Annihilated Lilith

Chapter 8 8. The Castle on the Holy Mountain
Majestic, tall, majestic, for thousands of years, these words have been used tirelessly by literati to praise the immortal holy mountain.It seems to appear out of thin air in good fortune, standing proudly in the clouds.Before being conquered by climbers, people have imagined countless times that there is a palace of the gods on the top of the mountain.

Along the way, Emma had no intention of overlooking the scenery below her feet, although this was the first time she had the opportunity to appreciate them from such an angle.But the holy mountain was so beautiful that it firmly attracted her attention.

You don't need to pay too much attention to feel it. The concentration of magic essence on the top of the mountain is so high that it is almost visible to the naked eye. It slowly flows down the snow-covered ridge and merges into the world of ordinary people.It is so unreal, so strange, so otherworldly, like a dream creation.

"Look, Moss is here, it's Hong Yuan!"

Hayward's voice brought Emma back to her senses, and she hurriedly lay down on the fence to watch.

This is the battlefield of the "Battle of Red Plains", the cruelest battle in history.The meaning of Hongyuan, at first, was because this place was once turned into a sea of ​​blood, and later, it was because at some point, an unknown blood-red flower began to bloom here, gradually covering the entire wasteland.

Looking down from the spaceship, the entire wasteland was in full bloom.Bright petals glisten in the sun, as if the blood of warriors 3000 years ago hadn't been drained by the earth.

……

When the continuous huge rocks began to be seen clearly in front of the eyes, the academy was almost here.

In addition to the towering main peak, the Immortal Holy Mountain has several other relatively low peaks, each of which is like a knife-sawed one, rising from the wasteland, hanging on all sides.The shortest mountain among them is relatively gentle, and its height is only about half of the main peak.

Against the background of the overly huge main peak, it looks like a hill that can be easily climbed from a distance.But you don’t know until you get close to it. Let alone ordinary people, even professional climbers have to spend two days to climb to the top.

The castle of the College of Turin was built on the summit, on the pillars of the pale stone ridge on the summit.

The main building of the castle is a square base, the outer wall is decorated with light yellow stone bricks, the interior is built of huge stones, and the circular dome is covered with red tiles.In addition to the tallest bell tower, there are seven small spiers, and there is a circle of balconies near the top.

Nid Hogg landed slowly on the exclusive platform, and the candidates lined up and left the deck one by one.Several girls who looked like magic apprentices stood under the boat to greet them, and led them across the long covered bridge, into the gate of the castle, and into the auditorium of the south tower.

Facing the door in the auditorium is a huge glass window, on which Lilith is depicted.Dharma light blooms behind her, she holds a magic wand in her right hand, an iris flower in her left hand, and a swift is flying around her.

On the top of the auditorium, spells have been cast, and several glowing balls of different sizes are pulling each other to continuously run and illuminate. Beside them are thick curtains and flags, some with the logo of the college, and some with the school motto embroidered on it—— Be proud.

Seeing this scene, the girls couldn't hold back and began to discuss in groups of twos and threes.

"quiet!"

The familiar voice sounded again, it was the one who gave the orders before.At this time, she slowly walked out from the shadow of the auditorium, as if she had been waiting for the candidates here all along, and the only thing accompanying the spaceship was her consciousness, a touch of distraction.

She looked to be in her thirties at most, with thin cheeks, but she still couldn't hide her incomparable beauty. Her long reddish-brown hair was carefully braided into a high bun at the back of her head.Her demeanor is a bit aggressive, making people afraid to meet her eyes.

Hayward nudged Emma quietly with his elbow, and after she looked over sullenly, he pointed to the neckline of the lady's black burqa with a small movement.Emma looked along and saw a gold swift brooch.

The students of the Academy of Magic are called apprentices, and this title can only be removed after graduation from trials and assessments, and they are officially qualified to work in the magic world.At this time, he will be given a silver brooch, which is an affirmation of his learning achievements. The pattern on the brooch shows the background of the teacher, and also represents the protection of the college for its former students.

After obtaining the title and becoming a "mage" or "witch", this brooch will be replaced by the academy for gold.

Emma exclaimed in her heart, this is a witch in front of her.

This is the first witch she has met, and she is a strong person standing at the top of the magical world.

"I'm Vice President Passy, ​​and I'm in charge of this assessment of you."

Deputy Principal Passy deliberately lowered his voice to be gentle, as if he didn't want to frighten these newcomers.

Passy?Isabelle Passy?Grandma's friend?Grandma's friend is a witch?Emma's brain was filled with question marks.Although Grandma O'Hara often stated or hinted that she had fulfilled the witch's contract, Emma never believed it and only thought she was joking.

Could it be that those ancient songs that grandma picked up casually, those mysterious words that she couldn't learn, are really top-notch spells that only witches can master?

Grandma O'Hara?The kind, haggard grandma who raised her?Maybe she really used to be a witch?

No, this is impossible, Emma reassured herself.She has seen her grandma cast spells countless times, and she is obviously just as good as a female sorceress in an ordinary village.

The prescriptions she taught herself were all for some common ailments, and she had never even refined a slightly advanced medicine called "love potion", which was the biggest source of income for the medicine refining witches in the city.

She can't understand the language of birds and beasts, and she hasn't controlled the changes in the weather. As for the legendary transformation technique...that's even more impossible, otherwise she should make herself younger first.

She does have a wand, but she rarely uses it and often forgets where it is.If Emma sees it, she will get it to the top shelf of the liquor cabinet for her.It was an oak wand with a brass end, plain and plain and uninteresting.

Of course, Hayward would not know about the drastic change in Emma's heart. He only thought that she was frightened when she saw the witch, and she didn't dare to breathe.She thought it was a little funny, coughed twice, and bumped her with the shoulder.

Emma came back to her senses, it turned out that the team started to move, and she quickly followed in the footsteps of her predecessors.

Go out from the side door of the auditorium, through the long castle corridor, you will come to an elegant courtyard.It's like walking into an ancient botanical garden, where flowers and trees from all over are growing luxuriantly, most of which are rare species that Emma has never seen before.

A huge water lily blooms in the pool in the courtyard, and the flowers are fragrant. The main body of the marble sculpture on the side is a giant dragon, surrounded by several elegant female sorceresses. They don't seem to be fighting, but more like talking harmoniously.

A table has been propped up beside the sculpture, covered with a white tablecloth that almost hangs down to the floor.

Vice President Passy stopped in his tracks, turned around and said to everyone, "The exam room for the first exam has arrived, and you all stand here. I will call your names one by one later to let you come here."

After finishing speaking, she walked briskly over the stone pier path on the water surface of the pool, and nodded to the two teachers who had been waiting at the table.

One of the teachers unfolded the roster on the table, picked up a quill, carefully circled the first name, and sang it.

"Scarlett Wilkes."

The first girl whose name was read was obviously a little flustered, looked around in fear, and shook the hand of the girl next to her.Seems to be trying to steal a little courage from her.Then she lifted the hem of her skirt and stepped forward cautiously on the stone pier.

Because it was a little far away, Emma couldn't see clearly what was being assessed over there, so she could only try to stretch her head to wait and see.Seems to ask some questions first, then ask her to pick something up from the table...

Because the vice president left the team, the remaining candidates became more courageous and started whispering again.Especially those aristocratic ladies who were obviously getting to know each other well, they took out their fans from nowhere, and kept talking while covering their mouths.

Hayward obviously felt a little noisy, and pushed Emma to the other side.But the team was so big in total, she didn't dare to leave the team without authorization, so she could only roll her eyes silently.

"What do you say that's a test?" Emma asked, her eyes still fixed on the examination room.

"The first test is usually a test of the strength of the magic power... Why don't you know anything, did no one tell you before you came here?"

(End of this chapter)