In the afternoon, Donner took Reicor and Shaida to the studio on the second floor.

Although the two girls had not studied the magic array, they were amazed that he had drawn a hundred first-level magic arrays in less than a month.

It didn't take long, though, for Rick to be drawn to Wesley's painting.

"It was Wesley's drawing," Donner said with a smile, "I'll test you, who can tell what's drawing?"

By heart, this portrait, which Wesley has deconstructed in disarray, is indeed difficult to recognize. Still, Reicor captures the painting's large blue eyes and long, pointy ears at a glance.

"I can see that it's me, but ...... Not at all, my ears are as long as that......" she complained.

"I knew you'd guess wrong, it wasn't you who drew it, it was Una's demon pet Lily......"

As soon as Donner blurted out, he noticed that Ruiko's face had changed drastically.

“...... Didn't I tell you to stop thinking nonsense, Una is just my sidekick, I don't believe you asked Layla. Donner gently hugged Reiko, only to find that the half-elf girl's body was trembling slightly.

He then felt that something was wrong, and asked with concern, "What's wrong?"

"Una's pet is an elf?" Ricke's voice trembled.

"yes, what's the problem?" Donner wondered. He just remembered that Rickle and Shaida hadn't seen Lily.

"That elf also has blue eyes and blond hair?" the half-elf girl spat out the question almost word for word.

Donner heard her ask, and vaguely guessed the reason why Ruiko was so excited, "Could it be ...... Lily is from your mother's clan?"

"Yes," Ritcho nodded heavily, "only the Kotojima elves are blonde and blue-eyed ......"

"That's great! maybe we can find out more about the Kotoshima elves through Lily!"

"Hmm!" Ruiko looked at Donner with tears in her eyes.

"Don't cry, baby," Donner gently hugged her into his arms, "It's a good thing, didn't you want to learn magic from the beginning, just to go to the Magic Continent and return to your mother's homeland? ”

He gently pushed Ruiko away, stared into her eyes, and said seriously, "Perhaps, we can find enough Kotoshima elves to even help them retake Kotoshima......"

"However, we have to rush back to Middle-earth before the next beast tide comes, how can we have so much time......"

"There must be time," Donner muttered, "So, you take Lily with you when you go back this time, and let her help find the whereabouts of the other surviving Elves of Kotoon Island first, and when I'm done here, we can go to the elven territory together before we go back to Middle-earth, okay?"

"I'm afraid things are not so optimistic," Shaida reminded in a loud voice: "The elven territory is very dangerous, even high-level magicians dare not set foot easily, with just a few of us, it is too difficult to recapture Qin Island." ”

Ruiko also nodded slightly: "Yes, it's too dangerous......"

"Fool," said Donner, touching the half-elf girl's head, and smiling, "what's the use of us going back to Middle-earth if we can't overcome even a little difficulty?" ”

Rick looked at Donner and finally nodded.

"Also, don't recognize Lily first, even if Lily asks you what you have to do with the Kotoshima Elf, you pretend not to know. ”

"You're not worried about Una?" asked Rikko happily.

"Yes, before you leave, I'll make up a reason for Shaida to take Lily, remember, at least until the rest of the day, you can tell Lily who you are. ”

"Well, do you want to take Lily away and release her as a demon pet?" Ruiko didn't know how to directly cancel the soul contract, but with her third-level spiritual magic attainment, she could cast a spell to turn Lily into her own magic pet, and then, as long as she used the same magic on Xia Ida again, she could completely remove the contract on Lily just like releasing Xia Ida in the demon hunting assessment.

"Hmm...... That's fine, but don't be too anxious, wait a few months. When the status of the demon pet is removed, Una will mistakenly think that Lily is dead, and if you just took her away, it will be troublesome to explain it. Although Donner has no ill will towards Una, he has to be as careful as possible for the safety of himself and Ruikou and the others.

......

Wesley waited until it was close to dinner before returning with Una and Lily.

During dinner, in order to pretend to be in front of Una, Ruiko deliberately changed seats with Shaida.

Wesley, on the other hand, sat unceremoniously in the seat to Donner's left, across from Shaida.

During the banquet, seeing that the "fat big brother" and Miss Shaida were also talking eloquently, without any consciousness of being inferior, Una was both shocked and a little relieved - probably because of the same quirks, Miss Shaida and the young master would fall in love at first sight.

"Have you seen my work?" asked Wesley, smug on his face.

"It's a little weird to see it...... If you look at it for a long time, you will probably get dizzy......" Shaida commented unceremoniously.

"Guess how much a work like this is worth?" asked Donner with a smile.

"If it could be cleaned, that canvas would probably be worth a little bit of money...... It's just a pity that there are so many pigments. Shaida lamented.

"In the eyes of a farmer who has never seen the world, an amethyst may not be worth as much as a pig...... Wesley said.

Una heard him say this, and her hands unconsciously grabbed the knife and fork because of nervousness.

However, Miss Shaida did not become as angry as Una expected, but replied with a smile: "Obviously, this pig of yours is very valuable...... which naturally means that Wesley is the farmer who has never seen the world.

"Don't rush to conclusions," Donner smiled to stop an argument that might erupt between them, "Maybe the fat man is really a great painter, but his work is too advanced for you to realize its value yet." ”

Wesley looked at Donner quizzically, trying to find a hint of sarcasm on his face.

"Don't look at me like that, I mean it. Downer smiled and said, "The value of a work of art is not that everyone can appreciate it, but that a few knowledgeable buyers are willing to pay for it, isn't it?"

"I see, you want to make a hype about the fat man's work," Shaida suddenly realized, "But are you sure that anyone will really buy it? Rich people are not all fools." ”

"You're halfway right," Downer smiled mysteriously, "first of all, rich people are not stupid, but they may not be as smart as they think, especially when it is profitable; ”

"I also think Wei ...... Big Brother Fat is quite interesting to draw. Reckoc earnestly agreed.

"Or do you have ......a vision," Wesley smiled and raised his glass, saluting Reich.

......

After dinner, Donner took Reico, Wesley, Shaida, and Layla to the third-floor living room, telling Una and Lily to go and rest first.

After he had told everyone about the next general arrangement, Shaida remembered something else.

"Young Master, do you remember? Last time, you asked about Mount Chiga. During this time, I deliberately checked the information and asked my father side-by-side, and I learned about the origin of the Chiga Mountain. Did you know that the Chiga Mountains used to have a strange name? She said.

"Oh, what's it called?" said Donner, curious.

"The Hermitage of the Chiga Mountains. ”

"Hermitage?" Wesley was surprised, "What does that mean?"

"A long time ago, probably five or six thousand years ago, there was a group of lost assets on the cloud, the lost Helian people established a secret alliance, it is because they have no cloud resources in the five holy courtyards, so they will occupy the highest mountain south of the Demon Beast Mountains, that is, the Qiga Mountain. They were cautious and did not pose a threat to the Holy See or the Holy Church, so for a long time no one cared about them...... Until more than 3,000 years ago, a legendary mage appeared in the Chiga Mountains. ”

"Master Sandru?" asked Donner.

"No, that legendary mage has fallen, and Master Sandru only became a legendary mage more than a thousand years ago. Shaida replied.

"That fallen legendary mage, is his pet also a dragon?" Donner frowned slightly.

"No, Master Sandru is the only mage who can ride a dragon. Shaida replied crisply.

Donner nodded slowly: "When did the Chiga Mountain have the status it has now?"

"Almost 3,000 years ago, shortly after the end of the Great War, the Chiga began to become more and more mysterious. From that time on, their people were rarely seen in the world, oh yes, the name of the monastic order, which was called at that time. ”

Xia Aida continued: "Probably thinking that they are so sneaky, maybe they are doing something unseemly, the Holy See has also united with several legendary mages of the Five Holy Aides to launch several crusades against the Chiga Mountain one after another, and among these legendary mages, including the Fire Phoenix of the Lega family. ”

"Let me guess that this crusade didn't stop until Master Sandru showed up, right?" Donner had an answer in his mind - it was Shaida's words that filled out his most important piece of the puzzle.

Shaida frowned and thought for a while before replying, "It is true that it happened more than a thousand years ago, but it seems that it was long after the Holy See issued an amnesty to Mount Chiga that the news came out that Master Sandru had a dragon pet. ”

"Since then, the Khiga Mountain has been above the Five Great Sacred Houses, and has also implemented the Five Sacred Courtyards, right?"

"It seems like yes. Shaida nodded slowly.

Wesley, noticing Donner's look of gain, asked tentatively, "What do you think?"

"Baby, can you take Shaida and Layla to rest first?" Donner said to Rickle, glancing at Shaida.

Rickle knew that what he was going to say to Wesley couldn't be known to Shaida, so he couldn't say it in front of him for the time being, so he nodded, walked out of the living room with Shaida and Reco, and reflexively closed the door.

After a long silence, facing Wesley's puzzled eyes, Donner muttered:

"Remember what I said last time? Outside of the Magic Continent, most likely in the south, there is another civilization that controls the Magic Continent. ”

"I remember. Wesley nodded.

"I didn't finish it last time because I didn't dare to confirm ......"

"Can you confirm that now?" asked Wesley.

"Well, the truth shouldn't be too far off. ”

"Tell me, what is ......" Wesley's expression was unusually serious, very different from his usual hanging.

"Here's the thing......" Donner slowly uttered his guess.

(You might as well guess what Donner's guess is?By the way, I've been writing about the Upper, Middle and Lower Colleges for so long, and I haven't had any alumni of Jiao Tong University like it?Finally, I still can't forget to ask for votes...... Ask for a monthly pass !!ask for a recommended ticket!!) (To be continued.) )