My Magic Age

In the Tower of Pride, I walked into the tall arched stone door of the Magic Academy on the fourth floor and saw a senior who was also working as an assistant in the academy. When I met him, he was holding a two-foot-long and one-foot-wide magic box, following an elderly magic scholar. The two of them were talking in a low voice while walking towards the door. It was obvious that they had something to go out.

We had met several times before at the Magic Academy, and later unexpectedly discovered that we were both assistants to a scholar-level researcher at the Magic Academy. When we occasionally met, we would give each other a kind smile or nod.

"Hi, I heard your name from my friends. You are very famous among the freshmen of this year's academy. Your name is Jijia?" When the senior passed by me, he suddenly stopped and turned his head to ask me.

I shrugged my shoulders, touched my nose a little embarrassedly, saluted slightly to the magic scholar, and then said, "Yes, senior."

"Ivan is a bit stingy, but the people in the circle of the Imperial Capital Gang are a bit arrogant. I heard some rumors that they will continue to target you. You should be careful and stay in the research institute and the college as much as possible, and nothing will happen." The senior nodded to me with a kind smile on his face.

The magic scholar walking in front of me, perhaps because he heard the flower language that the senior especially told me, suddenly turned his head and looked at me slightly before he suddenly remembered something, then pushed the black glasses on his nose and asked me, "Are you the kid who helped Qi Ge do the ink effect experiment (unlucky guy)?"

I nodded, with a helpless expression on my face. It seems that Qi Ge's targeting of me must have been widely spread in the magic research institute.

The magic scholar nodded and was about to leave, but he seemed to remember something. He paused for a moment, turned his head and asked me again: "Are you the assistant of the Yekis scholar?"

I said: "Yes, scholar."

"Oh" After hearing that, the scholar didn't say anything, just sighed softly, and then said to the senior: "Let's go!"

The senior nodded to me, then hugged the magic box, walked quickly and followed the magic scholar, and walked out of the Magic Research Institute in a blink of an eye.

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Running into the Magic Research Institute, passing through the exquisite round arch corridor, leaving the reliefs on the stone pillars on both sides of the corridor behind, and rushing into a courtyard garden with a slight breath. People who usually sit on the marble railings of the corridor and chat seem to have suddenly disappeared. The benches in the garden also became empty.

I spiraled up along the familiar stone steps, passing through this Baroque-style building complex, with light steps. When I ran, the wide magic robe wrapped around my thighs, which seemed a little windy, but I was in a very good mood, just like the bright sunshine in the summer afternoon.

Walking through the corridors, there was a hint of tension in the air. I found that the atmosphere of the Magic Research Institute today was obviously different from the past. The expressions of the magicians who shuttled through the corridors became very serious. They were no longer in the mood to joke with each other. Many magicians who were very familiar with each other just nodded and greeted each other casually when they passed by. It seemed that everyone seemed very busy.

Climbing up to the terrace on the second floor, the Yekis scholar who was supposed to be doing research in the laboratory had not appeared yet. I pushed open the door of the laboratory, came to the experimental table, and carefully examined the bat skin gloves hanging on the shelf.

This first-level magic beast called the red-eyed bat lives in a foggy swamp. It likes to eat the blood of humans and animals, and is good at flying at high speed in the fog. It is a very difficult magic beast to hunt. The swamp where they hide is covered with fog all year round. Even the most experienced hunters don't like that place where it is very easy to get lost.

A sword fighter once accidentally killed a red-eyed bat in the foggy swamp. The name of the sword fighter was Sean. When Sean returned to Bena City, a leatherworker friend of his helped him make a pair of gloves. The process was actually a bit tortuous, so let's not talk about it for now.

Later, Sean participated in the war against the swamp lizardmen. During the battle, he discovered that the gloves actually had a weak blood-sucking ability. In the battle, he could transform the enemy's blood into self-healing ability, prompting his wounds to heal quickly. When the wounds were completely healed, that energy could relieve fatigue and slowly restore physical strength.

From then on, people gradually began to realize the preciousness of the leather on this magic beast.

Later, scholars discovered that the blood-sucking ability of this leather is a hidden attribute of the body of vampire bats. The reason why they suck blood in battle and then convert it into energy is that there are hidden magic patterns on the leather, but the blood-sucking effect is very weak.

This red-eyed big bat is very difficult to catch, and the blood-sucking effect of the leather itself is very poor. But even so, it still can't stop some professionals from pursuing bat leather gloves. Many assassins, swordsmen, archers and other assassination professionals like this kind of bat leather gloves very much.

Therefore, bat leather gloves can be said to be the most expensive leather among the first-level Warcraft leathers. Its value even exceeds that of fire lizard skin and thorn-tailed crystal lion skin.

I stood in front of the test bench, silently looking at the dark red gloves, trying to understand the natural magic patterns on the leather. Unfortunately, after looking at it for a long time, I couldn't see any difference between this leather and other leathers.

Hang the gloves back on the display rack of the test stand. What you can see is a bottle of Jade Fire Ink placed on the test stand. This kind of ink is a priceless thing even in the imperial capital. Because of this The main ingredient of the ink, 'Devil's Blood', is very rare, so the price of Jade Fire Ink is ridiculously expensive. Because of this, the difference between its function and selling price is huge, so it is considered a very rare ink.

The last time Yerkes brought back the Jade Fire Ink, he proudly told me: In order to purchase such a bottle of Jade Fire Ink, the people from the Logistics Department of the Magic Research Institute pointed at Scholar Yerkes’s bottle in front of the dean. The nose scolded him for being a prodigal, but it was worth it for the precious bottle of jade fire ink.

I dare not think if he would go crazy if he knew that Qige had just used a bottle of 'Devil's Blood' to prepare three parts of Jade Fire Ink for me yesterday.

I understand the Yerkes scholar's design concept for the bat leather gloves. The magic skill 'Vampire's Kiss' is engraved on the bat leather gloves. Combined with the original blood-sucking effect on the bat skin, the power of this skill can be significantly enhanced. improvement,

"Vampire's Kiss", a shadow magic skill, is a magic that allows the owner to damage the opponent while replenishing physical strength during the battle.

I was in the laboratory, practicing drawing the magic circle of the 'Vampire's Kiss' on parchment, while waiting for Scholar Yerkes.

Before I knew it, I had covered a pile of ordinary parchment paper on the table with magic patterns. In my eyes, the lines of the 'Vampire's Kiss' magic pattern, instead of gradually becoming blurry, became increasingly clear.

My eyes traced to the pair of gloves on the display shelf, and I felt an unbearable desire in my heart. I hesitated again and again, and finally couldn't hold it back. I took the bat leather gloves off the shelf again and placed them on the test bench. superior.

Then, I took out the bottle of Jade Fire Ink and unscrewed the cap. I saw the black and purple ink inside was rolling.

By some strange mistake, I picked up the magic engraving pen on the shelf, and then dipped it in the ink bottle. The engraving pen stained with jade fire ink began to exude the breath of shadow elements. At this moment, my body The upper part of the body is surrounded by the overflowing shadow element aura.

The trace elements of the lady's shadow hidden in the nodes condensed in the veins bit by bit, and then flowed to her hands through the veins. The magic engraving pen in her hand seemed to be controlled by a spell, and the pen tip fell on the bat leather gloves. On my little finger, thoughts surged like a tide, driving me to keep writing. The magic engraving pen in my hand drew smooth magic lines on the bat leather gloves.

When I was completely addicted to the process of drawing magic patterns, I found that my consciousness was completely separated from my body at this moment. At this moment, my senses were extremely weird, because I actually saw myself lying on the ground. On the test bench, he was extremely focused on drawing magic patterns on a pair of leather gloves.

It was a very ethereal and strange feeling. I tried my best to stabilize my mind, because at this moment I knew very clearly that I had entered "deep meditation" again. This state actually appeared exactly when drawing bat skin. Gloves during the process.

The lines drawn by the engraving pen in his hand are extremely smooth, without any sluggishness, as if there is an invisible force guiding the tip of the engraving pen.

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Crunch!

The door to the laboratory was pushed open at this time, and Yerkes walked in with a gloomy face.

He was accompanied by an old magician. The magician persuaded Yerkes as he walked: "Yerkes, you are too stubborn. This will make the institute very passive. Many people have expressed their disapproval of you in the parliament. Some of the practices are very dissatisfying, and the dean may not be able to continue to appease them.”

The two magicians walked in from the outside and did not go to the laboratory work area. The test bench on my side was blocked by a row of display racks. They were talking while walking towards the rest of the laboratory. In the area, Yerkes seemed very familiar with the old magician. Although he looked reluctant, he could at least control his emotions.

"Old friend, I know what you said, but what can I do?" Yerkes turned around and sat on the sofa in the rest area, not even noticing me in front of the test bench.

And I also suffer from falling into deep meditation. Such a good opportunity cannot be easily interrupted. Every deep meditation will bring some huge benefits to a magician.

The old magician leaned on the sofa and spoke in a very calm voice. Just by listening to his tone, you could tell that there must be someone in power: "Then let's not talk about these things for now, and let's talk about your assistant!"

Yerkes sat aside casually, raised his eyebrows, and said proudly: "Oh? You mean Jijia?"

The old magician smiled: "So your new assistant is named Jijia. Of course it's not him. I'm talking about the young man named Ivan. I can personally check and approve it for you. This kid still has some real talents and learning." , and the huge family behind him has a lot of wealth in the imperial capital. He held a very important position, and his grandfather was a popular figure in front of Charles the Great. Even if you were dissatisfied with him, you should at least find a high-sounding reason. It would offend him to kick him out for no reason. It’s not just one person.”

After hearing what the old magician said, Yekis immediately looked a little listless, leaned his head on the sofa and said: "You are talking about Ivan!"

After thinking for a while, he decided to explain it to the old magician, so he said seriously: "Don't say I complain, old friend, you have also seen that this child has been with me since last autumn, and I have taught him all kinds of magic pattern construction drawings without keeping anything to myself, right?"

The old magician obviously trusted Yekis very much, nodded in approval and said: "That's right!"

The old magician's words gave Yekis some arrogance.

So he looked more like a fighting cock, stretched his neck and said angrily: "But you see, I received this task in my hand last summer. From last autumn to spring, in half a year, I couldn't even make the simplest wind snake path armor. How many wind snake skins were wasted? How can I have so much time to accompany him and wait for him to grow up slowly? I must complete this task!" The old magician sighed. He knew the temper of scholar Yekis very well, so he could only say tactfully: "I just think you can use a more tactful way. But, after all, the reason why you kicked that child away was because your favorite student in El City came to you? Jijia, yes, this is his name, am I right?" Yekis heard my name and was a little relieved. He was a little more energetic, so he said to the old magician: "I think you can meet him when you have time. I dare say he is definitely a genius in drawing magic patterns. I have never seen anyone with such a steady hand who can draw so many complicated and unfamiliar lines so smoothly. I believe that with time and training, he will become a very outstanding inscription master."

"Haha, you have a high evaluation of him, but he is just a student of the magic academy after all!" The old magician smiled faintly, then changed the topic and talked about Qi Ge: "And when he first arrived in the imperial capital, he offended the dignitaries of the imperial capital. I heard that the future princess Qi Ge of the seventh prince also had a lot of opinions about him?"

"Well, that woman... is crazy." This is the first time I heard Yekis comment on Qi Ge positively, and the evaluation seems very profound.

The old magician said seriously: "She is not an ordinary woman. She is another princess of Prince James decades later."

So this is everyone's evaluation of Prince Wales. They think he is someone who can assist the next emperor!

Yekis obviously agreed with this statement, and he sighed again before saying, "Well, so I'm very careful with what I say."

The old magician smiled when he saw Yekis willing to bow his head. He probably thought it was very interesting that the bad-tempered Yekis could bow his proud head, so he smiled again and persuaded Yekis scholar: "Hehe, since you took the initiative to mention the commission for the magic pattern construction, I think this matter is a bit stubborn, Yekis, don't be stubborn!"

Yekis's face became ugly again: " What does this mean, old friend? "

The old magician said in a mysterious way: "The reason why that person could leave behind so many senior inscription masters in the imperial capital and come to you in person in the research institute with many inscription masters is nothing more than because of your armor-like magic pattern construction. If there is no progress in other aspects of magic pattern construction, it is better to take out the chain mail with the "Earth Shield", which can be regarded as a handover. For the rest, I will help you to make peace!"

Yekis asked dumbly: "Is that person a little impatient?"

The old magician revealed some information: " The problem is that recently, the situation in several major development planes is very tense. The Constructed Knights under the Grand Dukes have suffered heavy losses. We need someone of sufficient weight to go to the front to appease them. At least the Knights need to move to calm the situation. "

Yekis frowned, pressed his forehead lightly with his left thumb, and said with some distress: "So, it seems that time is really tight. The recent progress has been very fast, but we are now stuck on that pair of gloves. I think it will take at least a week to get familiar with it before I can make that pair of gloves!"

"Just relying on your assistant? It only takes a week? Are you sure?" The old magician sneered, and then added: "Make the bat skin gloves engraved with the 'Shadow Magic Pattern Array'?"

Yekis also began to realize at this time that the magic skill was shadow magic, but in the Green Empire, magicians with shadow magic element affinity were rare. Whether I could draw the shadow magic pattern was the most critical issue at this time.

Then, the old magician said, "There is only one bottle, which is not enough!" Scholar Yekis stood up from the sofa and said anxiously. While Scholar Yekis and the old magician were talking to each other, I had already drawn the magic pattern array on the bat skin gloves. At the moment of finishing the pen, the remaining shadow element breath stored in the tip of the knife and pen suddenly spread out, and the whole laboratory was filled with black shadow element mist.

Yerkes stood up in surprise and asked me loudly: "Who is there?"