The sound of stabbing and stabbing accompanied by sparks of magic danced on the lock of the suitcase, but the lock, which had been covered with rust marks, showed no sign of opening.

"Whew...... Can't you do that? Sophia said breathlessly, and her hand holding the magic book drooped.

Although this kind of casting does not require rituals or standard movements, the feeling of emptiness that the magic is lost from the body still gives people the illusion of powerlessness.

Although there is still a lot of magic power stored in the magic guide book, it is already an emergency reserve, and it is not cost-effective to use it just to open a box: "Sorry, it seems that I can't open this box." ”

"Mumm, this box actually has such complete insurance measures, is it really something very important in it!"

Alice said with a serious face.

It's just that the movement of her hand still wiping the iron candlestick is very incompatible with the serious expression on her face, but it has a funny feeling.

"Is it something important to the teacher......" Alyssa looked at the suitcase, then looked at the ceiling, as if thinking about something: "All in all, if Sister Sophia can't open it, we can only give up." ”

At this time, Tio, who was staring at the suitcase as if he was staring at the prey just now, walked to the front of the suitcase without blinking, and then held the top of the box with both hands and lifted it up forcefully.

Sophia, who was still curious about what Theo was going to do, couldn't help but smile when she saw the girl's behavior of wanting to open the box without asking: "Theo." That's not going to work. If the box is locked, no matter how hard it is ......."

But before she could finish her words, the box was opened with a tooth-squeaking sound with the little girl's force.

““……””

The other girls looked at Theo and the opened box in a daze, and then looked at each other in silence.

"Yes, yes! Although there is a lock in front of it, this box is not said to be locked......" Sophia closed the magic guide book, and the whole person began to be depressed: "You would make such a low-level mistake...... I must be so tired. ”

But now that the box has been opened. Several girls immediately surrounded them, intending to see what was inside.

However, if you don't look at it, you don't know the way. The expressions on the girls' faces became a little strange.

"Is this a doll?" Alice asked, looking at a doll that Theo had taken out of her suitcase.

The doll is only about 30 centimeters in size, and it looks like a girl with gorgeous blonde hair, whether it is the noble looking red fluffy dress on the outside or the skin that feels very similar to the skin. The workmanship is exquisite.

If her joints weren't bulbous, the girls would be mistaken for creatures of another race.

"It just looks like a doll, but it's actually a powerful magician." Alyssa guessed, and she said with a subtle expression, "At least I can't imagine the teacher hiding in the room playing with dolls......

She didn't say that it was okay, but as soon as Alice and Sophia said that they both had the image of Sivi playing with the doll, they laughed in unison.

Only Theo held the doll's armpits in both hands and lifted the doll to his chest, looking at Alyssa, who was looking at her in a bewildered manner, and Alice and Sophia, who were laughing beside her.

After laughing enough, Sophia, the most knowledgeable of the four, seriously identified the doll.

"If I'm not mistaken. This is supposed to be a puppet and not an ordinary doll. After looking at it for a long time, she came to a conclusion: "From this point of view, Alyssa is indeed right, this is a very powerful magic channel." ”…,

"Puppets? Is it a gargoyle or something? Alyssa thought of what Sivi had said in class, and leaned over to the doll with interest, looking at it carefully. He asked incredulously, "Could it be that such a cute doll and a vicious gargoyle are the same thing?" ”

"In theory, it does." Sophia nodded: "But the structure of this puppet is very peculiar, and it seems to be very different from ordinary puppets...... After all, my alchemy level has only just set foot in alchemy life, so I can't see the details, so I can only wait until I go back and let Xiwei answer. ”

The girl pouted, and said unwillingly: "Anyway, he asked us to come to this this time, and he should know the detailed information of Lu Dao." ”

Theo looked like everyone else had finished reading it. He obediently put the doll back in the small suitcase and put the box back on.

It's just that the carrying of suitcases has become a new problem.

"There's no way to seal this into the book." Sophia tried several times to seal the small suitcase containing the doll into the book, but failed: "It seems that this box or doll has some magic resistance. ”

"So what should we do, do you want us to carry it all the way back...... This one looks so heavy. Alice tried to lift the suitcase, only to find it unexpectedly heavy. Not to mention carrying it all the way back, according to the physical fitness of the girls, even if it is lifted for a few hours, the arm muscles will be seriously strained, and don't think about raising your hand in a few days.

"Let's take turns using the mage's hand, it will be a lot easier." Finally Alyssa came up with an idea.

With the exception of Kai Tio, the other three, with the help of their respective weapons, had the strength of the mage's hand to lift the chest.

It's a bit difficult to move the spell, but as long as it's not too fast, it's fine. Taking turns with several people can also effectively avoid situations where someone's magic runs out and they can't cope with emergencies.

"Well, it looks like that's all it takes." Alice sighed, not that she wanted to slip away or anything, but because the mage tower was about to leave before it was finished, which made the girl with a little bit of obsessive-compulsive disorder a little uncomfortable......

She was the first to use the mage's hand, picked up the box, and cautiously walked out.

However, as soon as she stepped outside, she let out a scream, followed by the muffled sound of a heavy object falling to the ground.

Alyssa: They hurriedly ran out. I want to know what happened to Lu Dao.

I saw Alice sit on the ground with a frightened expression on her face, and the small suitcase had already fallen beside her, because it was hit hard, and the unlocked box was directly knocked open, leaving the doll exposed.

However, the exercise in the past few days has also given the girl enough experience to deal with emergencies, even if she falls on the ground. Alice also holds a small dagger in her hand, as if she will throw it at any time if something goes wrong.

Unlike Sophia and Elisa, Alice doesn't have much magic as a maid. The best one is only the hand of a mage. And her talent is not too good, although she has magical powers, she does not have the corresponding elemental affinity. Even if she were to equip her with a weapon of the level of 'Mercury' in Alyssa's hand, I am afraid that she might not even be able to use the inherent magic that comes with it.

Therefore, what Sivi gave her was a more straightforward and easy-to-use set of equipment.

【Van Helsing's Silver-Plated Throwing Dagger (Rare)】

【Rare/Weapon】

[A dagger that can be attached to various magics, the exterior is silver-plated, and has been baptized with holy water for a long time, and it is attached to an extremely high divine aura. And the dagger set itself is a set. 】

[Physical Damage: 35-80]

[Holy Damage: 20-20]...,

[Height: Doubles damage to all dark creatures.] 】

[Demon Metal: Can easily attach magic to it]

[Dagger set: Automatically restore the quantity, restore one every half an hour.] 】

[Notes: 'I walk beneath the Cloak of the Dark Emperor and hunt down his people with all my might.' —BY Van Helsing]

Although in many places this pure weapon is not as good as wands, magic books, crystal balls and other equipment, for Alice, this is by far her most handy weapon.

The dagger set was in the shape of a black band, tied to the girl's thigh, and a total of five pocket daggers were inserted on it. Alice can pull the dagger out of the dagger set with great speed if she wants to.

Then, as long as she uses the silk that Sylvi specially taught her, it is said to be a modified version of the mage's hand, which is glued to the throwing dagger, and then when throwing the dagger, she can use the sticky mana wire to control the attack route of the throwing knife, although this control is extremely difficult to control the magic power. But compared to Alice's time at the Lylian National Academy, it was easy to manipulate the hands of several mages to clean, cook and prepare at the same time.

In addition to the dagger being recovered by picking it up, even if it is destroyed or lost in battle, the dagger set can restore a new dagger in half an hour. It's so convenient.

"What's wrong? Anything about it? Sophia cautiously guarded her surroundings. He asked Alice.

"Looks like there's something in the bushes over there." Alice pointed her dagger at the bush on the right, then stood up from the ground, patted her round and straight buttocks, and patted the dust off the maid's short skirt a lot - although Alice personally preferred the long skirt, but for other reasons, the mere fact that she was walking in the jungle was obviously better than a long skirt, so she had to replace the traditional maid's long skirt with a short skirt. To be honest, the absolute realm formed by a short skirt and suspenders is still very eye-catching.

Immediately, she continued to point her dagger at the bushes.

Alyssa and Theo also raised their weapons vigilantly, and the attacks they encountered along the way were no less than the monsters they encountered in a single dungeon. And the large amount of practical experience gained as a result has also allowed several girls to grow up rapidly.

As they gazed nervously at the bush, a pair of triangular ears suddenly rose from the bush, and then a cat's head with a hat made of plants came out of it, apparently a Kate.

"Ah, that cat human we met earlier!" Alice cried out in surprise.

The Kate jumped out of the bushes, and then meowed twice into it, and suddenly a dozen more cat heads timidly stuck out of the bushes, looking like a dozen cat-like fruits growing on the bushes, very cute and weird at the same time......

Probably as the leader of those Kates, the Kate with the hat on his head meowed for a long time. The little fluffy paws kept waving like flies, but it was a pity that Alyssa and the others didn't understand the Kate meow at all, and they didn't know what the Kate was talking about until the last day.

In the end, Teo had a flash of inspiration, and the wind covered the ground with a layer of dust, and then motioned for the Kate to write the lingua franca on the branch.

It seems that the cultural education of the Kate tribe is still very good, and the tiger-striped Kate picked up a branch (don't ask me what cats can hold things with meat balls) and began to write on the ground.

Soon the girls understood what was going on.

It turned out that after the incident of the skeleton mage, although most of the older generation of Kate planned to return to the village where they had lived for generations. In that idyllic village, they continued to live their old life, but many of the younger Kate protested. …,

After meeting the supernatural profession of magician, and witnessing the battle between magicians. And their hearts burned. How wonderful is the world world outside, how many things you can't see in a lifetime in the valley, and can you do something outside.

Lots of ideas filled the heads of these young and energetic kittens. After negotiating with the elders for a long time, only twenty-five Kates planned to leave the group to see if they could become the girls' followers and travel with the girls who seemed to them to be very powerful. If they don't accept it, the Kates will be left to fend for themselves.

"Are you really planning to join us......" Although there was a faint feeling at the beginning, Sophia still had a headache.

She herself is only a teacher in the academy founded by Sivi, and she does not have the right to hire retinues or recruit students on her own, so if she comes, she will only recruit two of the Kate clan as her mage followers.

"What should I do?" Alice asked quietly.

"Anyway, let's notify the teacher first." Alyssa, who has always been centered on Sivi, suggested.

Sophia was still a little depressed, but it didn't matter. Alice and Theo are naturally in the attitude of not caring about this, and it doesn't matter if they let Sivi decide.

So, while Theo was trying to negotiate with the lead Kate to give him the hat — which was clearly not going well—Sophia had begun to capitalize on the exchange diary.

- Quilin Province? Floating Island Chain –

When I receive a notification from Sophia. Sivi was sitting on the tamed falcon, planning to go to the city.

In fact, he received the system's message first.

[There is a group of humanoids who want to be protected by you and the members of your Academy.] 】

[Creature Type: Kate - Humanoid]

[Quantity: 25]

They are young Kates, with great energy and an even greater desire to learn. They are good warriors, miners, fishermen, foundries, tailors, farmers, and more. 】

[In addition to the basic professions, when there are special buildings such as "Meat Ball Farm", "Water Swamp Forest", "Red Lotus Mine" or "Underground Waste Capital" in the college, the Kate can make special job transfers. 】

[In addition. Each Nate (5) settled in and around the Academy will give you an additional 5 points of gold per month. 】

Although Xiwei was confused by this inexplicable information at first, he soon understood that this must be the work of a few girls hundreds of miles away.

So he took out the exchange diary from the storage box, and sure enough, he saw Sophia's message on it.

Without even thinking about it, Sivi granted their request to bring back the Kates.

Although it shouldn't be as good as a race with special talents, judging from the introduction, the Kate race, a strange race that looks like a cat walking on two feet, is still all-round in a series of jobs such as combat manufacturing and production!

It would be unreasonable for such a cost-effective race not to accept it, okay!

Xiwei had thought of the Kate when he was looking for the race he wanted to recruit before, but although the recruitment conditions of the Kate were simpler than those of elf goblins and the like, there were a lot of things to build, such as a cat car training site, a cat panel, a cat practice ground, and the like, and most importantly, these buildings sounded incompatible with the academy in terms of name and appearance.

As a result, he didn't expect that his students would fulfill his wish and help him bring a group of Kates.

Thinking of this, Sivi, who was sitting on the back of the Tasseled Falcon, set his eyes on the academy that had begun to take shape, and smiled knowingly.

If those girls come here according to the information he gave, they will be amazed!

However, now Xiwei still has to go to the Roland Chamber of Commerce to ask them how the deal between the magic core Yaojing and steel is going, and he always feels that after receiving his deposit, the Chamber of Commerce has not heard from him......

With the help of the newly added little goblins in the magic pool and the Star Vein Furnace, the progress was rapid, and the expansion of the underground space was not pulled down, and it was precisely because of this that the issue of the lack of steel was once again put on the table, and Xiwei had to negotiate with the Luo Lan Chamber of Commerce.

After all, the time limit for the temporary recruitment ticket is too poor, even if Xiwei spent thirty achievement points, he only bought a recruitment ticket for seventy-two hours. If you don't hurry up and prepare all the materials and tools in this time, you might end up with so many achievement points in vain.

As soon as he thought of this, Sivi urged the big bird under his crotch, uh, I mean the swift falcon, and flew towards the city that was getting more and more lively as it got closer and closer to the ball game. (Your support is my biggest motivation.) )