I, The Dragon Overlord

Chapter 419 - Earth Is About to Be Destroyed

Charlotte wore a small gray robe, which was standard for mage apprentices. She looked down at the ground with vague fear and grabbed the hem of her robe.

She was ultimately a child of less than 10-years-old, and now she had been ripped away from her parents and sent to live in an unknown and mysterious tower. Compared to the teenagers who were excited, she felt mostly fear.

She thought of her father, mother, aunt, uncle, and other relatives telling her to be obedient and live up to her status as a royal princess. Although she was young and did not know much about these things, she stayed an honest and good child in front of Marches.

As a princess, she was somewhat capricious at home and often cried. But in this mysterious tower, she had even forgotten her childlike nature, leaving only awe and curiosity about magic.

“How are you getting along with those brothers and sisters, Charlotte?”

Louie tried to keep a gentle tone. Perhaps because he also had a daughter, he had a certain amount of patience when dealing with children. In the past, he used to think children were annoying to deal with.

Charlotte pouted. She was ultimately a child, and a newborn calf was not afraid of a tiger. Facing Louie’s inquiry, she said unhappily, “They don’t talk to me much. I don’t like them anyways.”

Her tone was full of aggression and a small child’s capriciousness.

At this, Louie smiled. Her encounter was expected. As the youngest of the group, there was a big generation gap. Those who were 12 or 13 years old were not willing to play with a child who should have been in elementary school, and those teenagers would not want to take care of a child especially after knowing her identity.

Human jealousy was natural. As the princess of the British royal family and an accepted disciple of the archmage, those adults who understood social classes would only feel jealous.

The reason why Louie took this young girl as a disciple was because of her title. Compared to ordinary people, it was easier for her to attract the world’s attention and convince it of the existence of magic.

“You have eaten the golden apple that existed in both Celtic and Greek mythology, gaining magic talent far beyond your peers. Since you do not need to learn with the others, I will personally teach you, just like how the legendary mage Merlin taught his disciple Vivian.”

Louie was actually lying through his teeth. In truth, Princess Charlotte did not really have any talent in magic, but the golden apple he let her eat was actually the real Marches’ magic potion. Louie wasn’t really going to cultivate mages on Earth and did not really care about talent. So Charlotte who ate the precious potion would really be far more capable than others of becoming a mage.

Louie’s idea was to train these apprentices into low-ranking mages at most. At the strongest, they would only be able to cast magic at the level of [Fireball]. Mages at this level would not be a threat to modern civilization. If there were truly talented individuals, Louie wouldn’t mind training them to become middle-ranking mages.

As for high-level archmages or even legendary mages, Louie would not train them even if they had the ability. Those who were archmages could already sense the inert nature of Earth’s magic. Those who could become archmages were definitely not stupid. They would see the truth of the Earth’s supernatural powers and know that Earth did not have the power to cultivate magic.

Louie would never allow this.

Moreover, cultivating an archmage would require at least twenty years of time. A hundred years may have passed in San Soliel by that time and it was likely that Louie would have already become a complete ‘foreign god’ with no need of faith from Earth.

“Charlotte, do you understand the word that the teacher is saying?”

Louie asked gently.

Princess Charlotte shook her head and said embarrassedly, “About the things that teacher talked about, I… I don’t understand at all.”

Saying so, she lowered her head sheepishly.

Louis also did not mind this. Having a little girl who was not even in elementary school learn magic directly was indeed a little difficult.

“No matter, I will teach you the basic aspects. With your talent, you will definitely become an excellent mage. From today onwards, you shall address me as 'teacher'. Although magic is a gift from gods to mortals, teaching such a mysterious power requires a reverent heart. In the world of magic, the relationship between teacher and disciple is very strict. From today onwards, you must listen and learn well, understand, Charlotte.”

“Teacher Marches, can I summon fire and stone like what you did if I study well?”

Charlotte didn’t listen to what Louie was saying. She just asked, afraid that the so-called magic was just simple tricks.

“Of course. It’s not a difficult thing. As long as you can become a full-fledged mage, you can do so… Charlotte, do you have faith?”

Louie asked with a calm smile and had no intention to correct the little girl’s misunderstanding.

If this was the world of San Soliel, learning with such a naive mind would have her expelled by the teacher. For mages, respect for magic was basic etiquette.

“I believe in the Lord Christ.”

Charlotte said as she drew a cross on her chest.

“Very good, Charlotte! You must remember that only by having faith in God will the mysteries of magic reveal themselves. If you return home on vacation and your parents ask you about magic, you must answer them in the same way.”

Louie carefully taught and guided her. It was impossible for the British royal family to not ask the princess about magic. As long as the royal family could confirm that magic was related to faith, the British government would also know. Once they knew, the other governments of the world would know. In order to study the mysteries of magic, it was estimated that all the governments of the world would become churches that would help Louie promote faith.

Compared to those ordinary people, it was easier to make this royal princess trust him.

Adults could conceal the secrets of magic, but children were not good at hiding secrets.

“Well then, Charlotte, come with me! You need to gain more knowledge to see the grandeur and vastness of the magical world and feel the greatness of God.”

Louie turned around and led Charlotte toward a room in the high tower.

……

In the research institute of the astronomy department at the University of Iowa, many researchers were carefully comparing the data on the computer with the observation data of the telescope. They all showed desperate looks.

“Oh, God!!! What have we done to deserve this? Is the apocalypse truly here? We are all going to die and the entire planet Earth is finished!” A researcher cried while holding his head.

Next to him, an old man took off his presbyopic glasses and said with a numb face, “Whether Earth will be finished or not, I can’t tell, but all of North America is sure to be destroyed. Lord, why do we have to be plagued with disasters!!”