Text Chapter 2 Chance Encounters on the Road
The soft sunlight sprinkled down, giving everything in heaven and earth a layer of luster, which seemed very comfortable. Early in the morning, Traceless obeyed his master's orders and descended from the Iron Mountain towards his destination, the Astor Academy of Magic. After all, it's the first time to go out, and the interest is very high.
On a peak above the Iron Mountain, a gray-clothed man stood in the wind, his tall body was not restricted by age at all, and he still looked mighty and not angry. He is the Master of Traceless. Seeing that Traceless gradually disappeared from his sight, the middle-aged man had a complicated expression on his face, he was one of the few people who knew the secret of Traceless, sighed softly, and the middle-aged man muttered: "I don't know if I am right or wrong to do this......?
Although Traceless and Master have been living in Iron Mountain and have not had much contact with the outside world, the fame of the Astor School of Magic is so great that even people in the countryside have heard its name, it is the most famous magic academy in the Canglan Continent, and has the reputation of "Cradle of Magicians".
The Astor School of Magic has a history of 360 years, it is the power of the Canglan continent - the Barlow Empire to commemorate the greatest magician in the country - the great exploits of the Astor Magician, according to legend, in the Barlow Empire and the enemy in a war, the Astor Wizard wiped out the opponent's 100,000 elite troops with the power of one person, relieved the crisis of the empire, and became a great man praised by everyone. After the war, the Barlow Empire established the Astor Academy of Magic in order to train the talents of the Empire. Now, more than three hundred years have passed, and the Astor Academy of Magic has lived up to the expectations of its original founder, becoming the most famous and highest magic academy in the entire Canglan Continent. The students who graduated from here all have strong strength, and there are countless magicians with extraordinary strength, so being able to enter the Astor Academy of Magic to study has become the goal of every young person in the Canglan Continent.
I have to say that in contrast, the admission standards of the Astor School of Magic are also extremely harsh, first of all, there is a limit on age, that is, under the age of eighteen, after all, the entire continent is recognized as the easiest stage of potential development in the youth stage, if the qualifications are mediocre before the age of eighteen, then this person basically has no talent for learning magic.
The second is the test of their own strength, Astor Academy of Magic requires students to have a not weak foundation, in terms of the level of magicians, at least intermediate magicians can be considered to meet the admission standards of Astor School of Magic, after all, this also shows that he himself has excellent magic learning ability.
Of course, there are also economic reasons, the tuition fee of the Astor Academy of Magic and Magic is extremely high, in terms of ordinary students, the tuition fee is about a thousand gold coins a year, which is still not counting the living expenses. Gold coins are the most valuable coins popular among the various countries in the Canglan Continent, for example, an ordinary family of four only needs three silver coins a month to spend.
One gold coin is equal to one thousand silver coins, and one silver coin is equal to one thousand copper coins, so it can be seen that it is fundamentally different to want to study at the Astor School of Magic without a solid economic foundation.
Fortunately, the leaders of the academy are not ill-considered, and there is also a special channel for those teenagers who cannot afford the high tuition fees but have excellent magical talents, that is, special students, the so-called special students refer to the empire that has friendly relations with the Barlow Empire, and the principality has four fixed places, as long as they become a country's special students, they do not need to pay high tuition fees, and they still have the qualifications to enter the Astor School of Magic.
Although I don't understand how Master got the quota of the Special Assignment of the Principality of Luke, but I am still very happy to be able to enter the famous Astor Academy of Magic in the Canglan Continent to study, I think that Master has great powers, and it is not too difficult to get the quota of the Principality of Luke!
The Iron Mountain where Traceless and Master live is not far from the Barlow Empire, and it took nearly a month, but fortunately, according to Traceless's calculations, he was still able to catch up with the enrollment registration. After a day of traveling, Traceless is unlucky enough, it is still a forest that does not go to the village and does not have a store, look at the sky is late, Traceless is helpless, can only choose a place to camp, there is no way, these days, in order to be able to arrive at the Astor Academy of Magic on time, Traceless Dining and Sleeping, it is really not easy.
When Traceless chose a place to camp, he accidentally found a place where the fire was shining, could it be that someone was in such a hurry like himself? With a trace of curiosity in his heart, Traceless walked in the direction of the firelight. In a moment, Traceless had already walked to the place where the firelight flickered, and when he looked into his eyes, Traceless saw a middle-aged man in his fifties sitting by the fire, he looked about the same age as the master, and Traceless said secretly in his heart. However, in terms of image, it seems to be a little worse, no wonder, you know, the traceless master is a powerful martial artist, even if he is over fifty years old, he still has a majestic body, if it is an ordinary person, there must be traces of time.
The middle-aged man in front of him didn't look anything peculiar, he was very ordinary, the kind of person who couldn't be found in the pile of people, Traceless didn't feel any vindictive fluctuations on him, could he be an ordinary person? It's no wonder Traceless thought so. After all, unless it was a martial artist who was too many levels higher than Traceless, it was impossible not to be noticed by Traceless. However, Traceless ignored one point, the other party is not a martial artist, but also a magician, Traceless itself does not know any magic, how can he see that he is an unfathomable magician in front of him?
Slightly bowing, the basic etiquette is still understood, he slightly respectfully said to the middle-aged uncle who was still sitting there: "Hello, uncle, I am also passing by here, can I spend the night here with you?"
Raising his head slightly, the middle-aged uncle looked at Wuxian and saw that it was a young man who was only fifteen or sixteen years old, he didn't pay too much attention to it, and it was good to be convenient to go out with people. So he smiled heartily and said, "Hehe! What is this little brother talking about, sit down! I am also bored alone, and there is just someone to relieve my boredom." "Thank you, uncle!" Traceless said with a smile on his face when he agreed.
The sound of crackling matches burning seemed so clear in the silent night, and the middle-aged uncle and Wuji sat like this, chatting with each other. casually added the dry firewood beside him, and asked curiously, "Does Uncle often run around outside?"
With a smile on his face, the middle-aged uncle said to Wuxian indifferently: "Yes, I'm used to wandering alone, and it's a pleasure to be home all over the world, what about you, you still look like a teenager, why are you out alone?" "Me! Uncle, I'm going to school!"
The middle-aged uncle raised his eyebrows lightly, and asked with some curiosity: "Oh, yes, where did you go to study?" Saying this, there was a proud expression on Wuji's face, and he responded: "Astor Academy of Magic." "Oh, Astor Academy of Magic?" Traceless's answer was indeed unexpected by the middle-aged uncle, he hesitated for a moment, but still asked:
"Little brother, with all due respect, there are almost no magic fluctuations in your body, are you really going to study at the Astor Academy of Magic?"
Hearing the middle-aged uncle's doubts, he was surprised by Traceless, and thought that this middle-aged uncle who seemed to be kind was an ordinary person, who knew that he also knew magic! Scratching his head a little embarrassed, Traceless replied truthfully: "Uncle, what you said is right, I really don't know magic at all, but I am a special student of the Principality of Luke, so I can go to the Astor Academy of Magic to study." ”
Hearing this, the middle-aged uncle breathed a sigh of relief, it turned out to be the case, but after all, he was more mature than Wuji, and realized that he was a little reckless just now, and said: "I'm sorry, I was too curious just now, but as long as you study hard, you will definitely achieve something, believe me!"
"Hmm!" Traceless nodded vigorously, apparently encouraged by the middle-aged uncle. However, the so-called exchange of courtesies, Wuji was also a little curious about the middle-aged uncle, and asked: "So, uncle, what are you doing? Are you doing business?" No wonder Wuji has such a guess, he is running around all the year round, and the businessman is the most likely, shaking his head slightly, the middle-aged uncle replied with a smile: "No, I'm just an idle person who likes to wander around, and I don't have any fixed achievements." ”
"Oh, that uncle's life is also very exciting!" Wuxian was not disappointed, he lived in Iron Mountain all the year round, and was naturally a little tired of the monotonous life, and now when he heard the middle-aged uncle say this, he was a little yearning. In this way, although Wuxian and the middle-aged uncle met for the first time, the two talked happily like friends who had not seen each other for many years, and just like that, the night passed unconsciously in the conversation between the two.
Standing up and patting the dirt on his body, the middle-aged uncle smiled: "No trace, I'm really happy to meet you this time, I think we will have a chance to meet." And Wuxian didn't think deeply about the meaning of this sentence, just smiled honestly, for him, in addition to the master on the iron mountain, this middle-aged uncle who met for the first time was the person who chatted with him the most, and naturally had an inexplicable sense of intimacy.
With a hearty smile on his face, he looked at the middle-aged uncle and said, "Traceless is also very happy to meet Uncle, goodbye uncle!" It was already dawn, it was time to hurry, and the middle-aged uncle just waved his hand and watched Traceless disappear into the distance, but he had an inexplicable smile on his face, and muttered: "I really didn't expect it! That old guy actually has such a disciple, haha!"