Shape Moon, The Road to the Magician

Magic is generated from the earth, and it flows smoothly through the strata like water, like rivers buried deep underground.

These rivers flowing with magic are usually called spiritual veins by magicians.

In this world, the value of every spiritual vein is very precious. They store huge magic power and are the best choice for magicians to build a magic workshop.

A high-quality leyline can even serve as the foundation of a magic family, so it is usually already occupied by various magic families. And in London, known as the capital of magic, the spiritual veins spread here have long been divided up by the magic aristocrats.

The El-Melloi family, with its monarch at the helm, is naturally qualified to have high-quality earth veins. Although it is not as good as the quality of the spiritual veins owned by the British Museum and the Clock Tower Headquarters, the earth veins here can be said to be extremely excellent.

In the suburbs of London, Xia Yuan, who was sent back to the real world from the time and space rift by the gem man, did not return to the clock tower. Instead, he was thrown to a place in the suburbs, which was the private domain of the Elmer family.

After confirming his position, Xia Yuan wanted to say to Gemstone:"Well done."

He didn't even need to think that there must be a bunch of people waiting for him to go out at the clock tower. If he appeared from the clock tower's main entrance openly, then there would be a steady stream of troubles, whether it was the wooing of major factions or other troubles.

After all, the Clock Tower is a ghost place where the major factions plot against each other.

In the eyes of these guys, although they don't know who Xia Yuan is? What value does it have?

But the mere fact that he could be received into the rift in the parallel world by Gemstone Weng personally was enough for them to woo him like crazy. After all, the title of Second Magician carries too much weight. Whoever can win over Xia Yuan and tie him into his own faction will benefit far beyond imagination.

As for him being Kenneth's apprentice?

What a joke, compared to the name Gemstone, what is Kenneth? Who here is not a Lord? As long as the hoe is good enough and the price is high enough, there is no corner that cannot be dug.

He is Kenneth's apprentice, but maybe he was before. It doesn't mean that he will always be Kenneth's apprentice.

Behind all the factions present are the monarch and the long-established magic family. Even if you are the monarch El-Melloi, you cannot cover the sky with just one hand. Based on the symbolic value of this young man, they cannot give up.

The fact is just as they thought, if they knew that this young man's true identity was the new third magician, their behavior would be even crazier.

When he was teleported to the territory of the El-Melloi family, Xia Yuan quickly noticed the magic restrictions all over the place and the familiars lurking around.

These are common methods used by the Magic Family to prevent ordinary people from intruding. They can effectively prevent ordinary people from entering here by mistake and causing unnecessary trouble.

Moreover, the quality of the spiritual veins flowing under the land below is considered to be of high quality, and the flowing magic power is also sufficient. Overall, it is even much better than the one in Fuyuki City.

Obviously this spiritual vein is an important heritage of the El-Melloi family.

Looking around, this area has dozens of luxurious courtyards of different sizes connected to each other to form a huge family. Its layout and background can be regarded as the ultimate luxury.

According to normal development, the El-Melloi family's defeat was caused by the death of Kenneth during the Fourth Holy Grail War and the damage to the family's inherited magic seal. Today's changes have allowed Kenneth to survive the Fourth Holy Grail War without incident, so the El-Melloi family still has the Lord in charge and does not have any debts.

Although he was heartbroken by the damaged monarch-level magic furnaces, it was not something he couldn't afford to pay for.

Therefore, they still have the foundation and confidence of the top magic nobles, so they can naturally continue to maintain their original luxury, and Weber does not have to be forced to take over the title of El-Melloi II and work hard to pay off his debts.

The direction of the world has been completely different. It seems that I have really changed a lot of things.

Xia Yuan couldn't help but sigh.

The tall gate is made of a special magic alloy. It is not only hard but also has the function of blocking prying eyes. It is surrounded by high walls and big trees, and familiars all over it are monitoring everything around them all the time.

The El-Melloi family has concealed this place so well that nothing unusual can be seen from the outside. The widespread magic restrictions have successfully isolated the mystery from the real world into two worlds, maintaining the basic principles of magicians maintaining mystery.

Never letting ordinary people know or touch the mysterious world is an iron rule that all magic families must follow.

In the Clock Tower, the struggle between different factions of magicians is extremely cruel. Their calculations and competition for resources have never stopped. They are all waiting for the opportunity to bite off a piece of flesh from their opponents or allies and kill them mercilessly. Swallow it into your belly to increase your power.

Although the two factions that have always been at odds with each other usually fight to the death, when it comes to protecting the mystery, their methods and ideas are always surprisingly consistent.

In order to prevent the mysterious leakage, hypnosis, memory deletion, or directly killing the person to cover up the truth, in short, this group of magicians have endless methods, it can be said that they use all possible means, so-called kindness and morality are completely in their eyes Being treated like nothing.

Before they do these things, they will give themselves a grand reason.——【Protecting the Mysteries] has also formulated many relevant guidelines and plans for this purpose, and requires every magician involved in the mysteries to abide by this.

He said it euphemistically:"In order to prevent the balance of the two worlds from being broken and affecting the order of the real world, and also to protect the stable lives of ordinary people."

Thanks to their gift, the ordinary people who see the mystery will be eliminated. Man has become something like a magician's duty.

Xia Yuan sneered at this.

Regarding the deletion of good and evil magicians, although they cannot all be killed with one stick, it is probably not too different.

If you kill all the magicians, there may be some cases where innocent people are injured, but if you only kill eight out of ten people, there will definitely be many things that slip through the net.

These guys all have an extremely self-centered and pathological mentality, and neither modern laws nor human moral and ethical concepts can restrict them.

While observing the surrounding scenery, Xia Yuan walked past every lurking familiar, and finally came to the luxurious door of El-Melloi's house. He raised his hand and rang the golden doorbell hidden in the corner.

This golden doorbell is hidden by special magic, and although it hangs on the door, it cannot be discovered by anyone without magic.

So just ringing the doorbell means that someone from the magic circle is visiting. For such people, the El-Melloi family usually responds quickly.

Soon, an old voice came from the other side of the door:"Who is knocking on the door of El-Melloi's house?"

As the door trembled slightly, a gorgeous bird like a canary followed. The familiar flew out of the high wall and landed in front of Xia Yuan.

Apparently this canary is a special communication familiar kept in captivity by the El-Melloi family.

Xia Yuan answered its question politely.

"My name is Xia Yuan, Lord of the Clock Tower Ore Division, and a disciple of Kenneth, the contemporary head of the El-Melloi family. I came here specifically to visit my teacher."

"Are you the master's disciple?"

The voice on the other side was a little surprised. It was obvious that he didn't know when the head of the Kenneth family had accepted a disciple.

However, after hearing the news, his attitude immediately became polite and he replied in a low voice:"Please wait a moment, I Go and tell the owner now"

"Okay, sorry to trouble you."

Xia Yuan nodded and stood outside waiting for the attendant's reply.

He was not asked to wait any longer. The attendant moved quickly and opened the door in less than a few minutes. At this time, Kenneth was in the lobby of his mansion. waiting for him

"Please come with me, Master Yuan."

After confirming Xia Yuan's identity, an old attendant wearing a suit similar to that of a medieval steward walked out of the door, bowed to Xia Yuan, saluted, and guided him respectfully.

The steward did not He is not an ordinary person, he is a magician who has been passed down for four generations, and he also serves as the general manager of the El-Melloi family. As a magician, his temperament is naturally arrogant, but that arrogance can only affect those Muggles who have never touched the mystery. Or a mediocre magician with a small inheritance.

Facing the new disciple of the family leader, he has no pride. He must maintain his due humility and respectfully lead the way.

The gorgeous door is completely opened and he has just entered this house. In the courtyard , Xia Yuan saw the amazing gardening hidden behind the gate.

It was completely different from the snow-covered castle of Einzbern. The residence of the El-Melloi family was also extremely luxurious.

Qiang's garden is surrounded by circles of short trees to form a square. It is filled with highly ornamental plants created by famous gardeners, including various plants cut into horses, chariots, gems, and eagles.

This was not the end, as they continued deeper, he saw a path paved with fine cobblestones in the middle of the garden, which easily divided the garden into two halves, with small artificial streams flowing along both sides of the path. , the exquisite reliefs create beautiful splashes of water in the artificial river, and the sound of trickling water makes people who pass by here feel calm.

"Please go here."

Following the old butler through this beautiful garden, they soon arrived at the largest mansion in El-Melloi, which was Kenneth's exclusive mansion. A huge three-story building made of white stone. The two-storey building is full of the style of the previous era, and the magnificent marble carvings on the surface stand tall in this park, showing the majestic, luxurious and simple temperament of this building.

"Please come in."

The housekeeper opened the door of the mansion for Xia Yuan, and what he saw was the vestibule inside. A red carpet led directly to the second floor of the El-Melloi Mansion, facing the lounge of the head of the El-Melloi family, Kenneth. The place where he usually lives.

This largest courtyard and this private mansion are places dedicated to Kenneth. The magic workshop and lounge he uses are built here. Except for the migrant worker Webber who comes to report on his work, or Except for his niece Lenis, who has a good relationship with him, and his fiancée Sola, no other servants are allowed to set foot here.

Even his relatives must report to Kenneth in advance before entering the magic workshop.

This is also the first time the housekeeper has set foot here, and it was because of Xia Yuan.

"Master Xia Yuan, the master of the family is waiting for you on the second floor, so I will take my leave first."

Sending Xia Yuan into the mansion, the housekeeper bowed respectfully and then left.

This is the residence of the head of the family. His task is only to bring Xia Yuan in. There is no need to do anything extra. It is best to leave now. A good choice.

Always be prudent and cautious. This is the credo that allows him to become the general manager step by step in the El-Melloi family. Don't be too curious in this circle, just do what you should do, and do it. Too much will just annoy people

"I know, thank you for your hard work. Xia

Yuan nodded and signaled him to leave, then raised his head and looked at a room deep in the second floor.

The moment he entered the door, he had already sensed the location of Kenneth who was waiting for him on the second floor.

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There was a knock on the door of the room. Kenneth, who was sitting in the chair, knocked on the table and said to the door:"Come in."

Apparently he was impatient to wait.

"yes."

With a response, Xia Yuan opened the door and walked in. When he saw Kenneth, there was still a slight smile on his face, pretending as if nothing had happened.

"Um?"

Xia Yuan's pretentious appearance also succeeded in making Kenneth's brows start to beat wildly. He suppressed his anger and said word by word:"Now that you are back, don't you have anything to explain to me? My dear disciple!"

After the Holy Grail War ended, I worried about it for so long. As soon as I got the news about you, I introduced him to the Clock Tower to study.

But as soon as you came here, you started playing tricks with yourself? You yourself became a famous figure in the entire Clock Tower." , which caused him to be implicated a lot.

He couldn't remember how many important people visited him or invited him out for detailed discussions.

Obviously, Xia Yuan couldn't let him go until he explained the matter clearly.

"I understand, Teacher Kenneth."

Xia Yuan sighed. Seeing the serious expression on Kenneth's face, he knew that this matter could not be covered up in the past, and he was ready to tell Kenneth some reasons.

After all, these things were done by him unethically, so he had to fill it in for Kenneth. Caused a lot of trouble

"Give me some time to sort it out and I'll explain it to you.

Then he pulled out a seat, sat across from Kenneth, and asked,"Where do you want to start listening to my story?""

"from the beginning"

"Tell me everything you have experienced, can you do it?"Kenneth looked at him seriously

"Okay, if that's the case, let's just start with what happened after I first entered the Holy Grail, okay?"

"……"

Kenneth nodded and replied,"Okay."

Before the narration began, Xia Yuan looked around and slowly raised his index finger in front of Kenneth to express his signal.

"Don't worry, this is my magic workshop and no one can break into it. Even other Lords would never be able to sneak in here without anyone noticing. No one will hear our conversation, just keep talking."

Understanding what Xia Yuan meant, Kenneth said confidently, and then pressed his hand on the table to activate the ban on the entire workshop, completely isolating the entire mansion from the outside environment.

"Then I started, after I broke into the Great Holy Grail with the gem sword."

Xia Yuan nodded and began to tell his story.

"The relationship between me and Jewel Man, as well as all the changes that have happened now, started from that time. At that time I……"

As Xia Yuan's narration began, the two people's thoughts quickly entered the memories of that time.