Witch Forest Friends Club

Behind him were two heavily armored knights wearing frog helmets and dressed like iron buckets, all carrying halberds and swords, silent as if they had a heart of stone.

This army, which is not easy to mess with, didn't display any flags, but on the soldiers' indigo shirts, there was a gorgeous family crest depicting a blue fishtail jumping out of the lake, decorated with irises— — It was this family crest that explained the reason for the incident.

"As expected of our Miss Marshall." Elsa clasped her hands in disappointment, "It seems that the Earl of Cold Lake sent a team to meet her."

"But she seems a little reluctant." An Jiaye became interested.

There seemed to be some dispute between Fan Na and the blond knight who led the team.

"Why don't we go and greet each other." Elsa eagerly wanted to intervene, "Didn't you always say that classmates should help each other?"

"Don't meddle in your own business." An Jiaye shook his head, he couldn't let her make trouble in a place full of fish and dragons, it's better to follow the plan. "Gambino's camp should be on the east side of the town, let's go to the 'Stay' to report first."

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Chapter 11 The Witch's Station

It is also a talent to have few friends——"Anjaye's Chat Notes"

Forcibly dragging Elsa, who wanted to use her shadow to eavesdrop, to leave the scene of eating melons, Anjaye continued to rush to the destination - the road was easy to find, and there were even eye-catching signposts hanging on the intersection, leaving the crowded market , just walk straight along the main road in the town.

After the two big mushrooms slowly climbed up a gentle slope, Anjaye came to the center of the town dominated by tall stone buildings-the ragged townspeople here have become rare, and everyone Most of the people are neatly dressed, and the tree houses located on the trees are also gorgeously and exquisitely built. You can see the fully armed town guards, distributed on the high and low routes, and patrolling without dead ends.

At the end of the town avenue, there is the largest vaulted building in Shuyu Town - the town government office.

Anjaye and the others walked around the majestic gate of the government affairs hall and came to an annex building on the side. Two solid stone walls built along the stepped base surrounded a small three-story stone fortress.In the eyes of professional spellcasters, the construction project as a whole can be seen as a trace of witchcraft transformation.

The gargoyle sculptures holding tridents on the walls of the fortress faintly exude a gloomy magic atmosphere, making people feel that the rough stones are residing in souls.

"Bill, Lance, you stay in the stable."

Anjaye slid down from the top of the mushroom umbrella at the gate and was pushed back to the ground by Bier. The girl signaled them to stay by the straw pile in the stable outside the gate.

"I am Willow, the clerk of the Shuyu Town Station, serving Witch Matil."

A lady covered in black robes is welcoming the trainee witches at the gate.An Jiaye and the others were not the first batch of apprentices to arrive. There were also other cautious girls who did not stay in the town and came directly to the assembly point.

Hearing the name "Matil", Anjaye glanced sideways, and found that the greeter's flat face was inlaid with a pair of godless starstone eyes, as well as the mechanically opened and closed chin, and the exposed wrist. Stitching joints—all revealing that Ms. Willow is an alchemy doll.

As one of the affiliated institutions of the Academy, the "Witch Stations" are located at various key hubs along the pilgrimage route, and like other witches serving as city-state scholars and witchcraft advisors, they are used to assist the local regime in maintaining order and rule—it is considered Stella The influence of the La School went deep into the roots of the people.

The pilgrims who entered Shuyu Town had to come to the station to report as soon as possible.

Guided by the demonized alchemist puppet, Anjaye and the others went deep into the backyard of the castle——the management witch of this inn was standing under the simplified version of the Stella star stone statue, receiving the younger generations who came to report one after another.

It was a young woman in her twenties, wearing a gray-blue solemn witch's robe, but she had a sense of deliberate maturity.She held a black short-handled staff in her hand, like waving a small pointer, which was the standard witch staff "Majesty" uniformly distributed in the training room.

An Jiaye saw the appearance of the management witch, and quietly hid behind the team, but was still targeted.

Witch Matil was a little stunned at first, then frowned to cover up the flash of disgust in her eyes.

When Fan Na's team came out of trouble, 34 pilgrims had arrived, and the originally empty backyard of the inn finally became lively.

"Your Excellency Gambino, who is the tour guide, is preparing the convoy and is expected to leave tomorrow morning."

Witch Martyr held the "majesty" and looked at the expectant girls.

"Everyone, please rest at the station for a while, and wait for the notification from His Excellency Gambino to go to the camp. If you have other needs, please contact Ms. Willow."

Her feigned sharp eyes fell on everyone's face, checking for expressions of dissent.

When the apprentices remained silent in unison, Witch Martyr nodded in satisfaction.

"Disband."

The little witches instantly turned into scattered sheep.

After all, Anjaye didn't avoid the trouble. Witch Matil walked straight towards her. When she passed by Anjaye, she hummed softly and turned her head to face her, sending out a sharp greeting.

"So it's Mushroom Girl, you're finally willing to come out of the hole to participate in the parade." The sarcasm tone immediately reminded Anjaye of her time as a dusty school servant - she was still young at that time, and she didn't know the importance.

"I haven't seen you for many years, Matil-senpai." An Jiaye's eyes stayed on the golden rose badge worn on the other's chest for a moment, and then turned to the face of "Ms. Willow" behind Matil.

"Congratulations for taking off the Ivy Badge. Unfortunately, compared to the improvement of your witchcraft level, your bad aesthetics have never changed."

"You!" Facing Anjiaye's provocation in return.Matil almost broke her staff, but she suppressed her anger and squinted at Anjaye's lame leg.

"I have already sent a group of juniors on the pilgrimage road, and those who didn't come back will end up in a very pitiful situation—a half-baked guy, I hope you won't be unable to walk, fall halfway, and become the fertilizer of your own mushrooms."

"Remember senior sister's kindness." An Jiaye nodded in agreement, and cast a helpless look at Elsa who was watching coldly.

"It seems that you have found a good companion." Witch Matil turned her eyes slightly at Elsa, and asked cautiously with a frown, "Ms. Willow, who is this?"

The puppet took out a roster from its arms and read stiffly.

"It's Miss Elsa Pubria Luyan from the Principality of Elrond in the north."

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Miss Luyang, you are willing to take a slow-witted person on the road, you must be quite accomplished in the way of witchcraft." Witch Matil's words were stinging.

"Witch Martyr, the instructor who watches the stars at night, said that I will be very lucky, and I will definitely be able to complete the tour smoothly." Elsa pretended to be confused, and returned a harmless business smile.

"I wish you a smooth return before the New Year." Witch Matil returned to her serious state, "Ms. Willow, please take them to the restaurant, don't say I don't give face to Teacher Ludier, even the school girl's No food is taken care of."

"Thank you for your kindness, and please ask Ms. Willow to help me take care of the two big mushrooms outside, lest they get hungry and tear down the stable."

……

After the unpleasant meeting with the senior, An Jiaye observed the situation in the station.

It seems that Witch Matil's management level is not bad. I don't know if there will be some local "characteristic" problems as the pilgrimage goes deeper into the peninsula - other territories where witches are stationed.

In Anjaye's view, the Great Witch founded the Stargazing Academy with the purpose of seeking truth and tracing the origin. However, the Academy, as a social organization formed by witches, is not aloof. On the contrary, its secular rule in the peninsula is extremely successful .

Most of the school servants and apprentices who were dismissed from the academy halfway worked as junior staff members in affiliated institutions like the post station, assisting the middle and high-level witches stationed in the city-state to perform their functions.While maintaining the voice of the Stella School’s influence on the peninsula, it is also responsible for monitoring the collaborators and enemies of the witches——

This is easy for real witches, they are capable enough to serve as violence and intelligence agencies at the same time - but Anjaye also knows the flaws of this mechanism, if a witch has a wrong mind, it is easy to become one of the local emperors.

The itinerant witch system in the training room was established to check and balance the garrisoned witches.In fact, the resident witches are usually only those exiles who are not welcomed by their mentors and who are difficult to improve academically. They may be corrupt and depraved—as long as a witch wants to return to the tree court for further studies one day, she usually will not indulge in worldly power and desires .

Learning witchcraft is really addictive - from Anjayyapa's personal experience.

After arriving at the cafeteria of the station, after Elsa ordered a lot of special food to the halfling chef with a high hat, they began to chat while waiting.

"That Matil witch doesn't have a good impression of you." Elsa's gossip eyes lit up.

"It's my senior sister, who came from a family of small merchants. When she graduated, you were still on your way to the academy. As a witch of the commoner faction, your strength is not bad."

"So it's Teacher Ludier's nominal disciple?" Elsa snickered, "You guys have some interesting stories."

"At that time, she was probably jealous of the teacher's love for me, and she tripped me up and down." An Jiaye said indifferently.

"But look at her attitude towards you now." Elsa said firmly, "You must have repaired her."

Anjaye shrugged: "It's nothing, it's just that one day she added a special fertilizer essence for mushrooms to her perfume."

"Hahaha, it's really you." Elsa laughed loudly, and didn't even look at the stew pot that was brought up just now, "I can already smell the smell, Witch Martyr must remember the smell of that season Still new."

"She is not a bad person, but she needs to learn some lessons to improve her memory." An Jiaye moved the dinner plate to her eyes, "She should really treat me to dinner and thank me."

Although the halfling chef only provides rural dishes, the fresh ingredients obtained from the sea of ​​sunken trees exude a rich and delicious flavor after careful cooking - venison stewed with fruit, fried fish steak, and a dish of ratroot and vegetables Salad, let the white-haired girl eat very happily.

"It's so sad. After eating this meal, it will take a long time to eat and sleep in the open." Elsa showed a happy and regretful expression.

"Elsa, do you know Ms. Chercia?" An Jiaye chewed carefully and asked a question casually.

"The previous owner of the alchemy classroom?" Elsa rolled her eyes cleverly, showing a sly smile, "Of course I know."

"What did she do after she returned to the north?" An Jiaye forked a piece of venison on the plate and turned it around.

Elsa didn't answer right away, but just pointed to her slightly opened mouth. The girl's lips, moistened by the soup, shone like powder snow.

Anjaye lowered his head helplessly, carefully cooled the piece of venison, leaned over and stuffed it into her mouth.

After being fed, Elsa satisfactorily enjoyed the taste of the venison juice melting in her mouth.After the shadow servant wiped her mouth clean, she answered her friend's concern.

"The reason why the lady of the magic chain, Chercia, left the Stargazing Academy has always been a mystery—everyone speculates that she and Mrs. Stella have differences in ideas, but no one can explain the cause and effect, and she herself keeps it secret. It is said that after returning to her hometown, she first acted as an honorary advisor in the academy, and later replaced the retired great witch 'Sha Duo' as a councilor until she resigned 20 years ago."

"Everyone has rumored that she has been promoted to a legend. It's just that this lord lives in seclusion, no worse than her master in the south. The glory of the legend of the 'Silver Magic Chain' is gradually fading due to this."

"I'm curious about her attitude towards the academy after she left." An Jiaye was a little bit unwilling to eat.

"This is not what a little witch like me can pay attention to." Elsa rested her chin and looked to the north side, her always cynical eyes also showed a leisurely light, "I heard that she tried to promote a The transformative cognitive experiment probably suffered setbacks. Perhaps for her, it is better to stay in the Stargazing Academy, so that she is still the most beloved disciple of the Great Witch."

"Compared to the Northern Society, the Southern Witches as a whole are weaker, but the Northern Witches Society is influenced by the will of five people, while the South has only one voice."

"The great witch's Tianyin." An Jiaye answered.The extraordinary person who has been confined in the "Eternal Night" Observatory for more than 100 years, and no one dares to touch her majesty-the uncrowned queen of Mirage Peninsula.

According to the "Book of Yige's Quest for Taoism" ji, after the Great Crash of Starfall, the Northern Witch Society, which inherited the inheritance of the first generation of witches, gathered all the mainstream schools of witchcraft and built the "Sun" known as the bridge between heaven and earth. "Tower", so that the brilliance of the spellcaster has not been dusted in the foggy age - but Mrs. Stella has gathered the culmination of many schools by herself, standing proudly at the double peak of human intelligence and power, and is on par with the Northern Witch Society.

As Mrs. Stella's beloved disciple, Ms. Magic Chain has walked a difficult road in the cracks of the conflict between the North and the South witches?

"Elsa, are you worthless for Ms. Chercia?" Anjaye was a little concerned about his friend's reaction.

"In this life, there must be things that must be done, so there is nothing unworthy of her."

In the eyes of Elsa and her, the usual frivolity was no longer there.

"Yes, just like you and me."

PS: Thank you Mina-san for the recommended collection of monthly tickets!The long journey is finally coming to an end, and then the plot will enter a period of ups and downs. Please give the author more support and water this well-growing seedling!Thank you! (I have something to do today, so I sent it early)

Chapter 12 The Drinker of Wolf's Blood

There is also the glory of ROME in another world——"Anjaye's Chat Notes"

"What kind of person is Gambino?"

"When he is a general, he will be the best general. If he is a robber, he will be the most powerful bandit leader. Destiny is good at stealing from the mob, and he is the fate of the mob."

This was the answer given by Anjaye when Elsa asked about Gambino for the first time.

For this old man who abducted her to the school, An Jiaye has always been vigilant with the utmost vigilance.

After solving the problem of eating at the witch station, Ms. Willow led the apprentices to the east of the town—the big camp garrisoned by the "Iron Acorn" Chamber of Commerce.

Rather than talking about the chamber of commerce, it is actually a military camp - the sharpened wooden fences on the top and the solid carriages together form the barriers of the camp, arrow towers and bunkers defend the clearings cut outside the camp, and soldiers guard all kinds of buildings and warehouses heavily. A fort guarded by gargoyles was also built on the heights of the camp.

After receiving the notification from the sentry post, a one-eyed bearded old man arrived quickly. He led a group of heavily armed soldiers and stood guard at the gate of the village. After Ms. Willow handed over the token from the witch station, he guarded the apprentice We entered the camp.

The little witches were surrounded by a pack of wolves, and many of them were frightened by the fierce aura of swords and guns, and behaved very stiffly.Some children, like Anjaye, were sold to the school by caravans when they were young, and quickly adapted to the sinister atmosphere in the military camp.

Anjaye sat on the top of the big mushroom, and with a good view, she could see the slave soldiers adding fodder to the manger to feed the horses, the coachman was preparing the carriage, and the superintendent commanded the slave soldiers to carry the ordnance, food and grass to the cart.

Large and small gray tents are pitched in the camp, and bonfires are scattered all over the open space. At first glance, it seems that evenly distributed mushrooms are growing on the grass hills, reflecting the faint light of the fire. Well-armored soldiers are sitting around the tents. Beside the bonfire, maintaining muskets and swords is like a scene of vigorous soldiers and horses.

Just looking at the huge size of the convoy in the camp, one can estimate how powerful a force Gambino mustered.

"There are at least 1500 troops." Anjaye was surprised by this number.

Different from the stragglers in the town, the soldiers here are all under Gambino's direct subordinates, and they are strictly disciplined and well-trained elites.

Jose, the one-eyed old man who was the gatekeeper just now, is one of Gambino's confidantes.

They have traveled through the mist for many years, and all of them have experienced many battles. They are usually caravan guards, and they eat as greedy wolves.

There was a small incident when we entered the camp.

"Did you see that the master knight from Lenghu is also here?" Elsa tugged on Anjaye's sleeve, telling her to turn around and eat melons.

Fan Na's eye-catching wandering carriage stopped at the entrance of the camp. The blond knight had already put on his helmet and led a team of about 50 people in hardened armor, trying to break into the gate of the camp.

As the private army of the great nobles, the Cold Lake elite headed by three knights formed a stark contrast to the cannibal wolves gathered in the Gambino camp.

Of course, they were stopped.

Seeing the mud-legged mercenaries surrounding them with their hands on the hilt of their swords, and the archers with their bows and arrows on the archery tower, the world-weary look on the young knight's brows was replaced by a murderous intent.

"I am Vanna Marshall, the leader of the pilgrims of the Stargazing Academy." Vanna opened the carriage door in time and appeared, surrounded by the fangs of wolves, "They are the knights of my family. Ting's loyal supporter, I think His Excellency Gambino, should not refuse the benefits of traveling with the 'Fishtail Banner'."

"Fishtail Banner." The symbol of Earl Marshall's army in the collar of Cold Lake.

"When did she become the team leader?" Elsa curled her lips, not happy at all, "And her subordinates didn't show their banners at all."

Seeing that the mercenaries were in a stalemate with the Lenghu Army, the old man turned his head calmly and turned his one-eyed gaze to the big bonfire on the high ground in the middle of the main camp.

Surrounded by groups of soldiers with guns and swords, an old man in a black cloak was sitting by the fire with a sword, warming himself by the fire. He was just sitting there, and he was the backbone of the entire camp.

"It's Gambino." Anjaye whispered to Elsa.

The commander of the pack of wolves could see everything from the high ground, and he made a gesture of letting go from a distance.

The one-eyed old man stroked his beard and said coldly to Fan Na.