Wizards of the North

When the first snowfall of the year fell, Sean appeared in front of Bran.

Bran has complicated feelings for this old scholar. This is his enlightenment teacher who knows the world. From the perspective of mentoring and apprenticeship, Sean is a good person. But from the perspective of the ethnic group, Bran was full of guard against him.

Bran has always been curious about scholars, how could such a group appear in the wild and backward land? Most importantly, their origins have been kept secret. The external statement is that it is too old to be tested.

How is this possible? How can scholars, a group whose mission is to record and search for knowledge, fail to record their own history?

...

Sean's feelings for Bran are also complicated. Since Bran had a certain right to speak, he proposed that the history of the Northlanders should be written by the Northlanders themselves.

In the beginning, scholars did bring a lot of help to the Northland. But how many years have passed, scholars have become unachievable, and it is time to end the agreement with scholars that year.

Now Bran has taken the Northland City and exchanged with the City of Wisdom in an equal manner. Bran even released news that the secret of wizard evolution is hidden in knowledge, so wizards in the North began to study seriously. This ethos has also inspired many Northland teenagers.

Bran’s deeds in the Northland City have been spread. Since he said that power is hidden in knowledge, the people in the Northland have always been obsessed with power and enthusiasm for learning. He is a legend in the mouth of the Northland teenagers, and his every move is imitated by the teenagers, as evidenced by the more cats around them.

What does Bran want to do? Sean asked himself not only once.

...

The two in a complicated mood looked at each other. After a while, Sean broke the silence: "Come and see you on the way, I am leaving here."

Bran has nothing to say, he doesn't understand Sean's past, and his interactions with Sean are limited to learning interactions. While hesitating how to speak, there was a flash of light in my mind, and he blurted out: "A reward for you? Congratulations!"

Bran really congratulates Sean.

Sean looked a little embarrassed, "Did you guess it?"

"Well. As you said, you are recording everything you can. Now it can only be that all of this finally satisfies the City of Wisdom."

"Aren't you angry about this betrayal?"

"It's good to let the outside know the Northland properly."

"Then why do you still propose to stop accepting scholars?"

Bran smiled and pointed to his feet, "Here, it will be an open city where anyone can live freely. We can exchange opinions, information, and knowledge here. Real exchange, not stealing. ."

Sean asked back: "That's it?"

"Yes, it is like that."

...

"Before leaving, can you tell me your wish?" Sean asked the question he had been asking.

"I once asked you, what is the continent under your feet like? You told me at that time that we live on the back of a turtle." Bran twitched his mouth.

"I asked you again: ‘Why are there mountains, rivers, and oceans on the turtle’s back?" You replied: ‘Because it is too big.’"

"At that time, you simply drew an outline and said that this is the ground under our feet. But, I am afraid that even a piece of armor on the turtle's back is not even considered?"

Brand paused and increased his tone: "I just want to see other nail pieces, and finally piece together a complete turtle back."

Xiao En sighed regretfully: "It's a pity that you are not a scholar."

Bran will not feel a pity, but is more vigilant towards the scholar organization. After Sean had lived in the Northland for so many years, Bran couldn't think of a reason for his return. He only rejected new scholars to go deep into the North, instead of driving away these old scholars who had lived in the North for many years.

Bran has too many things for which he can't think of a reason, so as Sean leaves, he puts it behind his head.

...

The old tree has always topped the emerald green canopy, highlighting his uniqueness. Today, he gave Bran a surprise again. Two emerald vines protruded from the canopy, entwining Bran and the flowers. For Huahua, this was just a small trouble, he flashed out easily, leaving Bran entangled in a ball.

When did he do it? With this question in mind, Bran struggled to earn, but he was tightened even tighter, and even made him feel suffocated.

"Stop!" Bran yelled, giving up the struggle.

Gu Shu proudly asked, "How is it?"

It is a pity that he did not wait for the expected compliment. Instead, he responded with a shocking response: "Not so much!"

"Why?" he asked dissatisfiedly.

"Because you hurt me."

Hearing Bran’s explanation, Gu Shu immediately let go of him.

Bran decided to give a class to this little guy. Church old trees control their new pair of vines, or arms. Come out some more ideas by the way and study it.

Bran found many different objects, from bird eggs to ironware. Starting to let the ancient tree pick them up separately, he must learn to master his own power from the perception of contact. Today this is a little joke with myself, what if it is to Zoya? The consequences may be serious.

"When did it grow?" Bran asked while testing.

"It's been a long time."

"Why did you tell me today?"

"I heard your conversation, you want to piece together a complete turtle back. So, we can go together."

"Uh..., you can't grow legs anymore?" Bran felt a little surprised. He reacted, and seemed to have told Gu Shu an unintelligible story last time.

"Almost, it is adjusting."

"How many legs are there?"

"Of course two! Same as you."

"You can't die, it's a mockery!" Bran was a little annoyed. "You have such a big canopy. Can you stand on your two legs? When the wind blows, you have to get down. And you are a tree, an ancient tree! You don't need to be like me. Do you think Huahua is a good friend with us? How many legs are there?"

"Four articles."

"Yes, so you don't need to be like me."

"Then I want four legs."

"I suggest eight legs."

"why?"

"Because this is the most prestigious, you can walk sideways."

"it is good!"

"There are still hands, you can grow a few more."

"it is good!"

...

Soon Bran began to regret that Gu Shu actually asked for a weapon. He is going to grow 16 arms, so Bran needs to prepare 16 weapons for him. This is not a problem, at least not a problem for Bran. After thinking it over, he got 16 short-handled eight-petal hammers and put them under the tree.

Then came the days when he was worried. Gu Shu wielded two hammers above his head every day, with the whistling wind. This made most of his energy spent on precautions.

People have completely stayed away from here, even Dany no longer appears. The White Wolf and the Snow Falcon had long since escaped, and only Bran, Huahua, and the old tree that were convulsing. Fortunately, people also know Bran’s ability, and when they have something to discuss, they don’t need to face to face. Only after several incidents of hammer release, he felt that everyone was testing his extreme communication distance.

I can't live this day! Faced with the old trees who have been training hard in martial arts and preparing to accompany him to brave the world, Bran can't imagine the situation after all 16 hands grow out.