NOVEL ONLINE FREE Chapter 24: Shadow
Stevenson's arrival only caused a small splash in Deepblue , which soon disappeared in the rolling waves. Ten days later, Isabella's return was grand, but it also did not attract much attention. Because every time the Legendary Archmage returns, it is equally grand, even if it is just a picnic to the White Deer Forest a hundred kilometers away. As for the result of the decisive battle between the two legends, no one knows, and even Stevenson himself has not received accurate information from his family channels.
Deepblue, as always, operates in a tense and orderly manner driven by the flood of gold coins.
Only little Eldrin found that Isabella's joy suddenly increased a lot this month, reaching a record of 800,000 gold coins. This is a huge amount of money, which is available everywhere except in Deepblue . After getting an unusual amount of joy, little Eldrin immediately found that his courses also increased, especially one of them, "Basics of Compound Magic Arrays" taught by Archmage alone. Naturally, the raw materials used in compound magic arrays are all high-quality. Therefore, in Deepblue 's abnormal price system, Eldrin's "huge" income is melting like a snowball in the sun . It is expected that the extra income will be completely consumed in the summer, and then he will have to worry about maintaining a balance between income and expenditure.
Elaine still brought meals to him every day. Eldrin wanted to eat more and more, and his eating methods became more and more strange. He was more and more strict about the timing and frequency. What was even more painful was that the food had a lot more strange tastes, some of which were even unbearable. But with Elaine's company and explanation, the whole process was miraculously no longer painful.
Every time Eldrin finished eating, Elaine would kiss him, in different ways. But the girl didn't stay long after the meal, only five minutes at most. Every time the time was up, she would leave immediately, as precise as a magic pendulum.
And on this day at the end of the month, it is time for the usual dessert after dinner.
This time the girl grasped Eldrin's hand and gently fumbled for a huge mother-of-pearl button on the front. The surface was slightly rough with concave and convex patterns, and the touch was particularly clear under the senses that were more sensitive due to the food.
Little Eldrin suddenly glanced at him in a hurry. The girl was only slightly flustered at first, then she held Eldrin's hand, made him stand up straight, and then she pressed against Eldrin's body and bowed her head.
This is a fierce watering, and the fruit is almost ripe in an instant!
Just as Eldrin was looking forward to watering again, Elaine suddenly jumped up and said anxiously, "Oh, time is almost up!" She hurriedly pulled her clothes, grabbed the tableware, and ran away.
"Tomorrow...will something happen..." Eldrin thought dazedly. His heart was still beating close to its limit, so fast that he felt a little suffocated.
The next day, nothing happened as expected. Elaine seemed to be worried, with an undisguised gloom on her face . When Eldrin asked her about it, she refused to say anything. After the meal, Elaine grabbed Eldrin's hand and pressed it gently, then left in a hurry.
Intimacy has a price. No matter how much contact, Elaine will charge a gold coin. Eldrin, who is now familiar with the prices of Deepblue , naturally knows that a gold coin is nothing, and may not even be enough to feed the girl. So he always asks the girl a lot of questions and pays for them . However, the girl's charging standards are also very strict. She charges according to the value of the information itself and is unwilling to take more.
In fact, most of the information she could get was not valuable. The most expensive piece of information was that after the magic duel, all of Papin 's followers disappeared from Deepblue , and some of them seemed to have never returned to their families. In addition, the entire duel was said to be related to Isabella's other student Randolph. Elaine marked the price of this information at 120 gold coins, and there was no other information worth more than 50 gold coins. So Eldrin knew that all the gold coins he had paid in the past month were not enough to support the girl's magic training for a day. Of course, this was calculated according to his own standards.
From that day on, Elaine's attitude suddenly changed, and her contact with Eldrin became very restrained, no matter how far.
However, the fruits are already ripe.
Eldrin also felt the change in Elaine, but no matter how he asked or tried to ask indirectly, he could not get an answer. However, when he was concentrating on eating carefully, he occasionally glanced at the girl's bright smile and saw another Elaine sobbing. Then Eldrin's world became dark. Apart from the daily study and practice, Eldrin could not get excited about anything, and nothing special happened in the next month. Only at a public lecture with hundreds of people, a man named Stevenson came over to greet him and introduced himself as Isabella's student.
Then time passed as usual, and summer arrived quietly.
Elaine became more and more hurried, and she obviously began to keep her distance from Eldrin, and later she even stopped accepting a gold coin a day. Therefore, the special meals became more and more difficult to swallow, but the portions kept increasing over time. Eldrin was obviously taller and stronger. Basic physical training was added to his courses, and he trained his body in the way of a professional warrior. As time went by, Eldrin's magic training speed gradually accelerated, which made him feel incredible because most of his time was still occupied by various heavy courses.
With the arrival of summer, Floating Ice Bay also entered its most beautiful season. The sea was as calm as silk, the glaciers were deep blue, the sky was clear, the air was pure, and all the vegetation showed the richest colors of the year, colorful and brilliant. The number of tourists increased significantly, and the handsome men and beautiful women sunbathing on the beach became a beautiful landscape. But Eldrin was in no mood to appreciate it, and his heart was still gloomy .
That night, Elaine left the Eldrin residential area as usual. At the moment when the heavy metal door closed, a magic symbol on the corner of her clothes flashed, sending the message far away. In the shadows in the distance, there stood a wizard wrapped in a dark magic robe . His sharp eyes were always on the girl, which made her speed up her pace involuntarily. It was not until the girl walked away that the wizard looked at the magic timer in his hand. The message he received showed that Elaine left the Eldrin residential area within the specified time. He nodded, wrapped his magic robe tightly, and disappeared into the depths of darkness.
Elaine walked quickly towards the passage leading to the upper level. Although the teleportation magic circle is convenient, it is expensive. Only magicians with formal positions in Deepblue can afford to use it frequently. The passage is just a little tiring and takes some time. Anyone with a basic martial arts skill can climb from the bottom to the top in one breath, so the walking passage is the first choice for most people. The girl hurriedly walked around the corner, but suddenly found a person standing in front of her. She was caught off guard and almost bumped into the other person's arms!
The girl screamed, but luckily her young body reacted quickly and she didn't really hit the other person. She said sorry and passed by the other person, but her hand was tightly grasped by the other person. It was a very strong hand, making Elaine completely unable to break free, and even her wrist hurt so much that she felt like the bones were about to break.
"Your name is Elaine?" This was a tall young wizard with a soft voice, but the steady strength from his hand that showed no signs of slackening made the sensitive Elaine know that this man actually had a bad temper.
"I'm Elaine. What should I call you?" Elaine asked politely and tried to pull her hand back calmly, but her efforts were in vain.
"My name is Stevenson. Since you also make a little money by selling information, you should know who I am." The young wizard said with a smile.
Under his sharp and cold gaze, Elaine felt like a frog being stared at by a snake. She suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, and her wet clothes stuck to her body, making her feel extremely uncomfortable. When the young wizard called out his name, her heart immediately turned completely cold. Of course, she knew who Stevenson was. Deepblue belonged to Isabella, and every time His Highness accepted a student, it was the headline news in Deepblue . Although she had clearly sensed Stevenson's malice, his identity made her unable to resist. In addition to being shocked, a trace of despair arose spontaneously.
"Dear Mr. Stevenson, I always leave on time, never delay, and never do anything out of the ordinary! Do you have any other requests for me?" Elaine shouted in panic.
Stevenson leaned forward slightly, put his face close to Elaine, and lifted the girl's chin with his right hand, lifting her face up forcefully. The two faces were so close that their noses almost touched.
"I heard that you get a gold coin from Eldrin every day. Now, you have to tell me the whole story of how you got this gold coin." Stevenson's voice became lower and lower, with a strange rustling sound, like a snake spitting out blood-red tongue.
Elaine felt cold all over. Stevenson gradually exuded an aura that made her feel extremely scared. Her body even began to stiffen, just like being hit by a weak fear spell. This should be some kind of blood ability, but it made her feel even more desperate. It was rare for someone so young to be able to manifest blood ability in Deepblue .
But Stevenson's words made the girl's eyes light up. She didn't know where she got the strength from, and suddenly pushed Stevenson away, shouting: "You are not from the Law Enforcement Mage Corps!"