Three Philosophical Questions for Travelers

Hyacinth was still not reconciled, she asked the girl in the car, "Has none of you seen a dragon?"

Everyone shook their heads, but no one spoke.

Hyacinth asked again: "Has anyone among your friends seen it? You..."

"If you say no, you don't, you silly girl!" Cherry interrupted her, "Can't you understand human speech?"

"Yes, yes! Silly girl! Silly girl!" Lizhi said.

"I..." Hyacinth didn't know what to say.

Just then, in the corner of the caravan, a voice sounded.

"Dragon exists."

The sound was extremely small, but it made the air quiet.People looked in that direction with surprise, looking at the "little dumb" who never spoke.

Adora asked her, "How do you know that real dragons exist?"

"Because I've seen it before." The little mute raised his head, his eyes were cold and frightening, "A black dragon——it destroyed my hometown."

Chapter 18: Witches' Uncharted, [-]

Chapter 18: Witches' Uncharted, [-]

Today is the most important day of the year in Hummingbird City, the Countess of Alzolan wants to accept her own disciples.

Apprentice witches from all over come to Hummingbird City on this day, but only the witches who rank among the top three in the town test can see Ultrablue.

Yisruite is one of them. She is one of the three witches from Migratory Bird Town to participate in the test, and she is tied for first place.

She brought a dried tricolor flower and a letter from Mrs. Wei'an.With these things, she will be able to meet the countess.Two witches came with her, one named Xue Weier and the other named Xi Na.Xueweier is the third lady of the baron's family, spoiled and spoiled, and she is very mean; Hina is guarded and suspicious.Islet didn't like these two people very much, and those two people didn't like her either, so they lived separately as soon as they arrived in Hummingbird City.

This morning, she finished washing early, and then prepared all the things for the exam.She put the "tri-color flower" sheet splint into the backpack, and couldn't help feeling annoyed: This is ten colors less than mine!

I'll take this shabby flower to the Countess?There are so many people who want to be her apprentice, will she really accept me as an apprentice?

Israet squeezed the splint hard, her heart was full of resentment and irritability.

She thought to herself: After taking the exam, I have to give birth to the child first, and I have been pregnant for six months. It is not good for the child to go on like this.After giving birth, I will learn the magic of Aldrane. Within three years, I will learn all the knowledge of academic witches and become the number one academic witch.Then I'll go back to the Orc Horde and lead the Swamp Orcs as the Mother of the Earth Spirits.

If my enemies were still alive at that time, I would kill them; if they were dead, then I had no choice but to dig their graves and dismember them.

She faintly felt the fetus in her womb moving, and she thought it was the child responding to her.

I will avenge your father, my child.

Thinking this way, Estelle walked out the door.

This year, Hummingbird City encountered the severe winter that has never happened in a century. Most of the flowers outside the city froze to death, and now only a piece of withered branches remained in the colorful flower fields.The birds also had nowhere to stay, and most of them went to the castle to keep warm, so the streets of Hummingbird City were full of feathers and bird droppings.

Just like studying in the past, Isrit arrived at the gate of the tower early.The blue triangular flag trembled in the cold wind, and the tassels were missing the corners.The door hadn't opened yet, Esritre obviously came too early, so she sat on the stairs and flipped through her notes.Isrit didn't let iguana and ginkgo come with her. Most of the academic witches didn't like orcs, and iguana was too irritable, so she was afraid of getting into trouble.

At about eight o'clock in the morning, the witches came one after another.Contrary to what Isrit had imagined, not only young academic witches came this time, but also some elderly witches.These people are in small groups, talking and laughing.There were many people wearing formal academic yellow and white robes, crystal and jade ornaments on their heads, and Isrit looked very shabby in comparison.

She remembered what Mrs. Vian had said to her before: Unlike liberal savages, academic witches are mostly children of nobles or celebrities.

Sitting at the door, Estherite felt that there were many malicious eyes staring at her - the academic witch hierarchy was strict, the subordinates obeyed the superiors, the superiors oppressed the subordinates, and there were also ranks among the same ranks. There is no such thing as a companion.

This is different from the Liberals again, she thought to herself, the Liberals don’t divide into ranks, everyone lives in harmony, the little witch and the pigeon sworn brothers, and a master of a faction can also make friends with a goat.

At this time, she heard a familiar voice, and when she looked up, she saw Xue Weier walking with a few witches, talking and laughing loudly, with beaming eyebrows.She was well-dressed like those aristocratic girls, with long skirts, silver ornaments, and tiaras, and everything for the exam was in an embroidered handbag.Unlike Islet, carrying a broken sack.

They walked over, and Estelle met her eyes. Out of politeness, Estelle greeted her and said, "Good morning, Xueweier."

Xue Weier stared at her and said, "Who are you? I don't know you."

Yisruite was stunned for a moment, and said, "Student, we came from Migratory Bird Town together."

She looked up and down Islet, then snorted and said, "I don't have a poor classmate like you."

"I don't know a slut like you either." The current Eastraet spoke mercilessly.

Xue Weier's face turned ugly, she snorted coldly, and said to the witches nearby: "Let's go, ignore this person. She is a liberal witch!"

That's more powerful than words like "poor," and the word "liberal witch" makes people look as disgusted as a fly.The witches who were standing beside Yisruite just now ran away in a hurry, and there was no one within five meters around her.

At this time, a witch in a loose blue robe stepped out from the crowd.From her clothes on, she was a bird-level witch, with four levels in the academy: butterfly, bird, star, and moon.She is second class.And Estherite hasn't participated in the level assessment yet, so she doesn't even count as a butterfly.

The witch looked more than 50 years old, and in the academy, she was considered an old witch.

The old witch came up and asked Isrit, "Are you really a liberal?"

Estelle was never ashamed of liberals, so she stood up, nodded and said, "Yes."

The old witch's face was wrinkled, and the wrinkles on her forehead were enough to kill flies. "Why do liberal witches come to take the exam in Hummingbird City? Who qualified you?"

Yisrit said: "I have studied with Mrs. Vian in Migratory Bird Town for three months. I am No.1 in Migratory Bird Town, so Mrs. Wei'an gave me the qualification."

The old witch looked at her and asked, "You are already a liberal witch, why do you still come to the academy to steal your teacher?"

Estherite didn't like the word "stealing a teacher", but she couldn't afford to turn against all the academic witches because of one word.So she explained: "I wanted to understand the two schools of witchcraft, complement each other's weaknesses, and finally bring them together."

The old witch sneered, and said: "You stupid woman who speaks nothing, do you know what you are talking about? If the liberals and the academics could merge, then the White Feather Witch would not have fought against the Witch of Truth back then. You Do you think you are stronger than the patriarchs?"

"I think I have this talent." Isrit said to her.

People laughed, some ridiculed her as an "unlearned village girl", and some said that eating mushrooms ruined her brain.The old witch raised the corner of her mouth, and then asked: "Then how many colors of flowers have you grown?"

"Thirteen colors." Isrit said honestly.

"Oh, thirteen colors?" The old witch was not surprised at all. She laughed a few times and said, "The last person said that she had planted a hundred colors—baise flowers! There should be a hundred colors , Are you right?" She asked the people around her in an exaggerated tone.

The other witches also laughed and said, "Yes, liberal witches can grow a hundred colors."

"A hundred kinds of what? Liberals can grow a thousand kinds of colors!"

A fat witch shouted: "They can grow a goat! A male goat!" This made people burst into laughter.

It seems that the cultivation of the noble witches is not very good, Isrit Ambside thought so.

Estelle was annoyed by these people, she said loudly: "It doesn't matter what you say, anyway, your opinion can't change anything! Only me and the countess can be sure of this. So I hope you cherish Take time, study hard, and take care of yourself."

Many witches put on sour faces of disdain, and Xue Weier said loudly to her companions: "I can tell you, I don't know her. No one knows this kind of crazy woman, right?" Her friends all nodded. yes.

At this moment, the old witch stretched out her hand towards Isrit, and said, "Show me your recommendation book!"

Isrit asked: "Why? Are you an examiner?"

The old witch stared angrily, and said loudly: "I suspect you are a fake, show me!" Her spittle flew all over the place, and Estherite smelled a stench of corruption.Disgusting.

"I refuse." Isrit said to her, "You have no right to look at my things."

The old witch got annoyed, and she drew a rune in the air, and said, "Show me!"

It was a hypnotic rune, enough to capture the will of ordinary people, but this thing was just a trivial skill for Isrit.Isrit quickly drew the same rune in the air with her fingers, and then shouted: "Kneel down!"

The runes of the academic school flashed a faint light, and the wild power of the liberal school burst out with her roar, and then the runes exploded, and shock waves rushed into the old witch's mind.Then the bird-level witch showed a stupid expression, and then knelt down on the ground with a "plop".

The Asuka-level witch fell to her knees, and the other apprentices became dumb.Estelle pointed to the street and said, "Go back to your house and sleep for ten hours."

The old witch nodded her head stiffly, then got up, and staggered away.

The other witches watched her leave all the way, all surprised and speechless.Estherite glanced at them, and no one dared to look her in the eyes at this moment.

"Okay, please review carefully." Isrit said with a smile, "I hope you all have good grades."

Finally able to be quiet for a while, Estelle sat back on the previous steps,

After about another hour, there was a screeching sound of the tower's latch, and then a swarm of hummingbirds flew out.The birds are of different colors and have different feather shapes.Each bird landed on the shoulder of a witch, and a small white bird landed on Isrit's shoulder. The bird said to her in a crisp voice: "This way, this way!" Just fly inside.It turns out that every hummingbird is a guide.

Estherite followed the white bird and walked in, and other witches also entered the gate one after another.There are three roads inside the gate, one leads to the courtyard, one leads to the underground, and a spiral staircase leads to the top of the tower.Isrit saw that both Xue Weier and Xi Na went underground, and then the gorgeously dressed witches were led into the courtyard, while her bird told her to climb up.

So she began to climb the spiral staircase. Most of the witches who went up the stairs with her were wearing white butterfly robes, holding books in their hands, and their faces were serious.She realized that these people were all ranked witches.

There is a hall above the second floor. In the middle of the hall is a thick carpet, and a witch is sitting on it.That person was Marjora who was the guide for Isrit and the others. It seemed that she was the examiner in the first round.The witches walked towards her under the leadership of Hummingbird, and Isrit followed subconsciously.But at this moment her hummingbird gave her a peek and said, "Your examination room is no longer here, keep going up!"

It was only then that Estherite realized that there was still a flight of stairs, and several witches had already gone up, so she hurried to follow.In front of her was a witch in blue, who looked to be in her 40s and smelled strongly of herbs.She turned her head and glared at Israet, and said in surprise, "Why do you..." Immediately after she saw the hummingbird on Israet's shoulder, she opened her mouth and did not continue speaking.

She doesn't think I'm qualified to go up, Isrit thought to herself, the higher the level of the witch, the higher the level.The third-rate witches went to the basement, the noble ladies went to the courtyard, and those who were qualified to go upstairs were real academic witches.

Isrit protected her abdomen with one hand, and walked up slowly while grabbing the handrail with the other.She has been pregnant for nearly six months and has difficulty moving.At this time, someone from later generations urged her to leave quickly, so she had no choice but to give way to the people behind.

The stairs were steep, and the wood was a little loose, and the planks creaked with every step.She didn't dare to walk fast, for fear of falling and hurting the fetus in her womb.So she was the last to climb upstairs, and as she did so, many eyes were on her.

After living in a foreign land for several months, Estelle was used to these unfriendly gazes.So she ignored these people and walked towards the middle of the third floor—as before, there was a red carpet on the floor in the middle of the building, and an old witch was sitting on it.She was wearing a black star robe, and she seemed to be a star-level witch.

Estelle had never seen this witch, but she felt a mysterious magic power emanating from him.The witch in black breathes very slowly, and she only takes one breath after taking three breaths from an ordinary person, and every time she breathes, the air and energy field around her body start to move, forming a circle that goes round and round.

The witch looked sixty or seventy years old, but her hair was still black and shiny.At this time, she opened her eyes, revealing the bright eyes of a young man.She said: "Students from all over, today is the most important day of your life..."

Estelle was listening intently, suddenly her face felt pain, and when she turned her head, she saw the hummingbird staring at her. "What are you thinking? Then follow me!" the little guy said in a crisp voice.

"Huh? Still leaving?" Isrit asked in surprise.

Witches Uncharted, II

Witches Uncharted, II

She looked up the stairs, and saw that it was a dark place, with no windows or lights, and the wooden door at the top could hardly be seen.

The hummingbird ignored her and flew up by itself.Estelle had no choice but to keep up.Out of the corner of her eye, she saw the surprised faces of the academic witches beside her, and heard their surprised low voices.Someone shouted: "Why is she still going up?" Isrit didn't have time to pay attention, and slowly climbed up the stairs.

So she came to the fourth floor of the tower.

This time there were only three apprentices going upstairs, besides Isrit, there were also two young witches.

These two people don't wear a lot of jewelry like those ladies downstairs, behave high-profile, and domineering.They all have an elegant temperament.Her tone of voice and gestures are like that of a well-educated young lady.

They came upstairs one step earlier than Isrit, and were chatting just now.At this moment, when they saw Estherite climbing up, they stopped the conversation and looked at this young, shabby liberal witch with a big belly together.

The witch on the left is a girl who appears to be of mixed race.She has the smooth skin like a black pearl of a southern girl, and the three-dimensional facial features of a northerner.She asked Isrit, and said, "Hi, did you go wrong?" She smiled, "This is the place where the elders pass the exams to their disciples. The general exams are downstairs. If you are a witch from a village, Should go to the basement."

Although what she said was unpleasant, she was very polite, and there was no malice in her mind.Estherite looked at her quietly, and saw that she was wearing a light blue bird gown, the fabric was smooth and reflective; her hair was neatly combed, and her headband was beautifully woven, with neat patterns embroidered on it—the last time Essriter saw Such an exquisite headband is still in Xiongshan City.Some of the jewelry of the previous countess is kept in the castle, among which are such exquisite handicrafts.This made her realize that this girl was unusual.

So Estherite bowed to her and said, "It was the hummingbird who brought me up."

The witch on the right said: "Hummingbirds will never lead you astray—madam, please forgive me, who is your teacher? I have never seen you among the disciples of the third elder."

The witch on the right is a kind-looking woman with a round face. She is not tall and looks unpretentious.But she has a faint scent of perfume on her body. Isrit knows some knowledge about perfume, and she can feel that this perfume is not ordinary.

Isrit replied: "I am indeed not the disciple of the Third Elder. I studied under the liberal witch Zhe Lite, and then learned the academic witchcraft from Mrs. Vian in Migratory Bird Town."

The round-faced witch said: "You are indeed extraordinary, ma'am." Isrit just smiled at this, noncommittal.

Then the half-blood witch asked her: "Migratory Bird Town? Do you know Xue Weier?"

Isrit said, "I know her, but she doesn't want to know me."

Both witches laughed, and the round-faced witch said to her: "That Xue Weier is really stupid, she is a superficial noble lady, and we don't like her."

At this time, the round-faced witch saluted and said, "I haven't introduced myself yet. My name is Trinina. Trinina Lucis." Then the half-blooded witch said, "My name is Sethe, Sethe Turk."

Estelle returned the salute and said, "Israet." She didn't say her last name.Then Isrit asked the two people, "When do we start the exam?"

The two shook their heads, and Sethe said, "The examiner will call us then."

Isrit observed this room. This floor is very dark. A corridor and several screens divide the hall into two separate rooms. The screens are painted with stars, moons, birds and butterflies, and behind the screens are faintly flickering dim candlelight. There is also a cool fragrance floating in the air, refreshing.

Then Sethe and Trinina's hummingbirds each flew to a room.The two witches looked at each other, then walked towards the two rooms.Estelle couldn't help asking her hummingbird, "Where are we going?"

Hummingbird said: "You should..." The bird pondered, "The countess just told me that the examiners here are not suitable for you, and you need to climb another level."

"Still crawling?" Isrit couldn't believe it, "Are you sure you heard it right, Mr. Hummingbird?"

Hummingbird pondered for a moment, and said, "I asked her three times, and she was sure she was right."

The two witches turned their heads when they heard this, and Sethe said to Estherite: "The Countess has never taken such special care of the apprentices, ma'am, I hope you cherish this opportunity." She bowed.

Then Trinina also said: "Yes, I wish you good luck and may you become the best witch."

Estelle returned the salute and said some words of blessing to them.At this moment, she couldn't help but think: the more talented people are, the easier it is to get along with, but those with little knowledge are bitter and mean, with thorns all over their bodies.

The hummingbirds were urging her again, so she continued climbing the stairs.

This time only by herself.

Finally she reached the last floor of the tower, and then she saw a starry sky.

That is not the real starry sky, but the night sky painted on the ceiling with jade.The stars and the moon shine together, the Milky Way flows, and the jade exudes a warm light.Estherite recognized the names of every star, the tabby-shaped guardian of the orcs, the Tianshan constellation of the guardians of the plateau, the Mercury worshiped by the Gulflanders... and the dazzling red star.