The Ogas Mountains are very far away from Oak Town on the edge of the kingdom, and Qian Qian and Safin have had a hard journey through thick and thin. They don't dare to fly through the sky in densely populated areas, griffons are so rare that they are afraid of attracting the attention of others. They chose to cross the Misty Forest, walk past the edge of the realm of the undead, and fly over the treacherous lava rift.

This route was chosen by 7788, the route planning is actually very reasonable, the distance is short, and the population is sparse, so Qian Qian did not encounter pursuers until he arrived in Oak Town.

Solomon's Seal Ring directed Qian Qian to a desolate forest on the outskirts of Oak Town, where there was a small wooden house floating in the air, Qian Qian stood near the house and studied for a long time, only to find that the small animals nearby could not actually see the small house.

In fact, Safin couldn't see the shelter, it followed Qian Qian in the desolate grove for a long time, and never understood what his little friend was doing, until Qian Qian dragged the feathers on its chest and pulled it into the range of the shelter's spell, it seemed to be startled, tilting its head and staring blankly at the floating cabin that suddenly appeared in front of it.

"Pretty good, isn't it?" Qian Qian looked at the wooden house that looked dilapidated: "Maybe I can build you a nest on the roof, do you think it's okay?" ”

Qian Qian entered the door only to find that this small wooden shelter had probably been enchanted with an expansion spell, and the space inside was quite large, with several rooms, but there were no doors between the rooms. A room was full of huge bookshelves, full of magic books piled up from the floor to the ceiling, and there was a wooden ladder lying down next to the bookshelf, and Qian Qian couldn't get the top books even if he stood on the wooden ladder.

There was also a room with two large wooden test benches, which were cluttered with all the tools and items needed by an alchemist, and in the corner of the test bench were several crystal bottles, filled with brightly colored potions, and it was unknown what they were used for. There is a simple small bed in the corner of the laboratory, covered with a simple futon, and Qian Qian plans to sleep here in the next few days.

In the next few days, Qian Qian spent all the time in anxiety, she was very worried about Ivan's situation, but Ivan was not a plot character, and the distance was very far, and 7788 had no way to monitor it, so she had no way to do it. Qian Qian had to stand on the roof of the shelter every day, looking at the road leading to the town outside the woods, hoping that Ivan would appear soon.

It wasn't until the fifteenth day after Qian Qian arrived at the shelter, when the three-day healing potion that Ivan had given her in advance was almost finished, that Ivan appeared at the shelter in the dust.

He was not riding, his gray robe was stained with a large brown stain that looked like dried blood, and his wrinkled face looked even older, slightly gray.

"You're hurt!" Qian Qian's tone was certain, and she quickly ran over and grabbed Ivan's arm, trying to help him back into the house.

"Don't be afraid of Lily," Ivan smiled at Qian Qian soothingly, and slowly walked into the house with her shoulder: "This is all the arrangement of fate, I am already old, sooner or later I will have to meet the gods, I am already this age, I have nothing to fear." It's just Lily, you need to work harder, and the person looking for you is Anne Luck, one of the powerful demon lords. ”

"Who can make a deal with a demon lord like Anne Luck?" Qian Qian frowned: "Can he afford to pay the price?" ”

"It's you, Lily, it's you!" Ivan stared at Qian Qian very seriously: "The content of the transaction is to contribute your tender and young flesh to Anne Luck. In order to maintain her appearance, Anne Luck always needs the blood of young girls, and the blood of young sorceresses is even more obvious to her, especially if you are gifted, and your flesh and blood are enough to keep her young for two hundred years. ”

"Me?" Qian Qian was happy: "These people are really smart. Make a deal with me to have Anne Luck catch me and take me to church to get married, and it has nothing to do with them whether I am married or alive. No, maybe it's better to die! They only need to kill my parents before I die, and they can inherit our Salfeld Fort in the open! But will the Holy See also approve of such marriages? It's so weird! ”

"The Holy See is also factional." Ivan touched Qian Qian's head, and then sighed: "Everything is for profit." If the king does not get better soon, I am afraid that the situation in the kingdom will be even more chaotic. If the king dies, Duke Frési will inherit the throne, and his son Prince Christian is currently missing, so speculators will not miss this great opportunity. ”

"It was Anne Luck who wounded you, right?" Qian Qian stared at the large blood stains on Ivan's robe and asked, "Your strength is so strong, she can actually seriously injure you." ”

"I'm old!" Ivan shook his head with a dejected face: "I'm afraid I won't be able to protect you well in the future!" So you need to improve your strength as soon as possible. Anne Luck was also hurt by me, and I am afraid that I will not be able to come out for a few years, but she will not give up on you! A gifted sorceress like you is her ideal prey. ”

"I'll try to rest assured!" Qian Qian replied solemnly: "Don't think so much now, lie down on the bed and have a good rest!" ”

Ivan is old after all. The battle with Anne Luck caused his body to decay rapidly, he changed his previous unhurried attitude, and began to intensify his teaching of Qian Qian, as if he wanted to instill as much knowledge as possible in Qian Qian in a limited time, he no longer gave Qian Qian time to familiarize himself with and repeat the training of spells, but just told her to write down the spells that she had not practiced proficiently on parchment first, and practice them again when she had time.

He began to work day and night, writing down all the potion recipes he knew on a long scroll, and asked Qian Qian to memorize them as soon as possible. He made Qian Qian spend a lot of time familiarizing himself with and taming the Hiss wand, and he never let Qian Qian take off the Seal of Solomon again.

"Those are yours." Ivan said, "Take good care of them. ”

Time was finally too late, and when Qian Qian was twelve years old, Ivan ushered in the end of his life.

"I thought there was still plenty of time," he lay on the bed weakly, looking at his apprentice lovingly, "but I'm sorry Lily, I can't be with you longer, I think my time is coming, I won the battle with Anne Luck in the end, I'm going to see the gods." ”

"Nonsense!" Qian Qian held back tears and stared at Ivan's old, wrinkled face: "You can live for a long, long time!" Long enough to see me grow up and defeat Anne Luck and avenge you! ”

"I believe in you, kid!" Ivan smiled and pushed a black wooden box in front of Qian Qian: "Everything here is yours, including this, open it and take a look." I believe you can make good use of all this, and the Rings of Solomon are the key. ”