Volume 1 The Scourge of Witchcraft and the Enemies of a Thousand Years Ago Chapter 36 Departure
Indeed, as Lilith said, the key was under the second pot. Alan opened the door to the room and found that it was not as dusty as he had imagined, probably because it had rained all day, and there was only a thin layer on the sofa. The furniture is well arranged, and at a glance it is clear that the Paternas are also very serious people. He walked in step by step, and found that the layout of the whole house was similar to that of Mr. and Mrs. Connor's home, and it seemed that it was designed by the same person or built by the same people.
It's just that unlike Mr. Connor's house, there is an extra communication light on the table in the middle of the room, while Mr. Connor's communication light is in their bedroom. This kind of light is specially used for communication, and it usually does not turn on, only when a letter comes in or when you light it with your magic. You write the letter here, and then put the letter on the lamp and "burn" it while stating the address to be delivered, and it will be delivered to the destination quickly. It's just that when you report the address, you must make it very clear, otherwise it will be easy to send it to another place.
Alan looked at the lamp carefully, and wanted to light it, but he hadn't learned any elemental magic, and he couldn't even let out a small flame, so he had to give up. However, when Alan looked at the tabletop, he made a new discovery: there was a thin layer of dust on the table, and at the edge of the table, there was a blurry palm print!
Alan was taken aback by the discovery, because he knew in his heart what it meant: someone frequented the seemingly uninhabited house!
But who could it be? Was it Mr. Connor? If it was, why did he never tell me? Was it Mr. Adrian? He seemed to be a nice man, knew my father, and always cared about me...... Is it all about the illusion of approaching this house, or is there someone else in this town?
Alan only felt that 10,000 questions appeared in his heart in an instant, there were too many possibilities, and there were too many possible answers, but after thinking about it, his mind became a mess.
Alan hurried out of the house, said goodbye to Lilith and went back to the bedroom on the second floor. But he couldn't read the book, and his mind was all about what happened last night.
However, to his regret, something like this never happened again, and he never saw the lights in his house come on again. Slowly, this matter passed like this.
Time flew by, and with the flick of a finger it was August 22, the day they set offβthe last Sunday of August, which they had been waiting for.
Beya was already starting to get a little cold in August, especially in the mornings and evenings, and Mrs. Connor had told her that the winters in Crivari were even colder, so she had asked Madame Olamo weeks in advance to make several thick clothes for the two men.
"Rare, check again, are you ready to take everything?" said Mrs. Connor uncomfortably before leaving. In order to see off their two children, she and Mr. Connor took a special leave of absence today. She knew that Rare wasn't as attentive as Alan, and that if he wasn't reminded repeatedly, he would miss something.
"Mom, I've checked it all five times! I've got it all!" "Riel grumbled, annoyed a little impatiently by Mrs. Connor.
"Okay, well, then ......," said Mrs. Connor, drawing her wand and aiming it at their large pile of luggage, "Little as you like." "I saw that a large pile of luggage that required at least three Mr. Connor to carry was instantly reduced to a small lump that could even fit into a pocket.
"If you want to get bigger, you just need to change the first two words of the spell, and the reverted spell is 'restore the form,' remember?" asked Mrs. Connor.
"Uh......" Rare was surprised at the effect of the telescoping spell, completely oblivious to what Mrs. Connor was chanting when she cast the spell.
But fortunately, Alan saw it in his eyes: "Remember, Aunt Heidi." β
"Really, why use the Expansion Charm, it's not like we don't use the Levitation Charm......" Rare was still muttering, only Eren remembered the Expansion Charm spell that made him feel a little embarrassed.
But his voice escaped Mrs. Connor's ears, but not Mr. Connor who was right behind him. Mr. Connor tapped him on the head and pointed out the window, "We all know that the great Rare Connor can use levitation charms, but are you in charge of giving umbrellas to the baggage?"
"Oh......" Riel looked out the window at the rain that was still dripping, realizing how stupid he had been complaining.
"Alright. Mr. Connor glanced at the time, it was already five o'clock, and there was only an hour left before the last time the bird chimeed the time of the day, and said, "Then let's go." β
Since they had already said goodbye to old Adrian and Kelly a day earlier, they walked straight to their destination, the exit of the city.
Alan and Riel walked in front, followed by Mr. and Mrs. Connor, and along the way, only Mrs. Connor kept explaining to them all the details of their lives that they needed to pay attention to, and Alan and Riel just nodded in agreement without saying much. It's not that I don't want to say it, but I have too much to say, but I feel like I can't say anything.
The two of them had mixed feelings in their hearts. At the beginning, they always looked forward to this day coming soon, they were eager to get in touch with more fresh magic, eager to prove themselves on a bigger stage, but when this day really came, they would feel 10,000 reluctant in their hearts, reluctant to their families, and reluctant to give up this small town where they have lived for more than ten years.
After walking for about half an hour, they finally came to the vicinity of the school, and it took them half an hour to walk to the place that usually took them fifteen minutes. They saw that the door was closed, and that old Storey's hut was faintly lit, as if he were drinking again. Inside the school, the three houses were all dark and unlit, and they remembered that the holiday was not over yet, and the lower grades would only start next week, along with another group of new students.
Alan and Riel were filled with emotion, remembering that they had been here for three years, and now they wanted to take another look before leaving, but they couldn't see them.
There was a path north of the school that led to the northeast, and they followed it for nearly fifteen minutes before they finally came to the place where Beya was out of the city.
Outside the city are flanked by large wheat fields, and a wide road between the wheat fields stretches northeast with no end in sight.
There was a road sign not far away, because it was too dark to see what was written on it. There was a familiar, skinny figure underneath the sign, as if it was Alyssa.
They walked briskly past.
"Long time no see. Alyssa looked pretty good, but her hair had grown a little longer, and her voice still sounded small, with the usual gentleness in her tone. Looks like she's been waiting here for a long time.
Riel also hastened to say, "Well, long time no see, Alyssa. "I finally saw her after two months, and his voice sounded a little shaky because he couldn't hide the excitement in his heart.
"Then we'll go back first, Alan, Riel, you two be careful along the way. When Mr. Connor saw this, he pulled Mrs. Connor and turned away. Mrs. Connor frowned and looked confused, wondering why Mr. Connor was in such a hurry to get home, and she wanted to see them get into the car safely.
"Let's go, darling, it's their time. Mr. Connor whispered to her.
Mrs. Connor came to her senses, and reluctantly followed Mr. Connor back, not forgetting to turn and shout at them, "Remember to write back often!"
"Got it!" Alan and Riel waved goodbye to them.
"It's nice to have your parents to send you. Alyssa said as she watched the Connors walk away.
"Where's Mrs. Dark, why didn't she come to see you off?" asked Riel.
"Grandma has been in poor health lately, so I let her rest at home, and it is not a problem to use the telescopic charm anyway. β
"Oh......" Rare and Alan looked at each other before asking, "You two months...... Staying at home all the time?"
"Yes...... Although I narrowly escaped on the day of the exam, I knew in my heart that my magic reserves were too small, and my grandmother said that it was difficult to cope with the study after Krivari, so she has been helping me condense my magic and try to accumulate as much as possible. β
"And how are you feeling now?" asked Riel.
"It's so much better than before, you know, consciously condensing mana much faster than naturally spawning. Alyssa lowered her head, raised her hand to cover her mouth, and yawned, looking like she hadn't slept well, "It's just that this method is quite exhausting." β
Alyssa said this, and Riel wanted to ask something, but Alan seemed to see something, and raised his hand to point to the northeast. Rare and Alyssa also look to the other side of the road and spot a large black shadow moving rapidly in this direction.