Not a Witch

Rosier's class today is the 'ecclesiastical affairs class' that must be taken in the second grade in Temple College, and the teaching location is nowhere else, it is a cemetery on the north side of the college, halfway up the mountain.

A teacher in a black robe walked in front, followed by more than 80 second-grade students, all wearing uniform black or white robes.

There was a slight drizzle in the sky, and the hoods of the students were pulled up one by one. As the team walked into the cemetery, everyone seldom spoke, and the atmosphere became a little solemn. People in black and white robes gathered together, thinking that some special religious ceremony was about to be held.

Grab it, grab it.The stone tablets in the cemetery are lined up one by one in an orderly manner, engraved with names, personal stories, and some with small portraits embedded in the stone tablets.Walking in the cemetery, you can see a lot of green grass growing on the side of the path, half withered and decayed leaves on the ground, incomplete pine nuts, half branches buried in the soil, etc. Occasionally, a few birds with yellow and green feathers landed on the branches , looking at the crowd below, let out a chirping call, and then flew away with his companions.

The teacher walked in front, talking while walking.

"Many of the people buried here are graduates of Emenas. Some of them lived a wonderful life, some lived a life of mediocrity, and some died young."

"The trajectory of his life is generally recorded on the tombstone, but most of them are sketches. If you really want to know more about it, you have to look through the archives kept in the college."

"If you look and understand more, you will understand that perhaps these lost lives and stories are your future."

Having said that, the teacher paused. "But even if I say this, I'm afraid everyone will not have any special insights. Maybe when you return to school 30 years after graduation, you will definitely gain more when you come here."

"Today I'm going to explain to you the planting and cultivation of 'Dwilight Flower'. Generally speaking, Temple College doesn't focus on plant cultivation like Walled City College, but there are a few that must be learned, 'Dwilight Flower' Flowers are."

"This kind of plant grows in cemeteries or near churches, and it gets its name because it emits a faint fluorescent light at night."

Then the teacher picked a sprout from the cemetery and showed it to the students.

"This kind of flowers and plants can absorb the remaining magic power in mana and corpses, and extract a relatively pure undead sequence magic power."

"Compared to the brutal awakening of corpses by necromancers in the past to form an army, the 'Under Light Flower' is much gentler and easier to be accepted by the world."

"I think you may not have experienced that era of chaos, and you don't understand how shocking and frightening it is to watch your dead relatives stand up with carrion, stench, and corpses."

"In order to maintain the mana consumption of this undead army, necromancers must continue to support wars, kill and seize more ancient cemeteries."

"This is also the reason for the collapse of the Mercury Dynasty in the later period, because they who conquered the mainland could no longer find a large number of new corpses."

"In addition, the 'Under Light Flower' also has the function of reassuring and purifying the soul. Nowadays, it is rare to hear that there will be corpses and undead riots in the cemetery, and it is also because of its function. The other Yeluzi necromancers have come, and it is difficult to use the corpses."

巘戅奇书网巘戅. "It's as if the firewood has been burnt clean and can't burn anymore."

Then a student raised his hand, the teacher nodded, and the student asked.

"Does that mean that the 'Under Light Flower' will absorb the souls of the dead, which means that these flowers bloom from the souls of the dead? I think this is even more terrifying."

"This question is very classic. It was also discussed within the church before. Later, special transcendents conducted explorations and experiments. The final conclusion is that the 'Dwilight Flower' will not affect the soul. It is simply refining the scattered mana and corpses. The magical power in the middle. If it must be related to the soul, it has the effect of reassuring the soul, which can calm the ghost and make it less prone to mania."

"If it weren't for this, other people, including the church itself, would have opposed the planting of the 'Dwilight Flower' long ago. There is actually not much difference between killing souls and killing people."

Lorraine Hill walked aside, and also squatted down slowly, looking at the small plant next to her, she closed her eyes and slowly sensed, her consciousness was gradually immersed in the ground, and after being promoted to Sequence 4, her perception ability became stronger again Some.

Most of the dead in the cemetery have decayed over time, leaving only the bones in the coffin, which are normal, while the few who have just entered this place still have some fragments of magic power and consciousness.It's a pity that the soul is like a mirror. After it is shattered with death, even if it is recklessly put together, it is not the person it was back then.Even if they are revived as ghosts, only a larger part of them wakes up. Most of them only have simple emotions, and very few have the wisdom of living people.

The white and slender petals are blooming in the quiet cemetery. At night, they emit a faint blue fluorescent light, which is not obvious. You may not be able to see this faint light with a little candle.

The teacher's voice continued to come from afar.

"Although the 'Under Light Flower' was originally used to purify the cemetery and refine magic power to prevent necromancers or chaotic disasters from gnawing, but at present, its greatest role is on the other hand."

"That is, brewing." There was a hint of excitement in the teacher's voice, but the students around looked confused.

"That's right, just like the Church of Angels was originally established to suppress and clean up the remnants of chaos in the local area, but later it became a place for medical treatment and prayer. The development of things is always so wonderful."

"The maintenance of churches and monasteries in various places is not a small expense. Although the pastors of the church can obtain a certain income through treatment, most of them are civilians after all, and they cannot set too high a price. Another source of income for the church.”

"After graduation, if you go to work in the church, most of you will become the priests of churches in various places. Naturally, you also have to worry about income and expenditure. Planting flowers and making wine are the subjects you must learn."

Listening to the teacher's increasingly excited words, Lorraine Hill couldn't imagine that the teacher was not a wine lover.At the same time, all the good expectations of the students for the Church of Angels in the past were also broken, and their ideals finally came into reality.

In the past, everyone thought that if they became a great priest in the future, they would definitely save lives and heal the wounded, and they would win all kinds of gratitude and support. Occasionally, a few big nobles would sponsor a sum of money, and they would not only live a high-status life, but also be rich and nourished.

In fact, in the backcountry, you can’t see a mud-legged baron for hundreds of miles. They are all farmers or miners in the fields and mountains. To build a church, you have to lay bricks and find resources.

Although the students of Emenas will definitely not be wasted by the church in such a small place after graduation, it is undeniable that most of the pastors of the church do not live that well. income.

It may be difficult for everyone to understand, but in fact it is not uncommon for priests to make wine.

The first is famine. For a long time after the chaotic disaster, the land has been eroded and it is difficult to plant, and food is often in short supply. Occasionally, there is a bumper harvest, and it will be brewed into wine for storage. Many nutrients in the grain are integrated into the wine, so it can Longer-term preservation without rot and insects.

The second is sanitation. Alcohol has an anti-virus effect. In this world where there is no universal water treatment method, drinking water in most areas is actually not very hygienic, but alcohol is much more hygienic, with few germs.

The last is the church’s means of appeasement. After the collapse of past beliefs, angels quickly became the spiritual sustenance of many low-level people. The church that was originally used to receive all kinds of chaos-related news has also become a place for many people to confide and pray. The pastors of the church are also happy to see the success, because they can receive certain donations.But the priests could not solve the various demands of the general public, so low-alcohol alcohol with a stabilizing effect has also become a good medicine for alleviating anxiety.

So in the new semester, the students of the Temple College started to learn not about life philosophy, teaching classics, life-saving, medical knowledge, but how to have a stable earning ability first.淘戅巘戅

After all, it is difficult for people to have the leisure to think about those advanced philosophies without solving the most basic life problems.

Chapter 160 Eight Rainbow Neck Bottle Contest

Central School Building, Sage Courtyard, venue for the preliminary round of the 'Rainbow Bottle' competition.

The light purple tiles are matched with white bricks and stones, which looks quiet and beautiful. In the open space of the courtyard, which was sparsely populated in the past, today it is full of tables and instruments, and there are also some students standing around and upstairs to watch.

Since this is one of the competitions that the second-year students encountered for the first time in the new semester, many students signed up full of novelty. Including the senior students, there are about 300 people participating, so the competition will hold two preliminary rounds. Investigating other things is some basic operating procedures to screen out those students who make up the number of people.

Grab it, grab it.Several teachers stood between the building and the field to monitor the competition process and prevent cheating. There were also some members of the Order Department around them to maintain order and protection. Most of these members were around Sequence 6, and they were fourth and fifth graders. They were strong. Also the violence department of the school.

"...Then, the preliminary competition officially begins." After the teacher in charge read out the long rules, the competition finally began.

The first round of preliminaries investigated the production, which is a common potion with a large production volume and high consumption.Sufficient raw materials have been prepared in the field, and students only need to make it by hand. After the preparation, the potion will be labeled and submitted to the teacher for review. If the average score exceeds 80, you can enter the next round of competition.

After the competition started, all the students didn't waste time and started to operate one after another, so various sounds began to resound in the venue, including the sound of grinding materials, the sound of glass colliding, the sound of boiling hot water, and even the sound of explosions.

For a while, all the contestants were busy.At the same time, many watching students were chatting aside, talking about their own candidates for the championship.

"When it comes to alchemy and pharmaceuticals, the magic sequence, the natural sequence, followed by the angel sequence and the necromancer sequence are the best. Regarding today's champion, you can have a high opinion." A slightly fat student from the East holding a lupine Upstairs in the pavilion pointed Jiang Shan and said to the people behind him.

A student in a dark green uniform first said: "I saw that Senior Lamb of the Walled City College won the championship last year, and this year he will achieve another glory."

The oriental student shook his folding fan, sighed and shook his head, saying: "Otherwise, Mr. Bald Lamb, because of his own illness, he has devoted himself to research for many years to formulate a medicine. However, his previous efforts have been exhausted, and it is difficult to develop new medicines."

A student wearing an ultramarine uniform stepped forward and said: "The chief of the tower, a hundred-year-old wizard, teachers and students all sigh, senior Jin, I can be the champion."

"Alchemy ghost, three-color puppet, although senior Jin is good at alchemy, but he doesn't have much experience in pharmaceuticals. If he happens to participate in the competition, he may do it as he pleases, and he has no intention of being crowned champion." The student waved his head again.

"I, Senior Errol of the Temple College, once made the ancient mercury formula, which was praised by the sages and rated as a rare gold product. This time, I may be called the champion in this competition."

The oriental student fanned his feather fan, clapped his hands and commented: "The dynasty of mercury, the past and the present are different, the world is changing, materials are hard to find, old principles make new medicines, bitter raw materials are rare, it is rare to get high marks, and it is difficult to win the crown."

"We have no way to find out. From the public's point of view, who can win the first place now."

Seeing that the proposed candidates were rejected one by one, everyone began to ask questions.Of course, some students were quite impatient watching the conversations of these Wen Zouzou.

"You little fat man, hurry up and say, don't shake your fan there, if you can't satisfy everyone, don't even think about going out standing up today."

Follow up with literature. "That's right, I'm most annoyed by people who don't speak well."

Some students slowly approached the oriental student who was shaking the feather fan. Seeing that something was wrong, the latter raised his hands and shouted to stop, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and then began to think quickly, planning to say something to appease these beings. The enraged crowd.

"Ahem... Gentlemen, please listen to me." The student took a deep breath, and slowly floated up like a balloon.

"As the saying goes, if a worker wants to do a good job, he must first sharpen his tools. I heard that the 'Stinging Dogwood' club of the Walled City College has been researching and developing new poisons for many years, and recently found a new member with sophisticated perception to operate and manufacture. It is enough, and there is great hope for winning the crown." The student with the lupine changed his tune this time, and spoke carefully.

"That's it?" A strong and strong man stepped forward and continued.

"I thought there were some high-level theories and new theories, that's all?"

Seeing that the big hand was about to grab the little fat man, the student spoke again.

"Wait a minute." He straightened his throat, and his brain started working again.

"In ancient times, in the Mercury Dynasty, the masters of alchemy were all witches. Now the Walled City Academy has a new witch named Osuna. I think she can also be the crown." Under the tension, the student's way of speaking Changed back again.

"What, do we still have witches as students in our school? I haven't heard of it." Some students from other colleges exclaimed. At this time, everyone's attention was attracted by the news, and no one moved this little fat man for a while. .

"Really?" Many people don't believe it. After all, this is too novel. Don't witches only appear in history or legends?

"It seems to be true. I heard some students say it." Several students from the Walled City College replied hesitantly.

"Then we have to look forward to it this year."

Leaving aside the discussion among the audience upstairs, the contestants in the courtyard below have entered the end of the production.

Lorraine Hill was wearing a red and black dress and a black hooded short robe, standing unobtrusively among the crowd.She shook the potion slightly, carefully sensing the changes inside.As the potion in the test tube in his hand continued to rippling and mixed, a burst of bubbles boiled, the color changed from dark to light, and finally stabilized to a clear dark red.

Lifting the test tube slightly, facing the sunlight, Lorraine Hill observed its color and internal conditions, and finally put it down with satisfaction, put the cork on it, and then put his own label on it.

At this time, there was a burst of cheers from outside the arena, which attracted her attention, and she saw a group of people standing on the second floor, looking at one side of the arena, and shouting something in their mouths.Where the gaze was fixed on, there was a girl with purple hair, holding the prepared potion in her hand, turning around and waving upstairs, like a star thanking fans for applauding.

Osuna, Lorraine Hill thought, is she really a witch? In fact, I checked it with the system before, and Osuna is indeed a very talented and powerful student.But she didn't face the deep abyss and hard-to-see feeling of Tides and Si Ye. If others didn't tell her, she would regard Osuna as a genius similar to Bu Mansha, and would not think of the witch superior.

But since so many people, including the college teachers, have admitted it, maybe she misunderstood it.

Grab it, grab it. "Lorraine~" A familiar voice came from the side, and the girl turned her head. Two familiar people were standing on the edge of the arena, waving at her. They were Bulmansha, who was like a sister next door, and Lily, who was slightly freckled. .

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On the fourth floor of the museum building, because it is too high to see clearly, there are not many people here, only a few students lie on the side of the guardrail to watch.

"The review and scoring has already started. I don't know if Gates can qualify this time." A student said to his companion.

"However, he himself doesn't have any big expectations. He is satisfied to be in the top 30, but he doesn't know who will win the championship this time."

"What do you think, Rock?" he asked, turning to his red-haired roommate.

巘戅巘戅. "I seldom pay attention to these, and I don't know who is better in this school. But, if you want to talk about the champion, I think that girl is very likely." Rock's words were full of contradictions.

"Oh. You don't know much, but you still believe so much. Rock, your style is still so special, haha."

"Who is it, that purple-haired witch?" He casually pointed down, as if not paying attention to it.

"No, I'm talking about the girl with black hair." Rock pointed to a girl with a hood in the corner.

"She and I used to be in the same class. Although we have never fought against each other and have very little contact with each other, I know that I will definitely not be able to beat her." Rock seemed to sigh.

"That girl's perception is very strong, and she is almost determined to become my natural enemy."

"It shouldn't be difficult for her to win the championship with such a talent, her ability to coordinate and balance, and her serious attitude."

"Is it so powerful? It seems that our 'True Red Rose' will have another member."

"Don't let me down, this girl I've never met before."

About the music tracks that appear in the book

Because a reader asked recently, I sorted it out myself. If there are any omissions, you can remind me.