Soul of Burning Steel

For the residents of Moldavia, Starfall 832 can be regarded as a year of ups and downs. The cold winter at the beginning of the year was extraordinarily long due to the aftermath of the Kuroshio. If it weren't for the Lord's Mansion to exempt those hunters and villagers living in the mountains , and even gave assistance, maybe many people will face the empty forest and spend a dark and hungry winter.

However, the series of reforms carried out by the new lord after he came to power made everyone feel that he was different. This young lord named Joshua van Radcliffe not only carried out large-scale paving of roads throughout the territory And infrastructure, I don’t know where a batch of investment has been brought in, and two large projects have been launched near Nissier Snow Mountain.

Sometimes, spending money on infrastructure construction is not pure consumption. Large-scale construction will bring more employment and consumption, which will greatly promote the economy of the territory. In addition, the lord seems to attach great importance to education. Many basic schools also invited many learned scholars to be teachers. In this way, most of the children stayed in school for a whole day, and some laborers who were bound at home because of the children were also liberated.

The main city of Moldavia, the Broken Sword Tavern.

This fairly famous tavern is owned by an old half-elf ranger. He lost a hand in an adventure forty years ago, so he simply quit that dangerous business and took a fairly lucrative The honoraria opened the tavern. This ranger used to have the high-level strength of silver. Although the broken hand made him lose part of his combat effectiveness, his superb throwing skills still made many youngsters dare not make mistakes. Perhaps it was because of the common topic. Adventurers or mercenaries are frequent visitors to this tavern, and the half-elf's bartending skills can also satisfy them.

Today is Starfall 833. On February 14th, there was another blizzard. The road to the outside world was blocked by heavy snow. Many bounty hunters and adventurers who were going to the Black Forest to find mission targets could only Regrettably, the itinerary was adjusted later, and I went to a familiar place to drink and chat to pass the time.

So there were quite a few people in the Broken Sword Tavern at this time, and under the dim pyroxene light, there was a lot of voices.

But strangely enough, these people are all talking about the same thing.

"My friend, are you sure you are right?"

A certain middle-aged man with a big beard was sitting by the window, holding a wine glass as high as half an arm, and said to his companion with a serious face, "That lord is planning to open a magic academy? Are you Are you sure that's what the news from the municipal government says?"

"Of course, don't look at me with that suspicious look."

Wearing a leather armor, the young half-elf sitting opposite answered the other party's question without hesitation, and grabbed the wine glass in the middle-aged man's hand and took a swig. He shook his head and said, "This news really cannot be changed. Really, there is the Lord Lord's coat of arms on the announcement, you still don't know my memory? Absolutely!"

Seemingly shocked by the news, the middle-aged man stroked his beard, and before he had time to get angry at his companion who snatched his drink, he frowned and thought, "What's wrong, here in the North, there are powerful knights, warriors, and archers. Heaps, you can find seven or eight if you just look around, and most people's bloodline inheritance and talent are in this area, so it's easy to find teachers, why did you come to a magic academy?"

"Ghost knows."

After drinking the wine in the glass in one breath, the half-elf looked indifferent: "Anyway, I plan to let my children try their entrance exams. If they are talented, then it doesn't matter if you don't want to be an archer with me. Anyway, that stinky The boy is not willing to practice... My ancestors have elven blood after all, maybe we can really produce a master mage."

"Your boy?" Hearing this sentence, the middle-aged man said strangely: "Isn't magic only played by those rich people? Why did you come up with this idea? I advise you not to throw away all your savings ..."

"Hahaha, no." Interrupting the other party, the half-elf laughed and said: "I asked the guards who sent the message, and they said that as long as you are a resident of Moldavia, you can bring your ID Go to take a free test, and I heard that the tuition fee is not expensive, at least it is worth fighting for!"

"Is that so..."

The middle-aged man fell into deep thought. The test does not cost money, and the tuition fee is not expensive. If the conditions are so good...then he also wants to let his children try it.

After all, that is Master Mage, mysterious magic, who wouldn't want to try it? They have already tasted the hardships of ordinary professionals. Even being a mage suffers hardships, at least they have never tasted hardships.

Not only them, but other people around are also discussing whether the news is true or not, and as time goes by, the whole city knows the news.

And in the north of the city, the scholar's home, the study.

The little boy Ivan and his younger sister Amira are studying a series of knowledge about professionals seriously under the guidance of their grandfather.

As young children, what they need now is not high-intensity exercise, but to know what they are good at and what they want to do in the future. Before they really start working hard, they must understand the pros and cons of each profession. And make your own choices.

Although Edward is just an ordinary scholar, he also knows one or two hands of magic and has participated in several adventures. He clearly knows that if he wants to go further on the road of the strong, he must lay a solid foundation. And this solidity is not only a physical condition, but also a thoroughness of the mind.

Know what you want, what your future goals are, and what you are good at. With such self-knowledge, even if you are not talented, at least you will not waste time and go on evil paths.

"master!"

Accompanied by the sound of heavy footsteps, the tall and strong maid came to the outside of the study and began to knock on the door eagerly. Her hand was so strong that it felt as if she was about to break the door. The children who were studying hard And Edward couldn't help being taken aback.

"Here it comes... Naka, knock on the door next time."

Although he was a little annoyed that the other party interrupted Ivan and Amira's study, the old man also knew that his maid had never lost her composure after so many years. Since the reaction was so big, there must be important news.

And just after he opened the door, the maid named Naka pulled the old man out of the door happily: "Master, take a look, good news!"

"Oh my old bones, what makes you so excited... Wait?!"

Touching his waist, Edward took the notice in Naka's hand, and looked at it with a frown. He complained a little at first, but later on, he had no time to think about other things, but concentrated on reading the notice above: " Magic Academy? Doesn’t rule out the possibility of expanding into a multi-professional academy? Moldavian natives are exempted from testing fees, and tuition fees are also discounted? This..."

"The generous and benevolent lord..."

Taking a deep breath to calm down, Edward closed his eyes and calmed down for a while, silently chanting some fragmentary words to suppress his excitement.

magician.

Although, in a real battle, magicians of the same level may not be able to have an advantage over other professions of the same level, but this is a profession whose main point is not combat, but research and preparation.

As a truly precious resource, the status of a magician is obviously higher than that of other professions except paladins and priests, and if they are prepared, no profession can easily defeat them. Most importantly, except war Except for mages, other mages rarely directly participate in battles. Their value as a logistics or support is greater than that of a fort, and their safety is very guaranteed.

Even according to the dream of the two little guys - dragon slaying, as long as a mage wants to slay dragons, as long as he is prepared, the success rate must be higher than that of other professions. If their parents know the news, they will definitely would agree with this.

So, after a while, Edward returned to the study. He glanced at Ivan and Amira who looked puzzled, and then said to the two children with a smile:

"Little ones—are you going to be a magician?"

And Ivan and Amira looked at each other, shook their heads a little at a loss, and then nodded fiercely as if they had just realized it.