Annihilated Lilith

Chapter 6 6. Carrillia
"Hayward? Who's that?"

Donnie looked blank, as if he had never heard of this name before.

"It's the guard of our caravan, a young witcher."

Although Emma said this, her heart suddenly became uncertain.After all, she felt that the name was made up at the time.

"The team guard... is a middle-aged male warlock, and a dwarf with an axe. I don't think they have this name."

"That may be... I misremembered."

Emma was a little embarrassed, and scolded that liar a hundred times in her heart.Fortunately, she was still worried about him.

"Then what about these corpses? What about the goods?"

Quickly changed the subject, Emma was afraid that some people in the car who had already gotten to know each other would ask her about Hayward.

"The lord of this land has sent letters to the land with carrier pigeons. I believe that cavalry will be sent to receive the goods soon... There should be part of it as a bounty for notification. You need to wait here. Follow the team quickly. I will ride to the station to meet you."

"Stay here and wait? There's no danger, right? Will those Steppenwolves come back?"

Downey's wife was a little panicked when she heard what he said. In her opinion, this mountain road is a dangerous place full of threats.

"Relax, the sun is already high, and the Steppenwolf would never leave the territory in the jungle during the day. What's more, it was severely injured by our heroic guards just now."

Downey laughed out loud, as if he wasn't worried about his safety at all.

"Let's go! The team is going far away. When I get the reward, I will go to the city to buy you a new piece of jewelry."

……

Although Donnie was so confident, his wife was still visibly worried all the way.When she arrived at the station, she didn't immediately go into the kitchen to work as usual. Instead, she stood outside the gate of the station, stretched her neck, and waited anxiously for her husband's figure.

Emma felt a little distressed seeing her like this, so she waited with her and held her arm.She smelled very good, the aroma of lavender, and a little sweetness of bread.

"You don't need to stay with me here, go eat quickly."

"I'm not very hungry. Anyway, he'll be back soon. It's okay if I wait with you for a while." Emma lied, but she was already so hungry that her chest was pressed against her back.

Fortunately, before the sun completely set below the col, Donny and his companions arrived on fast horses.With smiles that couldn't be hidden on their faces, it could be seen that they had received a lot of benefits.

That night, Emma's food also became very good. In addition to the usual bread and thick soup, there was an extra sandwich full of beef, and even a glass of mellow beer with rich foam.

She didn't ask whether everyone had it, or if Downey's wife prepared it specially to thank her.Just gobble it up and eat it all.

……

Fortunately, except for the heavy rain one day, the carriage shook back and forth on the muddy road, and the passengers almost seemed to be riding the wind and waves, the whole journey was very smooth and uneventful.

Finally, the city where Emma was leaving the team arrived. It was a large city called Carilia in the middle of the Duma continent.

In the distance, Emma had already glimpsed this huge monster from the car window, vast and hazy.

In order to reduce tolls and accommodation fees, caravans will plan their routes to avoid passing through cities of this size before arriving at their destinations, so Carrilia is different from any other city Emma has ever seen in her life.

Before entering the city gate, there are already many buildings with more than three floors, and crowds are crowded on the road.The streets and alleys are wide and straight, and there are all kinds of strange goods at the door of the shops.

Downey rode to the end of the line and winked at his wife.

"Except for the carriage to be unloaded, no one else will enter the city...You send Emma in."

Carrilia is only the midpoint of the caravan's journey, and they will continue to move north.Unloading, loading, and adding some local goods.

Emma knew that he was taking his wife to buy the previously agreed jewelry in the name of sending him to the city.So he said goodbye to the other people in the car with a smile, carried his bags and books on his back, and got out of the car by the hand of Donnie's wife.

It was just after noon, and the gate of the city was still very lively.All kinds of carriages and people waiting to enter the city lined up in several rows in an orderly manner.The city gate is very big, too big, like a huge mouth, decorated with complicated patterns.Emma can feel the flow of magic essence in the pattern, which may be for better defense.

The hostel designated by Turin College for candidates to stay in is west of the city, on the side of the river passing through the city, next to the ancient stone arch bridge.

As soon as he crossed the bridge, Downey was eager to get rid of Emma and take his wife to go shopping.

"This is the hostel. You should have registered for the School of Information Technology, just go to the front desk. Then goodbye, Emma, ​​I wish you a smooth admission to the school."

Donnie's wife gave him a sullen look and drew Emma closer to her.

"Good boy, I heard that Turin College's exams are very difficult. Even if the candidates are carefully selected, the acceptance rate is less than [-]%. Don't run around these two days and rest in the hotel. Replenish your energy, you know?"

Emma wanted to say that she was not determined to get into school. After all, she was just a girl from a small village. At most, she learned a little bit of magic from her grandma. Ladies are like clouds and mud.This point is even more certain after seeing the prosperity of Carilia City today.

But when the words came to her lips, seeing Downey's wife's concerned look, she could only smile and nod.

Downey's wife let go of her hand and took her husband's, and the two retreated back to the bridge and walked toward the business district.

Emma looked at their backs walking side by side with a little emotion, maybe this is what love looks like.If he married Dani, he would probably cherish himself so much.

"correct!"

After walking a few steps, Donnie remembered something, and shouted at Emma at the top of his voice.

"What's the matter? Mr. Downey."

"There is another candidate who came with our caravan. It seems to be a young lady entrusted by a certain nobleman. I have never seen her before. She should have already checked in at the hotel."

It turned out that there was another candidate along the way, and this was the first time Emma had heard of it.But since she is a noble lady, she should inevitably be arrogant, so it doesn't matter if she doesn't get to know her.

……

The check-in process is very simple, you don't even need a signature, just a simple name check.It is estimated that no one would dare to pretend to be a candidate from Turin College to cheat food and housing.

The waiter took the initiative to help Emma carry her luggage upstairs, and she felt relieved and followed slowly.

One floor, two floors, three floors... until the sixth floor, which should be the top floor of the hotel.Emma's room also went all the way to the end of the corridor, next to the huge circular window.

The door of the opposite room was wide open, and a person leaned against the door frame and rolled his eyes at Emma.

"You are so slow! I have been waiting here for almost an hour!"

"fraud?"

Emma blurted out.That man was none other than Hayward posing as a witcher.

"It's so ugly! What did I lie to you?"

Hayward stepped up, bent the knuckles of his index and middle fingers, and tapped Emma on the head lightly.

"Just leave your luggage at the door, you go down."

This was addressed to the waiter, and Hayward handed him a tin coin.The waiter took the tin coin, saluted respectfully, and left quickly.

After he walked away, Emma asked in a low voice: "Is there a fee for helping to carry the luggage?"

"I guess you don't know." Hayward smiled, "This is called a tip, and it's okay not to give it...but he might spit in your soup when delivering the meal."

(End of this chapter)