Step by step, Lei Xiu staggered down the street, like a clumsy little dog bear, which made him feel like he couldn't laugh or cry, fortunately there were not many people at this time, otherwise he would really be embarrassed.

But it's no wonder that after wearing these four bracers, he is equivalent to carrying more than 100 pounds of weight on his body, this terrifying weight is not even affordable by ordinary adults, not to mention him, if it weren't for the breathing method taught to him by Roger for more than a year, he would definitely be unable to move under the pressure of these weights at this time, and it was even possible to lie down on the spot.

Thinking of this, Lei Xiu couldn't help but sigh deeply at Roger, who taught him the breathing method.

Roger is a very mysterious person, although he has lived in Moben Town for more than ten years, he has always lived in seclusion, and has an indifferent attitude towards everyone, but he is very clever at striking iron, and the things that go out of his hands have never been broken, thinking that when Lei Xiu decided to go to the blacksmith shop as an apprentice, he was even afraid of being beaten out by the other party.

After getting along for so long, Lei Xiu also has a deeper understanding of human nature, some people seem to be cold, but they are really good to you, and some people have been smiling, but they may have been calculating how to harm you in their hearts.

After thinking of this, Lei Xiu's delicate face suddenly became gloomy, and he quickened his pace slightly and walked towards home.

In the south of Moben Town, in a remote corner sits a simple and old wooden house, although the appearance of the wooden house is old, but the furnishings inside are orderly and neat.

Inside, the faint light had just been extinguished, and a woman about twenty-five or sixteen years old had just put down her clothes and needlework in her hands, and stretched out tiredly.

The woman's appearance is beautiful and dignified, with long golden hair and azure eyes, which make her temperament as gentle and deep as a calm sea.

"Mom, I'm back!"

Interrupted by a familiar shout, Catherine raised her head, looked in the direction of the gate with a smile, and said softly, "Why is it so early today?"

A bright smile appeared on his face, and Lei Xiu "moved" to Catherine's side, looked at the fragile wooden chair beside her, hesitated for a moment, and finally decided to stand.

"How could it be, it's a bit of a special situation today, Grandpa Roger asked me to come back early. ”

At this time, Catherine also noticed that Lei Xiu was different from usual, and asked strangely, "What's wrong with you?

With a wry smile, Lei Xiu explained what had just happened to Catherine, and showed his bracers to prove that his words were true.

After listening to Lei Xiu's words, Catherine smiled gently, stroked Lei Xiu's head and said, "My baby is the most well-behaved, since Mr. Roger asked you to do this, then there must be his intentions, okay, you rarely come back in the morning, and my mother will go and make breakfast for you." ”

Nodding obediently, Lei Xiu suddenly took out five silver coins from his jacket pocket and put them in Catherine's hand.

"Mom, Grandpa Roger has given me a raise, you see, there are five silver coins, even if you don't sew clothes for others in the future, it will be enough for us to live, Mom, you don't have to work so hard in the future, I can support you." ”

Looking at Lei Xiu's rough little hand handing over the silver coin, Catherine was silent for a while, the corners of her eyes gradually moistened, even her shoulders trembled slightly, and she touched Lei Xiu's head and said, "Lei Xiu is really a good baby of his mother, he can support his mother at such a young age, but this money is still saved for you, haven't you always wanted to be a demon fighter? ”

After hearing the six words of the Preparatory Fighter Academy, Lei Xiu's eyes showed a look of excitement, but he immediately covered it up, and then continued to laugh, "Mom, this is a joke between me and you, you take it seriously, I don't want to be a demon fighter, I don't talk about it all the year round, I fight and kill, it's not safe, the most important thing is that this profession is simply a money-burner, potions, I don't like it if it doesn't cost thousands of gold coins to equip it, but it's better to be a blacksmith like Grandpa Roger, not only with a high income, but also with the ability to take care of you nearby. ”

After a pause, Lei Xiu bit his lip and said, "And if I leave, if those people come to force you again, who will protect you!"

The corners of her eyes twitched, Catherine held back her tears, took a deep breath, patted Lei Xiu's head again, and turned to go to the kitchen, she was afraid that if she listened to it again, she would really cry.

After Catherine left, Reciuel returned to his bedroom, which was only a bed, a table, and a small chair.

Afraid that the weight of his body would crush the chair, Lei Xiu sat directly on the ground, and the whole person was stunned.

Prepare for the Fighter Academy, don't you really care? That paradise that countless children yearn for, the cradle of cultivating demon fighters!

Demon fighters are one of the most admirable professions on the Deep Blue Continent, they have the advantages of both mages and warriors, they can absorb the elemental power of nature to strengthen themselves, and they can exert great power with every move, a powerful demon fighter can even match thousands of troops, and even kill terrifying monsters.

However, if you want to become a demon fighter, it is not for anyone to be able to do it, although the requirements for the qualifications of the demon fighter are not as high as that of a mage, but it is also very difficult to cultivate, famous teachers, equipment, martial arts, and precious potions are all indispensable, these things are only qualified to be touched by people from wealthy families, and even if they have these things, they must be very talented in terms of spiritual power and root bones.

The Preparatory Fighter Academy is this kind of place that specializes in training children to become Demon Fighters.

Those who are not good can focus on exercising their bones, and those who are mentally weakened also have special meditation courses and precious potions to enhance their mental power, and most of those who have studied in it will become students of the True Demon Fighter Academy.

Thinking of the few Demon Fighter adventurers who caused a sensation because they passed by Moben Town a few days ago, Lei Xiu's heart couldn't help but feel hot, but immediately, this excitement was extinguished.

With a self-deprecating smile, Lei Xiu lay straight on the ground and closed his eyes.

"Lei Xiu, Lei Xiu, what are you still dreaming about, Demon Fighter, do you have the qualifications to think about it? Those are all things that only rich young masters and young ladies are qualified to do, as for adventures? Hehe, it's just a trick by bards to deceive children, you are not an ordinary child, you have to support this family, you have to protect your mother." ”

After being silent for a while, Lei Xiu suddenly sat up and began to practice according to the strange breathing method that Roger taught him today, since he had decided not to be a demon fighter, then concentrate on being a blacksmith like Roger's grandfather.

In fact, in the blacksmith shop, when Roger first taught Lei Xiu the second breathing method, Lei Xiu had already started practicing, but he was a little emotional just now, so he didn't continue.

After running through the strange breathing pattern once, Lei Xiu felt the air flow that numbled his body reappeared, and this time the air flow was more powerful and faster.

After the airflow appeared, Lei Xiu did not panic, and continued to follow the method taught to him by Roger, guiding the airflow to drive in some special parts of the body, and gradually, a refreshing feeling arose.

For a while, even the weight of the wrist guards on the wrists and ankles seemed to have been reduced, and after feeling the changes in his body, Lei Xiu's heart perked, and he stood up like this, breathing regularly, while doing something that he could do now, so that he could get familiar with this weight as soon as possible.

After a while, the door opened, and Catherine looked at Lei Xiu, who was walking back and forth in the small bedroom, shaking her arms and raising her legs, and said strangely, "Lei Xiu, what are you doing?"

Looking at Catherine, Lei Xiu smiled, "It's okay, Mom, I'm practicing, is breakfast ready?"

Nodding and smiling, Catherine said, "Alright, let's come out to eat."

After following Catherine to the dinner table, Lexiu remembered Roger's words, so he did not relax, and continued to maintain that breathing method.

Although he was uncomfortable with eating like this, he persevered. After eating and putting away the dishes, Recius greeted Catherine and walked out the door, and by this time, he was walking in a more normal manner.

Because of the remoteness of the family, the forest not far away has been a paradise for Lei Xiu to play when he was a child, and this forest is rumored to have existed for a long time, much longer than the history of Moben Town.

Lei Xiu had heard from the adults in the village that this forest used to be called the Devil's Breath Forest, but no one knew the origin of the name.

At the edge of the forest, Lei Xiu walked step by step, sometimes jogging two steps, laboriously doing the simple movements that he had done before.

Suddenly, a pleasant laughter sounded, and a fiery red figure had come to a short distance from Lei Xiu's left hand side.

"Lei Xiu, why didn't I realize that you had such potential to be a big stupid bear before, hehehehe, your current actions are so interesting. ”

Turning his head to look at the left, Lei Xiu frowned and muttered, "Emily, why are you here? Aren't you going to the Mage Academy next week, why don't you pack up at home?"

The girl with brown hair in a short red skirt trotted two steps to Lei Xiu's side, and smiled excitedly with her fair little face, "There is still a week, what is the hurry, hey, do you know, those demon fighters who passed by our town a few days ago came back last night, and they also eliminated an intermediate demonic beast." ”

The girl's name is Emily, and she is a year younger than Reichel, the youngest daughter of the mayor's family in Ruben Town, and the only friend Reciuver has in Ruben Town.

His heart moved, but Lei Xiu didn't react on the surface, and said lightly, "Oh, yes." ”

Looking at Lei Xiu's plain appearance, Emily was stunned for a moment, frowned and asked, "Lei Xiu, what's wrong with you?

As if remembering something, Emily said with a worried look on her face, "Is it that your mother's cousin has come to force her to marry again?"

After hearing this, Lei Xiu trembled, and even his breathing became a little unsteady, but then he returned to normal, shook his head and said, "No, he hasn't come since he was injured by me that time." ”

With a disdainful pout, Emily said, "Cut, what was injured by you, as if you were so powerful, it was your nose and face that were swollen from being beaten by others, if it wasn't for Uncle Ma who desperately hugged him at that time, and you just hit him in that part, I don't know what would have happened." ”

Emily's little face flushed as she said that, and she stuck out her tongue mischievously.

The town of Moben is located on the border, the people are simple, both men and women are very bold and informal, and the girls are more precocious than the boys, Emily, although she is still young, she also knows some things dimly.

With an embarrassed smile, Lei Xiu touched his head and said, "Whoever makes me not as tall as him, the easiest place to hit is there." ”

She laughed loudly for a while, and suddenly, as if she remembered something, Emily spoke, "By the way, I'm here to tell you something, you know, those demon fighters killed a Tianjue beast this time, the horns of the Tianjue beast have the effect of sensing root bones and mental power, it seems that the testers of the Fighter Academy use it as a material, and now they are testing it for children under the age of twelve for free in the square." ”

His eyes lit up suddenly, and he couldn't even maintain the magical breathing method, Lei Xiu excitedly held Emily's wrist and said, "Really?

"Oh, it hurts. The sound of pain sounded, and Emily angrily kicked Lei Xiu and said, "Big Stupid Bear, I kindly came to tell you the news, you almost broke my hand!"

Seeing Emily's painful look like tears were about to fall, Lei Xiu's face was full of guilt, and he nodded again and again, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Emily, I didn't control my strength, thank you for telling me the news, I'll go to the square to have a look first." ”

After speaking, Lei Xiu turned around and walked towards the town, and with the excitement in his heart, it seemed that even the weight of the bracers was much lighter, and it didn't take long for him to return to the village.

When Lei Xiu rushed to the square sweating profusely, it was already crowded with people who had received the news, almost every parent had brought their children over, and even some parents of teenagers over the age of twelve were willing to pay for the test.

Although everyone knows how high the price of becoming a Demon Fighter is, and they also know that this money is definitely not affordable for civilians like them, but now if a child is tested to have the talent of a Demon Fighter, I believe that their parents will raise enough money for their children to prepare for the Fighter Academy even if they smash the pot and sell iron.

At this time, a long table was placed in the center of the square, just separating the crowd, and there were four people, two men and two women.

One of them, a tall, thin brown-haired young man, was holding a half-meter-long white forked horn in his hand, and each child was holding the root of the white horn with both hands at his request, but judging by the way the young man always shook his head, it was clear that none of the children had passed the test.

"I'm sorry, ma'am, your child has no talent, next. After cutting off the hope of a stout woman and her chubby son to become a demon fighter again, Andman stretched out tiredly, and was about to call the next parent and child over, when a young and beautiful, gorgeously dressed female companion next to him said impatiently, "Andman, haven't you given up yet? How many times have I told you, except for the little girl from the mayor's family, no one else will pass the test, only one out of a thousand people has talent, and there are only more than 400 people in this town, this probability is too low." ”

With a wry smile, Andman turned his head and said, "Lianna, I just wanted to try, there were very few people in the town where I lived back then, and if Mr. Clark found Philip and gave up, would I still be able to stand with you?"

After seeing Andeman's appearance, another beautiful girl with clear eyes, Anne, laughed and said, "Hehe, okay, Lianna, you don't care about him, Andeman also wants to help these townspeople more, not to mention that there were two talented students in the town where he was back then? You just let him try, anyway, there are not many people, how about it, Karui, you don't object, right?"

The last tall, athletic, wooden-looking young man shook his head with a smile and said, "It's okay, anyway, our mission has been completed ahead of schedule this time, so it's nothing to spend a little more time." ”

Nodding gratefully to Anne and Karui, Andman motioned for the next person to step forward, but his gaze froze slightly, for only one figure appeared in front of him, a child of eight or nine years old.

Looking at Andman nervously, Lei Xiu said in a nervous voice, "This gentleman, it's my turn." ”

Smiling slightly, Andman said, "Child, what about your parents?

Nodding, Lei Xiu said, "Well, my mother can't come if she has something, may I ask if I can hold this just like them?"

Having some affection for this sensible and polite child for no reason, Andman smiled, "Yes, you hold the root of this horn and concentrate your attention, as long as the left and right bifurcations flash at the same time the blue rays representing spiritual power and the red rays representing the root bones, you will pass the test." ”

After hearing this, he nodded heavily, and Lei Xiu nervously held the white horn handed over by Andman, and his attention was also focused at the same time.

Suddenly, in the midst of everyone's exclamations, a blood-red luster suddenly emitted from the right fork of the white horn, reflecting both Lei Xiu and Andman's faces red.

"What? It's so dark!" Lena, who always had a displeased expression, blurted out first after seeing the red light of the white horn.

Covering her mouth with her right hand, Anne looked at Bai Jiao in surprise and muttered, "His root bones are so powerful, I've never seen such a bright root bone color." ”

There was a glint in his eyes that did not match his appearance, and Karui stared at Bai Jiao without blinking and said in a deep voice, "Wizard, even if this child's spiritual power only reaches the standard of the qualified line, his future achievements are absolutely limitless!"

In the amazed eyes of everyone, Lei Xiu looked at the bifurcated white horn in front of him that was blood-red but did not react, and was already speechless in shock.

"This, do I really have the talent of a demon fighter, but why is there only one bifurcation and the other one?"

Just when Lei Xiu was flustered and faintly excited, half a minute passed quietly, and in the silence, a sigh suddenly sounded faintly.

"Hey, it's a pity, it's a forsaken. It was Liana who spoke with a look of pity on her face.

A touch of regret also flashed across his face, and Karui nodded, "Yes, the Forsaken, one of the seven curses on the Deep Blue Continent, hey." ”

After hearing these words, Lei Xiu was shocked in his heart, and an ominous feeling instantly filled his heart.

Shaking his head, Andman looked at Lei Xiu deeply, and sighed, "Little friend, it's a pity, although your talent in the root bone is excellent, but your mental power is too weak, which is what we call the Heavenly Forsaken, although people with this kind of physique have good talent on the one hand, but on the other hand, they have almost no talent, and they can't be improved, so even if you go to the Preparatory Fighter Academy, you can't improve your mental power, you can't become a Demon Fighter." ”

As if he was hit on the head by a heavy hammer, two lines of tears flowed out uncontrollably, and Lei Xiu's brain was completely blindfolded at this moment, and he even forgot to breathe for a while.

Although he had always said to himself that it was not a big deal to be a demon fighter, when he heard that he did not have the talent of a demon fighter at this time, his heart was still deeply stabbed.

"It turns out that I really don't have the talent of a demon fighter, I used to say that I didn't want to be a demon fighter, this is simply my self-deception, I don't even have talent, I dare to say that I don't want to be a demon fighter!"

Looking at Lei Xiu's dejected little face, Andman patted him on the shoulder and comforted, "Little friend, it's okay, although you can't be a demon fighter, your root bone talent is very good, and you can achieve high achievements as an ordinary warrior, don't be too sad." ”

Wiping the tears from his face, Lei Xiu reluctantly smiled and said, "Well, sir, thank you, I'm fine, give you the horn, I'll go." ”

After handing the horn to Andman, Reciuus turned and left the square, he didn't want to be here for even half a second now.

After taking the horn of the Heavenly Awakening Beast in Lei Xiu's hand, his eyes watched as this weak back gradually faded out of sight, and Andman sighed again before turning around.

"Hey, Heavenly Forsaken, everyone with this kind of physique can't become a demon fighter, this spell has ruined countless people, is there really no one who can break it......"