Witch, don't be so lazy

Take another step forward, and with a strange feeling of weightlessness, look at the changing light and shadow and the magnificent scenery that slowly unfolds.

Encore understands.

Her college life began so unexpectedly.

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Miss He's villain mask keeps falling off

written request for leave

As the title says, it took me some time to write this. I calculated a little and it seems that I will not be able to meet the deadline (the deadline is getting closer and closer recently). I simply adjusted my time to go to bed. The update should be released at 9 or 10 o'clock in the evening, which is the Earth time, not the time of Gao Gao's planet!

Good night~

I invite you to eat glutinous rice cakes, mung bean cakes, red bean cakes, water chestnut cakes, cloud cakes, radish cakes, Mala cakes, thousand-layer cakes, taro cakes, coconut milk cakes, white sugar cakes, nine-layer cakes, poria cakes, hawthorn cakes, lotus seed cakes, pea cakes, peanut cakes, glutinous rice cakes, and sesame cakes. But no osmanthus cakes.

Chapter 21: Reporting (Five Thousand Five)

Tower Academy, the top magic academy in the North.

From the moment he stepped in, Anke couldn't help but look around.

She was now standing on a wide marble road, with rows of tall trees on both sides, the sycamores and red maples spaced regularly and neatly.

The breeze blows gently, and the rustling sound sounds soft and soothing. The occasional falling leaves cut the sunlight into small pieces, swaying and flying, and finally dotted on the natural carpet of gold and bright red.

Normally, such scenery is rarely seen in the natural environment of the North, especially in Pandgar in the north. The reason is that it is too cold.

When she was about to leave the train, Xilan put on a cotton coat and stuffed warm alchemical props inside, like a petite penguin. There was no heating on the outside of the floating platform, and she was now the stereotypical fragile mage with a delicate body. She was afraid of getting sick due to the large temperature difference. Although it was not difficult to treat, no one wanted to spend extra money.

But Miss Anke doesn't have this worry.

Even without the spells of the Fiery Sun School, she could hold on with just the life energy contained in her body. Although she would still feel cold and slightly uncomfortable, there would be no substantial loss.

Hexagonal warriors are useful not only in combat, but also in daily life.

Of course, since Momo carried her directly on the floating platform, the seasons in the subspace they entered were different from those in the outside world, and the temperature was neither cold nor hot.

The architectural styles around here are different, but they all look classical and gorgeous.

In Anke's words, it is a mixture of ancient Greece, ancient Rome, Byzantine, Gothic, Baroque and Rococo.

Triangles, spires, towers, onion heads, flying buttresses all appear, as well as Ionic, Corinthian, Tuscan and other column styles.

As for color, he prefers ivory white, and occasionally uses gold plating, emerald green, scarlet red, ochre yellow, matte gray, etc. It looks a bit messy, but the overall look is relatively harmonious.

Perhaps this is the tone of Tower Academy, or the North. Starting from a scattered body, it emphasizes an all-encompassing and inclusive nature, but it does not go to the point of being in opposition or divided, and at least allows them to stay together harmoniously.

just.

An Ke glanced around and suddenly felt something was wrong:

"Sister Momo, isn't it too quiet here? Why do there seem to be so few people? Isn't it the first day of school? Aren't there any other classmates?"

Yes, apart from a few quickly disappearing figures seen in the distance on the street ahead, there were only the two of them here.

Although the falling leaves, the setting sun, and the gorgeous buildings in the background look quite beautiful, like the set of an idol drama, it is now school opening time.

Even if there is no "free day" waiting for you at some dragon-slaying academy, at least you can see the bustling crowds, the new students, their parents, the welcoming academy staff, the following servants, the mountains of luggage, and so on.

But where did all this go? Why did it disappear?

If there weren't a few birds flying in the sky occasionally and there wasn't any fog around, Anke would have wondered if she had entered Silent Hill.

Momo tilted her head:

"Well, because the number of new students is so small and the academy is so large, there are multiple entrances, and the registration time is not limited to the same day, then this must be the case."

Xiao Hui quickly added something beside him.

"The annual intake at Tower Academy is between two and four hundred. Considering that Her Majesty the Sea Witch has secured the full loyalty of the Naga and some of the Wandering Sea tribes this year, there may be more new students, but it shouldn't exceed five hundred."

It turned out to be the case.

An Ke suddenly realized that in his previous life, the top universities in the country had almost 3,000 undergraduate students. If graduate students and doctoral students were included, the number could even exceed 10,000. Moreover, they all registered in batches, and the places were limited.

But there are far fewer spellcasters in the Tower Academy, only a few hundred. Considering the scattered enrollment times, it is normal for them to report sporadically.

"So the people in the academy... well, living beings, aren't they relatively few? Five years for foundation and eight for the Heavenly Ladder, so at most there's only about 5,000. Including the teaching assistants and teachers, uh, can it be over 10,000? It feels like the academy is rather deserted."

An Ke asked curiously.

"Hehe, actually, there are more teachers and teaching assistants at the Tower Academy than you think, because some don't teach and are only responsible for research. But Momo doesn't know exactly how many there are. There are too many forbidden areas and secrets in the academy, or in other words, in the Tower."

Momo thought about it, poked her chubby face and continued,

"As for whether it's quiet or not, it depends on where Little Anke goes. Some places are quite lively. Well, if we're only discussing intelligent creatures, there are still quite a lot of them in the academy. Maybe... a million? Or even over ten million?"

An Ke was stunned, wondering if she had heard it wrongly.

At this time, Xiao Hui interrupted,

"Those are [Spellcasting Companions]."

It glanced at the girl and said nothing more.

An Ke raised an eyebrow and fell into an odd silence.

Spellcasting companion.

This is a relatively euphemistic word, full of northern characteristics, just like "squire" should be said as "follower of the wizard."

If you want to be more polite, you can translate it as "clan"; if you are more from the southern continent, you can translate it as "vassal" or "slave"; if you want to be more cruel, you can also say "toys", "farmed animals" or "experimental subjects".

Although sometimes, Encore will deliberately ignore some things, but the facts are facts and will not be changed because of personal subjective wishes.

She had actually seen naked auctions as early as in the black market auction in Cedar Town. The main items were mermaids and dwarves. As for others, such as ordinary humans, of course there were some. Those evil gangs could provide a stable supply of them, but they were simply not worthy of being on the auction list.

In the city of Asda, even the trolls can enslave and keep creatures such as lizardmen and goblins in captivity, allowing them to provide them with resources and labor. There is no reason why the mages of Asda cannot do the same.

The most typical example is the Ice Nightmare Horse, one of the most successfully domesticated creatures in the North, and trade between small towns is inseparable from them.

And those necromancers, even the upright ones in the City of Winter Bone, they certainly wouldn't learn from the Well of Silence and go on a killing spree, but anyone who really thinks they are all good guys who will only spend a lot of time waiting and searching for corpses and negative energy is too naive.

Well, there are also spiritual objects, a very large part of which are produced from monsters.

In the mouths of bards, mages, wizards, and spellcasters, no matter what ethnic group they are from, have a reputation that is hard to describe, and their morals and bottom lines are even more elusive. They may only exist a little bit among people of the same ethnic group or with the same strength, well, a little bit.

"The spellcasting companions in the academy... can they also attend Tower Academy? Just like Gurion?"

An Ke hesitated for a long time, and finally asked this question on a whim.

"Of course you can. As long as you pass the review and meet the talent requirements, you can get normal treatment. If you are strong enough and willing to make concessions in some aspects, you can even improve the treatment of your family group."

Xiao Hui tilted his head, "For example, the Broken Snow Family. Because the 'Snow Elemental Overlord' was an enemy of the High Tower, their status was low for a long time after they surrendered. But after so many years of hard work and continuous service to the North, they have produced three fourth-level members, two of whom died in battle. They gradually gained the recognition of the High Tower Council and finally clung to the support of Her Majesty Laikis early on, and are now on the right track."

An Ke was stunned when she heard this.

On the one hand, I feel that the Tower is still the Tower after all, as it even dares to take in the descendants of the enemy; on the other hand, I feel that the Broken Snow Family is really powerful, as they can produce so many fourth-level creatures.

Finally, I murmured in my heart that although anyone who stands out from the tower will be accepted, it is not easy to gain trust.

Look at the Snow Elementalists. They had to pay such a heavy blood tax. Two fourth-level ones died, and there must be many lower-level ones. They had to sacrifice so much to get recognition.

"Oh, but the Snowbreakers are no longer based in the Tower Academy. You should have seen their name in the handbook. They're considered one of the more powerful of the Thirteen Glorious Families. If you want to practice the spells of the Frost School, you'll likely have to deal with them."

"Just to add, the current hotshot in the academy is one of the three demons, the 'Snow Demon', Xue Ji. She is the next heir to the Broken Snow family and also the assistant instructor for 'Secrets of Ice Magic'."

Before Xiao Hui finished speaking, Momo seemed to remember something.

After looking around, she lowered her voice and said stealthily,

"You probably know that this year, a descendant of the Daiguan family is entering the academy. Daiguan and Shattered Snow have an old grudge. After all, the 'Flower Sage' and the 'Snow Elemental Master' fought several fierce battles back then. It seems the former lost a lot of life because of this, and the latter was seriously injured. He planned to end his cooperation with the White Walker Lord and wanted to leave the North, but he didn't make it and fell at the hands of the White Walkers. He was used to reinforce Everfrost City."

"Therefore, the two families have long disliked each other. The Nature Department and the Frost and Snow Department in the academy often clash. Even the Tower Council has difficulty reconciling these long-standing conflicts. Xiao An, you must be careful and don't get involved in this vortex."

Momo shook her flaxen hair and winked at Anke.

She seemed to know that the girl knew Siniev, and gave her a friendly reminder not to step on the landmine.

After hearing this, An Ke couldn't help but smack her lips.

Big cities are indeed full of twists and turns, with complicated relationships and hatreds. The countryside where we used to live is simpler...

"Thank you, Sister Momo."

An Ke paused, then tentatively asked, "Is there anyone annoying Sister Momo in the academy?"

"Well?"

Momo raised her eyebrows, as if she understood what the girl meant, and became obviously happy. She pinched Anke's face without any hesitation.

"Hehe, I don't have any mortal enemies~ Well, if I have to say, I don't get along well with that lying devil and that crazy guy, but it's not to the point of fighting~ No one wants to fight with Momo~"

nonsense.

Who would fight with the fake infinite magic? Isn't that asking for trouble?

Encore is envious and curious every day.

There is actually someone in the Divine Academy who even Momo thinks is crazy. I wonder who he is.

But as we chatted, we arrived at our destination.

The corridor is decorated with light gold carvings, and shell and vine reliefs hang above the curved window frames. The crystal chandelier in the center of the main hall uses slender copper branches to support teardrop-shaped crystals. The light shines through the stucco rose decorations on the arch, creating mottled spots of light on the mint green walls.

Very beautiful Rococo hall.

But what attracted Anke's attention more than the scenery was undoubtedly the automatic dolls inside, especially the one at the counter, who had a fourth-level magic fluctuation, wore a wide-brimmed lady's hat, a brown short robe and white short boots, and had a long silver scabbard on her waist.

The outfit highlights a heroic beauty. Although the face is made of metal, for some reason it is full of agility.

"Gui'an, Miss Momo, Miss Hui, and this unknown little lady, are they new students this year?"

When she opened her mouth to greet him, the doll lady also performed an elegant greeting, and her eyes, the color of glass beads, stared at Anke.

For some reason, Enke had a feeling of being seen through, just like when Momo was staring at her with a magnifying glass prop.

"Greetings, Professor De Lamar."

Xiao Hui bowed respectfully.

"Good morning, Ms. Delamar."

Momo happily shook her palms and raised her chin proudly, "Yes, this is the new student Momo recruited, Encore, a little guy who looks well-behaved but is actually very naughty."

Why are we naughty?!

Why did my reputation start to suffer the moment I registered at the academy?

Damn it, if I wasn’t his match for the time being, sooner or later I would let Momo experience all aspects of Lord Anke’s power!

Miss Anke started to win in her heart, but on the surface she still pretended to be wronged and pursed her lips, then greeted the doll lady.

"Hello, Professor Drama."

"Anke... that name sounds familiar. Hmm, you look quite different from the one in the video. You look much prettier. Did you just get promoted to the second rank?"

The puppet rolled its glass eyes, as if comparing something, "Please give me your hand, either side."

"Yes, thank you for the compliment."

An Ke obediently extended her hand.

Regarding the existence in front of her, she could see nothing except the fluctuations of magic power and powerful reconnaissance magic.

What a luxury! The Tower Academy has specially sent a fourth-level mage to be responsible for the inspection.

"All right."

The puppet called "Delama" simply squeezed Anke's hand gently, and a slight electric current extended from the point of contact to the whole body, disappearing in an instant.

She snapped her fingers, and a cabinet on the wall behind her suddenly popped open. Something flew out from it and floated in front of Anke.

book.

The cover was made of dark leather and had a tower pattern similar to the one on the admission letter. It wasn't very thick, maybe only three fingers wide.

"The Book of Wisdom is an essential tool for your study and life at Tower Academy. You can choose courses, communicate, get information, reserve places... a wide variety of functions are integrated into it, including the ability to transform. If you find its shape and color not aesthetically pleasing, you can adjust it yourself. The title page has a detailed introduction to its functions. Remember to read it carefully, but not now."