Mage? Spell Engineer!.

Chapter 638 Between the Stars and the Sea
Richard apologized like a forgetful old man, although in Alec's eyes, the Earl was only about forty or fifty years old, so he felt extremely strange when he heard the Earl joke that "Vog is like my nephew."

The Earl secretly used forbidden magic to allow the affected residents to be discharged early. Alec couldn't understand why such a good magic was listed as a forbidden item, and he couldn't understand why it was okay for the Earl to perform it.

Alec's life had changed dramatically in the past few days, just like the territory.

Frequent monster invasions and earthquakes seemed to indicate the coming of disasters, and the fact that the Star Man almost never came down from the sky also proved that the situation was not optimistic. Panic began to spread, but there were also stubborn people who chose to stick to it.

For a time, prices were in chaos and soaring, and some scum took the opportunity to commit crimes. It was also said that there were cultists operating secretly. Almost every day and night, one could hear sirens coming from far away and then from near to far on the streets.

Fortunately, the residents of the border territory are tenacious after all. They have defended the northern border of the empire for decades, and have developed step by step from the early small towns on the snowfields to today's scale. It can even be said to be the largest city in the existing main plane.

Therefore, after the panic, everything was still in order. Alec and Vog arrived at the airport again, but this time they came to the terminal of the ladder.

Under the tall arch, you can see the intricate circuits, and each cable on the base is extremely thick. This is the lifeline of the territory. Every once in a while, supplies from the sky are sent here through the ladder system.

But this time, three huge starships were docked in front of the ladder ring steps. There was not a speck of snow on the huge dock. Ground crews were coming and going, carrying cargo, and more people were queuing up to board the ships.

The starship was so huge that the two walked into its shadow. Walker was very panicked. He really had nothing for Alec to take with him, not even a change of clothes. He had to rely on the earl for relief. Finally, the dwarf took out a wad of money from his inner pocket and said, "Take it. It's all Alliance coins. You can use it in the sky."

"You keep it"

"Why should I keep it? I tell you, the boss has found a good customer for that wine bottle, and I will make a lot of money. Don't mind my master's business."

The two hesitated for a long time. Under the impatient urging of the staff, Alec finally accepted the money. He walked towards the huge cabin door step by step. Finally, he couldn't help but look back and said, "I'm leaving, Dad. Take care of yourself."

The first time Voger heard Alec call him "Dad", he stood there in a daze, watching the cabin door close.

“Please evacuate the personnel and vehicles on the ground in time and evacuate to a safe area.

“The ladder system is ready;
"The engine of the 'First Fire Seed' starship has entered the warm-up state and is operating normally.

"Ready to launch."

The countdown sounded in everyone's ears. Alec had already arrived at the cabin, surrounded by teenagers about his age. They were crowded in a windowless cabin converted from a cargo hold, waiting for the launch in isolation and fear.

What if the launch fails or explodes? Not only Alec, but many people who are riding an interstellar spacecraft for the first time have such fears, which then ferment silently.

The vibrations became more and more intense, and they were horrified to see a light curtain running through the cross section of the starship and pushing towards them. In order to avoid the light curtain, they even trampled on it, and could not hear the broadcast warning passengers not to panic or move.

Fortunately, the light curtain was advancing very quickly, and in fact it was the starship that was teleporting. Alec waited blankly for similar light curtains to pass several times, and suddenly found that his body was getting lighter and lighter.

Their personal belongings and jewelry were packed up by the staff, not to mention that Alec had none of those. He floated alone, and the little excitement made him try to wave his limbs and explore what it felt like to be weightless.

Unfortunately, the gravity well came online soon after, and they slowly landed under the protection of the stasis field.

Then, the radio stopped ringing, with only occasional acceleration. Some people in the warehouse began to talk to each other and look for people they knew, but Alec didn't want to do that, and had no desire to communicate. He just quietly waited in the boring journey.

"Who is Alec from Dalburg?" The door was suddenly opened, and a man who looked like a wizard asked inside.

"I am." Alec felt all eyes were on him instantly. Others made way for him and asked the wizard to lead him out of the cabin. They turned around in the corridor. Alec didn't know how long he had been walking, and finally came to the tail of the starship. What surprised him was that there was actually a medium-sized aircraft parked in the starship, as tall as a three-story building.

Standing outside the cabin was the Lord, Richard Dahlberg.

"Alec, you will go directly to the Magic Tower to study, and you don't have to go with the others. And I happen to be sending Jonas as well."

"he is."

"He is my only son, one year younger than you."

Alec had a lot of questions. The Earldom had been established for more than 60 years, but the Earl still looked very young, and his only son was even younger than himself! He felt completely unable to understand, but he didn't know how to ask.

After boarding the Earl's exclusive car, Alec's travel conditions were greatly improved. Richard introduced the boy to his wife, and then took him to the living room with portholes on the top floor of the spaceship. Jonas sat on the sofa there, and was neither cold nor warm to him. After greeting him, he quietly read a book.

Richard stayed for a while, waiting for the spaceship to detach from the starship. At this time, outside the window was a giant building floating in the air. It was extremely busy here, with various aircraft taking off and landing, passing by. In addition to streamlined ships, there were even large oak ships imitating sails docked in the starport.

"This is the Kepler Space Station. It was formerly the first observatory in history, and is now the largest interstellar port. Almost all ships from different planes have to dock here.

"It's also where the Magic Guild is located."

"Magic Guild?"

"Yes, it was the organization that tested your magical talent when you were in elementary school."

Alec had some vague impressions, which were bad memories. He did not have enough magical talent and was sad about it for a long time.

Suddenly, a huge ship appeared. No, it was an extremely huge, glittering tree! Alec stared at the giant tree floating in the astral world, first revealing its crown and branches, and then the thick main trunk. He tried to imagine that if this tree stood on the ground, it would be much more majestic than the tower of Dalburg Airport.

"Jonas, this is the 'Breath of Nature' I told you about! The main ship of the Forest Tower!" Richard called out to his son, asking him to stop reading. Alec couldn't bear to look away. He heard an awkward "oh" and the sound of a book snapping shut.

A question suddenly occurred to him: "You mean I should go directly to the magic tower to study? Like the magic tower like the Forest Tower?"

"Yes." Richard explained, "You and Jonas enrolled together. The thirteen most important members of the Magic Guild are the Source Water Tower, the Atmosphere Tower, the Origin Earth Tower;
“Storm Tower, Thunderstorm Tower, Forest Tower;

“Tower of Sky, Tower of Time, Tower of Stars;
"Tower of Light, Tower of Darkness, Tower of Mysticism."

"You only said twelve, Father."

"That's right, none of the above is our destination. You will be enrolled in the thirteenth and best tower, the Tower of All Arts. It was built by the great wizard Rorschach in Byrne."

"I'm sorry to interrupt you, sir." Alec's face was pale, and sweat was dripping from his forehead. "There must be something wrong. The results of my magic talent test when I was a child were very clear. I don't have any magic talent."

Of course he couldn't enter the magic tower and become an apprentice or a wizard, let alone go to the magic tower that was said to be the best in the world. What would happen to him? Would the count be so angry that he exiled him to some difficult plane?
Alec was wrong. Richard just smiled and said, "I know. That's why you can only go to Rorschach's magic tower. Jonas is just like you. He is a child without magical abilities."

(End of this chapter)