The wizard starts by trimming the donkey's hooves

Just when Ren entered the Wiggins family library.

Goldshire.

Anna was in her room, her right hand holding her white cheeks, and her left hand flipping through the Book of Silver boredly. She looked out the window at the bleak winter scenery, her mind wandering.

Two days ago, she successfully completed the eight will runes of the one-time visualization basic meditation method, and she officially entered the level of 'first-level wizard apprentice'.

Originally, she planned to share the good news with Ren.

But after becoming an official knight, Ren was too busy.

Now it is difficult for her to find the right time to be alone with Ren.

When Lagret and Renne went to Nightsong Forest together, Anna was extremely envious in her heart. She also wanted to have enough ability to solve those difficult and mysterious incidents with Renne.

In addition, La Gray's sudden departure today makes Anna always feel that there seems to be some little secret between La Gray and Ren.

Just as Anna was lost in her reverie, suddenly, the door creaked open.

I saw a cute squirrel running in.

Anna was startled when she heard the sound of opening the door. She quickly turned her head, only to find that it was the 'little cutie' who ran into Ren's room looking for food in the morning. A smile full of kindness appeared on her pretty face. road:

"Come on, little squirrel, come to me."

But Anna just finished speaking!

The next second, her beautiful eyes suddenly widened twice, and her little cherry mouth opened wide, as if she couldn't believe what was happening in front of her.

Because she saw that cute little squirrel instantly turned into a tall, hooded woman.

What shocked her even more was that when the other party lifted up his hood, he actually revealed long dark hair, an extremely beautiful face, and a pair of pointed ears.

Suddenly, time seemed to stand still at this moment!

The picture in front of her had an extremely strong impact on Anna!

But unexpectedly, Anna could not help but feel a sense of intimacy in her heart at this moment, as if the strange elf lady in front of her had a natural and secret connection with her.

"Child, come, let me see you." The black-haired elf's voice was pleasant.

Before Anna could react, as the black-haired elf took the initiative to step forward and waved his hand, a light green light of witchcraft suddenly appeared on Anna's body.

Just listen to the black-haired elf murmur: "It is indeed Darien's technique, a solidified disguise technique."

The next second, the black-haired elf recited a spell.

Soon, Anna's body suddenly glowed with green light.

Immediately afterwards, Anna felt relaxed all over!

It's a feeling that's hard to describe.

It was as if she had been living in a cloak before, but now, that mysterious cloak was suddenly taken off.

"Child, you have to call me aunt. I am the sister of your mother, Darlene Eaglemoon. My name is Delanna Eaglemoon."

"I, I." Anna hesitated, at a loss. At this moment, she felt like her little head was going to explode.

Oh my God!

In my room, a strange female elf suddenly came and said that she was my relative.

The key is that I am a human being!

My mother is also human, and her name is not Darlene.

This elf lady must have recognized the wrong person!

But the other party's breath is so familiar, and it just happened to me

For a moment, Anna was in a state of confusion!

After a while, Anna calmed down, organized her words, and said:

"Um. This beautiful elf lady, have you mistakenly admitted the wrong person? I am a human, and my mother is not named Darlene."

"Child, touch your ears." The black-haired elf looked at Anna with a gentle and doting look, and gently touched the top of her head and said.

Anna could feel the kindness from the bottom of her heart from the female elf, and she felt a particularly warm feeling when she was touched by the other person.

But why do you want to touch your own ears?

I don't have the pointed pointed ears like the other person.

Because she would tidy up her appearance in front of the bronze mirror every morning, so she was very sure and certain about this.

But when Anna touched her 'very familiar' ear, her eyes suddenly opened wide with an expression of disbelief.

"This... how is this possible!"

Anna hurriedly came to the bronze mirror. When Anna saw the familiar yet unfamiliar self in the bronze mirror, she couldn't help but murmur to herself: "It turns out that I am a half-elf."

As a half-elf, Anna's ears are not as pointed as those of a pure-blood elf, but are slightly curved.

In general, Anna, who has removed the 'disguise', is more beautiful than before, and has an exotic aura.

"I don't know if Ren can survive me like this." Anna said the last words to herself from the bottom of her heart.

When the black-haired elf named Dranna Eaglemoon told the story of Anna's mother, her sister, Anna finally believed that the elf lady in front of her was probably related to her by blood. .

Moreover, this is the first time Anna clearly understands her own mother's story.

It turned out that when her mother Darlene Eaglemoon was young, she was deceived by a human bard and fell in love. Soon after, with the instigation and encouragement of the other party, she stole some of the Druid Ring. Information, including the Book of Trials (Book of Silver).

In fact, the bard was a third-level wizard apprentice who majored in human body modification, and had always coveted certain special methods of animal and plant modification in the Druid Circle.

However, the other party mistook the Book of Trials for a blank diary.

Therefore, when Ren got it, he found that it contained a lot of negative energy and methods of transforming animals and plants related to natural witchcraft.

After obtaining this information, the wizard apprentice sold Darien Eagle Moon to an imperial noble. However, he later heard that Darien had escaped, but when the Druid Circle sent someone to When I searched for it, I couldn't find it.

It wasn't until Anna touched the talisman last time that Dranna felt something about it, because it was the talisman she had made herself and given to her sister Darlene.

If Ren heard this, he would definitely yell "scumbag"!

Not only is he cheating, but he actually lets his own woman steal his own things.

But the most awesome thing is that after using it, he sold his own woman!

What a scumbag!

"Aunt Delana, what about my mother now?" Anna couldn't help but asked nervously.

"I don't know, but the one who can hide Darien and block our search should be a great noble of the Dragon Empire."

"Because I heard that these great nobles are the top leaders of the empire, and many of them like foreign beauties, especially elf beauties."

"Judging from this perspective, I think Darien's life should not be in danger at the moment."

After listening, Anna nodded.

However, when she heard that her mother was probably still alive and that her life was not in danger, she couldn't help but feel a little relieved.

No wonder, she had been living a homeless life with her mother for some time.

The mother was probably trying to avoid being hunted by a certain noble, but in the end, it seemed that she couldn't escape.

At this time, Dranna said: "So, child, it is dangerous for you to stay in the empire alone. Come back to the Druid Circle with me now."

"Ah? This" Anna hesitated in her heart.

Just listen to Dranna continue: "As a half-elf, you need to have the strength to protect yourself."

"Child, your current age is the period when your strength is growing the fastest. We must return to the Druid Circle as soon as possible to make up for the time you missed. Can you understand?"

After thinking about it, Anna nodded!

Indeed, I have always been in a role that requires protection.

It would be great if you could have strong enough strength!

"Aunt Dranna, I'm going to the Druid Circle with you. But..."

Anna looked at the Book of Trials in Delana's hand, which had been returned to its original owner, and her beautiful eyes flashed slightly. She knew that Ren was very interested in some of the contents inside.

After Anna muttered twice, she asked: "Aunt Delana, can I make a copy of the content of the book of trials on animal taming and animal and plant transformation?"

"Huh? Are you going to give it to the boy named Ren?" Delanna quickly realized Anna's intention, and immediately looked at the niece he had just found with a complicated expression on his face.

"Yeah!" Anna nodded heavily.

All right

My newly minted niece, do you know the young man you like?

For a moment, Delanna's mind flashed back to the blushing and heart-pounding scenes she saw in Renne's room last night.

"Aunt Delana, why are you looking at me with such a strange look?" Anna was keenly aware that when she mentioned that she wanted to leave it to Ren, Aunt Delana's eyes suddenly changed. Very complicated.

How should I put it? It seems that there is sympathy, love, etc., both.

"Anna, do you like Ren?" Delanna asked directly this time.

"Ah? No, it's just that Ren saved me." Anna blushed, lowered her head, and told Delanna exactly what happened to Ren who saved her from two wanted criminals.

"So that's it." Delanna's eyes softened a lot when he heard that Ren saved Anna.

The hero saves the "princess" from the villain. It's such a familiar and beautiful scene. No wonder Anna is tempted.

In addition, Delanna immediately thought that the flesh tree spirit in the ruined temple died from fire witchcraft. However, the fog was too thick at the time, and she could not see clearly how Ren killed the flesh tree spirit.

But now that I think about it carefully, this young knight may not be that simple.

The other party probably did not rely on the fire witchcraft scroll to kill the flesh and blood tree spirit, but based on the witchcraft he had mastered.

Are you involved in both the knight's and wizard's apprentice paths?

What an extraordinary young man.

"Okay, Anna, the content recorded on it has been processed twice by that abominable wizard apprentice, so copying it does not violate the rules of the Druid Circle."

"In addition to making a copy of this, I will also leave a copy of the fire witchcraft 'Blazing Light' that I accidentally obtained to your 'good friend' Ren, as a thank you to him for saving you. Bar."

With that said, Delana used the 'Rubbing Technique' to rub the contents recorded in the Book of Trials on a stack of paper. At the same time, he also took out an animal skin roll from his body and handed it to Anna.

After Anna took it, she said excitedly: "Ah? That's great! Thank you Aunt Delanna, I... I'll leave a letter for Ren, please wait a moment."

Anna picked up the quill and wrote quickly:

"Ren: When you read this letter, Aunt Delanna and I have already set off to return to the Druid Circle in Ferdinand Forest. I will improve my abilities. I hope that next time we meet, I can help you."

"Also, let me tell you a little secret, I can already visualize eight will runes at one time, Anna."

Anna carefully placed the letter, the paper with the rubbings on the animal taming, and the animal skin scroll recording the fire witchcraft neatly on the bedside of Ren's room.

Then, she glanced at Ren's room with a little nostalgia, turned to Delana and said:

"Aunt Delanna, let's go then?"

"Yeah, okay." Delana nodded.

However, Delanna, who was about to take Anna away, suddenly noticed someone nearby spying on the residence.

"Eh? Wait!"

Delana signaled Anna to stay in the room first, and the next second, she transformed into a squirrel again, and jumped from the room to the roof in a whoosh.

Then, an eagle flew from the roof!

After a while, Anna heard the sound of fighting not far away in the southwest!

But it soon returned to calm, as if the fighting was short-lived

In the alley in the southwest corner, the black-haired elf Dranna glanced at the black flames surrounding him and whispered: "It's the black flames. Is it a believer of that god?"

Although these black flames could not harm her at all and were only used to hinder her actions, she had already seen the origin of these black flames.

"It seems that Lord Windrunner's reminder is right. The sleeping gods are showing signs of gradually reviving." Delana seemed to have thought of something, and for a moment, his face looked worried.

And not long after, Delanna returned to Anna's room again, his face already calm.

"Aunt Delanna, what happened just now?" Anna asked with a worried look on her face.

At this moment, many security guards were rushing in that direction on the street.

"Nothing, it's been solved. Anna, we have to go!" Delanna shook his head and did not elaborate.

"okay!"

In the woodland north of Goldshire.

A slender knight carrying a 'scythe'-shaped weapon ran quickly with his hand covering his bleeding abdomen. He was heard yelling angrily in a low voice as he ran: "Why did you suddenly appear near Ren's house?" A druid?"

This man is none other than Giovanni, the president of the Wilderness Brotherhood, nicknamed the ‘Beast Knight’! ——

The county town of Meister.

Inside the Wiggins family library.

Renn, who had no idea what was happening in his home, was seriously searching for ancient books in the library at this moment.

Different from the Crowley family, although the Wiggins family's library is larger, it does not separate books into separate categories according to whether they are written in spiritual texts. Therefore, Renne needs to search shelf by shelf by himself.

After flipping through one book after another, Renn mostly shook his head.

Not long after, Ren suddenly stopped because he found a travel diary written in spiritual script, which contained some records about the Mother Tree Sect.

The travel notes elaborated on the core teachings of the 'Mother Tree Sect' - at the beginning of the world, a mother tree from the distant void came to the world and sowed seeds, and this was the origin of life.

But in fact, according to the ancient sages, the so-called 'mother tree' is actually some kind of powerful existence from the void of another world, bewitching intelligent creatures to worship and sacrifice.

Of course, for all the sacrificial acts performed by members of the Mother Tree Sect, they can receive varying degrees of rewards and gifts from the Mother Tree.

A few hours later, when Ren read through all the ancient books written in spiritual script (Akkadian) in the library, he found that the only useful ones were the travel notes he just read.

The others were either some sacrificial ceremonies that had long since disappeared in the long river of history, or the eulogy of someone in ancient times, which made Renn feel a little disappointed.

Although, this result was already within his expectation.

But when he really saw this result, Renn's inner disappointment was inevitable.

"Perhaps, regarding the search for witchcraft, I should change my mind."

Ren found that his current method of searching for witchcraft was like a person searching for something in a primeval forest covered by tall trees.

But since I couldn't see clearly around me, it was difficult to determine where things were, so I could only try my luck and look everywhere.

This is obviously not a good idea.

A more effective way is to first climb to a high place, similar to a watchtower, and then look far away to find where the thing you want is, or at least determine in which direction it is.

Then, if you look for it again, it will be ‘targeted’!

"Currently, my level in the empire is like a watchtower."

"Once I pass the canonization assessment and become a formal noble, I should know more secrets. Perhaps, the direction of witchcraft and even the path of wizards will gradually become clear."

Just like Adams' inheritance, it actually comes from the wizarding school called the 'Igni School'.

But how to connect with this wizarding school is what Renn needs to consider now.

However, as long as Ren's status in the empire's power hierarchy continues to rise, he will inevitably come into contact with relevant information at some point in time.

If you want to quickly climb up the power hierarchy in the empire, as Hamilton and Colonel Connor of the Imperial Military Department mentioned last time, the invitation letter from the Empire’s ‘Sword Bearer’ should have a similar meaning as a stepping stone to a fast promotion channel.

Ren continued to think.

Because Colonel Connor's words at that time impressed him deeply.

"The Sword Bearers are a privileged organization that spans the entire empire. If you can join, it will go beyond the scope of Meister County or even the province of Munster."

"You will come into contact with a wider world!"

Will you come into contact with a wider world? Ren murmured.

"In this case, the bottom line for my canonization assessment is to get an evaluation at the baron level, which is the highest evaluation."

"It seems that I have to prepare myself well."

After all, even if he gets the baron rating, it doesn't mean that he will definitely receive an invitation letter from the Empire's 'Sword Bearer'.

Only if you are bright enough can you stand out!

Thinking of this, Ren's eyes gradually brightened.

At this time, Jenny and Agatha's silver bell-like laughter sounded at the door of the library. Seeing Renn so focused, the two quietly left the library without accompanying him the whole time.

Ren looked at the time and saw that it was already twelve o'clock sharp. It seemed that the two women had invited him to have lunch.

In the afternoon, after finishing the trip to the Wiggins family, Ren declined Jenny's invitation to go to the Crowley family. After exchanging a brand new chrome sheath and otter skin armor at the county military commissary, he took a carriage. Returned to Goldshire.

The otter skin armor was what Hamilton reminded him to prepare last time, because the canonization assessment took place in Rosby City, and Rosby City was close to the sea.

However, after arriving in Goldshire, Renne did not go home directly, but came to Hamilton's office first.

Because Renn planned to leave for Rosby City in a few days, he came to say hello to Hamilton first.

"Hey, Ren, why are you here?"

"By the way, there is something I forgot to tell you. Since you solved the mysterious incident at Agatha's Mill last time, many nobles have contacted me and wanted me to convey it on their behalf. I hope you can help them solve the problem in their territory. Some mysterious events inside.”

"However, I consider that you are about to take part in the canonization assessment, so these things can be slowed down for a while. After all, if something unexpected happens and affects your performance during the canonization assessment, it will be worth the loss."

"So, I rejected it for you first."

"Thank you, sir." Renn nodded.

He actually has this plan himself. Currently, he has to make some preparations before departure. It is indeed not a suitable time to deal with these mysterious events.

In addition, after experiencing the last "Mother Tree Sect" incident in Nightsong Forest, Renn felt that the degree of danger of the mysterious incident fluctuated greatly, and the danger was much higher than he had expected before.

Especially due to the special nature of mysterious events, their investigation reports are often inaccurate.

"Ren, when you come here this time, do you want to tell me that you are planning to set off in the next few days?" Hamilton asked proactively.

"Yes, sir, I plan to leave in ten days."

"Ten days later?" Hamilton thought for a while and reminded: "Ren, I suggest you set off a few days earlier. After all, only by arriving early will you have enough time to familiarize yourself with the surrounding environment."

"You are more thoughtful, sir. I will set off in seven days." Ren calculated the time and said.

After returning home, Ren suddenly found that the house was much deserted, and his mother Emma looked at him with a reproachful look.

Just when Monk Renzhang was confused, his sister Mint rushed into his arms with a sad face and said: "Brother, sister Anna is gone too."

"Um?"

"What?" Ren's heart suddenly thumped, and he asked immediately.

"Sister Anna is gone. It seems that sister Anna left a letter for her brother, which is on your bedside." My sister said with big eyes.