It is impossible for the girl to find the evil god in the textbook

Adolf smiled awkwardly at first, then shook his head.

"What you're talking about is just one factor, Ella, but it's not the essence of the problem. Yusuf was like a malnourished, skinny bat when he was a child. His body was not necessarily better than yours, but he was taller than you were at the time." I'm still going to be good. Ella, what I'm going to talk about is actual combat, which is something you only get to know in the second grade."

"Actual combat?"

"That's right. Strictly speaking, the first grade class is just to let you newcomers get a preliminary understanding of the mysterious world. It's a process of adaptation. After that, it's the real learning. First of all, you have to understand, Ella, we are not fairy tales The court mages in the book domineering in front of the king and ministers are not the old scholars in the knight novels who study magic knowledge in the deep mountains and old forests."

During this period of time, Ella just studied, rested, and talked with friends every day, just like ordinary female students in British schools. For a moment, she even thought that this was the daily life of little magicians.But she thought about it again. In the factory that day, the black-robed men who broke into the interior were powerful and ruthless. They killed the terrifying monster neatly. She seemed to understand something and nodded vaguely.

"Very well, it seems that you haven't forgotten the world outside the school." Adolf nodded, crossing his arms.

"Essentially speaking, we are soldiers, guardians who exist to kill those damn monsters and maintain the surface peace of the human world, so whether we are studying magic, alchemy, spells, potions or Everything else, it's all about killing monsters, some guy at school even offered to buy a load of munitions from the British military if they were useful. And Yusef and I were kids in the slums with real combat experience Rich, if you were an enemy of us at that time, you would find that you were caught by the throat before you even had time to build a magic connection in your brain. At that time, what is the use of magic power? As for those monsters, you I have also seen that fighting them will only be more dangerous."

Ella sat up straight with her chest raised, and she understood that Adolf had already begun his practical lessons.But a thought suddenly arose in his mind. The professor Adolf said who planned to purchase arms was probably Yusef or himself.

"So I don't plan to teach you any advanced spells - because I don't know a few myself, and I certainly won't know more than Professor Aurora. I will only teach you how to use your own power flexibly, or teach you by yourself Be a good supervisor while you are casting the spell, lest you overuse the mirror or become a little madman with more knowledge than your sanity can bear."

Ella was stunned. She heard something hidden in Adolf's words, and her face was full of disbelief.

"Do you mean that I can still use the Eye of Hermes?"

"Of course!" Adolf glared, "Why don't you use it? It's a pretty good alchemy tool. I believe Kleist meant the same thing. Otherwise, why didn't he just confiscate it? I think you just need to be careful. , of course I will also pay attention to its impact on you, as long as you are careful enough, there is no reason for a soldier to be afraid of his own sword, right?"

……

Unknowingly, Ella and Adolf had walked to the door of the dormitory. The man took his professor's robe and put it on his shoulders.

"Okay Ella, I'll send it here, go to bed early, and then go to my office every Wednesday and Friday evening." He seemed to have thought of something, but he hesitated whether to say it or not, and then scratched hard hair,

"My suggestion is that you'd better master some self-protection skills as soon as possible... Maybe I shouldn't tell you this, but be careful, not even a sparrow can be found in Gramisberg recently, even if It’s winter, and it has never disappeared so cleanly before.”

With that said, Adolf turned and left, waving his hand as a farewell.

Ella felt a little baffled after hearing this sentence, maybe it was just that the heavy snow came too early this year, and they all hid, but why should she be more careful?

Ling was already asleep, curled up on the sofa in front of the fireplace in the lounge, the walnut pie and Welsh dust bunny she had left for Ella on the table cold.Ella was a little moved at first, but Ling had been waiting for her to come back in the lounge.But the girl had some headaches, because she didn't know how to get her sleeping roommate back to the dormitory.

Ling rolled over comfortably on the sofa, snoring lightly.

Chapter 12 Clouds

"I remember being in the lounge..."

Ling yawned and sat up on the bed, his eyes were blank and out of focus.

"I dragged you back, my God, you're so heavy."

Ella poked her head out from under the covers, then retracted a little, burying half of her face in the pillow.

"Don't you even feel cold?"

"Not at all. Today is the weekend. Let's go to Glamis Town in the afternoon."

Ling turned back and got off the bed, put on a white coat, and began to button up the double-breasted buttons one by one, then she smiled maliciously, and stood in front of Ella's bed.

"Forget it, Ling, I plan to lie in the dormitory all day - ah no, what are you doing? Don't lift my quilt!"

The two fought for a while, and it ended in Aila's complete defeat. Under Ling's disturbance, Aila got dressed twice as fast as before, but after such a quarrel, she didn't feel cold anymore.

"Ella, you scared me yesterday. Promise me that you will no longer study spells in the dormitory or library. You need to go outside the school to breathe fresh air."

Ayla looked into Ling's eyes, and what she saw there was genuine concern, and Ayla couldn't help remembering that she had been waiting for her in the lounge yesterday until late at night.Although Ella still felt that it was more suitable for her to stay in the library and read some books, she didn't want to refuse Ling's kindness.

She received the alimony from her long-lost father a few days ago. Professor Yousef somehow got the exact amount of them, and asked Uncle Henry to send the money to her while Ella was at school. send it here.Ella, who is not very aware of money, can also see that it is really a lot of money. According to the monthly salary of the workers in Henry's factory, even if she saves it for decades, it will not be so much.It seemed that his father should be a rich man, but Ella didn't care about it. As long as she could remember, the rich man's father had never appeared in front of her eyes, and he hadn't even sent a letter.

Ella shook her head, put aside these thoughts, recalled Uncle Henry's face in front of his female companions and relatives, tried his best to pretend to be a rich man, puffed out his chest and said,

"Okay, let's go together, I'll treat you to whatever you want to eat today."

Ling pinched her little face.

"Wait to be bankrupted by me, you damn little rich woman!"

So the two got into a fight again.

……

Christmas is approaching, and there is a sense of joy in the town of Glamis.Most of the shops on the street are decorated with festive decorations in front of their doors. The magic words that are very different from the outside world are obscured by banners and Christmas trees, making it look more like an ordinary lively town.

Although she felt a little sorry for Mr. Peter, Ella still went into another clothing store on the street. Ella bought a pair of dark knee-high wool socks and a thin sweater that could be worn with her school uniform. In addition, she He also picked out a thick black sailor-collared, double-breasted windbreaker for himself and put it on directly. I have to say that the taste of this store is obviously much better than that of Old Peter.Although she could only wear school uniforms at school, she couldn't help but buy it.

Ella secretly ordered a white woolen scarf and asked the boss to wrap it in a gift box and send it to school on Christmas, intending to use it as a Christmas present for Ling.In addition, she planned to send something to Adolf and Yusef, but she couldn't think of what grown men would like for a while, and Uncle Henry's vulgar preferences must not be used as a reference, Ella thought.

The Deep Divers Bar is the most popular meeting place in Glamis Town. The Deep Divers are monsters mentioned in the Magic Biology class. After the appearance begins to change, it will return to the bottom of the sea.The people who come here for drinking and partying are usually some wizards in the gray area and the lowest poor people, but the boss here does not refuse the guests and provides them with some cheap alcohol and food. At the same time, this is also in the town of Glamis The best place to get some information or rumors.

Ling mentioned this place a long time ago. For her, this exciting place almost made her unable to bear the temptation.After buying winter clothes for Ella, she almost dragged her all the way to the Deep Divers Bar. However, according to the prices here, she may not be poor even if she eats until graduation.

"Boss, give us two cups of ginger beer!" Ling shouted happily.

The bar owner, who looked somewhat similar to the fish-men in the magical biology textbook, glanced at them. Ella looked more mature than her real age in the sailor-collar trench coat, and Ling also wore white, which is rare among British girls. Casual attire.But even a fool can tell their age. The two girls are not even taller than the counter, and the school badge pinned to their chests explains their status.

"Hey, miss, if I really sell you ginger beer, the Kraft School's enforcement team will tear down my broken bar by tomorrow morning." The boss smiled, which made the fish face look even more Ugly, he is a decent pure-blooded human being, but he is too ugly, so he named his bar this name as if mocking himself.

“So I suggest you get a couple of elderflower drops, that stuff looks like ginger beer with a little fizz, and you know, a lot of the students who come here like to order one.”

"Well, we'll also have some fish and chips and two plates of barbecue."

Most of the guests laughed. They just looked at the two little girls pretending to be adults. Although one of the girls took out a lot of pounds, the wizards in the gray area just took a look and went to Glamis Town. Students of Kraft School, this is obviously not a wise idea, at least they who can still live happily here understand this truth.

Although the performances of the two girls are eye-catching, it is just an insignificant episode for them, not to mention that the young and cute girl is really happy.

So those guests returned to the previous state within a few minutes. They talked and laughed loudly, bragged, or talked about some unfounded rumors in secret.

Ling Ting's eyes were shining, and he was chewing the cheap food at the same time.Ella likes the drink made with elderflower dew, or rather, she likes all sweet things.

At this time, Ella suddenly heard something that caught her attention.

A fat man in a hood said,

"Have you heard? Kraft School has not been peaceful recently."

"Man, how is this possible? That's the place guarded by Kleist. Most of the senior magicians in the UK are there. What kind of monster can break into Kraft School?"

The fat man smiled softly and said,

"Hey, who knows, maybe that old man Kleist is getting old and dull. I came to Glamis this time to buy a batch of magic eagles from Kraft School, but the guy at the hunting ground told me They've been missing a lot lately, even some of the professor's pets."

"Maybe winter is here, and those birds flew away secretly. Anyway, I don't believe that any evil creatures can enter Kraft School. If so, the world would have perished long ago."

"Those eagles are all resident birds, they won't fly away when winter comes... Forget it, you don't understand what I'm saying. You're right. Maybe no monsters can enter the school guarded by that old man, but no one said that for sure. It was a monster, right?"

……

Not even sparrows can be seen these days.

Ella thought of Adolf's words last night, and gradually felt that the drink in her mouth became less palatable.

In the cheerful atmosphere of Christmas Eve, some subtle clouds gradually arise.

Chapter 13 Nightmare and Reality

Ella walked alone in the dark corridors of Glamis Castle. There were no warm fires on the candlesticks. For the first time, she felt that this familiar castle seemed a bit eerie.

She felt that her body was a little out of control, and she just walked forward. At this time, Ella was more like a bystander, just watching her body in action.

She couldn't remember what Ella was doing before, and why she was in this place.I'm probably just dreaming, right?

Thinking of this, she felt a little hot in her pocket.That's where the Eye of Hermes is, and Ayla's blurry reflection in the mirror made completely different movements from her own, which is a bit weird.

Ella in the mirror pointed to an empty room behind her.Glamis Castle is really too big. Leaving aside the classrooms and various magic laboratories, there are still many empty rooms with unknown purposes. Their secrets can be traced back to the No. 1 owner of the castle, Duke Crawford. According to rumors, Every Saturday night, he would receive some unidentified mysterious guests here.

Aila saw herself pushing open the wooden door covered in dust and cobwebs, and a strong smell of blood came to her face.

It was a sight she would never forget. Those human bodies were corroded by acid in the factory. Black and red pus and blood spurted out from behind the door, dyeing her whole body red.A worker's half-melted head was rushed into her arms, opened to reveal a rotten mouth, and emitted a weird laugh.

"Are you after us? Shameful survivors."

"Ella..."

Ella trembled all over and found herself sitting on the sofa in the bedroom.

"Ella!"

Lingzheng squatted in front of her with a worried face.

"...What's wrong, I seem to have fallen asleep."

"But you kept your eyes open all the time, and when you came back from the town, you looked depressed! Is your body still not in good condition? Professor Kleist said that you used too much magic power, so there will be no sequelae, right? "

"I'm fine, Ling, I just had a nightmare." Ella hesitated for a while, and decided to tell her friend.

"Ling, do you remember what that person said in the tavern, about the missing magic eagle in the hunting ground..."

Ella mentioned what Adolf said to herself, but she only made a generalization, and felt something was wrong. The bloody smell from the nightmare still lingered at the tip of Ella's nose. At first she thought it was her own illusion, but with that The smell became stronger and stronger, and Ella finally stood up terrified.

Ling was still immersed in Ayla's words at this time, "Ayla, it might just be a coincidence, don't take it too seriously... Wait, what are you doing?"

The girl took out the somewhat hot bronze mirror and untied the magic-forbidden fabric on it. In the mirror, her blurry figure was pointing her hand in a certain direction, and the shriveled eyeball also moved along with it.

For a moment, Ella couldn't distinguish the difference between dreams and reality. She followed the direction pointed by the shadow, opened the door and ran out. Ling froze for a moment, grabbed her coat and followed.

The two girls ran along the bridge towards a tower in the northwest part of the manor, where the manor farm was located.After walking through the winding stairs, there was a dark corridor at the top. The corridor was decorated with weird and strange statues. Ella ran all the way and finally stopped in front of an inconspicuous wooden door. The traces of cobwebs and dust were the same as Ella's. Exactly what I saw in my dream.Ella's shadow on the Eye of Hermes pointed her hand straight at the wooden door, with a weird smile on her face that Ella had never seen before. The shriveled eyeball on the top of the mirror turned, revealing most of the whites of the eye, and the pupils were also fixed on it. wooden door.

She stretched out her hand tremblingly to the copper carved handle, because of the violent running before, her face was pale and she gasped for breath.

Ling stood behind her, confusion written all over her face.

"Ella, where is this place?"

"I've dreamed about this place...I think there might be something not good behind this door."

The rotten smell that was originally vague became increasingly clear, but Ling didn't seem to notice it.

With that said, Ella gently pushed the door open, and an indescribable smell instantly poured out.There are the corpses of countless animals. The messy feathers and feces of the magic eagle are everywhere. The missing cats from the school or some sparrows and mice are also here, but they have all turned into shriveled corpses, large and small, lifeless. Looking at the black tower top.

Those corpses all had one thing in common, their throats had been cut, and all their blood was missing except for a little blood splattered on the ground.