Although Leander claims to be an empire, the actual capital of Lunya is not as large as Norton, the capital of the Barron Kingdom, but the Ludwig family is where the Ludwig family is located, and after entering, you can also see a dense forest with no end in sight, with a stone paved path in the middle leading to an unknown castle, wide enough for two or three carriages to run in parallel, and the road is overgrown with weeds on both sides, and no one cares for it.

Once inside, you can see that there is a carriage ready to welcome guests on the side of the gate, and there is a special groom feeding it, and when Eve comes in, he pulls out a carriage and carries the two to the castle.

After more than ten minutes of carriage travel, the view covered by the dense forest became wide, the forest disappeared, replaced by a tiled ground, and a huge artificial fountain could be seen in front of you, and the fountain was flanked by stairs leading to the top, and before people got close, they could see the castle and a huge sculpture located above the terrain, the statue was about dozens of meters high, and it looked like a person shrouded in a robe was flipping through a book.

This wasn't Harvey's delusion, when Harvey saw the statue, he knew that the feeling of being peeped at the door should come from the statue in front of him, and he could be sure that the statue was not a living creature or a manipulator, but a high-level constructed creature or a sorcery guard.

After getting out of the carriage and seeing Harvey's inquiring gaze at the statue, Eve explained as she walked: "That's Linus von Ludwig, the founder of our family, who is an amazing spellcaster and one of the founders of the Magic Society, the author of "The Continuity of the Aether Element" and "The Void Element" well-known spell treatises, famous for his research, and not a very powerful spellcaster himself. ”

After going up, you have to pass through a large garden to reach the castle, and a servant in a tuxedo and white gloves in front of the door pushes open the gate of the castle and bows down in a gesture of invitation.

"Please come in."

Eve's expression became serious, the interior of the castle was a spacious and empty hall, the red carpet embroidered with delicate patterns spread from the doorway to the staircase of the hall, and the marble floors on both sides reflected the lights and the shadows of the stone pillars.

On the second floor opposite the main entrance, a blonde man in a white suit walked down the stairs slowly, his warm and handsome face was not smiling: "You are Mr. Harvey Adrian as Terrence said, I am Linus von Ludwig XVI, the current head of the Ludwig family, and I welcome you on behalf of the Ludwig family." ”

Harvey was a little surprised that the man in front of him was talking to him in his proficient Barron language, without relying on translation spells.

"I didn't expect to be greeted by the head of Ludwig's house, it's my honor." Harvey bowed, and at first glance he was a little surprised to see this handsome blonde man, because he couldn't feel any magic from his body, whether it was the peeping of the naked eye or sensing the flow of the aether element, the person in front of him was no different from ordinary people.

Generally speaking, the word "world" will be added to the end of the name to indicate that the family has several people with the same name, this world retains the cultural customs of the West of the earth, and it is a kind of respect and preference to inherit the name of the father, so the name of Linus von Ludwig XVI is the same as the founder of the Ludwig family, which also indicates that the family has produced fifteen people with the same name before.

Linus von Ludwig XVI glanced at Eve, who was beside Harvey, and commanded, "Eve, you've worked hard, go back and rest." ”

Eve's skirt pulled up and bowed, and she looked respectful and stepped back.

"I'm sorry to have to travel all the way here, but I'm really interested in the exotic magical spellcaster described by Lord Terrence and his sister, and what I've seen with my own eyes is really unexpected, so please come on, I'll take you to the living room."

The two of them came to an elegantly furnished and artistic parlor, and Ludwig XVI took out a drawn contract and handed it to Harvey: "This is a contract according to the terms we have negotiated, and if there is no problem, ask Mr. Adrian to sign the name of the spell in his name." ”

"Spell name?" Harvey looked at the document in his hand and asked, "I'm sorry, what is the so-called spell name?" ”

Ludwig XVI explained in a nonchalant tone: "Generally, before officially becoming a spellcaster, a spell name will be drawn up, and it will be registered with the Magic Association to be recognized, which is an ancient tradition left over from the past, and of course it doesn't matter if you sign your real name." ”

After making sure there was no problem with the contract, Xavi signed his name.

"Mr. Adrian, what do you think of magic?" Ludwig XVI took the document and looked at it, and asked disappreciatively.

"I'm just a low-level spellcaster, and I don't have that much insight into magic." Harvey sat on the couch and folded his hands in reply, feeling like every spellcaster he met would ask similar questions.

"It's okay, I just want to hear from spellcasters in completely different environments."

Harvey replied vaguely: "Then I am speechless, in my opinion, magic is a means of discovering the laws of the universe or magic itself is the embodiment of the rules, the difference is the person who casts the spell." ”

"Well, Mr. Adrian's views are quite close to what we Ludwig insist on." Ludwig XVI pinched his chin in contemplation, looked at Harvey and suddenly said, "Then Mr. Adrian, do you have any intention of joining any magic faction?" ”

Harvey shook his head decisively, and learned a piece of knowledge about the Magic Association, of course he knew what the so-called faction meant, led by the twelve families that created the Magic Association, almost each family represented a faction, competing with each other, different factions represented different ideas about magic, and could also be refined to different spell disciplines, the faction battles were chaotic, and on the other hand, there were weak neutral factions similar to modern spells.

"In this case, then I will personally hand over the previous contract between you and the Ludwig family to the Magic Association, and from today onwards, you will be the honorary mage affiliated to the Ludwig family, and you will be allowed to move freely in the Ludwig family's residence, if you don't mind, please stay here for a few more days, and I will let Eve show you about here." Ludwig XVI stood up and was rude, and his attitude was neither salty nor light.

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The servant led Harvey to the door of the guest room, and Harvey was stunned as soon as he entered.

The room was spacious and bright, the floor was covered with soft carpets, the room was full of luxurious ornaments, the mahogany tables and chairs were polished, but on the bed covered with velvet was already a woman sitting there, stepping on the low chair in front of the bed and crossing her legs. She wore a luxurious blue gown, the style was somewhat like the modern dress of later generations, with less fabric, the willow waist was tightly tied to highlight the woman's plump and proud figure, the socket of the gown was open to the root of the thigh and decorated with a bouquet of blue lace, and when she stepped on the low chair, the full and slender curve of the jade leg was even more attractive.

The woman's appearance is very beautiful, the blonde hair and blue eyes bear a slight resemblance to Ludwig XVI, the delicate makeup is painted, the thin blue lips are slightly curled to imply contempt, the long golden hair of the shawl is tied into a side ponytail with a blue ribbon, not naturally curled, some like croissants, must have been carefully groomed.

When he saw Harvey, his eyebrows were lightly raised, and the meaning of contempt was even stronger.

Naturally, the servant helped Harvey close the door.

"Did I go to the wrong room? It doesn't seem to be the case. Harvey shrugged his shoulders and sat down to wait for the woman in front of him to speak.

The blonde snorted contemptuously and asked in a not-so-proficient Barron, "You're the new Superior Honorary Mage?" ”

"Probably me? Who are you? ”

The blonde stood up, one hand crossed her willow waist and looked down at Harvey, "Louise von Ludwig." ”

"What are you looking for me?"

Louise came to Harvey's face, lowered her body and stared straight into Harvey's eyes: "Of course, as a member of the Ludwig family, I am qualified to ask about the arrangement of the honorary mage, I am a little curious, what kind of spellcaster is qualified to be the last seat of the senior honorary mage of the Adrian family, now it seems that my original objection is really correct, I am a little curious about how a median spellcaster used to attract Eve's attention." ”

"I have just met His Excellency Ludwig XVI, and I think we should come to a consensus."

Louise clasped her hands and said disdainfully, "And him? What qualifications does a person who has become the head of the family and ignore the family have to represent the Ludwig family. ”

"You should tell him about it, not me, and if he can't represent the opinion of the Ludwig family, I can also give up this cooperation." Harvey said in an unhappy tone, knowing that it must not be that simple, otherwise the blonde would not have appeared here.

"You..." The blonde was suddenly angry, she was not used to seeing Harvey, and now Harvey was still talking to her in this disrespectful tone, and now she tried it with her right hand, quickly chanting a few incantations, and a red light appeared on the tips of her fingers.

Elemental Third-Order Spell - [Burning Finger]

Hearing the spell that Louise was chanting, Harvey instantly judged the spell she was going to cast, and when she finished casting the spell and pointed at herself, she easily slapped her right hand away, the red light was fleeting, and an elemental flame appeared where the fingers of her right hand were pointing, and it burned out in less than two or three seconds.

The power of the spell is very weak, and it has not even penetrated a piece of cloth in such a short period of time, not that this spell is weak, but that the caster has left a hand, so Harvey did not fight back on the spot.

Harvey frowned and glanced at her coldly: "What do you want to do?" Is this the hospitality of your Ludwig family? ”

Louise sneered: "This is the attitude of the Ludwig family towards undesirable guests, if you understand it well, then you can go back to that country country where the spell net is fragile." ”

"Eve once told me that it would be a provocation to use a prophecy spell to spy on someone else's information in the Magic Society, but now to use an offensive spell to attack a spellcaster, I would see this attack as a personal provocation rather than the attitude of the Ludwig family."

"Anything is fine, a mid-rank caster is not welcome here." As she spoke, she began to chant the awkward incantation again, looking at Harvey with a cold gaze, waiting for Harvey's response.

"Louise!" Eve's voice was heard, and then the petite figure hurriedly pushed open the wooden door.

The sound of chanting the incantation stopped, and Louise looked at the visitor with a stiff face, "Eve..."

She remembered that she had set up a magic circle in this room to prevent what was happening here from leaking out, how did Eve find here? The spirit moved slightly, only to find that the magic array had been silently cracked by others, and Eve was likely to sense the elemental fluctuations caused by the third-order spell she had just cast.

Eve's little face when she came in was very ugly, her apricot eyes widened, and she scolded angrily: "Stop, and then apologize to Mr. Adrian!" ”

"Eve, he's just a mid-rank spellcaster, what kind of benefits can he bring to the Ludwig family?"

Eve crossed her waist and said, "This is a decision I have made with your uncle Ludwig XVI, and you can choose not to obey it, just as you can choose to abandon this surname." ”

Uncle?

Harvey looked strange, remembering that Eve seemed to be the sister of Ludwig XVI, so Eve was no taller than Harvey's chest, and looked like a completely little girl, a whole generation older than the bewitching blonde in front of her. Harvey watched the excitement from the side, the blonde woman in front of her was arrogant and would not apologize easily, Harvey just didn't want her to step down, either apologize or make a big deal about it.

Louise's reaction shows who is more unfavorable right now.

Louise's face was cloudy, and she understood her situation, and stood in front of Harvey, took a small step back with her right foot and lifted the hem of her skirt to salute respectfully: "Mr. Adrian, please forgive me for the offense just now. ”

"Oh, straighten your posture first, lower your head, and then I can almost forgive you for attacking me with a third-order spell!" Harvey didn't leave a trace to shake off what Louise had just done.

"What!" Eve stared at Louise with wide eyes, Harvey also seemed to her to be a mid-level spellcaster, and it was no longer an offense for Louise to cast a third-order spell to attack a mid-caster.

"You..." Louise was momentarily angry and hurriedly stood up to defend herself: "It's not what he said, I just want to test it." ”

"Temptation, you use a third-order attack spell to test a mid-rank spellcaster?" Eve came to Harvey in person, lowered her head and lifted the hem of her skirt and apologized: "Mr. Adrian, I'm sorry for the trouble Louise caused to you on the spur of the moment, I will report this matter to the family, and it is up to you and them to decide what to do with Louise." ”

Harvey nodded silently, and next to Louise's body stiffened, her fists clenched and trembling violently from excessive exertion.

Ludwig's family council consisted of a core of family members and a handful of older honorary mages, and the family was no less powerful than Ludwig XVI, and more prestigious, and she didn't believe that the family council would deal with her for such a trivial matter, but there would certainly be a lower opinion of her within the family.