After singing a lively nursery rhyme with a distorted face, Quentin was taken out of the management office, registered in the wizard tower, and officially became Ash Elwyn's magic material.
That afternoon, at Nance's suggestion, Ash was taken to the college.
It happened that in the practical class in the morning, Zexis said that if Ash had a guard, he could send him to train. So Ash went to see him early in the afternoon and entrusted the gloomy vampire to this teacher.
Zexis: "..." I didn't expect that just after I mentioned this in the morning, someone was sent to him in the afternoon. It turned out to be a high-level vampire? !
"Please, teacher." Ash said sincerely.
Zexis: "...Okay." Although this vampire looks like a troublemaker.
From that day on, Ash took Quentin to and from school. But no matter inside or outside the school, everything was calm. There was no follow-up to the beating of Lawton, and the First Wizard Tower was also quiet. When the Brilliant Throne sent the winning trophy of the Shining Competition to the Third Wizard Tower, the First Wizard Tower also signed a contract to transfer one-tenth of the materials allocated by the association this year.
He didn't try to shirk his responsibilities or make excuses to go back on his word, he just fulfilled his promise.
It doesn't fit the domineering and petty-minded setting of the First Wizard Tower at all.
"This is very unusual." Nance called Ash to the astrology table one night and said solemnly, "There must be something wrong with the unusual situation. Ash, what do you think?"
Ash followed suit and nodded.
Nance looked at him intently and asked repeatedly, "What do you think?"
Ash continued to nod: "I think so too." Lawton did not cause him any trouble, which even his classmates found very puzzling.
Nance: “…” He stared at Ash in silence, with a somewhat eager look in his eyes.
Ash: “?”
The old man and the child looked at each other, one was trying desperately to hint, while the other was at a loss and confused.
The vampire who came here specially to see the joke actually found it funny. He curled up the corners of his lips silently, and his mocking smile was evident in his words.
He walked over gracefully, and without hesitation, he exposed Nance's pretentiousness, sneering, "The old man's astrology has been failing recently, and his eyes are blurry, and he can't see the future. He is suspicious and feels that something is wrong, so he wants to ask you for help." He lowered his eyes and looked at Ash, "He thinks that you may be able to see something."
Nans's face turned red. "What do you mean by asking or not? I'm just asking." He coughed awkwardly. "Which astrologer can see through the foggy constellations recently? And I suspect..." He frowned. "Perhaps someone is trying to fish in troubled waters and make the already chaotic constellations even more chaotic."
"Someone is blinding our eyes and preventing us from finding out the truth." Nance's embarrassment only lasted for a few seconds, and soon he naturally turned serious. "So, Ash, I want to borrow your power. You are a natural astrologer. No one can compare to you in peeking into fate."
Nance's words were full of praise, and Ash was stunned for a moment. He knew his talent, and since attending classes at the academy, he had gradually gained a deeper understanding of his talent.
Bragging about oneself is not a good habit, but to be honest, he also feels that his talent is super cheating and amazing.
But is it as good as Nance said?
Ash stammered, his face flushed with praise, "How, how could it be? Lord Nance is much better than me."
Nance couldn't help but laugh, "Everyone has their own strengths. Ash, recognizing your own talents is also the most important step in growth. You are better than you think." He lowered his voice and said, "In a few years, I may not be the one to take Sigourney to participate in the battle to capture the First Wizard Tower."
"Nance!" Sigourney looked at the old man with a cold gaze and warned him in a low voice. Excessive expectations would crush a person - even if the kid seemed to have a big heart, he shouldn't say such things now.
"Okay, let's not talk about that now." Nans compromised with a smile. What happened in the past few days? He really protected her. He shook his head sincerely, "I didn't pay attention for a moment. It's my fault."
Nance's previous words were very soft, and with Sigourney's cold rebuke, Ash didn't hear the whole thing. He just felt a faint movement in his heart, as if he understood something, and stood there in thought.
"Okay, let's get down to business." Nance looked at Ash carefully, "Ash, just like you did in the mental structure class, enter meditation... enter meditation with doubts." He emphasized, "Don't think about anything else, just think about that question in your mind."
Ash asked, "What's the question?"
"Just asking... in which direction will the danger come in the next seven days." Nan Si said, "You haven't learned the art of prophecy yet, so you can only use this crude method to try to communicate with the stars. Don't ask too detailed questions, otherwise you won't get an answer."
If you only perceive a general direction and the scope is general and abstract, the possibility of getting the answer will be very high.
"Yeah." Ash simply agreed, sat on the ground and closed his eyes.
Sigourney looked down at the boy, then blocked out the sound around him, then turned her head and asked Nance: "Seven days?"
Nance smiled bitterly, "Probably. The bad feeling is getting stronger and stronger, and I think it will happen in the near future." He sighed, "I feel uneasy, but I can't see the source of the uneasiness. I have tried many ways but none of them worked, otherwise I wouldn't have found Ash."
He really had no other choice.
I only know that danger is imminent, and I know nothing else. It's like being trapped in a dark room, knowing that there is a deadly beast lurking in the darkness, but not knowing when it will pounce on me or how it will kill me.
"I haven't felt this powerless in years," Nance sighed. "I guess I'm really getting old. I'm about to be left far behind by the new era."
Signe rarely argued with him. After a long silence, she said softly, "Have you ever thought about going back to the Rooftop Mountains?"
"The Rooftop Mountains?" Nance laughed. "I think about it every day, especially when I'm reviewing documents. I want to go back and live a comfortable retirement life."
Sigourney hesitated: "Then you..."
“Leave this mess behind and go back?” Nance shook his head. “Wait a little longer.” He looked up at the bright starry sky, his eyes deep and wise, as if he had insight into fate and time. “If I am destined to be left behind by the new era, I also want to see the new era leaving me behind and moving forward courageously.”
After saying that, he turned his head and winked at Sigourney: "Did I look particularly elegant just now?"
Sigourney said expressionlessly: "I see that you are very agile, who can outrun you?"
Nance smiled, "After spending so much time with Ash, you've become a little cuter."
Sigourney: "Shut up."
On the other side, Ash had already entered his spiritual world with ease. His spiritual world was like an amorphous starry sky, with stars turning into streams of light, spreading and shuttling through the dark space.
In which direction will the danger occur in the next seven days?
He was thinking about this question all the time. Perhaps only a second passed, or perhaps a long time passed. He heard a familiar voice, just like the voice he heard in his dream on the night he met Rachel in Duogu Village.
There were constant whispers.
Over there.
Over there.
The stream of light gathered together with difficulty into a dim beam, appearing and disappearing from time to time, pointing in one direction.
Ash opened his eyes and raised his hand to point to the north of the royal city.
"Over there," he said.
Nance murmured, "What's that...over there?"
"College," Sigourney said, "and then there's the wilderness. The wilderness..." He suddenly thought of something and his eyes fell on Ash's face, "Does your latest class, the elective course on magical creatures, require you to go out for practice?"
"Guide to Capturing and Raising Magical Creatures." Ash explained to the puzzled Nance, and then nodded, "Well, we need to go out for practice. We should set off in three days. The place of practice...is not known yet." Angel was extremely excited about this, feeling like it was a picnic, and discussed with Ash early on what delicious food to bring.
Nance murmured: "Maybe this is it - Sigourney, you were also secretly following them that day, right?" Just in case.
Sigourney didn't say anything, but both people present knew that since he didn't refuse, he agreed.
Ash was still a little confused: "Sir Nance, why don't I feel as uneasy as you do?"
In the past, when a crisis was approaching, he would always get early warning.
Why is it that this time, I had to use the method that Mr. Nance said and deliberately perceive it to get a faint revelation?
"Because someone interfered with the astrology." Nance raised his hand and ruffled his hair. "You have excellent talent, but you still have a long way to go in exploring and using your talent. A high-level astrologer may not have the unique talent like you, but his experience and methods can enable him to successfully mislead you or even deceive you."
"Study hard, young man." Nan Si smiled slyly, "When you become a gray-robed wizard like me, no one will be able to deceive you anymore."
Ash recalled the previous attack on the train. It was only at the last moment that he felt a sense of crisis. Later, he heard that the Camarilla was worried that Lord Nance would see through their conspiracy in advance, so they hired someone to interfere with the astrology. Although the Camarilla was targeting Lord Nance at the time, it was no surprise that he was also affected.
Today, he once again realized that talent does not mean it can run rampant and do everything.
Ash calmed himself down and immediately went back to his room to review his lessons.
Their midterm test is coming soon, and they must come back with first place.
After watching Ash walk away, Nance raised his eyebrows at Sigourney in pretended surprise: "Hey, you know all about Ash's class schedule?"
Sigourney: "Shut up... I just overheard it."
Nance: "Actually, all you need to do is shut up. There's no need to explain anything else."
Sigourney: "Shut up."
Nance silently: XD
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