The flame of the oil lamp in the room flickered, causing the light and shadow on Crete's face to move slightly, so that his handsome face gave a vivid feeling, and together with the simple and detailed description of his narration, the listener easily entered the world of the story.

Even Luo Ling sat in front of him and listened to him recount the encounters, and felt empathy.

"Hawke took me to their secret stronghold, and then introduced Lorenzo to me. I knew they were ready for it, and if I wanted to know more, I had to do what they said. So, I learned that 'magic' with Lorenzo, and then I had this in my hands. Crete reached out to Luo Ling.

Luo Ling looked at the tattoo, but she couldn't see much fame, she asked, "At that time, you followed them alone, weren't you afraid?"

"Afraid!" Crete laughed a little embarrassedly, "but being scared doesn't mean you have to run away, right? My father always told me that our ancestors had knights, and knights would be afraid, but knights would not run away." Crete paused, as if reminiscing, "I'm not a good boy, I've avoided him many times before, but after my father is gone, I don't want to disappoint him anymore." ”

Luo Ling didn't expect this half-grown child to say such an answer. She discerned the details of his face, and the words seemed to come from sincerity.

She asked, "Why didn't you want to tell Caterina the truth?"

Crete was stunned for a moment and replied, "I know that Sister Caterina cares about me, but I don't know her, we only met on the day my father died. Just because a person looks good doesn't mean he really is. At the slave traders, among the slaves, we have seen too many good people pretending to be good. and the man named Ji Yijun next to her, I don't know either, so I didn't talk too much to them. 'The loud finch dies first of the hunting arrows. My father always told me that if I wasn't sure about something, I would keep quiet and see. I think those people are everywhere, and any stranger can be one of them, and I can't tell the difference, so I can only trust the teacher's instructions and trust you alone. ”

"Then why did you come to me two days later?"

"Because Lorenzo told me that he could not only talk to me through this magic marker, but also see what was going on around me. You know, it's a terrible thing, is it that he does everything like he's watching from the sidelines, isn't it that anything I say to someone can't escape his ears? Even though he says it's protecting me, I know that I've been put under his nose. How dare I come to you until I find out how he spies on me? For the past two days, I have pretended to be a little boy who doesn't understand anything, only complains, doing stupid things, saying things that shouldn't be said, and secretly watching to see if he can find out. ”

"You've got a heart. Luo Ling sighed, she felt at this time that she must not treat this teenager as an ordinary child, and she didn't know how many things he had experienced in the past to become like this at this age.

And he is a natural actor, whether it is singing, acting or telling stories, it is an innate instinct for him. No wonder those who are ready to move will easily believe his complaints.

He was only fourteen years old, and perhaps, Xiao Chen had gained more than just a magic apprentice......

"I was alone and said into the air: 'Mr. Lorenzo, the guards seem to be eyeing me. And he said: 'I find the camp guards talking about your meetings.' But they didn't move. Then I went through the conversation with Lorenzo, the ball of light, and complained to him that calling for help always didn't respond.

They weren't too wary of kids like me and finally got me to figure out what this tattoo does. I discovered that Lorenzo could only know what was going on around me when he conjured a ball of light. As he is now, he is unaware of what is happening around me. And he usually contacts me twice a day, and he just contacted me before I came out, so I guess he won't find me again today. ”

"Then why do you want to dress up as a man?"

"I didn't dare to go to your office because I found out that some people were secretly following me these days." At night, in order not to attract the attention of others, I had to disguise myself as a woman and come to your dormitory. ”

"Well, you'll be followed by both Katerina's fellow mercenaries and mine. But it is not excluded that this Lorenzo will also send someone to keep an eye on you. Luo Ling said, "However, Katerina and Ji Yijun are trustworthy, and their concern for you is also true." ”

"Are you sure?"

"I'm sure, I know what they're all about, and there's no need for them to do anything sneaky. ”

"If that's the case, that's great. Crete's face was a little happy, he didn't want Caterina to have any problems, he looked at Luo Ling with some apprehension, and asked, "Then what should I do next?"

"Don't do anything. ”

"What?" said Crete's face was full of bewilderment.

"Crete, you are a very smart and brave child, and I doubt that many adults in this school can do what you do. But you've done enough, and if a kid like you is needed to be a lone hero, then we adults are too incompetent. Luo Ling stood up, walked to Crete, pressed her hands on his shoulders, and said seriously, "You are very good at hiding your emotions, but I can feel how scared and lonely you were at that time, I believe that you have regretted it more than once, and you feel that you have played too big, right?"

Crete looked at Luo Ling in a daze, he opened his mouth, but it took a while for a voice to say, "I...... There have been times when I have felt that I was too reckless. ”

"So, I don't want you to continue the adventure, and I don't think Xiao Chen will agree to let you take the risk. I'd like to ask Morey to take a look at your circle, and if nothing is a big problem, we'll go straight to the gang led by Hawke and Lorenzo. ”

"However, there are people behind them, and I have even heard that some of the escorts and mercenaries are close to them. ”

"We can interrogate the people in the back slowly, but you've done enough. I don't believe that under our sudden blow, these rabble will be able to dodge. We have a saying there called 'cut through the mess' and sometimes it's more effective than going down the slope. As soon as we cut off all their outstretched claws, even those that slipped through the net should stop. When Luo Ling said these words, she seemed very sure.

Crete pondered in silence for a moment, and finally said firmly: "But, but I still want to continue to deal with them. ”

"Why?"

"I don't want to do half of the job. ”

"That's not a good reason. Luo Ling said decisively.

Crete thought for a moment and said, "You also know that the safest way is to go around, so that you can find out the bad guys who are hiding the deepest." I hate all the bad guys hiding in the shadows, and if it weren't for these people, my father wouldn't be dead. You're afraid that I'll be in danger if I deal with them, but if I don't catch these people, won't I be even more dangerous if they retaliate when the time comes?"

"There is some truth, but it is not enough. It's not enough for one person to fight hard. And these scenarios are just hypothetical, I can also say that the sooner you strike, the less harmful. Luo Ling and Crete looked at each other, Crete was a half-grown child after all, and he felt a lot of pressure under Luo Ling's burning gaze.

This is the spiritual power of a magician?Crete had a feeling that he was going to be seen through, and he didn't like this state of being unconcealed very much, he gritted his teeth and said slowly, "I want to prove myself." I want to get ahead. I want others to know that as an apprentice magician, I am qualified, and that this opportunity should have belonged to me, not to my father's life in exchange for handouts. ”

"Does this make a difference to you? as long as you have enough mental talent, you will eventually become a mage. Why take the risk?"

"Lord Luo Ling, in the slave camp, there are many kinds of slaves. Some slaves did not have enough to eat every day, and had to go to work in the mines. If you accidentally cripple and scrap it, it will be the end of being fed to the dogs by slave traders. Some slaves have some skills and can help the slave traders do some handicraft work, as long as they are not too lazy, they may not be worse than the peasants outside. There are also slaves who have special features in them, or who are as skilled as Roger Knight, or who are beautiful and able to sing and dance, or, like me, who have a very good voice. In order to sell us for a good price, the slave traders provided us with food and drink, even better than the ordinary people in the towns. In order to protect my throat, they prepared special herbs for me to eat. Even, so that my father could take care of me, they relieved him of his job as a miner.

However, this was not the case at first, and I started out as a little slave who could die at any time. You know, little slaves are worthless, and they die the fastest in the camp. My father tried his best to find different places in me in order to keep me alive. I still remember the night he cried when he found out that I could sing well. He divided his food among a bard slave and asked him to teach me to sing, while he was half starved and half thin. He kowtowed to a weird-tempered old dancer just so that she could teach me a few acting moves. Every day he remembered the interesting tunes of the places where the merchants had walked in the past, and then, using the symbols he had invented, he recorded the tunes and lyrics, and carved them into the wall with stones. Then let me learn whenever I have time.

It was only for a year, and just like that, that I used my singing to attract the slave traders who passed by our cell. It took another year for me to have enough value for them to get my father out of the mine. When I met him, he looked a full ten years older than he had been a year ago!

From that moment on, I understood that a slave and a slave are not the same. And now, I believe that mages and mages must also be different. I'm not going to miss any chance to fight and prove myself. ”

Prove your ability, prove your worth, prove that you are worthy of investment? Luo Ling read his mind from his face, in the final analysis, this is a person who is not willing to be mediocre. So she asked, "You don't regret putting yourself in it?"

"No regrets. Crete did not hesitate, and his face was full of stubbornness written from the inside out.

"Well, you're still a child. Luo Ling walked over and gently hugged him and touched his head.