Between the maple groves and the villages, there are large square wheat fields and a plantation.

"It looks like it's self-sufficient. ”

The village is very small, and when you get to the entrance of the village, you can see the end of the village at a glance.

Strangely enough, there is not a single house in the village, but a winery, a mill, a blacksmith's shop, a tailor's shop, etc.

The villagers have dull and rigid faces, gray eyes, and mechanically repeat the work in their hands.

Turning a blind eye to the two of Thor's who passed by, they were immersed in an inexplicable world of solitude.

A man pulling a wooden cart walked step by step, and the moment he passed by Thor, he snapped and his arm fell off!

In the next second, the man had a rigid face, bent down to pick up his arm, inserted it into his shoulder and twisted it a few times.

Then as if nothing had happened, he continued to pull the cart forward.

"This is, doll?"

Thor's eyes widened, and he immediately re-surveyed the "villagers" who were around as if they were nowhere to be around.

Now I was prepared, and when I looked at it again, I found a difference.

The blacksmith's arms are thick and unnatural, the frequency with which the hammer is struck, the number of times it is quenched, and the time of quenching, are fixed;

The owner of the winery sat at the door stiffly, his eyes did not move, and when someone was in front of him, he opened his mouth, and when there was no one, he closed his mouth;

The short man at the mill grinds at the exact same distance at each step......

Antas didn't seem to notice that the atmosphere was wrong at all, and said casually:

"All the villagers here are puppets made by apprentices, including this village, which are also made by puppets. ”

"Look, the lady sitting under the shed, I made it last year. ”

A beautiful young woman holding a fan in her hand and smiling lightly sat under a shed on the side of the road, her golden eyes moving with the pedestrians.

Despite his displeasure with Antas, Saul had to admit:

This beautiful young woman is indeed more aura and lifelike than the other "villagers" around.

However, Saul also complained a little:

Doesn't a noble young woman feel discordant as she sits in a dilapidated village full of loess?

After noticing the look in Antas's eyes looking at the young woman's doll, Thor probably understood, and immediately admired.

When I left the village, my vision suddenly opened up.

A hill full of flowers, a magnificent sea-blue castle stands on the top of the hill.

Slender maids can be seen everywhere, carrying long-necked water bottles, fluttering among the flowers.

The maid is also a puppet!

On the right side of the entrance to the hall on the first floor of the castle, there is a hut, which is the registration office.

A doll with cracked skin, sitting in a cabin behind the window, handed over a piece of parchment.

When Thor fills in the basic information, the opening of the puppet mechanic:

"The first day of each month is the tutor's Q&A time, and the tutor should not be disturbed at other times;"

"From the second month onwards, newcomers must pay a Black Magic Stone every month and complete a commission issued by a mentor;"

......

"The dining room on the first floor of the castle is a common area, and the second floor is a bedroom, as well as a magic network link room, which can be borrowed, and magic stones can be collected according to the time;"

"The library on the third floor is open every three days, but it can only be copied, not borrowed;"

"The underground laboratory can be borrowed, and you need to provide the Black Magic Stone, or complete the mentor's commission. ”

"The fourth floor and above are not open, and you are not allowed to go without a warrant from the instructor;"

......

"Apprentices are not allowed to fight at Maple Grove Castle, and offenders are expelled;"

"Registration is required for travelling far away, and more than one-third of the return date is considered to have left voluntarily;"

After registering the information, the puppet is finished.

Bedroom keys, a map of the castle, a commission sheet for the day, and a schedule of upcoming classes were given.

Glancing at the schedule, Thor blurted out:

"Tutor Balissa doesn't teach?"

Antas, who was waiting on the side, said casually:

"Of course not, the mentor is a high-level magician, how can he teach the apprentice!"

"And the mentor often goes out and takes one day a month out of his house, which is already very generous. ”

"Huh?"

Leaning over and glancing at Thor's registration information, Antas suddenly said:

"You've only been apprenticed for less than two years, and your mentor can only study for three years at most!"

"You're still from such a remote place, why don't you join our organization, and help each other in the future. ”

Hearing this, Thor understood why this man insisted on waiting for him.

However, Antas would never have imagined that Thor was actually just over three months away from completing the magic circuit.

It can be said that as long as it takes half a year, Thor will be an official low-level magician!

Naturally, I won't join casually, what is this called the Red Maple Society, a messy small organization.

As it grew dark, seven or eight apprentices came out from all corners and hurried to the dining room.

The two men standing in the hall passed by and only glanced at them coldly.

Saul looked thoughtfully at Antas:

Didn't you say that you were about to become a disciple of Balissa?

The young man in the suit coughed embarrassedly twice:

"I've been away for more than a year, and there are so many new people. ”

"You go find a bedroom to rest first, and I'll go visit a friend." ”

The interior of the castle is elegantly decorated and the space is huge.

But there are only a dozen or so apprentices who are indifferent to each other, and the others are all puppets, very deserted.

After separating from Antas, Thor went straight to the second floor.

The bedroom is opened for the first time, with the key, and then the magic mark needs to be reset.

I really want to verify the pupils of the electronic door in my previous life, and imprint personal magic marks in the key circle behind the door.

In the future, when entering and exiting, you need to sense the magic marks to prevent outsiders from breaking in without permission.

After following the instructions, Thor began to look at the place where he would live for a long time to come.

Fireplace, chandelier, thick carpet, bookshelves, tables and chairs, cross windows, very ordinary castle bedroom.

But Thor knew in his heart that this was not an ordinary castle after all, but a magic workshop.

There are some things that need to be paid attention to.

Unwrapping the package, the flask, the Codex, a roll of serpentine grass, and a miserable white bone mask.

As soon as the ghoul mask appeared, Thor felt a cold aura haunt him.

There seemed to be a demagogic voice in his head, telling him to put on a mask.

"Death does not change!"

Thor snorted coldly, picked up a bottle of potion, and dripped the golden sand potion on the mask.

"Zz"

White smoke rose, and the mask immediately let out a terrible scream, trembling and dodging.

Putting away the potion, Thor also secretly had a headache:

Although this mask was weak, he wanted to use it to lead to other ghoul suits, so he kept it.

But the Ghoul Mask is too dishonest, and when he senses that Thor is negligent or mentally depressed, he wants to take advantage of it.

Thankfully, Wilt, with Thor's help, developed a potion of restraint.

"After all, this is a palliative solution, and it would be better to get a magic scroll. ”

"It's just that the magic scroll is a little more expensive, and the ordinary level also needs twenty magic stones, which is equivalent to a low-level treasure. ”

Thinking of this, Thor flipped out the commission form given by the puppet.

It contains a list of daily assignments issued by mentors or other apprentices.

"Find a way to make money as soon as possible. ”