Blood tax

Chapter 23 The Incredible Wonderful House
A few days later, the list of Ho Mengwarts's reference book was sent to Ramore.From aristocratic students to ordinary students, and special Scholes, they have to go to Ho Meng Walt in the industry of Byelan to purchase their own courses.Most of the freshmen are Magic, and each semester must complete at least twenty compulsory and elective courses.

It's a pretty expensive affair, and every new book can keep the average person through at least a week.Some professors even adapt a new book every year...

Hoomon Walts is based in a small town in northern Byeland, and only some institutions and industries stay in the city of Byelan.The college's school motto "Equality and equality" is engraved at the entrance of the college road. This is the industry of Ho Meng Walt in the city of worship.Without a special permission, the maid and maid cannot enter.

Except for the store owner, ordinary people who are not Extraordinary are not allowed to enter.

From the moment they stepped into this Homonwarts industry, the noble descendants who thought they were more equal than ordinary people could only rely on themselves.

Like the higher magic academy they are about to enter, where the social class is greatly weakened, the sons and daughters of nobles and nobles will face the same academic pressure as ordinary young people (can't cheat), worry about the social environment (no one turns around) , and even dealing with daily affairs (dressing) has become an unprecedented challenge.For many girls, how to transport textbooks as heavy as bricks to the express center is a serious problem.

However, the noble children have their own solutions.

That's the Thutoral, the companion cavalry.Only a truly famous family can select a qualified Shutoral and can afford his expenses.

Decades ago, a great aristocrat who had been bullied by the school during his student days approached the headmaster to include those blood taxmen who had made great contributions to the security and prosperity of the kingdom into the newly-built academy military command section.

Every selected junior non-commissioned officer is eligible to apply for admission to this comprehensive academy after serving on the front line for two years.They are taking required courses like other students, while completing courses in advanced military command studies.

The learned principal had not discovered the true purpose of the move at first.After all, it's a great suggestion for diversity, education, and social needs.Until he found out that the strong, loyal, and indomitable young girls and boys of Shutoral were all vassals who were extremely loyal to the main family...

In this school weakened the social class and strengthened the value of learning, exercise and appearance value, Sollet was immediately welcomed by professors and trainees, and even with the children of Xungui and their Xiu Tuo, they and their Xiu Tuo. Lal is a small circle at the core.

By the time the Homonwarts regents discovered the problem, there was nothing they could do.Some school directors thought it was a genius idea, and not only tried to block any reform measures, but also packed in their own children and vassals.

……

In addition to thick textbooks, ordering a wand is particularly important for the new life of the magic department.

If the caster wants to save many tedious configurations and chants, he must have a wand and pre-set commands.It would be better to have a staff.

When using spells, the preset commands can shorten the chanting time, and only need a few simple phrases to activate the spell.In the case that the strength is not much different, as long as you capture or disarm the opponent's wand/staff, you can be in a winning position.

It is said that two noble demigods once fought over each other's staff during a duel.Because each has extremely high magic resistance and sufficient defense measures, the final scene becomes like a fight between two gangsters holding wooden sticks.

But this has nothing to do with Griffith.A wand means more to Shtoral than a pair of chopsticks.After ordering a wand for Sonya, Griffith follows her to the official bookstore.

"Introduction to Magic", "Basic Alchemy", "Basic Mantra", um, I will do all! "Potion Experiment", hey ... "Sonia rejoiced a beautiful new book from the bookshelf, handed over For Griffith behind him, "Griffith, don't you take your own book? Is it too heavy?"

The Xue Knight hugged the half -person professional textbook and tutoring book behind the blonde girl, and revealed his head from the book pile. It's too expensive, I will go to the old bookstore when it knows. "

"Hmm~" Sonia didn't think of this question, "You can put it on my account!"

"Thank you for your kindness, Miss," Griffith shook his head with a smile, "But this is the practice of repairing Totlar. Using the cost of the lord will disrupt his financial planning. This is also one of our compulsory courses."

"Okay, okay~" Sonia lowered her jewel-like eyes slightly, "Then~ then don't call me Miss! Just call me Sonia, and we will be classmates in a few days."

"Your will is my action," Griffith swallowed back the word "Miss" that jumped to his lips, "Sonia."

After buying the textbook for Sonia, Griffith handed the bunch of books to the courier company, and they would be responsible for sending it back to the Ramor Mansion.Earl Qian Jinxing went to the street coffee shop to rest with several girls. The rest of the time can be given to the apprenticeship knight to control it. As long as it is [-] pm, it is necessary to pick her up.

"Used bookstore...used bookstore..." Griffith turned around a few times in the crowded street, and finally found his target at a corner.

The three-story gray building is jam-packed with books of various colors, and it doesn't even have stairs to go upstairs. The owner of the bookstore uses a small ladder to climb up and down.

"Introduction to Magic, General Knowledge of Mysticism..." Griffith first reported to the boss the required course books, and then stated his professional course books, "The Theory of Elementary Infantry Command, "Standard Camp" , "Introduction to the Standard Staff."

"Oh, Shutoral! You're welcome!" the lanky shopkeeper responded in a happy tone, "Needless to say, I know what you want? It's the same every year? Would you like a copy of The Origin of Blood Tax by Dandong? , the booklet was very popular."

"No need... I still know myself quite well."

At this moment, the store door was opened, and a group of boys and girls rushed into the bookstore like a whirlwind.

"See you! (As long as 2 Yinlang!)" The leader is a pair of tall boys who look exactly the same, saying at the same time with the same tone, "The rest can buy a lot of strange beans. (Don't Forgot to give us a point as a remuneration!) "" "" "

The twin brothers said in a cheerful and jumpy tone: "Quickly bring a set of new students' textbooks to Lord Aaron. (It can't be an off-line old book, preferably the kind with notes!)"

"Aaron?" the bookstore owner exclaimed. "Aaron Lundilus? God, you look exactly like your dad when he was a kid."

During speaking, Aaron had come to the bookstore.Although wearing a low -key jacket, his soft and delicate blond hair has the color of the sun, the skin is smooth and delicate. Like a girl, the tall nose bridge and handsome side face are comparable to the theater star. Red eyes seem to have a hearty power.

"The gods are on top, how can I have such an honor!" The used bookstore owner shouted in a joyful tone that he was about to give him a set for free, "I'll give you a [-]% discount!"

"Who is this man? He seems to be famous." Griffith leaned against the bookshelf to avoid being knocked over by his excited classmates.

"Aaron Lundulus, the son of Dellen Londius, don't you know?" A tall teenager got out of the bookshelf behind Griffith, "victory belongs to Byelan."

He was wearing a capable coat, with a sword hanging from his waist. He was burly and well-defined. His resolute face looked a bit ferocious, but he seemed to be trying to suppress the surging power.

"Lana!" Griffith slapped his chest with joy, "Are you also Sutolar?"

"I belong to the Count of Charon and serve Miss Fiona de Charon. Have you met her?" Rana is more than half a head taller than Griffith, and is a feared person in the United team. hussars and berserkers.But now he looks very gentle, even holding a pile of textbooks.

"I've already met Miss Xia Long, and we were supposed to gather later." Griffith replied, "They seem to have some activity for us to participate in together."

Rana handed over the pile of books in his hand to the shopkeeper to check out, nodded and said:
"It seems that Fiona asked me to bring a weapon.

"Speaking of Aaron, he was the only one who survived the one who got his records wiped 15 years ago, even though he was only one year old. Can't understand how. He may have a lot of secrets hidden in him, we Beware while in Homewarts.

"In addition, Aaron means the grace of the Holy Light, and his family name Rendilus means the winner. From his experience, his family is indeed very favored by the gods."

"Interesting names, you even understand the source of these names," Griffis admired, "It's really learned."

"Isn't this reasonable? We will become the officer and heralder of the monarch family after we cultivate. This is our compulsory course," Lana shrugged, "If you want to know, I can borrow you to borrow you a book."

Griffith couldn't help but cast his eyes on the boy who became the topic of conversation.

In the lively second-hand bookstore, Aaron stood calmly in the crowd, as if he was exiled with a trace of boredom and boredom.The complimenting shopkeeper and a group of small servants around him were talking enthusiastically, and Aaron responded occasionally, which immediately made them ecstatic.

Those blood-red eyes seemed to have endless power, attracting and swallowing the attention of those around them.

Aaron's eyes snapped to Griffith.At the moment when the lines of sight met, Griffith felt a needle-like impact and touch, as well as a powerful mental wave.A mixture of curiosity, vigilance, and all kinds of strange feelings made him unable to resist staring at the blond, red-eyed teenager not far away.

Aaron stared at him.

"Let's go," Rana interrupted his attention by patting the apprentice knight on the shoulder, "it's time for us to meet up with the ladies."

……

After purchasing textbooks and necessary tools, everyone gathered at the entrance of the cafe.Sonia took out her wand, performed a simple wayfinding technique, and led everyone into the alley behind College Street.

Unexpectedly, this place is so dark and deep.

For a split second, Griffith wondered if he was lost in the maze of dreams.

The Beyeland property of Homonwarts Advanced Institute of Witchcraft and Wizardry is staggeringly large.Behind the busy shopping street, there are still a lot of old houses and narrow alleys.

"We, did we go wrong?~" Fiona asked uncertainly.

"That's right!" Sonia walked at the front. "The place we are going is in Corner Alley, which is said to be as old as Bayeran's city wall. Only Extraordinary can find it with the help of certain spells or items."

"Okay—let's go." Fiona bit her lip and followed behind Lana.

The silence and darkness around him became more intense, and Griffith seemed to have hallucinations, always feeling that some animal was running quietly in the darkness within reach, or someone was whispering.

He tried to stop and listen or perceive these strange movements, but the weak inspiration left him ignorant.

Finally, everyone came to an abandoned mansion that stood abruptly in a clearing.A few crooked words were written on the tattered house number, like Halloween graffiti—

"The Incredibly Wonderful House."

How could Ho Meng Walt's industry keep such a broken house?What do we do here?Griffith wants to ask a bunch of questions, but I don't know if it is appropriate.

"This wonderful house appeared shortly before the last war, 17 years ago," Iseus pointed to the solitary mansion ahead, "where visitors are said to have a very good experience, and even retrieve lost memories and thing."

Griffith looked suspiciously at Shutoralmura who was beside Iseus, but the blond apprentice knight was also at a loss.

Miss Fiona noticed their confusion: "Isseus' father, the previous Viscount, was killed on an expedition to the south. The head of their family has guarded a secret for generations that Iseus listened to his father as a child. As mentioned, it is an important weapon against black magic."

"My father was a great sorcerer, and so shall I be," said the lean Itheus. "I was too young to hear that secret. But with the help of this wonderful house, I can recall. Not only It's me, and everyone who enters this house has some special memory or some vision. Do you know what that means?"

Griffith, Lana, and Murat shook their heads together.

"The control of thinking and memory is the most important ability of the caster path Extraordinary, so that we can mobilize knowledge when needed, complete specific magic configurations and use magic spells," Fiona explained to everyone, " Before we can be promoted to Sequence 8 Loremaster, we need to complete an exclusive special ceremony-reproducing a forgotten memory, which can be done here!"

"We are here for this," Sonia's glittering eyes were full of anticipation, "Although it is not a necessary ritual for your sequence for Cytolar, it can also improve your spiritual power, which is very useful for learning and memory. helpful."

Hmm... The three apprentice knights fell silent together, feeling that something was wrong.

"Is this mansion that is not officially managed?!" Lana suddenly wanted to understand, "Isn't it illegal to use the seal privately?"

"Hey, right..." Fiona quickly turned her head to the side.

"This may be dangerous," Girifis feels a huge sense of oppression that is suppressing his mind. "Sealing may hide the unknown negative effects, and it takes a long time to test it to be practical."

"With the talents of the three, you can complete the promotion ceremony without using this Sealed Artifact. There is no need to take risks here." Mura also agreed, "And this Sealed Artifact is not registered and managed, it may be hidden by cultists or darkness. strength."

Griffith and the others are right~ But in that case, my mental power will be improved step by step, and the spell practice after school may not go smoothly...Sonia bit her lip lightly, and cast her inquiring eyes on Fiona.

In case, I mean in case, I was delayed in the process of being promoted to erudite, unable to cast the spell of new learning, what a shame!Fiona imagined the predicament in the Charms class, felt so ashamed, and looked at Sonia unconsciously.

"It's okay, we don't need to be too far away from each other." Iseus said confidently, "Even if it is really dangerous, we have three Shutorals here. Those of you who came back from the battlefield are very resistant to mental magic. , Blood Qi can also interrupt the singing, whether it is hand-to-hand combat or fighting against the caster, I am not worried. The only thing I worry about is that your blood evil spirit will not affect the operation of this wonderful house. "

"Well, that's right!" Sonia finally made up her mind, "There are no special spells or items that cannot be found here, so don't worry about being used as a stronghold by bad guys."

(End of this chapter)