For the older orphans who are about to leave the monastery, the time of waiting for the coming-of-age ceremony should be the easiest time in the monastery.

The various constraints and restrictions of the monastery are stripped away from the body like unshackles, and there is no longer heavy labor, and there is no longer endless coldness and competing interests.

The only thing you have to do is to prepare the enshrinement gold of twenty silver wolves, and then welcome the freedom and new life that is coming.

For an ordinary orphan who had no means, twenty silver coins was definitely not a small amount of money. Even if you count the fragmentary salary accumulated every year after the age of nine, there is often a big gap to make up.

So the orphans in the last period are usually very active, they will show their skills by stealing and abducting, they can also honestly run to the town to find some temporary work to make up for it, or risk their lives to do something that has never been done before.

Most orphans are inevitably filled with fear and confusion when they face the new life that is about to come.

Because they are not sure if they will be able to live better in the dirtier adult world after leaving the cold and dirty environment of the monastery, and they are not sure if they are prepared enough to face the malice of this dark world.

Thor wasn't afraid, maybe a little confused. For he could not yet imagine where he would live after leaving the monastery.

In the past fourteen years, about one-sixth of my life has been left in this place.

In the past few years, Thor felt that his life was like the sea under the dark night, in the rough waves, there was no consolation, only the occasional rotten wood drifting in the wind and waves, or the light that loomed on the distant sea but never arrived.

When there is nothing, people can have all kinds of dreams.

But Saul knew that he would no longer be able to live by dreaming.

Time is still rushing forward, silently, never looking back.

It's a new day, and after the regular morning prayer, the deacon who presides over the ceremony lets Saul stay.

Follow the deacon through the ancient cloister of masonry and stone, and finally stop in front of the door of the bishop's study.

Nunu, the deacon who led the way, motioned for Thor to knock on the door, then turned and left.

Throughout his monastic career, Risor had entered this room no more than twice, but he knew that fat bishops were rarely bored in this study, and that it was usually used by the chief priest and the chief deacon.

The knock on the door was followed by an answer in the room.

Pushing open the somewhat jammed vaulted wooden door, Thor saw the head deacon, Ogur, sitting behind his desk.

At the first glance of Ogg, Thor had a rough judgment about today's summons, it should be that the incident where Hugus dragged himself to spy on Ogg and Sister Daisy was discovered a few nights ago.

Saugues had said that night, 'The old fellow has good physical strength,' but Ogg was not too old, a thin middle-aged man, with half-bald hair, about forty years of age, with a very characteristic hooked nose and deep-set eye sockets, which always gave people a sense of gloom.

"Did you see that night?" After a brief silence, Ogg opened the subject, his tone tepid.

"Yes, in fact we have encountered this kind of thing countless times during the years of living in the monastery. But we're all very tight-mouthed people, and after a day or two of enthusiastic discussions, we quickly forget. ”

"And we are about to leave the monastery, and everything will go with the wind. ”

Thor shrugged his shoulders and put on a tone that didn't care too much, trying to downplay what could be big or small. The last days of the monastery, he really didn't want to get into any trouble, it was meaningless.

Og sat in the chair behind his desk, quietly watching Thor as his hands clasped together on the table rotated in circles with their fingers on each other, as if thinking, and possibly waiting for his gaze to make a judgment after examining Thor as they finished examining it.

"Do you want to learn?" asked Old Oger suddenly.

"What do you mean?" Thor looked up in confusion.

Ogur lifted his chin at the pile of books piled on the corner of the table, where Thor's bored gaze had just rested.

The book at the top, Saul, remembered that he had seen it in the basement library of the monastery, but unfortunately he couldn't read it.

"A History of Ethnic Change in the Continent, Written by the Continental Lingua França. Old Ogg read the title of the book at the top twice, using two grammars, and there was one that Thor had never heard of at all, and did not understand.

"Yes, I want to learn. Saul replied solemnly.

The imaginary harassment didn't come, and the threats, intimidation, or even the bribes didn't come to an end, but it didn't seem bad to end the voyeurism this way.

As for the continental lingua franca, Thor knows that it is not used very much, it is used to deal with foreign races, provided that you can meet foreign races, and maybe it will be useful in your own adventure life in the future.

All races on this continent that are not human are called 'alien', such as elves, dwarves, orcs, and the like.

In the remote frontier of Grey Curtain Town, there are few alien races, and occasionally one or two can be seen in the wandering bandits, and it is said that there are elves in the depths of the sleeping forest.

Thor has also seen Creety a half-elf around him, perhaps because she was born in human territory, and she speaks the human language.

Hearing Thor's answer, the corners of Old Og's mouth twitched slightly.

"You can come to me from noon to afternoon for the first three days of the week, but remember to help me prepare lunch or dinner, at least roast chicken. ”

That's probably tuition, and it's not worth much, Sol smiled and nodded, and then thanked him and left.

From that day on, Thor fell into a new learning, from basic syllable recognition and memorization to spelling, which was also the last fulfilling time.

On the first three days of the week, he would report to Old Oger at noon or evening, and every once in a while the old fellow would ask Saul to bring a pot of wine.

A few times when he was late, Thor also met old Ogur and different nuns playing collision games in the study, and old Oug did not shy away from it, and would invite Saul to join him.

Thor has never been interested in the women whose light has been dispersed, and usually learns and sharpens his will in the moans of the nun.

Time flowed without hurrying, and then Shogues ushered in the coming-of-age ceremony and left the monastery first.

On the eve of his own bar mitzvah, Thor received another invitation.

The invitation came from Firth Agrlington, the future heir to the lord of the realm.

Led by the squire Warren, Thor meets Firth, who he hasn't seen for a long time, in a mansion in the North End.

From the outside, the mansion doesn't occupy a large area, but the interior is delicately decorated, perhaps a small collection of some wealthy man in the North District.

Faith sat at the head of the long table, flipping through something, and on either side of him sat a young man and a woman whom Thor had never seen before.

After sending his greeting with basic etiquette, Faith smiled and motioned for Thor to take a seat, and Thor sat down at the table, facing Fez, and waited quietly.

After a few moments, Faith looked up and spread his hands to Thor.

"That's right, I've qualified as a fire mage, and I may soon be heading to the main city of Odrenza in the south, so I'll need to recruit a reliable guard. ”

"Of course, the guard is really just a name, and I don't need protection. It's just that the journey is far away, and the world is often complex and changeable, I believe that there will always be some wild ideas that need to be realized in the future, or some crazy things worth doing. ”

"I heard that you are about to leave the convent through a coming-of-age ceremony, and you are at the beginning of a new life, or a choice in life, so I would like you to come to my escort. ”

"Although we didn't communicate much during the days at the monastery, I was actually a very good person to get along with. I believe that in the future, we can support each other and eventually become a more reliable partner than the ordinary employment relationship. ”

Listening to Feith's very affectionate speech, Thor pouted in his heart.

Some people may not be friends even if they have known each other for a lifetime, and some people can be like brothers just by one side, but Firth is obviously not among them.

Thor couldn't say good or bad about his senses, only vague, and never deliberately paid attention, after all, the disparity between their classes was too great.

Although he couldn't see the contents, Saul vaguely felt that the records of the pages on the table in front of Faith seemed to have something to do with him, which made him a little uncomfortable.

Those in power are accustomed to having information about the people they care about, and to put it bluntly, they need to investigate to increase their understanding and control over their subordinates.

Thor understands this, but doesn't like it, he is used to walking in the dark rather than walking in front of people.

Pretending to bow his head in contemplation for a moment, Thor looked up and politely declined Fez's invitation.

"Thank you very much for the importance of Master Feith, I am very honored, and I also yearn for the prospects described by Young Master Feith, but I am sorry, I have a reason why I can't leave Gray Curtain Town for the time being, and I hope that Young Master Feith will forgive me. ”

"Not long ago, during the famine, I helped an elderly mercenary who was in distress, and he became my mentor and taught me some basic swordsmanship. Today, my mentor is still living in an old house in the slums, but he is haunted by the fact that he may be dying soon. ”

"So I probably won't leave this territory for two or three years after leaving the monastery, until I've sent my mentor on his last journey, and my half-baked swordsmanship will need to be honed for a longer time to deal with the dangers of the wilderness. ”

"If, after that, I still have the opportunity to follow in the footsteps of Master Faith and play for myself. ”

After listening to Thor's blameless refusal, Faith smiled a generous and understanding smile.

From the point of view of the information that Faith has, Thor's greatest value is that he has mastered the elementary level of pharmacy. Although it is not impossible to recruit beginner or even mid-level pharmacists when going to big cities in the future, Thor who knows the roots is obviously more valuable for training.

But since Thor refused, Firth didn't care too much, after all, Thor wasn't the first person he wanted to see today, nor was he the last.

"I respect your choice and look forward to the day when we will fight together. Faith concluded.

Walking back to the Abbey, Thor didn't feel like he was missing out on any rare opportunity, after all, he still had people like Shogues and Erin in Grey Curtain Town.

Taking a step back, instead of really joining a certain system to work for others and follow Firth to fight to the death, it is better to go to Chrissy's caravan and tease that little bean sprout.