During the Month of Frost, snowflakes began to fall from the sky. Even the sea in the distance was frozen into ice.
On this long winding road near the sea, a tall carriage painted with black wood was slowly moving.
The coachman held the reins in one hand and urged the tall horse with an exquisite saddle. In the other hand, he held a bronze stove. From time to time, he would put his frozen face close to the stove to absorb the slight heat escaping from the vent.
There was a sliding glass window on both sides of the black carriage. One of the windows was pushed open, and a beautiful girl blinked her eyes and looked around.
Just as the girl was engrossed in watching the movie, a chubby hand reached out from the side and closed the glass window that had been opened.
"Ah … Choo! Aleen, it's so cold. Don't open the window. I'm going to be frozen by the wind, "the chubby, cute boy said in a childish voice.
Aleen said, "Humph! Useless brother! You can't even stand this wind. Look, Brother Padt didn't say anything. You're the only one complaining about the cold. "
Inside the carriage was Mara's group who just left Grue Town.
Angor was suddenly implicated. However, he did not join the argument between the siblings. Instead, he smiled and quietly waited on one side of the carriage. Mara, who had been meditating with his eyes closed, sat beside him.
Alan curled his lips and mumbled, "Brother Padt … Brother Padt … You're acting like he's your real brother."
Aleen had sharp ears. She did not get angry at Alan's words. Instead, she humphed and secretly rolled her eyes at Alan. Then she moved to Angor's side and began to chat. Aleen rarely went out, and most of her stories were jokes of the nobles in the capital.
Angor was not interested, but he did not interrupt Aleen's monologue. He even nodded and responded from time to time. It looked like they were having a serious conversation, but he was actually immersed in his own thoughts.
That day, Mara proposed a condition. As long as Angor agreed, he would give him the scroll of Ice Coffin of Healing.
In the end, Angor agreed to Mara's condition because it did not sound too harsh.
Once Angor became a level-2 apprentice, he had to accompany Mara to explore a ruin.
Mara did not say much about the ruin. He only said that he did not know whether it was dangerous or not. Although this trip might be unpredictable, the prerequisite was that one had to be a level-2 acolyte. Mara spent nearly ten years to become an intermediate apprentice. Angor did not even know if he could become one himself.
Therefore, he didn't think it was a bad deal to risk his life for the Ice Coffin of Healing.
After giving the Coffin of Healing to Jon, he stayed in the manor for another day. Leon was reluctant to leave, so he packed his luggage and left for the unknown land with Mara.
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Darkness filled the air, and the winter night was extremely cold and harsh. Even the experienced coachman had no choice but to stop and find a temporary shelter to wait for the night to pass.
This was a huge half-sunken mountain rock. Everyone lit a fire and set up camp in the sunken area. The coachman covered the horses with woolen covers and tied them to one side.
Alan hugged his legs pitifully like a meatball, muttering, "So cold, so cold."
"Seriously, you can't even bear this little bit of cold. You've grown fat for nothing!" Aleen complained, but her eyes still showed her concern for her brother. She did not forget to take out a thick cloak from the tent and put it on Alan.
Mara watched the interaction between his two grandsons with a smile. He waved his hand, and a green ball of light entered Alan's body.
"This Constant Temperature spell can last for ten hours. But spells can't be used for long. You've always been weak. Exercise more every day and your body will improve. You won't be afraid of this little bit of cold. " Mara continued, "If your talent leans toward Bloodline, it will greatly improve your body when you start training."
Alan nodded in confusion. After the green light entered his body, he clearly felt the temperature change around him, which made him even more curious about spells.
"Grandpa, didn't we test our talent already? Does the Talent Ball not count? Do we have to do it again after we go to White Coral Floating Island Academy? "Aleen asked in confusion.
Angor also pricked up his ears. He wanted to know the answer as well. That day when he tested his talent, the things that happened to him were too strange. He even asked the siblings about it in private. When they were testing, Eirinn heard some noise and Eirinn found that there was an extra piece of black bread on the plate. Although there was a 'change', the 'change' was still within the scope of understanding.
When it was Angor's turn, he "traveled" directly. This was simply inconceivable.
Angor believed that this was just a "change" in the talent test, but he was not entirely convinced. So when Aleen asked about the talent test, his attention was immediately attracted.
Mara stroked his beard with a chuckle and said to Eirinn, "Abelles' Eye can only test a person's talent. As for the inclination of one's talent, it cannot be tested. Once you get to White Coral Floating Island Academy, there will be a more detailed test. You'll know then.
"But before that, let me give you a word of advice. The academy's talent test is not fixed. Even if you're inclined toward Elementalism, you don't have to really study it. It's all up to you. "
At this point, Mara suddenly paused. "By the way, although you can study any Element regardless of your innate talent, there are some Elements that you can't learn even if you work hard. For example, some special branches of the Mystical Realm, such as Prophecy and Astrology, still depend on your innate talent."
"I don't think I've told you about the subject of wizardry, so I'll tell you about it today." Mara considered and continued, "There are many ways to develop wizardry. After tens of thousands of years of development, the system is basically complete. There are many branches, so I won't go over them one by one. I'll just tell you about the three major structures in the wizarding world.
"Elementalism, which includes nature's composition and the origin of all things.
"Bloodline, which absorbs the blood of powerful creatures to strengthen oneself.
"Occult, which is called Mystery's End.
"These three major structures basically outline all the systems of the Magi at present. Apart from them, there are many other related systems, such as Alchemy, Summoning, and so on. However, most wizards know a thing or two about Alchemy and Summoning. It's just a matter of how much. Of course, there are wizards who specialize in these support systems, but very few of them.
"Among the three structures, Elementalism has the most people. Almost all wizards know a few elemental spells. Occult wizards are the rarest, and their power distribution is the strangest. The strong ones are extremely strong, and the weak ones are extremely weak. The main reason is that there are too many Occult systems. The most famous representatives in the southern region are Archeologist Mantora and Phantom Master Sunders. They are both level-2 Occult wizards, but there's a huge difference in power between them. "Mara sighed when talking about these two.
"As for Bloodline …" Mara snorted as if he recalled some unpleasant memories. He continued in a cold voice, "Most of them have strong limbs and bad tempers, but they're all excellent fighters."
Mo Luo's words caused everyone to fall into deep thought.
Aleen asked curiously, "Then what's your branch, grandpa?"
"Me … If we look at the three structures, I'm a Fire Magician in the Elementalism. But I spend most of my time on rune drawing, so I'm more of a support Rune Magician."
The conversation lasted for half a day. The night was getting darker. Even the mountains and forests in the distance had turned into blurry shadows, which looked like monsters baring their fangs and brandishing their claws in the wind.
Gradually, everyone felt tired and fell asleep.
Angor lay in his simple tent. His eyes shone with a faint light. Tonight's conversation really touched him. He did not know there were so many different branches of wizardry. Fire Magicians alone were divided into Fire Magma, Cold Fire, and other mixed branches of different elements.
Mastering or Encyclopedic knowledge could lead one to the path of truth.
Thanks to Jon's enlightenment, Angor was now curious about everything. Especially when Jon talked about all kinds of unimaginable phenomena in the universe, Angor's heart was filled with curiosity.
If he became a wizard, would he be able to explore these unknown mysteries in the future?
Angor slowly fell asleep with the hope of the future in mind.
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