Chapter 21

Elphis glanced at the few strands of silver hair that fell on his chest, and he knew that even if only the back of his head was exposed, the color would be eye-catching enough.

But he couldn't always dye his hair black and appear in public. Not only would it be troublesome, but he would also have to deal with more people in the future and it would be difficult to explain if he was exposed. Not everyone trusted him as much as the townspeople did.

Taking these into consideration, Elphis appeared in Raphael City with his true face, but he didn't expect it to be so exaggerated!

He didn't know that the reason he attracted so much attention was not only because of his appearance, but also because his calm and confident temperament was very contagious, which easily gave people the first impression that he was sure of everything.

When the people around saw the strange handsome boy raise his hand and place it on the crystal ball, they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and hold their breath - they had a subtle premonition that they were about to witness a miracle.

The recorder stood up and stared into the crystal ball. They had done this job many times, and their hearts had never been beating as fast as they were at this moment. So was it possible that...

Even though they had prepared themselves mentally, the two recorders, who had been disappointed to the point of giving up for years, felt dizzy the moment they saw the magic-detecting crystal light up!

Oh my god, it's been so many years! Finally... they finally have another magician here!!

There was no need for the recorder to announce it. So many eyes were watching. When the crystal just lit up, the people around excitedly shouted out one after another, "The crystal ball is glowing!!"

And the recorder realized in the next moment that the crystal was emitting a warm white light!

The two men burst into laughter one after another: "It's the Light System——!"

Surprisingly, it's the Light Series that may not appear once in the entire continent in ten years!

The townspeople who came with Alphis hugged each other and cheered excitedly. They also wanted to hug little Al, but Al's test was not over yet, so they didn't want to disturb him.

The person who became the focus of attention looked calm, as if all the noise had nothing to do with him.

Elphis looked at the crystal ball with a little doubt. He saw that the white light seemed to condense into liquid and slowly rise from the bottom of the ball. At this moment, it had filled half of the ball... What was the principle behind this? What did it mean?

The two recorders held their breath, looking forward to the strength of the boy's talent. But soon, their expressions turned distorted - he had already passed level eight!

I've reached level nine! Am I dreaming?!

The crystal ball worked hard to absorb the elemental concentration around the tester until it reached saturation, and the transparent sphere had turned into a milky white crystal with a uniform color.

The onlookers didn't understand what this meant. Only the recorder felt like he was dreaming and was about to float. They spoke in a weak tone, "Tenth level elemental affinity..."

Oh my god... Is this fake? Either I will never get a magician in my whole life, or a light genius with full affinity will appear? ?

Elphis waited for another two seconds, and when he saw that there was no further movement from the crystal ball, he withdrew his hand.

Then he was immediately surrounded by the big brothers from the same town. Amid the cheers, his originally calm mood was infected by everyone's excitement, and he smiled amid the warm hugs.

As the shouts went on, the news spread. Everyone who heard "the crystal is glowing" came over to watch, wanting to see who the future magician would be.

The recorder's mind wandered for a while before coming to his senses. Seeing that more and more people were gathering around, he hurriedly called a few guards to come and stop them.

"Young Master, if you don't mind, please come with us to the City Lord's Mansion. We need to give you Aurelion's admission invitation letter."

The recorder who was speaking suppressed his enthusiasm and was respectful and polite, but his voice was inevitably a little unstable.

Elphis didn't know much about the average talent of contemporary magicians, so he thought the other party's performance was a bit exaggerated.

"Please lead the way, sir."

The townspeople wanted to follow and wait at the gate of the city lord's mansion, but Elphis asked them to rest at Uncle Gray's place. The recorder handed the next test to the guard and led the boy away directly. It was obvious that he did not think that another gifted person would appear this year.

Another recorder had already run back to report the news. The City Lord's Mansion obviously attached great importance to Elphis. When the young man arrived at the mansion in a carriage, there were already more than ten people waiting at the door.

For fear of offending the future big boss, those who accompanied the city lord were all steady or eloquent people, and they did not bring their spoiled and arrogant children along.

At present, they are mostly in a cautious mood. As for being happy... maybe this gifted person is a foreign traveler and not necessarily from their territory, so they shouldn't be happy for nothing.

The moment everyone saw the young man, their guess became more certain.

The middle-aged man in elegant clothes smiled naturally and spoke in a deep and sincere voice, "The ruler of Raphael City, Wilfred Allen, congratulations to the magician for measuring the excellent talent. We can't wait to see the day when your reputation is praised throughout the continent!"

The person next to him enthusiastically replied, "We ordinary people don't have a long lifespan, but with your talent, I believe we can still wait for this day to come."

Lady of the City Lord: "We are so lucky to be able to receive a future God of Law! I wonder which family you are from, may we have the honor of knowing your name?"

The woman asked cautiously. Elphis kept a gentle and polite smile on his face, but he was secretly complaining in his heart. He knew that once a civilian was detected to have magical talent, it meant that he had crossed the class, but weren't these people exaggerating too much?

Elphis didn't know that in the eyes of the people opposite him, he was already a candidate for the Son of God of the Royal City Bishop's Court!

As long as the boy is not stupid and has a little luck to live forever, it is not impossible for him to become the Pope of the Church of Light in the future, or at least the Archbishop! Don't you have to be careful?

The young man pretended to be reserved and said, "Thank you for being so polite. I am just a child from an ordinary family in the small town of Lisai outside the city. I am not a young master. My name is Alphis Owen. The city lords can just call me Al."

Everyone was shocked. Lisse Town? Isn't that their jurisdiction?! It turns out that this child is not a traveler!

The eyes of several people looking at the boy became even more fiery!

Oh my~ Look at the little magician raised in their territory, with such talent, temperament, and appearance! This is a child of destiny!

As for being born too ordinary? What does it matter? Nothing is more important than his talent!

There was no need to communicate with each other. Several adults all wanted to get closer to the innocent young boy, so their attitude towards Elphis was respectful and a bit friendly.

The others welcomed the young man in as a guest and chatted about future arrangements. The city lord lagged behind and called over the butler to give him some instructions.

Elphis mainly wanted to inquire about some news about the Royal City and Aurelian College that was unknown to ordinary people, but he did not expect that the people in the City Lord's Mansion were too enthusiastic and wanted to give him a lot of gifts.

Expensive gemstone accessories, new clothes and boots made of high-quality materials, dozens of bottles of magic potions, several illustrated books on magic plants and monsters that were not sold to civilians, and a large bag of gold coins...

Elphis was still very tempted by some of the things, but he didn't want to receive gifts without merit. Just as he was about to politely refuse, the city lord took out an ancient silver ring and said, "My city of Raphi is not financially strong enough to buy better ones, but we can still afford a one-square-meter space container. With this, it will be more convenient for you to travel far away."

"!!!" He didn't want to take someone's things for nothing, but this was a space ring that cost 50,000 gold coins per square meter! He had been thinking about it for two years!

Most of the money that Elphis made from running the store was invested in opening branches. He is not well off at the moment and thinks it will take two or three years before he can afford to buy a space ring.

He did not refuse the gift, intending to return the favor when he could afford it later.

Both the host and the guests had a great time. Elphis was very satisfied with this visit. The people in the City Lord's Mansion were also very satisfied, feeling that they had won over the innocent young man.

Moreover, they saw that the boy was always calm and polite, and his temperament and conversation did not seem like that of a country boy who had never seen the world. If he lived long enough, it was more likely that he would become a big boss!

The only thing that made Elphis unhappy was that the pastor of the city's church came over after hearing the news. His attitude was so flattering that he felt quite disgusted. It seemed from his words that he treated Elphis as his boss. The young man, who had been assigned such an identity for no apparent reason, almost couldn't keep up his fake smile.

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It was already dark, and Alphis stayed in Raphi City to rest for a night, while his fellow countrymen showed off to others in Uncle Gray's tavern all night...

When they returned the next day, the young men in the caravan still had smiles on their faces. Elphis, the person involved, was so calm that he was out of tune with them.

He was worried about how Grandpa Kawen would react to this matter...

It turned out that his worries were not unnecessary. Pastor Kawen asked tremblingly what kind of talent it was. After getting the answer, the old man immediately covered his chest and shook his body, as if he was going to faint in the next second!

This is too stimulating for the old man's heart!

Kevin was so excited that his eyes were filled with tears. He held the boy's hand and trembled slightly, "El, you are a lucky person favored by God!"

"You are too precious to this world. God, the gods must trust me enough to send you to me and raise you!"

Elphis habitually ignored such nonsense and helped the old man sit down. "Grandpa, I plan to go to the royal city in a few days to find a place to rent for a long time and get familiar with the environment in advance. You can come with me, otherwise I will be worried about leaving you here alone."

Kevin was touched by the child's filial piety, but he refused firmly without hesitation.

The old man had heard a long time ago that it was not easy for a magician to advance. He didn't want to distract the child. Besides, the royal city was very expensive, and renting an extra room would cost a lot more money...

Kevin explained his thoughts to Al in detail, and said that he felt comfortable staying here and was no longer used to overly prosperous places.

"Besides, if Grandpa leaves, everyone will be busy with work and forget about God's grace. This is not acceptable!"

Then, Kaven looked at the boy expectantly, "El, when you enter the Holy See, you must learn well from the bishops, remember your duties as a priest, and after learning magic, you must save people from suffering and purify the evil darkness."

The old man blushed with excitement, "My dear, you are going to be a priest in the Bishop's Court. Grandpa is so proud of you!"

Elphis: “…”

Huh??? Did he miss something? What was grandpa talking about?

The young man said with difficulty: "Grandpa, I want to go to the magic academy, and I am still young, I am afraid I can't take on any priesthood."

But no matter what he said, Pastor Kavan firmly believed that he would go to the Vatican, and his words were too matter-of-fact...

The young man stopped arguing. Anyway, his grandfather planned to stay here. The emperor was far away and he would not know what he was doing outside.

Elphis arranged the village's plan for the coming year. Uncle Will was gone, but Uncle Martin, the former hunter and current caravan captain, had been taught by them. There were also many young people who were literate and quick-witted. Besides, he came back once a year, so there was no need to worry too much about the planting base becoming chaotic.

He left a lot of magic potions and money for his grandfather, and asked the townspeople who lived nearby to take care of the lonely old man.

After taking care of everything, Elphis got on the carriage sent by the City Lord's Mansion and left, with hundreds of people bidding him farewell or wishing him well.

Although they knew they would meet again in a year when the academy took a long vacation, the young man who traveled far away and the townspeople who stayed behind still felt a sense of loss, as if from this moment on, there was an unbridgeable gap between the two sides...

Elphis looked at the town getting farther and farther away from him. Even though he had lived here for fifteen years, he still hadn't seen enough of the beautiful scenery here...

The young man withdrew his gaze and lowered the curtain - the beautiful tranquility was certainly worth lingering on, but the magnificent and dangerous magical world was even more worthy of his exploration.

Elphis picked up Mona in Raphir City. The little girl was going to the royal city with him. Her brother Mon had been developing in the royal city for almost a year, which made Elphis, the hands-off boss, feel guilty. He went there so early because he wanted to help.

It took three days of carriage ride from Raphael City to a place called Roca City, where there was a teleportation array. However, it was still too far from the royal city, so the teleportation array could not reach there directly. However, it could save seven or eight days. The two used the teleportation array for the second time in another city before they finally reached their destination.

Elphis's teleportation array: Magical, but makes me feel dizzy and want to vomit. It's also damn expensive, 10 gold coins per person :)

The young man sighed quietly, missing airplanes and high-speed trains so much.

Mona's face was pale and she was supported by Elphis so that she did not fall down. After she recovered from the dizziness, she opened her eyes and saw the royal city which was several times more noble than Raphael City.

This description is quite reasonable. The two of them looked at a shop on the street at random, and a door of that shop seemed to be more valuable than an entire store in Raphael City... On the road, they could often see people who were not easy to mess with just by looking at their clothes, their aura, or the weapons they carried.

This city alone holds most of the world's power, wealth, knowledge, and top magician and swordsman talents.

This is a powerful and prosperous city, but also a city shrouded in crisis and blood.

This is - Saint Castor.

Elphis had excellent eyesight. He glanced at the platinum-colored European-style building that stood out among the bungalows in the distance, and then tilted his head to look at the magnificent castle opposite it. Hiss... why did he seem to taste the taste of confrontation?

The young man shook his head. What was there to think about? Besides, it had nothing to do with him anyway.

"Let's go find Morn."

Elphis had no idea that in the platinum-colored building that he had seen from afar, someone was thinking about him and waiting for the little guy with full affinity for the light element to come to them.

Already fifteen years old, and had been living in a remote town? It's a pity that I missed so many years, and the gap in magic level between me and Alman and the others is quite large...

The man ordered someone to clean up a room and prepare some things, waiting for the new candidate for the Holy Son to arrive.

The new candidate's talent is too precious and he could easily be targeted by the hateful dark race. Perhaps he should keep the little guy with him and teach him personally for a few years?

In addition to magic, there are other things that clergy need to remember, and the little guy still has a lot to learn.

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Hippo City, Bounty Hunter Chapter.

Captain Hansen was flirting with the receptionist sitting behind the counter while his brothers were arguing on the other side of the lobby about which commission to take.

The sexy beauty rested her elbows on the counter, looking lazy. The man's story about his exciting adventure was quite boring, and she was about to fall asleep...

At this time, a young man who looked petite but particularly handsome among a bunch of muscular tough guys walked in. The beauty's eyes lit up, she sat up straight and waved enthusiastically: "Winster, come to my sister."

Hansen, who should have been jealous, turned around and saw the person coming, and greeted him more enthusiastically than the woman.