Chapter 16: A New Beginning
"I thought you might use this teleportation scroll soon, but I didn't expect it to be so fast. Dhansur rubbed his hands against each other, and the wrinkles on his hands looked like they were two hundred years old. "Let me think, did it take a day for me to give you this scroll until you came here?"
"I don't have a special situation......
"Teleportation scrolls are trivial, and I can write them again after I use them, but I'm curious about what kind of magic these two people have, and I'd rather let you use up the precious scrolls than send them over. Dansur smiled, his eyes narrowing at Glicenta. But his tall, pointed nose and emaciated cheeks are creepy to look at.
"Because of this man, he's an old pervert, and he's a powerful magician. Grisenda pointed at James who was lying on the bed and said angrily.
"Sorcerer, old pervert?" Dansur frowned. "What do you mean?"
"This man broke into my room without permission and injected my sword with a very strong blast of magical energy, causing it to burst with great storm power. If it weren't for my resistance to thunder and lightning, I'm afraid I'd have died at his hands. ”
"What does it mean to inject energy?"
"When I touched the hilt of this sword again, it began to emit large strands of electricity. You told me before that if there is an explosion of magic equipment, there are only two possibilities, the first is that there are powerful magic items with the same properties as it, and the second is that there is a magician artificially injected with magical energy. I searched this man's body and found nothing suspicious, so there was only one possibility, and that was that he was a powerful magician who wanted to kill me. ”
Dhansur was silent for a moment. "You didn't lie to me?"
"Nope. Grisenda said firmly.
Dansur walked up to James and listened to the sleeping James' even breathing, placing his hand above his cheek. Then, a cloud of blue energy appeared in the gap between his hand and James's face.
"There's no resistance, so he's not a man who can control magic. ”
"What if he knows you're casting spells on him, but refuses to use magic for the sake of acting?" said Grisenda.
"I know, so I'm digging deeper......" Dansour glanced at James' face again. It was the face of a handsome and mighty young man with a hint of immaturity, and his short golden hair shiny to make people faint. "Too young..... It is unlikely that he will be able to reach the level of a magician who has the ability to infuse this sword with magical energy. ”
"So I guess he's an old pervert, but he's actually very old, but he just cast a little spell that made him change his body, or blind us. ”
"If he's blinding him with a spell, I can see it. So then he should be ......"
Before Dansur could finish speaking, his eyes suddenly widened. Grisenda only felt like a giant was standing in front of her, thrusting her into the chest. She fell backwards. Dansur picked up his staff and summoned a magical barrier to barely stop the surging energy. Glicenta fell to the ground, unharmed, but speechless for a moment from what had just happened.
Many of the flasks on the table inside the tower had fallen to the ground and shattered, but Dansur ignored them. He just muttered a few words, and then watched as James slowly opened his eyes and looked at the two people in front of him with a confused expression.
"What?"
Dansur patted the dust off his body and whispered. "What's your name?"
"James ......"
Grisenda jerked out her sword, rushed forward, put the blade against James's throat, and shouted, "What, the fox's tail is exposed?"
James held out his hands. "Why are you a stinky woman again? I've told you so many times, and I really don't know anything. ”
"I don't know, where did that energy come from......?"
"Well, Grisenda, he doesn't know. Dansur stood in the back, his tone calm.
"What?" asked Grisenda looking back.
"He doesn't know his power. Dansur reached out and stopped Glicenta's sword, turning his head to face James with a blank face. "Where are you from?"
"I—no, where is this? Who are you? What about Tram? What about Joseph?"
"Trum you're talking about, I think it's the little guy over there, right?" Dhansur turned and gestured to the man lying on the other bed. "Don't worry, he's fine, he's just asleep. As for the Joseph you are talking about......"
"He's dead. Glicenta said briskly. "The death is still righteous, in order to save Tram. But in that case, I saved you, and you should ......"
James' eyes darkened, and he sighed and lowered his head, still thinking about his deceased friend.
"I've only known him for a long time, and I really can't bear it...... Who the hell are you, though?"
"I—who am I?" Glicenta looked as if she was about to draw her sword again.
"And you, old man, you're dressed for a masquerade. In our village, there is a Halloween festival held every year, and there are quite a few people dressed up as magicians, and I see you doing it well......"
Dansur and Grisenda glanced at each other.
"You said you were from a village, which village?"
"It's just a small village in the Saga Forest......," James looked at Dansur's eyes as he wanted to continue asking, raised his eyebrows, and continued, "It's just a very ordinary small village, and you're afraid you'll find a dozen of them in the forest." If you have a specific address...... No, you haven't answered my question yet, who the hell are you?"
"I'm a magician. Dansur said calmly.
James looked at him.
"Wow...... I thought all the magicians lived in Turan. ”
"Your current location is in the southern part of the Sakya Forest, and this is my magic tower, and I am responsible for all things magical in this place. That's not the point, though, it's what happened to you with Miss Glicenta. ”
"This woman's name is Glicenta?" James scratched his head. "I seem to remember the name......"
"Hmph, I'm a famous ......"
"Alright...... Dansur interrupted her with two coughs. "This young lady is a knight of the Storm Baron...... Oh, now you shouldn't call him Baron Storm, just Storm Baron or Baron Andregaya. ”
"Why?"
"Why?"
James and Grisenda spoke at the same time, and they both looked at each other, then both turned their faces away and snorted angrily.
"We'll talk about that later. Dansur waved his hand, and a thick tome appeared out of thin air. Then he recited a few more incantations, and the book floated in the air and slowly reached James. James' eyes widened, and he took it with his hand, and found that the title of the book was a completely unintelligible mass of symbols.
"What is this?"
"James, did you know that you touched Miss Glicenta's sword?"
James looked up at the two of them for a moment, then nodded.
"Ahh......h What's wrong?"
"Then do you know that you have injected extremely turbulent magical energy into this sword?"
"Huh?"
Dansur glanced back at Glicenta.
"What if he lies?" said Grisenda clenching his fist.
"No, no one can lie in my magic tower. Dansur sighed. "This book is an apprentice's primer on magic, and it teaches you how to control the magical forces in your body. ”
"Stop, stop!" James held out his hands. "What do you mean by controlling the magical power in your body, and why should I be a magic apprentice?"
"You have a lot of talent?"
"Huh, how do you know?"
"I can see ......"
Grisenda also looked puzzled at this time. "Master D'Sur, you mean, you're going to teach this old pervert magic?"
"No, I don't have that spare time. Dansur sighed. "James, can you know your talent before that?"
"Not before I came here. James shook his head. "Nobody told me I could magic......"
"You really won't, you won't be able to control the energy in your body right now, so you need to study this book well. ”
"So thick?" James' eyes widened as he looked at the thick book in front of him.
"Yes. Once you've fully understood the mysteries of the book, you can go to someone to teach you the rest of the basics. However, even with the strongest talent, it is very difficult to learn well. ”
"Then I...... I was originally a knight, huh?"
Grisenda snorted. "With your strength, you still want to be a knight, and it's good not to be beaten on the battlefield......"
"You ......"
"Okay, okay, you two don't quarrel anymore, there's no misunderstanding. As for you James, I can't restrict your movements, and I don't have the heart to study how your body can hold such powerful power, we saved you, and you don't need to repay anything, I'm not rare......"
"What do you mean by no misunderstanding? He broke into my room without saying a word and peeked at me to change clothes, and now he is so easy to let him go, I can't figure it out......"
"I've said it all, I just went to the wrong room. ”
"Okay, without saying a word, the two of you started arguing again. Dansur snorted, and conjured a wooden staff out of thin air and handed it to James. "Maybe this staff of strength will help you learn quickly. ”
"This ......"
"Master Dhansur has been polite enough to you, why don't you kneel down and apprentice?"
"No, I'm not rare. Dansur turned and returned to his workbench. Beside everyone, there was a magic circle painted with strange symbols. With a wave of his right hand, the runes on the magic array suddenly flashed with green light. "James, you can now take Tram with you. ”
"I can't ask for it. James glared at Grisenda, who was standing not far away, and with his book and staff, approached the other bed, picked Tram up, and then stood in the center of the magic circle. "Is there anything I need to do?"
"You don't need to, you just stand there, I'll urge the magic array. After Dansur finished speaking, he stretched out his hands to the sky, and an extremely dazzling light suddenly appeared on his green staff. James closed his eyes and tried to block it with his hand, but suddenly felt the sky spin around, and a cool breeze blew in his face. When he opened his eyes again, he had collapsed in the center of Lannega with Tram, who had just woken up.
"Where are we?" Tram touched his forehead. "James, are we safely back in the city now?"
Passers-by in the city center were shocked when they saw the two men who appeared out of thin air. James could only cough dryly a few times, then pulled Tram, holding his magic book and staff, without saying a word, and quickly left this place of right and wrong.
On the other hand, in the magic tower of the Saga Forest, Grisenda was still a little angry about James's attitude towards him just now. Dansur looked back at her.
"Mage, why did you let that person go so easily?"
"Of course not. Dansur sneered. "I've seen such a young man with such powerful magical energy once in my life. If I hadn't desperately urged the power of my body just now and turned my magic to block that explosion, I'm afraid the entire magic tower would have been destroyed. So I specially used on him the ability that countless people can't ask for, my unique technique - image reproduction. This way, I can get access to the clones that James left here, and although such images have no magical energy, they are enough for research. ”
"So you're trying to find out what secrets are in this man, aren't you?" Grisenda raised an eyebrow. "Sounds pretty powerful, this guy ......"
"Okay, let's talk about Baron Storm. Do you know why we call him Baron of the Storm now, when it's not so appropriate?"
"Maybe it doesn't match their family coat of arms. Glicenta looked down at the lightning bolt on his breastplate. "This lightning bolt is only used to prove Storm Knight. ”
"Just this morning, Baron Andregaya sent me a letter asking me to go to Storm Fortress to cast spells again. ”
"Murderous ......"
"I decisively refused. Grisenda, you have always understood me, and I would never be willing to do something that goes against the way of heaven for the sake of such a small profit. Perhaps to outsiders, I am just a strange magician living in a secluded forest, but seclusion does not mean that I have lost my conscience. ”
"I've seen those monsters, I've seen those ...... Bloodsucker. Grisenda snorted. "Trust me, Master Dansur, the Storm Fortress will be destroyed. ”
"Yes, I have clearly explained this matter to the members of Turan's Wizards' Guild, and I have them to immediately dispatch powerful magicians from Turan to suppress it. I don't know what they were replying to, but I hope the dazed old men can tell the difference between right and wrong in this kind of thing. ”
"Turan?"
"If there is no way for my own homeland, then we will go and inform the king of Vasilya, I do not believe that the king will not care about such a thing. Dansur turned, opened the window, and looked out. "After all, the conspiracy of this group of people is to overthrow the Vasilian Kingdom. ”
"You think I need to ......"
"No, no, no, this is something that the nobles should worry about, and we are responsible for reporting at most. Glicenta, where are you going after that?"
"Where else can I go? of course, continue to search for my grandfather's relics, to find my family...... My sister, I ......" Grisenda choked suddenly.
"Okay, okay, no more talking. Dansur looked back. "I can send you to Lonega if you need it. ”
She shook her head.
"No, it's not that far from Lannega, I think ......" she looked up. "I may need to take a break. ”