Not a Witch

Snapped--

Another slap.

"You know each other better."

A few people next to him began to tear his clothes, looking for where the money was.

Bud hugged himself tightly, slowly slid off the wall, squatted on the ground, cursing came from his ears, and then he kept beating, and the last blow hit him on the head, making him faint. .

When he woke up, it was already dark, his clothes and belt had already been torn open, and there were only 12 of the 3 silver coins left. He knelt on the ground and held the remaining silver coins one by one. In his hands, his fingernails were clenched into his flesh, and he howled in a low voice, the hot tears running down his face and falling into the dust.

Chapter 85 Friend Gretel

A few rough men were sitting on the rocks by the sea. It was relatively empty. There was a piece of cloth on the rock. On the cloth were two leftover roast chickens. There were also a few empty wine bottles next to them. , and hiccupping.

"I said Manda, why did you leave three silver coins for that kid just now?"

One of them drank a little too much, and asked with his tongue curled, leaning on the stone with his legs spread apart.

"You guys, you don't know how long water flows. If you get it all, the kid won't be able to go on and run, and whoever will take it later."

"You have to give him some hope and let him keep going so he won't give up, don't you think? Haha"

Manda was so drunk that her face was flushed, and she said drunkenly, her voice unpleasant.

"Brother Manda is still smart, come and have another drink."

"Dry!"

Several people picked up the wine bottle and drank it again, and the 9 silver coins they grabbed cost most of the day.

And the boy who was robbed was the waiter whom Lorraine Hill had met in the restaurant before. After that incident, his 'reputation' spread among the guests, and some other guests also learned to tease him and let him learn from pigs called, and deliberately made things difficult for him, wanting to see him laugh.

In this way, they can show themselves cheaply, as if their status immediately rises when they laugh at others.

The world isn't all sunshine and rainbows, it's even more mean and dirty.

One day he finally couldn't work anymore. After the boss found out, he didn't say much. He paid him a salary and asked him to try his luck in some workshops in the city. It happened that the winery of the Nissos family was recruiting people, so He became an ordinary winery worker. Although he could only get 2/3 of the money because of his young age, he was very satisfied.

The next day he went to work in the winery as usual, but today he did not have the same vitality as before, just mechanical labor, his numb and dull expression was exactly the same as that of other workers in the factory, as if carved out of a mold.

What is the meaning of life, these laboring workers do not think about such complicated issues, they only know to work, eat, sleep, and then get up to work.When you have a little money, buy something delicious, or have some wine.

As for what will happen in the future, they don't think about it, and they don't bother to think about it. Everyone lives like this, doesn't it?

Such workers can be found everywhere in Hopeland, some from the countryside in the interior, some smuggled from the West Wind, and some are even fugitives from other countries.As long as you can work, no one will care what you were in the past, even if you are a king. When you fall into this cycle of boring work, your spirituality will be slowly worn away bit by bit, and eventually you will become exactly the same as everyone else. stone.

Everyone is like that, isn't it?So he continued with peace of mind and accepted the fact that he was just a mortal.

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However, even in this ever-revolving dark world, there are still people trying to shine a light on the fire.

There was a new employee at the winery. He had short black hair and was a young man in his twenties.

After he came, in the first few days it was normal to learn the work process and precautions. After a while, he quickly got to know the young people in the winery. Because he was handsome, even some aunties liked him very much.

One day after get off work early, he called Bud and invited him to relax with a drink.

Bud shied away that he had no money, plus a little low self-esteem, feeling that he couldn't speak, and going there would only make people cold.

But Gretel didn't care, saying that he invited Bud to go, because Gretel usually performed well and not bad, so Bud did not resist strongly.In this way, the two bought some cakes, bacon slices, and wine, and came to a relatively clean hillside by the sea, chatting while eating.

"Bud, where are you from?"

"I'm from Greythorn, a poor place on the back of Vergar."

"So, I'm from the West Wind, and my hometown is far away. In Ned County, we produce more ore, but unfortunately it's too tiring to mine."

"Yes, mining is quite dangerous, I heard people say." Bud nodded.

"Well, what about you, Bud, what's your specialty?"

"Well, we are relatively poor, so Hui Ma is more famous."

"Not bad, I've never seen what gray hemp looks like."

"Grey hemp is..."

In this way, Bud and Gretel talked to each other about their past, back and forth, talking about their hometown, specialties, why they came to Hopelander, and how their life was recently.

Bud was still a little cautious at first. With the casual conversation between the two, Gretel revealed that he also had many shortcomings and fears, which made Bud feel a lot closer, so he let go a lot.

At least this person is listening to me carefully, wanting to know about me, and really treating me as a person.This kind of caring about each other's feelings and respect is something he has never experienced before, and it is also the first time in his life.

Unconsciously, Bud said a lot of repressed words, his own thoughts, his own past, and some recent events.

As dusk approaches, the orange sun soaks in the junction of the sky and the water, and the soft light swayes on the sandy beaches and hillsides, dyeing the world beautiful gold.

The two stood on the beach. Grete picked up a small stone and threw it diagonally. Watching the stone bounce off the sea, it jumped three times before falling into the water.

"How about it, it's amazing~" Gretel said a little boasting.

"Haha, this is also called awesome, look at me."

Bud also picked up a stone and threw it towards the sea. The stone fell after jumping on the water a few times. Although it didn't fly far, it was still a little better than Gretel.

"Look, how's it going!" Bud said with a smile.

"I can't see you're pretty good, Bud."

"That's not it, haha." After that, both of them laughed.

From this day on, Bud and Gretel became friends, and after a few days, Grete took Bud to meet more people, some of whom worked in the winery, some in the oil mill next door, and some others. In the dyeing factory, these people are similar to Gretel. They are very sincere and enthusiastic. None of them laughed at Bud's appearance. Instead, they said that he was not bad. This restored a lot of self-confidence and made him more cheerful than before Not a lot.

In this way, this group of people often eat together after get off work, and sometimes go out to play, and Bud has a lot of friends, no longer curled up in the corner like before.

As if the sun rolled over the wall, the sun swayed into this dark and damp corner, making it slowly dry and hard.

Chapter 86 Third grader Lan Lier

Hopelander, Daffodil Street, Sunset Mermaid Clothing Store.

Roland Hill wore a black hooded robe and stood in front of the door with grey boots on. Looking at the address in his hand, he confirmed again that it was this store.

She came to look for Lan Lier, the junior girl Tireira said before she left. There are still some things about the magic steam turbine that I want to know from this Emenas student and see if there is any What is missing, and she is also more curious about what the students of this famous school look like.

Walking into the store, it is relatively cool and quiet, and there are no figures in sight. There are only pieces of beautifully printed and dyed clothes hanging in the cabinet. The colors are changeable, and the styles are more classical and conservative.

Loren Hill knocked on the shop door a little, then asked.

"anyone there?"

"Wait a minute, I'll be right there." An old lady's voice came from the store.

An old lady in an apron walked out from the back of the store with some red and blue dyes on her hands. She wiped her hands with a towel, and then stepped forward and asked.

"Hello, is the guest buying clothes?"

"No, I'm here to find Lan Li'er." Roland Hill shook his head, and the strands of hair that fell between the hoods also swayed.

"Hey, does anyone else know she's here?"

The aunt was a little curious and looked at the girl. Lan Lier was her daughter, and she just came home from vacation recently, so not many people knew about it.

"You are her classmate, right? She went out in the morning. It should be at the cold drink snack shop on the east side of the street. You can go there and have a look."

"Okay, thank you Auntie." Roland Hill bowed his head and saluted, then walked out of the store.

This cold drink shop on the east side has a good location, right at the corner of the street. The wooden signs and decorations are quite elf-style, and the words "Flower Beach" are written on the wooden signs entwined with green branches.

Looking at this familiar style, Lorraine Hill couldn't help but think of the shop in Xifeng Seabuckthorn City, called "Flowers and Summer Leaves", which should be from the same series, and it was also there that she met Angus for the first time. Only then did various developments occur.

After pushing the store door open, a wind chime rang, and a maid wearing a flower belt stepped forward.

"Welcome~" She was wearing a black and white maid's dress with a lovely appearance.

Roland Hill walked into the store. There were not many customers at this time. Maybe it was because of the cold weather. Several maids were standing next to them leisurely. One of them was sitting behind the bar and reading a book. The book was very thick. While watching, it seemed that he was still reciting in a low voice, as if he was remembering something.

"Hello, I want to know if Miss Lanli'er is here?"

The maid behind the bar raised her head: "Ah, sorry, I didn't pay attention just now. Are you looking for Lan Li'er? Wait a minute, I have to ask the teacher."

After speaking, she stood up, adjusted her dress a little, and then let another maid take her place and walked up the stairs in the store.

After a while, a blond girl in a light purple skirt walked downstairs briskly, and was a little surprised when she saw Roland Hill.

"Oh, I thought my classmates came to play with me."

"Hello, what can I do for you?"

"Hello, Mage Tireira introduced me." Roland Hill took out the blue heritage gem.

"Oh, this, I understand~ Come with me." She grabbed Roland Hill's hand and led her upstairs to sit down.

The second floor seems to be a dance studio, where some girls can be seen rehearsing, and the third floor is a mezzanine with tables, sofas, wardrobes and several dressers.

A lady was on the desk by the window with a lot of manuscript paper at her hand. She seemed to be writing something. She looked like Mrs. Filia, whom Loren Hill had seen in the shop in Seabuckthorn City. I also talked to Angus a few times, and it seems that they are old acquaintances.

"Teacher Filia, can I borrow a place? This friend asked me to discuss some alchemy issues."

"It's okay, Langley, do whatever you want." She seemed to be concentrating on writing something.

"Hello........"

Roland Hill first introduced himself, and then mentioned the relevant information given by Tireira, as well as some unfinished points.

"This, um, I know. Sister Tireira specifically asked me before she left, and said that someone would come to ask related questions later."

"Actually, this steam power system is an important project in Emenas' Gear of Time, and only recently came up with a more stable plan. I think when I was in the first grade, Sister Tirella introduced me to the Gear of Time. Yes, she is almost a year after graduating."

Then Lan Lier began to introduce what the basic design of this steam power was at the time, what problems she encountered at the beginning, and how to choose and improve it later. It can be seen that she is very good at alchemy and magic, and her age It's not too big. It is estimated that he is only 18-19 years old, but his strength is already at the gold level.

Emenas is really amazing, Roland Hill sighed, looking at the evaluation displayed by the system, Magic Sequence 5o Lightning Grip, a rare gold level.

She is younger than Adeley, but her strength is far beyond that. Compared with Sequence 5, Sequence 4 is a huge gap. Sequence 4 and before have developed certain specialties first. Although extraordinary people have outstanding abilities in certain aspects, But in other aspects, it is not much better than ordinary people.

But once it reaches Sequence 5, it will be different. The overall shortcomings will be made up, and there will be no major weaknesses. Whether it is physical fitness, soul strength, sensitivity, perception, etc., it really begins to be extraordinary.

Lorraine Hill took out a pen and drew a straight line on the drawing, and then continued to outline the shape of the steam engine. Her freehand drawing of mechanical structural diagrams really startled Lan Lier, but she herself was not conscious. When you study engineering in college, you will inevitably learn mechanical knowledge. The mechanical teacher at that time was very strict and had very high requirements for drawings.

So much so that all of their classes were tortured a lot, and in the end they all developed a solid drawing skills, but Roland Hill went further in this life, with extremely keen perception and control capabilities, even without the use of rulers, with bare hands Draw straight lines, arcs, and right angles, just like the printed ones.

Roland Hill did not directly draw the magic steam turbine that combines the two civilizations, but only drew the part that Tireira left to her.It's not that she is hiding her secrets, but the knowledge systems of the two worlds are completely different. If you explain the human civilization of the previous life, everything has to start with basic mechanics, and it will take a few months to fully explain it.