Section 2: Born prodigy

Zhang Hao has just celebrated his eighth birthday, and the whole person looks more mature than his actual age, with a delicate face, extremely rare shawl jet-black long hair, and his sky-blue eyes, there is a unique charm. Although he is still young, those who have seen him assert at a glance that in a few years, Zhang Hao will definitely become a charming and beautiful man when he grows up.

However, the only fly in the ointment is that Zhang Hao's figure is not tall and burly, it can only be said that it is average, and even a little thin, looking a little thin. This made Earl Scott and Mr. and Mrs. Ace very dissatisfied, only he knew in his heart that the energy contained in this body should not be underestimated.

After the birthday dinner, Zhang Hao followed his mother through several corridors of different architectural styles to the heavy study room in the manor that was not accessible to idlers. Dressed in luxurious clothes and always looking to show everyone their superior aristocratic temperament, Count Scott Agria and Ace have been waiting here for a long time.

"Happy birthday, little Casper. Earl Scott smiled and greeted his precious grandson, took a long box from the side, handed it to Zhang Hao, and motioned him to open it: "This is a birthday wish for you, I hope it can bring you enough happiness in the future." ”

Zhang Hao opened the box curiously, and after removing the gorgeous packaging, the contents revealed its true face, which was a pair of pocket wings with a very gorgeous design?

"Huh?" Zhang Hao let out an exclamation.

"Hey, hey, hey. Seeing his grandson's surprised appearance, Earl Scott smiled proudly, stretched out his index finger and flicked the white and supple feathers at the end of the wings, and said proudly: "Feitian's latest flying wings, the Cupola - a limited custom version - the pocket cupola." ”

Jesse looked a little worried: "Casper is still young, and flying wings is a little too early for him." ”

Count Scott smiled proudly: "Don't worry, this is specially made by the Flying Company, the wing body made of firebird feathers is very light to fly, and a special bonding spell is attached to the wing root to ensure that the user will not fall during the flight, and the driving force is a miniature magic circle engraved on it, and it does not need to be driven by my own mana." It is a children's model specially designed for aristocratic children like little Casper, and the price has increased several times, but it is worth it, so you can rest assured. ”

Although compared to the flexibility of mind control of the flying sword, this kind of flying wings that rely on the body to operate seems a little clumsy, but Zhang Hao still likes this birthday gift very much, after all, there are still several years to wait before the flying sword is refined, and it is also a good choice to replace the flight with this kind of small wings during this period: "Thank you, grandpa." ”

Re-wrapping the wings of the sky and putting them aside, Zhang Hao sat down opposite Scott, and it could be seen that Scott did not meet him in the study just to send him birthday wishes, if he was not mistaken, this gift was just incidental.

Earl Scott leaned back in his chair, sat for a while, held up the silver cup in his hand, took a sip, and then stared at Zhang Hao quietly, half without a word. Zhang Hao didn't care, he could see that his grandfather was just thinking about how to speak.

Time passed slowly, and after a while, Earl Scott was still speechless. Jesse couldn't help it, and began to stare at her husband with resentful eyes, Ace also couldn't sit still, cleared his throat, and said: "Little Casper, you are eight years old this year, and here, there are some things we want to say to you very formally." ”

Glancing at his father, Earl Scott didn't say anything, so Ace had to bite the bullet and continue: "My grandfather and your mother and I have great expectations for your future, because you are the future of our Agria family. You're smart, yes, very smart. I have to admit that I have never seen anyone who has been able to absorb knowledge as fast as you have ever learned. You have always been our pride in this. ”

Zhang Hao smiled, it seemed that he was almost to the point.

"But," Ace's words changed sharply, and he became a little hurried, "Our Agria family is the nobles of the nobles, both among mortals and in the mage world. As far back as I can remember, every ancestor of my family was an outstanding mage, and even several of them were named strategists, which is what motivates me to continue to pursue my current path of magical research. But what we all want most is for you to become the greatest mage. Do you understand that?"

"Yes, Father. Zhang Hao nodded, indicating that he understood.

"Generally speaking, there will always be a slight fluctuation of mana around a mage, unless it is those top mages, or they are wearing some kind of shielding magic weapon, which is a manifestation that most mages cannot completely control their mana without a trace of omission and waste, of course, it can be regarded as a proof of being a mage. Saying this, Ace was a little deflated, and said with a sad face: "And you, Casper, my child, you are now eight years old. But your body has never had even the slightest fluctuation in mana, and we ...... about it Really worried. As the sole heir of the Agria family, you must never be a mortal no matter what, and the ancestors will not agree. Now, my child, can you tell me what the hell is going on?"

It turned out that this was the case, Zhang Hao was a little crying and laughing, he really didn't expect that his grandfather was bothered by this matter.

In this world, not all people have the possibility of becoming a mage. And in fact, often out of hundreds or even thousands of people, maybe only one or two people have the potential to become mages, that is, most people in this world cannot become mages. And it is easy to find people with mage potential, as people with mage potential grow older, there will naturally be some mana fluctuations around their bodies, and the mage association has deployed monitoring weapons in various parts of the world, which can quickly detect the existence of these people. After that, a specialized institution, that is, the major mage academies, is responsible for accepting and accepting them, and after several years of training, they grow into a qualified mage and graduate.

Theoretically, the sooner the mana fluctuation appears, the better, because it means that the person is more talented. However, this is just a theory, and it has never been conclusively proven, because it is really hurtful.

In fact, as a cultivator, it is difficult for Zhang Hao to understand the thoughts of the mages in this world, how can they allow their own power to appear uncontrollable, this is clearly a manifestation of extremely unqualified magic practice, and even the magic power that is the root of all mages cannot be completely controlled, so let them spread around the body, wouldn't it be possible to go mad at any time. Unlike true cultivators, even the slightest bit of true yuan mana has to go through several exercises, and it will not be absorbed into the dantian until it is controlled freely, although it is quite time-consuming, but it fundamentally eliminates the danger of true yuan going berserk.

What's more, if you can't control the mana freely, wouldn't the power and effect of the spells released be greatly reduced?

"Father. After being an orphan for decades, Zhang Hao still cherishes his current family affection, and does not want to let his parents and relatives feel troubled, straightens his body, and asks seriously: "Is it only through mana fluctuations that you can see whether a person is a mage or not?"

"Hehe, of course not. Ace replied very happily: "Is it a mage, as long as you send out a random spell, you can prove it very well." ”

"So, I think this should be counted, right?" Zhang Hao stretched out his right hand, snapped his fingers, and the gorgeous silver kettle on the table in front of him magically floated up, tilted slightly, poured the exact same amount of drink for each cup on the table, and then fell back to its original place.

The Mage's Hand, one of the simplest and most powerful spells, can be unleashed by any mage. Of course, different mages have different effects, it is said that a powerful mage once used the mage's hand to forcibly remove a small mountain around his house, but most mages can only use it to do things like telekinesis, and it can't be too heavy and too far too complicated, because the magic can't support it, and the accuracy is not enough.

Ace was just about to take a sip, but he was shocked when he saw this, and the silver cup in his hand fell to the table with a click, and the carefully prepared drinks were spilled everywhere, but the three of them couldn't care about it at all, and exclaimed in unison: "Fran is on top!"

"Little Casper, this ...... Is this really what you did, how did you do it, how could you be able to cast magic so accurately without the help of a wand?" Earl Scott, who had always been calm and calm about anything, couldn't care about maintaining his elegant aristocratic frame at the moment, so he sat up from the sofa and asked with wide eyes and surprise.

Mages need to use wands and spells to cast magic, this is the consensus of all mages, silent casting may be able to achieve through proficiency or ventriloquism, but wandless casting can only be done by a very small number of powerful mages, and it still requires a small sacrifice of casting success rate and spell power to achieve, even so, the superb magic cultivation shown by these mages is enough to reach the edge of the mage's medal.

At this time, Zhang Hao's ability was enough to make anyone frightened, silently casting spells with wandless spells, a child who had just turned eight years old, oh my God, Fran is above, what the hell is going on, Earl Scott said that it was difficult to accept what was happening in front of him.

Zhang Hao blinked his shining eyes and said innocently: "What are you talking about, because I don't have a magic wand, so I can only release the spell like this." ”

Great Zhou Tian Transport, mortal ignorance, also known as the Five Ghosts Transport, a spell known to almost everyone in the cultivation world, it is said that after cultivating Dacheng, it can carry out Zhou Tian Transport, move mountains and reclaim the sea, and turn the sun and moon upside down. However, although it is easy to get started, it is difficult to master it, and the cultivation process is boring and boring, and those who are not with great wisdom and perseverance cannot cultivate, but these characters have always been the core disciples of various major sects, and they don't have any magic skills, and they are willing to practice such time-consuming and labor-intensive carrying spells. It was because Zhang Hao had never heard of anyone who had really practiced to the end of the day, which led to this excellent magic skill eventually becoming a chicken rib technique that no one cared about.

The Earl was obviously stunned by this answer, and sat back on the sofa, chewing on his grandson's answer: "Do you say...... Thousands of years of wand casting have made mages dependent, or do we don't need wands at all......?

"Good son, good job, mom knows that you are the most amazing. Jesse hugged Zhang Hao in his arms, stroked his long black hair with his right hand, and said with a slight annoyance: "Why didn't you tell us earlier, it hurt me and your father for a long time." ”

"Who made you never ask? Zhang Hao broke free from Jesse's embrace and replied with a smile.

Ace looked at the two most beloved people in his life, relieved of his long-standing heart disease, and laughed heartily: "Very good, this will be no problem! Casper, in a few days, I will start teaching you to learn systematic rune spells." Before you do, though, you should have a wand of your own - while you can cast spells without a wand, a good wand can do a good kicker, so it's worth having a wand that fits well. Well, it's just tomorrow, and there's nothing else to do, so let's go to the Roundabout Corridor as a family, it's a magical place, there's everything there, and you're guaranteed to have a good time. And most importantly, in Antipas, Master Honas' wand shop is the best. ”