Cong cong
I quickly ate two mouthfuls of breakfast then left the house for school in a hurry.
"Walk faster, you don't want to be late otherwise the teacher will have a bad impression of you. Properly learn magic! Pay attention to the road and come home quickly after school!
Mother sure is amazing, saying these words every day, it's impossible for me to not know them by heart by now. However, her concern for me makes my heart warm.
My name is Zhang Gong, 7 years old this year and living near the landlocked kingdom of Aixia's second largest city, in a small village beside Senke city. As my family is relatively wealthy, my mother and father were very hopeful and brought me to the city's Sunke Elementary Magic Academy in order to learn magic. I'm now in the third grade. Since a young age I have shown interest in magic but I'm a lazy person by nature. In more than two years I have only learned some elementary class magic and some basic magic theory.
Today is the day I have to tell the teacher what element of magic I chose. This will determine what class I'm in. (Each mage has major and minor magic elements. They will only have one major element which they concentrate on while they can have up to three minor magic elements to supplement their major element.) What should I choose...? I like fire magic, but it feels a bit too dangerous. Since my motto is 'safety first', it really conflicts. So what should I choose...? Which magic is the safest?
Thinking about it....
Ah, yes, light magic seems the safest. In the past, teacher said that there are basically no attack spells of the light element before advanced class. It's basically purely defensive or curative and I won't have to spar with others. Yea, I'm choosing this. (Due to the kingdom of Aixia constantly promoting magic, students in magic academies often have to tests to increase their practical experience and confirm their magic level. However, because of our low magic levels, no one has come to test the lower grade's magic levels yet. Generally they will test it in grade 5 or in the intermediate magic academy.
I'm truly am smart! What minor magic to choose? I'll choose wind magic and learn some air blasting techniques (Major wind magic) or something. This way I can quickly escape in case of danger. Wait, no, no, wind magic is fast but it isn't capable of instant movement. Mother told me there was a spatial magic scholar who could teleport about 10km. (And he is still only a magic scholar!) Spatial magic is pretty good, so I'll choose it instead then!
After such deep thought, I couldn't help but take a deep breath.
Later generations would praise a light system Grand Magister, Zhang Gong Wei, the Child of Light. Zhang Gong Wei will later become a powerful figure with a widespread name, unable escape the clutches of the hand of fate. Chosen, his light magic had been destined to be spread throughout the continent. (Not to mention his spatial system magic which he often uses to escape.)
I happily walked to town and turned my thoughts to this beautiful life. I couldn't restrain myself from laughing due to my happiness.
"Zhang Gong"
"You're so annoying Ao De. You scared me!"
He is both my best friend and my classmate.
"What elements of magic did you pick?"
"I've chosen the light element for the major and the spatial element as the minor."
"That's just like you! Ha ha."
"What do you know! Why don't you tell me why I picked these two then."
I'm a surprised by Ao De.
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Child of Light
FantasyNeither the picture nor the content belongs to me.Credit to the author The lazy Zhang Gong decides to learn light magic, a magic often ridiculed as useless for it's defensive nature. However, he eventually becomes the legendary Grand Magister. While...
