my age of magic

Chapter 224 24. Tracy's Trouble (continued)

In my impression, most of the children in El City are gluttonous.Although there is plenty of food in this world, children don't usually eat many snacks. Apart from some cold pastries, there are only some fresh fruits and vegetables.The food in the town of El is always so monotonous and boring, beef, potato and tomato soup, black bread, wheat cakes, of course, many children in El City will eat a golden apple after the meal, but I don’t like this taste Some weird golden apples.

The so-called golden apple is not an apple made of gold, but an apple that turns golden yellow after ripening. In fact, I think its taste is not good. Golden apples that have not been frozen in the first snow, eat There will always be a kind of wood pulp taste. Only after a snow freeze, the wood pulp taste of the golden apple itself is completely converted into sugar, and the golden apple will appear very sweet.Therefore, only areas in the north where the fruit is scarce will eat this kind of apple that is not delicious, but most of the apples are still used to make wine.

Children in El City don’t have chewing gum, peanut beans, toffee, fried chicken, chips and fried fish, so when they came to the Pai Plateau, a tin can called luncheon meat was brought to El City by merchants. Immediately afterwards, El City became popular.The flavor of spices and the taste of beef are perfectly combined. Whether it is a trip or a family dinner, this canned beef is very popular.In the wild, this kind of canned food is very convenient. Whether you eat it directly on the fire, or use a dagger to cut a thin iron sheet, throw the whole box of beef into the soup pot and cook with vegetables and cereals. delicious.

The tin tin box can also be used as a simple tableware. The price of this canned beef is not expensive. A can can be bought in the market for about [-] copper plates, but because of its low price, after entering the market , It immediately became a short-sought item, and many times it was out of stock, especially since the establishment of the Expeditionary Force in El City, those who were conscripted into that team would try their best to buy a few boxes of beef canned belts Above, this easy-to-storage treat goes handy with some brown bread and wheat crackers.

Canned beef is also very popular in Steins College. Leon took out a can of canned beef, knelt down and stuffed it into my hand while others were not looking. In his opinion, there is no way for a kid like me to refuse this kind of food. The temptation of delicious food, unless I have never eaten it, in the previous chat with Lei Texi, Leon can be sure that the Lane Te family has eaten this kind of cooked beef in a tin can, and Lane Te and Tracy like beef very much The smell of spices.Tracy didn't mention his brother's feelings about canned beef, but in Leon's opinion, what kid in El City could resist the temptation of canned beef?
I was a little dazed. Looking at the familiar words on the tin box, I sighed in my heart and thought: This kind of ultra-thin tinplate production technology with anti-rust coating was actually researched by Horsens, the owner of the mining site. It seems that he and Ku Ziz has already extended his hunting knife to the millions of one-horned bison in the depths of the wilderness. I remembered a joke I said at the beginning, saying that such tin cans will be called luncheon meat in the future. Unexpectedly, that guy Kuz will really It's called luncheon meat. I didn't expect this kind of canned food to be sold in the Green Empire.

But this canned luncheon meat is just a taste in memory for me.Even if all the children in El City think it's delicious, it's just a familiar taste to me.I measured the weight of the can, and it was as heavy as a stone. I thought to myself: This is too heavy. If I throw this can, it will almost kill a passer-by if it hits the head.It seems that Hosent just made the appearance look good, and the processing technology of the can box still needs to be improved!

In the eyes of Lyant and Fanny, I will always be the man to Tracy's left.But now, Tracy, who is in the rebellious period, is like a wild horse that is difficult to tame. She needs to have her own living space, she also has her own ideas, she has her own perception of beauty and ugliness, she is like a college student. Like the other girls in the school, she also likes the stars on campus, has her own crush, and also has her own circle of friends.

But Tracy is different. She is the daughter of a swordsmanship teacher. She is also a star in Steins Academy. Although she is not the most beautiful girl on campus, she is definitely beautiful and heroic. She is a beautiful girl, and she has been influenced by her family since she was a child, and she is also a master of swordsmanship.Therefore, in Leon's eyes, Tracy is a girlfriend worthy of dating. He is absolutely at the top among many girlfriends, and his position in Leon's heart is also absolutely at the top.

Tracy is now under the gaze of Leant's sword-like eyes, looking a little unnatural, and even a little restless.Yes, now her lover at school is bribing her future husband with a jar of tight and decent cans. Even if Leon thinks he is doing it secretly, at least he can't escape the eyes of Liont and Tracy.

I also find it funny, and I don't know what kind of expression Leon will have if he knows my true identity after I accept this can.We are destined to be rivals, but when I faced Leon, who already had a layer of thick hair on his lips, I didn't show any hostility or anger, as indifferent as a passerby.

And Leon didn't know about the joints, and in order to learn more technical secrets, he wanted to buy me off with a can of beef.In fact, up to now, he has revealed his true intentions. He is not only interested in Tracy, but also in the secret sword skills in the hands of Ryan Te.

But this time, the young man seemed a little inexperienced. The most miscalculated thing was that he really thought I was Tracy's younger brother. In his opinion, Leant should have given me all the tricks in his hands. He just I want to learn more life-saving skills from me.

The canned beef was flipped over and over in my hand, and just when he thought he was close to success, Tracy finally couldn't help it anymore, ran over and gave me a hard look, and took the canned meat in my hand. He snatched the luncheon meat, stuffed it into Leon's arms, and whispered to him again: "He doesn't like beef!"

I knew she was blaming me for my lack of attitude or in Tracy's imagination: I should be ashamed and angry, or I should carefully hold back the anger in my heart and wait for an opportunity like a poisonous snake, or I should just be a bear She looked pitiful, but I looked like an outsider watching a good show. On the contrary, Leon was more like the fool who was kept in the dark, causing the prince charming in her heart to be in the dark. Leon was embarrassing in front of Leonte. Originally Leonte didn't like this greasy young man very much, but now Leon lost even more points in Leonte's heart.

Tracy understood that she did not rely on her beautiful appearance, charming figure, and gentle personality to defeat her competitors in other grades. There were as many beautiful girls in the academy as Lei, who had many admirers. The reason why Ang looked up to Tracy was entirely because of his father, who was a swordsmanship teacher, and the reason why he got close to him was also to let his father give him more advice.

But Tracy hid one of the most important things, and that was my existence.Now I am deeply loved by Leant and Fanny. Fanny only wants her daughter Tracy to be happy, so she takes good care of me. In Fanny's mind, even if Tracy has any willfulness or temper, she will be with her in the future. I am together, and I will not be bullied by me. After all, I am a very sensible child. They are very relieved and satisfied with me now.Mediocre, well-behaved, and introverted, these personalities of mine are very suitable for Tracy in the future, at least in the minds of Lynn and Fanny, I am a very ideal candidate.

Because of this, as long as I stand between Leon and Tracy, it is impossible for Leon to be loved by Leon.

Tracy has learned how to be gentle like other girls on the campus of Staines. At least in front of Leon, she can always restrain her petty temper, and she is considerate enough to Leon. I have never seen Tracy speak in such a low voice and speak so slowly. In my eyes, Tracy is a female sword who always likes to hide the rapier in her hand behind her back hands, she is always in high spirits when fighting.

Steins College has already started blowing the assembly call, Tracy has no privileges not to assemble, obviously neither can Leon, they hurried to the assembly point, and I also want to find Leant, I have to ask His thoughts, go home or follow them.

Perhaps only a person with such a delicate mind like Leant can understand me a little bit. He was leaning against a golden apple tree, looking a little tired. When I walked to him, I heard him suddenly ask me: " Jia, will you blame me?"

I was stunned by these words, I don't know why he had such an idea, I rolled my eyes and didn't pay attention to his words, instead I leaned against the golden apple tree with him, looking at those people not far away. The students of Stas College were lining up, and the corners of my mouth were slightly bent upwards, and then I said to him: "I hate you for adopting me when I was alone, or do you want to marry your daughter to me? These are my Do you have a reason to hate you?"

"If only Tracy was half as sensible as you!" Lyont said with emotion.

I smiled and said, "Then she's not our Tracy, is she? Fanny is still worried about me, should I go back to El City first?"

"Hehe, I hope the life at Steins College can leave her with enough good memories. What I want to say is that when she doesn't stray too far from the lane, we let her be free. Once she loses her way, we still To give her a hand, she is a kind-hearted and good child, but sometimes she is a little willful, but this is not wrong. If one day in the future, I am old, can you do this?" Lyant grinned He squinted his eyes and looked at the mountains in the distance. He licked his dry lips, feeling a little thirsty, so he took out the water bottle and took a sip of water.

At this time, I suddenly noticed that there were already some wrinkles on his forehead. It seems that the barbarian sneaked into Sluyte province this time, which touched him a lot.

I looked at the distant mountains, looked at those verdant ancient trees, pointed to the jungle like a green carpet and said to Leant: "Now is the season suitable for all things to grow wildly. We are so young, and we can't decide what we will do in the future. Like these oak forests, we must put our roots deep into this mountain, and we must take good care of this land that nurtures us. Each of us will continue to grow slowly, and you and Fanny will also slowly change. Old. Fate brought us together, and this is the only thing that cannot be changed. I will take good care of everything that belongs to me, because I have lost it, so I understand what should be cherished, Ryan, I can do it!"

The mountain wind blows slowly, the leaves of the apple trees rustle, the sun is shining brightly, through the gaps between the green leaves, the grass in the forest is reflected in spots, the two of us are silent for a while, and then Leant Said: "Follow me to see those savages. These barbarians in the north always like to come here to plunder miners. Whether they are adult men or young people, they are their hunting targets. They come almost every year. As northern warriors, we must learn how to deal with those barbarians. This is a rare opportunity. If it is cold winter, their strength will be twice as high as this season. Winter is their home field. In this season, they They'll just be stuck in the mountains waiting to eat ashes."

I hesitated, then took a deep breath and said: "Those barbarians, they are natural hunters, Tracy and the others need to grow up for a long time before they are qualified to fight against those big guys, you guys from the Steins School Do the teachers really dare to let these inexperienced college students face those barbarian fighters alone in the wild?"

When Lynn heard what I said, he turned his head and took a deep look at me before saying: "Five years ago, you first suggested to us that when we traveled alone this season, Fanny and I were very worried, because that You were so young when you were young. Fanny said to me directly, what is the difference between letting you go to the wild alone like this and killing you? So when I went out for the first time, I followed you secretly for a while, then I saw you from time to time, almost like a natural hunter, the mountains, the waters, the forests and the rivers are your home, until finally I was thinking about following you, and I was destined to be discovered by you, so I quietly returned to Egypt Ercheng, but from that day on, I know that you have the qualifications to survive in the wild, maybe different fates will create different talents!"

I know what happened that time, Leant followed me all the way to the bank of the Benma River, and finally gave up following me, and chose to return the same way. At that time, I could already attach the fire magic element of the "flame tongue weapon" to any On the medium, as long as it is within a range of [-] meters, before the magic power on the medium disappears, I can clearly feel any subtle movements of the birds, beasts, fish and insects passing by the medium. I once heard the old Kuru once said , high-level shaman priests have some powerful skills, among which is a skill called 'Boundary Vision', which is a powerful magic that can rely on magical power to observe situations several kilometers away.And although I don't know the powerful skills that belong to shaman priests, relying on my natural keen 'magic perception', I can also feel the movement of some specific places within a hundred meters.So, last time Lynn followed me, I knew it.

Those students from Steins College started to set off one after another. They lined up very neatly, and no one was talking in the line, but these students were always missing something when they were walking on the road, and I couldn't tell what it was. , but it can give me a clear feeling that this is a group of rookies who are not good enough.

Leant narrowed his eyes and looked at the teams that were leaving one after another, and continued: "If they are not allowed to come out, they will always be just young shoots in the greenhouse. As for the field exercises held in the academy every year, they are all in Egypt. What else can these suburbs have besides these orchards full of golden apple trees? Not even a decent beast, what can these students be expected to learn? Taking them out this time, only It is just to perform some simple tasks on the outermost periphery. Now at least nearly 20 human troops have gathered on that battlefield, including the elite troops of the North Wind Cavalry Regiment. Children experience the atmosphere of the battlefield, they have no chance to face barbarians alone!"

I secretly sighed in my heart: This is another meaningless training. This is also the difference between the human empire and the orc tribe. Every child in the orc tribe will have the first real training at the age of seven or eight. When going out hunting, they will go to the depths of the wilderness to hunt those ordinary wild wolves accompanied by their father or elder brother. When they are teenagers, they will try to go hunting in the wilderness alone with some friends, These are things that human children will never be able to do. In fact, when they are fourteen or five years old, they already have some combat skills and have learned a lot of knowledge about survival in the wild, but they still cannot survive in the wild independently. Survive.

"Let's go, come with me to meet those ferocious savages, this is also a very rare opportunity!" Leant said to me.

In Leant's view, being able to get in touch with these barbarians from the ice and snow tundra before graduation is a very rare and precious asset for these students.Leant even subconsciously thought that this time I was traveling, I was very lucky, and I didn't meet those barbarians, so I was able to return safely.

He actually didn't know that I had spent several nights with those savages, and I already had a simple understanding of their habits.And Leant wants me to follow him, and he also intends to increase my knowledge.He may think that I love field trips, so it is rare to meet such a good opportunity to experience the true strength of those barbarians, so he strongly advocated that I can go to the frontline battlefield with him.

At this time, I suddenly thought of Tracy. When she knew that I was going to go to the battlefield with the teachers and students of Steins College with Leant, she didn't know what kind of mood she would feel...

(End of this chapter)