"You see, there's the Arcane Academy ahead. It was rebuilt on the site of the former Royal Arcane Academy, and although it is said to be less than half the size of the original Royal Arcane Academy, and the scale is much worse, it still looks grand enough, right? ”

Pointing to the grand complex not far ahead, although he tried not to show off, the young man's big face couldn't help but show a smug expression. In addition to the tall buildings in the conventional sense, there are huge rock spheres floating in the air hundreds of meters in diameter, strange towers that exude raging flames all the time, but do no damage to the nearby gardens, sometimes choppy and sometimes calm as a mirror-like lake, and all of this is encapsulated in a beautiful and picturesque scenery that does not seem abrupt, it is indeed a magical place, enough to make people who see it for the first time stunned。

Unfortunately, to Angelo's surprise, the others didn't show the expressions he was expecting. Wind Yinqiu and the Sword of Benevolence were both indifferent, they had seen this place from afar as they were in the sky above Oroyusta, and with their knowledge and experience, they would not have been shocked by this scene for a long time.

On the other side, Zeng Wenyuan actually had a calm face, which made Angelo disappointed and a little angry. The Arcane Academy is a standard aristocratic core area, generally speaking, Westerners will be expelled once they get close, I heard that this Westerner boy is actually preparing to study in the academy, and then look at his cold and somewhat absent-minded look, Angelo can't help but be a little angry, his father in order to send him and his brother here to study, but he has exhausted all his family funds to save enough money for tuition and running relationships.

Only Zhang Yili next to Feng Yinqiu watched with relish, which made Angelo very relieved, he took a few steps closer, and said in a Shenzhou dialect with a strange accent: "Beautiful Miss Zhang, only those who truly have faith and talent in arcane can enter here to study, and those who come out of here are the true elites recognized by the entire European land." Actually, I think you can fight for it, and after Mr. Feng's assistant job is completed, you can try to sign up. ”

"Thank you. Zhang Yili replied directly in Eurotic. "Unfortunately, I have neither talent nor faith in arcane. ”

"The college also has a special art admission, although it only absorbs those young people who really have the best talent, but I think you must be able to Miss Zhang. Judging by your posture, your steps, and your voice, I feel that you are a natural dancer and singer, and it is no exaggeration to say that even your breath seems to have a wonderful rhythm, as if you are dancing with the world. ”

The words of the big-faced young man were as burning as his eyes, and he did not hide his admiration. Although admiring a Western girl sounds strange and will be ridiculed by those classmates and seniors, Angelo believes that if they see this girl with their own eyes, they will fall for it as well. The appearance of this Western girl is indeed a first-class beauty, especially the graceful and indescribable temperament, as if she is high above and independent in the world, which makes people can't help but try to get close but is completely unpredictable. Even the aristocratic girls from the big families in the Arcane Academy have never seen such a charming bearing.

It's a pity that for Angelo's enthusiasm, Zhang Yili did not have the slightest superfluous reflection except for a polite answer, this kind of eyes and words were seen too much when she played Ulysses, and she was able to deal with it with instinct alone. These courteous words were not even moved by Zeng Wenyuan next to him, and he was not worried about the threat of this big-faced young man at all.

Feng Yinqiu was a little surprised: "What? This Arcane Academy still teaches singing and dancing? That's right, Shenzhou Confucian Academy also teaches poetry and songs. ”

The sword of benevolence on the side laughed when he heard it: "Haha, it's just a few small paths, and the poetry and songs of Confucianism are at least still sticky to the edges of the Taoist style, and these things that are purely used for entertainment are nothing." ”

"No, no, Your Excellency the Sword of Benevolence, although I admire your views on justice, I would say that you must be wrong about this. Poetry, dance, drama, philosophy, these are also part of our great civilization. We are not vulgar barbarians like Incre, wearing animal skins and eating bloody raw flesh to use arcane as a simple tool of life, we also need to pursue art and beauty, the meaning and dignity of life, which is the most fundamental difference between man and beast. The big-faced boy immediately retorted solemnly. His level of Shenzhou dialect was actually not fully understood, but he could only hear a taste of disdain from the tone of the Sword of Benevolence. "That's what Teacher Howard said to us. He finally proved it to us in person. ”

"Well, yes, I think it should be, too. Zhang Jinli also nodded in agreement. This made Angelo can't help but show some joy, and hurriedly glanced at Zeng Wenyuan again, only to find that the young man was actually nodding slightly.

"Haha, it's good to be young and ignorant. The expressions of the three young men fell into the eyes of the Sword of Benevolence, and their respective thoughts naturally could not be hidden, but regardless of whether they complained or had their own thoughts, in his eyes they were just children's playful things.

At this time, a tall arcane guard floated over from not far away, stopped in front of the four of them, and made a cold mechanical voice: "Ahead is the campus of the Arcane Academy, outsiders, please show your identity." ”

"I'm Angelo Roynara from Year 2 A7. Angelo hurriedly reported his name. Arcane Academy doesn't seem to have walls, but that doesn't mean there are no guards or guards, just that there is no need for those rudimentary buildings. With the support of the Academy's Protective Series, these Arcane Guards are no match for your average golem.

The glimmer of light from the crystal embedded in the Arcane Guard's head swept towards him and he ignored it, turning to the others, but before the others could say anything, the Arcane Guard seemed to sense something, and immediately spoke: "Is it Your Excellency the Wind Chief of Staff of the Legation? I'm very sorry, Your Excellency the Chairman is listening to an important report in the Council, could you please take a tour of the academy first?"

“... Does this golem also have its own consciousness and judgment?" Wind Yinqiu didn't pay much attention to what the arcane guard said, just looked at the golem carefully, and now he was very curious about this arcane creature that could judge and speak on its own.

Angelo explained: "This is the Academy's Arcane Guard, which is controlled by the Academy's Arcane Sequence, and has no judgment ability. Their reactions and attitudes towards various people are set in the arcane sequence, and of course they can be modified, and the chairman should have entered the instructions you are coming to them to say this. ”

Feng Yinqiu nodded, "Oh, so it was the arcane sequence that made the judgment?"

Angelo stretched out his hands: "I don't know about this." That's something you can only learn in the upper grades. ”

The Sword of Benevolence reminded, "Brother Wind is interested in the operation of this arcane golem, and yesterday you were also very interested in the wind element, so why don't we take this opportunity to go to the library of this academy and have a look, I also happen to have some information I want to see." ”

"That's fine. Feng Yinqiu's eyes lit up. "The collection of books in this Arcane Academy must be the best in the continent, so I need to take a good look at it. ”

"Mr. Wind. At this time, Zeng Wenyuan, who was on the side, suddenly raised his hand and said. "I'm not going to the library, I'm going to find a professor I know at the academy at this time, okay?"

Zhang Jinli also said: "I don't want to go to the library either, it's rare to come to the Arcane Academy once, I want to look around." ”

"I'll be the guide. Angelo immediately followed. "There are many scenes in the academy that you can't see outside, Miss Zhang, you must go and see it once. ”

"You want to move freely," Wind Whisper asked the Arcane Guard instead. "Is it okay for us to move separately in this house? Mr. Benevolent Sword and I want to go to the library. In addition, these two young people are free to roam in the academy, so there is no problem with safety, right?"

"Of course, Your Excellency the Honorable Chief of Staff. The Arcane Guard's voice sounded indifferent, but it was thoughtful. "Your information has been entered, you can move freely in the Academy, and of course you are protected by the Academy's security system, where all violent and lethal arcane will be immediately stopped. In addition, a map of the college and the location of the library have been sent to your invitation card, which you can view as you like. The chairman will personally notify you immediately after the meeting. I hope you have a great time at the college. ”

“... Well. This arcane golem could not have imagined that it would be so convenient to deal with people. Feng Yinqiu nodded in satisfaction. I've seen a lot of the swift violence and ruthlessness of these arcane creations in battle, and now it's the first time I've seen such a thoughtful thing. Feng Yinqiu couldn't help but look at the Sword of Benevolence in amazement. "Brother Invincible, what do you think? This arcane instrument technique is really unexpectedly ingenious, and it can actually give consciousness to dead things, which is really incredible......

The Sword of Benevolence looked a little unimpressed: "It's just some preset responses, and Brother Feng doesn't need to make a fuss." I think the arcane wind element yesterday is the same, similar to the principle of the trap beast, it looks like it's alive, but the mechanism reaction inside is extremely delicate, making people feel like they're alive, but it's still dead after all. ”

"Brother Invincible still has something to study these in-depth?" Feng Yinqiu was a little surprised.

"No, where do I have that kind of idle time. The Sword of Benevolence was slightly stunned. "If you think about it, you can see it. ”

"Well, you have a point, let's go to the library now. ”

Looking at the distant backs of Feng Yinqiu and the Sword of Benevolence, Angelo finally breathed a sigh of relief, with these two by his side, he always felt a little inexplicable oppression and discomfort, and then looked at Zhang Yili on the side and seemed to be a lot more relaxed. With a cough, Angelo continued to push out the topic that had just caught her attention: "Although His Excellency the Sword of Benevolence and His Excellency the Wind are both remarkable people, it is clear that their opinions on art and beauty are too superficial to be said to be vulgar, probably because they have focused too much attention and attention on other aspects......

"That's true. Zhang Yili smiled at Angelo, which made the big-faced young man's heart skip a beat, but immediately made him feel this beautiful sense of distance. "Then I'll go with my brother and meet the professor who taught him the arcane, and we'll part ways, Mr. Rothschild. ”

"Ahh It turns out that this young man is Miss Zhang, your younger brother?" Angelo was both happy and worried, and he wanted to be very gentlemanly and couldn't help but want to follow him, and he didn't even know how to describe the gains and losses in his heart. "Did he even study at the academy, did he follow a professor as a graduate student? It's unbelievable......

"It's Professor Jefferson. Zeng Wenyuan spoke. "I was here to sit a lecture on Professor Jefferson, and I had the privilege of studying with her for a while, but then she said she was busy with an important arcane study, and I never saw her again, nor did I hear from her. This Mr. Rothschild, do you know how she's doing?"

"Call me Angelo, don't be so polite, just call me Angelo. If you do go to the academy, I'll be your senior. Angelo looked at this young man with a dead face just now, and only then did he seem to regain all his vitality at once, and his words and expressions were very gentle and polite, which made it easy for people to feel good. "Professor Jefferson's classes are mostly senior, and I've only heard one or two of them...... Why don't we go to her arcane lab. I know where, I'll take you. ”

"Hmm... Then trouble Senior Angelo. Zeng Wenyuan hesitated, his eyes flashed, but he still nodded. "It's amazing to hear that Senior Angelo had a wonderful experience on the West Coast before, being besieged in a small town by dwarven bandits and rebels from the Northern Legion, and later going to the dwarven lair with Chief of Staff of the Wind, we would love to hear your story. ”

"Ah, yes, I've heard a little bit, but I don't know very well. Can you tell me?" Zhang Jinli also expressed interest. These things are known to almost everyone in the envoy corps, but the detailed situation is not very clear to the ordinary soldiers and the Zhang family, just casually passed on, she didn't expect that this Euro boy was actually a witness.

“... It was a tragic, bloody, and murderous experience that I don't really want to recall... But since you've asked, I think it's still necessary for you to know this. Angelo let out a long sigh, in fact, his heart was already happy, and he didn't know what topic to use to attract the attention of the beautiful woman. "Let's go all the way and talk all the way......"

"Wait. Zeng Wenyuan stood still and stretched out his hand. "We're too much of a scrutiny, so let's disguise it a little bit before we officially enter the campus. ”

"Ah, that's right. Zhang Yanli also suddenly realized that now that there was no Feng Yinqiu and the Sword of Benevolence in front of him, just the appearance of the two of them Westerners might cause a lot of trouble. "Did you bring any makeup?"

"Brought it. Then Senior Angelo, please wait a moment, Cousin Yuri, let's go over there......"

Angelo stood stupidly in place, watching as the two siblings walked to a corner of the shade of a tree not far away, using illusion to cover a blurred shadow area. Fortunately, this is still the periphery of the academy, except for the arcane guards who are on guard and patrol, there is no one nearby, and it didn't take long for the two sisters and brothers to walk out of the arcane cover, and their appearance really surprised Angelo, I don't know if they used illusion assistance or the original makeup technique was too magical, this is simply two Euro young men and women, and they can't see the slightest appearance of the Westerners before, especially the change in Zhang Jinli is even more amazing.

"It's... Miss Zhang, not only does this outfit completely detract from your beauty, but it's just... It's just beautiful...... I feel like I've seen it somewhere... Is it when you are dreaming?" Angelo looked at Zhang Yili after makeup and was completely stunned, obviously she did not wear heavy makeup and dress up, but her every move gave people a beautiful and dazzling feeling, as if the whole person exuded an inexplicable brilliance.

Zhang Yili raised his eyebrows, smiled a little surprised at Angelo's reaction, and turned to Zeng Wenyuan to make a helpless expression, Zeng Wenyuan shrugged his shoulders, took out a pen and a box of foundation and drew on Zhang Jinli's face, and when he looked at Zhang Jinli's face again, the dazzling light was a little weaker, and Zhang Jinli's expression and posture were also a little more restrained, and it didn't look so dazzling.

"Okay, let's go, on the way, please ask Senior Angelo to tell us your wonderful story slowly, Chief of Staff of the Wind and Your Excellency the Sword of Benevolence don't have time to have a good chat with us. Zeng Wenyuan said. He was now dressed as a red-haired Euro boy, and he also looked quite weak and handsome, and he looked like a student everywhere in the academy.

“...... Okay, then I'll start with me returning to the West Coast with my teacher......" Angelo scratched his head, a little uneasy about the affection and tacit understanding shown by the siblings, but he felt that there was nothing to say.

In fact, it is impossible to get lost in the academy, and anyone can find their destination with just the arcane map on the side of the road or by asking the arcane guards, but Angelo would like to have no such things in the way, so that he can keep telling his story and enjoying the attentive gaze next to him.

Whether it is the life-and-death danger in Ashdale Town or the bizarre experience in the Great Mountain Range, it is an unforgettable experience for Angelo, he doesn't even need to deliberately embellish, he retells everything vividly with memories and natural feelings, especially when it comes to the murder of his teacher in Ashdale Town, he can't help but have teary eyes and a condensed voice. Along the way, Zhang Jinli listened with relish, and Zeng Wenyuan was even more engrossed, and asked some details from time to time.

"So, even if Your Excellency is not the murderer who directly killed your teacher, he can be regarded as a relevant person, so why do you still seem to have a lot of respect for him?" Zeng Wenyuan's question made Zhang Yili glare at him, but he pretended not to see it.

Angelo sighed and nodded, "... At first, I thought so, but then even the Hand of Guardians and the High Priest of the Temple of Sunlight confirmed that he had been cleansed of his soul by the gods, and that he had abandoned his evil path and returned to the path of justice. I know it's strange to say this as a student at an arcane academy, but I'm from the West Coast, and I grew up bathing in the light of the gods, and my father is half a clergyman...... Well, I never dared to mention it to the other students, but I don't think I have any reason to doubt it if it was affirmed by the two high priests. And then he said something to me about righteousness, which inspired me to understand what the path of true justice should be, and he filled my heart with courage and strength, which is not something that a bad person can say. ”

"Oh, ......I see," Zeng Wenyuan seemed to nod meaningfully. "Speaking of which, Senior Angelo, you are really lucky, you have actually faced the real gods, and there are not many people in the entire continent who have had such an experience now, I don't know what it feels like?"

"......" Angelo suddenly stopped, looked up and remembered for a while, and then replied with a confused expression: "I don't feel anything." ”

"What?

"Really, I basically can't recall anything, I just feel like my mind was blank at the time, and I can barely remember some of the images, but I can't remember anything at all. Angelo rubbed her head blankly. "Maybe it's the gods, the spiritual impact is too strong for a mage apprentice like me, but then I seem to have heard that those cultists were all mentally shocked and died. ”

"Oh...... So how did you feel about the secondary god that the Sword of Benevolence had created at that time? At that time, the god had not really appeared, so he should be able to feel something......

"Why do you keep asking these questions?" Zhang Yili seemed a little impatient with Zeng Wenyuan's constant questioning.

"I'm just curious......" Zeng Wenyuan spread his hands, looking innocent. "I also hope to find new inspiration......

"Oh, inspiration?" Angelo grasped the word. "Do you still have anything to create? Looking at your performance just now, it seems that you are also interested in the arts of drama and poetry. ”

"Just a little. Zeng Wenyuan replied lightly, but there was pride in the depths of his expression that could not be hidden. "Ah, here we are, it's Professor Jefferson's lab...... How does it look like something is wrong......"

The professors of the Arcane Academy all have their own research laboratories, which are completely the private domain of the professors, and even the construction is done by the professors themselves, so their respective shapes are also strange, becoming a scenery in the academy. Compared to all the other buildings that can be described as wonders, the research laboratory in front of me can be said to be quite ordinary, just a slightly ornate and elaborate tower, exactly the shape of the standard mage tower of the imperial era. At this moment, a group of more than a dozen arcane guards surrounded the tower, something that no other lab has.

Approaching, before the three of them could speak, the arcane guard issued a warning voice: "For some reason, Professor Jefferson's laboratory is under lockdown, and no one is allowed to enter without the consent of the Council. In order to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings and troubles, please also keep a certain distance. ”

"This ......" the three of them looked at each other. Not far away, a shout came out, "Hey, isn't that the big-faced Rhodes? You're finally back from the West Coast? We all thought you were dead." ”