noble magician

The butler, wearing clothes without a single wrinkle, stepped out of the carriage with dignified and steady steps under the envious or curious eyes of everyone.

An De met the eyes of the onlookers and went out to greet the guests, but there was an imperceptible trace of disdain in his eyes.

"You are Mr. Ander, right? I am the butler of Baron Thoranes, and I invite you and your young master to be guests at home by the baron's order." No matter from which point of view, Mr. Butler, who can be called meticulous, handed over his hands. Invitation card.

"Why did Baron Solans invite me?" Lance's father narrowed his eyes, paused before accepting the invitation, and asked a little impolitely.

Mr. Housekeeper's face changed slightly because of his rudeness.

It is a great honor for common people to be invited by nobles, but Ender is so talkative.

"You'll know when you go."

The butler's good mood suddenly ran out, he didn't intend to stay for a long time, and after delivering the invitation letter, he got into the carriage and went back to the business, leaving Ander standing there with his brows furrowed, his face uncertain.

Ander looked around the shabby log cabin. Their family had no property at all, and the only valuable thing was... Lance's childish face appeared in Ender's mind. Early this morning, he Just set off to do a short-term mission.

Ender sighed, picked up the wine bottle on the table and shook it, but the bottle was already empty.

After all, the father and son were just commoners. If they were arrogant enough to refuse an invitation from a nobleman, their lives would be ruined.It is an iron rule in the Doya Continent that civilians are under the nobles. If someone tries to challenge this rule, the Temple of Magicians will not mind letting this person disappear from the world.

According to the invitation letter, Ander and Lance arrived at the mansion of Baron Thoranes in Scorching Wind City on time.

This mansion was built strictly according to the specifications allowed by the title of the owner, Solans. Although it is not as luxurious and magnificent as the Earl's Mansion of the Marquis's Mansion, it is a heaven and an underground compared to the log cabin where Lance and the others live.

This is the first time for Lance to come to a nobleman's mansion as a "guest". The mansions where these noble lords live look like one thing from the outside, but another thing when you actually want to go in. Therefore, Lance is more or less a countryman. Feeling like a city, he looked at everything around him curiously—after all, he was only a 14-year-old boy.

And his father—the poor and down-and-out blacksmith Ender—had a stern face, not even looking at the building in front of him, but just followed the servants of the baron's mansion to the inside of the mansion.

Baron Thoranes entertained the two of them in the study, where countless books were neatly arranged on the shelves.The sharp-eyed Lance caught sight of one of the apprentice-level magic skill books, which he coveted for a long time.

When the two of them were taken to the study, Baron Solans was holding a piece of brown letter paper in his hand. It was obvious from a glance that this letter paper was specially used for sending messages.After seeing Ender and Lance, he folded the letter and put it in the drawer.

Baron Solans is a middle-aged man who is a bit fat. He carefully looked at Ander and his son, and then took a few more glances at Lance. Then he showed a standard aristocratic smile and said slowly: "This time please You are here because you have something good to say to the two of you."

"You two may feel that today's invitation is a bit abrupt, but in fact, I have started to pay attention to the situation of the two of you two years ago. Mr. Ander, your adopted son Lance is already 14 years old this year, please allow me to take the liberty to say Let me ask you, don't you plan to send him to study at the Orchid Academy?"

"Your Excellency the Baron, please speak directly if you have something to say." Ender's face was not very good-looking, he had already guessed the baron's purpose quite closely.

Ender's tone was stiff, not to mention the respect that nobles should show.Baron Thoranes was stymied by his words, his face changed slightly, but for some reason he chose to endure and continued talking.

"Well, since that's the case, I'll cut to the chase. In fact, I heard about your adopted son, Lance, from others. He has been working for the Temple of Magicians since he was ten years old. The results of each task are excellent, and such results can be achieved at a young age, which makes me believe that he has extraordinary magical aptitude."

Baron Thoranes praised Lance, without hiding his appreciation. After saying this, he took a deep look at the silver-haired boy.

It's a pity that Lance didn't see the baron's overtures. Except for the fact that he showed interest in the magic books on the bookshelf at the beginning, he kept his head bowed and stood obediently aside.

His father was by his side, no matter what the purpose of Baron Thoranes was, Lance had already decided to follow Ender's arrangement with full authority.Although he is a down-and-out blacksmith and an alcoholic, he is Lance's father and the only relative.

Ender smiled, then took up the conversation and said, "Although it may sound like boasting, Lance is indeed my proud son, and his magical aptitude is also impeccable."

"What you said is true, but Mr. Ander, why don't you send him to the Orchid Academy? The Orchid Academy is located in Scorching Wind City, and there are many magicians gathered there. In terms of talent, your son is no worse than them. Are you Do you want this piece of gold to be buried here?" Sorans said in a rather serious tone, changing from his previous geniality.

Ender was speechless by his question, and his hands on his lap clenched his clothes tightly.

Lance frowned, looked up at the baron, and then at his father.

Baron Thoranes received his gaze, smiled at him, and suddenly asked, "Do you want to go to school? Lance."

Lance pondered for a while and replied, "This is the dream of every magician, Your Excellency the Baron."

"Okay! With this sentence, I can safely say the following things. Mr. Ander, did you hear? I believe that you can't send Lance to school. You must have your own difficulties. Now there is an excellent Your opportunity is right in front of your eyes, and I—the Baron Thoranes—are willing to sponsor Lance's studies, what do you agree with?"

Lance froze for a moment when he heard the words, is there such a good thing?

At the thought of going to the Orchid Academy to learn magic, Lance couldn't help but feel a little excited.He has been coveting the apprentice-level magic books in the grocery store for a long time, but he can't save the gold coins to buy them.You must know that apprentice-level magic skill books are much more expensive than novice-level ones, and one book will cost thousands of gold coins. How can poor Lance afford it?

If he didn't have the Mana Riot that he had to fiddle with every now and then, and didn't need to regularly consume the expensive Frost Licorice, he might be able to do it if he was a bit more frugal, but there was absolutely nothing he could do right now.And Lance wondered, if this continues, will the speed at which he can make money keep up with the increasing consumption of Frost Licorice?

Even if one could afford a magic skill book, it would be difficult to comprehend advanced magic without the guidance of a teacher. This was why commoner magicians tried their best to study in the academy.

Compared with Lance's inner excitement, Ender's mood was not at all happy because of this proposal.

On the contrary, his conjecture was confirmed at this time.Compared with the shaken son who didn't know the world, he lived many years longer, and Ander quietly waited for the baron's next words.

Baron Thoranes was satisfied to see the emotion in Lance's eyes, and when the two of them had almost digested the explosive news, they continued: "My daughter is about the same age as Lance, wait a while In a few years, I want the two of them to get married and achieve a beautiful thing, what do you think of this marriage?"

Lance had never thought about getting married. He thought about gold coins or frosted licorice every day, and at most he would add a piece of mead for Ender.Suddenly hearing someone talk about his marriage, he couldn't help feeling that it was very novel, and he didn't show the shyness of ordinary people.

"You want Lance to marry?" Ender asked bluntly.

"Of course." Baron Thoranes said it was a matter of course.

It is never wrong to say that there is no pie in the sky.

Baron Thoranes was originally a commoner mage, but he was later made a baron by the Marquis Gehrman for his meritorious service.Speaking of his title, I have to mention the canonization of nobility first.

All the nobles in the Duoya continent are magicians, yes, only magicians can become nobles, and several supreme noble families have the best magician blood in Duoya.The nobles are divided into big nobles and small nobles. Among them, the big nobles and above can confer the small nobles on their own, while the canonization of other titles needs to be decided by the elders.

The birth rate of magicians is very low among commoners, but it is not the same for nobles.To be precise, it should be the supreme nobles and great nobles. Their excellent bloodlines are a strong guarantee for the magical talents of their descendants. Of course, there will always be exceptions.

Baron Thoranes is a minor noble who was conferred by commoners. He has two sons and a daughter. Unfortunately, none of the three has magical talent.According to the regulations, if he can't give birth to offspring with excellent magical talents, then the title can only end with him, and his sons can only be civilians.

And that's not the worst.Sons are fine, grandsons are fine, as long as an excellent grandson or granddaughter can be cultivated during the baron's lifetime, his title can still be passed on.But his two sons were equally disappointing, and the offspring they gave birth to were all ordinary people.

This is also a normal situation. Among the common people, the chance of a magician appearing is already low. The baron is already very lucky, and his descendants have not been able to have such good luck.That's why the status of noble magicians is above that of ordinary magicians, and the birth of a big noble family is impossible without hundreds of years of accumulation, let alone the highest nobles.

But everyone has ambitions, and Baron Solans is unwilling to reconcile everything he has gained through his half-life struggle, just like that to nothing.So on the one hand, he worked hard to have children, and on the other hand, he pinned his hopes on his son-in-law.It is hoped that his daughter can give birth to an excellent offspring for the family to inherit his title, so finding a son-in-law with excellent magical talent has become a top priority.

"I won't agree, Your Excellency the Baron." Ender flatly rejected the Baron's proposal, turned to Lance and said, "Let's go back." He ignored the emotion on Lance's face and made his own decision.

"Ender West." Baron Thoranes suddenly called out his name, "Or should I call you former Ender West?"