"Master Roger, Master Roger, why are you asleep! Wake up, it's your turn to play!"

The maid's cry woke Roger from his stupor, and he rubbed his face vigorously, and then gradually regained consciousness, and his originally somewhat chaotic thoughts became clear again. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Today is a big day, a day once in twenty years, when the young people of various branches of the Green family compete.

More than 400 years have passed since the great legendary mage "Green Sea Dweller" founded the Green Family. Originally alone, his children and grandchildren continue to multiply, and he is already a big family with six branches and a total of more than 200 people.

No matter how powerful a legendary mage is, it is impossible to cultivate so many descendants. What's more, those with poor qualifications have no value in training. Therefore, since two hundred years ago, the master has set a rule that if the children and grandchildren of the family want to develop and are not willing to be a rich man in peace, they must participate in the competition with their own skills. Only by beating the crowd in the competition and convincing the clansmen can you get the master's careful cultivation.

Such a competition is held every twenty years, in other words, unless they have achieved something, most of the members of the Green family will only participate once in their lives.

Even if you were only 10 years old when you participated last time, you will be 30 years old when you wait for the second time, how can you still be considered a young person at the age of 30!

Roger is relatively advantageous, he is twenty-seven years old this year, not far from the deadline of thirty years old, and his strength has almost reached the peak of his youth. The eldest of his opponents was only twenty-five years old, much younger than him.

Of course he is very satisfied with this, some people may dismiss it as luck, but luck is also part of strength!

His gaze swept over the arena not far away, where two young men with the same surname Green were currently battling. They didn't really engage in hands-on combat, but discussed the knowledge of spells very elegantly - this method of "Wenbi" was not only safe, but also fully demonstrated the most important knowledge reserve of the caster, and if one person could gain the upper hand in the discussion, he would definitely outperform his opponent in most cases.

There was still a clear gap between the levels of the two young men, and it didn't take long for one of them to be refuted and speechless, and the outcome was decided.

"Next game, Roger of the second team, Donner of the third team!" The old mage who presided over the competition gave an order with amplification, "Both sides are down!"

Roger tidied up his things, adjusted his mood, and walked to the arena.

He doesn't have a fast pace and maintains an even and steady pace in order to be ready for any unexpected situation.

His opponent, Donner, was no ordinary man, and although he was only nineteen years old, he was already able to cast the mid-level spell "Any Gate". This spell gives him incredible mobility, which can appear anywhere in the arena at any time. In those past practice-based battles, his opponent didn't even see his appearance clearly, and he was eliminated by him with one blow.

Roger's talent can only be said to be not bad, since he returned to the Green family at the age of twelve and began to contact spells, it has taken him fifteen years to see, and he still has not been able to master even a single intermediate spell. But he has mastered more than twenty primary spells, and many of them are quite proficient. In the past practice, with the cooperation of spells, he has also won many people.

That's what gives him the courage to step on.

As long as he wins against Donner, he will be able to fight for one more resource for himself. And after entering the semi-finals, whether you win or lose, you will be able to get the opportunity to show your talents in front of the great legendary mage.

It's a great opportunity for him, and it's a great opportunity to take it!

With that in mind, Roger stepped onto the field and faced Donner, who was also waiting for him.

"I'm sure to win!" Donner said categorically, "I'm sorry, but I need this opportunity!"

"Each other, each other. Roger said lightly, and without waiting for the other party to get ready, he raised his hand and began to chant the incantation.

According to the rules of the Grimm family competition, the two sides are not allowed to attack each other until the host gives the order - but "chanting a spell" and "attacking" are two different things, as long as Roger does not complete the spell, it is not an attack.

It was a plan he had already thought of, he wanted to use it in the finals, but it was already used now.

No way, compared to those real geniuses, he is a cut behind after all. Without making the most of the tactics, it is absolutely impossible to win the Downer.

The old mage groaned for a moment, and instead of organizing Roger's actions, he gave the order for the competition to begin.

By this time, Roger's spell was almost finished.

Donner, of course, was knowledgeable, and at a glance he saw that Roger's spell was known as the most vicious "stinky cloud technique", and frowned.

The power of the stinky cloud technique is not very great, but the disgusting smell can make everyone who is tricked feel painful. Some people even became anorexic because of this and had to go to the temple for specialized treatment.

Among the spells that Roger mastered, this spell had the highest immunity difficulty. Although it has some map cannons, it doesn't distinguish between friend and foe. However, Roger has practiced his endurance for stench, and is able to cast spells in the Stinky Cloud Technique. In contrast, even if Donner was a little more skilled at spellcasting, he would be defeated if he was dizzy and unable to cast spells in the stench.

However, Donner's choice was far beyond Roger's expectations.

He pulled out a space bag and pulled out a crossbow that had been wound and loaded with bolts.

The mage analogy didn't take a big field, and a single stinky cloud could cover most of it, which meant that it was impossible for Roger to dodge Donner's shots at such a close range.

What would happen to a weak mage who had been hit with a crossbow at such a close distance?

Roger was so frightened that he couldn't cast the spell that had been almost completed. In the midst of the lightning, he suddenly thought of something and shouted, "You foul!"

He turned his head and complained to the old mage who was presiding over the competition: "Master, Donner is against the rules by using a bow and crossbow in the mage competition!"

However, the master only sighed and shook his head.

Roger was stunned for a moment, turned his head to look, only to see that the crossbow in Donner's hand suddenly disappeared, and instead a magical light lit up.

In the next moment, several magic missiles flew up from the hand that was supposed to be holding the crossbow, and in an instant, they crossed the distance between each other and hit him.

The sound of glass shattering resounded on Roger's body, meaning that he was already badly injured and could no longer fight.

He was eliminated.

It was only at this time that the elderly host said: "Of course, it is not impossible to play the rules of the sideline." But if you cast the spell in advance, the spell will be slower than others, and the difference is too obvious. And you're so preoccupied with casting your spell that you don't notice Donner's spell - he casts a 'silent phantom' that manages to fool you, albeit at a low level. ”

"Not only that, but it's ridiculous that you didn't quickly find a way to resist or dodge when you were being targeted by a crossbow, but chose to complain to me - if there was a foul, wouldn't I stop it?

"Look at Donner, he faced some foul behavior from you, and chose to fight back immediately and take victory firmly in his own hands, which is the quality of a spellcaster!"

"Roger, you have not only lost in spell-casting ability, but also in vision and psychological quality, a complete failure!"

Roger stood there blank, bewildered.

How could this be? It's only the first game, how did he lose!

"It shouldn't be!" he cried out, and the scene before him shattered.

The light flickered, and he returned to reality from the illusion, sitting on the ground dumbfounded, in front of a sneering giant jellyfish.

"You wouldn't have been able to succeed without Karn's way. Sui Xiong said coldly, "You can't win a young man who is easily defeated under Karn. ”

"Nonsense, I'm just too poor!" exclaimed Roger, "I didn't return to the Green family until I was twelve, and I wasted too much time. And as an illegitimate child, even if I were recognized, I wouldn't have access to a lot of resources—if I had been given the same resources and cultivation as Karn had since I was a child, I would have won!"

Sui Xiong sneered: "Is that so?" ”

The light of magic flashed, and Roger's eyes blurred for a while, and he fell into a fantasy again.

This time he completely replaced Karn and became the second sister-in-law of the Green family, and was taught by famous teachers and received a lot of resources since he was a child. Under these favorable conditions, he quickly grew up, and when he was only twenty years old, he was already a very capable mage, and even began to study intermediate spells.

However, there are still several young people in the family who are as good as him, and the sons-in-law of each branch almost have this level, and some are even stronger than him.

In order to win the once-in-a-year family competition, he recruited a group of adventurers to explore the primeval forest, searching for a famous relic that he hoped would receive some treasures that would enhance him.

He failed, and he was too late to react when he was really in danger, and although he escaped by sacrificing his subordinates, he was seriously injured. Worst of all, due to mental trauma, his spellcasting ability plummeted.

The family also spent a lot of effort to treat him, but after determining that his situation was difficult to save, they gave up training him and instead cultivated an illegitimate child who was slightly younger than him and whose talent was not stronger than him, but whose psychological quality and effort were far above him.

In the end, he could only sit in the audience, watching the mongrel boy he had never even looked at, all the way through the test, bumping and winning, and finally won the Grimm family's 20-year competition.

Life after that was lackluster, he became more and more depressed, more and more depressed, and soon began to degenerate. Rely on alcohol, sex, and drugs to numb yourself.

At the age of about thirty, he was finally unable to wake up from his hallucinations after a single dose of psychedelic drugs due to chronic alcohol and indulgence.

The light flickered, the illusion vanished, but Roger never opened his eyes again.

He died, died of despair.

Perhaps he had already woken up to the fact that he was only in a fantasy. However, even with the resources and cultivation of his son-in-law, he still failed to succeed. The talent that he has always been proud of is actually just an illusion on his part.

He's not good at all!

After realizing this, he could no longer live.