"What is this?" Elsie's eyes widened, and he hurriedly took it and put it in the palm of his hand to check it repeatedly, the turquoise jade was cold, but Elsie was like a treasure, and immediately raised it to face Doro: "Look!"

After losing it, even Doro took it and looked at it a few times.

"Lanressa, where did you find it?" Elsie thought that the chain would never disappear again, but she didn't expect it to be back in her hands after a year.

Lan Ruisha rubbed her hands and said with a smile: "Coincidentally, it wasn't because of "nothing" at the time, we later followed Lonely Sen back to the eastern forest to check, and when we walked to a place, grandpa suddenly said that he felt a special energy fluctuation, and we thought it was "nothing" again, or something terrible, but he found this on the ground. ”

"Energy fluctuations?" Elsie and Doro looked at each other, she understood that this was Doro's possession, and if there was anything special, it must also have something to do with Doro, or something related to his background.

"Probably that's what I mean, I don't understand that, grandpa?" Lan Ruisha turned back and handed Edwin a look of help, Edwin first looked away, but was forced to look helpless, or slowly spoke.

"I guess this thing is something special, something I don't know about, with a huge amount of energy or a special function. It's that there are people who are more powerful than me who have engraved the magic circle in it, and left a huge amount of energy to sustain it. Edwin mused.

"What kind of circle?"

"I also see that this thing should be yours, don't worry about it, at that time, Lan Ruisha's girl said that it was you who met in the eastern forest recently, maybe it was yours, it was the old man I selfishly stayed and studied it. ”

"It's just that I didn't figure it out when I arrived, and I can only blame my lack of strength, I speculate that this thing should at least have a function such as protecting the master, it may be spiritual, because I specialize in spiritual illusions, so I can figure it out a little. ”

Elsie was stunned when she heard this, she muttered "Spirit, bless," these words, and suddenly clapped her palm: "It must be, at that time in "nothing", I was obviously weak in consciousness, but I was able to survive to the end, and even lost consciousness after Doro. Now that I think about it, when Doro slashed the necklace around my neck with a sword, it fell off, and immediately after that, I didn't know anything. ”

"Doro, it seems that this is really something left to you by your family, and it can really protect people!" Elsie said excitedly.

Doro didn't look at the emerald green jade anymore, but stared at Elsie, didn't reply, seemed to be low again, Elsie immediately reacted, and quickly explained: "I didn't blame you, the situation forced you to be involuntarily." ”

Doro let out a low hum. Lan Ruisha saw that the atmosphere was embarrassing, and hurriedly came out to play haha: "At that time, I wasn't sure if it was yours, because I didn't have time to go to Cronor to find you because I had something, and now I have returned it to its original owner, I'm really sorry." ”

"No, no!" Elsie hurriedly waved her hand, "This thing is very important to us, and I'm very happy to be able to find it, thank you so much!" She also knew in her heart that it was not worth their trip for a necklace, and it would be strange if it was really sent to the academy.

Besides, this jade seems to be famous, and Edwin is also very interested, and the grandfather and grandson can take the initiative to return it, which can be regarded as kind-hearted and benevolent.

Lan Ruisha graciously accepted her thanks, and saw that the snow was getting heavier and heavier, and the roofs of the streets were covered with a layer of white, and the pedestrians all hurried away from the open street, leaving only the four of them standing in the snow and talking.

"Alright, Elsie, the snow is getting heavier and heavier, you guys go back quickly, the contestants are also dangerous on the streets, we will have a chance to meet later, I will definitely go to cheer you on the new battle!" Lan Ruisha patted Elsie on the shoulder, helped her knock down the thin snowflakes, and smiled.

"Good. See you the day after tomorrow. Elsie said goodbye to the two of them, and as she watched her grandfather and grandson drift down the street, she waved her hand vigorously, and then turned around, and Doro still had the broken necklace in her hand.

Elsie stepped forward, stretched out his hand and clasped his palm, let him hold the jade in the palm of his hand, and breathed a sigh of relief: "It's really rare to get back this time, you put it away quickly, I lost it last time, you must be careful this time." ”

Doro stared at her, but still stretched out his palm: "You take it." ”

"Well," Elsie immediately shook her head like a rattle, "this is yours, and besides, Grandpa Edwin said just now that it has the ability to protect its master, and you should take it." ”

"I don't need to. ”

"Doro......" Elsie is a little helpless, she is most afraid of Doro like this, and she is the most helpless, once she makes a decision, as long as he thinks it is good for him, he can't allow himself to decide.

In this regard, she has always argued with this man.

Doro walked up behind Elsie, wrapped a string around her neck with both hands, tied a knot at the back of her neck, and helped her get her hair out of her necklace and finally put on her hood.

Elsie stuffed the jade into the placket, the cold touch stimulated her to tremble, and she was gradually warmed by her body temperature, she lowered her head: "This is about your life experience, aren't you afraid that I will lose it again?"

"It's okay, you just don't lose it. ”

Doro replied quickly, Elsie choked, there is such a person in the world who is not a relative, but is better than a relative, and everything is to protect her first, she doesn't know how to treat it, and she doesn't know how to repay it.

The two were silent for a while, and the pedestrians disappeared, and they seemed to be the only ones left in the street, standing in a blanket of silver.

"Will it be cold?" Doro asked suddenly.

"It's okay," Elsie stretched out a hand to pick up the falling snowflakes and watch them melt into his palms, "I didn't expect it to snow on the first day I came to Solomon." ”

"Reach back. Doro frowned and shoved Elsie's hand back into the cloak.

"It's so quiet under the snow today," Elsie smiled and looked up at the sky, and Doro patted her gently, "It's time to go back." ”

"Well, let's go. ”

......

Funi thought that the two of them were just a little curious when they first arrived in Solomon City, so they went out to have a look, but they didn't expect that after waiting for a long time, the two of them didn't come back, and seeing the snow getting heavier and heavier, she couldn't help but walk out of the room: "Doro is really, I'm not afraid of the cold, what if I take the little girl out and get cold." ”

Hurried down the stairs, I saw two people covered in snowflakes coming up.

"You guys?"

The two took off their hoods, and Funnie hurriedly stepped forward to untie Elsie's cloak, "Look at you, don't stay outside for that long when it's snowing." ”

"I'm sorry, Vice Hospital, for keeping you waiting. Elsie was a little confused by Funi's patting the snow on her body, and Doro untied her cloak: "It's time to start." ”

"Also, you two go to my room first, and I'll tell Dusen to call the others. Funnie nodded.

The two went to Funnie's room and sat down, and a moment later Funnie, Dusen, and three other contestants walked in.

Iri came in and saw the two of them and asked, "What are you doing, why is your hair wet?" ”

"I just went out, I'll tell you later, let's sit down first. Elsie replied.

Funi watched everyone sit down around him, looked at Du Sen and nodded, and said, "Everyone is here, I have something to tell you, and I have something to ask you about." ”

"The new battle is not only an honor for the Academy, but also an opportunity for you. ”

"Do you know why the New War is called that?" Funnie's eyes were fixed on the group.

"It's about... What does it mean to be a rising star?" Melody replied with a gentle hand.

"Yes, this competition is a stage for all the teenagers and girls with strength and potential, why are only freshmen allowed to participate? Why are they not allowed to participate repeatedly? All this is to constantly inject new life and new blood into this competition, if you want to stand out, you have to seize this opportunity. ”

Except for Iri and Doro, everyone had a puzzled look on their faces.

Funi helplessly held her forehead, "You don't really think that this game will be all right after the game, right?"

"No, no, no, of course not. Cardin hurriedly waved his hand, "I know some, but it's all spread outside, and some of the others are not clear...... It's just a little bit......"

Funi sighed and nodded to Irri: "Come, you can explain." ”

"Me?" said Iri, frowning.

"I don't believe your family didn't tell you this. Funnie shook her head, "Hurry." ”

Yi Ri was a little reluctant, but he still spoke silently: "What you know is probably some official rhetoric, and rumors from the outside that those who win in the new battle will be taken away by the empire and sent to a special academy for training. ”

He glanced at the crowd, and Melody nodded, "Yes, that's all I know. ”

"Actually, it's not fake, there is, but more often than not, it is poached by various forces. ”

"Forces?"

Iri turned to look at Funi, as if hesitant to explain it.

Funnie pinched her chin and said, "You can say it, just let them know." "In short, you can talk about it, but don't go into details.

Iri turned his head: "The empire is not monolithic, but for the most part it looks at peace. ”

"The royal family of the empire is a major force, and the Adrien family, who founded the Adventurers' Association, is a major force, although the number is scarce, but it almost includes most of the top powerhouses of the empire, and it is also a major force, and the rest are the families of various cities. ”

Irri doesn't often explain so much, others don't know, Elsie doesn't know the country, and listens to it in the clouds. Her hometown is a small country, with few cities, and only the royal family and the Council of Elders are in power, and she has never heard of these twists and turns.

Knowing that Elsie and Doro were not from this country, and probably didn't know anything about them, Iri raised his eyebrows and gave them a look, signaling that he would explain to them later.

Funi nodded: "What Yi Ri said is almost over, when you compete, the spectators present are the people of these forces, and their judgment on you is extremely important to you at this stage, so you must do your best to treat this competition and strive to make a good ranking." ”