It is said that it is a small corner with no people, but in fact, it also varies from person to person.

Al had just put down his glass, and before he could sit down, a boy of his own age, ordinary appearance, and aristocratic attire walked up to him.

The boy greeted Al with a smile on his face.

"Al, it's been a long time since I've seen you, what are you doing these days?" looks like a big grin, without the appearance of a city. As soon as he finished speaking, before Al could react, the boy's hand reached out like Al's shoulder, as if he wanted to put his arm around Al's shoulder as a sign of intimacy.

As the son of a minor nobleman in Plantagenet, Jeff is seen by outsiders as having a noble family and a bright future. But it depends on who he compares with, as the eldest son of a small nobleman, in the eyes of the real aristocracy, he is just superficial. Even the daughters of some wealthy businessmen don't think much of him.

It wasn't until he accidentally met Al when he went out again and became a good friend of the former "Al" that his situation suddenly changed, and every party was no longer a lonely scene with no one to greet him. This change of circumstances did not make him grateful to Al, but instead made him deeply jealous.

"Why, why is he a person with extremely poor talent like me, but he shouts five and six, and the stars hold the moon. And I can only live a little better in the meeting by his charity, and if I were the heir of Plantagenet, I can do better than him."

The jealousy and malice hidden in the depths of his heart made it difficult for him to sleep. Not long ago, Al's cousin, Louis, had a secret conversation with him, and Louis's promise and hatred for Al made him agree to Luis's request without hesitation, betraying Al.

Al didn't speak, didn't say anything, his purple eyes just stared at Jeff coldly.

After a pause, Jeff awkwardly withdrew his outstretched arm, still smiling with a smile on his face. However, the flush of his face and the trembling palms of his hands holding the wine glass showed that he was not at peace in his heart.

As early as after Jeff came over, Al recognized him, and it was he who instigated the predecessor "Al" to secretly read the magic book, causing the predecessor "Al" to die under the protective magic of the magic book.

Thinking of this, Al's eyes flashed with a fierce look, and he skimmed in the direction of his cousin.

Tiffany, dressed in a dark blue dress with a cold face and known as the "Frost Rose", was secretly looking this way. After noticing that Al was looking at her, she didn't panic at all, smiled and nodded to Al, and then generously chatted with her cousin Chrissy beside her, as if she didn't take Al in her eyes at all.

Al smiled and greeted Tiffany from afar, and took a drink from the wine glass, and Jeff, who was smiling on the side, wanted to say something after seeing it.

Al didn't even look at Jeff, this kind of white-eyed wolf, he had seen a lot in his previous life. He just raised his glass and said to him disdainfully, "Pay attention to your own identity." Then he ignored Jeff and continued to drink.

Sure enough, just as he thought, it was indeed an ingenious ploy to encourage his former playmate to open the magic book - Jeff, the disdain of the crush girl - Tiffany, and the cynicism of the same level - his cousin Louis. Al sighed.

Taking advantage of the competitive psychology of children, coupled with the instigation of playmates, the disdain of the crush girl and the cynicism of Louis who goes into battle himself. In this way, an ingenious method of agitation is formed, and everyone is happy, and there is nothing to lose if it is not successful.

I haven't looked for you myself, but you have come up on your own initiative. Looking at Jeff, who was sitting on his side with a stiff smile and a vicious look in his eyes, Al had already begun to think about how to pry his mouth open after this banquet.

I don't know how long it took, but the lights in the hall dimmed suddenly.

Al looked up to see his teacher, Winnie, placing a pale white crystal ball in the center of the banquet. The crystal ball emitted a soft white light, silently suspended in mid-air.

Seeing this, Al hurriedly got up and walked like the center.

"Wow, that's a talent test ball, it's so beautiful." An aristocratic lady looked at the crystal ball suspended in mid-air and exclaimed.

"yes, yes, I really want to buy one and go home," echoed the daughter of a businessman next to her.

"Don't dream, this kind of small talent test ball costs a thousand gold coins, and it's still a one-time consumable." A sworn enemy said sarcastically.

"Consumption is consumption, and my family can't afford it," the aristocratic lady said toughly.

"Hey, did you buy it? This kind of talent test ball needs to be presided over by a magician of the first order or higher."

......

The aristocratic lady stopped talking, and even a person as arrogant as her felt that it was too extravagant to spend a lot of money on favors just to ask a formal mage to test his talents.

The talent test in this world generally starts at the age of ten, and some people will develop later and awaken after two or three years, but that is only a small probability, and the probability is not large.

Talent tests are usually done in nearby cities, or in large talent test balls in large temples. Until three hundred years ago, a great nobleman of the Holy Empire in the Central Continent, in order to show off his son's outstanding talent, deliberately asked the alchemist to create a small talent test ball.

This kind of disposable consumables, because it can show the talent of the next generation in public, was loved by the upper nobles and quickly became popular. However, people who are not big nobles, big lords, and big forces can't afford it.

At this time, Al hurried to the center of the banquet, and after the Viscount's speech, Al calmed down, and with the Viscount's encouragement, walked to the crystal ball.

A solemn-looking Winnie began to whisper strange and esoteric incantations.

With her soft voice, a trace of light blue water-based magic elements visible to the naked eye gathered in front of the crystal ball. And the crystal ball, which had been glowing faintly, became brighter and brighter.

The surrounding old Patton, Freeman, Lord of Rand, and some of the great nobles who knew the importance of this moment all watched with intent.

At this time, the hall of the banquet was silent. People held their breath and watched intently. The various eyes were mixed with expectation, curiosity, malice, cruelty, and other looks, looking like a crystal ball suspended in the air and El next to it.

Winnie uses her psychic power to control the collection of water elements in the air, and the mysterious magic spells arrange the water elements according to some strange rule.

After a long time, with a hint of relief, Winnie spat out one last incantation.

The crystal ball suspended in mid-air seemed to come to life, and began to revolve around the El. From time to time, white dots of light floated out of the crystal ball, surrounding the El.