freenovelworld Chapter 116 Wizarding School
Chapter 116 Wizarding School
Chapter 116 Wizarding School
They say that the Ice Language is an ancient language.
The older something is, the closer it is to the original substance, to the origin of all things.
If one wishes to connect with the roots and communicate most closely with the power, ancient languages are an indispensable tool.
Therefore, even if it is the same incantation, the effect of reciting it in the Ice Language is definitely better than that in other languages.
Ice Language is a language created specifically for wizards.
Of course, although wizards are ubiquitous on the frozen continent, their numbers have never exceeded one-tenth of the population of this frigid land.
Those who use the Ice Language are still mostly ordinary people.
Even if it's just to survive on this continent, one must first master the Ice Language.
Therefore, the school's shaman did not rush to teach Lola anything related to witchcraft, but instead had Lola learn the language of ice along with her fellow apprentices.
Korola felt that while Ice Language might be cold and slang-friendly enough, it wasn't ancient enough, and of course, Kingdom Language was even less worthy of discussion.
She felt that the language of her hometown—which the locals called the Green Eyes Language—must be much older and more ancient.
Even though Lola disliked the Ice Language, she had to force herself to memorize the vocabulary and grammar.
The language teachers here are not very good at teaching, which has caused her language learning progress to be slow.
Lola often thought that if Annie had taught her, her ice language skills would be more than twice as good now.
Lola knew how smart Anne was; she was sure Anne would be able to master the Ice Language completely in a very short time and find a suitable way to instruct Lola.
But Lola also knows that Anne has her own studies now, and she even has "battles" to fight.
Therefore, she couldn't ask Anne for help over such a trivial matter.
Lola realized that she had relied too much on Anne in the past, and it was time for her to change and grow.
Lola has now grasped some basics of the Ice Language, but she is still a long way from living and studying entirely in it.
After leaving Nailport, Lola stayed on the ship for seven days before landing on the permafrost continent at Lipsport.
After another five days by carriage, we finally arrived at the school.
It has been almost a month since she registered for school.
During this month, in addition to learning the Ice Language, Lola also learned some things about this land.
The permafrost continent has an extremely cold climate; apart from a few areas in the south, there is no summer anywhere else.
This land is shaped like a hook pointing south, so calling it a boomerang would also be a fitting analogy.
Although it is much smaller than the continent of Ancent, it has three regimes.
However, people here don't seem to refer to the entity of government as the state; instead, they use the term "community."
These three communities, though coexisting in this cold land, have significant cultural and religious differences.
The Northern Community, located in the northwest of the mainland, worships an ancient ice spirit.
At the far northwest, there seems to be an area formed by pure ice, called the Ice Tomb.
The people of the Northern Community firmly believe that after the ancient ice spirit froze the calamity that attempted to destroy the world, it also fell into a deep sleep.
To avoid being disturbed during his sleep, he covered his body with a thick layer of ice, and this is the Ice Family.
When the calamity awakens, the ancient ice spirit will break free of its tomb and freeze the calamity once more.
The southern community, located at the bottom of the bend, is the warmest region of the permafrost continent.
Also due to the climate, southern communities are relatively "vibrant".
There is a vast forest here composed of miasma trees, known as the Ghost Forest.
People in the southern community believe the world belongs to the Lord of Shadows.
The Lord of Shadows is omnipresent; he was born at the beginning of the world and has never left humanity.
As for the eastern part of the Southern Community, that is, the Eastern Community.
This region is very close to the continent of Ancent, and therefore has close commercial and trade ties with the Kingdom of Giants.
Therefore, the culture and beliefs here were greatly influenced by the Kingdom of Judian.
The Eastern Community does not have a clearly defined dominant belief; nearly 40% of its members worship God, and many also firmly believe in the ancient Ice Spirit and the Lord of Shadows.
As for the beliefs in various deities such as the sea god and the wise old man, traces can be found in this area.
This also means that this is a highly inclusive region.
Different cultures and beliefs have shaped the direction of the development of witchcraft in various communities, resulting in huge differences.
The three communities each have a world-renowned wizarding academy: the Ice Palace in the Northern Community, the Phantom Society in the Southern Community, and the Central Wizarding Garden in the Eastern Community.
The Ice Palace specializes in ancient and energy magic, while the Phantom Society excels in shadow and biological magic. The Central Wizarding Garden is involved in all types of magic, and is particularly adept at researching and improving magic.
The wizarding school Laura is currently attending is the Phantom Society of the Southern Community.
Lola currently only has an overview of the school; she has not yet been exposed to the specific subjects and courses.
The Phantom Society is located in the Ghost Forest, where the school blends seamlessly with the forest.
All the buildings were constructed using the wood of the miasma tree; there were no towering arrow towers, no fortresses built of massive stones, and no city walls.
But Lola felt that the Phantom Order didn't need those rigid stones to protect its safety.
The witchcraft possessed by the wizards here is the strongest shield against external enemies.
Anne said that the people of the Herald Academy were extremely discriminatory towards women, but Lola did not see this phenomenon in the Phantom Society, where there were even more witches than wizards.
However, regardless of gender, all wizards had cold eyes.
They disregard all life and don't care whether the other person is male or female.
Once Lola masters the Ice Language, she will become one of them.
But she vowed that she would not become like that.
Even though she will eventually become a witch, she will continue to hate all witches.
The wizards committed inhumane acts against her fellow human beings, and Lola wished she could kill all the wizards to vent her anger.
However, after her conversation with Annie, Lola realized that she couldn't kill people indiscriminately.
If she is controlled by her emotions, she will eventually lose herself in killing.
However, in the end, Lola had no obsession with becoming a wizard.
She came here only on Aaron's advice.
Go outside and see the world, change your environment, maybe that will help her find what she wants to do.
She doesn't identify as a witch, nor does she feel a sense of belonging here.
From the day she arrived at the school, Lola searched the neighborhood for a secluded spot where she could set up a permanent anchor.
So that she can always return to a place she can call "home" and see her family.
And recently, she actually found a place.
It was a remote mushroom field, where the ground was covered with worthless, cheap mushrooms.
Although the common mushroom is not poisonous, it has a musty smell and therefore has almost no edible value.
Wizards have no interest in these mushrooms, so they generally don't approach this area.
Its only advantage is that it's cheap and grows extremely fast.
It only takes a few days to fill up the nearby vacant land.
For this reason, even if someone comes here, it is difficult to discover the magic circle hidden by the sly mushroom.
However, even though their lives are considered lowly, they are not without restraint.
Once the territory of the shrew reaches a certain extent, it will stop expanding outwards.
So Laura decided to set up a permanent anchor here.
She arrived at the mushroom field, chose a suitable spot, and began to crouch down to set up the magic circle.
Just imagining this magic circle in her mind almost made Lola's little head burn out.
She has already set up three permanent anchor points, and the magic circles for the new anchor points must be further refined and modified based on the previous magic circles.
This has resulted in the current magic circle being far more complex than any magic circle Lola has ever constructed.
And in the construction process, not even the slightest error is allowed.
The rosy realm is more impartial than the gods; it treats its users with the same ruthlessness as any other human being.
Therefore, Lola had to remain focused throughout the construction process.
Lola continued to infuse magic, constructing the anchor point little by little.
Thanks to Aaron's previous patience in correcting all of Lola's minor mistakes in using her power.
This has resulted in Rolla now rarely making basic mistakes during the construction process.
Several hours later, Lola was finally completed.
The instant she finished, Lola was almost completely exhausted and collapsed to the ground.
She recalled that it only took her a few minutes to set up the first anchor point on the library rooftop.
Right now, this one magic circle alone has almost exhausted all of her power.
This is already her limit. If she adds any more anchor points, even temporary ones, she will inevitably be devoured by the Radiant Realm.
Although the difficulty this time exceeded Lola's expectations, she had to admit that there was a bit of danger involved.
But the sense of satisfaction she felt after completing the task truly filled her heart with joy.
She desperately wanted to use her entry into the rosy realm to test the anchor point's quality, but she knew her current situation was far from ideal.
In this situation, if Lola insists on activating her powers, she will not be able to fully control her own safety.
Aaron had said that one must act within one's capabilities, and Laura was willing to heed Aaron's teachings.
Lola chose to return to school for the time being, and she didn't return until three days later.
At this point, the mushrooms had filled the entire area, leaving no gaps visible.
Even Lola herself spent a lot of effort to find the magic circle.
This is enough to prove that Laura's location was very well hidden.
Lola's magic has been largely restored, and now that she's here, she naturally wants to test how well this eternal anchor point is built.
But where should we go?
Go back to the library? But right now, Lola had nothing to say to Aaron, nor anything to ask him.
She did want to see Anne, but it would cost money to get Anne out of the Herald Academy.
Lola has limited funds and needs to be careful with her spending.
After much thought, Lola decided to go to Nail Harbour.
Last time, she used Valen's ring to order the captains of several slave ships to sell her people to the Griffith Plains.
The slaves in the grasslands were treated relatively well. Although they weren't completely saved, Lola had done her best to help them.
The ring is still in Lola's hands, and perhaps she can still do something for her suffering compatriots.
With that in mind, Lola immediately activated the magic circle again and entered the Realm of Dawn.
Only when she was able to move freely through the rosy landscape and emerged from the anchorage at Nail Harbor did she dare to be sure that the fourth permanent anchorage was properly set up.
Laura wasn't going to waste any more time here, so she set off immediately for the port.
Unfortunately, no slave ships arrived in port today.
Lola was somewhat disappointed; it seemed she had made a wasted trip.
She turned and walked back. As she passed the seaside market, she suddenly saw a vendor kneeling on the ground, covering his face and weeping bitterly.
Lola felt no sympathy for this man; in fact, she felt a sense of schadenfreude.
The people of this continent had harmed countless of her people, and seeing the suffering of these people only brought Laura a sense of vindication.
She walked past the man with a cold eye, but after taking only a few steps, she suddenly stopped.
Lola remembered the character Anne had taught her that day, "hero," and she also remembered what Anne had said to her.
Anne said that in addition to listening to the demands of her own people, Laura could also listen to the demands of the vulnerable in this world.
As for what the people in this world are really like, Anne told Lola that she had to experience it for herself.
But how should one feel about it?
Anne didn't explain it clearly, which has left Lola somewhat confused.
However, Lola believed what Anne said, even though Lola didn't entirely agree with it in her heart.
So she turned around and walked back to the man's side:
Why are you crying?
The vendor glanced at Annie, seemingly thinking she was just a girl, and simply shook his head without saying anything.
Laura then asked, "Maybe I can help you."
"You can't help me," the vendor said.
Lola didn't speak, but simply stood there, staring silently at the other person.
The vendor looked Annie up and down suspiciously for a few moments before saying:
"I—can't go on living like this. You know, Naja Port is famous, but it's not wealthy. Sailing along the west coast of the kingdom, you'll inevitably pass through Naja Port, but unfortunately, it's isolated by land and the port is too small, so it's hard for it to become a trading center."
Laura replied, "But many people come back here to catch the boat."
"Take me for example," she muttered to herself.
"Therefore, the shipping industry is thriving here, but only the captains who own longboats make money," the vendor said. "Without goods and capital flowing through this town, the economy cannot be stimulated."
"Then you should have died long ago," so why wait until now?
If she had finished speaking, she could have expressed what Lola was thinking more accurately, but she unconsciously omitted the second half.
However, the vendor seemed to understand; he nodded and continued:
"You're right. Although Najib Port has inherent disadvantages, it does have advantages, such as its large foot traffic. Doing business here isn't actually too bad, otherwise I wouldn't have chosen to settle here—but—"
At this point, the vendor's expression suddenly changed, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Ever since Gustav became the city's defense captain half a year ago, his scoundrel brother Erwin has been bullying the villagers by taking advantage of his position, buying their goods at extremely low prices."
"Most merchants can tolerate it, but I sell valuable items. If I am forced to buy something even once, I will inevitably suffer huge losses."
"This has led to me incurring severe deficits for three consecutive months. If this continues, I will go bankrupt within three months."
After saying that, the vendor started crying again.
Lola understood that the vendor didn't expect her to help him; he was only sharing his experiences to vent his frustrations and relieve his depression.
But Lola didn't care; she wouldn't be swayed by the man's words.
She simply asked, "So, what do you think would be helpful to you?"
"Nothing can help me."
The vendor shook his head while crying.
"God always turns a blind eye to the weak, which is why there are so many cases of the strong bullying the weak. I have a family now, and I can no longer start over in a different place like I did when I was young. But as long as I stay here, there's no way to solve my predicament. Is Erwin going to suddenly die?"
Lola narrowed her eyes, her gaze as cold as iron, perfectly concealed by her sunglasses.
She thought for a few seconds and asked:
Is he a bad person?
"Is he a bad person?" the vendor sneered. "Girl, based on my description, do you think he's a good person?"
Laura paused for a moment after hearing this, then asked:
"Will you be saved if he dies?"
"Yes," the vendor nodded.
Do you want to be saved?
"certainly!"
Seeing the vendor's determined look, Lola silently turned and left.
Instead of returning directly to the sewers, she asked around for directions to the place where the man named Erwin lived.
Lola plans to kill Erwin.
Laura couldn't tell whether the vendor was a victim or a good person.
But compared to Lola's previous attempts to save her fellow countrymen, this vendor at least dared to ask for help.
Lola quickly found out Irwin's address.
She hid in the dark alley and observed the house.
Laura discovered that it wasn't until nightfall that a man entered the house.
Only when he returns will the lights in the house be turned on.
Laura deduced that the man she had just seen was Erwin, and that he lived alone there.
As night fell, Lola approached the house.
Using the ethereal light, they silently breached the walls of the house and stepped into the private residence without any hesitation.
Soon, Lola found Erwin fast asleep in the bedroom.
Lola raised her hand and created a magic circle in mid-air.
The moment the array solidified, it burst forth with dazzling rays of light.
The sleeping man was also awakened by the bright light.
He hurriedly sat up and instinctively reached out to shield his eyes from the light.
The man asked, "What do you want! How did you get in! This is my private residence!"
Just to be on the safe side, Lola asked:
"Are you Erwin?"
"Yes, it's you again."
Before he could finish speaking, Erwin's entire head vanished into thin air.
His body lay stiff on the boat, a clean cut across his neck.
Fresh blood gushed out like a fountain, spraying along the blood vessels.
After receiving an affirmative reply, Lola immediately activated the Radiant Realm.
She doesn't talk much, and she also doesn't like listening to others talk.
Especially those she doesn't care about at all.
After killing her opponent, Lola felt no emotion whatsoever.
Lola hates most people in this world, and besides, this Erwin is most likely a bad guy.
However, Lola still laughed.
Because she didn't experience the same pleasure as before!
Anne was right! Lola thought admiringly, as long as I don't kill for my own sake, I won't become a monster!
However, Lola was still somewhat doubtful whether what she did was in line with what Anne had said at the time.
Thinking of this, Lola took out "The Knot of the Clouds," which contained a piece of paper.
Laura tried to read the text above:
"Hero—."
She thought for a moment, then decided to do something else.
The vendor said that Erwin's brother, Gustav, was the city's defense captain.
This person will definitely launch an investigation upon hearing of his younger brother's mysterious death or disappearance.
They might abuse their power, causing many innocent people to be implicated.
Laura didn't want this to happen, so she decided to leave some clues for the other party.
So she activated the Radiant Realm again and carved the symbols from the paper onto the wall.