Sylvia's expression stiffened a little, and after a pause for a few seconds, she whispered, "I think... It's up to you to open it and take a look. ”

Her tone made Talia, who was originally full of smiles, feel that something was wrong, these days, Sylvia has taken care of her meticulously, and there has never been such an attitude.

Tarya hurriedly looked down, and when she saw the familiar family crest on the envelope, her eyes widened: "This is... A letter from home?"

Sylvia didn't say anything, just nodded.

Tarya swallowed and quickly opened the letter, revealing that it was not written in the handwriting of "parents", but a notice stating that the city of her parents, the Gaylan family, had been attacked by demons, and that the entire city had been completely overrun by infected beasts and had become a demonic lair.

And the dragons who rushed there, in order to prevent the enemy from using humans as food, had to directly raze the entire city with a forbidden spell after the battle, destroying thousands of demons and the only remaining humans...

The letter was clearly formulaic, and it also stated that it was willing to provide compensation to the families of the victims...

There was an indescribable coldness in all the words, as the government of the Kingdom of Karen seemed to unilaterally decide the survival of a city. However, on the second piece of paper, there are several current research results on "demons", to the effect that "if they don't do this, the survivors will become the minions of the demons and the enemies of the entire continent".

In fact, there is no need to explain, Tarya also understands the consequences of a city being invaded by demons, and the "demons" she has come into contact with these days have clearly told her what these terrible guys will do, not to mention humans, even pigs raised in the countryside, will become ferocious and aggressive monsters because of the invasion.

But it's one thing to research, it's another thing for her family to suffer misfortune - even if Taria doesn't have any feelings for her parents, and even ran away from home to escape the divorce, but when she realizes that her "hometown" has completely disappeared, Taria still feels empty in her heart at this moment, and her eyes are blank.

"Originally, we didn't know the location of your hometown, but your previous mentor, Master Ethan, informed us after receiving the news, and the research department felt that we couldn't let you be kept in the dark... So I sent you a letter anyway. ”

Sylvia explained in a low voice: "Actually, there are too many places where similar situations are occurring at the moment, and many cities have begun to organize defenses, but the area outside the scope of the Karen Kingdom, to be honest, it is difficult to resist the attacks of demons... It's a plane war, and it's not limited to a single country—"

"I understand. ”

Tariya whispered back, "I just... I used to feel that the war was far away, but I didn't expect it to come now. ”

She paused, as if she remembered something: "By the way, my friend Nephi... It's from that city, she—does she know the news?"

Sylvia shook her head and said that she didn't know, but seeing that Tariya was a little anxious, she took the initiative to say: "The above notified me, saying that if you have any requirements, we will try to meet them, so that tomorrow you go to the exam with peace of mind, and I will go to find the mage named Nephi, okay?"

Tarya nodded in response, discovering her greatest concern for the present and the past... It turned out to be Nephi, who I hadn't seen in many days.

Taria slept soundly that night, as she didn't hear any more sounds. Inside the Magic Tower, Taria knew that it should be one of the safest places in the world, so after waking up from sleep, she quickly washed up, took a deep breath, and walked into the "exam room" with Sylvia's encouragement.

In the three exams before and after, Talia, who has memorized so many questions, can be said to be at ease. Questions such as "the three basic principles of the cabinet's governance" and "what battle took place in 591" were written down verbatim for the standard answers that had been memorized. And she was the first to complete the answer sheet in the "Spell Common Sense", and in the subsequent practical exam, she perfectly released the required spells.

Coincidentally, the examiner mage was a mage who was often seen in the same laboratory, and the latter gave a very high evaluation after Tarya completed the spell casting, and said directly: "You did a great job, Elder Ulysses told me about your talent before, study hard, you will shine in the war." ”

This basically told her that she had "passed the exam", and not surprisingly, in the afternoon, Sylvia handed her three sets of changed researcher overalls, a certificate of passing the examination, and a "researcher" identity badge marked with three bars, and changed her into a more comfortable "dormitory".

Because of her excellent grades, she also received a reward of 6,000 kcal to buy magic items and consumables in the tower. This news made Taria completely no longer lose - her "parents" did not leave much memory in her heart, and the present and future are the focus of her concern.

Judging from what she has learned these days, Taria knows very well that she has an unimaginable starting point, and her "Researcher" badge is three bars as soon as it comes up, which is the highest level of "ordinary researcher", as long as she makes a little achievement, she can immediately change the "Senior Researcher" badge with the star emblem, and has the power to lead other researchers to research topics on her own.

Countless mages in the tower have worked hard for a year or two and are still hovering between two bars, and Talia's step can be said to have saved at least five years of other people's efforts, making many mages so red that they can't do it - and she is happy at the same time, but also a little apprehensive: because now she has "nothing", if she is swept out of the house by the magic tower, even the option of "going home" will completely disappear.

So the only thing she wants to do now is to study magic here, and strive to get a higher status as soon as possible, so as to get closer to those powerful dragons and magisters...

With this in mind, she came to the giant "oath ceremony" in the afternoon.

Tarya seriously knelt down on one knee, and couldn't help but be stunned for a few seconds when she saw Sally walking slowly in a white robe.

She could feel an indescribable coercion, and even held her breath for a moment—and as her three giant pit vipers slowly stood up and stared at her, the little resistance in Talia's heart was gone.

“... I will be loyal to His Majesty Sally I, King of the Kingdom of Karon, and her heirs and successors, and I will fight bravely for the Kingdom of Karon, fulfill the law, and assume my responsibilities as a citizen of the Kingdom of Karon..."

She had already memorized the oath, but now when she said it, Tariya didn't feel any awkward at all, because the feeling that Sally I gave her was no longer as simple as "mortal", and the ethereal aura made Tarya instinctively surrender...