Chapter 62 Spring Festival Games

Of course Kandy knew that it would be difficult for a young mage like Joan with a weak physique to compete with a strong Asa youth on the sports field, so he took the list of competitions, reviewed it from beginning to end, and finally suggested him Compete in a game of "darts" that is more about skill than fitness.

Before making a decision to sign up, Joan went to the dart training field to observe on the spot, and found that the Asa people used boomerangs in the competition, and the rules of the game were also formulated according to the characteristics of boomerangs, and the darts he was good at were too light , the range is too short, and it is a disadvantage under the existing game rules.

Conti hinted that he could use the "Hand of the High Mage" to extend the range of the darts. After serious consideration, Joan gave up this too obvious cheating method-because he has more subtle cheating skills.

The Spring Festival Sports Meeting was held on the last weekend of February. Joan signed up for three events, namely the 100-yard sprint, tree climbing with bare hands, and long jump.

On the day of the race, when the thirteen-year-old skinny boy appeared on the field, he immediately stood in stark contrast to the other tall, muscular competitors. Apart from being surprised, the audience also admired Joan's courage, perhaps out of sympathy, and spontaneously cheered for the little mage. At this moment, people thought that Joann's participation in the competition was just to join in the fun and "participation is the most important thing", but what happened next surprised them.

Qiao An lived up to the cheers outside the field. All three competitions entered the semi-finals with unexpectedly good results. Among them, the tree climbing competition even reached the finals, and finally won the seventh place.

At the end of the two-day sports meeting, Qiao An not only won the respect of the Asa people as he wished, but also won a reputation that he himself was reluctant to accept-"Monkey Mage"!

On the evening of the closing day of the sports meeting, a bonfire party was held as usual. The aroma of barbecue and ale accompanied by the singing of men and women lingered in the night sky. Joan didn't attend the party, firstly because he felt ashamed, after all, he only relied on his "sports belt"—not his own strength—to win good grades, and he always felt hot-faced when he heard others' praise in public, and secondly because Because Kandy's elder brother, Magny Powhatan, led an Asa hunting horse back from the northern reconnaissance that night, Kanti's parents were eager to learn about the situation on the north bank of the Ivene River from the mouth of the eldest son, and Joan was also very interested in it. , and accompanied Kandy out of the village overnight to meet Magny and his party.

Joan and Kandy waited at the entrance of the village for more than half an hour, and they didn't hear the sound of horseshoes in the distance until the moon was in the middle of the sky. Not long after, a cavalry with a total of about 100 men appeared in Joan's field of vision. The riders were all wearing jungle camouflage cloaks with dark green stripes. The night wind blew the cloaks, occasionally revealing the swords they wore next to them, reflecting the moonlight.

When the horse team arrived at the gate of the village, the riders reined in in unison and dismounted one after another. The leading rider was particularly tall and burly, giving people a sense of oppression almost like a jungle beast. When he lifted his cloak and hood to reveal a sharp and handsome face, Kandy immediately jumped up cheering.

"Magney, you're finally back!"

"Ha! Naughty girl, that's exactly what I want to say to you. Where have you been for more than a month?" Magni picked up his sister and kissed her on the forehead, showing deep concern in his reproach .

"Hmm... I can't say a few words. Anyway, due to some accidents, I had to recuperate in Delin Town. During this period, I was taken care of by many kind people."

"This little brother is one of the 'good-hearted people', right?" Magni smiled at Joan with a deep look in his eyes.

"That's right, his name is Joan. He is my savior and best friend! Magny, don't bully Joan!" Conti warned seriously.

Magni shrugged aggrievedly and spread his hands: "Oh, I don't take my brother seriously when I have a new friend, you are really my good sister!"

"Bah! You're talking nonsense, I don't have one!"

Conti's cheeks were flushed, and he punched his brother angrily. Considering Magni's burly and sturdy body like a brown bear, my sister's fists are a little too small, but he still cooperated very well and pretended to be overwhelmed, which made my sister turn her anger into a smile.

Joan was very envious of the deep relationship between the brothers and sisters. It's a pity that as an orphan, he doesn't quite understand how siblings should get along with each other.

After fighting with his brother for a while, Kandy remembered his parents' instructions, and hurriedly urged Magni to go home. Walking on the road, Kandy was still the most active of the three. He first introduced the situation of Joan's family to his brother, and then introduced Joan's elder brother who was seven years older than her in a proud tone from the heart.

Magny Powhatan was indeed worthy of his sister's pride. The young master of the Algonquin tribe definitely deserves the evaluation of being young and promising. He became the recognized number one warrior in the tribe at the age of twenty. Magni's apprenticeship is a bit special. He neither inherited his father's druid inheritance like his younger sister Candy, nor did he follow his mother to become a ranger. The legendary lord Beowulf was his teacher.

Beowulf and Natasha, the lord of Kirtland, traveled to the New World many years ago and lived in Powhatan Village for a long time. We are so lucky to be mentored by this legendary couple.

Magny's first supernatural profession was "Lion Totem Warrior", and after reaching a certain level, he successfully advanced to "Cord Warrior" under the guidance of Beowulf. "Lion Totem Warrior" is an enhanced barbarian profession, while "Cord Warrior" is a more powerful and difficult to advance divine arts profession. Simply put, it is a "violent paladin". Magni's first impression is "wildness", and his performance on the battlefield is even more wild and aggressive, so much so that he is called "crazy Magni" by the people in awe.

Magni's style of dealing with people is like his extraordinary profession "Cord Fighter": he treats his enemies as cruel as a berserker, and treats relatives and friends as enthusiastically as a paladin, which left a good impression on Joan. As for why this enthusiastic and cheerful young knight was dubbed a "lunatic"—after all, he had never witnessed Magny Powhatan's performance on the battlefield at this time.

Magny Powhatan is very popular among the younger generation of the Algonquin tribe. When Joan and Conti followed him across the square where the bonfire banquet was being held, they always had to stop before going far. Socialize with people. Along the way, people frequently stood up and raised a glass to Magny. Magny also kept smiling and waving, and never refused the glass handed over, and drank it every time. His heroic spirit and extraordinary drinking capacity won him more praise.

The group of three stopped and went, and after a delay of half an hour, they finally passed through the enthusiastic crowd and arrived at the bonfire that was burning the most in the center of the square. Victor Kalinin and Matoka Powhatan were waiting for their eldest son to return, surrounded by the elders of the Algonquin tribe.

"Magney, come and sit down, we are all waiting for the news you bring back."

Matoka invited his son to sit beside him, and Victor handed his son a glass of ale with snow-white foam.

Magny bowed slightly to his father, took the wine glass with both hands and drank it down, winning another burst of applause.

Joan frowned as he watched the Asa custom of drinking until the glass was empty. Competitive competitions can still be cheated with a "sports belt", but he really couldn't cheat when he was drinking. Fortunately, Victor and the Matoka couple understood his difficulties, and told their relatives and friends in advance that Joan was a mage. It is well known that mages always restrained drinking in order to keep a clear mind. He made a toast in the name of time to take care of his sister, and no one took the initiative to toast to Joan, which made him secretly relieved.

Magni drank with the elders of the clan one by one without changing his expression. After wiping the corners of his mouth, he put down his glass and began to talk about business.

In recent years, Victor Kalinin and his disciples have been paying close attention to the "Black Blight" spreading from the "Hanged Head Forest" in the north, lest this supernatural disease that destroys the jungle spread to the hinterland of Yalfheim, and Magni led the team to the north this time, and took great risks to approach the origin of the "black blight"-Hangtou Forest-to conduct investigations, in order to find out the deep root of the "black blight" outbreak.

"My lord father, my lord mother, all the elders, we went to the north to investigate this time, we crossed the Yifen River on the way, and reached as far as the outskirts of Hangshou Forest, where a large black fir forest grows, and there are haunting waves floating in the forest. An uncomfortable smell, as if all the trees were watching us travelers from the south with hostile eyes."

"I guess the goblins who live with these trees are also on the side of evil forces." Conti interjected.

Magni nodded lightly, and followed his sister's words: "The 'Conqueror Order' has rapidly expanded its power in the Midgard area in recent years, and it is said that the 'Hanged Head Forest' is the base camp of this cult group that advocates conquest and destruction. , They publicized that 'the pioneers shoulder the sacred mission of transforming nature', 'the pioneers have the right to exploit and utilize all the natural resources of unclaimed land', 'if the jungle and wild animals hinder the pioneers, they should use fire Conquer it with the sword'... As you have heard, these slogans are really deceptive, especially to the colonists from the old world who are eager to acquire a fertile land, and it is precisely because of these beautiful The propaganda slogan, 'Conquer the Order' has won the support of tens of thousands of colonists in the Midgard region, and its influence can almost compete with the 'Church of Timoss' and even the official belief of the colonies, the 'Church of Holy Light'."

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