Miss Witch doesn't want to be a diva!.

Chapter 605: The Valley is Uninhabited

[The superluminal flight you are on has now arrived at its destination, Four-Leaf Crystal Star Region-B2-7621 (Emerald Skirt). The current time is 3:42:55 a.m.]
With a mechanical prompt sound, Tilan opened her eyes and looked out the window at the sky which was already late in the morning.

Is it evening already? Most people are resting at this time.

After stepping out of the FTL plane, Tilan entered the terminal surrounded by a group of members. Because she did not inform the Four-Leaf Crystal Star Region of her arrival in advance, there were no personnel from formal organizations to greet her at this point.

But this is exactly what she wanted. She didn't want this action to be a big deal.

After waiting at the airport for a few minutes, Tilan boarded a shuttle to the north of the planet. Before meeting the governor of the star region, she wanted to see two teachers who had passed by.

One of them is the ghost princess who lives in seclusion in the back mountain of Ibinyi Academy, and the other is Lady Isabella.

When they arrived at Inita Academy, it was still late at night in this time zone. Except for a few teachers on duty who were surprised to see Tilan, no one else knew about the arrival of this girl.

"Don't disturb everyone. I'll just sit for a while and then leave." She said hello to the teacher on duty, led a small group of people through the mountainous area where the academy was located, and then entered the deep valley shrouded in night fog alone.

The air here is very cold, and the thick water mist seems to take away some heat with every step forward. When Tilan arrived at the edge of the deep pool, the surrounding air had already dropped to dozens of degrees below zero, but the ground was still green and moist, with no ice.

The lake where ice cup flowers once bloomed was now empty, and the cold pool was exceptionally quiet. Standing by the pool, Tilan had a bad feeling.

Sure enough, when she released her consciousness to perceive the entire valley and the bottom of the water, there was no trace of the ghost princess. Only the lingering chill in the air reminded her that this place was not always deserted, but that the people who once lived here had long since left.

"Are they gone..." Tilan stood by the lake with a bit of loss, looking at the extremely silent lake water.

At that time, she had just entered high school and was still in her youth and ignorance. This ghost teacher taught her many things with his extensive knowledge and life experience, especially the heroic epics that seemed like personal experiences, which broadened her mind and gave her more awe for history.

After walking around the lake, Tilan jumped into the lake unwillingly. The cold water immediately submerged her. Then, shining spots of light appeared beside her and swam to various places on the bottom of the lake to illuminate the place.

The lake water is clear and the underwater world can be seen clearly. Due to the extremely low temperature, there are no animals or plants here and it is very empty.

However, the rectangular ice grid in the empty space in the middle of the lake bottom still attracted the girl's attention. Given that shape, she would not be surprised to hear that there was a coffin here before.

Swimming slowly towards there, at the bottom of the ice grid, Tilan finally saw a line of subtle engraved words. These words were carved on the ice. If Tilan did not come back today, it would probably melt and disappear in a few years.

"Don't look for me. Remember what I said to you last time and go fulfill your mission."

The handwriting was very elegant, and the words used were very ancient. When Tilan saw and touched it, she could vaguely sense the other person's mood when the words were written.

A little bit of nostalgia and reluctance, but also a bit of expectation and hope.

Tilan closed her eyes and tried her best to recall the last words he said to me, and the conversation that day emerged before her eyes one by one.

"Come to think of it, Heshia, you're about to graduate, right?" The Mononoke Princess remembered something.

"There's still a year to go."

"One year, that's very fast. It just so happens that you are now working with Gray Dust Crystal, so you should be able to control some personnel matters."

"If possible, you can tell Gray Dust Crystal that we can gather some girls who are similar in age to you, have similar ideas, and have good qualifications."

"Calling these people together?"

"Chorus, choir, that's what they're called, they will be your assistants, collaborators, extensions of your will."

"Is there still such a need? This seems to be the first time I've heard of it." Hesia blinked and looked at Princess Mononoke.

"Isn't there now?" Princess Mononoke was puzzled. She thought about it and then spoke.

"Well, I probably understand. It seems that it's better not to rush this matter." She thought for a while.

"However, the training of singers can indeed be done. You should have considerable influence in Edes now, and you can convince the board of directors to recruit students who are willing to learn the secret skills related to singers."

"There are very few people with the talent of a singer, but many of the secret skills of a singer do not necessarily require a singer to use them. Other extraordinary people can also learn them, but the effect is not as significant as a singer."

"I met one at St. Ingo. Although she doesn't have the talent of a singer, she is also very strong in the secret skills related to singers." Hesia thought of the student of St. Ingo named 'Meddy'.

"They... this is also a tradition. It is probably preserved out of habit." Princess Mononoke said slowly, then shook her head slightly.

"As an academy named after the Elf Royal Family, it is their duty to cultivate 'singers'. However, there are too few people with the gift of singers nowadays, so I guess not many people remember this."

……

"Don't be trapped by your so-called origin or past. Human beings are as free as the wind and cannot be restrained by anything."

"I have seen such a person before. She is extremely simple, concise and kind-hearted. You can say that this is a character only found in fairy tales. But it is such a person who has achieved countless great deeds and miracles. Even I can only look up and sigh. .”

"Since fate has gifted you this flawless gem, all you have to do is pick it up and speak out the most true and flawless wish in your heart."

Past scenes flashed by one by one, and Tilan recalled over and over again what the teacher said that day.

It turned out that the teacher had told her the true use of the singer's ability at that time, and asked her to gather my choir and chorus. Tilan was surprised at how important what the ghost princess said at that time was, but unfortunately she did not understand the true meaning of this sentence at that time.

It's no wonder that Orlais was able to gain support from so many "singing festivals" so quickly. It turns out that the "Saint Ingo Academy" branches spread across various star fields exist for this purpose. Thinking further, Isanissa, who founded the federation, is a girl with elven blood. The fact that Saint Ingo Academy can be opened in so many star fields and occupy the top few places is probably also due to her influence.

Elves, singers, flower-crowned girls who sing for the world tree, a world supported by twin golden trees, this series of nouns and meanings are linked together to vaguely outline the contours of the world in the past.

No wonder people often say that the culture and ideas of the Sixth Age are actually directly inherited from the Third Age, skipping the chaotic end of the Fourth Age and the dark Fifth Age. Swimming out of the water, Tilan surfaced and walked on the lake. With every step she took, the lake water in front of her condensed into solid ice, and at the same time, drops of water fell from her body and melted again in the lake. When the girl stood on the shore again, her clothes and hair had become fresh and breathable.

Stretch out your hand, and a gust of air comes from the distant sky, carrying the silver moonlight through the mountains. Countless leaves in the mountain forests rustle like a light song. Such sound wakes up many sleeping animals in the middle of the night. Some of them crawl out of the caves, some come out of the grass, and some float up from the water, looking up at the night sky filled with silver moonlight.

In the clear and cloudless night sky, a young figure turned his back to the moonlight, raised his palm lightly, and pointed his fingertips into the distance. Then the flowing mountain wind gathered from all directions, forming spirals and blowing away the cold air and mist above the pool, until finally, the cold moonlight shone into the lake, forming ripples of light.

With her hands gently placed at her sides, her dress and hair fluttered slowly like an immortal in mythology. Tilan lowered her eyelashes and looked at the lake below.

"I'm leaving, teacher. I may not come back here for a long time. I don't know if you can hear what I'm saying now."

"Although I didn't study with you for a long time, I will never forget your teachings. Thank you for supporting me, a weak and inferior me, and slowly helping me see the magnificence and vastness of this world."

"As you said, human beings are as free as the wind, and nothing can restrain them."

"Now I have made up my mind to do what I should do."

"Goodbye, Teacher Yixue Green, who was once the last Elf Queen and the eternal Princess of Ice Flower." She was not a fool. Although the teacher had never mentioned her identity, from the scenes in her memory, Tilan gradually guessed her true identity, especially the iconic Ice Flower.

When she walked out of the library of Saint Sokanas, Tilan had a vague idea of ​​the teacher's true identity, but unfortunately the other party did not leave her a chance to verify and ask.

Firmly remembering the appearance of the lake in the valley at this moment, Tilan leaped up, passed through the mountains with the night breeze, and returned to the campus of Inita Academy. After explaining things to the teacher on duty again, Tilan boarded the shuttle and left.

The breeze was still blowing in the valley, the leaves were rustling and falling, it was cold and quiet, until a long time later, bursts of tiny fireflies appeared in the woods, and then slowly gathered by the lake to form a standing figure. She was dressed in a classical and gorgeous dress, which showed off her beautiful and flawless figure, and had a temperament and demeanor that was difficult for ordinary people to achieve. That kind of indifference, majesty, and gentleness, several different charms were perfectly blended together.

"This child is growing up so fast." She looked at the cool moon in the night sky.

"That fragile yet resolute look always reminds me of a familiar person, who clearly sees everything, but refuses to give up, facing the world with the last bit of tenderness that will never dissipate."

“I don’t know what kind of world you will bring about in the end, or how many times human civilization will have to fall before it can truly find a way out for the future.”

"The Mechanical Council, the Heart of the Origin, the Cult of the Tree of Life, the Deep Sea Alliance, and the Cloud of Tracing have been fighting since the Twilight Age, and there has been no real outcome to this day."

She stood under the moon for a long time, until her body turned into fireflies again and disappeared into the night.

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After leaving North District 1, Tilan returned to Arpeggio City, but unfortunately Lady Isabella was not there today.

"Madam should be in the South District 1 now." Butis, also known as Yulandojia, told Tilan the whereabouts of Madam Isabella.

"I didn't expect you to come back so suddenly today. I didn't even know you'd come back." Yulandojia has very little work in the maid shop now. She spends more time traveling and taking pictures, and learning about the habitats and lives of some extraordinary animals.

"I'll probably become an independent animal recorder and photographer later. Look, this is a new partner I found deep in the southern jungle." As she said this, she picked up the huge, hemispherical insect beside her.

This insect looks very much like a woodlice, with a round body, about the same height as Yulandojia. After picking it up, the row of densely packed arthropod legs in front of it moved in the air, and the hairs on them were clearly visible.

"Well, it's somewhat cute overall, but it's still very scary." Tilan gently blocked the front with her arms, looking at the big insect with a little curiosity and fear.

"It's okay, it's actually quite well-behaved and cute, and its personality is much better than that big spider." Youlandojia complained about the big spider before.

"Hiss--" A familiar sound came from above Yulandujia's head, and then the big spider jumped directly onto her head. With the current size of the big spider, it almost covered Yulandujia's entire body under its eight-legged velvet claws.

"Stupid, stupid, stop scratching my hair, it's getting messy." While struggling, Yulandojia stretched out his hand, forcibly propped up the big spider and threw it aside.

"Come on, Xiaoqiu, hold it down!" It turns out that this new partner is called Xiaoqiu, Tilan thought.

Although Yulandujia gave the order, the little ball of sequence 4 was obviously afraid of the big spider of withering sequence 5. It shrank back and just stayed in Yulandujia's arms, waving its claws in the air with its body curled up.

Seeing this, Youlandojia didn't hesitate and directly picked up the brown and black "ball" and threw it out, hitting the big spider directly on the head.

Such an attack did not hurt the big spider at all. Instead, it was very curious about what this thing was. It pressed it under its body and kept fiddling with it, but unfortunately the small ball was tightly rolled together, leaving no room for it to break.

In response, the big spider turned around and bit it with its pincers, but unfortunately its round body and hardened shell that was harder than steel meant that the big spider had no good solution. In the end, it could only spit silk to trap the guy and then tie him up.

"Hiss--" Next to the two of them, the big spider pushed the ball, spinning in circles, as if playing some game, and the two people sitting in the circle were a little amused and didn't know what to say for a moment.

After a long time, Tilan and Yulan Duojia finished their heart-to-heart talk. The other party stood up, stopped the big spider, rescued the small ball from it, and held it in his arms again.

"I'm afraid I can't help you much about what happens next. After all, as a singer back then, I was only a dabbler. I wasn't as steady as Chi Wanxin, who was from the same period as 'Red Carnation', nor as talented as Masha, who was a few years younger than me." Youlandojia talked about her own experience.

"But if you mean in the Four-Leaf Crystal Star Domain, then I still have some face to give. After all, I have been the darling of the Four-Leaf Crystal for nearly forty years, until you and Pulin appeared and took away my favor." Although the outside world does not have a high opinion of 'Green Snake' Youlandojia, and she herself often gets into trouble and plays around, but no matter what, for the people in her own star domain, she is always the closest singer.

Only for this singer, people in the star field can go to her concert and get close to her without having to take a distant faster-than-light-speed flight. She has the same growing environment and experience as you, and she will speak up for your star field in the Federation and fight for your interests.

Therefore, no matter which singer it is, she can always easily gain the support of the people in her star field. This is also her trump card and basic foundation for future activities.

“Well, being older has its advantages as well. Many of the people who liked me back then are now powerful figures in the star field. They may not listen to me completely, but as a middleman, I will help you connect with them. Don’t make the process too easy.” Youlandojia raised her finger confidently.

"Have a good sleep today. I will accompany you to meet Madam Isabella tomorrow. She is probably discussing future issues with the high-level people in the star field right now."

"When the time comes, we'll go out together and kill everyone." She encouraged Tilan in a joking tone.

At this moment, Tilan had a lot of things to complain about, but in the end she held back and just thought of it as a way of thanking this senior for his great help.

(End of this chapter)