Katherine Stewart stood in the crowd, her heart trembling slightly. Her mind went blank. Even if you are mentally prepared, when it is your turn, this feeling is still hopeless.

Her father broke his leg in the Silent Forest some time ago, her mother earned a hundred cartons and a copper job at the North End Docks, and she had two younger brothers who were counting on her to bring some leftovers from the Gini hut.

"Catherine's family needs her more, let me go. A male pian, who usually has a crush on a gray-robed girl, stood up and said tremblingly: "I still have an older brother at home, and he can take care of his parents." ”

The gray-robed female trickster, Catherine, glanced at the reckless young man gratefully and helplessly.

"It's not something you can decide. Outside the circle, the owner of the Gini hut coldly and cruelly rejected the boy's request: "Every choice in the world has a reason. All we can do is try to be the best we can be after making our choices. ”

"It's okay, I can do it. Catherine took a deep breath and nodded at Colma.

Then she reached out and took off the headband in her hair and threw it at the reckless young man: "Colin, in case of any accidents, I hope you can ......"

At this, she suddenly stopped, stared at the floor in a daze, and smiled dumbly.

"Help take care of my two younger brothers," she said eventually, "...... Three months, three months of care is fine. ”

After three months, my father's injured leg should have healed.

The girl thought silently, quietly walked out of the circle, came to the owner of the Gini hut, raised her head, and looked at her bravely:

"I'm ready. ”

Behind her, the neat and low prayers of her companions were heard:

"May Merlin bless you, our sister. ”

Colma took the potion and motioned for the others to leave the hall for the time being.

Until the last person leaves, closing the heavy wooden door, completely isolating the noise from the life.

The sunlight could not penetrate the cloudy glass, and the lights and insects were resting, and although it was daytime, there was an eerie dimness and silence in the room.

Colma looked at the female trickster kneeling in front of her, her lips moved slightly, and she said in a small but clear voice:

"Being born in the North District is our common sorrow. There are only two paths in front of you...... Or be abandoned by the world in obscurity, or change yourself according to the world. ”

"This is the philosophy of Gini Hut. ”

Now I need you to repeat it again, to make sure your heart agrees with it. ”

The gray-robed female charmer repeated Colma's words in a low voice, and at the end, added, "...... That's what I really think. If there is a chance to get rid of the trickster in front of me, I am willing to try it no matter what. Give it a try, there is still a glimmer of hope in the future. ”

Colma shoved the medicine bowl into the hand of the female charmer.

"It tastes a little bitter," Catherine took the medicine bowl, drank it all, and then smacked her lips, her face showing a little relief, and also regained a bit of her usual playfulness and boldness: "What kind of medicine is this? I feel like my tongue is a little numb......"

"Tranquilizers. Colmar glanced at the female magician, raised her hand to disperse the surrounding tables, chairs and benches, and then lay on the ground, using her fingers directly to start carving the magic circle on the hard oak floor.

While carving, he explained without looking back: "...... Experiments that act directly on the soul are very painful processes, and reducing the amount of effort you struggle with in the circle will maximize the success rate of the experiment. ”

“...... The tongue is the part that loses sensation at first, then the cheeks, neck, viscera, hands and feet...... Sight and hearing are preserved, ensuring that you always follow the requirements of the magical ritual in your heart. ”

After sketching out the general framework of the magic array, Colma wiped the sweat from her forehead and turned to look at her test assistant.

I saw a female magician in a gray robe with her hands on her head, kneeling quietly in the shadow of the bar, motionless.

Like a statue.

......

......

Nine have schools, dormitory mountains.

403 dormitories.

The red sun hung in the sky, and the warm breeze crept into the house through the narrow window cracks.

There was no one in the dormitory, and quietly, the tent of Dylan's bed was blown up by the wind, revealing the black coffin inside, and a faint snoring sound could be heard from the coffin.

The fat cat curled up on the fat man's pillow, purring, and the tip of its tail slowly undulating in the breeze, looking very pleasant. Several elves snapped across its belly, wrapped in wings, and slept together.

Suddenly, the warm air subsided.

Tuan Tuantuan's ears, who were squinting and napping, twitched, and half of his eyelids were raised.

Then it saw a familiar figure crouching on the edge of a desk not far away.

It's a yellow civet.

The round face has golden eyes, white fur, and a transparent ball floating on the side of the shoulder, and the shadow of a small tree is faintly in it.

The fat cat, who has always been very up-to-date, jumped up with his tail between his legs as soon as he saw a visitor out of the corner of his eye. The elves who were originally hanging on it for a 'lunch break' rolled down and landed on the fat man's soft futon, although they did not fall dizzy, but they were also interrupted to take a nap, and they were angry one by one.

The fat cat quietly raised the tip of its tail and blocked it in the mouth of the elf with the highest voice.

The yellow civet looked down on the fat cat's every move until the dormitory was quiet again, and then he asked in a rough voice, "Have you ever seen two mice?" one is the size of a fist, like a volleyball, and the other is usually sitting on a chariot, with a wrinkled face, and panting for breath......

The description, though vague, is clear to those who know who they are.

Tuan Tuan sat up straight obediently, and his head shook a rattle: "I haven't seen it...... I'm very obedient and stay in this dormitory all the time!"

As he spoke, he raised one of his paws and cursed fiercely, looking like he was eager to take out his cat heart and show it to the ancestor in front of him.

The elves were amused to hear the two flower cats standing opposite each other and meowing at each other.

A few of them sensed that the newcomer seemed to have a familiar breath on it, and they bravely flew over and landed on the yellow civet to help it comb its hair.

Tuan Tuan felt like he was about to have a heart attack.

However, the old ancestor didn't seem to care about the actions of these elves, but just frowned and shook his ears to prevent a little elf from rubbing its ears, and then nodded: "Got it...... The next time you see those two rat cubs, remember to inform Uncle Ben that I am going to skin them...... Bark...... Skin!"

Before the words fell, the yellow civet flicked its tail, turned around and disappeared into the dormitory, leaving only the intermittent aftermath of the air.