The female devils I saved came to my door

This is the name of the country, and Lovna’s own surname is also Ipoli...

"Eh?!" She looked carefully at the other person's dirty face and suddenly thought about it.

"I saw you at the Winter Solstice Ceremony!" Lovna remembered: "That day you were wearing a formal dress and sitting there drinking iced juice. There was a big plate of fried chicken legs next to you. I ate barbecue pie and Schnitzel…you are my sister!”

11. Miracle cabin in the swamp

Sirna looked at Lovna who was swearing in front of her, and seemed to remember something.

She looked carefully at the girl in front of her and let out a sigh.

I remembered.

Last year, farms all over Ipoli had a bumper harvest, so during the winter solstice ceremony, the king of Ipoli surrounded a large area of ​​land outside the city, set up an outdoor celebration, and invited a troupe in funny costumes to perform at the ceremony. Various programs.Had a good celebration.

The king also invited many chefs to prepare enough food to fill seven or eight long tables.

All the king's children and the leading nobles of Ipoli were invited to the banquet.

Including her father's dozen wives and twenty or thirty children, they were all present, and received a random reward from the king.

After the priest completes the mass ceremony by praying and praising the Eternal Lord.Everyone happily took the food, chatted while eating, watched theater, sang, danced...

The nobles and commoners put down their arrogance and awe and sang and danced on the grass that had been cleared of snow.

Hilna still remembers seeing many children of the same age eating and drinking excitedly at the dining table.

At that time, she wanted to make a few friends to play with, but her mother sternly warned her not to grab food with her hands like "those uneducated children", let alone mess around with them.

So, she just sat on the chair and drank juice.

But among the group of children having fun, there was one child who made the deepest impression on her.

She was a red-haired little girl, wearing a shiny cotton coat and one-size-larger leather shoes. Her outfit was a little funny.

She kept eating at the banquet and running around the banquet venue while eating.

At that time, I heard someone say that the girl was "the daughter of Prince Lauren and a village girl."

Prince Lauren is, of course, Hilna’s father.She knew that her father had many daughters, but they were not favored and had little interaction with them.

So that girl should be her sister.

"Oh, I remembered - it turns out that Lovna is you. Hello, sister."

"Hello to you, Sirna."

The sisters said good-bye to each other.

Lovna was happy for a while because she saw her acquaintance, and then she remembered an important question.

"Huh? Sirna, how did you become like this?"

"I don't know either..." Sirna squatted down sadly, hugging her knees with her hands, her eyes confused:

"My mother beat me that day, I was very scared, and then I didn't remember it. I seemed to have done a lot of bad things and hurt a lot of people... But I really don't remember anything... I only remember that Teacher Charles was in the city A fork was thrown at me at the door, and then... I ran away here."

"Oh - so you are not a demon from hell?"

"No, I live in the palace, I'm just an ordinary human being."

"Then how do you breathe out flames and lift big rocks without using your hands? I can't do that when I'm scared - is it magic?"

"It's magic. It was taught to me by Mr. Charles. My mother didn't let me learn magic, but Mr. Charles was very kind to me. He cut out his magic books one by one and gave them to me secretly, and I just read them. While remembering, I didn’t know how to use it originally—that day, all of a sudden, I knew how to use magic.”

"Is that so..."

Lovna was a little envious.

It seems that Mr. Charles is just being modest.He clearly has the ability to teach magicians.

If she listened to him more and begged him more in the future, Teacher Ciel might be able to teach her magic.

"Anyway, that's it. I caused a big trouble and fled to the Everglades for fear of being beaten. I also heard the adults say that no one dares to come to the Everglades, so as long as I hide here, I won't be beaten. Found."

Lovna seemed to understand, but she didn't: "What's the big deal about being beaten by my mother? My mother often beats me, but I'm never afraid."

"Then you are really powerful, and I am very scared." As she said that, Sirna stretched out her hands and showed the blood marks on the back of her hands: "You see, after being beaten, my hands will hurt for a long time. I’m afraid of this.”

"Then you won't go back? Will you always live in the swamp from now on?"

"Well, I don't dare to go back." She shook her head: "Teacher Charles said before: Magic should be used in the right way as much as possible. Those who abuse magic to harm others will be punished by the church and looked down upon by all decent magicians.

"I did so many wrong things and almost hurt everyone in the city. Now, not only will my mother beat me, my father will scold me, and Teacher Charles will also think that I am a bad person when he sees me... I can not go back."

Lovna: "But you live in the Everglades now. This place is so terrible. You don't even have anything to eat."

Hilna: "There is food everywhere. There are many fish and birds in the swamp, but I don't know how to cook. So every time I catch live fish, throw them to people passing by the swamp, and then exchange them for them." of bread to eat.”

Lovna: "Are they willing to change?"

Hilna: "Well... they should be willing. Anyway, after every exchange, they dance away and never come back to me to exchange. Besides, you also brought me food today."

Lovna: "Okay...but where do you live?"

"I can live wherever I want." Sirna seemed to have confidence at this time. She raised her finger and pointed at the swamp behind her: "I can build a house anywhere! As long as I chant a spell, I will have a place to live. "

As she spoke, she closed her eyes and took a deep breath.

Then, she waved gently towards the silent swamp.

It seemed that some ancient existence had been awakened, and Lovna felt that the temperament around her sister had changed.She couldn't tell what the change was. She just felt that she felt chilled after seeing it and wanted to run away.

But she suppressed this feeling of fear and forced herself to widen her eyes and look at what was happening in front of her.

Sirna slowly opened her eyes, and it seemed that she could see a maturity that was not commensurate with her age in her lowered eyes.She opened her lips and uttered a string of ancient hymns, praising the power of the great god and praying to the eternal being in the sky for a response.

When the long string of mantras was recited, it seemed as if a call had been heard.

The accumulated mud deep in the swamp began to surge and accumulate.A mountain of silt rose from the lake that was about to dry up.The moisture in it is quickly eluted, and the soil becomes increasingly compacted.

A small island in the lake took shape.

Afterwards, stones rose from all directions and gathered on the mound.

The stones spontaneously broke into pieces, divided into shapes that fit each other, and then stacked in orderly rows on the island, like brick walls carefully selected and built by craftsmen.

These gravels quickly pieced together a circular stone wall, and the soil automatically filled the gaps in the stone wall, forming a solid wall.

Finally, an acorn was thrown into the center of the wall by a flying bird. It took root and sprouted in the wall at an astonishing speed and broke out of the ground.The thick branches dispersed into dense branches just above the height of the fence, and grew lush leaves, which became the canopy to protect against wind and rain.

A strange hut with an island in the swamp as its base, stone walls as its walls, and a tree crown as its top appeared.

From a distance, it looks like a big mushroom with a green umbrella.

"Look." Sirna turned around proudly and looked at her sister with a proud look on her face: "I just need to recite a spell and I can create a house!"

"Wow..." Lovna only spoke at this time. She had been stunned just now.

"Come on, let's go in!"

Hilna took Lovna's hand and was about to take her into the house.But after setting foot on the island, the two realized that they had forgotten to build a door to the hut.

"It's okay, let's climb over the wall and get in."

Sirna held her breath again and recited another spell.A gust of gentle wind was like a giant hand, lightly lifting the two of them to the sky, and gently placing them on the crown of the oak tree.

The two children climbed down the tree trunk and entered the house.

The soil in the house is already covered with flowers.When you look up, you can see the sun shining through the oak leaves.Lying on the soft flowers and grass, you can also smell the rich fragrance of flowers, fruits and woods, so rich that it feels like your whole body is soaked in juice.

"Wow..." Lovna didn't know what to say anymore. She never dreamed that she could have such ability.

"As long as I close my eyes and think carefully, I can't help but recite the spell, and then I can fabricate what I imagined in my mind using natural elements!" Sirna said in a very proud tone.

She is also very happy now, because for the first time she has a friend with whom she can communicate, who is also her sister.

Moreover, after she demonstrated her magic, her face was full of envy and surprise, which also made Sirna very proud.

"Is this all taught to you by Teacher Charles?" Lovna asked.

"Yeah!" Sirna nodded vigorously, but after a brief moment of excitement, she became frustrated again.

"what happened?"

"I said, Teacher Charles will definitely be very angry when he sees me. I let him down." Hilna covered her head and did not dare to look up: "These days, Teacher Charles and my father come to the Everglades to look for me every day. , I can't let them find me. So every time I build these houses, I have to destroy them quickly after I sleep."

"What a shame."

"There is nothing I can do. If I am caught by Mr. Charles, I will be sent to the church, and the Holy Knights there will judge me and put me in a prison. I will never be able to get out for the rest of my life. My father will also scold me. , my mother will beat me...it’s terrible.”

"Teacher Charles wouldn't do this..." Lovna didn't think so:

"I think Mr. Charles is very kind. I lost the money he gave me, and he bought me a cake. I followed him home secretly, and he wasn't angry. That night, he even took out his coat to protect me. Ice cubes dropped from the sky... I think that even if you made a mistake, as long as it was not intentional and you ask Teacher Charles to apologize sincerely, he will definitely forgive you."

"Really?" Sirna hesitated.

"Sure, I'll accompany you to find Teacher Charles."

12. System task progress update

At this moment, Charles and Prince Nolen have been searching in the Great Swamp for three weeks.

They inquired from all sides and learned that there was a "weird black man" here who "specialized in robbing the residents of the swamp for food."

This villain is wrapped in black mist and will steal bread, dry food, cooked meat and other cooked food from people's hands. Occasionally, he will throw some live fish and wild ducks back to the unlucky ones who have been robbed.

It must be Hilna.

These days, the two of them wore boots and waterproof coats, rowed a boat, and walked through the endless swamp. As they walked, they called Hilna's name, hoping to get a response.

Fortunately, there are few people here, so no one will hear you.

At first, Charles was worried about whether Sirna would be hungry if she only relied on grabbing food, and whether she would be cold and sleepy after spending the night in the swamp, but depending on the situation, she shouldn't be.

Because when he was searching in the swamp, he found many strange islands of different sizes.

These small islands are very flat, and they are always filled with different types of withered flowers, weird building ruins, and tall dead trees.

There are always some food scraps to be found under the trees.

"It was left by Sirna, it must be her." Charles was very sure: "These islands are also very weird, like creations of magic. No one except her has this ability."

"Mr. Charles, can a magician create an island out of thin air in a swamp? This ability is too terrifying."

"Your Highness Nolen, making islands is just a trick. Many of the mages here in Yiboli are unskilled wild people - such as me. We guys are very useless. But the truly high-level mages and those who are favored by the gods Geniuses, they are almost omnipotent. There are also many legendary mages who are said to have lived for thousands of years and are isolated from the world. They are existences comparable to angels."

"Then Hilna..."

"I'm afraid she is this kind of talented magician. Without me, she probably wouldn't have awakened in this way." Charles is now worried: "I just wanted to make her happy at the time, but it ended up like this Blunder."

The two said nothing more, but returned to the boat, intending to continue searching.

"...Mr. Charles?"

"Huh?" Charles, who was looking at the map, didn't look up and just said, "What's wrong?"

"I felt like I was too tired and a little dazzled - I saw a big green mushroom over there, flying in the sky, and it seemed to be flying towards us."

"what?"

Charles raised his head and was about to refute the sudden nonsense, but he found that what the prince said was true.

A big mushroom with a green umbrella really appeared in the sky.The umbrella cover is emerald green, like a green leaf, shining in the afternoon sun; the umbrella handle is gray-brown, like the color of old masonry; and underneath the big mushroom, there seems to be a large ball with Earthy tree roots.

"WTF?"

If Prince Nolen hadn't reminded him first, Charles might have thought he was hallucinating.

The big mushroom flew closer and closer, stopped less than 30 meters away from the two people, and then fell to the swamp with a crash.

The huge waves almost capsized their boat.

After stabilizing his balance, Ciel could see clearly that the "big green mushroom" in front of him was actually a small island supported by the roots of an oak tree.

The so-called umbrella cap is the crown of this big tree.The umbrella handle is a wall built around the tree.

Quite an incredible creation.

But...it coincides with the ruins they have been tracking these days.

"Teacher Charles!"