266 Chance Encounters
The Three Saints Festival has finally arrived, and the harbor of Haynes has become a sea of joy, and far away outside the city, you can feel the joyful festive atmosphere, and fireworks have become a way to express joy across the plane, the difference is that the way to achieve it is different.
Castle Wilhelm also had its own celebration, on this day, in addition to the castle's security guards, all kinds of nurses, servants, apprentices, and even slaves were released to celebrate the festival together, although it was only a traditional holiday of the thousand-year-old empire.
So, Charlie spent his first "year" in the continent of Vagland, in which he started from scratch, from a powerless young man, to a capable, intelligent and purposeful magician, only one step away from the great magician, he had three companions, Master Ron, Yolanda and Anna, and created the first factory in his life.
After the holiday, Charlie began to be busy with the layout, he only had a week to refine the framework of the magic seal carving factory, to determine the main tasks for the next few months, to let the management team know his ideas, to organize the apprentice's curriculum, to record the magic mirror image of the later math course, and even to start the class himself, to teach the basics of mathematics, because no one understands mathematics, no one can replace him, Master Ron and Yolanda are also apprentices.
The Arcane Ring has only been trying to accumulate and organize the mathematical system of the Wagland continent since last year, and it will take a long time to produce results, in contrast, Charlie's factory has begun to lay out, and the mathematical knowledge he has taught has been more than a little more advanced than that of Vagland after hundreds of years on Earth.
In this case, the chip exerts amazing power, making Charlie a tireless robot who does the workload of dozens of people every day, as each of his jobs requires the collaboration of many apprentices and even mages of the same level at the same time.
As all kinds of plans were worked out, a factory gradually took shape, and the wood elves and gnomes gradually settled down, their lives were very simple, good food, good drink, and good sleep, in addition, it was high-intensity learning and a lot of drawing training, in addition to complaining that the boss was too strict with the mental pressure, they were quite satisfied with the current life, how could the slaves be treated so well?!
Finally, Haynes' airport office opened on the first day of the new year, and it was time for Charlie to leave, and according to the agreement, he should leave for Raphael City, the capital of the Millennium Empire, to participate in the upcoming magic creative competition.
"Okay, there's no need to send it, after the matter in the imperial capital is over, I will return to the academy directly, and the next meeting may be at the end of the New Year. At the departure platform of the Airport Authority, Charlie said to Brian and Anna with a big bag on his back.
With 36 new apprentices added at once, Ron and Yolanda's workload increased dramatically, the two were busy with the factory, and the castle needed at least one decision-maker to stay behind, so they didn't come to see Charlie.
"Young master, I know that you have strength far beyond your peers, but I still hope you can exercise restraint, I heard that the arcane ring has a very high elimination rate every year, elimination is death, many geniuses who are not worse than you have fallen, who is strong and who is weak between geniuses, I don't understand, and I don't care, I only know a simple truth: whoever lives the longest can become the strongest!" Brian held his cane in both hands, stood upright in the wind, and smiled: "Young master, at this time at the end of the year, I will still be here waiting for you to come back." ”
"Understood, thank you, Uncle Brian. Charlie hugged him tightly.
Then, Charlie turned to face Anna and opened his arms.
At that moment, her body stiffened, her face flushed, and the words she had thought of were disrupted by a single action.
Charlie saw her awkward demeanor, laughed, put down his hands, and said, "Anna, my money bag is entrusted to you." ”
Anna snorted and said, "Don't worry, I'll take care of it for you." ”
Charlie smiled and nodded to the two, took two steps back, and turned to step into the rush of people.
Brian sighed slightly, "You still can't open your mouth?"
"Uh-huh! I ...... Don't want to distract him. The red heat on Anna's face gradually faded, and she said, "Even if he knows each other, he didn't touch those wood elves, let alone touch the elf girl, she is so young, it is estimated that she is only four or five years old!"
Brian laughed and said: "Don't say that, maybe she's not much younger than you, the young master told me that the elf grows slowly, you see that the little girl is only four or five years old, she may have been born for more than ten years." ”
"I really envy them, and their youth will last forever. ”
Brian sighed and said, "Don't think about others, life is short, especially for us humans, so you have to seize the opportunity, you are in the castle, how many opportunities have you missed, and the next time we meet will be a year later." ”
He ...... If he doesn't take the initiative, what can I do?"
Brian smiled and responded to Anna with a mainland saying: "There are only women who can't be pursued, and there is never a man who can't hook up." ”
Anna retorted: "I think it's the opposite, you look at Charlie, isn't he very good at hooking up with beautiful women? A year ago, he was on the same page with Princess Elsa, and a year later, the two were reconciled?!
"That's the charm of the young master, to be honest, I'm also surprised, and of course, I'm even more happy!"
Anna asked curiously, "Why did Uncle Brian encourage me?"
Brian smiled: "The young master needs a woman like you, and, among the people I know, you are the most suitable, I believe you will be his best partner." ”
Speaking of which, Anna's face turned red again, she was not an easily shy girl herself, and since meeting Charlie, she had doubled the number of times she blushed in her life.
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From Haines Port to Rafael Airport, the one-way ticket price of the floating airship is as high as 8,000 gold coins, which is 15 times that of the waterway, but the speed is more than 30 times faster, and it is highly sought after by the upper class.
Entering the cabin of the airship, Charlie found a position against the wall, looked at the layout of the cabin, and couldn't help but sigh that it is really a new thing, and the means of commercial operation are still relatively immature, for example, it has only one fare, and everyone sits in the cabin regardless of dignity and inferiority, and what is even more impressive is that it has no seats, everyone sits on the ground, and many experienced people bring a blanket at home, which is spread on the ground, and the spacious space in the cabin is enough for them to lie on the ground, but the airship is uncomfortable when it encounters turbulent aircurrents.
Of course, Charlie understands its design concept, because it is designed as a warship itself, and the space in the cabin is planned to store ammunition, or for other purposes, and now in peacetime, the shelves are dismantled, and it becomes an empty belly cabin in front of you, and it is estimated that the military will not equip it with civilian equipment.
After Three Saints' Day, this time is basically the climax of the students' return to school, only the arcane ring is located in the extremely cold place, and the Skyrim Harbor has not yet melted the ice, and the school has not yet started. Therefore, there is no shortage of apprentices like Charlie in the cabin, the difference is that Charlie is alone, and the others are more or less accompanied.
"Young man, you're also a student, aren't you?" asked a slightly obese middle-aged man, next to him sat a young man of Charlie's age, the two looked a little similar, it seemed that this young man should be his son, this young man did not squint, but there was a faint disdainful smile on the corner of his mouth.
Charlie noticed that there was a golden badge pinned to the most conspicuous position on his chest, which was polished to a shiny light, it was the academy that Duke Thomas tried to find a relationship to help Charlie join, the only academy in the Millennium Empire named after the imperial capital, Raphael School of Magic, of course, it is also the number one magic academy in the Empire.
"Hmm. Charlie nodded.
"Which school?" asked the middle-aged man casually.
How familiar this routine is, it turns out that showing a sense of superiority is also a human weakness that runs through the plane.
Charlie smiled and said, "Elementary school is not worth mentioning. ”
"Actually, it doesn't matter which school it is, the colleges in the capital are not particularly different, the most important thing is the individual. The young man said righteously, so that the young boys and girls next to him cast concerned eyes, the young man suddenly looked at Charlie and asked: "Didn't you take the magician level? It is a beginner and intermediate magician, of course, the most popular thing at the moment is to talk about the 'Princeson level', several of my younger brothers have reached level 5, which is equivalent to the intermediate magician in the past, that thing is genuine, and can help you after graduation." ”
As he spoke, the middle-aged man also looked at Charlie with a smile on his face, and Charlie noticed that there was an intermediate magician's badge pinned to his other side, because of the strange shape, Charlie thought it was a family badge before, and ignored it.
After careful calculation, Charlie's magic value exceeded 3000 a long time ago, and his magic power reached the level of a high-level magician, but he could not meet the promotion conditions because he did not master high-level spells.
After receiving the reward of the Twilight Town event, he mastered 10 medium-to-high-level spells, so that his strength in magic subtly reached level 10, and the threshold of the Great Mage was in front of him, in other words, if he certified the level of the Grand Mage in a certain magic guild, according to the tradition of the Empire, he could start accepting apprentices like Master Ron.
However, the teenager was still talking about the Princeson hierarchy in front of his eyes, and the funny thing was that the person opposite him was the inventor of the Princeson system.
Charlie replied indifferently: "I haven't taken the test yet!
Speaking of this, the father and son lost interest in Charlie, and there were some young students on the side whispering, to the effect that it was nothing more than to confirm a theory, good-looking children are generally poor students, eternal truths, rare exceptions.
At this moment, a tall, thin young man walked over and greeted Charlie, "Hey, Charlie, here you are!"
Charlie looked up and was surprised that it was Faeron, an apprentice who had gone to the Arcane Ring on the same ship as Charlie, the son of a great chaebol, who had followed the captain off the ship in a ship accident and survived.
Although Charlie and he are not familiar with each other, it is a happy thing to meet classmates in an unfamiliar place.
"I'm sorry, can you make a seat?" said Pheren to a father and son next to Charlie, in an unceremonious tone.
This guy has a completely different personality from Charlie, he is a flamboyant person who dares to pin the golden apprentice badge of the Arcane Ring to his chest, in his words, that will reduce a lot of trouble.
The badge of the Arcane Ring has a very high recognition rate, even if it is a badge made of black iron, it has the capital to stand out from the crowd, and the father and son saw the badge of the magic temple, and their momentum suddenly weakened, and they involuntarily moved to the side.
Charlie asked curiously, "Why did you come to Haynes?"
Feren smiled heartily: "You forgot, I went to the Arcane Ring on the same ship as you, I went out from Hennes, using the referral qualifications of the Henes Junior Magic Academy, my aunt is here, Merry Feron Borgia, your family must know each other." ”
The name contains a lot of information, "Teacher Merry" is a label for Hayness, she is the star tutor of the Junior Academy of Magic, the Feron family is another giant plutocrat of the Gold Coast League, Borgia is the famous family of Hayness, and the Oak Market is the property of the Borgia family.
Charlie smiled, "Of course I know, the vice president of the Haynes Junior Academy of Magic. ”
Fei Lun smiled, bumped him with his arm, and said deliberately: "How can you be famous, if you are not careful, you will report thousands of years of magic, I just heard that someone mentioned the Princeson level, doesn't he know that you invented this thing?"
One word stirred up a thousand waves.