The heat in the room was completely different from the cool night breeze outside. She saw the mages shouting the name of the magic puppet and waving their arms excitedly. "End it! End it! End it! "
At some point in time, the center of the lounge had become a stage that was elevated from the ground. Two humanoid puppets, about two meters tall, were wrestling with each other. One of them was strong and heavy, but its movements were clumsy. The other looked a size smaller, but it had the agility of a real person. Its four legs were like insects poking into the ground of the arena, and it stood very steadily.
Beside the ring were two puppeteers, who were continuously adjusting the control spell formations in their hands at the same time.
The one on the left was a male mage in his twenties. He was thin and had a cold look in his eyes. The other one was Naifei, who was much taller. She looked relaxed and was pointing at the array plate floating in the air with one hand. She said softly to the cheers around her, "Then I won't hold back —"
Under her control, the arms of the small puppet suddenly extended. The enemy was caught off guard and was grabbed by the chest and head on the spot. The hands that looked like they had just seen twisted the enemy's neck with a "kacha" sound.
The triangular head fell to the ground, but the headless puppet was still struggling. Naifei was not surprised. She looked at the puppet master who was sweating and asked, "Did you hide the core somewhere else?"
Then, the puppet that she controlled lifted the enemy up and threw him to the ground without hesitation. After that, it stepped on the joints of the enemy and began to dismember him piece by piece. The sound of cracking was mixed with the excited shouts of the mages beside her. Naiffy looked at the broken parts and yawned.
The mage squeezed the array plate in his hand hard, but he did not say anything harsh. He said in a low voice, "I lost the bet. Here you are."
He took out a small wooden box and handed it to Naifei. Naifei took it with a nonchalant expression. "You're the one who challenged me and insisted on the bet. Now that you've lost, why does it look like I'm bullying you?"
These words made the surrounding young mages roar with laughter, and also made the loser leave the arena dejectedly.
Some female mages who were obviously Naifei's friends shouted, "Naifei is the best —"
Naifei did not feel embarrassed at all. She smiled and shouted in the direction of the voice, "If anyone is not convinced, just say it. Maggis will take it for me! "
"Hahahaha —"
Everyone knew that this was a joke. Naifei did not continue to stay on the stage. Instead, he jumped off the stage and controlled the puppet that had returned with a complete victory to follow him in the direction of his friend.
She was obviously very popular in the academy. Many people greeted her along the way. Some young mages with fiery eyes wanted to invite her for a drink, but Naifei waved her hand and refused.
After staying here for almost two years, Naifei had changed a lot. She was about to turn 16 this year and was half a head taller than when she first came here. Her long hair reached her shoulders, her expensive red robes, and the intricate and powerful puppets behind her made her the most popular female puppeteer in Moffett Academy.
When she walked to her good friend, Margis, her friends had already vacated the largest and most comfortable armchair, which also showed her core position. But after sitting on the chair, Naifei's expression became more restrained. She looked at her friends who were celebrating with their glasses of wine and smiled. "Thank you for your support! But I can't drink too much. Just a sip is enough — "
After dealing with this, she calmed down completely and began to repair the puppet beside her.
A glass of juice was suddenly handed to her. Naifei was looking for something in the box next to her seat. She looked up and raised her eyebrows. She immediately stood up and took the glass with both hands. "Thank you, Sister … Merinsera."
The shadow dragon was many years older than her, but Naifei knew that it accepted the title of "sister" very much. But the two did not live together for the past two years … It could even be said that they did not have many interactions.
Merinsera was researching spells in Ketzmore Academy. Naifei could only see her once during the weekends in the thesis reporting hall.
Every time after reading the reports, Merinsera would ask her to have dinner together and give her a brief report on her recent studies. From this aspect, the shadow dragon was more like a strict elder. She made all kinds of demands on Naifei's life, proposed all kinds of goals, and corrected her learning methods from time to time.
It was hard for Naifei not to improve after being trained like this by the Dragons.
Although it was not a good feeling to be disciplined, and the daily research and learning were hard, Naifei knew that Merinsera was actually more hardworking than she was. Even the powerful Dragons were so hardworking, so what reason did she have to object?
To be honest, she was even more grateful for Merlinsera's strict expectations of her. If it weren't for her strict expectations, she would have lost her motivation to improve like many Mages in Duriel City.
"There is still a lot of room for improvement, but the idea is not bad."
Merinsera glanced at the scarred puppet and gave a rare smile. Naifei immediately felt that something was wrong. She knew that Merinsera always had a long face, so she would definitely find a lot of problems for her to improve. She replied carefully, "This is a semi-finished product. There are many places that need to be improved …"
"I guess you won't have time to improve this soon."
"Ah? What do you mean? "
Naifei looked around and asked in a low voice, "Will the war affect this place?"
"I was worried about this before, but I don't think so now." Merinsera's gaze softened. "The Kingdom of Karen and the Lassiman Council have reached an agreement. They will send their army over to help in the war."
"Really?"
Naifei's voice suddenly rose. She immediately covered her mouth. Although she tried to suppress it, her voice was slightly trembling. "Then, then … Will Brother Roddy come over …"
"I don't know."
Merinsera did not answer her question. She pointed at the puppet and said, "According to the goal you told me before … I'm afraid this toy is far from enough."
These words made the young mages at the side look at each other. After all, they hated it when people called the puppets they made "toys". However, when a ferocious Elemental Mage said this, this group of people really did not dare to refute.
They also knew that the puppets made by these people would not be able to withstand a small fireball from her.
Strength determined the right to speak.
However, Naifei smiled when she heard this. "Of course, 'toys' are just 'toys'. I still have my secret weapon …"
Merinsera was not surprised, but she did not stay for long. She stood up and said, "Go back and rest early. Don't forget to practice your magic. Whether that guy comes or not, don't slack off …"
She gave a bunch of instructions as usual, and the mages around her listened quietly. Naiffy seemed to be used to it, so she kept nodding her head in agreement. However, in the end, she suddenly blinked her eyes and asked, "Sister Merinsera … who is' that guy '?"
"What? You're so excited that you dare to make fun of me after hearing that someone might come?"
Merinsera squinted her eyes. Naifei quickly begged for mercy. "No, no, no. If Brother Roddy really comes, I think it will take a few months. I, I should go and study my magic now … "
Seeing Naifei running away, Merinsala couldn't help but let out a chuckle.
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