Chapter 63: Like the evergreen pine
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The power of existence is ubiquitous in heaven and earth, and man uses his soul to manipulate it and then transform it into everything he wants to achieve, this theoretically omnipotent technique is the original form of magic.
The first casters were born with strong souls and intelligent minds, and they perceived the so-called 'spirit' world in the wilderness that other people of the same kind could not perceive, and they thought it was a gift from heaven, and used their talents to gather these 'spirits' and transform them into 'spiritual energy' that they could use, and then either conjure water out of thin air, or light a vigorous fire, so as to help their tribe better survive the ancient years.
Psionic Warlocks, this is their current name, this profession that relies purely on spiritual and soul talents is no longer the mainstream of the wizarding world, but this does not prevent them from their noble status, in the Western Mountain Kingdom, there are three major Psionic Warlock families, their bloodlines can be traced back thousands of years, and have never been broken, although most of the descendants of the Psionic Warlocks are scarce, but the long-term inheritance has given them these powerful and incomparably powerful powers.
Now, the mainstream of the wizarding world is to use special methods to make the soul resonate and resonate, so as to manipulate the free energy in the world and accomplish what it wants to do.
Using perception to discover, using wisdom to understand, using spirit to control, magicians are not an easy profession, in terms of hard work, they are no less than warriors and knights who need to practice hard day and night, in order to better understand the nature of elements and magic, they need to calculate and analyze from moment to moment, so that they can combine the spells they want in an instant when they need it.
Of course, the above is just the basic skills of becoming a magician, and before that, what ordinary people need to do is to awaken their talents and 'perceive' these energies.
Ivan Makarov, son of Andrei Orion and grandson of the scholar Edward, is doing exactly that.
In the testing hall of Wintercastle Academy, the first batch of nearly a hundred young children or teenagers were sitting at their respective desks, frowning at the various magical devices in front of them.
The test of magical talent is not just like in the story, just take a crystal ball and touch it, Ivan originally knew this, but now, he couldn't help but whisper: "How can it be so troublesome?!" β
In front of him was a square black box the size of half a table, and in the middle of this box, there was a little flickering red circle of light, which was moving slowly.
The name of this magic instrument is called [Magic Beginner's Perception Labyrinth], because its interior is sealed with extremely dense elemental magic elements, so when people with a certain amount of magic talent stare at this box, because of their mental concentration, they will ignite a small magic light cluster inside the box, and as the name suggests, the box is a small three-dimensional maze, and the goal of the tester is to move the magic light cluster that represents them to the center of the maze.
This test, taking into account the elemental affinity, spirit, intelligence and attention span at the same time, is called the perception labyrinth of magic beginners, generally speaking, people who can pass this test can successfully become a high-level mage of silver, no matter how bad they are, they can advance to silver, and there is no possibility of being trapped in the apprenticeship realm.
Ivan's elemental affinity is indeed good, which means that his red light cluster is very bright, at least a few circles brighter than a few children of the same age around him, but it is clear that his attention is not enough, and the size of this aperture fluctuates very violently, and the more agitated he is, the more obvious this situation becomes.
Because of his grandfather's education over the past few months, Ivan knew that his current state of mind was indeed not good, so he simply snuffed out his aperture, then closed his eyes and took a few deep breaths.
My sister's talent is much better than his own, and he was picked up by his mentor a few minutes ago, and he chose to specialize in courses in the future, as an older brother, he can't pull down too much.
After calming down, he gazed at the black labyrinth again, lit up his own aperture, and then began to quickly follow the intricate passages of the three-dimensional labyrinth towards its central area.
This time, it went well.
Joshua stood on a high platform in front of the testing hall, staring at the children in front of him, either pensive or restless, with a calm look in his eyes, while Ying and Rin followed him, watching the scene with their masters.
Taking a deep breath, Joshua turned around and walked towards the corridor leading to the stargazing platform on the top floor of the academy, with the gods following him.
The owner doesn't look a little happy?
As she walked briskly, Ying noticed this, and she quietly turned her head to meet her brother's eyes, while Rin nodded slightly, indicating that she had also found out.
Why?
The same doubts arise in two hearts, which is indeed a difficult thing to understand.
Today, Wintercastle Academy is officially opened, and hundreds of talented boys and girls have come here to enroll and become the power of the Moldavian Lord. Their future is the future of Moldavia, full of youthful enthusiasm and hope.
In such an atmosphere, the owner will still be unhappy?
Shaking his head, both Ying and Rin felt that something was very wrong.
Walking step by step, he came to the top floor of the stargazing platform, where Joshua stood on the edge of the snow-covered platform, facing south, looking into the endless distance, and his eyes were calm.
Before, he was not unhappy, but because he saw the hopeful scene before, he was a little emotional.
At the foot of the mountain, there are several convoys slowly advancing, because of Joshua's decree, countless mages and knights have used their power to open a wide passage between the Nissière Snow Mountain and the main city, this passage will certainly be covered by snow, but the road signs that appear from time to time in the middle will not make people lose their way in the vast snowfield.
The passage stretches endlessly to the south, through the snow, as if it leads to the other side of the world.
In Joshua's eyes, between these flying snowflakes, there was not only misty snow dust, but also countless lingering white mist, which represented the elements of ice and freezing, and every minute and every second, the white magic was slowly increasing, becoming thicker and thicker.
This is certainly due to the blizzard, but it is also due to the omen before the arrival of the Great Demon Tide, and as the region selected by Nostradamus with the highest concentration of magical energy, Wintercastle can detect these small changes more intuitively than other places.
The tide of magic is coming, and strife is gradually emerging.
Under the tide of magic that swept the universe, the space-time barrier gradually weakened, the world is about to usher in a new chapter, and the fate of countless people will be changed.
Opportunity and disaster coexist, this is the best era, but also the worst era, he came to the Microf continent because of an accident, to the time when everything has not begun, and now, the prologue of the burning flame has ended, the turbulent new generation is coming, Joshua knows that he has to experience those disasters again, facing those old opponents.
At this moment, he didn't know whether it was excitement or anticipation, and he recalled the children in the test hall who were very energetic and full of hope despite their sad faces.
Thinking of this, Joshua couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
The future of these teenagers and girls should be as bright as the stars, but because of the changes brought about by the magic tide, countless disasters will befall them, and I don't know how many people will be able to live to see the rising dawn after more than ten years?
Turning his head, he inadvertently saw a pine tree hanging from the cliff halfway up the mountainside.
The dark green needles still maintain their original appearance in the midst of the howling north wind and the freezing cold wave, and even if the branches are frosted and the branches are bent and compressed, it cannot affect its uprightness.
What do I want to do with so much?
Joshua suddenly felt that his previous emotion was a little funny.
When did you become so sentimental?
Shaking his head, he chuckled, a slight self-deprecation.
Just like the evergreen pine wood, it needs to be tempered by wind and frost, and the young seeds naturally have to go through hardships, people are creatures that need hardships to grow, and everything in the future should be a part of their lives, and it is too much to worry about them to worry about these on their behalf.
No matter how much wind, frost, rain and snow they experience, the seeds will eventually sprout, and the young shoots can also break through the stubborn stones and bathe in the sun, no matter how difficult the times, Joshua believes that they will definitely be able to break through the haze, grow up, and then stand by their side.
Ying and Rin also noticed that their master's mood seemed to be getting better, and just as the three of them were about to leave the stargazing platform and return to the testing hall, a wave of space-time fluctuations came.
With the flow of dark blue ripples, the figure of Nostradamus appeared in front of everyone's eyes.
"Joshua."
Before the warrior could speak, the old mage who suddenly appeared said with a serious face, "You're right. β
He spoke very directly and quickly, without giving anyone time to answer: "The dragon calamity has begun." β
Dragon Calamity?
Ying blinked, the word felt a little familiar, and Rin recalled some of the words Joshua had said to them, his face changed slightly, and he reacted immediately.
At this time, Nostradamus took out a magic map from his bosom, and Joshua didn't say much, but strode forward and walked to the old mage's side.
This is a magic map, just like the one hanging in the warrior's room, the magic on the map can be connected to the database of the Imperial Royal Mage Guild, and various materials can be displayed in real time.
Under the magic of Nostradamus, the map of the Far South, covered in turquoise and emerald green, began to undergo all sorts of strange changes, first of all, the blue sea suddenly began to turn red from a certain island, and then in a short time, dense red dots spread all over the edges of all the coasts.
"Now, the Far South Kingdom's coastal frontiers are under full-scale raid." The old mage said succinctly: "This news has spread throughout the continent. β
"Is this the status quo?" Of course, Joshua understood what these red dots represented, and he frowned and said, "Is there any more detailed video information?" β
"Absolutely."
After speaking, with the convergence of magic power, Nostradamus easily projected a detailed image in the atmosphere through the link of this magic map.
In the light curtain, it shows a certain coast in the far south, in the original deep blue and peaceful sky, black clouds suddenly appeared, accompanied by the sudden surge of the surging tide, the turbid magic is converging, it covers the sky like a huge tentacle, layers of cyan lightning shine around it, and between the clouds, countless dense black dots gush out of it, rushing towards the shore.
Accompanied by the rumbling thunder, these black figures were illuminated by cyan electric light.
These are all dragons.
Countless dragons with black and purple aura flapping their strong wings, pouring out from the depths of the black haze, and then heading towards the human realm, they roared loudly, emitting dragon roars as if they were about to destroy everything.
On the contrary, not long after the clouds appeared, pillars of light rose from the ground, piercing through the black clouds like sharp blades, scattering them, and under this huge force, countless wild dragons who were affected also screamed and fell into the earth and the sea, turning into clumps of scattered flesh.
This is the power of the magic array that has been prepared for a long time in the coastal cities, the conspiracy of the five-colored dragon clan, the human kingdom in the far south is not ignorant, they have long retreated most of the people, and intend to use these coastal cities as fortresses to delay the spread of the dragon group and prepare for the next counterattack.
When he saw this scene, Joshua's heart couldn't help but feel a trace of nostalgia.
Once upon a time, he was also one of those coastal cities dealing with dragon tide attacks, and at this time, he was in the far south, leading his team to fight the infinite dragon beasts.
"Joshua, you're right...... These dragons have been planning for a long time, and they have been preparing for at least hundreds of years. β
The archmage sighed, "It's another disaster, but fortunately the empire is ready to deal with it. β
Joshua shook his head.
It's not a disaster...... Compared to what happened after that, it was nothing at all.
"This is just a prologue."
He muttered to himself, then walked down the hallway to the testing hall, "Belong to the Great World of Strife, the prologue of a new era. β
- Volume 4, The Abyss of the Dragon of Sin
(To be continued.) )