Chapter 128: Shock
Quiet, very quiet. After Roland introduced himself, Cheese simply introduced himself out of politeness. He didn't say how he ended up where Roland picked him up, and he didn't ask anything. The reason for this is simple, just because Roland said that he was a friend of the teacher. Cheese has also met a few of his own teacher's "friends", and all of them are very threatening and terrifying evil beings. And in the face of these terrible predecessors, the revelation of countless reckless fellow disciples is that he will not say anything and do nothing. Now it seems that he was really wrong to think that this old man was an ordinary person, I am afraid that this Roland mage's strength has exceeded the scope of Cheese's exploration, or he is proficient in some kind of disguised secret art.
Out of this precaution, Cheese forced himself to take his attention off Roland, and God knows if he would be angry at being snooped on by himself. As Cheese's attention was drawn to his surroundings, he noticed that Roland's carriage shed was in disarray, although Cheese initially thought it was just because the carriage had been rented casually. But the mage soon discovered that this was not the case, and in the dim kerosene lamp, Cheese could see many seemingly irrelevant things, some of which even the mage did not know the purpose of. Like the shivering pigeon hanging from the edge of the car. There are also some air sacs made from cheap animal offal that have not yet been inflated. Looking closely, Cheese found that there were actually so many things in this small compartment that it was a little dizzying.
"What, you're interested in these?" Roland noticed Cheese's gaze, he put down his pipe, took out a long handkerchief from the box next to him, and opened it in front of Cheese, showing it completely to Cheese. The handkerchief was made of silk, and even so, a handkerchief dyed red and decorated without any lace would not be such an expensive commodity on the side of the street. Just as the mage was puzzled by Roland's behavior, Roland folded the handkerchief in half again and slowly put it into his left palm.
Although Cheese didn't know the meaning of the other party's actions, since he was rescued by Roland, and it seemed that he was still an old acquaintance of his teacher, he was embarrassed to ask the old man what he was doing. Soon, however, the mage was frightened by what the other party had done. When the whole handkerchief was stuffed into Roland's left hand with his right hand, the old man suddenly opened his left hand, and the palm of his hand was towards the cheese, but the expected scene of the handkerchief falling did not appear, and Roland's hand was empty.
How is this possible!? Although Cheese didn't speak, his expression was shouting this sentence at the moment. You know, although Cheese is very weak now, his perception of magic has not regressed, and it is impossible for him to fail to detect spells such as transferring objects out of thin air. Could it be that this old man had some way of casting spells that he could not understand?
"Roar, that's surprising, what if I do?" the old man seemed pleased with the look on Cheese's face, and he smiled (he could only be judged by his squinted eyes, and that large beard made it impossible to judge Roland's expression from his facial muscles). He put his right hand behind the mage's head and pulled it gently, and the red handkerchief reappeared in his hand. The mage looked at the red handkerchief, looking very confused, if the spell just now was because of the mystery of the old man's left hand, he couldn't detect the spell in his left hand, but this time the spell was indeed on the back of his neck, and he still didn't know anything!
It's just terrible, it's as terrible as a person holding a sharp knife to his heart and turning a blind eye. The old man's performance really scared the cheese a little, and the mage's face turned a little pale, as if he thought the performance just now was an old man demonstrating against himself. Could it be that the reason why he didn't hurt himself was to talk about himself as a hostage to blackmail his teacher? Thinking of this, Cheese felt that the cold sweat behind his back had wet his clothes, and this was definitely not a dispute that he could get involved in now.
"Don't look at me with that look, it's just a trick. Seeing Cheese's gradually whitening face, coupled with his understanding of the old friend, Roland could easily guess that Cheese had misunderstood what he meant. Originally, he had intended to use this little trick to break the impasse between him and Cheese, but now it seems that it may have had the opposite effect.
"Look, I'm just like this, and I'm like this. It's simple, isn't it?" As if to prove that he had no malicious intent, Roland re-performed the technique just now in front of Cheese, and after this performance, Cheese also understood the reason why there was no magic fluctuation just now, because Roland didn't use magic in the performance just now, he relied on simple methods to do all this.
After understanding these techniques, Cheese's face was slightly better, but his respect for Roland did not diminish in the slightest. The reason is very simple, although many things are known to everyone, but there are always a few people who can do it, such as...... Deceit. And what Roland did was much better than those liars who deceived their victims by words, this old man actually deceived his vision! This is completely inexplicable, everything happened in front of his eyes, and he turned a blind eye to these things when they happened, and the most terrible thing was that the old man did not use any magic power in the process.
"Excuse me, how did you do that?" Although asking a spellcaster about his own spell casting secret was almost as rude as asking the other person's real name, Cheese still couldn't hold back his curiosity, he was extremely curious about Roland's methods, and although he knew rationally that he might not get an answer, and might even anger the other party, he still asked the question.
"Roar, this expression and demeanor of yours is a copy of your teacher! Roland seemed very happy when he heard the question of the cheese, he was always happy, and nothing seemed to make the old man sad, he put the handkerchief back in its place, took up the pipe again, and after making sure that the tobacco was still burning, put it in his mouth and took a deep breath, and said.
"Attention, it's all about attention, boy. Although our eyes seem to be able to see a lot of things, most of the time, we can only focus on one thing, and this can make us blind to many things. ”
"Attention ......" is a term that cheese feels a little unfamiliar with, and it doesn't seem to have anything to do with magic. Although the control of magic requires the mages to concentrate their minds, it is also a single-minded thing, which is why most spellcasters need to be protected when casting spells. So, according to the old man, is it true that as long as he trains his attention, the mage can control the movement of his body while chanting the incantation? Thinking of this, Cheese instantly felt that the old man's words seemed to open a new door for him.
"Hey boy, I don't know what you're thinking, but I don't recommend that you use the theory of tricks in your magic. Because, well, your teacher tried that too, and he failed completely. The old man looked at the cheese in his thoughts, and once again remembered the memories of when he was with his old friend, and he whispered, "It is true that you taught him, and even the way of thinking is the same." ”
Roland's words were undoubtedly a basin of cold water, although Cheese asked himself that sooner or later he would surpass his teacher's day, but judging from the current situation, there was still some time for that day. And since his teacher has not taught his students the relevant knowledge until now, it means that his teacher has not succeeded until now. Of course, it is also possible that this is my teacher's ability to press the bottom of the box, so it is not easy to spread it. Whatever the truth was, however, it discouraged the mage from thinking further. And after such an episode, Cheese also felt that Roland in front of him didn't seem so terrible. Perhaps anyone who can provide him with knowledge is lovely for a mage.
"Okay, I got Mr. Roland. Well, can I ask, where are we now?" Cheese finally asked the question he wanted to ask as soon as he woke up.
"You ask where we are? Haha, it looks like you've been hit a bit hard. The old man said as he smoked his pipe, and at the same time picked up the canvas behind the carport with his free right hand, revealing the scenery outside, "We are on the outskirts of the royal capital of the Lion Kingdom!"