Si Mar has also had his fair share of tough times. He was wrongly imprisoned and sentenced to death, but somehow managed to escape the kingdom and remained hiding until he heard of Ereen's death at the hands of her mad husband.
Unconcerned about whether he would live or die, unconcerned about the strength of his enemies, he returned to avenge the Sao family. On the same night, the Han family staged a coup and attacked the Sao family to seize power.
Everyone who witnessed the incident that day, recorded in the kingdom's history books, will say, "If the Han family was the hammer that fell on the Sao family's heads, then the great mage who appeared out of nowhere was certainly the sledgehammer that made things worse."
That day, Si Mar did not know that the Han family had abandoned Ereen and did not try to save her, so he did not target them. If he had known, he would have had other plans for them.
In the end, the Sao family's backbone was broken that day, and he was the one who killed Jin's father.
Years later, he married Mai's mother, but she died while giving birth to their child. It seems that tough times refused to leave Si Mar alone. He had to leave his one-year-old daughter with his friend for a few days, and when he returned, he found his friend murdered and his daughter missing.
After years of constant searching, he found his missing daughter with his first love. He didn't want to let them out of his sight again, but there was a lingering issue.
"Jin, you need to know that I was your father's enemy, and I was the reason for his death"
Si Mar had no choice but to tell the truth. Regardless of the circumstances that led to this meeting, he would always be his father's killer. But what he didn't expect was the surprise response he received.
"Old man Sao is still alive. He lost his right eye and some of his strength, but the stubborn old man refuses to die."
His words hit them like a lightning bolt, but Jin mentioned the matter as if it were not so important before changing the subject.
"You are a great mage. I have something you need to see, a book that dates back to a Magus, a Magus from the ancient era."
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The continent of the White Mountain, or the Land of Humans, is divided into three kingdoms: the Kingdom of the Celestial Star, the Endless Rivers, and the Flying Islands.
Each kingdom is further divided into provinces ruled by the strongest family in the province.
The Kingdom of the Celestial Star is currently under the rule of the Han family. The family's leader had recently entered the world of fusion at the age of sixty due to his genius daughter who broke the Sao family's power and made everyone bow down to them.
His daughter has not attempted to share in the rule and has left everything in her father's hands, isolating herself in her training. Rumors say that she is in the late stages of the world of fusion.
The Han family aims to strengthen their kingdom by supporting the younger generation, thus they heavily support the Dragon Earth Institute, providing all the technology and skills they can. It has become the dream of every young person who aims to enter the world of fighters or mages.
"Two young men from a small village on the coast have arrived in White Night City with great ambitions and hopes. What fate holds for them and whether they will succeed in the acceptance test or fail, remains to be seen."
"Hey, storyteller, don't include me with you," Tai Jin told his friend Dou Bai, and looked out at the sea, enjoying its breeze.
The two were on a ship headed for the capital. Today is registration day, and tomorrow will be the exam. Dou Bai smiled at the sight of the strange-shaped necklace on Jin's neck. A few days ago, Mei visited Dou Bai's jewelry store and chose the necklace herself.
"A gift from your sister, she's the perfect little sister who gave you a gift with tears in her eyes as she bid you farewell, while my sister didn't even bid me farewell because she was busy moving her things into my room."
" She was even singing with joy when our eyes met, she said in a sharp tone; Listen, from now on, this is my room. You have no choice but to succeed, there's no place for you here."
Dou Bai sighed with regret and added, "Ever since losing to you she is pretending that I didn't exist."
"Hahaha," Jin laughed before saying,
"It seems that she hasn't accepted the idea of losing her heroic brother. In her strange way, she says that it's not fitting for you to lose again. Look, it's The capital, and there's the Dragon Earth Institute over there."
The White Night City, the capital, is within their sight. The towering buildings, scattered markets, and paved roads can be seen, not to mention the giant royal palace at the top of the hill and the institute with its high walls surrounding it and its hunting grounds.
The institute and the forest together form almost half of the city.
Two of them got off the ship and headed straight to the registration area. The exam was supposed to be held last week, but for an unknown reason, it was postponed to today. When they arrived, they were surprised by the long lines of people who wanted to participate in the exam.
Everyone was under sixteen, and it was possible to feel that some of the attendees had a noticeable presence. Due to being in the late stages of the world of development, Dou Bai did not excel, which made him feel tense and excited.
"Dou Bai, what is this thing that flew out of your chest and ran away? Is it your courage? Or the spirit of the beast inside you?"
Jin's words reminded him that he is not below any others. He is the owner of the winged beast physique, the double-ice-and-air law. He raised his head high and threw challenging glances here and there before Jin grabbed his shoulder, pointing to the registration office.
Dou smiled and said, "Oh, of course, we need to register first. I'll take care of this, and you need to book a room for us. With all this crowd, we may not find a place to stay."
Jin agreed positively. The last thing he wants is to sleep in the open waiting for the exam to start.
After searching for a while, he managed to find a suitable place. Some families took advantage of this opportunity to rent out rooms in their homes. The basis of Jin's choice for the room was not its degree of luxury, as he would sleep anywhere as long as there is a roof over his head. What matters to him is the quality of the food. He chose the place because of the smell of the food emanating from the kitchen.
After booking the room, he headed back to the registration area, but he was surprised that the road he came from was closed. The reason was a car overturned in the middle of the road, and this was not the only problem.
In front of the overturned car, there was a girl on the ground who had drowned among the bags and was completely covered, except for her hand, which was tossing the bags away while screaming, "What are you waiting for? Move! someone stop these bags from coming out. The damn cube is out of my control."