"Miss Fergus, did you sleep well last night?"
As soon as Liu Yu got out of the tent, someone teased him kindly.
The new gods scattered in twos and threes by the lake, rubbing their faces against the lake water.
"Not bad, but I think the question...you should ask Mr. Leslie."
Liu Yu's eyes fell on the cold young man beside him.
He changed into a dark blue college uniform again, buttoned up to the top meticulously, revealing his delicate chin. As if he didn't care about the laughter around him, he turned his head and "looked" at her with a pair of clear green eyes:
"Belia, it's time to go."
"... Oh, good." Liu Yu hugged the pink rabbit that was sleeping all over his arms, thought for a while, and then stuffed it into the boy's arms, "Gaia, hold Sissy for me."
"Sissy?"
"Yes, this is the first gift that dear Mr. Leslie gave to Miss Fergus," the girl said quite simply, "... Sissy, it's very cute, isn't it?"
The boy just touched Cici's long pink ears, then touched her head, bent slightly, and faced her:
"But Belia is cuter."
Liu Yu: ...
boom.
Her face heated up, and Gaia straightened up again.
Liu Yu caressed his disheveled hair and muttered:
"...it's all your fault, your hair is all messed up."
The boy held the pink rabbit in one hand, took the girl's hand in the other, and walked towards the entrance of the village with long legs.
"Professor Luo Fuluo is waiting for us."
"I know, I know... Gaia, you made the wreath, right?"
"Like it?"
"like."
A gentle boy, a chattering girl, and a pink rabbit, it is a warm picture for anyone to look at.
Nataxi looked at the direction in which the two disappeared, with a sad expression.
Louis came lazily from behind, his face looked much paler than yesterday:
"Nataxi, don't always look at things that don't belong to you, it won't make you happy."
"But Master Louis, can you control your heart? Nataxi can't."
Nataxi said in a low voice, and she couldn't help being startled when she looked up. At first glance, the person next to her seemed to be suffering from a serious illness, and her worries and concerns came up involuntarily. "My lord... Is there something uncomfortable?"
"Ah, I found something interesting, very interesting, very interesting."
Louis narrowed his eyes and spoke slowly.
"But you..."
Louis pouted:
"Aren't you going, Nataxi?"
"...Let's go now." Nataxi stretched out her hand cautiously, seeing that Louis did not refuse, she dared to hold him, "Master Louis, I will support you."
"Nataxi, you are always like this, calling people..."
Louis pinched her drooping chin and stared into her brown eyes.
Tears rolled down one by one from those clear eyes and fell on his cold fingers:
"Master Louis, if you don't love me, please don't always give me hope... I, I can't help but look forward to..."
"You, you didn't come last night."
"Nataxi, don't be greedy." Louis gently wiped her tears, "I told you, Hodge Louis will only love Miss Fergus alone. But King Louis X will always be with you. at your side."
"But this is all you."
Nataxi didn't understand, she couldn't stop sobbing.
"Nataxi, moderate tears are cuter."
Louis withdrew his hand, and he looked up at the sky, "The sun is so dazzling."
"Let's go."
...
Leaving Remulo Village, the next day was still on the road.
Passing through two small villages along the way, the gods followed the professor into the village as usual to appease the villagers, repaired the roof, and presented herbs. Mori.
When he looked up, the appearance of Nasi Snow Mountain was clearly visible.
It rises above the forest's hills, half covered with thick snow and the other half like charred charcoal.
The magma has cooled, and there is no more black smoke.
Heavy snow fell on the ground one after another between the sky and the earth, but the whole space was warm and humid, and the air lingered a pungent sulfur smell—the climate of this place completely violated Liu Yu's common sense.
She couldn't help but look at the Emerald Forest standing in front of her.
In the geography of Ellen Continent, the Emerald Forest can be ranked in the top ten in terms of scenery.
As the name suggests, this emerald forest looks as emerald green as a huge emerald from a distance, but this emerald is obviously no longer beautiful and mysterious at this time. Big trees stand sparsely, the former prosperity is gone, and the raging magma has cooled, leaving only devastation.
Master Ma Lan raised his hand, and the team stopped.
Professor Luo Fuluo sighed:
"pity… "
Nostalgia appeared on her face: "I still remember that when I first came to the Emerald Forest, I was only fifteen years old. At that time, I felt like walking in a fairyland, another world."
"That's right." Edward was obviously very moved, "I once spent a day and a night climbing to the top of the tree. At that time, the sun had just risen, and I stood on the top of the Emerald Forest, and I could see the church from a distance. Minaret and white dove, the whole world crawling at my feet. It feels amazing."
"Beauty is always fleeting."
Lord Malan commented coldly, "Only the God of Light is eternal."
"My God is eternal."
Professor Edward and Professor Luo Fuluo dropped their hands back to their left chests at the same time.
Master Malan turned around, and faced the gods who were tired after walking for two days:
"Today is the real test."
"I don't care what method you use, please find Guangming Jing." He said, "Although this is not a real holy selection, it is related to your grades in the first month of Guangming Academy. The three with the lowest grades will be expelled Bright Academy."
There was a commotion below.
"There was no such rule in the past!"
Someone protested.
"In the past, Nasi Snow Mountain did not erupt."
Master Ma Lan said coldly.
His hawk-like eyes passed through the crowd and fell on the protesters: "Sardines can only survive in schools. You can't always be like a pool of stagnant water."
"There is always a first time."
The cruel black-clothed angel announced.
No one dared to raise any objections.
Master Malan was satisfied with this.
At this time, Professor Luo Fuluo stood up:
"You will be divided into four teams, led by me, Master Malan, Professor Edward and Professor Louis."
"Each team enters the Emerald Forest separately to explore. Remember, during the exploration, you must always abide by a principle, be loyal to the light, and be loyal to each other. Students are not allowed to attack each other. We, Guangming Academy, never welcome perpetrators. Wait until tomorrow morning, Gather at this intersection, and the score will be given by the professor leading the team."
"We're going to spend the night in the forest?"
someone asked in surprise.
"Don't worry, there will be no wolves." Professor Edward smiled narrowly. "Of course, there will be no beauties."
There was a burst of laughter underneath.
Master Malan interrupted them:
"The envoys and knights have searched and found it first, and there is no great danger. However, if you think that you can sit back and relax, it is a big mistake. Don't let your guard down at any time."
"Yes!"
"Yes!"
The response was loud.
The teams in the world of divine arts are also very magical.
Professor Edward took out a palm-shaped green leaf, and he took off a "finger" casually, leaving only four pieces of the "palm".
He muttered a series of words in his mouth, and poured another drop of green liquid on the green leaf...
"That's the snot of a moth bug."
Liu Yu: ...
She watched the group of divinely favored ones piously put their hands on the leaf dripping with some kind of insect snot, and then stood behind a certain leader without saying a word. The whole process was quiet and orderly.
"Belia Fergus."
Professor Luo Fuluo pointed to her.
Liu Yu pulled himself together, endured the disgust of touching "snot", and put his hand on the leaf. The sticky, sticky feeling that could not be torn off sticks to the hand for a long time.
"Belia Fergus," Professor Ravenlo looked at her, "please follow the will of the worm."
Liu Yu: ...
what the hell.
She didn't feel any insects or any will.
Thinking of those favored ones who seemed to know which team he was going to before, Liu Yu knew that something must have gone wrong.
Maybe it's because of another world's soul
She is insensitive to these strange things.
Liu Yu withdrew his hand calmly, walked to Gaia, and stood behind Louis.
When she saw Professor Edward's squinting eyes still smiling, she knew that he probably didn't notice.
The result of the team was quite a coincidence.
Nataxi, Prince Carlo, and Princess Mary were all assigned to Louis' team, which meant that she and Gaia would still be with them.
Liu Yu felt a little annoyed, obviously the plot has been fanned away by her little butterfly, but the heroine and supporting actress are like twins bonded together by strong adhesive, if you buy one, you will always get another , No, she looked at Prince Carlo and Louis, sending a bunch.
However, Liu Yu is not a person who shows Qi Qing's face.
She was still smiling, and when the teams were divided, Professor Ravello finished his "exciting speech", followed Louis, and entered the forest with other favored ones.
As soon as the black riding boots were stepped on, the thick humus layer was sunk in.
The road in the forest was much more difficult than the road outside. With the addition of crumbling tree trunks and thorny bushes covered by cooling magma, the speed gradually slowed down. Liu Yu held Gaia's arm tightly, relying on him to control his balance.
The pink rabbit was in Gaia's arms, looking at her with big eyes, and then at Gaia.
"Bright Crystal!"
Someone suddenly yelled.
"Where is it, where is it?"
"That's it, on the treetop!"
Liu Yu followed and looked up, but only saw the dazzling sunlight passing through the gaps in the branches and shining straight towards the ground.
"Eddie, did Hanni wrap you up so tightly that you didn't recover for two days? Is that a bright crystal?"
Someone laughed.
Bright crystals are ice crystals that are formed when the divine power of a god is too strong and condenses when it encounters air.
Liu Yu has seen one piece, and in terms of size and shape, the bright crystal is more like a snowflake; but in terms of transparency and purity, it is the same as a diamond, and it is even rarer.
And she also knew that in this script, when everyone else was desperately looking for a thumb-sized crystal of light, Nataxi would find a crystal of light the size of a fist—and the Bible of Light was obtained by her wrestling .
It was like running into her arms automatically.
but-
never mind.
Others want to grab the eggs laid by the chicken, but what she wants to grab is the chicken that lays the egg.
…
Bright crystals are indeed not very easy to find, and maybe they are easy to find, but the easy ones have already been brought back by the angels and knights.
It can appear anywhere, in the sky, on leaves, or in the thick humus underground.
As the team went deeper and deeper in the Emerald Forest, the favored ones gradually found some. Louis didn't participate in the whole process, he just lazily followed behind everyone, his dark eyes staring at Liu Yu—
Presumptuous and aggressive.
Liu Yu turned a blind eye to them. She dragged Gaia around and found five of them.
"Gaia, do you really not want it?"
On the girl's open palm, bright crystals the size of fingernails shone like diamonds.
"I can give you two, no," she seemed determined, "three."
The pink rabbit in the boy's arms suddenly looked up, looking at this and then that with big eyes.
"Belia, I don't need these."
Gaia shook her head.
He didn't seem to care about all of this, he only stroked the pink rabbit's head once in a while, as if there was nothing more interesting to him than this.
Liu Yu then carefully stuffed the Bright Crystal into his uniform pocket:
No matter who is fired, the future Star Knight will not be fired.
"There's a lake here!"
A lively teenager suddenly pointed to the front.
Liu Yu raised her head, looked through the sparse bushes, and a solid green lake appeared in front of her.
Light golden sunlight, swaying water plants, emerald green lake, and birds flying across the lake from time to time... everything looks so quiet and harmonious, like a paradise, making people want to sit down and have a rest rest -
"Wow, it's so beautiful."
Someone sighed.
The gods couldn't control the boy's mind, they swarmed towards the lake, and the birds flapped their wings suddenly as if they were frightened, and left.
Nataxi patted Prince Carlo:
"Prince Carlo, let me down."
Prince Carlo put her down.
Nataxi limped forward, she was wearing a green skirt, very light green, the skirt was still clean, standing by the lake, blown by the wind, like a soft spring breeze, fresh and Pleasant.
A sentence suddenly appeared in Liu Yu's mind:
"Nataxi happily looked at the lake that suddenly appeared, and squatted down to scoop up the water. She wanted to wash her face, but the place was sticky and uncomfortable. The lake water was very clear, and she could see animals swimming around. Little fish, but when she stretched out her hand, a black shadow like water grass suddenly appeared in the water and pulled her down. She only had time to say "ah", and saw Prince Carlo jumped down behind her."
Yes, this is the lake.
After the eruption of the Nasi Snow Mountain volcano, a fissure appeared, and an underground river gushed out to form a lake, and in the fissure at the bottom of the lake, there were these dark creatures that grew on the ground all year round.
These creatures were extremely terrifying. With the secret help of Louis, Nataxi and Prince Carlo managed to get out of the rift, and finally reported it to Bishop Bruce. Together with the power of the Temple of Light, it took several years to re-seal the rift.
It is said that the power of light will be greatly weakened in this crack.
Do you want to save
Liu Yu asked himself.
Prince Carlo was dragged by Princess Mary to speak, and Louis was still far down at the end of the team. If Nataxi fell at this time, they would not have time to save her. As long as there is a little delay, the weak Cinderella will be devoured by these dark creatures as soon as she falls.
She just needs to watch from afar, without doing anything—
Even without being responsible for the murder, this obtrusive heroine who always looks at Gaia with those deer-like eyes will disappear.
No one can blame her.
She could even cry out her pain and win a fair share of pity.
"Belia?"
Nataxi had crouched down.
"Belia?"
Nataxi was already about to reach out her hand.
"Belia?"
Liu Yu waded through the bushes at an unprecedented speed as if he had lost his mind. Under the surprised eyes of countless people, he grabbed Nataxi by the collar and pulled her away from the lake.
"Belia... sister?"
Nataxi staggered and held on to a tree trunk beside her.
I saw the face of the blond girl in front of me was flushed, and her eyes were brighter than ever before:
"... No, you can't."
No, Liu Yu, you can't.
Even if the world is like this, you can't.
Life, it should not be so contemptuous.