Azure Star.

At the end of August two years before the first year of the Age of Magic.

There is no country, a magic capital.

The eastern horizon has just revealed a little fish belly white. With a loud bang, the flames rose into the sky, and a three-story building called Huilan Entertainment City billowed smoke from all the windows. Then there is the characteristic sound of fire trucks, which permeates the main roads of the city where there are not many vehicles.

On the roof of another seven- or eight-story building a few hundred meters away, a young man in a simple sportswear stood with a pergola in his hand and watched, with a slight smile on the corner of his mouth.

However, the young man's expression changed slightly, and with a slight distortion of the air beside him, the figure of an old man appeared out of thin air.

"Master, why are you here?"

The old man, who was called the master, wore a suit and tie, his face was wrinkled, his short hair was all white, and he looked to be in his sixties. But his eyes are blazing, and his mental state is excellent.

He followed the direction of the young man's body, and immediately noticed the fire scene not far away, and asked with a wrinkle, "You did it?"

"Of course not. And you don't know, master, that casino ......"

The old man interrupted with a light cough and continued to stare with a serious expression, giving birth to a kind of majesty.

"I only slightly hindered the operation to extinguish the fire and transfer the incriminating evidence. The young man did not dare to deceive, and bowed his head and confessed.

"Why?"

"There's a lot of illegality out there. And I got all the people out, just for the boss behind the scenes to spend a renovation fee, if he can escape jail. ”

The old man waited and waited, confirming that there was only so much to answer, but he frowned and shook his head, obviously not satisfied. "You think it's evil and you're righteous, so do it?"

"Uh...... Pretty much. In fact, before taking action, young people don't think too much about it, let alone analyze their own mental activities, so it is inevitable to stumble at this time.

"It's not for profit, it's not for the sake of putting an end to a certain social phenomenon, it's just to vent your frustration. The old man sneered twice and continued: "Typical 'chivalry and martial arts'! Your talent is a big surprise, but your brain is not. It won't be long before something new will emerge here where some illegal business continues to be done. You're just doing some lucky new boss a favor. ”

The young man was a little confused, and he didn't know how to answer for a while, so he had to laugh dryly.

"That's fine. I wasn't much better. And it is already a rare fate for you and me to meet, so you don't have to ask for too much. The old man sighed, looked at the raging fire not far away, and said slowly with his hands: "This time, I came here to say goodbye to you." But now it seems that it needs to be a little more troublesome. ”

"Where are you going?" the young man asked hurriedly after a moment's pause.

said that the acquaintance of the two was a chance encounter half a year ago. The young man, who was frightened by the sudden awakening of natural power, understood the so-called magic and learned from him.

In the past six months, the master and apprentice have met every week to teach for half a night, and there are chats on various topics in between, which makes the young people who have been ordinary people for more than 20 years feel that their horizons have been reshaped. As for the unceremonious accusations just now, they are just pediatrics, and young people are used to getting away with it.

And at this moment, I suddenly heard that the separation was imminent, and this feeling of farewell was also sincere. After all, referring to those stories that are difficult to distinguish between truth and falsehood, as well as the ability shown by the master, the young man has subconsciously placed his destination outside the earth, which is not yet accessible by modern means of communication.

The old man made a gesture of calmness, flipped his hand and took out a plastic lighter out of thin air, swiped his thumb to light the lighter, and continued: "Take a test, so as to determine how well I can answer your question." ”

The young man thought about it, although he had never seen the master smoke, but he could not rule out the possibility of the old man trying something new. Using what he had learned in half a year, like his master, he used spatial teleportation to 'steal' a cigarette from the small convenience store below, and was about to light it when he got close to the flame.

"What are you doing?" asked the old man.

"Aren't you going to smoke?" asked the young man as a matter of course.

"Who's going to smoke that kind of thing?" the old man rolled his eyes, and there was already a hint of reprimand in his voice.

The young man smiled again, and put his palm on the cyan flame that kept jumping. After half a year of training, this level of flame is similar to that of ordinary people in a hot bath.

However, as the old man said the number 'one', the young man's expression changed suddenly. The temperature of the flame suddenly increased by a notch, but it was not difficult to grit your teeth and hold back.

The old man was not surprised, and then read the numbers 'two' and 'three', and then observed the young man's expression, and continued to pronounce the numbers 'four, five, six' at the same speed.

At this point, the old man raised his eyebrows, looked at the lighter that was still tightly covered, and then looked at the young man. Under the eyes of the young man, "Please continue", he paused for half a second before pronouncing the number 'seven'.

Almost at the same time, the young man's hand held the lighter, and the whole thing lit up with a faint faint light, as if there were a few neon lights stuck under his skin. The faint light phenomenon spreads to the forearm before disappearing.

"Good!" the old man praised, and was just about to pronounce the number 'eight', but he saw that the center of the back of the young man's hand quickly brightened, and a huge blister appeared nearby. Immediately afterward, the light of this point was as bright as freshly baked molten steel, and it turned into a color between red and white.

In the next moment, the back of his hand was completely burned through, and a huge flame rose into the sky, reaching a height of more than ten meters. The surrounding area was as bright as day as lightning exploding in the sky, and the faint flames and billowing smoke of the fire in the distance were even more palpable in comparison.

But the flame vanished in an instant. Between the old man and the young man, there was only a small flame swaying in the wind, and a charred black palm with a large hole in the middle.

"I am amazed by your talent. "I think it's inseparable from my own efforts. The young man grinned and simply lowered his hand to his side. Obviously, neither master nor apprentice cared about a hand injury that could be disabled.

"Three days of fishing, two days of drying nets, what kind of effort. The old man sneered, then with a serious expression, he turned to the side to look at the white fish belly in the eastern sky, which was obscured by the buildings like a forest. "There was a saying before that I was looking for you to say goodbye. I was going to give a few simple words of advice, but now it seems that I need to say a lot more. ”

The disciple listened attentively. ”

"Hehe, I will get bored after listening to a few words, and people are so impatient nowadays. That's it, I'll just keep it down and just say three things.

The first thing is to make a gentleman's agreement with you. From now on, when you have a spring of justice, you must put on a layer of disguise and pretend to be another identity. It's the same as the chivalry and heroes in novels and movies. And yourself, continue to live as an ordinary person. ”

"Sounds even cooler. The young man laughed, not disgusted at all.

"Second thing. The old man said, taking out a promotional card from his pocket and handing it out.

The words 'test suit trial card' caught his eye, and the young man was stunned for a few breaths before he came back to his senses from his sense of déjà vu. "Master, are you doing a part-time job?"

"Huh?" the old man asked in confusion.

"No, it's nothing, it's just a joke. The young man hurriedly covered up the matter.

"Play when you have time and you'll understand. ”

"Yes. ”

"One last thing, take you to watch the sunrise and hold your breath. ”

The young man kept his mouth shut as he was told, thinking that he would go to the beach or the top of the mountain. But after a burst of spatial fluctuations, I found that the surroundings were instantly dark. At the same time, the skin is tingling, the eyes are swollen, and the chest cavity feels a tearing sensation, as if inhaling to the apex.

Almost instinctively, the young man covered his mouth and closed his eyes, tightened the muscles of his body, and poured the inexplicable magical energy into his skin and eyes, as he had learned in the past. The feeling of bloating was greatly relieved.

In this way, the young man had the strength to think, and then from the signs of his body and senses, he came to an incredible conclusion: he was in space unprotected.

'Open your eyes or you'll miss the view.' ’

A voice sounded in the bottom of my heart. The young man was briefly surprised and guessed that this was a small trick of the master, and although he was worried about his safety, he still tentatively squinted his eyes. After confirming that it was okay, he opened his eyes completely and turned his head to look around.

Overhead, there is an incomparably bright starry sky, like those filtered images. Beneath your feet, a dark arc of silhouettes looms in bright patches of city lights.

And at the junction of the two, there is a somewhat blinding glowing gap: it is the sunrise.

With thousands of doubts in his heart, the young man subconsciously opened his mouth to ask, but he felt the air gushing out of his lungs, and at the same time, the whole mouth and throat were stinging hotly, and he quickly covered his mouth to relieve it. But the tip of the tongue has already tasted a touch of blood.

Don't speak, feel with your heart. After a pause, the master's voice continued to sound in his heart. I'm going to be busy as a dog for the next few years, and I can't be by your side, so I'll be able to do everything myself." When you encounter something difficult to decide in the world, just think about this scene.

"Woo woo woo ......" The young man covered his mouth, and in a flash of urgency, he imitated this kind of soul exchange. 'Thank you...... Master'

'Oh, learned so quickly? Then one more word. In addition to the basic functions, there is still a lot of room for expansion of the five abilities you have mastered. If you want to be a hero, this is the most difficult fifth type that should help, so study more on the basis of soul communication. ’