Green in the Eyes (1)

By February, the snow had melted halfway and the ice in the Semaine River flowing through Nantes was crackling.

The Military and Political Academy officially opened.

Alex and Inger took a leave of absence during the first semester of their second year.

In fact, Inger had already finished learning the content of the second year of school during the holidays. And Alex had already learned it once.

It didn't affect them much.

Bixi told Inger: "I have nothing to teach you about spells. You can study and figure it out on your own. If you have any questions, write to me and ask me."

"Oh, there is one more thing. You need to have your own wand. After I told your parents about this, your mother told you to go find her."

Most people must have their own wand before learning magic. Most of them buy it in a store, and the nobles will take the list of materials to the wandmaker's workshop to customize it.

Inger has always been using the training wand given to him by Bixi, and he doesn't know how many hundreds of them have been broken.

Inger went to see Karena, and originally thought that she would give him a family heirloom wand or something like that, but unexpectedly she gave him a piece of copying paper.

Karina had her hair cut short again in the spring. She looked very young and capable. She was wearing a riding suit and had just returned from horse riding.

Seeing Inger asking her about this, she went to her bedroom and took out a box from the top shelf of the cupboard.

There is a piece of paper in the bottom compartment.

Inger saw a red bird drawn on the paper, and the words:

The tree of life and death, the flower of the South China Sea immortal bird, the pearl of the sea god, the fossil remains of the immortal bird, the tears of the immortal bird.

"...Finny...Phoenix?" he read out loud.

The pronunciation sounded very familiar, and the amazing thing was that it was very similar to the pronunciation of the English word phoenix, which is the phoenix in his native language.

Karena seemed to think he didn't know the legend, so she explained: "This is a cursed immortal bird. Every time it dies, it will be burned to ashes and then reborn in the ashes."

【Phoenix Nirvana.】

According to the legend that Gu Shu knew, the phoenix was the king of all birds, with the male being the phoenix and the female being the phoenix. After five hundred years, it would gather fragrant wood and burn itself, then be reborn from the ashes, and from then on be immortal.

As far as he knew, there were differences between the Western Phoenix legend and the Eastern Phoenix legend, and this should be closer to the Western Phoenix legend.

He also noticed a word: "Curse?"

Karena nodded. "Legend has it that if the phoenix is ​​killed or dies in an accident instead of dying of natural causes, it will be burned by flames and then be reborn on the closest fragrant wood to where it died."

Inger listened quietly. The legends of this world were slightly different from what he knew.

Because in his original world, the Phoenix Nirvana was an act of spontaneous evolution.

Karena continued, "Every time the phoenix dies, it will be reborn in a different place. After the ninth rebirth, it will be immortal, invulnerable, and indestructible, and its life span will never end."

Inger was stunned, and he suddenly felt a chill down his spine.

Kalena looked at him steadily. "It seems that this is the reason for the curse."

Inger thought for a moment and asked, "Why do you mention this?"

Kalena held his cheek with a relieved smile on her face: "Ying, do you remember your mother's last name?"

"Fini...Nora?" Inger paused. Karina never changed her last name after marrying Duke Neka. This is a word that is very similar to Phoenix.

"Phoenix is ​​male, Finnola is female, and our family is the one that inherited the bloodline of the phoenix... It is said."

Inger's jaw dropped.

Kalena helped him lift his chin and said softly, "Ying, our family hasn't had someone as gifted in magic as you for a long time. Although the legend is a bit scary, this totem is a powerful force. I have a feeling that it will definitely help you."

Inger held the paper in his hand and said, "Is this the material for the wand?"

"right."

The materials used to make magic wands are: wood, stone, metal, and mineral.

The Magic Stone is not a necessity.

"Where can I find it?"

Kalena smiled: "I don't know."

"…………" Inger paused for a moment: "Could it be that these names are the only clues?"

“Yes.”

“…………”

Inger was completely speechless.

How can he find the material if he doesn’t even know what it looks like or where it is?

Karena patted his shoulder and said, "Just go with the flow. Pay attention to it when you travel, and bring it back if you come across it. It's okay if you can't make it. We have customized many wands at home, enough for you to use."

Inger returned the note to her. "Okay, I've remembered it. I'll keep it in mind."

[I won't have many opportunities to use a magic wand in the future, so I'll forget about it. ]

No matter how powerful this seemingly legendary wand was, he was not interested.

Because ability is linked to responsibility, if he doesn't want to take responsibility, he won't desire ability.

The starting array of the teleportation array is drawn in Inger's own room.

Alex was already standing beside him, carrying both suitcases. He had a short stubble on his chin and was dressed like a strong mover.

Inger's outfit was more casual and simple, with a brown short hat and a magic wand disguised as a cane. He looked like the son of a wealthy merchant, but he still had a touch of aristocratic temperament.

This outfit is just right for both of them.

Peng Delijia wiped away tears and said goodbye: "Go out and have fun! Ninth Prince, please take care of our child! Alas, the child has never been so far away from home!"

Karena coaxed her husband.

Inger looked at the stubble on Alex's chin with disdain. "What have you been doing lately? Go get a quick shave. You look ten years older!"

Alex stroked his chin. "Isn't this quite mature?"

And he was already in his thirties.

Inger just looked unhappy.

In the comics, Alex was once too busy on the battlefield to shave or cut his hair, but at that time he was solemn and majestic, full of adult feelings.

But now I'm just like a little brat pretending to be cool.

Could it be that after being reborn, even my mind has regressed?

Bixi reminded Inger: "Don't forget to practice magic cycle every day."

Inger: "I understand. My magic power is low, so I need to keep accumulating it."

He had heard this countless times.

Karena was stunned by this.

Finne flapped his two pairs of wings, which were growing fatter day by day, and landed his claws on Inger's arm guard.

"Baby, you've gained weight again." Inger smiled and touched Finelle's chin.

The little griffon let out a comfortable purring sound from its nose.

Alex was shocked when he saw him and Finne together for the first time. "What did you just call it?"

Inger ignored him and looked at Bixi: "We are ready, let's go."

At this moment, Ora, who had been leaning against the wall without saying anything, said, "Chris asked you to send her some beautiful shells you picked up on the beach when you go to the beach."

Inger was slightly stunned, then nodded: "Okay."

A single-winged magic wand appeared in Bixi's hand. "Let's begin."

Alex quickly picked up the suitcase.

Inger looked down at the spell in the magic circle that appeared under his feet.

Hmm, I don’t understand.

Some magic formulas were fixed, and no one had yet figured out the meaning of the words in them. The words that were separated were also new to him.

He knew that this was a non-fixed teleportation magic circle, but he didn't know the semantics and grammar of the formula. This made him very angry.

[If the goddess wants to teach spells, she should teach the language properly. How can this be half-hearted? ]

Everyone's vision gradually blurred.

It spread out with the sound of Bi Xi chanting.

The two figures were submerged in the magical light rising from their feet.

"Ouch! Aaaaaaah!"

As soon as Inger regained his sight, his feet slipped and he fell.

The feeling of weightlessness made him break out in a cold sweat. He barely touched the eaves with his toes.

"Goddess bless you, hu——"

Alex exhaled, holding two large suitcases in one hand and holding Inger's arm tightly with the other. His feet were firmly stuck in the tiles on both sides of the roof to maintain balance.

The two men stood on the pointed roof in a funny posture.

"I'm really impressed! That teleportation array is really random! What if we are sent to the outside of the cliff?"

Inger was still frightened when he entered the house.

Alex walked in with his suitcase and said with a smile, "There are no cliffs within the transmission range, right?"

"No, my teacher thinks that even if we fall into the water or go to the top of a cliff, we can save ourselves. Haha, if I die, I will turn into a ghost and go to her first to settle the score."

Inger patted his coat on the hanger, took out two pieces of paper and a pen from his pocket and began to study.

Alex put the suitcase under the bed and asked him, "What are you doing?"

Inger said without even looking up, "Let's set up a teleportation array."

"Hmm. I think it's better for us to travel all the way."

"I know, but I have to prepare for this first."

Seeing that he was determined, Alex said, "Then I'll go downstairs and take a look, and bring you some food."

"Be safe and go."

Alex smiled and closed the door.

"Positioning? Longitude and latitude? But longitude and latitude markers are artificially defined...relative positions?"

Inger recalled the teleportation array he had seen and the spells of the teleportation array he had learned before, and tried to draw various arrays.

Finally, we found that positioning based on the relative position of the starting point array is feasible. Of course, the spell patterns can only be drawn in Chinese or English.

"Transmission target: Apple, Direction: This point is the center, 0 degrees due east, 10 centimeters."

In order to make the starting point of the formation clearer, he also drew pointers for the four directions of east, west, south and north in the center of the formation.

As a result, the apple appeared on another piece of white paper 10 cm away.

But when he pulled out the white paper, the end point array still existed, floating in the air.

After the transmission, the magic circle quickly disappeared.

Inger wiped the sweat off his forehead, smiled with relief, and looked out the window. It was already getting dark.

At this moment, the door creaked open.

Inger jumped up in fright.

Alex came out of the bathroom in a bathrobe and drying his hair with a towel.

"You...when did you come back?" Inger's teeth trembled.

Her golden hair hung down wetly, with water droplets dripping from it.

He raised his eyes and blinked, and tiny drops of water fell from the tips of his long eyelashes.

He pulled off the towel and shook his head like a golden retriever.

Inger was sullen.

"I came very early. I yelled in your ear but you couldn't hear me. I thought you were deaf. Then I went to take a shower."

Inger wiped his face, "...So you saw everything?"

"Magic spells? You know I can't understand those weird spells." Alex sat down on the bed. "I asked the waiter to heat up the food. It will be served to you later. Have some. I also asked them to heat up a cup of milk."

"The water is still hot. A new tub, go wash it."

When Inger came out of the shower, Alex was lying on his side in bed. There was a window on the wall. He looked out of the window and saw the big cold moon hanging in the middle.

Inger fished out a round mirror from his luggage.

He picked up the wand again and was about to cast a spell when he suddenly remembered and asked, "Are you asleep?"

"Who are you asking?"

Inger looked at the young man's strong back and said helplessly, "Alex."

Alex turned around, propped his chin with one hand, and smiled in the moonlight, "I'm not asleep."

Inger rolled his eyes at him, turned his gaze to the mirror in his hand, and injected magic into it.

〔Real-time link pointing to mirror B〕〔Image of person〕〔Real reflection〕

The mirror glowed red.

After a while, the mirror reflected Norihua Midibai's face clearly.

Her hair was down and she was wearing what appeared to be pajamas.

She was delighted: "Wow, it really worked!"

Inger also raised the corners of his mouth with satisfaction.

Alex came over curiously and exclaimed: "What is this? Magic?"

Noriha hurriedly saluted.

Inger pushed his head away. "It's a communication tool that I developed myself."

"So convenient?" Alex's eyes lit up and he asked, "What's the distance? How much mana does it cost?"

Inger thought for a moment.

He made two mirrors, one for Noriha in the capital, and one for himself.

Because glass has no magical function, he tried it a few times and then switched to a transparent magic stone with crystal properties - Fairy Wings.

It lives up to its name, as pure and transparent as the wings of a fairy.

He engraved the names A and B on the back of the mirrors, and then engraved the same linking spell on both, one pointing to mirror A and the other pointing to mirror B.

I originally brought it just as a last try, but I didn't expect it to be successful.

"I'm not sure about this either. We can try it again when we're farther away. I don't have much mana to spend right now. Miss Midibai, how about you?"

Noriha waved the magic stone in her hand and said, "The consumption is very small! I don't think it can even weigh a gram."

"Well, thank you for your cooperation, good night."

Inger cut the link before she could say anything.

There is a problem with this communication, that is, the party that initiates the communication has the right to cut off the communication.

Alex stroked his chin and said, "This thing is very useful."

"But it's too expensive. It can't be mass-produced." Inger put the things away.

Of course there is another important reason, the spell above is not written in divine language.

The reason why he was so exposed in front of the two of them was because he added a layer of optical concealment on top of the original spell. Therefore, when the magic power was injected, the shape of the spell was not outlined on the mirror frame.

This little thing is also one of his research works during the holiday.

"Boom boom boom"

Alex lay back on the bed: "It's your dinner."

Inger went out to take the tray. The waiter was a young boy. He looked inside curiously and then ran away in a hurry.

Before Inger could say thank you, he ran away in a fog.

“Are all the shop assistants here so shy?”

The soup was hot, the mushrooms were fresh, the sauce was soft and tender, the sauce was sweet and salty, and it was dipped in the fragrant bread and served with warm milk. This meal was very much to his liking.

After dinner, Inger ate an apple, the same one that was just tested.

He sat in the chair and read for a while, then asked softly, "Alex, are you asleep?"

The answer he got was the sound of steady, even breathing.

Inger closed the book, brushed his teeth, pulled up the other quilt and lay down on the outside of the bed.

A big bed is just right for two people to sleep in, with half a person's space left in the middle so they don't disturb each other.

Finne lay quietly on the carpet, snoring from time to time.

He blew out the candle.

In the middle of the night, he was awakened by a suppressed and low groan.