At night, on the top of the bell tower, a black-robed man hid in the darkness, looking out at the palace in the distance.

Shouts and screams were faintly heard, and the magic fluctuations in the air drew the wind, and the slaughter could be felt even from such a distance.

Finally, the white light pierced the night and slowly fell, getting brighter and brighter!

The black robe moved slightly, and even he couldn't keep calm under this light.

Damocles, the sword of the overhang, has fallen!

"A new era has begun." A slightly immature voice came from under the black robe.

The light moved slowly, illuminating the bell tower and the corpses scattered beneath it.

They may be Knights of Radiance, Templars, or Knights of the Aegis...... They were the last paladins in the kingdom, but they couldn't even get to the battlefield tonight.

The light is getting stronger......

Xiu Konstantin opened his eyes, recalled the dream just now, couldn't help but rub his hair, and sighed, "I'm dreaming again." ”

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"Today's lesson is the portrayal of local characters, and the daily use of local characters is mainly to strengthen our connection with the earth, which everyone understands as preventing us from falling."

"Hahaha."

Lecturer Knoll made a small joke, and the audience below also laughed good-naturedly.

"Sorry Lecturer Knorr, I'm late today." Xiu ran all the way, holding on to the door and panting.

"It's okay, it's not too late, let's get back to your seat." Lecturer Knoll didn't embarrass him, and continued to explain after he was seated.

"Hello, I'm Ix, and I'm just here today." Next to Xiu's seat, a blonde teenager greeted him with a smile.

"Hello, just ask me to fix it." Xiu nodded at him, and then listened carefully to Lecturer Knorr's explanation.

"Xiao Xiu, you won't be in the store this afternoon, take half a day off." Mrs. Funa, who was sitting in front of him, turned around with great difficulty and spoke to him.

"Yes, Mrs. Funa." Xiu nodded and whispered.

Mrs. Funa was the only tavern owner in town, and although her weight of two hundred and seventy pounds made her look a little fierce, she was a gentle person at heart.

After all, when Xiu came here alone, she was the only one who was willing to take him in and let him do chores in the tavern.

It was sunny outside, and Lecturer Knorr pasted a piece of white paper with twisted runes in the center of the cross so that the people below could watch and copy it.

This is not a school classroom, but an abandoned church.

The necessary learning of runes is covered by the new Federal Education Act, and children of school age are exposed to this new subject in school, even adults and the elderly.

However, the government will send a specific person, and for the first three months, they will give lectures for four hours a day, and the residents in the area must have more than four days of study time in a week.

After three months, all you need to do is give a lecture on Saturday and Sunday, and the residents can choose any day to learn.

It's a small town, so Lecturer Knoll has only been here for a month, and classes are still open every day.

What you learn here is not very profound, but it just gives people a general understanding of runes.

But Xiu cherishes this learning opportunity.

He had never been to school, and at the age of twenty this year, he had missed the requirement that the maximum age limit for primary school be twelve.

Xiu was very serious, and used a pen to draw the pattern drawn by Lecturer Knoll in his notebook one by one.

He copied it perfectly, almost identically, but he looked at his work and knew that it had failed again.

Runes are a very magical thing, pointing to the essence of things, but in a sense, runes and people have nothing in common.

People can use the tools of rune engraving, but they cannot master the power of runes, unlike magic.

Everyone understands the rune drawing method differently, but the final rune is the same, and being able to draw a certain rune proves that you have an understanding of the essence of the rune.

Xiu was not discouraged, and after turning the page, he was ready to start again.

"I've heard that there are two kinds of people who can't draw runes, one is that they really don't have this kind of qualification, and the other is that they have extremely high magical attainments." Ix, who was sitting next to him, turned his head to look at him with a smile.

"You're not from this town? I haven't seen you. Xiu ignored him and continued to paint on his own.

"I'm a passing traveler, and I'm going to recuperate here for a while."

"Traveler...... Xiu sighed a little, "It seems that there are more travelers after the federal era. ”

"Yes, after all, the era of the Magic Kingdom has just passed, and there are always people who are still immersed in the glory of magic and can't see the future clearly." Icks also sighed a little.

In the days of the kingdom, magic was the mainstream, and the gods in the starry sky stretched out their tentacles to wield their power, and people always thought that their luck prompted them to become servants of God, so they were crowned with glory and sang the praises of God's greatness.

But three years ago, the rune showed its power for the first time, and the luster of the revolution overthrew the king's chair and forced the gods to look away from him.

Without the gaze of the gods, the power of magic becomes less and less, until it disappears.

"The glory of magic has nothing to do with people like us." While Icks was still sighing, Xiu had finished drawing another set of ground characters, but unfortunately it was still a failed waste.

"Okay guys, it's time, everyone can leave, and besides, today is the third anniversary of the Federation, I wish you all a nice and beautiful day!" Lecturer Knoll clapped his hands, and the crowd slowly dispersed.

He put away his pen, tucked his notebook under his arm, and trotted away.

There are fewer pedestrians on the streets, perhaps because everyone is on holiday for the third anniversary of the Confederation, or because there are not many people in this town in the first place.

"Uncle, have a whole wheat bread from yesterday." Xiu drilled into a small shop and pulled out a few small copper coins from his jacket pocket.

"It's Xiu, I'm sorry, yesterday's whole wheat bread is gone, only brown bread remains." The bakery in the white apron smiled apologetically at Xiu.

Baked bread generally has a shelf life of only one day, and stores in the metropolis will never sell bread that has passed the day, but in this kind of place...... You don't have to be so particular.

And it's all the same for Xiu, yesterday's bread was cheaper.

"That'll do well." Xiu didn't say much, he got up late today, and he didn't even have time to eat breakfast in order to listen to Lecturer Knoel's class as soon as possible, and he couldn't blame the boss for not leaving you behind.

"Okay, put it away, and I'll give you another crown." The uncle pushed the wrapped bread and a copper coin over.

"Xiu, you should also learn to use paper money, I always use this kind of small copper coins, I have too many piles of useless ones."

"Okay." Xiu didn't answer, put away the copper coin, picked up the bread and left.

When the federation was first established, paper money began to be implemented, and it is said that it was also proposed by the master who invented the runes, paper money is indeed more convenient than copper coins, and the difference in denomination directly eliminates the situation of going out with a large bag of copper coins.

But he didn't like this very much, paper money meant nothing to him, after all, paper money was just paper.

He lived in a treacherous-looking building on the edge of the town, and beyond that were the mountains that were rumored to be inhabited by dwarves and elves.

Xiu finished the brown bread as he walked, it was a little hard and not a little sweet, but he didn't care, and swallowed it at a constant speed.

Then he opened his notebook and studied the rune he had just drawn today.

The small building has two floors, the first floor is full of debris, and even one wall has a hole in it, revealing reddish-brown bricks, and the other walls are also crawling with moss, fortunately there is no stench.

"I thought I would have had a good rest for the third anniversary of the Federation." Xiu stopped at the door of his house, closed his notebook and sighed.

Finally, Mrs. Funa gave him half a day off.

"I don't want to work overtime." Icks stepped out from behind the wall.

"Why don't you pretend you haven't seen me today?" Xiu raised his hand, and the space rippled, and he took out a small bronze sword from it.

The little sword was palm-long and three fingers wide, just enough for him to hold in his hand.

"If it was two years ago...... Even a year ago, if I had seen you turn around and run, I wouldn't have even revealed your whereabouts. Icks raised his hand as well, the ring on his index finger flashing slightly, and a pistol engraved with runes appeared in his hand.

"My lord, times have changed."

"Bang!" Icks opened fire without warning.

"Shadow Jump!" Xiu waved his small sword, and the next moment the figure walked out of the darkness in the corner.

His face was gloomy, and there was a trail of blood on his shoulder, even if he was quick enough, but not fast enough.

How can a man be faster than a gun?

"It's such a wonderful feeling, a pawn like me can hurt an adult." Icks couldn't help it, a flush appeared on his face, and he was not in a hurry to shoot.

"Really? I'm now beginning to believe that you're just a traveler. Xiu glanced at his wound, and the green glow began to return.

There are many factions of magic, but they can be roughly divided into three types, life magic, wisdom magic, and black magic.

Xiu wasn't particularly good at magic, but he knew a little bit about it.

"Yes, yes, I'm really just a traveler, and my last task is to travel all over the place, check the people's conditions, and summarize them once a year." Icks nodded.

"Three ghosts, Solomon, the Land of Decay, which organization are you?" Xiu's wound healed slowly, like this wound, he wouldn't need it for a second to heal in the past. No, he wouldn't have been hurt like this at all.

All three of these organizations used to work for the revolution and life, and they specialized in dealing with things in the dark.

"Hahaha......" Icks couldn't help but laugh, "Three ghosts! I'm the one of the three ghosts, your subordinate! Siu Konstantin-sama! ”

"Tsk, I don't want you to be one of my men at all, that's stupid."

Xiuping raised his right hand holding the small sword, people said that the magic was gone, but people of his level could feel that the magic had not disappeared, but it was solidified.

If three years ago the magic that had been watched by the gods floated in the air like air, now the magic that has been without the gaze of the gods for three years has become as thick as glue.

Someday, it will be completely solid, and no one will be able to pry the walls of magic back then.

Luckily, the magic isn't quite strong yet, so don't give him time to cast spells.

Of course, Icks can't know this.

"O sword, drink my blood!" There was no wound, the blood seeped directly from the skin, and the bronze-colored little sword immediately turned bloody as soon as it touched his blood!