Stepping on the twilight, Griffith and his party successfully passed through the tall gate of Thousand Sails City.

At Griffith's insistence, Hyde and the rest of the City Guard escorted him all the way to Gerald's Magic Tower.

"Captain Hyde, I'm going to invite you to drink. A small money bag was stuffed into Hyde's hand, and there were not many golden dragons in it, only ten, but enough for the soldiers to eat and drink in the best taverns in the docklands.

"Anna, you wait for me here. Griffith commanded as he pulled the dragon egg out of the leather pouch on his pack horse. Gerard's magic tower, naturally, will not allow Anna and other servants to enter at will.

"Welcome, Sir Griffith Caroling. The Gatekeeper's Golem's tone was as cold as ever, "The master is conducting an important magic experiment, please wait in the reception room." ”

As soon as Griffith walked into the reception room, he secretly screamed in his heart that something was wrong.

A tall, thin young man with a hooked nose was sitting proudly on the sofa in the center of the reception room, his right hand casually playing with the egg-sized ruby at the top of his wand, and a short and fat man standing beside him, nodding and whispering something.

Kyle Osborne, that's the name of a tall, lanky young man. As for Humpty Dumpty, his name is Doro, and he is a small character who is keen on slapping horses.

Griffith was a little annoyed, why did he come in with a dragon egg in his arms, he knew he should have put it in a pocket.

"Is this a dragon egg?" Kyle Osborne's eyes flashed, "Looks like Griffith, you've picked up a treasure this time." Do you want to sell it to me? I'll give you 100 gold dragons. ”

This is definitely a provocation.

Griffith didn't say anything, and silently found a place to sit in the corner.

Gerald did not have many apprentices, and even those who had already graduated were less than ten. If there's anyone who has the worst relationship with Griffith, it's Kyle Osborne. However, this is not a personal grudge, but a wrestling between the families behind the two.

The Osborne family is a famous family in the Ilia Peninsula, and its side branches, in-laws and other forces are intertwined. More than one-third of the Griffin family's chief warriors came from this family. Ten years ago, however, Griffith's father, Stone, snatched the position from the current Earl of Osborne.

There may be people in this world who are willing to abdicate and give way, but the Earl of Osborne is clearly not.

The grudge is settled, and the struggle naturally continues to the next generation.

From the first day Griffith became Gerald's apprentice, all kinds of provocations and embarrassments have not stopped. The current Griffith has always suspected that the previous owner of the body was attacked by magic, and it was probably Kyle's secret hand.

Kyle Osborne was already wary of Kyle Osborne, but Griffith couldn't fight back, so he had to treat the other party as air.

There is no way, it is not as good as others.

Kyle is 5 years older than Griffith, is already a level 3 mage, and is said to be marrying a baron's heiress soon. It is believed that in the near future, the strength of the Osborne family will become stronger.

"Lord Kyle, I'm so happy to hear that you've been promoted to the middle rank, and I'm so honored. Doro, the fat man who made people suspect that he had dwarven blood, pretended to say loudly, obviously demonstrating to Griffith: "In this way, Mentor Gerald will definitely recommend you to enter the Spell Alliance, and then you can go to the royal capital to study, and it is not difficult to advance to the higher level in the future." ”

Kyle is already a level 4 magician?Griffith's heart tightened, and he almost felt like he was in danger.

The Sorcery League is a mage organization supported by the royal family of Brittany. However, unlike other mage organizations on the Titanya continent, the Sorcery Alliance, which holds a royal allowance all year round, is not keen on expanding its power - after all, the total amount of the annual allowance is fixed, and the more members, the less golden dragons each person will get.

If you want to join the Spell Alliance, you must cross two thresholds, first of all, you must be a mage above the intermediate level, and secondly, you must have the recommendation of an old member. For Kyle and the others, the second point is not a problem at all, Gerald wants to strengthen his position in the Spell Alliance, and he naturally recommends it to apprentices who have reached level 4.

The Osborne family has always been rich in warriors, but there is not much to praise when it comes to mage training. Once Kyle joins the Sorcery Alliance, the family makes up for its shortcomings, and even the Marquis of Griffin has to be a little more careful.

That's a disaster.

His father, Stone, had just been seriously wounded and resigned as chief warrior, and the Carolingian family was in the midst of a storm, but they heard such bad news. Griffith could only pray now that the title left by his father would not fall to the head of Earl Osborne again.

The atmosphere in the reception room was a little frozen, and Griffith simply closed his eyes and recuperated, out of sight, but his heart was definitely not as calm as it appeared.

It wasn't long before Kyle Osborne was summoned by Gerald, followed by Doro, and half an hour later, Griffith's voice finally rang out in Gerald's ear: "Griffith, come to me." ”

"Mentor, this goblin tribe is more troublesome than expected, and the leader is a level 3 goblin warlock. But thanks to you, two of the city guards were seriously wounded, but no one died. Speaking of this, Griffithton paused, and said with a little apprehension: "In addition, I found this dragon egg in the lair, and the students dare not focus on themselves, please take a look." ”

Gerald took the egg from Griffith's hand, examined it carefully, and placed it on the desk in front of him. "Looks like it's supposed to be the egg of the white dragon. ”

Black dragons, red dragons, blue dragons, green dragons, and white dragons, collectively known as five-colored dragons, have a more tyrannical personality and belong to evil dragons. Correspondingly, there are five metal dragons, namely the golden dragon, the silver dragon, the red bronze dragon, the bronze dragon, and the brass dragon, which are called good dragons. The above are the ten most common true dragons in Titania.

The white dragon is the smallest and weakest in combat power.

Although there had been speculations for a long time, Griffith was still a little disappointed to hear Gerald judge it this way. However, Gerrard's immediate remarks greatly surprised Griffith.

I saw Gerard show a rare smile, "This is your trophy, naturally it's yours." As a guru, I can't be cheeky and take it away. Of course, if you want to sell it, I can also help, 10,000 gold dragons should be a more appropriate price, just enough for you to buy a bottle of Azure Potion. ”

Griffith never thought that there would be such a good thing, this is a dragon - although it is only the weakest white dragon, but it is also a real dragon, much stronger than a griffin! You know, the Griffin family can monopolize the entire Ilia Peninsula, and the biggest reliance is on the griffin knights under the direct command of the marquis himself. And throughout the Ilia Peninsula, the number of griffin knights has never exceeded ten.

Before entering the magic tower, Griffith's idea was to offer the dragon egg to Gerald in exchange for benefits, and he didn't dare to expect such a good thing.

Seeing that Griffith's face was sluggish, Gerald's smile deepened a little.

"You don't have to think too highly of me. If it had been a few years earlier, I would have taken this dragon egg. The true dragon's innate magical ability has great reference value for mid- and low-level mages. But now that I've touched the threshold of the high-level, it's just a little bit of water grinding, and now I don't have time to be distracted, and this dragon egg doesn't mean anything to me. ”

"Then student, I'll congratulate you in advance, teacher, and you've advanced to the next level. Griffith was not stupid, he was just a little dizzy from the pie falling from the sky just now, and now he came back to his senses and immediately wished his teacher to go further.

"Don't get too happy, though. The growth period of the true dragon is too long, and it takes one or two hundred years to grow into a young dragon, which was not very useful before. Coupled with the high cost of feeding a true dragon, few people will domesticate a true dragon except for the Holy Dragon Kingdom in the east. Gerald turned his head and poured cold water on Griffith.

"You haven't been able to master level 2 magic, and this dragon egg is an opportunity for you. Now you have two ways to choose, my suggestion is to sell the dragon egg and buy a bottle of Azure potion to heal your soul wounds, and the other way is more risky, find a way to make a devil's symbiosis contract, and then wait for the dragon egg to hatch, and sign a symbiosis contract with the young dragon while it is ignorant. ”

"On the second path, some people have succeeded, but more people have failed, those who are lucky have become fools, and many more people have just died. How to choose, you decide. ”

Griffith's mood at this time was like a roller coaster.

Devil!Symbiosis Pact!Griffith never expected to hear these words from Gerald's mouth.

There is God in this world.

The Kingdom of Brittania was relatively liberal in terms of religion and did not have a single temple. For example, the royal family of Breton believes in the god of nobility, but its vassals Griffin family believe in the Lord of the Storm, and Griffith's father Stone is a believer in the god of lions.

Most of the churches in Titania can be found in the Kingdom of Brittanya. But no matter how free it is, it is illegal to believe in the devil and demons, and once discovered, it will be immediately hunted down by the nobles and various churches.

Perhaps aware of Griffith's concerns, Gerald explained, "Dealing with devil believers is, of course, a capital offense. But when it comes to destroying the Devil's Church, similar loot is often obtained. For example, the symbiosis contract is generally a prop used by the devil to seduce high-level professionals. Although eventually the soul will fall into the ninth layer of purgatory, before that, the signatories can share in the life span and abilities of the devil, and many people can't resist such temptation. ”

"Although it was created for evil purposes, the symbiosis contract itself is not evil, because the condition for the contract to be formed is that both parties must be completely voluntary. With the exception of the Church of the God of Justice, most churches acquiesce in the existence of symbiotic contracts, but they cannot be sold publicly, and it will take a lot of trouble to get them. ”

After listening to Gerald's explanation, Griffith finally put his mind at ease.

I don't have any worries, but which path to choose?

If a month ago, Griffith might have chosen the Azure Potion, even if he wasn't sure if his condition was soul wounded. But now the situation of the Carolingian family no longer allows him to be comfortable and stable.

"Mentor, I choose the second path, I want to sign a symbiotic contract with this dragon!" Griffith said categorically.