The beautiful mage was kidnapped by the contracted beast again

"Miaomiao?"

Chi was the first to notice the intense emotions coming from the mental link, and realizing that he was awake, he strode forward and supported the child who was still breathing hard. The child, like a terrified victim after drowning, almost immediately squeezed into his arms.

Through the contract, he could feel that Miaomiao's current mood and state were very bad, completely different from the comfort and warmth that Yaoxi described.

Chi's mood suddenly turned bad. He looked at the old man who appeared out of nowhere with a cold and hostile look. If it weren't for him, how could Miaomiao suffer such pain?

However, the old man seemed unaware of the hostile gaze.

His expression gradually changed from calm at first to one of disbelief, and his eyes gradually took on the same concentration and madness as when he was looking at the statue: "You, saw something different, didn't you!"

He had been gazing at the god for his entire life, so at this moment he clearly felt that the aura of the statue had undergone an unprecedented change when it came into contact with the child.

He walked quickly to the two of them and wanted to reach out to touch the black-haired boy in Chi's arms, whose face was buried in his chest, but Chi slapped him away with a heavy slap. His brows were so cold that they were almost gloomy: "Don't touch him."

The red-robed old man paused, somewhat surprised that he had been struck by this young man. However, he was more concerned about the boy who had caused the statue's abnormality. Seeing that both children were clearly resisting him, the old man finally remembered to explain. He hurriedly said, "I bear no ill will towards you."

As he spoke, he glanced behind him, but Xing Yue stood there with his arms folded, completely silent. His face, half covered by a mask, didn't reveal any special expression, but his aura was clearly unhappy.

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He had a rare headache.

Surrounded by strong and extremely firm arms, and smelling the reassuring scent in the red-haired boy's arms, Miaomiao finally recovered a little from the fear of being almost swallowed and assimilated.

He calmed his rapid breathing, suppressed the sticky palpitations in his heart, turned slightly sideways, raised his head and looked at the old man who acted suddenly and erratically, and spoke to break the stagnant atmosphere.

"What kind of difference do you mean by something different?"

The old man didn't expect Miaomiao to actually take the initiative to pay attention to him. His expression suddenly lit up and he asked anxiously, "Did you see that statue?"

"?" Yao Xi, who was standing by, gave him a confused look. A statue?

What statue? Isn't it all over after a nap?

Miaomiao was silent for a while, then nodded, "I see."

"I knew it!" The old man's eyes suddenly lit up and he suddenly burst into laughter.

The look he gave Miaomiao again was completely different from the first one, now with a familiarity, as if he were looking at one of their own kind. "Child, most people only have a weak resonance with the gods, or even feel nothing at all, thinking it's just an ordinary stone sculpture. A small number of gifted people can feel a little, like this little girl with you, who can gain the gods' recognition and blessing. However! Only a very small, very few, who are born to be the gods' favorites, can even gain the qualification to meet the gods in this stage."

"Congratulations! The God of Magic is paying attention to you. At least in the field of magic, your future will be bright!"

Yaoxi looked over in shock. She hadn't expected Miaomiao to receive such a high evaluation. Even higher than hers?

Is everything this old man said true?

The child, praised like this, showed no sign of happiness or pride. He still remembered what his grandfathers had told him: not to overexpose himself when he couldn't protect himself. He turned his head away from the old man's gaze and said, "I'm just an ordinary person, nothing special."

"Ordinary?" The old man sneered when he heard that.

He didn't say much and walked forward directly. This time he used his magic power and finally avoided the strange boy's quick slap. He found a gap and quickly grabbed the child's wrist.

He closed his eyes as if evaluating something, and opened them after just a few breaths. He looked at Miaomiao with a look of surprise and a smile, and said, "Ordinary? Kid, if you were an ordinary person, everyone in the world would have gone and killed themselves."

Miaomiao's heart tightened and she thought to herself that something was wrong.

Sure enough, the old man had no sense of privacy and casually revealed, "Bone age of eight years, magic power at the peak of the third level, your talent has already surpassed that current number one genius. I knew that someone who could attract the attention of the gods couldn't be an ordinary person. What are you doing here at the Magician's Association today? Oh, to take the class test, right? Come on, the old guys in the association are all away today, and I'm the only one in charge. Follow me, I'll go upstairs to get your badge."

After saying this, he took the lead and headed towards the spiral staircase on the side. His steps were light and brisk, and he seemed to be a little excited like a child.

Miaomiao looked at his back: "..."

He froze and looked back at Yao Xi.

As expected, the expression on the blonde girl's face was brilliant, as if she had turned into a statue on the spot.

The air was silent, and the light from the crystal chandelier radiated down on its own, illuminating everything in all directions.

Miaomiao moved her lips, feeling a little embarrassed, not knowing what to say.

Yao Xi, however, seemed to come back to her senses after being stiff for a moment. She forced a hard smile on her bright face, raised a hand to him, and said, "You don't have to say anything, I understand everything."

If she were Miaomiao, she would also want to hide her true talent before.

Eight years old and at the peak of the third level?

What kind of monster is this?

Had she been staying with this kind of monster before?

With a dazed look on her face, she followed the red-robed old man up the stairs. As she turned the corner, she stumbled heavily on the handrail, letting out a loud cry of pain.

Miaomiao: “…” I was very worried.

Is she really okay?

"Don't worry about her." Chi said calmly beside him, "Everyone will know about your talent sooner or later. She just found out first."

Being the first to know means being the first to be hit.

Especially for those geniuses who used to think they were extremely powerful and surpassed 99% of other people, Chi could already imagine what kind of terrifying wave would be set off when Miaomiao entered the academy.

"Chi is right. Your Grandpa Sang and I never thought that such a thing could be kept secret forever."

Xing Yue also walked up and stood beside the two of them. In fact, when he agreed to bring Miaomiao into Ernst, he was already prepared to appear in everyone's sight.

Genius is like a shining gem, always shining brightly among the sand and stones. Who can not be attracted to cast his eyes on this shining gem?

But it is not the fault of the gems themselves that they are attractive. As the guardians of the gems, what they should do is not to cover the gems with a layer of gray cloth, but to use the most decisive and ruthless means to eliminate all malicious intentions to steal or destroy the gems.

His caring eyes fell on the child, "Are you still feeling uncomfortable now?"

Miaomiao shook her head and said obediently, "There's no problem anymore."

Xing Yue instructed him: "If there is anything unusual, you must tell me."

He didn't have the same mental connection as Chi, so he couldn't feel the specific pain Miaomiao was suffering, but he could observe from the child's expression that what he was experiencing was not a pleasant thing.

Miaomiao felt warm in her heart and gave him a bright smile: "Okay, Grandpa."

It was precisely because of Chi and Grandpa's presence that he was able to successfully escape from that terrifying illusion. It was their affirmation and care for Miaomiao as an independent individual that made Miaomiao understand that he was just himself.

"Come on, Grandpa, Chi, let's go upstairs too."

"Ah."

The first-floor hall of the Magicians' Guild was a mere display of statues and history. Aside from a dozen or so tightly closed rooms, the hall was completely deserted. Above the empty hall's ceiling, the shadows of countless magic books, scattered in a patchwork of heights and depths, loomed. Several people slowly walked down the winding staircase, their figures seemingly merging into a brilliant sea of ​​books.

When they reached the top of the stairs, the old man in a red robe was standing there waiting for them. Behind him was a huge circular magic circle, somewhat similar to the one on the association's gate, but it was not static. At this moment, it was slowly rotating clockwise at a constant speed, and the edges reflected ever-changing colorful lights.

Seeing them coming, the old man in red robe raised his hand and pressed lightly on the obsidian in the center of the magic circle, and the magic circle suddenly began to spin rapidly.

"Come here and put your hands on it," he said to the group. "This is all your first time here. This magic circle will record the identity information of first-time entrants. Once you've registered, you won't need anyone to open the door for you in the future."

Xing Yue glanced at the magic circle: "It seems that this thing didn't exist before."

"You also said that, that was in the past." The old man in red robe moved sideways to make way for Miaomiao who came forward first.

"The Church's influence has become increasingly rampant, even beginning to infiltrate other organizations. In the past two years, more and more geniuses have disappeared. If the Association doesn't take action to protect them, the future of the younger generation will be ruined."

"Why don't the royal families care?"

"Who knows?" the old man shrugged. "Even children from noble families have gone missing, but those old guys who always value their status the most have kept silent. I wonder what leverage the church has on them."

Xing Yue thought silently and did not say anything else.

After everyone crossed the magic circle and entered the second floor, the red-robed old man led them inside.

After the magic circle, there was a very luxurious corridor. On both sides of the corridor were rooms with closed doors. The red-robed old man introduced, "These rooms are the training rooms open to members of the Magicians Association. You should be able to feel that the concentration of magic elements in the association is much higher than outside, and in these training rooms, the concentration of magic elements is twice as high."

"Open to members?" Miaomiao asked, "Isn't it free?"

"We still have to charge." The old man laughed, "But here in our Ernst branch, the fees are lower than elsewhere."

Such a training room is standard equipment in every magician association. It uses the effect of the alchemy array to spread the power in the magic crystal without letting it escape, forming a unique place for training.

Many magicians who hope to improve quickly will choose to rent a training room for training. Even though the price is high, the supply still cannot meet the demand. The special thing about the Ernst branch is that they have a lot of training rooms, because there are no less than four magic crystal veins near the main city, which can provide sufficient energy supply for the magic circle.

They walked out of the corridor, and the view in front of them suddenly opened up, entering a place full of people.

This seems to be the real office of the association. Under the bright lights, rows of counters are neatly arranged. Behind each counter sits a smiling young girl in uniform, who is currently handling matters for the guests coming and going.

When they saw the old man in red robe, they all stopped what they were doing, stood up and bowed to him respectfully.

"Mr. Vice President!"

The red-robed old man nodded to them casually and said, "Go about your business."

He turned around and said to the nearest free girl, "Elena, go prepare three... oh no, two test rooms."

He glanced at the equator and said, "You're not here to test the magician, are you?"

This kid is young but already tall and strong. No matter how you look at him, he looks more like one of those rough guys next door.

Chi Ye said lightly, "Hmm." He had no intention of testing either the magician or the magic warrior.

Elena moved quickly. In less than ten minutes, she hurried back to report to the red-robed old man: "Master Lin Feng, the two test rooms are ready! You can take them there at any time."

Lin Feng nodded and thanked the girl in a warm tone: "Thank you for your hard work, Elena."

"It's not hard! Elena is very happy to be able to help Lord Lin Feng!" An excited blush appeared on the girl's face, and her eyes seemed to be shining as she looked at the red-robed old man.

Miaomiao saw that the old man who brought them here was not simple, and quietly communicated with Chi through telepathy: "This old man seems to be the vice president of this association."

Chi recalled the part about the Magicians' Association in his memory and said, "The Magicians' Association has a branch in the main city of each country. Some larger cities also have branches, but the overall number is not large. To become the president or vice president requires not only sufficient ability, but also sufficient contributions."

"If this person is really the vice president, then his power will be very great."

Miaomiao nodded lightly, knowing that she could not offend this strange old man anymore.

After passing through several corridor bends and entering a hidden teleportation formation, a flash of light appeared, and the figures of the five people finally appeared in front of the test room.

Elena prepared two test rooms next to each other for them. They were very close to each other, but they still had to be separated during the process.

Yao Xi took the lead and waved to them, smiling: "Then I'll go first."

She also has her own hurdles to overcome.

Miaomiao waved her hand in response and sincerely wished her well: "Yaoxi, I hope you can pass."

Yao Xi smiled at him, said nothing more, opened the door, and turned to enter the nearest test room.