Section XVII: Lutien's Identity
"Lord Karen, it seems that you are not only good at swordsmanship, but also have a deep foundation in magic. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info" Kyeloa expressed his heartfelt admiration to the Cavaliers captain he had just worked with.
"You've won a prize. Cullen smiled shyly as he heard the legendary sage praise him, touching the back of his head in embarrassment.
Meluja and Valrhona couldn't help but glance at Karen who rarely showed a shy expression, and there was some suspicion in each other's eyes.
In their minds, Karen's image has been defined as a nagging and noisy uncle, and now they see that this uncle will actually show a humble attitude towards others, in addition to surprise, more feelings are unbelievable.
Moreover, as a knight, Cullen was able to perform large-scale spells that even wind-attribute crescent-level mages could not reach, which was the most surprising. Regardless of the non-magical Daron and Zazacha, Merus can clearly see the gap between herself and the knight. Although Meleva had been studying magic for more than two years, she was still at the second level of apprenticeship, but she still knew exactly what class of spells Cullen was using.
All high-level magics can only be used by magicians who have reached a certain level. It's not that you don't have to be at a certain level to learn, but if you don't have enough magic in a mage's body, you won't be able to drive such a large amount of magic. The Wind Splitting Technique that Cullen had just used was exactly one of the higher-level magics.
Higher-level magic consumes the most mana, so if the mana storage in the body is not enough, it will not be eligible to use it at all.
The three most important criteria for measuring a magician's level are the amount of magic in the magician's body, the highest level of spells he can use, and the third is the proficiency of the highest level of spells he uses.
These conditions must be judged together, and none of them is indispensable.
For example, Karen could indeed use high-level magic such as the Wind Split, but only once a day because he didn't have enough mana.
For another example, if Cullen uses a spell with a novice wind attribute magician, it must be Cullen's spell power, which is stronger. Because as a wind-based magician, he is more proficient in controlling the wind-based mana.
However, among the three standards, the most basic is still the first.
The amount of mana can be said to be the most important prerequisite, and the amount of mana can determine the level of spells you can use, as well as the number of times all spells can be used. High-level spells can only be learned when a mage has a store of mana that can drive it.
The higher the level of the spell, the more mana it costs. Therefore, the same mage can use lower magic multiple times a day, but can only use upper magic once or a few times. There is so much magic in the body, and how to distribute it is the first thing that a magician needs to consider before using magic.
In Kyllloa's book, he does not advise novice magicians to practice high-level magic as soon as possible, because even if he succeeds in learning a high-level magic, using it only once a day will drain his mana, and the gains outweigh the losses. In addition, spells are not 100% sure attacks, and if the large magic that is used with great difficulty is dodged by the enemy or mistakes by yourself, it will put you in an irreparable predicament in battle.
Novice magicians, it is better to practice more subordinate magic, control the lower magic more proficiently, and improve the power of each magic solidly, so that it is the most correct way to cultivate demons. In addition, if you use a spell more than once, the increase in experience and skill will affect the drive time, mana cost, and power of the spell. The more skilled the magic, the shorter the drive time, the lower the mana cost, and the more powerful it becomes. Therefore, some people blindly pursue powerful magic, but in fact, it is nothing more than a sword to go sideways.
Moreover, Karen's innate attribute is wind, which means that he can channel wind-attribute spells more smoothly than others. He can use Wind Split, but he can't necessarily use magic of other attributes of the same level. Merufa's innate attribute is ice, and according to Kyllloa's perception, this child's innate attribute is very strong, so he can master the Frost Sky Ice Condensation Technique at the level of the Magister.
Cullen learned the Wind Splitting Technique only for exceptional circumstances like today's. Magicians must use magic through the distribution of the magic in their bodies.
For the average person, the concept of magic can be understood as equivalent to mental power, and if magic is used excessively, people will experience symptoms such as dizziness, confusion, difficulty concentrating, and exhaustion. There are only two ways to regain lost mana, one is to rest honestly, and the other is to take some special potions.
Sleep is the best way to restore your magic, and under normal circumstances, you can wake up to make up all the magic lost in the previous day, which is the magic of nature. It's a bit complicated to explain, but in short, the human body naturally absorbs mana in the air and converts it into its own magic power, and the magic power is replenished the fastest during sleep.
In other words, if Karen wants to recover the magic he just used, he should just take a nap.
Daron and the others didn't have much rest because they were harassed by Alatto last night and chased Alicia who was abducted by him overnight. And Ludian and his party had wanted to travel overnight last night, turning over the mountains that were currently standing at their feet, but they had not closed their eyes all night. Now that the battle was over, the expressions on everyone's faces were tired, and the sleepiness caused them to crouch on the ground one by one and yawn.
Daron sat crouched with his sword in the middle of a huge pile of rubble, and in front of him was a hill-high pile of stones that had formed the Golem's torso, but now the tombstone for the red-haired magician.
Closing his eyes, Daron sighed as if he was about to vomit out all the tiredness on his body. After that, he stood up with his big sword in his hand and walked towards a large tree in the distance.
Alicia lay flat in the shade of a tree, her hands folded on her chest, her expression and posture like that of a saint. Beside her, on one knee was a young man with blond hair, none other than the noble son Lutian, who had a noble temperament.
Lutian's eyes were fixed on Alicia's sleeping face, and from the expression on his face, there was no sign of affection, and the expression between his eyebrows seemed to be a kind of care between relatives.
In the wide field of vision, the trees stood at the junction of the yellow sand and the grass, the luxuriant branches and leaves were like a large umbrella, and the golden hair of the young man and the girl reflected a golden glimmer in the sunlight, and Daron stopped for a moment, for he thought the picture was so beautiful.
A gust of morning breeze blew, and Kelloya's words echoed in his ears for some reason:
"Twelve years ago, the Los border. ”
Darron's mind seemed to retrieve the fragments of his memories from when he was a cadet of the Order......
At that time, there was a major event that caused a stir throughout the country.
In order to strengthen friendly relations with its neighbors, the Duchy of Los sent an ambassador to Galbadia to request the organization of a joint military exercise, which the reigning Emperor of Anglas readily agreed.
Although it is said that it is to strengthen diplomatic relations, everyone understands that it is a demonstration of military power between the two countries. Therefore, neither Los nor Galbadia saw this operation as a simple military exercise. The regular armies clashed each other, and the slightest carelessness could turn into war.
During that time, there was a frequent exchange of emissaries between the two countries. In order to organize this exercise, almost all the organs of the state are in a tense situation.
The exercise was held on the Qagis Plains under the Qagis Mountains, on the border between Garbadia and Los. The diameter of the plain is about 1,000 kilometers from north to south, and about 600 kilometers from east to west. As for the ownership of the land in this plain, the two countries did not deliberately fight for it, and it seems that when the territorial treaty was signed, it was divided as an independent block. Therefore, Los and Galbadia will not develop this natural ecological area, and let it exist as a national border.
In order to participate in this exercise, Emperor Anglas brought 50,000 troops, and even Mekrog, one of the three generals of the kingdom, accompanied the army.
At that time, the young and fashionable Talon was practicing day after day outside the royal city, when he suddenly heard a deafening sound of trumpets ringing inside the royal city. Then, the city gate slowly rose, and a silver tide of 50,000 kingdom troops, led by the royal car of Anglas, poured out of the gate of the royal city, passed through the somewhat congested road in the royal capital, and poured into the southern avenue under the eager eyes of countless subjects on both sides of the road.
Squeezing into the market, like the people around him, he was staring at the armor in a daze, and suddenly felt his shoulder slapped by a broad and powerful palm. When he turned around, he found his father, Hediway Stonard, smiling at him.
"Are you lazy again, boy?" said Hediway's magnetic voice, peeking through his slightly gray beard.
"So you say, the whole city is lazy now?" replied Talon indifferently.
"Just your mouth will say. Hediway smiled disapprovingly and continued, "The city will be busy when the king is away during this time, so take care of yourself." ”
Darlon's mother died young, and he lives with his father, Hediway. When Hediway was busy with work, he often returned late or couldn't even return home, and these Daron had long been used to it, so he just nodded and didn't say anything more.
"It's okay to be lazy today, you won't see this kind of big event often, don't forget to complete today's exercise when the meeting is over. After Hediway finished explaining, he was just about to turn around and leave, when Darron, who was looking at the crowd, suddenly asked:
"Father, I heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will also travel with the army today, but why haven't I seen him until now?"
"Oh, Your Majesty has placed His Highness Luthieva in the second echelon, that is, Mekrog's side, and you will be able to see him later. ”
Daron frowned when he heard this, and asked:
"Why doesn't the crown prince follow His Majesty the king? Is it really like the rumors say that the relationship between the king and the crown prince is not good?"
"Don't talk nonsense, His Majesty must think that His Highness can learn more by following General Mekrog. Your Majesty is not the kind of person who would pamper his own children. ”
"However, I heard that the crown prince wants to give up the right to inherit the throne and leave the palace to become a businessman, which annoys His Majesty and causes a bad relationship between the two, is this true?"
Haidway pursed his lips and fumbled Darron's head, messing up his black hair.
"It's not something you need to interject into, rumors are just rumors, don't just listen with your ears, learn to see with your own eyes. Suddenly, Hediway's gaze swept towards the marching troops, and at a glance he spotted the eye-catching blonde hair in the crowd, "Look, the crown prince is here." ”
Dalong excitedly searched through the crowd and quickly found the location of the crown prince. At the age of 13, he rode a tall white horse, and at his side, General Mekrog, whose burly figure was wrapped in heavy armor.
Some of the surrounding people also cheered when they saw the crown prince, but they were obviously not as excited as they had seen the king before. In response to the call of the people, the crown prince also raised his hand and greeted with a smile. But Daron felt that there was some reluctance and embarrassment in his smile, perhaps following the instructions of Mekrog beside him.
When Daron thought of this, he suddenly felt funny, and Hediway looked at him from behind, and asked strangely:
"What are you laughing at?"
"Nothing," Daron replied with a smile, "I was just thinking that perhaps His Highness the Crown Prince is like me, and he has a trouble-hating personality." ”
"What a mess. I've been lazy and stolen enough, so let's go back to the team and practice, don't you see that you're a knight watching the excitement around you?"
"Okay, okay~"
Daron looked at the back of the crown prince in the distance, stretched and withdrew from the crowd of onlookers......
After that, the military exercises should have gone smoothly, but unexpected circumstances occurred. The crown prince, who was traveling with the army, turned out to be on the border of Los and disappeared......
Daron recalls what he saw with his own eyes, but he doesn't know why he remembered these fragments at this time.
Daron looked at Luthien under the tree and noticed that his figure was gradually overlapping with the 13-year-old with the striking blonde hair he remembered.
Ludian, Ludian, Ludian............ Luthiefar?!
A roar sounded in Daron's heart, and the figure of the crown prince in his memories completely coincided with Lutian in front of him.
“...... Your Highness!?"