La-la, la-la, la-la-la......

The cheerful and lively serenade melody in G major fills the spacious living room, creating a warm and cheerful atmosphere, and Annick, Reilia, Splinter, and other apprentices who have studied arcane arts with Lucien dance in imitation of their imaginary nobles, while sneaking a peek at Mr. Evans playing the piano next to him.

His upper body in a black night dress is very stretched, swaying slightly with the light beating of his ten fingers, his side face is handsome and focused, and his mouth is smiling, like an oil painting with the ultimate beauty of piano playing.

When the melody ended, Lucien got up from the piano bench and smiled gently and pleasantly, "Happy New Year, ladies and gentlemen." ”

Heidi and the other apprentices said in unison, "Happy New Year, Mr. Evans!"

Some of their voices are clear, some are slightly lower and charming, some are full of magnetism, and some are hoarse and ugly because of the arrival of the voice change period, which makes Lucien very emotional, and the half-grown children are unconsciously a year older, and their bodies and spirits have changed significantly.

"Today is the first day of the year 818, and I hope you will be able to take the next step on the path of magic in the new year. Lucien walked back to the table, picked up the Sky Blue, and raised it to the apprentices.

Katrina and the other apprentices picked up their respective wine glasses and said with a smile, "We wish you, Mr. Evans, a mid-level mage in the new year. ”

As the New Year arrives, Lucien's friends K, Lazar, Roque, Jerome, and Cindy return to their homes to reunite with their loved ones, so he invites the apprentices from across the Storm Channel to his villa so that they don't stay alone at Douglas School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Over the past year, Annick, Reilia, Heidi, Splint, and Katrina have all been able to enter the Advanced Apprenticeship Class thanks to Lucien's mentoring, and Cherie has fully followed the course and become a full-fledged magical apprentice.

The pleasant dinner was over, and the apprentices said goodnight one by one. Back to their respective rooms - they were so excited just now that they were a little tired now.

Cherry, who was walking behind the stairs, suddenly turned her head to look at Lucian and smiled a little shyly, "Mr. Evans." In fact, there is a sentence that I have always wanted to say, when you play the piano, you really look like the talented musician in the description, and when I think of him, I think of "Dedicated to Sylvia". The thought of Jacques, who is fighting for the future, fills my heart with warmth and strength. Thank you, Mr. Evans. Thank you for your piano. ”

"It's really an enviable love. Lucien replied with a joking smile.

Seeing the maids come in to clean up the table and the hall, Lucien also walked up the stairs to his study, then lit the arc lamp, sat down in the back chair, and opened a letter on the desk.

It was sent from Aalto half a year ago, but just arrived today. Most of the text inside is written in the agreed code language:

“...... My blood incineration has been completely eliminated, because the instability of the bloodline caused by the explosive advance has also been overcome, some miss the blue sky and white clouds outside, some miss my knight's sword, and miss the fierce and majestic battle. The blood-boiling sound of metal clashes, and the music that stirs up emotions in your heart. ”

“...... You've already arrived in Aringe, and I wonder if the Sky City still has all the strange scenery that I remember from other cities......"

"Lucian, is Holm's food as monotonous as I said? I've always thought it was the worst dish on the continent. At the thought that you will be in the company of grilled fish, chips, etc., for a long time, allow me to observe a five-minute silence for you, and then laugh a few times with bad intentions......"

“...... When I was a child, I used to snuggle up to my mother and listen to her tell all kinds of interesting stories about arcane and magic, which is a magnificent and mysterious world, and I wish you to forget the depression and pain of the past in this world of your own, and learn about arcane and magic happily. With your talent, I think you may become a mid-level magician in a few years, and I have full confidence in my good friend......"

“...... By the way, Lucian, how is my Uncle Patrick's health? His letters to me were always vague about this matter, and gave me a bad premonition......

"Your friend John has already activated his bloodline power to become a knight, but his bloodline is 'elimination', which surprises me a little. Fortunately, he is not a paladin of the Church and will not join the Night's Watch, otherwise it would be another trick of fate. No, even if it is arranged by fate, I believe that you will not give in, and will knock that hateful fate to the ground and step on ten thousand feet like me. I have never complained about the tricks of fate about Sylvia, because from beginning to end, we have made mistakes one by one, and we have to bear our own mistakes, which is the most simple truth. ”

"I'm sorry to make you feel a little bad about me, but I'll try to overcome it, I'm strong. Now let's talk about the happy thing, your Uncle Joel still likes to be a street performer on the street, and according to Aunt Camille, he enjoys the joy that music brings him. Your Aunt Elisa has lost her job in the Textile Guild because they dare not hire a knight's mother to do laundry, and she is now the main manager of John and your estate. ”

"Little Evan is now learning to write while training as a knight with Sir Vane. Elena quit her job at the Musicians' Guild to concentrate on her violin studies and wanted to become a good musician. Mr. Victor and little Phyllis returned to Aalto at the end of their trip, and praised you for your iconoclastic and beautiful Moonlight Sonata. Little Phyllis began to prepare for her own concert. Hearing her fight for her dreams, I always have a sense of calm and tranquility, maybe part of the meaning of life is always in friends......"

"Mr. Rhein hasn't been seen since the Aalto Festival, so I don't know what happened in Aalto at that time......"

"The path of magic requires concentration, but don't forget that life is not only about magic, but also about music, food, battles, friends, and love. Hehe, through the usual relationship, I found that Lucian has a persistence in love, and fantasizes about the most sincere and beautiful feelings in your heart. Tsk, what a pure and good boy, a real old-fashioned gentleman. I hope you meet the girl you have in mind soon, and then be brave enough to pursue her, forward, forward, forward, and destroy all obstacles head-on. 'Defeat' her, 'conquer' her, don't be shy! You can write to me and ask me. ”

"Happy birthday, my good friend. ”

Natasha, June 30, 817. ”

Lucien read the letter with a smile on his face. There is no flowery rhetoric in it, but the slow narration gives Lucian a bland and warm feeling, like an old friend who has not seen each other for many years without any rusty communication.

"This guy. I wrote to ask you about your back and forth for a year, and the girl had already been pursued and gone......" After reading the letter, Lucien felt calm and peaceful, and his mental state was very good, so he got up and left the study and came to his meditation room.

Close the door and sit in a special chair. Lucien pulled out a tube of green potion from the storage bag, which was verdant and dripping like a delicious drink.

This is the "Flying" potion, which is made from the naturally dropped leaves of the blessed elven tree and other materials, even if Lucien's main ingredient does not cost money. The auxiliary materials also cost a full seventy or so Arcane Points. Coupled with the cost of potions and experimental materials for more than four months of meditation and the "elemental" ring, Lucien now only has sixty-one arcane points left on his body, and it has to be said that magicians are a profession that burns money.

In a quiet mood, Lucien unhurriedly poured the "Flying" potion into his mouth, which tasted sweet and clear, far better than other strange potions.

Lucian's entire soul was suddenly light, and he easily entered the meditation environment, which was transparent and crystal clear, like a lake without a trace of impurities.

The potion slowly dissolved, and the auxiliary spiritual power calmly poured into the soul, which contained a complex spell model, which was the "flying technique" magic of the astral system.

If the mathematical foundation is not good, or it is simply an ancient inheritance magician, then the real spell model can be sketched directly on the crystal illusory line, which requires a high level of spiritual power and a low demand for arcane knowledge.

However, Lucien did not have this weakness, but blessed the power of the main star of fate and the surrounding elemental particles next to the illusory crystal, vibrating the spiritual power and soul, and sketching a curve that belonged to the flying technique by himself.

The data and properties of the curve had long been analyzed and calculated by Lucian, and at this time, the onlooker-like consciousness steadily controlled the mental power and methodically constructed the spell model.

Once he can rely on his own arcane knowledge to parse the three-ring magic and be promoted to a mid-level magician, it means that Lucian's mathematical foundation is completely solid, and he can choose the direction of his future arcane research.

Complex mathematical symbols, calculation formulas and schematic diagrams kept appearing and turning in front of Lucian's eyes, mysterious and difficult, as if they could attract all the spirits, but Lucian ignored the mental illusion brought about by this promotion, and instead concentrated on outlining the last line of "flying art".

When one of them was outlined, the entire spell model erupted with a brilliant and dim mixed light, frantically absorbing spiritual power and enveloping Lucian's entire soul.

Lucien's own spiritual power was sufficient, so he calmly excluded the spiritual power assistance brought by the "Flying" potion, and let the light of promotion transform the soul.

In a tingling itch from the depths of his soul, the light gradually subsided, and Lucian's soul became almost substantial, more and more crystal clear, and all the small crystal-like spell models surrounded the "flying magic" models that were larger than them like a pilgrimage.

This is a sign of success in the promotion of the third ring!

However, Lucien did not stop, and with the help of the "Flying" potion, he continued to construct a spell model in the soul, first "Elemental Order", and then "Lucian's Great Fireball".

The latter is an offensive elemental magic mapped from the principle of nitroglycerin construction!

Even when Lucien is only a three-ring spell, its power is comparable to Timothy's transformed four-ring magic "chain explosion", but it is very unstable after it is constructed, and it often explodes without flying to a predetermined distance, hurting others and hurting oneself, and needs to exchange super magic skills to cooperate.

I don't know how long it took for the meditation room to open the window without wind, and Lucien soared into the air, flew out of the window, and flew over Alinge.

Under the dark velvet inlaid starry sky like diamonds, Lucien blew the cold wind in the sky, looking at the quiet Alinge with the lights below, and spontaneously felt a sense of peace and contentment.

This is what it feels like to fly! )