Green leaf calendar 908 years, early spring.

The Gaya Academy of Magic, located at the junction of the Gaya Mountains and the province of Kambuha, has a long history and strength in addition to its large area, making it an important position in the Ostiga Empire.

Since the knowledge of magic has been systematically sorted out by those masters for more than a thousand years, magic has become an art that can be understood and learned. People have generally accepted the existence of magic, rather than thinking that it was just a weapon for fighting monsters, as was the case hundreds of years ago. Of course, this "popularity" is relative to hundreds of years ago, and the number of magicians can still only be described as very small. After all, this kind of power that can destroy the world is mastered by most people, and this situation is unimaginable.

The walls of the academy are not high, but the walls are all magically defended, like a heavily guarded fortress, so even if it is unguarded, it is not easy to infiltrate the academy.

The night gradually covered the land, and the academy was also shrouded in darkness. In one of the rooms of the academy, a girl with a beautiful face and a thin figure was standing in front of the window looking at the moonlight outside, in a daze, when a gust of night wind struck, bringing the chill of early spring, she shivered, as if she had suddenly woken up from sleep.

She sighed softly, unfolded a neatly folded piece of letter in her hand, and read it again by the faint light behind her.

This is Hathaway's third year at the Academy of Magic, she has just turned 16 this year, and her father, Viscount Bell, is a tax officer under Archduke Caself. Her mother died shortly after she was born, and Hathaway was taken in by her widowed grandmother, who was not sent to study at the Academy of Magic until she became seriously ill and paralyzed in bed three years ago. It's a pity that Hathaway's physique is too poor, although she has memorized a lot of magical knowledge, but she can only release a few zero-level magic, she has no choice but to turn to magic potions, but in the same way, although she has a full stomach of potion knowledge, because she has no money to buy those expensive materials, she also has nothing.

The Bell family is not without money...... On the contrary, the family has been run for several generations and passed into the hands of Hathaway's father, and it is already quite wealthy. Hathaway's father, Eden. Viscount Bell was shrewd and capable, and although he was a wealthy businessman, his status in this society was extremely low, so he donated a large amount of money on the one hand, and on the other hand, he found an opportunity to show himself in front of Archduke Caself...... On top of that, he married Hathaway's mother, a woman who, despite her family's ruins, was still influential among the nobility.

It should be pointed out that Hathaway's mother had a noble title, and her earl could be hereditary, while Eden. Bell's viscount title is not inheritable, according to the laws of the empire, although Mrs. Bell's title cannot be transferred to her husband, it can be transferred to her husband's children, so after her death, the heir to the viscount is Hathaway. Bel...... But here's the problem, Eden. After Hathaway's mother died, Bell couldn't wait to marry a wife and have children, and Hathaway's sole heir became the first heir.

According to the inheritance laws of the Empire, the title and inheritance cannot be deprived unless the person is guilty of treason, and the court of nobility has ruled that the title and inheritance cannot be deprived, and unless Hathaway dies or agrees to renounce, the right of succession can fall to the second in line...... That is, her half-brother, and Hathaway would not resign the title under any circumstances, because it not only represented status, but also the only inheritance left by her mother.

The inheritance law stipulates that when the heir reaches the age of sixteen, he can officially inherit the title, if it is overdue, it is equivalent to giving up the right of inheritance, and the letter in Hathaway's hand is Eden. Bell wrote it to her. The letter, there is no problem, the problem is the time, this letter came for some reason half a month late, if it is according to the normal time, she will not have time to go back at all, unless it is through the Kaye Mountains down the river...... Hathaway shuddered at the thought of the legendary goblins, orcs, and all kinds of terrifying animals in the mountains, and with her physique and strength, nine times out of ten, she became a lonely ghost inside before she could cross the mountains.

"Mother's inheritance must not fall into their hands!"

Since she was raised by her grandmother since she was a child, she did not have much affection for her biological father, especially the stepmother, who hated her to die immediately. The so-called 'if you have a stepmother, you have a stepfather', this is not bad at all, and then my grandmother fell ill, and I was worried that she would be hurt by my father and stepmother, so she was sent to the magic academy for protection, but unexpectedly, why did my grandmother have no news to come?

Although she had some doubts, she still made up her mind...... Early the next morning, she took leave from the academy, packed her package and left the academy. Hathaway knew that she would never have a chance to come back, so she packed up all her savings and the various notes she had copied, and left the academy and headed for the Kaye Mountains......

In the Gaya Mountains, this huge mountain range has existed since the beginning of the life of this continent, and many people have given it various legends, and in the eyes of all the races of the continent, this mountain range is full of mysteries and attracts countless adventurers every year.

Da Da Da ......

The sound of horses' hooves shattered the silence in the mountains, and several herbivores foraging at the edge of the forest raised their heads alertly, glanced in the direction from which the sound came, and then turned their heads and ran wildly into the forest, disappearing in an instant.

It's a trail that has been trodden by big beasts and adventures, and I don't know where it leads. After a while, a wildebeest galloped at the end of the trail...... This wildebeest is a mount unique to the Druid Church and is said to have been created from a cross between a unicorn and a wild horse. I don't know if it's true or not, but wildebeest horses are indeed stronger and faster than ordinary warhorses, and they are extremely difficult to raise, and even the Druid Church has only one unicorn knight.

Behind this galloping wildebeest, there were more than a dozen galloping wildebeests, and it seemed that the situation was chasing the knight on the wildebeest in front of them...... It's just that it looks like the knights' costumes on the horned horses are clearly subordinate to the Unicorn Knights, and I don't know what's going on.

Flutter, flutter......

The pursuing knight began to shoot arrows, and the knight in front of him drew his sword and struck the arrows as he galloped wildly...... Although the man could protect himself, the wildebeest under his seat had no ability to avoid the arrows, and only heard a neigh, and the wildebeest fell to the ground with a weak hoove.

Call!

The knight on the horse rose up like a big bird and swooped into the dense forest beside the road.

"Earl, you can't run!"

The middle-aged knight who was chasing the front roared, seeing that the knight didn't stop, a touch of murder flashed in his eyes, and his body rose into the sky like a javelin, the person was in the air, the long sword was already drawn in his hand, his wrist flicked, and he slashed three swords in a row, and three turquoise sword qi roared out, just when the fleeing knight in front was about to rush into the forest, he was slashed in the back.

A turquoise fighting aura suddenly appeared on the knight called 'Earl', but those three sword qi were too powerful...... Just as he slashed at his back, the fighting aura on his body dimmed suddenly, and his body flew into the forest like a stone that had been knocked away, but he immediately jumped up again and continued to run wildly towards the depths of the dense forest.

A look of surprise flashed on the middle-aged knight's face, and then his face became even more gloomy, and he dismounted, and rushed into the woods after Earl. The few knights who followed him had already restrained the war horse when he split out the three sword qis, and they knew the ability of their leader, and the other party would definitely not escape death...... However, however, unexpectedly, several knights could no longer describe their mood in words, and when they saw the figure falling, they were very excited, but then they saw that the traitor actually jumped up and continued to run wildly, and they were all a little overwhelmed, until the middle-aged knight followed and chased into the woods, then they reacted, and hurriedly dismounted and followed.

Although the strength of the knight leader was stronger than the man who was hunted down, but under the heavy blow, that earl stimulated his life potential, and his speed soared, and everyone except the knight leader was far behind.

During the chase and escape, seeing the knight in front of him rise up, the middle-aged rider could no longer calm down, and with a loud shout, the long sword flew out of his hand, turning into a green streamer and catching up with the knight's figure.

Burst!

The streamer flew through the knight's body and threw it forward, and the knight in front of him sank to the ground after screaming.

He is worthy of being a group leader!

The knights who were chasing after him suddenly let out a cheer, and they all looked at the leader who had been silent in amazement, and only then did a slight smile appear on the leader's gloomy face, but the blood spilling from the corners of his mouth also proved that he was exhausted and went to the empty building.

"Your Excellency!" A knight hurriedly stepped forward and tightly supported the crumbling middle-aged knight.

"Go find his body." The middle-aged knight took a deep breath, "I don't care, it's just a little out of strength." ”

"Yes."

Several knights immediately rushed to the place where Earl had fallen, but when they got there, their faces turned ugly—there was a deep stream in front of them, and Earl had undoubtedly fallen.

"My lord, this is a cliff, I'm afraid Earl has already fallen!" One of the knights shouted.

"What?"

The middle-aged knight's face changed, and he quickly ran over, and when he saw the deep stream in front of him, the look on his face suddenly became ugly: "Immediately detour from the side, you want to see people in life, and you want to see corpses in death!" ”

"Yes, sir!" Several knights agreed, and immediately divided to find a way down.