Theodore, a human, a mage from the Twilight Plains, is forty-seven years old, ordinary-looking, and has a dull personality, and is currently working as a teacher at Wintercastle Academy in the Northlands. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Located in the southeast of the empire, bordering the Central Black Forest, the Twilight Plains is home to numerous rivers and swamps, and is perennially filled with a thick mist that sometimes even light cannot penetrate, so it is named Twilight, and legend has it that there is an ancient dragon living there, and it is because of the power of that ancient dragon that the Twilight Plains will be covered in moist darkness all day long.

And as a normal person living in such a difficult environment, Theodore has always dreamed of leaving this ghost place since he was a child to see a wider and freer world outside.

Perhaps it was the mercy of the ancestors, but his dream soon came true - because he had a talent for becoming a mage, the brown-haired dull boy was chosen as a disciple by a well-traveled imperial mage, and then, with the blessing of relatives and friends, left the oppressive land and came to the center of the empire, the imperial capital, the holy city of the Three Mountains.

It was probably the happiest time for him, not only because he was able to learn magical spells, but also because he was able to see this clear world without fog.

But the good times didn't last long, because of the war with the orcs, he enlisted in the army with his mentor, and then, the mentor died on the battlefield.

It was so sudden, but it was nothing more than normal...... Wars always kill people, Theodore originally thought that he had been prepared, but when this happened, he still felt a little dazed, so weak himself was on fire, and the gentle and powerful mentor died in a surprise battle.

The war is over, but the mage apprentice without a mentor, relying on self-study, is at most a wild mage for the rest of his life, and Theodore, who originally just wanted to leave his oppressive hometown, has now truly fallen in love with magic, and he can't stand the fact that he can only be a layman.

So, using the decisiveness that he had only once in his life, he resolutely went to his mentor's former comrade-in-arms, the leader of the Imperial Mage Brigade at the time, Nostradamus, and expressed his desire to continue studying magic.

It was a gamble, but he won the bet, and for the sake of his comrades, who had already left, the old mage took Theodore as a registered disciple and taught him spells like a true teacher.

In order to repay this kindness, no matter what Nostradamus wanted to do, Theodore would support him unconditionally, even this time, the old mage asked him to give up his job in the association, leave the comfortable imperial capital, and come to the cold and wild northland border to become an academy teacher, and he agreed without hesitation.

But now, he regrets it a little.

"This is a place where the weather is as bad as my hometown!"

Standing at the door of Wintercastle Academy, looking at the foot of the mountain from afar, Theodore rubbed his hands and looked a little more dull: "No, it's worse! ”

Theodore was shocked to find that even in summer, it occasionally snows here, and the temperature has been kept below freezing, and the Winter Castle Academy is located on the mountainside of the Nissière Snow Mountain, and the temperature is colder than the surface.

There are many people from the Twilight Plains who call the eerie cold and clammy feeling of winter in their hometown magical damage, and Theodore has always been deeply aware of this, in his opinion, the temperature of winter in the imperial capital in the middle is nothing terrible, and the cold in the north is just like that—but now, he understands that the biting cold on the snowy mountains is a real injury, and no amount of clothing can resist it.

Not far away, there was a sound of frolicking, and the brown-haired mage turned his head to see a number of teenage children playing in the woods near the academy.

These children, all dressed in thin apprentice robes, were rolling in the snow and ice, showing no sign of feeling the cold, they were all middle school students at Wintercastle Academy, and now was the time to rest and relax, and come out to breathe.

"Are the children of the Northland monsters......

Theodore subconsciously tightened his robe, then shook his head and muttered.

"Mr. Theodore!"

Suddenly, a youthful voice came from behind the brown-haired mage, and he immediately turned his head to look, and then saw a pair of young girls with white-blond hair and gray pupils walking briskly from the entrance of the academy.

At the head was the boy, who was carrying a huge iron box in his hand, silver-gray in appearance, carved with flowing magic patterns, which looked very heavy, but the boy with a hunter's pigtail lifted it effortlessly, and behind him, the girl with the ponytail also carried the same box in her hand, and looked effortless.

"Thank you, Ivan, Amira."

Theodore took the two silver boxes in the other party's hands, he mentally sensed the contents of them, then nodded, and said gently: "Please help me during the break, what reward do you want?" ”

"I want to ......"

The boy named Ivan seemed to be in a straightforward manner, and when he heard the brown-haired mage's words, he was about to speak, but the girl behind him kicked him neatly, then grabbed the boy by the collar and muttered something softly.

"Thank you, Mr. Theodore! It's right to do a little favor to the teacher, but recently my sister and I have finished reading the books that we have made public, so ......"

"You want to borrow books from the inner library of the big library, right?"

Before Ivan stumbled over what his sister had asked him to say, Theodore shook his head with a smile, then took out a note and pen from his robe: "How could I not know what you want, you have been so kind to me lately...... Take it. ”

The brown-haired mage handed the note to the young man and girl with a happy face, and then said softly: "Ivan, Amira, you two brothers and sisters are the hardest of all the students, but occasionally you should pay attention to rest, not read books all the time, the most important thing for the mage is to use knowledge, not to learn knowledge, to go outside more, to apply it practically." ”

"Neku's books are more advanced and difficult, although I study magical creatures, but other disciplines are also involved, if you don't understand any questions, you can ask me."

"Well, got it, thank you Mr. Theodore!"

Since Amira doesn't seem to like to talk much, the external communication has always been done by the somewhat grinning brother Ivan, who got the coveted permission to borrow books from the inner library of the big library, and the brother and sister were very happy, the elder brother grinned and smirked, and the younger sister pursed her lips and chuckled.

There wasn't much time to rest, and the siblings quickly said goodbye, while Theodore was carrying two huge metal boxes, looking at the backs of the two of them in the distance, with a slight smile in his eyes, and a hint of contemplation.

Ivan and Amira, the hardest working brother and sister in the entire Winter Castle Academy, the younger sister Amira's talent is far better than him, and in time, she will definitely be able to advance to the Golden Realm in the future, and even extreme intentions are not impossible.

Because of this, the mages and teachers of the entire academy have given her preferential treatment, and she has not treated this preferential treatment badly, whether it is academic performance or practical operation, she is a well-deserved first in the entire academy.

And her brother, Ivan, although not as talented as his sister, is also excellent, and hidden under his big grin appearance is an unwavering heart.

When encountering a problem that he doesn't understand, Ivan will not hesitate to ask his classmates and teachers, and if he can't find it for a while, he will take the initiative to read the classics and study it himself, and he has an unexpected talent in magical machinery and magical creatures, and Theodore even has the intention of accepting him as a disciple.

If it weren't for that, he wouldn't be so tolerant of these two children.

"I heard that their parents died in the dragon attack last year, and the entire village was burned by the dragon flames, and the dragon slayer lord was angry and killed the dragon because of this, but after all, the dead have passed away and will not come back."

Whispering to himself, Theodore thoughtfully said, "Although he looks cheerful on the surface, he is actually full of hatred in his heart...... Hatred can be a big motivator, but if it is allowed to take root, there will be hidden dangers in the future. ”

Of course, the experienced brown-haired mage could see the careful thoughts hidden under the appearance of the boys and girls, whether it was the elder brother or the younger sister, both of them had an extra interest in dragons, and Theodore even suspected that the reason why the two siblings chose him to curry favor was not because he was a teacher who studied magical creatures, and he happened to be working on a topic about dragons recently.

But whatever, Theodore didn't care about this kind of thing at all, and he was even quite happy, because it meant that his ability was affirmed, and he was so smart since he was a child, knowing that preparing for the future dragon slaying, the two siblings would definitely make a big difference in the future.

But now, it's time to work.

Weighing the silver iron boxes in his hands, the brown-haired mage took a deep breath, and then, he carried the two iron boxes painted with magic runes, which were completely unable to be carried with the help of teleportation or other spells, and walked towards the frozen lake at the foot of the mountain.

As mentioned before, Theodore is a mage who studies magical creatures, commonly known as a biologist, in ancient times, his type of mage was called a contract mage, through contract and self-transformation, so that he has the ability to enslave Warcraft and use similar spells, but now, self-transformation is listed as a forbidden spell by major countries, especially the Church of the Seven Gods, so the Che Mage gradually focuses more on contract and cultivating Warcraft, sharing power and life.

Theodore's mentor is a well-known Covenant Mage, who helped the royal family of Delmond make a pact with a Helldragon hundreds of years ago, which is the ancestor of the dragon under the throne of Israel Delmond today, and his family's most ambitious goal is to make a pact with a dragon and become a dragon Covenant Mage.

But how proud are dragons? How could they make a pact with an ordinary mage? A full-grown dragon would never obey the orders of anyone else except for the most powerful humans who would subdue them by force.

Therefore, it is almost impossible to make a contract with an adult dragon, and after several attempts and almost being killed, Theodore gave up this idea and turned to find an opportunity to cultivate a dragon on his own.

This should actually be more impossible than making a contract with an adult dragon, because if you want to cultivate a dragon yourself, you must start with a dragon egg, and the dragon's attention to the egg has long reached a point of madness, you know, all dragons are solitary, they are extremely disgusted and share territory with the same kind, but in order to take care of dragon eggs more safely, there are still many dragons who will build dragon nests and take care of them collectively.

After more than ten years of attempts, Theodore was desperate to find that he practiced magic, made himself a polemic of the extreme level, and then forcibly forced a dragon contract The possibility will be a little higher than now, and after years of hard work to get close to the dragon's nest, he has long reached the peak of change and elemental spells, but the original contract has not progressed.

Being invited to Wintercastle as a teacher is actually a manifestation of Theodore's frustration, he no longer has hope for himself to go further, anyway, the strength of the gold rank is completely sufficient, and he is also a respected professor, why bother to fight against the dragon all the time?

But as if blessed with luck, one day, the brown-haired mage was shocked to learn that Joshua Van Radcliffe, the master of Moldavia, the glorious headmaster of the academy and the famous dragon slayer, actually had a large collection of dragon eggs in his hands! And he also sent the dragon egg to the academy as an experimental sample!

"What the hell is my luck!"

Years of struggle are not as good as a moment of dog luck, and Theodore doesn't know whether to cry or laugh when he sees the dragon egg of his dreams.

Since Theodore was the only one who had a deep study of dragons and would take care of dragon eggs, Nostradamus immediately appointed him to keep the dragon eggs, and the brown-haired mage also knew that these dragon eggs did not actually belong to him, and they may not be able to hatch young dragons, so he used the secret method he learned from his mentor but basically did not use much, and he has been carefully taking care of these dragon eggs with trepidation.

As if the apostle of the truth had blessed it, less than a month later, the dragon egg had a reaction that was clearly about to hatch.

Upon discovering this news, Theodore breathed a sigh of relief - the truth is above, he has learned this craft correctly, it is really useful, you know, if something goes wrong with the dragon egg, without Joshua and Nostradamus punishing him, the brown-haired mage will probably kill himself and end his boring life neatly.

The cold of the snowy mountains hit from all directions, but Theodore's consciousness was more awake because of this, he wrapped the leather robe on his body, and blessed himself with an elemental shelter, and suddenly, a warm feeling enveloped his body, and the brown-haired mage continued to walk towards the snowy mountain lake.

In fact, the incubation of dragons, especially dragons that can be used for human servants, is a very delicate step.

It has many conditions to make the newborn baby dragon close to humans, to see humans as the same kind, and not to identify with the identity of the dragon, and there are very few people who know how to hatch dragon eggs, and even fewer people know how to make baby dragons close to humans, but it just so happens that Theodore knows it.

Therefore, he realized that the time had come to wait.

There are indeed many methods, but most of them can't be completed immediately, whether it is the subtle brainwashing magic circle, or the dragon treaty, it is not something that can be done in a while, and it is too late to start casting spells on dragon eggs now, so that they have a sense of identity with humans, and they can only be cultivated the day after tomorrow.

The brown-haired mage currently has only one choice - and that is to let a dragon close to humans take care of these young dragons, so that under the influence of their own kind, the young dragons will naturally imitate the close to humans.

Thanks to the truth, Joshua Van Radcliffe, lord of the dragon eggs and owner of the dragon eggs, happens to be a dragon knight, and the lake of Nissière happens to be the habitat of his dragon.

Black, the name of that dragon, although it seems to be only a half-dragon, or a fire dragon, but this is enough, after all, how can the young dragon care about the attributes of his elders? Anyway, all Theodore wants is to lead, he knows how to raise a dragon.

For this reason, he specially asked the academy to send Joshua an urgent letter, because he was too excited when he wrote the letter, the handwriting was sloppy, and the word order was confused, Theodore was a little skeptical that the other party could understand it, but anyway, the meaning must have been transmitted.

He couldn't wait for the other party to agree, the brown-haired mage was ready to start acting, some dragon eggs could hatch at any time, and every second of delay was a hidden danger, even if he would be punished for this unannounced action in the future, he was willing.

Walking through the winding ice road of the snow-capped mountains and through the lush cold pine forests, Theodore finally came to the glacial lake at the foot of the Nissière Snow Mountain.

The ice lake continuously released a cold magical power, this kind of vague fluctuations is difficult for even a gold-level mage to notice, but Theodore can, this is his talent, and it is also the reason why he was chosen by his mentor as a disciple, and he can even rely on this keen perception to communicate with other creatures spiritually.

Putting down the two large boxes containing dragon eggs in his hands, the brown-haired mage moved his hands and feet, because he had been on the battlefield before, and had walked through countless evil mountains in search of dragons and dragon eggs, so Theodore's physical fitness was very good, even this kind of metal box painted with magic runes could easily hold one in one hand, he rested for a while, and then got ready.

"Black!"

He shouted loudly at the ice lake, and his magic controlled the sound, so that the sound waves did not spread externally, but were transmitted underwater: "It's me, Theodore, who usually brings you food, I have something to do with you now!" ”

After saying that, the brown-haired mage didn't make a second call, he knew that the other party must have heard his voice, and according to previous experience, the other party would appear soon.

Sure enough.

Not far away, above the icy lake, a large number of bubbles suddenly began to appear, and the trajectory of this bubble quickly swam towards the shore of the lake, and a huge black shadow gradually appeared underwater, revealing the huge figure of its owner.

As the shadow approached, Theodore felt the fire elemental around him that had been frozen by the cold begin to cheer, and the consequence was that the temperature rose rapidly, making people feel as if they were in a furnace.

The shadow came to the shore, then slowly rose, and with a tumbling splash of boiling water and a violent white mist, a huge dragon emerged from the water.

It was a slender beast full of grace and dangerous beauty, covered in a thick carapace of pitch black, flanked by a pair of wings that seemed to be not fully developed, covered with dangerous bone spines, and beneath the carapace, golden-red veins could be faintly seen as if they were the naked eye.

Of course, the most eye-catching thing is the chest of this giant beast, on which the golden hedron that seems to be as dazzling as the sun is set on it, releasing an incredible heat.

"Roar!"

- What's the matter, Theodore, do you want to give me more food?

Hei, who was swimming at the bottom of the lake before, looked at the brown-haired mage with his dark golden eyes, this human is very familiar to him, he is the one who brings food to himself on weekdays, and he is one of the few people who can understand its words, so Hei also made a joke.

――I ate ice shrimp last time, this time I want cod, don't fool me with beef and mutton, I'm tired of eating!

"No, Black, you had breakfast not long ago, and it's not yet cod fishing season, so where is the portion for you...... This time I'm looking for you. ”

Lifting the silver metal box in his hand, Theodore said excitedly: "Friend, I want to ask you to help hatch these dragon eggs!" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the brown-haired mage suddenly felt that something was not quite right in the atmosphere, and Hei, who had seemed to be in a good mood, suddenly fell silent, and he quickly noticed this.

Wait, what did you just say?

"Friend, please stop! I mean......"

Excited before, Theodore noticed that he seemed to get carried away - the brown-haired mage immediately opened his mouth in horror to explain, but it was clear that it was too late.

"Roaring !!!"

The dark golden dragon's eyes widened violently, and an earth-shattering roar shook the atmosphere, and a blazing wind whistled out of the dragon's mouth, instantly submerging the brown-haired mage's body.

- Theodore, I never knew you were such a brazen person!!

As if symbolizing the red lines of fury, it began to spread across the black carapace, and the light at the core of its chest became more and more dazzling, and finally became as invisible as the sun, and it stepped on the earth heavily, shaking the entire cold pine forest, and the half-dragon stretched its head in front of the brown-haired mage, and then opened its mouth and let out an angry roar.

- I don't have a spouse yet, but now you want me to hatch dragon eggs?! Do you really know what you're talking about? Stupid mage!