"Young Master Roger, Young Master Roger, why did you fall asleep? Wake up! It's your turn! "
The maid's voice woke Roger up from his daze. He rubbed his face hard and gradually regained his consciousness. His originally chaotic thoughts also became clear again.
Today was a big day. Every 20 years, the young people of the Green Family would compete with each other.
It had been more than 400 years since the great legendary wizard, the Green Sea Dweller, founded the Green Family. Originally, he was all alone, but his children and grandchildren continued to multiply. Now, there were six branches and a total of more than two hundred people in the clan.
No matter how powerful the legendary wizard was, he could not train so many descendants. Moreover, those with poor aptitudes were not worth training. Therefore, since 200 years ago, the master had set a rule that if the descendants of the family wanted to develop themselves and were not willing to live a peaceful life as a rich man, they had to participate in the competition with their own ability. Only by winning the competition and winning the respect of the family could they be trained by the master.
This kind of competition was held every 20 years. In other words, most of the members of the Green Family could only participate in it once in their lifetime, unless they had made great achievements.
Even if they were only 10 years old the last time they participated, they would be 30 years old the second time. How could a 30-year-old be considered a young man?
Roger had the advantage. He was 27 years old this year, not far from the deadline of 30 years old. His strength had almost reached the peak of his youth. As for his opponents, the oldest one was only 25 years old, much younger than him.
Roger was very satisfied with this. Some people might say that he was lucky, but luck was also a part of strength!
He glanced at the arena not far away, where two young people with the same surname were competing. They did not really fight, but were discussing the knowledge of magic in a very elegant way. This kind of "civil competition" was not only safe, but also could fully display the most important knowledge of the spellcaster. If a person could gain the upper hand in the discussion, he would most likely be stronger than his opponent.
There was a clear gap between the two youngsters. It didn't take long for one of them to be refuted to the point of being tongue-tied and unable to speak. The outcome of the battle was decided.
"Next, Roger from the second team versus Tanner from the third team!" The old wizard who presided over the competition announced with a loudspeaker spell, "Both of you, get off the arena!"
Roger sorted out his things, adjusted his mood, and walked to the arena.
His footsteps were not fast, maintaining an even and steady pace so that he could respond to any unexpected situation at any time.
His opponent, Tanner, was no ordinary person. Although he was only nineteen years old, he could already cast the intermediate spell "Door of Anything". This spell gave him incredible mobility, and he could appear anywhere in the arena at any time. In those sparring sessions in the past, his opponents couldn't even see his appearance clearly before he circled behind them and eliminated them with a single strike.
Roger's talent could only be said to be not bad. Ever since he returned to the Green family at the age of 12 and started to learn spells, he had spent 15 years studying, but he still hadn't been able to master even one intermediate spell. However, he had already mastered more than 20 beginner spells, many of which he was quite proficient with. In the past, he had won against many people by relying on the coordination of spells.
This was the reason why he had the courage to step into the competition.
As long as he defeated Tanner, he would be able to fight for more resources for himself. Moreover, after entering the semi-finals, regardless of whether they won or lost, they would have the opportunity to display their talents in front of the great Legendary-mages.
For him, this was a very good opportunity, and he had to seize it!
With this thought in mind, Roger walked into the arena and faced Tanner, who was also ready for battle.
"I'll definitely win!" Tanner said resolutely. "I'm sorry, but I need this opportunity!"
"Same to you," Roger said lightly. Before his opponent could prepare, he raised his hand and began to recite a spell.
According to the rules of the Green family's competition, before the host gave the order, both sides couldn't attack each other. However, "reciting a spell" and "attacking" were two different things. As long as Roger didn't finish the spell, it wouldn't be counted as an attack.
This was a plan he had come up with a long time ago. He had planned to use it in the finals, but now he had already used it.
He had no choice. Compared with those real geniuses, he was still far behind them. If he didn't make full use of his tactics, it would be impossible for him to defeat Tanner.
The old wizard pondered for a moment. Instead of stopping Roger, he gave the order to start the competition.
At this time, Roger's spell was almost ready.
Of course, Tanner knew what was good for him. He frowned when he saw that Roger's spell was the "Smelly Cloud Spell," which was known as the most vicious spell.
The Smelly Cloud Spell wasn't very powerful, but the disgusting smell made everyone who was hit feel like dying. Some people even suffered from anorexia and had to go to the temple for special treatment.
Among all the spells Roger had mastered, this spell was the most difficult to be immune to. Although it had a large area of effect, it couldn't distinguish between friend and foe. However, Roger had specially practiced his tolerance to the stench, so he could cast spells in the Smelly Cloud Spell. In comparison, even if Tanner's spellcasting ability was better than his, he would still be dizzy and unable to cast spells in the stench, so he would definitely lose.
However, Tanner's choice was far beyond Roger's expectations.
He took out a space bag and took out a crossbow that was already strung and loaded with bolts.
The arena for the wizard competition wasn't large, so the Smelly Cloud Spell could cover most of it. This meant that Roger couldn't dodge Tanner's shot at such a close distance.
What would happen if a weak wizard was hit by a crossbow at such a close distance?
Roger was scared out of his wits. He couldn't even cast the spell that had almost been completed. In a flash, he suddenly thought of something and shouted, "You broke the rules!"
He turned around and complained to the old wizard who was hosting the competition, "Master, Tanner used a crossbow in a wizard competition. It's against the rules!"
However, the master only sighed and shook his head.
Stunned, Roger turned around, only to see that the crossbow in Tanner's hand had suddenly disappeared. Instead, magic light shone.
In the next moment, several magic missiles flew out of the hands that were supposed to be holding the crossbow. In the blink of an eye, they crossed the distance between them and hit Roger.
The sound of glass shattering came from Roger's body, which meant that he had been seriously injured and could no longer fight.
He had been eliminated.
At this moment, the old host said, "Of course, it's not impossible to play around the rules. However, you cast the spell in advance, and the result is that you are slower than others. The gap is too obvious. Also, you only cared about your own spell and didn't notice Tanner's spell at all. He cast a 'Silent Phantom.' Although the level of the spell is very low, he successfully deceived you. "
"Not only that, when you were being aimed at by a crossbow, you didn't try to block or dodge it. Instead, you chose to complain to me. This is ridiculous. If you really broke the rules, wouldn't I have stopped you? Also, in a real wizard competition, can you complain to the referee? "
"Look at Tanner. When he saw that you broke the rules, he immediately fought back and firmly grasped the victory. This is the quality that a caster should have!"
"Roger, you not only lost in terms of spellcasting, but also in terms of insight and psychological quality. You are a complete failure!"
Roger stood there in a daze, not knowing what to do.
How could this be? This was only the first competition. How could he lose?!
"It shouldn't be!" He shouted, and the scene in front of him suddenly shattered.
Light and shadow flashed, and he returned from the illusion to reality. He sat on the ground dumbfounded, and in front of him was a huge jellyfish sneering.
"Without Kahn, you couldn't have succeeded," Sui Xiong said coldly. Sui Xiong said coldly, "You can't even beat a young man who was easily defeated by Kahn."
"Nonsense! I was born with a poor foundation! "Roger shouted." I came back to the Green family when I was 12, and I wasted too much time. As an illegitimate child, even if I was recognized, I couldn't get a lot of resources. If I had the resources and training that Kahn had, I would definitely win! "
Sui Xiong sneered. "Is that so? Then let's wait and see. "
With a flash of magic, Roger's vision became blurred, and he fell into the illusion again.
This time, he completely replaced Kahn and became the legitimate son of the second branch of the Green family. He had been taught by a famous teacher and received a lot of resources since he was a child. Under these favorable conditions, he grew up quickly. When he was only 20 years old, he was already a very capable wizard, and he even began to study middle-level spells.
However, there were several outstanding young men like him in the family. The legitimate sons of each branch were almost at the same level, and some were even stronger than him.
In order to win the family competition that was held once every 20 years, he recruited some adventurers to explore the Ancient Forest, looking for a famous relic, and hoping to get some treasures that could strengthen him.
He failed. He had been raised well since he was a child, but when he faced real danger, he couldn't react fast enough. Although he luckily escaped by sacrificing his subordinates, he was seriously injured. The worst thing was that because of the spiritual injury, his ability to cast spells plummeted.
In order to cure him, the family spent a lot of effort. However, after confirming that his situation was difficult to save, they gave up on training him. Instead, they trained an illegitimate son who was a little younger than him, and whose talent was not as good as his, but whose psychological quality and degree of effort were far better than his.
In the end, he could only sit in the audience seats and watch the bastard boy, whom he had never even looked at in the eye, surpass all the difficulties and finally win the Green Clan's Grand Martial Arts Competition, which was held once every twenty years.
After that, his life was boring. He became more and more depressed and depressed, and soon began to degenerate. He relied on alcohol, beauty, and drugs to numb himself.
When he was about 30 years old, he finally couldn't wake up from the illusion after taking hallucinogenic drugs because of his long-term alcoholism and excessive indulgence.
The light and shadow flickered, and the illusion disappeared, but Roger never opened his eyes again.
He died, and he died of despair.
Perhaps he had already realized that he was just in the illusion. However, even with the resources and training of the legitimate son, he still couldn't achieve success. The talent that he had always been proud of was actually just his illusion.
He was not good at all!
After realizing this, he couldn't live anymore.
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