:
Green and yellow.
Seeing that Ogu did not speak, President Viola continued to advise:
"Besides, you're not out of chance, Arthur is past the age of competition, but isn't that kid from the Flying Fish family in a different barracks, that's also a good seedling, train and train well, maybe you can succeed?"
“...”
Ogu still didn't answer, just frowned and looked out the window, lost in thought.
The words are divided into two ends.
At this moment, on the other side of the royal city, it was already bustling, and outside the gate of the Royal Academy, the crowd of onlookers watching the entrance ceremony had already surrounded the Vow Square.
Today is the day of the new year's admissions at the Royal Academy.
On this day, the entire besieged three counties, the young Chosen of the right age, all came to the Royal Academy under the leadership of their elders to participate in the enrollment registration.
The Royal Academy is divided into two branches, the Academy of Magic and the Academy of War Spirit, and in order to avoid the situation of chickens and ducks, the Academy only admits children over the age of ten.
As long as you are the chosen one, you can sign up to join the War Spirit Academy.
But if you want to join the Academy of Magic, you must pass the Academy's talent test, which is today's entrance ceremony.
Of course, the so-called enrollment is for ordinary nobles and ordinary people.
Most of the children of the true aristocracy have been taught at home as early as before school age, and even more so, they have become full-fledged disciples.
The entrance ceremony is just a small stage for the major families to show off their future seedlings.
On the viewing platform on the southwest side of the Vow Square, several long tables covered with ornate tablecloths are neatly arranged.
The pattern embroidered on the tablecloth is not only low-key and atmospheric, but also the stitches are fine and neat, and dozens of carved ebony chairs wrapped in deerskin velvet are listed in front of the empty seats, and it is obvious that today's guests are either rich or expensive.
Sure enough, not long after the announcement of the end of the registration process came from the square, the nobles dressed in all kinds of gorgeous costumes appeared on the viewing platform one after another, and sat down one after another under the guidance of a group of maids.
"Lord Lumir, it's been a long time. ”
A charming woman's voice rang out on a table in the front row, but the whispers of hissing all around it suddenly fell silent.
"Lady Garret, I haven't seen you for a few months, and you are becoming more and more beautiful. ”
Sitting in the second seat in the front row was a leisurely and elegant man, with a dignified appearance, slender eyebrows, and a delicate little goatee, which looked rugged when it was long and vicissitudes when it was short.
The next beautiful woman in fine clothes was none other than Mrs. Garret, and she was only heard lightly covering her lips, and her laughter was as crisp as the sound of a bell:
"Hehe, it is said that the Marquis of Flying Fish is the best at making women happy, and I didn't think it was in the past, but today is a real experience. ”
"Where is the coaxing, my Feiyu family has been honest for generations, you don't know, besides, don't you look good yourself, don't you count it in your heart?"
"Okay, you're an honest man, okay. Mrs. Garrett glanced at the Marquis of Flying Fish with a graceful look, and then said, "Didn't you send your little flying fish to the army, how can Lord Marquis still be interested in coming to watch the ceremony today?"
"There are always some unsuccessful children in the clan, if I don't come to see them, I'm afraid that people will look down on them, and I will inevitably be bullied. The Marquis of Flying Fish received a slap in the eyes of Lady Garrett without changing his face, and said without saltiness, but his willow-like eyes casually glanced at the old man sitting on the top.
"Hmph, my ability is not good, it's a good thing to suffer a little as soon as possible, it's better than losing my life outside. The old man at the top had silver hair like a needle, and his roots stood upside down, not as carefully as ordinary nobles, but he was a neat and neat inch, and he took the conversation coldly, old-fashioned.
The two or three guests sitting behind him frowned when they heard this, but it was not that the old man's words were hurtful, but that his voice was too ugly, like a golden cauldron resonating, rough and hoarse, and difficult to hear.
It's just that because of the identity of the old man, everyone didn't dare to show how bored they were, only the Marquis of Flying Fish plucked out his ears impatiently, and said in the same cold voice: "I have been guarding against the people around me since I was a child, and I will fall into the well at the first opportunity, the founding five families, hum, look at how many are left now?"
When everyone heard this, they unanimously glanced at the two empty chairs in front of them, and for a while their faces were different, which was intriguing.
"Hmph......," the old man was about to say a few more words, but he heard Mrs. Garrett come out and say:
"Lord Castro, I heard that the little Warhammer in your family last year was a genius in the double ring, and this year your old man came to watch the ceremony again, could it be that the Warhammer family has produced such a good seedling again?"
"The old man comes every year, but how can there be good seedlings every year, and it is not a harvest of fruits, three or five years to produce a good child like Miller, and the old man can live a few years old. ”
Speaking of the seedlings of his own success, this Master Castro seems to be in a better mood, and even his voice is much better. "The Marquis of Swan doesn't come every year, doesn't your Swan family still have a few young Eight Rings?"
"Hehehe, a bunch of ducklings won't work. But you praised them so much, that they listened to them, and they didn't know how to be happy. Mrs. Garrett chuckled at this.
These three people here represent the three most noble founding families among the imperial aristocracy.
The old man at the top is the younger brother of the Lord of Steel, and the current home of the Warhammer family.
The head of the Swan family focuses on magic cultivation, and on occasions like this, he mostly asks his wife to come out.
Although the Marquis of Flying Fish has a frivolous image, since he took over as the head of the family, he has also been able to do it with ease, and his wrist is extremely good.
"Huh?"
Just as Madame Swan was greeting the master of the Warhammer family, the Marquis of Flying Fish, who was overlooking the square from afar, suddenly said in a strange voice:
"Why is there still a teenager to test?"