Chapter 4: The Little Test, the Heir, and the Prophecy
After Augustine left, Edison was the only one left in the entire proving ground
Recalling Augustine's words, he couldn't help muttering, "Is it ...... Is my phantom really that useless? Am I going to give up on the art spirit I chose?......"
Edison's state became a little strange at this time, his eyes were glazed, and his hands kept subconsciously changing the phantoms in his hand: (unicorn, bean sprouts, rice cake beast, pichu...... )
The current Edison can't even conjure up a powerful or scary character. As soon as he thought of this, he couldn't help but feel depressed, and at the same time, some thoughts that were usually deeply suppressed by him sprung up like mushrooms after a rain:
(Am I really not fit to be a troubadour?......
(Yes! Until now, most of the things I have written have been borrowed or plagiarized, and I don't have anything of my own, just a spoof!)......
(How can this really compare to the talented troubadours of history?)......
(Even when my article was published at the beginning, it was stained with the surname "Tesla", and later it became "popular" because of the relationship between Arilan; if it was an ordinary person, how could it be possible to become famous so quickly!?)......
The more he thought about it, the more frustrated Edison couldn't help but sit on the ground in confusion, and unconsciously, his artistic elf returned to Edison's eyebrows, and the passionate singing no longer sounded, as if suppressed by an invisible force.
At this moment, Edison realized that he was not as strong as he originally thought.
People who can say without hesitation that they will not flinch in the face of any difficulties are ignorant or fearless, or both.
And the former Edison was ignorant + fearless, but after listening to those words, he could no longer be fearless!
Just being denied by an eighth-order magician, Edison felt shaken, frightened, and wanted to give up, and this feeling made him feel ashamed. But in his heart, Edison couldn't deny anything......
Because the great magician named Augustine was right, what he thought of before was too idealistic, and he just wanted to study the power of faith, so he rashly chose the art elf.
I thought I could become a good troubadour, and I thought that I could be known by everyone by relying on some novels I had read in my previous life, and become everyone's spiritual pillar, the one among the 6 billion human race that was noticed by everyone.
But in fact, the emergence of a legendary troubadour is more difficult than the probability of winning the Nobel Prize for Literature in his previous life!
How many people are reading what Edison wrote now? Are there millions? Even if there are, are there a lot? It seems to be much better than in previous lives!
But how can it be compared with the legendary troubadours in history, which is more than 100 million in popularity...... And for what I wrote...... Edison also understood:
The audience has always been aimed at a group of young people and children, who want to be like the legendary troubadours...... Far from ...... Just when Edison felt like he was going to fall into self-pity......
Suddenly, a flash of light flashed...... Wait!wait! Oh no......
Why should I compare myself with those legendary troubadours now? I became a troubadour just because I wanted to understand how to use the power of faith! With those things from my previous life, plus my own creativity of localized processing, I am not afraid that no one will look at it! As long as the power of faith is real, right?
The meal has to be eaten in one bite, the road has to be walked step by step, and the magician has a long life...... Not only can he influence one generation to like the culture of the earth, but he also has time to influence two, three or even more generations! And he has many ideas and ideas that have not been implemented because the conditions are not ripe, why can he give up so easily?
Even if one of those plans succeeds, what will be a legend at that time? He is now on the road to becoming a god!
And everyone's road to success cannot be smooth sailing, in fact, most people or well-intentioned persuasion or malicious ridicule is the most terrible, but I have long expected that my actions will not be understood by most people, why now......
At this moment, Edison, who was still a little decadent, stood up violently, and a fine sweat broke out on his forehead, like a person suddenly waking up from a nightmare, only to find that what he had done was nothing more than a nightmare......
He patted his face, and couldn't help but say to himself in confusion: "What happened to me just now, I would have such a decadent idea because of a person's words? By the way! Now that I have passed the test, I should go and get the proof of a C-class adventurer!" Shaking his head, Edison couldn't help but feel that his heart was much brighter.
As soon as the thought moved slightly, the art elf appeared in front of him again, but this time there was a little new change, at least the song also had a certain effect on him, while summoning the art elf to consume magic power, it accelerated the recovery speed of mana, prolonging the existence of the elf.
Familiar with the gratifying changes, listening to the familiar tunes of his previous life, Edison couldn't help but smile slightly at the corner of his mouth, silently put the elf on his right shoulder, and trotted all the way out of the proving ground.
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On the other side, the Magic Guild Branch, Augustine's Grand Magister Laboratory.
Looking through the crystal ball as Edison ran out of the proving ground with ease, Augustine couldn't help but jokingly say to another figure in his laboratory: "Little West, you are a good junior! Although he is a little more competitive, he has been able to get rid of the influence of my [Psychic Corridor] so quickly, and he has not been affected by his inner anxiety and troubles at all, and his decision has not been affected by his inner anxiety and trouble, I thought he would be decadent for several days." ”
Vest (the current patriarch of the Tesla family in the Western Continent) said helplessly when he heard this title: "Uncle Augustine, I am also a thousand-year-old, and I have more than 100 children, can you stop calling me like that?"
"Besides, how can a person who can successfully obtain the [Tesla Family Inheritance] and give up the "Thunder Element Elf" without hesitation, be so easily defeated by a little magic! Do you think that I will lower the standard of inheritance because I favor the younger generations? That kid is not easy, his father spent a lot of effort on him, and he almost went wrong because he was too anxious!"
Augustine muttered, "Is it? No wonder this kid is so competitive!"
You have to understand, this little guy's sister is basically the next heir to the empire now, as her younger brother, although she has broken off relations with her on the surface, but if it is too bad, there are rumors in the empire, and the impact is not good!"
When West heard this, he couldn't help frowning, and he asked in surprise, "What...... It was decided so quickly, I remember that his sister was the same age as him, that is, she was only 12 ...... 13 years old!"
Augustine smiled and said, "You may not know that his sister has shown amazing talent since she became a magician at the age of 8 and entered the small world of the royal trials, and she has already broken the personal promotion records within the empire countless times, and now she is about to break through the small world of trials!"
Vest was taken aback, and couldn't help but say to himself, "Doesn't that mean...... She is about to reach the level of a level 5 magician, and with almost a year's first-level promotion speed, is it really so much worse between people with excellent magical qualifications than ordinary magicians?"
Augustine shook his head and explained: "That's not it, the most important thing is that on the basis of the existing magic qualifications, she has enjoyed the most perfect summary and guidance from her predecessors, coupled with the child's understanding of magic, which makes her promotion almost no bottleneck, and she can transform the knowledge she has learned into strength in the first time, this kind of ability has only been done by one person in history! I'm not afraid to tell you, she is only a level 4 magician now......"
West didn't know what expression to make at this time, so he could only spit out a sentence in a dry tone: "Ancestor - Nikola Tesla is on it! Doesn't that mean that the 'Magician Accelerated Training Program' that the royal family has been researching is about to succeed?!"
After saying that, he waited eagerly for Augustine's affirmative answer!
Augustine hesitated for a moment, and then said with a wry smile: "How can that plan be so easy to achieve! Not to mention the hundredfold resource consumption, the small world continues to open, the legendary magician personally guides, and the virtual dream accelerates the teaching、...... Which of these series of methods can be popularized, the resources consumed in this add up are enough to cultivate 100 level 5 magicians, and this method can't be popularized at all!"
"However, after the royal family has communicated with the three spiritual families, it has been able to accelerate the teaching and promotion of dreams several times, and it is expected that in the future, the difficulty of people with magic qualifications will be greatly reduced, and at the same time, the promotion speed will be slightly improved. ”
West's face darkened, these things were not of much help to him for the time being, and at this stage of the magician, simple memory magic and research materials could no longer bring him a greater improvement, and he longed for another more breakthrough innovation in magical technology.
However, this also made him even more puzzled, and West couldn't help but ask, "Then why do you have to spend so much money to become a genius magician? This is completely unnecessary! If she falls on the threshold of the 5th to 6th level, then it will not be ......" The following words were not spoken.
But Augustine did not reply to his question directly, but his voice suddenly became high-pitched, and he asked in a solemn tone: "The patriarch of the Tesla family in the Western Continent - West Tesla......; Are you ready to know the prophecy of this Magic Empire?"
West was stunned, and after thinking for a moment, curiosity made him slowly stretch out his right hand, and in an instant, a magic contract was projected on his right hand, and then countless magic patterns spread upward, he did not resist, but let those magic patterns go directly to his brain.
At this moment, West was defenseless, and even his mind appeared in a trace of trance, and his eyes became trance, as if countless magic patterns flashed.
Augustine said bluntly, "If it weren't for the Imperial prophet who used his own life to leave behind the Imperial prophecy, it would be too terrifying...... It won't force us to settle down the heir as soon as possible and cultivate it ......with all our might."
After a long time, West regained his senses, exhaled slightly, and said: "I see, but is this prophecy really reliable?
Augustine's face couldn't help but stiffen when he heard this, after all, with his age, although he was born after the end of the second "Mage's Death", the third "Mage's Death" was a solid experience, and it was a past that he didn't want to recall.
He was silent for a moment, and then said in a firm tone: "No, this time the royal family, the Magic Council, the Warrior Revival Association, and the civilian government have all reached a consensus, and they don't plan to make a big move like before, the empire has developed very well over the years, and there are not many alien races left, even if they are lizardmen...... (Because of the contract, I can't say it) and including secretly setting an excellent heir early, these are just means to maintain stability, what we have to do now is to actively improve our own strength, after all, strength is the best way to ensure that it will not be eliminated in the future!"
This is not so much a belief as it is a reminder to West to prepare for possible future events.
While the unknown is fascinating to magicians, the future is uncertain, and it is undoubtedly a terrible thing to be involuntarily involved in a catastrophe without knowing it.
Hearing this, West also heard some extraneous sounds, couldn't help but nod with a heavy face, and said approvingly: "Yes! That's the only way to do it, so I'll get ready early!"
After this day, although I don't know exactly what will happen, the major organizations and magic families have begun their own secret preparations, and the exchange of trade between the various continents has become more frequent, and at the same time, the recruitment conditions for civilian magicians have begun to gradually relax.
All of a sudden, whether it is an ordinary person or an ordinary magician, their little life seems to be more prosperous and comfortable!
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And on that day, the prophecy of the Magic Empire that appeared in Vest's mind with the magic contract was only one sentence:
"God will lead this world to a new era!"
(PS1: Do you want to know why the prophecy between you is said to be a pit man?, stay tuned for an update in the Magic Empire History Volume!) Also, today there is another chapter in the history of the Magic Empire!)
(PS2: There are unforeseen circumstances, the elderly at home need help if something happens, forgive me for being late in the update!)