Lucien's first impression of Padre Harbor, the biggest seaside city in the Kingdom of Holm, was the bright sunshine, the slightly damp air, the vague fishy smell, the vintage and elegant architecture, and the noisy crowd.
The few carriages slowly drove through the street. Lucien looked back at Lazar, the sorcerer who was responsible for greeting him and his apprentices.
"Mr. Evans, are you satisfied with the Kingdom of Holm?" Lazar asked with his signature bright smile.
Lucien was not depressed anymore, and he was very relaxed. He answered humorously, "The ladies are all very beautiful, and their clothes are also very different from the style on the continent. Some of them are wearing complicated cake dresses, some are light, some are in bright colors, and some are in beautiful lace and ruffles. But to my disappointment, they seem to be a bit conservative. Their clothes are all high-collared, and only their fair necks are exposed. By the way, Lazar, you can just call me Evans. "
"Haha, Evans, you don't know how to appreciate it." Lazar laughed in a way that all men would understand. "I always think that conservatism and concealment can give people a greater desire to explore. That's human nature. People don't know how to cherish what they get easily. "
Lucien nodded slightly, "But what impressed me the most is that both men and women in the Kingdom of Holm seem to like to wear the same hat." This was very rare in Aalto. Usually, only clerics and elderly gentlemen liked to wear soft hats.
"Evans, you're very observant. This is a good quality that a sorcerer should have. In Holm, wearing a hat outside is a kind of etiquette, and you need to get used to it. For example, women's formal hats are wide-brimmed hats with beautiful long ribbons and tassels on the back of their heads, and gauze hats with hazy veils. Usually, they wear small soft hats inlaid with feathers and flowers. Men's hats are much simpler. Most of the people wear round hats and wide-brimmed hats, while us gentlemen wear top hats of different heights and soft hats. "
Lazar pointed to the top of his head. "Of course, a tie, a bow tie, a suit, or a double-breasted suit are also indispensable.
After getting closer to Lazar, Lucien stealthily changed the topic, "Are there any restrictions on sorcerers in the Kingdom of Holm?"
"Like a sword. If they hurt someone, they would be punished by the law. However, all official magicians had the same status as lords. If it wasn't too serious, they would only have to pay a fine. As for the rest, look over there. "Lazar pointed out of the car window.
Lucien turned his head and saw dozens of children surrounding a middle-aged man in a gray suit beside a fountain in a square. He held his black hat in his hand and kept taking things out of it. Flowers, bread, stones, and so on. Finally, a flock of white pigeons flew out, making the children clap and cheer happily.
"Magic tricks? An apprentice?" Lucien was a bit confused, so he asked Lucien.
Lazar took a sip of the red wine and nodded, "Yes. Ever since the Congress started to educate apprentices in schools, the number of apprentices has been increasing rapidly, and more and more people can't become official magicians. But they all know how to read and write, so it's easy for them to live a good life. This apprentice just likes to play with kids. "
Lucien already knew that there were magic schools in the Congress from Astar and Tom, so he was not surprised. He asked casually, "What's the ratio of apprentices becoming official magicians in the magic schools right now?"
"It's much higher than in the ancient times. In the ancient Magic Empire, if you didn't have a strong spiritual power, you could only rely on potions and all kinds of dangerous magic rituals. Usually, only one in a thousand apprentices could become a real magician. But now, with the help of arcana, the requirement on the spiritual power of apprentices has been greatly reduced. About five out of a hundred apprentices can become real magicians, "said Lazar.
He looked at Lucien with a big smile, "But that's not what you need to worry about, Evans. You're already a real magician, and you've already surpassed many apprentices. All you need to do is to focus on arcana, and I'm sure you'll be a real magician in a couple of years. By the way, what school are you from? "
Lucien didn't hide the truth, "I'm good at the school of Astrology and Element, but I haven't decided what I'm going to specialize in yet."
"I happen to be an element sorcerer, a member of the Will of Elements. You've heard of the Will of Elements, haven't you?" Lazar played with the empty wine glass in his hand.
Of course, Lucien had heard of it before. He had the Holm Crown ring now. Lucien smiled, "Mr. Astar mentioned it before. Are you going to invite me to join the Will of Elements?"
"Haha, Evans, you're thinking too much." Lazar joked, "We're different from the Hand of Paleness. Those who can join the Will of Elements are all elite sorcerers who have passed the test, and they have to be at least at the level of arcana. Well, the Hand of Paleness doesn't need to discriminate between good and bad sorcerers. For them, the only thing that matters is the dead body. If they're not good enough, they can still use the dead body. "
Hearing Lazar's slander, Lucien could only think in silence. The Will of Elements and the Hand of Paleness were indeed contradictory. Even Lazar, who was obviously not a middle-rank sorcerer, could not help but sneer at the Hand of Paleness, "So, Lazar, you're an official arcanist now?"
At first, Lucien was going to say, "So, Lazar, you're an elite sorcerer now?", but then he changed his words.
Lazar slightly straightened his back, and his right hand stopped playing with the wine glass. He tried to keep his smile as calm as possible, "At the beginning of this year, I improved a level one element spell, Lazar's Burning Hand, and got two arcana credits from the Arcana Review Board. Plus the previous eight credits, I've finally become a level one arcanist and a second circle sorcerer. After that, I was recruited by the Will of Elements. "
Although Lazar tried his best to cover it up, his tone and description clearly showed that he was very satisfied.
"Lazar, you don't look old." Lucien did not know how hard it was for beginner-rank sorcerers to get arcana credits, but he was a bit surprised that Lazar was a second circle sorcerer.
Lazar picked up the bottle of red wine on the small wooden table between them and poured some into his glass again. "I've just turned twenty-two years old. Two years older than you, Evans." Lazar said to Lucien.
Because of his calm temperament, Lucien was often mistaken as a twenty-year-old musician, so he told Lazar that he was twenty years old. Lucien also told Lazar that he was only eighteen years old, "You're really a genius, Lazar."
"It's nothing. Compared to those real geniuses, I'm still far from them. For example, Mr. Ulysses from the Will of Elements is very talented in the field of element. When he was twenty-two years old, he was already a level two arcanist and a middle-rank sorcerer. Now he's thirty-three years old, and he's already a level four arcanist and a fifth-circle elemental sorcerer. And there are many other geniuses like him, like Larry and Timothy in the organization. "
Lazar was not jealous of those geniuses, because their achievements had already destroyed his desire to compare himself with them. They were not on the same level, so there was no need for him to be jealous. "In the field of element, the one I admire the most is Ms. Meredith, the princess of the Kingdom of Holm. She won the Holm Crown prize when she was only twenty-three years old, and she's also one of the few geniuses whose arcana level is higher than that of magic since the Congress of Magic was founded. After she won the prize, she was only a first-circle elemental sorcerer, but now she's already a level four arcanist. What a pity … "
Lucien touched the Mo ring in his pocket, and he felt like he was talking to a familiar face in a foreign country, "I know Ms. Meredith's story. Except for her final choice, I really admire her from the bottom of my heart."
Lazar shook the wine glass and looked at the red liquid rippling in the glass. His smile became brighter, "As a member of the Will of Elements, I'd like to thank you, Evans, on behalf of the late Ms. Meredith. Although we haven't invited you yet, Evans, I don't think any organization will refuse to observe a genius like you who can become a formal sorcerer before he's twenty years old. "
"Joining the Will of Elements, apart from the guidance of middle-rank and senior-rank sorcerers, a lot of arcana materials, complete laboratories, abundant materials and wealth, you may also get the advancement rites of two legendary classes. One of them is' Lord of Elements', which is owned by the Congress of Magic and the Holm Royal Magic Academy, and the other one is' Creator ', which can only be advanced by studying both the school of Alchemy and the school of Elements."
"Evans, as long as you can become a formal arcanist before you're thirty years old, the door of the Will of Elements will be open for you!"
Lucien was playing with his Holm Crown ring out of boredom. He was quite satisfied with the fact that he did not receive the invitation directly.
In this regard, Lucien agreed with Astar. When one's level was still low, it was better to avoid getting involved in the internal competition of the Congress of Magic. It would not be too late for him to make a decision when he became stronger.
"I'm good at Astrology and Element, so I'll definitely consider the Will of Elements as my first choice." Lucien tried to be as sincere as possible.
Seeing Lucien's attitude, Lazar nodded in satisfaction, "If you're good at Astrology, you can also join the Tower."
It seemed that the Tower had a good relationship with the Will of Elements.
Then he looked outside, "Evans, do you want to stay in Padre Harbor for a couple of days, or do you want to go directly to Allyn?"
"I can't wait to go to Allyn," answered Lucien without any hesitation.
Lazar put down the glass and asked the coachman to drive into a garden house that looked quite ordinary.
As soon as they went through the gate, they were surrounded by a gray mist.
When he came out of the "mist", what he saw was something that he could not imagine at all. Eight tracks were laid out in pairs in front of him, and a dark, gloomy eight-carriage "train" was parked closest to him.
Annick and the other apprentices in the carriages behind were all shocked by this strange scene, and they started to make noises.
"Welcome to the Magic Steam Train to Allyn."
Lazar was quite satisfied with Lucien's reaction. He reached out his right hand and made an inviting gesture. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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