DMS Chapter 220

Flinx’s speaker was connected via Bluetooth to a CD player, which would probably be considered archaic technology by a typical modern teenager from Earth.

The problem was that external devices couldn’t connect to Flinx’s system. It was a pity, since it would have been convenient to connect to Earth’s internet using either a smart television or a laptop. Not that he needed such a thing, since he could access the internet directly through his transmigration system.

The only reason he would want something like that was so he could share Earth’s internet with the locals or with people who didn’t have access to it.

That meant that any movies, music, and other programs he wanted to share with the locals would need to be accessed through a storage device.

In other words, Flinx really didn’t need an MP3 player, CD player, earbuds, or a speaker to listen to music. He simply preferred listening to music through actual devices rather than through his system.

The problem was that Flinx was starting to get annoyed by the two elven teenagers hovering near his Bluetooth speaker. He finally handed the CD player and speaker to them and taught them how to use them, including how to replace the batteries.

He also gave them his ten-album music collection so they could pick and choose whichever albums they wanted to listen to. The CD player and speaker immediately occupied the two elven children’s attention, finally allowing Flinx to pretend that he was alone again.

He did ask them to move a little farther away so he wouldn’t be able to hear their conversation.

They wouldn’t be in any danger. The wind elemental was still flying above them, guarding them against anything that might pose a threat.

Pip had also informed him that it had successfully lured their pursuers away from the two elven teenagers.

When noon arrived, Flinx couldn’t follow his usual habit of skipping lunch because the two elves looked hungry and had started staring at him expectantly.

He sighed and cast his Galder’s Tower spell. A log cabin appeared beside the road, and he invited the two elves inside. He then served them a lavish lunch that he ordered from his system’s shopping site.

“You are truly a powerful wizard, Sir Flinx. You can conjure a house and the best food in an instant,” Arementil said while munching on a piece of roast beef.

“Go ahead and eat as much as you want. I have plenty of food,” Flinx replied.

“Are you not going to feed your owl? You mentioned that its name is Pip, right?” Elemendora asked while looking out the window, searching for Pip.

That question confirmed that the two elven teenagers knew very little about magic.

“Pip isn’t a living being. It’s my summoned familiar. Even though it has sentience, it’s a mana construct and doesn’t need to eat. Even if it were killed, I could simply summon it again,” Flinx explained.

“So your owl didn’t help us because it wanted to?” Elemendora asked.

“No. It doesn’t care about you. It helped you because I told it to,” Flinx said.

The revelation seemed to disappoint Elemendora, but Flinx watched as she quickly gathered herself and moved past it.

He realized that, more than likely, the two elven children were accustomed to doing that whenever they experienced disappointment.

For a moment, he felt sad for them.

He knew that feeling very well. No child should have to experience something like that, but this was the world they were growing up in.

After lunch, Flinx dispelled the house, and they continued their journey. The CD player and speaker remained with the two elven teenagers. At least the devices occupied their minds and allowed them to forget their situation for a little while.

The two elven teenagers walked behind Flinx, allowing him to pretend that he was alone in the wilderness again.

The problem was that, after a couple of hours of walking, the autumn rain started again.

Flinx had to cast the Shape Water spell on himself and the two elven teenagers so they wouldn’t get wet. The fact that they were standing under the rain without actually getting rained on seemed to fascinate both elves.

Thankfully, neither of them seemed to mind his slow pace or his frequent stops to admire a particular flower, tree, or anything else that caught his eye.

He also frequently used his tablet to take pictures and videos, which caught Elemendora and Arementil’s attention.

Because he couldn’t ignore the curiosity in their eyes as they watched him, Flinx eventually showed them the tablet and taught them how it worked.

Flinx didn’t want them messing around with his tablet, so he simply sighed, bought a new one, and gave it to them so they could play with it to their heart’s content.

He also purchased a small generator since the sun was now almost always hidden behind the clouds, and his devices needed to be charged.

Since he was already on a buying spree, he also bought a laptop with a DVD player. That way, when night arrived, he wouldn’t have to entertain the two elves himself. They could simply watch movies on the laptop.

Flinx would only need to cast the Tongue spell on them so they could understand the movies. Thankfully, using a higher-level spell slot would extend the duration of the spell.

When the sun set, Flinx didn’t bother finding a nice spot for his log cabin. He simply cast Galder’s Tower beside the road.

He also didn’t want to bother thinking about what food they could eat, so he simply bought several pizzas with different toppings and some sodas.

Thankfully, that kind of food seemed to satisfy the two elves.

After they had eaten, Flinx started asking the children some questions. He asked them about their daily lives within their tribe.

Elemendora and Arementil told him that their lives were basically the same as those of humans living in villages. The main difference was that they lived inside the forest.

Another major difference was that elves were born with high agility, so their physical capabilities were greater than those of an average human. The elves were famous for their agility and strength, and both children were proud of that fact.

They also told Flinx that the wizards among them were extremely powerful. However, they had started to doubt that a little because they had never seen any of them do what Flinx was doing, such as conjuring a house and food whenever he wanted.

Elemendora did defend the elven wizards, stating that they really didn’t know much about them because the wizards usually kept to themselves.

“You told me that your parents were high-ranking. Can’t you learn magic?” Flinx asked the two elves.

“We could learn it, but we’re still considered too young. I’m supposed to start learning elven magic in a few years,” Elemendora said.

After their conversation, Flinx taught them how to use the laptop to play the DVDs he had purchased.

Since the two elves were considered children, he chose animated films for them.

Flinx cast the Tongue spell on them, allowing them to understand the dialogue.

The two elves quickly learned how to use the laptop and its DVD player so they could watch the movies. Flinx also taught them how to connect the speaker to the laptop so they could hear the movies better. He then showed them how to connect the generator to their devices so they could use them without worrying about running out of battery power.

The generator he had chosen was quiet enough that it wouldn’t disturb them. Flinx placed it inside the guest bedroom and told the elves they could entertain themselves by using the laptop inside their room.

The two elven children excitedly ran into their room and began watching the movies Flinx had given them.