Chapter 177 The Power of Time
It wasn't until the maids at home and the aristocratic ladies who often visited him were constantly surrounding him and doing all kinds of stupid and jealous things that Luke realized that he seemed to have grown up.
The body and spirit often influence each other. The soul of the previous life seemed to have stayed in the elf shell for too long and was completely assimilated. Luke felt that his sensitivity to time was becoming less and less, and his emotional fluctuations had also become weaker.
Regarding the fact that his mental state was approaching Lenis, Luke was a little hard to accept for a while, but also a little helpless.
Another ten years have passed, and time has left its mark on everyone.
For Mrs. Luo Yin, the housekeeper and some older servants, there are just a few more wrinkles on their faces, their backs have become more stooped, and their mental state has become worse.
However, children in the developmental stage are so different that no one can recognize them as the same person.
Luke's height has increased to 1.83 meters. His body is not strong, but his body is lean and strong due to years of exercise. Compared with most frail mages, his body is excellent.
Especially that face, it can be said that he is worthy of his elf bloodline. He is so handsome that the noble ladies do not care about his ordinary and powerless background, and compete for his attention.
Lenis sometimes complained that she would be criticized by jealous women when she stood with him. After all, the looks of the elves were fixed at their most attractive age, and she looked like she was only in her twenties.
Amir has also completely matured. Time has made the once little devil grow into a reliable adult. Now he is like a heroic lion in his prime...
At least that's how it looks.
It was still the familiar lawn, but now a magic barrier had been deployed on the lawn to prevent the two people on the battlefield from destroying the mansion.
Two figures collided fiercely in the air.
The sword energy tore in the sky, making a sound of breaking through the air, and the fine iron collided with each other, creating countless sparks. In just a few breaths, the two of them fought thousands of times.
Luke's body exuded a hazy light, and he used magic to strengthen his body reactions and strength to keep up with Amir's rhythm.
After Luke put forward the condition that "you are not allowed to join the army until you defeat him," Amir was confused about how he knew his plan, and was a little angry that Luke, his closest friend, did not support his idea.
After that, Amir took back his life attitude of fishing for three days and drying nets for two days, no longer "almost" but "a little more". He doubled the amount of training, studied hard every day no matter the cold or summer, and even hired a The master of swordsmanship guided him in his practice.
He no longer slept soundly in Lenise's magic class. Every now and then, he would compile questions he didn't understand and ask Luke for help. Although his magic talent was mediocre, he persisted in studying and allowed him to learn some simple magic. There are many other aristocratic children who are not doing their jobs properly.
Compared to Amir's rapid progress, Luke focused more on exploring the nature of magic, and his training in swordsmanship was not as active as before.
Under this ebb and flow, Luke, who was originally a long way ahead of Amir, gradually felt the pressure and used magic to defeat Amir in the third year.
But this was Amir's peak. When Luke's body began to develop and his control over magic became more mature, the gap between the two widened again.
Ten years have passed, and Amir is already twenty-six years old, but he still has not been able to join the army to fight against the Demon King's Army. Sometimes he despairs, feeling that he will never be able to join the army in this life.
Returning to the ground, Amir snorted coldly, exerted force on his feet, and quickly rushed to Luke. The fierce sword movement combined with brute force gained the advantage after several consecutive chops.
His face lit up, and he accelerated his attack. As a result, while he was relaxing in his observation, the soil on the ground turned into chains, squirming like snakes, wrapping around Amir's body as strong as a lion.
A cold light flashed in his eyes, and the sharp sword edge was about to cut off the chain. The moment the two met, the soil turned into clear water. The sword edge passed through unscathed, but instead entangled Amir's body bit by bit, restricting his movements.
The rhythm of the battle, which was evenly matched or even dominant, was interrupted. Luke raised his hand and put his sword on Amir's neck. The winner was announced at this moment.
"Zero to three thousand six hundred and sixty-one, your offensive rhythm is a bit excessive. Are you in a bad mood today?"
Amir snorted and turned his head away without speaking.
"Are you still angry? This matter has nothing to do with me."
The rebellious stage of the traitor came a little late, so Lu Ke could only try his best to comfort him.
Not to mention how lucky he was, but when he mentioned Amir, he changed from a lion to a domestic cat, and the grievance in his eyes could no longer be hidden.
Just three days ago, Luke returned to his room after practicing magic. As soon as he lifted the quilt, he saw a slim figure in white.
This kind of thing happened often after Luke grew up at the age of fourteen or fifteen, and it basically happened to the maids and servants in the mansion.
Every time, he politely asked people to put on their clothes, comforted them in a soft voice, and then invited them out.
Amir also knew about this, and his playmate would initially tease Luke about it, saying envious things like how lucky he was. After all, the Campbell family has a strict family tradition, and Mrs. Luo Yin would not allow Amir to mess around before getting married. Come.
But as luck would have it, it was not someone else who got under the covers that day, but Miwe, whom Amir had been pursuing so hard.
"It's obviously me who comes first, whether it's giving gifts or having dinner together, why is it like this?"
"I think the main fault for this is that you allowed Miwei to go in and out of the mansion on her own. No matter how much you like her, you shouldn't give such great rights to an outsider."
"Then this is still my fault?" Amir glared at Luke with red eyes, the accusation in his eyes was about to break through the sky.
Luke scratched his face in embarrassment, "To be clear in advance, I didn't do anything."
"impossible!"
Amir's eyes were red and his tone was sad, "Mewei is so good, you must have done something, otherwise she hasn't gone out. You must have broken Mewei too hard."
It would be wrong if she had the nerve to come out immediately after being rejected by a man's bed, right?
Lu Ke complained in his heart and explained helplessly, "No really. Elves are not interested in love. At least there is no one who can tempt me so far."
"I don't believe it!"
Luke: (_)
This was really the first time he met someone he wanted to find a cuckold for.
"Okay, I did it, what do you want to do?"
Amir stayed for two seconds and cried bitterly, crying at the top of his lungs, "My best brother slept with the person I like, and I can't live anymore!"
After crying for a long time, he wiped away his tears and his eyes became firm, "I'm going to deliver medicine to Miwei and take care of her by her side. When she gets better, she will definitely recognize who is the best man."
Luke:......
Why haven't you noticed Nizi licking like this before?
"Be good, if you change your goals and find a good family, I will support you."
Amir is already twenty-six. At this age, common people should have started a family long ago, let alone the aristocratic class who always marry early and have children.
It's just that Lu Ke has never been very fond of Miwei's green tea that likes to seduce men.
Especially when I heard that Miwei was already engaged to the son of the lord of the border city of Turk, and now she was still crawling into her father-in-law's bed. Such a woman was really not suitable for a rebellious son. After hearing what Luke said, Amir was stunned for a moment. After a moment of silence, he said seriously: "Luke, although I don't say it, I have always regarded you as my brother."
"Amir, I have always regarded you as my relative."
Like a son or something.
"Then please stop causing trouble for me, okay? I really like Miwei, and I don't mind if she is used by you."
What a handful!
Even the indifferent elf couldn't help it. Luke felt the veins on his forehead pop up and spoke sharply.
"What do you have to do before you are willing to change to someone else!"
"Just let me join the army!"
Amir replied equally sharply.
Luke was stunned for a moment, and then looked at Amir. There was no anger or grievance in the other person's eyes, but only firm and serious seriousness.
Only then did he realize Amir's true intention. The atmosphere at the scene solidified and neither of them spoke.
Finally, Amir took the initiative to break the silence: "Luke, I know you are doing it for my own good, but I really want to join the army. I want to defeat the Seven Bengxians under the Demon King, defeat the corrupt sage Guval, and even defeat the Demon King. Let the world return to peace.”
"You can't do it."
Luke shook his head slowly, "If you can't even defeat me, how can you deal with those powerful characters in the Demon King's army?"
According to Lenis, his current level is roughly equivalent to that of a B-level magician, which is a mid-to-high-end combat power among mages. He can deal with the elites of the demon clan and is barely close to the big demon clan.
However, after she finished speaking, she said that the magic level rating is always changing (for elves). It has been three hundred years since she last participated in the rating. It is hard to say what the current magic rating is.
"Whether you can do it or not is two different things. Don't you always tell me that practice brings true knowledge?" Amir's eyes were firm and pleading, "Please, let me go."
Seeing Amir's expression, Luke pursed his lips, hesitated for a while, and finally shook his head.
"Amir, you should keep your promise, defeat me, and leave."
"But I can't beat you, I have lost three thousand six hundred and sixty-one times!" Amir said excitedly.
"Then find a way to win three thousand six hundred and sixty-two times!"
Luke dropped these words coldly and turned to leave.
Amir was left standing there, thoughtful.
…
The next day, the two men on the lawn looked at each other with swords in their hands.
Luke glanced vaguely at the sword in his hand, and looked at Amir, who was obviously nervous across from him, and spoke.
"Are you ready?"
"Ready."
As soon as the words fell, the two people ran towards each other at the same time, and their swords whizzed together.
Click——
The tampered sword in Luke's hand broke with a sound. He had already expected to dodge sideways, but as soon as he took a step back, a strange touch under his feet made him stop.
Seeing the long sword attack, Luke took action, the ground shook, and the huge stone pillars roared towards Amir, turning into chains to tie him tightly during the opponent's tense defense.
The restraints this time were so terrifying that Amir could barely move.
A clay body replaced Luke's real body and stepped on the spot. Luke slowly approached Amir and said, "Saw the sword in half and ambush the mines in advance. Is that all?"
Amir raised his head with difficulty and forced a smile, "How did I know you were really so powerful?"
“I’ll try again next time if I’m better prepared.”
"The 3662nd time, I still win."
"No, the outcome is not decided." Amir's face showed a look of despair and determination. With a flick of his wrist, an alchemy bomb flashing with red light appeared in his hand.
"I'll blow up the restraints!"
Luke's pupils shrank. Using an alchemy bomb at this distance would be fatal. He quickly stopped him, "Don't..."
Boom——
Along with the violent explosion, the dust in the sky blocked his sight. Luke waved his hand with a cold face to disperse the smoke screen, and saw the bloody and dying Amir.
Holding the person in his arms and preparing to use healing magic, Luke suddenly felt a sharp object pressing against his waist.
Amir slowly opened his eyes, with excitement in his eyes, "I won."
"What's on you is..."
"The mashed tomatoes were prepared by your favorite chef Barr. I asked Teacher Lenis to apply protective magic in advance. You should be more careful. Arrogance is a taboo for mages, as you said."
"There's just one question. Since Lenis can protect magic, do you think I can protect magic?"
Luke raised his eyebrows slightly and lifted up his clothes. The halo of protective magic covering his body made Amir's face turn pale.
"The design is not sophisticated enough, but it is just a temporary plan after all. I'll give it a try."
Luke smiled silently, called Amir's full name, and declared solemnly.
"Amir Campbell."
"Congratulations, you are free."
(End of chapter)