Chapter 1 Who said no one would hit a tree twice
"This damn weather. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info"
The already dim enough Alan Forest was made particularly gloomy by the downpour, and the black shadows that flashed from time to time made people feel a little weird, if it weren't for the urgent need to pick a batch of mushrooms here, I really wanted to stay in the manor to roast the fire in such a ghostly weather.
That's what the girl thought, and as for the experiment or something, she knew it was postponed.
Woo...
The wind blew, and even the most daring person could not keep her composure in this situation, so the girl shuddered and quickly lowered her head to find what she needed.
"Blue ice mushrooms, surrounded by cold air, blue all over and glowing faintly in a dim environment, that's what the mentor said... Really, although it is very conspicuous, there is no way to do this weather. Along the way, large swaths of mushrooms sat quietly on the ground, in the trees or in the crevices of the stones, as if in a hurry to be picked, and when the girl approached, they kept shaking their "heads", but these were not her goals. The magic guide book in his hand had already been wet by the raindrops, after all, the rain fell suddenly, and no one could prepare in advance.
"Really, it's getting heavier and heavier, and the next time you come out, no matter what the weather, you'll have to bring some rain stones, well, if only you could get to the point where you can release your magic quickly, huh?" The girl was complaining, the cave that suddenly appeared in front of her was like a charcoal in the snow, it was better to avoid the rain first, after all, as long as you find the blue ice mushroom within three hours, it was better to apply some magic to yourself before that, and she couldn't concentrate at all on a rainy day.
"The golden spoon is the support, the demon blood is the sacrifice, in the name of my Sonora, within two meters, the water spirit is far away!" The foam that seemed to burst to the touch filled the surroundings of the girl named Sonora, and she let out a long breath as she felt the damp aura on her body subside.
The cave was filled with a faint blue glow, and there seemed to be two blue clusters of light in the depths. As if attracted, Sonora slowly moved inside, if anything, it was probably due to the strange atmosphere around her, after all, she was a sixteen-year-old girl, and even if she had no weak magical talent, she had not been able to overcome some instinctive fears.
This is a world full of swords and sorcery, for ordinary people naturally only need to pray for world peace every day, and a good harvest every year, but for people like Sonora who have come into contact with the mysterious realm, the future life is convenient and ordinary put aside, as a magic apprentice, she is facing a big crisis at this time - in such a bad weather to collect magic materials in the dim Elan forest, what she didn't expect is that there are some fierce magical beasts entrenched around the school.
For example, the Ice Python.
Seeing the monstrous monster wrapped around the rock, the girl fell to the ground with a pale face, and then tried to escape with her hands and feet.
Hiss!
The boanguin, covered in cold, rushed towards Sonora at such speed that it wrapped its neck around her without even giving her a chance to react.
"Uh... After all, humans can't fight monsters, even the giant python that hasn't yet turned into a human form can't be dealt with by Sonora, she weakly buckles the python's body wrapped around her neck, not to mention that she doesn't have this strength, even if she has this smooth snake skin, what's the use?
Unable to breathe, the scene in front of her slowly blurred, and just as her consciousness was about to fall into complete darkness, a faint voice came into her ears.
"Frost, obey my commands, Heavenly Fire, kneel before me, and the innate irreconcilability will be cut off by me!" Several blades of ice with flames sliced the python into several pieces, and the still alive part was frozen in the ice before it even jumped a few times on the ground.
Syllable!
With the snap of the comer's fingers, the ice cube instantly split into several sections, and then the giant python inside, as if it was convenient for the ice cubes to merge together, like glass scattered on the ground, and the ghost light around it was also much softer after the death of the giant python.
"Ahem, ahem...
Sonora coughed incessantly due to the previous suffocation, and she finally saw the appearance of the woman who had saved her in a moment's time.
A black lace-trimmed dress, a black headdress, small black leather boots, and white stockings that stand out in this black outfit are more like princesses than witches, and the elegant temperament in her gestures also makes people feel as if they are noble.
Pacing lightly in front of her, the woman stretched out her right hand, Sonora was stunned for a moment, and then held her hand with some hesitation, originally because the previous things had not eased up, she felt a cool breath flowing into her body from her hand, and some uneasy mood instantly calmed down, this is not her own psychological tolerance is too strong, Sonora knows very well that it is this clear stream that calms her state of mind.
"Although the giant python has a bit of strength, it is not difficult to deal with, you should be a newcomer, and you are really brave to come here in this weather." The woman smiled lightly, her eyes did not hide her surprise, indeed, this forest is quite gloomy on a rainy day, and normal newcomers will not run here now.
"After all, I urgently need blue ice mushrooms and I don't have enough money to buy them, so I can only do it myself," Sonora recalled the previous situation, and immediately looked at the woman with a look of adoration and said: "This time it's really thanks to Senior Sister, that spell of yours just now seems to have been chanted in less than a second, although my ears can't keep up with it and I can't hear it clearly, but the magic spell that can solve this giant python in an instant should not be short." ”
"Actually, it's not a powerful magic, you should be able to learn it soon after you learn it, and accelerated chanting is a compulsory course for newcomers, although it doesn't seem to be important now," the woman smiled and shook her head, she touched the other party's head and said, "My name is Hisali Chelfer, and I am a student in the 5th class of the 264th class of the Elemental Department of the Elsa School of Magic. ”
"Miss Chelfer!?" Sonora's eyes widened, and she looked at Hisali in disbelief and said, "In the past three years, she has won the highest scholarship of the 264th Elemental Department, and the tutors often mention the top student, a witch who is good at combining multiple elements and playing with applause, a famous elemental puppeteer? ”
"Wait, I know everyone says that, but I'd prefer you to call me Sister Hisali, Elemental Puppeteer It's weird and sounds a bit ... Embarrassed? Hisali couldn't find a better word to describe how she felt when she heard this title, after all, although she was a prominent among students, she was still only a student after all, and such a title was usually placed on the archmage.
"Hello senior sister, I'm Sonora Canreddin, Class 1 of the 270th class of the Alchemy Department, so why did Senior Sister Hisali come here on this day?" Sonora asked her doubts, after all, students like this don't lack money at all, they just need to buy whatever they need, and the materials that can be mined in this forest can also be bought in the academy.
Hisali smiled wryly and looked elsewhere, she didn't know how to answer, did she want to say that she was forced to run here after losing a bet with her friends? In that case, it is estimated that it will be cold to say it, and it will be even more embarrassing if you ask about the content of the gambling fight.
Although she didn't know why, Sonora could still see that her senior sister had something unspeakable, so she didn't ask any more questions. His blue ice mushroom has not yet landed and he has to go out to continue looking for it, this rain will not stop for a while, with the magic that was applied to him before, the search efficiency can be faster.
Elsa School of Magic and Magic, one of the top schools in the wizarding world, since its inception 270 years ago, has cultivated countless talents, due to the high entrance threshold and high tuition fees, so the students who can come in will not be too bad, and even many people are still born in noble and wealthy families, just like Hisali, her father is the Duke of the Saran Empire and she was born with the title of Lord, and Hisali, who has been pinned on high hopes since childhood, naturally lived up to expectations and was admitted to the Elsa Academy of Magic and has always had excellent grades.
The deeds of the outstanding seniors have long been spread throughout the campus, and Sonora didn't expect that she would be able to talk to one of them not long after she came in, and as a freshman, she was naturally very excited.
"Are you going to collect blue ice mushrooms?"
"Huh? How did Senpai know? ”
Sonora was taken aback again, after all, she didn't say what she was here for, and she didn't know Sister Hisali before.
"The only way to come to this cave is to collect this."
Hisali pointed to the stone beside her, and a bolt of thunder burst out and shattered it. For magicians with a certain strength, such too weak magic does not need to be chanted, but it is limited to these magic that have little effect in battle and have not even reached the first order, as long as it is a rank magic, it must be chanted, of course, the length of chanting depends on the magic attainments of the magician.
The small cloud of smoke cleared, several blue mushrooms appeared in the rubble, and Sonora not far away faintly felt a chill, although it was not uncomfortable but it was very obvious, she walked over to pick up these mushrooms, and looked at them carefully, showing a surprised expression.
"It's really a blue ice mushroom, and there are so many, this is completely exceeding the goal."
"Now that I've found something, let's go back quickly, I'm also going to find you when I go back, this rain won't stop for a while," Hisali looked at the bubble that appeared on Sonora's body again, although it was broken by the giant snake before, but as long as it rests for a period of time and the magic time has not passed, this bubble will regenerate: "Your water bubble won't last too long, for newcomers, there is no way to concentrate on releasing magic in the water, do you want to put another one now?" ”
"Oh yes, I'll take something," Sonora took out a golden spoon and a bottle of purple-black liquid from her pocket, and muttered in her mouth: "The golden spoon is the support, the demon blood is the sacrifice, in the name of my Sonora, within two meters, the water spirit is far away!" ”
"Well, let's go." Hisali took Sonora out of the cave, the rain was still heavy, and the light in the forest was getting darker and darker, probably some powerful monster was approaching, but with the famous "elemental puppeteer" of the Elsa School of Magic and Magic beside her, Sonora felt a sense of relief.
Roar!
A huge black shadow fell from the sky and lunged down at the two of them, and Sonora crouched down with her head in her hands without much fighting, and the shadow flew over her head and crashed into the tree behind her.
"Thunder is the messenger of light, dispel the whip of evil, and cut off the blade of shadow!" The thunder swept out of Hisari's hand, and unlike before, this magic had reached the level of the third order, and there was no way to release it for the current Sonora, almost instantly, the black shadow was dispelled.
"Huh?"
Sonora was stunned for a moment, and there was a little girl who looked to be less than ten years old lying under the tree, and she looked like she had been knocked unconscious.
"Dark Demon Cub, there are a lot of such creatures in this forest, if they grow up, they will be very powerful, but now they are still young, although they are carnivorous creatures, but she can't react quickly when she really hits you, so even if the speed is amazing, I don't worry too much, just now you were hiding fast, and I was ready to use magic to pull you out of the shadows, speaking of which, she should just be bumping around and unluckily crashed into a tree, after all, she is not old enough to be familiar with the ability to use and control speed."
As she spoke, she walked in the direction of the little girl, and she took a closer look to make sure that the other person would not wake up quickly, and when the branches that were about to be knocked down on the side supported each other over the little girl, the dense and light branches of the tree were like a large umbrella to block the downpour.
After the two left, the little girl under the branch slowly got up, but then she was crushed under the branch because she hit her head against the branch, causing the structure to collapse, and it took the little girl nearly a minute to climb out of the pile of branches due to her own strength.
"Whew, finally gone."
She sat on the ground and exhaled, then tried to fly into the woods behind her, followed by a crash and the scattering of leaves, mixed with the mournful screams of the little girl.