August 21, 1669, in the starry kingdom, Galilee.

As night fell, traffic around Jianhua University gradually became congested. The parking lot one kilometer away was filled with various luxury sports cars. In order to ease the traffic pressure, the City Hall applied to the House of Nobles as quickly as possible and lifted the "flying rights" in the sky around Jianhua University. As a result, many citizens discovered for the first time that there were so many two-winged magicians in Galashi.

But no one was surprised, because as early as a week ago, Jianhua University had promoted the "Sword and Dragon Dance" masked ball in advance. Originally, this ball was just an inter-school event organized by students, and outsiders were also welcome, but due to some very complicated reasons, this ball has risen in popularity in the past two years and has become an annual event in Galaxie, and many magicians even rushed over from other places to participate.

Although the extreme astronomical phenomena caused by the broken sky have completely subsided, the comfortable climate that always maintained a normal temperature of 22° is no longer coming back, and the Star Kingdom has officially updated the four-season version. However, as the capital of the Star Kingdom, Gales is also the residence of many dignitaries and nobles. It is reasonable that it has received special attention from meteorologists. Even in midsummer, the nights in Gales are not stuffy at all. The cool night breeze blows up the skirts of the girls, and the shining stars illuminate the admiration of the boys.

Thanks to last year's grand event, Jianhua University was well prepared for this year. The president, "Painter", seemed determined to make "Dancing with the Sword and the Dragon" the exclusive business card of Jianhua University. He resolutely decided to flatten the three teaching buildings near the large playground to make more space for the dance, which was divided into three main dance floors and seven small dance floors.

Even though they were well prepared, Jianhua University was still shocked when registering the number of participants, and had to limit the number of people admitted, and draw lots to decide who could enter. But the young and energetic college students didn't care about these rules, and they just climbed over the wall to enter if they didn't win the lottery, and the whole Jianhua University became a sea of ​​joy.

But of course there were fights, drunkenness, quarrels and conflicts.

At the bar near the main stage, a young man wearing a red lion mask teased the female bartender, "Beautiful lady, give me a drink that will make me obsessed with you wholeheartedly."

The bartender glanced at him and took out a bottle of 96° water of life from under the counter. "I can't guarantee that you won't be obsessed with me, but I can guarantee that you will be devoted to me - because you are incapable of thinking about anything else."

"Do you have a boyfriend?"

"No."

"Are you interested in having a boyfriend?"

"My fiancé doesn't support my interests."

"It's only fun if my fiancé doesn't support me." When the bartender pushed the drinks over, the Red Lion Mask held her hand and asked, "Will we dance together later?"

The bartender struggled to get free and narrowed his eyes: "Let go."

"What if I don't let go?" the Red Lion Mask laughed.

"Then let's drink!"

One hand pressed the back of Red Lion Mask's head and pressed it hard against the bar, instantly smashing the glass! Red Lion Mask howled miserably, but under the extremely unfavorable situation of having his head pressed down, he decisively supported the bar with both hands, and the whole person flew into the air, his legs raised up sharp wind blades, like scissors, twisting towards the attacker behind him!

It turned out that he was a combat mage who was proficient in wind magic and fists and claws. He could perform compound miracles so easily. He must be a two-winged mage. Iron would not be much harder than paper in front of him!

However, the scissor legs that could cut through steel could only leave a faint red mark on the skin of the person behind him, in addition to tearing his clothes. At this time, the young people nearby dispersed and looked curiously at the young man in wolf costume who suppressed the young man in red lion costume. Many people even made a fuss.

"With your level, you dare to act wild here?"

The wolf-clothed youth lifted up the red lion youth and slammed him to the ground, breaking his mask and revealing his bloodied face. The wolf-clothed youth couldn't help but exclaimed, "I was wondering why you looked familiar. It turned out to be you, Momota. Haven't you learned your lesson after being beaten by me three years ago? Do you like asking for a fight so much?"

The young man in red lion had a broken nose and looked in disgrace. He opened his eyes and stared at the young man in wolf costume with hatred, gritting his teeth and saying, "Lan Shile, I will not let you go!"

"I just like how tough you are!" The young man in wolf costume had a fierce look in his eyes. He hit the young man in red lion's head three times in a row, knocking out the latter's teeth.

At this moment, the young man with a golden mask who had been sitting at the bar nearby suddenly said, "That's enough. If you keep fighting, it won't be a small matter that can be brushed off by paying a fine to the House of Nobles."

“Hey, hey.” The bartender cutely frowned, looking like he was just trying to make trouble: “It would be fine if you didn’t help, but why did you yell to stop? Are you still a friend?”

"So we are friends." The Golden Mask smiled and said, "I am deeply honored."

The young man in wolf costume grabbed the young man in red lion by the head and lifted him up, then looked at the bartender: "Where should we hand him over to?"

"Jianhua University will not punish a nobleman for such a small matter." The bartender pointed to a place not far away: "Just leave him there."

The young man in wolf costume looked over and found that it was a large trash can, so he went over and stuffed the young man in red lion into it, closed the lid, and returned to the bar as if nothing had happened, "Give me a glass of orange juice."

"This is the bar counter."

"Give me a glass of water then."

"good."

This little incident did not disturb the atmosphere of the party, and the bar quickly returned to normal. Everyone was accustomed to this kind of conflict and even welcomed it. After all, with medical staff around, this level of disability could be cured quickly. However, the fight between magicians was an extremely rare excitement for ordinary people.

The young man in wolf costume looked at the golden mask next to him, and said in a complicated tone: "You are here too?"

"You are here too, why can't I come?" The golden mask said with a smile: "Although I have graduated, you are one year older than me."

"I'm just surprised that you still have private time." The young man in wolf costume said, "I heard that you have been working on the restoration of agricultural towns in the past few months. You conducted a detailed investigation of 18 cities in a month and even made the news... How does it feel to dedicate your life to the country, Your Excellency the Duke?"

"This is my responsibility and also Vosloda's mission." The golden mask said calmly, "I have long been aware of this."

"I hope the old man can hold on for a few more years, at least until my brother grows up." The wolf-clothed young man sighed, "I don't want to inherit this damn title of lord. It's already the Five Kingdoms era, and it's too stupid to limit yourself to the stars."

"You want to go out?"

"Of course, this is an unprecedented era. How can I not go out and see the scenery of other countries and meet magicians from other countries?" The young man in wolf costume said, "If I stay in the stars and eat and wait for death, I will never be able to climb Ruby Mountain in my lifetime."

"You have ambition." The Golden Mask said with a smile.

"Your water." The bartender pushed a glass of transparent colorless liquid in front of the young man in wolf costume. The young man took a sip and spit it out. He looked at it for a moment, took out a lighter and actually lit it: "Is this water!?"

"Just tell me if it looks like it!" The bartender put his hands on his hips.

"Have a cup of this that looks and tastes like it!" The young man in wolf costume was annoyed.

"Who told you to look down on my bartending skills? You always serve orange juice or water." The bartender snorted and took out a glass of blood-red juice: "Come and try it."

The young man in wolf costume sniffed the blood-red liquid suspiciously, took a sip, and his eyes lit up. He raised his head and drank it all in one gulp, "Not bad, what's the name of this cup?"

"Jianhua University's signature cocktail, Meteor Red." The bartender said with a smile.