Britta had already gone from the ups and downs of the competition, to the culture and scenery of the sea of trees, to a lot of gossip, and finally summed it up with this sentence. "All in all, this is the result of that game." She added.
, "At least for the time being."
Because there are still two rounds left in that competition.
Laila didn't speak. She seemed to spend a lot of effort thinking about that game, and she was very envious in her heart. Some people were like the protagonists in life, always shining. Such people were once far away from her, but now they are here
Around her, the bright light in the classroom changed erratically, and the air was like glittering dust, and it was a little quiet for a while. After that rainy night, many things changed. The future that was unpredictable and disturbing in the past gradually made her become
Be firm.
At least no longer so soft and timid.
"Come on, the Imperial Mage Academy Competition is about to begin." Britta asked tentatively, "Like every competition in the past, the seven major families will also participate this time. Do you really not want to join us? This time we will
The Horfen School can be said to be full of elites. As long as it can get a good ranking, it will prove that you are right——"
There was some hesitation in Laila's eyes, but she shook her head slightly. "You know, Britta, Mr. Royce strictly ordered me not to join you."
"That old antique." Britta hated the archaic systems in the academy, especially Laila's mentor Sir Royce. She sometimes imagined that she would be a brave knight, wielding a sword.
All stereotypes and bad habits were cut off, and the original intention of establishing this small club was actually to implement this spirit. But the college was too big, and it seemed to be a behemoth in front of young students like them, which made her feel deeply
Deeply powerless.
But Laila said softly: "Mr. Royce is not that kind of person. He treats me... quite well. If it weren't for him, I wouldn't be able to get in here. He actually wants to protect us. Most of the tutors in the college don't like Horfen."
school, they think I...are just like him...a liar..."
Britta raised her hand, and a soft light rose in her hand. She looked at the light, and the light reflected in the eyes of the two people, "I have personally verified that the Introduction to Magical Guides says that as long as aether can be constructed, it is
Really, this is what they said themselves. In the end, even they themselves are unwilling to open their eyes. The Imperial people are so hypocritical sometimes. They just simply hate the things created in their hearts. The magic conceived by Sir Linn is
What really exists is that we can’t see the direction of its future yet, but this is just because it has been shelved for too long and is still waiting for people to develop. They teach us that the operation of ether is subjective, so
We need to look at different theories objectively, and it turns out even they themselves can't do that."
Laila silently listened to her friend's complaints.
She was once very uneasy about leading the other person down this path, but Britta has a curiosity about her father that is inquisitive. She is like a real wizard, full of the spirit of exploration of all unknown areas.
This moment reminded her of the shadow in her memory. The wise old man was always so excited when talking about all topics related to magic.
He taught her all the knowledge related to ether under the dim oil lamp, leading her to embark on this path. However, the old man remained silent on all topics related to the transformation of magic. She once asked what the new technology was.
What, but he only gently stroked her head and told her that every path of magic has its meaning, and that future generations do not need to live with the burden of their predecessors. He only hopes to watch her grow up well and become a
A qualified magician.
That's why she came to this strange city with that letter of recommendation. Everyone in the society here, including Britta, Sir Royce, and Mr. Pusher, the owner of the gear and magic book, are all her friends.
The good people she met gave her a lot of kindness.
And those strange guests changed her the most. She has now changed her mentality and no longer regards those contemptuous glances as swords to hurt herself and those around her. People's attitude towards magic should be
Exploring Gwanghae's truth and demonstrating a technology is a long-term task and cannot be rushed, at least not by the way they can accomplish it now.
Before that, they should grow up well and become a true magician.
Britta chattered for a while and sighed with interest. It was not that she didn't understand the current situation, many eyes were fixed on her close friend, just because she was Ash Lynn's daughter, and she would know every move of the other party.
It attracted criticism. The society they formed had already attracted a lot of rumors, but she always insisted that it had nothing to do with Laila, so the turmoil didn't get too big.
After all, the atmosphere in the academy is at least not so harsh that they would be punished for talking about a non-existent school of thought, but if Laila also joins in, it won't necessarily be the case. Those people will definitely say something, Ash
-Lynn's daughter is plotting to restore power again and corrupt the atmosphere of the college. Look at the fate of Horfen College! The reason why Laila did not choose to do that was just to avoid involving more people.
"We must participate in the competition," but Britta said firmly, "Come on, this is not to clear Sir Lynn's name, although there are more or less personal grievances for you. But it is more about me.
My own persistence, I think is the right conclusion, if a magician doesn't even have the courage to prove his conclusion, then we might as well do something else as soon as possible."
Laila listened to her friend's statement and saw that she began to criticize the Empire's magician community again, especially Sir Royce's stubbornness and rigidity, and his face turned pale.
Britta noticed something from the change in the other person's expression, and when she turned around, she found Sir Royce standing at the door of the classroom with a straight face.
Britta was startled and said quickly: "Sir, Sir, this is not a backbiting. Everything I said is well-founded. You always tell us to face the problem, but we must also face our own problems.
." She tried to reason.
"Then I have to thank you for pointing out my problem." Sir Royce glared at her coldly. He looked at Laila and said, "Laila, come with me."
Britta quickly gave the latter a helpless expression. She actually breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the old man didn't cause trouble for her.
Laila shook her head helplessly. She looked towards Jazz, feeling a little worried, but she was worried that her friend's words would cause misunderstandings. Jazz's face was clouded, but fortunately she did not lecture them any more.
She lowered her head and followed silently, and the two of them walked out of the classroom and walked through a long corridor. The end of the long corridor looked familiar, and it was Sir's office. After entering the office, Royce closed the door behind his back.
Laila thought a storm was coming next, but she didn't expect Jazz to be silent for a while, and his tone slowed down a lot:
"Laila, I once said that you can't participate in the college competition."
"Yes," Laila lowered his head and looked at his toes and whispered, "I understand, Sir."
"Look up at me."
Laila raised his head with some surprise and saw Royce's gray eyes, but the other person's eyes were rare and soft, "Laila, Ash and I were close friends, that's why I approved your admission to the academy."
"I know, Mr. Sir." Laila said quickly.
"I heard the conversation between you and Britta." Luo Yins slowed down his voice and said, "Thank you for your understanding. Come on, Ash will definitely be pleased to see you like you are now. In the past, I wouldn't let you
You are involved in all this because what happened twenty years ago was too involved. Many eyes are still fixed on the Horfen School and the problems left by Ash. But these problems should not be shouldered by students like you.
But prejudices in people’s minds are often difficult to eradicate.”
Laila didn't expect Sir Royce to say such words. He raised his head and looked at him in surprise, "Mr. Sir?"
"It makes no sense for me to say this," Luo Yins looked at the furnishings on the table not far away and replied, "But what the little girl said is right, magicians should dare to assert their opinions. She is an excellent student.
, he will definitely become an outstanding magician in the future. As for you, Laila, you have your own way to go."
"Sir, have you changed your mind?" Laila asked with some uncertainty.
"I have no intention of dictating your decision," Luo Yins said. "You should review your choices. If I give you too much protection, it will not help you become independent. By the way, I noticed that your magic wand is not suitable.
Remember that the magic wand is the most suitable tool and weapon for us. A good magic wand will be more conducive to your understanding and manipulation of ether, so you must choose carefully."
Laila opened her mouth, and she naturally understood in her heart. However, financial constraints prevented the girl from choosing her own tools and weapons independently. She lowered her head and felt a little ashamed.
Sir Royce glanced at her. "I also have a new magic wand here, which is more suitable for astrologers. You can take it."
Laila's eyes widened. "Mr. Sir, but..."
"Okay," Sir's tone became cold and inhumane again, "You are my student. I just want to see my student go further without losing my face."
These words blocked the girl's words.
He asked her about her recent homework again, and Laila answered her questions one by one. Finally, Sir Royce said that he still had work to complete and asked her to leave alone.
Seeing Lai La closing the door, the expression on Luo Yins's face changed slightly. He stared at the oak door for a long time without saying a word.
When Laila went out, she was still a little unsure. Because everything changed so quickly, Jazz seemed to want her to participate in the college competition.
She should have been happy, but she was a little confused for a moment. Should she join Britta and the others to revive that road? But that road is undoubtedly very long and cannot be achieved overnight. Britta's determination
She doesn't have it, she only has a soft tenacity in her heart.
Choose a direction and move forward.
Maybe someone can tell her the answer. A figure flashed in her mind.
…
"Academy competition?"
Jita was looking up from the thick books. The pile of books made the scholar look a little petite. She raised her head, and the round frame of the glasses was sliding down the bridge of her nose. She quickly held it up with her hands, surprised.
He asked, "Is it the one I imagined?"
Luo Yu, who was also holding a book and leaning on the bookshelf, asked at this time: "If I remember correctly, that competition was not ordinary for you, Miss Laila. The relationship between you and Sir Ash Lynn
Relationship, there must be a lot of eyes on you now, have you really considered participating, and how do you plan to deal with the malicious intent behind it?"
His words were very calm, and he didn't seem to have considered whether such words would hurt the girl in front of him. Jita looked a little worried and quickly added, "We are just worried about you, come on."
"I understand," Laila lowered his head and replied quickly: "The competition in the past did have extraordinary significance to Horfen College. It also changed many things, including my father's fate. But now,
It's just an academy game for me..." She mustered up her courage, "I, I don't want to stand still forever..."
"So you joined Britta and the others not to prove anything in the past, but just to prove that you have the courage to move on," Luo Yu asked, "Indeed, a person's life is very long, and it is impossible to stay here forever.
On one point. Now that you have a reason to convince yourself, why not give it a try and win over the lady?"
"Because I'm still worried, as you said, Mr. Luo Yu... I am Ash-Lynn's daughter, and I can never change my origin," Laila held the new magic wand tightly with his knuckles.
It turned white, as if she was holding something unreal. She seemed to have made up her mind and said, "I can not be afraid of the vicious swords embodied by the words behind them, spitting out letters like poisonous snakes, with a wisp of sound, but
I'm always worried about getting other people involved, and I don't know if that's right or wrong..."
"No one knows whether his decision is right or wrong, and the method of defining right and wrong is not always generalized." Luo Yu closed the book. Although he was dull, his words were still sharp, "It's just that once a person makes up his mind, he will be responsible for his own decision."
If you take responsibility, then he has at least grown a lot. In fact, no one can give you many answers to this question, because we are the same, and everyone in the Seven Seas Brigade is just walking on his own path."
He put down the book, looked at Laila and replied: "But once you make a decision, Miss Laila, at least we will still support you, and the rest of the Seven Seas Brigade should be the same."
Miss Scholar nodded at the side, "Yes, come and get me, Miss."
Laila closed her eyes. These her benefactors were also the people who changed her the most. Each of them gave her endless encouragement on that rainy night, especially Ed's glorious deeds in the Continental League, and even more so.
He gave her many examples.
She seemed calm when she listened, but her heart was already extremely complicated.
Because that is exactly the bondage she wants to break free from. The identity she cannot decide is like a heavy shackles imposed on her. She wants to overcome all of it, pursue true freedom, and become a real person.
She used to be timid.
But someone gave her the courage.
Laila opened his eyes again and looked at Luo Yu and Jita, full of gratitude, "Mr. Luo Yu, Miss Jita, you are the most outstanding magicians I have ever seen, and it is from you that I know everything
What a true wizard should be like. Of course, the same goes for Mr. Ed. If you have the chance, I hope you can thank him on my behalf..."
"We are just the chosen ones. The chosen people cannot truly understand the meaning of this world. You have actually gone further on the road of pursuing the truth," Luo Yu replied.
He turned his eyes to the book on the table, "But if you really want to regain the magic of the Horfin School, I can provide some help. I am also studying the notes left by Sir Ash-Lynn these days.
But there are still many questions.”
Mentioning this, Laila couldn't help but feel a little at a loss and said: "Hey, sorry, Mr. Luo Yu, actually I don't know much about what my father left behind, because he never told me about this. All I learned was some ordinary knowledge.
, Mr. Royce also didn’t let me come into contact with these things, even the magic skills that Britta and others left behind for my father. In fact, it was through their own efforts. I, I only provided them with some help that I could.
…”
"But that means Sir Ash-Lynn did leave behind truly valuable knowledge." Luo Yu nodded slightly, but had another understanding of this. "Even if he himself is no longer around, future generations can still use him."
I left the notes and continued on this path. This is much better than I thought. It shows that Jazz left behind a systematic route, which is a bit more powerful in refuting the new school of thought as a scam."
"That magic technique seems to have something to do with an ancient alchemy. I have checked the records in the "Imperial Magic Code"..." Miss Scholar flipped through a few pages in the thick book. Although she is a naturalist,
Scholars, but in fact they can also be regarded as magicians, and they have a common language.
"It is a magic tool," Luo Yu nodded. "It can guide the elements to cast spells using the second type of elemental spells. It has the same meaning as a magic wand, a very rare idea."
Jita raised her head and adjusted her glasses, "It is better to say it is a simplified version of the grimoire." She concluded, "Sir Ash-Lynn wants to create a weakened version of the exclusive elementalist.
Naturalist."
Laila opened her mouth slightly and looked at the two of them in surprise. Britta and the others had just come up with the concept of a model lake, but it had only been a few days and the two of them had already smelled the direction very accurately.
.
She suddenly thought of something, "...I, that thing I gave to Mr. Friston?"
The star tracker was actually requested by the president himself, because the other party mentioned in words that he had a deep relationship with her father, and the other party gave them a lot of help during that confrontation. Therefore, in addition to
Apart from the books, although that thing was the only relic left by her father, she still reluctantly parted with it and gave it to her father's friend.
The president had promised her that he would treasure and protect the relic because it was her father's important design.
Now she suddenly thought of that thing. Isn't that the 'device' that Luo Yu and Jita were looking for?
Perhaps that was what the patrolling cavalry was looking for originally.
But that thing is no longer in her hands now.
"Don't worry," Luo Yu shook his head and patted the book lightly, "These are the notes left by Sir Ash-Lynn, the real treasures that those people cannot see. I have asked for them before
Look it up with your permission and find that there is a way to reproduce it."
He opened the book and put it on the table and turned to one of the pages. "But there are still some questions. The notes left by Sir Lynn are not complete. This may be the reason why he was criticized in the first place. But it is strange.
What's interesting is that it's not as if the formula in the note has no answer, it's more like it has been artificially hidden..." He murmured to himself.
"That star tracker is real, we have all seen it before," Gita said. "Perhaps we can contact Mr. Friston and borrow it from him. It was originally used to bring father's things. Then
The president will definitely be accommodating."
"The second round of the tower trial is about to begin. He is not in Aiyin Block or Awoqik." Luo Yu turned around and shook his head, "You can't contact that gentleman now. Actually, there's no need.
If it's troublesome, we can ask the group leader."
Miss Scholar was startled, "The leader is resting, and Miss Silveride asked us not to disturb him."
At this moment, Laila suddenly thought of something, "Wait a minute, Mr. Luo Yu, Miss Jita, I still have some documents left by my father. Britta and the others have read it, but maybe you haven't read it yet.
Keep it in the academy."
"Is it convenient to take it back?"
Luo Yu and Jita looked at each other.
"Of course," Laila hesitated a little, hesitantly said, "but can Britta and the others come together to see it? They all have to participate in that competition. I, I still have some..."
Although it is said that he has given up.
But everything that happened twenty years ago, the criticism that the new school of thought received, was just like the identity that she could not decide. How could she forget it so easily?
"I understand..." Luo Yu didn't mind this, "Just let them do it. We are all just walking on this road. No magician will not be curious about unknown areas. Naturally, Jita and I are too.