Lin Lei stayed in Wushan Town for more than ten days, and he didn't even rush back when the second semester of Ernst College started. And Hogg didn't urge Lin Lei to go to the academy.

On the Wushan Mountain to the east of Wushan Town, next to the gurgling stream, Lin Lei sat cross-legged and quietly meditated and refined his magic power.

The earth system elements and wind system elements penetrate into the body from all parts of Lin Lei's body, and the muscles, muscles, and meridians throughout the body naturally absorb elements to improve the physique.

The sea is inclusive, and the elements flowing through the meridians of the whole body finally gather here.

Lin Lei sat like this for half a day, and when Lin Lei opened his eyes, it was already sunset.

"It's time to go back to the academy too." Lin Lei stood up and exhaled a long breath, "Ever since I gave those magic crystal nuclei to my father, my father's attitude towards me has become much better and kinder. ”

In the past ten days, it should be the most harmonious ten days for Lin Lei and Hogg.

What prompted my father to change so much? Crystal Nucleus? Father should not be because of money. Or is it...... Scars on my body? After thinking about it, Lin Leisi couldn't be completely sure why his father had become so good to him all of a sudden.

Hush cold and ask for warmth, this word can completely explain Hogg's attitude towards Lin Lei today.

Walking into the Baruch family mansion, Lin Lei saw his father reading books at a glance: "Father, it's getting dark, let's wait until tomorrow to read the books." ”

"Oh, Lin Lei is back." Hogg smiled and closed the book, "You have a point, too. I'll see tomorrow. ”

"Lin Lei, you've been cultivating outside for so long, and you're thirsty." Hogg picked up the kettle placed on the coffee table next to him and poured a glass of boiled water. "Come, moisten your throat. The temperature of the water is just right, not hot or cold. ”

"Thank you, father." Lin Lei's heart warmed.

That's how Hogg has treated Lin Lei in the past ten days, it's very good. In the past, Hogg was always serious. It is rare to show such a warm side.

Drinking tea, Lin Lei said, "Father, I've been at home for a while, and I'm going to go to the academy tomorrow." ”

"Tomorrow?" Hogg was slightly stunned, then nodded, "Okay then." At the end of the year. You'll have to come back sooner. ”

"Yes." Lin Lei responded.

Hogg whispered: "Lin Lei, your father doesn't have much ability, the family will rely on you in the future, and if you give me this magic crystal core, it will be enough for your brother's expenses in the O'Brien Empire." At this point, I am very satisfied, but in the bottom of my heart I still forget the shame of my family. I hope you don't forget that our family's legacy is still out there. ”

Lin Lei felt his father's desire for him and took a deep breath. Nodding slightly.

"I have no other desires now, I just want to see the saber 'slaughter' before I die." Hogg's voice was deep.

Lin Lei felt that the atmosphere was wrong, and immediately said, "Father, don't be so negative. You're only forty years old now, and you're going to live a long life. I'm confident, less than ten years. I will definitely bring back the sword 'slaughter' and put it into the family hall again. ”

"Ten years. Good, good. Hogg nodded slightly.

……

At noon the next day, Lin Lei left Wushan Town. In the living room of the Baruch family that night, there were two people, Hogg and Hillman. The door to the living room was closed, and the dining table in the living room was holding the magic crystal nucleus of that generation.

Hillman was stunned by such a bag of crystal cores, and Hogg said, "Hillman, I will sell these crystal cores in the near future, and I want you to keep these gold coins on your behalf. ”

Hillman suddenly came to his senses and hurriedly said, "Lord Hogg, no, how can you give me such a big fortune. Aren't you in charge yourself? ”

"Hillman, don't call me Lord Hogg, just call me Big Brother Hogg." Hogg smiled kindly.

Suddenly, Hogg stood up, facing east: "You say I'm in charge myself?" Ha ha...... Hillman, you probably know best about our Baruch family, and about my Hogg. ”

Hillman was stunned, he didn't know why Hogg was mentioning this.

"It's been almost eleven years since that incident was hidden deep in my heart, and in the past eleven years, I felt that my heart was being bitten by ants, and I have endured it, day after day, year after year...... It's been eleven years in the blink of an eye. ”

Hogg's whole body trembled slightly.

Hillman's blue color changed, and he stood up suddenly, and said in horror, "Lord Hogg, do you want?" ”

"Yes, I must investigate what happened back then, and I must avenge Linna." Hillman's face was hideous, and he looked angry.

"Master Hogg." Hillman hurriedly said, "Didn't we check it out at the beginning?" The enemy's forces are huge, and just finding that part is already terrifying. If you go to investigate, you will probably lose your life. ”

Hogg let out a low roar: "Death? I'm still afraid of death? Hillman, you don't know the pain I've had for eleven years, the torture of the mind. I've had enough. Now the magic crystal core that Lin Lei gave me should be worth about 80,000 gold coins. Totally enough for Wharton's expenses. With this gold coin, I don't have any burden. ”

"For so many years, what have I been forgiving? Not two sons yet, now that Lin Lei has grown up, Wharton is also in the O'Brien Empire. I don't have much to worry about anymore. ”

Hogg grabbed Hillman's shoulders with both hands and stared into Hillman's eyes: "Hillman, although you call me Lord Hogg, we have been brothers for so many years. At this point, I hope you will be able to fulfill me. ”

"Hogg, you ......" Hillman was anxious.

Hillman knew very well that if Hogg really went to investigate what had happened, he would probably lose his life.

"I've made up my mind, Hillman, you know, I'm worse than dead on a day like this." Hogg's eyes were a little red, and Hillman was full of helplessness when he saw Hogg like this. He could understand Hogg's thoughts.

Why has Hogg always been so stern and cold for all these years?

Others don't know, Hillman knows it well. Before the death of Ray and Wharton's mother, 'Linna', Hogg was a very cheerful man. And then since Lena died. Hogg's temperament changed.

Although Hogg said to the outside world that Lina died in childbirth, Hillman, the housekeeper Ciri and others still knew the facts.

"Hillman. You don't have to persuade me anymore, I just ask you, can you help me? Hogg stared at Hillman.

Hillman stared at Hogg for a moment, then let out a long sigh of weakness, "Okay, I'll help you." Hogg couldn't help but smile on his face, it was a smile of relief.

……

Alice was on the balcony of her two-story building, her chin propped up on her chin and watching the people on the street ahead.

Since Lin Lei last left, Alice has watched passers-by on the balcony almost every day. Looking forward to Lin Lei's arrival again. However......

"Classes start tomorrow, and I'm going to go today." Alice sighed inwardly, and finally glanced down the street.

She just expected Lin Lei to come to see her again, but unfortunately Lin Lei hadn't come once in the past ten days, and at this time, the voice of her good friend Niya sounded at the door below: "Alice, hurry up." "Nia, Tony, and Karan are waiting at the door below.

Karan, Nia, and Tony are from the Warrior Academy, and the academy where the three of them are located is closer to Alice's Welling Academy of Magic. In addition, the four families are all in Finlay City, so the relationship is also relatively good.

"Okay, I'll come down."

Alice glanced at the street in front of the mansion. Then the package prepared on his back went downstairs.

……

On the evening of the third day after Alice left Finlay City, Lin Lei came to Alice's courtyard and looked up at the balcony of the two-story building, but there was no one on the balcony.

"Hey. What do you do? The middle-aged man who was the gatekeeper of Alice's house shouted at Lin Lei.

Lin Lei turned his head to look and asked with a smile, "Hello, I'm from the Welling Magic Academy." I'm good friends with Alice. I wonder if Alice is still home now? ”

"Oh." When the middle-aged man heard this, he said with a smile. "Miss Alice has been away from home for almost three days, and she has already arrived at the Academy of Magic."

"I see. Thank you. Lin Lei said politely.

Lin Lei turned around and left along Ganmo Road, but when he walked to the end of Ganmo Road, he still looked back at the balcony of the two-story small building, with a trace of helplessness in his heart.

Li Amen commented on this: "It is precisely because of each other's mistakes that the love will be accumulated more deeply, and in the end, it will be so unforgettable." Lin Lei and Alice, now they can be regarded as the foundation of their true love. If they really meet this time, maybe the lovesickness will be diluted, and they won't establish a real love in the end, at most it's just a friendship. ”

It's a pity that Lin Lei is now thinking about his love, but he doesn't know that his father is going to a dead end step by step.

It's really sad.

The double blow of love and family affection will be something that Lin Lei does not need to do in his growth.

……

Head to the streets of the Ernst Academy.

A white streamer flew out of the Coiling Dragon Ring and turned into a moon-white robe, white-haired and white-bearded Delin. Ward. Delin. Cockwater looked at Lin Lei with a smile: "Lin Lei, do you like Alice?" ”

"Sort of." Lin Lei did not deny it either.

Delin. Ke Waters touched his white beard and said with a smile: "I didn't expect you kid to finally be attracted to women, but Lin Lei, you and that Alice are in different magic academies, and the two are separated in two places, and it is difficult to make any emotional progress." ”

"I know, let it be, if there can be a result, if not, forget it." Lin Lei couldn't help but think of the scene with Alice in his mind.

There is the appearance of panic under the bloodthirsty war pig for the first time.

On the way back from the Warcraft Mountain Range, Alice looked shy when the two were talking.

There are also moonlight, as moving as moonlight elves.

"Is this the first love?" Lin Lei laughed at himself, at his age, the four brothers often talked about some girls when they were in the dormitory, and even Yale and Renault already had girlfriends.

For feelings, Lin Lei also has an expectation in his heart.

……

At the Ernst Academy of Magic, Lin Lei practiced as seriously as before, spending part of his time on the carving of the 'Flat Knife School' every day, and his spiritual power and magic power were steadily and rapidly improved.

A month has passed in the blink of an eye.

According to the old rules, Lin Lei and the other four brothers set off with three stone carvings to Finlay City, in the room of Ostoni in the Purux Hall of Finlay City.

"Nearly fifteen thousand gold coins? So much? Lin Lei was a little surprised by the price of the last three stone carvings.

Ostoni laughed and said, "Lin Lei, this is normal. The price of the works of ordinary stone carving masters can reach about 1,000 gold coins. We at the Prux Hall highlight your identity, a fifteen-year-old magical genius who created a stone sculpture that could double the price of the stone sculpture just because of your identity. ”

"The most important thing is ...... Your stone carvings are very peculiar, and other people's stone carvings are beautiful, but there are certain defects in the degree of fluency. The lines of your work are very smooth, for example, the two places where you use a flat knife and a jade bowl knife are so that people can't detect the breaks, and the connection is perfect. ”

Lin Lei couldn't help but laugh when he heard this.

Breaks?

The stone carving works of their own flat knife genre are just a flat knife from beginning to end, and there is no need to change to various carving knives, and the natural lines will be very perfect.

"Because of this special point, coupled with the arrogance contained in your work itself, coupled with your identity, the price of the work has reached nearly 5,000 gold coins. It's just that there is still a slight lack of treatment for some fine marks, otherwise the price may be higher. Ostoni complimented.

Lin Lei also understood in his heart.

"Fine scar treatment?" Lin Lei shook his head secretly in his heart, he used a flat knife, although he could barely get some other special lines, but in terms of effect, it must be weaker than the effect of other professional carving knives such as oblique knives and round knives.

At the same time, Lin Lei also sighed in his heart.

Three stone carvings can be sold for 15,000 gold coins. The money came too easily. If Lin Lei devotes himself to carving, he can definitely carve ten works a month.

Ten works, that is worth nearly 50,000 gold coins!

"I've been in the Warcraft Mountain Range for two months, and I've experienced life and death crises several times, plus I only got seventy or eighty thousand gold coins after killing some killers, and the stone carving master is simply robbing money." Lin Lei sighed.

The price of Lin Lei's works is also among the best among stone carving masters.

"The master of stone carving can be regarded as robbing money, and the master of stone carving ......" Lin Lei sighed in his heart.

The more he went deeper, the more Lin Lei sighed. In the circle of stone carving, the income gap is too obvious. There are only about a hundred stone carving masters in the entire Holy Alliance. The scarcity of the number can be imagined.

"Lin Lei, work hard, I believe you will definitely become a great stone carving master in the future." Ostoni encouraged.

The master stone carver not only has amazing wealth, but also has a very high status. They stood at the pinnacle of this oldest art, and even the ordinary nobles did not dare to be arrogant when they met them.

Guru!

That's a pretty big name.

That's not what money and power can get, it's that someone can reach the top of a certain industry and be recognized by everyone before they can be called a master.

However, Lin Lei still had a shadow in his heart.

He knew he wasn't anything.

The main thing is that Delia didn't send a new work, otherwise he wouldn't have been so prominent.

If Delia's stone carving appears, with her background identity, as well as age and other factors, Lin Lei will not even be half competitive with it.

More than 10,000 gold coins? It's nothing at all.

Delia's last work had 50,000 gold coins.

"So, there's nothing to be proud of." Lin Lei said to himself. (To be continued......)