Chapter 1 Brand of the Holland Family
This is a very quiet modern city.
Looking down from a high place, no trace of biological activity can be seen in the entire city.
Except for the occasional leaves and dust blowing in the wind, the entire city was as quiet as an exquisite city model.
The only thing that is incompatible with this peaceful "model" is the sparkling open-air swimming pool behind a huge villa, with a depressed face drinking cappuccino and sitting under a sun umbrella reading a book. Trousers youth.
The frowning look on his face seemed to be a matter of life and death.
"Introduction to Magic - New Edition of the Royal Mage Academy of the Kaya Empire in 427".
This is the name of the book in the young man's hand, and it is also the basic textbook for the first semester of the mage college he attends.
It describes in detail the "simple" knowledge required to become a mage apprentice, as well as the "simple" method to become a mage apprentice.
Because he has a good basic education, every young man with words in the book is familiar with him.
But when the words were connected into sentences and the sentences were formed into paragraphs, his mysterious and deep eyes were full of confusion and incomprehension.
"Magic, you are like a gauze girl hiding behind the hazy morning mist, making me unable to see clearly and asking for nothing!"
After complaining gracefully, the young man in swimming trunks frowned and continued to read hard.
In fact, as far as the basic knowledge of magic is concerned, the "Introduction to Magic" in the young man's hand is already very simple.
Although magic is indeed a profound subject, if it only involves the knowledge of junior mage apprentices, it is not that profound.
For an ordinary nobleman with a good basic education, the difficulty level of this book is probably equivalent to that faced by college freshmen on Earth in advanced mathematics.
Look more, ask more, and you will learn over time.
As for why young people feel so threatened
, I can only say
that they are bad academics. They are always like this when exams are approaching.
Because I didn't study hard on weekdays, now the exam is approaching and time is tight.
Browsing at a glance can naturally only give you a vague overview.
How can one bite make you fat?
At this time, the time has come to the end of the semester.
There is still one week left before the final assessment of the first semester of the Mage Academy.
I wasted a lot of free time because I was addicted to "Goldfinger".
The time-travelers who are tired of playing with things now have to face this big devil called "Final Exam"!
...
About half a year ago, Mr. Wu Ming, who was extremely dissatisfied with the company after staying up late and working overtime, received the attention of the great time traveler.
As soon as he closed and opened his eyes, he came to a strange fantasy world.
Brand Holland, this is Mr. Wu Ming’s new name. His new identity is the Farnes Continent-Kaya Empire-Southern Province-Toler County-Holland Viscounty-Holland Viscount Second son.
Mr. Wu Ming, who traveled back in time and merged with the memories of his previous life, had difficulty integrating into the "luxurious" life of a descendant of the imperial nobles - living in a castle, eating meat, and having many servants.
When he first came into contact with this kind of life, Mr. Wu Ming was still not used to it.
But as time went by, he accepted his current life and name.
Although this technologically backward world does not have mobile phones, it is impossible to surf the Internet.
But with all kinds of magic items and obedient and obedient maids, Mr. Brand feels that this kind of aristocratic life does have its beauty.
And if there is anything about this kind of life that makes him always dissatisfied, then he has to mention his great brother who is extremely self-disciplined and motivated.
Yersen Holland, the eldest son of Viscount Holland and Brand's eldest brother, is two years older than Brand and only celebrated his 18th birthday this year.
As Brand's eldest brother, although Yersin is not very young, he has now reached the level of a senior knight apprentice and is second to none among his peers.
According to imperial law, the title of a hereditary noble is inherited by the eldest son.
Therefore, if nothing unexpected happens, Yersin will inherit the territory and viscount title of the Holland family after his father passes away.
Yersin is an idealistic person. He has aimed at revitalizing his family since he was a child and has been working hard for it.
As for where this goal came from, we have to mention their father, Viscount Holland.
"The Holland family once had a glorious past, but it is now in decline."
- This is what Viscount Holland told his two sons when they were children.
After hearing his "omnipotent" father speak such bleak "facts" in a lonely tone, the young Yersin was deeply affected.
From then on, welcoming back the past glory of the Holland family has become Yersin's life goal.
Although Mr. Holander sounds so inspiring, in fact, the Holander family does not have a glorious past.
The ancestors of the Holland family started out as pioneer knights. After pioneering the territory, they obtained the title of baron. Then through generations of continuous development, the barony developed into the current viscounty.
So now is actually the peak of the Holland family.
Mr. Holland was just teaching his two sons to brag casually that day. Who would have thought that Yersen would take it so seriously.
But no matter if you take it seriously, Mr. Holander is happy to see his eldest son's progress. Seeing that the effect of his teachings is so obvious, Mr. Holander can't help but say it several times in the days to come.
Every time Yersin heard him talk about the glorious deeds of his family in the past, his heart was filled with excitement.
This greatly satisfied Mr. Holland's vanity, but Brand often expressed doubts about his remarks when he was present. "It's so outrageous, how can
you question the glorious history of the family!? "
These words were said by Yersen. Hearing Yersen safeguarding the honor of the family, Mr. Holland rarely showed a red face of "pleasure".
This is the origin of the conflict between Brand and Yersin.
Yersin has been strict with himself since he was a child, with the goal of revitalizing the family, and you can often see him sweating.
Brand's lifestyle is famous in the viscounty for his extravagance.
The animal milk must be fresh and add an appropriate amount of refined sugar; the white bread must be freshly baked and evenly spread with a layer of golden honey; the clothes must be handmade, using the best fabrics and using magic gold thread. Tattooed with bright gold edges,
Yersen has been very dissatisfied with Brand since he was a child, a good-for-nothing brother who has always been greedy for pleasure, not enterprising, and questioning the glory of his ancestors.
It's fine if you don't seek advancement and work with him to revitalize the family, but what's going on with such extravagant waste of family property?
This will seriously delay his efforts to revitalize his family in the future!
Therefore, Brand, who was indulging in "luxury" years and constantly looking for "luxury art", would occasionally be caught by the stinky-faced Yersen and preached.
This makes Brand more troubled.
Brand actually had a period of "progress".
But the final result proved that apart from being too handsome, Brand was completely useless!
He is almost 16 years old now, and he is just getting started with knight training. Although he has the talent to become a mage, he is a scumbag who hates learning, even after the protagonist travels through time.
In short, Brand finally decided to screw up.
Only a "luxurious" life can bring some comfort to his injured soul.
(End of chapter)