Chapter 18 The Wizard
Early morning.
The fog has not dissipated yet.
A dark carriage drove into the path, and the driver relied on skillful skills to avoid the undulations of the terrain.
Karl opened the curtain, looked at the familiar road, and asked:
"The way to Earl Renekton's manor outside the city?"
"Not bad."
Tim sitting opposite is wearing a top hat and a white tie, as if he is dressed up Guests at the banquet.
He raised his cane lightly and pointed outside:
"At the same time, this is also the way to the manor of my mentor, the 'Senior Wizard Apprentice' Adolf."
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"Adolf?" Karl's eyes moved slightly:
"The pharmacist?"
"Yes." Tim nodded:
"The mentor's research focuses on pharmacy. "
"What is a wizard?" Karl asked:
"What did you bring me here for?"
"Haha..." Tim chuckled:
"You will know when you get there. In short, this is something that many people will never be able to come into contact with in their lifetime. Field."
About the 'Wizard', Karl asked many times along the way, but the other party kept silent.
Although he didn't know what he would face next, he had a feeling that this trip would change his destiny.
It was also because of this that he agreed to follow the other party.
“We’re here!”
The U-shaped iron gate opens to both sides. The surface of the stone wall is obviously mottled, and the wooden sign with the name written on it is covered with vines.
This is a dilapidated manor.
There is a sense of passage of time everywhere.
An old gardener was pruning flowers and plants with scissors in his hand. When he saw Tim, he bent down and saluted with some difficulty.
"He..." Karl looked at the gardener with suspicion:
"Have you practiced breathing techniques?"
The moment the other person's sight swept over, the poisonous wolf breathed The law moves spontaneously, and warning signs flash in my heart.
Although it was only for a moment, it was definitely right.
"Yes."
Tim nodded, with a casual expression:
"Old Harry is a knight."
"Knight?"
Carl's heart Startled.
Knights are even rarer than nobles. Even if they are old, they are still important people in the city, but now they are doing the job of pruning flowers and plants for people.
“Let’s go.”
Tim quickened his pace:
“Don’t keep the tutor waiting.”
Carl withdrew his gaze and hurriedly followed.
The manor was very large and empty. I walked on the lawn and came to an old castle building, only to see people again.
“This way!”
Tim led the way to a side hall specially designed to receive guests. There were already people waiting inside.
"Mentor."
The old man sitting in the middle is dressed in long gray clothes, with his white hair hanging casually, and his appearance is sitting upright. Although he is old, he can tell that he must have been very masculine when he was young.
His eyes were cloudy and dim, and he seemed to be disinterested in everything.
This depressed attitude made him look a little decadent.
Adolf!
A senior wizard apprentice.
The ancient manor, the mysterious wizard, the scrutiny of the people around him, and the inexplicable atmosphere made Karl subconsciously become cautious.
"It's been some years."
Looking at Karl, Adolf's eyes cheered up a little, and he whispered:
"Unexpectedly, there is another potential seed in Signuo City. , It’s just the right time.”
He didn’t say when it was, but just waved to him.
“Sibel, go and test his talent.”
"Yes."
A young girl heard the words and acted accordingly.
The girl held a crystal ball the size of a human head in her hand, walked slowly to Karl, and smiled sweetly:
"Relax."
"Just put your hand on it."
"Hands." Karl came back to his senses:
"Okay."
Following the other party's instructions, he placed his hands on the surface of the crystal ball, and then felt his body tremble.
It was as if there was an electric current flowing through his hands and throughout his body.
The next moment. "Yeah!"
Karl groaned, feeling as if his mind was exploding, and an inexplicable pain hit him.
This severe pain came and went away just as quickly.
When he came to his senses, his hands had already separated from the crystal ball, and the girl lowered her head and stared at the crystal ball to observe carefully.
The originally transparent crystal ball suddenly became colorful and kept changing.
After a while.
"Level 4."
The girl looked back at Adolf:
"Mentor, his talent level is level 4, but his mental power is not much stronger than that of ordinary people. Less, easier to advance to wizard apprentice"
"Level 4?"
Adolf sighed, obviously a little disappointed:
"It's a little lower."
Then he said:
"According to the ancient 'Wizard's General Rule', discovering talented seeds , should guide him to the right path of a wizard."
"Karl, I will teach you meditation, but whether you can become a wizard apprentice depends on your own efforts."
"Old sir." Karl finally had time to ask the doubts in his heart:
"What is a wizard?"
"What is a wizard?" Adolf pondered, and after thinking for a moment, he gave the answer. Answer:
"The so-called wizard is a person who has mastered some special power in the process of pursuing knowledge and truth."
"Special power?" Karl's eyes lit up:
"Myers kind?"
"Yes."
Adolf obviously knew what happened yesterday and nodded:
"The Miles you are talking about , and Sibel, Tim, including me, are all such people."
"Then what is a wizard apprentice?" Karl asked again.
"It is difficult to become a real wizard. Before that, the learning process was all about being a wizard apprentice." Adolf smiled and gently stroked his beard:
"My lifelong pursuit is to be promoted to an official wizard."
“Karl.” Tim responded:
“There are only a few formal wizards in the entire Kingdom of Gondor, and there are only two senior wizard apprentices in Signor City.”
“The mentor is one of them.”
Carl didn't realize it.
"Then..."
His throat rolled:
"What is the talent level?"
"Most people in this world have not become The talents of wizards vary from high to low," the girl named Sibel explained:
"We usually divide talent levels into five levels. Level one talent is the best, and level five talent is the worst."
"Level four..."
"Relatively ordinary."
She said it politely. In fact, most of the fourth-level talents can only become junior wizard apprentices in their lifetime, and those who can become intermediate wizard apprentices are very rare.
Let alone an official wizard.
Karl could also detect the change in the other party's tone, but he didn't care about it.
He doesn't even understand what a wizard apprentice is, let alone the impact of talent level on the future.
"Old Sir...Teacher."
Karl bowed towards Adolf and changed his title by the way:
"After learning the meditation method you mentioned, Can I have abilities like Miles?"
"No!"
Adolf shook his head:
"Meditation can increase your spiritual power and have the ability to perform witchcraft, but you also need to learn the corresponding witchcraft to master special powers."
“Witchcraft?” Karl asked:
“What witchcraft can I learn?”
"Karl."
Adolf chuckled:
"In the world of wizards, everything is priced, especially knowledge."
"You call me teacher , I will also teach you meditation, but learning witchcraft requires an additional price."
"The price?" Karl said:
"Gold coins?"
If you can have Miles' ability, it's worth spending the money.
“No.” However, Adolf shook his head and rejected:
“I don’t need gold coins.”
“However, there is something in you that interests me.”
?
Karl lowered his head, hesitated for a moment, and then took out a ring set with sapphire blue jade from his body.
(End of this chapter)