Oak District, Honeysuckle University.

Spring is bright, birds flutter their wings in the fluttering bells, and wild cats doze off under the campus benches.

Towards noon, students gather in groups to go to the cafeteria, or cross the lawn to leave the school to buy some lunch, or simply condense food cards from the fire and make a hot bento.

From time to time, ordinary citizens call this trick of 'conjuring food out of the palm of their hand' 'witchcraft', but witchcraft is not so useful.

Throughout the ages, a large number of scholars have tried to conduct a thorough analysis of the tinder, but only a few theories have been reached.

For example, fire is the carrier of source power, the external manifestation of opening up the spiritual space, a symbol of spiritual power, and so on.

Scholars agree that the more spiritually powerful the human being, the higher the probability of igniting the fire.

Even people with disabilities can light a fire, and this 'fire' does not exist in the right palm, but in the eyes, or in the heart and chest.

In general, very few people with disabilities can become card masters, but as long as the spirit is tenacious enough, "miracles" will occur.

Academics believe that the spark most likely originated from Ra, the 'Lord of the Sun and the Underworld', because the sun corresponds to the spark.

There is also another theory that the fire originated from the candle shade of the 'Lord of Spirit and Matter'.

It is rumored that this giant dragon holds a candle flame in its mouth, symbolizing yin and yang, day and night, virtual and real, and can freely shuttle between the material world and the spiritual world.

The fire is a kind of evidence that He gave to the gods, so that the gods become supreme beings in both spirit and matter.

Later, a god stole the fire and passed it on to the world, so that humans could also use the authority of the gods.

At this point, the gods fell from the altar of the 'spirit', slept in the twilight of the gods, and disappeared from the 'material' world.

Honeysuckle University attaches great importance to theology, so it pays special attention to tracing the roots of the 'dragon of creation'.

In the eyes of pragmatists, fire is just a kind of existence, similar to the existence of portable storage space.

Caro, a small, braided country girl, carries a lunch box to the back of a secluded swordsmanship club, she doesn't like to go to crowded places to eat, so she often comes here.

The back of the Sword Club is like a back garden, planted with beautiful flowers and plants, bathed in the warm sun, reflecting dappled light and shadow. Facing the playground track, the view is very open, and sometimes wild stray cats will run here.

'Whew...... It's so tiring every day, but when I am seen by others, I go to the cafeteria to eat by myself, and I feel a little embarrassed. ’

Although the roommates are all good, Carlo can clearly feel that he can't fit in with them. They are glamorous, they are skilled in makeup, they talk about fashion and jazz bars, and their biggest wish is to pass the final exam.

It's been almost a year since she entered school, and before Carlo's social circle has opened, she has met several members of the swordsmanship club, and the ...... that impresses her the most

"Jolena?" Carlo snorted.

On the bench in front of her, there was a slender figure with a high ponytail, and she turned her head to reveal her beautiful red eyes, holding a triangular bread in her hand.

"Hmm," she recalled, calling the right person by name, "Carlo." ”

Carlo was a little pleased, and walked over with a bento in his hand: "Why are you here?" ”

"I discovered it by accident today, and the view is very good." Jolena's gaze lifted from the pretty flowers and fell to Carlo's face, "What about you?" ”

"I, I've always been here for lunch...... Carlo said.

"But it's a long way from the cafeteria."

"Hmm...... So there will be fewer people. Carlo stood stiffly aside, and only after Jolena signaled did she sit down and breathe a sigh of relief.

She turned her head and carefully observed the delicate side face of the beauty beside her, Jolene's red pupils were focused, chewing with bread in one hand, and flipping through the textbook with the other.

"I thought." Carlo said what she thought, "Jolena, there's the type of housekeeper who will bring lunch to school......

Jolena raised her red pupils and thought for a moment, "My dad did think about doing this, but I refused. ”

"Plus I'm strapped for a while." Jolene was not indifferent to Carlo's aura, as if she was chatting, "So I can only eat bread to survive this month." ”

"Tight?" Carlo didn't hear words that would come out of Jolena's mouth.

"Well, I've been spending impulsively for a while." Jolene rubbed her eyebrows lightly, "It's a little punishment for me." ”

Carlo blinked, and Jolena, who could make the waves unfazed, impulsive, with her little brain, really couldn't imagine what it was.

"If you don't mind." Carlo opened the lunch box, "Come to me and take a walk, I made it myself, and the taste should be okay." ”

Jolene looked surprised, took the chopsticks in the nervous and trembling hands of the country girl, groaned slightly, sandwiched a fried shrimp, and handed it to her lips.

There is a crispy sound of 'clicking', and the tender and elastic texture of the shrimp meat spreads on the taste buds along with the gravy.

"It's delicious." Jolene smiled, "You're pretty good at your craft, Carlo. ”

Carlo was slightly distracted, this was the first time she saw Jolena smile, her cheeks flushed with embarrassment, and hurriedly said, "No, don't you eat a little more?" ”

"No, I'll just take a bite." Jolene continued reading, "You haven't eaten lunch yet. ”

"Can I, sit here, eat?" Carlo asked, stammering.

Jolena looked surprised, and immediately nodded: "Of course you can." ”

Four stray cats sniffed the fragrance and came over here, namely the orange cat and the two short-haired blue cats, and the bold tanuki cat stood up and opened its teeth and claws to Jolena: "Meow! ”

Carlo was nervous, worried that Jolene would ignite her power and manifest her sword.

However, Jolena just stretched out her hands, picked up the tanuki and put it on her lap: "I remember, your name is Alexander, and you are the name of a king. ”

Jolene's red pupils looked at the rest of the cats: "Doris, Ingway, Anthony...... You look more rounded. ”

The three kittens were a little shy, just rubbing around Jolena's legs, and seemed to be very close to her.

"How do you know what they're called?" Carlo asked curiously.

"These stray cats are registered on the official website of Honeysuckle University and have corresponding names." Jolene stroked the back of the tanuki cat and said, "They all have their own characteristics, which are easy to identify, for example, Anthony is an orange cat with a bitter expression, Doris is the most beautiful and well-behaved, and Ingway's voice is very difficult to hear......"

Carlo opened her mouth slightly, full of admiration, she really didn't expect that Jolena could have such a careful and gentle side.

The midday sun shone on Jolena beside her, her expression was still indifferent, but the vigilance in her red eyes was faintly relaxed, and she stroked the tanuki cat in her arms, and her feet were surrounded by orange cats and short-haired blue cats.

The tanuki cat stretched out its paw pad and reached for Carlo's bento, and Jolena threw it down: "Go." ”

The four kittens dispersed, and Jolene stood up, looked at Carlo, and said, "Alexander is very shrewd, don't let your guard down on them, the cuter the appearance, the more deceiving - what are you laughing at?" ”

"I just think." Carlo covered her mouth and smiled, "Jolene is cute. ”

Jolene was slightly stunned, others used this adjective to evaluate her, the last time, it was at the Royal Female Church College.

For the sake of the bento, I won't pursue it with her. ’

Jolena shook her head slightly, turned around and said, "I still have classes in the afternoon, so I'll go first." ”

"That, Jolena, I heard others say that the Starry Sky Cup of the Source World is about to start, you, will you play? I'll cheer you on! ”

The influence of the Starry Sky Cup is so powerful that even a country girl like Carlo is like thunder.

'Starry Sky Cup ......'

Jolena raised her deep red pupils and looked up at the blue sky at noon, with a sigh in her heart.

'That guy, let's start brushing again......

*

Lin Xiao received a request for a video call.

Click on the wristband, project the light curtain, click on the call, and a "snow-white dumpling" is reflected in the screen.

"Woo!" Daifuku arches the screen with his black nose and happily shows Lin Xiao his newly learned function.

Look, I'll call you!

Lin Xiao seemed to have an ellipsis on the top of his head, turned his head to look, and was less than a meter away from him, lying on the bed Dafu.

"Oooo

Then, Lin Xiao closed the light curtain and viciously stretched out his claws to the little seal.

"Woo!" The baby seal screamed.

A minute later.

The baby seal lazily lay on the bed, squinting comfortably: "Ou woo......"

Lin Xiao massaged the little seal, stroked its soft and snow-white fur, and asked, "Guest, how do you feel?" ”

"Oh! (✪ω✪)" Daifuku gave a five-star review.

"Then let's start the next phase of the training plan?" Lin Xiao smiled in a friendly manner.

"Oh?! Σ(っ°Д°; "Daifuku is alert."

It's not good, it doesn't feel good!

"Don't worry, your main task at this stage is to absorb the source power in the gem, which is relatively easy."

Lin Xiao took out the purple card "Frost Spirit" obtained from the last challenge dungeon.

The appearance is a crystal clear and beautiful ice sapphire, which contains the deterrent of the ice dragon and can be used to cultivate ice spirits.

By absorbing this "Frost Spirit", Daifuku's level can be further improved, and he will also have the opportunity to master special abilities that are not recorded on the card data.

'Little seals who have mastered the ice dragon's deterrence? ’

Lin Xiao rubbed his chin.

'Wouldn't it be a leopard kill to meet an ice-based spiritual predator like a polar bear!' ’

"Ou woo~(● ́∀'●)ノ"

The little seal turned over, revealing its snow-white soft belly, and stretched out its flippers to pick up the gem in Lin Xiao's hand.

Well, for the sake of your massage, I'll reluctantly accept the training!