On the Seven Towers

It was late at night, and most of the people had gone into their tents. Only the sentries were still patrolling around the camp.

Xiao Chen and Li Jia were sitting in a corner with weak firelight, where they could clearly see the movement of Selinda's tent.

The tent was not too thick, and the dim candlelight from inside cast Selinda's silhouette on the tent. Li Jia could tell that she was meditating. For a magic knight, magic training is as important as physical training.

He admired Selinda's perseverance and persistence, seizing every moment to improve her strength. God rewards those who work hard, but those who work hard are always in the minority, so people with such spirit will awe people. This may be the fundamental reason why he was confused in front of her.

According to Xiao Chen, the safest way to use charm is to wait for Selinda to fall asleep and then cast the spell across the tent. Even if it fails, Selinda will not find anything.

Xiao Chen originally suggested that they go back to their tents first and come back in the middle of the night, but Li Jia felt that that would alarm his companions in the tent, and it would be unclear if he was bumped into by a sentry, so he might as well just pretend that he wanted to talk all night and go when he saw the opportunity. . So, the two of them stayed here after dinner, waiting for the opportunity.

The so-called charm is to connect the caster with pleasure and establish a good impression that goes beyond reason. If you feel particularly happy and comfortable when you see someone, you will naturally like them. This mysterious mental change is difficult to explain scientifically, so what Li Jia can do is not to understand the nature of this magic, but to review the rune model in his mind over and over again.

So far, Li Jia has not succeeded in charming even a rabbit, but if he can't, there is Xiao Chen. The power of Gregorio's version of the charm spell is that the charm effect is not limited to the caster himself.

It was a bit nervous. Li Jia wiped the sweat from his palms on his clothes and glanced at Xiao Chen involuntarily. The cat was still clinging to Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen was afraid that it would make any noise, so he picked it up and put it in his arms. And he himself was looking at the woods in the distance in a trance.

"Xiao Chen, what are you thinking about?"

Xiao Chen looked a little solemn: "You don't know, the last time I came here, I stayed in a small village called Phoenix. The people in the village were very enthusiastic and held a bonfire party for us. That night , Luo Ling dressed up and danced with them. Girls, boys and children were all surrounding her. Oh, it was like a group of happy birds. The scene was so beautiful. "

"So you miss your girl. Why are you so anxious, aren't we going to see you soon?" Li Jia thought Xiao Chen was lovesick.

"Do you know why we are sleeping in the wilderness here?"

"Is it close?"

"Because there was no one left in that village. They were all killed by horse thieves..."

"This... the horse thief is so cruel." This was something Li Jia didn't expect. He looked closely at Xiao Chen's face and found that his eyes were red. He quickly comforted him: "Fortunately, it's all over now, so we can count on it." I avenged them. Don’t be sad.”

Xiao Chen wiped his eyes and smiled bitterly: "You are mistaken, I am not that sentimental person. Although I sympathize with them, it is not like this. These are all the sequelae of magic. I read these in order to track the horse thief. The memories of the souls of the dead are still affecting me now. From the time I came here in the evening, I felt sad about returning to my broken home.”

Li Jia didn't know what to say for a moment. He was about to cast magic on the person he loved most. Seeing Xiao Chen's appearance, I felt worried.

"Magic is really a magical and dangerous thing. Especially for people like me who are mentally restless, they are more likely to have unpredictable consequences." Xiao Chen stroked the fur on the black cat, and the cat gently Licking his hand, "There is already a sequelae here. Have you figured it out?"

Li Jia looked at Xiao Chen's red eyes, became entangled as usual, and murmured: "But I'm really afraid that she will leave me. You don't know that in the forest, when she said she wanted to find a hero, I felt How sad. I, I know I can’t be a hero, I’m just an ordinary person, but I really, really like her. Do you know what it feels like to fall in love with her, even in this world?”

Xiao Chen smiled, "I saw those bad poems you wrote before, and I know you are a sultry lover."

"Xiao Chen, just tell me what I should do? I believe you."

Xiao Chen took out a gold coin from his pocket, threw it to Li Jia to catch it and said, "You want me to help you carry the load? No way. Just ask God."

Li Jia held the gold coin, nodded and said, "Okay! Then... go ahead."

The gold coin flips over and lands backside up in your hand.

"Win two out of three!" Li Jia gritted his teeth.

In the end, he made up his mind with five wins in nine games...

The candlelight in Selinda's tent had been extinguished and there was no movement. Xiao Chen and Li Jia squatted in the corner two meters away from the tent and made preparations.

"Listen up, you can try it first later. If it doesn't work, I'll come back." Xiao Chen whispered.

"I know, let's fight!" Li Jia knelt on the ground with one leg, put his hands on his knees, closed his eyes, and prepared to concentrate on constructing the charm runes in his mind. This is the difference between spiritual spells and elemental magic. The runes do not need to be outlined on the outside of the body. They are very secretive and the magician can complete the spell without moving.

But just as he raised his head, Xiao Chen's elbow pushed him and he opened his eyes. I saw Shi Hao, who was in charge of patrol, walking over with a rifle in his hand, somewhat suspiciously.

Li Jia quickly made a silent gesture, climbed up and dragged Shi Hao aside.

"I've been watching you two for a while. Seeing how sneaky you are, you must be up to no good! Come on, tell me the truth."

"Be gentle, be gentle." Li Jia hurriedly went to cover Shi Hao's mouth, but Shi Hao knocked his hand away.

Xiao Chenjian Li Jia couldn't help but laugh, "Shitou, don't be nervous, we can do other bad things. Just pretend you didn't see us and go on patrol."

Shi Hao glanced at Selinda's tent, pointed at Li Jia's nose and said, "Xiao Li, if you don't tell me, I will tell that woman tomorrow that you squat at the entrance of her tent to peek and see how you behave then." come over."

"You, you are too dark..." Seeing that Shi Hao would not give up until he asked the truth, Li Jia could only admit defeat and honestly told him and Xiao Chen's plan. He thought Shi Hao would object, but to his surprise, the guy patted him on the shoulder and said: "Okay, I didn't see that you still have the courage to fight like a bully. Just go ahead and do it, I will help you show off, these natives have What a great thing, what a noble, what a knight, you act like a fool, you are just a backwards person."

"Shitou, that's not a good thing to say. After all, we are now partners. They also have their own fighting spirit and magic civilization." Seeing Shi Hao say this, Li Jia felt a little unfair.

"Cardis is such a dick, why didn't I shoot him?" Shi Hao patted the five and six half in his hand, "This is called civilization. Those people are not civilized yet, why do I look down on them? What fun? It's up to you, I'll stand there and don't let anyone come over."

After Shi Hao left, Xiao Chen was still a little unhappy when he saw that Li Jia was still a little unhappy, so he advised: "The incident between Shi Hao and Du Mei is not pleasing to the locals, so don't think too much about it."

"That's what horse thieves did! What's the point of hating others because of what happened in the past? Besides, Celine is beautiful and smart, so she's no worse than us." Li Jia said angrily, "Many of them just look down on the locals. Consider yourself noble."

"Is it useful to argue about these things?" Xiao Chen asked back.

Li Jia sighed, "Let's go! Finish this spell first."

Li Jia quietly walked back to where he was before and continued to try to cast spells. Perhaps because of Shi Hao's words, he couldn't concentrate. He failed three times in a row. He couldn't even draw the rune completely in his mind. For the last time, he tried his best and managed to release the magic, but the magic was blocked by something in the tent.

He was helpless, and the lack of mental power made him drowsy. He looked to Xiao Chen for help, and Xiao Chen knew that he had to take action.

Xiao Chen came to Li Jia and constructed the magic pattern of charm in his consciousness. He opened his eyes and looked at Li Jia, imprinting his image in his mind, kneading it with the charming power. Finally, he stretched out his hand, and a burst of spiritual energy surged out of his body and ran towards the tent.

His mental power is much stronger than Li Jia's. When he releases this magic, he can clearly feel that there is a barrier in Selena's tent, resisting the entry of his mental power. Defense against spiritual magic? Xiao Chen secretly increased his strength. His huge and manic mental power was like a bear breaking through the ice to catch fish. He raised his giant claws and slapped on the ice. Again and again, Xiao Chen seemed to be able to hear the mental power. and the sound of a collision with the barrier.

Li Jia looked anxiously at the beads of sweat that began to slowly ooze out of Xiao Chen's head, and his face became a little pale. He whispered: "How about it? If it doesn't work, just withdraw?"

Xiao Chen shook his head. The barrier made him very uncomfortable, but he could feel that it did not exceed his limit. It's just a small challenge. And he, Xiao Chen, has always liked challenges.

Xiao Chen's hair began to move automatically without wind. This was the result of the increasing amount of spiritual power he released, which gradually manifested and began to affect the physical world.

Finally, the stream turned into a torrent and hit the barrier hard. Xiao Chen surpassed it to the limit, so it disintegrated, cracked, and exploded.

Xiao Chen heard a "boom" in his mind. He could feel that the ice was not only an obstacle, but also seemed to have a bomb buried underneath. His charming power mixed with the broken barrier and exploded in all directions.

He instinctively felt something was wrong, and quickly cut off the control of the spell, and used his remaining mental power to release the defensive spell mental barrier he had just learned, blocking himself and Li Jia. Li Jia seemed to feel something, and the two looked at each other, both confused.

Suddenly, there were some noises in the tent. Li Jia turned pale and quickly picked up Xiao Chen and left. As soon as they turned around a tent, Selinda walked out of the tent with a sword in hand and a suspicious look on her face. In her hand was a silver amulet that was broken into several pieces.