5

Virginia Magic Academy.

Gou Liang said goodbye to Chris, who had come to help him with the paperwork. He turned around and walked two steps before he saw Jadon and his friends laughing and talking in front of the stairs of Jadon's teaching building.

Seeing him come in, Jadon waved and smiled. "Brother, your friend is here to see you."

The teenagers burst into laughter. Chris looked back and saw Jetton considerately move aside to reveal the person they were surrounding — Blake, an anomaly from Virginia.

Chris frowned slightly. He already knew what Jetton's intention was, but he didn't interfere. He only paused for a moment and then turned around to leave.

As the number one magic academy on the Nois Continent, Virginia gathered the most talented and noble young people, but there were exceptions.

Jetton was one of the exceptions. He had no magic talent or low affinity with magic elements, but was accepted by Virginia because of his noble birth and strong family background.

The other type was of low status. They were commoners or even slaves. They were selected and trained by big families because of their extraordinary magic talent and were accepted into Virginia.

Blake belonged to the second type.

The person who chose him was none other than Alex.

Blake was regarded as an anomaly, of course, not because of his ordinary birth, but because of his natural black hair and black eyes.

Since the end of the Great War of Gods and Devils, all the gods had fallen. Only the God of Light had saved lives from the God of Darkness. He had given humans magic talent, and people only had one religion left.

The more devout they were to the God of Light, the more they hated the God of Darkness. Even the black color represented by the God of Darkness had become the most hated color.

If a newborn child had black hair and black eyes, they were regarded as the servants of the devil. Their souls were soaked in darkness, so they still had the black mark after reincarnation. They were born to atone for their sins and didn't deserve any protection.

Blake was born in a well-off family, but his parents hated him because of his hair and eyes. He lived a life worse than a slave. He was always beaten and scolded. He became the target of his parents, and even strangers, to vent their anger.

Les, the original owner, met him by chance and didn't hesitate to help him.

Alex looked at his pity for Les and suddenly remembered something from many years ago.

It was a day long before the Great War of the Gods and Devils. The God of Light came to his mansion and looked at him, who could only hide in the darkness, with such eyes. Then, he thought himself clever and used his own magic to light up his world.

He was injured because of this. The God of Light was apologetic, but his expression of disbelief was extremely stupid.

Who would have thought that he would still be so self-righteous after reincarnating.

Alex looked at this scene with a smile and offered to sponsor the poor child that Les mentioned.

Blake entered Virginia. For him, the real ordeal had just begun.

It was a disaster that was more painful than the physical torture, because these injuries came from the human heart, and because Blake's heart was no longer a pool of stagnant water, Les' appearance gave him extra hope.

Occasionally, when he was ridiculed and bullied, Les would still step forward to stop and comfort him. Little did he know that every time he turned around, Blake would be treated even worse.

This was the salvation of the God of Light.

Alex expected Les to see the truth and destroy his wishful thinking, but Blake was easier to satisfy than he thought.

No matter how unfair the treatment was, his eyes were always focused on the beauty of the world.

He yearned for Les and admired his dazzling golden hair. He was grateful to Alex and Les, father and son, and hoped that one day he could serve them.

How could ignorant humans imagine that the person born from the darkness in their eyes had a pure soul that was difficult for them to reach?

When the soul Les saw Blake, he became agitated again. They are bullying Blake again, damn it!

His anger came from the bottom of his heart. After experiencing what Blake was going through, of course he was not as naive as before to not understand the cruelty hidden behind these bullies' careless bullying of Blake.

After he was sold as a slave by Alex and Jetton, only Blake tried to save him and paid the price with his life.

Thinking of this, Les' hate-filled soul finally had a trace of warmth. He kept urging Gou Liang, "Go and help him, don't let them bully Blake."

Gou Liang, "Shut up."

Blake crouched on the ground and covered his head. He was indifferent to Jetton's kicks and taunts. He looked up at the sound.

When he saw Gou Liang, his eyes showed a bit of spirit. He stood up but did not dare to speak to him.

Gou Liang loosened his slightly furrowed brows and smiled, "Blake, long time no see."

Blake's eyes showed a trace of surprise. He carefully looked at Gou Liang and confirmed that he had really recovered before he was relieved. At this time, he remembered that he was rude and did not respond to Gou Liang's greeting. He said hesitantly, "… Long time no see."

His tone was calm, and his voice was dry. She couldn't tell that he was happy about their reunion.

Gou Liang saw the nervousness in his eyes and stepped forward with a smile. "Thank you for coming to see me. How have you been?"

He took Blake's hand and wanted to take him away, but Jetton said, "Brother, you haven't introduced me to your friends yet."

Jetton looked very interested. Before Gou Liang could answer, Ritchie, who was standing next to him, sneered, "Jetton, it won't end well to be friends with people with dark souls. Look at your brother. Hasn't he become a fool?"

"Ah, is that so?"

Jetton looked at Blake curiously, and the contempt in his eyes was obvious.

Ritchie was still saying, "Of course. I used to be surprised that the noble Young Master Les could get along well with a lowly person who didn't even deserve a surname. So … this is nature. "

Jetton's face suddenly twisted. Ritchie had apparently forgotten that he was the only person present who did not have a surname.

Blake, who had been unresponsive to their teasing and ridicule, suddenly raised his head and looked at Ritchie fiercely.

Even he could tell that the other party was mocking his father's unknown birth, mocking his nature as a lowly person to get along well with lowly people. How could Gou Liang not be able to tell?

He stopped Blake, who was about to explode, and smiled. "Ritchie, I haven't seen you for two years, but you still haven't learned how to be polite when talking to your seniors. But it's okay, it's almost time for class. Now, you should go back to where you belong. "

Ritchie's face suddenly flushed red. "What right do you have to talk to me like that —"

"Les!"

Someone shouted in the distance, interrupting Ritchie's anger.

Ghar strode forward and said excitedly, "It's really you! I didn't want to believe it when I heard you weren't a fool anymore. I didn't expect you to come back so soon. It seems that I'll have to graduate with you this year. What a pity. "

He said it harshly, but his eyes were full of joy.

Then, Gavin looked at Ritchie and said exaggeratedly, "Who was I? Isn't this apprentice Ritchie? What, you're finally going to graduate this year. You don't want to stay in school anymore? Ah, how could I forget that if you don't graduate from kindergarten next year, you'll be forced to graduate. I won't be able to see you then. I really don't want you to leave. "

Ritchie was so angry that he couldn't speak.

His elemental affinity wasn't weak, but he didn't know if it was because of his poor perception or some other reason, but he couldn't learn any magic skills. This was why he was still an apprentice seven years after entering school.

Virginia had strict school rules. Students who studied magic could apply for a transfer after five years to become a theoretical student like Jadon and graduate with academic results. Otherwise, they would not be qualified to graduate if they did not have the ability to do so.

Therefore, Ritchie, who was unwilling to give up, was still an elementary student. He could only watch as every new student became his senior.

Gavin didn't finish his words. He looked at Jetton and said critically, "He's your friend?"

His eyes were full of disdain. Jetton didn't know whether to respond or not.

Fortunately, the bell rang and helped Ritchie out of the situation. He snorted and walked away angrily. Gavin, who had won a great victory, walked back to his seat with his arm around Gou Liang and Blake's shoulders. He grinned and said, "To deal with this kind of person, you have to give him a taste of his own medicine. He thinks he's a big shot even if you talk to him politely."

Jetton, who was also about to leave, looked at Gavin when he heard that.

Gavin looked back generously, the provocation and disdain in his eyes undisguised.

In Virginia, he was probably the only person who dared to snub Jetton so blatantly.

The Great War of Gods and Devils in ancient times divided the magic continent into five parts. Except for the continent of Helios, where the Vatican was located, the continent of Yith in the east was the most powerful.

However, that was more than 20 years ago.

When Duke Alex became a grand magus at the age of 30, the Nois Continent, which had always been below the Yith Continent in strength, became the only free continent with two grand magi, and became the leader of the four continents.

From this, one could see Alex's special status in the Nois Continent.

As his son, even if Jetton didn't have magic talent, no one wanted to offend him.

Unfortunately, Gavin's grandfather happened to be the other of the two grand magi. In terms of strength and seniority, he was above Alex, so Gavin had never been polite to Jetton. Jetton lost his advantage in front of him, so he quickly looked away and left with the others. He chose to be patient as before.

Gavin winked at Gou Liang proudly and asked, "I heard that you're going to take the exams for all subjects in five days and get full credits. Is that true?"

Gou Liang didn't deny it. "You're still so well-informed."

He had just talked about it in the headmaster's office, and Gavin already knew about it. It could be seen that he really cared about him.

Gavin waved his hand and said, "Now everyone is busy preparing for the graduation trial, and the school doesn't have any extra classes. I came back to see you today. The next time we meet, it will be at the trial field. Les, since you dare to be so immodest, I believe that you can get these credits. Don't let me down. "

He saw Gou Liang as a friend, but also as a rival. He used to feel sorry for him for a long time, but the lucky blond Les was still favored by the God of Light.

Gou Liang smiled and nodded. "Don't worry, I won't give this year's Star of Virginia to you."

Gavin laughed loudly and raised his hand. "Anyway, welcome back."

Gou Liang shook his hand, and the two looked at each other and smiled.

Gavin was as energetic as ever. He patted Gou Liang's shoulder and left.

From beginning to end, he didn't have any interaction with Blake, even if it was just a look. Blake's ice magic had already reached the intermediate level, and was very outstanding in Virginia. However, compared to Gavin who was already a senior mage, he was still far behind. Although Gavin didn't dislike him, he wasn't his opponent, and had no intention of getting close to him and offending the great God of Light in his heart.

While they were talking, Blake, who had been pretending to be a mural, said, "Congratulations."

Gou Liang thanked him. "Congratulations to you as well, your Excellency Intermediate Mage."

His playful smile showed that he was truly happy for Gou Liang. Blake revealed a bashful expression and scratched his head. He hesitated for a moment before gathering his courage to look at Gou Liang and say, "We can form a team during the graduation trial. Blake wants to follow Young Master."

He didn't know that Gou Liang was now comparable to a magus. After the original owner's accident, Blake, who didn't have the qualifications to visit, used all his time to improve his magic skills. He silently made up his mind to follow him, protect him, and desperately practice magic.

Now, this wish hadn't changed.

"Of course you can form a team with me, but …" Gou Liang's smile faded. "I can no longer bear the title of young master."

Blake said anxiously, "No matter what happens, you and the Duke are my masters. No matter how your identities change, this will never change."

Gou Liang shook his head, but didn't refute. He only said, "I need to go to the library to find some information. You should also go back and prepare for the trial."

"Young master …"

Blake looked at him worriedly. He wanted to say something, but stopped.

Gou Liang smiled and waved his hand. "Go. Only when your strength is higher can you better protect me in the trial field, right?"

Only then did Blake leave.

The soul Les shouted angrily. "Blake, come back. He's a fake. Why can't you recognize him?"

He then blamed Gou Liang. "Why did you pretend to be me? What is your purpose?"

Gou Liang was too lazy to pay attention to him. He went straight to the library in Virginia.

Virginia had a rich collection of ancient books. It was completely open to students, but some of the precious ancient books were placed with magic restrictions. Only when one reached a certain level of magic could they be opened.

He intended to use these five days to find a way to cure Alex.

Knowing that Alex was watching his every move through the magic crystal, Gou Liang didn't hide anything.

Light elements gathered in his palm. After a while, an elemental sprite with sparkling and translucent golden wings appeared in his palm. Then another sprite appeared.

Alex suddenly sat up straight.

— — Gou Liang already had the strength of a Grand Magus! No, perhaps, he was no longer Gou Liang's opponent in this rotten body.

Sure enough, he was about to reach adulthood. He was about to recover his divinity, and his strength had also increased.

This wasn't what Alex wanted to see, but he thought of something and revealed a smile full of interest.

Soul Les: Why do you have such powerful light magic? You, who are you?

Gou Liang glanced at him and said with a smile that wasn't a smile: Who am I? You really don't know?

Les: What do you mean by that?

Gou Liang: I am a god, the god you believe in, child.

Les was shocked and immediately shouted: Impossible, how can you be the God of Light! You, impossible … If you are a god, you can only be the God of Darkness, a devil like Alex!

Gou Liang: …

[Xiao Si, make him shut up.]

[Yes, master! I've wanted to do this for a long time!]

The elemental sprite brought the books Gou Liang wanted in front of him. Gou Liang browsed through them at a very fast speed. Soon, the books beside him were stacked into a small mountain.

Time passed quickly, and the System in his sea of consciousness was already yawning.

"Master, the place where the Lord God hid things last night was on the seventh floor. Are you going to look at it floor by floor and read all the books in this library?"

[Of course not, the original owner is very diligent. He has read half of the books in the library.]

The System was about to breathe a sigh of relief when it heard another bad news from his mouth.

[However, there are still many ancient books hidden in the magic array in this library. If we don't sweep them, how can we live up to the Lord God's interest?]

System: I don't know how to … Is it also a kind of interest?

It took four days for Gou Liang, who didn't sleep or rest, to successfully go to the seventh floor of the library. He tirelessly opened the ancient scrolls, squandered the light magic to maintain a good physical condition, and read faster than at the beginning.

At the same time, the librarian who was napping in the library suddenly opened his eyes.

Someone opened the magus restriction on the seventh floor!

Magi were a rare commodity in the magic continent. In the whole of Virginia, there were only two magi, the headmaster and the former headmaster who was nestled in the library.

Now, some magus had entered the library of Virginia without saying a word. The headmaster who heard the news was a little dissatisfied, but he didn't dare to rashly disturb the magus. He could only ask his teacher, "Should we ask him to come out and meet us? What if … he's someone from another continent? "

Virginia could tolerate a magus from the Nois Continent sharing their collection, but it didn't mean that they would not refuse anyone.

The former headmaster didn't answer him immediately.

He was thinking about Gou Liang. If he remembered correctly, the child hadn't left since four days ago. Could it be that the mysterious Archmage was him?

But was it possible?

Even if he was the adopted son of Duke Alex, no matter how talented he was, a seventeen-year-old magus was too unbelievable.

He hid his guess and sat back in the rocking chair. He closed his eyes and leisurely rocked.

"Forget it. Since he didn't show up, he might have a reason. Rashly disturbing him will inevitably cause unnecessary trouble." The old librarian waved his hand to let him leave. "I'll keep an eye on him. I won't let him take anything out of this library, not even a piece of paper."

Seeing this, the headmaster had to leave first.

At midnight, Gou Liang finally finished reading the books on the shelf. A trace of disappointment flashed in his eyes.

"It's said that the restriction on the seventh floor of Virginia can't be broken unless it's a grand magus. I wonder what's hidden here," he muttered to himself.

His fingers, which were condensing light elements, touched the wall of the seventh floor lightly. He walked around the base of the wall, and sure enough, no restriction was triggered.

"Even if it's a way to alleviate it, father can't wait …"

Even if he was lucky enough to find the God of Light's ring in the battlefield of God's Fall, Alex's body couldn't wait until then.

Gou Liang wasn't willing to return like this. He paced back and forth, the anxiety frozen between his brows. In the eyes of Alex, who was in front of the magic crystal, it was the most beautiful scenery in the world. It was pleasing to the eye. Alex's slender fingers stroked Gou Liang through the magic crystal. He chuckled and said, "Good boy, don't worry. You'll get what you want."