“...... The value of this question depends on your choice, and Miss Ophelia can test it now. ”

Ophelia stepped forward with excitement and pressed her hands on the crystal ball with anticipation, although it was not as fast as Adam's, but faster than Cristal, but strangely, the filling of the crystal ball in the others, including Adam, was almost white, while the crystal ball under Ophelia's hand was black and red.

Ophelia didn't understand the meaning of the color of the crystal ball, she just wanted to know what her mage tendencies were, but the crystal ball didn't react when it was filled.

Ophelia was a little panicked, and pressed the crystal ball again, but there was still no light, and she couldn't help but turn pale, "Could it be that my qualifications are very poor?"

"Alright, Miss Ophelia. Mage Blake waved his hand slightly, and a breeze appeared and bounced Ophelia away, although the crystal ball was miraculous, it was only a simple alchemy product after all, and it could not withstand the full force of a great knight.

Ophelia stood in place at a loss, looking at Mage Blake's face full of pleading: "Dear Mage Blake, I think I can try it once, it shouldn't be like this......"

Mage Black motioned for her to calm down, and then said, "Don't panic Miss Ophelia, I said that there are many paths for mages, and there are some mage tendencies that don't make the crystal ball glow, but that doesn't mean you're unqualified. ”

Then he turned to Earl Johnson and asked, "Earl, do you need my answer, which is worth two-fifths of the revenue of a small energy vein." ”

"Of course, Mage Black. ”

Adam wrote down Mage Black's words, although there is only this one data source in front of him, and there may be an error in judging based on this, but if it is not for Mage Blake's special integrity, this situation shows that the mages adhere to the principle of fair trade.

If the judgment is true, it is undoubtedly a good thing, which shows that the mage world has broken away from the primitive law of the jungle and evolved to the stage of civilization.

After the deal was established, Mage Black said in detail: "Most mages, including me, tend to the elementals, but the elements are not the whole of the mage's path, Miss Ophelia has a different talent from elemental magic, and the mages call this path the alchemy mage. ”

"Elemental mages pursue the sublimation of the soul, we engrave knowledge into the soul, and the body is the carrier of the soul, which evolves passively as the soul is enhanced. Unlike body refining mages, although they also need knowledge, they apply knowledge to the development of the body, pursue the evolution of the essence of life, and the sublimation of the soul driven by the strength of the body. ”

"And Miss Ophelia is very talented in this area, due to the clear path of the body refining mage, there is no bottleneck in the process of moving from the apprentice stage to the first-level mage stage, but everything has advantages and disadvantages, on the other hand, the body refining mage needs a huge amount of resources to build up......" Mage Blake paused, as if he thought of something, "At the high level, even the resources of the entire plane are not enough for one person to consume." ”

Adam knew that this was an advanced version of the Knight's Path, but there was a problem, the body tissues of carbon-based life could not carry that much energy, and how did the alchemist do it?

As a strong man who has reached the peak of knighthood, Earl Johnson also understands this problem, but the reason why mages are mages is because they have the knowledge to do incredible things, so he didn't dwell on this, but asked: "Respected Mage Black, what are the resources?"

Master Black said, "Oh, I'll tell you this question for free. Power Stones are the lowest resource available to mages, and they aren't as valuable as you might think. Once a body refining mage reaches the high level, all they need is the body tissue of a large number of high-level creatures from the heterotopic plane, and, well, that's too far away for you. ”

Master Blake's explanation stopped here and said to the apprentices, "You have the night to pack your bags and say goodbye to your family, and tomorrow morning after breakfast, we will leave for the Moldor Academy." ”

Earl Johnson motioned for Ophelia to wait for him to return, while he himself guided the mage away to rest.

Several new mage apprentices greeted each other as they walked, three male apprentices named Mike Gast, Henry Hugh, and Sam Aiden, all of whom came from aristocratic families, while Costreel, like Adam, had no surname.

They were all very curious about Adam, no way, they had never heard of such a noble descendant in the Northlands, and Master Black made it clear that Adam's talent was the highest among all people, and the instinct of the nobles allowed them to make friends with everything they could, even if they couldn't be companions, they didn't want to be enemies.

"My name is Adam. Adam's expression was still expressionless, but the etiquette was in place, and it didn't look arrogant. Human sophistication and even aristocratic etiquette were a matter of procedure for Adam, and it was impossible for him to deliberately be a maverick in this regard, which did not show uniqueness, but only proved stupidity.

Several people waited for Adam to say his surname and became a mage apprentice at the same time, and they already had a special relationship, and the family could use this as a reason to cooperate, but ......

"Civilians, no surnames. ”

The impeccable smiles on the faces of the three male apprentices stiffened, and it was already an accident that Cristal was able to take the test, but this kind of accident actually happened for the second time?

However, a big smile appeared on Corystal's face, although her identity changed suddenly, but the habits she had developed over the past ten years made her instinctively afraid of nobles, and Adam's commoner status as her made her feel close.

It was also because of habit that even though the three descendants of the nobility were still smiling, the sense of closeness disappeared, but fortunately they were not stupid enough to express their disdain and disdain to their faces.

At the fork in the road, Adam stopped and said goodbye, but Krystal did not react, and also said goodbye and left, she wanted to go home to share the good news of the day with her parents and brother, and to share the final reunion.

However, the other three were once again amazed, a commoner could actually live in the City Lord's Mansion, and the direction Adam left was towards the Inner Mansion, and it was obviously impossible for the servants to live in the Inner Mansion.

The three of them looked at each other and found that the other people had the same doubts in their eyes, and they all decided to go home and ask their father carefully, so as not to offend those who should not be offended because of their momentary arrogance.

Adam returned to his residence to continue his work of refining the mental runes, while in the main hall of the City Lord's Mansion, Earl Johnson was engaged in an awkward conversation with Ophelia.

"First of all, congratulations on becoming a mage apprentice, and I look forward to calling you Mage Ophelia Johnson in my lifetime. ”

"Johnson. Ophelia laughed at herself and then fell silent, the family always had a strange ability to make her good mood disappear.

Earl Johnson doesn't care, freezing three feet is not a day's cold, this world may not have this word, but the reason is the same, he doesn't expect his daughter to suddenly change her attitude, but in fact, the attitude is not important, the surname Johnson is important.

"Two-fifths of the energy vein proceeds will be given to Mage Black, and the remaining three-fifths will be the family's support for you. The Northland is barren, and only this vein has been found so far, and I will mobilize manpower to continue to find it. ”

Ophelia remained silent.

"I agreed to take part in the test, it was supposed to be a tentative investment, but I didn't expect to see the benefits so quickly. She is very important, Mage Black's attitude is definitely not without reason, the family has no connection with the mage world, but Krystal can get the mage's preferential treatment, and befriending her will be of great help to you. ”

If you ignore the family word that is constantly mentioned in Earl Johnson's words, it should be a harmonious father-daughter dialogue, but now, for Ophelia, who is instinctively resistant to the family, she can't get the slightest emotion.

Also, don't invest too much in Adam, whatever it is. I didn't feel any of the same kind in him, but it was like he was facing a mage. He has no feelings, and he will never help you because of feelings. ”

Ophelia couldn't help but say, "I don't have ......"

Earl Johnson said unceremoniously: "Ask your own heart." There is no best, if there is one, I want you to listen to me, whether it is because you are my daughter or the interests of the family, this time I will not harm you. ”

Ophelia bowed her head and was silent again.

"But that's fine, trading relationships based on pure interest are the simplest and strongest, and if you can give him the resources he needs, he will do what he needs to do. Earl Johnson said sharply.

"I didn't drive out the rest of the apprentices after I made a deal with Master Blake just now, and my daughter, if you're not stupid, should know what I mean by doing this. Through this opportunity, gradually win them over through your identity, and even subdue them. No one has ever been able to reach the top alone, not for ordinary people, and I believe that neither can a mage. ”

Thus ended the conversation, and Earl Johnson got up, "Finally, congratulations once again, and wish you all the best and all the best." Without looking at Ophelia again, he walked straight out of the main hall.

Leaving Ophelia alone in a messy mood, reason told him that this was not a concern, just an exchange of interests between the two, but now she had the blood of the Johnson family in her body after all, and her sensibility made it impossible for her to maintain her coldness.

If it were Adam, he would have said that human beings are always so stupid, burdened by emotions and desires, and easily shake their will. But Ophelia is not Adam.

The rest of the night was silent.

Early the next morning, the five of them gathered outside the City Lord's Mansion with different moods, and Master Black didn't care about their emotions, seeing that they were not late, he nodded with satisfaction, and then said simply: "Then, let's go." ”