"Its moving, its moving, teacher, the boat is moving."

  Georis pulled ADai in front of him and stared at him, saying: "Do you still remember what I taught you yesterday?"

  Aron blinked and said awkwardly, "I... I forgot." For the past two days, Goris had been teaching Aron some knowledge about alchemy, but unfortunately, Arons brain was really slow, and he couldnt even remember a few of the simplest terms.

  "Hmph. I knew youd forgotten again. Never mind, it seems like you cant remember anything either. Go sit on the bed with your legs crossed."

  "Oh." Ah-Dai responded with a sound, following Goris instructions to sit properly. Goris stood beside him and said in a low voice: "The terminology can wait until you return to my place, for now, on this ship, Ill let you experience what magic is all about. Magic is using ones own spiritual power to communicate with the various elements hidden between heaven and earth, relying on spiritual power to drive them to do what one wants. I dont expect you to understand it now, but soon I will infuse my magical powers into your body, close your eyes, see what you feel, and tell me."

  Ah-Dai nodded and closed his eyes, saying: "Yes, teacher."

  "Koris said: I demand that within three months, you must learn at least the two simplest magic spells, Fireball and Flame. Otherwise, I wont give you food to eat. Alright, focus your mind and use your heart to feel the power Im transmitting." As he spoke, he stretched out his right hand and pressed it on Ah-Dais shoulder, muttering a low incantation.

  Ah-Dai suddenly felt a heat on his shoulder, and instantly recalled the torture he suffered in the inn that day, his whole body shook.

  "Clear your mind." Goris said in a low voice.

  A warm current flowed through his shoulders and into his body, seemingly without any signs of intensifying, but rather continuously circulating within him. Ah-Dai couldnt help but let his guard down, as his mind was originally free from distractions. Before he knew it, he had dozed off in a daze amidst the warmth emanating from Gori.

  Goris initially thought that Adai was immersed in the ocean of magical elements, but after half a day, he still didnt move. This method of transmitting magic power could only transfer his own inherent magic power into the other persons body and couldnt summon magical elements from the air. Even Goris, with his level of magic, felt strained. He slowly withdrew his right hand and said, "Tell me, what did you see? Adai, Adai. Hmm, okay, you little brat, you actually fell asleep! What a waste of my energy... its infuriating!"

  A small water balloon burst on Ah-Dais face, and Ah-Dai, who was having a sweet dream, suddenly woke up with a start, "Ah! Its snowing, its snowing."

  Ge Rui slammed his fist on Ah Dais head and said, "Get down! What did I tell you to do just now? But what have you done?"

  "Ah-Dai finally realized his situation and also remembered some things from before, hanging his head in shame: Teacher, Im sorry. Earlier... earlier was too comfortable, so I fell asleep."

  "Tell me, what did you see just now? Dont say you didnt see anything. If you dont know, then there wont be dinner today."

  When Ah-Dai heard the food, he suddenly became a bit more spirited, scratched his own head, and thought to himself, "Earlier I didnt see anything at all! How should I answer?" However, the temptation of the food was really too great. Ah-Dai thought for a moment, decided to tell his beautiful dream from earlier, and see if he could bluff his way through it. Thinking of this, he looked at Goris serious expression and said: "I...I felt my whole body burning with fever, then I became dizzy. Later on, I saw many, many little kids come play with me together. Each person had a small red steamed bun in their hand, as if they wanted to give it to me. I received them one after another, but no matter how much I took, I couldnt take enough. I also wanted to give my own things to them, but I didnt have anything on me, so I could only give up. Later on, you...you woke me up."

  Goris listened with a secretly shocked heart, how could he not understand that Ah-Dai was talking about his own dreams? Although Ah-Dai was asleep, what he described was actually related to the fire element. Those children who played with him were just figments of his imagination, and those red balls were indeed the fire elements in the world! Why did all the fire elements float towards him? Unless he had a naturally pure fire constitution, but he had already checked himself and it wasnt so! In the past, when he was learning fire magic, he could only feel the presence of fire elements around him.

  Ah-Dai looked at Goris with a nervous and uneasy expression, unsure if his lies about using dreams to replace feelings would be enough to get him food.

  "Follow me. Fire elements that fill the heavens and earth! Grant me your warm power, condense into a sphere, and appear in my hand." With a whooshing sound, a fireball with a diameter of over ten centimeters appeared on Goris hand, and the surrounding air suddenly became scorching hot.

  Although Ah-Dai didnt understand what "Gorith" meant, he still knew it was some kind of term. He imitated Goriths tone and said: "Following... ah, no need to recite this sentence. Oh, fire elements that fill the heavens and earth! Please grant me your warm power, condense into a ball, and appear in my hand." As soon as he finished reciting the incantation, Ah-Dai suddenly felt something rushing towards his palm. With a "whoosh" sound, his hand lit up, and a small fireball with a diameter of only one centimeter appeared on his palm. Ah-Dai was startled and feared being burned by the fire. In an instant, as soon as he had this thought, the fireball went out.

  Goris stared at Ah-Dai, and after a long while, he finally reacted. A murderous intent flashed across his eyes. He had never thought that this foolish-looking young man would have such excellent magical talent. When he first chanted the fireball spell, it only made his palm feel warm, but his master had already given him high praise. And yet, this unimpressive and somewhat foolish-looking young man could actually release a small fireball, which was simply unbelievable.

  Ah-Dai also didnt understand why a small fireball appeared on his hand, and he stared blankly at his palm. The two people just stood there in the room, frozen.

  After a long time, Goris extinguished the fireball in his hand and said: "Alright, thats it for today. I need to rest now, remember the incantation from earlier. The fireballs you release yourself will float on your hands and wont harm you. When theres nothing going on, just sit on your bed and quietly think about those little red balls, got it?"

  Ah-Dai nodded, trying hard to recall the so-called spell from earlier. He didnt even bother to look at the sea anymore. For an eleven-year-old kid like him, the curiosity brought by the fireball technique was much stronger than that of the ocean.

  Goris ignored him and lay down on the bed, closing his eyes to rest. Fortunately, today was a rare good day with calm seas and no strong winds, so the ships movements were minimal, making his motion sickness symptoms very mild. He thought that if another magician had seen Ah-Dais performance earlier, they would have been delighted to take him on as an apprentice. His talent was indeed impressive, and he himself was getting older - should he consider passing on his knowledge? Goris shook his head vigorously, no, how could he abandon his plan just because of the boys good talent? Once the final experiment was conducted, this child would inevitably die; what use was there in learning more things?

  The next day.

  Ah-Dai sat on the bed, eyes closed, happily playing with those little red buns, when Goris suddenly woke him up. "Teacher."

  "Alright, try that spell I taught you yesterday again."

  "Oh, fire element that fills the heavens and earth! Grant it to me, grant it to me. Ahh!" But all Ah-Dai could remember was the first sentence.

  Goris withdrew his hand, which had been slapped by Ah-Dai, "Im telling you for the last time, if you still cant remember, then dont eat before we disembark. Fire elements that fill the heavens and earth! Please grant me your warm power, condense into a sphere, and appear in my hand."

  Eating was the greatest threat to Ah-Dai, he tried hard to memorize every word, "Warmth of power... condensed into a ball, ... appearing in my hand." He struggled to recall the less familiar parts that followed, sitting on his bed, repeating it over and over again. Such a simple incantation, ordinary people only need to recite for a short while to completely memorize, but Ah-Dai had to recite for half a day before he could barely guarantee that he wouldnt forget.

  "Teacher, teacher, I, I remembered." Ah-Dai shook awake Gori who had just fallen asleep.

  The gale today was a bit stronger than yesterday, and Corris intended to offset the nausea caused by dizziness with sleep. He finally fell asleep, but was woken up. Furious, he said: "Whats going on?"

  ADai was startled and took a step back, stuttering: "I, I remember that spell."

  Ge Rui hummed and said, "You are the most stupid person I have ever seen. It takes you a day and a half to memorize a simple spell. Whats there to show off about? Recite it once and let me hear."

  The little confidence that Ah-Dai had finally built up was instantly shattered by Goriss blow, and he hung his head in shame. He stretched out his right hand and whispered: "Oh, fire elements that fill the heavens and the earth! Please grant me your warm power, gather into a ball, and appear in my hand." As soon as he finished speaking, he felt that unknown power gathering again, and this time it was even stronger than before. With a soft whooshing sound, a small fireball with a diameter of three centimeters suddenly appeared in his palm. Having learned from his previous experience, Ah-Dai did not panic this time, but instead carefully observed the red flames, feeling warmth on his hand that was not scorching hot. He brought the fireball up to his face and examined it closely, but accidentally set his hair ablaze, "Ah!" he cried out in surprise, and his concentration was broken, causing the fireball in his hand to extinguish itself. A foul smell of burnt hair instantly filled the cabin. Ah-Dai frantically patted at his hair, finally managing to put out the small flames, but not before a chunk of his shoulder-length black hair had been singed off.

  Looking at Ah-Dais disheveled appearance, Goris couldnt help but reveal a hint of a smile. "Water and fire are ruthless; just because it didnt work on your hands doesnt mean it wont work elsewhere. That was a genuine fireball, and you call that testing the waters. Be more careful next time. Open the door and let in some air."

  ADiao continued to pant, although the scene just now made him embarrassed, but the appearance of the fireball also filled his young heart with joy. For the first time, a respectful feeling rose in his heart towards Gori, "Old... teacher, sorry, Im too stupid. Cant even use a small magic spell properly."

  Goris thought to himself, "Am I not even more foolish than you?" He had never seen anyone who could release fireballs to this extent after only two days of practice. "Alright, dont say anything else, just be careful in the future and dont forget your incantations."

  ADuo nodded, firmly saying: "I, I will definitely not forget, teacher." The Fireball Technique was ADuos first magic to learn, and his heart had long been filled with affection for that red fireball. He sat down beside him, continuing to recite the familiar incantation.

  Two more days passed, and the voyage entered its final stage. Goris had not dared to leave his room for several days, fearing that seeing the endless sea would make him vomit. All his meals were ordered by Ah-Dai to be sent to his room, and almost 90% of the food ended up in Ah-Dais stomach. Ah-Dai was a very obedient child, and over the past three days, he had persisted in reciting the incantation for the fireball technique and practicing on his bed. As the saying goes, "diligence can make up for clumsiness," and in just three days, he had already mastered the fireball technique well enough to release fireballs with a diameter of about five centimeters. Goris occasionally pointed out some applications of fireballs to him, such as how to increase the temperature of the fireballs, how to enlarge their size, and how to control them flying in the air. Unexpectedly, Ah-Dai, who was usually dull-witted, picked up these application methods very easily and quickly mastered them.

  Ah-Dai controlled the fireball to revolve around his body, and he secretly thought that even if Master died later, he wouldnt have to be afraid of the cold anymore. The feeling of having a fireball to warm himself up was really great. Fortunately, among the magic that Goriath knew, there was no mind-reading technique, otherwise, it would be impossible to avoid bleeding from all seven orifices in the head.

  "Teacher, I want to go to the door and get some fresh air." After a few days of getting along, Ah-Dai was no longer so afraid of Goris. After all, Goris had not hit him and let him eat his fill at every meal.

  Georis glanced at him and said, "Put away your fireball, just by the door, dont go far."

  "Yes, teacher," Ah-Dai exclaimed excitedly. After finishing speaking, he casually waved his hand and extinguished the fireball in the air. With a joyful expression, he opened the door and walked outside. Standing on the corridor outside the cabin, Ah-Dai leaned against the railing, feeling the warm sunlight on his body, which was incredibly comfortable. He took a deep breath of the salty sea air and gazed at the distant horizon where the sky met the sea, becoming entranced.

  "Huh? Whats that?" The infatuated Ah-Dai suddenly discovered a black dot on the surface of the sea, moving straight towards their passenger ship from the oblique front, seemingly at high speed, and the black dot was gradually getting bigger.

  After a while, the black dot gradually became clear. It was also a ship with a black body, which seemed to be about the same size as the passenger ship, and there was only one deck. On the huge black sail, a huge white skull was painted, under the skull were two crossed bones. Ah-Dai thought, why is their ships color different from this one?

  As they watched, a large black ship gradually approached, and the other people on the passenger ship also seemed to have discovered this situation, and cries of alarm kept coming: "Pirates! Ah! Its pirates."