"Just because you don't fit doesn't mean you can't, Austin, young people can't give up because of that. "
Looking at Austin's depressed face who was hit by his words, and let him fall from heaven to hell, Master Zecier was a little unbearable, and decided to tell him well: "The power of the mage comes from knowledge, I don't think you are a person from a wealthy family, I'm afraid you haven't learned much in words, right?"
"Yes. Austin nodded numbly, the power to learn knowledge was in the hands of the aristocracy, the rich, and the church, and a person from a humble background like him naturally had no chance to receive an education.
"You are already very old, and it is not impossible to learn from scratch now, but after the age of ten that is the most suitable for learning language and writing, it will make it several times more difficult for you to learn than a young child! Moreover, a qualified mage apprentice must at least master the lingua franca, Sinis (ancient language), and later learn advanced languages such as dragon language, elven language, demon language, and rune language. "
"There is also the accumulation of relevant magic knowledge principles, which generally takes three to five years, and varies according to different people's perceptions. Young man, do you have the consciousness that you may not be able to perform a trick after ten years of apprenticeship?" "Master Jersey became serious and serious, his eyes fixed on Austin, and he used some tips to probe people's hearts, and he wanted to know if the young man sitting in front of him really had the perseverance to become a mage.
Ten years! Austen's heart was also wavering, he could hear that Jersey had the idea of cultivating him, but he was so restless that he could hold on to the boredom of drowning in books every day, but soon he no longer hesitated who he was? a thug at the bottom of Omni City! I don't know if one day he would be put in prison, or a lowly man who died unexpectedly in a corner. Now there is a path to becoming a noble spellcaster, and there may be little hope, but there is always hope, isn't it?
"I have! Dear Master Mage, please believe that I have this enlightenment!" At this moment, Austen's eyes revealed incomparable determination, as long as there is a chance to soar to the sky, he is willing to do anything!
"Morale. Jersey complimented Austen a little, and he could detect the determination in Austen's words. "Austin, do you know why I agreed with you to let you come to me?"
Why? Austen really thought about it, but he couldn't think of an answer, because he thought that he was a cheap life, and that there was nothing worthy of a noble mage, so he shook his head and said, "Please let the master make it clear." "
"According to my original prediction, after three days of nightmares, if you don't become a monster who has lost your mind and only knows how to kill, your physical state will be exactly similar to that of a semi-purgatory creature, and then you come to me, and I will cast a 'Removal Curse' to help you eliminate the hellish aura that still exists in your body, so that you will not continue to be tormented and affected by nightmares, and terminate the transformation of your body into a full-fledged purgatory creature. "
After saying this, Jersey was also a little thirsty, and he snapped his fingers, and soon the maid came over with a large silver tea tray, and after first handing her master a cup of fragrant black tea, she also placed a cup in front of Austen. After moistening his throat, the mage continued: "Semi-purgatory creatures will have a physique similar to the devil in hell, can be immune to fire, acid, corrosion and other damage with low energy levels, and their recovery ability and resistance to blows will far exceed that of ordinary fighters, and if they are lucky, they will also awaken several types of spell abilities to make their fighting methods more diverse." My original intention was to train you to be such a Infernal Warrior and become a solid shield for my followers and I could rely on. "
"But your current situation, in addition to being more mentally powerful, you are not qualified in terms of physical strength at all, and the power that should have transformed your body has been used to save your life and repair your wounds. Finally, the mage made a very simple summary.
"That means I don't have the talent to become a 'Infernal Warrior', and if I go the path of a mage, I have little hope, right?" Austin was not angry that Jersey had decided his future in advance, but regretted that he had lost his qualification to become a follower of a mage. Being able to become a follower of a mage couldn't be better than being able to become his attendant in the future!
"Yes, exactly. But I thought about it just now, and I think there is another path, which seems to be more suitable for you now, do you want to hear it?" Jersey smiled mysteriously.
"I want to hear it!" "There are two big branches of spellcasters, one branch is mage, and the other branch is called special mage, they don't need to learn to have the ability to cast spells, they use spells as naturally as breathing, their power comes from strange ingredients mixed in the blood, maybe from dragons, maybe from elves, maybe from some god who has been really mortal, in short, they are born with the ability to control spells!" Jersey is a person who likes to sell guanzi, and after seeing Austin's fascinated look, he continued: "However, they are not like mages, as long as they have enough spiritual power and knowledge accumulation, they have the possibility of going further, and their future growth depends on the purity of the bloodline, and is restricted by the ancestral level." "
"In other words, some special mages with thin bloodlines may only release a magic missile in their lifetime, and some special mages whose ancestors are not very strong will not be able to break through to the high level until they die!"
"And I tell you this because I have a guess that there should be a trace of purgatory blood flowing in your blood, which is already extremely thin, which can explain why your body can withstand the erosion of hellish breath, but this is of little practical use, because you are so old and have not yet awakened to become a special mage, you can imagine how thin it is. "
"But you're lucky that the power from the three-headed dog of hell, Kelberlot, will help you repair your body and purify your bloodline along the way. Don't look at Kelberlot is just a dog at the feet of the Lord of the Nine Layers of Hell, its power is derived from Asmodeus, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the purest hell power, and your bloodline quality will definitely make a qualitative leap. But what qualities can be achieved, and how much potential there will be in the future, I need to take some of your blood for testing. Master Jersey said lightly and began to drink tea, Austin obviously needed time to digest this.
After a while, Austin finally sorted out what Jersey had said, and realized that he had a new path called 'Special Mage', and in any case, it was enough to be happy to be able to become a professional and get rid of the status of a low-level person. "Then how do I become a 'special mage'? "
"How to become a special mage, most of the special mages are naturally awakened, maybe you go back to sleep, and wake up the next day, of course, it is also possible that you have not awakened to become a special mage until you die; the second situation is that if your ancestors are still alive, you can activate the power of the bloodline by offering sacrifices to hold special spell rituals and get the help of your ancestors, but this is usually the patent of the special mage family that has been passed down for a long time, and only they will be circulated internally on how to hold rituals and communicate with ancestors; "Special Mage Bloodline Awakening Exercise Method", which summarizes the method of stimulating bloodline awakening for the descendants of special mages of various bloodlines, it just so happens that I have backup information here, do you want it?"
"I want to!" Austin blurted out these two words at once, but he soon realized that there was no such thing as a free lunch, and knowledge was said to be priceless, so why did he get this precious ancient research material from the mage?"
Hearing this, Master Zecil finally smiled, looking like you were very good, "According to the preciousness of this information, it will cost about 1,000 gold coins to buy it on the market, I know you don't have any money, and I have already thought of a countermeasure for you." "
After speaking, he wiped a dusty ring on his left hand, and a glass cork bottle that could hold 100 ml of liquid was taken out by him, and he handed the glass bottle to Austin and said: "Every week you provide me with such a bottle of your own blood, and after twenty times, I will exempt you from studying the "Special Mage Blood Awakening Exercise Method" If you are willing to offer thirty times, then I will have my maid, Lillian, who has just come in to deliver tea, to teach you the words for a year, and during this time you will have access to the small library on the first floor to read for free. "
The conditions of the mage are not harsh, twenty bottles of blood, that is, two liters of blood, are worth 1,000 gold coins, which is comparable to the price of the blood of those rare and high-grade demonic beasts, for a young man, releasing 100 ml of blood a week will have no effect on the body, and it will recover soon.
The latter option was more beneficial to Austen, who not only got a way to learn knowledge, but also had the privilege of borrowing a book from a high-level mage.
Jersey also looked at Austin more pleasing to the eye, and at the same time felt that he had a lot of potential, and wanted to invest some money in him, so he gave him such good trading conditions.
Austin was not stupid, he decisively chose the latter, for what was it to shed a little blood? Every time he went out to fight, he didn't shed blood without being wounded? At the same time, he was also surprised that his blood was so valuable, a small bottle could be worth 50 gold coins! 50 coins! It was enough to buy two cows.
"I don't think you have the courage to pay my bill, so I won't sign a contract with you, and I can save a piece of parchment. Later, you can go to the kitchen and ask Lillian to borrow a knife and fill this bottle, so I can test what your bloodline quality is, and I will know the result in the evening, and you can stay in the manor until tomorrow, and Lillian will prepare food and arrange a place to live for you. Now you go. With that, Jersey looked a little tired and got up and left the living room.