"It screamed like a ghost. With a low and fluttering voice outside the door, the door creaked open, and a young man with messy hair walked in, his eyelids puffy and his light blue eyes bloodshot, as if he hadn't had a good rest for a long time.

And behind him, a miserable white and blurry figure clinged to him, feet off the ground, drifting forward, with its appearance, the whole bedroom suddenly became cold, as if from the late spring night back to the early spring morning, making people shudder.

Donnie shuddered, and hurriedly put on the long gown he had taken off next to him: "Sammy, I see the ghost behind you every day, and I am afraid of ghosts? ”

This is the disadvantage of the magic school, there is no room for ghost legends, unlike in the general education school, there are often similar stories, such as a girl hanged in a laboratory, so when you are alone there at night to do experiments, you often encounter the inexplicable loss of experimental materials, or the urgently needed materials that were originally placed far away will suddenly appear at hand.

Of course, there are also legends in the magic school, such as the rumor that the gloomy old mage who guarded the dissection room would often conduct research on living people, which is why he lived there all year round and did not go out, so he would be so irritable that he refused to allow anyone to come near his room.

Sammy yawned, "Then why are you so miserable? You're one of the best apprentices in our top twenty." ”

The ghost's hands behind him suddenly stretched out like rubber bands, grabbing the water cup and the kettle. Pour a full cup and feed it to Sammy's mouth.

"No matter how good an apprentice is, in the face of so many formulas, equations, concepts, principles, magic runes, and spell models, he will feel that his head is going to explode, even if it is only the most superficial and simple learning now. Donnie rubbed the corners of his forehead and muttered to himself, especially since so many theories, formulas, equations, constants, and models are prefixed with Lucian or Evans, how can it not make people so irritated that they want to travel back in time to kill that Excellency, and avoid these torturous things.

Thinking of this, Donnie sighed and said, "And I don't have a 'Necklace of Awakening', nor do I have a 'Ring of Energy'. It's not like you. Born with a back spirit, the necromantic spells have been mastered very well, and they have been booked by the Heideler School of Magic, for me. Everything can only be done on your own. And failure is not allowed. In the long run, you will always be tired and irritable. ”

He knows a lot about his psychological condition.

Sammy bowed her head and took a sip of water. Yawned again without figuring it: "You have a really good grasp of psychoanalysis in the field of illusion, it would be good to vent this depression." ”

Then, he lazily collapsed on his bed, his eyes closed, and said vaguely: "The spirit behind it is very troublesome, it will absorb your energy, it will affect your state, it will ...... It will make girls afraid to come near you, and if it were during the reign of the Cult of Truth, I would have been burned at the stake...... If it weren't for the fact that I was born with a special soul and a special place of birth, it would be difficult for the spirit behind me to be eliminated without harming myself, I ......"

As he spoke, he fell asleep, breathing lightly, as if there was nothing, and the spirit behind him lay under him, holding him tightly.

Donnie glanced at his roommate and sighed softly, you dislike it, but I can't envy it, anyway, if you become an official mage in the future, those female magicians won't be afraid of any spirit behind you.

He had heard Sammy mention that he was originally twins, but due to his presence near the rift in the necromancy, his mother was damaged, and when he was finally born, one of the babies was dead.

Calm down, Donnie regained his composure, put aside the review of "Introduction to Arcane Basics" and "Arcane and History of Magic", and concentrated on the practice of analyzing the spell model.

Tomorrow, I should have a "sober necklace" too!

............

As the harsh and strange incantation sounded and a little bit of crystalline cold powder slipped down, a clear ray of cold air struck out, freezing a thick layer of hoarfrost on the target, which happened to be in the throat.

Donnie looked at his results with satisfaction, and quietly thanked Lord Evans in his heart, since he initially explored the nature of magic, the effects of many spells have been analyzed, so he has simplified it a lot, otherwise he would not have been able to hit a "frost ray" so quickly.

"Alright, today's spell practice is over. The teacher in charge of the actual combat magic instructor clapped his hands and signaled that today's lesson was over.

Donnie quickly stopped, put away the spell casting materials, and after saying hello to Sammy, who seemed to be in a daze next to him, he hurried to the platform outside the school.

Today is Sunday, and there are no classes in the afternoon.

Nearly forty minutes later, the No. 36 public transport bus arrived at Triumph Avenue, and Downey walked briskly into the "Knowledge Bookstore".

"Good afternoon, sir. Donnie said hello, and then didn't know what to say, a little shyly.

The boss with owl-like eyes and a dark yellow beard smiled: "Good afternoon, it's been on time, I've got the sober necklace and the contract ready." ”

As he spoke, he took out a pale gold necklace, on which were inlaid with five pale blue gems the size of gravel, which exuded a faint coolness, as if there was a clear spring in them, and each other's positions just formed a mutated pentagram.

"It's a formal magic item-level 'sober necklace'......" Although he hasn't learned the art of identification, Donnie has also taken a basic alchemy item identification class in school, and such obvious fluctuating characteristics allow him to recognize the true grade of this necklace at a glance, and his heart became excited and puzzled, Lord Evans once said that gifts for no reason most often hide a conspiracy, whether the conspiracy is good or bad.

The boss touched his beard and smiled, "It's just rented to you, not given to you." ”

"Actually, I'm a very utilitarian person, I do good deeds just to get a reward, although it's very cheap to rent to you now, but in the future, after you become an official magician, if I have something to ask you for help, within my ability. Will you not agree? This is equivalent to a long-term investment, an investment that does not harm my own interests at all. ”

With the improvement of infrastructure such as roads and rails, and the spread of similar things driven by magic cars, magic steam trains, steam ships, flying machines, and small fission devices, the exchange of goods between different places has become more convenient, and the banking industry has also flourished, and many innovations have been made.

Hearing the boss's answer, Donnie was a little relieved, although he was still a little puzzled, he seemed to be quite optimistic about himself, but he didn't care too much about investment. It's about vision and connections. So, he quickly picked up the contract next to him and looked at it carefully.

According to the points of the contract taught in the magic school, Donnie reviewed them one by one. And this contract is simple. There is no disagreement at all. So Donnie quickly came to a conclusion, gritted his teeth, picked up a quill and signed his real name.

A faint flame came out. The contract was quickly burned clean, but two copies were printed at the same time.

"The contract is established, take this necklace. The boss handed the necklace to Donnie.

After Donnie took control of the necklace according to the standard process, he put it directly around his neck, and suddenly felt a chill flow through his body, and the restlessness and depression of many days were all swept away, which was unprecedented refreshing and comfortable.

"Donnie. The boss suddenly spoke, "Which magic academy are you going to apply for in the 'Unified Entrance Examination for the Higher School of Magic?Holt?Hightower?Heidler?, or something else?"

At present, there are nine higher magic schools in the entire Magic Council, among which Holt College is good at microscopic, elemental and other fields, Tower College is good at macro fields, such as astrology and cosmology, etc., and Heideler College is good at necromancy, genetics, medical and other fields, and applying for different colleges requires different content, so more than a month before the "unified entrance exam", students will choose the college they want to apply for, so as to facilitate the arrangement of the final exam.

Downey subconsciously wanted to answer Holt Academy, because this was the first school of the council, and the arcanists who taught it were powerful, knowledgeable, and skilled in the most wonderful and microscopic realms involving the worldly realm and the nature of magic, who didn't yearn for it?

But when he looked at the boss's owl-like eyes, he suddenly thought of the painful feelings of last night, the equations and formulas that were so complicated that people wanted to die just by a cursory understanding, the introduction of mathematical models that made people dizzy and want to kill, and the "curses" with the prefix Lucian or Evans, which made him irritable and hateful from the bottom of his heart.

When he thought that he would step deeper into the "Evans Realm" in the future, he felt that his life was gray and he could not see a little sunshine.

"I, I haven't made up my mind yet, originally I wanted to apply for Holt Academy, but everything else seems to be good, I'm good at every course. Donnie replied vaguely.

The boss laughed and sighed again: "I am actually a magician, and I entered the wizarding world under the influence of Arcane and Magic Guidance. ”

"I used to have the ambition to make great achievements in the microscopic field, which I am proud of, after all, Lord Evans has only established the framework, and there are still many details and foundations that have not been thoroughly studied, but unfortunately, after I have studied and studied deeply, I have found that in this field, only those truly talented arcanists can move forward, and people like me can only learn mediocrely, and it is difficult to even follow. ”

"What's even more terrifying is that in order to concentrate on theoretical research, I completely neglected the application of magic, so that my strength stagnated, and I withdrew from the team to the top of the pyramid early, and I had to open such a bookstore to pass the time. ”

Donnie was stunned and said, "Sir, why don't you change the direction of research?"

"I'm trying to go in the direction of necromancy, but with a weak foundation and a fixed mindset, everything is very difficult. The boss didn't say anything more and motioned for Donnie to leave.

Donnie walked down the street in a daze, his mind full of the boss's words and his previous thoughts, which gradually converged into a thought, I don't want to be shrouded by the aura of Lord Evans, don't be entangled in those complex formulas and equations for a lifetime, don't talk about Lucien and Evans every day......

So, what is the field that does not have the "shadow" of Lord Evans? (To be continued......