Chapter 3 The crystal ball exploded
The people in the town get up early in the morning and gather around the entrance of the town, and if you look closely, you will find that many people have a pair of big panda eyes, which were not rested last night because they were too excited. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
"It's coming, it's coming!" saw a carriage in the distance in the direction of the town, and the people waiting were instantly excited.
The carriage grew from far to near, and the crisp sound of the horse's hooves hitting the stone slab became clearer and clearer. The crowd that had gathered in the previous crowd automatically made way for the carriage, and the scorching gaze almost burned the entire carriage to the ground.
Eventually, the carriage stopped at the door of the mayor's house. The coachman jumped out of the carriage and respectfully opened the door. Under everyone's gaze, an old man in a black robe, with gray hair and a long snow-white beard wafting in the wind, got out of the carriage.
The mayor of the town, who had been waiting for a long time, greeted him and led the old man to his home, but people did not dare to follow him directly, so they could only stand outside the mayor's house and wait.
"I thought you'd make everyone know about it, and come here with all the fanfare and swagger?" the mayor's tone was definitely not respectful, even a little mocking, and if it was heard by the people waiting outside, it would probably surprise a lot of eyeballs.
"That's what I think I'm like in your eyes! Camila Farley, is that how you entertain your guests?"
"Laura Ayers, you're on my turf now, so you should at least show respect for your master!"
The two looked at each other and laughed, then hugged each other vigorously and patted each other on the shoulder before parting.
"What is this?" Ayres took the cup handed by Mayor Farley, took a sip, and found that it was not the familiar taste.
Farley smiled slightly, "This is a kind of tea tree leaf here, brewed with boiling water, it will have a unique fragrance, after the mouth is bitter and then sweet, it has a general taste." ”
"Well, it's not bad!" Ayers took another closer look, and it felt pretty good, "Good things can't be enjoyed exclusively, fill me some when you leave, and I'll change the taste!"
Farley was surprised, he was well aware of his old friend's temperament, "You don't come here just to see my old friend, do you?"
"It's sad for me to say that, don't you know what kind of person I am!" Ayres looked at the strange smile on Farley's face, and reluctantly admitted, "Well, I really didn't just come to see you, didn't you get the news yesterday?"
"Yesterday's news, oh, someone is coming to our town to test the talents of the children, can't it be you?" Farley's face was full of surprise, "Such a simple test can be done even by a first-level magician, is it necessary to use a sixth-level magician!!"
On the continent of Feder, there are nine levels of magicians, and the number of magicians is inverted pyramid. Grades 1 to 3 have the highest number of people, Grades 4 to 6 have a moderate number, and Levels 6 to 9 have the least. But for a long time, magicians above level 4 rarely appeared, and people had the most contact with magicians from level 1 to level 3.
"You know, there are some things I can't say more, I can only tell you that this time all the screening work in this direction was carried out by a mage of my level, and in order to get enough people, some people were even transferred back from that place. ”
Ayers' face was solemn, and Farley didn't ask anything more when he heard this, he knew very well what that place represented.
"Well, I'll let the kids in, I don't know if this opportunity will be a good thing or a bad thing for them!" Farley's tone was full of sighs and melancholy, perhaps remembering the past that was almost forgotten.
Ayres patted Farley on the shoulder as a sign of comfort, "It's good for most people, but for some, it's 、、、"
The townspeople have been waiting outside for a long time, but not a single one has complained. Being able to come into contact with a magician so close was something they had never dared to imagine before, so even if their legs were numb, they insisted on standing here.
Finally, the mayor of the town came out and let the children of the right age go in with him, which made the long-awaited parents suddenly excited. The town is not very big and the population is not very large, so there are only five children of the right age, including Wright. Everyone watched with their eyes, although they couldn't see anything, for them, whether they were their own children or not, as long as there was a magician, the future of the town would be different.
Wright was a little nervous, it wasn't the first time he had entered the mayor's house, but today was different, and it was very likely that he had embarked on a different life path from the town's ancestors. Wright was the last to come in, watching the little friends in front of him being asked to put their hands on the crystal ball on the table one by one, after the crystal ball was declared unqualified without any change, Wright's heart became even more nervous, but the mayor of the town who was standing on the side and watching did not have any disappointed expression on his face.
It was Wright's turn, and Wright mustered up the courage to walk over to the table.
"Put your hand out on top of this ball, close your eyes, and don't think about anything, just like you normally sleep. Ayers smiled and said to the little boy in front of him, just after the first few failures, he didn't have much hope for Wright, but the necessary process still had to go.
Grandpa Whitebeard Magician is still very kind, Wright muttered silently in his heart. As requested, Wright closed his eyes and tried not to think about anything, and slowly, Wright's breath calmed down, as if he had really fallen asleep.
Ayers glanced at the crystal ball nonchalantly, nothing changed, "I'm sorry, you're 、、、"
Before he finished speaking, a little light lit up from the middle of the crystal ball, and then filled the entire crystal ball. However, the white light did not stop there, and the white light transmitted through it illuminated almost the entire room. Even during the day, people waiting outside can see the white light coming out of the windows.
"What's going on?"
"What's going on?"
"What's going on inside?"
The people waiting outside were talking, and Ayers in the room was so shocked that he didn't know what to do.
"Smack!", the crystal ball shattered, the white light suddenly dissipated, Ailes recovered from the shock, and Wright was also awakened by the sound.
"Alright, kid, you've passed the test, go back and pack up, and leave with me later!" Ayrs said to Wright as if nothing had happened, but Wright didn't notice the look of excitement in his eyes.
"Huh?" Wright felt as if he had really fallen asleep just now, and Wright's first reaction when he heard the news, which had not fully awakened, was surprise.
Farley repeated what Ayres had just said, and Wright reacted, a smile on his immature little face.
Seeing Wright go out, Ayres, who couldn't hold back any longer, grabbed the cup and took a sip of it, "Poof!" and spit it all out again.
"What is this? I want wine, how can I drink this at this time, bring me a drink. Ayres kept walking around the room, his mouth still chattering, "Oh my God, do you know how reluctant I was to do this at first, I'm a sixth-level mage to do this kind of low-level work, can you not be so pitiful!"
Taking a sip of the wine that Farley had given him, Ayres continued to growl, "Now that I'm in love with the person who arranged this job for me, I want to know who arranged it, and I'll definitely invite him to the best restaurant for a big meal." Hey, you say, am I lucky that such a good seedling can be met by me!"
Farley watched quietly from the side, and Ayers vented, finally calmed down, raised his glass and took a sip, "Poof!" and spit out again.
"What are you pouring me wine for? You don't know I don't like to drink!"
Farley handed over the cup in his hand, Ayers put the cup on the table next to him casually, took the cup handed by Farley, sat down again, and took a sip of tea, "You don't seem to be strange at all, you already knew?"
Poured himself a glass again, and Farley also sat down with the cup, looking a little lonely, "Well, it's a pity that I'm old!"
Although mages possess great strength, and their lifespans will increase as their strength increases, they cannot withstand the inexorable passage of time. Mages who stay at a certain level for too long to break through will gradually enter their old age, and their strength will decline significantly. Until the last moment of his life, the magic power of his whole body was lost, and he became an ordinary person again, born in Si and died in Si, which is an inescapable fate.
For a while, Ayers didn't know how to comfort his friend, because even he himself couldn't escape such an ending, and both of them were silently thinking about something, and the scene was a little cold.
The house is deserted, but the outside is much more lively. One by one, the children came out, and all the results were bad, which disappointed the residents of the town. But fortunately, Wright finally brought good news, and everyone's hearts that had been silent burned again, only the few unsuccessful children were a little unbalanced in their hearts, but it was just a child's heart.
Hearing that Wright was going to pack up his things and would soon have to leave with the magician, everyone was a little reluctant. I don't know who proposed that everyone eat together at noon, one is to celebrate, but to say goodbye, and everyone responds one after another and returns to their homes to prepare ingredients.
Wright returned to his cabin, and as the protagonist of today's banquet, he naturally didn't need to prepare anything. Looking around at the cabin, Wright wanted to remember every inch of this place in his mind, and the next time he came back, he didn't know when it would be, and Wright felt a little sad when he thought of this.
The banquet at noon was a great success, especially when the magician also attended in person, and enjoyed with the people, which pushed the banquet to a climax. It's a pity that happy times are always short-lived, and the moment of separation will come after all.
Looking at the relatives who were bidding farewell to him at the entrance of the town, Wright waved his little hands vigorously until the figures of everyone completely disappeared from view.
"Farewell, my town!"