If viewed from above, the place commonly referred to as the "continent" takes on the shape of a mutilated pie. The edge is gnawed into a pothole, and it does not return to its original complete circle; in the upper right corner, I don't know who gnawed a big bite, and a large blank space is inverted, but it is not so clean to eat, leaving large and small debris, this piece is called the "land of a thousand islands", and this bite may be because of biting too hard, extending a winding crack, which is the largest river on the continent, which is generally simply called "big river" On either side of the Great River are small countries with a star-studded array of small powers, although Academy City is not a single country, and its area can only be regarded as the lower reaches of the middle reaches, but in fact it is one of the most powerful forces in the region, and all these forces together are not at all enemies of the Empire, which occupies a third of the continent in the lower right corner, or any of the forces of the Federation in the upper left corner.

And the upper reaches of the Great River, before passing through the Confederacy for a short section, almost as a matter of course, flowed out of the Endless Mountains. No one knows where the true source of the Great River comes from, just as no one knows how big the Endless Mountains really are. Although the Endless Mountains appear to be located in the lower left corner of the continent on the map, they may actually occupy the entire left half, and even the Empire and the Federation may actually be nothing more than a pair of horns in the upper right corner of the continent.

In the past, Brunei had the most basic knowledge of geography in general, and as the system says, he received pre-school education in the empire, and naturally only at the level of pre-school education. And despite his exposure to federal education in College City, he learned nothing new in these areas. It wasn't until a week ago that he saw the big map in the Dean's Office in College City.

From this point of view, he actually has no grievances. The current state is much better than the worst-case scenario, and if I have to say, there are only a few regrettables......

A cold wind that seeped into the bone marrow suddenly woke Brunei from his previous trance, and hurriedly used his rod to flick the flickering flame in front of him, so that it rose vigorously again, at least visually, it did give people a warmer feeling. He let out a white breath that subtly blended in with the white background reflecting the dark red light.

[Yes.] It's lonely snow, it's dead rain, it's the spirit of rain!]

Even after living with the system for nearly a year, they are inseparable, and at least the system is always unilaterally chattering, and it still comes up with a lot of incomprehensible and mindless words from time to time. If there's one improvement over when he first picked up the system, it's that he doesn't talk nonsense about it anymore.

Brunei just stretched out his hand and grabbed a clump of white fluffy clumps from the ground farther away, compared to its volume, it was incredibly lightweight, reflecting a light yellow, but it was only a short moment, the surface was wrapped in a layer of crystal liquid surface, like ice cubes produced a transparent color, after a long time, it was like staring at the candle flame for a long time, and his eyes were a little sore.

Brunei threw aside the lump that had become smaller for some time, and took off his wet gloves, and the moment he took it off, he realized more clearly the meaning of the biting cold wind, not as if it had penetrated into his bones, but as if it was a knife cut. But then again, the current Brunei is no longer the delicate child who didn't even fight much in the past, and in the past less than a year, he himself doesn't know the injuries he has suffered.

However, it was the earliest and smallest wound that left a vivid scar on his face that still leaves him with a face mask to this day. Brunei stuck out his tongue and licked the raised scar on the left side of his face, and the burning pain of that day covered the scar as if it were real: "Ha......"

[What's wrong? My little Bruneith?]

The system's words didn't interrupt his renewed distraction, but the voices he did hear in reality made him have to come back to his senses. The visitor did not hide the sound of his footsteps, and approached this side one foot deep and one corner shallow in the white mass called "snow", and Brunei looked back very casually, and sure enough, he saw the coachman walking with a large handful of branches.

“...... Thank you. After the other party got closer, Brunei opened his mouth and greeted, "Is there anything you need my help with?"

The coachman approached, put the branch on the ground, and let out a white breath: "No, no, no, you can just sit down, guest." I'm embarrassed to let you do anything with a generous guest like you...... I'm ashamed to say that, but those two spells you just used really helped me a lot. ”

“...... Ha ha. In the Empire, even civilians who may not be able to use magic in their lifetimes and who cannot make themselves and assemble magic emblems must have been familiar with the use of these common level 0 spells at least when they were young, which made Brunei blush a little when he heard the coachman's words.

However, the coachman did not say that for the purpose of sarcasm or anything, and he even talked to Brunei with great interest: "Your Excellency Master is indeed worthy of his reputation, but just such a spell that can be released casually can save me so much effort, and save me the trouble of making a fire on a snowy day." Haha, I want to learn two spells. ”

"......" Brunei's eyes flashed from the thunder attribute magic emblem on the back of the coachman's hand, the coachman's family lives on the federal border, and he usually pulls people to deliver goods back and forth in a place that is no more than ten days away from his home, because he often travels between college cities, in order to facilitate the collection, he gritted his teeth and bought a magic emblem to assemble on his body.

These were all topics mentioned in the previous small talk, but it was only ten minutes ago that Brunei knew for the first time that the magic emblem was really just a tool for him to trade spiritual power. Now that this topic was mentioned again, Brunei finally couldn't help it, watched the coachman's skillful action of adding firewood, and asked, "Then why don't you learn?"

The coachman glanced at Brunei in surprise, and did not neglect the work in his hands, and then laughed: "You are right, guest, but how can a person like me be worthy of His Excellency the Mage." ”

"......" Brunei coughed and said very seriously, "Those are just level 0 spells, very simple. Children can learn it, it's not a big skill, and there's nothing to be worthy. ”

The coachman was really stunned this time, and his hand paused slightly, and then let out a laugh again, and continued his previous actions, but he was no longer as cheerful as before: "Haha, guest, deserve it—it also has another meaning." ”

After a brief silence, the coachman began to speak as if he couldn't stop talking like a system, but he no longer looked at Brunei, as if he was just concentrating on controlling the bonfire: "Take the level 0 spell that the guest said. I kind of recognize a few words, and sometimes I buy some books at the used book stalls to read - hehe, can't you see it?"

"......" Whether it is in the empire or in the academy city, it is very normal for Brunei to know how to write, but now he no longer makes a fuss about the differences between people in different regions, and just listens to the coachman in silence.

"I remember a few years ago, once, I saw something called 'Level Zero Spell Book'. Do you know how much that book sells for? 20 gold coins -- that's 20 standard units! Oh, it's still an old book. The coachman smacked his lips, "Ah, I'm talking more." I've talked to a Master about this before, so I don't need to criticize you. It's true that I'm not motivated, there are so many opportunities to learn spells, and I should be grateful to Dade for seeing them at the second-hand book stall. ”

As if remembering something, the coachman muttered in a small voice as if he was a little dissatisfied: "But although I did have so much money at that time, what do I have to eat at home after buying that book, not to mention that I must be able to learn if I buy it——"

"Yes. Brunei interrupted the coachman, "Like I said before, children can learn. Level 0 spells themselves require neither gestures nor spells, but only the most basic methods of operating mental power. As long as you have a magic emblem, you can easily put it out. ”

The coachman glanced at Brunei Darussian a little embarrassed, revealing a shy look: "Yes, I'm sorry, guest-"

"Don't you believe it?" asked Brunei aggressively.

The coachman's eyes dodged for a moment, not looking into Brunei's eyes that forced him to look at him: "No, where, it's my own-"

"It doesn't seem to be convinced. Brunei interrupted the coachman again, ignoring the other man's astonished and even slightly panicked excuse, and continued to himself, "Then I'll prove it to you. Do you want to learn?"

Silence came, and even the sound of the wind ceased, except for the crackling of the flames burning and wetting the dead branches.

The coachman quickly came to his senses, but he didn't quite believe what he had just heard: "You, what did you say?"

"Do you want to learn?" Bruneith repeated calmly.

“...... What do you want to learn?"

"Level 0 magic. I'll teach you if you want to learn, and then you'll see how easy it is. ”

The coachman's dusty face was wrinkled by his widening eyes, but compared with before, it seemed to be much younger now, closer to the age of his forties that he had said before: "This ...... Not so good......"

"Are you scared, unwilling to admit your mistakes?" Brunei laughed twice.

The coachman swallowed, the conspicuous red on his face did not seem to be entirely due to the reflection of the firelight, he hesitated, and finally seemed to have made up his mind: "Of course I want to learn." ”

"Good. Brunei nodded, "Well, but before that, well, I must make it clear that even if you fail to run magic, it is possible to consume mental energy, so if you don't want to lose too much, it's best to temporarily transfer the spiritual power in the magic emblem and use your own mental power to practice." After all, it will recover on its own. ”

Speaking of the back, Brunei felt that something was wrong, and he himself felt that he was a bit like a clumsy liar who tried to deceive the coachman of the little mental power in the magic emblem, but the coachman seemed to have made up his mind from just now, and this time he didn't see the slightest determination, and nodded and agreed: "Okay, just listen to you." Please teach me. ”

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

"Ha ......" Brunei rubbed his blackened eyes, the subtle soreness caused by fatigue made him feel that rubbing his eyelid muscles would bring a strange pleasure, "Then, I will write down the operation of the spiritual power of the remaining three spells of 'weakening pain', 'treating minor injuries', and 'speeding up reactions' in this book." Well, I'm not familiar with the federal characters, and the writing may not look good, and there may be typos...... I'll revise it later, you can take it first. ”

The coachman, like Brunei, had not slept all night, but at the moment he was unusually bright, which made Bruneisi sigh that he was worthy of being a person who worked hard all year round, and he was really energetic: "Okay." ”

[People's own MP value is as high as 15 points, almost twice as much as you, although the comprehension is a little worse, and the inspiration may not be high, but thanks to this, he still has a surplus after tossing all night. Don't you feel ashamed?]

Brunei was not even interested in retorting at the system's mockery, but smacked his lips, and then said to the coachman: "It seems to be about to dawn." We're ready to go, isn't it time to go......? You said there was a town up ahead, right? Let's rest there for a day today. Don't worry, I'll take care of the money. ”

The coachman was stunned for a moment, stood up and went to set up his car, and at the same time scratched his head and said: "Ha, although I may have to rest for one more day, but after all, it is because of me, I am embarrassed enough to delay the guest's trip, where is it embarrassing to collect money." ”

"No, it's hard to find a car during the Chinese New Year, and I'm embarrassed enough to ask you to pull it. Brunei suddenly remembered that the reason why he had to find a federal coachman was not just - it was not that he couldn't find anyone during the Chinese New Year, but that as a shameful guy who was famous for "admitting defeat in a duel of life and death", Brunei Carlisle's face was not even easy to find someone who was willing to sell him in College City, and he couldn't help but laugh embarrassedly, "You're welcome, I'll give you money." ”

"Hmm. The coachman replied with a sullen head, and at last he yawned long, and put his horse on the cart.

[Okay, no more laughing. But then again, why do you bother to teach him magic? What kind of lame excuse to prove how easy it is—maybe you think you're a liar now, but in my opinion, you're far from enough! Is it because you're in love? Remembering something from the past that I don't even know?]

“...... No way. The system finally said it more seriously, and Brunei responded to it more seriously, but in the process of answering, he himself was at a loss, and he couldn't help but be confused, "...... Why?"

Brunei got into the car, but the driver didn't leave for a long time. After a while, I finally heard the coachman's voice a little embarrassed, quite subtle compared to the usual voice: "Guest, I'm ashamed, can I ask you to say it again, that ......?"

"What's your name?"

Brunei looked at a small wooden stick in the distance next to the fire, a small section of charred black from the middle, and from time to time bright red dots in the snow, rising an imperceptible black smoke. He burst out laughing, and he didn't know whether it was to the driver, to the system, or to himself: "Hehe." ”

"Brunei. Brunei Castro. ”