Wizard Betty was already waiting by the carriage, and when she saw Ciel and Nina coming, she said to Ciel's grandfather, "Thank you old gentleman for nurturing such gifted children and grandchildren, they are all the most precious treasures of the Empire, I will take them to the Imperial Academy of Magic to learn about magic, they will make immeasurable contributions to the Empire in the future, and you will also share the glory." ”

"Ciel, Nina, go to the Imperial Academy, you must study hard and strive to become a magician as soon as possible. Honorable Miss Magician, the children are entrusted to you, and I hope you will take good care of them. "Grandpa Hill, who used to have few words, seems to have endless words today.

"Don't worry, they are all the hope of the empire, and I will take care of them. What do you call you, dear old gentleman?" asked Wizard Betty.

"I'm just an old man in the country, you can call me sir, I'm so old that I have to forget my old surname. Hill's grandfather replied. "As long as you can take care of the children, let them succeed in their studies, and make a little contribution to the cause of the empire, I will be satisfied. ”

Betty Magician could tell that Ciel's grandfather didn't want to tell him his name. This is normal in the Empire, and there are many veterans of the Empire who have lived incognito all their lives and never mentioned their exploits back then. Hill's grandfather wasn't the first, nor was he the last.

Indeed, the empire is strong because the people of each empire have a strong heart of glory, and the glory of the empire is the glory of everyone. When Ciel and Nina go to the Imperial Academy of Magic as apprentices in magic, the Empire will begin to provide Ciel's family with a grant of 1 Imperial Coin per Imperial year.

Time is indeed very urgent, originally Betty mage still needs to screen dozens of village mages, and has already let the trial mages of the preparatory mage group do it for him. After all, the selection of children can also be regarded as a kind of training.

"So, thanks to your support of the Empire, we are on our way. Wizard Betty said, motioning for Ciel and Nina to get them into the carriage.

Hill climbed into the carriage. Pulled his sister Nina into the carriage as well. The carriage didn't look very huge from the outside, but when it got inside, it had a complete canopy, a wrapping fence, and a viewing window. There was already a child sitting next to the window. Hill thought that this must be the magically gifted child that Mage Betty had found earlier.

It was the time to say goodbye, and Hill and Nina climbed up to the window of the carriage and waved at their grandfather. I heard Master Betty say, "Let's go!" and the carriage began to run. Soon, Hill's grandfather and the villagers who had come to see him off disappeared from view.

The air became quiet, and Mage Betty was driving the carriage, which had three children, except for Ciel and Nina, who had been sitting in the carriage as thin as if they were malnourished. Shriveled lips, withered yellow hair, but dark eyes sparkling.

Hill was still secretly looking at the strange child with his sister, and of course the child was watching them. At this time, the voice of Mage Betty came, "His name is Olig, Ciel and Nina, you get acquainted with each other, and when you get to the Academy of Magic, you will study magic together." ”

Wizard Betty's introduction shattered the children's wariness of unfamiliar relationships, and the children soon began to talk, from the river in front of the door, to the hills in the distance, to the chickens and mischievous goats, and the legends of the monsters that the adults occasionally heard from adults.

"I've seen the Tempest Wolf, just yesterday, with the Imperial Knight, and that wolf was bigger than the horse that pulled the carriage we were in. Hill said.

"I heard about it, but unfortunately I was sick that day and couldn't go out, but many friends in the village saw it. Oleg said.

"Do you know what breeds of Tempest Wolves are?" asked Ciel.

"Are there many other breeds of wind wolves?" Oleg was puzzled.

"Of course," Ciel's sister Nina was also intrigued, as my brother had told me that day, "there are three common types of wind wolves, the toothed wind wolf, the bloodthirsty wind wolf, and the claw wind wolf. ”

"Wow, that's all that, that wind wolf is the most powerful?" Oleg asked.

"I won't tell you, unless you tell me what color the Philosopher's Stone was when you tested your magic?"

"Well, I think about it, but there were many people that day, and I closed my eyes again, and I only heard Teacher Betty say that I was qualified. Oleg was distressed, and it seemed that he really didn't know what was going on that day's test.

"He's red, Nina, he's not like you, and he's not like your brother Hill. You will be magicians in three different directions. "Wizard Betty was in a good mood and had time to gossip with them. "How do you know that there are three breeds of Storm Wolves? Our empire only has two kinds of Wind Wolves, Talon and Sharp Teeth, but there are no bloodthirsty Wind Wolves. ”

"My brother told me, and he also said that compared to many magical creatures, the Wind Wolf is just a very ordinary and weak magical beast. Nina replied. "Teacher Betty, do you know any other powerful magical creatures in the Empire?"

"How do you know I'm going to be your teacher?" asked Betty.

"Oleg calls you a teacher. Nina thought it was a simple question.

"Haha. What a clever little ghost. I'm Oleg's teacher, but I don't have to be your teacher. But I'm really your introductory mentor to magic. After that, Oleg and I would learn fire magic for a while. As for the two of you, once you've learned the basics of magic, you'll need another teacher to teach you. "Mage Betty is very approachable, as if the legendary magician is so difficult to get along with.

"Then teacher, you haven't said what magical creatures are in the Empire?" Nina was persistent.

"The Wind Wolf is not as weak as you say, and the common magical life for the Empire is the Wind Wolf. Ordinary magicians will have it. Of course, there are some more powerful magical creatures of great magic, and as far as I know, my teacher, Serena Crimson, has a lava behemoth. That's one of the most powerful magical creatures I know. However, this powerful magical creature is not usually seen. Mage Betty replied. "How did your brother know about these magical creatures?"

"Teacher, I've seen the Empire's Biology Atlas," Hill said.

"Do you know the imperial Chinese?" Betty was intrigued.

"Yes, teacher, my grandfather taught me when I was a child, and then a traveling bookseller passed through the village, and we bought a scroll of the Empire's biographies. Hill replied.

"No wonder your grandfather won't tell me his name, he must be an elder with a story. Betty muttered to herself.

"Teacher, are we going directly to the Imperial Academy of Magic?" Hill asked.

"Yes, the mages of the trials have sent back the message that there are no gifted children in the other villages. You're all the gifted kids I've found this time. Betty replied.

"Teacher, why is magic talent so rare?" Nina was a little curious.

Betty feels a little bit of a headache, the child's questions are always endless, and you answer one question and never know why the next question will ask why. The teacher is actually very ignorant compared to the infinite why. However, Miss Betty is obviously very experienced, and although she does not know the answer, it does not prevent her from answering this seemingly troublesome question.

"Magical talent is a very magical concept, when everyone is born will have a soul and consciousness link with the world, when a person's consciousness can not only link their own body, but also touch other substances between the material and soul state, they will have magical talent, of course, this concept is too advanced for you, and it is not conclusive, when you have learned a certain level of knowledge, you can start to explore the ultimate answer to this question. "I'm a magical genius. Wizard Betty was proud of her answer. Although I don't understand that this is what we are all about. It doesn't stop me from fooling around, no, it's telling the kids that magic is an unfathomable knowledge.

Teacher Betty did succeed. Poor little Tina has fallen into the abstract concepts of soul and consciousness, and she is struggling with what soul is and what consciousness is. Of course, Oleg is no exception, this poor child has even less knowledge than Nina.

But Ciel was different, wondering why he kept seeing strange things and occasionally hearing strange sounds.

The magician's carriage seemed to be different from a normal carriage, and after Hill and Nina had been sitting for so long, the carriage didn't seem to shake much, which was very different from the carriage that usually went to the market town to do business and pull goods. But they soon learned that comfort was only a trivial function of the carriage.

The territory of the empire was vast, and the population was unevenly dispersed, with more people living on fertile land and fewer people living on barren land. And you will also pass through some forest canyons.

"Bang!"

It seems that something hit the carriage.