After the ceremony, inside Tavasis's office.

"Anschel, it's up to you to teach Munn before he enters the Academy. Someone will tell you what the specific subjects are, so you have to prepare. Tawasis said to Anscher.

"Okay - but Tutor, I'd like to visit my father before Muen officially starts classes. Ansher bowed.

"You're talking about Grandmaster Umash, he's in the scorched earth of the Northlands. Tavasis asked, as if uncertain.

Ansher smiled, "Who else but him?" ”

Tavasis thought for a moment and replied, "Muen is going to start classes since the Poseidon Festival, are you sure you don't take him to the Poseidon Festival?"

“...... Anyone can do such a thing, but my father, I haven't seen him for ten years, from the day I became the archmage. Ansher bowed his head and pleaded.

Tavasis looked at Ansher and said in a tone of pity and love that is characteristic of his elders, "Is it because of Muen that you miss 'home' so much......?" "You're still a kid who hasn't grown up after all......"

Ansher bowed deeply and thankfully.

"As a teacher, you can't be late for class. With that, Tavasis surged with mana and disappeared before Ansher's eyes......

Anschel's originally sunny and cheerful face showed a rare deep tenderness, as it was outside Muen's house that day.

Because the items received during the ceremony were relatively valuable, most of the gifts were locked in a separate warehouse in the tower, and seals were placed on it, and Mu En had the ability to break those seals with his magic power.

The height of the tower. Tabasis took the manuscript of the Elven King's poem and pondered for a long time.

"Wear this necklace first, and when you go out later, you have to pay attention, don't take it to show off the city, and expose your identity in the province. But you can't lose it, if you want to go in and out of the forbidden court, this is your token. Ansher placed the Starshatter Ring on Munn's desk and instructed. "Then there is a box of gold coins, you can dispose of it yourself, the tower is already in it, you have taken away the tuition fees of the past few years, and when the time comes, you will refund more and make up for less. If your grades are good enough, there will also be scholarships. ”

After hearing this, Mu En opened the box and found that there were not a few gold coins left in it, and he counted carefully, and there were only ten gold coins left in the heavy box.

"Wouldn't you just take it all...... And it's too expensive! What if I don't receive these gifts and my family can't afford to pay the tuition?"

"Rest assured, the scholarship at the Tower is also very generous, as long as you have good grades, the scholarship can cover the tuition fees. Anschel didn't care.

"And what if the grades are not good?" Mu En asked.

"Then I'll knock you down from the forty floors of a flame blasting technique, whether you can live or not depends on your life. Ansher smirked.

At this time, an old voice outside the door sounded: "Don't listen to Ansher's nonsense, your tuition has been exempted by the concession, but I am afraid that you will spend it indiscriminately, so Tavasis will help you put it away first." ”

Ansher sighed, went over to open the door, and said, "Why does the master also have the kung fu to come?

"If you don't succeed, you can't come over? Your master said that I will teach some more complicated knowledge in the future. What about you, what are the more interesting parts of your responsibility? The old mage knocked Ansher on the head with the cane in his hand and handed him a piece of paper with the subject he was responsible for. Then he walked over to Mu En, smiled and said, "Little Mu En, do you still recognize me?"

"Acquaintance! Master, Grandpa!" Mu En is not a fool, Ansher called Shizu just now.

The old mage laughed happily, touched Mu En's head and said, "It's been so long, you still don't know the name of the ancestor." Let me introduce myself, my name is Ravinton, and I will be in charge of teaching you "Introduction to Magic" and other subjects until you graduate from secondary school. ”

"Won't Master come and teach me personally?" asked Mu En.

"The tower master is busy, he has a lot of things to deal with, so he can't teach you the basics himself. But, he said, if you have any questions, you can go to him, his office will be moved to a small temporary room at the bottom of the tower for the years after you graduated from secondary school, and he will be there most of the time. Ravington said slowly.

"Okay, old man, but I want to ask, those gold coins can be given to my parents, I will study hard to earn a scholarship to pay for tuition!" Mu En asked with wide eyes and pleading.

"Hahaha, of course, if you feel like you have to pay the tuition to be happy. "Ravinton seems to be unstoppably happy when he sees this child, although he is not a very serious grandmaster, but he is like an old man who spoils his grandchildren infinitely.

"Yes. Senior brother said, even if we are the apprentices of the tower master, we can't feel that we are special, if we rely on our identity but don't work hard, we will only shame the master and the tower. Mu En's expression was very serious.

Raventon stroked his beard and smiled: "If virtue is not worthy, there will be disaster." You have to remember what you are saying at this moment, learning is a long and arduous process, and it will probably take hundreds of years. ”

Mu En obviously didn't have a huge concept for hundreds of years, and he was a little apprehensive for a while, he pouted and said, "That...... I try to do it. The little expression was so cute that it made Ravington laugh.

After doing this, Ansher dressed in his regular clothes and left the royal city.

The scorched earth of the Northland is a remote corner of the orcs, and the years of war have made it look unusually desolate.

But there is also a tall tower of the Warrior Circle.

Ansher walked through the desert sand into the house made of loess at the end of the oasis.

"Father......," he called softly.

Beside the man-made fountain, a middle-aged man turned his head when he heard the call.

He seemed a little surprised, but still smiled slightly: "Why did you come all of a sudden." ”

"The apprenticeship ceremony of the junior brother has ended, so I want to come and see you. He seemed a little at a loss, but said as calmly as he could.

"Oh, that's the kid you wrote about, isn't it? After the middle-aged man said this, he turned around and continued to observe the few potions that grew by the spring.

"I don't envy him for this. Ansher lowered his head and smiled nonchalantly.

"Oh, there's something else in him that you envy?" the man asked calmly.

Ansher opened his mouth slightly, as if he didn't know how to speak.

The man sensed that his magic was starting to appear a little disturbed by the mood swings, and turned back to look at his adopted son.

"I was picking him up......" Ansher had a faint smile on his face, but the man knew that his mood was not as relaxed as it seemed, "at that time...... He was bullied, but ......" His language was not fluent, but he still had that smile on his face, and reluctantly: "But he can go home and tell his parents about his grievances...... At that time, I sent him home, and he was very lively and cheerful...... Kind of like me. But he's very different from me!" His speed and breath suddenly became rapid, and then he realized that this seemed inappropriate, paused, and forced his emotions: "The biggest difference...... It was the moment his mother opened the door for him, and he could cry without any scruples...... Father, I don't care if I'm talented...... I don't care! but I, I'...... Sorry, I'm a little ...... But I really envy him. Because you know what? I have the impression that you'...... Never hugged me. After saying these words, Ansher seemed unable to restrain his emotions and began to sob. In front of this man, he finally took off all his masks.

The man looked at him and fell into memory.

He remembered the fire in the hamlet that day, the brutal slaughter of the orcs, the baby he had picked up from the pile of corpses.

"Did you know...... I've never lived for, and I don't want to, live for revenge! All my efforts are just thinking that one day I can hear you praise me...... I just want you to be proud of me. Anschel's voice faded, and tears fell down her cheeks like that.

The man lowered his eyebrows and sighed, his expression a little sad.

"I do owe you a lot. He looked at Ansher and said guiltily.

Hearing this, Ansher smiled with tears in his eyes, and seemed to muster up the courage to walk up to the man.

"That'...... Can you hug me once?" he asked. The caution in his tone is like that of a child who has made a mistake.

On that day, Grandmaster Umash, the "Crown of the Burning Sun", deeply embraced his son, whom he was already proud of.

A year later, Muen, who had gradually adapted to the order of the tower, was able to live a relatively independent life, so the tower also decided to send his parents back to the province of Aldan, and Muen had no objection to being taken around by Ansher every day.

"You don't have to laugh every day when you're playing, and you pout when you're studying!"

"Why do you have to take it so seriously!"

"I'm going to play with you, so you can remember the knowledge! You're good, just remember to play!" Ansher thought that if he had a beard, he would blow up angrily.

Raventon leaned on crutches and taught beside him: "You, don't be so anxious, you have to give him time, child, why are you in such a hurry to catch up?"

"Master, I didn't speak like this, I had already completed the elementary course at the age of eight, and even the prototype of the fire circuit had been carved! He is already seven years old this year, and he hasn't learned half of it yet!" Anschel felt that dealing with two people at the same time was really a headache.

"That's because you started learning when you were three years old! How do you compare to the level of your half-ass?" Ravinton was merciless and painful.

“...... Master, if you protect your shortcomings like this, I will tell Master. This kind of educational thinking is going to go wrong!" Ansher was very sad and indignant, but the old man in front of him was higher than him, and the circuit was even better than him, and he couldn't say what he was suffering.

Later, when Tavasis understood the situation, he signaled his husband not to interfere with the teaching of the other tutors, and the old man muttered and left.

One day, Ansher slipped a money bag with a faintly magical smell and hummed a little tune, just in time to meet Tavasis.

"What are you going to do, with so much money?" Tawasis asked when he stopped.

"Go and hire a magister for the province of Ardan, or Medanzo will be too embarrassed. There are only two great mages in the entire province, and one of them is himself. ”

Tavasis's gaze sank slightly, and after sensing it, he shook his head with a smile and said, "These ten crystal discs are not enough. ”

Ansher seemed a little shocked when he heard this: "Is the Magister so valuable?"

"You can't just hire for a month, at least a year anyway. ”

"That's right, but doesn't it say that 'junior mages are not as good as dogs, senior mages are everywhere, and mages are not rare'?"

Hearing this, Tavasis couldn't laugh a little: "Where did you hear such vulgar words, you can count it like this, the junior mage also needs at least forty to eighty silver coins every month, the senior mage has one gold coin, the sorcerer has three gold coins, the senior mage has one black gold coin, the great mage has three black gold coins, and a mage like you will probably get a crystal disc." ”

Ansher calculated, and his brows furrowed suddenly: "No, why did this salary directly multiply a few times?"

"Because the higher you go, the more difficult it becomes, and Aldan can't provide free magic materials for magicians to practice and study, the price will be relatively higher, otherwise no one wants to go. Also, it's common sense to pay an extra three months' salary every year......, right? It's not enough, so I'll have to add five more. Tavasis seemed to have nothing to do at the moment, and stood still talking to his apostles.

"Ahh ”

"Ahem, Ansher, both I and Grandmaster Umash can be regarded as decent people with noble virtues, can you pay attention to your cultivation when you speak, and try to be as elegant as possible. Tavasis reminded.

"Don't worry, mentor, I promise not to embarrass you outside. ”

Tavasis sighed, "Cultivation comes naturally from the soul. ”

"Don't talk about that yet, then how do I make money now?" Anschel was a little worried.

Tavasis found it amusing, for he had rarely seen Ansher so concerned about one thing: "Didn't you research the recipe for two potions in the west before? ”

"Didn't you say that the healing effect of the first potion is lower than that of the existing regular potions? Ansher said he was embarrassed.

"Although the first agent is a little less effective, the cost is much lower. The second ...... Perhaps we can try to provide stable cooperation between major colleges. Tabasis thought for a moment and said.

Ansher was very happy to hear this, and was very surprised: "You still know economics?"

Tabasis was a little speechless after hearing this: "It's common sense......"

In the afternoon, Mu En was studying in the library of the tower, when a grandmaster who had come to consult the literature saw him and sat down with him. In the process of self-study, if there is something he doesn't understand, Mu En will write a note and quietly hand it to the grandmaster, who will not only explain to him, but also occasionally help him correct some grammatical mistakes. In this process, Ravington had "coincidentally passed" here four times, and he was very relieved to see the focused Muen.

"It is better to teach a man to fish than to teach him to fish, as it is. Anschel, this kid is still too shallow. Ravinton stroked his beard, smug.

In the province of Aldan, Medanzo gave two prescriptions to Muen's parents, who were in charge of the operation, and gave them twenty percent of the shares. Because of Mu En's father's exquisiteness, business improved quickly, and the output value of Aldan Province slowly moved closer to the middle reach.

Another year of spring.

"Today we're going to classify magic, and your choice of the first circuit. First of all, the two largest categories are attributed loops and attributeless loops. In the attribute circuit, elemental attributes, spiritual attributes, and spell attributes are also included, also known as mystical attributes. The non-attribute circuit is divided into soul and body according to the different ways of inscription. The attribute circuit is more difficult to control than the non-attribute circuit as a whole, and the various element attributes also have their own characteristics, and if the seal carving element circuit is superimposed, the difficulty will also increase exponentially; Spiritual attributes and spell attributes have a large overlapping conflict. Choose now, and I'll tell you the difference when you choose the first way to play. Anschel didn't take the book, and the basics of magic were already engraved in his DNA.

Though...... You shouldn't just carve anything into it.

"You haven't talked about the difference between the two kinds of attributes, senior brother......" Mu En sat on the lawn of the garden outside the tower, holding his head with his hands.

"There are no attributes, those are carved by people who have wine bags and rice bags. Come, drink this medicine, and your previous circuit will be washed away. ”

"But I read the book that the soul seal carving has the greatest increase in mana reserves, and the improvement of the body has the greatest improvement in physical fitness. Mu En sat there, looking bored.

"You know you want me to explain, hurry up and drink!"

Goodo...... Muen drank the clarifying potion.

"Poof, you've refined this medicine, right? It's so bitter!" As he spoke, Mu En felt that the place where the magic circuit had been carved began to heat up, and after a few seconds, the magic circuit disappeared.

Because of the disappearance of the magic circuit, the surrounding magic began to gradually become agitated because of Mu En's natural affinity.

"Little ghost, I can't buy the medicine I practiced! Now tell me your choice. Anschel's palms began to gush out of pure attributeless magic, and he silently recited the incantation, and one by one mimic elements appeared beside Muen.

"When you touch the element you want, the initial pattern of the circuit appears, and you carve it on your body as big as that pattern. ”

Unconcerned about the magical riot around him, Muen stood up and began to examine the mimic elements around him. It seemed that each of them was full of momentum, so he didn't know which one to choose for a while. Then he seemed to think of something, and asked Anschel, "That ...... from His Majesty the Elven King"

Before he could finish speaking, Ansher chanted three characters and pushed his hand forward. A real thunder element appeared in front of Mu En's eyes, and the electric snake spread outward from time to time, looking a little scary. Mu Enxing simply raised his left hand to touch the thunder and lightning that seemed to be terrifying. In an instant, he seemed to see the true meaning contained in the thunder and lightning, so he carved his first circuit. And after he finished carving, Ansher revealed the basic thunder rune.

So the circuit on Muen's body is a different symbol, different from the original lines of almost all lightning warlocks in the world.

Immediately, the mana that had escaped from the air mediated and rushed into the mark of his first vertebrae.

"What kind of monster is this...... Ansher sighed to himself, sensing the magic of the air like a hundred birds and a phoenix.

Above the tower.

A few tutors led their students to the window and sighed, "Look at the people, they are not even advanced magicians, they just carved the first circuit, and they have already made such a big move, can you have this momentum when you finish carving the first circuit?"

"That's still okay......" The tower's students were also geniuses, so they secretly scolded themselves.

Mu En, who had carved the circuit, moved his neck and let out a cry of pain.

Anschel walked over and gloated: "The destructive and penetrating power of the thunder element is very high, but the difficulty of control is almost the highest among all the elements, and the biggest feature is that the residual magic is easy to track. You just had a numb pain, don't worry, it will hurt for a long time. ”

"Is there any drawback to the difficulty of control and ease of tracking?" asked Munn, scratching the back of his neck vigorously.

"The biggest drawback is that consumption will go up. For the thunder attribute, there is also a possibility that you will not be able to hit people, so it takes strong willpower to control the thunder attribute. Young man, some of you have suffered next, this is the second least attribute among cultivators in the world. As for tracking, because the binding force required to control the lightning attribute is extremely large, the remaining restraint form in the air can be perceived for a long time after the magic is released. From this, it can be speculated on what type of magic was cast when. But you don't have to worry too much about this, this is the knowledge of 'Demon Hair Traces', and there are not many people who have learned it. ”

"That's good, what's the attribute of the first few?"

"It's the spell attribute of that very godly stick. ”

Mu En thought of the spell that the huge jackal had placed on him, and asked, "Is it because it is easy to fail?" or does it not have an effect?"

Ansher laughed and said, "I know what you're thinking. Don't worry, if you can play this with the Holy Magister, that spell will definitely be accurate. ”

“...... You're really a roundworm in my stomach. ”

"Eh, pay attention to the quality, don't always say such vulgar language. Ansher looked happy.

Mu En cut his voice and muttered, "People who are almost forty years old don't have a girlfriend yet......"

When Ansher heard this, the smile on his face gradually disappeared, and he didn't know why, but he felt so painful.

"If I carve a mental circuit, can I increase my mental control? Muen patted Ansher and asked.

Ansher glared at him, but still replied angrily, "No, mental control can only rely on talent and the improvement brought by the perfection of the magic circuit. Therefore, most of the thunder attributes are selected as a second or third circuit. The mental circuit can only increase its own spiritual power reserves, so as to perform illusions. ”

Mu En pouted and shrugged, saying that he was really sorry to learn the news.

Ansher said: "Tomorrow I will start learning the fundamentals of elven literature and combat science. If you choose this attribute, you will basically say goodbye to the profession of a scholar. I'm afraid I really want to be a referee in the future...... If you want to learn how to practice your own attribute magic, you can directly read the secret book given to you by the Elf King, which is the secret inheritance of the Elf Kingdom. And the elf king put a forbidden spell in the book, only you can read it, hehe...... When the time comes, I learned to teach my brother ha. ”

"Do you still want to learn elven literature?!" Mu En said to the boss.

"Nonsense, most of the spells are elven script, and high-level magic is only elven script. Although the highest level is dragon magic. But, you can't learn dragon magic right now. And if you don't know elven literature, you won't be able to read the "Instant Shadowland" given to you by the elf king. ”

"Well, you didn't teach me combat science, did you? I remember that your major was not combat science. ”

"Joke! You think I can't teach you? Basic combat is too easy!" Ansher put his hand, and a flame appeared in the sky, and if you look closely, it is the word "strong" written in Atlantean.

Mu En had a little headache, he felt that this not very serious senior brother often instilled some strange knowledge in him during class.