Chapter 28

 After Old John smiled at Du Mingna, he felt a thump in his heart.

 He felt that he had been seen through by Du Mingna.

 "Old John, has Hausman's perception really not recovered?" After hearing Du Mingna's question, Old John breathed a sigh of relief.

 It's okay.

 He shook his head slightly.

 His gaze always fell on Du Mingna.

 His voice was clear and firm.

 "I don't know.

 After the Iron Armor Mercenary Corps left, I left with them.

 Perhaps the later Hausman recovered his perception.

 But it's too late.

" Hausman is over fifteen years old.

 According to the rules of this world, people over fifteen years old cannot awaken again.

 Du Mingna already had an answer in his heart.

 He smiled faintly again.

 "So, Old John, did you say anything to Hausman after he was injured?" Old John's expression stiffened slightly.

 "Young master, this old slave doesn't understand what you mean?" He tried to make his tone sound normal.

 Du Mingna didn't say much, just smiled and looked at him.

 During Hausman's recovery period, Old John still lived in Gray Rope Village.

 The two must have had the opportunity to meet and talk after meeting.

 So they must have communicated.

 But what Du Mingna wanted to know was something deeper.

 Hausman must have wanted to become a knight, right? If not, he wouldn't have accepted some basic etiquette education when he almost became a reserve member that year, kept these things in his heart, and continued to practice them many years later.

 Hausman's feelings for the Hall family must be more complicated than those of other villagers.

 But these feelings may not necessarily make Hausman kneel before him when they meet.

 It could only be Old John.

 Old John, who had a good relationship with the villagers and probably hid some secrets, must have said something to Hausman to make him act this way.

 A glint of light flashed in Old John's murky eyes.

 He lowered his head again.

 This time, he lowered his head even more than usual.

 This has exceeded the range of respect a servant should have for his master.

 "Young master, Jared is still waiting for your answer.

" Jared blurted out, "I'm not in a hurry?" He looked dumb, but he was not at all stupid, and he might even be particularly clever.

 As soon as the words came out, he realized that he had said the wrong thing.

 He wasn't even sure if he was in a hurry or not.

 Du Mingna looked deeply at Old John.

 He could discern Old John's attitude.

 Old John was prepared to confess to him, but now was not the right time for him and Old John to discuss these things.

 So Old John asked him to do something else first, and when the time was right, Old John would explain to him.

 Perhaps by then, Old John would still have some secrets, but Du Mingna could finally uncover some of Old John's mysteries.

 Du Mingna looked at Jared again.

 He carefully chose his words.

 "Perception is a very special ability.

 Jared, you can understand it as two different parts.

 One part of it is a mysterious ability that even the shepherds of the gods throughout the ages cannot explain to the believers of the gods, and the great legendary mages cannot make more people understand this ability, thus becoming their apprentices.

" Du Mingna stopped here.

 He stood up and clapped his hands hard.

 "Children!" If we don't count his age before crossing over, and only count the age of this body, he is actually about two years older than the tallest boy among the children here.

 The tallest boy among the children is taller than him.

 But his identity is different from the other children.

 The children who have not experienced the past difficulties of Gray Rope Village and still have a sincere thirst for knowledge easily accepted Du Mingna's role as a teacher and could treat Du Mingna in this way.

 After hearing Du Mingna's clapping sound, all the children looked over.

 Du Mingna smiled and asked, "Do you all want to learn the basics of magic practice?" In an instant, all the children became interested.

 They quickly gathered around and stood in circles.

 Du Mingna observed their movements and nodded in approval in his heart once again.

 Not bad at all.

 They have quick reactions and good discipline.

 The villagers have indeed taught them well.

 He sat back down and gestured to the children that they could sit on the ground if they wished.

 They had been sitting like this when playing in the stone house earlier.

 They didn't mind at all.

 Du Mingna was about to talk about more things, and standing would tire the children.

 Soon, all the children were seated in front of him.

 Jade was taller.

 But because he had asked Du Mingna those questions, leading to Du Mingna's current lecture, he naturally sat in the closest position to Du Mingna.

 Old John was still standing behind Du Mingna.

 He raised his head slightly, looking at Du Mingna's back, no longer hiding the emotions in his eyes.

 Du Mingna turned his head slightly to look at Jade.

 He nodded slightly towards Jade.

 "Today, I taught Jade some knowledge related to perception, and Jade asked me a few questions related to perception just now.

 Before answering his questions, I felt it was necessary to tell him the more basic knowledge of magic practice.

" Du Mingna looked around at everyone again.

 "Don't worry, I will arrange appropriate perception courses for you in the future.

 For now, let's get to the point.

 Do you know about the Magic Tower?" After asking, some children eagerly raised their hands.

 Even in remote areas, people would know that the Magic Tower is the governing institution of the magicians.

 In remote villages like Huisheng Village, there might not be any magic academies, and even if someone occasionally knew about one or two magic academies, it would only be from hearsay, and they wouldn't understand what those magic academies represented.

 But even in more remote villages than Huisheng Village, as long as they were not completely isolated from the outside world, they would have known about the Magic Tower for thousands of years, similar to the Peach Blossom Spring described in the book Du Mingna had studied.

 That was the status of the Magic Tower.

 All the children said they knew about the Magic Tower.

 Du Mingna then asked if they knew who had built the Magic Tower, and they could say that it was established by seven legendary mages.

 However, the children couldn't name all seven legendary mages.

 They only knew that one of the legendary mages was the strongest on the Qinglin Continent, the legendary mage Senyuan.

 But Senyuan was just the title he received after becoming a legend, not his real name.

 The children raised their hands and, with Du Mingna's approval, stood up again to share what they knew.

 The children who were called upon by Du Mingna were excited, their faces turning red.

 In the past, when answering adults' questions, they would all speak out of turn, but they didn't show the same excitement after answering a question! The teacher is really good! The children who didn't get to answer were only annoyed at themselves for raising their hands too slowly and then focused their attention back on Du Mingna.

 They wanted to hear about the seven legendary mages! That was something even the adults in the village didn't know! They had listened to the teacher's lesson today, and after the monster attack was over, they could go back and show off to their families, couldn't they? Even if they couldn't show off, the adults might have already heard about these things from the teacher, and they might hear about them from the adults when they got home, so they wanted to know these things sooner! The vast majority of children have a strong curiosity.

 They eagerly want to know about the outside world.

 This is a huge driving force for their understanding of the world.

 With such curiosity, they can quickly acquire the skills to survive in this world.

 Du Mingna looked at the children's eager faces filled with a thirst for knowledge.

 He felt an indescribable sense of emotion in his heart.

 What he was doing now had nothing to do with the system tasks.

 He simply wants these children living in remote areas to know more.

 He just enjoys the process.

 The children now are well-behaved and sensible, not giving him too much pressure, so he is relaxed and happy.

 Perhaps in the future, he will encounter more troublesome children, but while challenges bring him pressure, they should also bring him a different kind of joy, right? The thought passed.

 Du Mingna cleared his throat.

 He now only regrets not knowing magic.

 He doesn't need powerful magic, just a simple variation of the Lumos spell.

 The ordinary Lumos spell only produces a small light cluster, like a group of fireflies emitting light.

 The standard for judging the Lumos spell is how bright the light cluster of the Lumos spell is compared to a gathering of fireflies.

 The lowest standard is a hundred fireflies, abbreviated as "hundred insects level.

" A slightly higher standard is a thousand, abbreviated as "thousand insects level.

" A higher standard is the brightness produced by a gathering of over ten thousand fireflies, abbreviated as "ten thousand insects level.

" This is also the highest standard of the Lumos spell.

 Even if it is brighter, it will only be classified into this category.

 The variation of the Lumos spell is to transform the clustered light into lines.

 As long as Du Mingna can master this spell, he can correspondingly display what he is talking about to the children.

 If he wants to introduce the titles of the seven legendary mages, he can directly display the corresponding text.

 Just a glance or two may not make the children remember how to write these words, but it will definitely leave an impression on them.

 The impression left by the combination of sound and form will facilitate the children's future learning.

 But Du Mingna cannot do magic.

 So Du Mingna can only speak directly.

 "The first of the seven legendary mages is the Legend of the Forest Source.

" "In fact, there is no specific ranking for the seven legendary mages.

 The different sequences given to the seven legendary mages in different places are somewhat related to the region we are in.

" "The closer the legendary mage's birthplace is to where we are, the higher we rank that legendary mage.

 Judging by distance, the second legendary mage is the Legend of the Great Mountain.

 The third legendary mage is the Legend of the Singer.

 Next are the Legend of the Azure Sky, the Legend of the Starry Sky, the Legend of the Howling Moon, and the Legend of the Azure Sea.

" "Legends can only be praised by their titles, not by their names.

 Therefore, not many people know the specific names of the seven legendary mages.

" Du Mingna said this and smiled again.

 "And there is another legend.

 If you know the name of a legendary mage, when you are in danger, desperately call out to it, and you may receive the help of the legendary mage.

" The children watching have already learned the rules very well.

 When they listened to Du Mingna's narration before, they were always attentive, holding their breath.

 But now, the children couldn't help but let out a low exclamation.

 They actually couldn't imagine how powerful the legendary mages could be.

 But they are the seven great legends! The seven great legends who have lived for at least thousands of years! Can praising their names possibly get legendary help when in danger? Some of the older children couldn't help but think again, if they also knew the names of the legendary mages, could they also call out the legendary names when the village is in danger?!