98 cart pullers
The dust was billowing and drifting, and ordinary people riding large ants began to rush towards the 'ant cart', and their faces were extremely excited, as if there were relatives among the captured women.
Probably under the influence of these men, the women on the 'ant cart' also began to cheer and shout, and even the large ants pulling the cart in front of them shook their heads and hissed.
Slightly embarrassed, the female apprentice who made the suggestion just now saw this scene and regretted what she said, the current wizard class is more humane than in ancient times, and this has also affected the current wizard apprentice.
One of the young apprentices of the Bacchus family frowned at his companion, seemingly reluctant to use ordinary people as tools.
Expressionless, the prince didn't say anything when he saw the ordinary people running over, he just frowned and thought about the strange iron lock in front of him, while Jack next to him sighed slightly and recalled the wizarding history in his mind.
In ancient times, sorcerers did not treat mortals as their own kind, and more often than not, they treated them like animals, but in modern times the situation has changed a lot, mainly due to the sparse population and the overall improvement of quality.
In ancient times, although the world environment was superior and comfortable, there were very few qualified human beings, and only about three or four people out of hundreds of thousands of people could become wizard apprentices, and because of this, wizards regarded themselves as beings beyond humans.
But now this era is different, not to mention whether the qualifications are good or bad, almost one in thirty children will be able to become a wizard apprentice, although it is difficult to promote to a formal wizard, but ordinary wizard apprentices are gradually becoming popular, coupled with the mental decline after the age of thirty, the relationship between mortals and apprentices is gradually getting closer.
After all, there are too few apprentices who can be successfully promoted, and if they don't accept the magic transformation that consumes their lifespan, they will just be reduced to ordinary people, and after becoming a transformation apprentice, many things will be restricted, and almost no one in the big family will consider it except for some declining side lines.
Ordinary production apprentices and magical assistants are inexpensive and used as low-level labor on the mainland, and even if they retain rudimentary magic, they will greatly weaken supernatural abilities, and the transformation and training of combat apprentices and medical attendants is too complex and expensive.
"The end of the ancient wizards, the destruction of the ancient wizards, and then the reconstruction of the modern wizards, in this sparsely populated continent with a severe shortage of labor, mortals have become a valuable resource for the four major schools and inland kingdoms to compete for. ”
Jack sighed lightly, the so-called 'human touch' of modern wizards was forced out by this environment, and the slavery system and racial slavery of ancient wizards have long disappeared into history.
As for the reason, it is very simple, those weak human descendants and intelligent populations have long died in the decline of the native world, and the remaining human beings are those who have adapted to the harsh environment of the excellent bloodline, simply put, the current human beings are much stronger than their ancestors in ancient times.
For example, there is a little girl who was bitten by a monitor lizard in the 'ant cart' just now, and without any supernatural strength, she can resist the poison of pollution and barely maintain her life by her own constitution, which is completely impossible in ancient times.
The same is true for the current wizard apprentices and wizards, they have also surpassed the earliest wizard ancestors, if those wizard ancestors in ancient times are allowed to travel to the present, maybe they are not as good as the ordinary people here, and the harsh environment alone can kill them.
The first batch of elite wizards on this continent have done experimental statistics, and if some so-called powerful lifeforms that devour the heavens and the earth come to this world, they may be ordinary creatures the size of human palms at best, and the same is true of some wizard ancestors in ancient times, and what caused all this was the great destruction of ancient wizards.
Correspondingly, if the creatures of the modern continent return to the past, they may become extremely powerful, and the superior living environment and pollution-free energy essence may turn the ant-like existence into a terrifying monster as huge as a planet.
"The harsh conditions of modern times have sealed most of the supernatural powers, and now the creatures on the continent can be said to be unconsciously strong, maybe these ants pulling carts can become powerful monsters like evil gods in a certain world. ”
Jack looked at the giant ant with its swinging head and was slightly amused, he remembered the movie 'Superman' he had seen on Earth, the alien ran to another world and became extremely powerful due to different environments, and this theory should also be applicable to the wizarding world.
When Jack recalled, the twin sisters were also ordinary people who had gathered to run over, and they placed them aside after a little inquiry, although these people were eager to release their relatives and friends from the cage, but they also obediently obeyed after hearing the words of the apprentices.
"This place should not be far from the traffic and trade route guarded by the wizard, let's ignore this iron lock and directly pull people and 'ant carts' over, if you rush overnight, you can reach it before dawn. ”
The prince stared at the lock for a moment before deciding that Sean had deliberately placed it close to the wizard's town for the safety of him and Jack, as a precautionary measure.
"Overnight, at this time?"
With frowns furrowed, several of the apprentices of the Bacchus family looked a little ugly, because the prince asked them to travel for a day today, and they were in a hurry to rest and eat not long ago, and they were asked to travel overnight after they had just dealt with the monitor lizard.
"Prince Kakano, what about these ordinary people?"
The younger sister of the twins pointed to the ordinary people gathered next to her, who were anxiously waiting for their loved ones, including the little boy who had been captured by Jack for questioning.
"Take it away together, you find two people to keep an eye on the back, and if there is any abnormal movement, you can directly use rudimentary magic to suppress it. ”
The prince waved his hand impatiently and then commanded everyone, and the female apprentice also nodded silently after hearing his words, in general, the order given by the other party was not wrong, although they would be a little tired today, but they could also rest assured when they arrived at the place where the wizard was stationed.
"Replace these two ants that pull the cart, if you use them to transport women, I don't know when it will arrive, my pet is a 'sandworm', and using it to pull the cart can shorten the time a lot. ”
Slightly impatient, a wizard apprentice of the Bacchus family smashed his mouth after seeing the cart being 'tampered with ants', the creatures controlled by ordinary people are very weak, and it is indeed too slow to rely on them to pull the cart, at this time, he wants to have a good rest and hopes to reach his destination as soon as possible.
There was no objection from anyone, and the two large old and thin ants had already made people frown, and it was certainly good for the wizard apprentice who was eager to rest to arrive early.
"Get out of the way! My little darling is very grumpy, don't blame me if your 'ants' are eaten. ”
Impatiently, the wizard apprentice of the Bacchus family drove a strange creature that looked like a grasshopper over, and Jack glanced at the magical pet and didn't pay much attention, and the 'Sandworm' is also a common large pet.
Trembling, except for the pets of the wizard's apprentice, the ants ridden by ordinary people began to tremble and hiss when they saw this hideous giant worm, and it seemed that they were frightened, but it was very strange that the two emaciated ants who pulled the cart did not have much reaction.
Unconcerned, in the dark of night, the tired wizard apprentice didn't notice this detail, and the apprentice of the Bacchus family untied the cart rope of the large ant and began to attach his magic pet.
Naturally, the two ants staggered out, their eyes glazed over the wizarding apprentices who had been drawn to the iron locks, and at the same time very subtle fluctuations of magic began to emanate from their heads.
"Huh? Magic Fluctuation ?!!"
Frowning, Jack suddenly felt something abnormal, the mature parasitic plants were somewhat comparable to the perception of a formal wizard, and at this time he vaguely sensed the aura of magic.
"Romy, did I hear me talking to you? Fly to the garrison area to report the situation, remember to bring some helpers back to pick up the team and these ordinary people. ”
The prince looked at Jack with displeasure as he and his twin sisters were discussing the matter when Romy, who had a flying pet, was ordered to run errands to report the news.
Frowning and ignoring it, the prince was furious when he saw Jack's 'arrogant' appearance, he was already dissatisfied with the configuration and tasks of this team, and at this time he was even more angry when he saw the other party so contemptuous.
Secretly happy, the wizarding apprentices of the Brans family were very happy to see the prince being ignored, and they were fed up with each other's arrogant attitude at this time, and the prince had taken all his anger out on them before leaving.
"No, it's not the ant cart and the iron lock, and the woman in the cart has no trace of being magical......, where did this fluctuation come from?
With a gloomy face, Jack urged the parasitic plants in his body to sense and search, and the sword of Ella, which enhanced his control ability, was also activated and used, and the mental bubbles in his brain suddenly trembled.
"Ants!It's the two ants pulling the cart!!"
Pupils constricted, Jack reacted when he saw the two stunned emaciated ants, four of the ten wizard apprentices were in control of powerful magical pets, but the two ants walked past them without care, and this made Jack see the clue!