Chapter 619 The fifth day of the first lunar month
On the fifth day of the first lunar month, most shops on the pedestrian street will be opened.
D&K is no exception.
That morning, Zheng Qingming came to the store early and offered the profits to Hu Wu and the Ear Brothers. Each person had a golden bean. For ordinary employees, this was a very sincere number.
There is still no one in the bookstore and no cats.
The cold wind swept across the street, rolling up a few dead leaves, setting off the figure of the witch standing at the door of the bookstore becoming more and more lonely. Yes, lonely. Because Zheng Qing came to the store alone today, he was alone in the store.
Su Shijun did not come.
Jiang Yu didn't come.
Poseidon did not come because of practicing arithmetic.
Since Jiang Yu moved into Qingqiu Mansion, Zheng Qing thought that the witches would be slashing and slashing each other every day, but unexpectedly, the whole mansion was surprisingly calm after a few days.
He was so calm that no one even paid attention to him.
Su Shijun stayed in the study all day and organized the experimental report, and occasionally went to the laboratory several times, and could meet at the dining table for only three meals a day; Jiang Yu locked herself in the study most of the time, and she didn't even have to use three meals on time every day.
Coupled with Boseidong, Su Ya who was forced to work hard all day long, and other fox maids who could always find work on their own, the entire mansion was like a clock with a tight clock, and it exuded a suffocating sense of urgency at every moment. Of course, is this suffocating feeling caused by the "serious" atmosphere in the mansion or the existence of the two witches, and even Zheng Qing himself couldn't tell the difference.
In this environment, he naturally cannot waste his life.
In addition to wrapping up the five talismans that will be handed over to the Sanchao Sword next month, most of the remaining energy of the young public student is spent on the reference books recommended by Su Shijun. Every day, he opens his eyes and says "Detailed Explanation of the Structure of the Talisman Bullet", "Qingqiu Secret Technique" when he closes his eyes. When he is hazy, he also flashes through his mind. The structural characteristics of the Evil-Repelling Talisman Bullet and Seventeen Methods of Making".
So many times, Zheng Qing suspected that he was not spending the winter vacation, but seamlessly entered another final exam stage from one final stage.
So, when the day of "Po Wu" came and realized that he had a legitimate reason to go out, he didn't even eat breakfast, so he couldn't wait to sneak out of Qingqiu Mansion.
Because I came out early.
After the profit was made, it was not even seven o'clock in the morning, and the sun did not completely jump out of the clouds. Zheng Qing suspected that if he went back to the mansion, he would have to go to the dining table.
When he thought of the shocking atmosphere in the restaurant, he had no courage to go back and simply walked along the winding streets, using the excuse to buy snacks for Poseidon.
I walked from the pedestrian street to the north area, and there were more and more pedestrians on the street.
The lively atmosphere of the New Year has not yet dissipated from the North District. The flowers generated by magic are as beautiful as new. The elves holding harp hide behind the flowers and sing moving songs tirelessly. The old magicians on the street corners wear clean robes and smile and perform card magic to the passing wizards.
After watching the trick, the little wizards rushed past Zheng Qing.
One of the little witches laughed and hugged a fat frog and chased and fought with her friends. Her forehead was dyed with flower mud with a beautiful decent spell seal - not just her, Zheng Qing noticed that many pedestrians on the street had a spell seal from a North District wizard on their foreheads, some of which were real, but most of them were fake. There was no doubt that this false spell seal represented a beautiful wish of the magicians living in the North District.
"Binding Curse!" the little witch raised the frog in her hand and shouted loudly to her friends.
Immediately, a little witch closest to her crossed her hands on her chest, fell to the ground with stiff body, and shouted: "Ah, I'm tied up!"
The others scattered and ran more and more happily.
Zheng Qing's mouth couldn't help but curl up slightly.
"I heard a question in Lao Yao's magic philosophy class before," Colma's voice suddenly rang in his ears. The male witch turned around and saw the great sage of the North District appear beside him. She was looking at the little wizards who were laughing and fighting with a gentle face: "How much happiness does a person who has experienced great suffering have to get before he feels that life has hope?"
Zheng Qing frowned, thinking that this problem was difficult.
Whether it is suffering, happiness, or hope, it is a very difficult concept to quantify.
"The answer is a little bit," Colma didn't seem to think that the witch could answer it, and concluded on his own: "Just a little bit of happiness is enough... How do you feel when you come to the North District this time?"
"They seem to be happier than I thought." Zheng Qingzhen praised sincerely: "It is completely different from the ubiquitous despair I felt when I first came to the North District..."
"Are they really happy?"
Colma shook her head slightly, pressed Zheng Qing's shoulder, and took him forward a few steps. The street scene in front of her flashed like a lantern. In just a blink of an eye, the two of them came from the edge of the North District to a small tavern in the depths of the North District.
In the tavern, a group of wizards from North District, about seventeen or eighteen years old, were gathering together to listen to a thin male witch standing on the table. The male witch waved her arms and expressed her excitement:
"... Whether Alpha or Jiuyou, they are perfunctory! Give North District Wizards more freedom? That's a trap! Make North District Wizards equal with other wizards in the Alliance? It's a joke! Without magical equality, there is no equality and freedom in the factual sense! The officials and schools of the Alliance are just fooling us with those beautiful words... What we need is not the freedom of opportunity to see a ghost, but the freedom to go to school in the factual sense! Freedom of knowledge! Equalization in school! Equalization in knowledge! Equalization in knowledge! Equalization in knowledge!"
“…all the wizards on the edge united!”
"…Smash the hell of Nine and Alpha's equality and freedom! We don't want philosophy, we just have magic!"
“…There is only sacrifice…”
The roar and the picture in the tavern gradually blurred.
Zheng Qing withdrew his gaze and looked up at the sky in the North District.
He could clearly feel that the thunder surging above the North District became more and more intense, and the flames burning below the North District were becoming more and more intense. At some point, this community that had just been revitalized would turn into ashes in the confrontation between the thunder and the flames.
“Life’s desire for hope is endless.”
Colma's voice sounded in Zheng Qing's ears, looking a little tired: "I just slowly understood this a while ago. I can't blame them for being greedy. What they pursue is nothing but what the wizards in the school are used to. But I also know that the school or alliance cannot have enough resources to meet the needs of all wizards..."
"Is there anything I can help?" Zheng Qing turned to look at Colma, with a serious tone. He knew that the witch would not take him to see these things for no reason, but he also did not want the tiny flame that had just risen in the North District to be extinguished.
At least, he hopes that the next time he comes to the North District, he will see the little witch with a curse mark on his forehead dyed with flower mud, and he will play games with her friends with great enthusiasm.
"How about teaching them magic?" Colma smiled slightly, tilted his head to look at the young public-paid student: "I know you have a good talisman learning. If you have time, you can teach them."
"No problem!" Zheng Qing felt that this request was not too much at all, so he patted his chest generously, but just in case, he added: "If you have time, there is absolutely no problem."