After eating, Ivan paid for a carriage to rush home, although he said that his father would send someone to pick him up tomorrow, but Ivan didn't want to wait any longer.

Glow City is one of the four major cities second only to Wangcheng, the area is not small, and the speed of the carriage is limited after all, it took three hours to see its own manor.

"Ah, it's the young master who is back, didn't he say that he will pick you up tomorrow?

"It's all right, I've taken care of the carriage, and what about my father and my Uncle Duke?" asked Ivan by the way, handing some of the sundries to the servant.

"The old man and a friend were talking in the drawing-room, and Mr. Duke went out to deliver goods to each other. ”

As soon as Ivan heard that it was his father's friend, he rushed over directly, there is no problem with casual friends among friends, if it is a business guest, then it is better not to disturb.

"Father, I'm back, hello uncle, my name is Ivan. Ivan greeted his father's friend and introduced himself.

"Come on, come on, haven't you always wanted to see my son, little Ivan came back by himself ahead of schedule. Old Frank looked a little enthusiastic, "Son, this is your father's classmate at the academy, the best best friend Steve, when we went on adventures together, more than ten years have passed in a flash. ”

"It turned out to be an old friend of my father, hello Uncle Steve, I can see that you have a good relationship with your father, and my father has not been so happy for a long time. ”

Steve said dissatisfiedly: "Why are you so polite to your Uncle Steve, I hugged you when you were a child?" It's just that you don't remember, we all liked to call you little Frank back then, but you've grown up, and it's time to call you little Ivan." I'm your father's sworn brother, just call me uncle. ”

"Okay uncle. ”

"Hmm~ This is what makes it seem close. Steve said with great enjoyment.

"Son, aren't you learning magic? Your Uncle Steve was a first-day fire mage and is now a final intermediate mage, so let him teach you well. Old Frank said with some boasting.

"Where is the exaggeration you said, I have been fighting for many years and am only a fifth-order magician, how dare I dare to say a word of genius? However, little Ivan, if you don't understand anything, I can still teach you. ”

"That's great!"

Ivan didn't expect his father to have an old friend who was a mid-level magician. The so-called primary, intermediate, and advanced levels are large level divisions, while levels 1 to 9 are small divisions. That is to say, there is a huge gap between the third and fourth orders, and the sixth and seventh orders, which is a qualitative change and a difference in level. A fifth-order mage can be considered a character.

"Come on, come on, although I have been in business for many years, I still remember that I was a magician, I built a magic drill room, and we went to have fun. ”

The three of them went to the house where old Frank had shown his fireball skills. It's not a small drill room, and it should cost a lot of money. What Ivan didn't know was that it was for his mother, Treya.

Old Frank took out his staff, "I'll make a fool of myself first." Son, your father is also a third-order magician!"

Ivan had some understanding of the staff, and looked at his father's staff, which was indeed much better than the one in the store. Old Frank had a distinctly more complex magic pattern when he used it, and a small red gem was set at the top.

Old Frank started his middle two lines again, and Ivan couldn't help blushing for him. However, his father's fireball was clearly stronger than his own.

"You've seen this, and I'll let you see the second-order magic of the fire system ~ Flame Scorching. ”

The preparation time for the second-order spell was obviously longer, and the magic array had also changed, in fact, it was a larger circle.

"Burn, drink!" shouted Old Frank, and a continuous flame appeared in the clearing in front of him, burning the ground a little red.

Ivan covered his face a little, father, you are such an adult, don't you feel it when you do such a shameful thing?

Old Frank didn't notice Ivan's abnormality, but was quite satisfied with his performance, since the last time he lost someone in front of his son, he had practiced hard!

"This second-order magic is a continuous scorching spell, and although it doesn't have the explosive power of the fireball spell, it's stronger in the continuous damage. Steve explained.

"Third-order magic is a defensive magic, fire magic is not good at defensive spells, this third-order magic ~ flame shield, is a rare defensive spell. It is said to be defense, but it is actually offensive defense, and the flame shield is composed of dense fire element magic, which will burn the magic attacked by the enemy, which can also be regarded as a defense. ”

The Flame Shield is a scorching round fire shield that is rough enough to be considered a defensive magic. Fire magic is proper offensive magic.

"I have a question, is there only one magic per level?" Ivan had just been introduced to magic and didn't know much about it.

Steve smiled slightly, "How so, it's just at the elementary level." Due to the limited primary magic and mental power, the construction of magic arrays is simple, so there have always been only a few magic spells in the primary level of each department. These are the only three that are practical for fire, and there is no point in forcibly constructing other spells, because there will be no better use. ”

"What about mid-level magic?"

"At the intermediate level, there are many forms of magic, and they play different roles. I have three fourth-order magic and one fifth-order magic, and my strength is much higher than that of a junior mage. Those middle-level magicians from aristocratic backgrounds have three or four magic bodies at each level. ”

The gap is really very large, and the means of junior magicians are extremely limited, and there is no comparison with intermediate level. It is no wonder that in addition to the first to ninth ranks, there are divisions of beginner, intermediate, and advanced.

"What about the high-level magician, uncle, tell me about it!"

"High-level magicians are starting to build their own magic, and I'm afraid that even gods don't know how many high-level magics there are!" said high-level magician Steve's admiration.

That's another chasm!

"Uncle, show it to me! I'm looking forward to intermediate-level magic. "In order to see intermediate-level magic, Ivan has already pulled down the festival and started to sell cute.

"I'm afraid this won't work, little Ivan, this magic drill room can't withstand intermediate magic. Steve shook his head helplessly.

"Then let's go outside. ”

"Intermediate magic is easy to cause damage, I'm afraid it can't be done in the manor, and it is forbidden to use magic indiscriminately in Glowlight City. We're afraid we can only go out of the city into the wilderness. Steve explained to Ivan why.

"Isn't that right? I'm already on vacation, and I'm going to go outside to see what to see. ”

Steve glanced at Old Frank.

"No, it's too dangerous, you're still young, don't worry. Old Frank vetoed.

"Then father, I'll show you this. ”

Ivan began to cast the fireball spell, and after a while, the magic was successfully activated, and Ivan said proudly: "Although it is only a first-order magic, it is by no means something that ordinary people can resist, I just want to go out and increase my knowledge, and besides, Uncle Steve is not here." ”

"Why don't you say it!" Ivan turned his head to look at the two of them, only to see two gaping mouths and an incredulous expression.

"You—you—you've become a magician!" said old Frank, almost sick.

"It's only been a quarter! I've been called a genius since I became a first-order magician in the first year, and now I'm really embarrassed. Steve sighed.

"How's it going, father, now you should say yes. I'm not interested in business at all, so why stay home?"

"Okay, I'll ask Steve to take you out for a walk, but you've just come back, so stay home for a few days. Old Frank breathed a sigh of relief.

"I knew father, you were good to me!" Ivan cheered. Old Frank shook his head dotingly, there was nothing he could do with Ivan.

Ivan then asks Steve about some interesting experiences.

Steve is working in the Mercenary Guild in the Royal City, accepting commissions from various parties. The lifestyles are varied and the experiences are abundant. Mercenaries don't die as often as Ivan thinks, but they do have some dangers.

The entrusted tasks of mercenaries are varied, some are guards, some are escorting materials, some are looking for sparring partners, and some are looking for teachers, all of which are less dangerous.

There are also some hunting bandits, hunting and running out to make chaos monsters, and escorting the medicine collection team into the Sunset Mountain Range, which is a high-risk mission.

There are also relatively rare war hires and ruin exploration hire, which have never been encountered because there has been no war in the Afterglow Kingdom for a long time, and the people in charge of the country are former magicians.

The world of magicians is not the kind of fight that starts at the slightest disagreement, and everyone cherishes their own lives. Becoming a magician is a hard thing to do, so there will be some restraint between each other.

There has been no war in the Kingdom of Afterglow for a long time, and the way the benefits are distributed has been solidified for many years, so there are no major disputes. Steve has been a mercenary for over a decade and has only had a few small dangerous missions. The pursuit of stability is the choice of most people, even powerful magicians.

The royal city is actually called Afterglow City, but it is generally commensurate with the royal city, about three times the size of Glowlight City, and the only intermediate magic academy in the entire Afterglow Kingdom is there. If the Elementary Magic Academy in Glowlight City is to cultivate junior magicians, then the Intermediate Magic Academy is naturally to cultivate intermediate magicians.

The full name of the Intermediate Magic Academy is the Afterglow Intermediate Magician Academy. Any intermediate magician who has reached a certain standard can further his education, and that kind of scale is far from comparable to the junior magic academy in Glowlight City.

The Academy of Magic was established by the Kingdom in unity, and private individuals and forces were not allowed to establish a Academy of Magic. That doesn't mean they can't train magicians, though, the Academy of Magic gives everyone a choice. This is an important means for the Holy Empire to establish a new system of magicians.