Chapter 1: The Clock Tower

The ringing of the carriage woke Chen Qi from his sleep.

He rubbed his eyes, wiped away the unknown crystal liquid from the corner of his mouth, and looked out the window.

Although the times have changed, the automobile has completely replaced the old product of the horse-drawn carriage, but the British Empire has its own rules here, so that the horse-drawn carriage culture has been preserved and has become the spokesperson of the ancient cultural image.

Of course, it is undeniable that the aristocratic plot, as well as the need to distinguish itself from the commoners, has always been ingrained in the hearts of many wealthy people.

For example, the family of Monarch Tranbellio.

At this time, where Chen Qi's carriage was located, it was in front of the gate of the first department under the command of Tranbellio, and the times changed, in order to maintain the mystery, magic was integrated into society, and the first department that laid the foundation of the former Magic Association also became a private university in London.

The university is located in the heart of the Clock Tower, the base of the European magic world.

At first glance, it is a white castle that can be described as magnificent, with a wide wall stretching for more than six kilometers, carved with a family crest that belongs to Tranbellio, and a maned lion with wings and horns on its back.

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Unruly and confident will, strong and noble quality, undoubted strength.

The solid and smooth inorganic binder, spread out towards the end of the field of vision, and then complete the wide and long street that extends in all directions, gives people a very strong impact at the first sight, and even in the next century, it is definitely a project worthy of praise.

The flow of time, which continues to this day, simply adapts to change, clarifying the wind and rain that magic has experienced in the past 100 years, and the basic fact that change is constant, but in addition to the modern coat, its essence is still completely magical.

Surrounded by barriers to ward off crowds, the search of national highways, the physical erasure of oneself on the map, and even visual obstruction, this is a temple of the inner world where only magicians come and go.

The carriage moved slowly in front of the magnificent gate, as if deliberately trying to let Chen Qi see a glimpse of the outline of the magic world.

This really aroused Chen Qi's excitement, which was the curiosity and yearning for the unknown before he finally came into contact with magic.

In the final analysis, Chen Qi has never exceeded forty years old in his two lives combined, he is a young man through and through, and it is the nature of his character at this age to never stop until he reaches his goal.

The gate was unguarded, standing there calmly, allowing people inside and outside to enter and exit freely, not lax and lazy, in fact, without a certificate, it would not even be possible to get close to the castle gate, and if you wanted to enter and exit here, you would either get a specially issued certificate or take a carriage hired by the Tranbellio family.

Magicians are not commoners, and it is natural to be at odds with the peddlers, and while Tranbellio is the unshakable authority of the Clock Tower, a corner of the Three Nobility, and the apex of the populist faction, this does not mean that Tranbellio is approachable.

Tranbellio is what Tranbellio is true about making human society richer, acquiring the skills and knowledge necessary to grow, moving the world forward, and exploiting resources with the help of human wisdom.

Loving luxury living and expenses, but hating waste, is the view of the Tranbellio family.

Although not everyone wants to do this, since the monarch Magdaniel Tranberio Elrod is alive like this, it is natural for others to follow him and benchmark their own lifestyle with this monarch.

The horse's hooves fell, and the puppet coachman skillfully drove the carriage through the castle according to the established road, taking Chen Qi, a magic rookie, to take a cursory tour of the kingdom that belonged to Tranbellio.

The beautiful scenery of forests, lakes and marble exudes the grandeur and majesty of a fairy tale scene.

I just don't know if there is a Snow White who was bullied by her vicious stepmother in this castle.

Exuding a brain hole, Chen Qi quickly arrived at the freshman registration office, seeing the puppet and the carriage go away, Chen Qi climbed the stairs and entered this luxurious and classical, European-style decoration style office building, I have to say that the field of magicians is indeed different from ordinary society, for example, the front desk lady in front of Chen Qi.

"Is it a puppet again?"

The exquisitely carved face, the rounded spherical joints under the elegant dress, and the skin of the special material, I don't know how to construct the woven bone muscles, in terms of fineness alone, Chen Qi felt that this puppet was more refined than the one he captured, but it also lacked something indescribable.

Hearing Chen Qi's voice, the puppet's eyes turned from dim to bright, and he bowed slightly in front of his folded hands.

"Ding, the voice self-test is correct."

"Hello, new apprentice, if you need to register for the exam, please go up to the second floor and turn left into room 205 to go through the formalities, if the exam is completed, please take the qualification test in the magic test room on the third floor, turn to the first floor after getting the information, pay your personal information and tuition, receive a standard textbook, and the teaching schedule of basic subjects......"

Chen Qi stopped and decided to wait for the puppet to finish the recording first, it was obvious that there was no magician on duty here, only the puppet recording was a channel to obtain information.

"If you are recommended for admission without examination, please go directly to the fourth floor, and the playback will take twelve seconds, if you need to repeat the play or ask, please inject magic to activate the puppet."

As if knowing that the people who came here to enroll must have questions that they wanted to get answered, the puppet lost its eyes after finishing the recording, and stood there with impeccable perfection, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, revealing a polite but arrogant smile.

The well-known fact that the Magic Society does not welcome magicians with a lineage of less than five generations is perfectly reflected in this puppet, after all, only newcomers will consult on various matters.

[Unexpected stinginess in details, not even a little magic is not willing to waste, but it is very in line with the style of the monarch of Tranbellio.] 】

Chen Qi, who has a lot of memories about the world of Xingyue, and generally remembers the context, calmly accepted the fact that the poor and civilians are not welcome here, although he got the exemption recommendation, but obviously wants to gain a foothold in the Magic Association, and this little thing alone is far from enough.

Civilian magicians in the clock tower, it can be said that there are almost no days to get ahead, and the goals pursued in a lifetime may not be as good as half of the accumulation of other people's ancestors, but there are exceptions.

In Chen Qi's memory, the future Cangzaki Orange will be a poor and white monk, and the total amount of funds will be listed among the billionaires of the Clock Tower within two years, and he will easily pay off the debts he was carrying before entering the school.

Compared with the magicians who rely on the remnants of their ancestors to live, it can be said that they are celebrities who change the textbook of the clock tower by themselves, and they are also the strongest golden thighs that Chen Qi can meet at this stage.

However, the soft rice of the beautiful girl is not so easy to eat.

Holding the folded ear cat up the stairs, Chen Qi's eyes followed the development of the magic association introduced by the murals in the carving gallery, and continued to move forward, appreciating the history of the magic association and the times running in, compromising and struggling.

In the Western calendar, the first eruption of Mount Katra began to decline, and within 70 years, King Solomon died, magic was officially established, and the god dynasty ushered in the end.

One of King Solomon's disciples, with the aim of 'passing on the mystery as a learning', founded an academy, and with the gathering of aspirants, people who were unwilling to give up magic built a large number of magic cities for life and research.

In order to preserve magic and mystery, the magicians in the murals of the carved gallery hold books in their hands and establish three principles to elect a monarch who can unite and lead the magicians forward.

After the battle with the Dead Apostles, the arrival of the Moon King, and the successive battles, the magicians showed fatigue in the face of the Templar Church, with whom they had gone through so many hardships but were still able to maintain a strong momentum of expansion, and were relentlessly suppressed and hunted.

Since then, the magicians have entered the age of winter, breathing in the air that can encounter unpredictable dangers at any time, and trying to survive in the cracks.

The vast majority of the Magic Cities were forced to stop operating and close down under the blows and splits of the Church, and the remaining functions of these Magic Cities continued to gather resistance, and finally concentrated on the clock tower set up in London.

The origin of the magic circle in Western Europe, and the highest level of magic, was born.