Ask for recommended tickets and monthly passes, yesterday was relatively few, and the little heart was a little hit.

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The layout of the third floor is very different from that of the second floor, and the first thing that catches Lucian's eye is a blue-and-white living room, flanked by rows of large windows that allow sunlight to shine in, making it unusually bright.

Although this living room is much smaller than the hall on the first floor, the sofas stacked randomly, the round tables the size of coffee tables, the small black writing boards hanging on the walls or behind the high chairs, and the pots of verdant plants all give people a strange sense of vigor in the mess.

There were more than a dozen young boys and girls in the living room, the oldest of whom was probably fourteen or fifteen years old, and the youngest of whom was probably only about twelve years old, either sitting on the sofa and calculating intently at the round table in front of them, or three or four people gathered around the small blackboard and discussed them seriously, so that Lucien almost thought that he had broken into some kind of study salon, study club or something.

Perhaps because the people who designed the third floor were concerned about not letting the people coming up the stairs directly disturb the atmosphere, the living room was oriented to the other side, so that Lucian and Tom could only see the backs or sides of the teenagers, and the thick carpet covered the footsteps without disturbing them.

"Annick, this book "Mathematical Principles of the Philosophy of Magic" is very interesting, the three basic laws of force field magic in it seem simple, but if you think about it, it summarizes the rules when we use force field magic, and it seems that it can also be popularized to some phenomena in ordinary life. The girl's voice, as clear as a birdsong, sounded, and she whispered to her companion on the couch next to her.

They were sitting with their backs to each other on the couch in a semicircle not far in front of Lucien and Tom, and the young man with pale yellow hair looked up and said, "Reiria, I heard Mr. Astar say that the content contained in this book "The Mathematical Principles of the Philosophy of Magic" is one of the two pillars of the modern magic system, and if you can understand it thoroughly, you may be able to become a full-fledged magician!"

Another girl with long flaxen hair next to him said, "Reilia, Annick." I've probably flipped through it the other day, and I found that the third part is beyond imagination, and it tries to explain the movements and phenomena of the whole world with the concept of 'force'. Including stars, tides, etc., and the force between the stars and the earth is named gravity, so that the trajectory of the stars is deduced. It seems that we will be able to refer to it when we learn astrological magic in the future?"

Reelia's black hair was tied in a jumping ponytail, and she moved with her nod, "Eun." It seems like yes, but I can't understand the derivation process, and those mathematical methods called calculus. I don't understand how to calculate it, Heidi, Annick, what about you?"

"Me too, I read it like a fairy tale, and I couldn't figure it out at all. Heidi, with long flaxen hair and a voice that seemed to be swirling upward, replied unconcernedly. "But didn't Mr. Astar tell us when he gave us the Mathematical Principles of the Philosophy of Magic, that before becoming a full-fledged magician, there are only a few theorems and formulas to memorize, and there is no need to fully understand and figure them out. What we need to learn at the moment are "Fundamentals of Magical Geometry", "Mapping from the Principles of Magic to the Process of Model Construction", "The Symbolic Significance of Constructing Figures", "The Elemental Equations Behind Magic Formulas", "Elemental Preliminary", "Common Algebraic Problems", "Classification of Low-Order Meditation Methods", "Analysis of the Essence of Cold and Heat", "The Role of Motion and Force in Magic", and so on. ”

She seemed to show off her memory a bit, and memorized a lot of books that needed to be studied completely.

"Listen to Heidi, I remember, too. Mr. Astar did say that if he could fully understand the Mathematical Principles of the Philosophy of Magic, then he would study calculus systematically for another year, and when he had enough mental power, he would be qualified to try to become an intermediate magician. Reilia echoed Heidi, "But with so many basic magic books you've memorized, we don't know when you'll be able to finish them." Without the teacher's teaching, I am afraid that it would have taken me more than fifteen years, and now I am dizzy when I read a few pages a day. Hey, I don't know when Lu Dao will become an official magician. ”

Apprentices who don't want to become full-fledged magicians are not good apprentices, and those who can pass the exam certainly have their own ambitions.

Annick scratched his pale yellow hair: "If you are all self-taught, I don't know how long it will take, but didn't Mr. Astar say that when we get to Alinge, the council will arrange for a formal magician to teach us......?

"When the time comes, we will be members of the municipal council, a gentleman or lady with a servant. Heidi's tone was wistful.

"And the council has promised that when we become official magicians, we will bring our parents and relatives to countries such as Holm or Camelot. ”

The three of them were silent for a while, and then sighed in unison, "Official, magician......"

Tom, who was standing quietly at the staircase behind them and listening, had a rare smile on his thin and gloomy face: "The three of them, along with Sprint, Olmos, and Katrina, are all teenagers who have become apprentices in magic at the time of this assessment, and among them, Sprint and Catrina have both spiritual talent and arcane talent. ”

As he spoke, he pointed to Sprint, a dark-red-haired teenager who was instructing others in front of the blackboard, Olmos, a brown-haired teenager who was quietly writing calculations, and Katrina, a tall blonde girl discussing problems with three young girls.

"All good kids. Lucien replied in the tone of a full-fledged magician.

The conversation between the two alarmed the apprentices in the living room, who either turned their heads or stood up to look at them, and then saluted politely: "Hello, Mr. Tom. ”

This Mr. Tom is a strong man of the knight rank, so he naturally deserves such respect from them.

Tom was not as gloomy as usual when facing these energetic and slightly innocent children, and he smiled, "I want to praise you from the bottom of my heart for working so hard." However, "The Mathematical Principles of the Philosophy of Magic" is the first work of our Speaker, the greatest arcanist, His Excellency Douglas, to systematically expound his own arcane theory, which has the most mainstream mathematical tool he invented, calculus, so it is not something you can understand and master now, do not blindly and arrogantly study this shining pearl in the history of magic and delay the normal study of arcane and magic. ”

Although he is a second-class knight, he grew up in Alinge and has no shortage of common sense of magic.

"Thank you, Mr. Tom, for your teachings. "About fifteen years old. Sprint, who had a faint layer of fluff on his lips, stepped forward to answer, handsome and slightly unruly, as if he was the leader of these dozen magic apprentices, proudly speaking. "I've never delayed a bit, I became an official magic apprentice yesterday. ”

The sound of gasps came from the mouths of the other magic apprentices, and Sprint was able to become an official magic apprentice so quickly!

Tom was surprised, "What a genius." And Sprint, you're very enthusiastic, and I see that you've been instructing several of them in the arcane. ”

"Of course. We are all companions. When Sprint was praised, he replied with childlike delight, and then he saw Lucien beside Tom. He asked kindly, "Mr. Tom, is this a new companion? He looks a little old, I don't know if Lu Dao is a full-fledged magic apprentice or an advanced magic apprentice?" Hehe, do you know anything about arcane? If not, you can ask me." Later he said to Lucien.

Katrina also stepped forward, wearing a long white dress. Bright and beautiful, with radiant green eyes, she has developed into a mature and tall figure at the age of fourteen, comparing the washboard-like Leilia and Heidi, two beautiful girls of the same age, like children: "I can also instruct you in arcane questions, and I will become a full-fledged magic apprentice in a few days!"

In her heart. It seems that the young Lucien, who is about twenty years old, is only a high-level magic apprentice at best, and should not have been exposed to arcane.

The other magic apprentices remained silent, silently watching as their two most prominent companions continued the competition they had been competing for so long.

Tom pointed at Lucien with a smile and said, "This is Mr. Evans, an official magician. ”

"Official magician?!"

"So young?!"

Different exclamations came from the mouths of these boys and girls, although they saw the description in the ancient magic texts that "a teenager with extraordinary mental talent can probably become a full-fledged magician at the age of eighteen when his mind is mature and his soul is stable." But with such a high status as a formal magician, it must be quite difficult to advance, it is really hard to imagine that there could be a magician who is so young, maybe he used some kind of magic to maintain his appearance?

Tom shook his head and smiled, "When you get to the council, you will be able to find that there are fourteen or fifteen-year-old official magicians, so it is very normal for Mr. Evans to be able to advance before the age of twenty, and in my opinion, he is smarter than most official magicians." ”

"Hello, Mr. Evans. All the magic apprentices retracted their surprise thoughtfully, put their right hands on their foreheads, and bowed deeply, more solemnly than they were to Tom, because in front of them were official magicians, both in ancient times and now, for their apprentices, this is an existence that requires awe and obedience.

Lucien smiled and nodded: "From now on, we will be companions." ”

Tom whispered in Lucian's ear, "Do you need to learn arcane with them?"

"I want to look at the books they mentioned and talk to them. Lucien replied softly without a little shame, nothing compares to the acquisition of knowledge, and his arcane part of the foundation is probably better than that of many mages below the high level.

Tom laughed, "Then you should have completed half of the council's small requirements ahead of schedule." Moreover, these books were only for apprentices, and formal magicians had to go to the guild to receive them, and now they could only learn by communicating with them. ”

"What request?" asked Lucien, confused.

Tom explained, "It's a requirement to mentor a magic apprentice, and if you want to get the Guild's book gift and help you transform, you have to complete the task of mentoring the magic apprentice, and when someone becomes a high-level magic apprentice, it will be considered successful." Although there will certainly be no one to become a high-level apprentice along the way, there are a few who are still promising to advance from apprenticeship, so they are halfway done. When they get to Alinge, they will enter the secret magic schools in each county and will not pester you. ”

"Good. Lucien appreciates the Council's emphasis on the training of magical apprentices, a must for a well-functioning organization.

The magic apprentices watched the two gentlemen whisper, very puzzled but afraid to discuss, waiting, and then saw Tom clapping his hands: "Boys, girls, you have a chance." Since Mr. Evans needs to learn arcane arts, he wants to find a few apprentices to study with him. It's a lucky thing to have the guidance of a full-fledged magician!"

Some of the apprentices discussed in a low voice with excited expressions, if they could take this opportunity to become a real apprentice of a magician, their status would definitely be greatly improved after they arrived at the council, and some looked at Lucian with a slight frown, this Mr. Magician didn't seem to understand arcane arts, and there was nothing to guide him in this regard, and some were worried that calling him a teacher would affect the possibility of becoming a formal disciple of other powerful magicians in the future, after all, every magician in the ancient magic empire was extremely strict in accepting real apprentices, and there were teachers who had basically directly excluded them before.

"Who will?" said Tom, interrupting their discussion.

Splinter was the first to stand up, and said with a little pride, "If it's the arcane side, I don't think I need Mr. Evans' guidance. "Maybe by the time Mr. Evans has made up for the arcane basics, he'll become a full-fledged magician. Since someone can succeed at the age of fourteen or fifteen, why can't he do it?

"I'm sorry, Mr. Evans, me too, I don't want to disrupt my arcane learning schedule. Katrina replied with a bowed head, her long blonde hair fluttering slightly.

The two of them seemed to represent an attitude, and the six or seven apprentices with whom they had a very good relationship hesitated without nodding. (To be continued.) )