Chapter 12: Orbs and Awakening
【Western Continent Crescent Empire Dragon's Breath Wharf】
The busy figures of the boatmen are constantly moving on the deck, and the sea breeze is mixed with a heavy fishy smell, and people who are not used to this smell usually moisten their mouths and noses with sweet oranges, the slightly sour feeling makes them sober, and the indispensable thing for sailing is also sweet oranges.
Ike was lying on the pile of oranges, the sun shining on his golden hair, his eyes had been on the spirit beads, he hadn't moved away at all, the spirit beads were still so bleak in his eyes, no life, no energy, he was a little confused, it seemed that he could only feel its energy, but since he had inadvertently used that rainbow-like barrier that night, he couldn't feel the energy traces here.
"Could it be that I'm missing something? Can't get it back? Ike thought to himself, grabbed a sweet orange and peeled it and ate it, Ace floated behind him faintly, watching Ike stare at the spirit bead, and couldn't help laughing. This puzzled Ike, and he glanced at Ace and asked him:
"What's so funny? It was you who stole it, but it turned out that it couldn't be used after using it once, you see, what should I do? Ike handed him the spirit bead in his hand, Ace pushed the spirit bead back with a smile, and said with a smile: "It's not me, you should ask yourself, the current user of this spirit bead is you, you should charge him." ”
"What are you kidding, I don't even know magic, how can I charge it?" As soon as Ike finished speaking, he immediately seemed to understand something: "You mean...... Because I don't know how to do magic, I ......."
"That's correct, but that doesn't mean you're smart, now you should practice magic, at least, master the power of magic." Ace glanced at Ike, put his hand on Ike's forehead, and a force that made Ike feel cold poured into his brain, and the uneaten sweet oranges fell to the ground, at that moment, he felt a change in his body, starting from the heart to transmit strange energy to all parts of the body, he felt something in his body, like a seed sprouting, germinating from his body, and growing a tiny shoot.
"It's ...... What it feels like. Ike was amazed at the strange changes that had taken place in his body, and Ace closed his eyes tightly, looking difficult.
"Your magical powers are not ordinary, it seems...... It's a bit empty, there's a feeling of emptiness, but ......" Ace's expression was a little unusual, and his face was more suspicious, because the magic power of normal people is very condensed, and it gathers in his heart when he doesn't wake up, and although Ike is also in the heart position, it is very empty, his body is like an empty shell without magic power, but with the assistance of Ace, it is generating magic power that is surging to his body little by little.
"Could it be that the rainbow shield that night not only squandered the power in the spirit bead, but also drained his magic power...... Oh my God, what kind of magic ...... is that" Ace's expression became more and more strange, under normal circumstances, people's magic power would never be used until they awakened, but now, this situation is obviously completely different from common sense, so that Ike will be at the first level than other awakened magicians at the beginning, because his innate magic power has been squandered, even if the magic power in the awakened body will be very weak.
"It's terrible!" Ace said to Ike, "You are estimated to be much worse than people at the same stage...... Because your magic power has been squandered......" Before Ace's words fell, the spirit bead in Ike's hand actually emitted a faint light, and a halo like a swimming dragon wandered back and forth in the spirit bead.
"This is ......" Ike also noticed the change in the spirit bead: "Hey, what do you think this spirit bead is coming from?" ”
"I only know that this thing is a very strange and powerful magic weapon in the East, and as it looks like now, he is still very mysterious......" Hearing Ace's words, Ike suddenly felt that he was really extremely unreliable, and he was not a normal helper at all...... Look at other people's helpers, either a beacon that can guide the way, or a bodyguard who can help you clean up the enemy, or know astronomy and geography is also excellent, and then look at yourself as a helper, I really don't know what to say, basically I didn't help him, but now I have eaten a lot of things from him......
"I feel...... We were all wrong at the beginning, this bead was originally imperfect, and now he is gradually growing with your awakening, it is amazing! No wonder the Duke always told me to go to the East to increase my knowledge, and it was indeed a powerful thing. Ace's eyes couldn't leave the spirit bead at all at this time, but Ike always felt that what he said was completely unreliable, go to the East...... When you meet a little girl and a group of onmyoji, you have to run away, can the weak apostles still have any insight in the East......
A scorching light appeared in the spirit bead, like a firefly, and the halo like a swimming dragon began to swim around the firefly, and Ike felt a strange power flowing from the spirit bead to his body in its continuous swimming, along his arm to his heart, the power was a little overbearing, and Ike's body couldn't help but be shocked.
"Oh God...... I felt a feeling of fullness in my chest...... What's going on, Ace, what's going on? When Ike was feeling very confused, he saw Ace staring at him with a shocked face, not to say that he was staring at the spirit bead: "It's difficult...... Could it be that this is really what Emperor Cao gave to that girl...... Oh, my God...... She really didn't get to us...... Indeed, huh? Interesting, little boy, I think I made the right decision to snatch this thing! This is a priceless treasure......" Ace swallowed, feeling a little unreal, Emperor Cao...... What kind of character is that, even if it is as strong as that duke, you have to be a little respectful to Emperor Cao.
"Something that even you, an apostle, can find powerful, must be a good thing, but ...... Don't you think it's a little weird, it seems to be the embryo of something, as if it can still grow, and it seems to have something in common with me. Ike said, and Ace also voiced his question: "This is also what I think is strange, how can Emperor Cao's things have such a good affinity with you, could it be that the materials he used to make this have something to do with the Harbinger?" ”
"You're giving me a headache...... Let's not talk about this topic, is it about to sail, and also, what level of magic power has I recovered. As soon as Ike's body got up a little from the pile of oranges, he was immediately pushed down by Ace.
"It's about a medium level, boy, you'd better not move, that bead seems to be growing in a state of uncontrollable self-control right now, it seems to be replenishing your energy while restoring the energy you lost yesterday, it's amazing, it's just ...... Intriguing. Ace said while monitoring the flow of magic in Ike's body, the powerful beating of his heart, transporting those magic to all parts of his body, and the energy from the spirit bead was constantly replenishing him, and the power that was missing was about to become surplus, and what made Ike even more relieved was that his body was full of power, and this was a new state, he could release a cloud of magic from the palm of his hand, which showed that he had initially entered the ranks of magicians.
"This ...... How could it be ......" Mars's figure appeared from next to the pile of oranges, he watched Ike fiddle with the magic cloud in his hand, let out a surprised sigh, and looked at Ike with the eyes of a monster: "You...... Didn't you have the magic yesterday? How can you release the magic cloud today? ”
"Huh? Isn't it difficult? Originally, I was very unhappy, at first I thought that God's dog leg abandoned me, but now it seems that it feels pretty good. "What Ike said made both Ace and Mars very helpless, God's dog...... Are you talking about angels?
"Do you know how long a normal person can go from awakening to releasing a cloud of magic the fastest time they can go from awakening to being able to release a cloud of magic?" Marles asked him, and Ike shook his head, of course, to mean something: I'm from the country, and I don't know as much as you city people. Mars continued: "Three days! The fastest record was three days! And that man later became the most powerful mage in the Empire, Thor, the heart of the storm, and you, broke his record. Listening to Mars's words, Ike glanced at Ace, who was very indifferent, as if he had never taken human records seriously, but he was still a little touched when he heard the name Thor.
"Yes...... But I don't feel anything special, I just feel ......" Ike clenched his fists: "The strength seems to have increased a little." As he spoke, Ace had already started a new round of ravages by Anne, who had rushed over from nowhere.
"Strength? Then you shouldn't be called a magician, no magician would feel powerful, uh, well, except for Cruise, he can't be considered a magician...... Now there is no widespread name for people like Cruise who act their magic on the **, and their existence value is not recognized, after all, the strong people in the empire are all decent magicians, and there is no such person who occupies a seat in the strong. Mars's science made Ike understand once again that the people in their city knew a lot, so he waved his hand and said, "Forget it...... Mars, don't talk to me about such difficult things anymore, I haven't known you for long, but it's not a short time for you to tell me these things I don't understand......"
Mars laughed, Ike looked at the sea level outside the side of the ship, rippling in circles, he knew that the ship had already opened, how many things were waiting for them on the unknown expedition, and now Ike was already full of curiosity. The sun shone on their bodies, and the waves crashed on the side of the boat, stirring up a circle of foam, and after the light passed through the foam, a rainbow shone in the vapor.