Chapter 16: Nightmares
In the dream, fragments of memory emerge from the surface of the sea, radiating a five-colored brilliance in the bright sunlight. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info Alina stood on the reef by the sea, the waves crashing against the reef and splashing the corners of her skirt. Those colorful memory fragments are like dandelion seeds in the wind, carried by the wind and flying into the blue sky, each memory fragment is a small part of a picture. Dazzling spectacles began to take shape in front of Alina, and the fragments of memories gathered together, swirling, and gradually forming a picture.
Alina stared up at them, her gaze full of urgency, the fragments of memory moving slowly, as they were about to form a clear fragment. A huge scythe cuts through the whole world, like a beautiful oil painting, and the breach is endless darkness. After a few brushes, in Alina's panicked screams, the world became countless fragments in a few clicks, and the surrounding area became a dark void. There was only one incomparably gigantic monster left, with purple forelimbs and a praying mantis-like body, which occupied most of the sky, and its faintly glowing compound eyes were larger than the mountains.
Alina couldn't move, the dark void was silent, but in her mind's eye, Alina could clearly hear a high-pitched, mocking laugh. The half-elf could feel those two compound eyes staring at her, looking through her, she only felt that her soul was cold, and her eyes were glued to the compound eyes.
I don't know how long it took for her heart to start beating again, faster and faster, and her chest pounding like a drum. Finally, it "spoke," and the sound of warning thundered through her body.
"Brain, don't dream. ”
Her heart's frequency finally reached its limit, and Aliana's eyes went black, out of the boundless darkness of the void. He opened his eyes suddenly, and returned to the present world. Alina's delicate body trembled, and she noticed that her back was covered in cold sweat, soaking through her nightdress. She hurriedly touched her body, there was no injury, the nightmare frightened her, she did not dare to fall asleep again, lay on the bed and opened her eyes, until the darkness outside the window was pierced by the morning light.
In the morning, after breakfast, Frogiza went out early, and the maids taught Alina some basic etiquette. She learned quickly, to be precise, she recalled quickly, and her movements were both in place and graceful, which made the two maids praise again and again.
At noon, Frogiza returned, regretfully telling Alina that the lucky and incompetent interviewer had sold the leaves of the World Tree on the black market. However, he was also charged with losing his job for inducing bribes. When Alina heard this, she was so happy that she ate another fish. The amount of food she ate surprised the maid as quickly as she mastered etiquette.
"Alia. The elf asked, "Does your right leg hurt?"
"It hurts? ”
"Does that hurt? I'll get you a doctor." ”
"No, no. Thinking of the nightmare that night, Alina didn't want to talk about it.
"Tell me how it started to hurt. His voice was gentle, and it was easy for Alina to open her heart.
"On that day of testing, the Swift Golem kicked me in the leg. It didn't hurt physically, but it gave me nightmares. ”
"Oh, really? I remember those swift golems seemed to only have a sword-swinging attack. ”
"There's something strange about them, and they suddenly get worse when they fight. ”
"Poor Alina. Frogiza sighed, he seemed to have guessed something. "By the way, I got some books from the library, you can read them all when you have time. But before we can do that, we'll have to buy you a piece of clothing. ”
At this moment, somewhere in the academy, two fingers were rapidly tapping on the table.
"A silver-haired half-elf?" he asked.
"Well, yes. Suddenly. ”
The man banging on the table pulled out a piece of paper with Alina's name written on it from a thick stack of papers.
"The last student to be admitted yesterday was a silver-haired half-elf. ”
"Show me. As he spoke, he took the copy, crocodile-brown eyes staring at the paper in his hand as he slowly spat out her name, "Alina, Withermere." ”
"Warmly recommended by Flogisa, who claimed that they were related by blood. ”
"Our great cause may have been discovered. The Archon's brow furrowed, and the thought that she might have killed a powerful mage alone gave him even more headaches. "Is there any other information about her? ”
"Yesterday she stopped the Lady of the Cachino family's elemental car and asked to become Jessica's vassal, but when she refused, she stayed in the car and didn't leave. ”
"It's weird. The Commander thought for a moment, "Before that, try to prevent her from enrolling. At school, many things are not easy. ”
"But the referrer was Flogisa. ”
"We'll have to test how determined he is, and since Frogiza doesn't stay with her all the time, maybe we can get more valuable information. "And inform all the premium members that we are going to make our own ink." The negotiations failed, and the rats in the underground sewers were as insane and stupid as their poor madmen. ”
"Really, they betrayed us again?"
"Pretty much, but we can take advantage of some of the smart ones among them. ”
He's fed up with the splits and moodiness of the Shadow Church, and it's time for the self-proclaimed gods of conspiracy to show what the real conspiracy is.
As the sky is draped in a glittering cloak of gems, and the red and blue moon rises from north to south, Frogiza takes Alina to buy clothes that match her future identity. Due to the large-scale use of magic lamps in the aristocratic quarters, nightlife has become a part of life for the aristocracy and the city's wealthy.
Alina insisted on wearing clothes that would have fitted but were ordinary and cheap, and rejected the women's clothes in Flogisa's wardrobe. Therefore, when she appeared with Frogissa in the most luxurious place in the Kiss Gold District, her ordinary and cheap clothes really attracted the attention of many nobles and wealthy people. Especially when Frogiza took Arcanis to a clothing store that he usually liked, the three aristocratic ladies in the store covered their faces with feather fans in surprise and talked in whispers.
Florgisa helped Alina buy two of the clothes she had, and the best seamstress in the shop knew him well, and after a pleasant conversation, she promised to give Alina a priority. In the end, Frogissa paid 900 gold coins, 400 gold coins for the purchase of clothing, and the rest as a deposit, most of which was used to buy gemstone jewelry to accompany the clothing.
When they returned to Froggisa's home in the Academy, rumors spread like mad dogs among the women. That night, many admirers held handkerchiefs and wiped their tears, so they didn't believe in the pure love of cousins. Because the black Squaya fluttering in Alina's silver hair was like a flag, proclaiming that she had won the heart of an elf.