Chapter 116: The Throbbing of Strings
readx;? At dawn, the biological clock hidden in her body began to tug at Winnie Jojo's sleepy nerves, and after a long struggle, the girl reluctantly climbed out of bed to wash. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info,
One of the advantages of living in the Mage Tower is that there is clean water to use at all times, and even if the nobles outside have power, they must honestly let the servants get water from the Jinxue River. There was a sunken stone niche in the blue-gray wall, and Pooh pulled the plug, and the clear water flowed and dirty water flowed down the drain at the lower end of the stone niche into the city sewers. After washing his teeth with a toothbrush made of wild boar bristles and brushing his hair, Pooh picked up his apprentice's robe and sniffed it, frowning suddenly, even though he had washed it several times, the sweet smell of fish oil stubbornly refused to dissipate. Pooh had no choice but to walk out of the room wearing it.
"Good morning...... Joral. Cord next door yawned and said, a pretty boy with red-brown hair and freckles. "Oh, the smell of yours really matches you. ”
"I've called me Pooh. The girl walked away with a straight face, shaking off the boy's slightly malicious teasing.
Jojo was not a surname, it was Pooh's mother's affectionate name for her, and as for the noble surname of her father, Viscount Chorral, she was not interested in it at all. The four daughters born in wedlock were also of the highest class in legal terms, but since the Viscount's renewal, Pooh and his sister have become green flies on the cream cake in the eyes of their stepmother, and their status in the family has been declining day by day. By the time she was almost 10 years old, she was already in a situation similar to that of a maid at home, and she endured hard bread and cold bean soup, as well as the unjustified malice of other servants. Her sister was very cheerful, and always washed her stepmother's dung bucket and said comfortingly: 'There can't be anything worse, it must be a good thing in the future.'
But the Pooh sisters soon learn that what is worse than using the toilet is getting married. Pooh had only seen her once after her sister had been married, and she was trembling, her eyes were full of fear, and her silk clothes were full of burns, and she was missing three toes. Thereupon. She did the most daring act of her life, stealing her stepmother's daughter's evening dress and jewelry, hiring a carriage like a real lady, dressing up to participate in the grammar contest held by the Duke of Carlton to select poets, and returning with a prize.
Her plea to the duke brought her sister home and made her parents a laughing stock in the circle. The gnashing stepmother carefully picks a merchant who sells fat ducks, and would rather lose some fame than marry Pooh to the ugly ghost.
The girl who escaped for the second time set fire to half of the castle and defected to the Duke of Carleton, who had a relationship. Unexpectedly, the Prime Minister recommended her to Gota, and it is said that Master Night Phosphorus admired her "adventurous spirit" and that her background pleased Gota - Viscount Chorral announced the severance of the father-daughter relationship.
So Pooh Jojo stayed in the Outer Law Department of the Strings of Life for 6 months.
Pooh descends a wide spiral staircase. Brushing the solid and cold inner walls, the tower is mainly composed of high-quality diabase and peridotite, which was mined in the northern mining area of Essien, cut into large strips of stone and stone, and went south down the Jinxue River. Craftsmen use aged volcanic ash as a binder, and even blades cannot be inserted into the cracks in the stones.
In the central hall on the first floor, thirty-three stone pillars prop up the high ceiling, spacious enough for horses to gallop, when there are no feasts and gatherings. This is the restaurant. The twenty apprentices of the Ministry of Foreign Law sat on benches and chatted, waiting for the "gate" to move its ass. In the small team, Kord had the most people around him, and Pooh stood alone.
With the sound of metal colliding with the gear engagement bearing turning. Goda's gatekeeper, the sword spider from the mechanical realm, awoke just in time, pulling out eight folded sword-shaped segmented limbs from its body, digging deep into the ground, supporting its three-story steel body. Pulled out the abdomen that was plugged in the mage's tower.
One by one, the apprentices straightened their waists, smoothed their robes, and walked towards the sunshine of Pilsen. Due to the fact that the Gota prohibits the entry of people other than the Commander. In addition to the main body of the tower, Strings of Life also has more than a dozen attached buildings for servants to live in. Every morning, apprentices and servants had to hand over breakfast under the body of the sword spider.
The servant carefully threaded through the spider's legs, which were not harmless cilia, but glittering wheel saws, and the noise was maddening as hundreds of pieces swirled at the same time. The sword spider's head hung down, eight ruby compound eyes shot out a cold gaze, and the knife-like mouthparts clicked, scanning one face after another. No one can ignore such a terrible star, but the servants must raise their heads to reveal their full faces so that the gatekeeper can recognize whether a stranger has taken over. Four months ago, Pooh saw with his own eyes that a servant's face was bruised because of the fall, and the sword spider did not recognize it, so he lowered his head and gave a "kiss", the blood ...... Anyway, I wiped it for a long time.
And the sword spider has also become a famous national attraction in Essien. Although the locals are tired of seeing it, there are still visitors from the north and south every day. In order to witness the steel monster move its ass and wait on the periphery before dawn, Master Night Phosphorus kindly demolished a wall and turned it into a fence for people to see. Although the longitudinal master is hidden in the tower, the sword spider has earned a great reputation.
The onlookers let out a wave of amazement at each spider's movement, and Pooh heard Kord pouting and whispering, "Hillbilly," before striding back to the dining car.
After eating their own portion, the apprentices worked in pairs to deliver meals to the Dharma Department. Along with Pooh was Cod, who was quite critical of the combination, so he handed Pooh the gilded soup bowl and main course plate to Pooh each time with a light item of butter and rosin bread - carrying the heavy tray from one floor to the third floor was also a test of the child's arm strength. Pooh never complained, it was much easier than brushing a bucket.
"Mrs. Syndia...... We're in. ”
The Upper Law Department came to Gota not as a student but on vacation, and Pooh always thought so every time he entered Mrs. Syndia's bedroom. A rose-like velvet tent bed is budding, and the old stamens are curled up in a quilt.
Kord walked over a little hopefully, even excitedly, lightly and faintly, "Lady Cindia?"
"Uh-huh......" the female artist replied vaguely, revealing her gray shoulders, for a woman approaching forty, Mrs. Cindia was full of mature charm.
"Ma'am?" called Kord again.
"Tiny ...... Kord, don't make a noise, uh-huh. ”
"Wake up...... Madam. ”
"Nasty little Cord...... Uh-huh. The female artist turned over slowly.
"Husband ......"
Pooh slammed the plate with a silver spoon, a cacophony breaking the mood. Kord stared at Pooh in astonished annoyance, and the girl said unhurriedly, "Madam, breakfast is here, we will review the pronunciation together in the afternoon, and now we are going to class, you know that Tutor Mina has a bad temper, if you are late......"
Half of his arm stretched out from under the quilt, and he shook it lazily, motioning for them to go out.
Cord chased out the door, tugging at Pooh's shirt and asked, "How can you be so rude in front of Lady Cindia, and knocking on a plate is an uneducated act." ”
"I like to listen to 'Little Kourd' all the time, he is a cultured person. ”
The freckles on the boy's face and skin were blackened by the rush of blood. "You parentsless ......," Cord swallowed the word.
The two of them kept an awkward silence and went up to the fourth floor, where the Outer Law Department and the Upper Law Department studied. As the two passed through the battle room, the sound of metal clashing dragged them down. The strongest diamondite inlays are used here, and the gaps are filled with iron slurry, and even a siege crossbow can only smash down a few layers of fragments. There were only three men in the room ready to withstand the destruction of the spell, fighting with swords, and they seemed out of place in Godata.
Because Gota forbade the carrying of weapons, the first goal of the three virtuous knights of the Knights Sect after entering the Ministry of Foreign Law was to make metal weapons out of magic, and it took them four months before they came to fruition. The only difference from the blacksmith's product is that it has the permission of the master of the night phosphorus. The three knights never slackened their martial arts training, and even came every day after getting their weapons.
More than half of the apprentices gathered here, watching intently at the intricate steps and sword lights of the two fighters, but they were not waiting for that. One of the knights leaped backwards out of the battle circle, changing gestures with one free hand and uttering awkward syllables. The apprentices held their breath as the blade flashed with fire, but another knight hurried up to interrupt the chant and choke his opponent's throat.
Kord and everyone else were disappointed, the apprentices had only a handful of opportunities to see true magic, and the slightest flash or transformation would excite them.
“...... It's still too slow to be applied in real combat. ”
"It's not suitable for solo combat, there should be coverers......"
The three knights discussed their magic fight, and one of them laughed and shouted to the apprentices, "Are you going to be late, do you want to be hungry?"
The Kord crowd dispersed, bickering over what had just happened until they grouped up again in the hallway of illusions. There are ten paths to Gota's large classroom, and if you want to enter the classroom, you must first complete the "after-class acceptance". Outside the classroom door, Pooh and Kord watched as hundreds of illusion characters and figures floated around like tadpoles, excitedly dragging and pulling with their fingers.
"It's beautiful...... Well, Pooh. Cord suddenly said to Pooh, "I apologize to you for what happened. ”
"Huh?" the girl was stunned.
"A gentleman can't speak foul words to a lady, I'm sorry. ”
"So what?"
"This was yesterday's spell analysis class, and if we all had to fight it out, we would have been late," Kord said. Division of labor and cooperation, you are responsible for the first half and I am the second half, agree. ”
"Okay. Pooh agreed with some ease, not everyone can take responsibility for their words, and she especially understands how rare it is to be sincerely sorry growing up in a hostile environment.
Pooh picks the characters and spells them into subsections, then translates them according to dragon grammar. Halfway through, Cord walked over and took a closer look. "You here, and here, the grammar is ambiguous. ”
"Oh, thanks. Pooh frowned and double-checked, "What did you just say......" She asked, just as she saw Cord copy her answer and quickly fill in the first half of the spell, spelling out the complete answer, then pulling open the door and dodging in. A malicious smile before closing the door.
"Do you really think you're qualified to be called a 'lady', and you should leave the Gota as soon as possible!"
The boy slammed the door on the door, and the incantation flew apart and broke down, reflecting Pooh's lonely back.
(To be continued.) )
ps: A certain goose fish won't let me push it, so I won't mention the novel, and tell everyone that the red-robed fish dug a new pit. Happy April Fool's Day!