Half a year. Tang Shidao studied seriously for half a year.
During this time, he got to know his classmates, the teachers in the academy, the guards, the workers, and even the famous people in the city. In the end, he still had no clue. The whole mission was like a joke. He couldn't even find the main character or the content of the mission.
It had to be said.
The person who left this mission was either a madman or a peerless genius.
The difficulty of the mission had nothing to do with strength. Even if you knew the people in the entire city, you still wouldn't know who the main character was. Thinking about the mages who failed the mission before, many of them probably didn't even know who the main character was. They didn't know if they found the right person and did the right thing.
There was no right answer to this mission.
Other than the person who issued the mission, no one could be sure if they found the right person.
Tang Shidao also had his doubts.
In this half a year, could the real 'main character' have died in a man-made disaster or a fire? After all, a few people who went out to hunt in this city died in a month. People were often killed in the bloody fights in the city. This was not the Light Spirit Continent. Every guard knew the Resurrection Spell. Most of the injured could only be treated by mages. Those who were sent to the hospital might die from their injuries.
To put it bluntly.
Here, even those who were poor would die. If the main character of the mission didn't live a stable life, it wouldn't be strange if he starved to death.
"Tang, what are you researching?" Lui Ah was the same as before. He wasn't doing well in the academy. He was very talented, but he was extremely lazy. Other people needed five or six tries to do something well, but he could do it in one or two tries. Because of this talent, Lui Ah was also a little sloppy.
"I'm researching the Double Fireball." Tang Shidao sighed slightly.
"Will it work?"
"I can't." Tang Shidao didn't say if it would work, only that he couldn't do it. In fact, Tang Shidao had already succeeded in researching it a few months ago. Unfortunately, it was isolated like the Power of Physique and the Forbidden Spell. In the Book of Ten Thousand Spells, he could find the Lesser Fireball and the derived Double Fireball. However, the Double Fireball was' unusable '.
Therefore, Tang Shidao came to a conclusion: it wasn't that he couldn't do it, nor was it that the spells couldn't do it. It was that the database 'couldn't read' certain things.
Such as the Forbidden Spell.
For example, his physique.
For example, artifacts and alchemy potions.
This place could only read one's spells and magic power, and nothing else. Deriving spells here had practical effects, but this place wouldn't repeat the process twice. It only retained the original data.
In other words.
He couldn't become stronger here. He was forever stuck in the moment he entered.
This restriction … was 100% related to the mission!
One of the requirements of the mission was to be below the Saint Realm. The main character here had once created the 'One and Only Spell', so it was estimated that he was at the Saint Realm. This was the most dangerous place. The mages who were doing the missions could wait and see if there was anyone who could become a Saint Realm mage. Then, they could go help. However, he was below the Sage Realm. If he ran over to help a Sage Realm mage, it was obvious that he was just trying to suck up to the main character. It was hard to say if the main character would even care about him.
You can't do anything if you want to delay your help.
If you want to befriend them in advance, you won't be able to find out who the main character is.
It had to be said.
This mission was nothing but torture. There was no sincerity in giving him any benefits.
The days went on. Tang Shidao didn't study deriving spells anymore. He devoted himself to basic theory. During this time, Tang Shidao had completely become a bookworm magic apprentice. He only dealt with books and ancient books every day. The mentors of the academy saw this. They were gratified but also secretly regretful. Studying hard was a good thing, but his talent was too poor. In the past six months, Tang hadn't learned anything except Fireball.
"Tang's theory classes are still pretty good, but this world needs mages, not scholars." The mentor sighed inwardly.
"Yes, Tang is very hardworking. I've rarely seen such a hardworking student. It's just that no matter how hard he works, he still can't compare to Lua, who only puts in one-fifth of his effort. His talent is not good, and he's an orphan. He's destined to be a mage. Such a hardworking student, what a pity. "The dean of the academy also sighed.
They sympathized in their hearts, but there was nothing they could do.
The magic academy's resources wouldn't be tilted toward "poor students." They would only give priority to students with excellent grades. The officials in the city, the rich, the mages, and the chamber of commerce only needed to see the results. If the level of the graduates dropped in one year, the funding would be reduced next year.
In the eyes of the teachers, Tang Shidao's "hard work" and Lua's "talent" were the most perfect combination.
Unfortunately, there were two of them.
School life went on, but sometimes there would be some trouble.
"Peng Ke, give me back the painting!" Lua played with the poor boys. Naturally, he was ostracized by the rich kids.
"Let me see, who's in the painting … Haha …" Peng Ke was the leader of the middle school students. It wasn't because his grades were good, but because his father was one of the ten most famous mages in the city. This wasn't a big city, but the name of the ten mages in the city was enough to intimidate people.
Lua chased after him. Peng Ke was even more pleased with himself.
He tore open the painting with brute force.
In the painting.
It was an extraordinarily valiant woman.
"Ah, the Eagle of the Empire, the Holy Sword, Lady Kirana … Hahaha, she's actually the most famous female general in the empire. You actually … Hahahaha, your mediocre mage family actually dares to covet the Eagle of the Empire … Let me see how many you've drawn. Twenty-six! They're all Lady Kirana. Lua, you're not a stalker, are you? That's disgusting, you even have a painting of her in a bathrobe … "
"That's just my imagination! Give it back to me! Give it back to me! "Lua was so embarrassed that he pounced over frantically.
"Do you want to die? How dare you wave your fist at me." Peng Ke waved his hand and a bolt of electricity shot out.
He couldn't release lightning in a second.
However, he had money. He could use the artifacts he bought with money to do it.
"Ahhh …" Lua was struck by lightning. His entire body instantly smelled like burnt meat. However, to everyone's surprise, he actually endured the pain and pounced on Peng Ke. Peng Ke was also a fake. The lightning didn't break. The two of them hugged each other until they smelled good.
By the time the others reacted, the two of them had already collapsed.
Among the people present.
Even the teachers couldn't react at this moment. Except for Tang Shidao. However, Tang Shidao didn't make a move. Because Tang Shidao didn't want to be involved in too many personal factors. Anyway, the two of them weren't fatal. It didn't matter if they suffered a little. This was a world of magic. Healing spells could easily heal them.
Things got rowdy. The parents of both sides came.
Obviously.
Compared to Peng Ke's' father ', who was one of the top ten mages, Lua's parents were a few dozen streets away. Although they were both mages, they could only lower their heads when they met. After all, they weren't mages. They didn't have much self-esteem. Here, mages had to lower their heads when they met people who were one level higher. They didn't dare to offend them at all.
Tang Shidao had been watching the show.
If Lua was in trouble, he would help him. However, under normal circumstances, he would let nature take its course.
However.
Things had reached a delicate point.
The Eagle of the Empire, female general Kirana, had just come to the city to discuss important matters with the top ten mages of the city. Hearing that it had something to do with her, Kirana also came over to take a look. Peng Ke and Lua had already been healed. The two of them blushed a little in front of the endlessly charming female general.
Kirana looked at the painting.
She walked in front of Lua, whose head was lowered. She touched his head. "It's not bad, but you're going in the wrong direction. You're a magic apprentice. You should be studying magic instead of painting. I've heard of you. You're a very talented but very lazy little guy. No matter what you're thinking, give it up. The Empire doesn't need a lazy and incompetent person. I don't like lazy little boys like you either. "
Kirana didn't mean any harm.
Tang Shidao saw her sword and knew that she was a very hardworking person. She was a person who trained every day.
Towards a lazy little guy like Lua.
Without a doubt, she really didn't like him.
However.
At this moment, in a moment when no one was paying attention, Tang Shidao noticed that Lua's expression changed. It was as if something in his heart had broken. Suddenly, Lua entered a different state. From a shy little boy, he instantly became as calm as the surface of a lake.
You're the main character!
Tang Shidao smiled.
There was no real answer to this mission. However, Tang Shidao instinctively concluded that Lua was the main character of this show.
There was a slap.
Lua's father gave him a hard slap. In the blink of an eye, half of Lua's face was swollen. However, Lua's expression was very calm. So calm that it was as if he wasn't the one who was slapped. He raised his head and looked at General Kirana again. There was no hatred in his eyes. Instead, there was an expression that said 'you must be me'.
In just a moment, he lowered his head again.
Other than Tang Shidao, no one else noticed his attitude.
To be honest.
For a moment, Tang Shidao really wanted to take Kirana down and force her to marry Lua. However, he immediately gave up on that thought. This wasn't how the script was supposed to go. If he did that, he might mess up the mission. It was better to wait and see.
"It's okay. Give me some face. Don't punish this child." Kirana comforted him kindly. It was another blow to Lua.
Child!
In her eyes, Lua was just a child!
Because of the female general's intercession, Lua was of course fine. He was just slapped a few times by his father.
In the end, the matter was settled.
At least on the surface, everything had come to an end.
The next day.
"Tang, I want to study summoning spells with you. I have the most experience in this area." Lua became eager to learn.
"Of course, Lua." Tang Shidao knew that he was a summoner.
History couldn't be changed because of him.
This wasn't a time reversal. This was just a record. Even if he destroyed everything here, the mission would still fail. The next mage who came in for the mission would replace Ning Yan and become a poor student.
So.
After confirming the protagonist, Tang Shidao could slightly interfere with the plot. Madam Black Cloud and the Lake Fairy both said that the ancestor of the Astral Queen failed. This meant that Lua didn't marry General Kirana. To complete the mission, he had to 'fulfill' this wish.
In the next ten days.
Everything was normal.
The difference was that Lua became more diligent. He focused on learning and cultivation. Tang Shidao guided him like a teacher. He even asked other teachers to help him.
Two strange things had happened in the past few days.
First, Lua's mother was almost killed by a pack of demon wolves while on a mission. However, a crow saved her and said to her, "Don't thank me. Compared to the kindness you showed me in the orphanage, this is not worth mentioning."
When people heard this, there was nothing wrong with it.
Lua's mother always sent food and clothes to the orphans. She was a good person and deserved to be rewarded.
The second thing.
The third son of the city's mayor, a fat man who became rich because he ran a casino, proposed to General Kirana with three thousand five hundred Gryphons. Because Kirana's Gryphon Legion suffered heavy losses in the last battle, Kirana agreed to the proposal for the sake of her comrades. Even the king sent a congratulatory gift. It could be said that if there wasn't a drastic change, this casino businessman would definitely become Kirana's first husband.
However.
He was killed by three lightning bolts.
This wasn't a natural disaster. There was a line of words left at the scene: This life is for my father who had his hands chopped off by the casino!
In the end, the Empire's military and police chased the murderer everywhere, frantically looking for clues.
In fact.
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