Not a Witch

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"Lacey, Lacey..." Rachel's voice rang in her ears, and only then did Roland Hill come back to her senses.

"I'm sorry, I just remembered something from a long time ago."

"Lacie, what do you remember?" Rachel was a little curious.

"Probably to escape the oppression of her parents." A nostalgic smile appeared on the girl's face.

"Rachel, you can discuss with your family, or discuss with your fiancé, go to Emenas to study for a few years and then come back and get married."

Emenas, the center of the continent, the college on the top of the world, the permanent neutral place of Ivar, all races are equally accepted, 9 extraordinary sequences, countless advanced routes are available, and the legendary school that countless talented teenagers yearn for.It is a legend alive since the Third Age, built after the 'Battle of Chaos'.

In the 210th year of the Third Age, the disaster of chaos broke out all over the world, and the shadows from another world invaded the world of Ivar. At that time, nearly [-]% of the land in the Western Continent fell, and the remaining races had to put aside their prejudices and unite to fight.

The coalition forces defended against the mountains near Emenas and fought a 20-year tug-of-war, during which countless heroes emerged, and after the war was won.The powerhouses of various races and transcendent sequences have left their legacy in Emenas, and outstanding figures have served as sages.

The sages advocated the establishment of Emenas College. In addition to the central school building, four university-level guards guarded the Quartet, which was also the four ancient battlefields of the year. Using this as a history to teach students, cultivate the next generation of extraordinary sequences for this world, and Prepare for the next Chaos War.

And there is also the current Ivar world, the place where the extraordinary combat power is most concentrated, and basically all the advanced routes can be recorded in it.

"Emenas..." Rachel looked at the blue sky and muttered to herself.

"I really want to go, but I'm a little afraid of not being admitted." After the emotional release, rationality began to return to Rachel's brain. Emenas's admission standards are extremely high, and not anyone can be admitted.

Roland Hill put his hand on the back of Rachel's, "Even if you're afraid, you should try it, at least you won't leave any regrets, right?"

"Thank you." Rachel seemed moved, and blinked her wet eyes.

"Lacie, you were the first to encourage and support me."

"Father, brother, they always say that I'm whimsical, that I can get married with peace of mind, and never care about my own thoughts. Maybe they seem to do it for my own good, but I just don't feel understood or believed." The more Rachel spoke, the more her eyes blinked as she tried to hold back the tears.

Lacey, and Roland Hill stood up, and gently stroked Rachel's back with her hands, comforting her, without saying a word.

She would not say words of sympathy, nor would she say that everyone is the same. Her own experience in her past life made her understand that there was never a so-called empathy in the world, and she should never expect someone to fully understand her pain. The eruption of collapse and crying is not something that anyone can tell.

Therefore, when she sees people around her crying, she will stay by her side quietly, without saying a word, until the other person slowly vents her emotions, she will only be a quiet listener, not a strong comforter , Maybe this is also a kind of tenderness.

Chapter 46 Sleeping in the Mountains

After a while, Rachel slowly stopped her tears. After wiping away the tears, she suddenly became a little shy again.Feeling that she was embarrassed in front of her friends, she was a little embarrassed and told Roland Hill that she should not tell others about what happened today, and Roland Hill agreed with a smile.

Everyone has dark history or something, and there are always some extraordinary ideas and impulses when they are young, which is not a bad thing.It's just that some people gave up their dreams and jumped into the big dye vat of society, and then laughed at those dream-seekers as a past person, thinking they were amazing, saying that they saw the essence of society.

Regardless of past or present life, Roland Hill hated this kind of person.

"Il n'ya qu'un héroisme au monde : c'est de voir le monde tel qu'il est et de l'aimer." Romain Rolland.

There is only one true heroism in the world, and that is knowing the truth of life and still loving it.

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Two days later, in front of Kempe City Mansion.

"Don't you want to play for a few more days, Lacey?" Rachel watched the Carrites Chamber of Commerce's convoy loading goods and luggage in an orderly manner and preparing to leave. It's only been a few days, but it seems like I've met a bosom friend.

Among the peers around her, several brothers are away all year round, busy with business or other things, and other girls in the same circle in Kempe City basically only care about dressing, perfume, clothes and so on every day.Occasionally a few can order musical instruments, which is a great thing.

After all, the atmosphere of the Verga Business Alliance is like this. The whole country focuses on profits, and everything is based on money. The cultural and entertainment industries are only available in a few big cities along the coast, and more of them are arty, just used to decorate their identity.

In terms of literature and drama, the most prosperous is the Green Empire, followed by the Sanctuary Country, whose religious operas are also famous on the mainland.

"I'm sorry, Rachel. I have to go to Hopeland this time. I have a lot of things to do. I'll get together next time when I have time. This is for you." Roland Hill handed Rachel a velvet box , let her go back and open it again.

"Then see you next time."

Lorraine Hill stood in front of the carriage, wearing a light-colored dress, the sun shone through the dense shade of trees and shone thinly on her hair.As a gust of summer wind blew along the street, she held down the sun hat on her head to keep it from being blown away by the wind, her long hair fluttered in the wind, and then waved goodbye to this friend.

After two days of repairs and supplements, the members of the Karites Chamber of Commerce also had a good rest, and set off again today.

As the whip was pulled, the convoy started slowly, and finally slowly disappeared outside the city gate.

Rachel stood in front of the mansion, watching Roland Hill's carriage go a long way before turning around.

Jelink looked at his daughter with a reluctant look, and his mood was a bit complicated.Will the next generation of Karites and Agatilin continue their former friendship? Is this new friend that my daughter met, good or bad?

It all depends on the performance of this Miss Lacey in Hopeland.

On the carriage, Loren Hill looked at the distant scenery outside the window and asked.

"How many goods did you buy at the Agatilin's house this time?"

"According to your previous instructions, Miss, we mainly purchased some pearls and jewelry that are easy to carry, and the rest are only food and supplies needed on the road." Chelsea began to report the number of goods carried this time.

"Well, try to travel lightly. Since the other party dares to attack Angus at the border, it is not ruled out that they will attack us at home."

"Although I don't know what they are doing, we do what they don't want us to do. They want Karites to fall, so we can't fall, stop this time, they will have The next action. After a long time, it will naturally become clear what they are for. "

In this way, the Karites Chamber of Commerce team spent a few days smoothly, and it was getting closer and closer to Hopelander.

A dozen horse-drawn carriages drove along the road halfway up the mountain. There was a gust of wind in the mountains, and some leaves were blown up by the wind and flew up on the road.

Roland Hill looked at the cloudy sky, and had a hunch that it might rain heavily tonight. When others were not paying attention, the faint brilliance in her pupils turned, and the extraordinary sequence changed from a demon sequence to a natural sequence.Then close your eyes and start listening to information from nearby nature.

After a while, her eyes opened, with a worried look on her face, she thought for a while, and then knocked on the front panel of the car.

"Is there any order, Miss." The voice of the housekeeper Ceres came from ahead.

"Let the convoy stop at the turn ahead, which is relatively flat, and then camp in place and spend the night here tonight."

"Aren't you going to keep going forward? The road that turns 3 hills is Huangye Town. It is safer there and the living conditions are much better."

"No, just stop here." Roland Hill's tone was firm.

"Okay, follow your arrangement." Then Ceres called a few riders next to him and asked them to tell the team ahead to stop here.

Several riders in armor came out and trotted on the mountain road with their horses. As the team in front received the order, the entire team slowly stopped, and then began to lead the carriage to the side of the road and began to camp.

Some people went to the nearby woods to get some firewood, while others started to set up tents.

Roland Hill also got off the carriage and looked around. It happened to be a relatively flat place halfway up the mountain, with the avenue on one side and the bottom of the mountain on the other.

After looking at it for a while, she asked her subordinates to pull the carriage to the open space, forming two rows to separate the road from the open space, and then asked her to prepare some thick logs, tied them with ropes to make wooden fences, and placed them on the open space. Before and after the road, the passageway was blocked.

"Miss, what are you?" Chelsea looked a little puzzled. With such layers of cards, she was preparing to fight the enemy, but how did Miss Lacey know that there would be an enemy coming?

"Well, I don't know if the other party will act tonight, but be prepared." Roland Hill looked up at the darkened sky. There were bursts of cool and moist breath in the wind, and the mountains and the rain were about to come. .

Then she called the various captains of the riders of the chamber of commerce and asked them to divide into two parts. They would take turns to rest tonight, and they had to wear armor and keep their weapons close to the body when they slept.

After thinking about it for a while, she was still a little worried. She took out two boxes of [Blood-activating Potion] that she carried with her and distributed 3 to each captain, so that they should be extra careful tonight. If a team member is injured, they will drink one potion.As long as it's not a mortal injury, you can basically save your life.

"Thank you Miss Lacey!"

After a few captains got the potion, they thanked them loudly, and then carefully put them away and put them in a close-fitting package.They walk outside all year round, and naturally they understand the value of extraordinary medicines. In this era of no hospitals and extremely poor treatment conditions, this medicine is likely to represent a life.This is not a joke, but a valuable experience from the tip of a knife.

Although everyone is willing to pay for their lives, the behavior of this eldest lady is like a warm current flowing in their hearts.The concern revealed in those clear eyes made these riders a little moved.In a country where profits are important and people are indifferent, such genuine care is extremely precious.

After everything was ordered, the sky was completely dark, a large bonfire was raised, and a group of people began to cook food.The jerky is boiled with potatoes to make a thick soup, and then the dry noodles are dipped in the soup, or torn directly into the soup to soften. This is the dinner for the riders.As the firewood crackled, bursts of fragrance began to spread around the fire.

"Miss, your dinner is ready."

While Lorraine Hill was still thinking about what else to prepare and plan ahead, Chelsea's voice came from beside her, telling her that dinner was ready and put on the carriage.

"Don't be so troublesome, just bring it here."

"It's not good, there are too many people here..."

Although Chelsea is not a maid of a big noble family, she still understands many rules and etiquette. It is still very inappropriate for an unmarried noble lady to eat in front of a large group of men.

Lorraine Hill, who was sitting in front of the bonfire, raised his head and looked at the scene in front of him. The riders in twos and threes were cooking soup in iron cans, squatting on the ground and eating bread, like a construction site in a previous life.

"Well, keep the bread for me, and share the other fruits and roasted meat with everyone."

Chelsea was still a little reluctant, which seemed to go against her usual maid principles.

"Don't worry so much, Sister Chelsea, just do as I say."

"All right..."

Chelsea then cut up the fruit and roast meat from Lorraine Hill's plate and distributed it to the rough-sleeping riders, while the girl sat by the fire and slowly ate the leftover bread.In fact, she won't do anything if she doesn't eat for a few days. The endurance and physical strength of an extraordinary person are not comparable to ordinary people, and she is still a very special kind.

There was no accident after dinner. The mountain road was still very quiet, and no travelers passed by. Maybe it was because it was about to rain, so everyone should stop.In this way, the riders also took turns to rest in two batches according to the previous arrangement.

In the middle of the night, there were seven or eight guards guarding the campfire, and there were bursts of snoring from the tent next to it. At this time, pea-sized raindrops began to fall from the sky. After a while, the rapid rainwater poured down from the sky like a pour.

The bonfire was quickly extinguished, and the surroundings were plunged into darkness, except for the rustling of the rain against the leaves.

At this moment, Loren Hill in the tent suddenly opened his eyes, "Is it finally here?"

The sound of hurried horses' hooves came from afar on the mountain road, but under the cover of the rain in the mountains, it seemed very secretive and treacherous.

Chapter 47 Bloody Battle in the Rain

Roland Hill stood up from the tent. Because of the preparations she had made before, her clothes were also changed into close-fitting hunting gear, which was convenient for movement.

When the curtain of the tent was opened, a huge clatter of rain came, and the six riders who were guarding outside the tent were also very surprised to see her appear.Before these riders could ask questions, Roland Hill rang the big copper bell hanging at the entrance of the tent. The thumping sound of the bell sounded very special even on a rainy night, alarming many of the guards who had not yet slept.

The girl asked the riders beside her to immediately notify everyone, put on their armor, and prepare for battle.

As the Chamber of Commerce guards in the tent woke up one by one, the sound of horse hooves in the distance was getting closer.

I couldn't wait, I didn't expect the enemy's marching speed not only did not decrease in the rain, but even faster, Roland Hill acted decisively and ordered some of the guards who had been prepared to line up on the avenue in 3 rows, each 3 rows apart. meters, so that even if the cavalry broke through the first floor, the overall front would not collapse immediately.Still have to face the spears and crossbows in the back row.

Several team leaders led people to move quickly. In the majestic rain, shouts came and went one after another in the camp, and there were hurried footsteps and sounds of action everywhere.

The 12 spearmen formed the first line of defense. They stood behind the wooden fence, and the sound of running horses' hooves was obvious at this time, and even they vaguely sensed that the arrivals were not good.The cold rain wet the clothes and armor along the top of the head and shoulders, and the water flow on the gun barrel also made the clenched hands a little slippery. They stared at the dark and blurry rain curtain in front of them anxiously, as if someone could come out of it at any time. And devoured beasts.

The second and third rows are still pikemen, and behind the third row are swordsmen and shields suitable for melee combat, who protect the archers and other non-combatants behind.Several attendants propped up six large braziers, and then poured kerosene and lit them, so that they could burn even on rainy days.

Roland Hill was wearing the black hooded robe before, riding on a horse, looking at the blurred shadows in the distant mountains, holding a matte crossbow, this was a gift from the Yagtilin family before leaving, [Dumb Light Black Crossbow] (excellent silver level).

As if a narwhal pierced the ice above its head, a group of cavalrymen in black armor suddenly rushed out of the turning intersection in front and charged straight towards the camp.

They wore unknown black masks. The special masks did not affect their breathing even in the rain, and the dark red patterns on them also added a bit of horror.

This group of black cavalry probably has the level of Sequence 2, but their positions are very compatible with the rain. Not only does it not affect their actions during the rainstorm, but they are much stronger than usual.On the other hand, the riders and guards on Roland Hill's side, although there are more than 2 in Sequence 10, more than 1 in Sequence 30, and more than 100 people in total have been negatively affected by the rain, they are not as strong as the other party.

The leader hiding in the middle of the cavalry saw the guards in the camp, his pupils shrank slightly, but hesitantly, a special whistle sounded, these black cavalry took out a javelin, and then quickly threw it in the rain. come out.

It's too late, it's too soon.The galloping cavalry rushed to the front in a blink of an eye, while the spearmen in the front row groaned and fell down while clutching the flesh-and-blood javelin.