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With a sigh from the goddess's lips, light emerged from nothingness, and brilliant sparks floated like sleepwalking, but his light could only illuminate himself.

Still lonely.

Starfire swells its own emptiness, growing larger and larger until it becomes a rising sun.

The rising sun happily spreads light, and the overflowing crumbs of light turn into the earth, and the creatures that break through the earth worship the rising sun.

He was so joyful, glad that he was too close to the earth, and yet the creatures fled in terror. Thinking that he was not good enough, he swelled as best he could, and the scorching sun lit up the sky. The earth became a desert, and the creatures fled in all directions, turning into smoke and dust without a mourning.

The goddess sighed again, the earth cracked, the clear spring rose to the sky, spiraled up, clear and white, the light of the scorching sun was washed away, mixed into the vast stardust, and everything returned to nothingness......

"Bang bang!" a loud applause broke the darkness and brought the two stunned apprentices back to their senses.

The "goddess" is Mrs. Cindia, who smiled at the corner of her mouth, pulled up one corner of her skirt with her thumb and forefinger, crossed her knees and saluted the three audience members, as if she was on the stage of a theater.

"Wonderful! Mrs. Cindia, what a wonderful art!" the applause of the middle-aged man clapped his palms flushed, and his eyes were full of enthusiasm. He praised the female artist in a fervent tone, the latter with subtlety and humility, but both children found Mrs. Cindia, and every word of admiration she heard was amorous and played with her hair, so that the pride flowed down the ends of the waves.

The last of the six remaining members of the Ministry of Foreign Law was applauded, and in terms of status, he was a businessman, the most qualified businessman in Essien. Pooh had spent some time asking Mr. Merchant what business he was doing, and found out that he had asked the wrong question, and that he had no business to do. Mining, paper and transportation, he was the leader of three chambers of commerce, and other fields are also full of shadows. Mr. Merchant had only one knighthood, but he was the guest of all the nobles of Essin. The cost of the discerning merchant's entry into the Tower was also staggering, as the land on which the Strings of Death was located belonged to him, along with the nearby manor house building for Master Night Phosphorus.

"This is the finale of the next feast, right? Am I qualified to know its name?"

“。 Mrs. Cindia spat out the name, but turned her head to look at the two apprentices, with a subtle look that seemed to be a smile rather than a smile. "As you know, there is a perennial drought in the south of Essien, and I wish the spring never dries up......"

"The freemen who are thousands of miles away will also be moved by the kindness of the lady. ”

"This inspiration came from a book, what it's called, what the secret method is, I can't find it. Kids, look for me next time you clean up my room. ”

Cord took a step forward, "I'm from the South, Madame......"

"Ma'am, it's time for us to practice our gestures and pronunciation. Pooh interrupted.

Mrs. Cindia's mouth pursed, revealing a playful grievance. "Oh, Pooh is such a serious little longitudinal master. ”

Kod burst into flames: "Madame, ignore her! Pooh has been punished by Mentor Mina to fast again today. ”

"Little Cord is so cute. Lady Cindia's fingers poked at the door of Cord's head, and the boy blushed from his neck to his earlobe. "But your mentor, hehe. She sneered disdainfully, "She's a ...... The one who deprived the math of the mystery!"

Everyone in the tower knows that the lavish and indulgent Lady Sindha and the harsh Mentor Mina represent the two extremes of women, and they have had violent conflicts over the living conditions in the tower.

The merchant interjected at the right time so that she would not say anything more unpleasant. "You guys start practicing, it just so happens that I'm not good at learning and can watch from the sidelines. ”

The female artist smiled and said to the merchant, "But my spell slot is empty today." She counted on her fingers, "Three, two, one and one, you just saw both." The light and color of the dance are too monotonous, and the effect of the magic tricks is too thin to reflect the complexity of the picture, like an unqualified brush, causing me to consume several more every day. ”

"It's not wise for you to spend that. If the spells provided by the tower master are still in debt business in terms of commodities, do you understand the term debt ratio, ma'am?"

"It's not very clear, I'm very slow with numbers. ”

"Based on the unit price of each spell, we are at a loss, but when it is included in the service life of the Outer Law Department, the cost is diluted. ”

......

Pooh felt harsh and turned to leave.

Cord shouted angrily and asked, "You didn't say goodbye, where are you going?"

"Deal with the elk skin you found me. The girl said in a low voice.

Jinxue Hesheng's specialty is only available in the autumn days of each year, and the fishermen use the softest net to catch it, not daring to damage a scale. Its oil is boiled and purified, and it is a strong spice, the size of a cherry, enough for a farmer's income for a year. And in front of Pooh, there is a whole basin.

The sweet smell of the fish fat is so strong that it makes people sick. The girl endured and repeatedly tanned a palm-sized piece of female elk belly skin with oil, and Esin only produced 200 top-quality elk skins a year, and only this material could be combined with fish oil to become extremely tough and soft. Every piece of tanned leather is the best catalyst for spellcasting, and the strength of the force field shield is closely related to the deerskin.

The girl was in a bad mood and rubbed the deerskin, she knew well the pronunciation of the seven spells of this spell, the gesture changes of the four stages, and the degree of catalyst tanning, but she had never had a chance to use it. The only time she had seen it was a spell sparring between three knights, and she would never forget the sparks that burst from the blade and force field. Let the fragile*, against steel!

But Pooh may need another two years of study before he can try his hand at the net. There was a sea of things to learn, hunger, whipping, loneliness, not to mention the dangerous experiments that would lead to cripplement and disfigurement in the future, and it was art that flowed from her fingertips, not a children's painting of Lady Cindya squandering spell bits!

With a click, she realized that she had crumpled the elk skin in a stirring of her thoughts. She sighed and set aside two hundred pounds worth of wheat scraps.

The basement was pushed open, and a bird's nest-like head poked in, choking on the sweet smell of fish oil. "Ah, ahem, you're dealing with tanned products again, wasn't that you the same last week? Aston looked left and right.

Pooh stood up: "He didn't dare touch the fish oil." Aston Mentor ,...... What are you looking for?"

The scholar scratched his hair, dandruff profuse. "A book, called, don't apprentices love to read these strange magical alchemy products?"

The girl thought for a moment, "I haven't seen this book, maybe other people know." ”

"Okay, I'll look for ...... again"

Seeing that he turned around and was about to close the door, Pooh suddenly said, "Mentor, I have some questions to ask. ”

Aston was delighted to hear this, came in and sat down, and said, "Okay, it's ancient history or linguistics." ”

The girl's mouth opened and closed, but she couldn't help but ask, "Why do you want to recruit gentlemen and ladies from the Upper Law Department?" ”

She only dared to tell Mentor Aston such questions about the rules of the Gota Tower. The tower's unified evaluation of this is: a giant of the intellectual world, a dwarf in communication. His head, which can reproduce an entire library, has a hard time understanding other people's tactful words and hints, so he has to be direct in everything he says, but fortunately he never gets angry. Lady Cindia says that Mentor Mina has no mystery about the Governor, but in fact this one is.

Pooh told of the evening, "Knights used magic as swords, generals as instruments of war, artists' brushes and merchants' goods. The magic didn't seem to touch them at all, but they just changed to a new object, continuing the original trajectory of life. ”

The girl rubbed her hands anxiously, "It shouldn't be like this, why don't they feel the meaning of magic." So what are we, to be providers of paintbrushes and goods? Every time I see them talking about magic unbridledly, I get agitated, as if ...... It was as if someone had fed the cattle with a miracle cure for all diseases, and triumphantly demonstrated that the efficiency of the ploughing of the oxen had increased! I could not stand their ......" A suppressed resentment welled up her throat, but she could not find the right words to vent and make her more angry.

Aston spat out a word: "Ignorance." ”

"Yes! That's it!" Pooh was relieved, she didn't expect scholars to be empathetic.

Aston Bar clicked his lips: "The seed of the tower master has sprouted......"

"What did you say?"

"The self-esteem of the pestonists, when they wantonly abuse magic, scratch your self-esteem, so it's uncomfortable. ”

"But I'm just an apprentice. ”

"But you have the heart of a matron. Pooh, what do you think magic is to you? ”

Pooh racked his brains, what was it?

The scholar said, "The difference between the Upper Dharma and the Outer Dharma is that magic makes their lives more exciting, while for you, it is the long knife that breaks the shackles of fate, the path, the goal, and everything. ”

The girl nodded vigorously, deciding that it couldn't be more correct.

"As for your question, what kind of people do you want to become. The scholar scratched his head, "I'm not very good at pretty words, so I'll quote the original text of the tower master." ”

He coughed, and said in an exaggerated and impassioned tone, "That mark that leads to the temple of magic, stepping through the darkness of the world, turning into stars!" He pointed into the distance, without any momentum, acting like a harlequin in a troupe. But Pooh's eyes were misty and he muttered, "The stars ......"

The scholar had gone elsewhere to find the book, and Pooh was still savoring his last words. Stars, what a beautiful description. When she finished tanning it, she remembered that the General had asked her to hand over a drawing of Kord's Gota pipes. Kourd's room was empty, and Pooh went up three floors, outside Lady Cindia's door, repeatedly hesitating to enter.

She sighed and crumpled the drawings. She didn't want to lose her own stars, and she didn't want to take someone else's.

The door was closed, and she suddenly heard Kodra's voice high: "...... It is by virtue of this that the pure water source is endless, and it will never be exhausted. ”

"How beautiful. The artist's hoarse voice was so low that Pooh had to lean against the crack in the door to eavesdrop. "Kord, I'd like to see it. ”

The boy stood up: "However, there is a spell lock on the door, and the things in the tower are moving......"

"I just want to see it, the perfect performance, and send it back when I'm done. Or are you not willing to do it for me, little Cord......"

Pooh slammed the door open, startling the two men in the room. Kord was holding a thick-skinned, broad-backed book, pointing to a page of drawings. The boy hid the book behind him, and his timidity turned to anger, "Are you really uneducated, and you don't even knock on the door...... How dare you bring the fishy smell of fish oil into the house and go out. ”

Annoyed, Kord grabbed Pooh by the neck and threw it out of the house, and Pooh fell to the ground, the ball of paper in his hand falling off.

"What is this?" Cord picked it up, his face was blue and pale, and he gritted his teeth, "You shitty thief! He gasped and looked at Pooh. The boy's eyes were full of shame and anger of being secretly peeed on, very simple, while the girl was much more complex, but not timid.

Kord looked away and said into the room, "I'll get it." "Walk away with your head held high.

Pooh was dumbfounded, and the day the friendship and kindness she had tried to build collapsed again. Some people's stars are meant to obscure the light of others.

"Tsk, what a pitiful face. Mrs. Cindia dragged out her nightgown, **** half-exposed, her eyes frivolous. "What innocent eyes, make me think that when I was a child, ignorant eyes and innocent expressions were always a girl's shield. ”

"What did you say?"

"Nothing, my little smart man. You and I didn't see or hear tonight, the trouble is all the boys, okay, girls' secrets?" she held out her index finger, and Pooh hesitated, and hooked it. Mrs. Cindia smiled like a rose, gaudy and mysterious.

Pooh returned to her room, sleepy and hungry, but something was unsettling her. She forced herself to go to bed, and her dreams were chaotic, with scattered pieces of splinters rising and falling.

The general's empty voice in the dream said: "Gota's plumbing blueprints. Cord came to me the day before yesterday for advice, and he suddenly became interested in architecture......"

Kord came out again, and said in a smirk voice: "The water of the Jinxue River has the astringency of mountains and rocks, but the water in the tower is nothing, and it is extremely pure, indicating that we are using a separate water source......"

Mrs. Cindia smiled dangerously: "I just want to see, perfect performance, and send it back when I finish watching it......"

The night passed.

Knock knock! The door is ringing.

Pooh rolled over tiredly and painfully, his stomach wailing after a day of vacancy. The expression of the apprentice outside the door was mixed with excitement and worry: "Come out quickly, something has happened in the tower!"