Griffith put the diary away, took a deep breath to calm down, and checked the scene again. The crystal of Professor Julian's extraordinary characteristics has precipitated and condensed into a turbid sapphire. Although this crystal has been contaminated,
However, considering the potential intelligence and the wide range of uses of the extraordinary wizard's characteristic crystal, the price of Professor Julian's extraordinary characteristic gemstone is at least 40,000 silver francs.
In addition, most of the magic accessories, scrolls and spell-casting materials carried by the professor are well preserved and are worth tens of thousands of silver francs.
This is really an amazing windfall. However, it is nothing compared to the diary in my hand.
Aaron and Isius...
Griffith's hands trembled slightly. The son of prophecy in the mysterious world, Aaron, who was destined to bring balance to light and darkness, was carefully protected by Principal Tiberion, and he himself was very careful to advance his secret.
Plan, to this day, Griffith still knows very little about him, not even reliable clues.
However, since he is related to Isius' family, he has found a breakthrough.
Griffith hurriedly looked down and found a scrawled record near the words mentioning Geoffrey Lundyrus and Wesker de Crozier.
"When I was doing the experiment last night, a terrible shadow condensed in the sky. His face was so hateful and horrifying. I looked at it and a chill penetrated my heart. I was so scared that I trembled and chanted a spell to prepare for self-defense.
.It did not make any hostile move, it stayed in the void for a while, swayed and disappeared.
"What is it? Is it looking at me? Is it guarding the secret that I am approaching?
"The problem may come from my experimental materials, which look like dry stems and leaves of plants, or small sections of octopus tentacles. I know very little about it, and my limited knowledge is limited to the fact that it seems to be related to the mysterious path of 'death'
It has almost crazy regeneration and metabolic properties. It comes from the primitive jungle in the southern province of Emon. The local trolls call it KULAMA NAFEITA, which means eternal life and path. I translate it as——
"Stairway to Eternity."
Behind the text is a group of twisted vines, cliffs, dense forests and caves in the distance, and a winding road leading to a circular area. Judging from the composition, it seems to be the end of the journey, a building like an altar.
"knight!"
Griffith's shoulder was suddenly tapped hard. He turned around and saw Alandel dragging Neferty to his side with a panic look on her face.
"Let's get out quickly, I have a very bad feeling!"
As soon as she finished speaking, an astonishing aura came from the direction of the giant snail, like the roar of a giant beast breaking free from its cage, crushing the human soul.
The three of them felt so depressed that they could not breathe due to this sudden impact. They did not even dare to imagine what kind of existence it was.
Griffith immediately closed the note. The clues in the diary were extremely important and too shocking, and they needed to be analyzed carefully in a safe place. However, now was definitely not a good time to do this.
…
After escaping from the ruins, the three Griffiths met the sailors and soldiers of the Birren Hill who came to pick them up in a small boat on the seashore. As the initial maintenance work was coming to an end, the Birren Hill had also regained a certain combat effectiveness.
However, Griffith was extremely exhausted and did not have the courage to adjust the Outer God ruins again. The same was true for Alandel. They returned to the battleship and sailed towards the west exit of the Throat of the Abyss without looking back.
Next, the repaired Birren Hill carried the Storm Squadron for temporary correction in the eastern part of the Sea of Tranquility. Griffith and Neferty transferred to the military's clipper there with some of their important personnel, equipment and data.
Drive directly to Homemonworth School.
On December 21, Griffith finally returned to Homemonworth.
He landed at the Baltimore Harbor outside the school, said goodbye to Alandel, and escorted Neferty along the shopping street to the campus.
Frost Festival, the most important holiday in winter, is approaching, and there is already a festive atmosphere on the road. It is said that in order to allow the many exchange students from Odessa to integrate into the life here as soon as possible, the Hometown Watts School has prepared a particularly grand holiday banquet.
The town uses green rattan and pine needles to surround the golden bell eaves and window sills, and puts them decorated with red ribbons and colorful gift boxes. A huge pine and cypress is placed at the intersection of the shopping street with a high tree top.
A star hangs.
Neferti took a sneak peek. A strange feeling came to her heart, and there was a sense of loss and loneliness hidden in her curiosity.
Where is Naira? Is he safe? Who will I spend the Frost Festival with? The girl timidly looked at the knight beside her. He walked firmly, wearing a red wool cloak outside his long red coat and silver breastplate.
, staring at the towering arrow tower in the distance with cold and sharp eyes, not even looking at the beautiful decorations along the street.
His eyes were full of expectation, as if there was something wonderful waiting for him there... Neferty became curious again, and couldn't help but look at the old black castle at the end of the road. However, when she thought of what this knight had been like a few days ago,
After shelling her own school and killing her teachers and friends, she quickly drew a line in her heart.
"The Earl and Countess of Kwai Mantha have submitted an application," Griffith said suddenly, "I saw the official letter at the port. They will come to see you on Frost Festival."
"Really!" Neferti blurted out, and then asked worriedly, "You won't let me see them, right?"
"Of course not, Miss Marquis." Griffith glanced at her with a faint smile. The snowflakes fell slowly at night and hung on his hair and face, as cold as the evil iron in the far north.
Carved statue.
He must have some conspiracy! Maybe he wants to take this opportunity to find Naira's whereabouts! I will never let him succeed! Neferti secretly made up her mind. However, when she thought about it carefully, she began to worry about her brother's safety again and thought
Check whether he was injured in the battle and whether he has eaten well these days.
Griffith escorted the uneasy Neferty to Homemonworth Hall. It was getting late now, and most people had gone to bed.
Like other exchange students in Odessa, Neferty was arranged to share the living room and bedroom with Beyelan's classmates. In order to prevent the frightened girl from running around or causing trouble along the way, Griffith took her with him all the time.
Arriving downstairs in the girls' dormitory, after being notified, he accompanied her upstairs and prepared to personally escort her to the room.
The girl hugged her small bag tightly to her chest, with only her two eyes exposed, and timidly looked at the dark corridor after the lights were turned off. Her luggage had been sent here in advance and was piled in the bedroom by brownies. Whenever there was no one passing by,
She would look around corners and empty rooms nervously at the knight next to her, fearing that he would suddenly pounce on her.
This corridor was too dark and too long. Neferti became more and more frightened as she walked, and finally started sobbing softly.
"The dormitory here is managed by the student committee. Every three bedrooms form a group and share a living room. Violation of discipline and mess will result in penalty deductions for the entire group's practical class results," Griffith walked beside the girl with his hand on the scabbard.
He kindly explained the school rules to her, "If everyone is unhappy, through the suggestions of other group members and the vote of the committee, the students who perform poorly will be moved from the dormitory to an independent dormitory. This is not a good thing."
Neferti cried even harder when she heard that she would be kicked out of the dormitory...
It's really difficult. I can't comfort her. This is a girls' dormitory. How should I explain if someone sees me? Griffith turned his head coldly. Before he could think of a way, "Whoosh" in the darkness
A figure jumped out with a sound, scaring Neferti's cry to the point of swallowing it back.
"Good evening Nia~ Hey——! Griffith, you brought another cat back! Alyosha wants to report it!"
Alyosha jumped down from the rafter and landed steadily in front of the two of them. As a young elf, Alyosha was arranged by Ms. Aviana of Arran to enter the first grade of Homemon Watts.
Riffis speculated that the original intention of this arrangement was to have someone help Galadia when needed and act as an eyeliner.
"Isn't it already past bedtime?" Griffith glanced at Alyosha and asked, "Why are you still wandering around here?"
"Meows are all like this!" Alyosha responded casually, showing her little tiger teeth.
Very good, I came at the right time! Griffith breathed a sigh of relief and said seriously: "This is Miss Neferty von Kwaimantha. I will leave it to you to take care of her and help her adapt to this place.
Live a safe life, pay attention to safety, and don’t let her escape.”
"Meow?" Alyosha was stunned for a moment, "Meow did not receive this task."
"Galadia arranged it," Griffith said without thinking, "Do you have any other questions?"
"No more nia~" Alyosha jumped over and took Neferty's arm, "Don't be afraid, Hometown Watts is a good nest, and every cat is welcome!"
Neferty wanted to escape from the little elf girl's arms, but struggled for a while without success, and felt that the situation was better than before, so she followed Aliosha obediently.
…
There is a long way from the girls' dormitory to the boys' dormitory, passing through the garden, library and gym. Since it is already time to turn off the lights and go to bed, the students of Homemon Watts cannot go there according to the rules without special reasons and approval.
Wandering around outside. If caught by the night watchman, a severe punishment will be inevitable.
Griffith walked quickly to the room. He was very sleepy, and the cold winter night made him want to get into bed immediately.
Just then, he heard a sound. It was like a swarm of snakes and rats running past behind the wall, and the faint hissing sound sent an icy chill down his spine.
Griffith had a similar experience in Canaan, and he immediately ran towards the sound. When he listened carefully again, he found that the sound was like a call, but also like a curse, so ethereal that he could not grasp it and could not understand it.