【Chapter 7】Above the Undercurrent, Section 6
The residences of the Holy Eagle Academy are all studios, each square with room for a bed and a wooden cupboard. Claude didn't have a lot of clothes, and the uniform clothes hadn't been distributed yet, which made his room seem very empty.
The two brown books were casually thrown on the bed, and the red-haired boy lay silently, staring at the empty ceiling in a daze.
Knock Knock......
There were two crisp knocks at the door, and Claude glanced casually at the door and rolled over impatiently. He didn't want to pay attention to anyone right now.
The man outside the door did not give up, and knocked on the door with the same force.
"The door isn't closed, so I'm in?"
"What?"
Claude was overwhelmed, and the man outside the door had already pushed open the door on his own and leaned in halfway through.
"Hello, my name is Lo. ”
It was an elf, dressed in gray robes, emerald green, with two rose-gold pendants hanging from his chest. Her straight blonde hair is draped back and she has two strands of ornaments hanging from her earlobes.
The elf, who called himself "Luo", was already an adult, but his face was still very young. With a kind smile on his face, he nodded politely when he saw Claude.
"Hello, Claude, I came to you when I saw that you didn't answer. Good thing you're not busy. ”
Claude was a little speechless, he clearly remembered that the door was tightly closed, and he didn't want to talk to anyone about anything now. But Luo somehow quietly pushed open the door and made an appointment for a chat.
"You're the heir too?" Claude straightened up and sat down on the bed against the wall. He noticed that Luo was not wearing the uniform of the Holy Eagle Academy, and this sentence was just a casual question.
Lowe nodded, and naturally sat down on the only stool in the room. "Yes, I'm also just the heir, so I'm not familiar with this place. But when I think back to the time of the trial, it's really thrilling. Fortunately, there was no danger, and I was really lucky. At the time......"
"Oh. Claude had no interest in what Lowe was so excited to recount, he didn't care if the elf beside him was still talking, he casually answered, and lay down on his side.
"By the way, I'd actually like to ask about Evelyn, the ultimate mentor of our academy. ”
Claude heard Luo's words very clearly, and he subconsciously turned his face to look at Luo, the elf crossed his hands, his arms were on his legs, his body leaned forward slightly, and his smile seemed to be mixed with a lot of expectations.
"I'm just curious what she's like, can you tell me about it? I guess you'll know better. "Lodo.
"What are you trying to express? Demon Swordsman, Silver Winged Guard, I don't know any of that. Claude pursed his lips and didn't look back.
"No, no, those things don't matter, and I don't pay attention. All I know is that Evelyn has defeated the spirit called 'Saqqara', and I'm interested in it. As far as I know, the original mentor Lonai was planted in that thing's hands. Luo moved his hands to his mouth and nose, raised his eyebrows slightly, and lowered his voice, "What is that power she uses?"
"You...... See?" Claude straightened up, although there were spells in the square that could peek into the situation in the Jedi Realm, but at the time of the time, it was impossible for the heirs who participated in the trials at the same time and were able to pass to return to the square so early.
Instead of answering Claude's question, Lowe picked up one of the velopes and opened it seemingly casually.
"Regarding the power of magic, most magicians use elemental magic, which uses a substance similar to 'energy' in the life body to guide the elements around them to change, and then gather a certain number of similar elements to release magic. Therefore, elemental magic generally has extremely obvious characteristics, such as fireballs, frost, water currents, etc., which can be distinguished by the naked eye. Of course, powerful mages are able to use hybrid magic directly, and both light magic and dark magic fall into this category. As far as I know, you also have an extremely powerful magical talent, and the Chaos Orb is proof of that, isn't it?"
Luo said casually, not raising his head to look at the stunned red-haired boy in front of him.
"But Mentor Evelyn is an exception, and the power she uses doesn't fall into any of these categories, at least it seems. Blood Mist...... What's that?"
"Where do you know this? about the power of magic?" Claude looked at the elven boy in front of him suspiciously, knowing that the knowledge of magic was still a little jerky for Claude, and he didn't know everything about what Lo said, and he couldn't answer.
"Look, it's all written here. Luo pointed to the book in his hand, and on the page he opened, a lot of words were written in common language, and the totems corresponding to the various elemental magic were also very clear.
"I didn't look at those. Claude stared at the page in Lowe's hand and shrugged, "If you really want to know, you might as well ask her directly." ”
Luo closed the brown book with a little disappointment, let out a long sigh, and said, "Hey...... It's going to take a while for us to wait for her, and there are a lot of lengthy basic lessons before she goes straight to the lectures. As for now, she should be on her way to Atlantis City, right?"
"She's going to Atlantis?" Claude asked.
Luo nodded and said, "Yes, I heard that it was about the alliance. But these have nothing to do with us, those are the concerns of the ultimate teachers and the representatives of the race. The so-called 'political'. It's none of our business, is it?"
Claude was noncommittal.
"Well, it doesn't look like you're in the mood. One more thing, the new uniform is ready, I'm going to go and get it, are you with me?" Lowe put the leather book back in its original position and gave a thumbs up and pointed to the door behind him, "I just learned the news before I came to you. ”
Claude nodded in acquiescence, then put on his shoes and tidied up his clothes. Lowe stretched out his arms, and after a moment's movement, waited in the hallway outside the door.
Claude walked out of the room and closed the door to make sure that there was nothing wrong with the mechanical lock made by the dwarf, and the moment it was gently closed, the safety was snapped with a crisp click. Claude exerted a little force, and the heavy feeling of the wooden door being locked was palpable through his fingertips.
"How the hell did he open this door?" Claude asked silently.
Like every elf seen in the Temple of Glory, Lowe's movements were light, barely making a sound as he went. His gray robe was embroidered with a four-petaled leaf, the stem and edge of which were outlined in gold thread.
"Are you the elf of the Queen's City?" Claude asked.
Luo turned his head, looked at Claude, who was much shorter than him, and said, "No, it's not. I'm from the forest south of Queen's City, the Kingdom of Green Woodlands, I don't know if you've heard of it?" Seeing the blankness in Claude's eyes, Luo slightly, "The very small elven kingdom, my home is there." It's really nothing compared to the Moon White Forest, of course, if the kingdom of the Starlight Elves is still there. ”
"Moonwhite Forest, what is that place?" the message about the "Starlight Elf" in Luo's mouth caught Claude's attention.
"The Moonwhite Forest is somewhere near the Winter Snow Mountain, where there used to be the most glorious elven kingdom of the Light Elves. White Forest Kingdom, you should know this. However, since the incident in Atlantis City, the High Elves have begun to cross westward on a large scale, and perhaps there are not many High Elves left in the entire Eastern Continent. I've heard my people talk about it, how ridiculous it was that the dragon knight's dragon flame burned the princess of the White Forest Kingdom. The Starlight Elves won't be with ...... anyway The demon hooked up. ”
Lowe paused visibly and explained, "You know who that demon I'm talking about. ”
"Della?" Claude said.
"Shhhh You also know that because of the resurrection of her soul, the entire queen city has been affected, and people are terrible, so there is no harm in paying more attention. ”
Claude looked at Lowe, nodded obediently, and then asked, "That ...... Princess, is it called Angelina?"
"Yes, Queen Thorton, you know this better than I do, wasn't Mentor Evelyn her bodyguard?"
"Hmm......" Claude replied with a nod.
"She doesn't look much like the elves of the Moonwhite Forest. "Maybe that's one of the reasons why everyone is talking about it." ”
Claude turned to look at Lowe, who walked calmly as he spoke about it, as if he were just elaborating on some talking points.
"By the way, you're also an elf?" Luo asked suddenly.
"I ......," Claude replied after a pause, "I'm half elven blood." He heard some clues in Luo's tone, as if there was also a hierarchical view of bloodline among the beautiful creatures like elves. This is why Claude is hesitant to answer this question.
"Half-elf?" Lowe rested his hand on his chin, thoughtful.
The place to pick up personal belongings was not far away, and the two of them were already close to the room where the costumes and equipment were distributed. During this process, Lowe was contemplative, and Claude did not ask much.
"It's rare. ”
It wasn't until he entered the room that Lowe said something casually to himself. Claude saw that Lowe did not look at him, and pretended not to hear. Claude stood consciously behind Lowe, a haunt that had stayed with him since he learned that his blood was not pure. He didn't know whether it was good or bad, at least from the mouths of others.
Three elven emissaries presided over the distribution of the items, as the costumes were tailor-made, and the new heirs could receive them by giving their names. In addition to two sets of civilian clothes and a set of gray cloaks, a light bow, a long sword, and a set of leather armor were also issued. These are the standard features of the successor.
"Hello, please keep these items in a safe place. Please change your outfit in time and meet at the Holy Eagle Plaza in three days. An elven messenger reminded Claude after handing over all the items.
"Okay, thank you. Claude took the items with both hands and nodded in acknowledgement.
"Let's go back to our room. Lowe held what belonged to him and walked over to Claude and whispered.
Claude looked up at Lo and saw that Lowe was trying to remind him of something with his eyes. Claude realized that many not-so-friendly eyes were watching him, and that the heirs in gray uniforms didn't look friendly.
Lowe deliberately clung to Claude and faced the door with a kind smile. This made Claude can't help but speed up his pace, and it doesn't feel good to be stared at by dozens of people.