Annihilated Lilith

Chapter 57 57. Rainy Night Tales (3)

On the one hand, he couldn't beat Hayward, and on the other hand, his curiosity was also aroused.Emma agrees to investigate the scene of the incident.

The garden of Turin College is huge and beautiful, and it is the proud work of the first dean.Its scale exceeds that of many lords' private gardens, and it is said that only the imperial garden in the castle of the king's capital can rival it in the entire country.Moreover, the maze of shrubs used for defense in the imperial garden occupied a large amount of land, which was less elegant.

The plants in the garden are very rich, and they are constantly replenished and replaced all year round, and rare species are introduced from all over the Duma mainland and even overseas.The garden design is also ingenious, almost every step is a scene, and there are blooming flowers everywhere.

Among them, Emma's favorite is naturally the pond full of water lilies.

However, because the castle is built on the holy mountain, the alpine plant area is more adapted to local conditions.Whether it is "indigenous plants" from tundra, rock mountains, or mountain vegetation from other countries, they all have the commonality of "only growing above 1000 meters above sea level".It is hard to see in other gardens.

Another featured area is the shade plant area, carefully creating a natural environment for creepers and low plants.

The magically driven stream flows gently, with all kinds of flower petals floating on the water.Peonies, daylilies, lilies, and of course iris, which is the emblem of the college, compete for beauty on the banks of the winding embankment, and the waves of the sea of ​​flowers stretch continuously.

The "haunted" hydrangea bushes are not far from here.

The hydrangea selected by the college is called "Endless Summer", which is very suitable for the college atmosphere that worships Lilith.The flower bulbs are huge and there are many flower buds. Although the planting scale is not large, it looks like a blue sea at a glance.

Endless summer is full of reverie and nostalgia.

Before Emma could appreciate the scenery in front of her, she saw Hayward pull out the warhammer from the storage equipment on her waist, and hurriedly went up to stop it in fright.

No matter what she wants to do next, reason tells Emma that she must stop it.

"What are you doing?!"

"Cut down these things, and then dig the soil to see if there are any corpses!"

Hayward looked innocent.In her brain circuit, the best way to eliminate rumors is to explore from the source and study its authenticity.

"Do you think... if you can dig, the teachers will not do it yourself?"

This garden is the pride of the first dean and a treasure handed down from generation to generation.If Hayward is allowed to play tricks, I'm afraid she will inevitably make another big mistake.

According to the momentum of "one big one a year", she would have to pack her bags and leave in the third grade.

Under Emma's threat, Hayward could only rummage through the flowers with his hands, but in the end he got in and came out disheveled.

"Nothing, no worms."

The garden of the college is entirely artificial, and even the soil is selected fertile soil transported from the south.

Considering that there was no Nidhogg brought by Livru when it was first built, these were carried up by manpower bit by bit.This is one of the reasons why every plant and tree in the garden is so valuable.

Most pests are immune here, and it is rare for plant-damaging insects to travel long distances up the holy mountain just to wreak havoc in this beautiful garden.

Of course, for the healthy growth of plants, such as earthworms, bees, and butterflies were deliberately introduced.However, species are also optimized. For example, butterflies have to fully consider their ornamental value, try to choose colorful ones, and let them become part of the beauty of the garden.

Just now when Hayward was doing evil in the flowers, many butterflies that were bigger than a palm were dissatisfied and began to flee.

Most of these butterflies are rare species that were introduced to the garden just before the rainy season. They are called "Ghost Fire Crystal Butterflies", which come from a foreign continent in the south and originally lived in tropical rainforests.Their characteristic is that their wings are almost transparent, with only some halo-like blue markings dotted on the wing surface.

When it flaps its wings, it seems that there are blue flames dancing.In sunlight, the markings reflect extra brightly and show more beautiful details.Goes very well with hydrangeas.

As if they knew this, they deliberately clustered around the hydrangeas.

"Be careful, don't kill these butterflies, or you will lose half your life!"

"Flowers are not allowed to be cut! Soil is not allowed to be dug! Butterflies are not allowed to be touched!"

Heyward got angry and slapped so hard that he almost knocked off a butterfly.

"Don't be angry... why don't we... come and see at night."

"Oh? Are you afraid of violating school rules?"

"The school rules just say 'you are not allowed to walk around or explore the castle at night'. This is the garden, not the inside of the castle."

Hayward applauded: "It's actually possible to take advantage of the loopholes in the school rules... It's amazing."

Emma curled her lips and said, "It's not to satisfy your curiosity! But speaking of it, we don't have to stay too late. After all, those first-year apprentices' ghost encounters were only shortly after dinner."

After more than a year of verification, the college's school rules are actually not that strict.Leaving aside specially approved dances and other activities, they are all supervised by teachers.However, even in normal times, it is not a problem to go to the library for a while after dinner.Just go back to the dormitory before the bell strikes nine and the door of the tower is locked.

"No, you have to wait until the clock strikes eleven at least... The condition for encountering ghosts also includes rain. Who knows what time it will rain tonight."

Emma frowned upon hearing this.Eleven strokes is the ultimatum of "lights out and sleep", which is a bit too obvious a violation of school rules.

"Okay... ten strokes... that's it."

After bargaining, the "ghost hunting plan" was finally formulated.

After dinner, Hayward will go to the garden to hide near the hydrangea bushes in advance, while Emma and Jenny will go back to the bedroom as usual.After the bell rang nine times, Miss Vicki, the dormitory teacher, would lock the door first, and then check the dormitories one by one.

This is also a project that was deliberately added after that guy Huazheng disappeared, so as to avoid any apprentices staying out at night and encountering danger.

In order to conceal the truth of Hayward's absence, Emma needs to make an iceman of her size out of ice, put it on the bed, cover it with blankets and draw the curtains.Then he lied that she was a little cold and went to bed first.

After fooling Miss Vicky, Emma made sure that the surrounding dormitories were gradually quieting down, so she took out the paper crane and was ready to go.

It was a specially made black paper crane that could blend into the night perfectly.

"I'm leaving, you lock the door, and don't open it if anyone knocks."

Emma rides on the paper crane and tells Jenny.

Jenny nodded again and again with an excited look on her face. In fact, she was the one who most wanted to find out the truth about the garden, but she was the least courageous of the three, so she could only volunteer to take on the task of releasing the wind.

With a gust of wind in the bedroom, the curtains were blown into chaos, and Emma flew out of the window without a sound.

Descend around the tower as carefully as you can, and deftly avoid every window.

Fortunately, Emma has been diligent in practicing flying recently, and she has been able to control it quite well.Coupled with the thick clouds and no moonlight in the rainy season, it was possible to avoid the eyes and ears of Miss Vicky and the guards without anyone noticing.

After descending to the same height as the main building, Emma took the risk of flying flat for a while, and under the cover of the roof, she jumped over the corner of the tower.Finally came to the sky above the garden.

The next step is to quickly aim at the position of the hydrangea bushes and land in the largest shadow, and quickly put away the paper cranes.

"Hello, Hayward, where are you?"

Emma's voice was extremely small, and she kept it as low as possible.She was not sure that it would reach Hayward's ears.

The next moment, a hand was on her shoulder.

(End of this chapter)