The little fox girl walked under the eaves with her tail between her legs, and slowly came to the door of Roy's room. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

It was the Foster family's temporary base in the Imperial Advance Legion's occupation of the town, protected inside and out by several layers of family guards or Imperial soldiers. As a little fox girl who is known to be favored by Rod, she naturally does not encounter any danger here. If she turns into a fox, she'll definitely want to jump up and down here to explore the familiar surroundings and have some fun......

But not only can she not turn into a fox now, but she can also get to this destination in her original form...... Go to class.

She had reason to be nervous, everyone in the imperial capital knew that the young lady of the Foster family was much more unfriendly and difficult to fool than the young master. This famous iceberg beauty has no good face for anyone, and countless princes and nobles have been deflated in front of her. This is true for humans, let alone the orcs who have been at war with them for hundreds of years?

But she really couldn't resist the temptation to learn magic, and Rhodes gave her such a good opportunity, if she gave up because she was afraid of life, and returned home with nothing but learning human language, she would regret it for the rest of her life.

Raising her trembling little hand, the little fox girl knocked lightly on the door.

"It's okay, come in. A crisp and melodious female voice like a silver bell came from behind the door, and the little fox girl pushed open the door and walked in cautiously as the speaker commanded.

Inside, magic lighting and temperature control facilities are converting the energy in the magic crystal into light and heat and spreading it to every corner of the room at any cost, keeping the environment warm and bright.

At the small table in the center of the room, Roy sat on a round stool in a natural and graceful manner, looking at the little orc who walked into the room with an indifferent expression.

"Sit down. The girl gestured.

The little fox girl sat down lightly on the stool, looking at Roy nervously and expectantly. This is the first time they have a conversation, and even the first time that the little fox girl has seen each other in her original form, the human girl in front of her is obviously not a few years older than herself, but her demeanor seems to be a generation older than her.

"Rod asked me to teach you magic. Roy frowned lightly and looked up and down at the little fox girl's figure. Thinking that the orc girl in front of him was enjoying all of Rod's favor and gentleness, but she even wanted to talk to her brother and had to put on her face to get her wish, she suddenly felt a little uncomfortable in her heart.

"Yes, Roy...... Miss. The little fox girl lowered her head, feeling that the other party was even more terrifying than the big wolf of the monster hunter, but she couldn't escape yet.

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"Just call you Yin'er like Rod, and for the sake of your help to my brother, I will allow you to call me by my first name. Having seen enough of each other's appearances, Roy, who suppressed his unhappiness, decided to convey some kindness first: "Magic can't be learned in a day or two, but we may still have a long time to get along, let's chat first to improve our understanding of each other." I'll start with a casual question - why do you want to learn magic? If you want to go home, my brother is willing to pay you back, and I notice that the collar around your neck has been unfastened, and you are now free. ”

"I think magic is amazing...... The mage is also very handsome, and I want to learn some and bring it back to my people for the benefit of my people. The little fox girl was afraid that Roy and her mother could read minds, so she didn't dare to hide it.

"Hey, you're being honest. But have you ever thought that humans and orcs have been at war for hundreds of years, and it was only a few decades ago that they began to gain the upper hand and drive the orcs to remote and inhospitable areas. Roy sneered, "I'll teach you magic now, let you bring it back to benefit the people, and then give the orcs a chance to fight back?"

"I ...... I promise not to take what I've learned against humans. ”

"You may think so, but it's not up to you. The girl turned her head away and expressed her disdain. "I heard that you orcs also have individuals who have mastered spells, and if you want to learn magic, wouldn't it be more convenient to go home and find your own people?"

"If only it were that simple...... It is true that there are orcs who can do magic, but unlike humans, all the knowledge and resources related to magic are in the hands of orcs in a group called sacrifices. Instead of setting up academies to openly share knowledge with their kindred, like humans, each sacrifice selects its inheritors through a bunch of strange investigations...... Most of them were in charge of medical care and religious ceremonies in addition to learning spells, making them gloomy and chattering, not at all like human mages...... "She tilted her head, thinking of an apt adjective, and finally found a suitable one from Dieter's mantra: "Not at all 'decent' as human mages." Obviously he is not the opponent of a human mage, but he is still arrogant with a stinky shelf...... Once they are killed in the war, much knowledge and information is lost. And according to custom, the sacrifice cannot be performed by a female orc. ”

"It's about the same as what I read in books...... The backward system and stupid ideas made the orcs lose the war. Hasn't anyone in your history ever discovered that women are more likely to become mages than men?"

After receiving a negative answer, Roy sighed regretfully: "You are undoubtedly lucky, how many orcs can enter human society like you and still be protected, and even have the time to consider and compare the two camps? Although they numbered only a few hundred, their formation broke the deadlock in the war between humans and orcs in one fell swoop, and the balance of victory quickly tilted in favor of us, who were weaker in average physical fitness. ”

Roy squinted at the fox girl who was making a submissive appearance, "Now you want me to teach you magic...... But what if you go back and spread the human system and policies among the orc tribes, open an orc magic academy, and establish an orc mage army...... Haven't I become a traitor?"

The little fox girl was a little panicked: "No...... I won't ......"

"You can't do it, if you can easily bring change to the entire orc tribe with a little girl, I'm afraid that the human race will be wiped out by you long ago. Roy smiled and shook his head: "Rhodes is a silly boy, but he is my brother after all, and I love him." Since he likes you and spoils you, I don't want to be a pointless villain and make things difficult for you. I'll teach you the magic you want to learn, your orc transformation is an advanced spell in itself, and seeing how easily and skillfully you use it, learning other spells won't be much of a problem for you. Now I want to ask ......"

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The girl glanced at the cramped and nervous little fox girl, and slowly said her question: "As the daughter of the guardian of the world, the youngest female archmage in history, and the young lady of the Foster family, how much do you think my time is worth? What do you want to pay for tuition?"

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