Chapter 3: The Drawer
Sima Zhe really said, "It's me, your eldest brother!" put the hand that was about to be raised on the third sister's hand, fell down again, and then stopped moving. The third sister looked at Sima Zhe's face again, and thought back to every time Sima Zhe was almost half dead, he came back to life. So I tried my best to pull him up, but he didn't move. So he woke up the people in the house.
The next evening, Sima Zhe woke up and saw a large family standing by his bedside. Just say, Mom, I'm hungry! At this point, everyone laughed. They all know that this Sima Zhe is fine.
When asked about Sima Zhe afterwards, Sima Zhe only remembered that it was dark when he woke up. It took all the strength of his body to crawl out of the graveyard. It is estimated that the uncles buried the grave more firmly, and he suffocated in the coffin. He walked another part of the mountain road and finally returned home.
After this incident, Sima Zhe's deeds were passed on for a while. But after Sima Zhe's father went through this, he had to become much weaker, and he couldn't swing the hammer as freely as before. The family's income has become not so much, but there is a new member in the family, and all the burden of supporting the family falls on Sima Zhe's shoulders. Fortunately, Sima Zhe died so "once" that he had some "burial expenses". Life can barely get by, and it will not sell the land.
Sima Zhe just worked on irons on weekdays, and when he didn't work, he occasionally went to work as a coolie part-time, like an ordinary person for two years. Time flies, and it is two years later. The Mage Academy came to Jicheng to select students with mage talents. As a result, the younger generation of the city's school-age had to participate in a selection, and of course some dignitaries and nobles participated in the selection again. Why can I take the exam again? As long as there is money, what can't be solved? Even if we can be exempted from military service, why can't we take the selection test a few more times? I guess this is also a way for the examiners to make money. At this time, Sima Zhe also went, and also went to run tricks. But Sima Zhe's drunkenness is not in wine, but in coolies.
In the scorching sun on the selection field, Sima Zhe and his partners diligently set up the sunshade tents used by dignitaries. A friend asked Sima Zhe, Sima Zhe, you have reached the age of eighteen, and every family must have one person to serve in the military. Sima Zhe said, yes, I went to serve in the military, and I was worried. As soon as I left, there was no one to take care of the house, and I didn't know what to do. The little friend smiled, in case you are selected, you can be exempted from military service. Sima Zhe said, Which is more difficult, passing the exam or earning 100,000 gold coins? The little friend said that it is more difficult to pass the exam than earning a million gold coins! Sima Zhe said, by the way, how did you exempt yourself from military service? The little friend said, My family spent a lot of money to find someone to go for me. Sima Zhe asked how much? The little friend approached Sima Zhe and whispered in his ear 10,000! Sima Zhe listened and said 10,000 repeatedly! His expression was a little uncalm. The little friend whispered, yes, otherwise how could I have worked with you as a coolie? This is a return to the pre-liberation period. Sima Zhe sighed and said, I'd better go to military service. The little friend said, this is a life, it's worth it. As the saying goes, nine out of ten soldiers die, and very few can come back alive. Sima Zhe said, is it so terrifying. The little friend added, I heard the soldier come back and said that the mage can wipe out hundreds of soldiers with a single spell......
Sima Zhe! Sima Zhe! Is there anyone here named Sima Zhe! A person in the selection field shouted!
Sima Zhe heard it, and echoed in response. Sima Zhe turned around and said to his friend, I'll go back. The little friend nodded and said, go and go back quickly, we still have a lot of work to do.
Sima Zhe ran to the caller and said, My lord, I am Sima Zhe. The caller said, "Those who call their names line up here in the order of the names called, and the next batch will be yours." I'm talking about the rules, and you'll go in order for a while, and then when you hear the examiner say it's started, you put your hands on the crystal ball. The examiner said yes and put his hands down. The examiner said let's go, and you can come out. The examiner said to stay and take the next test.
After hearing this, Sima Zhe muttered in his heart, such a child's play has decided where they will go? Seeing that they went in one by one, they came out one by one. When Sima Zhe walked into the selection field, he saw that on the high platform he had set up, there were five people in legal robes sitting on the desk seriously, and Sima Zhe noticed that there was a girl in a legal robe standing in the corner of the desk. The appearance is a little familiar, but I can't remember who she is? With a graceful figure, she held a roster and said, Sima Zhe is it? Sima Zhe replied yes. The girl looked at him and said let's get started. So Sima Zhe pressed his hands on the transparent crystal ball, and there was no change. After a while, the girl said, Let's go! So Sima Zhe hurried out, as if he had something to deal with.
A middle-aged man on the high platform said, why is the quality so poor this year, and none of them have been able to light up the crystal ball until now, let alone someone who has entered the exam. A young woman in a robe said that it should be held every five years in the future, otherwise it would be too much trouble and waste her youth here. The blue-robed mage asked, Bai Lu heard that your brother is also here this year, he is fine. The graceful girl replied, Yes, my brother must be better than them. My father usually loves him more than I do, so he should have done a good job. The young woman in the orange robe said, "I see, your father loves you more and has found you such a powerful master." A spirit man said, I really look forward to what kind of gifted spirit your brother is. Whether it's a proper Dharma spirit or a sword spirit, maybe he's a puppet spirit like your father......
The scorching sun turned into a sunset, and the second round of the selection test ended at once. The building was empty, and there were only a few magic weapons left in the hall for the second exam. It's far-fetched to say that it's a magic weapon, they're just stones with crystals. A rough stone spirit staff, a stone spirit glove, and a stone spirit sword. Clever friends all went to carry the magic weapons with handles. In addition to the stone sword, the difficulty is that the lower half of the blade of this stone sword is integrated with a stone, and only the upper part is exposed. You can't move without four or five strong friends. At this time, only Sima Zhe was left to tinker with the stone by himself. He tried to load the carriage himself, but he couldn't push it. Sima Zhe saw this stone sword and liked it very much, or when he was a child, his stepmother gave him a broken scabbard. So he took a stone sword. Somewhere did the idea come from, he tried to draw such a sword that was integrated with the stone on the chassis. Sima Zhe held the hilt of the sword with both hands, and the stone, which he thought was very difficult to shake, was pulled out so lightly. One of the leaders of the supervisors present saw it, his expression was in a trance, thinking that he would have a big deal, and he was not able to supervise it effectively, and the small ones broke the magic weapon used for selection, and hurriedly walked over while saying how did you pull it out of this cheap thing. The surrounding friends also looked at Sima Zhe, only to see the stone sword in his hand slowly shedding the skin of the stone, revealing his true face. A sword, an out-and-out sword, the crystal on the hilt of the sword quietly shone, and a purple light shone in the sky.