Chapter I
Feleg Landis sat quietly on a hillside, and at the bottom of the hill a group of children, the youngest was only four or five years old, and the oldest was only about ten years old.
The Duchy of Deresa is one of the vassal states of the Auckland Empire, with an area of 1.2 million square kilometers, two provinces and four cities, and a population of less than three million. From west to north to east, it borders the principalities of Filie, Kash, and Mecca. To the south is the endless Demon Forest.
Fortunately, these three countries are the same as the Duchy of Deland and belong to the Oakland Empire. The two principalities of Philae and Kesh were similar in size and strength to Teresa. The kingdom of Mecca was much larger, with fourteen provinces, fifty cities, and a population of twenty million, far beyond the reach of a small principality like Teresa.
Feleg was born in Sinan Province, the Duchy of Deland, in the southernmost village, from the entrance of the village to the south, but two kilometers away, is the longing, and equally terrifying Demon Forest. The Demon Forest is vast, no one knows how big it really is, and it is said that there are countless extremely powerful magical beasts inside. Fortunately, the powerful demonic beast lives in the depths of the forest, and within five kilometers of the outer part of the forest, there is absolutely not a single demonic beast.
The Duchy of Teresa is mostly plain, and it also has a fine iron mine. The plains provided enough food and iron to craft weapons and armor. Half of the annual output is handed over to the empire, and the rest is enough for the three million people of Deran, and it can also produce two hundred sets of armor weapons every year, which is quite rich among the many principalities.
Close to the Demon Forest, there is a large hill, and the small village where Feleg is located is a small plain in the middle of the hills. Due to geographical constraints, there is no way to cultivate here. Compared to the villages in the south, it is much richer.
Although the Demon Forest is dangerous, there are not only all kinds of rare birds and beasts, but also a large number of exotic flowers and plants, of course, the most valuable thing is the Warcraft. The fur, core, and even blood of demonic beasts are very precious things, so they attract a large number of warriors to hunt here every year.
In addition to these things, elemental ores can only be found in the Demon Forest. However, if you want to find elemental ore, you have to go at least a few hundred kilometers deep into the Demon Domain Forest to be possible, where it is already the world of Warcraft, even if it is only a medium Warcraft, a group of high-level warriors, it is difficult to get half of the benefits, not to mention that if you want to find elemental ore, in addition to your own skills, you also have to look at luck.
Most of the village's income comes from providing services to these warriors who enter the Demon Forest, which is an extremely dangerous thing, and at least half of the warriors will stay in the forest forever every year. Therefore, these warriors who are about to enter the forest will spend most of the gold coins.
What is the use of gold coins if they die? These warriors know this very well. But the wealth in the forest is too tempting, if you are lucky, a trip to the Demon Domain is enough for a warrior's life. As for leaving a little bit of gold coins, it is naturally to get a good omen, the dead do not need gold coins, and the warrior hopes to have a good rest in the small village when he returns with a full load.
There are no warriors in the village, so no one will learn from those warriors to enter the deep forest, and even if they need wood, they will only enter the forest for about two kilometers at most, and no matter how deep they are, they will not enter anything.
Feleg has known that he is different from others for as long as he can remember, and he can't say what the difference is, but he can be sure that he is definitely different from his friends.
The tricks that the friends like to play, Feleg finds it boring, but he can't say what tricks he likes. Whenever his friends played, he always sat quietly not far away and watched them play. Look up at the sky, look at the Demon Forest in the distance, or feel the fresh air and the breeze around you.
The fiery sun wheel began to fall to the west, and the voices of the friends became farther and farther away. In the village to the north, smoke curls up, and it's time for the end of the day again.
"Feleg, go home and eat. At the bottom of the hill, the neighbor's third brother, Rosie, shouted loudly, but did not hesitate at all, and followed his friends to the village. Feleg stood up, patted the grass seeds on his buttocks, and walked unhurriedly towards the village.
Like the rest of the village, Feleg's family has a two-story wooden building with a kitchen downstairs, a hall of more than 100 square meters, two bathrooms, and six other rooms for the Feleg family. On the second floor are the guest rooms, there are eight rooms in total, none of which are very large, but they are very clean.
Resno has a very good cooking skill, far better than his wife Emma, plus Emma is diligent and capable, so the life of the Resno family is one of the best in the village.
Resno had three sons and two daughters, the eldest daughter Jones was eighteen years old, gentle and kind, and beautiful, and was favored by Lord Ferggis, a nobleman in the town of Kuka, fifty kilometers away, and had married into the town last year and became Lord Ferges's daughter-in-law, which made the whole village blush. But Resno was not happy, it is said that Jones did not have a good time at the Virgin family, and the commoners would be more or less angry when they entered the noble house.
The eldest son, Pro, who is sixteen years old, and the twelve-year-old second son, Kava, can already help the family work, which makes the couple a lot easier. Although there are only eight rooms in the family, the husband and wife are not busy during the peak period from April to October every year.
The third son, Feleg, is only six years old this year, and he is six years behind his second brother, and the villagers often joke about how the Resno couple are old clams, but he never cares, but his wife often blushes about it.
Feleg was born different, not crying out as loudly as other children. After birth, he never cries unless something happens, and most of the time, he is always awake, not like ordinary babies, who sleep for more than ten hours a day.
To the couple's delight, Feleg is healthy, not only healthy but also very smart. While other children of his age could only speak simple words, Feleg was able to speak clearly and express his meaning very clearly.
Feleg spoke early, but rarely spoke, and the couple soon discovered that Feleg was really different from other children, and it was surprising that you could hardly hear those childish and ridiculous words from his mouth. However, because of this, there is a lack of childlike innocence and cuteness, which disappoints the couple, but fortunately, in the third year, Feleg's sister Jenny is born, which diverts their attention.
It's good to say that the biggest headache for the two is that Feleg has not been in place since he was a child. Unlike those nasty children, Feleg is very popular with everyone, whether it is the adults of the village or children his age. It's a pity that Feleg always watches them play from a distance, but he never wants to participate.
Four-year-old Jenny sat in the arms of her mother Emma, and Resno sat in the first place, looked at his wife and children, and said softly: "Children, today we have a distinguished guest in our house, so don't make a loud noise." ”。
"Father, what kind of guest?" asked Feleg, the two brothers were helping out at home, and they naturally knew that the whole family was the only one who spent the day outside.
"A venerable magician. Puro whispered, his face full of pride, pride, and infinite admiration.
Feleg was stunned, this was really an amazing guest. The entire Duchy of Teresa, with a population of more than three million, does not even have a single magician. Even the mighty Oakland Empire had just over 1,200 magicians. Magicians are honored not only because of their scarcity, but also because of their strength. Therefore, any magician is a nobleman, and has at least the title of earl or above.
"The magician is...... What kind of person?" was Feleg's heart full of curiosity.
"It's a ...... Old man......" said four-year-old Jenny, clapping her little hands and grinning.
"No nonsense. Resno and his wife reprimanded at the same time, Jenny was puzzled and aggrieved, the magician is an old man, she will never be mistaken.
"She's not talking nonsense, I'm an old man. With the sound of the wooden staircase, an old man dressed in a black magic robe and holding a three-foot-long staff walked slowly downstairs. The wrinkles on his face made it impossible to guess his practical age, and his voice was low and hoarse.
Walking around the corner of the stairs, Feleg could see it clearly, in the middle of the black magic robe, a burning flame was drawn, and on the chest in the upper left corner, there were four emerald green unknown leaves, if you didn't look closely, you would think it was a real leaf pasted on.
Resno stood up first, and the others followed suit, and Feleg followed the example of his two elder brothers, stood up, stroked his right hand to his left chest, bowed to ninety degrees, and bowed deeply, which was the courtesy of commoners to nobles, of course, this was not the most respectful etiquette. However, when used during meals, it is enough to show respect and admiration for the magician.
"No need to be polite. The old magician leaned forward slightly, which was considered a return salute, and as a magician, he could completely ignore the salute of civilians, but he gave the Landis family enough respect.
"Dear Becca Magician, what can I do for you?" asked Resno, a look of surprise on his face. The magician-sama had stayed this morning, and had not stepped out of the room before that, and even if he had a meal, he had been brought to the room by his eldest son. It was getting late, but he appeared downstairs, for some reason.
"Mr. Landis, I wish I could get to know this little friend. Becca Wizard said as he gestured at Feleg.
Resno was stunned for a moment, and immediately replied, "Dear Becca Magician, he is my youngest son, and his name is Feleg. Country children, who don't understand etiquette, still hope that the magician will forgive me. ”。