Chapter 2: Tricks, determination

　　 Of course, for Xia Duo, what's his name is the second thing. The key is how the situation in Faerun Continent is what he cares about.
　　 Netheril, what a familiar name!
　　 is also the country he lives in now.
There is also a description of Netheril in a game that Chateau liked very much before. There are many legends about it. The most famous of them are of course the Arcanist, the floating city, and Karsus, who finally killed everything. .
When Xia Duo was helping out at Old Neil’s hotel, he asked many adventurers, but the answer was only--the empire had arcanists, but there was no floating city, or any city that could fly, even those adventurers. He also used Xia Duo's words as a kind of joke, coaxing them in the hotel.
　　 "Fantasy looking for Chardonnay in the flying city", this name also spread in a small area.
　　 This made Xia Duo surprised and angry, for fear of attracting some power, but there was no alternative, those adventurers would not care about him as such a "down-and-out noble child", even Old Neil--
Thinking of the old Neil, whose attitude has gradually changed recently, Xia Duo felt a bit chilly, and subconsciously touched her left waist with her left hand. There was an abandoned dagger hidden under the clothes, after Xia Duo secretly Polished, barely enough.
　　 Living in another world, he is too insecure.
　　 Fortunately, the current Netheril is not the era of the floating city, there is enough time for Xia Duo to grow up, grow enough to participate in the magnificent era, and even become the trend of the era.
　　……
　　 "Chateau, what are you thinking about? Go and see the troll!"
　　 The blonde Neil pulled Chateau’s clothes and squeezed through the crowded square, heading southeast. The way back to the hotel was also the way to watch the circus outside the town.
Looking at Little Neil, who had just grown up and not many city houses, Xia Duo thought about the past six months when Little Neil taught him the lingua franca and taught him to fish in the river outside the town, because Xia Duo had a language barrier and conflicted with adventurers. The scene of the rescue, Xia Duo's heart is mixed, and she doesn't know whether the two will be as close as they are today.
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Coming to the southeast corner of the square, heading east is the way out of town to see the circus, and heading south is the way back to the Old Neil Hotel. A large pile of dry wood is piled at the intersection of the two roads. The child is throwing spices into the pyre.
　　 This is for the bonfire party in the evening.
The colorful spices dye the wood pile into a strange color. An old man wearing linen is sitting on the roadside and watching all this with a smile, his fingers move slightly, and a little person made of spice powder appears to the child We are in the center, so that they chase and fight.
　　 But Xia Duo noticed that although the old man was smiling, his forehead was already covered with fine sweat, and even his body was trembling. This was a crappy old mage.
　　Of course, even the official name is not even suitable for apprentices, but Xia Duo is still willing to call these people who can cast spells as wizards.
　　 He had seen this scene many times in the past six months in Savile Town. Every time he saw it, Xia Duo couldn't help but envy, that an ordinary person could perform tricks.
　　 It's a pity that this old man wasted his talent, and he can only perform one or two tricks to tease children when he grows old.
　　In the empire, magic is not out of reach. Maybe the old lady selling bread on the street corner will be able to make a trick or two, but only those real wizards can represent the mystery and power of magic.
　　 Elves bring magic, but Nether people do not have the outstanding talents of elves. Most people may only be able to use two tricks for a lifetime, which is not helpful to their livelihood.
　　For the current colorists, survival is the biggest problem. The empire was born for more than 800 years, but it is still fighting against the wilderness. What is the use of learning a trick to make hair glow or make dust fly?
　　Most people who can perform tricks before they reach adulthood will not choose the path of mage unless he is lucky enough to meet a teacher who is willing to teach him for free.
　　 And more people who cannot perform tricks before they reach adulthood will not choose the path of the wizard.
　　 Xia Duo is an earthling. He was an adult before coming to Faerun. There is no talk of performing tricks before he became an adult, but he did not give up.
　　Because the factor that determines the ultimate achievement of a mage is not whether it can cast spells before reaching adulthood, many famous wizards in the empire began to learn magic even after the age of 30, and they achieved success in just a few years.
　　 In a foreign land, perhaps only magic can give Xia more confidence to continue living, and for this confidence, Xia Duo will not hesitate to pay any price.
Life is precious. If you believe in gods and sacrifice to the devil to obtain magic, Xia Duo will do it without hesitation, but he has inquired that the goddess of magic never grants magic because of faith, only because of being in the magic field. Recognize someone for breakthrough.
Other gods also need to approve and practice God’s ideas in order to gain magical powers. Even if Xia Duo is willing to do so, it is difficult for him to recognize the doctrines of those gods from the heart, unless Faerun has a of scientific practice or omniscient truth. The god.
As for the devil, Xia Duo hasn’t heard anyone talk about it. Perhaps he has too few things to touch. Those adventurers who go out of town every day to hunt goblins, beasts, and gather materials can know how much knowledge about the devil. What?
But right now there is a chance that the mage lords of Savile Town are recruiting servants, although they are only servants, but this is the easiest opportunity to approach magic. Those in Savile who can play tricks He doesn't teach people how to cast spells, otherwise, you can start classes to make money.
　　 Standing here on the street corner, Xia Duo couldn't help turning his head and looking to the northwest. Although he could see it every day, he couldn't help but marvel at the tall, dark mage tower northwest of the town once again.
At this time, there is a magical rune with blue glow on top of the mage tower. The blue light and dark are intertwined and fluctuate, as if a living creature is breathing regularly. You have learned to identify the top of the tower from adventurers. Xia Duo of Rune knew that it was the time representing the moment-just after noon.
"Don't look at it, the result will be there in three days. If we can pass the assessment, we can live there in the future. Let's go see the trolls with me now." Neil once again mentioned it and went to the east gate of the town to see Troll.
　　 Xia Duo was a little embarrassed, "Neil, why don't you go again tomorrow? Today is Midsummer Day, and those adventurers are free. Old Neil must be very busy at the moment. Let's go back and help."
Thinking of the scene when I told Old Neil that he was going to participate in the assessment of the Mage Tower in the morning, the expression on Old Neil’s face was so wonderful. Of course Xia Duo knew that because the little Neil had revealed him about the assessment, so he too I want to participate in the assessment, but today there will be two fewer helpers in the store at the same time. Of course Old Neil feels unhappy.
　　In a deeper level, Xia Duo guessed that once he passed the assessment, he would not help in the hotel in the future. People like Xia Duo who were satisfied with just one silver coin a day were not very much in Saville.
　　 Of course, it’s not that Xia Duo is easy to talk about. It’s just that he couldn’t make sense at the beginning. In addition, the old Neil’s family also helped him integrate into the empire smoothly when he first arrived. He didn’t care about this coolie salary.