I long for great power, and only the greatest power in the world can protect those who love me and those I love, so that there will be no more sorrow and tears in my woman's life. For the sake www.biquge.info of a promise, in order to fulfill a sincere heart, I practiced swordsmanship frantically, and took every imaginable way to improve my swordsmanship and strength.

So I pestered my art teacher to persuade him to use magic to help me practice, because the time I met Aaron, I intuitively realized that Mr. Vitan was not an ordinary painter, and that time it was he who used his strange power to block Aaron's fatal blow and save the lives of several of us under the "wrath of the goddess".

"I don't know how to do magic, Alex! It's okay if I teach you how to draw, but I really don't know anything about magic! ”

"Would a person who could clearly discern the secret technique of 'Wrath of the Goddess' not understand magic? This is not a universal ability! And it can clearly explain its qualities, and help us to defend against this fatal blow, which is something that a person who does not know magic can do? Don't hide it from me, Mr. Vitan! ”

"This ...... Well, I do know some, but I promised no one else to use it again. Don't embarrass me, my good student! ”

"As a teacher, what kind of teacher is he if he doesn't help his students when they are in trouble? And you've broken your ring and used magic! ”

"I really can't do it......"

"Then you have lived with me for nothing for seven years, and you must give some expression, right? But I rescued you from hunger and cold......"

"Didn't I teach you how to draw? And I didn't ask you to help me at the time, you insisted on taking me home. "Hehe, teacher, I didn't ask you to teach me painting at that time, it was you who saw that Young Master Ben was talented, intelligent, geniusy, and talented...... I couldn't help but see Hunt Xinxi and rushed to teach me. Besides, there's nothing you can teach me about art now, that's what you said. Therefore, I don't care about what you ate for nothing before, and in the future, you will stay at my house, unless you want to live another hungry life, you must agree to help me, there is no free lunch in the world! ”

"You are really a natural businessman, more terrible than your old man...... It seems that I really shouldn't have come back with you at that time...... But, Alex, don't you feel disgusted by yourself selling yourself like this? I want to vomit even when I hear it! What do I think, you are not the genius you describe! ”

Teacher Vitan finally gave in under my "coercion and temptation", and when he saw me with a thief smile on his face, he could only smile bitterly and shake his head.

According to my intentions, Mr. Vitan made a gravity field with space magic, allowing me to temper my physical strength and will under gravity several times that of my own, and made an illusion swordsman to spar with me.

At first, I could barely support myself with twice the gravity of myself, and as my physical strength increased, I gradually increased the force of the gravitational field, from three times to four, five, six, and seven times...... And the phantom swordsmen I practiced against were also stronger and stronger, and when I was just able to deal with a certain stage of swordsmen, Mr. Duitan seemed to deliberately manipulate me, and immediately mimicked a higher-level swordsman with the water element, which made me exhausted......

In the battle with different opponents, I have accumulated valuable experience, and I have also carefully figured out the swordsmanship of the opponent, combined with Li Binglan's notes to integrate it, and to remove the chaff, into my own aesthetic thoughts, I think that only the aesthetic swordsmanship is the best swordsmanship, is the ultimate swordsmanship! Because only perfect swordsmanship can be flawless on the battlefield and not give the opponent a chance to take advantage of it. The so-called beauty exists in a variety of forms, and it is not an item that is usually only used for play, and the beauty in swordsmanship is expressed in the most concise, direct and effective way. I don't think any contemporary swordsman can perform swordsmanship to perfection, because the consciousness and starting point of the dominant swordsmanship are different, and no one has ever been able to interpret and study swordsmanship from a purely aesthetic point of view like me.

Those phantom swordsmen were created by Mr. Vitan based on the image of his opponent in the battle he had experienced. I really don't understand what kind of monster Mr. Vitan is? It seems that he has experienced countless wars in his life, and has faced endless opponents of all kinds, and that he is still alive and well, which shows that his opponents have been defeated by his magic. Later I learned that the gravitational space magic and mimicry magic he cast were not something that ordinary magicians could do. A magician who can break through countless swordsmen is really not an ordinary powerful! How could a magician like him end up on the streets?

I can only keep these questions in my mind, everyone has their own privacy, and some privacy is untouchable, so I was not stupid enough to ask Mr. Vitan these questions, besides, interfering in other people's private affairs is not in line with my style.

I made rapid progress in learning swords, and at the same time, I also became interested in magic because of Mr. Vitan, and under my water grinding kung fu and scoundrel style, Vitan had to pull up the white flag and teach me magic with his heart. In the end, even Mr. Vitan had to admit that I was really a genius among geniuses, and the results of a few months of learning were equivalent to the efforts of others for more than ten years, according to Mr. Vitan's words: "You are really an out-and-out little monster, and your talent is so high that even the gods will be jealous!" ”

In the time I was studying swordsmanship and magic, the most sensational news in Haynes recently was that Princess Ettiria was pregnant, newly married in January, and pregnant with her father's child in February. I wonder if I have inherited my father's abilities?

After thinking about it, I redoubled my efforts to cultivate, because I knew that my fate could be reversed in an instant, and from the cold glint that flashed in the eyes of Princess Ettiria when she was pregnant when she looked at me, I had keenly grasped the hidden dangers of my own life. And the people around me looked at me more and more strangely, full of pity and ridicule, as if they all realized that I was losing my position.

In October 1890, Palisa's father, Purmont Vandotia, formally asked his father to dissolve his marriage with him, and he readily agreed, while I, the client, not only did not even have the opportunity to oppose or express my opinion.

I don't care about any of that, I just have an answer - a decision that was told to me by Kalisa herself! But several times when I went to Lisa's house, she was not allowed to enter, and the housekeeper only told me that the young lady had stayed in the emperor and had not returned.

I didn't come back from vacation, and Calissa was obviously avoiding me, but soon news came that the Vandotia family was preparing a wedding for Kalisa and James in the Empire.

I'm really dead.

On December 9th, Etiria gave birth to my brother Archduke Ferdinand Becarto in her father's house, and was given the supreme honor of "Grand Duke" and "Royal Knight" at birth.

That afternoon, I called all my diners to my side and said, "Let's go, I won't say much about the reasons, I'm sure everyone understands." There is some money here, please accept it and find your own way! That's the last thing I can do for you. ”

Only one swordsman named Kasta, who was unwilling to leave, expressed his willingness to follow me in his life and death.

I thought about it, inscribed the words "Wangya Yongmeng" on a silk painting I had painted, sealed it and handed it to him, saying: "You send this painting to the northern frontier of the Pharadis Empire for me, and personally hand it over to General Li Binglan of the 'Silver Silk' cavalry regiment, and tell her that I am all right." Thousands of miles of dust, the road is difficult, Kasta, can you do it? "Young City Lord, please rest assured! I, Kasta, swear with the dignity of a swordsman: no matter how difficult it is, I will definitely be able to get the things that the young city lord has to say! The slender Casta had a resolute expression on his face.

"Don't call me the young city lord anymore, we're already friends, call me Alex...... And I'm not a young lord anymore," I muttered, and then said, "Kasta! You'll be there for me the next time we meet...... Go for it, everything is precious! ”

"No matter how difficult it is, I will definitely find the young city lord and swear to follow the young city lord to the death!" With that, Casta kowtowed and left. Finally, I called Mr. Vitan, handed him a rich money bag, and said, "Teacher, thank you so much for your teaching over the years! Although I don't know the real reason why you have stayed with me for six years, and I don't know if the money will help you, but I will take it as a little bit of a student's heart. ”

Mr. Vitan took the money bag, looked at me deeply, nodded silently, and turned to leave.

Now, I'm going to finish one last thing! I sighed, wrote a letter with a pen, took the money deposit of all my mother's inheritances that had been counted, and went directly to the county office of Haynes to find my father.

My father carefully read the documents I had submitted about voluntarily renunciating my father's inheritance, the Begatu surname, my grandfather's inheritance, and the gift of all my mother's inheritance to my brother, and was silent for a while before he looked up at me and said to me, "Alexander, have you thought it through?" ”

"I've thought it through, father! My talents are not enough to inherit the family business of Begatu, nor can I keep my mother's huge family wealth, and I am willing to give up everything for the future of the Bekatu family. Please Father! I replied coldly.

"It's rare for you to figure this out, being the eldest son of the Begatu family is indeed not an easy task, there are too many responsibilities to bear...... This is a decision that is good for you and for the Begatu family...... It's just that it's hard for you......" There was no expression on my father's face.

"No, the child is not aggrieved at all, and the child's personality is not suitable for this kind of heavy responsibility, and the child is very happy to be able to share his father's worries and contribute to the family in this way!" I said calmly. At this time, we are not so much a father and son as an official discussing official business.

"So...... Just do what you want...... Alec, what are your plans for the future? My father accepted my "advice" without hesitation.

"I want to leave Haynes and travel around the continent and experience the strange customs and people. If nothing else, I want to leave as soon as possible. "I replied that it was only safe to leave Haynes, away from my father and Ettiria's butcher's knife." What a decision to play in the mountains and rivers - it's just like yours, Alex! The father nodded, this is the style of his unworthy son in his mind, but why could his "straw bag" son think of such a wise way to protect himself? Is it the diners? I believe my father is secretly wondering in his heart!

The father was silent for a while, and then made a decision: "Well, Alex, it just so happens that this week there is a mission to the Beka Shelurista Alliance for diplomatic mediation, so you can set off with the group and go to the Alliance to see and see!" …… There will be something strange there that interests you. I'll have Attiria send a small group of cavalry from the Dragon's Legion to escort you. ”

"Yes! Father...... Lord Gunjo! Hearing the words of this man who I can no longer call my father, my heart can't help but feel sour: Father, you still can't let me go! Could it be that your son, who is connected by blood, is just a pawn in your cruel political game? Why don't you want to give your son a way out? Do you have to sweep away even a tiny speck of dust as long as it is possible to stand in front of you?

"Lord County Guard, if there is nothing else, my subordinates will leave." I tried to suppress the tumbling emotions and said as calmly as I could.

"There you go...... Alec, all the way ...... Downwind ......"

When I came out of the county office, I sighed deeply in my heart: The so-called family affection has never existed in my life.

The night before I left Haynes, I packed my simple pack and gently wiped the edge of my sword in the moonlight, a sword I had always kept, not a "divine sword" or "artifact" sword, but a good sword with iron as clay.

Tomorrow, I will use the sword in my hand to fight a bloody way for my survival! In my father's plan and Ettiria's plan, I would never have been allowed to reach the Shelureista Alliance alive! There are only two destinies before me: life or death! Dead, all that I have will be nothing; Living, I will flap my wings and run into the future of my own domination! Father, it was you who taught me the truth that "I would rather bear the world than let the world bear me"! As long as I don't die, I will definitely repay the "favor" you have put on me in the future!

Early the next morning, I rode out of the city from the south gate with the team of the Celeurista Alliance. After passing through the gates, which were significantly more heavily guarded by the Imperial Army of Ferratis, I couldn't help but pause and look back to see the gates of Haynes slowly close, obscuring all the scenery inside the gates.

I silently cried out in my heart: Farewell, Hennes! Where I grew up! Finally - it's time to leave home! However, is this an exodus? Home, this luxury, never seemed to exist in my life, right? If you have never had it, why should you lose it? Haynes – never a place for me......

The mission gradually moved south, farther and farther away from Heines, but for the sake of so-called "safety" it did not take the thoroughfare, but passed through the mountains and forest paths.

I drank all the water from the water bag in one gulp, grabbed some dried meat and nibbled on it, trying to maintain my strength and spirit, while looking out at a forest not far ahead. It's only about a day away from the Shelurista Alliance, which means that the moment that will decide my fate is just around the corner! The forest in front of it is called the "Thief Forest", and according to the commentary in the "Continental Geography", it has been a forest infested with thieves since ancient times. If you kill me in "Thief Mori", and then blame the thief who is not there, then you can put everything clean and not arouse suspicion in the slightest—father, you really will go to great lengths for your child!

With a high degree of vigilance, I followed the group into the "Thief Forest", and while adjusting my breathing and maintaining a calm state of mind, I concentrated all my mental and physical strength, moved my sword to a position within reach, and closely monitored the situation around me to keep myself in a state of readiness.

Suddenly, I noticed that the cavalry captain in front of me made a strange gesture in the back, and the cavalrymen caught on either side of me had drawn their swords as if nothing had happened.

"There's an ambush ahead!" I looked surprised and looked anxiously at the bushes in front of me.

The cavalrymen halted their actions at my sudden discovery, but I quickly drew my sword, and while the knights on both sides were stunned, swung my sword across a semi-circular arc, spun one hundred and eighty degrees and swept through the necks of the two men, who were killed before they could react.

I killed two people in one fell swoop, but I didn't hesitate at all, and rushed towards the dense forest in front of me on the right with a clamp of the horse's legs. The "Imperial Dragon" cavalry team immediately caught up.

I twitched my horsewhip vigorously in the hope of escaping my pursuers and walked through the dense forest, the wind whistling in my ears, but after a while the sound of angry cries and neighing of horses drew closer and closer. Whether it is riding skills or horse quality, the "Imperial Dragon" knight squad has an absolute advantage. So they were able to catch up with me very quickly, and once they did, I had to die!

Now it's all but a gamble!

When the pursuers behind me approached a certain distance, I jerked my horse and turned, and the knights behind me were obviously taken aback, and hurriedly slowed down their horses, but the momentum of the horses was so great that some of them staggered and rushed in front of me, and some of them reined in in a panic, and even collided with each other, showing a moment of confusion.

I turned my horse around, turned my passive into active, swung my sword, and charged towards the chaos.

My mind was empty, and I quickly grasped the weakest point of the chaotic horse team, and unleashed the sword move that I had mastered for nearly a year, and carried the sword at high speed, stabbing at short distances, and killing five enemies in one fell swoop with a time difference.

Of course, this advantage did not last long, and the enemy's confusion soon subsided, and by the time I had cleaved the seventh cavalryman, the "Imperial Dragon" had formed an effective encirclement around me and began to organize an attack on me.

At this moment, two knights swung their swords from both sides, and one knight from each side approached instantaneously from the front and back!

Two silver swords had already been killed, but they were missed—in the field of vision of the four knights in front of me, in front of me, on the left and right, I suddenly disappeared into the air!

By this time I had turned over and clamped myself on the horse's belly, and struck the knight's mount on the right with a sword in my hand, and the horse was in pain, and rushed forward with the knight in a frenzy, colliding with the knight in front of me, and then flawlessly.

I flipped over the horse's belly, reached the left, and stabbed the knight on the left before he could react, and as I rolled over and grabbed the knight's horse on the left, his body had already fallen to the ground. The knight who was flanking me in the back was now trying to adjust his position because he had lost my bearing. My trick of turning over and winning the horse is a secret skill of the rich boy in the city when he plays polo, and I didn't expect it to come in handy at this time.

After losing their owners, the three empty horses fell into a blind movement, which affected the attacks of the other knights against me, and for a time I was unable to form an effective close flanking attack.

Taking advantage of this confusion, I suddenly turned my horse's head and rode back into the road.

The fifty knights were once again stunned by my strange move, and they did not expect that I would go back to the way I came, which was the weakest link in the encirclement.

I swung my sword and struck it, bringing up a brilliant sword light, and rushed away from the blocking cavalry, and galloped back along the original forest path, leaving behind the corpses of several cavalrymen, and likewise, I also paid the price, leaving large and small sword wounds on my body, but they were not fatal. The furious cavalry hurriedly returned to their horses and chased after them, once again forming a situation where you were chasing after me.

After a while, I had returned to the Mission's place of stay. As the cavalry squad with the strongest combat power had been sent to hunt me down, and I was still left behind, there were only a few soldiers left in the mission to guard me, and their heads were scattered under the fierce charge of my horse and sword, and blood burst out.

I quickly approached the mission's carriage, and with a sword I opened the tent, and saw several trembling and frightened men inside.

I put my sword on the neck of a well-dressed, fat and bloated man, and said coldly: "Mr. Ambassador Buqi is offended! Get out! ”

"You...... Alex ...... "Under the threat of my long sword, Ambassador Buqi and his female dependents could only obediently get out of the car, and the overly frightened Ambassador Buqi could no longer speak, but could only let out a trembling sound.

I leaped and dismounted, my sword wrapped tightly over Ambassador Buqi, trying to balance out my breathing, to gain time to rest, and to recover as much as I could from the fight and bloodshed. By this time, the cavalry had rushed back and surrounded us tightly, but they did not dare to act because of the rat trap, and the two sides fell into a tense atmosphere.

"Alexander, put down the ambassador, I have a fair fight with you! If you can defeat me, I, Tolo, in the name of the knight, promise to let you go safely! The captain of the cavalry squad spoke first.

I looked at him contemptuously and shook my head, I didn't have the slightest belief in the so-called knight's guarantee in this situation, as long as I let go of the hostages, they would immediately rush forward, even if Tolo really had a fair fight with me, even if I won, I wouldn't be able to leave, because my father and Attiria had already given the order to kill, and as long as they could kill me, who would know if it violated the so-called knightly dignity? Even if they knew, who would seek justice for a dead, insignificant person? This kind of ethereal guarantee can only be used to deceive the ignorant teenager with a passionate heart.

"Let me go! You can't keep up for an hour, and I'll release your ambassador when I'm sure it's safe!" ”

I looked at the hostages I had taken hostage, there were women and children, and the child must have been Buqi's son, who seemed to be in his early tens, and looked terrified. I'm sorry, boy! Put you in such unpredictable danger at a young age because of me...... But I'm just trying to survive.

I was about to escort Ambassador Buqi to my horse, but the boy stumbled and cried and ran towards me: "Let go of my father! Woohoo......"

When I saw that the child was about to fall on top of me, I stretched out my left hand to lift him up, but he fell headlong into my arms.

Suddenly I felt a great pain in my abdomen, and I strangled the child by the neck with my left hand to separate him, only to find that my lower abdomen was red with blood, and a dagger had been submerged in my body.

By this time, Ambassador Buqi had taken advantage of the fact that my right hand, which had been holding the sword, had been removed due to a momentary loss of strength, and when he reached the side of the cavalry, he shouted: "Kill him!" Kill him! "Completely disregarding the life and death of his daughter and son.

"It's still too careless! I didn't expect that I was plotted by a child, and I really shouldn't be so unwary and careless to children! A smile curled into my lips, mocking my own stupidity.

Looking at the child who was choked by the neck and his face was full of panic and death, he wanted to solve it with a sword, but after thinking about it, he kicked him away with a kick between the idea of killing or not killing, and fell not far away and was dying, and he couldn't survive.

At this point, I was already losing too much blood and my energy and energy was rapidly declining. I drew my dagger from my body, let the blood pour out, and then raised my sword to meet the rushing cavalry......

As one cavalry after another was swept away by my desperate sword, my movements were slowed down by the fierce confrontation and the further depletion of my physical strength, but I still fought stubbornly against the enemy. By this time, my sword had broken from it due to excessive blows......

Under the light of the autumn sun, I held the broken sword high, the blood of the enemy on the broken sword was still flowing downward, reflecting the blood light, my whole body was also stained red by the blood of myself and the enemy, and the corners of the blood-stained mouth hung a cold smile, its image was extremely poignant and weird, so that the besieging cavalry could not help but feel a horror in their hearts, and they forgot to attack for a while.

"O supreme god from a distant time and space, accept my prayer and grant me the wrath of the god of fire; O fire spirits that wander the infinite space, please make a blood pact with me...... Summoned in my name - Fireworks Dance! ”

In the midst of the cavalry, I chanted fire magic, and the fire elemental of the surrounding space quickly condensed on my broken sword, steaming the blood on the sword, and bringing out a long flame tail on the sword.

The cavalry couldn't help but show a look of horror on their faces, they couldn't imagine that I could use high-level fire attack magic, and these cavalrymen who had not yet practiced "fighting sword qi" had quite limited resistance to magic!

At Tolo's command, the cavalry quickly dispersed to avoid a wide range of fire attacks, and then galloped towards me from all directions—the most effective way to engage a mage is to quickly close the distance and engage in hand-to-hand combat.

Just as I was about to perform the first and possibly last magic attack in my life, I noticed that the assembled fire elemental was disordered and quickly escaped—it turned out that my mental state was no longer able to control this powerful high-level magic, and even in normal times, this level of magic was beyond my ability to control! At this time, I wanted to take a risk, but I failed after all...... I can't believe that my Alex doesn't even have a chance to cast magic, it's really a joke in the wizarding world......

"It seems that I can only hold on to this extent, and I will finally fulfill my father's wish......"

Thinking like this, my eyes suddenly blackened and my body staggered, so I supported my body with my broken sword - no matter what, I had to stand upright to meet this fatal blow!

Beloved Li Binglan, after all, I have to leave you first, and I can't fulfill my promise to you...... However, your husband died in battle upright, and his death did not dishonor your prestige......

My consciousness is getting more and more blurred...... It felt strange that the trees, the wind, the sun, and even the cavalry around me had disappeared all at once—was this my dying state before I died? The feeling of death is actually not painful...... Suddenly, my eyes lit up, and my lost vision returned, only to find that I was still alive, and that the cavalry that had besieged me were dead—burned to the ground of dozens of charred corpses!

Could it be that unconsciously, my magic "Fireworks Dance" miraculously has been completed? No way! I quickly ruled out the possibility that I would never be able to induce such a powerful magic in my state at the time, and that it would not have been possible to have such a miracle in my life by destroying a scattered cavalry entirely!

"Alex, you're in real trouble!" A familiar voice rang out from beside him.

I turned around to meet Mr. Vitan's concerned gaze.

"Thank you!" After I finished speaking, my eyes went black and I collapsed.

When he woke up again, he realized that his wounds had been healed by Mr. Vitan's light healing magic. I stood up, my mouth was dry, and I took a sip of the water bag that Mr. Vitan had handed me. At this time, it was almost dusk, and flocks of tired birds flew in the sky, and the forest after the fight was harmonious and quiet.

"Alex, what are you going to do with these people?"

Following Mr. Vitan's voice, I noticed that several other people who were still alive - Ambassador Buqi and several of his female dependents had been subjected to gravity binding magic by Mr. Vitan, and they were lying on the ground unable to move.

"Killed." I said coldly, taking a sword from the knight's charred corpse, and walking through the path that Teacher Vitan silently gave way to the Buqida Envoys......

"Alec, what do you plan to do in the future?" After burying all the bodies, Mr. Vitan asked.

This question left me at a loss. If I go to find Li Binglan, I will undoubtedly expose myself to my father and Princess Etiria again, although Nanzhan Buqi III acquiesced to my relationship with Li Binglan, but the emperor's children have military and political power, which is no longer something that Nanzhan Buqi III can completely balance, and the emperor will not be able to get along with his children in order to protect me, and only verbal acquiescence does not have any formal significance, at that time, not only his own life is in danger, but even Li Binglan will be implicated...... Although the world is big, where is my place? Where do I go from here?

"If you don't have any other plans, then follow me for now!" Teacher Vitan said.

I nodded, and asked where Mr. Vitan would be next.

"Go west," said Mr. Vitan, smiling, "since you are missing in the south, let your father's men search for you in the south." And I'm also on my way to the West. ”

So I followed Mr. Vitan on a bizarre adventure.

A mission sent by Haynes to the Shelureista League has strangely disappeared, leaving no survivors and no trace of them, including a son of the county keeper of Haynes, who has lost his inheritance. After some investigation, it was finally determined that they had been attacked by unknown thieves, and all of them were killed. Although my father and Ettiria still had doubts about my life, they were relieved - because there was not even a cavalry with great combat power left, let alone a weak young man with no combat power!

This day is December 20, 1890 in the Holy Lun calendar, which happens to be my birthday, and I have ushered in 17 years of my life in the baptism of blood and fire. This day has an extraordinary historical significance in the history of later generations, and has been called "the beginning of the king" by countless later historians. But for me at this time, I only had a sense of confusion and powerlessness in the face of my unpredictable future, and I walked into the surging torrent of history with a passive mood......

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