Chapter 9: Poisoning
Il remembers the first time he heard the old nanny talk about magic, when he was a little boy who had nothing and didn't understand anything. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info until today can really follow the Gray Mage to that city full of magic in people's mouths, all of which is as unreal as a dream.
Even when his father was allowed to enter the palace to see his son, and when he smiled at him rarely, he was afraid that it was just a sweet dream, and that he would be woken up soon.
Packing his bags, Eke hugged Il for the first time as if he were his own son, and Valilla was still sobbing and constantly wiping the corners of her eyes with her white silk handkerchief, as if she had really squeezed out a few tears.
Alan took him to the grass of the pitch last night and chatted with him until late, and he probably couldn't get up so early now, but he did explain it to his subordinates and brought a lot of things to him.
Last night Eren had talked to him about a lot of topics that he hadn't touched before, the stupid aristocracy, the greedy aristocracy, the theocratic kingship that was forced on people, and Il, under his enlightenment, finally knew the reason why he hated them.
Because they were born as orphans who were persecuted by all levels, the children in the orphanage had to go to the fields to help work in exchange for a little food in order to live, and these people could sleep at home every day without worrying about food and clothing, which is really ironic.
With Alan's anticipation, Il is taken away by Ash and finally embarks on the path of learning magic.
On the road, the two of them sat in a spacious carriage, the road of the kingdom was flat, and the soft cushions effectively reduced the discomfort on the way, Yir picked a comfortable position to lean on the back of the seat, did not feel the bumps, he looked at the scenery outside the carriage excitedly, people are naturally curious about unknown and mysterious things, this is the first time he left the royal city to go to another new city.
Facing this boy looking out the window excitedly, Ash's heart was full of helplessness and depression, he had set up an impossible test, God knows how this little ghost succeeded? The spell was originally nonsense, he must have used other methods, but in front of so many people, he couldn't directly say that the spell he taught was nonsense, so his old face was lost?
But how did he succeed?
"Teacher Gray, are we going to Black Dragon City?Hey, Teacher, are you going to rest?" Il retracted his gaze, the legendary famous magician opposite him, his eyes were quietly closed, he was full of doubt, he couldn't even hear the creaking of the carriage, and his breathing rate was slow.
Ash opened his eyes, and a pair of dark brown eyes in his slightly sunken eye sockets quietly told the vicissitudes of time, but his mental state was not at all like an old man with gray hair, his face was ruddy, and he let out a hearty laugh. "Hahaha, child, we are now going to the great and magical gathering place of magicians, where your teacher and I are highly respected. But...... There's one thing I want to ask you, and you have to answer me honestly. ”
Yir chuckled in his heart, could it be that the teacher found out?
In fact, he was also very apprehensive in his heart, and he tried to recite the spell for several days, but the juice did not react at all, and it was useless for him to kneel on the ground and kowtow to the juice, and he even began to wonder if he really did not have the qualifications to learn magic.
The bowl of juice that Ash had cast was quietly set aside, and he didn't know what his problem was, but he didn't doubt the authenticity of the spell at all, but he was afraid that he was a constitution that was born unable to use magic.
Looking at the juice that clarified the bright colors, Ill thought of a way to try.
He thought of the words Ash had said, "The pure apple was infected by the demonic aura that existed in the world, so it turned into the color of blood plasma. "I've already cast a spell on the juices, which are no longer corrupted by the demon's breath. ”
Ash has a very powerful magic power, and these juices he has cast must also have the residue of magic power, so if I mix the juice that Mr. Gray has cast in my juice, does it also have the effect of resisting erosion? Thinking of this, he made a new juice that had not changed color and poured it into the apple juice that Ash had cast a spell, and he waited for a while, and found that the color had not changed much.
Overjoyed, and afraid of being discovered, he quietly divided the juice into two parts, recited the incantation aloud, and cried out, "I succeeded!"
When he appeared in front of Ash and the King with two bowls of brightly colored apple juice, Ash's jaw dropped in surprise. The king was evidently pleased, and immediately ordered a fresh apple juice to be prepared, and when the apple juice had turned completely reddish-brown, and the two bowls of juice that Ilr had brought had not changed in any way, the king greatly praised Il, and gave him many things. Il smiled happily on the surface, but in his heart he was afraid that Ash would let him cast another spell on the spot, and it would definitely be exposed.
Fortunately, although Mr. Gray was shocked, he didn't let him demonstrate on the spot.
In fact, what he didn't know was that Ash's heart was struggling fiercely at that time whether to tell others that the spell was not true, and he thought that this stinky boy had already found out that the spell he taught him was a lie, so he ignored this detail.
The king was naturally very willing to let Ilr learn magic with Ash, so he didn't care if Il's hands and feet were used, and quickly asked him to salute Ash and call him a teacher, just like that, Ash was difficult to ride a tiger, so he reluctantly accepted this apprentice.
"You didn't cast a spell with the spell I taught you. Ash put away his smile and said lightly.
Il's heart was pounding, and he swallowed, lowering his head and not daring to look into his gray eyes.
Ash sighed, "You say, since I have promised to accept you as an apprentice, I will not send you back, I just want to know how you did it?"
Only then did Il dare to raise his head, "Teacher, I, I found that I had been chanting the spell for several days, and the juice had not changed at all, so I mixed the juice you cast with the fresh juice......"
Ash suddenly realized, and scolded himself for his mistake in his heart, but looking at the pleasing and smart child in front of him, he thought that he really didn't have an heir for so many years, and it was fate to be able to accept him as an apprentice, so he was no longer depressed.
Seeing that Ash didn't show anger or disdain for him, Il's reassured.
After a week's journey, the two of them finally came to Black Dragon City.
Black Dragon City is located in the southeast corner of the continent, by the sea, one of the important ports of the kingdom, the location of the magician provided by the country of Tamu, located in the junction of two mountains, it is said that a long time ago, this was the territory of a huge black dragon, the warrior who slayed the dragon came here, fought with the dragon for three days and three nights, and finally cut off the head of the dragon, and then the warrior and his friends got the treasure of the dragon, and established a village at the flat place under the mountain, and then slowly found that it became what it is today.
In the downtown area, pubs and shops are lined up, showing a thriving scene. The shop is filled with everything from robes embroidered with beautiful patterns, "felt blankets" for keeping warm for sea voyages, to shiny silverware and all kinds of exotic fruits.
They made their way through the downtown area of Black Dragon City to the south in the mage-only area, where their final destination was. It is inhabited by magicians and their families, as well as apprentices sent from all over the world.
As he walked more and more remotely, Il's began to smell something bad.
Ash stopped suddenly, there was no one around, and there was only this old and young man in the empty street.
"I know you love magic, but I'm sure you're going to study magic with me? ”
"Teacher Gray, is there anything else in magic?" asked Il, puzzled, thinking that magicians were all the same.
"This is natural, after all, human life is limited, and it is also very powerful to be able to specialize in one category. We roughly divide magic into general magic, magic circle research, magic potion, magic beast research, and self-contained divination and contract magic. Ash explained.