Chapter 14: Seaborne Battles Bandits

"Due to the increased number of people traveling to the Great Forest in recent years, some bad guys have begun to target these travelers.

They gather some people and hide in the bushes on both sides of the road. When a lone traveler passes by, they jump out to rob and kill.

Mongie Hearo, who left the village for the first time, was unaware of the dangers of the outside world, so he didn't join anyone to travel.

As expected, on the second day after leaving the village, he was stopped by a group of bandits.

"Hand over all your belongings, kid. If we're pleased, maybe we'll let you go."

Facing seven bandits on the other side and being alone, Mongie Hearo, being wise, handed over the little money he had.

"Is this all you've got? What bad luck, running into a poor guy like you! Hand over that pet of yours, and maybe we'll let you go."

For Mongie Hearo, Pipi was his family, and he'd rather die than hand Pipi over!

Because of Mongie Hearo's cooperation, the bandits relaxed their guard against him.

Seeing an opportunity, Mongie Hearo secretly drew his wand and cast a 'Fog Spell,' obscuring the bandits' vision.

Unexpectedly, the bandits, who were surprised by Mongie Hearo's resistance, soon regained their composure, being professionals.

At this moment, a red light shot out from the fog. It was a 'Disarmament Spell.' One bandit was hit by the spell, losing his wand.

Without the ability to cast spells without a wand, if a wizard loses their wand, they lose their ability to resist.

The leader of the bandits shouted loudly, ordering the remaining bandits to gather together and cast a 'Shield Spell' to guard against sneak attacks. Then, they used magic to sense Mongie Hearo's location.

Hearing the leader's command, Mongie Hearo, who was also listening, mixed a large amount of magic in the fog.

As a result, it was difficult for magic detection to find him.

Then Mongie Hearo successively used non-lethal spells like 'Stunning Spell' and 'Petrification Spell' to attack the bandits.

Kind-hearted Mongie Hearo couldn't bring himself to use lethal spells against others.

The bandits easily blocked Mongie Hearo's spells with the 'Shield Spell.'

After realizing that magic detection couldn't locate Mongie Hearo, the bandits finally thought of their magical beasts—Diro Dogs.

Diro Dogs were a large breed of dog with fierce temperaments and strong bodies.

But Diro Dogs also had their weaknesses—they were weak against magic.

Many wizards looked down on them for this reason, and these wizards often ended up in trouble.

Because Diro Dogs were very fast, it was difficult to hit them with targeted spells.

Therefore, to defeat Diro Dogs, you either needed to use large-scale spells or use Transfiguration to restrict their speed before attacking."

Tonight's story was about Mongie Hearo's battle with the bandits.

Afterward, Bell explained in detail how Mongie Hearo cleverly battled the bandits, facing different challenges and choosing different spells in absolute adversity, and eventually, with Pipi's help, successfully defeated the bandits.

And because he was seriously injured in the battle and couldn't afford healing potions, Mongie Hearo had to deal with his wounds, identify various herbs, and brew potions.

In short, while Bell ensured the story's entertainment value, he also incorporated all the knowledge he could think of, aiming to allow Shanna to learn various magical knowledge while enjoying the story.

And because Mongie Hearo was kind-hearted, he didn't kill the bandits in the end. Bell also arranged for these bandits to have subsequent roles.

Of course, they weren't coming to repay kindness. In reality, things wouldn't turn out so absurdly.

The bandits naturally came for revenge, and Mongie Hearo would lose his good friend and almost even Pipi because of his past naivety.

After this experience, Mongie Hearo would completely abandon his naivety.

Bell intended to use this to remind Shanna that in the future, when facing enemies, she must not show mercy and must develop a habit of finishing the job.

After all, leaving enemies alive was something only the antagonist bosses would do, and as a righteous companion, how could Shanna not finish them off?

For Shanna's education, Bell was really breaking his brain. He planned to continue telling the story of the 'Wizard King' until Shanna mastered all the valuable knowledge he thought of.

Or until Shanna didn't want to listen anymore.

After all, his sister's happiness was the most important thing!

...

"Brother, brother, look!"

Shanna pushed open the door and rushed into Bell's room.

She placed a glass on the table and then took out her wand.

"Shatter!"

The glass shattered into several pieces.

"Shanna is amazing!"

Bell patted Shanna's head and praised her.

Shanna was already 6 years old. Just three days ago, on Shanna's birthday, after receiving Bell's approval, the whole family went to Diagon Alley to buy a wand for Shanna.

To this, Ollivander was very surprised.

He didn't expect that after their 5-year-old son, the Minashel would buy a wand for their 6-year-old daughter too?

Ollivander tried his best to dissuade the Minashel couple, but due to their insistence, he eventually chose a wand for little Shanna.

Shanna's wand was eleven inches long, made of grapevine wood and dragon heartstring. Equally powerful, but compared to Bell's wand, it was gentler.

After getting her first wand, little Shanna was excited these past few days, wanting to try out spells on everything she saw.

As a result, the training effect was very significant. In just three days, Shanna's spell destructive power had noticeably increased.

From merely causing a few cracks in a glass at the beginning, to now being able to directly split a glass.

As Shanna grew older, Bell no longer accompanied her as he used to.

He believed that his sister needed more of her own time and space.

And Shanna no longer stuck to Bell as she used to.

From being glued to Bell 24 hours a day, to now only 20 hours, the time had greatly shortened!

Seeing Shanna gradually growing up, Bell couldn't help but shed tears of joy or sadness.

"Brother, what book are you reading?"

Little Shanna looked at the magic book in her brother's hand, realizing that she couldn't understand the words on the pages.

It was strange. She had read many magic books by now and rarely encountered unfamiliar words.

But the words in the book her brother was holding, she didn't recognize any of them.

"This is a magic book explaining ancient magical texts."

Bell showed Shanna the book in his hand.

"Ancient magical texts? What's that?"

Little Shanna heard this term for the first time.

"Ancient magical texts are the scripts used by ancient wizards, and these scripts themselves contain magic, so they were used in many places.

But precisely because they contain magic and are too complex to write, they have gradually been replaced by modern English."

"Oh, Brother, I want to learn too!"

Little Shanna was interested in everything her brother learned.

She thought that as long as she learned all the magic her brother mastered, she could be closer to him!

"It's too early for you to learn this. you should first master basic spells and Transfiguration. After laying a solid foundation, then you can start learning advanced knowledge."

"Um... okay..."

Little Shanna reluctantly agreed.