"In the Name of the Dragon" by Hunter Qijie

After that, the little duke and the little prince became good friends, and they often played together.Jay soon discovers that his mysterious aristocratic friend seems to know more about magic than he does!Everything in the castle seems to obey the instructions of Kira's invisible magic. He has witnessed the frying pans, dishes, knives and forks, and glasses in the kitchen flying back and forth between the dining room, ping-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong for them. A hearty meal and a delicious dessert after the meal (but always sand river cake), and finally jump into the sink to clean up and put them in their places.But this still doesn't explain that the outdated and dilapidated chandeliers and decorations are as good as new, and Qiya's clothes look more expensive and more exquisite.

"Actually, these are just rocks." Qi Ya said in a tone without surprise.With just one look of his eyes, and as he silently uttered a word, the wall lamp hanging on the wall can float over and land on his hand, and ignite a bright silvery white flame.

"Turn a stone into gold!" Xiaojie said admiringly, "It turns out that Qiya's magic is so powerful!"

"Well, it's okay..." Qi Ya felt a little embarrassed.

In fact, as a magician, Xiaojie has long been able to sense that there is an indescribable aura on Qi Ya, which is icy cold, like impalpable water, like the white mist that surrounds the castle, and that is It was Qi Ya's spell to keep the castle from being noticed by ordinary people, but he didn't expect that there would be a magician who would pass through this barrier on this ruined island, and he was actually the same age as him!

Xiaojie thought of the food he had eaten, and couldn't help asking nervously, "But food is not a stone!"

Qi Ya laughed: "How is it possible, of course I brought all the ingredients from the south."

Xiaojie was very surprised: "Qi Ya has been to the south?"

"Well, I've been."

"What's the outside world like? Has it experienced disasters like ours?"

"The storm has long passed, and the outside world...is pretty ordinary," Qi Ya thought for a while before saying, "I'm surprised how desolate this place is."

It's not that Xiaojie hasn't invited Qi Ya to visit Whale Island. It's much more prosperous than the surrounding islands. After all, it's a place favored by magicians back then.But Qi Ya is probably afraid of being discovered by his family, so he always refuses.

"I really want to go out and see. I don't know when Aunt Mit will allow me to go to sea." Xiaojie said.

"Leave if you want. I can go with you. Anyway, I also ran away from home." Qi Ya seemed to be thinking about something, and said interestingly, "By the way, there is an island in the southern sky. I heard that The world's most famous magic academy is built on it. Maybe your father is there."

"An island floating in the sky? Let's go together next time!" Xiaojie said with longing.

"Ok!"

Kiya held a lamp and led him through the maze of hedges full of heather, and he would always watch him go at the door.Xiaojie knew that after he left, Qiya would climb up the high tower of the castle again and watch the boat he was on gradually disappear in the vast sea until he could no longer see each other.Because whenever he looked up, he could see Kiya's silver lights, which were brighter than the stars, flickering in the shadowy clouds.

Days passed, and Xiaojie's birthday was getting closer and closer.As in previous years, the little prince's birthday will be celebrated by the people. Although the arrival of the 12-year-old also means that the magic that the magician protected the island will disappear, more people believe in the second half of the prophecy, which is the little prince. Princes will also bring new blessings to people.

A few days before the actual arrival of May, the entire Whale Island has already begun to be extremely lively. The streets are bustling with people, singing and dancing performances are incessant. Residents of kingdoms living in remote islands will also come to Whale Island in advance, just to participate in this event. An annual event.Of course, the little prince, who is the protagonist of the celebration, can no longer go out to play all the time. He is busy preparing new clothes for the old tailor in the palace, and learning the various red tapes to deal with advances and retreats at the banquet.During this period, we also need to listen to Her Majesty's earnest teachings, such as "You are going to be a year older again, you can't always be so playful!", "Read more books!", "You should look like a prince. !” Xiaojie had a headache after reading it.

Especially the part of the homework, he couldn't let him get away with it like before.Mr. Cameron gave him more and more poetry assignments, and the difficulty was greatly increased. He even asked him to use the rhyme and rhetoric he had learned so far to try to write a poem by himself.This is undoubtedly one of the disciplines to master the magic of words and spirits, but it is always difficult for Xiaojie to find the corresponding words to accurately control his magic.

Xiaojie just buried himself in the bitter sea of ​​study.When he came to his senses, he hadn't gone to see Qi Ya for a week.

Just when he made up his mind to at least tell Qiya about everything the next day, a figure in a lavender satin cloak appeared under the red sunset glow on the window sill.The howling sea breeze and the singing of birds returning home seemed to have stopped for this reason, and the soft sunset light streamed on the handsome white cheeks, making the silver-haired boy look extraordinarily radiant.

Xiaojie exclaimed, and immediately put down the quill in his hand and the homework that caused him a headache, "Qi Ya—how do you know I'm here!"

After only seeing each other for a week, Qi Ya grew a little taller again, and his outline became more mature, gradually shedding the immaturity of a boy.Although he is still growing, Xiaojie can't help but feel that fate is really unfair when he thinks that the other party is still two months younger than him, but has always grown faster than him.

"I asked people everywhere, and only after hearing what they said, I realized that you are the prince of this country..." Qi Ya approached unceremoniously, and said with some meaning, the original clear voice was also a little hoarse.

Xiaojie was not surprised that he appeared several floors out of nowhere, but he was a little embarrassed when he heard it, and scratched his face, "It's not what you think, it's because of my father that I am a prince Instead, I think you are more noble than me, Qi Ya. Is your voice starting to change, Qi Ya?"

"Well, I've heard the related stories." Qi Ya looked around, and after hearing his reminder, he also noticed that his voice was wrong, and coughed lightly, "That's not important. What about your Aunt Mitt? I Guess I'll have to pay her a visit."

The castle where Xiaojie lives is located on the cliff beside the bay. Although the interior decoration is not as luxurious as that of Qiya's house, there are many waves and shell decorations everywhere, which are delicate and vivid.There are many different blue paints on the walls and correspondingly designed decorations and carvings, and outside the window is the beautiful sea with the tide lapping on the shore, which makes people feel relaxed and happy as if they are in the deep sea.

People were naturally very surprised when they suddenly learned that there was a guest who was going to meet Her Majesty the Queen, and this guest was a friend the little prince had made outside.After a long corridor and arches, and then in front of the double doors, the servants bowed their heads respectfully and opened the main hall leading to the queen's throne for them.

Queen Mitt was quite young, in her twenties, with short, crisp red hair and a diamond tiara with teardrop-shaped pearls on it.Wearing an ivory dress embroidered with gold, she sat elegantly on the throne with a scepter in her hand, with a peaceful expression and a bit of natural majesty.At first, she was supporting the file with one hand as if she was approving the file, but her gaze was already looking in their direction before the door opened.

Xiaojie led Qi Ya to the throne, knelt down on one knee, "Your Majesty the Queen."

Her emerald green eyes rested on Qi Ya, and she said solemnly: "I heard that you are Xiaojie's friend? Where did you meet him? Where are you from?"

Xiaojie tried not to show nervousness, they had already thought about these possible problems.Qi Ya replied smoothly and naturally: "Whether you believe it or not, I am a guest from overseas, and I came to witness the glory of this country once again. If this doesn't convince you──you can take a look , In the next few days, more and more people will come to visit this island.”

"How is it possible, we have never had overseas guests!" The ministers rustled in disbelief.

"Even those who have left have never returned. Isn't it not like what the magician said, the outside world is not dangerous at all?"

"It's nonsense! Do you still suspect the Master Magician? He has sheltered us until now. If it weren't for him, we would have died of fire and disease! What kind of guest from overseas, this guy must be a liar! He deceived us Good queen and little prince! We'll just wait and see—"

Qi Ya's prophecy came true very quickly. Adventurers from all over the world flocked to the pier. The pier was crowded with all kinds of moored ships, and there were even incredible huge spaceships that came from the sky and landed on the castle. The flat highland on the back hilltop slope.As if disturbed by this strong movement, the inhabitants of the deep sea often emerged from the waves, and wet mermaids and underwater goblins came up one after another to find out.

There was an endless stream of guests requesting to see the queen, but there was no free time at this juncture, so Queen Mitt had to arrange all the time for the little prince's birthday dinner, which was exactly what they wanted.

As Qiya said, these guests are all to witness and congratulate the glorious return of this island──but no one can figure it out, could it be that the magician’s deeds have already spread to all over the world?Even if this is the case, there is no need for everyone to visit at the same time!

"Your Majesty, don't you know that this island is the only pure land that survived the apocalypse of the gods?" A magician who claimed to be from the southern sky city bent down and kissed Queen Mitt's hand, with A dreamy expression said, "And we are all human beings who have been reborn after nearly 1000 years. How fortunate are we to be able to go through the catastrophe of the doomsday together, linking the stars from the past and the future and reuniting together. Live in the same world!"

"...What is he talking about?" Even Xiaojie was very surprised by such an answer, and accidentally stepped heavily on Qi Ya who was dancing with his arms.His friend wore a silver-blue silk dress today, which was much plainer than usual, but it looked extremely good-looking.

Qi Ya gritted his teeth in pain and said, "Idiot. This is the magic of the magician. He has protected you for 1000 years."