Celestial Mage

Chapter 30
At dusk, a sumptuous dinner was served on the old round table on the first floor of Serendis House.

The staple food is couscous sweet bread, and there are 4 dishes, namely steamed smoked venison jerky, fried coho salmon, shredded potatoes and fried onions, plus a large pot of radish rib soup.

The bronze candlestick in the center of the table is rarely filled with 6 candles, spreading the dim yellow candlelight over the entire living room, and beside the candlestick, there is also a bottle of fine wine.

The fireplace next to it was also carefully cleaned and put on top-quality smokeless charcoal. The burning charcoal heats the air, making the whole living room warm and cozy.

The ubiquitous musty smell in the wooden house was dissipated by the heating, and the remaining musty smell was also covered by a strong food aroma.

Serrandis sat on a spotless chair, looked at the beautifully presented food on the table, and felt his appetite whetted just by smelling it.

She looked at Rosen who was standing aside in surprise.

"Father, can you explain to your daughter how you got so much with a stack of rough wood grain paper?"

In the afternoon, she had no reservations in front of Rosen, but in fact, she also found out the financial situation of this little apprentice.

There is a small wallet on his body, and there are only a dozen copper Karen in the bag.

But the food, candles, charcoal fire and half a new set of dinner plates in front of him, and even a set of simple bedding in the small room on the first floor, at least 3 silver clares.

This is a difference of ten times.

Could it be that this guy has mind illusions, so that the shops around the south of the city square mistook the wood grain paper for the stub of Yinyue Bank?

Or in other words, it was the shopkeepers who showed kindness and accepted the IOU written by the little guy?

With a smile on his face, Rosen first poured a small glass of wine for Serrandis, then picked up a ceramic plate, carefully cut a piece of dried meat and placed it in front of Serrandis.

"Mentor, please forget about the 'father' joke."

Serrandis took a bite of the jerky, and felt the taste was tender and delicious, and after a little bit of chewing, his mouth was full of meaty aroma.

Take another sip of the wine, the mellow wine washes over the mouth and flows into the throat, as smooth as the finest silk.

Bright candlelight, brand-new tableware, fine food and wine, and meticulous apprentices standing by your side.

In a trance, she seemed to have returned to her girlhood.

At that time, the family was not down, the father was still alive, the elder brother did not inherit the family property, and the sister-in-law was kind to her.

Before he knew it, Serandis's eye sockets became moist, he sucked his nose lightly, and raised his hand to wipe away the tears from the corners of his eyes.

She smiled softly: "Rosen, my dear apprentice, you can do me a favor and solve the confusion in the teacher's heart, right?"

Having said this, Rosen naturally no longer concealed it.

"Mentor, Xia Bolai should have mentioned to you that I am good at painting."

"I took the paper you gave me, and took a few pieces of charcoal from the fireplace, and brought them to the market in the south of the city to draw portraits of people one by one."

"Every time you draw a picture, you can exchange for some items. After drawing a dozen pictures, you will have all the things."

Serrandis was startled: "Using charcoal to draw a portrait on wood grain paper? Can such a simple drawing paper and brush be exchanged for something?"

'Wow~'

Rosen took out a piece of neatly folded wood grain paper from his pocket, and handed it to Selandis, while straightening his body and raising his chin.

"Mentor, an excellent painter, can use the simplest tools to draw the most shocking paintings."

"As your spell apprentice, my spell cultivation is naturally far inferior to that of my mentor, but when it comes to painting, I think my mentor is far inferior to me."

When he spoke, there was a hint of restrained self-confidence on his face, appearing neither humble nor overbearing.

"You little guy is really getting more and more interesting."

Serrandis took the tablecloth and wiped the corners of his mouth, opened the yellowish wood grain paper, took a look, and couldn't help but let out a low cry of 'ah', two red clouds flew up on his pale cheeks.

But his eyes did not move away, and he kept staring at the drawing paper.

After staring at it for a long time, he turned his gaze back to Rosen's face, his red agate-like eyes were already full of splendor.

"I bet, if you take this picture to the 'Silver Shine' cutlery store, you can definitely get a whole set of silver cutlery from the boss."

Rosen nodded in approval: "The boss is an energetic person, and his eyes are always lingering on the chest, waist and hips of young female customers."

"But the main character in this picture of "Beauty Leaving the Bath" is the tutor. Without the permission of the tutor, I naturally can't make a claim."

"Well, you are right. We have a close relationship between master and apprentice, so we can be honest with each other, but we can't take advantage of those dirty and smelly stupid men outside."

Serrandis carefully smoothed the creases of the drawing paper with his hands, and returned it to Rosen.

"Tomorrow morning, go get a wooden photo frame, frame this painting, and hang it on my bedside."

"As you wish, mentor."

After finishing speaking, Rosen said again: "If you think this painting is too rough, I can repaint it with oil painting."

Serrandis' eyes suddenly lit up: "Ah~ you can also paint? Then do as you say!"

After finishing speaking, she pointed to the chair opposite: "My dear apprentice, you must be tired and hungry after a busy day. Come, sit down and have dinner with your instructor."

Rosen was already hungry, and immediately said: "I feel very honored."

Afterwards, the master and apprentice ate very satisfactorily for the dinner.

After eating, Serendis stretched long and said lazily, "After packing up the tableware, come upstairs and start the first lesson of apprenticeship."

After speaking, she went upstairs by herself.

Rosen immediately got up and saluted: "Congratulations to the mentor."

Although they didn't get along for a long time, he understood a little bit.

Although he looks a little strange on the outside, Serendis, who grew up in an aristocratic family, still longs for the decent life in his heart, and attaches great importance to etiquette.

This is not to say that she is a harsh character, on the contrary, she is very generous.

Rather, she is most used to this kind of aristocratic lifestyle, and this kind of polite, well-behaved state makes her feel the most comfortable.

That being the case, Rosen naturally tried his best to make enough gestures to meet her psychological needs, and it was considered to be fulfilling the third obligation of an apprentice.

He began to quickly clean up the leftovers on the table, not only with his hands, but also tried to use the hands of the mage as an aid.

Although he was not very proficient at the beginning, after practicing for an afternoon, Rosen obviously felt that he was more comfortable controlling mana.

Obviously, this is a unique way of cultivation integrated into life.

In my previous life, I lived alone for more than ten years, and I didn't find my other half until I was almost 40 years old.

He is very proficient in this kind of housework, and in a short while, everything is in order.

After finishing the housework, he quickly washed his head and face with hot water, and then changed into a set of clean clothes without the smell of oily smoke. After confirming that there was no peculiar smell on his body, he went up to the second floor.

'Tuk tuk ~'

"Teacher, here I come."

Knocking on the door before entering a room should also be a noble etiquette.

A response came from behind the door: "Come in, the door is unlocked."

Only then did Rosen push the door open and enter.

Behind the door, Serendis was sitting in a chair with a light blue cover on the desk in front of him.

Seeing Rosen walk in, she pointed to the book on the table: "Take this book and read it. It will be the main teaching material for some time to come."

Rosen stepped forward to check and found that it was a handwritten book, with the words "General Theory of Magic" written on the cover in beautiful fonts.

He saluted and thanked him first, and then put his hands on the book in his arms.

"There is no second chair here. Fortunately, the floor was wiped clean by you. Let's sit on the floor and listen to the class tonight."

"Yes, teacher."

Rosen sat cross-legged three meters away from the opponent, carefully placing the "General Theory of Spells" on his lap.

At this time, he suddenly discovered that Serendis' temperament had changed dramatically from before.

At this moment, she has awe-inspiring eyes, a serious expression, and a straight posture, exuding an awe-inspiring and inviolable sense of dignity.

During the day, Luo Sen was so teased by her that he was full of thoughts, and the impulse to spend the spring evening with her tonight often flashed in his mind, but at this moment, he was swept away by the other party's eyes, and there was no evil in his heart.

He secretly praised in his heart: "Well~ no wonder you can become an intermediate mage at a young age, and your professional attitude is really top-notch!" '

He also restrained his distracting thoughts and sat upright.

Seeing him like this, Serendis nodded approvingly and began to teach spells.

"In terms of spells, you already have a good foundation. I won't talk about some simple common sense."

"In this first lesson, I will explain to you the three basic quantities of mana, and how to measure the various basic quantities of mana as accurately as possible, and perform quantitative calculations on them."

As soon as he heard this sentence, Rosen immediately raised his spirits as if he had been shocked by an electric shock.

A sentence also popped up in my heart: "It's all dry goods as soon as it comes up! The patience and hard work of the afternoon is worth it!"

Next, Serandis began to give lectures meticulously.

Rosen was also full of energy, not daring to be distracted for a moment.

Listening to it, I feel that many doubts encountered during this period have been perfectly answered one by one, and there is a sense of transparency in my heart.

'Cool! '

He secretly sighed in his heart, and had the illusion of going back to the university to listen to the professor's lecture.

Serendis spoke for more than two hours, and when she finished, she asked, "Did you understand?"

Rosen immediately explained the doubts he encountered along the way.

Some are divergent associations, but there are also some that are very low-level, and belong to the places that I didn't want to understand.

Serendis showed no signs of impatience, she answered one by one, and would not stop until she was sure that Rosen understood completely.

It took another hour to solve the confusion, and it was 9 o'clock in the evening.

There was also a clear look of exhaustion on her face: "Okay, let's stop here for today and continue tomorrow night."

Rosen immediately retreated respectfully, quickly came to the first floor, and brought a cup of pre-warmed milk and a jug of water to the room.

"Mentor, here is the milk for you before going to bed, and here is your mouthwash."

"Well~ you have a heart."

Serrandis nodded calmly, and after drinking the milk, he said, "You don't need to worry so much in the future, your main task is not to serve me, but to learn spells well."

Rosen was taken aback, and thought to himself: "Didn't you tell me to take good care of you?"Why has the tone changed now? '

Seeing Serrandis still looking solemn, Rosen was really confused.

Seeing that Selandis was fully dressed, he tentatively asked, "Teacher, do you need me to help you undress and undress?"

"Don't bother. You don't have to worry about these personal matters in the future."

When speaking, Selandis' tone was cold, his face was indifferent, and there seemed to be a hint of displeasure.

'How did it change so much?Is my performance not satisfying her?Or is it true that the madness that the uncle said would occur from time to time? '

Luo Sen really couldn't figure it out, but fortunately, he had seen many ghosts in his previous life, so he didn't think it was strange.

"Master, good night."

He was exhausted after a busy day, so after a short salute, he returned to the first floor.

To the left of the fireplace on the first floor is the kitchen, and to the right is a small room. In the afternoon, Rosen simply arranged it and used it as his resting room.

After checking the fire and confirming that it was safe, he threw himself on the bedding and almost fell asleep.

But after all, he did not forget the homework of daily meditation, and after doing the whole set, he fell into a deep sleep.

While sleeping in a daze, I suddenly heard a woman's voice upstairs, no, it should be said to be a quarrel, the kind of low-pitched noise.

Feeling strange in my heart: "Isn't there only the tutor upstairs?"

The voice stopped again, and never came back again.

'It is estimated that a person is talking to himself. '

As soon as his thoughts sank, Rosen fell into a dreamland.

(End of this chapter)