Sylvia's expression was a little stiff, and after a few seconds of pause, she said in a low voice, "I think... you should open it and have a look."
Her tone made Talia, who was already smiling, feel that something was wrong. These days, Sylvia has taken care of her meticulously, and she has never shown such an attitude.
Talia hurriedly looked down, and when she saw the familiar family crest on the envelope, her eyes widened: "This is... a letter from my family?"
Sylvia didn't say anything, just nodded.
Talia swallowed her saliva, quickly tore apart the letter, and found that there was no handwriting of "parents" on it, but a notice saying that the city where her parents' Gailan family was located was attacked by demons, and the entire city was almost infected The beast has completely taken over and has become a den of demons.
And the Dragon Clan who rushed there, in order to prevent the enemy from using humans as food, had to use the forbidden curse to directly raze the entire city after the battle, destroying it with thousands of demons and the only remaining humans...
The words and sentences of this letter are obviously formulaic, and it also states that they are willing to provide compensation to the families of the victims...
There is an indescribable cruelty between all the words, because the government of the Karen Kingdom seems to have unilaterally decided the survival of a city. However, on the second letter paper at the back, there are several current research results on the "demon", to the effect that "if you don't do this, the survivors will become the minions of the devil and the enemy of the entire continent" and so on.
In fact, there is no need to explain, Talia also understands the consequences of a city being invaded by demons. The "demons" she has come into contact with these days have clearly told her what these terrible guys will do, let alone human beings, even if they are raised in the countryside Pigs will become ferocious and aggressive monsters because of their invasion.
But it’s one thing to do research, and it’s another thing to experience misfortune in one’s own family—even though Talia didn’t feel much for her parents, and even ran away from home directly to escape the divorce, but when she realized that she When her "hometown" had completely disappeared, Talia still felt empty in her heart at this moment, and her eyes were blank.
"Originally we didn't know the location of your hometown, but your former mentor, Master Ethan, informed us after getting the news. The research department felt that we couldn't keep you in the dark...so we still sent you a letter."
Sylvia explained in a low voice: "Actually, there are too many places where similar situations are currently happening. Many cities have already begun to organize defenses, but the areas outside the Karen Kingdom, to be honest, it is difficult to resist the attacks of demons... This is the plane. War is no longer limited to a certain country—"
"I see."
Talia replied in a low voice: "I just... have some indescribable feelings. I used to feel that the war was far away, but I didn't expect it to come suddenly now."
She paused, and suddenly thought of something: "By the way, my friend Nefei...is also from that city, does she, does she know the news?"
Sylvia shook her head and said that she didn't know, but seeing Talia's anxious look, she took the initiative to say: "The higher-ups have notified me, saying that if you have any requirements, we will try our best to meet them. In this way, you can go to the exam tomorrow with peace of mind. , let me go and look for that mage named Nafi, okay?"
Talia hurriedly nodded in response, and she found that the biggest concern between herself and the "past"... was actually Nai Fei, whom she hadn't seen for many days.
Talia slept peacefully that night, because she didn't hear any more sounds. Being inside the magic tower, Talia knew it should be one of the safest places in the world, so after waking up, she quickly washed, took a deep breath, and walked into the "examination room".
In the three exams before and after, Talia, who has memorized so many questions, can be said to be able to handle it with ease. Regarding questions such as "the three basic principles of cabinet governance" and "which battle took place in 591", he basically wrote down the standard answers that he had recited verbatim. And she was the first to complete the answer sheet on "General Knowledge of Spells", and in the subsequent practice exam, she perfectly released the required spells.
Coincidentally, the examiner mage was a magister who was often seen in the same laboratory, and the latter gave a very high evaluation after Talia finished casting the spell, and said directly: "You did a great job, Ulysses The elder told me about your talent before, study hard, you will shine in the war."
This basically told her that she "passed the exam", and without any surprises, in the afternoon, Sylvia handed over three sets of researcher overalls, a certificate of passing the exam, and the "researcher" identity badge marked with three stripes. She, and changed a more comfortable "dormitory" for her.
Because of her excellent grades, she also received a reward of 6,000 card yuan, which was used to purchase magic props and consumables in the tower. This news made Talia no longer feel lost at all—the "parents" didn't leave much memory in her heart, and the present and future were the focus of her concern.
Judging from what she has learned these days, Talia is very clear that she has a starting point that ordinary people can hardly imagine. Her "researcher" emblem has three stripes when it comes up, which is the highest level of "ordinary researcher". After making some achievements, you can immediately replace the "Senior Researcher" badge with the star emblem, and have the right to lead other researchers to research topics alone.
Countless mages in the tower have worked hard for a year or two and are still hovering between the two bars. Talia's step has saved at least five years of hard work by others, and made many mages jealous—while she was happy in her heart, she also A little apprehensive: because now she has "nothing", if she is swept out by the magic tower, even the option of "going home" will completely disappear.
So the only thing she wants to do now is to study magic well here, strive to gain a higher status as soon as possible, and get closer to those powerful dragons and magisters...
With this in mind, she came to the huge "swearing-in ceremony" in the afternoon.
Talia knelt down on one knee seriously, and when she saw Sally walking slowly in a white robe, she couldn't help being stunned for a few seconds.
She could feel an unspeakable coercion, and she even held her breath for a moment—and when her three giant vipers slowly stood up and stared at her, the original resistance in Talia's heart disappeared. no deposit.
"...I will be loyal to His Majesty King Sally I of the Karen Kingdom, and her heirs and successors. I will fight bravely for the Karen Kingdom, fulfill the law, and assume the responsibility of being a citizen of the Karen Kingdom..."
She had already memorized the oath, but when she said it now, Talia didn't feel any awkwardness at all, because Sally I gave her the feeling that she was no longer as simple as a "mortal", and Talia instinctively felt the ethereal aura. Surrender to emotions...