Chapter 68 - Preparation for the Magic Contest of the Decade(2)

The boy watched the adult elves very carefully and was so excited about their elegant way of behaving, moving ... of being like an elf. He ignored what Elizabeth told him, so hypnotized by those elves' way of life.
'Johnny ..." the girl grabbed him by the sleeve. The elf girl Pmyrie is 638 years old," Elizabeth continued, when she saw the boy looking straight in her eye.
'I don't believe! I don't believe ..." he said now in a lower voice not to disturb Nakutsck's speech.
He looked over Elizabeth at Pmyrie and asked:
'How old are you?"
'638 spring times" answered the elf girl again.
'You see, you got it wrong," Johnny looked at Elizabeth as if he solved the world's greatest mystery.
'Genius ... 638 spring times also means years," Alexander felt compelled to intervene.
Johnny, only now getting it right, had a cockeyed gaze, the same gaze we met when he puts all his neurons to work.
That gaze was now due to the fact that he couldn't believe it. Sure it was a joke. In fact, neither Elizabeth nor Alexander could believe such a thing. I mean, Alexander knew they could live longer than people but ... no one can live so long, almost forever.
But Nakutsck's words either solved the dilemma by eliminating any doubt, or baffled them even more.
'Princess Eyoween knows the mysteries of magic for over 2500 years ... and we are proud to ..."
The three children stared at Pmyrie in awe.
Nakutsck continued his speech, but many of those who were there, including the three children from Elmbridge School of Magic, probably heard nothing from the story of the wizard dressed in white. The three children were amazed and at the same time scared of what they heard from the elf girl, Pmyrie and from the one who hosted the first event of the famous Magic Contest of the Decade, the notorious Nakutsck.
Even the warrior wizards from Master Hikaiddo's school were scared. Probably the little wizards thought not only of this immense weirdness, namely that there are creatures that could live thousands of years or could even be immortal, but also that hundreds of years of studying magic, or Princess Eyoween's case thousands of years of training in magic were a real advantage for the elves' team.
So the other competitors' confidence was a little hampered by the hundreds of years of experience the elf team had. It was obvious the other two teams were intimidated by this team especially because they didn't know very well what these immortal creatures really were.
But the elf girl were so calm and peaceful that you didn't have much to fear of them.
And there was someone else very calm and quiet.
Elizabeth, unlike everyone else, was very happy. It was the first time for everyone except for Nakutsck, when they saw forest elves. And this opportunity to meet creatures that came into the world hundreds and even thousands of years ago was greatly enjoyable for Miss Edwards. She smiled at the elves with warmth and of course she got the same warm response from them.
'And we're glad ..." Nakutsck continued, 'we're glad they agreed to participate in the Magic Contest of the Decade. It's a real honour for us, that who embraced magic thousands of years ago, who knew it first, came to share it with us."
The wizard Nakutsck made a sign to a stone elf, dressed in white too, responsible for organizing everything in the white wizard's residence. Understanding the sign, the elf clapped his hands and several stone elves appeared ready to make the guests' stay as pleasant as possible.
'Princess Eyoween, Lord Tbylisium ... I'll introduce the members of the jury and the other participants, after which we'll show you to the rooms where you'll stay."
Grand Nakutsck introduced the wizard Baater and Lady Margaret, then turned to Knudlac and Hikaiddo.
'Professor Knudlac ... Professor Hikaiddo ... We prepared your rooms too. At 6 p.m. there's the official opening of the Magic Contest of the Decade. The contest is open to anyone belonging to the three schools of magic. Viewers can come through the portals created on the day of the first event. Then I'll tell you everything you need to know about the first event, about my creations, the incredible ice golems and many others. It will also be a splendid fireworks display…"
Nakutsck coughed a little.
'And the first contest of the schools will take place over a week. During this time, the section of the temple where you can study the eight possible locations where the other two competitions will take place will be open. And each location also has several possible quests. So, dear competitors, I want you to study as best you can. Good luck!"
After a short break he continued:
'My colleagues, the stone elves, will show you to your rooms. Until we meet again, I wish you got used easily to the rooms that I tried to prepare as best as I could according to your wishes and needs. Thank you ... and I wish you a pleasant stay."
Mr. Nakutsck's group of stone elves went away. Each of them was definitely trained on what to do and who to help. Mr. Nakutsck trained them well, for he wanted everything to turn out perfectly. Especially since it was the first time the forest elves also participated in this contest.
All the guests were helped to carry their luggage and were shown to their rooms.
The same ice steps, with the same crystal-like windows could be found on all the corridors of the castle.
Eventually, the group got to a corridor where there were several doors. All three children were invited to enter the same room, while the professors had separate rooms.
Lots of Magicorum uttered by everyone in front of the bedrooms, after which the doors opened and closed right away behind those who entered the rooms.
After entering their room, Elizabeth, Johnny and even Alexander, were amazed at what they saw. Their room was so huge in surface and height that it could accommodate a whole class of students from Elmbridge there. In fact it wasn't a room, but rather a small ... the inside of a small mansion.
Downstairs there was a beautifully furnished large room with an enormous space like a dance floor where one could give a big party. It was a kind of recreation room or study, where the three children could learn and train unhindered. Equipped with bookshelves, study tools, such as a microscope, telescope, potion equipment, pots with all kinds of herbs, as well as various games and logic toys designed to work your mind, gathered in one corner of the room, that room looked like an academician's study place.
Also downstairs, that room continued on one side with a kind of entrance hall, followed by a small room. That room was a small bedroom that had only a bed, a closet, a small nightstand and a small bookcase, but which provided everything a student needed to be able to rest quietly.
From the same hall there were many steps to the ceiling. The steps led at one point to another bedroom, and continued to lead to the ceiling, where they again led to a last bedroom.
The boys without saying a word, looked at each other, and then began to run towards the end of the steps. Surely they both wanted to sleep in the upstairs bedroom. Alexander, who was a little faster entered the first in the last dormitory and was surprised to see that everything in that room changed, magically... according to his wishes.
Johnny, who was defeated, went down the steps a little sadly, but when he entered the room and saw it seemed to know him, he beamed up. The room changed as he entered it, giving him everything a boy of his age needed ... in fact, the bedroom provided everything Johnny needed.
A huge bed with a mattress where he could rest as much as he wanted, a hammock hanging from the ceiling, but also a wall that gave him the opportunity to exercise his climbing skills. As if that room felt Johnny came in and knew what it had to offer.
Next to the bed there was a mug, which when the boy entered the room, displayed his name in golden letters. The name of the person who first entered the room, customizing both the mug and the room for ... Johnny.
Elizabeth entered the downstairs bedroom as well. Her bed became a beautiful bed made of oak, with pillars nicely carved in the form of a pony. Even though the entire castle was built of ice and that magic ice was warm, the White Wizard took care to arrange the rooms as appropriate as possible for the guests. Each room was gracefully arranged, according to the guest's preferences as far as possible.
The girl came happily back into the high room and she was even more surprised when she saw a few letters appear on the ice window.
'Guys ... I think something is happening!"
The two quickly descended the stairs. They stopped by that window and waited.
Soon the message was written in full:
'I am waiting for you in the training room after two hours. As you get down the second hall from the ground floor on the right side. Signed ... Professor Knudlac."
"It's nothing special, just Professor Knudlac," Johhny said.
'Finally the training starts," Alexander said, joyfully. 'I'll do my best to win this contest. As a result of these tests, the people of the Dragoesti family gained very powerful magic skills ... that afterwards became the most powerful magic in the world."
'Do you think we can gain magic known only by the elves?" Johnny asked.
"I don't know ... I really don't know," Alexander shrugged.
'Who are these Dragoesti?" Elizabeth asked.
'Some evil wizards ... who hurt more people," Johnny said briefly.
Alexander wanted to say something more, but he stopped.
Each child went to inspect the room better ... those magic rooms, which seemed to know their inhabitants very well.
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