In the year 403 of the new history, the ancient fortress that the human race was proud of, the fortress that had guarded the empire and even the entire human race for hundreds of years, was finally conquered and destroyed by a race even older than the human race, the orcs.

Is it going to happen again the same as it was a thousand years ago? The old magicians who knew about the orcs from the history of magic were worried.

After receiving the message of Weston, the chief magician of the royal family, King Sasson XII immediately mobilized an army of 20,000 people to rush to the western border and rebuild a line of defense, after all, it was a strong enemy thousands of years ago, and he was careless, and at the same time, King Sasson ordered all towns and cities near the altar of the orc ancestors to move to the east to avoid being attacked by the orcs.

However, the strange thing is that after the orcs occupied the town called Seth, they did not rush to take revenge on the humans, but re-established an ancestral altar in the vast land from Bird Fortress to Seth.

Perhaps, as the old shaman of the small clan said, he did not want to provoke a war, but he was only the leader of a small clan in the tribe.

The top brass of the Empire did not believe that the purpose of the orcs was only to retrieve the altar of the ancestors, and they might also be secretly mobilizing troops, so after the army of 20,000 people, the Empire was still tightening its defenses to the west, and held several councils to discuss countermeasures.

The Conservatives believe that the Orcs are a formidable enemy of a thousand years ago, an ancient and brutal race, not something that can be dealt with by an empire, and that the alliance should be re-established to unite the White Mages of Thessalonia, as well as the Dwarves, Barbarians, Elves, and so on.

In this way, the situation in the west was tense, but it was not yet to the point of war.

But who can guarantee that peace will last?

Although the situation was tense, the nobles of the Imperial City were not worried, and they were more interested in the apprenticeship of the Imperial Grand Magician than in the west.

Jaina!

A very charming name, as charming as her person, although the girl was only twelve or thirteen years old, but she had already charmed a large number of nobles at the ball, but unfortunately, this charming young girl did not like to talk much, and her identity also frightened off a group of nobles.

The only and most beloved apprentice of Weston, the Royal Chief Archmagician!

If you don't want to bear the wrath of the Saint-level Grand Mage, I advise you to stay away from her.

In this state of mind, looking at the charming female magician apprentice standing alone on the balcony admiring the moonlight, many young nobles were ready to move, but they did not dare to step forward, especially when the great magician Weston was beside her......

"Feeling stuffy, my child?"

"No, mentor. Wearing an expensive magic cloak, Nina, no, it was Gianna who turned and smiled, but her smile, full of bitterness, made the young nobles who were secretly watching her in the neighborhood saddened.

"You can call me Old Weston as you call Charles," the old magician said with a smile, glancing at the ball behind him, and then bowing his head and saying, "Sometimes, I hate them too, but they are cuteer when I need funding for my magical research......"

"Giggles. Gianna chuckled, and then stroked the pebbles in her hand, perhaps in her opinion, the pebbles that her brother gave her, although very ordinary, were far more valuable than those gifts from nobles.

The old magician sighed secretly, propped his hands on the railing of the balcony, and persuaded softly, "Nina, forget that unfortunate thing, learning magic is a very happy thing, but at the same time, magic itself is full of dangers, and one carelessness will lead to misfortune......"

"Well," Gianna nodded obediently, and said quietly, "Soth once told me that if you want to do a good job, you must put all your energy into it, and you can't be half-hearted, I always remember ......"

Looking at the gloom hidden in his apprentice's obsidian-like eyes, the old magician sighed softly and said with a smile, "Maybe it's really like Charles said, that child's intelligence is a talent in itself......

"Soth is smart, really smart......"

"Since you really think so, remember what he said and devote yourself to learning magic......"

"Yes!"

The old magician nodded with satisfaction, looked at the nobles behind him, and chuckled, "Since you don't like it here, let's go back......"

"Is that okay?"

"Of course!" said the old magician, blinking, "this is the prerogative of the Great Magician!"

"Hey!"

"Let's go, kid!"

"Yes, guide...... Hey, old Weston!"

"Good!"

What a clever and lovely child, thought the old magician with satisfaction.

"Old Weston, I managed to cast a small fireball today......"

"Oh my God, it's incredible! Quick, let's go back and show me your little fireball. ”

"Yes!"

Soth, my dearest brother and sister, will surely become a holy magician!

That's the only thing I can do, maybe that will make you feel less regretful......

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At this time, the 'younger brother' in Nina's mouth was lying on the roof of a carriage of the Chamber of Commerce yawning.

"Be careful, little one, don't fall!" reminded Niemann, the old drunkard who drove the car and an old friend of the old man of the farm.

"Yes. Jiang Zhe replied lightly, looked at the sky with his arms on his pillow, and yawned from time to time.

Somehow, he often felt sleepy, and when the sleepiness came, he was not very interested in the outside world at all.

In this regard, Jiang Zhe often felt very confused, in his mind, he was not a very sleepy person, it was really strange, as strange as the six-pointed star pattern on his left hand......

Jiang Zhe couldn't help but pull out his left hand that was on his pillow, and once again carefully looked at the six-pointed star magic array on the back of his hand.

The magic array just occupied the entire back of his hand, the lines were very thin and complex, and as for the dense and strange symbols on it, it was not something he could understand.

Of course, Jiang Zhe would not remember when this magic array appeared on the back of his hand, he only remembered that since he had this magic array, he no longer had nightmares, although it was very boring to listen to that strange snoring sound all night, but it was obviously much better than before.

"By the way, little guy, I don't remember that Old Roy still has a relative?" It seemed that seeing that Jiang Zhe didn't talk much, the old drunkard Nieman took the initiative to provoke the conversation.

"Actually, I'm not a child of his relative, he just wants to help me. ”

"I see...... You're going to Sassen to learn magic?"

"Yes!"

"I've been to Sasson before, and I've seen some magicians, and I've heard from them that it takes a lot of money to learn magic, and I'm sure that the gold that Old Roy gave you is definitely not enough!"

A lot of money......

Lots and lots of money......

Why does this phrase feel so familiar, and why does it feel so uncomfortable?

Jiang Zhe shook his head and suppressed the discomfort in his heart, thought about it, and took out the money bag that the old man gave him from his arms, a very ordinary and shabby money bag, but inside, there were twenty gold coins, which was a lot of wealth for people in small towns.

Jiang Zhe couldn't help but think back to the ...... before the Chamber of Commerce set off.

"Take it, kid!"

"This ......" took the money bag handed by the old man suspiciously, Jiang Zhe cushioned it, untied it again, glanced inside, shook his head and said, "You have already helped me a lot, I can't ask for it!"

"I didn't give it to you, but the old lady asked me to give it to you, originally, we planned to use this money to help our son find a marriage after he returns......"

"Then I can't even ask for it!"

"Son, in fact, we all know that our children will never come back...... The old lady has been hiding the money, and for us the gold coins are heavy...... Yesterday was the most pleasant day for the old lady in more than ten years...... Take it, child, to be strong, but being strong alone will not get you to Sassen. ”

“......”

"Oh, yes, I remembered...... When you become a magician, when you have time to come back, you can use your magic to water me or something, and hire a magician, but it's much more than these gold coins......"

"Thank you, old Roy!"

"Hey!" the old man tipped at his old cloak and turned away, "Little one, you want to be a magician!"

"I will!"

......

Looking at the clothes he was wearing, old but very clean, Jiang Zhe muttered, "I will definitely be! I will definitely become a powerful black magician!"

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