"Madam, I would like to open a blacksmith shop next to your residence, where the mountains and waters are beautiful and the water is very quiet, and I like it very much."

Xiu Xiangxue was slightly stunned and then smiled and said: "I'm not the landlord here, if you want to open a blacksmith shop, you can open it, but if you want to eat and drink with me, you have to pay." ”

Linus laughed heartily and replied, "Don't worry, madam, I, Linus, have no other skills, but my iron-striking skills can be compared with those dwarves in the Dark Elf Kingdom." The business is absolutely prosperous, and I will have all the firewood, rice, oil and salt at that time! ”

Linus was a man of his word, and in the afternoon he rode in a carriage to Huttonmar, paid dozens of builders to build a simple blacksmith shop next to the hut that was repaired to the snow.

The next morning, Xiu Xiangxue's thatched hut ushered in an elderly grandfather, who was the village chief of the village where Xiu Xiangxue lived ten years ago.

"Little Zhezi, I'm here to pick you up to participate in the magician selection." The old man's voice sounded from outside the hut, Xiu Xiangxue didn't dare to delay, put down the dishes and chopsticks that were being scrubbed, wiped his hands, and hurriedly walked out and said with a smile: "Village Chief Xue, Xiu Zhe, that child is getting dressed, why don't you come into the house and sit down?" ”

Xue Song stroked his silver beard, his wrinkled old face was full of kindness, and slowly walked into the hut and sat down on a chair.

"Zhe'er, hurry up! Don't let your Grandpa Xue wait. Xiu Xiangxue frowned and shouted.

"Xiaoxue, it's okay." Xue Song waved his hand and continued: "Today is a particularly important day for Xiao Zhezi, so naturally you have to dress up. ”

As soon as the words fell, Xiu Zhe walked out of the room, wearing a neat and simple cloth clothes, for today, Xiu Xiangxue specially took Xiu Zhe to choose two new clothes, how can you wear those patched clothes when you go to the most lively and prosperous area of the Elwyn Defense Line?

"Grandpa Xue." Xiu Zhe bowed slightly and looked very polite, Xue Song has helped Xiu Xiangxue a lot in the past ten years, in that era when everyone shouted and beat the ghost hands, Xue Song relied on the status of the village chief to forcibly stop the villagers from burning Xiu Zhe and Xiu Xiangxue's ignorant behavior.

When Xiu Xiangxue was driven out of the village by the villagers with Xiu Zhe in his swaddling clothes, it was also Xue Song who secretly asked for someone to build a thatched hut for Xiu Xiangxue, and when the mother and son couldn't even eat, Xue Song secretly relieved them.

Xiu Zhe hated those villagers to the core, but he was especially grateful to Xue Song, and even regarded him as his real grandfather.

The sound of the carriage coming came, Xue Song stood up, rubbed Xiu Zhe's head, and said with love in his eyes: "The carriage is here, let's go, Xiaoxue, we will be back in seven or eight hours." ”

Where did Xiu Zhe sit in the carriage, his immature little face was full of excitement, and the backpack with dry food on his back pulled Xue Song to bounce towards the carriage.

"Zhe'er, don't toss Grandpa Xue!" Xiu Xiangxue stood at the door of the hut and scolded loudly.

Xiu Zhe wilted suddenly, Xue Song waved his hand and coughed a few times and said, "Don't get in the way, don't get in the way, your Grandpa Xue and I were also martial arts practitioners when I was young, and this toss can still be bearable." ”

One old and one young got into a carriage and rushed towards the Boulder Valley, the most prosperous and dangerous part of the Elwyn Line.

Xiu Zhe rarely leaves the village, but the name of the Boulder Valley is still a little known, it is the most famous entrance to the Luolan Forest, the trading point of various exotic minerals and medicinal herbs, and the gathering place of many mercenaries who lick blood on the tip of their knives.

After nearly two hours of carriage travel, Xiu Zhe took out a silver coin and handed it to the groom, in this continent, a hundred copper coins are equivalent to a silver coin, and a hundred silver coins are equivalent to a gold coin.

You must know that Xiu Zhe's clean clothes are only fifty copper coins, and this time it is enough for one silver coin each way, but there is no way to do it. Xiu Zhe can walk on foot, and an elderly man like Xue Song must be unbearable.

Xiu Xiangxue naturally wouldn't let Xue Song take this fee, it would have been a great help for people to promise her to take Xiu Zhe here, she wouldn't have given the silver coins to Xiu Zhe long ago without even understanding the principles of being a human being.

"Loraine! Lorraine! We don't go deeper, we lack a magician or priest who can heal our injuries!! ”

"The wolf-headed mercenary group is recruiting, is there a qigong master who can read qi?!"

The captains of the mercenary groups were shouting hoarsely to attract the mercenaries who were going on adventures with them, Xue Song took Xiu Zhe's immature left hand all the way towards the Magician Guild branch, and Xiu Zhe looked around like a curious baby at the various items placed on the stalls on both sides of the street.

In about ten minutes, Xiu Zhe saw the magnificent and magnificent building, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, the bell tower on the building was particularly conspicuous, and under the huge time clock was the simple code symbol made of pure gold.

Rich! This is Xiu Zhe's first impression of the Magician Guild, it is worthy of being the richest group on the mainland, and a branch shows the taste of money, so what will the headquarters look like? Do you take gold to build a building?

As if sensing the gaze of the people around him, Xiu Zhe turned his head and saw that many people's eyes were focused on his right arm, some of them were just whispering to their companions, and even more so they were already pointing to themselves and chatting unscrupulously with the companions beside them.

Xiu Zhe's excited look was gone, replaced by a gloomy face, although those passers-by did not show special disgust, but the disgust was still on their faces.

Xiao Zhezi, don't be in the eyes of unexpected people, you are you, not a sacrifice of ghosts and gods, nor a disgusting existence. Xue Song said in a low voice.

Xiu Zhe took a deep breath and nodded heavily, the gloomy look on his face eased a lot, and he whispered, "Grandpa Xue, let's go and line up." ”

Xue Song smiled slightly, there seemed to be more folds on his face, Xiu Zhe, who was only ten years old, showed a mind far beyond his peers, which was inseparable from the fact that he had a ghost hand since he was a child, who can say whether this ghost hand is a blessing or a curse?

Retracting his thoughts, Xue Song took Xiu Zhe into the long dragon team selected by the magician, Xiu Zhe no longer paid attention to the whispers of the passers-by next to him, and looked straight ahead with a cold face.

The annual selection of magicians will naturally attract a large number of people, as long as there is a trace of sensitivity, the next round of tests can be carried out, and it is said that characters with ten layers of full-level sensitivity, do not need the next round of tests, and will be sent directly to the magic academy to be taught by the great magician Sharan himself.

After waiting in line for nearly half an hour, it was finally Xiu Zhe's turn to test his sensitivity to magic.

"Put your hand on this crystal ball to measure your sensitivity to magic, and the more light you have, the stronger your sensitivity to magic." The staff explained in a calm tone, and it didn't seem to have any emotional changes because of Xiu Zhe's ghost hand.

Xiu Zhe looked at the crystal ball in front of him, raised his right hand, thought about it, put it down, and touched the crystal ball with his left hand.

Five seconds passed in the blink of an eye, but this was a kind of torment for Xiu Zhe, and the man who was in front of him before was also in this process, and that man did not have a trace of magic sensitivity.

There were already beads of sweat on Xiu Zhe's smooth forehead, and the staff sitting opposite seemed to have expected this situation, and after Xiu Zhe's hand was placed on the crystal ball for ten seconds, the staff said lightly: "There is no trace of magic induction, the next one." ”

The short words were tantamount to announcing the death penalty, Xiu Zhe's immature face turned pale in an instant, Xue Song sighed and wrapped his hand around Xiu Zhe's shoulder and said, "Let's go." ”

"Wait a minute." A gentle male voice sounded, and Xiu Zhe followed the voice to see a man in a luxurious robe striding over, with a warm smile on his face.

"Master Gu, why are you here?" The staff hurriedly stood up, bowed slightly to the young man, and said in surprise.

"Lord Bard Alice predicted that a Chosen Child would be born in the magician selection here this year, Lord Saran specially ordered me to pay attention to it, I think the boy in front of me does not seem to be simple, have you ever seen such a young child with ghost hands?" Master Gu said coldly, obviously not very satisfied with the staff's somewhat perfunctory and inconsiderate attitude.

The staff retreated to the side embarrassedly under Master Gu's eyes, and Master Gu's face changed and said to Xiu Zhe with a smile: "Child, can you put your right hand on the crystal ball and test it again?" ”

The disheartened Xiu Zhe also ignited a spark of hope in his heart, yes, Brother Linus also said that his ghost hand is a special case that has never been seen before, what if the sensitivity to magic is really lodged in his right hand?

Xiu Zhe's heart was alive, but he still didn't have much hope, although he was young, he knew a lot about things, and the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment, how much reason he knew very well.

Slowly put his right hand on the crystal ball, Master Gu's kind smile gradually disappeared as the crystal ball did not change, and the time of ten seconds passed quickly, Xiu Zhe knew that there was no possibility of his right hand, and said bitterly: "Grandpa Xue, let's go." ”

Xue Song looked at Xiu Zhe who had no expression, his heart was like ashes, and he was a little unbearable, but he was just the head of a small village, and he couldn't help Xiu Zhe at all.

Master Gu sighed secretly, looked at the young man's lonely back, restrained his emotions, and said, "Next." ”

Xiu Zhe didn't go far, only to hear the crowd start to riot, driven by curiosity, Xiu Zhe turned his head and met the eyes of a young girl.

The crystal ball on the table had already been torn apart, and the sweet smile that the girl had shown as she watched herself and the ancient master who had opened his eyes wide and couldn't close his mouth came into Xiu Zhe's eyes.

"This... This is a ten-layer full-level magic induction!! The gentle and elegant Gu Master could no longer maintain a calm appearance, and looked at the little girl who was locked on Xiu Zhe in shock and shouted inarticulately.

A flash of envy and loss flashed in Xiu Zhe's eyes, turned around and left the street with Xue Song, disappearing into the crowd.