[I went out yesterday and really couldn't update. Today's update is three, and Sunday's update is four. Make it up to me. Please collect and recommend. Thank you, everyone.]
Salin knocked on the lab door. Jason looked at the disheveled Salin and asked in surprise, "Salin, what's wrong?"
"Teacher, I got into trouble. I killed the son of the Earl of Brilliance City."
"Just the Earl?" Jason didn't care much about worldly affairs. To him, the Earl wasn't someone he couldn't afford to offend. He'd watched Salin grow up these few years and knew that Salin wasn't the type to initiate trouble.
"Teacher, there's a Mage Tower in Brilliance City!" Salin said anxiously.
"Oh?" Jason finally paid attention. There was a powerful magician on the other side, so he couldn't intervene directly. With Salin's current level, offending the Earl was tantamount to death.
"How did you offend him?"
"I just passed by and saw that they were about to kill …" Salin didn't dare to reveal his relationship with Dick, but it wasn't wrong. Salin had already agreed to the compensation request and lowered his status. If not for the Earl's son being too tyrannical and rude, Salin wouldn't have killed anyone. His first wave of attacks hadn't been aimed at the vital parts.
"Salin, even if you were in the wrong, I should've protected you." Jason sighed. "But the opposing magician will write a letter, so I can't intervene. You can't kill someone for nothing. "
"Teacher, will I bring you trouble?" Salin asked the question in his heart. He was afraid that the opposing magician would vent his anger on him, which would implicate his teacher as well.
"No, this is between you and the Earl. I won't do anything to that great magician. Salin, you won't blame me for not intervening, will you? "Jason looked at Salin and asked guiltily. He had indeed planned to formally teach Salin magic after advancing, but he didn't have the chance now.
"Teacher … I was impulsive. I have to go." Salin was very clear about his situation. If Jason couldn't intervene, the furious Earl would definitely tear him to pieces.
"Wait."
Jason pulled out a few boxes from under the lab table, opened them, and found a few things for Salin.
It was a white magic robe that was old and the hood was torn. There was a magic mark on the chest area. It was a necklace with a long string of Smoke Crystals. Smoke Crystals could increase a Magician's elemental affinity. It was a leather bag that could be carried on one's back, and it looked very old.
Salin's gaze fell on the last item. It was a ring with a pure white crystal embedded in the silver-gray metal.
The White Crystal was very precious. It could increase the recovery speed of the Magic String, which was a little too advanced for a Magic Apprentice. Salin didn't know what to say. Should he tell Jason that he had become a magician?
"Salin, this magic robe was given to me by my teacher. It can be worn from level one to level three, and there are three permanent spells on it. It could be cast automatically by embedding a magic core on the belt. They are the Level-0 Invisible Shield, Level-1 Herculean Strength, and Level-2 Ring of Fire. These three spells focus on defense. You must pay attention to your own safety and check the consumption of your Monster Cores at all times. "
Jason looked at the remaining items and continued, "Your elemental affinity is very low. This Smoke Crystal necklace might be of help to you. There are magic books I used to read in the Gravity Leather Bag. They should be enough for you to read level three. This White Crystal ring … You will use it. "
Salin silently changed into the magic robe, put on the necklace and ring, and hung the leather bag. Jason said to him, "Go pack your things. I need to prepare. I'm afraid the Count will be here soon. You should go directly. "
Salin didn't say much. No one would know if Ulysses let him go, but if his teacher let him go, he would have to face the wrath of a Count. He hurried back to his room, took out the family crest from his box, and put it in the interlayer of his belt. A pile of debt contracts that no longer had any meaning was stuffed into the leather bag. Although these things were useless, they were left behind by his father. It was good as a souvenir.
Four thousand gold coins and ten level three magic cores were put into the leather bag. The remaining one hundred and eight gold coins could only be put into two money bags and stuffed into the leather bag. Eight scattered gold coins were put into a money bag and hung on his waist. After changing into a new pair of boots, Salin didn't say goodbye. He jumped out of the window and hurriedly escaped into the mountains.
He didn't have a horse. Even if he did, he wouldn't be able to outrun the Count's army.
After traveling in the mountains for more than half a month, the weather got colder, but Salin still didn't see the way out. He didn't even see a single village. The good thing was that after the magic string was formed, Salin was much more agile. He only needed to use level 0 spells to deal with normal beasts, so he didn't encounter any danger.
Alone, he looked at the sun, moon, and stars to determine the direction. He walked all the way to the southeast. His destination was the Qinyin Empire.
No matter how powerful Count Alphonso was, he couldn't extend to the Qinyin Empire. Even the Holy Church couldn't do anything to the Qinyin Empire. After hundreds of years of operation, they still couldn't build a church in the Qinyin Empire.
On this day, Salin found a waterfall in the mountains. The snow-like white chain split the mountain peak and created a pool of water on the ground. This pool was filled with cold air, and under the impact of the waterfall, it formed a thin layer of mist.
Salin felt that the water elements here were very dense and energetic. Although he couldn't find the existence of any magic arrays, the aura of the water was unusually harmonious. Salin jumped into the pool and began to meditate.
To many people, magic training was a very boring thing. First, one had to learn a lot of magic knowledge, incantations, gestures, and so on. Then, one had to continuously use the magic string to familiarize themselves with the operation of magic. Once the magic string was empty, one had to meditate and recover.
However, Salin didn't feel that it was boring. The joy of meditation exceeded most of the pleasures in the mortal world. It was when one's spirit entered a state of extreme relaxation. At this time, even if one didn't chant incantations, one could still feel the vitality of the elements.
His affinity with the water element was very perfect. Even if he couldn't see it directly like when he first formed the magic string, every cell in his body could feel the water element permeating and nourishing his body.
Especially when he entered the water, Salin didn't even need to release the underwater breathing spell to move and meditate underwater for a long time. The effect of meditation in the water was better than on the ground. Salin estimated that he would only need an hour and a half to recover the magic string that had been used up.
There were fish in the cold pool, very small and silver-white. They surrounded Salin and looked at him curiously. Salin stretched out his hand to poke at them, but the silver-white fish didn't dodge and squirmed in and out of Salin's palm.
After all, Salin had the temperament of a young man. On a whim, he opened his mouth and spat out a string of bubbles, trapping a few of the silver-white fish in them. The surface of these bubbles was formed by magic, and they didn't float in the water. The trapped fish struggled a few times, but couldn't escape the envelopment of the bubbles, and immediately panicked.
There were thousands of other fish in the surroundings. They seemed to feel danger at the same time, and immediately scattered in all directions. Salin used his hand to poke at the bubbles, and observed the silver fish inside. These fish were only the size of a thumb, and their scales were abnormally fine. Their eyes were golden, and there were actually magic waves in their bodies.
They were magical beasts, but their level was too low, and they could barely be considered level-one. Such a small magical beast, even if it had a magic core, would probably be smaller than the tip of a needle, and wouldn't even be worth a gold coin if it was dug out.
Salin was also level-one now, and still couldn't dispel the magic he had released. He used his fingers to pinch the bubbles, wanting to release these fish. Unexpectedly, he had already used the power of the magic string, but these bubbles were only pinched flat, and had no intention of bursting.
Salin immediately realized that he had unintentionally created a new spell.
He tried hard to remember how he had created these bubbles. At first, he seemed to have cast a Water Shield, and then used his mental strength to control the elemental condensed magic shield to envelop the air before the bubbles he spat out could float up.
Salin gave up on controlling these bubbles, and let them float up. He spat out another bubble from his mouth, and cast the Water Shield again. At this time, he realized that he couldn't perfectly envelop the air no matter what. The bubble he spat out quickly floated up, leaving only a pale green ripple in front of Salin.
Salin had originally learned this spell out of helplessness. He couldn't learn the level-one defensive spell, Stone Skin, and could only rely on the three permanent spells on his magic robe. However, these spells required magic cores to activate. So in terms of defense, Salin was still at the level of a magic apprentice. He liked to train in the water, so he learned this spell that could be cast in the water.
This couldn't be helped. Water-type defensive spells were all very strong, but none of them were low-level. The worst spell, Ice Pattern Armor, was a level-four spell, and it was still a long way to go before he could learn it.
The Water Shield was a useless spell, and needed to be cast in the water. Otherwise, even the fastest casting time would take nine seconds. In a battle, using nine seconds to summon a magic shield would probably kill him a dozen times.
Because of the weakness of his magic string, Salin cherished every spell he could cultivate, and that was why he had learned the Water Shield.
Salin persevered in his experiments, because he realized that this deformed spell he had created could exist in the air, and could be cast very quickly. With more practice, it might become an instantaneous spell in the future. If it was really possible, he could rely on this spell to save his life before he reached level-four.
But Salin didn't have the mindset of a game anymore. He couldn't find that natural feeling no matter what.
After a dozen times, the magic string was mostly used up, and the air in his lungs was almost gone. Salin finally managed to release a magic bubble. This time, it took three seconds, three times slower.
This magic bubble was a bit fragile. Salin released an Icicle, and it popped in an instant. The bubble that had lost its magic power quickly floated up.
Salin had no choice but to swim to the surface. Having no air in his lungs wasn't harmful to him, but he couldn't continue experimenting. Before his head emerged from the water, a shadow jumped into the water. Salin twisted his body and easily dodged it.
With a splash, water splashed everywhere. Salin came out, and a pair of pure white legs appeared right in front of him.
Salin almost sank again. He spread his hands, wanting to retreat. But he heard an angry shout, "Ah, wild boar!"
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