Throne of Magical Arcana

The three-masted sailing ship was quiet and hazy, like a monster hiding in the night. As soon as the two sharp boats stopped beside it, two rope ladders slipped down silently and landed right in front of the sharp boats.

Tom turned his head and whispered to the teenagers, "Don't talk, don't make any big noises."

Following his request, the atmosphere suddenly became oppressive. Splinter and the others, who had been laughing and relaxing, all looked solemn. It seemed that they realized at this time that they were not traveling happily, but were preparing to hide and break through the blockade of the church. If you are not careful, you will be tied to a cross.

Seeing that they all understood the seriousness of the matter, Tom whispered to Lucien: "Evans, I will go up to check first, and after confirming that there is no problem, you can arrange the children to climb the rope ladder. Thanks for your hard work."

"It's nothing." Lucien didn't mind. If he reserved his status as an official magician at this time and asked to be the first to go up, the teenagers behind would have no arrangements and supervision, and it would be easy to get confused and cause other people in the sailboat to go up. If you don't pay attention, you will hurt yourself. So sometimes, everyone is really good.

Tom, the second-level knight, lightly pulled the rope ladder, and he quickly climbed up like a black afterimage, turned over the hull, and disappeared into the corner of the deck.

The atmosphere was oppressive and tense. Even a young man as proud as Splinter had a serious face, unable to say a word, quietly waiting for Tom's signal.

After a while, Tom stuck his head out of the side of the boat. Since Lucien hadn't told him that he had dark vision, he threw down the agreed white handkerchief, indicating that everything above was normal and he could climb the rope ladder.

"Sprint, Katrina, you climb on one side." Lucien calmly arranged, and his calm attitude made the slightly nervous teenagers seem to have found a source of dependence and confidence, and gradually calmed down. , able to enter the concentration of spellcasting and climb without shaking hands and feet.

The teenagers followed Lucien's command in an orderly manner, went up to the deck without making a big noise, and hid under Tom's signal.

"Olmos, Heidi, it's your turn." When it was time to arrange for Olmos, Lucien realized that this brown-haired boy who was said to have good mental strength had a low sense of existence. Practice, eat quietly again, and return to the room quietly, like the shadows of everyone.

Olmos nodded, stretched out his hand, grabbed the rope ladder and climbed up, extremely fast and very balanced.

"It seems to have the strength of a knight attendant..." Lucien judged subconsciously. Compared with him, Heidi looked extremely clumsy. The wobbly, wind-blown rope ladder made her pale and stiff with terror, and would have screamed if Mr. Evans' authority and "fear" hadn't penetrated her soul.

Lucien watched with a smile, and didn't help Heidi unless she showed signs of falling. Such experience is a valuable asset for their growth.

Slowly, painfully, and frightened, Heidi finally rolled onto the deck. She felt her whole body was weak and her hands and feet were weak. But when she thought about the experience just now, she was filled with pride that she had actually climbed this terrifying rope ladder.

Similar to her, Leilia climbed a level and stopped for a while, reaching the deck with great difficulty. At the same time, Annick, who set off at the same time, had already followed Tom's instructions and hid in the shadow of the ship's side.

All the apprentices went up successfully, and Lucien didn't delay. He held his black suitcase in his left hand, held the rope ladder with his right hand, landed on the deck after a few strokes, and stood soundlessly.

Tom greeted him with a dark-skinned sailor with thin curly hair: "Hehe, Evans, you seem to have the strength of a high-ranking knight attendant."

"I have a knight's sword." Lucien didn't answer directly, and then, led by Tom and the sailor, walked from a small door behind the deck to the bottom of the cabin.

After going down two floors in a row, the turbid, damp and stuffy smell of sweat rushed to the face, and the aisle was dark, and it was all up to the sailors to hold candlesticks to illuminate the way forward.

At this time, two people dressed as sailors who were joking and chatting suddenly came around the corner.

The atmosphere immediately froze, and dangerous emotions hit the hearts of every apprentice. Just as Lucien was about to cast "Charm Human" regardless of the magic fluctuation detected by the magic circle on the ship, the two sailors nodded at Tom at the same time. : "Boss."

Tom replied in a low voice, "No problem?"

"No, everything is fine." The two sailors moved out of the way.

As if sensing the suspicious eyes of Lucien and the others, Tom turned his head and squeezed out a smile on his gloomy face: "I am the boatswain of this ship, otherwise how could it be so easy to sneak in? Viscount Wright's merchant ship is arranged There are a lot of magical circles, presided over by priests. Moreover, even if you sneak in, without me, the boatswain, helping you prepare food and fruits, you will definitely die of starvation and illness during the nearly one-month voyage.”

Storm Strait is called a strait, and it is indeed not wide, but because of frequent lightning, thunder, strong winds and huge waves, it will stop and go, and it will take a long time to cross.

It is said that many powerful magicians have explored why there are so many and concentrated lightning and hurricanes in this strait, but they have no conclusions in the end.

Looking at the "freshly baked" boatswain Tom, Lucien thought of the deep friendship between Granuf and Viscount Wright, and had a vague feeling that Viscount Wright's fleet might be infiltrated very badly, especially Granuf As one of the maintainers of Sturk's underground order, most of the sailors and coolies should be controlled by him. Did Viscount Wright, who is a great knight, notice it at all?

Led by Tom, Lucien and the others quickly arrived at the penultimate floor where the cargo was stored in the cabin. It was dark, damp, dull, dirty, and full of various odors.

And in a hidden corner, there is a row of cabins, they are very narrow and small, it seems that they were not originally intended for human habitation, but now they have been cleaned out and hammocks are hung.

"The two apprentices share one room, and Mr. Evans has one room for himself." Tom arranged, and finally said, "During this time, you are not allowed to leave the cabin on this floor, you can only meditate and cannot cast magic, and even if you are active on this floor You should also keep an eye out for someone coming down to inspect the goods. When you get to Holm, you will be rewarded for your suffering."

After seeing off Tom, the apprentices returned to their rooms with candlesticks.

Leilia and Heidi shared a room. After opening the door, the two of them looked at each other with a smile, and then said to Annick, who was about to go to his room, "Annick, you don't need to practice magic on the boat. I felt so relieved all of a sudden, I felt like I was going to become hoarse after chanting the mantra."

"You can sleep late!" Heidi felt that the dirty and smelly cabin didn't seem so bad.

"However, we still can't forget to practice by ourselves. Magic is our foundation, and the more proficient it is, the more useful it will be." Annick said so, but he still couldn't help showing a relaxed expression on his face. Holidays are every child's favorite. something happened!

"What are you talking about?" A familiar, gentle voice that always filled them with a little fear sounded from behind.

Leilia and Heidi immediately stood upright, clasped their hands, and lowered their heads: "Mr. Evans." The smile on their faces still couldn't be concealed.

Lucien nodded slightly: "Since we can't practice magic, let's continue to study the basics of arcane and magic in the afternoon, identify the types of 'magic creatures', and then do a set of exercises."

"Ah?!" The faces of the three children completely collapsed.

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Although the time for study and practice was increased, Lucien still planned to give them enough rest and relaxation time, but the plan was soon interrupted, when the sailboat returned to the pier and set off with the caravan and entered the surging waves. After Storm Strait, Leilia and Heidi started to get seasick, vomited so weakly that they couldn't think.

Such apprentices accounted for the vast majority, and even the proud Splinter and Katrina were hard to escape. Apart from the expected Olmos, there was only Annick, who looked thin and small. Not affected. If it weren't for the deaf-mute coolies sent by Tom to deliver food and fruit and clean up the vomit of the apprentices, this floor would not be inhabitable at all.

In the gap between piles of wooden boxes, Lucien, who was avoiding the smell, was answering Annick's question about the principle of magic construction.

"Mr. Evans, when will Leilia and Heidi get better?" Annick asked with some concern.

The cabin was fluctuating greatly, and there was obviously another storm outside. Lucien leaned against the wooden box and patted Annick on the shoulder: "It will take at most two days for them to fully adapt and start to recover. After all, they are in good spirits." The power helps to a certain extent, and there is also vegetable oil prepared by Mr. Tom that can weaken seasickness. Don't you see that they are much better than the previous two days?"

Just as Annick was about to answer, the sailboat suddenly shook violently up and down, causing him to almost fall. When he finally stood still, a palm suddenly appeared on his mouth, and the lights of the candlestick went out without warning.

"Someone is down, don't talk." But soon, Lucien's low voice appeared next to his ears, making Annick suppress the surprise and fear in his heart.

As an official magician, Lucien keenly sensed someone coming down from the upper floor, so he responded in time.

Through the gap in the wooden box, the dim candlelight came into the eyes, and the magnetic young man's voice sounded very excited: "Dear Cherie, you are the sun in my heart, without you I will always be in darkness, these days I am I miss you so much that I can't even pray peacefully."

"Dear Jacques, I am the same, wishing to become an angel, grow wings, and fly to your side. But these days my father often accompanies me and teaches me knowledge, and the maids don't give me a chance to sneak out. "The female voice is very soft.

Lucien breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that it was a knight or a priest who came down to check, but who knew it was a young couple who met secretly.

Jacques said with pain in his voice: "Cherie, I don't understand why the Lord Viscount wants his daughter to study in the nuns' school in the Kingdom of Holm. Doesn't Sturk have a convent?"

"Master Viscount... Viscount Wright?" Lucien thought in a little surprise, it turned out to be the sailboat that Viscount Wright himself was on.

Rumbling, terrifying thunder pierced through the decks and exploded in this dull and dark cabin.