"The little guy is kind of interesting, haha......" Master Jiao Ming jumped over the table and stood in front of Tik, who was kneeling on the ground, muttering an incomprehensible language as he slowly circled around him.

Although Tik knew that he had won the bet, he still couldn't help but feel apprehensive, and every step that fell around him seemed to knock on his chest, causing his heart to twitch, and a drop of cold sweat slid from the corner of his forehead to the tip of his brow and dripped to the ground. It wasn't until Lord Jiao Ming's shoes entered the narrow field of vision again, that he suddenly felt that his jaws tightened on both sides, and his feet were off the ground, and he was actually lifted up by Lord Jiao Ming with a broken arm.

"I am optimistic about you, you will be my apprentice from now on. ”

The many meanings and benefits of the word 'apprentice' are so great that this is simply pie in the sky and enough to eat for a lifetime. In the midst of his great joy, Tik did not know how to react, and he forgot about the sharp pain in his cheeks from the fall, until his father, who was crying and thanking him, repeated his father's words indistinctly. And even more so, because Lord Jiao Ming directly let go of the broken arm, he fell to the ground all of a sudden.

"I don't like to hear this nonsense, and there is a tight schedule and a heavy task, so the experiment starts now. ”

"Lord Jiao Ming, these documents?" Dieda reminded softly, but there was no urging and exhortation in his tone, just a simple inquiry.

"I already have a general understanding of the situation here, it's useless, just send it back. After Master Jiao Ming finished speaking, he paced around the study twice, muttered to himself for a while, and then asked, "The earth magician is still missing?"

"Yes, sir. ”

Lord Jiao Ming snorted coldly and said noncommittally, and then said: "Then there is no way, go find Asasa, more or less an acquaintance, and a stupid person." Although the hands are a little trendy, it can barely be said. ”

"As you wish, my lord. Butterfly said.

When Tik heard that the experiment was now underway, he was excited, but he was still a little afraid, but at this point, he gritted his teeth and followed, without looking back at his father.

A group of five people, Tik and his newly recognized master, Master Jiao Ming, two middle-aged men who were tall and mighty like mountains, and Dieda rode back to the vine teleportation circle in a carriage. Then Tik, who didn't taste it in the morning, was lucky enough to enjoy a spatial teleportation again, but unfortunately he still didn't feel anything. Out of the teleportation array, it was a strange small courtyard, and the two-story building covered with vines was almost exactly the same as what Tik had seen in his hometown in the early morning. Turning out of the gate and into the next door, in a luxuriously furnished small building, Lord Jiao Ming warmly opened his arms and greeted: "Miss Asasa, I haven't seen you for a long time, do you want to hug one, this is the etiquette of our hometown." ”

"You...... Why are you here?" Asasa looked up from the small desk, looking incredulous, "and hugs or something, people don't want it." ”

"That's a shame. Obviously, Master Jiao Ming didn't expect anything, he simply lowered his arms, and then went straight to the point, pushing Tik in front of him while asking, "How about this little guy?"

"It's cute. Asasa reached out and gently stroked Tik's gray hair. "Hair color is rare. ”

"It's really hard to talk to you laymen!" Lord Jiao Ming sighed and said in an accentuated tone, "I mean, if you do link magic, how is this little guy's soul state compared to those big animals?"

Asasa's eyes widened, her mouth wide, completely frozen.

"Where did I say the lingua franca wrong?" Lord Jiao Ming asked the maid next to him, Dieda.

"Not really, sir. ”

"I ...... I'm not going to do such an experiment. This is completely contrary to the treaty established by the Wizards' Guild......"

Master Jiao Ming slammed the table, interrupting Assasa's words, staring at her eyes and saying word by word: "I'm too lazy to think of reasons to convince you, it's better for you to take Evan as a starting point and convince yourself like a reason." ”

"Huh?" Asasa didn't seem to understand the meaning of the sentence.

Lord Jiao Ming's compelling momentum and angry expression disappeared in an instant, and his voice was as gentle as a breeze, "I finally understand why Evan accepted you." ”

"Why. Asasa's eyes lit up immediately, and he was obviously very curious about the question, even forgetting the original topic altogether.

"Because you're a stupid X!" Lord Jiao Ming roared in an instant, and even the dust on the roof was shaken down.

Tik, who was on Asasa's side, trembled and almost peed his pants, but Asasa blinked twice, but he cried directly, half frightened and half scolded. After all, it is an existence that can be sent as a family proton, and he has some status in the family, plus he has a good talent, and he has never been yelled at so suddenly.

"Am I going too far?" Lord Jiao Ming calmly turned his head to ask the maid Butterfly, just as he had just asked about the grammatical error.

"Yes, sir. ”

"It's a nuisance. I'll talk to you about it later. Master Jiao Ming said something that no one understood, sat down on the chair of the original owner in the study, swayed twice and sat comfortably, and then put his legs on the table, and the books on the table suddenly rubbed into dust. "Don't pretend to be pure, don't all of you earth magicians have magic slaves, you seem to have one, right?"

Earth magic involves souls, and one of the major branches is to operate on the souls of others, the lower ones are magic slaves, and the further ones are the god guards that exist widely in the other two major forces in the mainland, such as the scalper hammer and the mentally handicapped maid Toniche who were made by casting spells in the crocodile collar Xiaoshi. And the Blue Python Kingdom relies on the Blue Academy to accommodate the dead, which is of course also related to the application of earth magic.

"That's different, magical minions are made just for safety, and not only can they be lifted at any time, but they won't do any harm. Asasa knew that she was out of shape and tried to control her sobs, but she didn't dare to make Master Jiao Ming apologize.

"If you don't, I'll persuade Evan to break up with you. ”

"Evan loves me and won't leave me behind......"

"The so-called 'persuasion' is just a mild expression, and it is not limited to words. Think about it, if you were to be put into bed by a filthy and ugly slave tonight, would Evan dislike you?"

Asasa's face instantly receded from blood, and he pointed at Lord Jiao Ming, his lips squirmed for a long time, and finally scolded: "You bastard!"

"Very well, so now I'll repeat the question, what is the state of this little guy's soul?"

Asasa stood like this for a long time, and finally set his eyes on Tik, and Tik, who had been listening to the conversation, hesitated again, but the balance in his heart still tilted to the side of the communication magic medium, this master who had just knotted was indeed a little vicious, but as long as there was no old man who was the butler of the city lord's family, it was not a problem. And the problem that Tik ignored was that the old man in charge was only harsh on his subordinates who couldn't do magic, and Master Jiao Ming had just yelled at a four-ring magician who was less than twenty years old.

"It's a little more complicated, but it should be okay. "Asasa had already obtained the information on this magic from Evan and had done many exercises with large animals.

"How sure are you?"

"Sixty percent. ”

"Let's get started. ”

"Now?"

"Yes. ”

"Are you ......" Asasa hesitated for a moment, but asked anyway...... You just said such an excessive thing, and you are not afraid that I will do something to your soul. ”

"Whatever you want. ”

At this point, Tik finally noticed that Lord Jiao Ming's state was very strange, and his original temperament was very talkative, but he suddenly cherished words like gold, but looking at the accompanying maid, Miss Asasa, and the two strong men did not say anything, nor did they rashly say anything.

"One last question. ”

Refused to answer. ”

"If you solve this question, you will feel comfortable, and the success rate will be improved. ”

You ask. ”

"According to Evan's advice, I definitely didn't mention your matter in the academy, but Binglian's student has been in a bad state these days, and the whole person is ....... ”

"Getting to the point. Master Jiao Ming interrupted, although his tone remained unchanged, he suddenly closed his eyes, his cheeks showed muscle texture from his clenched teeth, and even his forehead was bruised.

"My lord, do you need a magic addiction potion?" asked the maid a little nervously.

"It's fine. ”

Asasa didn't care about some details, but just asked, "What's wrong with you and Miss Binglian, did you quarrel?" Miss Binglian really loves you, and if there is a misunderstanding, just explain it clearly." ”

"You woman is stupid and gossipy, it's annoying. It's just an ordinary job-hopping, what's all the fuss, in fact, I can't blame it, the big pie-faced serious boss is inappropriate, he has to harass his subordinates, and he has to engage in office romances, and I'm also helpless. Master Jiao Ming shrugged his shoulders as he spoke, his expression was quite innocent. "Now you should be satisfied, let's hurry up and do the experiment, the little one can't wait to get the magic power. ”

With that to gossip, Tik lay down as requested, but while waiting, it seemed that the big sister named Asasa made a few mistakes. Lord Jiao Ming urged indifferently, but Asasa was extremely surprised and asked if it didn't hurt, but the answer he got was that this pain was not meaningful at all. Then he suddenly lost consciousness, and in a drowsy state, I don't know how much time had passed, and when I opened my eyes again, it was as if I had been woken up after staying up for half a night and just falling asleep for a while.

"When you wake up, get up and try the effect. Master Jiao Ming's voice rang in Tik's ears.

All the causes and consequences flashed in his mind, and Tik instantly sobered up and got up, but sat on the ground crookedly, and at the same time saw that the surrounding environment was Lord Jiao Ming's study. The whole study was illuminated by magic lamps, behind the desk was still Master Jiao Ming and the two maids, the sky outside the window was completely dark and the time was unclear, and the father who cut the clothes there was nowhere to be found, but the tools and fabrics were still in place.

Reluctantly standing up, meeting Lord Jiao Ming's somewhat expectant gaze, Tik tried his best to recall everything about magic, but his mind was just a blank, and after a short period of sinking, he finally asked in a daze, "How to try?"

"Oh, by the way, I didn't tell you that my talents are water and qi. Lord Jiao Ming tapped his forehead, as if he was dissatisfied with forgetting, and then motioned for the maid to step forward. "Needless to say, the water system, as for the air system, let me give you an introduction. ”

Curious about the meaning of the so-called 'introduction', Tik was light, and slowly floated, and although what he saw in his eyes did not change, he felt that something around his body was rippling like water waves, and he subconsciously reached out to grab it but scratched it. Without waiting for Tik to make any other moves, the ripples simply disappeared, and Tik fell to the ground again. The maid grabbed Tik's arm, and the knife flashed in her other hand, and there was already a shallow finger-long wound on it. Bright red blood spilled and dripped down Tik's cries of pain.

"Remember what I just felt, and that was the space that was transformed by the medium of qi magic. Master Jiao Ming then asked the maid, "How?"

The maid carefully observed the wound before replying, "One ring." ”

"Let's make use of it. ”

Tik naturally understands the various meanings contained in these four words, some are disappointed, some are dissatisfied, and the most important thing is contempt, like a dead thing. Tik doesn't like to be like this, but he can't say why he can't say why, and is it not natural to be treated like this by the big men on top of him, and to search for what he has seen and heard from all his memories?

"The next thing is the point, you write it down, so that Evan doesn't know what you copied from memory, and you have to ask me on the side. ”

Dieda's face turned red, and she quickly put away the dagger and returned to the table to prepare paper and pen.

"Based on my observations of magical minions, the corpses of the Divine Guardians, and the dead of your family, as well as the rumors I have heard from the Theocracy, there is a conjecture about the abilities of the Divine Guardians, and that is the role of the 'Precepts'. Of course, this is the saying in my hometown, you just look at the translation. Leaving a few breaths for the struggling writer, Master Jiao Ming continued: "Whether it's a magic slave or a magician or a dead man, the reason why the effect is not good, I guess it's because of the soul conflict. That is to say, the soul appendage has a sense of resistance to the commands that are conveyed from the soul subject. ”

Tik listened, and suddenly his body moved subconsciously, came to the table, poured a glass of water, and handed it to Master Jiao Ming. It wasn't until he completed this series of actions that Tik realized what was happening and was at a loss.

"A simple order to pour water is fine, of course, but if it is more complicated, such as self-harm, sending people to death, or slaughtering a loved one, there will be resistance, no matter how deeply the soul is invaded. Master Jiao Ming took a sip of water, set aside time for Dieda's record again, and then got to the point: "There is a contradiction here, one party wants the other party to obey, and the other party does not want to obey but must fuse the soul fragments of the soul subject to gain power, and the effectiveness of the magic connection is reduced under the soul conflict. The solution to this contradiction is to 'keep the precepts', to promote integration through absolute obedience to certain commands, to increase ability and to counteract the dissociative effect of disobedience to other commands. Got it?"

Dieda shook her head honestly, but she didn't know if it was really not understood, or if it was her self-consciousness as a messenger.

"Then write another example, if obedience to a command is recorded as positive oneness and promotes integration, then disobedience to a command is negative one, which separates the soul, then absolute adherence to a certain precept is positive one. ”

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