Chapter Twenty-One: The First Turn of the Mage Brunei (I)
Gerald's phrase "get started" was quite accurate, but the phrase "learn from me" really made Brunei think it was nonsense. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info If the past month or so has helped Brunei, it is probably that he has become very skilled in drawing the standard magic emblem with the pattern of the pentagram, and in the never-ending errand life, he has been trained in the endless mountains, and his physical fitness has been fully improved due to lack of exercise.
Oh, and Gerald's demands on all errand work were so demanding that Brunei felt unbelievable, so in just a month, Brunei knew the streets of College City in a very deep way, perhaps more familiar than many of the students who had been here for years, and there were some strange little shops that Brunei had never seen before that were frequented by anyone other than himself, and he knew it by heart.
...... In any case, Brunei refused to admit that the scruffy old fellow had spent a minute adding a few strokes to the "one-turn expansion pattern" he had painstakingly designed was a help to him.
Although, Brunei has to admit that those few strokes are indeed very valuable.
[Little Bruneith, you've been so bored lately. 】
From the alley where the northern district clings to the city walls, where a lean man like Brunei can only walk sideways, Brunei skilfully completes the deal with the boss who has never shown his face in the only window on this side, handing in a black bag and taking a yellow one. There is not even a need for a superfluous word.
[Really, it's boring.] Don't fight, don't pretend, don't slap your face, don't get trapped by your livelihood. There are a lot of new people you meet, but you don't even know the names. It's painful to live like this, isn't it?]
"No, it's not. Brunei answered the system's question briefly.
[I'm not a question! It's a rhetorical question! Did your elementary school Chinese teacher feed the dogs—oh, yes, you didn't go to elementary school, and you don't have a Chinese teacher. I said, let's do something, shall we?]
"Nope. Brunei struggled to squeeze out the cracks in the wall known as the "alley" and felt the free air of the street.
【...... There's a lot to learn, huh?]
"I've been studying lately. Brunei took two breaths and began to walk south.
The system was silent for a while, but the so-called silence of the system was always broken quickly: [I said, little Bruneith, have you forgotten something?]
Brunei blinked, and finally began to respond seriously to the system's words: "What do you mean?"
[Oops, I can't think of it either!] The system - it can be said that it is not at all expected by Brunei, suddenly the spirit of the winter, [Speaking of which, winter is coming to an end. The Spring Festival is coming, it's really exciting, isn't it!]
The Spring Festival is a sign of the end of the year and the beginning of the new year. As far as Brunei knows, this is supposed to be a holiday celebrated by both the Empire and the Commonwealth, but the Academy City seems to be an exception. If it weren't for the system, he would almost never have remembered it.
Brunei raised his head, but because he was too close to the city wall, the mountains that he could usually see when he looked up were covered by the city wall, and he couldn't help but sigh: "Yes." The mountain is probably going to be green again. ”
[Hey, hey. Since it's going to be the Spring Festival, do you want to write a letter to your parents?
[Oh, sorry, I accidentally forgot. Your parents probably thought you were dead. Will they miss you?]
Brunei tugged at the mask, then laughed, "You were referring to William and Scarlett?"
【Cut.】 You're getting bored. Do you remember when we first met? What a happy time it was when I teased you casually, and it was so nostalgic. 】
The system didn't answer, and Brunei didn't care, just said to himself, "They probably forgot about me...... After all, I was so anxious before, and I found Gerald to make me a mage, but I haven't heard from him since. Probably they themselves realized how unreliable the idea was on a whim. ”
[Well, they probably forgot about you. That's not a good thing, is it?]
Brunei's face finally became gloomy, and the system laughed twice as if satisfied, and then stopped talking.
After a few more runs, before the sun went down, Brunei took a small yellow bag, a few very crudely made, and even some of the skins of the animals that had lost their hair, and kicked them against Gerald's broken but surprisingly sturdy wooden door.
Then there's waiting, and as a rule of thumb, once a minute, after three or five times, Gerrard will come and open the door, but if you push too quickly, Gerrard will probably lose his temper and not come out. But there are some special times...... Brunei thought for a moment, looked at the yellow bag in his hand, and kicked the wooden door hard.
"Hmm-" a young man with a rather novel hairstyle let out a scream.
Thanks to the previous communication with the system, Brunei quickly linked the other party's voice to the lid-shaped hair, and matched it with an image in his mind: "William?"
"Woo-" William responded with a purple face, a twisted ground hole, a strange movement covering his lower body, and a terrible scream that was no worse than just now, and was out of control, "Ahhhhh
"......" Brunei retracted the foot he had kicked out but failed to knock down the wooden door, scratching his head, "Are you alright?"
William's screams gradually subsided, leaving a cold sweat on his face, and he gasped heavily, but his movements were not as exaggerated as before. He finally managed to squeeze out a smile and spoke, "Ahhhhh
Obviously, because of the attempt to speak, a new round of pain swept through his body.
[What a good person.] I can't stand it. The system rarely said such things in a gloating tone, but rather a bit of heartfelt respect, and a certain kind of empathetic bitterness.
Brunei laughed awkwardly, among the magic he had, the healing of minor injuries was only effective for skin injuries and had no effect on reducing pain, weakening pain was useless for pain that had already occurred, and the magic of water to heal bruises - although it was a bit wasteful, the level 2 magic healing technique really had such a function. However, William still thinks that Brunei is a serious fire attribute mage, although there is no need to hide it, but Brunei is not very willing to expose it.
In the midst of the battle between heaven and man in Brunei's heart, Gerald, who once again wore the suit he had worn when he first met Brunei, when there was no "honored noble guest" like William, did not pay much attention to the way he was dressed, and even did not pay attention to the act of dressing himself - slowly shook over, raised his hand, and slapped William's ass.
[Oops, this old pervert has finally revealed his true nature, little Brunei, you have to be careful. 】
William continued to wail twice, only to realize that the pain had disappeared, and he raised his head and looked at Brunei with gratitude, and Brunei shook his head honestly, and then looked at Gerard gratefully.
"Healing techniques, 30 standard units. Mr. Gerald rubbed his hands together and said with a flattering face.
Brunei looked at him with disdain. This month and a half of getting along has given them both a certain understanding of each other's foundations. Gerald, who has just recently started the business of selling the Emblem of Water Magic, and all the work has been piled up on Brunei Darussalam's head alone, is not a water mage at all, let alone use any healing techniques.
What's more, a dark blue light flashed in his hand just now, not to mention that it was not water-based magic at all, and most of the magic above level 2 did not have the characteristic of flashing attribute light.
Take 10,000 steps back, as a level 2 magic, the healing technique consumes only 15 standard units, and it's a shame that he has the face to say that 30 standard units are such a price that doubles out of thin air.
However, William didn't seem to know any of this, or didn't care at all, and was still full of gratitude to the ugly Gerald, and boldly stretched out his right hand and shook it with Gerald.
A minute later, the two looked at each other and smiled, letting go of their hands. Brunei knew that their deal was done. However, Brunei has a new understanding of William's financial resources, as a person who has just become a first-turn mage for a few months, he can give away his 30 standard units of spiritual power in such a big way, Brunei usually doesn't even think about it.
"Teacher Carlisle," William looked back, obviously he hadn't seen each other for more than a month, but he didn't look angry at all, and his voice was still enthusiastic and respectful, "Are you already a mage?"
"Huh?" Brunei was stunned for a moment, a little hesitant.
William was also stunned: "Isn't it? Before the Chinese New Year, you're going to convince old Ford to let Scarlett live on her own - it's up to you to protect her. I don't have doubts about your strength, teacher, but—"
Brunei smiled and said as he thought of words, "This-"
Mr. Gerald next to him was not polite at all, and laughed loudly to steal the conversation: "What kind of dream are you talking about? This kid has only been able to use his own spiritual power to cast spells until now, and you still want him to become a mage?"
Brunei continued with Mr. Gerald's words: "However, the 'One-Turn Expansion Pattern' is ready, and there is no problem with my state, if I reach the state of 'full mental power', I can become a one-turn mage at any time." ”
"Oh, that's great—" William was overjoyed at first, then stunned for a moment, "No, teacher, you're an Imperial Mage, right? You need a few mage squires? This is not easy to find in Academy City...... I'm so sorry I didn't think about it before, this-"
"No, there is no need for a mage attendant. Brunei looked at Gerard as he spoke to William.
"I didn't say anything about the money you just now, and now you don't want to come to me. Brunei tried to convey this with his eyes, but Gerald seemed to really understand, waved his hand impatiently, and turned and walked towards his room: "Don't make a noise here if you have something to do." Brunei, I'll give you a day off - remember to close the door when you go out. ”
"Phew. Brunei gave Gerald a disgusted look again, "Am I working for you?" and give me a day off. Then you're going to settle my salary!"