Chapter Forty-Eight: An Unexpected Acquaintance
In Todder today, if a scholar were to ask about the best places to visit on the continent, the Iluvita Academy of Magic would always be at the top of the list. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Of course, in the area of the Academy, whether it is the undulating lake, the steep snow-capped peaks, or the vast forests, there are ancient magical barriers, and the only way to enter the academy is through the Academy's means of transportation, or from the few roads available. Otherwise, you will be blocked out by the enchantment.
In addition to a large number of buildings belonging to the Second Age, there are many older ruins, and even the origins of the buildings themselves have long since disappeared into history:
At the end of the Second Age, with the collapse of the Griffin Empire, the flames of war began in all directions, and the entire continent fell into an era of chaos that lasted for more than a thousand years, which was the darkest time, the living beings were weeping, the earth was overturning, and the fire of order was dim, and it seemed that the fire of civilization in the entire Toldel plane was gradually extinguished. This continued until the end of the Third Age, when all hearts that had not yet been consumed by war or hatred were about to give up hope, the legendary mage and prophet, Phinex Eudora, began to walk in Todder, and the Holy Alliance was formed, which finally put down the war and finally united the nations and races after more than a hundred years of efforts.
The four temples resumed their functions, the academies grew rapidly, and the entire continent flourished to this day.
Despite this, much of the knowledge that should have been passed down, especially the history of the Toldel continent itself, was burned out by the flames of the Third Age. All that remains are these towering castles or towers, still stubbornly telling the glory of the once griffon empire.
Holding a black twig wand and carrying books and daily necessities, Morin was standing in front of the entrance of the dormitory castle and caressing the stone wall. He looked at the dozens of meters high, like a black exterior wall carved by splitting a mountain, feeling the cold and heavy touch of his fingertips, and there were some vicissitudes in his heart for a while. Maybe it's because he's read too many books, and he's been imperceptibly affected, and his thoughts are always more complicated than those of teenagers of the same age.
"What the hell!" Barron exclaimed, turning his head, "Tilna said she couldn't get into the dormitory castle if she was too far away!"
Vessdemonic looked back at Morin, who was in a daze, slowed down, and explained, "Everyone in the academy, whether it is a teacher, a teaching assistant, a mage who purely studies magic, or even a tourist who is sightseeing, will be assigned a ring to identify him. As she spoke, she raised her silver right index finger - there was a golden ring on it, set with a small piece of pale gray crystal, and if you looked closely, you could see an elegant silver tree tattooed on the crystal.
"The ring has a detailed recording and identification function, for example, freshmen can't freely enter the battle simulation arena," Tierna's dark blue eyes looked at Barron, and sure enough, she saw the depressed face of the Kadir boy, and continued: "And your identity ring will be distributed to you at the freshman entrance ceremony, which is why you must follow me these days." ”
Merlin came back to his senses and hurriedly followed.
Seeing that Maureen was following, Barron also turned around, but unexpectedly four or five people came in front of him, and he happened to bump into a red-haired girl, only to feel a strong surge, and the burly Kadir boy was squeezed against the stone wall of the passage.
The group looked intently, but found that the red-haired girl who knocked Barron into the air was short and small, and she seemed to be only ** years old, with a young face, a whole head lower than Aeno.
The rough brows of the Kadir boy furrowed, and he looked at the red-haired girl who knocked him away, and actually took out the stone hammer behind him, looking like he was facing a great enemy.
"Little Thea, this Kadir wants to challenge you. A tall boy in the group said, with bright silver hair and dark yellow eyes, and a playful contempt in his tone.
"Don't call me that, Tevez Cranken, what did the patriarch say before entering school, don't you bully me!" said the red-haired little girl, who looked at Barron and said in an old-fashioned voice, "Hey, I didn't pay attention just now, and I see you didn't get hurt in any way, what a lucky boy." The red-haired girl, who was no taller than Barron's chest, spoke so old-fashioned, and strangely enough, the faces of the people opposite had the expressions on their faces as they should be.
"Watch the tone of your voice," Marcus couldn't take it anymore at first, "weird fellows," he habitually mocked, "what a weird last name, Cranken, it's really ......"
Halfway through his words, Morin desperately covered his mouth.
Seeing that he stopped Marcus's taunt in time, the young man's heart was relieved, and his back was already covered with cold sweat, it was really terrible, the surname Cranken, this aristocratic young man from Gesok didn't know, Barron didn't know, maybe Tilna didn't know, but Morin, who had read many books, did.
There is only one race in Todd that has this oddly pronounced surname, the Cranken, which belongs to the Dragons.
It's not hard to explain why Barron was knocked off by her.
At this time, the young man's gaze at the red-haired short girl changed completely, curiosity mixed with surprise and a hint of respect, the dragon, in human form to study at the Iluvita Academy, still looks like a new student, what is going on? Doesn't the book say that the dragon clan will only accept its own inheritance, and the young dragon is quite lazy and naughty, and has never heard of the dragon clan coming to the human academy to study.
Presumably Long Wei was covered up by them with some kind of Fang Fei, Mo Lin covered Marcas's mouth with one hand, but his eyes carefully observed the few people (dragons) in front of him, except for the color of his hair and eyes, he really looked similar to ordinary humans.
Keenly aware of the change in the young man's gaze, the red-haired girl instantly figured out the reason, pouted, and said dissatisfiedly: "Tevez, your surname has been recognized again! I told you to remove your surname when I reported to duty, you have to listen!"
The tall, silver-haired boy replied, "You didn't say it yet?"
"You're going to blame me, okay, bullying me again!" cried the red-haired girl, who jumped to the side, waved her little fist, and shouted, "Don't think you're a few years older than me, and if I don't beat you up today, you won't be called Thea!"
"Enough is enough for you two!" a blonde girl flashed out, "How many troubles have I made in the past few days, I'm the team leader, give me some good things, and if you don't listen to me, you will confiscate all your gems!"
As she spoke, the blonde girl winked at Maureen.
At the same time, the boy also recognized the girl, and his cheeks couldn't help but burn slightly.
She was the girl who helped her when she reported to the airport in the Sacred Royal Capital and couldn't find her name on the admission list. At that time, I thought she was also a teaching assistant like Andrew's assistant teacher, but I didn't expect that she was the leader of the dragon group in front of me, so she should be regarded as a senior sister in the second grade.
After quelling their argument, the blonde girl said hello to Tilna and left the entrance to the castle with a few of the group.
Pushing away Morin's hand, Marcus said depressedly: "Morin, why didn't you let me speak just now, do you know what Cranken's surname is?" Tell you, no matter where he comes from, I'm not afraid of him, isn't it accusatory to be so rude?"
"Are you afraid of the dragon's surname?" Morin said angrily, dragons, especially young dragons, are notoriously moody, and you dare to taunt them, and if you provoke you, you will be slapped in the face, and your body will not become a pie on the wall.
"Of course not...... Fear...... What are you talking about? Dragon ?!!" Makas's tone changed several times, and his face turned pale in an instant, but he looked at the backs of those people who had gone away, and still muttered in a low voice: "Sure enough, everything in the story is right, it's all rude guys......"
And Barron withdrew the stone hammer behind his back, staring at their distant backs, his eyes erupted with a strong battle intent, and he said in a rough voice: "It's so strong......"
Maureen was thinking about the blonde girl, after all, she had helped her, and she didn't even know her name, "Tilna, do you know that blonde girl?"
"I don't know it very well, but I've seen it many times. "Her name is Alice, she is the vice dean, the daughter of Anna Goo, she likes to play pranks, she should be a freshman this year, and she will be our classmate, but she has grown up in the academy since she was a child, so she will be assigned the task of group leader." ”
"There are four vice-presidents of the Iluvita Academy, each in charge of the four schools, and Anna Gu is the head of the classical mage school, and she's you, oh no, we," Tilna added, "the teacher of our History of Magic course. As far as I know, all the students over the years agreed that she was the strictest teacher of Iluvita, not one of them. ”
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In the evening, after buying all kinds of books and utensils and putting them back in the dormitory, several people were chatting in the common room.
This common room is called Moonlight, and at the top of a tower in the dormitory castle, the room is hemispherical, as if it is covered by a transparent crystal cover, in addition to various cushions and blankets, the furniture and floor are also made of translucent crystals, and at this time of night, the milky white light of the moon god reflects back and forth in the room, dyeing everything with a silver glow, hence the name Moonlight.
The dormitory students were divided into small groups, with Morin, for example, being divided into two adjacent rooms, one large and one small, with the larger room for three boys and the smaller room for two girls (although one was a vampire and the other was a Vesdemon). This year's freshmen's dormitories are all in this tower of the castle, with the lounge called Shui Yin on the ground floor and the common room called Moonlight at the top.
Merlin was studying the black twig wand, and the little black was also tugging at the emerald green leaf at the top of the wand, and the two small eye bones were turning around with great difficulty, but they couldn't pull them off. Aeno sat next to the boy, and she was counting the gold coins in her purse, which had been significantly flattened after a day's purchase. Barron yawned against a feather mat, and the Kadir boy had a routine of going to bed early and waking up late, according to himself, because the nights in the Eternal Winter Ice Field were very cold and there was not much to do at night, so he was used to going to bed early. As for Marcas, he was holding his chin in his hands and was looking at the Demon Spirit of Vis in fascination, the moonlight intertwined with her silver skin, which was simply the most beautiful scene in the world in the eyes of the noble boy of Gesok.
"The points rules of the group are very complicated, and I will tell you slowly in the future," Tilna briefly introduced: "There are many ways to get points, the praise of the teacher in class, the usual exercise records, and even borrowing books and answering the corresponding questions can get extra points, and the deduction of points can only be done by the teacher's assistant and the senior on duty, but there are many more reasons for being deducted, and I will remind you from time to time." ”
"What about the winners and the champions?" Marcus asked.
"At the end of each academic year, the total group score is divided by the number of people in the group, and the average group score is used as the ranking standard, with the top 10 groups being the winning group and the first group being the champion group. Tierna explained.
"Before, Senior Mike said that this year's champion team has a special reward, so what is that?" Aeno put down the money bag in his hand and asked with concern, any words related to gold coins, rewards, etc., could immediately grab her attention.
"Every year, there are rumors that in addition to trophies and honors, the champion team does have a very special reward, but it may not be the same as imagined," Visdemonic smiled and said slowly: "For example, last year, the special reward for the champion group was a holiday trip to the Royal Academy of Gessock. They spent the entire summer there, free of charge for study and living, but it was not said to be a pleasant trip. ”
"By the way, Marcas, why didn't you go to the Imperial Academy of Gessok that day?" After studying for a long time, and not seeing anything famous, Merlin threw his wand to Xiao Hei to play with, and asked casually. The boy's attention was not on Marcus that day, and he did not remember his embarrassment.
Hearing this, Marcas's face instantly turned red and he stammered, "Because ...... Because...... My sister went to school at the Royal Academy. ”
Before he could finish his words, he heard a frightened chirp from Black, and suddenly turned into wisps of flame and drilled back into the inky ring mark, and the black branch wand fell to the crystal floor.
At the same time, a familiar voice came from the room of the common room, it was cold, like an ice blade piercing the bone marrow, and there was a slight contempt: "Oh, my dear brother, is that why you came to school in Iluvita?"
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