Chapter 4: The Legend of the Sorcerer
In the chaotic and chaotic years of the following wars, King Winkett Jr. led the heroic and strong warriors of the Northlands to conquer the east and west, expanding the territory of the kingdom step by step and finally occupying the Emerald Basin in the south of the Lazer Plateau, so that the originally bitter and barren Lazer Kingdom had a rich granary, and no longer worried about the lack of food, and the hunger of the people.
By the end of the war between human kingdoms, which had lasted for nearly a hundred years after the Fall, the territory of the Kingdom of Lazer had expanded nearly three times since its founding. These expanded territories are almost all the achievements of King Winkett Jr., but no matter how he fights with the human kingdom, Winkett Jr. always remembers the family's long-standing responsibility, which is to ensure the security of the border fortress, and the 200,000 border guard regiments of the Lazel Kingdom are not allowed to be mobilized under any circumstances, which is also an iron law he established when he founded the country, and it is also to prevent future generations from repeating his father's mistakes.
The Kingdom of Lazer has always maintained a large army, with a standing active army of about 600,000, including three regular legions, the Silver Fir Legion responsible for defending the border fortress of the Frozen Mountains, the Iron Shield Legion responsible for defending the royal city, and the Snow Vulture Legion responsible for guarding the borders with other human kingdoms. More than half of the members of these three legions are professional soldiers, and the bitter cold and barren environment of the Northland has created the indomitable will of the Lazer people, as well as their strong physique and heroic character, such an army that every other human kingdom does not want to provoke easily.
Because the Kingdom of Lazer was located on the northwestern frontier, the climate was harsh, the population was sparse, and the long border had to be guarded, the kingdom required all men to serve in the army for five years after reaching the age of fourteen, regardless of commoners and nobles, unless there were special reasons. The first two years of service are apprenticeships, mainly to learn how to become a real warrior and carry out the necessary training, after two years of hard training, at the age of sixteen, if there are no special circumstances, you will automatically become a real kingdom soldier. After the expiration of five years, if you are willing to continue to stay in the army, then after passing the examination, you will enter the main army of the kingdom to become a professional soldier, and you will receive a lot of money issued by the kingdom every year, if you can accumulate enough military merits in the army, you may also get the corresponding title or even fief, and those who are unwilling to continue to stay after the expiration of the service period can receive a certain amount of subsidies and leave the army, to engage in various occupations they like, but before the age of forty are as kings ** The reserve force of the team can be called up into the army at any time if needed.
In order to make his successors aware of the responsibilities of a king, King Winkett Jr. made it necessary for all children of the royal family to study and work from an early age like children of commoners, and that after reaching the age of fourteen, male members must serve in the army for five years, in order to experience the hardships and hardships of the life of the people of the kingdom, to hone their will, and to remember their duties, so that they might be able to become a qualified king. In this way, under the painstaking planning of the founding monarch of Lazer, the successive kings of the Lazer Kingdom were all diligent and loving monarchs, perhaps some of them were incapable of natural ability, but they were more than enough, at least there were no mediocre people like the Iron Duke VII among his successors.
After the old age of King Winkett, in order to better defend against the threat of the Orcs on the side of the Frozen Mountains, he presided over the construction of the warning stone fort defense line on the top of the border mountain, this huge project until his death was only completed, his successor continued his idea, it took nearly a hundred years, after three generations of kings to finally complete, and since then to build a complete set of fortifications to defend against the orcs.
Atet and Poole, both with an axe diagonally at their waists, struggled to navigate the rocky hillside. A long-tailed chickadee, startled by the sound of their footsteps, flew out of the bare bushes with staggered branches, and spread its wings into the silver fir grove not far away.
Bending down and grabbing a long-dead raspberry tree, he laboriously cut down along the bottom of the trunk, cut off the branches, and dragged the arm-thick trunk aside, Ete raised his arm and wiped the sweat on his forehead with his cuffs, looking at the empty grassland in the distance, the afternoon sun was scattered on the dry yellow earth, and it seemed lonely.
"Hey, Ite, do you think Liv really has to be called a noble magician in the future......?
Poole asked wistfully as he parted the clumps of branches, looking for a dead tree that could be used as firewood.
"Of course, Liv will definitely be able to become a magician, otherwise how could that magician take her as an apprentice and take her to the Emerald Basin, what did the magician say, wow, this little girl is the most talented child I have ever met...... Hehe, I don't look at whose sister it is, my sister, hum ......"
Ite, wiping the sweat from his forehead with the back of his hand, stood up straight, and replied proudly.
"Then why does Liv have such a good talent for magic, why don't you have it as your own brother? I remember that you were also full of hope that the magician to evaluate your physique, what did the magician say at that time?"
Poole pursed his thick lips and looked at his companion with a smile on his face.
"Hmm......"
Itet looked up and squinted at the puffy clouds in the sky, pretending not to hear Poole's question.
"Oh, boy, your body doesn't have an affinity for the elemental particles around you, but don't be discouraged, I think you'll still be able to become a powerful warrior in the future...... Hahaha, I can still remember your expression at that time, hahaha......"
Poole pinched his throat and imitated, pointing at Ate's self-conscious laughter.
"You should laugh quietly, don't attract the rangers of the Wolf Clan, then you won't be able to laugh. ”
Eter's expressionless reminder was exchanged for more exaggerated laughter from his companions.
Magician, that's an awe-inspiring title. In this world, there are always a very small number of people who are born with the lucky ones, and their peculiar constitution allows them to be born with the ability to perceive and be friendly with magical elements that ordinary people cannot see at all, and it is said that it is a mysterious particle that is ubiquitous in the heavens and the earth. After learning the relevant magical knowledge and knowing how to coordinate the connection between the body and the magical elements, a person with such a physique can communicate and gather the power of the elements that are separated from heaven and earth, and release powerful magic, some powerful spells are said to even destroy a town in an instant.
Of course, there are very few people with a magical physique, and those who can be discovered and eventually become magicians are rare, after all, the territory of human beings is so vast, and the number of real magicians is extremely rare, most magicians like to live in seclusion in their own residences to study all kinds of mysterious magic, and rarely go out. The chance of having a magical physique and being able to be encountered by a magician is simply too low, which also makes the existence of magicians on the continent almost a legend in the minds of most people, and it is rare to see in a lifetime.
However, powerful magicians are the object of every kingdom and every power, after all, powerful magicians are of great significance as a symbol of deterrent power in war and peacetime. It is said that in the glorious kingdom of Shenghui in history, Shenghui-Link the Great has a legion of magicians who are feared by the enemy, and in the battles of the orcs, that magic legion has played an important role, and it has also made the army led by Shenghui-Link the Great invincible. But alas, the mighty magic army eventually disappeared into the jungle with Emperor Link.
Almost every child on the continent has heard of the magical legend of magicians when they are young, and becoming a great magician is also a dream that every child has always hidden in their hearts since childhood, not only because magicians have magical and powerful powers, but also because their status in human society is quite respected. In the Kingdom of Lazer, even the lowest-level magic apprentice has the status equivalent to the third-class lord of the kingdom, and a true magician, as long as he is willing to be loyal to the kingdom, a viscount title cannot escape, and the country will also provide a large amount of money and various rare resources for magic research every year.
However, mages are said to be a group of eccentric and paranoid creatures, who are obsessed with studying how to gain greater power or find ways to live a long life, and generally hide for a long time in magic towers built in remote places far away from the world, rarely showing up in the outside world, and generally ignoring the strife in secular society, so it is rare for mages to accept solicitations and pledge allegiance to certain forces or countries. But the kingdom of Lazer is very lucky, because it is said that somewhere in the Emerald Basin, there is an ancient and mysterious magic tower, which was established by a powerful magician in ancient times, and has been passed down to this day, and is known as the Emerald Tower. The first king of the kingdom of Lazer, Harriet Winket the Younger, in the battle against the orc invasion, stumbled upon the tower hidden in the dense mountain jungle while traveling through the dense mountain jungle and was lucky enough to be helped by the magician in the magic tower, thus establishing a friendship, and the Emerald Tower promised to send magicians for the kingdom of Lazer to defend the border with the orcs, so it has always been rumored that the Silver Fir Legion has an unknown number of mysterious magicians.
And the magician who took away Ite's sister Liv is said to be from the Emerald Tower, passing through Qingquan Town in the process of training, and accidentally discovered that Liv actually has an extremely rare magical physique, so he accepted it as an apprentice and took him to the Emerald Tower to learn magic knowledge, which also made Eite meet the legendary magician for the first time.
"Whew......"
As if to verify the accuracy of Ite's words, a terrible wolf howl suddenly sounded in the distance, which suddenly made the two teenagers pale and stood in place at a loss, looked at each other in horror, and then looked around cautiously. After a while, he finally made sure that there was no danger nearby, so he hurriedly picked up the trimmed dead branches and ran towards the stone castle with a rolling belt, like a beast.