Mage's Secret

On a secluded forest path in the early morning, a black carriage was driving alone.The crackling sound of the whip thrown by the coachman in the air startled a group of birds looking for food in the morning, and the horse pulling the cart was urged, and the originally slow pace was slightly accelerated.

Because they were walking on a slightly rough gravel road, the whole carriage was wobbly. Suddenly, the wheels ran over a larger stone, and the whole car bumped a bit.The groom, who was sitting outside the car and driving the car, was so shaken that he quickly held onto the car to stabilize his body so as not to fall out of the car.He adjusted the hat that was tilted to one side, and pulled the rein to slow the horse down again.

The coachman turned his head, raised his voice and said to the people in the carriage: "My lord, the road is not smooth, let's go slowly!"

After a while, a steady voice came from the carriage: "Don't hurry."

There is no special decoration on the carriage, and there is no family crest that symbolizes nobility, but under this simple appearance, the entire carriage is made of high-quality wood that is priceless, and the rivets and hubs of the wheels are refined by dwarves. The horses that pull the carts have rare magical pedigrees, and even the whips used by the coachman are made of the extremely tough but rare tendons from the back of the whole Tuli monitor lizard.

To own such a carriage, the person sitting in the carriage must have a very high status and staggering assets.Such a person usually has a bad temper, but after the carriage went through the violent bumps just now, there was not even a voice scolding the driver in the carriage.

This is not because the owner of the carriage is kind - although the owner of the carriage is indeed gentle - but because of a more intuitive reason, the people sitting in the carriage were completely unaffected by the violent jolt just now.

The interior of the carriage and the exterior of the carriage seem to be in two spaces. No matter how bumpy the carriage is on the rough road, the interior of the carriage will not feel shaking, and even the black tea in the cup placed on the small table in the carriage does not have the slightest trace ripple.

The actual space of the carriage is much larger than the outside of the carriage. At this time, there are six people sitting, and it doesn't feel crowded at all.If the paladin were here, he would be surprised to find that the interior of the carriage was even more spacious than the last time he rode.

The people sitting in the carriage were exactly Traphael and his chosen apprentices.As the property of space department masters, this carriage has naturally been remodeled, so this carriage, which is very magical in the eyes of ordinary people, is nothing more than ordinary in their eyes.

In the end, on the list determined by Trafael, besides Murphy and Elvis, he only selected three apprentices with relatively outstanding talents.At this time, Murphy and Elvis were sitting on either side of Traphael, and three other apprentices were sitting opposite them.These three people were two men and one woman, all of them were quiet people who didn't show any interest in Murphy in the tower, so there was silence in the carriage from the moment they got on the road, and even Murphy didn't have any intention of making fun of it. Leaning back in the chair drowsy.

The girl among the three apprentices was Lunsha who had had an encounter with Murphy back then.The matter of Lunsha and Murphy is well known in the Wizard Tower. Although no one has mentioned it again, no one has forgotten it.So when Traphael confirmed the candidate, the other apprentices who were not selected felt a little gloating, and Lunsha was also very embarrassed for a while.But when everyone set off, Murphy still had a calm attitude, which made Lunsha realize that the other party didn't take her seriously at all.Although this made her feel a little lost, it did relax a lot.

In fact, Traphael didn't think that much when he was selecting people. Although he was considering the personalities of the entourage, he didn't think too much about the interpersonal relationship.In his opinion, an apprentice, especially an apprentice who is qualified to become a mage, should not be entangled in such things.After all, if you spend too much energy in this area, it will be difficult to improve your research.

Although he had such an idea, he was actually considered an outlier among mages—there was no other mage like him who was willing to make friends with nobles, develop connections, and expand the scope of apprentices.

A whole day had passed since they set off, and they had to cross the whole valley, and they had to take a long detour and take a wider section in order to allow the carriage to pass.In addition, the direction they were walking happened to be staggered from that of Karen and its surrounding villages and towns, so they did not pass through the towns during the day.

So they didn't stop, they rested in the carriage and ate some dry food they carried.The horses that pull the cart have the blood of the wildebeest ancestors and are quite durable, so there is no need to worry that the continuous journey will make the horses overwhelmed.

In fact, if you want to go faster, riding a horse is a better choice.Traphael did raise some good horses, but for various reasons, he finally chose to ride in a carriage.It wasn't just because of Elvis' horse-sickness, although that was the apparent reason.But what Trafael considered the most was Murphy's injury.

Riding could easily open his wounds, prompting him to bleed more, and the more he bled, the more his identity would be revealed.

And the object of Traphael's worry was almost falling asleep at this time.

When he first set off, Murphy was still a little excited. After all, if calculated according to the average age of demons, he has only just come of age.He sat by the window, and kept raising the curtain to look outside under Elvis's disdainful eyes. Outside the window was a scene he had never seen before.

But the carriage has not left the valley after walking for a whole day, and winter is about to enter, most of the dead branches and leaves are on both sides of the road, no matter how novel the scenery is, it is already boring to see.Originally, he just wanted to close his eyes and rest his mind, but leaning against the soft back of the chair and smelling the faint incense in the carriage, his consciousness was uncontrollably withdrawn from his body.

Along with the loss of consciousness, he also has the ability to control his body.So his young, muscular, not-so-light body gradually slid down towards Traphael under the force of gravity, and finally his head wrinkled higher and higher regardless of Traphael. Under the surprised or resentful gazes of other apprentices, the eyebrows slowly fell on Traphael's shoulders.

Traphael's body tensed up a long time ago, and as soon as he touched his shoulder, he shook violently as if he had been cast with an offensive curse, and shook Murphy's head off his shoulder.

Seeing this scene, Elvis loosened his clenched fists, and his whole body relaxed.He has never been able to accept Tali's rumors about Traphael and Murphy. Even if Traphael had admitted to him, he was unwilling to believe that his respected teacher would have a relationship with such a guy, let alone As long as he could accept seeing Trafael and Murphy having any intimate movements - let him see these, he would rather take his eyes out.

Unlike Elvis's ease, the sudden sense of weightlessness awakened Murphy instantly, and his body involuntarily entered a defensive posture.But when he realized where it was, he slowly relaxed his tense muscles under Traphael's warning eyes, and he broke out in a cold sweat belatedly.

It was too careless for him to be so slack in such a completely unfamiliar environment.If it was in the Demon Realm, if such negligence occurred, he would have died long ago.In this peaceful environment, after such a period of peace of mind, have you lost even the most basic precautions?

"The incense in the car... did you add any special ingredients?" Murphy asked hoarsely after the fear passed.

"No," Traphael looked at him strangely with some doubts, and replied, "The incense in the car is the same as that used in the mage's tower."

Incense is always burning in Yaduness, but the interior space of the mage tower is large, coupled with the air circulation, the smell of incense is always faint, not as strong as in the carriage.

Seeing that Murphy still hadn't recovered, Traphael couldn't help asking, "What's wrong with you?"

Murphy waved his hands without answering him, and slowly leaned back in his chair, sinking into self-blame.

Traphael didn't have mind reading skills, so he naturally didn't know what Murphy was worrying about at this time. Of course, he didn't care about what Murphy was troubled by, and even thought it was not bad.If the devil has something to care about, then at least he can allocate some of his energy, so he shouldn't have the leisure to make trouble for himself.

The carriage fell into a long silence again, and the sun rose higher and higher.

After some time, there was a knock on the wall of the carriage, and the driver's voice came through the wall: "My lord, there is a town ahead, shall we go in?"

"Go in." Trafal said.

At this time, Murphy had also withdrawn from the emotion of self-blame, and when he heard the coachman's reminder, he opened the curtain and looked out the window.

On both sides of the road, the roads that were tightly squeezed against the path in front of the eyes receded a lot, and the field of vision suddenly became wider, and the gravel road under the wheels was much flatter than before.A small river meandered along the road they were driving, leading to a small town not far away.

The town, which seems to be divided into two by the river, is quietly located on this flat land, and the smoke is rising from the high and low scattered houses.

There were children playing by the river, and when they saw the mage's carriage, they surrounded him curiously.

The driver grabbed the reins and stopped the carriage. He gently asked the children about the situation in the town. After getting the desired information, the driver distributed some candy to them, and childish cheers immediately rang out one after another.

Elvis lifted the curtain and looked out displeasedly—all these candies should belong to him alone!

On the other side of the carriage, Murphy also looked out, but with a funny smile on his face—there are so many human cubs, they are really tender and fragile creatures.

In the middle of the two, Traphael slowly rubbed between his brows, not knowing which side's reaction was more troublesome.