It's an early spring season, the time when all things are about to wake up. The indifference and silence of the cold winter seem to have not escaped, and what envelops this land is still the residual chill and desolation.

"Huh~~~!" a long, piercing sound came without warning, as if to pierce the lifeless silence. As far as the eye can see, a huge figure soars in the sky, and it seems that it can penetrate this piece of sky is an eagle, stretching its wings full of explosive power, hissing a long groan full of strength, and a pair of sharp eagle eyes staring closely at the rising sun in front of it, and fluttering its wings. With a cry, the creature full of life and hope slowly faded away, disappearing into the harsh sunlight, and where it flapped its wings, an eagle feather gradually fell, and below that, a small village.

It's not a big town, but for some reason, it's a very lively day, and there is only one tavern in this town, which is even more lively.

"Oh, five copper plates, all right, thank you sir. A young man was lazily lying on the service desk in the tavern, supporting his head with one hand, and dealing with the guests boredly. The noisy tavern was full of people of all colors, all talking about a topic, yes, a topic

"Bang!" As the boy was thinking about the big events of the day, the small wooden door of the tavern was suddenly "slammed" open in a way that was almost violent, and the two figures stumbled all the way, crackling in front of the boy sitting at the bar, attracting everyone's sideways glances.

"Hey, be careful, you two are like brutes rushing into a china shop, even though the things here are a little cheaper than antiques," the boy looked at the two peers who were smirking at him on the bar with a slightly speechless and dissatisfied look.

"Hi Rocky, good morning!" greeted one of the teenagers with short black curly hair, taking a glass of beer.

"Well, three copper plates, no credit, and, good morning. Luo Qi snorted twice, then picked up the pen and made a few strokes on the ledger.

"Hey, I said, don't be so stingy. The other teenager snatched the beer from the boy's hand and took a few sips.

"Flotte, what's the matter, come here as if you're being hunted down. Rocky looked at the boy with short black curly hair. "Hey, you kid is stupid, you don't know about such a big thing?" said Flotte, dissatisfied, patting the table. "Oh, big deal?" said Rocky, with a playful smile on his face, and put down the quill in his hand. "Tell me, what's the big deal?" "Oh my God, this is just a drop of gold at the door of your house, you still don't know it, come on, Si Mo, you come and tell him." As he spoke, he snatched the beer from Si Mo's hand

"Ahem, ahem" Si Mo cleared his throat, "That, you shouldn't be unaware of the big events in the town today." ”

"Well, it seems that some big people from the imperial capital Herlach have come to our small place, which is indeed a big deal. Luo Qi said lazily.

"That's not all!" Flott was about to climb onto the table, "the point is that the people who are here are not here to play some inspection games! they are from the Bitrrak Academy!

Rocky looked at Flott's red eyes and couldn't help but be a little amused, "Oh, it's the so-called holy place of imperial magic learning and inspiration, Bitrak?"

"That's right, it's the only magic academy in that empire!" Si Mo also looked excited.

"Oh, thirteen copper plates, thank you sir. Rocky finished greeting a guest and put the money in the cupboard, "That is, where do you want to go?"

"Yes, for sure!" Si Mo said with his fists clenched. "But that's impossible," Flote said in frustration, "that academy only accepts people who have magical genes and abilities, or have the opportunity to obtain abilities, and will not admit ordinary people." ”

"That's it, it doesn't have anything to do with us. Luo Qi said with one hand on his head.

"It's not like us, but you're different. Flot said.

"Yes, you're so smart, even if you stay a little bit at times, just like today, but your IQ is very high!" Si Mo also responded.

"IQ?" Luo Qi was stunned for a moment, and then smiled, "Why do you say that? Is it because the riddle guess is good, or do I catch a lot of fish? Please, it doesn't matter if it's okay." ”

"Don't be modest, Roach, you're different from ordinary people, you can try!" Flotte persuaded.

"Really, Luo Qi, this opportunity can't be missed!" Si Mo suddenly grabbed Luo Qi's hand and said solemnly.

"Hey, hey, what's the matter!" Si Mo's actions startled Luo Qi, and he quickly shook Si Mo's hand away.

"Hey, don't get excited, I'm just trying to persuade you a little more. Si Mo said with a smile.

"Good, good. If I wanted to go, I would naturally try, but not now. Luo Qi spread his hands and said.

"Huh, why?"

"Can't you see?" Rocky pointed to the tavern, "there are so many people in the shop, and the business is so good, if I leave, the boss will deduct my salary." ”

"Hey, could this be more important than going to Bitrak?" said Flotte, dissatisfied.

"Smack!" Luo Qi clapped his hands and said, "That's right, it's true for the time being." As he spoke, he walked out of the bar, "Okay buddy, I still have work to do for the time being, let's talk next time." ”

"Oh, but!" "Oh, no, goodbye!" Luo Qi pushed the two out of the door and waved his hand again, "Don't worry, man, I'll think about what you two say, but I'll have to wait until I'm done with my business first, bye." After saying that, he didn't look back and walked to the bar. "Rely on" The two were helpless for a while, so they had to leave stupidly.

"Cut, what a joke. Luo Qi sat in the old place, still lying on the table, supporting his head with one hand, but the lazy look in his eyes had long been gone.

It's a peculiar world, and of course, there's nothing to be curious about for those who are in it. The continent where Loki is located is ruled by an empire called Akahi, which is nomadic in the north and plantation in the south, and supports the operation of the entire empire in a commercial way that has changed from extensive to intensive. And within the empire, in addition to the huge army, there is also a well-known mysterious profession - magician, which guards the peace and tranquility of the country. Most of the magician families in the empire have become nobles of the empire, and eight of them are the most prominent, using their extraordinary strength to protect the peace of the country, and because of their contributions, they are respected and revered by the people.

Of course, the existence of magic also leads to the unrest of this world, although wars between countries are inevitable, but the real enemy is an evil creature that does not belong to the human world - the demons. Once 50 years ago, humans and demons fought the biggest war in history-the Great War of Blood and Land. In that war, human casualties were inflicted, and two of the eight nobles in the Akahi Empire perished. However, he finally defeated the demons and obtained peace, but the king of Ekash did not think that this was the arrival of peace, he thought that this was just a respite, and he wanted to take advantage of this respite time to make the country stronger, not only to defeat the demons, but also not to be swallowed by other kingdoms. In response to the king's request, three of the six surviving nobles joined forces to pass the project and founded the only magical initiation and learning academy in the empire, the Bitrarch Academy, which recruits descendants of known magical families in different places every year, or looks for people with magical or supernatural potential in different places. Hoping to increase the country's strength and magical power in this way, this time, they came to the town where Luo Qi was, where they searched for their so-called target.

"Hum~~" Elegant blues music came out of the only honest loudspeaker music box in the tavern, but who would appreciate this beautiful music at this time? Luo Qi was still the same old look, lying on the table in the tavern, his eyes looking straight ahead, still thinking about Bitrak, not even realizing that someone had entered the tavern and walked to the bar. "Knock, knock" There was a rhythmic tapping sound from the table, pulling Luo Qi back from his imagination.

"Oh, excuse me, sir, I'm a little distracted, would you like to?" Rocky came back to his senses and hurriedly beckoned to the visitor, but when he looked up, he couldn't help but froze. The man standing in front of him was tall, wearing a dark red cloak and a hood, which covered a small half of his face, revealing only thin, knife-edged lips that were tightly pursed, surrounded by sparse, not hard-looking stubble, and his chin was not pointed, but it looked angular and very resolute. Luo Qi was taller than him, and he could see a pair of eyes hidden in the shadow of the brim of his hat, as deep as the starry sky.

"Well, this guy shouldn't look like an ordinary person, otherwise why would he be dressed like this" Rocky thought to himself, and in a flash, Rocky put on a smiling face and said to the visitor, "What does Mr. need?"

"A bottle of rum. The man in red spoke, his voice a little hoarse, and from his face, it seemed that the voice was somewhat out of proportion to his age.

"Yes sir," Rocky quickly turned around and brought a bottle of rum from the wine rack. Skillfully opened the bottle and poured out a glass and put it on the man in red years ago "This wine is rarely drunk, I didn't want to take Mr. You will like it." Lodge said.

The man in red sat down at the counter and drank half of the wine from his glass in one gulp. "Anything has value, not even a stone, let alone a few copper plates of rum. Some people put themselves in the wrong place, have no ability, but they can't show it, they can only do some trivial things, and eventually grow old like an ordinary person and die. You're in a rural village, and it's good to have beer, so how can anyone pay more for a smaller bottle of rum?"

"Well, it's pretended, yes, deliberately lowered my voice. Rocky thought secretly, and then said with a smile, "Sir really deserves to be a person from the imperial capital, he is knowledgeable, and his conversation is not ordinary." ”

Hearing this, the man in red's hand holding the wine glass trembled slightly. Luo Qi felt the gaze of the pair of eyes under the hood stabbing at him like a sharp sword, and his heart couldn't help but tremble, but he still pretended to be safe and sound and poured wine on the man, thinking to himself, "It seems to be from the imperial capital, and it is inseparable from Bitrak, is he here to find those seed characters?"

While Luo Qi was thinking, a smile hung on the thin lips of the person in front of him: "You are Luo Qi?"

"Hmm, ah!?" A thunderclap exploded in Luo Qi's heart, and the person in front of him actually knew his name.

"You" Luo Qi stabilized his mind, he didn't understand, even Bitrak, how could he know that he was such a small person? would still find him? He had never found out that he had any special skills, except for his brain, but this is nothing, smart people are not everywhere? Luo Qi really didn't understand. ”

"Well, that's right. The man in red smiled and nodded.

"Are you from Bitrak, the one in the academy looking for people with magical potential?" asked Roach with a frown.

"It's not. The man in red spread his hands, and his hands looked very vicissitudes, both of them had calluses, but the positions were very different.

"You," Luo Qi stared at the hands, trying to find out something.

"I'm sorry I can't tell you, but I do have some relationship with the academy you mentioned, you don't have to worry about it, I didn't come today without any superfluous things. As he spoke, he pulled out a pale yellow envelope from his cloak.

"This is" Luo Qi watched him hand over the envelope, hesitated for a moment, but still took it. "Originally, I was still a little resistant to this, but I am quite satisfied with your performance today. The man in red drank the wine from the bottle.

Luo Qi was a little speechless, and watched the man leave the tavern in a daze, and only came back to his senses five minutes later, and realized that he had not paid the man just now

"Ahem, not like a liar, but like a robber. Luo Qi looked at the empty bottle on the table helplessly, pinched the envelope in his hand, hesitated, and tore open the seal.

There was only one piece of letterhead, which, like the envelope, was a pale yellow, and what caught the eye was a beautiful and resolute piece of words.

"Dear Mr. Rocky.

Hello.

It is a pleasure to write this invitation to you, in the Lower Juventus L. Docarmen, Head of the Department of Paranormal Abilities at the Bitrarch Academy. You may feel abrupt about this, but whether you are surprised, delighted, or resistant, I want to inform you with the joy from the bottom of my heart that you have been admitted to the Bitrarch Academy as a special enrollment, and I hope that you can think about your own future, of course, we will not force you to enter the school, but is it not the dream of a young man of your age to enter this sanctuary college?

Best wishes

well

Juventus L. Docarmen"

"Oh, it's still quite gentlemanly," Luo Qi squinted and came to a conclusion, "But I don't even call 'you', I still feel a bit overbearing, not like a department head." "I looked at the letter carefully, it was clean and neat, the pen was steady, the stroke turned very obviously, and the words were very clear, indicating that the hand was pressed very hard. Luo Qi took the letter and walked outside the tavern, ignoring the bustling crowd at all, and pointed the letter in his hand at the sun, and in the daylight, the sunlight passed through the letter and reflected some other things on the letterhead. “t?” Luo Qi frowned and looked at the watermark-like letter "T" that was regularly distributed on the stationery, and thought carefully for a while. "Oh, I see. "Luo Qi seems to have suddenly opened up" It's really strange, how can such a character be interested in me. Although there were doubts, Rocky did not delve into it: "It seems that this Bitrak, I am going to decide." Luo Qi's face lifted the confidence he was accustomed to, and he turned and walked into the tavern.

The sun was still shining outside the door, without a speck of dust.