Chapter 5: The Apprentice (I)
The next day, Guo Twelve walked out of the room, and Aunt Lan came over to serve him to wash his face and rinse his mouth. Chen Chunzhai also walked out of the door and yawned. Guo Twelve couldn't help but laugh when he looked at him, Chen Chunzhai actually had dark circles under his eyes, this guy was harassed almost all night, so annoying that he couldn't sleep at all.
Huo Bao muttered out of the room and said, "Grandpa Chen, who was yesterday...... I didn't sleep well all night, so sleepy......" Then he asked, "I'm going to enter the inner door today, Grandpa Chen, can I also be at the inner door in the future?"
Chen Chunzhai didn't sleep all night, his temper was a little bad, he said: "Of course you live in the inner gate, but you are not a disciple of the inner gate! Okay, go pack your luggage and get ready to go!"
Guo Twelve quietly waved his hand, signaling Huo Bao to ignore Chen Chunzhai, this guy is not sleeping enough and is in full swing, whoever talks to him is unlucky.
Huo Bao was not stupid, he immediately understood what Guo Twelve meant, and muttered in a low voice to go back to the room to pack his luggage.
After breakfast, Guo Twelve and the others got into the carriage and headed to the inner door.
Along the way, there were old men and old ladies who I saw yesterday riding horses to join, and they all followed around the carriage that Guo Twelve was riding. Chen Chunzhai smiled bitterly: "Twelve, you are in big trouble. ”
Of course, Guo Twelve understood what was going on, but at this time he had to pretend to be stupid. He smiled and said, "Grandpa Chen, how can there be trouble, you will help me." ”
Chen Chunzhai said in his heart: "I can't help you, these old guys are about to eat people...... Alas, go back to the inner door and make a deal as soon as possible. ”
There were only three troikas in total, but there were hundreds of people around. There were only a dozen of those old men and women, but there were hundreds of followers, and the group of them marched towards the inner door.
Huo Bao whispered: "Twelve, they are all here for you?"
Guo Twelve said: "I'm a child, I don't understand anything, don't ask me!"
Chen Chunzhai was amused by this sentence and sighed: "Children are good, carefree, don't worry about anything." ”
The inner gate is located in a huge valley, and when you look at it from the mouth of the valley, it is actually a city, which is not strictly speaking, but a combination of large and small towns. Chen Chunzhai explained: "This is an important station of the inner gate, which is divided into two parts and four major areas. The first part includes the Spellman's Residence, the Spellman's Residence, the Spellman's Garrison, and the Speller's Garrison, which occupy two areas. ”
"The second part is mainly logistics service facilities, which also occupy two major areas, and the classification is more detailed. Later in the future, when you learn the charm, you will often come into contact with these two areas. ”
"You will live here until you advance to a spellman, in my estimation, it shouldn't be difficult for you to advance to a spellman, I suggest you wait until you advance to a spellmaster before thinking about going out, it's too dangerous outside, and you have the strength of a charmer to be able to protect yourself." ”
Guo Twelve was silent for a moment and asked, "Is it difficult to advance to a Spell Master?"
Chen Chunzhai said: "Spell Charmer...... Among the runes, spellcasters, and rune warriors, they are the weakest...... And it is more difficult to advance, runes rarely participate in battles, spellcasters and rune warriors must grow in battle, hehe, in fact, runes are a combination of runes and spells, but after advancing from runes to spellmasters, they are even more powerful than runes and spellmasters combined!"
Guo Twelve asked again, "What is the difference between a rune and a spellcaster?"
Chen Chunzhai said: "The rune is mainly to make spells, and the spell is mainly to use spells, of course, the distinction between the two is not very strict, there are also runes with the ability to use spells to attack, and there are also good hands in making spells among the spells, but they are not as balanced as the ability of the spellman." ”
"A person with average spell potential may not be as good as a rune or a person with good spell potential, but a person with excellent spell potential is definitely a very powerful person, and his development future is not comparable to that of a rune and a spell master. ”
Only then did Guo Twelve understand why those old guys wanted to rob him as an apprentice, and he was secretly glad that he was not hiding it. He asked, "If you have average charm potential, how will you develop in the future?"
Chen Chunzhai said with a smile: "This is the advantage of the potential of the spell, because they can choose the talisman or the spell profession, and it is better to develop alone." ”
The group of old fellows listened silently to the conversation between the two, and their hearts became more and more surprised, this is not a question that a child can ask. Guo Twelve can ask the key point every time, he is only eight years old, and he actually begins to understand the difference in occupation. I could hear that he was thinking about his future, this kid is really not simple.
Guo Twelve thought for a while, and then asked, "Warrior Fu...... What is the concept?"
Chen Chunzhai said: "Fu warriors are dependent on the existence of charmers or runes, once they are separated from the charmers or runes, they are like fish out of water. The first two professions are the soil for the growth of Fu warriors, and without them, Fu warriors are finished. ”
Guo Twelve asked, "Why?"
Chen Chunzhai explained: "Because the martial arts of the Fu warriors have to be improved, they have to rely on the body refining talisman, and the body refining talisman must be provided by the talisman and the talisman master, and it must be operated by them personally, and no one else can replace it. Once a rune warrior chooses a master to follow, they will not change people, and even if they are willing to change people, no rune or spell master will accept it. This is also the reason why there are wandering Fu warriors, it is because their masters die, and without the masters they are attached to, they will be reduced to a situation even more miserable than civilians. ”
Guo Twelve said: "I understand, Fu warriors hardly know any other skills except fighting, once they lose their support, it will be difficult for them to survive. And with the pride of the warriors, they were not willing to attach themselves to a new master, but were willing to serve as the guards of the commoners' homes. He remembered his Uncle Park.
Chen Chunzhai said: "So the Fu warrior would rather die by himself than the death of the master, hehe, moreover, good Fu warriors are basically cultivated from childhood, and few of them are received halfway, even if the other party is a Fu martial artist." ”
When Guo Twelve heard this, he couldn't help but marvel at the strangeness of this world.
Chen Chunzhai said: "Twelve, you have to remember that the Fu warriors are not slaves, but partners, brothers, they are our strongest shields, the sharpest spears, we must respect the Fu warriors who follow us, and we must try our best to make your Fu warriors grow stronger." ”
Guo Twelve nodded solemnly and said, "I know, I will." ”
Chen Chunzhai said: "Leopard, you kid is blessed. ”
Huo Bao smirked, puffed out his chest and said, "I will protect Twelve, unless the enemy steps on my corpse, otherwise, I will not give up!"
Guo Twelve's heart was hot, he didn't speak, but secretly made up his mind to take Huo Bao as his brother in this life.
Chen Chunzhai said: "Twelve, I have a grandson, and he also has the potential to be a warrior, so I will follow you in the future, hehe, I am very optimistic about you." ”
Guo Twelve nodded and said, "Grandpa Chen, you can call him here, but I also have to inspect for a year, which is very important to me and him." ”
Chen Chunzhai admired Guo Twelve's sanity and calmness very much, not like an eight-year-old child at all, and when talking to this little guy, sometimes he would ignore the age of the other party. "Of course," he said. ”
The old people on the horses looked at each other one by one, Guo Twelve brought them too many accidents and surprises, and they appreciated and liked this child more and more in their hearts.
The carriage ran for three hours and finally reached its destination.
Those old men drove their horses away, and when they left, they didn't forget to step forward and say a few words to Guo Twelve. Chen Chunzhai couldn't help but feel a little surprised, he knew that even if Guo Twelve didn't worship them as a teacher, he would definitely get help from these old guys in the future. Guo Twelve also understands this truth, so he pretends to be cute with the appearance of a child, and his grandparents call cordial and loud, and no one is left behind, coaxing the old guys to smile.
Huo Bao was obviously much worse on this occasion, he hardly spoke, just watched, because he didn't know what to say. On the surface, he is four years older than Guo Twelve, but in fact he is a real child, and it is normal for him not to socialize. In this way, it highlights how smart and clever Guo Twelve is.
The Charmer's Station is a small town with hundreds of separate courtyards, and a single Charmer can occupy a courtyard, half of which is empty. Chen Chunzhai's home is also among them, and the location is close to the edge of the town. Due to the large number of vacant courtyards, after Chen Chunzhai went to negotiate, he arranged a courtyard for Guo Twelve to live next to his house.
Chen Chunzhai said: "I'll go to the inner gate to pick out a few Fu warriors for you, these Fu warriors belong to the inner gate warriors, and you don't need to pay for them, they are just temporarily borrowed." Aunt Lan and Aunt Xin are responsible for taking care of your life, and in two days, I will ask my little grandson to come over, and you will get to know each other. ”
"Aunt Lan, you go and tidy up the room, make arrangements, I will take Twelve and the leopard to the inner door to run errands. ”
Aunt Lan was very happy, knowing that Guo Twelve had a bright future, and this time she was lucky to be able to live in the inner gate, which was the safest place in the North Fu Gate.
In this world, security is the least guaranteed thing, unless you rely on a powerful force, or rely on the power of your family, you really can't go to live in a big city, but if you can't find a suitable job, the possibility of starvation is also very high. If you choose to live in the wild, you will basically become food for wild animals. In this world, it is a blessing to be alive.
Guo Twelve and Huo Bao followed Chen Chunzhai to the registration office of Beifumen.
Chen Chunzhai has already arranged it, but the identity talisman must be handled in person, and others cannot handle it on behalf of others, because they have to leave a talisman shadow, and then there are talismans who can quickly make the identity talisman.
Guo Twelve's identity talisman is golden, and Huo Bao's is black. Chen Chunzhai explained: "Twelve, you have four years of apprenticeship, during which all your expenses are paid by the inner door, and after the four-year apprenticeship, whether you can become a charmer or not, you have to pay for the rent, as well as the food, clothing, housing, and transportation expenses of your followers and dependents, as for yourself...... Hehe, let me remind you first, the Charmer is a very expensive profession. ”
He added: "Huo Bao also has four years, and during this time, the inner gate is responsible for providing you with the most basic body refining talismans. Well, twelve, you have four rune warrior places, this is a place that can make the inner gate responsible for the expenses for four years, if you recruit the fifth rune warrior, then his expenses will be borne by yourself, and the inner gate will not give a small rune money. ”
"The number of places you can use now is four apprentices with Fu warrior potential, four more real Fu warriors from the inner gate, who are responsible for your safety, and two aunts, who are responsible for your life, including yourself, a total of eleven people, and you can also hire ordinary people to serve you in the future. ”
Guo Twelve asked, "What is the basic cost of a spell master for a year?" Well, including the talisman money he uses himself. ”
Chen Chunzhai said with a smile: "10,000 talismans, this is the most conservative estimate, if you have a large number of hands and feet, it is normal to spend 20,000 or 30,000 talismans." ”
Guo Twelve gasped and said in surprise: "So much?"