Struggling to open his heavy eyelids, Cheese saw the familiar roof of the house. This was his own room in the Grey Tower, and he didn't need any other evidence, just the touch of the mattress under him and the familiar perspective, the mage could be so sure. After all, this is where he grew up. So...... What time is it? Cheese recalls recent events, and his coming-of-age tasks seem to have turned into a chaotic and heavy farce. If he could, Cheese would really like to have never left the tower so that he wouldn't have to worry about the safety of his companions, and he wouldn't have to be oppressed by that damn sense of mission in his body, and he wouldn't have to ...... Every time I close my eyes, I see the eyes of those rat people. Those eyes that are painful and inextricable in the chaos.

"Are you awake?" said An Lina's voice. Cheese turned his head to the voice, and he saw the figure of the vampire True Ancestor sitting on the chair next to his bed, leisurely reading the book in his hand, as if he didn't really care about his awakening.

This scene had been repeated countless times in this room, and every time there was an accident in a cheese experiment or an accident during an exam, he would wake up and see this senior sitting on the edge of his bed. And every time this happens, the mage's heart is reassured, because he knows that he is not alone in this cold tower. This feeling of backing is also a powerful support that drives Cheese to explore those forbidden knowledge without fear.

"What happened? I remember opening the portal to the tower in the Lion King, but I don't remember what happened after entering. Rubbing his aching forehead, Cheese sat up from the bed and said. He found that the clothes he was wearing had changed back to the familiar gray robes, not the ones he wore in the royal capital to hide people's eyes.

"There's something wrong with the portal, maybe it's experiencing spatial turbulence. When Ah Fu found you, you were lying naked in the teleportation room. And you know, the tower only has such clothes. Shrugging her shoulders, Ann Lina put down the book in her hand and said to Cheese.

"yes, that's right. Cheese tried to recall what Ann Lina had said, but all he got was the constant pain in his head. Some vague images flashed through the mage's mind, the dark blue forest, the existence of which was even greater than the clouds...... But the contents are so blurry and illegible that Cheese can't catch them in time. Besides, it was normal to see an incredible sight due to an accident in the space of teleportation, and even if Cheese really recalled this information, he would probably not be able to get any specific content.

"I heard from the Raven that the teacher is back, right?" the mage asked.

"yes, he's back and gone. Just like usual. Ann Lina wrinkled her nose, not knowing whether she was angry with her teacher's irresponsible behavior, or angry at the fact that Cheese was the first thing to ask about that person when he woke up, regardless of how long she had been here to protect him.

"Is he gone? I still have something to ask him. Cheese shook his head vigorously, trying to keep the pain out of his head.

"Is it about the Grey Lion? Didn't you already send the Cursed Crow over to help? An Lina held her chin with one hand and asked with interest.

"I got separated from him. And I feel that even if we were still acting together, the current situation in that country would not be optimistic. Cheese immediately told Ann Lina about what had happened in the Iron Keep, and in his narration, the mage highlighted the "Bulwark" plan that Lord Wolf had spoken of, as well as the Lich and Evil Priest who created the Warped Knights in the Graveyard.

"Are the madmen and the undead joining? With that kind of strength, you can only use it as a team sent by the other side in the outlying cities, which shows that what you are fighting against has an even more terrifying energy. An Lina pondered for a moment, as if digesting what cheese said, "As for the barrier plan you said, I don't think there is anything to guess, and you don't know what the teacher has made in the past few years." I dare say that at least half of the current mortal kingdoms have legends about him. It's just that I don't know what he's up to. But have you been using that one more recently than any of these things?"

Hearing An Lina mention "that", Cheese's face suddenly became embarrassed. For other reasons, Ann Lina has been opposed to Cheese using that power in a pinch, ever since the mage discovered that she had the ability to use that power. And the mage who knows the danger of that power has indeed followed this principle all along, but every time he uses this power, he will inevitably be nagged by his senior sister.

"So how the hell do you know......" Cheese whispered, turning his face to the other side. In order not to be nagged, he also deliberately omitted the content of this paragraph in the description just now, in order not to listen to An Lina's clichés.

"Hmph, of course I know how to do it. But you kid actually dared to hide the truth from your senior sister, it seems that you are ready to pay the price, right?" lowered her head and let the shadow of her hair cover the upper half of her face, An Lina said in a low tone.

"No! I can explain!" Seeing the senior sister become like this, Cheese naturally knew what was going to happen next, and he shouted in horror.

"It's late!" However, the other party did not seem to have any intention of letting him explain.

After a lot of twists and blows, Ann Lina sat back in her chair refreshed, leaving Cheese on the floor to feel that there was not a single muscle in her body that didn't hurt. As a bloodline who has lived countless years, Ann Lina has enough time to master enough martial arts skills to deftly find the perfect line between pain and injury every time she ravages cheese. Even An Lina has her own plans to create a special genre of martial arts, and as the wooden man she experimented with, Cheese has never been "punished" in this way since she was a child.

But in fact, An Lina's beating has another purpose in addition to relieving anger. The close contact allowed her to get a clearer picture of Cheese's physical condition, and her joint skills were more often used to help the mage clean up the bruises on his body, preventing Cheese from leaving dark wounds when he didn't know it. It's just that Cheese doesn't know about his senior sister's good intentions.

"By the way, the old man left you something before he left. He said that anyway, your mission is so procrastinating, so you can raise something by the way, which can be regarded as making full use of the time. Ann Lina said, gesturing to a small flower pot on the table in front of her. Planted in the pot is a small piece of wood, and on top of it is a young shoot of a dark blue plant.

"I don't have time to take care of the plants, and I don't know the identity of the people who spread the plague. Struggling to get up from the ground, Cheese said with a frown.

"That's your problem, I'm just conveying the teacher's orders. Ann Lina shrugged her shoulders, saying that Cheese's complaint was not an excuse for him to shirk, "Let's not talk about that." Adjust your condition, and when you're ready, go to the 'Blue House' to find me. I'm going to get in touch with the Raven and see how he's doing. ”