Soul of Burning Steel

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Theodore, a human, a mage from the Twilight Plains, aged forty-seven, ordinary-looking, dull personality, currently serving as a teacher in Northland Winterhold College.

The Twilight Plain is located in the southeast of the empire and borders the Central Black Forest. There are many rivers and swamps, and it is filled with thick water mist throughout the year. Sometimes even light cannot penetrate, so it is named Twilight. Legend has it that there is one. The ancient dragon lives, and it is precisely because of the power of that ancient dragon that the Twilight Plain will be covered with moist darkness all day long.

As a normal person living in such a difficult environment, Theodore has always dreamed of leaving this ghost place since he was a child to see a broader and freer world outside.

Perhaps it was the ancestor’s pity, his dream soon came true-because of the detection of the talent to become a mage, this dull brunette boy was selected as a disciple by an imperial mage who traveled all over the world, and then he was blessed by relatives and friends. Leaving the oppressive land, came to the center of the empire, the imperial capital, and the holy city of Sanshan.

During that time, perhaps he was the happiest time, not only because he was able to learn magical spells, but also because he could see this clear world without fog.

But the good times didn't last long. Because of the war with the orcs, he and his mentor were enlisted together, and then the mentor died on the battlefield.

This is so sudden, but it is no longer normal... the war is always deadly. Theodore originally thought that he was already prepared, but when this happened, he still felt A little at a loss, such a weak self was lingering and panting, but the gentle and powerful mentor died in a raid.

The war is over, but the apprentice of the mage without a mentor, relying on self-study, is at most a wild mage in his life, but Theodore, who originally just wanted to leave his depressing hometown, has now truly fallen in love with magic. He can’t Endure the fact that you can only be a layman.

Therefore, he used the determination that he could only have once in his life, and resolutely went to find his mentor’s former comrade-in-arms, the leader of the Imperial Mage Brigade at the time, Nostradamus, and expressed his desire to continue learning magic. .

This was a gamble, but he won. For the sake of the comrades who had left, the old mage accepted Theodore as a named disciple, and taught him spells like a real teacher.

In order to repay this kindness, no matter what Nostradamus wants to do, Theodore will unconditionally support. Even this time, the old mage asked him to give up his work in the association and leave the comfortable imperial capital to come to the cold and wild north. As an academy teacher at the border, he also agreed without hesitation.

But now, he regrets a bit.

"This ghost place, the weather is as bad as my hometown!"

Standing at the gate of Winterhold Academy, looking at the foot of the mountain from a distance, Theodore rubbed his hands, his expression duller: "No, worse!"

The extreme north ice sheet on the border, its harsh environment, compared to the Twilight Plains, was inferior, Theodore was shocked to discover that even in summer there will be occasional snowfall, and the temperature has always been below zero. Winterhold Academy is located on the side of the Nissi Snow Mountain, and the body temperature is even colder than the surface. Unless he goes out with a [environmental adaptation] spell, he still needs to wear a three-layer cotton jacket.

There are many people from the Twilight Plains who call the gloomy dampness in their hometown in winter as magical damage. Theodore has always believed in this. In his opinion, the winter temperature of the imperial capital in the central part is not the same. It's nothing too big, and no matter how cold the North is, it's like that - but now, he understands that the biting cold on the snow-capped mountains is a real injury, and no amount of clothes can be resisted.

Not far away, there was a roaring sound. The brunette mage turned his head and saw that many teenagers were playing in the small woods near the college.

These little children are wearing only thin robes of apprentices, rolling in the ice and snow, and there is no sign of feeling cold at all. They are all middle school students of Winterhold Academy, and now it is the time to rest and relax. Come out and breathe.

"Are the children in the Northland all monsters..."

Theodore tightened his robes subconsciously, then shook his head and muttered.

"Ms. Theodore!"

Suddenly, behind the brunette mage came a vigorous teenage voice. He immediately turned his head to look, and then saw a pair of teenage girls with platinum hair and gray pupils walking quickly from the entrance of the academy. .

At the head was the boy. In his hand he carried a huge iron box with a silver-gray appearance and engraved magic lines with flowing rays of light. It looked very heavy, but the boy with a hunter's short braid did not. He lifted it up with great effort, and behind him, the girl with ponytails also carried the same box, which seemed to be effortless.

"Thank you, Ivan, Amira."

Theodore took the two silver boxes in the opponent's hands. He mentally sensed the contents in them, then nodded, and said gently, "Thank you for helping me during the break. What reward do you want?"

"I think……"

The boy named Ivan looked straightforward. Hearing the words of the brunette mage, he immediately prepared to speak, but the girl behind him kicked him neatly, then grabbed the boy's back collar and muttered softly. words.

"Thank you Mrs. Theodore! It's okay to help the teacher a little bit, but recently my sister and I have read the books that we have published outside the book, so..."

"I want to borrow books from the inner library of the big library, right?"

Before Ivan stumbled and repeated what his sister asked him to say, Theodore smiled and shook his head, then took out a note and pen from his robe: "You guys have been so diligent to help me lately, how could I not? Know what you want... take it."

Swish signed a dragon and phoenix signature on the note, followed by a line of'permission'. The brunette mage handed the note to the happy-faced young girl, and then said softly: "Ivan, Ami Pull, you two brothers and sisters are the most hard-working of all students, but you should also pay attention to rest occasionally and not read books. The most important thing for a master is to use knowledge, not to learn knowledge by death. You have to go outside and apply it more practically. ."

"Neiku's book is more advanced and difficult. Although I am studying magical creatures, I have also studied in other subjects. If you have any questions you don't understand, you can ask me."

"Well, I see, thank you Teacher Theodore!"

Since Amila doesn’t seem to like to talk, her elder brother Ivan, who is a little careless, has always been doing foreign exchanges. He has obtained the coveted permission to borrow books from the library’s inner library. Both brothers and sisters are very happy. The elder brother is grinning and the younger sister. It was a very lady's chuckling.

There was not much time to rest. The brothers and sisters left quickly, and Theodore was carrying two huge metal boxes, looking at the backs of the two going away, with a slight smile in his eyes and a hint of contemplation.

Ivan and Amila, the most assiduous siblings of the entire Winterhold Academy, sister Amila’s talents are far better than him. In time, she will surely be able to advance to the golden realm in the future, and even the ultimate intention is not unreasonable. may.

Because of this, the mages of the entire college have given her preferential treatment, and she did not treat this preferential treatment. Whether it is academic performance or practical operation, she is the well-deserved number one in the entire college.

And her elder brother, Ivan, although not as talented as his sister, is considered to be excellent, and hidden under his carefree appearance is an unwavering heart.

Ivan would not hesitate to ask his classmates and teachers when he didn’t understand the problem. He couldn’t find it for a while, and he would take the initiative to read and study the classics. Moreover, he has unexpected talents in magic machinery and magic creatures. , Theodore even had the thought of accepting it as a disciple.

If not, he would not be so tolerant of these two children.

"I heard that their parents died in the last year's crazy dragon attack. The whole village was burned to death by the dragon flame. It was precisely because of this that the dragon slaying lord was angry and slayed the dragon, but after all, the dead are gone and will not return. Up."

Softly muttering to himself, Theodore thoughtfully: "Although he looks cheerful on the surface, in fact his heart is full of hatred...Hatred can be regarded as a big driving force, but let this emotion Taking roots and sprouts, there will definitely be hidden dangers in the future."

The experienced brunette mage can of course see the careful thoughts hidden under the appearance of the teenagers and girls. Whether it is a brother or a sister, both of them have an extra interest in dragons. Theodore even suspects that the reason why these two brothers and sisters chose He came to please him, fearing that it was not because he was a teacher of magical creatures, and he happened to be working on a topic about dragons recently.

But regardless of him, Theodore doesn't care about this kind of thing at all, he is even very happy, because it means that his abilities have been affirmed, and he has been so smart since he was a child, knowing to prepare for the future dragon slaying, the two brothers and sisters will be sure in the future. Much can be done.

But now, it's time to work.

Weighing the silver iron box in his hands, the brown-haired mage took a deep breath, and then he carried the two iron boxes that were painted with magic runes and could not use teleportation or other spells to help carry them. Walk along the ice lake at the foot of the mountain.

As mentioned before, Theodore is a mage who studies magical creatures, commonly known as a biologist. In ancient times, his type of mage was called a Qi mage. Through contract and self-modification, he made himself possessed of magical creatures and used types. The ability of spells, but now, self-improvement is listed as taboo spells by the major nations, especially the Church of the Seven Gods, so Qi Master gradually focuses on contracting and cultivating beasts, sharing power and life.

Theodore’s mentor was a well-known Qi mage. His family had helped the Diamond Royal family reach a contract with a Hell Dragon hundreds of years ago, which is now Israel Diamond. The ancestor of the giant dragon under the German seat, his most ambitious goal in this department is to contract with a giant dragon and become a dragon contract mage.

But how proud is the dragon? How can they contract with an ordinary mage? An adult dragon, except for the most powerful human beings to subdue them with force, otherwise it is absolutely impossible to obey other people's orders.

Therefore, it is almost impossible to make a contract with an adult dragon. Theodore gave up this idea after trying several times and was almost killed. He turned to find a chance to cultivate the dragon by himself.

This should actually be more impossible than contracting with an adult dragon, because if you want to cultivate a dragon by yourself, you have to start with the dragon egg, and the dragon’s attention to the egg has already reached a point of frenzy. You know, all dragons They are all solitary, they hate sharing territory with their kind, but in order to take care of the dragon eggs more safely, there are still many dragons who will build dragon nests and take care of them collectively.

The dragon egg is so powerful that it can make the unconstrained dragon repress its nature. After more than ten years of trying, Theodore found in despair that he practiced magic and made himself a great mage at the extreme level. The possibility of forcing a giant dragon contract is a little higher than it is now. Years of hard practice to get close to the dragon's nest has allowed him to reach the top in terms of changes and elemental spells. On the contrary, the original contract has never been there. progress.

Being invited to be a teacher in Winterfell is actually a sign of Theodore's frustration. He no longer has any hope for himself. Anyway, the strength of the golden rank is completely sufficient, and he is also a respected professor, why bother Keep going against the dragon?

But it seemed to be blessed by luck. One day, the brunette mage was shocked to learn that Joshua Van Radcliffe, the master of Moldavia and the glorious principal of this academy, was also The famous dragon slayer actually collected a lot of dragon eggs in his hands! And he also sent the dragon egg to the academy as an experimental sample!

"What kind of luck is this for me!"

Years of struggle are not as good as a moment of luck. When Theodore saw the dragon egg he dreamed of, he didn't know whether he was crying or laughing.

Since Theodore is the only person who has a deep research on dragons and can take care of dragon eggs, Nostradamus immediately appointed him to keep them. The brown-haired mage also knew that these dragon eggs were not It belongs to him, and they may not be able to hatch young dragons, so he made full use of the secret method he learned from his mentor, but basically he hadn't used it very much, and he kept watching these dragon eggs tremblingly.

As if it was the apostle of the truth protecting it, less than a month later, the dragon egg had an obvious response to hatching.

Upon discovering this news, Theodore breathed a sigh of relief immediately-the truth is up, his craft is correct, it's really useful, you know, if something goes wrong with Dragon Egg, you don't need Joshua and Nostradam. Mas punishes him, and the brunette mage will probably commit suicide by himself, cutting off his boring life simply and neatly.

The cold of the snow-capped mountains hit from all directions, but Theodore's consciousness became more sober because of this. The leather robe he wrapped around his body gave him a blessing of elemental shelter. Suddenly, a feeling of warmth enveloped the whole body, and the brown hair The mage also continued to walk towards the snowy mountain lake.

In fact, the incubation of dragons, especially the incubation of dragons that can be used by humans, is a very delicate step.

It has many conditions to allow the newborn young dragon to get close to humans. It treats humans as the same kind and does not have a sense of identity with the giant dragon. There are very few people who know how to hatch dragon eggs, and people who know how to make young dragons get close to humans. Less, but it just so happened that Theodore knew it.

Therefore, he realized that the time has come to be urgent.

There are indeed many methods, but most of them can’t be done right away. Whether it’s the subtle brainwashing circle or the Qilong treaty, they can’t be done in a short while. Now start to cast spells on the dragon eggs to make them right. It is too late for human beings to have a sense of identity and can only be cultivated.

The brown-haired mage currently has only one option-that is, let a dragon close to humans take care of these young dragons. In this way, under the influence of the same kind, the young dragons will naturally imitate close to humans.

Thank the truth, the lord here, the owner of the dragon egg, Joshua Van Radcliffe happens to be a dragon knight, and Nissi Snow Mountain Lake happens to be the habitat of his dragon.

Hei, the name of the dragon seems to be only a half-dragon or a fire dragon, but it is enough. After all, how can the young dragon care about the attributes of his elders? Anyway, Theodore only wants to lead, he knows how to train a dragon.

For this reason, he specifically asked the college to send an urgent letter to Joshua. Because he was too excited when writing, the handwriting was scribble, and the word order was confused. Theodore doubted whether the other party could understand it, but no matter what How to say, the meaning must have been conveyed.

Can't wait for the other party's consent, the brunette mage is ready to take action, some dragon eggs may hatch at any time, every second is a hidden danger, even if he will be punished for this unannounced action in the future, he is willing.

After walking through the winding icy road of the snow-capped mountains and through the lush cold pine forest, Theodore finally came to the ice lake at the foot of the snow-capped Nissi Mountain.

A steady stream of cold magic power is released in the ice lake. This kind of cryptic fluctuation is hard to notice even for a gold-level mage, but Theodore can. This is his talent and he was chosen by his mentor as a disciple. The reason is that he can even use this keen perception to communicate spiritually with other creatures.

Putting down the two large boxes with dragon eggs in his hands, the brunette mage moved his hands and feet. Since he had been on the battlefield, he had also walked countless evil mountains in search of dragons and dragon eggs, so Theodore had very good physical fitness. Well, even this kind of metal box full of magic runes can be easily one in one hand. He rested for a while, and then he was ready.

"black!"

He yelled to the ice lake familiarly, his magic controlling the sound, so that the sound wave did not spread outside, but passed to the water: "It's me, Theodore who usually gives you food, I have something to do with you now! "

After speaking, the brunette mage didn't make a second call. He knew that the other party must have heard his voice. According to past experience, a pair of hands would appear soon.

as predicted.

Not far away, above the icy lake, a large number of bubbles suddenly began to appear. The trajectory of the bubbles quickly swam toward the lake shore, and a huge black shadow gradually appeared under the water, revealing its owner's huge size. Stature.

As the black shadow approached, Theodore felt that the surrounding fire elements that had been stagnant because of the cold began to cheer, and the result was a rapid rise in temperature, making people feel like they were in a stove.

The black shadow came to the shore, and then slowly rose, accompanied by the surging boiling water and the violently rising white mist, a huge dragon appeared from the water in this way.

This is a fierce beast with a slender body, full of grace and dangerous beauty. Its body is covered with a thick black carapace. On both sides of the body is a pair of wings that do not seem to be fully developed, and they are covered with dangerous bones and spines. Under the carapace, the golden red veins can be seen vaguely like the naked eye.

Of course, the most eye-catching thing is the chest of this giant beast, as if the golden spar that is as dazzling as the sun is embedded on it, releasing an incredible heat.

"Roar!"

——What's the matter, Theodore, are you going to give me an extra meal?

He was swimming at the bottom of the lake before, and the magical black looked at the brunette mage with his dark golden eyes. This human being is very familiar with it. He is the one who gives himself food on weekdays, and he is one of the few people who can understand what he says. He joked.

——I have eaten ice shrimp last time. I want cod this time. Don't fool me with beef and lamb. I'm tired of eating it!

"No, Hei, you had breakfast once not long ago, and it's not the season of cod fishing. Where is the portion for you... This time I have something to look for you."

Lifting the silver metal box in his hand, Theodore said excitedly: "Friend, I want to ask you to help hatch these dragon eggs!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the brunette mage suddenly felt that the atmosphere was a little bit wrong, and he was silent, who seemed to be in a good mood, and he quickly noticed this.

Wait, what did you just say?

"Friend~www.novelmtl.com~ please stop! I mean..."

Because of the excitement before, Theodore noticed that he seemed a little overwhelmed-the brunette mage immediately started to explain in horror, but it was obviously too late.

"Roar!!!!"

The dark golden dragon's eyes widened suddenly, and the earth-shaking roar shook the atmosphere. The fiery gust of wind roared out of the dragon's mouth, instantly submerging the body of the brown-haired mage.

——Theodore, I never knew, you are such a brazen person! ! !

As if it was a symbol of rage, the red lines began to spread on the black carapace. The light at the core of its chest became more and more dazzling, and finally became as invisible as the sun. It stepped heavily on the ground and shook the entire cold pine forest. When he got up, the half dragon stretched his head in front of the brown-haired mage, then opened his big mouth and let out an angry roar.

——I don’t have a spouse yet, but now you want me to hatch dragon eggs? ! Do you really know what you are talking about? Stupid mage! Mobile users, please browse and read for a better reading experience.