The snow was still flying outside the window, and I don't know how long it had been falling, until a thick layer of snow had accumulated all over the mountains.

Cangyi Academy overlooked the vast primeval forests and grasslands below, and at this moment it was like a huge and incomparable silver dragon, lying prone on top of the Canglong Mountain Range that reached into the sky, with a majestic momentum.

The lakeside courtyard, in Hall's cabin, is especially quiet.

"Hall, you're finally awake......" a girl's voice rang out.

Then the voices of the apprentices rang out one by one, and became a little noisy.

Hall slowly opened his eyes and sat up from the bed, feeling that there was no place in his body that was not sore, but it seemed to be much more relaxed than the day he was in the ring, at least, he was able to move.

As soon as he saw Hall wake up, Arno sat at the table in the distance and said in a deep voice, "Hmph, it's really time for you kid to wake up." ”

Before Hall could ask a question, the apprentices shouted, "Hall, you are the fifteenth place in this competition!"

Hall's heart sank slightly, and he said, "Is the test over?"

Sanna in front of her was still wearing cute pigtails, she nodded heavily, and said: "Yes, it just ended this morning, that Roda didn't beat his senior brother Gray, and only won the second place, and there is only one apprentice in the top ten who is not the head of Gondorf, that is a girl named Tifana, he is the eighth." Hmph, what kind of test is this! Obviously it was designed for the chief dean, and we are all the foils of those apprentices! Good prizes are distributed to your apprentices, and the chief dean of Gangdorf is really cunning!" After saying that, her mouth was raised high, but at the age of eleven, Sanna was a girl with a very strong heart.

"Hahaha!" everyone laughed when they saw him.

At this time, Arno snorted and said: "It's embarrassing to argue that your skills are not as good as others, people rely on strength, who calls you useless, you can't beat others." ”

Sanna curled her mouth, unconvinced, but she became happy again, and said, "But it's not bad, because of Hall's fifteenth place, we can also move to the big castle to live! And we were rewarded with a magic medicine field! The herbs in it can be used as you like, this time Mr. Arno is really beautiful!haha!"

Hall sighed slightly, he was a little disappointed in his heart, he was looking forward to a match with Roda Tifana to see how much worse it was, but now he didn't have a chance.

He still had a question in his heart, so he asked: "Teacher Arnold, I didn't even participate in the finals, how did I get the fifteenth place?"

Arnold said in a deep voice: "Actually, the final ranking is calculated according to the scores of all competitions, although you didn't participate in the last game, but you scored very high, so you won the fifteenth place." I think the reason for this is because you didn't get hit by any real attacks in the first two games, so you didn't lose points. ”

"And how many Josephs are there?" Hale almost blurted out.

Arno sighed and said slowly, "Thirteenth." ”

Hall was slightly stunned, and then said with a wry smile: "That's right, in the end, I lost......

At this time, Sanna interjected: "What's the use of his high rank, he's still lying down! Haha, he deserves it!"

Hearing this, Hale silently touched the ring on his hand, thinking to himself that he woke up so quickly, probably thanks to the Wings of Light?

Arno slowly got up from his chair and said, "Your little hero is awake, you have been here for a day and a night, and it is time to go back and rest, I have something to say to Hall." ”

The apprentices answered, said goodbye to Hall, and walked out.

When the apprentices had all gone out, Arno waved his sleeves, and the wooden door creaked and slowly shut.

It was nearly dusk, and although the light was a little dim, Arno didn't mean to light the lamp, but just sat down in the dark.

After a while, he said, "I am glad that I have done well this time, and that I can fight Joseph like that." ”

Hall smiled bitterly: "Didn't you lose in the end?"

Arno shook his head in the dark and said, "I didn't have to lose, but your [Pure White Lotus] was used too early, and when the other party still has a lot of mana reserves, freezing is useless." ”

As if he had come to his senses, Hall said silently, "So that's ......"

Arno didn't know when he lit his pipe, nestled in the corner, and took a comfortable position, smoking silently, he probably hadn't been so comfortable in a long time in all these years.

When he came to the stage in the morning to accept the award for Hall, there were many people who had criticized him a lot, and their faces were green, because although their apprentices were highly qualified, they had not trained a single magician disciple.

Even a calm man like Arno couldn't help but feel proud.

With a long puff of smoke, Yanu said, "This time, the new magician of the academy will have a chance to go down the mountain for five years, and the time is just three days later, where are you going to go?"

Hall was stunned for a moment, then gradually clenched his fists, his eyes sparkled in the darkness, and after a long time, he said quietly: "My parents died tragically, and now they have strength, of course, revenge ......"

Arno didn't ask him how his parents died, but asked directly: "Who is the other party, and what is his strength?"

"Prime Minister of the North, there are two gray-robed mages under him...... Holm said silently.

Arno seemed to sneer and said, "You must know that I am now a seventh-level purple-robed mage, but it is easy to kill you. ”

Hall sighed and said, "Of course I know, so this time, I will hone myself first, and I will not make a move when I have enough strength." ”

Arno nodded and said, "Well, that's good, all the new mages attended the magician's medal awarding conference this morning, only you and Joseph didn't, so I brought back the brown robe and silver medal issued by the academy for you." But I advise you, don't wear ......"

When Arno said this, Hall was naturally curious, so he asked, "Why......?"

Arno smiled helplessly and said, "Do you think a first-level magician is an identity to be proud of? First-level magicians are just the beginning of magicians, and people who wear brown robes on the streets are all self-aggrandizing. In this world, magicians are the richest people, and wearing such clothes is tantamount to looking for death. As a first-level magician, there are many people who can kill you, and three junior swordsmen or two battle sacrifices can be your life-takers. A true magician puts his strength on the inside, not in front of others, and that's what really makes him powerful, you know?"

Hall suddenly realized and said sincerely: "Thank you, teacher, disciple remembers." ”

Arno sighed and said calmly: "Okay, don't say more, go down the mountain this time, be careful...... The academy sent you down the mountain to hone your training, just so that when you come back, you can contribute to the academy, kill important people in the dark magic cultists, find important weapons or tricks, and get back treasures or medicinal herbs. Even if you come back empty-handed, you don't have anything, you just can't be an elder, I don't think you want to be an elder, right?So you do what you want to do the most, and more importantly, observe the world and find the truth, so that you can improve and become a respected magician...... Hopefully, when we meet again, you'll be able to become a little more mature. ”

Hearing this, Hall seemed to feel that he would never see the teacher again in five years, his eyes were a little red, and he said, "Knowing the teacher, I will definitely fight for you!"

Arno smiled and walked towards the door, his back still so lonely.