Chapter 189: Delusion
The First University's Guardian Circle is a nested circle.
The inner formation is bounded by the walls and fences of the campus, and the outer formation is formed by the winding coastline of Phuket. To put it simply, the inner array is more guarded and heavily guarded, while the outer array is relatively lax - it is precisely for this reason that His Excellency the Duke chose to 'chat' with the public scholarship student when he walked out of the campus.
Although Milton is a little old, he is not confused, and he will definitely not trouble their students with gongs and drums under the noses of a group of old wizards.
As the saying goes, quietly enter the village, and don't shoot guns.
The reason why the management of the outer front is relatively relaxed is that in addition to the many students studying at the First University, Phuket Island also lives a large number of merchants, adventurers, and even diplomats from different civilizations, and it is impossible for them to stay in the palm-sized campus all year round and bury their heads in their studies like the students of the First University.
Therefore, for the students who are currently studying at the First University, there is only a few days of winter and summer vacation every year when the guardian circle is fully opened, and wizards outside the school, as long as they get the invitation letter or pass of the First University, can conditionally land or leave one of the most mysterious islands in the wizarding world.
This is somewhat similar to a heavily gated school, where the school gates are locked during the school day and only open for a short period of time after school to allow students to enter and exit. The small door next to the gate, or the existence of the side door, is reserved for visitors entering and leaving the school - according to the regular process, every visitor entering and leaving the campus will inevitably be repeatedly reviewed and advised by the porter, and some strangers need to further register personal information.
Milton Cullen is naturally not a stranger to the 'concierge' of First University.
The young vampire of the Cullen family had studied magic at First University for a long, long time. During that time, he also served as the president of the Blood Friendship Association, leaving many legends in the history of the Blood Friendship Society.
In addition, in the west area of Beta Town, there is the Karon family's huge Karon Mansion, and in the east area of Beta Town, there are many shops, storefronts and other industries of the Karon family.
Not to mention that Duke Milton Cullen is one of the five members of the Moonless Council, which is the cornerstone of the Wizarding Alliance on a par with the First University - in other words, the status of Duke Milton or the beauty of the Great Su is roughly equivalent to the number of deans of the First University.
Therefore, the Duke of Milton's visit to Phuket Island, although it slightly attracted the attention of the school's guardian formation, did not cause too many ripples.
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No. 97 Walking Street, inside the D&K shop.
The young shopkeeper was unaware of the imminent threat. Because now he was fully focused on a new guest.
Just a few minutes ago, a gypsy witch appeared in front of the shop.
At that time, Zheng Qingzheng was running around with a short-haired cat that had stolen a small mouse from the rat cage, and had just run to the door of the store, and then a red dress suddenly blocked his head, blocking him. The goblin shorthair took the opportunity to slip away from the side of the red dress, and in the blink of an eye, he ran away with the mouse in his mouth.
'Don't let me turn around and find you among the cats, or be prepared to catch me a hundred mice!' the miserly shopkeeper muttered a few words in his heart before he raised his head and looked at the figure blocking the door.
Then he was immediately dumbfounded.
"Eh?!
Yelena's arrival surprised him. But after the surprise, there was an inexplicable annoyance - if you want to take care of it, if you don't want to take care of it, don't take care of it, am I a grass on the side of the road?
This time it must not be so easily revealed, the wizard emphasized to himself in his heart.
"Why, aren't you welcome?" asked the gypsy witch, smiling, as she seemed to forget the little awkwardness of the last few days, and raised her arm to pull back the long, wavy hair that fell to her ear.
A rich fragrance rushed to her face with her movements.
Seeing her smiling face, Zheng Qing's originally pent-up anger dissipated for some reason - just a few seconds ago, he was going to yell at her, questioning why he was doing this to him during this time, and at the same time cheering himself up in his heart, he must persevere, and he must have a little backbone.
But just by seeing her smiling face, the young wizard felt that everything seemed to be no big deal.
"Who doesn't come to relatives for a few days a month...... Maybe she's been really busy lately. โ
The young scholar comforted himself like this, and at the same time awkwardly stepped back to give way to the one-man wide position, and said, "Welcome, welcome, warm welcome...... Come on in, it's cold outside. โ
The witch pursed her lips, lowered her head, and squeezed sideways into the store.
Zheng Qing glanced at her white neck, smelled the aroma coming from her shoulder, felt a little dizzy, and couldn't help but apologize: "I'm really embarrassed...... The storefront is a bit small. We can't afford to rent a place that is too big, so we can only rent it for the time being. โ
"That's amazing," the gypsy witch praised, stepping lightly across the threshold and into the store, comforting herself, "As far as I know, you're the only first-year student who can earn money on your own and open a shop...... This is the most powerful. โ
Zheng Qing touched the back of his head and smiled stupidly.
In the distance, there seemed to be a few chuckles and whistles from the depths of the shop. The wizard felt some heat on his face. He tried not to look at his mates or customers in the store - he could imagine the expressions without looking.
"Ah, by the way, I didn't interfere with your work just now, did I?" As soon as she entered the door, the witch seemed to remember something, and looked back at the manager of the small shop, looking a little uneasy: "That cat ......"
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, it's just naughty. Zheng Qing waved his hand in a big way, looking like he was not worried about it at all, and at the same time stretched out his hand and pointed to the room, and said with a smile: "Those cats are also customers in the store, but unlike you, some cats are a little naughty...... It's okay. โ
Behind the counter, Jiang Yu, who was helping to check the account book, coughed heavily.
Zheng Qing heard it in his ears, and his old face couldn't help but blushโhalf a minute ago, he was still yelling at Jiang Yu to catch the cat and stuff it into the cage, "There must be no mouse in the store."
He tilted his head and pretended not to see Jiang Yu's teasing smile.
Then a yellow civet flickered past the corner of his eye.
The wizard immediately turned his head, his eyes widened, and he searched carefully.
He didn't find the looming figure, and all he could see was a ragdoll squatting on a chair, licking its paws.
Delusion, it should be an illusion, he thought so, shook his head, and shook the ridiculous thought out of his mind.