Chapter 8: The Minaret
"Keep up, the magic spire is ahead!" Rodelis shouted excitedly.
It was pitch black, and by starlight you could see the spire shaped like an ancient castle, standing on a low slope, surrounded by thorn-like plants.
There was a faint light flickering at the top of the minaret, but other than that, it was no different from the European medieval castles that Filin had seen in the original world.
The four of them walked to the gate and stopped, "It's so late, will it disturb Master Rogge?" Ellie asked softly.
"No, I know that guy too well, he used to stay up all night when I stayed here. Rodrith didn't seem to have much respect for his magic teacher, and Filin frowned slightly.
"How to say that we are also juniors, and the basic etiquette still has to be taught. Filmin gave Rodlis a blank look.
"Haha, we magicians don't have so many worldly constraints, not to mention that guy is younger than me!" said the magic apprentice with a look of disdain.
Rodlis's answer surprised them.
There are very few magicians on the continent, and to become a true magician, you must go through many years of cultivation.
This is not only related to one's own talent, but also the proficiency in the use of magic power, as well as the mastery of magic casting skills, also have extremely high requirements.
This is the fifth year that Rodrith has studied magic, and he is still an apprentice in magic.
According to Filin's understanding of the classification of magicians, only magicians who have reached the fifth rank or above are tacitly allowed to accept apprentices.
At this time, he was full of expectations for the magic teacher in the mouth of Rodlis, and he couldn't wait to see the demeanor of this genius magician.
Rodrith put Loras down and handed it to Film. A light blue flame ignited in one hand, and he walked to the door by the light of the fire, and pressed a silver button like a doorbell, but it didn't make a sound, and it didn't seem to be a doorbell.
After a few seconds, the door slowly opened with the click of gears.
This reminded him of the anti-theft function called 'fingerprint unlocking' in the old world, and he couldn't help but laugh dumbly, it seems that this magic is similar to modern technology.
Seeing that it was still pitch black inside, Ellie asked timidly, "Are we really going to go in, and there won't be anything terrible, right?"
"Don't worry, even if there is, it will be captured by that guy Rogge as a test subject. Rodrith picked up Loras and motioned for Filin and the others to go ahead.
In the dim light of the fire, Filin and his party walked into the spire, and the door behind them slowly closed.
I saw the flame in Rodlis's hand fly out of his hand, drawing an arc in the darkness, and instantly lit all the candles on the wall, and the bright light instantly illuminated the entire hall. Seeing Ellie's surprised expression, Rodlis snorted lightly, a hint of smugness on his face.
"No, go up from here, that guy should be in the room on the top floor. Rodrith gently placed Loras on the couch, "Let him rest here first." As he spoke, he pointed to the huge revolving escalator in front of him.
"Let's go, let's get something to eat first, I'm almost hungry!" Filin and Ellie followed behind Rodrith, looking around the inside of the spire.
They walked into a room that looked like a dining room, and immediately felt a wave of warmth hit them. Near the fireplace, there is a large rectangular wooden table topped with a white floral tablecloth and a center full of fruit.
There are also four chairs on the side of the wooden table, and in front of the chairs are neatly arranged silver cutlery, and some cooked foods such as chicken and baked potatoes, with tender lettuce underneath, served in a glass dish. The bright silver goblet is filled with red wine, and it looks like the host has arranged a dinner with the presence of a guest knowing in advance.
Rodliston's eyes lit up, grabbed a chicken leg and stuffed it into his mouth, Filin couldn't help but swallow his saliva and said: "I haven't met my master yet, so I use other people's food without permission, is this really good." ”
"No matter what you're doing with so much, it's never too late to explain when you're full. Rodlis burped contentedly, picked up a charred potato, slid it in his hand, and bit down hard, leaning back in his chair with a look of enjoyment.
Fei Lin didn't care so much at the moment, so he asked Ellie to sit down, and then gave her some chicken in front of him, and then lowered his head and gobbled it up.
Ellie dipped the lettuce in caviar and ate it in small bites, still worried about Loras's safety.
After experiencing this series of changes, the girl's jade-clear fingers are already full of scars, and the originally clear and crystal eyes are also covered with black circles, which looks very distressing.
"Rodleys, can you explain to me why you are at my table at midnight!" A childish voice suddenly sounded, and Rodlis shuddered with fright, and almost squirted out the red wine in his mouth.
The two of them hurriedly stood up, not daring to make a sound.
Filin saw a child of no more than twelve or thirteen years old appear in the doorway, less than his shoulder. The child had a baby face, unusually large eyes, and wore an untimely short red jacket with loose red trousers underneath.
Rogge was now looking through the thick lenses, skipping Rodlis, looking at Filmin and Ellie from head to toe.
Ellie felt a little frightened and grabbed Film's sleeve and hid behind her.
"Mr. Rog, I happened to pass by the minaret, and I thought I would come and pay a visit. Rodlis didn't know how to explain it for a while, so he had to make up an excuse.
"Do you think I'll believe you as a liar?, and who are these two guys standing next to you, and that dirty wretched creature downstairs?" said Rog as he walked over to them with an angry expression.
"But aren't you a child yourself?" Fei Lin realized he had said the wrong thing.
"You stinky fellow, you have eaten up my dinner, and instead of being grateful, you have come to teach me a lesson, believe it or not, I will smelt you as an experiment!" Rogge stomped his feet angrily, and his little hands began to gather milky white light.
"Teacher, don't be impulsive...... Rodliston broke out in a cold sweat, "they're all my friends, and they don't mean anything." ”
"Oh, really? Then you're going to have to get this guy to apologize to me first. Only then did Rogge stop and snort coldly, pouting his little mouth high.
Looking at the angry appearance of the short magician in front of him, Fei Lin felt a little funny in his heart, but he still bowed respectfully and said, "It's a gaffe, Master Magician." It is also out of desperation to disturb your rest time, and we will leave as soon as it is dawn. ”
"It's pretty much the same, seeing that you're just an ordinary person, I don't care about you. To their surprise, Rogge simply agreed to Filin's request, turned around and walked out.
The magician stopped at the door, "By the way, that poor worm downstairs seems to be dying~" The childish voice obviously had a gloating tone.
"What?!" the three of them were taken aback, and Rodrith and Ellie immediately ran downstairs to check on Loras. Fei Lin was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly ran out of the door.
"Ouch!" they were startled by a sudden scream from upstairs, and it turned out that Filin had accidentally stepped on Rogge as he passed by the doorway.
"You idiot! I have to clean you up today!" Filmin turned and stopped, looking down at Rogge.
"Look at it, be careful that I turn you into a test subject!" Rogge trembled with anger, clenched his little fists and clenched intimidatingly, his white teeth clucking.
"Eh, you- what are you doing......"
I saw that Fei Lin reluctantly stretched out his right hand, gently pressed it on the magician's head, gently stroked the golden hair, and touched Rogge's crimson cheeks.
"Good ~ don't cry. Filin smiled slightly, and looked at Rogge with his starry eyes,
"Okay..."Rogge agreed very obediently, and his little face turned red with shame at the moment.
After saying that, Filin turned around and ran down the stairs, while Rogge stared blankly at the back of Filin leaving in a hurry, something in his heart was quietly melting.
How could he, how could he do this to me!, and when Filin's figure disappeared from sight, Rogge realized what he had done to him.
Rodrith heard an earth-shattering cry from upstairs, and watched as Filin ran to Loras's side as if he had seen a ghost.
"What did you do to him, Filin?" asked Ellie, curious.
"It's nothing, I saw that he was quite angry, so I just touched his head. How's Loras doing now?" said Firin.
"It's over, that guy is going to be so angry that he's going to pull off the roof!" Rodrith watched the upstairs movement with a look of horror.