Chapter 3: Strange Dreams
"Music, dance and art, that's what the town lacks. Brian came up from downstairs and muttered to himself, and the Marlowe family, though disgusted with him, gave him an important reminder that in a remote and wild place, where life is monotonous and numb, maybe it would be much happier if it could add some color. "With more entertainment, there will be less gambling, fights and quarrels. ”
Salina caught up from behind and said, "Ferdinand, they have already returned the four maids, and now they are all in my room, how can you see how to place them?"
"What about your opinion, Salina, you were yelling at me yesterday that you needed a companion. Brian asked, "But there are few people who can accept your particular hobby." ”
"It's not about hobbies, I'm too busy right now and need a help. Salina's voice was louder again.
"I see. Brian pressed down with both hands, signaling the woman not to get too excited.
Pushing open the door, Brian saw four good-looking young women, looking haggard and curled up in a corner of the room, the man coming in to make them nervous, and one of the servants had a red and swollen mark on his face. The viscount felt a little guilty in his heart, it seemed that the three temple guards had made the maids suffer.
"Which of you is good at playing instruments and dancing?" said Brian, with a soft voice and a very gentle attitude.
Despite this, the maids just exchanged glances with each other, and no one immediately answered, they all had some doubts in their hearts, starting from the Grand Duke of Alex, they were the tools of men to vent their ****, although they also occasionally danced or played in the process, but no one really cared about these.
"In the name of the Bishop, I declare that from the next minute you will be completely free, and that no one will be able to force you to do anything. Brian said seriously, "Next, I'm asking for your opinions, and if you're willing to stay, I want you to do your part for the construction of the fiefdom." ”
"My lord, we are all homeless. One of the bold maids replied.
"Well, the town will be your home in the future, I plan to start a music and dance studio, can any of you help?"
All four women said that they had studied vocal music and musical instruments, and three others were proficient in various dances, Brian pointed to the women who couldn't dance and said, "How about you stay in the Viscount's Mansion to assist Miss Salina in her work, and the others will be teachers in it when the classroom is ready?"
"Is it true, my lord, that we are free?" asked a woman with a trembling voice.
"Yes, I promise, you have not only freedom, but also security, and no one in my fiefdom can bully another person casually, and no one fears another without reason. Brian said solemnly.
After pacifying the four women, Brian came out of the room into the hallway, still thinking about the promise he had blurted out - that no one in my fiefdom could bully another casually, and no one feared another without reason. He repeated it a few times, then turned back to Salina, "My words seem to have a bit of depth?"
Instead of responding directly, Sarina prompted, "Byrne is waiting for you in the study, my lord. ”
"Bourne, oh yes, magic lesson. Brian thought about it.
"You're a good guy. Salina whispered to the Viscount's back.
As Brian's magic teacher, Byrne is not at all comfortable in front of his students, and he always has a feeling of discomfort, after all, his most secret things are clearly seen by this guy. But Brian kept his promise, he didn't divulge Bourne's secret to anyone, and insisted on paying for magic classes, with the only requirement that Bourne get rid of his bad habits and find a wife to live well. If one wife is not enough, then find two or three, as long as he can afford it, in short, he must legally vent his **.
Byrne and Brian have had a lot of contact, and they can feel that there is something inexplicable about this new nobleman, although he sometimes laughs and laughs, sometimes withholds and retreats, and sometimes even a little shameless, but he is always tenacious to achieve what he wants to achieve, and deep down, he has never chosen to retreat, which has to be admired.
"Byrne, I thought about it, you can't just give me a lesson, give a talent test to the whole town these days, and then you give a lesson to all those who have potential, my fiefdom needs more mages. Brian said.
"What about my business?" Byrne was still a businessman after all, when he was young, he had a curious and fanatical obsession with magic, and in the process of following his father in business, he came into contact with many magicians, and learned a variety of spells piecemeal, and then felt that he could not make great progress in magic, so he slowly quieted down and chose to settle in Toby Town to engage in the grocery business.
"Your business will naturally take care of it, you just need to find a clerk and guard the store, as for the purchase and shipment of goods to other cities, Sarina will arrange someone to do it for you, don't worry, being a magic teacher can increase your extra income." ”
"Alright then, let's start our first theory lesson. Byrne knew he couldn't beat Brian.
Because Bourne has studied with many people and has not met particularly powerful figures, in terms of magic theory, he is a relatively vague cognition, and can only explain the principles of magic by feeling. In his personal understanding, magic must be deeply related to the soul, but no life without a soul can master magic. The soul is like a container, and meditation is a switch, through which the channel between the soul and nature is opened, and the spiritual power slowly gathers into the depths of the soul, accumulating until it reaches a certain capacity, and then through the guidance of the spell, the magic is triggered.
Like warriors, the level is also the key to the magician, every time the level is upgraded, the soul's ability to carry spiritual power will be suddenly expanded, and after the spiritual power is multiplied, more advanced magic can be mobilized, such as the eye of reconnaissance, the mental power required is very small, and the first-level mage can call it, but the confinement technique, the mental power required is extremely high, and the fifth-level mage can be activated.
The lecture was very obscure, Brian didn't understand it, and after he asked a few questions, Byrne's answer made him even more confused, and after both of them were confused, the teacher suggested that they should simply ignore the theory and start meditation practice directly.
"Meditation, I've tried this thing, as soon as I close my eyes, my mind is always messed up, and it's easy to have women and money. Brian said calmly.
"And it's a naked woman!" Byrne smiled wickedly, exchanging bad ideas with the students.
"It's very revealing, but it makes meditation useless. Brian still hadn't noticed that there was a trace of spiritual power stored in his soul.
"There is a short mantra that you repeat silently to calm the mind. Byrne said the trick.
Brian learned the spell and recited it silently a few times, and sure enough, he felt that it had some effect, and his thoughts became hollow, as if there was a pale curtain in front of him, and he was a ghost without a body, and after a while, a scene appeared in front of him, it was in the jungle, and he still had some impressions, and the surrounding trees looked familiar. That's right, it's a hole in the ground, the hole he and Helois found that day, and now he's going down.
Unlike reality, the cavern was no longer dark or desolate, it was brand new, and a dazzling white light appeared on the walls, and Brian couldn't figure out what the lights were, which were brighter than the magic light bullets. I didn't feel that I had trouble breathing, and I walked a few kilometers underground, and saw a large rotunda, with many glass walls separating small rooms, each with strange instruments that Brian didn't recognize.
Suddenly, there was a strange stabbing sound in my head, my consciousness seemed to be interrupted for a while, and my vision became hazy, and when it was clear again, there was a slender glass bottle in front of me, and the label on the bottle was very conspicuous, with a line of words: No. 116, and the body recovered quickly.
Brian opened his eyes with a loud cry and found himself in the study, nowhere to go, and Bourne was standing beside him, looking at him with strange eyes. Bryan let out a long breath and said, "I had a weird dream!"