Four years later. Tushan Town.

The meadows outside the town are green all year round because of the warm climate. At this time, Kenneth and Mick, who had broken away from their childlike physique and gradually became teenagers, stood at each other, one holding a wooden sword and the other holding a wooden staff, with serious expressions.

Now the appearance of the two has also changed a lot from four years ago. Kenneth's figure has become taller and taller, although he is only twelve years old, his height is close to one meter seven, the strong muscles on his two arms are slightly agitated with his movements, his dark eyes are becoming more and more energetic, there is a trace of imperceptible crimson in the deepest part of his pupils, his facial lines have become more and more resolute, and his short black hair looks flamboyant and frenzied. Although he is still not handsome, he gives people an inexplicable sense of reliability.

And Mick's figure is still as slender as four years ago, his height has grown to about 1.6 meters, half a head shorter than Kenneth, his shoulder-length blonde hair is slightly shiny in the sun, his blue eyes like the sea are deep and quiet, because he has not yet lost his baby fat, the lines of his face are still soft, although he is only wearing a white shirt and leggings at this time, but he is still as handsome as Prince Charming in a fairy tale.

However, the atmosphere between the two is not very good now. Kenneth said, "Mick, today's result will still not change. ”

Mick sneered, "Kenny, unwarranted arrogance will only bring you failure. ”

"Good. Mick, then ......" Kenneth's eyes changed, and he suddenly yelled, "Look at the move!" ”

Kenneth held the sword in both hands, kicked his right foot backwards and rushed straight towards Mick, and the speed was amazing.

Seeing this, Mick didn't dare to be careless, and immediately pointed the wooden staff at Kenneth, and a magic array immediately appeared in his mind, and then, the air around Mick fluctuated, and thin and almost transparent green light spots appeared around Mick, and the next moment, a magic array with a diameter of five centimeters appeared at the top of the staff in Mick's hand, and then the green light points turned into a sticky wind blowing out of the magic array through the magic array, surging towards Kenneth who was coming straight to Mick!

Wind 2nd Order Magic, 'Imprisoning Wind', imprisons the target for 2 to 10 seconds.

Seeing this, Kenneth did not dodge or dodge, allowing the wind of imprisonment to surround him, and his eyes were full of anticipation.

I saw Kenneth's galloping footsteps suddenly stagnate, and he couldn't take a step forward, but just a second later, the wind of imprisonment around Kenneth dissipated, Kenneth's body rushed towards Mick again, Mick raised his wooden staff and tried to cast the wind of imprisonment again, but before the magic array emerged, Kenneth had already appeared in front of Mick, and the wooden sword slashed from the bottom up, mercilessly knocking away the wooden staff in Mick's hand, and then a grappling knocked Mick to the ground. Despite Mick's struggles, how can he break free, who is far less powerful than Kenneth?

Kenneth counted down to ten and then jumped up, looked down at Mick with a victor's smile and said, "Well, Mick, I said it would be like this, right?" ”

Mick lay on the ground, although he was unwilling, he still smiled, put his hands behind his head and said, "But you have to admit that my second-order magic has been successfully cast, and I am now a real second-order magician!" ”

Unlike other professions, a mage is divided into distinct classes, and a mage's class is measured by the highest level of magic he can cast, even if he can only use the simplest magic of the fourth order of the four systems, then he can also be called a fourth-order magician. However, it is precisely because of this that the level of a magician does not accurately reflect the true strength of a magician, and the true strength of a fourth-order magician is only a third-order, which is a common thing in the wizard world.

Magicians are not uncommon in the Xiao Empire, and it can even be said that everyone can become a magician, but the higher the level of magicians, the rarer and more precious, for example, the Imperial Chief Magician Council, now known as the "Hexagram", is composed of six sixth-order magicians, and its status is even higher than that of the king of the Xiao Empire.

Magicians have many advantages over other professions, and their role in the fight against demons in humans far exceeds that of other professions. Although the empire is surrounded by four mountain ranges, east, west, north and south, the protective magic on the four corners is not as strong as the main mountain range, so it has become the main target of demons to attack humans, so the empire will set up four regions in the four corners of the empire, the purpose is to fight against the demon invasion twice a year. In every war against the invasion of demons, it is mainly dependent on the various powerful magic of the mages to repel them, so the mages enjoy a high status in the empire. And the basis for determining the status of a magician is his magician class.

Although there is no special treatment for a first-order magician, if you are a second-order magician, then you can enjoy a tax reduction of 10% every month, and you can receive a subsidy of five gold coins from the Wizards Association. The higher the mage rank, the more superior the treatment, and the sixth-order mage enjoys the supreme treatment of 'up and down the empire, take what you want'. With such a favorable treatment, magicians have naturally become everyone's dream profession.

However, the two hard indicators of affinity for the elements and mental strength ruthlessly shut out many people who dream of becoming magicians. It is true that all people are born with the elements, but if they are not in good condition, the elements will not be able to gather according to your consciousness and will not be of use to you. If the affinity is enough and the mental power is insufficient, then the magic array diagram will not be able to emerge in consciousness, and forcibly recalling it will even make people's brains collapse and become idiots.

Affinity with the elements and mental power cannot be accurately measured in numerical values, but this is an indicator, it can be can, and if it doesn't work, it ruthlessly rejects the ungifted, and strictly divides the class of magicians.

And Mick has already become a second-order magician at the age of twelve, and if people know about it, he will inevitably become a high-profile magical genius.

Kenneth sat down beside Mick, pulled up a piece of grass and put it in his mouth, and said with a big grin: "What about the second order, didn't I easily knock it down?" I also deliberately released water to catch your second-order magic! ”

Mick's fair-skinned handsome face turned red with anger and said, "You're embarrassed to say it!" You have the 'protection of the fire dragon' in you! It's pretty good enough to be able to freeze you for a second, okay?! You know, the staff I use is just ordinary cedar, not even a gem! ”

For four years, the impact of the Dragon Ring on Kenneth was enormous. It turns out that the Yanlong Ring is not just a ring for the hatching of dragon eggs, because of the constant absorption of the fire element in the air, the Yanlong Ring is constantly refining the wearer's body, strengthening his physique, and more importantly, it is the "protection of the fire dragon" provided by the young dragon and Kenneth when they established a contract after the dragon egg hatched half a year ago.

The so-called "Fire Dragon's Protection" refers to the life that has this protection, with the protection of dragon scales (60% resistance to ordinary physical attacks); 100% enhancement (including physical and magical attacks) with the success rate and power of fire-based attacks; Full resistance to fire elemental attacks (both physical and magical); Fifty percent resistance to wind elemental attacks (both physical and magical); Have a full affinity for the fire elemental (i.e., reach the affinity required for the 10th order of fire magic to be cast); It has the same spiritual power blessing as the contract fire dragon; Has a deterrent effect on all fire-type lifeforms (with a chance to surrender); Has full mastery of fire-enchanted weapons (can immediately use fire-enchanted weapons); Has an attribute bonus that increases combat power on a sunny day; 80% resistance to poisons; Blessed with the "Dragon's Heart" (will not be afraid); Buff with "Dragon's Power" (50% increase in strength); Have a body temperature of 40 degrees Celsius at all times; It has the property of being burned by flames to restore injuries; It has a negative protection that does not like to touch water.

This is only the benefit of the "protection of the fire dragon" that the two of them have explored and discovered in the past six months, because the young dragon has been sleeping in its infancy, the two have not been able to fully grasp the "protection of the fire dragon", but these are enough to shock the two, and finally understand why the four legendary heroes are so powerful.

"Well, if I hadn't been mentally strong enough now, I would have been able to learn magic like you......" Kenneth said in frustration. Although Kenneth has a complete affinity for the fire element, his own mental power is extremely poor, and even with the blessing of the young dragon's spiritual power, he still can't make the magic array appear in his mind, which makes him very frustrated.

Mick looked up and said angrily, "Hit people, aren't you?" Didn't Hephaestus say before he fell asleep, as long as he entered the growth period, your spiritual power would grow by leaps and bounds, growing enough to use sixth-order magic. It's just that I can't learn it now, so why do I need to be in such a hurry? ”

Originally, the two of them were worried about what to name the young dragon before it was about to hatch, but when the young dragon hatched, the young dragon told them that his name was Hephaestus. It turns out that there are two ways for dragons to reproduce, one is to reproduce naturally by mating with the female dragon and laying dragon eggs, and the other is to create dragon eggs through the creation of some of their own efforts and spirits, which is actually a way to regenerate themselves. That's why the former hatched dragon cubs don't need to sleep during their juvenile years, while the latter need to sleep to pass on their memories. According to Hephaestus, this seems to be his third rebirth.

"But I can't learn magic with Mick, I'm so bored......" Kenneth spat out the chewed grass in his mouth, leaving a sweet feeling in his mouth.

Learning magic is not an easy task, it requires constant experimentation and memorization, and it is a great test of mental strength, plus Mick learned magic almost from scratch, so for a while Mick has been bored at home, unable to play and train with Kenneth, which makes Kenneth feel very lonely.

Mick looked at Kenneth, although he said that he was bored, but there was no trace of loneliness on his face, so he pouted and said, "I'm leaving for school tomorrow, are you ready for your luggage?" ”

At the mention of this, Kenneth touched his head, and said with a grateful look on his face, "Well, Mom has prepared it for me." Speaking of which, I have to thank Mick, if it weren't for your father to pay for my tuition, I wouldn't have been able to attend Luther School of Magic. ”

A month ago, Lutheran School of Magic opened its enrollment across Lutheran Province, and Kenneth and Mick were directly admitted with their amazing elemental affinity. This was a good thing for Mick, but Kenneth's family was just an ordinary peasant family and couldn't afford the high school fees, and if Mick hadn't asked his father to help Kenneth pay for it, the two would probably have to separate.

Mick blushed, turned his head and said, "What are you talking about...... You're a hero man, and of course I'm here to help...... We're friends......"

"Hehe," Kenneth said as he put his arm around Mick's neck, "yes, we're best friends, we'll be heroes together and take down the Demon King!" ”

Mick laughed despite being held around Kenneth's neck and unable to breathe, yes, this was their dream, or rather, his.