my age of magic

Chapter 205 5. The Dandelion Floating in the Air
Gate No. [-] of District [-] on the east side of Sloit City is the closest to the Galloping Horse Academy. From here, you can detour to the south bank of the Galloping Horse River. Mo Xiang is going to ask the dean of the Magic Academy for a two-week long vacation, but the dean My lord is at a loss for what to do between his wife and his lover at this time, and the family disputes have tormented the well-known magician, and he has no time to listen to Mo Xiang's reasons. In the end, Mo Xiang, who has no other choice, can only leave it to the dean. In the next long letter, he said that he needed a short trip, and then he took the little maid Nian Si and left with his luggage on his back.

In the early morning, the first ray of sunlight shines through the wooden frame of the Drum Tower and into the stone slabs of the main street in Sluyte, stretching the entire encouraging shadow very long.This is a rather old Drum Tower. The young soldier was unwilling to climb up the dilapidated Drum Tower to ring the evening bell in the morning, so he traded a delicious chicken leg from his lunch in exchange for not having to climb the stairs to ring the bell. , he leaned lazily on the wooden handrail of the steps, enjoying the morning sun.

On the side, the veteran went straight up the stairs, and those "creaking" wooden boards were in danger of collapsing at any time, but it had always been like this for so many years.The veteran will carefully observe each board every day. If there is any looseness, he will pull out a hammer from his waist and repair it with a few small iron nails. But he is very smart and will never repair it completely, otherwise every day at noon The extra meal will be ruined.

A gecko, which likes to catch flying insects only at night, slid into the crack of the wall. When the veteran was climbing the stairs, he saw the gate of the No.13 block open from a distance, and countless light cavalry lined up neatly. They crossed the moat one by one and walked slowly to the southeast along the straight road. Such a grand scene is not uncommon in a year.It's just that in normal times, there will be various news spread in more or less neighborhoods, and the pre-war propaganda sometimes even pastes notices on the gates of the major cities half a month in advance.

The first person to know the news is the old soldier who rings the bell at the gate of the city, but now the old soldier has a blank face, only the southeast trade wind whistling in his ears, the old soldier looks up at the sunny weather, and curses in his heart Looking at those bloody savages on the icy tundra.In the past few years, those hateful savages have become more and more unscrupulous. They run on their own, faster than the ancient horses. Every winter, they will cross the White Elephant River and rush into the hinterland of Sluit Province. plunder.

And now, the NO.13 block where the North Wind Legion is located actually has such a large troop deployment. Why was there no news at all before?Could it be that after the economic plunder, those barbarians in the back were not satisfied, and there was another spring aggression?The veteran couldn't figure it out. He knew that the water in the Xianghe River had already thawed out. Would these barbarians really dare to cross the river bank?

A well-prepared adventure team left Sloit City just as the first ray of sunshine greeted the morning.

The veteran standing on the Drum Tower, looking at the magician sitting on Gu Bolai's horse at the gate of the city, felt very familiar. He didn't remember who that person was after a while, but the adventure group who went out so early It's really rare.The veteran supported the wall of the bell tower with both hands, stretched his neck and looked out for a long time before retracting his slightly sore neck.

At this time, the young soldier waiting under the bell tower seemed very impatient. He was looking up with his hands on his waist under the bell tower. He held the helmet on his head in his arms, squinted his eyes and put his hands on his forehead...

...beautiful dividing line...

In the tavern next to the Mercenary Union last night, Mo Xiang found an adventure group named "Black Mist". It is said that in Sloit Province, this adventure group has a very good reputation and excellent missions Completion rate.So the cost of hiring such an adventure group was all of Mo Xiang's savings in the past few years.

Fortunately, Mo Xiang is a well-paid magic teacher, and he usually lives very frugally. Otherwise, when it comes to the issue of gold coins, Mo Xiang's waist may not be as straight as it is now. Originally, magicians took gold coins very lightly. After becoming a magician, he is rarely short of money.What the magicians lack is the magic crystal...

However, the Black Mist Adventure Group was able to accept this order at a low price. In fact, the real reason was that the magician in their team was injured in the last mission and was unable to follow the adventure group for a while.The leader didn't want these subordinates to hang out in the tavern all day except drinking and hanging out with the women in the bar. At this time, a magician happened to come to the tavern to hire an adventure group.The two of them just drank two glasses of golden cider before finalizing the deal.

So in the early morning of the next day, a team of adventurers in full gear waited at the gate of No. [-] City, District [-], Sloit City.Captain Angus and his men leaned against the city wall and waited quietly for the employer's arrival.

This is a group of burly northern men who have served in the North Wind Army and have good discipline and professionalism.

Mo Xiang rode on the front horse, wearing a black magician's robe, and even a light leather vest on the outside of the robe.Hanging on his waist is the magic wand that he always carries with him every day when he is teaching.For a long time, Mo Xiang has been teaching "Basic Theoretical Knowledge of Magic" in the Benma Magic Academy. The teachers of the Magic Academy know that he is a magician who has successfully registered in the Magic Guild, but few people know that Mo Xiang has He is a very young tenth-level fire magician who has completed the trial task of the first turn.

Behind him were the little maid Niansi and the water magician Sophie. The two girls rode the battle sheep that came to the dwarf kingdom. Niansi was wearing a full armor like a tin can. The body armor doesn't match her cute face, but it's obvious that the little maid Nian Si is very used to wearing this armor and riding a battle sheep. Now her face is full of excitement and curiosity, just like a A future soldier who can save the world.

But the beautiful girl Sophie beside her looked a little haggard. Although she used a little rouge to make her face look not so bad, after all, her body was affected by the space magic storm, and the magic elements in her body were still very unstable.She was able to get Mo Xiang's consent to follow her out to rescue Teacher Moras, and she was able to persuade Mo Xiang after a lot of struggle.The reason why Mo Xiang can be persuaded is that she is a qualified water-type magician, and auxiliary water-type magicians play a very important role in the team and can minimize the battle damage. Sophie successfully persuaded Mo Xiang with this reason of.

When the team was about to walk out of the gate of the city, three black war horses with black feet and flames came galloping on the avenue in the city. Because of the dragon blood horse, the black flaming horse in the Grimm Empire is deeply loved by the nobles, and it has even become difficult to find such a famous horse.

Three flame horses ran over like a whirlwind and stopped behind the team. At this time, everyone saw three women wrapped in black cloaks sitting on the horses. While running, the wind brought by the gallop lifted the cone hats. Open it, revealing a silver mask inside, with long golden hair flying behind the head.

Even with a mithril mask on, the familiar smell still clearly lets Mo Xiang know that the woman on the horse is Mansa, even if she covers up the one that fascinates half the men in Sloit City. Even if she covered her whole body with a black cloak, the reckless men of the Black Mist Adventure Group would still open their mouths and look at this side with a demented look on their faces. Lift off the mithril mask on it to see what a beautiful woman is inside.

Sophie, the best student of the Green Empire Royal Academy of Magic this year, is also a well-deserved school belle. The youngest goddess in the imperial capital is sitting on the horse at this moment, and she is overshadowed by the masked Mansa. A green apple.She also looked curiously at the three women on the opposite horse.

Mansa rode a horse and looked at Mo Xiang with a smile. Even with a mithril mask, she still had a way to make everyone feel her smile and her happy appearance.Then he said to Mo Xiang in a charming voice: "You promised not to abandon me!"

Mo Xiang smiled bitterly and explained: "I'm just going out for a few days, and I have something to deal with!"

"In that case, you have to take me with you!" Mansa said without any hesitation.

"I can't ask for it!"

Mo Xiang didn't have any reason to refuse. Originally, when he went to Mansa, he wanted to ask Mansa's two maids, Linna and Luo Qi, for help. They can be said to be the best assassins he knew in Sloit City. .

The two maids of Mansa are very special. They are not only Mansa's followers, but also signed a soul contract with Mansa.The two maids lived with Mansa since childhood, and the ancient magic contract between them tied the fate of the three people tightly together. They were like Mansa's substitute or shadow.Because of the strong magic power of the soul contract, the three of them looked almost alike, regardless of their body shape or voice.Of course, there is also a very obvious difference, that is, the great magister who was in charge of helping Mansa to sign the magic contract with Linna and Luo Qi tattooed a whole set of magic patterns on Linna's face, but there was no body. any trace.As for Luo Qi, almost all of them are magic circles, and the only place without tattoos is the face that is so beautiful.This is the biggest difference between the two maids and Mansa, and although the magic circles ruined their appearance, they brought them great strength. They are inherently powerful assassins .

In this way, three more members were added to the team, and they walked southeast along the way Sophie came along against the morning dew...

...beautiful dividing line...

It has been three days since Jingyue Aili came out of Sloit City with her guard group, and she didn't even go to the hospital to see her sister before she left, just wanting to take advantage of the fact that the barbarian warriors of the Celtic tribes hadn't arrived in history yet. Once Leut Province gained a firm foothold, it drove them out of the northern territory of the Green Empire.

But things did not go as smoothly as expected. The soldiers of the guard group have been at the disadvantage of being passively beaten for the past three days. Between the mountains and jungles, those barbarians on the ice and snow tundra are more like the masters of this place. Taking advantage of various terrain advantages to deal with the soldiers of the guard regiment, Jingyue Aili didn't even find out the details of the opponent in three days. The most serious thing was the direction of El City. The guard regiment continued for three days. Did not receive any news.

It seems that a pair of big hands hidden in the shadows quietly covered Jingyue Aili's glasses. This situation is very bad. Her intuition tells Jingyue that the enemies hidden in the dark are eyeing her and are preparing to attack her. At the most slack moment, he opened his bloody mouth and swallowed himself.

Such a reckless blockade of news, facing the soldiers of the [-] Guards Battalion, can block all the information in the direction of El City. It seems that the strength of that force is definitely several times that of Jingyue Aili's [-] Guards Battalion. In the evening, the request letter sent to Sloit City should have arrived, and the North Wind Army's fastest emergency plan was activated there, and it would take at least this morning to send troops to support.

A magic sand table is placed in the center of the big tent. This is a holographic image of the mountain terrain around Sloit City. This kind of very high-end magic item can only be produced by those elf mages who are proficient in magic.This holographic map can also be regarded as Jingyue's private property, and only aristocrats with a profound background like the Aili family can produce such magical items.Because in the hundreds of years since the establishment of the Green Empire, the Aili family has always been the true overlord of the northern province of Sluyte.

Jingyue was wearing knight armor made of mithril, with a thin sword hanging on her waist, and a red cloak behind her casually draped on a chair. She supported her chin with one hand, and was staring intently at the hologram not far away. Map, silent for a long time.A group of staff officers and the chiefs of each battalion are having discussions around the map, and everyone can feel a tense atmosphere in the camp.

"Has there been any latest news from the scout battalion?" Jing Yue asked dissatisfiedly with her small mouth pursed.

All the officers are still in awe of this female officer who likes violence. Whether it is her background, her own strength, or her strategy, she is outstanding among young people. The only flaw in her character is that she has no patience at all, and She has a temper like a volcano, and the current highest officer of the guard group is still the eldest daughter of the Aili family. If all goes well, Jingyue Aili will officially take over Sloit City after the old Wall abdicates and become the leader of the North. The most important status is the first Duchess of Sloit Province.

At this time, the battalion deputy of the scout battalion immediately stepped out of the crowd, and said in a low voice in front of Jingyue, "This time, the battalion commander personally took people to the front to check for information, and we haven't received any news yet."

Jingyue Aili kept a cold face and did not speak. At this time, the scout battalion deputy who was standing aside was already sweating on his forehead, and he couldn't help complaining to the battalion commander. He led the team into the enemy's battle zone, and instead of attending the morning meeting of the guard regiment, he pushed his battalion deputy to the fore.

Jing Yue waved her hand irritably, telling the cautious battalion deputy to step back.

There must be a problem in a certain link, which makes Jingyue feel like a shadow, as if there is always someone behind her who can peep into everything about her, even if she eats, sleeps, and takes a bath, Jingyue will be very uncomfortable. My personal maid has been by my side, and I have confirmed countless times that there is no one around, but the feeling is still very strong.

That feeling made Jingyue inexplicably irritated, she gently stroked the saber beside her, trying to keep her calm, the battle had just begun!
...beautiful dividing line...

For a long time, I had a very lonely feeling.

Like a child standing on the roof in the dark, looking at the bustling street and the colorful neon lights, but there is a kind of being outside the scenery, I am a part of the night, those bustling scenery do not belong to me, I am the dark Part of me is even afraid of seeing the sun in the daytime, and I only dare to turn out of the nest after nightfall, like a mouse in a stinky ditch, living cautiously.

Yes!I'm alive.

That kind of mood is like a dandelion flying with the wind, wherever it floats, it is its own home.

Sister Guoguo has been away for five years. During these days and nights, there is nothing left but miss.Following her footsteps, I came to the city where she lived, and tried to find the shadow of her life along the streets and alleys covered with bluestone slabs. I went to the Magic Academy where she studied when she was a child, and saw the lavender in the yard. lilac.I have been to the house facing the street of her house, sitting at the door of the leather shop next to her house, quietly looking at the window she told me about.

I could vaguely see her smiling face floating at the end of every street, she smiled and pointed at the warm town, as if saying to me: "Hey, Jia, you are finally here, I have been waiting for you for a long time, come quickly Take a look here, how beautiful this small town is!"

It seems to see her appearing behind the lilac bushes in the magic campus. She is bending down and sticking out her body, lightly embroidered with fragrant lilac flowers. Meat.

Sitting quietly on the stone steps in front of the leather shop, closing my eyes quietly and listening to her standing in front of the window and humming a song softly, the beautiful and intoxicating melody made me reluctant to leave. I sneaked upstairs to see the room where she lived, but my feet were like a pair of heavy shackles, which not only locked my soul, but also locked the distance between me and that room forever.

That summer, I walked eastward along the Benma River for two months, like a lonely stray dog, before I walked into this cozy little town in embarrassment.

The first thing I did when I got here was to apply for a residence certificate at the city hall. As long as I can live here for three years, I will automatically become a legal citizen of Ayr Town. Before that, I was just a stray dog ​​with no status. , just like those refugees who escaped from other places, they will receive relief food distributed by the government every day, which is sweet potatoes that are no different from what slaves eat.Of course, any homeless person with the ability to work with both hands would not receive that kind of food, as if eating a sweet potato would forever brand the slave in his body.They would rather rummage, beg, or even steal.

These refugees came from the surrounding areas. In fact, the Grimm Empire was not as stable as imagined. At least in most of the northern provinces, they would still be attacked by barbarian tribes in the ice and snow tundra every winter. They would come to capture slaves.Those farmhouses will be demolished, the cattle, sheep and men will be taken away, and anyone who resists will be brutally slaughtered.Many people had to abandon their homes and hide in these walled cities with almost nothing.

Unlike them, I am not poor.I even buried Sister Guoguo's magic belt under a rock beside the Benma River. I dare not walk on the streets of El Town with a magic item around my waist.Sister Guoguo has a pile of walnut-like magic cores and a few parchment magic books in her pocket. These are the properties left by Sister Guoguo.

The second thing I did was to go to the post office in El Town and mail those magic cores in the name of Sister Guoguo, and the address was her home. I remember Sister Guoguo said that she had two younger sisters.

Soon after, when I went to the city hall to sign in at the beginning of the next month, I was notified that someone was willing to adopt me, and if I didn't have a legal guardian or had enough reasons, I had to choose one of these families. (Sign this to prove that homeless people live in the small town)

In El City, there are always fewer boys than girls. There are many reasons for this situation. The most important thing is that the savages in the ice and snow tundra snatched all men, including boys. In the human race, only men can barely have the physical strength to dig in the mines, and only those male slaves have the strength to work!The other is the recruitment system of the Green Empire. All men in the Green Empire are required to serve in the military after the age of 16.

Ordinary families often let the boys in the family reach the age of sixteen, and then go to the Northern Legion to serve in the military. Because the Northern Legion is responsible for defending against the barbarian tribes in the north, the battle losses are very large every year. The most likely to die are these newcomers. Veterans called these people cannon fodder.Only after serving in the military will those who survive become the pillars of the family, marry a wife and have children.

The aristocratic family is just the opposite, because the family is rich and will send the boys to the War Academy to learn combat skills. Once they graduate from the academy, they will be able to get a formal soldier status from the Warrior Union before the deadline for military service at the age of 22. After entering the army, he will become a non-commissioned officer directly, at least he will not be treated as cannon fodder.Some noble families even let young nobles marry in advance before they join the army in order to continue the bloodline, so as to leave a bloodline.

This kind of system also caused many ordinary families to have no boys, and many families hoped to adopt some orphans, and it was this situation that led to the current situation, where I was adopted.

(End of this chapter)