Chapter 70: Scarborough Academy of Magic (I)
The capital of the Honolith Empire, Sears
People come and go on the busy streets, and more than a year ago, at the same street corner, those foreign teenagers who were once clad in light slapped the Aeolus Church in the face and finally fled.
This incident has not been forgotten, but everyone has taken it to heart.
But fortunately, the Aeolus Church did not sit still, except for the full support of the newly appointed King and reassured people.
The Aeolus Church also held its own descent ceremony in Sears and began to spread the system of divine magic belonging to the Aeol.
Interestingly, this descent ceremony is on the same day as the Church of Light ceremony.
In addition to the fact that Cassia himself took action in Tria, the empire that is also far from the North Continent also has vassals of two principalities, and the scale of the ceremonies of the two cannot be called which is larger or smaller.
The Pope of the Aeolus Church relied on his own strength and the Aeolus mask to get the face of Sears back, at least in the hearts of believers.
After that, it was obvious that more than a year had passed, and the churches were still fighting each other in secret, and there was no intention of giving up.
Small-scale contacts between the empires have not stopped, and everyone does not know what the new king of Honoris thinks, why he has to fight or not, and has to spend time on the border.
And only a few cabinet ministers, or the top of the church, knew that His Majesty the King was looking for his second brother, His Royal Highness the former Second Prince, and he was very afraid that the second prince would take refuge in Kaiadir, so he did not really do it for a long time.
Early one morning, in an alley in Sears, a teenager ran out of the shadows, holding half a chicken leg in his arms, and panicked to avoid the wild dogs chasing behind.
It wasn't until he ran three streets that he stopped panting, swallowed the chicken leg in two bites, and even the bones were chewed to pieces.
His name is Della, he's just sixteen years old, he's really hungry, and his favorite thing to say is, "Come on."
His father was a strong, bear-like man, but later died inexplicably in a street brawl, and Della didn't understand who would be his father's opponent among those scrawny people.
But in any case, he was now an orphan, and he was carrying goods at the docks during the day, and the foreman, seeing his young age, gave him only a third of his normal salary, which made him not even have enough to eat.
Winter in Sears came late and went quickly, and while Tria was still burning the stove, the Sears poor were able to cut off the expensive coal bills.
Della was glad that he hadn't left this winter forever because of hunger and cold, and after eating the half of the chicken leg today, he had to go back to his home, change into a pair of gloves, and continue to move goods to the docks.
Standing at the door of his house, Della silently pushed the door and walked in, this is one of his father's inheritances, even if because of poverty, Della sold all the valuable things, but this house, he starved to death and would not touch.
"That's the difference between me and the people who eat and die in the dark alleys and don't do anything all day. He told himself.
However, Della, who had just closed the door, was suddenly stunned, and the sky outside was only a little bright, and he had no money to buy kerosene, so ...... What is the light in the side house?
No, I have nothing left in my house to steal except bricks from the walls.
Confused, Della cautiously walked towards the side room, a dazzling but undazzling light flashing across his cheeks, and Dra's eyes widened, and she froze in the doorway once more.
"Magic ...... Demon...... Warcraft!"
Della tried to turn and run, but found that he couldn't take a step, when the butterfly in the side room the size of two adults' palms flew over.
It seems to have countless colors of light on its body, faint and beautiful, and when its wings are stirred, it will leave a rainbow-like trail in the air, and its tail will also pull up a string of colorful points of light.
The butterfly beast fluttered above his head, scattering strings of light before landing on his shoulder, serene and comfortable.
With a soft snap, a delicate envelope fell to the ground, and Della swallowed her saliva, stiffening her upper body, and picked up the envelope on the ground with the butterfly that seemed to be asleep.
On the front of the envelope was a large, rudimentary one-eyed with a myriad of tiny, incomprehensible symbols.
The hot gold tin paint seals the opening, making it feel a little heavy.
Della blinked, didn't dare to move, opened the envelope, and took out the white paper inside.
"Dear Deirra, Sears' winters are indeed cold, and perhaps you need a warm place to survive the cold winters of the next few years, as well as some companions to make your life meaningful. ”
"You should be glad that you haven't lost hope in life, and you're still trying to live, and in the same way, because of your determination and perseverance, you have our attention. ”
"If you want to change your current self and start a new life, we can give you this opportunity, your future will be unknown and adventurous, but it will not be the hardship and oppression of the present......"
“...... But at the cost of putting in more effort in exchange for all this, Della-san, you are welcome to the Scarborough Academy of Witchcraft and Wizardry. ”
"No, please burn this letter, leave Pixar alone, agree, please burn this letter, pack your luggage, and wait in front of your house in the early hours of the day after tomorrow, where a carriage with the same mark will take you here." ”
Note: Room and board are included, and there are no special charges. ”
Scarborough ...... Demon...... What is the School of Magic?...... Magic?"
"Also...... Room and board?"
"Pixar~" The butterfly on the shoulder suddenly chirped, as if in agreement.
Startled, he tried to reach out and gently touch the tentacles of the butterfly monster, causing it to shrink twice, which was very cute.
"You...... Is it called Pixar?"
"Pixar~"
Then Della's eyes changed a few times, and he boldly put Pixar on the ground, covering his only clothes with the only rag in the house.
After doing all this, Della took her gloves and motioned for Pixar not to follow, and walked out of the house alone.
He will only set off the day after tomorrow, and if he doesn't move the goods, he won't have anything to eat tomorrow.
Also early in the morning, the capital of Kaiadir, Tria
Yesterday, Winston had just finished his eighteen-year-old coming-of-age ceremony, and after the coming-of-age ceremony, the teachers of the church school officially announced his graduation.
Although he was not selected as a trainee knight at the age of eleven, the church, for the sake of his father's piety and the face of the gold coins, allowed Winston to study culture in the church school.
Winston's father was a successful merchant and a viscount without a fief, but that didn't matter, because his family's main business was the southern Larbo salmon, and although it was only a small channel that some big nobles looked down on, his family was still very rich.
By the time Winston was eighteen years old, according to the family's rules, he would have his own shop as a way to gain business experience.
So he had to go out early in the morning to see the shop, and this time he chose a new industry, a hot pot restaurant!
The owner had heard that he had some connections in the church, so much so that his father had gone out to get the opportunity to join the branch, so he definitely couldn't miss it.
However, when he finished sorting out his clothes, confirmed that there was no problem with his image, and was about to go out, a dazzling light suddenly appeared in front of his eyes.
His eyes froze in place, feeling something fall on his shoulder.
With a click, a delicate envelope fell at his feet, and a soft cry came from his ears:
"Pixar~"
Nanlu, Kieki Town
How the name Brookwood Town came to be is unknown, even though the Dwarven Kingdom has long since moved to the mountains, at the exit, Brookwood Town is still the most prosperous outer territory of the Dwarves.
Lem walked out of the kingdom gate with a calm mood, he looked at the rising sun, squinted, and planned to go to the town for breakfast.
Last night he had been in the palace chamber and had watched the Hammer of the Stars all night, but he had realized nothing.
Legend has it that it was the first patriarch's forging hammer, which concealed unimaginable skill, but after all these years, no one could understand it.
As for why he was able to enter and exit the palace chambers, it was very simple, his full name was called: Lime Oak Shield
The orthodox dwarven royal family, but the bloodline is already remote and can no longer be remote, and being able to watch the hammer of the stars is already the greatest convenience that his surname can bring.
But he doesn't care, what throne, what gem, Lem doesn't care, his lifelong pursuit is only the skill to forge the strongest weapon, that is his dream.
Lem carried the hammer and walked down the steps, and then turned into an alley, a shortcut that would save him a little time, and after breakfast, he had to go to practice ironing.
That's right, a dwarf with such lofty ideals is a stupid man who is already seventeen years old, but he can't even beat iron.
Lem pouted and scratched his head, no way, he didn't know why, he seemed to be very untalented at forging, he touched the hammer at the age of ten, and hit the iron for seven years, but there was no progress at all.
At this time, the sun had just jumped out of the ground, and the alley was still covered in shadows.
Suddenly, there was a flash of light, and a Pixar spun in a light circle around Lem.
Lem scratched his head again, looked at Pixar, and said, "Are you lost, little one? I don't think I've ever seen a monster like you?"
With a click, another identical envelope fell to the ground, and Lem put down the hammer and picked it up curiously.
The Pixar landed lightly on the handle of the forging hammer, its wings flipped lightly.
"Pixar~"