Magic and Sword

  His head was splitting and Xiaoming felt like a drowning man, struggling desperately to keep his eyes open.

  In front of me is an entirely unfamiliar environment.

  This is a relatively spacious house, Xia Ming is lying on a large bed. The interior is decorated in classical style, all the furniture is wooden and does not show any signs of aging, all the appliances inside are spotless, it's clear that the owner takes great care of this place.

  What is this place? Xia Ming rubbed his sore head, trying to wake himself up. Instinctively looking around, when he saw the objects placed in the corner of the house, Xia Ming's eyes widened even more.

  "This is... Oh my god! A magic wand!" Xiaoming's voice was hoarse with amazement.

  It's not his fault either. If someone suddenly saw a magic wand that only existed in the world of fantasy, they might have reacted even more exaggeratedly than Xiaoming.

  This staff is exquisitely crafted, made entirely of a material like jade stone, crystal clear and translucent. At the top of the staff, there is also a large, bright blue sapphire. The appearance is quite extraordinary. It's obvious at first glance that this isn't one of those fake products from the street vendors. This makes Xia Ming even more perplexed - could it be for filming a movie?

  Wait...

  Xia Ming took a deep breath, and his mind went blank for a moment. He muttered to himself: "No, I clearly remember that I was playing games before..." He vaguely sensed that something strange must have happened to him. Xia Ming slowly recalled that before he fell asleep, he was indeed playing games and had obtained the legendary item 【Eternal Book】 in the game, which was said to be the ultimate equipment for magic professions. But how did he end up in this weird place?

  What's going on here?

  Innumerable possibilities echoed in Xia Ming's mind, but he couldn't explain his current situation no matter what.

  Struggling to get out of bed, Xiaoming walked towards the staff in the corner of the wall. He had already made some guesses in his heart, and perhaps the answer lay on this magic staff.

  He stretched out his palm, and as soon as his hand touched the magic wand, it emitted a faint hum, and a water-blue glow suddenly appeared, like the deep sea, seemingly far away in the sky, yet also near at hand.

  "What the... what in the world is going on?!" The scene before him was completely beyond Xiaoming's imagination, he was stunned, staring at his own hands in disbelief. It was really too eerie, this magic wand actually contained such terrifying power, far exceeding his understanding.

  At this time, a loud shout came from outside the door: "Who dares to move my 【Star Ocean Scepter】! Don't you want to live anymore?!"

  The words had barely fallen when the door was violently pushed open and heavily slammed against the wall.

  A man in his sixties or seventies suddenly appeared before Xiaoming, and to Xiaoming's eyes, this old man's attire was undoubtedly very strange. He wore a gray long gown that covered his entire body, with various patterns on the gown, just like medieval European clothing. Although the old man had white hair and wrinkles all over his face, his limbs were extremely agile, and his voice was full of energy, not at all like his appearance suggested he should be so old.

  At this time, he glared at Xiaoming and scolded: "You stinky brat, is this how you treat your lifesaver? Didn't your parents teach you that randomly touching others' things is the behavior of a thief?"

  Xia Ming smiled slightly and heard the words "savior" with some confusion, but did not speak rashly. He carefully asked: "Excuse me, where am I now?"

  The old man stared at Xiaoming in surprise: "You don't even know where this is? This is the back mountain of Cangyan Academy, Qingshui Lake."

  Cangyan Academy? Xishui Lake?

  A string of unfamiliar terms seemed to confirm Xiaoming's bad premonition, and after a series of probing questions from Xiaoming, he finally understood his current situation. This was a world called the Canaan Continent, and where he currently was, was the back mountain of the Cangyan Academy in the southern part of the Canaan Continent.

  A strange world, a strange place.

  The word "crossing" suddenly jumped into Xiaoming's mind, and he felt as if he had been hit hard by a big hammer, his brain was in chaos. He was not unfamiliar with the term "crossing", but Xiaoming had never thought that such a strange thing would happen to himself.

  "It's better to cross over than to die." Xiaoming comforted himself silently.

  The old man only then remembered the purpose of his entry, and he grasped the magic wand named 【Star Ocean Wand】, his coarse hands caressing it carefully, with an expression as if treating his most beloved lover, making Xiaoming feel a little creepy.

  "You little scamp, this Star Ocean Staff is a treasure that I, an old man, spent a lot of money to get my hands on. Just now, you really gave me a fright, I didn't think your magic could resonate with it! It seems your magical talent isn't bad!" The old man initially thought something was wrong with his treasured staff, but seeing nothing out of the ordinary, he relaxed and looked at Xiaoming in surprise.

  Magic?

  "What is magic?" Xia Ming asked subconsciously, and immediately thought of the fact that he had crossed over and the strange shape of the magic wand, vaguely understanding a little.

  The old man's eyes widened and his voice suddenly rose several decibels: "You don't even know what magic is?! You haven't studied magic?!"

  "No." Xia Ming replied truthfully, but his heart was stirred up like a stormy sea.

  Magic! This is actually a world of magic! He never thought that by chance, he would come to a continent filled with magic. Thinking about this, he suddenly became excited: In the past games he played, his favorite profession was always the magician, and now thinking that he might have the opportunity to touch real magic in the future, he felt somewhat restless.

  "Impossible!" The old man was so excited that he jumped up and down, and concluded decisively: "Without even learning magic, it's absolutely impossible to produce magical resonance with my 【Star Sea Staff】!" Anthony was amazed, knowing that the blue gemstone at the top of the Star Sea Staff was a high-purity magic crystal, and anyone who could resonate with the magic crystal must be an extremely talented mage.

  But this little brat in front of me is a rookie who doesn't even know what magic power is!

  "Try touching my staff again!" The old man was defiant.

  Xia Ming was also curious about what had happened and reached out his hand according to Yin's words.

  The blue light screen rose again, this time the light seemed even more intense, a deep azure like the sea. The old man's mouth exaggeratedly opened into an "O" shape, staring with wide eyes and asking: "You really haven't learned any magic? Not even a bit?"

  Having received Xiaoming's negative response, the old man still didn't give up. He grabbed Xiaoming's hand and searched it back and forth. But Xiaoming's body was empty, without even a shadow of magic power to be found. The more he searched, the more shocked he became. The old man's gaze at Xiaoming seemed as if he were looking at a prehistoric dinosaur.

  Not even having magical powers, yet able to resonate with the magic crystal, what a shocking magical talent, how arrogant is this magical affinity! The old man couldn't help but wonder, is there still justice in this world? Such a freakish talent, absolutely the only one the old man has ever seen.

  Xia Ming calmed down and found that the old man's gaze towards him had become extremely enthusiastic, with a warm smile and a face full of wrinkles squeezed into a flower, making Xia Ming feel inexplicably guilty.

  Right after that, a sentence with extremely strong temptation towards Xia Ming came out.

  "Hey you little stinker, are you interested in learning magic with me?"

  The sky was still early, but the old man had prepared a sumptuous lunch and invited Xiaoming to share it together. During the meal, Xiaoming gained a general understanding and outline of this strange world from the old man's few words.

  As he had previously speculated, this was a world of magic and aura, prosperous, vast and dangerous, full of miracles, yet everywhere were opportunities and challenges.

  An old man named Anthony was a professional magician, and judging from his tone, he was a powerful and renowned magician. So when Anthony offered to teach him magic, Xiaoming almost accepted without hesitation.